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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
HOROSCOPE

The stars inciin u do not compel

August IA
This day is read as most unfor-
tunate by astrologers who find that
Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all
adverse, while the Sun is in benefic
sway.
Men who WELD power will foresee
danger of war and urge prepare
| ton for it on this side of the Allan
tic.
Leaders Of public opinion will
| arise to fight the idea OF disarma-
ment. for Mars is in threatening
place.
Many forces will unite to fight
the influences that make for uni
versal peace. The power of evil
will gain at this time.
While there are rumors of inter-
national disputes many destructive
agencies will be stimulated to activ-
ity and prohibition again will be
strongly combated.
Values of many commodities will
fall and while prices will be lower
there will be a sudden caution about
spending m This will be due
to causes not counted on in the early
spring.
Farmers have the forecast of Or
g%anization that should greatly ben
eft them after a time, but they may
pass through a period of depression.
Taxation will be widely discussed
and movements to alleviate the bur-
dens of the middle classes will be
of grave moment.
The death of a man who Yields
large influence in state fairs is prog
nosticated.
The aged may find much to dis
courage them in the early autumn,
but they should be careful to pre-
serve a calm and philosophical out
look on life.
Warning is given hat the spoken
ord of fear or dependency may
do great harm since optimism will
be required, if the nation is to full
fill it's best promises.
A falling off of the birthrate Will
be noticeable in the autumn.
The exposure of sores on the body
polite will continue to arouse the
spirit of reform all through the au-
tumn.
Nationwide movements to teach
the duties of citizenship will mark
the coming autumn and winter, the
seers declare, since it is essential
that every man and woman should
recognize responsibility to the state
and the nation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
NOTICE TO CnNTRACToRs.

Sealed proposals viii be received by the
Board of Chosen Fr%eehOlders of Middle
sex County at their room in the County
Record Building. BayErd street. New
Brunswick, N. j., at 2;30 p. NJ. on Thurs
day, September list, 1921. for construct
ing a concrete %culvert, Bridge No.
III, Spotswood- EngIGshtown Road, Mid
dlesex County. N. j., according to plans
and specifications on file at the offices
of Alvin b. Fox. 175 Smith Street, Perth
Amboy, N. j., and r.. william Hllker.
County Treasurer, New Brunswick, n. j.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount OF 100000
without any conditional endorsement and
payable to the order Of f. William HI
ker, County Treasurer. which check shall
be forfeited should the successful bidder
fail to enter into contract and give bond
within ten days from the award Of the
bid.
The successful bidder Will he required
to execute a surety company bond in
the full amount of the contract price.
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids. II in their opinion
1t is for the best interest Of the county
so to do.
ALVIN r. FOX,
5577--slt3-20-27. County Engineer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
Baby's Bath

Baby's Bath
A bath a day keeps baby gay. This
is true at any time-but in hot days
the careful mother will see that baby
is sponged off two or three times
with luke warm water. Baby's bath
of any kind should always be given
before feeding, never Immediately
after. The best time is just before
the mid-morning feeding.
For the first few weeks the doc
tors or nurses directions should be
baby's bath. After the tenth day a
baby's bath tub. filed. can be used.
unless the doctor orders otherwise.
For the regular, cleansing bath
the water should be at body heat
or even a trife above, which means
from SO to 100 degrees. The mother
who has not a bath thermometer
can test the water with her elbow
not with her hand. Her hand,
grown accustomed to washing dishes
in hot water, is not a sensitive
enough guage. When the water
feels neither toe hot nor too cold to
the sensitive skin of the elbow it is
just right for baby.
Two things mothers should be ex-
%ceedingly careful about are: First.
not to add hot water to the bath
while the baby is in the tub, and
second. eve to leave a young baby
alone in the tub.
Be careful, too, not to use too
much or too strong a soap. Rinse
the body carefully after washing.
Then pat dry with soft towels. in
stead of rubbing.
Babies. just like some grownup
folks, do not like a bath. Sometimes
this is because the mother has the
water either too hot or too cold.
If it proves to be just a natural dis
like then try to coax the baby by
making a play game" of it. Do
not resort to force or harsh meth
DDS no matter how trying to ones
patience.
Although sponge baths" are
recommended to keep a baby well
during August days, this does not
mean that sponges should be used
to wash the baby with. Sponges are
too apt to catch and hold germs and
in this way infect the baby's skin
if it should be scratched. Soft old
linen, old towels or gauze r bet
ter. Throw them away after using,
or wash. boil and then rough-dry
them with care. Never use on n
baby a towel used by older persons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
nv OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Eyes, how did he do you s'pose?"
came the answer.
Then Scramble found his voice
"Oh, is 1t you, Nancy? And Nick,
too! And Mr.. Sprinkle-Blow! Per-
haps you can tell me how I got here
better than 1 can tell you" he
painted, 'and what was that great
black thing that grabbed me out of
my grape vine swing when 1 was
having such a good timer"
Tell Is all about it," asked
Sprinkle-Blow. I'm not trying to
save any daylight, and West Wind
and East Wind promised not to
send any more black clouds until
told them to. Mr.. Sun is in a good
humor and I'm sure he'd shine if
he got a chance. Let me think!
OH" he cried out after a minute.
Sure as anything, Whizzy Tornado
has got loose! Well have to lasso
him before he gets the whole world
In a mix-up, the old scamp"
Copyright, 1921, by the Newspaper
EnterpriSe)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
MWhizzy Tornado

