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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09
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BULLETINS BY THE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIE TY


Bay of Acre and look south toward
Caesarea, built by Herod and named
for Caesar, where Peter preached
and Paul va jailed. Or he may
turn north toward Tyre, proud port
of Phoenicia. In the nearer fore
ground will be the ruins of Athlit,
with the remains OF q castle built by
the Knights Templar, and the York
town of a t~wo-century Holy War.
Carmel itself. he will recall, was
Solomon's smile when he said of a
bride Thine head upon thee is like
Carmel And upon Carmel Elijah
Knocked the prophets of Baal. built
an altar upon which the fire of the
Lord fell. and consumed the burnt
sacrifice
"At his feet lies Haifa, which leaps
forward to the Middle Ages, because
it was taken by Tanered during the
Crusades. Even medieval events are
but memories there. The present
town of about 10000 souls is mod
ern. 1t received an impetus when
William. then Emperor Of Germany,
visited the city in 1898, went the
rounds of German schools and soap
factories, ordered tablets to be erect
ed to remember him by, and grant
ed a subsidy on account of the four
ishing German colony there"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

While the guns OF publicity are be-
ing trained on the subject of cancer,
It is opportune to tell a Few facts
about cancer hat cannot De too Of
ter repeated and should be known
by every person over 80 years of age.
/. Cancer at the beginning is
usually painless and its onset for
this one reason is especially dan
gerous.
2. Cancer is at first a small local
growth which can be safely and
easily removed by competent sur
gical or other treatment
8. Cancer is no. a constitutional
or blood" disease.
4. 1t is not contagious.
5. 1t is. practically speaking. not
hereditary.
6. Every lump in the breast
should be examined by a competent
doctor.
z. Persistent abnormal discharge
or bleeding is suspicious.
s. Sores, cracks, decorations,
Jumps and ulcers that do not heal,
and warts, moles or birth-marks
which change in size, color or ap-
pearance, may turn into canoe I'M
less treated am cured.
8. Probably sixty per cent of the
cancers of the rectum are first re-
| garded as piles. Insist on a thorough
medical examination.
10. Continual irritation in some
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

"a man who could hover about
Broad and 42nd street in New York
for a year and escape attention
would be comparable to Haifa. COM
paratively obscure along a littoral
necked by Tyre and Sidon and GAIA
and Jaffa, with Damascus and Jeru-
salem in the h~interland," says a bull
letin of the National Geographic
Society concerning the city which,
dispatches state, is to be a free port
by agreement of British and French
manufactures of Palestine and Eyria,
respectively.
"Haifa now bids fair to emerge
upon history's page as one of the
free ports of the world-a Who's
Who of cities ranging from Ham
burg to Macao and from Marseilles
to Trieste.
Gateway to Armageddon
1.-THE paradox of Haifa is that it is
geographically associated with
Mount Carmel and the great plain
of Esdraelon, the Armageddon of
Bible times; but historically it is
linked closer to Berlin, Buffalo, N. Y.
and the Crusades. a..
"One may stand upon the slopes of
Mount Carmel where 1t almost
achieves being a promontory at the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09
Daily Letter by Frederic J. Haskin

