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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
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Her nerves have long been wo-
mans excuse for getting her own
way. A decade ago, nervous pros
tratioa accounted conveniently for
almost any disability. 4 little la
ter neurasthenia described the same
states OF III health and justified al
most any Of dependence
upon relatives and friends.
Today the victim Of nerves is
classed as ~neurotic. Students Of the
mind and of human behavior say
that there are as many men neu-
rotics as ome
Victims of neuroses do not like 70
have the word applied TO them. II
sounds like a disease-which II IS.
Nagging wives are neurotic ana
so are tyrrarical husbands.
/ have been reading letters firm
women for nearly Is years. When /
began to do so, il was the custom to
suggest that the %nagging wife could
lie cured by a little ~judicious neglect
and that kindness would modify the
manners Of a male tyrant.
And that remained the common
opinion, even after the theories had
been worked out to zero in untold
hundreds of unhappy homes.
Today psychology explains the
neUrotic but doesn't always pre-
| scribe a cure. Some samples of him
ara thus described by wives:
No. 1. AFTER four years of mar
ried life. l haven't a friend except
my husband. He has arranged
things so that my girl friends have
ceased to call upon me. OF course
/ can't talk 10 the boys l used to
know. My husband sheer If a mar
takes off his hat to me in the
street"
No. 2. MY children and I live II
fear of my husbands explosions. He
will be a splendid father for a while
and suddenly. If any one of us differ
from his opinion, he viii spoil ev-
erything by a fit of temper
No. 3. NO matter how diplomatic
/ am / cannot keep peace in my
home. My husband nags from dawr
to night. but in public he is al
ways the jolly good fellow"
Volumes might be written abouf
the neurotic who takes the joy GU
of a wife's life. But briefly. the neu
rotic is n sick man who desires L
stay sick. He enjoys his sprees o
temper, Jealousy and tyranny; j!
dominating a weak woman, h
makes himself feel strong.
He is the hardest person on eartl
to live with because his ego-urg'
is the little god of his life which
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16

PARIS-Helene J~acquemin, ten.
bravest little girl in France-and
maybe in the world-has been
awarded the French war cross. with
palms.
When the Germans overan Hell
ene's native village she possessed
information valuable to the invad-
ers. But, facing a German military
judge, she refused to speak. Even
when struck by a big i~nfantryman.
Finally she turned her back on
the Judge. He was so surprised he
freed her. And saved the lives of
her mother and brother,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
KEASBEY

By winning four out Of five games
last night from Bertram and Glon,
Quish and Max Wagenhoifer went
into first place in the annual card
tourney here. Holman and Ste
vens and Gloyna and Eisler were
successful in defeating their oppoa-
ents and remain tied for second
place. Among other winners asst
night were Pfeiffer and Grispart, II.
Sahilcox and Joseph Fitzgerald
Pupils and teachers of the local
school are busily engaged making
final preparations for their Christ.
mas exercises.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
IF YOU ARE WELL BRED

You will never pile your plates up
at dinner but push them gracefully
aside or wait for them to be re-
moved.
You will lever display c~ard-party
prizes until the moment of their be-
stowal.
You will partake of a little of
everything that is passed at a dim
ner T. show the hostess she has not
made a mistake in selection.
You will, when at a house party,
always leave your bedroom in per-
feet order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16

must be appeased daily and hourly
by the members Of his family.
Freud says that the neurotic Is
made 50 before ae is six years Did.
If that is true. the wife hasn't
much chance Of making him over.
Just as some men enjoy ges,ins
angry. some women delight In
weeping and wailing. As d~estroyers
Of domestic comfort. they are not
surpassed by the male n~eurptics.
Succeeding letters viii tell what
some Of their husbands think Of
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
Why 1t Succeeds
Because It's For One Eaing Only, and
Perth Amboy People Appreciate This.