III
Scramble Squirrels senses were
as scrambled up as his name as he
went spinning through the sky. The
great, black funne1-shaped object
that had grabbed him and sent him
whirling went on it's way over the
earth. tossing things here and there
with its mighty arms.
But Scramble had no time to see
anything or to think Of anything
except himself.
I'll won-wonder. where I'm go
Ing" he said breathlessly. Il Won
der if I'm going to the moon or the
sun or wh-where.''
But he was soon to know.
He landed on something with a
considerable bump. Indeed. it
knocked the breath quite out of him
so that If he still wondered what
had happened, he was unable to say
so. He staggered to his feet dizzily.
Then he heard a familiar voice say,
''Why, it's Scramble Squirrel! How
did he ever get up here?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
WOMAN'S INTERESTS AND SUGGESTION!
THE LOVE
By r RUBINCAM

! 'Give me one, 1 want one"
lit it, and leaned back, Quieted
at once by watching the blue smoke
curl. l never knew whether or not
l liked to smoke, or to drink when
my friends offered me things. II
was there, it was the thing to do,
sometimes when l vas nervous it
seemed to distract me.
That's a new tea gown, isn't it?"
Eyes. Do you like it?"
Perhaps! 1t clings too much
it makes you look like a half draped
statue, 1 rather like having tea with
a friend, not a statue"
Unconsciously 1 pulled a frill of
lace up to cover my shoulders. 1t
was cut low-but the rose velvet
gown was a heavenly affair.
How many new gowns have
your" Colin went on.
II don't know. Thirty perhaps,
and some suits. Colin, why are you
scolding me? You are. l don't want
to be scolded. You look SO disap-
proving"
II am. / hate to see you smoke"
Everyone smokes"
You're as delicate and fragrant
as a blossom
IAN apple blossom, Nardonski
called me-the night 1 met you"
Il know. 1 liked him for saying
1t. You smoked then and l wanted
to take the cigarette away from
you"
win was there
Paying no attention to you. I
should have liked to-thrash him, or
else have run away with you"
l stared at Colin. He never talked
like this.
Colin, what is the matter? You
never talk this way. 1 can't help
smoking. It's something to do.
That's how we spend our time
don't you see. finding distraction.
We're all unhappy, we all hate each
other-so we find a little pleasure in
telling each other about friends
unhappiness, that gives us miserable
one company. So we talk scandal
and live scandal"
Colin was on the couch beside me.
'Give me that cigarette!" He took
it away from me, holding my hands
because instinctively 1 struggled for
1t. He threw 1t in the fire.
Promise you won't do it again!
1 hate to see you, you don't know
how it affects-affects a convention
al old man like myself"
"Old! You!" My hands went out
to his shoulders. unconsciously.
Were all unhappy, Connie"
Medals not. She's my n point
of faith. l cling to her, she really
is in love-
His arms went around me sudden
ly, am he kissed melt was SO odd,
SO unexpected, 1 scarcely knew he
had done it, until it was over and
he was sitting on the footstool again.
Pm not in love with you" he
said, lighting & cigarette with I'M
steady fingers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
Editorials For
Women Folks
She married him..

