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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-24
THEATRES


A large audience at the Crescent
theatre yesterday afternoon and last
nisht saw the well known favorite.
Tom Mix. in bis new picture The
Terror" This IS one Of the best
PICTURES ever male hy This r pular
actor, and those who care for thrills
should not fail to see this g-eat
production.
In this picture Mix has a ,ot Of
new stunts, such as riding on his
horse behind a railroad train and
leaping from the hose 70 the rear
platform OF the last car. He also
does a high dive and under water
swimming that Is worth seeing. \
trip down the mountain side In a fast
moving automobile truck with Mix
at the wheel is the last word in auto
driving.
The picture is around a
pretty love story. concerning a small
mining town in the west, the dance
scene, where Mix rides his pony.
Tony, into the crowd is only one Of
the big thrills Of the production.
Those who fail to see this wonderful
picture will miss n of the best
photoplays to be seen in this city In
some weeks. II you like thrills sec
Tom Mix in "The Terror"
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Strand Attraction.

Lovely woman. charming enough
when a creature Of the boudoir and
drawing room, can be still more IN
teresting when she invades the pre-
cincts of man and battles with him
on his own ground.
This Is shown conclusively in the
new Selznick special The Woman
Got Sent" featuring Zena keefe and
Joe King, which is being shown at
the Strand theatre today and tomor-
row. The story is by Sophie Irene
Loeb, and was adapted and directed
by Larry Trimble. 1t is a deep
drama, with a touching love current
running through a picture of indus
trial struggle and political manipula-
ton.
Love, politics, strife. intrigue.
mystery and a thrilling denoue-
mental these contribute to make
a situation in which every emotion
of the audience is played upon-and
responds.
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have inventive minds. have subsu-
tuted bright and breezy musical
comedy features, and have used
pretty girls and popular music in
proper proportion to further their
ends. Others are still seeking a
substitute.
Even in the chorus in Best Show
in Town" possesses good looks and
nerve to issue a challenge to any
other burlesdue show to prove their
claim. The show is in two acts and
twelve scenes, and is called Here,
There and Everywhere" In writ
ing the book William X. Wells fixed
It so the audience would have no
plot to bother about, but there is
an opportunity to get acquainted
with some excellent entertainers.
such as Clarence Wilbur, Jack Ha-
ley, Lillian Clinton, Virginia Ware.
Matte DeLace, Grace Renard. Jack
Haskell and Chas. Ward. Hunter.
the principal fun producer. new
for a moment relaxes the tension to
which the players must be keyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-24

Twelve-cylinder automobiles. ma
chine guns, quicksilver and other
words that indicate resistless and
restless movement and abundance
life-such words and ideas pop into
the brain when seeking a fitting
smile for Frank Hunter, comedian
with the BEST Show in Town"
which m to the Majestic theatre
for an engagement OF one day, mat
inee and night, Monday. September
9th.
Speaking conservatively. this at
traction is what fumigated and
healthy ~burlesque ought to be. In
the old days. certain attractions in
the ~burlesque shows-attractions
that were more fieshy than right
eous-gave something in lieu of act
ing and production that pleased bald
headed men in the front rows. But
with the shows cleaned up and these
features eliminated. there is not
much left to supply entertainers
Frank Hunter and a few others, who
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PEAK WHERE NOAH LANDED
Mount Ararat, in Northwestern Per.
STA, Is Now Part Of Recently
Created "Buffer" State.