Nothing can be good tor everything.
Doing one thing well brings success.
Doan's Kidney Pills aie 70 one thing
only.
For weak or disordercd kidneys.
their worth.
Mrs. Mary Allen. 3e7 Market St. says;
II know the value Of Deans Kidney
Pills and gladly recommend them TO 9TH
ers. NV kidneys were weak and II /
OF erworktd. | had distressing backaches
and sharp pains over my kidneys Ny
Kidneys acted very irrsgIiarly. | used
Doan's kidney Pills for these attacks and
they have always given picmp' relief.
strengthening my back end kidneys"
ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's
Kidney rilis-the same thai Mrs. Allen
had. Foster-Milburn Co. Mrs. Buffalo.
N. Y.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16

, cloth and is caught at the waistline
by a band of colorful handmade
flowers exceedingly fresh in appear
ance.
Flowers have become something
of importance to the evening frock,
scarcely a one but boasts of a trail
of artificial Towering vine at waist
line, hem line or shoulder. a pretty
conceit it is-and youthful.
The waist of this fascinating little
gown is strangely high at the back,
but quite as transparent, Bands OF
o~palescent irredescent trimming
cling sparklingly TO a foundation OF
chiffon and cross the shoulders to
meet a prettily low bodice.
The fluffy head of the wearer Is
adorned with a Rhinestone band
which hangs at the left. in a glitter
ing length.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
MISS RETTA beats

Electrical Scalp and Face Massage
Derma Plasta and Boncilia Massage
Office hours Mon. We'd. Fri 1-6 P. M.
Tues. Thurs. Set is 2. NJ.
Board OF Trade BLDG Room as
Phons 1914 Perth Amboy. N. ].
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16

it lay cleaning family in the dull
reddish glimmer that lighted the
passage.
and the CLEAN became a glare. The
cats eye was warning the gnomes.
Then they heard sounds of running.
ITO be c%ontinued)
Copyright, 1921 y. Z. A. Service
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

AS the jelly glasses are emptied
fill them up with ~marmalades. Or
aBge or grapefruit marmalade is
delicious with toast and coffee for
breakfast or with toast and tea
for tea.
While there are excellent MARINA
ladies' on the market a housekeeper
will effect an ~appreciable saving IL
she makes ner own. With sugar
back to normal prices marmalade is
not expensive to make.
a maTmalade that is not quite as
bitter as an all orange sweet is made
with carrots.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
c.. SPRACUE

Authorized agents for X. G. Weld
ing and Cutting Equipment. Aetty'
lene and all welding supplie~. 342
High street. Phone -2Ss P nth
AmbOy. n. j.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
NiarInaiadc
Orange MaI1nalade

Twelve oranges 6 quarts water )
pounds sugar.
If oranges are sweet add 2 lem
ons. Pare oranges as thin as posi-
BILE 50 thaf very little white VIII re-
main on yellow rind. Roll these
parings a 4 out in shreds.
Put in gold water. Scrape off all
the viii froSn the oranges. Cut
fruit in ehin slices, removing seeds
and add to rinds, Let stand over
night.
Add Sugar and boil until the
mixture jellies when tested on a
cold saucer. Pour into jars and
cover with paraifin when cold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
YuIetide Marmaladc

One pound beets, 1 orange. 1 lem
on, u cup ~raisins, u cup nut meats,
sugar.
Wash beets and cook until tender
This will take about three hours
for winter beets. Seed raisins and
chop. Cut orange and lemon in
very hin slices, removing seeds.
Cook ra.sins and fruit slices in
water to cover till tender. Add
beets which have been skinned and
chopped. Measure and add u cup
of sugar to every cup of fruit. ?
Boil Is minutes. Ado nuts and
boil five minutes longer. Pour into
glasses and owe with paraffin
when cold.
An inch stick of cinnamon and
| four whole cloves may be tied in a
, little cloth bag and cooked with the
raisins and fruit.
Copyright, 1921, n. E. A. Servlce)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16
Carrot MarlnaIade

