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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

George Burkeson.
Violin and Piano Solo, drumming
Bird" by Viola and Howard Fuller
ton
recitation, santa Land" by
Dorothy Fullerton.
Song, Holy Night" by Sunday
school.
Recitation, Wings" by Christina
Johnson.
Recitation. "old Santa Claus" by
Alexander Hamilton.
Song. THE Bells are Ringing" by
five boys, accompanied by Miss Mar
guerite Quish on the piano.
Recitation, Miss Blue Stocking"
by Gladys Stevenson.
Violin and Piano Solo, bright
Eyes" by Violin and Howard Full
lerton.
Recitation. "The Stockings
Christmas" by Elizabeth Bolder-
ston.
Song, "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" by Sunday school.
Recitation, Santa and the
Mouse" by Eleanor Loeser.
Song. "A Christmas Lullaby" by
three girls.
Recitation. 1.-THE Shiniest Dime"
by william Bolderston.
Recitation. "A Christina S
Thought" by Dorothy Stevenson.
Song. Little Town of Bethle-
hem." by Sunday school.
Following the program the Rev.
DIR. Fenton, pastor of st. Luke's
Episcopal church of Metuchen,
spoke of the good work being ac-
complished
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
PLEASING PROGRAM GIVEN
At FOnDS SUNDAY SCHOOL

FORDS, Dec. 3O.-A delightful
program and entertainment "a
presented by the pupils of st. Luke's
Episcopal Sunday school. in the
Fords school, last night in conRec-
ton with the Christmas exercises.
Following the exercises. games were
played. dancing was enjoyed and re-
freshments were served.
The program in detail was as fol-
lows
Opening Chorus. Come All Ye
Faithful" by Sunday school.
Recitation. "A Christmas Carol"
by Claire Hamilton.
Recitation. Gifts for Jesus" by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

his home following a bad stroke yes
terday. Mr. Gravatt for the past
several months has been almost to-
tally blind and had been confined
to his home since the cold weather,
but able to be about quite a little.
Mr.. Gravat. was joking with a neigh
Dor who came in to see him when
the stroke came. His condition Is
serious.
Ferdinand Tedusco. a local build
ing contra stor, has purchased a new
sedan.
Israel Mount of Asbury Park. Wis
tied with friends in this city yester-
day.
A bad section of the pavement at
the n%ortheriy approached the Hole
In the Wall is causing Quite a little
annoyance 20 motorists compelled to
use this thc roughfare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 30
Six more unfortunates suffering
from the ravages Of tuberculosis
have been assured of treatment. as
the f~reeholders yesterday adopted
resolutions authorizing their admit
lance to the sanatarium at Bonnie
Burne.
Hardly a week passes that the
freeholders are no called on TO pro-
vide additional treatments. and ac-
cord.ng to those fighting the disease
there are still numerous cases in the
county which should receive inime-
date attention, but on account OF
the limited facilities those patents
are being neglected.
Three of the patients for whom
provisions were made yesterday are
members of the same family, which
would seem to corroborate the
statements of those f~avoring a
ty hospital that inattention to a suf-
ferer in the early stages would soon
spread the germ among the menu
bers of his family or those with
whom he might come in close con-
tact.
With six more INDECENT patients
TO care for at a rate OF SIT per week
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
GIVES RULING
MI nnIinT liInIT
UIH UUUIlI WITH
Precedent is Established in
Cable Works Case, Mr..
Stricken Points Out

