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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

"On my honor, Miss Mouse, I will
carry you as tenderly and c~arfully as
If I loved you dearly, instead of con-
sidering you my lawful prey to be
eaten. So If you will promise me that
you will never return to this house, or
inform any of those pests living in
that empty stable, l will see that you
will be with those other mice in a few
moments"
Little Miss Mouse wept bitterly for
a while and with many weak sqreak-
ings begged to be allowed to remain in
her comfortable quarters until Spring.
= But handsome Black Puss Cat said,
mo! No! Come out at once, OF the
first thing you know the sur will be
rising.
So trembling and shaking and
squeaking, little Miss Mouse, after
promising never to return to the house,
was carried tenderly and carefully to
the stable, and Black Puss Cat trotted
back to the house and slept the sleep of
a clear conscience.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21
y Y

poisonous to rabbits, more or less.
The chief ones are poppy. (foxglove).
scarlet pimpernel. potato leaves, foil
age Of geraniums, chrysanthemums,
rhubarb and tomato.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

cred his senses and the very first thing
he did was to fall in love with Matsue,
she was so pretty and sweet.
Never again did Teoyo go away from
Takasago. He stayed on and on, be-
came like a son to the old fisherman
and finally he and Matsue were mar
ried.
OF course, she wore at the wedding
her beautiful dress and sash of pine
needles, and never before nor since In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

The rain is silver, sunshine gold,
The dew is pearls. frosts diamonds
hold;
The rainbow's gemmed. How can all
be
Quite safe? Earth has no lock MOI
key?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21
The Circus
Do You Love Dummies?

If you do here are a few Don'ts for
you to remember:
Don't forget that they require feed
ing twice a day-in the early morning
and in the evening.
Don't forget that green food should
constitute at least half the meal.
Don't forget that they should be fed
regularly, and make as much change
In the diet al you can.
Don't forget If they should get sick.
they can be cured very often by simply
giving them a change Of food. E.
Don't forget hat there is an
enormous amount of green food that
you can find among the common
weeds.
Don't forget that some of these are
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21
sect on to Ny Curves!" Said BE.

the warm spot back .oi the kitchen
stove and took a fine nap, and Miss
Mouse enjoyed a dainty lunch, nib
bled from the delicious morsel of
cheese in the pantry.
But that night after everyone had
gone to bed and were sound asleep,
Black Puss Cat crept under the re-
frigerator and "meowed."
Little Miss Mouse, have YOU started
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21
A SURE REMEDY.

Our r:othey kno1rs a splendid curs
For scratches, cuts and bruises sure.
It's Just a kiss
RI tell you this.
1t acts in some qnee, magic svoy
We can not find the place next day.
But if the III is deeply seated
The remedy must be reteo:edi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

My doggic's name is Ginger.
You're wondering perhaps,
Just why he's called so odd a name;
Well just because Ginger snaps.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

There .pcs the incest little girl
With bows above her forehead,
But yhen you missed that pretty boa
You kne1O she had been horrid.
For pretty things can not ddorn
Il girl rVhem she is noaghty,
So ribbon boacs are laid aside
When she is high and naughty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21

We acre playing in the open, beneath the broad. blue sky,
White clouds weye dancing Ger our heads duay up there so high,
N.Y., everything seemed eheeyfuLand everything seemed mew,
Then a breeze came round the corner, and it just said "BooP
oh, everything uds playing tag, and everything us gay,
Old Mr. Sun 7cs smiling at his children tn their play.
/ tell YOU ue acre happy, cause 10 acre in it, tool
And ue chased the little breeses and ~ shouted at them, "Shoo"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-21
Luck Charms

Raecoo~-"Byohey Bunny. Foe seen you hrvs some oey na,you escapes
from dogs IL this woods. I believe you are a lucky individual"
Bsnny-"They soy q rabbits foot brings good hek to the n that ecrries
IT. / obuoys totes four Of them around with M euerywka, / goes"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
BEAUTY HINTS
BY NINE. MOREAU

PARIS-Is your hair getting
rather dull and "spotty" because it's
SO much covered up with your hat?
That's quite liable TO happen in
winter. Natural oils are less in evil
dence. and with everything working
together. an unlovely head Of hair
is the result.
There is a very simple shampoo
which works wonders in bringing
out lights of dull hair.
Mix the juice of three lemons. one
tablespoon of salts Of tratar and one
quart OF hot water. Wet and wash
the hair with this liquid. No soap
is necessary.
A bit of sweet oil applied to a dry
scalp at night will stimulate the
growth Of hair. Rub in gently in
being sure that your fingers really
touch the scalp and not the hair.
For light hair the white of egg
and lemon juice are excellent. Add
one tablespoon of lemon juice to
the white of an egg. Rub this into
the hair Immediately after shampoo
ing with ordinary soap. Then rinse
out well with luke warm water,
None of the egg white should re-
main in the hair. Dry in the SUM-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
MATAWAN