One pound carrots. . lemons. l
orange, 4 cups sugar.
u ana scrape carrots and put
through rood chopper. squeeze juice
Il0m lemons ana put rlnds through
1vod chopper. Barely ' eaCI.
with water and COOK until tender.
Cut orange in very thin slices and
remove seeds.
Combine carrots, lemon rind,
orange Slices, sugar ana Iemon Julce
ana add 4 cup boiling water. COOK
until u As.lc oI the naIXIure trleu
on a COLI saucer Jellies. Fou into
glasses anu cover wnen Co4d wltIi
parafAn.
MarInaladc
one large grapefruit, l large or
dnee, L IaIBe lenIon, p4nlS colo
ate > pounds sranuIatea sugar,
wash, wipe and ary lruIt II cut
into quarters. Cut the quarters
tni.usn the pee ana pulp la very
INN sAceS. Auu con- water ana le,
stand over nlgAt. in the morning
COOK untIl the peel is very tender
set aslQe again until the mex
morning. Add sugar and Cook mt
The 81 UP thickens as IN the proceed
ing recipe. The seeds should be re
moved from the fruit when cutting
i'll quarters. This makes IL larg,
glasses vi marmalade.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
Win Prize For
Killing A Fly

NEW YORK, Jan. l3--Four sane
and sober men celebrated that noisy
first hour of 1921 by visiting New
York's gay cafes and hotels to see
if they could find one winter house
fly. Unsuccessful among the Gay
White Way they went lower on Man
haitian Island where the less luzuri-
Gus restaurants held their sleepiess
celebrants.
And in one of them they found a
sorry specimen with lean and hun
cry look. The Philadelphia man in
the party of four did the dirty work
Then he sent the remains to the mer'
chants association which annually
presents a scarf pin bearing gold
en- fly to the person who first kills
flv on New Years Day.
"The capture Of this insect, small
as it is, means that we shall have
several billions fewer flies next sum
mer," said the funeral Grafton accom-
panying the scarf pin
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
DEGENERATE AS
RESULT WAR
Veterinarian Says Dogs And Cats ot
Central Europe Have
Done This.


BUDAPEST, Jan. 13--Even the
eats and dogs of Central Europe have
legenerated as a result of the war
saws Professor Balkanyi, Director OF
of the Veterinary School here, VINO
is investigating how the habits OF
domestic animals have been influence
.d bv that cause. Most Of the town
bred cats in this part of the world re-
fuse to drink milk because it is un-
known by them, due to the lack OF
milk during the war, the Professor
asserts.
"Both cats and dogs are relapsng
to the savage ways Of their untamed
ancestors" he says. "The vagrancy
Of dogs is startling. Pet dogs eiope
from heart-broken mistresses, joining
hacks of many village dogs, where
thew live in communist equality.
The same authority says that be-
sides hydrophobia, nervous diseases ,a 5
oro verv frequent among animals. !
-, ofraid domestic animals in East
own Europe are degenerating and that
,ho stock must be replenished from
overseas.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
HAUL CURRENCY
THRU STREETS
More Than $SO,O0O,OOO Gold And Sill
yer Pass Down Street Without
Loss OF Cent.
Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13--More than
100000 in gold, silver and cur
rency was hauled through the streets
Of st. Louis without loss Of cent,
while crime here was at its peak last
month, it is announced at the FEEDER
al Building,
Daily for nearly month millions
Of dollars were carried Is blocks to
the Union Station, as much as 3d.
100000 being in a single trip.
Three men, with arms concealed,
guarded each vehicle, an unbroken
secrecy was maintained.
The money was being sent to the
mints at Denver and San Francisco
from the United States Subtreasury
here, which suspended by act Of Con-
gress last May.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
INNOCENT BUT
SERVED Is YRS.
Young Swiss Spent Is Years Of A
Life Sentence In Pen And
Then Real Murder

GENEVA, Jan. 13--After serving
more than IS years Of a life sentence
for murder of which he has always
claimed to be inocent, a young man
named Hirschbrunner is to be releas-
ed, the real culprit, having confessed.
On the day following a popular
masked ball at Soleure in May 1906,
the body of a young Swiss girl was
found in the waiting room of the rail
road station where she had been
stranged to death. She had been
seen the previous evening in the
company Of a young man dressed as
a peasant woman. The description
Of her companion Tailed with a cos
tune worn by Hirschbrunner and he
was tried and sentenced to life inn
prisonment, entirely on circumstan-
cial evidence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
LABOR DEMANDS
URGENT LAWS
Labor Leaders In England Trying To
Solve In Some Way Problem
Unemployed

