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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04

Albany surprised the home fans by administ ering two defeat to New Haven, with Marty Murphy, formerly ring in the outfield. Rex Cox twirled the to 0 shutout. while Brown was the winning moundsman in the to 1 win.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-04

THE BROWN DERBY Iineup looked something Hk it's former self with Buck Tai back in action in part of yesterdays game at Waterbury,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
JUST OUT OF PRISON
BY DR.. W. Z. BARTON

been. The people who buy coupons
from you want an honest dollars
worth; that is all. l advise you
never to tell any one that you have
been in prison."
He will not take my advice. That
prison story is worth money to him.
Men tell me that who have never
been in prison, but who just ought
to be there. They want more than
an honest mans chance.
Now, / have visited a good many
prisons, and they are sad places
and IN general l think do more
harm than good; but / have known
very few men who were sent to
prison as a penalty for being good.
Most men who are there richly de-
serve it and when they get out they
deserve just al good an opportunity
to reform as can safely be given
them. 1t is hard enough for a man
to keep up who has never been down
and it is hard for a man who has
been down to get up. And INtry
to help men up. But l do not like
to see any man capitalize his own
unworthiness. And prisoners are
not the only people who do it.
l paid the dollar for the coupon.
I will present it to any one who
wants a photograph of himself. /
have other coupons purchased from
other people who wanted a few
minutes of my time and, incidental
ly, a dollar of my money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
Daily Letter by Frederic J. Haskin

boys leaned during a long service
the old architects played many
jokes They carved ~caricatures even
of bishops and of the pope himself
on these small and little seen mis-
ereres and some of the scenes
which they depicted were not only
profane, but obscene"
World History i'm Stone
An almost literal history OF the
world is to be found in the carv-
ings and sculptures of the churches
temples and cathedrals of various
peoples, ana it is highly desirable
that modern architects should con-
linue to record events in this way.
Search for carvings shedding light
on the life of ancient times is con-
stantly gong on, especially in the
dim hooks and crannies of medie-
val churches, which often conceal
specimens of a most sardonic char
acter AS the meaning is often
conveyed by means of animals, a
knowledge of animal symbols Is nee
cssary III order to understand a
good many of them.
In the eleventh ana twelfth CEN
turtles symbolical animals played a
conspicuous part in church furni-
ture and architecture. This was
largely because the congregations OF
those days could not read, and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09

Five minutes ago l was sitting
here writing, a man was admitted
who asked a few minutes of my time.
That is a poor way to begin. for be-
fore l give away any of my time /
like to know what 1 am giving it
for.
He said II am just out of prison,
and l am selling these coupons at
one dollar each. They are issued
by a photographer and entitle you
to a credit of that amount when
you , 90 to him t9 have photographs
1 asked him. why do you tell
me that you have been in PRISON."
He could not give me a very good
answer.
l said, you want something more
than an honest mans chance"
This surprised him, and he said,
There are not many things which
a man just out of prison can do"
I said, THAT may be true and
this may be one of the things he
a do and an honorable one. If
SO, and the coupon is worth the
dollar. he need feel no shame in
selling it for a dollar. But If the
coupon is really worth the money
he has no need to tell that he has
been in prison."
1 said, II should not have asked
you about your past. For the pur-
pose of this business transaction it
matters not to me what you have
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
a WORD TO THE WISE

There are going TO be a lot of disappointed people OF
New Years Day. TO make sure that you are not one oil them
YOU had better get around to the Perth Amboy Garage Com
pany in Madison avenue and see Max Glplan ABOUT your . <
automobile license. Mr.. Gibian is the local representative
of the State Motor Vehicle Department. He has a full supply
of 1922 automobile licenses on hand and also has a corps oil.
clerks ready, but they have not been very busy thus FAR
You cannot operate a card after December 81 WITHOUT
!, 1000 license. This means a drivers license as well as the
car license. AS the first of the year approaches the rush ior
the new licenses is going to be greater. If you would aYold
standing in line for an hour or more, therefore, you had
better plan to get your new license at once.
Hardly one per cent. of the number OF licenses usually
issued at the Perth Amboy agency have been taken out. The
longer everybody waits the greater is going to be the rush
during the last few days.
Get wise. Take a tip. Go get your 1922 license now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
HASKlN TELLS OF ARCHITECTURAL CARTOONS