Further matters in relation to the
installation of a sewer SYSTEM in this
borough will be taken up at the
meeting of the council tonight. In
order to be ready to install the sys-
tenn in the spring, the borough coun-
Gil hopes to have all arrangements
made for it's installation by jan
uary l. when the plans can be put
out for bids. 1t is likely that the
operation of the trolley car will
also be taken UP at the meeting to-
night. Indications at this time point
to a hot campaign in the boroubh
during the next few weeks for the
office of mayor. William H. Sutphin,
a former mayor received the nomi-
nation on the Democratic ticket in
the primaries and will put up a hot
fight against his Republican oppo-
nent Mayor Arris b. Henderson.
Thieves last night attempted to
enter a fruit store at the Matawan
station Of the New York & Long
Branch Railroad here. Although
they succeeded in breaking in the
rear door, they were frightened
away before they had gained en-
trance to the building.
Frank Anderson is building a new
office at his basket factory in At
lantic avenue. When completed the
structure will be one of the best
equipped factory Offices in this sec
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

Living one life does not suffice
for some persons. They try TO live
others lives as well.
This is called the will-to-power'
and il is one of the dominant hu-
man urges. It animates spinsters
as we'll as kaisers and mild-seem-
ing mothers as well as tyrannlcal
husbands. Il made the great war
and it is the most effective destroyer
OF individual happiness known to
the race To illustrate:
my mother rules with an iron
hand in a home which requires no
ruling. I am over 80. successful
business woman and she has man
aged to break my engagement She
made the man so wretched that ne
decided TO leave me rather than risk
sharing home which would have 10
be open to her.
81 never have lived at all for my
self. / haven't even the privacy OF
my own room. / must account for
the minutes when / do down town.
Usually mother shops with me, goes
along 10 have theb joy or debating.
Remember that ! am nearly 50.
Sounds absurd
"She calls this mother love! Is
extremely fond OF Boosting about IL
as an example 70 young mothers. l
often wish to tell them hat Ia pre-
fer hatred to such tyranny.
"She has always had Mysteries TO
get her own way, Now she threat
ems to kill herself IL / dare TO cave
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
rs A GRAND OLD REMEDY

You can't keep strong and well
without sleep. Whether your rest is
broken by a painful hacking cough
or just an annoying tickling in the
throat, the system becomes weak
ened and run down. Mrs. K. d.
Drake, Childs. Nd. writes: After
an attack of the flu / was left with
a severe cough. Nothing relieved
me till 1 used Foley's Honey and
Tar, which / can highly recon-
mend" 1t covers irritated men,
branes with a healing and soothing
coating, loosens phlegm and clears
air passages. Sold everywhere
ADV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
I Meet Philip Ames' Widow

Miss Sorensen, isn't it?" the
woman was saying in the most won-
derfully modulated voice / had ever
heard. Miss Howard said she call
cd you, so I expected you."
So fascinated with the poise of the
roman had / been that I had not
noticed the figure sitting in a chair
barely visible through the open door.
The head was thrown slightly
back. One hand clenched the arm
of the chair, the other had dropped
and in 1t I caught the CLEAN of
metal. 1t vas the body of Philip
Ames.
I started, as the realization came
10 me, and found 1t impossible to an
awer the woman who had been talk
.ng.
you had better come over here"
I heard her saying. She had drawn
Il chair for me out of the range of
sision of the motionless figure.
1T is terrible to look att" she said
hoarsely.
"Yes-especially for those who
new him." My voice sounded
rtrange.
For those who knew him!" the
woman repeated after me. And then
he said, "I am his wife"
? Her voice was low. reminiscent,
mysterious-weighted with feeling,
but void of tears.
I looked in amazement at the face
which the circle of light from the
desk lamp revealed. Lila was right
Mrs. Philip Ames was beautiful.
She was beautiful in a poised, silent
way: the way In which woman
achieves her highest charm. In her
very wordlessness was her attrac-
tiveness. Where other women would
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
SP0TSW00D