TONnnN Ia, 70 toh,r Iood,rs
or, d,r,,,d;rn rron,t I,g;s,at;or T.,
,,l,., j., COM, ,,.,,, ,ho nr,,Lo,o - mn.
,,,r,,,,po,,t in Creot R,it,in Warn
;rcs ho,, hoo, r;ynr of a serious SD.
,;ol 49, ,,5,str;,l ,,n,o,yol If somc
,,ird If y,octI;,r "diract ort;ono nm.
Ioss tho pr;tish Government nets
nror,rtIv
nIf rotb;,r ID dana within tbc next
siv weeks " said l.. r CIvnes mem
hor of pa,l;omcn, tbo otbrr dav to
n, ,,,oror,r, tho Minister of La-
hor !, tbo courso If discussion
u,;tL Iah,r Ioadors 90, situation may
devrIon that will threaten the life of
tbe stotc itself"
Tboro ID said to he an uclv tcmper
or,op, many Of tbc 100000 or more
r,o,,nIo,od ovor what tbcv regard
os diIotorinoss an the parf of local
! ,r,vprpp pplppt1 al authorities IN taking
stons to meet the situation adeouatc-
ry About 1oo 600 If these idle men
ara in Tondon
uor,closs and destitute. thev have
so;.od ohont 20 suburban nubIc IL
brorios h,tbs and assembly halls.
From, Soma of those thov have been
r,ro;h1u oioctod hy tho nolice and this
hos cansod more ;II-feeling
narorotos f,or, on,pIovcd commit
.,,a - - .o,.o ~, mora ~ Tordon no.
,,,,,.h, Ln,.o rooortlv rormod a Gem
,nai .o,ro;l u,hioh il holding secret
a,aa.;nns a. n,bich "diract action" is
,,o,aaJ
WI farm this "direct action
.,.a, toLo ;s nat d;v,,oed bv tho lead.
ara ,,,ho ,roc,oir, their intention tc
o.4 ;n,o,ondort,y of tbe Labor PARTY
-, 4n,Jos ,,iors. hr+ Dennis Jenpett
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
POPULATION OF
UNITED STATES
Census Bureau Makes Announcement
OF Urban And City In
habitants.
Associated Press
cial evidence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-The ur-
ban population Of the United States
or people living in places Of $500 or
more, is 54,318,O32 or 514 per cent,
of the country's total population, and
the number living in the rural terri
tory is 81 ,39O739, the census bureau
announced today.
The 1910 urban population repre-
sented 45.8 per cent, The urban and
rural population by states include Ar,
kansas 29O,397 and 1861, ,7O7; Ken
lucky 632,543 and 1873, O87; Missis
sippi 240,121 and 1,550,329; TENNESSEE
Gil ,226 and 1,726,659.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
Claim Champion
Producing Cows
Associated Press

CLIFTON, S. c., Jan. 1.-two
South Carolina counties are laying
claim to having champion dividend
producing cows.
Greenville county recently announc-
ed COW which had borne four calves
within twelve months but Spartan
burg county is now claiming first
honors because its COW bore two sets
Of twin calves during 1920. She IS
owned by L. E. Wright, rural mail
carer Of this place.
Word from Fort Atchison, Wis., a
dairy center, says this the first in
stance Of COW having borne TWO
sets Of twins in one year, as Tar as
Is known there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
|DUEIS IN MEXICO
MOST HARMLESS
Government Interferes Before Date
Set For Righting Wrongs
Occurs.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 13-Duelling
as practiced in Mexico is the most
harmless of outdoor sports. Although
scarcely week passes but some per-
son whose pride has been hurt chai-
lenges the offender to "pistols at
twenty PAGES in the Bosque of Cha
pultepec," few reach beyond the stage
Of talk and none even ventures close
to reality.
A deputy from one Mexican state
rises in the chamber and bitterly as
sails member from another state
for his attitude on certain public
measures. The other replies with eq-
ual vituperation. Before the day is
done the chances are challenge Will
be carried to one or the other by two
seconds who later describe their et-
forts in verbose report to all the
newspapers.
Once in a while the challenge will
be accepted and then there is a scram-
Bile on all sides to see to it that the
government intervenes" at the pro-
per moment. Whether there is off
cial Intervention" is conjecture but
the announcement is always the same
that high authorities frowned upon
the contemplated struggle to death
and forbade It." Pride is always sat
isfied by such announcement and the
Incident is forgotten.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
RE-TELL WORK
BENZ. FRANKLIN
The 215th Anniversary Of His Birth
Occurs On January The
Seventeenth.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 13--The versa
tile accomplishments of Benjamin
Franklin will be retold throughout
the country by various organizations
on January II, the 2l5th anniversary
of his birth. In number Of celebra-
lions tributes will be paid to him as
statesman, diplomat, philosopher,
scientist, journalist, economist, sales
man, philanthropist, humorist, print
2r and publisher.
As an advocate Of spending less
5han one makes, Franklin is to be
honored on his birthday by the Ma
tional Thrift Week Committee, which
IS encouraging other celebration OF
his work. University of Pennsylvan-
ia alumni here plan to hail him as
the founder of their alma mater
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
Changes Of Moon
Affects Atmosphere

