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Ibancz's famous novel, The Four
.t3rscmcn OF the Anocalypsc. pub
.isheh by T. J.. Du;ton Il Co Twelve
hundred people VIII take part In the
play in which orc OF tho impo. .aut
scenes Will he "A reproduction OF the
first battle OF the Marine. Headers OF
the novel Will remember this scene
which Is likely To take its place in
literature by tho side of Victor Huro's
description OF the battle of Waterloo.
THE New Stone Age" is the title
OF the third voiuin. in the series. Tho
Century Books Of tscful Science, an
rounccd tor autumn publication. The
book is by II. =. How. OF The national
research council. The New stone
Age says the publishers announce
'ncnt. IL To be the story OF concrete
and cement presented from the scion
THE standpoint. but in nontechnicai
language: and II ia Il story with a
subject whose achievements are stun
ming in size. The author points out.
II is said. that we modcrns. using
concrete. would have little difficulty
in surprising the pyramids IL there
were any market for pyramids these
days.
60. viii publish volume OF poems
by the popular Boston writer. Ahbic
Farwc!l Brown. called The Heart OF
New England The title suggests
bie 'Hd' OF MISS
Browns work. y group OF these
poems has been set to music as :,
cantata by Rossct;cr G. Cole. called
The Rock OF Liberty" which Will
undoubtedly he an important produr-
ton in many OF the Pilgrim cele-
brations.
The first volumes in the Interpreter
Series have just been published by
/ Dufiie!d & Co. This series is to in
clude volumes OF Short stories from
the recent literature of all the les
ser known nations leach with an In
troduciory essay, and interpretations
Of these peoples they are today.
The Czccho-Slovak and modern Greek
Stories are now out. and The Jugo-
Slav and Lithuanian volumes Will FOL
low shortly. other volumes in tho
series src-ukrain!an. Portuguese.
Chiacse, etc.
Edward Hale Biers.adt. editor OF
Three Plays of the Argentine" Out
field & Coz. ."Gaucho" plays trans
lated for the first time into English,
has in this book discovered an en-
;irely nov field OF tho drama The
only parallel in North America are
the old Western playS written around
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

mrs, editions Of Departmental Dit
t'es' and plain Taics from tho
HIS made record prices. and still
more recently the oriHina manuscript
or the first story in the "Junt.lc
Book" brought $4,000. fabulous sum
Tor the work OF "a living au,ho,.
Tire readers of Creative Chcm!sE
try" who were delighted with the
simple and original manner in which
DR.. S!osson explained atoms and
molecules, VIII appreciate the possi-
hlliucs OF the following suggestion
The quotation is from the authors
letter in regard 10 a recent lecture
at Chauiauuqa, y. y: AT the OMEN
ing meeting OF the chautauqua Lit
erary and Scientific Circle in the Han
Of Philosophy. was amazed and
amused 10 find myself facing a vol
unc Of Creative Chemistry six feet
high on the platform. OUT or which
came a troop OF dancing fairies. The
thnutauqua people want me now to
WITH" chemical ballet 10 be set to
mus!c and performed in the local
chautauqua circles throughout the
country displaying the dance Of the
atoms and their combination into
molecules. ending up with the six
carbon atoms holding hands in a
henzcnc ring ! can manage one
armed hydrogen atom and two
armed oxygen atom. but do not see
how 1 can get the four-armed carbon
atoms on tho stage unless tic two
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
Literary Gossip.