Youthful students of sacred history,
If they will look up the map of the
near East. will find in the extreme
northwestern part OF Persia a noun
tain peak marked Mount Ararat. That
should give them a fine starting point,
for they will remember that it was on
Mount Ararat that Noah, in the Bib
lical account landed. Mount Ararat
is the loftiest peak in AZerbaidjan.
1900 feet above sea level, but if they
have neglected newn from Europe
they may not know tint Azerbaidjan
is a new republic established by the
political strife in ea5sern Europe in
he expectation that g will act as a
political and military Suffer for some
of the great nations.
The inhabitants OF fAzerbaidjan are
Persians, Armenians, KurdS, Tartar
Turks and Arabs, whose valleys are
veritable garden spots. 1t ranks in
statistics as one of the most produc-
tive spots in all Persia, but young
readers will find their chief interest in
the fact that it contains Mount Ara
rat, which gave Noah his first shelter,
according to the accepted narrative.
The erection of Azerbaidjan as a buff
fer state brings the remote past and
the immediate present together in a
way which may also awaken the in
!eresjt of those who have moved rast
ahe years of youthful curiosity.-Pitts'
burgh Dispatch.
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FLEA EMBALMED IN HONEY
Little Insect Pest Found Which Met
Its Fate in Egypt Many Thou
sands of Years Ago.

1t is believed that the earliest food
store laid aside for his wants by man,
and which IS still in existence, is a jar
of honey found in an Egyptian tomb.
and probably placed there for the sus-
tenance Of the dead during the jour-
ney across the Stygian river, says the
American Forestry Magazine. When
found, the hofey had changed into a
very dry candy and it had lost its
sweetness, though it could still be
identified as honey.
In the bottom of tho Jar, well COW
cred with honey, was a dead flea Of
precisely the same sort as those which
plague Egypt to this day. Apparently,
the insect had hoped into the jar
while the last rites over the dead were
being observed, and when the Jar was
corked, the little fellow was shut up
within, and. like the true patriot, he
probably would have declared that
death was sweet Anyway, he sank
to the bottom while the honey was
sill. soft, and there the psychologists
found him after a good many thou
sands Of years.
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A woman g fondest hope is to stay
young. She often resorts to paints,
powders and cosmetics to hide her
years. Some women pay large sums to
so.calIed 'fBeauty Doctors" in the be-
lief that money will buy youth. Others
wear girlish dresses, thinking they can
fool the world about their age. But
no one IL deceived. The more you try
60 hide your age, the more it shows.
There is but one thing that holds old
age back, and that is health. Sickness
and weakness bring old age early in
life. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton is q building-up medicine for
women. It makes them healthy and
strong when they suffer from women .
troubles. It keeps them looking young
by keeping them well. tits woman Q
tonic for the frail, the welicate and
those who are nervous, dizzy and who
have backache and dragging pains.
'Favorite Prescription IS altogether
vegetable and without particle of
alcohol. It is safe to take. Try it
aosU. In tablet or liquid form at all
druggists, or send Ice fer trial package
of the tablets to DR.. Pierce s Inyalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. z.
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that no charges ever will be preferred
against you if may have you removed
to Hartley house, where you will have
every care, but where you must re-
main under sure but unobtrusive
surveillance until we give you per-
mission TO go"
In spite of her pain the girl smiled.
"You would amuse the police she
said.
"Why?" l asked.
"Why do you suppose the lawyer
hired me for this job?"
Because you were available, suit
able and easily tempted"
Because am a thief and know the
business and have record"
That was a facer, but it did not
change the present need.
"You have less reason, then, for
wanting to come to the attention of
the police again"
81 have no reason at ALL
.Then you will come to Hartley
house as l suggested?'
}''Sure, if you can get me there with
out killing me-"
I made the necessary arrangements,
and Agnes set out on her return, in
an ambulance.
The servant who opened the door as
we drove up was Jed.
I could not help showing by, a start
and by the expression on my face that
/ was astonished by his temperance.
This pleased him. When he acted he
liked to produce effects. He looked in
ouiringly at the ambulance and then
inauiringly at me. BY that time | was
able to accept him as a usual part of
the household.
sect someone to help you with a
stretcher, jed" / said. agnes, maid,
has been hurt. Then tell Mrs Aldrich
/ should like to see her in the office as
soon as it is convenient"
eyes, SIR" said Jed.
Mrs. Aldrich came, Immediately, and
I told her the girl Agnes was to be
treated with every consideration and
that if 1t were possible to have the
other maids regard her kindly so as
not to make her feel obloquy, it would
be only Christian.
Mrs. Aldrich was a very stanch
churchwoman and / could see in the
tightening of her lips that such soft
treatment of a woman caught in crime
did not satisfy her ideas of morality.
She went out dissatisfied, but knew
she would do her best. Jed came in,
still in his superserviceable mood.
''Would you like some coffee. sir?'
he asked. / was tired and did want
stimulant.
"Yes, Jed / would-thank YOU"
said as heartily as | could, determined
| TO break down his triumph of imper-
| turbability by commonplace handling
of him. He brought the tray.
"Sit down." | said. .Your schemes
have come to bad end in this house.
1t will do You no good, and it may de-
stroy the family. Things are beyond
your control or my control. The Span
lard has the manuscript he was after.
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CHAPTER x-continued.
copyrish. by George H. Doran Co.