only way they could absorb reh-
gious and other instruction was
through symbols of commonly un-
derstood meaning. Thus. the lamb
the lion, the wolf. the horse, fox ass
and eagle all had their significance.
The church was frequently repre-
sented as a flock of sheep or doves;
hle SOU of man by o serpent or
a butterfly: the eagle was q smyboi
Of protection and tha swan, not Of
ten used. was, like the fox, a SYM
Dol of hypocrisy and cunning.
Swans acquired this meaning be-
cause, according to d medieval writ
err, "they have fine wings and yet
can scarce raise themselves from
the earth, so that they are of no use
to them; besides the feathers OF a
swan are white, tC perfection, but
their flesh is very black, as are
hyocrites, appearing outwardly vir-
tuous and icing inwarGly wicked.
The fox won his reputation for
cunning owing to the legend that
when a fox is hungry. Il lies down
in a furrow of the fed n covers
itself partly with earth as though
it had been long dead. Then h
ravens and other rapacious birds
come to devour it, at which it sud
denly leaps up and tears them 70
pieces"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09

Q. Is America" ung to the tune
of God Save the King" d. ii.
A. America" and God Save the
King are sung to the same tune.
Whether the tune was original with
God Save the King" is a matter Of
controversy. 1t is probably much
older than any words nov sung to l..
Almost every, country has set wors.s
to this popular air.
q. How soon after being lais
will the yolk pass through the whit
of an egg and stick to the shell? l..
l.. B..
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that IL would depend entirtiy
upon the atmospheric conditions Ca
the room as to how long it would
take khe yolk of a fresh q to pass
through the white of the egg N
stick to the shell. Some eggs may
be kept two months and not do
this while others might be kept only
five or six days.
@. What per cent of sugar Is there
in the following: raisins, dates and
figs? c. A. b.
A.. Raisins contain 81 per cent.
sugar; dates sc per cent, and figs AS
per cent.
@. Is the country in South Ameri-
ca called Brazil or the United States
of Brazil? E. /. r.
A. The proper name of the coun-
try is United States of Brazil, but
the Pan American Union says that
it is more generally known as Brazil.
The name Brazil is from the Portu-
guese braza meaning a live coal, and
was applied to the country on ac-
/ count of the color of it's dyewoods.
@. Was Cardinal Wolsey put to
death? A. G.. c..
A. Cardinal Wolsey was out Of IA
vOr-ats court, and had been arrested
by the Earl of Northumberland on
the charge or high treason. While
being conveyed to London in cuSce-
dy, he died of dysentery at the abbey
of Leicester.
@. Why are lucky days called Red
Letter Days? B. A. r.
A. In the old calendar Saints
days were marked with red letters.
@. What were the LAS words ut
tered by Jesus Christ? ]. +. T.
A. The four Gospels differ in re-
cording the Saviour's last words. In
Matthew and Mark it says that Jesus
cried with "a loud voice, and gave up
the ghost" Luke says that His last
words were Father: into thy hands
1 commend my spirit" and o
says He said, 1T is finished"
Q. What is meant when it is said
that an airplane taxis? N. M. i.
A. To taxi is to run an airplane
over the ground Or a seaplsne over
the water.
O.. What is a Barmecide feast? p.
r. X.
! A. Barmecide, a character in Ara7<
bian Nights, asked a starving beggars
to dinner and set empty dishes be-
fore him.
@. What will remove the yellow
stain of cigarettes from fingers? v.
G. j.
A. Lemon juice is the simplest
| thing to use on fingers stained from
smoking cigarettes.
@. Was Mother Goose's name real
ly Mrs. Goose? L. j. p.
A. 1t is not known, for certain
hat Mother Goose was a real char
acter. 1t is supposed that possibly
the name is derived from Queen
Goosefoot. or Berthe au Grand Pied,
Mother of Charlemagne. The Queen
was a special patron for children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
nv DIR. r.. II. RISHOP.