Jules vernc's - Journey to the
Center OF tho Earth" and Around
INC World in Eighty Days" jesse
Lynch Williams Adventures OF Il
Boy Settlers" have just been added
70 the Scribncr Series for Young
People.
An unusual interest ccntcrs abcu;
me announccrlcnl from Charles Scr!b-
ncr's Sons that they wifi publish tn.
autobiography of The famous editor
OF the Ladies' Home Journal. Edward
soh. By Il rather pleasant co!ncldcnt
icanization OF Edward Box" Will he
published th!rty-siX ;cars 20 the day
from IN" time young Box came to
work for Charles SGrihncr's Sons in
Ia" capacity OF s,enoerapher
Among the really worth-whiie
iion Is What's on the Workers
Mind by Waiting Williams ;Sc-ih-
ners) Mr.. Williams left his position
.s personnel director Of tho Hydraulic
PRESSED steel Company in Cleveland
put on rough clothes. disguised his
name. and tried for laborcr's Job
FINALLY he got II IN the steel mills
Later he worked in n" railroad yards
%" iron mines. and the shipyards He
lived all the time me !abcrcr The
greater par; OF the text of his book
Is mad" NJ from the diary which he
wrote when. in the evenings or the
early mornings. he returned to his
!aborcr's boarding house This fac;
gives Such an extraordinary and vivid
quality to HIS writing that one
shares Ia the sights and sensations
az thc iaborcr. Those who have xccn
( the proofs say no one could read his
PAGES without getting something
Ike revelation or the hear, and
the thought o: labor.
Mrs Bernie Rabcock. author Of
The Soul OF Ann RutIedgc" U.ipp!n-
coiiSt, recently experienced pleas
an; surprise in It letter from a rcla-
;ivc or the heroine Of this story. The
writer stated the hcltct that the au-
. thor mus b" :, l;u;lcdec. as none other
man one having Rutlcdc" blood IN
her veins could so faithfully portray
a member OF tho family long since
dead. Mrs, Habcock writes her pub
Ish"ts that II was long and in
tcTcst:ng letter detailing much fam
!!N history and finally requested Mrs
sahcock 10 write her fully where and
how sh. was connected with the Rut-
edge family.
Professor Morris Jas,row. OF che
University OF Pennsylvania. author o!
The Eastern Question and It's SoIu-
ton" I.!pp!ncottsJ. ana other popm
lar books on the Orient. is an en-
I. thuSiastic supporter OF the League of
nations. lie is now delivering a
course or lectures in san Francisco
under the direction Of the Book Club
Ot California. Nc recently addressed
The Commonwealth club and his ideas
HlhHc dc"p impression Tho sale
or The Eastern Question and Its
solution" has been steadily increas-
ing. giving evidence OF greater popu-
lar interest in the Near East prob
lens.
That Rudyard KiplnS is looked
upon as = winning candidate for
the honors OF rosterity has been de-
morstra;ed recently by that most
sensitive of flames baromctcrs, the
rare book sales. Al the seasons
sost !npor;ant auction. that OF the
Holden library. the competition for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
London Shows Extravaganza in
Matter of Women's Underclothing

Baskets of flowers in ribbon
work nre popular, No arc r0nebuds,
dotted all over tho garment.
some garments nre hand min ed
some stcnrIlrL; others have mink
applique work on n white ground.
fetticonts have wide ostrich
tcnthcr trimming around the foot.
For garments trimmed with reRI
ince mn much rs $40 to $50 IN
asked.
CninrS vary from shell pink tn
orange.
II liz hnrd to in,nginr what pro-
lection IL found In these cover
Nigh tdrrsscs hnNr no xIrr,rn nj
aii' only lace bRpds over the
thOui0crs. md they arc low
icckcd back and front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
MOtorman Not Losing Any
Time

don't think any one ever suffered
moro from stomach trouble and bloat-
ing than have. j had to lay of my
run more than half the time and
could get no help from prescriptions
or medicine. One of my friends ad-
vised using Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy, which ] found to be the greatest
remedy ever put on the earth.
havo not lost n day since taking 1t.
1t is worth its weight in gold" It
is n simple. harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from tho intestinal tract and allays
the Inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach. liver and intes-
tinal ailments. including Appendicitis.
Ono dose will convince or money ro-
funded. Grant Drug Co. and drug
gists everywhore.--Adv,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
HOLlINS

HOLi.iNS. ~. .,,st 2S.-Maaters
Estes and Charles Cooke arc visiting
their uncle IN Elizabeth y. J.
X. ~ Thompson, who is doing rail-
road construction work in West Viz
Sinia. Is visiting his parents.
Or George BraNtou Taylor is
preaching in proiracted meeting
at EgIlcstou. Va.
Last Sunday afternoon the Brother
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