FINALLY the old boy got up with the
case held tight under his arm and
went toward the door with the girl
and the foreigner following him, ana
the foreigner talking fast and loud.
They got outside and all got into the
car, the girl beside the old boy, VINO
was driving, and the foreigner bealnd.
'As the old boy started the car, the
foreigner made grab for the case,
but the old boy was too quick for him
and dropped it to the floor. The car
swerved toward the ditch.
"'You can't drive car that way, /
said. You'd better tell that fellow to
lay off,
"Tve told him. said the old boy.
IF he keeps on bothering me, I'll tell
him with gun. He'll kill all Of u.s.
$50 they started, but they hadn't
gone quarter of mile when | heard
the girl scream. I got my motorcycle,
which was out in front, and went
down the road after them. There was
sure going to be an accident If the for
eigner kept grabbing at the man at
the wheel. They must have been go
ing pretty fast, | chased them a mile
and a half, and several times / heard
the cutlery cut ahead in the dark.
81 was within two hundred yards of
them when the girl screamed louder
than ever, and heard a crash. knew
they'd get it, and they had. The car
had gone into tree at the side of the
road.
"The old boy was dead, and the girl
was unconscious-bu the foreigner
was gone"
"What about the leather case"
asked a man in the group about the
constable. 1t was the question /
could have shouted out myself.
"It was gone, too. The old boy did
not have single paper in his pockets,
but after I got help and we got atten-
ton for the girl, we found letter in
her purse addressed to Miss Agnes
Mitchell, Hartley house. Hartley. That
was the only Identification we had. /
telephoned over to Hartley and a man
said he would be over. That's all ]
know about it. I've got to be getting
over to the station. It's about time
that man from Hartley was looking
me up"
AS he went out, 1 followed him, and
on the sidewalk | introduced myself.
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6be Mystery Of
Hartley Ho1lse

seemed to be a part of the structure Of
the bed.
Agnes said that she had planned to
make her escape after my round OF
the house, but her excitement at find
ing the thing so earnestly sought be-
trayed her into incautiousness.
The lawyers plan was to take the
to take in case there were pursuit,
and for that reason had gone toward
Norwich. The Spaniard was not eX-
pected to meet them, tut he knew
they intended to go through Horwich,
and he knew approximately the time
they would get there if they were sue
cessful. The train which stopped at
Norwich to let off passengers allowed
him to act upon plan which his sus-
picions of his lawyers good faith sug-
gested. He thought that If the lawyer
saw a barroom light he would stop for
drink.
He was in Norwich UNEXPECTEDLY
to meet the girl and the lawyer. Tie
scene in the Half Day barroom fol-
lowed. The Spaniard was determined
to have possession of the manuscript.
The lawyer was determined he should
not have it. They struggled as the
lawyer tried to drive the car, having
several narrow escapes from the
ditch.
Then the Spaniard, in rage, aban-
doned all caution and threw himself
bodily on the lawyer, who lost con-
troll of the car and hit tree. That
was all the girl knew.
1 thought while, trying to make
up my mind what further to do with
the girl. Finally / said:
agnes, 1 am inclined to compro-
mise with the law. will prefer no
charges against you now, and without
forecasting the future, / may intimate
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ALL THE TIME He WANTED
Excellent Reason Why Traveller Need
Not Worry Over Possibility OF
Missing His Train.