The large slaughter house, operat-
ed by Michael Nisonofr, OF South
River, at this place. was almost tot
ally destroyed by fire on Saturday
afternoon and the saving Of the
structure was due 10 the prompt az
rival of the fire department VINO
managed to secure enough water 20
save the structure hat was of wood
The fire was started by some boys
who were at play in the building
with matches. This makes the sec
ond building TO be destroyed by fre,
| owned by Nisonoff in a few months,
his residence being burned down
some months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Underhill,
who returned from California some
weeks ago are spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. William X.
Irons, until they decide where they
will locate.
/, Mrs. August Cornell. who has been
i'll at the Middlesex General Hospital
for some time under the care of DIR.
Gutman. has returned to her home
here. A number of the members OF
the Sunshine Circle" of the Re-
formed church, paid her a visit and
made a flower shower of the call.
Mrs. Cornell's condition is much i'm
proved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
Editorials For
Women Folks

You will be prompt in filing q
dancing engagement with a young
woman. The moment the music
starts you will excuse yourself from
the girl with whom you danced pre-
viously and seek your partner for
the next dance.
You will, when invited to a dane
ing party, be courteous enough 10
your hostess to dance instead OF re-
naming in the Railways or ante
rooms looking On.
You will not leave the young WON
IN with whom you have danced
standing alone waiting for her next
partner. Either return with her 70
her chaperon or find a seat for her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

Leftover have a great way of
accommodating in a maddening way
sometimes. The Sunday roast is
seldom all used up at dinner and
can't b thrown away.
Hash carefully made is liked by
most men and makes a nourishing
one-dsh main course. Meat balls
and meat pies are easy to
and economical.
One and one-half cups chopped
leftover a beef, 2 cups chop
ped raw potatoes, u onion
(minced), 2 tablespoons bacon fat
or drippings, " cup boiling water.
salt and pepper.
Cooked potatoes may be used.
Pare potatoes and put through the
coarse knife of the food chopper.
Mixed chopped meat, potatoes and
onion and season with salt and pep
per. Melt bacon fat in frying pan
and when very hot add meat mixture.
Pour the hot water in at one side of
the pan, closely and cook over
a slow fire for twenty minutes.
Remove cover and cook until the
hash Is dry. Turn frequently with
a broad spatula to prevent burning,
but let the hash get brown and
crusty all over. Hash made this
way cannot be folded like an omelet,
but is rather light and fluffy. Serve
with stewed tomatoes.
Drowned Hash.
One cup chopped meat 2 cups
mashed potatoes, 1-3 cup boiling
water. 3 tablespoons bacon fat. salt
and pepper, ~ teaspoon onion juice,
1 teaspoon minced parsley.
Put one tablespoon of the fat in a
frying pan and heat very hot. Mix
meat, potatoes, salt and pepper and
onion juice and parsley with hot wa
ter. Put in the hot frying pan and
spread smoothly. Cook over moder-
ate heat. Do not stir, but let brown
and form a crust on the bottom.
Fold like an omelet and serve gar
nished with sprigs of parsley. 1t will
take about half an hour for the hash
to brown.
Meat Balls
Two cups chopped meat. u cup
dried bread crumbs. l egg. salt and
pepper. milk.
The neat should be put through
the fine knife of the food chopper.
Mix meat, bread crumbs salt and
pepper thoroughly in a deep mixing
bowl. Add egg. unbeaten. and mix
well with a fork. Add milk slowly,
beating constantly. Add as much
milk as the meat and bread crumbs
will absorb. The mixture should be
quite moist. Pack in a big iron
spcon and push of into a frying pan
with about Il ineil hot fat in the
bottom of it. The mixture should be
too moist to form into balls with
the hands. Cook until a nice brown
one one side, then turn and cook on
the other.
Meat Pie.
Two cups chopped meat, u onion
(minced), 2 tablespoons flour, boil
ing water, salt and pepper.
FOR CRUST cup flour, u tea
spoon salt, 1 tablespoon lard. 2 tea
spoons baking powder, milk.
Put the meat on a plate n
sprinkle with the flour. Mix we'll 10
coat each pit Of meat. Mix with
onion, salt and pepper and put in a
buttered baking dish. Add enough
boiling water to the meat.
Cover with the crust made by sitting
tho flour. salt and baking powder
together, rubbing in the lard with
the tips of the fingers and cutting in
the milk with a knife. Add enough
milk to make a soft dough. Spread
over the meat and bake forty min
utes in a hot oven.
Copyright, 1921, NEA Service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
Tells About Pet Plan
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