When the writ OF c~ertiorari was
served on the city at the time the
reGistricting ordinance was passed,
City Attorney Leo Goldberger laid
great importance on the fact thai
the writ had not been signed and
sealed, and it was under his instruc-
tions that Mayor William c. Wilson
signed the ordinance, when the writ
was supposed to have restrained the
mayo from making such a move
This maIter has been the cause
of corEfderable dispute between the
attorneys intereSted in the redis-
trigfing, Standard Underground Ca
[.e Company and Lehigh Valley
(ordinances and in order to clear the
issue up, Joseph z. Stricken, who
represents John Seaman the pros
ecutor in the writ granted against
the Standard Underground Cable
ordinance, IooK the matter UP with
the clerk of the supreme court with
the result hat the following letter
from the clerk Of the court makes
clear the issue:
December rs. 1921.
Joseph E. Stricken, Esq,
American Bldg,
Perth Amboy, N. J..
Dear Sir:-Your understanding
of the practice regarding signing
and sealing of ~certioraris issued out
Of this court is correct It is not
necessary to have a Writ of Certio-
rarl signed and sealed by the clerk.
J might add, that when the present
rules were being printed this very
question was taken up with Justice
Parker in regard to making it neces-
rary to have the writs of certiorari
signed and sealed by the clerk, and
he Informed the clerk that the court
lid not think it was advisable to
compel an attorney to send to this
office a writ of certiorari to be sign
ed and sealed.
yours truly.
"ENOCH L. JOHNSON,
Clerk"
Since receiving this information.
AIR. Stricken mas sent the following
-letter to the City Attorney:
December 2s. 1921.
Leo Goldberger. Esq,
'City Attorney,
.City.
my Dear Mr.. City Attorney
Enclosed please nd copy of letter
received by me from the clerk of
the Supreme Court under date of
2Gth instant, which speaks for it
self. If the present Cable Works
litigation accomplishes nothing else
y szwflD at least have established a
lcedent in the practice so far as it
ects the signing and sealing of
- Its of c%ertiorari.
"Yours very truly,
"JOSFPH Z. STRICKER."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
6 More tuberculosis
Patients To Be Treated

for each. the total additional cost
Tor the year viii pass the $4,000
mark, which amount according to
hospital advocates should be spent
in Middlesex county.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
A STRANGE STAR

slipping In at our stable door again.
Hey. come Off thy knees. We must
sleep standing" his mate grunted
warningly.
Hush, Brother. There is something
wondrous In my old stall Something
very small and white! 1t gleameth
as with hoarfrost in the stars light.
1t hath the smell Of lilies. 1t m0veth.
The star can stroke 1t with its long,
pale tongues" He leaned longingly
against the barrier which shut him
away. until it creaked.
The little ass slipped his soft ears
between his own bars and snined In
Quiringly. "Why. It's a child!' he
whinnied with delight. children are
lovely things. His small fingers will
play with my name and he will sing
little songs to me as l bear him along
Look up. little Master. We will see
great days together"
'There, that serveth thee rghtf"
reproved the far OK as the woman
made a quick motion toward the In
Quisitive nose. 'sThy black muzzle
belongeth In thine own manger, Broth
ef ASS"
"She did but brush it aside," the
little gray beast breathed coDtentedly.
"She is pleased that we know her son.
No fear, Brother Ok. Her husband
will not take his staff to us. She Is
gentle, this woman Of mine. Her
child. too, will love US"
But the OK had not drawn back. He
knelt there his broad forehead pressed
against the bars, his wondering eyes
fixed on the new life which was to
shine over the whole broad earth with
q brighter glory than that wondering
star's.-John Breck, in the Detroit
News.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
COST OF HIGHWAY VEHICLES
Operating Surplus War Road
Building Material.

What it costs the government to op-
crate motor vehicles engaged in road
building is shortly to be determined
through a system Of operative records
recently installed by the bureau Of
public roads. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Out Of the surplus war material
turned over to the War department for
distribution among the states, the bu-
reau has retained a large number Of
motor vehicles which are used prin-
cipally on forest road work in the
West. These motor vehicles are kept
at various central points where shops
are maintained for repair work.
Complete records will be kept Of all
oil, gasoline and supplies Of every
kind used by each vehicle. Even the
number Of tube patches will be kept.
Record will also be kept Of the num-
Der Of hours Of shop work required;
Of days idle, and why; Of distances
loads are carried and the character Of
the loads; and the gross income from
the operation of the vehicles. The in
formation thus obtained will be COM
bined with similar information from
some OF the states operating the sur
plus war equipment turned over to
them, and will form q valuable addi-
ton to the knowledge of the cost Of
highway transport.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17

winter in the round towers which vet
remain in many parts of Great Brit
ain, Ireland, France and Spain. The
use of the Christmas tree has descend
ed from the German Druids. The
dressing Of the tree with candles and
presents was feature of their mid
winter festival.
Ivy is not used for Christmas dec
oratiOns, as it was once sacred to
Bacchus and constituted almost the
sole leafy adornment at the Roman
saturnalia. The early Christian clergy.
desiring to wean the people from their
pagan practice as far as possible. for
babe the use Of ivy, and the precedent
still obtains.
In medieval Europe a peacock was
the favOrite dish for Christmas din
ner. After being skinned carefully
the bird was cooked. Then the skin
with the plumage intact was replaced
and the bird served In q manner az
nearly as possible resembling real
life.
Mince pies are first mentioned in
1885 as in common use at Christmas
times. Authorities In the matter then
said they might be eaten % early a.
December Il.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
Birth of New Life Which Was to
Shine Over the Earth.
Conference Of the Beasts Of tho Na-
tivity az Portrayed by lmaoA
native Writer.