M.tNDER.
tCrosr Atlantic Newspaper Ser
VICE.
LONDON, August 2s.-Eatrayn-
Ennrc In wOmcn's undertaking.
bids fair to bent anything they can
Ncnr on top.
sixty dollars IN asked for n
thrcc<pierc net of crcpe-de-chlne
understanding, and customers are
naked to decide quickly, as there
IL such a demand for the Vets.
II In true, they are beautifully
madc-nIthough there In not much
making In them.
The work licn In the cmbroIrf-
cry. and this becomes more nnd
more ctabUrntc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
II YOU WANT AN
UP-TO-DATE SUIT

see J. Katz. tho Ladies' Tailor. n s we
have a beautiful selection OF French
models for every individual figure.
More reasonable. more reliable than
elsewhere. An early call will he APP
pr"ciaicd in order that you may avoid
the rush.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

I.EERIr:. By Ruth SAWYER. Har-
per s. Brothers. New York.
Sheila oLeary--thcy called her
"LccrIc' for short. and all the men
OF her ward in her hospita! wcr"
lcary Tor love OF her. What with
nursing shcli-shockcd Blue Devils
and such. "Lccric'' was "a busy youn.
lady--nlinost too busy to fall in love.
when tine finest gentleman in the
Land came along.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
Cnusc for Surprise.

&c careful in busting those por-
traits. sarah said a mistress 10 her
bcw help: they Are oil old masters"
A look OF amazcment came into the
kris face. Gracious, ma'nm." she
Easpcd. who'd ever thought you'd
been married all them times"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

the Personalities of David Crockett
and Daniel Boone. which are no long
rr ON our stage. Mr. BlerS;Rdt has
written number OF BOOKS on the
drama and also many critical articles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
NEWS AND REVIEWS
OF LATEST BOOKS

Continued From Sixth raecJ
20 10 the Rcd Cross. II is "a volume
that should find place in every
home ANA on every desk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

hood Mems Bible Glass of Mclrose
BAPTIST Church were ut Erin Baptist
Church The class came in body
and wcrc accompanied by the class
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

church. Rev. w. Tuppcr Wingneid. y
Miss Anita Cooke. OF Washington,
-. g, ia visiting at Hollins College 8
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

to slide easy without sticking or binding Lower
drawer the bread and cake box Made of heavy triple
plated metal with sagproof support Sliding cake tray
permits cakes to cool uniformly. "
Other drawers provide ample for meal utensils
linens, etc Come in and let demonstrate the step
saving HOOSIER. &
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
81 90 Delivers Your
Hoosier

No need to wait to in
stall Americas favorite
labor-saving device in
your kitchen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
RIPPING RHYM MES
BY WALT MASON
THE EARTHQUAKE.

The other evening, while / wan
dered beside a Cheap John inland
lake, and on Dame Natures beau
ties pondered, the earth reared up
and threw a quake. One moment
everything was quiet. no leaves were
trembling on the trees; the next
there was the blamedest riot. and 1
was jolted~ to my knees. Insanely
things began to frolic, and noun
tains waltzed. and buildings. too;
for when this planet has the collie
the strangest marvels come in view.
I thought, 1T is the resurrection!
Gabe must have blown his trumpet
notes, and my renown's of such
complexion l fear I'll line up with
the goats. / wish / hadn't lied and
cheated, when / snapped horses. in
my youth. and dished up fiction, SUI
~perheated, when people simply
yearned for truth. l wish that l
had gone to churches when Sabbath
bells admonished me, and heard
the pastors. from their perches, hand
out the truth that makes men free.
And / regret. o like the dickens do
regret the times now gone, when
went out and gathered chickens be-
tween the sunset and the dawn.
Thus my dark record rose before me,
and showed no gold. but heaps OF
dross; dark recollections came to
bore me and made me feel a total
loss. But presently earth ceased its
quaking, my feet grew warmer in
a trice. and l remarked. ITS time
for taking a nice cold bottle from
the ice."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
QUICK AND EASY MONEY