+. WASHINGTON. Oct. 11.-"Yes."
Miss Mabel Boardman. executive
secretary of the American Red
Cross was enthusiastic.
"Yes!" she repeated, II have a pet
plan-something I've been dreaming
about for a long time"
Right there she laid down her
pencil and temporarily forgot about
tie serving of 1,400 meals in the
canteen department in a year, the
Translation of $3.50 pages of Braile
and a world Of other statistics.
THE establishment in Washing
of a model chapter house; that
IL my dream" said Miss Boardman.
1T would cost about 100000.
Nte could raise $4,000 and would
; K congress to appropriate the
osher $150.000.
There would be a kitchen, sew
ing rooms equipped with machines,
t.bles, first aid room" and the pic
tire grew until finally. leaning for
ward a little. her eyes alight with
interest, Miss Boardman stopped a
minute.
"And here" she said, "is the o
eerful part-the Hall of Service.
That would be a large room. very
large, with a stage. Around the
walls would be small plates in honor
of those who served.
'-Then we'd go out to the labor
unions and we'd say to each one,
What particular kind of accident do
you have in your line of work.
WED invite that labor union to
come in some evening and we'd
demonstrate first aid for the partic-
ular types of accidents most liable
to happen to the members of that
union. We'd have some n talk
about health.
'sThen we'd clear the chairs
)away," her voice raj buoyapt, land
we'd tell them to spend the rest OF
the evening dancing and having a
good time!
Don't you see," earnestly, that
then it would be ~everybody's Red
Cross?
1T believe said Miss Boardman,
that the Red Cross should become
more a part of everyone's daily life.
For instance. I wish every woman
would have a Red Cross salvage box.
every week there is something
which every housewife discards. 1t is
out to no use at all because 1t is
only that one thing and not wort
~hothering with. But suppose the
old silk dress discarded last week,
she hot water bottle discarded this
week and the old underwear which
sill be discarded next week were
nut in the box and then. when the
ho- was full. the Red Cross chapter
called and asked to get It.
Think of how it would swell our
funds if whole cities fun of women
were doing that. For we ear make
use of everything in some way.
THE trouble is we're too inclined
ITO localize our interests-even con-
fine them 10 the walls of u WI
home. The public school could help
there.
zone of the chief missions of the
public school," said MisT Boardman.
should be the instillinr Of . keen
sense Of civic responsibility. For the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
WHEN A WOMAN L
BY RUTH AGNES E l.

have lost their opportunities through
an endless babble Mrs. Ames height
ened hers in a shroud of silence.
There was that fine intelligence
about her which scorns a meaning
less patter.
A knock at the door aroused me.
1t opened and two officers walked In.
Behind them came the man whom I
supposed was the coroner.
They wasted no words, but set i'm
mediately at their rather superficial
examinations. There was no attempt
to make the tragedy anything but
one of suicide.
The undertaken came. When the
question Of where the body should
be taken came, I asked for q few
words with Mrs. Ames.
When I told her that the John
Ames home was open to her for any
thing, she thanked me and said that
the body might be taken there, for
her home was In a hotel. and so.
taking the body to his brothers
home would simplify matters.
There seemed to be nothing fur
Their for any of us, so we started to
go.
Mrs. Ames walked into the private
Office and stood for a second before
the basket In which the form of q
man who had been her husband lay.
She took one of his hands, held 1t
for a moment and then put it gently
back.
Together we walked from the
room and went down in the elevator.
Can / take you homer" 1 sug-
gested.
THANK you," she said, and we
rode in silence to the family hotel at
which she lived.
(To be continued)
Copyright. 1921, N. E.. A. Service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

D9 ~
: The fat worm kept wiggling right
pver Spike Starfish's head. Spike
Vvas SO busy eating his oyster that
he didn't see the worm at first.
Tut suddenly one Of his points hap
rened to look W and instantly he
let go of his dinner. He was get
ling pretty tired of oysters, anyway,
and the worm was a special kind
hat he liked.
"Oh, ho!" he chuckled loud
enough for the Twins and Cap'n
] ennywinkle and Tub Terrapin to
hear. They were all hiding in the
sea-weed grove "Oh, no, Mr..
Worm! This Is my lucky day."
Spike waited for a minute and
inst when Mr.. Worm was about
:wo inches away. he lifted himself
on his hind legs, so to speak, and
made a grab with his mouth. His
mouth, you know, was right under
meath where he kept his tummy.
Spike had a big mouth and took In
Mr.. Worm at one large bite.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
blossoms i'm Winter