bI Dtt. IL. II. BISI1Of.
Nine-tenths of the hurry to dress.
to eat, to work, the hurry to ap-
pointments and the hurry home
from work is foolish and altogether
unnecessary.
The hurry-habit is just one more
~by-product of civilized life and it is
and ill-health. The man who is al
ways in a hurry, as a rule, bolts his
meals, tires his body and strains his
system.
Some one has humorously called
this the Jazz age" and has pointed
out the fact that mans average
length Of life has been extended sew
eral years above the longevity aver
age of a decade or 81 ago.
But 1t is not because of hurry that
mans life has heightened. 1t is be-
cause the general public is becom-
ing more educated to methods OF
keeping well. Science is triumph
ing over diseases which once caused
great plaques and great scourges.
The people who are always in a
hurry are dragging down the aver
age length of life.
In general, the hurry habit causes
much fatigue and it is fatigue that
is an underlying cause of a great
deal OF sickness. This is because
an exhausted body offers but little
resistance to the attacks of any dis
ease germs.
Hard work never hurt any one, but
hurry and hard work cannot be COM
bIned. The hardest workers are the
most careful of their health.
In preventing bodily fatigue, a
great deal depends upon the rate of
speed at which the muscles are re-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
HAURAN AND THE DRUSES

"A people whose religion forbids
them to use alcohol, tobacco or pro-
family but binds them to take a life
for a life when one of their tribe is
killed;
"A people who believe the worlds
population remains ever constant
and times duration to be exactly
343, 900, 900 years;
"A people who have held their
creed inviolate and maintained con-
siderable political independence in a
region destined by its to
become the granary and garden of
Syria
such are the Druses of Hauran
recently reported in revolt against
French administrative officials" says
a bulletin from the Washington, ID.
c., headquarters of the National
Geographic Society.
Prairie is Roman Museum
South of Damascus and east of
the Sea of Galilee stretches the
wind-swept plain, Hauran, prairie
land of Syria, 1000 feet above the
sea, ~red-soiled. bl~ack-rocked, fertile
but treeless. 1t is flecked with ruins
of rock-built cities and villages,
haggard souvenirs of the years when
the long arm of Rome embraced all
this region.
"Set down on the east of this
plain is an u plateau of lava,
El-Leja; with its jagged rim rising
some twenty-five feet around it's $50
square mile area. In the assures
and chasms of this tempest in stone
the Druses "a retreat when hard
pressed and it constitutes an impor-
tant geographical reason for the
e. 81 80 chic
people.
"Nominally Mohammedan. the
Druses have embodied in their faith
features of the teachings of Moses
and Jesus. and supplemented this
mosaic with ideas from various
pagan sources.
Secret Society Features
when a stranger visits "a Druse
home his host places before him two
Jars, one filled with water, the other
empty. If the visitor is a Druse he
will pour the water of into the
other to signify his belief in trans
migration OF souls.
The Druses make ample allow
ance for frailties of human nature
which preclude many from a strict
observance of all their requirements.
They divide their adherents into the
intelligent and the ignorant only
the former being permitted to at
tend the Friday morning services.
The 'intelligents' must undergo a
novitiate after which they return to
their accustomed tasks.
The name, Druses. is traceable TO
Darazi. who proclaimed the divinity
of the Fatimite Caliph, Hakim,
nearly one thousand years ago. The
Druses believe that God revealed
himself ten times in human form,
the last of these incarnations being
Hakim, whose mysterious disappear
ance gave semblance to the prophe-
cies that he is to return.
Follow Early Church PRACTICES
The Maronite ChristianS. who
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
by WN. PHILIP SISIMS
Written Expressly for the NEA


WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Premier
Hughes Of Australia has urged Pre-
mier Lloyd George of England de-
finitely to "cut loose" from America
and line up anew with Japan, ac
oording to Japanese sources.
In Hughes opinion, it was stated.
so far as Australia is concerned it
is better to have a friendly Japan
than a hostile Japan,
mir. Hughes deprecated placing
any reliance on America" q British
authority said. in quoting the Japa-
nese report. for the reason that the
American fleet might be as good as
that OF Japan on paper but could
never be effective in the western
Pacihc.'
Furthermore, the Australian
prime minister Is quoted as saying.
America shows her self interest In
the preferential tolls for the Pan
anna Canal, while as far as being a
force for peace in the Far East, she
had mot even guaranteed the inde-
pendence Z <China."
Only Great Britain, among the
western powers, had done this
No u. S. Foreign Policy
Another thing, Mr.. Hughes is al
eyed 10 have said. America has no
foreign policy and Japan has. The
American policy changes every four
years. Japan is constant.
Mr.. Hughes, 1t was stated, had
said these things in a confidential
talk before the house of commons
In London before he sailed for Aus
tralia and after he had publicly adj
vocatcd the renewal OF the Anglo
Japanese pact.
British opinion. however, is not
unanimously behind Premier
Hughes.
AMERICA has a foreign policy one
wen known British expert on Far
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
HURRY!
COMMON SENSE WAYS TO KEEP WELL

quired to work. Working steadily
but not too fast, the muscles have
the chance to throw off the refuse
products, at the same time bringing
in new fuel or energy for further
work.
Rest is the great repairer of mus
Giles and nerves. 1t gives the mus
cles the time which they must have
to get rid of their poisons and re-
place their small store of energy.
The comparison between the hui
man body and an automobile has
often been used. You cannot use
your car day in and day out, rush
ing to and fro, without taking care
of it. So with the body. Hurry
without sufficient rest, without suf-
ficient time for meals and exercise
always brings a breakdown in the
human machine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
a PacEMaKINo CITY ONCE MORE

IT is an encouraging report that comes from Washing
ton TO the effect that Perth AmbOy leads the state and ranks
second in the whole United States in the matter of increased
employment. OF course, there is still a great deal of unem-
1loyment here. 1t is evident, however, that the movement
is in the right direction and that the outlook for the future is
exceedingly encouraging.
No doubt the excellent record made by Perth Amboy
in This regard is due largely to the efficient work of the COM
saittee ON unemployment which was appointed by Mayor
Wilson a short time ago. This committee has been carrying
ON its work in a systematic manner and it has been able to
secure places for several hundred men since it began to
function.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
Learn One New Thing Every Day
BULLETINS BY THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC sOCIE TY

have interested Bible students be-
cause they adhere closely to so
many practices of the early church,
are neighbors of the Druses. The
latter attacked the Maronites so Wig
orously in 1860 that a French army
was sent to Syria and = European
commission VAS named to conduct
an inquiry into the circumstances.
Once more the Druses found refuge
in the Hauran desert. The army
went home but the commissio.. drew
up a form of government by which
each district was to be supervised
by an appointee of that districts's
religions. 1t was this arrangement
which precipitated the Maronite in
%surrection of 1857, under Joseph
karan.
MT. Hermon is visible from every
part of the plain of Hauran. 1t is
a singular companionship of noble
mountain and noble plain writes
one traveller. To the southeast OF
El-Leja rises Jebel ed Druz upon
which the evergreen oaks seem
especially stately and beautiful af-
ter the treeless expanse of Hauran's
plain"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
MAKE ALLIANCE WITH
JAPAN is PLAN

Eastern affairs stated. the backbone
Of that policy being the Monroe
Doctrine which has stood the test
since 1S23-nearly 100 years.
What Hughes said is true in a
sense" said the Britisher, but in
another it is qnite untrue.
Japan could not declare war on
one Of the British dominions with
out bringing the whole empire into
the struggle.
Must Down Canada
"She could not impose her viii
upon Australia without also reduc-
ing Canada to submission. And no
one can seriously suppose America
would stand idly by while an Asiatic
power was by military, naval or 9TH
err pressure endeavoring to compel
Canada to submit to it's dictation.
Mr.. Hughes sneer at America
for not having guaranteed the inde-
pendence of China becomes gro
tesque when recalls how that
guarantee has operated.
"Of the sincerity of the C
sive British governments that con-
Guided treaties with Japan embody-
ing this guarantee there is no ques-
ton.
1.-THE futility Of the guarantee
however, was demonstrated in the
first five months Of 1915 when
Japan took advantage of the Eu-
ropean war to force her 81 demands
upon China.
THE guarantee which Britain
alone among the western powers
had given has not, since then, been
regarded as more than a scrap of
paper in the Far East.
"Mr. Hughes. perhaps. would be
surprised to learn that in well-in-
formed Chinese circles the guaran
tee which is supposed to prove Bri
tain's moral superiority over the
Urited States is regarded as making
her an accomplice in Japan's ag-
greSsion."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09
Questions Answers

any reader a get the answer 70
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
Washington, d. c. This oner APP
plies strictly "a Information. The
bureau cannot give advice ON legal,
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus-
live research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and en-
close two cents In stamps for return
postage All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09