II is a little hard sometimes for
youth. and even for age, to see h
harm In gambling. The stake adds
rest TO the game. One knows he
rms a risk to lose. He plays with
his ewes per And II he is willing
to take chances. whose business Is ~
but his own? If the game Is straight
and clean, what harm can there oe
in playing for money, especially II
one be willing to pay the stake ne
loses for the fun he gets?
The lure Is not only the excite
ment OF playing q stake, but the
chance of making quick and easy
money. There is a delirious ecstacy
in money made without work. The
professional gambler 10 a gentleman
~ leisure. Like the lilies of the
Acid. "he tolls not, neither does he
snin." but look at his clothes, his
scarf pin, and the ring on his third
anger. solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these"
There Is fun in gambling. there
is money, there Is escape from
monotony. Then what is the harm?
Are not laws against gaming the
legacy of an age of puritanism? Are
not the people who frown on a bet
sad souls with a Representatives.
conscience!
Without discussing the moral issues
involved in gambling, there are a
few things which should be enough
TO settle the question for anybody
who cares to line up on the right
side.
Nobody is willing TO put a gambler
in a position of trust. Let a Arm
learn that the bookkeeper spends his
evenings at roulette or poker, and he
will soon be looking for a new
position. Gambling places integrits'
under suspicion. A young nan may
be capable. energetic. alert, but IL
he is addicted to gambling, nobody
wants t employ him. He is without
a market value. He is on the Stag
dump. This is argument enough.
Why should one deliberately make
himself undesirable?
The chances. however, are that II
he CANDLES, the young man Is not,
likely to be either capable, energetic.
or alert. Industrious habits rot out
under the indulgence of the gaming
passion. The nations that sanction
the lottery stagnate. Panama Is a
notorious example.
Gambling is a scheme to live with
out work. God lives with the men
who work. There is no such thing
as a decent life apart from honest
toll. 1t was not a curse but a blessing
the Maker pronounced when He
said: I'm the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
GROWTH.

: Woodbridge has made q wonder
tui showing in the latest census re-
turn. The township shows an in
rrease nearly fifty per cent. in pop
pIation in the pas ten years 1t now
has a population Of nearly 10000.
Dr., to be exact. 1s,423.
Woodbridge can thank Perth Am
boy for a large part of this increase.
This city is becoming Sc ~congested
resulting in the increase in realty
values and rents, that people by hum
dreds are going elsewhere to live.
Woodbridge. which includes Wood
bridge proper, sewaren. Fords. is get
ting the greater portion of these
people. Many of them are among
the most desirable citizens. This
exodus from Perth Amboy is going
10 continue as long as Perth Amboy
authorities do nothing toward ex-
ending the city limits SO as to give
1e city rooa to grow.
-----
Indifference on the part of the
olrrs here. so manifested when ar
.rpoftaat question as to the future
ernmcni OF the city was at stake
s~asllc4tes that Woodbridge and othel
places will continue to grow at thu
xpenss OF Perth Amboy for SOM
Use 70 come.
some day. perhaps. the people her
sgill wake Up and then all those VIII
nave hoped make Woodbridge q
.asge viii again come within the cit
:isnits 1t Perth Amboy helping {
make the greater city that Is destin
I'd 70 occupy ibis strategic Location
Il - head Of Rssitan bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
HOUSES NEEDED.

Probably no maker of laws has
had more experience in, nor more
knowledge of. the house.
building industry than Senator Cald-
err of New York.
The house shortage is far from
solution, according to the senator.
This is as true in the United States,
he argues, as it is elsewhere.
Nothing much has been done to
bring the house supply up to the
demand" Calder asserts.
He suggests two governmental
helps:
1. Exempting from taxation the
income from real estate mortgages.
and
2. An immediate investment OF
four million dollars in buildings.
At least the major part Of this
made by the government, for. "it
is impossible to build a home fol
those earning low wages or salaries
at a cost which will allow it to be
rented or sold without a loss"
There has been increased pro.
lduction in everything" Calder points
out. excepting house building. rhii
Industry has stumbled along slowly
and the nation today Is as far from
the end OF the house-shortage as 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
GOVERNMENT INEFFIc1ENcY.

A striking illustration of the in
efficient n In which govern
ment affairs are run is shown In an
attempt to furnish the census bureau
with information regarding manufac-
turing conditions. Some time g
blanks were sent out to be filed
giving much of the details Of the
business which the government felt
it had to know. This blank was duly
filled out at the expenditure of con-
siderable time and labor and for
warded to Washington. Later an
other a duplicate blank was received
with the statement that the first
blank had failed to reach the bu-
reau. Again the process was gone
Through with while other important
work waited, so that the second
blank might be forwarded. This was
done.
A few weeks later a personal rep
resentative of the bureau appeared
at the ONCE of the concern saying
that as no return had been re-
ceived he had called in person for
them. Thoroughly disguised by this
time, the concern laid before the gov
eminent agent all the necessary data
and he copied in the figures himself
and took the blank away with him.
What was the surprise. then, when
still another representative of the
department called at the Office a few
weeks later. having in his possession
the first blank that was filed out and
sent to Washington. He was seeking
further details claiming that the in
formation as furnished in that first
blank was not complete. He did not
know of any other representative
calling and was at a loss to under
stand why there had been so many
requests for the desired information.
II one nalL or these government
agents travelling about the country
running up big bills and drawing fat
salaries, were discharged and per-
mitted to engage in some real pro-
ductive work and not bother the life
out of concerns that r doing their
best against great odds, the country
would not only be much better off,
but those who remained in the gov
eminent employ might be able to
know what Is going on in their re-
spective departments. and, incident
ally, government expenses might be
cut considerably.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
DAILY HOROSCOPE
Thursday. August 2s. 1920.
copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndtcate.)

copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
After the morning hours this day
is uncertain in its planetry influences,
astrologers announce.
II Is not a favorable day for win
ming public approval and political
candidates should be exceedingly
wise and cautious.
There Is a sign read as presaging
many campaign sensations that Will
eliminate suddenly. The unexpected
is TO be a greater menace than Usual
The hours before ten in the morn
ng should be fairly favorable TO
most lines of business.
They who read the signs foresee
a range condition that will affect
agr~iculturists, who may find an alien
race tillinE many farms once belong
ing to the public domain.
Kindly stars guide the young who
seek to find the right place In which
to earn money. 1t should be a lucky
day for seeking employment.
Advertising again is subject to the
best direction, which makes for gain
and for wide attention.
Investors will be anxious and there
will be runs on banks as well as other
signs of financial apprehension.
The prophecy that there would be
a tightening OF the money market
was accompanied, when first made,
by the assurances hat there would be
but a brief stringency.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the forecast of a prosperous year, but
they must assure success by unusu-
ally hard work.
Children born on this day should
not assume great responsibilities for
they are likely to be temperamental
and fond of freedom from any sort
Of anxiety.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25
CRITICS
BY Edmund Vance Cooke

By Edmund Vance Cooke
Said the jail-bird to the warden.
II don't like this place at all.
1t should have a larger garden
And a great deal lower wall.
This is my home and should be
planned
AS my desires and tastes demand.
The commonest %proiteer plans his'n,
So surely I should plan my
prison.
Said the beggar to the baker.
Yours are methods l despise.
Curse you for a biscuit-maker!
Why not multiply your pies?
Cut out, cut out the common bread
And make the people cake instead.
Then, as ! ply my well-worked beats,
I'll like get some better eats"
Said the horse-fy to the auto,
Some folks call you a success,
And it may be I ought not to,
But I knock you, none the less.
Old Dobbin was a noble brute,
But you're a,measly substitute,
For though I bite through steel and
mud.
You certainly have darn poor
blood"
Copyright. 1920. N. E. Az
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-25

The grade crossing horror near
Camden Sunday night when 4 fast
train hit an auto bus killing ten per-
sons, furnishes more grim evidence
that the only safety to be found in
grade crossings is to abolish them.
II seems strange that railroads viii
wait until some fatality has occurred
before they will consent to place
even such safeguards as gates af-
ford. But even these gates are no
guarantee OF safety as was evident
In the Camden accident.
1t seems that this particular cross
ing had claimed its human toll be-
fore and as q result the railroad was
reluctantly forced to install safety
gates. But on the night when this
accident happened the gates were not
working. So often this Is the case.
We have similar experiences right
in Perth Amboy. The gates are there
but they are not working. A man
stands out in the middle Of the track
with q round thing in his hand on
which are the words STOP" but he
Is unable to prevent the people go
ing across. especially is this true
when one train already passed and
another is approaching on a differ
emit track, as was the case in the re-
cent Camden accident.
II may seem like rubbing 1t in to
ask the railroads to devote much OF
their income at the present time to
track elevation, but something has
got to be done before long to make
the streets and highways more safe.
Travel by both railroad and highway
is too heavy these days and the We
hicles both on the rails and on the
highways move too quickly to depend
entirely on gates and signals at
crossings. The only safe way is 10
abolish the crossings.
Here, indeed, Us the big work for
the Public Utility Commissions. They
have been giving~the railroads their
in raising rates. Now It Is
pretty nearly time the people we're
given some consideration.