xxM~ AREFUL, Brother, thy horns
VI Keep thy head straight. Re
member. tonight we share but
the one stall between US. The man
and his mate, there, have thine" The
little tawny-hided OK Of Palestine on
the farther side leaned hard against
the stable wall
"Tis strange star that shines to-
night" his yOke-fellow answered.
signing restlessly as he turned back
his gaze from the open door. Even
with care their horns clicked In the
narrow space. III men must take
my bed, why did they not turn us out
into the free air? The grass would
have dew on 1t tonight-and I could
watch the star"
"Ho" sn0rted the little gray ass
which had carried hither the woman
who lay stretched on the straw be-
tween them. What grass wouldst
thou pluck from the cobblestones Of
the cityT'
Aye" lowed the first or. There
is hay here: eat and be still. The
star Is no concern OF thine"
The star shineth on the whole
broad earth. Brother. He hath the
peaked hills to wander in, and the
dark valleys. the fields and the towns
alike. l wish I were free like the
star"
Then. like him. thou wouldst come
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
CATARRH, ASTHMA,
BRONCHITIS
All Yield to the Wonderful Heal
Ing and Soothing Qualities
of Nash's Save.

Nssh's Salve Is not "cure-all.' Tit
makers recommend 1t only as relief 70,
catarrh, asthma and bronchitis, although
they have letters voluntarily written by
enthusiastic users who claim TO have
been cured OF these maladies
One thing Is certain the Nash Treat.
ment il a great relief for those who SUI.
fer the Inconvenience of catarrh. the
wheeling of asthma and smothering tor
lures Of recurrent bronchitis.
Upon first indication Of trouble use
Nash's Salve in same manner as for head
colds. If attacks persist rub literally on
chest. It 10 really amazing the benefits
derived from the use Of this now famous
remedy.
Physicians like their patients to use
Nash's Salve because II is applied ex-
ternally and does not interfere with pre-
script1ons intended to cure the cause In
stead of relieving the effect OF asthma
catarrh and bronchitis.
NAsh's Croup-Pneumona Salve II never
sold in bulk: IL comes in % and O-cent
bottles sold by leading druggists.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
AND THEIR ORIGINS
Numerous Yuletioe Ideas Are Relics
OF Pagan Observance, Especially
Those Of Druidism.

nffANY Christmas customs are
gu relics of pagan oDservanees'
especially those Of Druidism,
the religious system Of the ancient
Gauls and Britons. Groves Of oaks
were their chosen retreat, and today
the acorn is found as a Christmas
symbol on some Christmas greetings,
although it is not used as much as
formerly.
Druidism considered mistletoe most
sacred, and when growing on an oak
tree. parasite as 1t is, it was cut with
golden knife by priest clad In a
white robe and two white bulls were
sacrificed on the spot.
The Yule log in England is q relic
Of Druidism. Its name Is considered
corruption Of wheel log" q wheel
In Druidical symbolism typifying the
march OF the sun. The lighting ~
the Yule log harks back to the sacred
dres kindled BY the Druids NJ mid.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
rN@&iql1@na7t1N
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BUILDING OF PUBLIC ROADS
Federal Government and States Have
Completed 7 1859 Miles in Past
Five Years

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture)
On June 80, 1921, the close Of the
fifth fiscal year since the passage OF
the federal aid road act, which is ad-
ministered by the bureau Of public
roads. United States Department Of
Agriculture. the states and federal
government had completed 1859
miles Of road, and 1877 miles were
under construction. Including the
work completed on projects still under
construction, the states have completed
work which entities them to draw on
the federal treasury for $11S,915.515.
There is also a balance allotted but
not yet earned on projects now under
construction amounting to s66, 1916, 63e.
OF the two appropriations which have
been made for federal aid there is now
only $1S,793,544 remaining unobli-
gated. Twelve Of the states have OBJ
ligated their entire allotment and sew
eral others have only a small amount
to their credit.
During the last fiscal year the total
Of completed projects jumped from
LOTT to 7,469 miles, and the projects
under construction increased from a.
80 to 1877 miles. The money
earned by completion Of work has
grown from $4O,O97. 8S1 q year ago to
$11S,915,515 at the end of this fiscal
year. The amount earned during the
year was $78,817. 1884, or nearly twice
as much as the amount earned during
the four years preceding
The new projects submitted during
the year bring the total amount Of
federal aid obligated up to $247, 1885,
456 as compared with 500 $50. 500,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
FOREIGN NEWS,