PARIS, Jan. 13-The changes OF
the moon have been found by the ra-
dio officers Of the small American
fleet in the Adriatic sea to have a
striking effect upon the efficiency OF
the atmosphere for transmitting ra-
do communications. The officers
have succeeded in drawing curves and
other diagrams based upon months OF
observation, which, they assert, re-
liably serve to indicate what atmos-
pheric and celestial conditions affect
ing radio service will be met at any
particular date in the future.
The discovery apparently has spe-
cial application to the vicinity ot the
Adriatic, for there the changes II
the atmospheric conditions caused by
the change in the worlds relation u
the moon are much more marked
than anywhere else in the world, s'
far as yet discovered.
The Adriatic fleet under Admira
| Andrews depends almost entirely foI
| its communications upon radio ser
vice, and having only receiving ant
sending apparatus Of moderate eff
cheney it has specially benefited from
the discoveries. The powerful wire
less stations, such as the new Lafay
cite station near Bordeaux, manag'
to overcome unfavorable conditions
by using great power and so are no
concerned about which way the moor
! turns
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
william Beard Was
Held For Death
| Of Soldier
FIRST THOUGHT
| FREED BY FRIENDS
Body Of Prisoner Was
Riddled By Bullets
Of Mob.
Associated Press

II JASPER, Ala, Jan. 13-William
Beard, miner, held in connection with
IN. killing Of James Morris, guards
man. was taken from the county jail
5ssrly today by mob and later was
jshot to death near Jasper. The first
8ypnorts indicated that Beard was IL
|berated by friends but this was dis
.posed when his body was found la
ater riddled with bullets.
80 MEN RELEASE BEARD.
/ JASPER, Ala, Jan. ia crowd
III about 80 heavily armed men early
|today forced the warden Of the Walk
lar County Jail to surrender the keys
Iand liberated William Beard, a miner,
held in connection with James Nor
his a National Guardsman, who was
shot and killed at Nauvoo, mining
settlement on December 23rd. James
'Northeutt, a striking miner and the
Ifather-in-law of Beard was also kill
Ead
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
us TO ADVANCE
THE GREEK GOVT.
Thirty Two Million Which Was Prom
ised When Venizel0s Was
Prime Minister.


ATHENS, Jan. 13--(Wednesday)
1t was announced today that the
United States has consented to ad-
vance to the Greek government the
amount Of $32,0OO,OOO promised to
Greece when Venizelos was Prime
Minister, but upon the condition that
the money be expended in America
for non-war material.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12
Dissolve The Paris
Federation Labor
\ Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 13--The dissolution Oh
the General Federation Of Labor was
ordered today by the court, which
has been hearing the case against
Leon Jouraux, president Of the Fe-
deration and other officers charged
with infringements Of the law gov
erning the Union fines Of one hun
dred franc, imposed upon Journaux
and four others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-01-12

Life calls upon US to fill the place OF
mon and women in the ranks.of cour'
ageous world workers-glves US man
sized iobs in the service of our fellow
men Every weak turning aside from
those tasks is traitorous to our own
self-respect. II we shrink because the
work Is hard, we forfeit our own re-
snect and that Of everyone who knows
us--orison SWEET Marden In Chicago
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