With just a little care you can
have the lovely lily of the valley
blossoming in your living room in
the dead of winter.
Have you a patch OF lilies OF the
valley in your yard? Then dig up
a few of the pipes this fall selecting
the plump ones which contain flow
err buds. Pot them putting in say
eight or ten pips to an eight-inch
flower pot.
Let them remain out of doors un-
, til thoroughly frozen and then
bring them in as you want them.
AS soon as they thaw out the blooms
will ppear with surprising speed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
For a Pretty Table

A pumpkin. the lovliest. yellow
est n you can find. of the rather
long variety, a be the basis for a
really beautiful ~certerpiece for your
November party.
Cut in halves, lengthwise. and
then scoop it out. Get small. round
sticks and gill them for the masts
and make sails of white silk. Press
the end of the masts into the pulp CT
the pumpkin and it will stand quite
firmly.
Then, with your brush dipped
again in gilt put the word Mayfower
on the pretty craft. line it with
waxed paper and load it with au-
tuNnn fruits.
Use as a base for the ship a small
box or tin which you have banked in
autumn leaves and vines or chrys-
snthemums.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

:, OUGHT"
Spike was soon kicking for dear
life. Quit biting me. Mr.. Worm,
and I'll spit you out" he cried.
1--we a most convenient stom-
ach, and / can turn 1t wrongside
out if 1 wish. I'll let you go if
you'll only quit biting"
But Spike didn't know that Mr..
Worm had nc say in the matter
whatever; that Mr.. Worm was on
a hook. and that it was the hook
which was so uncomfortable.
Suddenly the line to which Mr..
Worm and the hook were attached,
and to which Mr.. Starfish was nov
attached, was pulled up slowly to-
ward the top of the water.
Down through the waves came
Mr.. Fisherman's voice. "Ah, hal"
said he. I've got a bite. and it
feels exactly like a ten-pound had
dock.
Ito be continued)
Copyright, 1921, N. Z. A. Service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct, 1.-THE
Catholic Daughters OF America again
entertained with a card party last
night. These affairs are meeting
with the approval of a goodiy num-
Der of the people and are largely at
tended. There was a large number
OF prizes on hand.
The Catholic Daughters WIFI con-
TRUE with the card parties during
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

the skirt.
The sleeves are long and the as
trakan g~auntlets cut loose and long
so that they meet the full cape.
This cape. with its four huge sill
yer filegree buttons, has a choker
collar.
II is lined with the gray crepe.
When the gauntlets and cape ARE
removed, a charmingly simple and
rich costume is revealed.
While the surprise of seeing mi
lady take off the accessories bit by
bit, adds that Notwithstanding Pari-
sian chic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
NEVER WANTS ANYTHING ELSE

The season of coughs. colds, Group
and bronchial troubles is at hand.
Every mother will be interested in
this letter from Mrs. E. X. Olson,
1917 Ohio Ave-, Superior. Wis. : Il
tried many different kinds Of cough
medicine, but now l never want
anything else than Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1 used it for for all my
children when 1 lived in Iowa and
also for my grandchildren in Du-
luth. and it has always done good
work" Contains no opiates. Sold
everywhere-Ad-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
BY MARIAN HALE

NEW YORK, Oct. 11-Individual-
ity is assuredly the keynote of this
gown, which breathes anew into our
modern fashions the spirit of 1880.
Not only the shoulder cape but the
removable gauntlets of astrakan re-
call those old-time cuts of fashion
able skaters in gramdmother's days.
Jenny. of course. is responsible for
this Mary Walls model. with its love-
ly. straight-lined. gray crepe gown
girdled in silver links and the broad
band Of astrakan at the bottom of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

Rub your tin ware with a little
whiting in which you have put a
fey drops of sweet oil. 1t brightens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

people who have children perhaps
the fact that those children can go
to a public school is quite enough
return for the tax they pay. But
what of the people who have no
children? The only return they can
get from the sum they spend in tax
es is the production of better citi-
zens who in turn must mean a bet
ter country"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11

the winter months. The Affairs ars
held in the Knights Of Col1mbu
hail.
The winners at las. nights gath
ering were: Non-players, Miss Tessie
Monaghan: bridge. Mrs. E.. A. Mea'
chan, Mrs. William O'Conncr;
euchre. Miss May Mcdonald, Mis-
Mamie Nichereson; five hundred
Mrs. Thos. Hickey, Mrs Edward
Lynn; pinochle. Jas. Mcdonald.