The Prince Of Wales. who is on q
tour OF India, arrived at Lucknow Fri
day and was enthusiastically welcomed
by the municipal authorities.
The bodies Of only Is of the more
than 100 persons killed in an expo
sion last Tuesday at the Nobel Dyna
mite works at Saarlouis, Rhenish
Prussia. have been recovered. The
number OF injured has not been ascer.
tanned.
The former Turkish grand vizier
Saidai Pasha. was fatally shot Tues
day at Rome. Italy. while walking
through the city. He was rushed to
a hospital, but was dead when the
ambulance arrived. His assailant has
not been apprehended
Statistics have proved that during
the war nearly 100000 women were
drawing pay for their services in Great
Britain. More than 100000 Of them
had never done days work in their
lives before the war
1t is reported that 100 persons lost
their lives last week as the result of
the explosion of an oil tank in the
Nobel dynamite works at Sar Louis,
Rhenish Prussia.
Eighteen gigantic fossilized turtles
Of an unknown species have been un-
earthed near Valencia, Spain
The increased paper currency output
Of the German government during the
last week of November. amounting to
between 4 billion and 5 billion marks,
brings the present total of paper cur
rency in circulation up to 108 billion
marks.
Prime Minister George has definite
ly announced that he has abandoned
his proposed trip to Washington He
will have to stay in England to see
the Irish treaty through the house Of
commons, after which it would be too
late to go, but he hopes to visit Wash
ington if there is another meeting
next year
Both the senate and the chamber of
deputies, Tuesday at Paris, France,
gave votes of confidence to Premier
BRAND on his first appearance before
them since his return from the Wash
ington Conference on limitation of
armament and Far Eastern affairs.
The deficiency in capital in Germany
totaled 1876, 100000 marks in Novem
Der, according to figures showing the
demands by industrialists on the
banks. The capital needed in October
was 1,662,010,0 900 marks, and since Jan.
uary the demands have amounted to
1903. 10000.
General Orellana, chief of staff o.
the Guatemalan army, Friday was
elected provisional president of the re-
public to take the place of Carlos
Herrera, who was overthrow early In
the week.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
GROWTH OF CHRISTMAS TREE
Abandoned Farms in Foothills Of
Green Mount2Ins In Vermont Pro-
vide the TuIetfde Sprouts.

q INCE five million Christmas
- trees are annually shipped out OF
Vermont. 1t Is only natural te
wonder where they all come from
They must come from farms-not
farms operated to produce the Christ.
mas tree crop, but abandoned farmi
where the trees have planted and
reared themselves.
These abandoned farms lie in high
valleys in the foothills of the Green
mountains. One may see sections GOV.
cred by thirty-odd farms, once thriv.
ing settlements, but now all but two
or three may be unoccupied. Such
land, once under the pillow is gradual.
ly coming back to forest. Along the
fern-choked, faintly-traced burrows,
young spruces come up and in the
open sunshine take on q vivid green.
And more than that-the symmetrical
branches are lively green clear to the
ground.
Christmas trees cannot be cut in
areas Of spruce forest, because when
they grow in dense clusters the un-
der branches die for want Of light,
and hence the trees have no value as
decorative Christmas trees.
Few, indeed, see the harvest. One
or two lonely partridge hunters, per-
haps, will see it as it lies covered
with the first early snow squalls in the
mountains. But back in October, when
the days have not lost all of the mel
lowness of autumn, a gang of twenty
choppers will have been busily at
work cutting the scattering young
spruces and tying them with Irvine.
The emitting and bundling is the
easiest part Of the harvest, for the
trees must be hauled for miles to the
railroad, and at this time Of year the
mountain roads are nothing more than
frozen ruts and waterholes. Despite
this fact, however, heavy two-horse
wagons and even motor trucks, bris-
Ting with great criblike bodies, strug-
gle slowly out, loaded high with the
trees. Two horses are able to draw
out at load about seventy trees of
average size.
At the chosen town on the railroad
every disused spot is hired and a
mountain Of trees begins to grow, till
eight thousand Of them may be packed
In solid mass.-St. Nicholas.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
a1A1E AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