AS she was entering the hotel,
the hotel starter thrust a small
piece of cardboard into her hand.
while you were talking with
the driver, I looked at the meter
and it registered $3.50" he said.
Here is the number of the cab.
If you will report this to the Ii
cense bureau it will see hat you
get a refund"
1t did. And inasmuch as this
was the second complaint register
ed against the same driver, he was
deprived of his license.
The moral of this story is quite
plain. If you have reason to be-
-.c that You are being overcharg-
ed by a New York taxi chauffeur,
don't waste time in argument and
recrimination. If a policeman hap
pens to be within hailing distance,
tell your troubles to him. If not
simply take the number of the cab
and If possible the number of the
driver, exhibited on his shield, and
seek the little court room in Gen.
ter street. Here you are apt to
meet your taxi robber face to face.
In all likelihood he will protest his
innocence swear that he has never
seen you before and claim that he
was i'll in bed at home on the day
you say he overcharged you. But
if you are able positively to iden-
tify him, the odds are all in your
favor. For long experience has
taught the Department of Licenses
that people do not make the labo-
rious trip to Center street unless
they have substantial grievances.
In accordance with rules laid
down by the department the driver
of a public hack must produce, up
on demand of its officials, a record
OF all trips made by his vehicle dur
ing a period of so days prior to the
demand. Such a record may often
for the driver himself or his pas
senger not only In cases of this
.A4iu bat in important criminal
cases. The driver who fails to pro-
duce such a record or who presents
one of questionable authenticity is
not at all to be envied.
The department also has a list
of other rules with which the wise
driver will comply. 1t is specified,
for instance, that he must be at
least Il years old, of sound ply
sique, with good eyesight, and not
subject TO epilepsy, vertigo, heart
trouble or other infirmity of body
or mind which might render him
unfit for the safe operation of a
public hack in crowded traffic.
Qualifications of a Taxi Driver
"He must be able to read and
write English" the rules continue
have progressed as far as first pa
pers toward naturalization, if alien
born, must be clean in dress and
person and not addicted to the use
Of intoxicating liquors. He must
present satisfactory testimonials as
to character and previous record,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

@. What is meant by the check
OFF, SYSTEM, concerning miners?-
w. S. c.
A. The check-off system refers to
an greeme between mine opera
tors and the Union, by which the
dues of union miners are deducted
from their pay and RENTED direct
TO the union officials authorized TO
receive them. This follows the sys-
tenn by which the accounts carried
at company store. rents. etc, are de
Quoted from the miners pay.
@. Please give the length and
diameter of the longest watermelon
grown in the United States.-H. ".
II.
A. The Department of Agricul-
lure says there have been exceed
ingly large watermelons grown in
Missouri and Texas. In Missouri
there have been a number of mel
ons ranging from so to 30 pounds
in weight. They recall one that
weighed 106 pounds and was n
yard and two inches long.
@. How many railroads are there
in the United States?-I. C. c.
A. The 1920 figures show that
there are 1S7 Glass l railroad; 321
Class ii, 416 Glass III, and 247
Class Nv (~switching and terminal
roads). This makes a total of
LII railroads in the United States.
O. Why has Venus de Milo no
arnis?-V. W.
A. 1t is generally believed by art
authorities that Venus de Milo had
arms. These were broken off be-
fore the statue was discovered, af-
ter having been buried for a great
period of time. The position OF
the arms has been the subject of
endless discussion.
@. Do they have sever storms
in Florida ?-J. N. c.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
severe storms of the West Indian
hurricane type occur at irregular
intervals during the late summer
and early autumn months over our
southern districts. Aside from
these severe storms of other char.
acter are infrequent.
O. How many diamonds have
been found in the diamond mines
in Pike county, Arkansas?-G. S.
A. We are informed that more
than 5000 stones have been taken
from this mine.
Q. When, where and by whom
was lue lltdIlC puiiI Nds Sht
ever in an American port?-F. s.
A.. The Titanic was built by
Harland and Wolff at Queens Is
land, Belfast. The keel was laio
on March 81, 1909. The vessc.
sailed from Southampton on its
maiden voyage, to New York
April ~, 1912. She never reached
an American port.
@. What city in Africa is the
largest?-I. N. r.
A. Cairo, the capital of Egypt
is the largest city in Africa.
@. What combination of cards
will coun. rs and &c in cribbage?
A. There are no combinations OF
cards in cribbage which will total
25 or rs. The totals 10 and 81 are
also impossible to make.
Q. I understand that fighting
ships of $50 years ago had copper
bottoms. Why were they used ano
how thick were they?-C. L. A.
A. The Navy Department says II
is true that fighting vessels of 151
years ago had copper bottoms. The
copper was extremely thin, al.
though the thickness is not given in
old records. 1t was used to pro.
tect vessels against worms and bar.
nacles. The plates were applied or
the outside of the hull. This prac.
tice was principally used by mer
of, war, but a few merchant vessel
also used the copper plating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The idea
Of comforting a nations proudest
honors on the bones of an unknown
soldier, as will be done by the
United States at Arlington National
Cemetery on Armistice Day, was
first put forward in England by
Nathaniel Railton, a young clergy
man and war veteran.
According to information reach
ing American Legion headquarters
here, England's initiative in hold
ing a great public mourning service
at the bier of n of her nameless
heroes. wa taken after Railton had
published in a London paper an
open letter addressed to- the Eng
iIsh public.
This article pointed out that
many thousands of soldiers had died
on the battlefield for their country
and their ideals and had gone to
their graves unidentified, and urged
that such a soldier. utterly lost in
the great holocaust. typifed more
perfectly than could any other of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09
Questions Answers