'liS ia t1N 4A'tf
And there she put a period.
While she ~unpacked her travelling
bag on the first day home after the
honeymoon, she held solitary inquest
over her dead gayety, her dead am
bition, and with a sort of righteous
dissatisfaction, she buried them.
She hung the marriage license
over the mantle, a God CHESS Our
Home over the door and basking in
their atmosphere she called her
struggles at an end.
Her life thereafter became a sue
cession of be-fowered kimonos and
soft-soled house slippers. She be-
came a fiat-souled somebody, verify
loving the routine which mired her.
There was nothing about her remi-
niscent of the scintalent, gladstone
girl he had married.
There was no play which could
lure her out in the evening and no
friend whose friendliness prompted
an invitation from her.
Her husband knew when he came
home just what she would say. He
knew Just what she would ear. He
knew just how they would spend the
evening. Every time he closed his
eyes at the office he could see the
pudgy toes of the soft slippers polk
Ing IN ana out with the movement
of her rocker under the hem of her
voluminous garment with its mad
dening design. He came to where
he hated the toes. He was sure that
some time he would begin counting
the times they came in and out.
But he didn't.
French heels, frivolously swirling
skirts, smartly coiffed locks, lifting
laughter i~ntervened and kept him
spinning along with such dizzying
rapidly that he forgot the slippers
and their tormenting toes. He for
got the kimono. He forgot every
thing but life and change.
And when his wife filed her d.
vorce complaint. naming another
woman, and said for herself that she
had been a faithful wife, had mend
ed his clothes, baked. cooked and
spent her evenings at her W
hearth While her husband had al
ways been FESTIVE, wanting to go
about and entertain
Even the judge pitied her for her
stupidity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
HEART SICK

Cndpler 90
My dinner was a great success.
1t was followed by another. my aunt
entertained always in a lavish man
ner, the much sought after Ribbles
became great friends. / promised to
spend some time with them when l
went to Florence, a thing | had nc
immediate intention of doing.
you see, | knew / could do it,"
Aunt Harriet chuckled n after
noon. "All l had to do was to pro-
duce you, looking like a debutante,
then mention casually a long and
mysterious story of marital unhappl-
ness, and excite their curiosity. 1t
stimulated their interest, naturally
they wanted to know more about
this demure little creature with the
extraordinary history" j,
I'd rather be liked for myself
than for my past" 1 remarked icily.
"Oh, my dear, how very ingenue
of you." Aunt Harriet said. And
that finished me completely.
Colin came in for tea late one af-
ternoon. The studio was full of
people-as it always seemed to be
on those days when 1 was at home:
Colin sat quietly smoking, hunched
up, as usual, on the least comforta-
BILE chair he could find. But this
time it happened to be a great stool
before the fire, an odd piece of fur
, niture that looked like nothing so
much as a short-legged table whose
top was upholstered and covered in
tapestry. On this curious and rather
handsome piece Colin perShed him
self, smoked one cigarette after an
other, and waited until my guests
had gone.
When the last one left, I came
back into the room, and threw my
self down on a great soft couch that
stood near the big "foot-stool."
$50 you've done for Gwen" Colin
observed, his green eyes twinkling a
bit as he looked at me.
Done for Gwen! What do you
mean"
cut her, had her sacked, dropped
her" he e~lucidated. Even my hum
BILE art student friends talk of it.
It's all over town. You and your
clever aunt got from her, her one
valuable asset. Then you throw her
Dver."
Colin! You're making me sound
like a villainess from a melodrama
-
Didn't you? Gwen was counting
on the Ribbles to remark her totter-
ing social reputation here. Your
aunt alone could not have gotten
them but she managed it with you.
They're much taken with you.' He
smoked on, his queer green eyes
fairly boring into me.
Il don't know what Aunt Harriet
did, and l don't care. I'm tired.
Don't lecture me. Colin dear. Give
me a cigarette"
Really want one? You needn't
smoke because I'm here"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13

Make things which are worth
while as attractive as those which
are not and the result will be a bet
ter standard of living and a better
educated people.
Thus Mrs. Ida Kruse MacFarlane,
teacher of English at Denver Uni
versity, according to her W policy.
plans the wardrobe for her teaching
and lectures with utmost care.
She confesses hat She devotes
hours to the study of her gowning
and denies interest in clothes is a
sign of superficiality.
school teachers" says Mrs. Mac
Farlane, should dress more attrac-
lively than motion picture stars. For
how can we expect young people to
love the cultural if it is presented by
folk who look like the disinherited.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
KEYPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Jewell,
of lakewood Park, have returned
from a vacation spent in the Adiron-
dacks and at Asbury Park.
Mrs. Samuel Sternberg and chill
dren, of New York. are the guests of
the formers father, NJ. Levine.
Mrs. j. ID. Cameron, of Harris
burg, Pa, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Charles Smith.
Mrs. j. Golding, of Brooklyn, has
returned after having been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Jewell,
of lakewood Park.
Mrs. John Templeton and grand
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