A Cleveland man with business i'm
terests in Illinois, tells of an incident
at a railway junction in that state. lie
was hungry and it was only two min
utes before the departure Of his train.
He rushed up to he counterm&n and
exclaimed: "Give me sandwich and
a cup Of coffee, quick! Haven't time
for anything else"
"My FRIEND" said the man behind
the counter, take all the time you
want. Just cast your eye over this
menu and I'll telephone the superin-
tendent to hold the train a while"
''Do you mean to say that he will
actually hold the train while eat?"
Sure, friend. This Is branch
road, and there's no other train COM
ing or going over it this morning. The
superintendent will. want you to have
a good meal-he owns this lunch
ROOM"
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Kama. a Hindu God Of Love.

Kama is the Hindu god of love. In
one account he springs from Brahma's
heart. He is armed with bow and
arrows, the bow being of sugar cane,
the bowstring a line of bees, and each
of the five arrows tipped with a dis
tinct flower, supposed to conquer one
of the five senses. He rides on par
rot or sparrow, attended by nymphs,
one of whom bears his banner display
ing the Makara, or fish on red
ground. His wife is Rati (pleasure)
or Priti (affection), his daughter Tir-
sha christ or -desire), and his son "
Aniruddha (the unrestrained).
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In Its Proper Sphere.

A downtown young business man
went out to IrvingtOn the other eve
ming to call on his best girl, relates
The Indianapolis News. He took along
wit him several kodak pictures of
himself, taken while he was on his
vacation. After he had showed them
TO her he told her that she might have
them. "Where shall / put them?" he
asked jauntily.
ooh. over there in the nut bowl on
the table," she told him.
And she did not notice the downcast
look that came over his face.
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Eaustraordlnary coincidence.

The custom has prevailed with GER
tain Episcopal church in California Of
presenting each scholar of the Sunday
school with an egg at the celebration
Of Easter. On one occasion, when
that point in the service was reached
which had been set apart for this in
teresting ceremony, the clergyman rose
and made the announcement: Hymn
No. 49, Begin, My Soul. the Exalted
lay after which the eggs will be dis
tributed. Boston Transcript.
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nsnaren in Readiness.

A little girl was on ferryboat with
ner mother. Evidently being the first
time she was on boat, she looked
around and took everything in. Her
mother questioned her as to how she
liked the boat, upon which she re-
plied: 81 think it very nice, and am
glad they carry spare" pointing TO
a life buoy.
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Pure, Rich Blood Will Keep
Your Body Vigorous and Healthy

precaution to keep the system in q
vigorous condition so as to more
easily resist disease to which every
one is subject. s. s. S. is without
an equal as general tonic and sys-
te-.l builder. 1t improves the appe-
lite and gives new strength and vi
tally to both old and young.
Full information and valuable lit
erature can be had by writing to
Swift Specific Co.. 156 Swift Lab.
oratorv- Atlanta. Ga.
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When impurities creep into your
blood the first symptoms are usu-
ally a loss of appetite, followed by
a gradual lessening Of energy, the
system becomes weaker day by
day, until you feel yourself on the
verge of a breakdown.
Nearly everybody needs a few
bottles OF S.. s. S., the great vege-
table blood remedy, to cleanse out
all impurities about twice year.
It is an excellent idea to take this
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CHAPTER XII.