n reader eau get the answer TO
anv Question BY writing The Perth
Ambuy Evening News Information
bureau, Frederic J.. Haskin. DIRECTED.
Washington. ID. C. n ouer ap-
oiies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medicinal and financial troubles. 1t
does not attempt to settle domestic
froubles. nor TO undertake exhsus-
i've research on any subject write
YOUR question plainly and briefly.
Tive full name and address and en-
.lose Two cents IN stamps for return
POSTAGE. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09
LOUIS B WATSON

es5 RECTOR STREET
Tel. 2fS-R Perth Amboy. n. j.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Affiliations for Soldier Bonus. Civil
War. Spanish-American Veteran and Wild.
ow's Pensions a speciality.
Open Every Evening from = to 8 r. NJ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

DR.. O'Malley says there will be no
more blends, but the brunets may
change their minds.
The worlds heart goes pity-Pat.
Harding is a Doctor Of Laws. They
need one.
There will be Ave (5) paydays in
December.
The woman who paid $4,000 for
a fur coat needs it after getting
skinned that way.
Love is blind. They make it in
the dark.
"Standpatter" is what we do from
Congress.
Days are getting so short we
should have eight a week.
"Gosh'-it almos. rhymes with
Foch.
Old debts would be easy to pay il
it wasn't for the new ones
Some women who wear what they
choose don't do enough choosing.
When you change your mind. mind
your change.
Grand opera is THE thing
| writes a critic. Some folks say THE
THING is grand opera"
What we need is a hen that will
lay t~hirty-cent eggs.
One health hint is marry the cook.
Probably the most congested cor
ner in the country Is the one pros
| perity is hanging just around.
There would be more astronomers
if stars wore tights.
A crouch a day will keep good
luck away.
A New York spirirualist claims he
| Is dead. Where-from the neck up?
I'm Naples they cook with volcano
steam" Regular mountain ranges.
When the frost is on the pumpkin
and the folders In the shock, the
corn is in the jug.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

NEW YORK CITY, Nov. G.
Anybody who has ever had occa-
sion to use a Manhattan taxicab
will be glad to know that a reform
movement is now in progress
among taxi drivers here. They have
decided to abandon their bold, bad
ways in favor of a life of virtue.
| Sir Galahad is their working model
this year instead of Captain Kidd.
Honesty, accuracy. courtesy and
cuicl1 service are the new slogans
of the new League of Independent
TaSi Chauffeurs which recently an
nounced that il would exclude its
membership and seek to have pun
ished any driver found guilty of The
piracy methods so much in vogue
last year.
While it might be pleasant to
assume, Gentle Reader, that this
cudden change of heart on the part
of taxi drivers is a sign of i'm
provement in the human race. we
cannot ignore the fact that it is
doubtless dictated by expediency.
Har dtimes have hit the taxi bust
ness a particularly heavy whang.
Many people, judging from pain
full experience that all taxi chauf-
feurs are robbers, will walk miles
rather than use a cab while the
rapidly decreasing number who do
use them are most careful TO see
that they are not cheated.
Last year when the public's
pocketbook was considerably fatter,
il could afford to be a bit careless
in the matter of taxi fares, but now
at the first suspicion of overcharge
it calls a policeman or reports the
matter to the city license bureau.
The complaints of citizens against
taxi drivers are heard every Friday
afternoon in the little court room
attached to the Department of Ii
censes at 81 Center street. They
are nearly always proved to be JUS
tilted. in which case the driver is
ordered to refund to the passen-
ger the amount of overcharge and
is lucky if he does not also have
his license suspended.
A Typical Case
On the Friday we attended the
tribunal, for example, a young wo-
man complained that she had been
compelled to ray a taxi driver IS
for a trip which should have cost
but $3.50. She had hailed a taxi
cab in West Eighty-sixth street
and asked the driver how much it
would cost her to drive to a Thir-
tythird street hotel. About So"
he replied. Whereupon the young
woman got into the cab. At the
entrance of the hotel, however. the
driver insisted that owing to several
delays in traffic the meter register
ed SIS. The passenger protested,
but finally paid the bill to avoid a
discussion that was attracting at
tention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09
LoCKsMITH