A delicious sweet can be made of
ripe tomatoes. When fruit is hard
to find and expensive tomatoes may
be used as a butter"
The little yellow variety is per-
hapS more delicate and makes a
more attractive marmalade than red
tomatoes, but if the yellow ones are
not available try the red. The first
recipe is better made with red thar
yellow.
Red Tomato Butter
One-half bushel tomatoes, G
pounds sour apples, s pounds sugar,
4 lemons, 1 teaspoon ginger.
Wash tomatoes and pour over
scalding water. Slip off skins. Pare
core and quarter apples. Put ap.
pies and tomatoes in preserving ket-
tie and cook for one and one-hali
hours. Add sugar, ginger and lem
n cut in thin slices and cook unit
the consistency of marmalade. Pour
into sterilized pint jars and sea-
while hot.
Yellow Tomato Preserves
One peck small yellow tomatoes
g~ranulated sugar, l lemon.
Scald tomatoes and slip off skins
Weigh. Use as many pounds oil
sugar as there are pounds of fruit
Use 1 lemon to every 2 pounds o1
fruit or the lemon may be omitted
Add half as much water as there Is
sugar and boil for three minutes
Add tomatoes and lemons, the lem
ons should be sliced very thin, and
cook until the tomatoes are trans
parent. Pour into sterilized pin
Jars and seal while boiling hot.
Mock Figs
Eight pounds tiny tomatoes, either
red or yellow; 3 pounds brown
sugar.
Scald tomatoes and slip off skins
Pick with a needle to prevent burst
ing. Put layer for layer of sugar
and fruit in a crock and let stant
over night. Drain off the juice an(
boil to a thick strip. Add the to-
matoes and cook until Transparent
but perfectly whole. Skim out or
platters and dry in the sun, adding
strip as fast as it dries in. Pack il
layers, sprinkling powdered sugar
yer each layer. Large coffee can!
lined with waxed paper are idea
for packing. These sweetmeats will
be found quite as good as real fig
in many puddings.
Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
terprise)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
Family Splits
Bottle Six Way

One Bottle of Sweet Dreams Mosdui
Remedy Makes Nightly Rounds.
1t takes exactly six beds to accor
modate the children or a couple vi
took the advice of our late Colonel. 0I
bottle of Sweet Dreams makes its night
visit to each bed. go
From this we learn that It doeSl
take a bottle for each bed in your hou
but one bottle can be used on all 7
beds. Just pass it on.
This ettufe makes restfu. sleep cor
awfully cheap. Remember: One bot
of Swee; Dreams will keep all mosqi
toes off all your beds all night.
l When mosquitoes are troublesome,
Swees Dreams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
WHEN A WOMAN TELL
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

me so highly?" Philip was smilin
THAT isn't a hint, is it. Phil
Lila a showing her claws in spi
of the laughter in her voice.
"Of what, Lovely Lady?" Phil
Ames yawned.
Has it really come to that?' n
smile of Mrs. Ames face was fob
suddenly of its lovey veneer al
was disclosed naked-an ugly grin
ace. 4
You're too sensitive, LIZ
Philip Ames was standing. Wi
elaborate care he brushed some Il
visible thing from his coat and tht
left us.
copyright, 1921, by the Newspap'
Enterprise.) s
Ito be continued.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Scaled proposals will be received by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders Of Middle
sex County at their room in the County
Record Building, Bayard street, New
Brunswick, N. j., at $3.50 p. NJ, on Thurs
day, September /, 1921, for constructing
concrete culvert. known as Bridge No.
211, Aqueduct-Plainsboro- Cranbury. Gran
bury Township, Middlesex County, N. j.
according to plans and specifications on
file at the offices of Alvin B. Fox, 10
Smith Street, Perth Amboy, n. j., and f.
william Hilker, County Treasurer, New
Brunswick. N. j.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of 100000
without any conditional endorsement and
payable to the order of +. William Hill
ker, County Treasurer. which check shall
be forfeited should the successful bidder
fail to enter into contract and give bond
within ten days from the award of the
bid.
The successful bidder will be required
to execute a surety company bond in
the full amount of the contract price,
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids, II in their opinion
1t is for the best interest Of the county
so to do.
ALVIN b. FOX,
5576-S13-20-27 County Engineer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13