The constable looked at me for an
instant as if uncertain whether to re-
gard my manner of getting his nara
tive as altogether friendly.
"You were telling what wanted to
know" I suggested 81 came in be-
cause l was directed to inquire for
you there. l did not interrupt you,
but it was without intent of gaining
information that did not expect to
gain otherwise"
ssIt's all right" said the constable.
''You see through me, though. was
Just thinking how uncomfortable
ought to have been with you listening,
and 1 was pretty near getting sore.
The first thing is the Identification of
the body. For the time being, it is in
the station-house."
There was no possible doubt even
before looked at the face, from which
the constable drew the sheet which
covered the body as it lay on bench.
The shabby little lawyers rascally
schemes. timid but villainous-neces-
sary, probably, in his gnarled and I'M
happy life-were closed by death.
A deputy of the coroner was present,
and he took deposition by me which
gave merely the dead mans name,
stated that he had called several
times at Hartley house on business
and that had no personal knowledge
of the manner in which he came to
his death.
That was all the authorities needed
of me. A maid by the name of Agnes
Mitchell had been given temporary
employment at Hartley house. 1t was
undoubtedly she who was the COM
panion of the man who had been
killed.
asked the constable where might
see the maid and whether she was
too badly injured to talk to any one.
He said that she had been taken to
the nearest hospital, which was ten
miles away. He did not know how
serious her injuries were. had my
driver take me to the hospital and
found that as a representative of the
family for which she was employed
I might talk to her.
She was in pain and heavily ban
daged. but was conscious and willing
to talk.
agnes said, when the nurse had
left us, II am not here to make great
deal of trouble for you, bit if / show
leniency it will be in exchange for your
confidence. We have known that an
unconscionable gang of rascals have
had designs on Hartley house. Evil
IDENTIFY you have yielded to some temp
tation they offered you. Deal with me
frankly. and I'll be more than lenient"
She told me that the lawyer had
tried to corrupt the maid Anna, who
had asked, later, for a months leave.
She found that she did not have the
courage for the work. The lawyer
evolved the plan of introducing reso-
lutte and reliable woman into the house
by the expedient adopted. Her in
structions were to find and take away
manuscript she would find concealed
in Jed's room. The abduction of Jed
had made it easy for the maid TO search
through his belongings. Agnes did not
Know what value was attached to the
manuscript. 1t was her obligation
merely TO get it.
The lawyer was to have an automo-
bile waiting on the road beyond the
oak grove He was to be by the small
door. through which the maid escaped.
She ransacl1ed Jed's room in the fash
on of which | saw the result, and
founG the box cunningly hidden in his
ledsprings in manner so contriyed
| that except TO careful investigation II
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Cafarrh

Catarrn is a local disease greatly infiu-
Hnced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is q
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature 10
do it's work
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Electric Light PIant-Perhaps.

A plant which is somewhat common
IN Brazil shows remarkable luminOs-
ity which can be seen for distance
of mile. Seated near 'one of these
plants after nightfall 1t is possible to
read fine print and to perform other
operations which require light.
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Acid Stomach
for 10 Years
NOW a Different WOMAN
Earnestly Praises Eaf0nEc

"My wife was a great sufferer from
acid stomach for 10 years." writes III.
ID. Crippen, s'but is different woman
since taking EatOnic."
Sufferers from acid Stomach-let
Eatonic help you also. 1t quickly takes
up and carries out the excess acidity
and gases and makes the stomach cool
and comfortable. You digest easily,
get the full strength from your food,
feel well and strong, free from bloat-
ing, belching, food repeating, etc. Big
box costs costs only trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
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Aunidinn Mannificence.

"A mans house is his castle" re.
marked the ready-made philosopher.
"Don't say that" protested the ten
an .9he landlord is liable to think
it 3yer and make extra charges for a
cf@zIe."
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Remarkable Wild Flower.

Hungary grows wild flower which
is the exact floral image of a hum
ming bird. The breast Is green, the
throat yellow, the head and beak al
most black.
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Gloom Explained.

''Mr. Glummins seems to be partlcu-
larly gloomy" said Miss Cayenne. "He
seems to have something on his mind"
'T don't blame him for being
glOorny.''
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go, .h. pain.

The hurt of a burn or cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly without scars. 30c and 6Oc by
an druggists For free sample write The
y. w. Cole Co., Rockford. Ill.-Adv.
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The Reason.

"Pop, when is it they call man
hardbOiled?"
"When he is bad egg"
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1t requires a good sized closet for
some family skeletons.
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No city in the nation is removed
from starvation more than two weeks.
-Asbury f. Lever.