II am laying for the consumer
says the hen, But the cold storage
men lay for us also.
The least expensive gift is that OF
being pleasant.
"Rules Bees Can Roam at WILL
Kansas headline. Pity poor Will.
When permanent peace comes IL
will be labeled made in u. S."
Theatrical critics hope Lands
fines Ruth a million.
DIR. Katzoff's book, How to Hold a
Husband" says briefly. Use both
arms.
In spite of popularity, the Ar
buckle case Is nothing to speak of.
If things don't come your way
go after them.
Some ms won't be happy in
heaven unless they get new wings
every pay day.
Austria's deficit is $50, 900, ooo, 900
CIOWHS, VI several uOlldTS.
Before disarming, several kickers
will have to be dislegged.
Problems for Billy Evans: "If one
fullback makes three touchdowns.
how many will a sober one maker"
Bandits Run Amuck"-headline.
The "Amuck" must be a hotel.
A mar figures diamonds are worth
$3.50. 600, 900 a ton. Buy now and
avoid the rush.
Says the Jap to the world: whats
10 per cent between friends?"
The Newly-Weds are not as foolish
as the Nearly-Weds.
Sardine packers are threatening
to strike. Street car conductors can
take their'places.
Many men have so much to their
credit they can't ray.
The Christian religion has 500
600, 600 followers. the majority of
which lag behind.
A good recipe for Christmas candy
is: Lead him past one candy store
and tell him how hungry you are"
Only eleven more months until
Thanksgiving. y
EVERSHARP PENCILS
are new but very popular as a
useful, yet inexpensive gift.
Priced from soc to $25. 90 at the..
CITY PHARMACY, INC.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-01-21

son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
O'Connell on January 10.
Lillian and Cora Sax are taking up
dressmaking at Emelia Eck's Shop. IT,.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Erickson
of Hodges on January IL a daughter.
Mrs. O. Thiel went to Beardsley on
Wednesday for a visit at her sons
home.
Nels Anderson, prominent farmer of
Grant county was a Morris visitor yes
terday.
Mrs. P. H. CAVITY and daughter Miss
Ruth, are suffering from an attack of
the grip. q
Mrs. T. A. Olson has as her guest
this week Miss Ida Olson of Sioux Falls,
S. D.
Mrs. l.. C.. Dorweiler of Chokio, was
business caller at Miss Emelia Eck's
Saturday of last week.
Miss Olga Huseth who is teaching
school at Alberta is suffering from an
attack of appendicitis.
The Birthday Club was entertained at
the home of Mrs. G. w. Suckstorff yes
terday afternoon.
Superintendent of Schools Ray Rob-
erts went toN Hancock Tuesday to look
after school affairs
A meeting OF the Yeomen will be held
in .Vinjes Hall Thursday evening, Janu-
airy 27 when the presence of all mem
bers is desired.
There will be dance in District No.
At, known as the Casey school on Friday,
Jan. 21. Everybody invited. Loretta
Barnd, teacher.
Friends of Mrs. Bertha Holmbeck are
glad to learn that she is improving from
an attack of the grip with which she
has suffered the past several days.
Martin BreVig, who for some time has
been employed at the Citizens Bank here
was married to Miss Alma Enger last
Saturday at Starbuck, the brides home.
Mrs. 0. 7. Johnson and Miss Katherine
Griffith entertained a number of their
friends at the home of Mrs. Johnson on
Thursday afternoon at a luncheon, fol-
lowed by cards.
The Morris M. E. church has been
undergoing some improvements the past
week. Among other improvements made
| is repairing of the furnaces and the
| church can now be kept comfortably
warm in the severest weather.