o1A1E AND DUN 60 ~ "6"o
More than 100000 railroad employees
Forth OF the Ohio and east OF the MIS-
s,ssippi river will find wage reductions
Of 10 to 80 per cent in their Christmas
stockings il plans formulated at Chi
caso at q conference Of managers ana
supervising officials 60 through the
proposed reductions. which would De-
come effective late this month. must
be submitted to the federal railway
vaxe board for approval or rejection
The proposed project OF creating .
large lake in the Trinity river bottoms
at Dallas by constructing a dam across
the bottom is declared impractical by
General George Goethals IN report
made public this week by the Lake
Dallas Association. which was orgaa-
lied to finance the project
The Southern potato curing plant q
Waxahachie, Texas. was destroyed by
fire Tuesday. causing 4 loss estimated
At $4,000. A huge pile OF baked po-
tatoes marked the site Of the plant.
The port of Texas City handled a.
0eO tons OF sulphur during the month
Of November, according to An an
nouncement made by T. c. Guion, tras.
fic manager, Texas CITY Terminal Rail-
way Company
A slow, drissling rain fell over the
southeastern portion Of the state OF
Texas Tuesday. Wednesday and part
Of Thursday, followed by q cold wave.
doing no damage to crops in any part
and helping conditions In some. accord
Ing 10 various reports.
vital statistics compiled BY the state
health department disclose that during
the meRth Of November. Texas pro-
lucsd 81 sets Of twins and two sets
Of triplsts. They are included In the
enumeration Of the births for the same
month which number 1887. or 628
more than we're reported for the pre-
seding month.
The public school at Hope. near Yoa.
KUN, has been closed indefinitely on
account OF diphtheria in that section.
Thirty Chinese we're arrested. thou
sands Of dollars worth OF drugs con-
fiscated and one Of the most elaborate
opium smoking establishments ever
discovered in Chicago. ILL.,, broken up
by q raid Friday. led by Inspector VII
Nam H. williams and q dozen assist
ants.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
Music and Song Always Assocl-
ated With the yuIetide.
Original Sacred Character % Caroto
Was Almost Lost Sight Of N
thirteenth Century.

~ USIC and song have always been
HBh associated with Christmas.
In Roman Catholic countries,
as early as the Third century, 1t be-
came the custom to usher In the
Christmas festivities with musical
masses.
The practice Of singing carols or
canticles was supposed to recall the
In Excelsis Gloria" Of the angels and
the song Of the shepherds on the
first Christmas night.
A very old carol, published In 1921,
gives an amusing description Of church
revelries:
wooden child in clouts on the altar sat.
About the which both boys and girls do
dance and timely Jet
And carols sing in praise Of Christ.
The priests do roar aloud!
And round about the parents stand
To see the sport. and with their voice
Do help them. and with hand.
At first, carols were generally re-
iigious In character. and were written
with Latin and English words in al
ternate lines, or with a Latin refrain.
The well-known carol
When Christ was born Of Mary free
In Bethlehem. that fair cite,
Angels sang with mirth and glee
In Excelsts Gloria.
and another with q chorus,
Christus natus hodie
The babe. the son.
The holy one
OF Mary.
are good examples of this class.
When the tendency to ribaldry be-
came marked, some Of the carols got
to be very peculiar in subject and
language Joseph is treated with q
great want Of respect, for one carol
runs:
Joseph was an old man,
An old man was he,
When he welded Mary.
The Maid Of Galilee.
Another relates the story Of the
shepherds watching their focks by
night:
A shepard upon a hill he sat-.
He had on him hys tabard and hiatt.
Hys tarbox. hys pipe and hys fagatt:
Hys name was called Joiy-Joly Watt
Having been Informed Of the birth
Of Christ, the shepherd sets OF for
Bethlehem, and on arriving, says:
Jhesu! on Thee my pype.
Ny skyrte, my tarbox and my scrype.
Home to my fellows now will ] skyps.
And loke unto my shepe.
In the Thirteenth century the sa-
cred character Of these Christmas
songs was almost entirely lost sight
Of. The Puritan parliament abolished
Christmas und carols altogether, but
and revelry returned with the
Carol singing. which had fallen into
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-17
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Every Woman Should Read This

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