son, Gratien Brice, have returned
from a two weeks visit in Maine
with the formers daughter, Mrs.
Wallace A.. Jack and family.
j. Burgess Davis has purchased
the electrical business conducted
here by the Herbert Electrical Com
pany. Mr.. Davis will take possession
on August Is, the business being
conducted in the Ogden block on
Front street.
A car was struck on the Walnut
street crossing, known as h stone
road, on Thursday night, the car be-
ing badly wrecked. The three oc-
cupants escaped injury.
M. Van Brake, of HaZlet, had the
misfortune to stall the engine in his
.Scripps-Booth car while crossing the
tracks at Hazlet on Thursday and
efforts to stop an approaching train
were of no avail, the Ear being en-
tirely demolished, although Mr.. Van
Brake was not injured, having left
the car when he found it impossible
60 avoid being hit by the train.
The big bazaar to be conducted for
a eek at Beach Park by the Key
port Engine Company opens this
evening. Special features will be
presented, several of which are en-
tirely new. The grounds have been
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion with numerous electric lights.
will be provided.
Rev. A. C. Brady, pastor of Cal
vary M. L. church, will leave for his
annual vacation on Monday to be
spent at Clarke's Landing at Point
Pleasant. On Sunday, August 81.
Rev. w. w. Carhart will be the
speaker at the morning service,
while in the evening an Anti-Saloon
League speaker will be present and
Daniel NJ. Decker will be in charge.
On Sunday, August 2S, Rev. J. H..
Cam of Atlantic Highlands will oc-
cuDy the Dulpit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13

on my IeeC ana
was never without
"a headache. If
walked up town !
Thought / would
drop and many a
time | felt so bad
| had to go to bed
and Twas not able
to do much of my
h ousework. /
have hemor-
rhages every two
weeks and drag
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
Mrs. WHITMAN
TESTIFIES
Declares Lydia E. inkham's Vege.
table Compound to Be the Best
Medicine for Girls and Women

Hamilton, Ohio. -"Ihad such awful
pains in my back / could hardly stand
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13

Educators must dress in keeping
with the things they represent If
they hope to compete with other in
terests in life. Education must be
made so beautiful that it is irresist-
ible."
Clothes should be planned, accord
ing to Mrs. MacFarlane, on a five
year basis and some particular color
scheme should be dominant SO that
various accessories can be changed
and the frocks can be combined
well for r~emaking.
In the selection of accessories, says
Mrs. MacFarlane, is the greatest
danger. No ornament should be
worn simply because it is pretty. If
it does not blend with the general
scheme of the gown and has not a
reason for being. it should not be
worn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-13
To Keep
Yourself Well

Send name and address for per-
sonal reply to Information Edi-
tor. U. S. Public Health Service,
Washington, D.. Q.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-08-19
'ADvENT|STS ONE
IN HOLDING THE
BIBLE IS I RUE
Continued from Page ~

addition those who had never attend.
ed the academy. And those who had
been students made 1t their business
to win others to the opinion that they
ought to attend a Christian school. A
lively discussion of the various
, courses, as well as demonstration OF
the vocal and instrumental training
received there, also the cooking was
tested in serving light lunch to the
guests. All pronounced this most
graphic way of presenting the work
of the school and the loyal spirit OF
the students.
There was a full and free discus.
sion of the question of dancing, Jazz
music and other forms of question.
able amusement. 1t did the hearts of
the parents good, after having sacri-
feed to have their young people in
school, to have them stand loyal for
the principles for which the school
stands.
Services are held twice each day
for the children and for the young
people. Elder Andross makes this his
special work. He has able local as
sistants, and some most interesting
services are being held. A large mum.
ber Of the young people will go for
ward i'm the sacred ordinance of bap-
tism before the close of the meetings.
Prof. j. p. Neff, of Washington, d.
c., who Is the educational secretary
for the Columbia Union conference,
gave an address in the afternoon,
which was an earnest appeal for true,
higher education.
At 8 p. m. in the large pavilion, af.
ter special music by two male quar-.
tets, trombone and cornet trio, a
duet, soprano, with the wonderful saw
music of Mr.. Townsend, whispering
Hope" Elder NJ. r. Coon, pastor OF
the Cleveland church, spoke on the
Inspiration of the Scriptures" He
stated that the church today was
drifting far away from the Bible.