Locksmith and General Repair Siop
Lawn Mowers Hesharpened.
Baby Carriages Repaired and Retired
ID. DEKoFF. sos HIGH ST.
Corner Smith.
Phone z2ss Perth Amboy. N. J,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-09

There would be more astronomer
if stars wore tights.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

could ship a sheep to Chicago for
more than cents, lis pay for a
whole sheep, and transport coal to
places where corn is being used for
fuel, where it is now selling at IL
cents a bushel, and the railroads,
charge more per bushel to transport
it than the corn farmer can sell it
for at his home.
There are said to be more than
five million of working men who
can get no work to do, and Of
course are to be supported by pub
lie charity, unless they steal their
living. These are called ''unem-
ployed"
1t is said they would be delight
ed to get So per day, to do any
work that they are competent to
perform. If they could fill a fire
mans place or a brakeman's place
on railroads, why not?
The railroads of this country have
been granted charters to construct
the roads and the government gave
millions of acres Of public lands in
the west to help them to build the
roads. They promised to transport
freight and passengers safely, and
to be responsible for a general ap-
probation Of these chartered pr1Vl-
leges and to deliver everything safe
ly and in due time and order. AS
it looks to the old woman before
mentioned the time has also come
to withdraw charters and punish
those who refuse to transport, ex-
cept at famine prices. The country
got along fairly well without an
Interstate railroad commission or
any other sort of labor or CONT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29
School for Killers
Z Operates in Russia

LONDON.-"Special courses for
executioners," according to the No
vaya Russkaya Zaizn, of Helsingfors,
quoted by the London Daily News
correspondent, are the latest feature
Of the Russian education. The pa
per quoted is an organ Of white"
Russian opinion, but in support of
its euphemistic announcement of the
Soviet newspapers themselves that
special courses have been inaugu-
rated in Moscow ''for executors of
verdicts of the courts"
Only reliable agents of the Tcheka
extraordinary commission) and of the
Soviet police are eligible for instruc-
ton, in connection with which, it
would appear, there have been estab
lished museum, laboratories and,
grimest sounding of all, an Jana
tonlical cabinet"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

Progress of Drainage in Georgia.
Georgia is making connmendable
progress in the drainage of con-
siderable part of her farm land that
has hitherto not been brought under
cultivation, At the present time
there are S10,732 farms in the state.
Some progress has been made in
draining land on 1921 of these
farms. There are still 34,337 farms
on which draining operations must
be undertaken. It would appear,
therefore, that drainage work is in
progress on about one-third of the
farms where this operation is deem
ed essential in order to bring the
land into the best condition for crop
production.
Up to the present time drainage
has been provided for about 974 =
6SS acres, or IL per cent OF all the
land in farms in the state. We still
have to drain ,S19,611 acres. which
represents 7.2 per cent of the to-
tai land in farms in the state. AT
the present time 65,45 acres OF
drained land are being cultivated
in Georgia. The capital required
for the completion of our drainage
enterprises is 81 ,09S, $4,000. OF this
amount $794,5S5.00 had been invested
I'D to December 81, 1913. 1t will,
therefore, cake something like $685.
65400 to complete the projects I'M
der way.
Much of the drainage work which
has been completed has been car
ried forward in the Piedmont Sec
= ton of Georgia. A large number
of our rivers originate in that part
of the state. The hilly country in
sures their having a devious course
on their way to the sea. Is re-
suit there are many wide bottoms
which may be under water at times
or are subject to periodic overhoWs.
These bottom lands constitute the
richest and most fertile soil areas
of the state. Their reclamation is.
therefore, a matter of the utmost I'M
portance. They are admirably
adapted for the production OF corn
and represent one of the most cer-
tain ways of our increasing the
yield of this desirable product IN
a section of the state where gram
production needs to be emphasized
very strongly. The reason for TINS
lies in the fact of the recent Doll
weevil finfestation, thereby neeessl'
tating the farmers of north Georgia
diversifying their production more
than has been practiced in the past.
If we can increase our output or
corn materially we can then enlarge
our herds of cattle and hogs. By
this means we can maintain soil
fertility, find ready market for
all the grain we can produce
at a profit and so prepare this
section of the state to institute that
new type of agricultural practice
which the boil weevil infestation
necessitates.
In view of the fact that there is
still much land which needs to be
drained in the state it will not be
inappropriate at this time to present
a resume of the more important
terms and definitions used in con-
nection with the report on drainage
operations in Georgia as set forth
in the Fourteenth Census of the
United States.
drainage enterprises comprise
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

flowers and would like to
hat charming who
has florist shop in Atlanta.
shop purchase bulbs some for forcing
told her what hard time
plants from bulbs from growing
especially TULIPS then she
Put bulb in a a if wish to
with good dirt set
and bit of the bulb above the dirt
until bubbles stop rising
dig ground leaving several inches above the top
the not stable fertilizer top OF the
good layer of earth, leave for three monthhat
bring into the house
water and in few days you flower spike
shoot up and you healthy Towering plant II
layer of dirt on the
will be apt to burn If don't
am tulips, try some bulbs and
Tulips require much water than
other bulbs revive if allowed to dry out.
~ $1,000 Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29
HOW TO DARKEN
GRAY HAIR
A Cincinnati Barber Tells How to
Make a Remedy for Gray Hair

A well known resident Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, who has been a barber
for more than forty years, recently
made the following statement:
Anyone can prepare q simple
mixture at home, at very little cost.
that will darken gray hair, and
make it soft and glossy. To q half
pint of water add 1 ounce bay rum,
a small box of Barbo Compound and
IA ounce glycerine. These ingre-
dents can be bought at any drug
store at very little cost. Apply to
the hair twice week until the de-
sired shade is obtained. This will
make gray-haired person look
twenty years younger. It is easy
to use, does not color the most
delicate scalp, is not sticky or
greasy and does not rub off. "--tAd-
Vertisement)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29
" THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND THE MODERN HOUSEWIFE
IDalyDepditt1,5D0iC2e"
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ter than any other girl he ever saw.
Do you think we are too young to
marry? I have brown hair. fair
complexion and blue eyes.
Sincerely expecting some good adj
vice to
A LONELY GIRL.
Yes, think you are too young
to marry. Wait until you are
eighteen, anyhow. You are too
young to take upon yourself
the responsibilities Of married
life and you haven't had time to
form any ideas about life, what
marriage means. And it is best
to wait several years longer,
then you will be able to under
stand more thoroughly the duties
connected with married life.
Wait.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

merce commission for consider
able number of years. When the
road gets too rocky to travel, after
it fails to be kept UP in workable
order, we gradually leave that sort
of a road, make a new one, and
let the other alone.
If the present owners of rail
roads cannot be. coaxed and per-
suaded to do the fair thing by tSe
government and the tax payers,
then it will be wise to build some
other roads that will have sorSo
mercy on the farmers and shippers
Of the United States.
How does that idea strike you?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

first bottle was gone l found great
relief so / continued using it until ]
had taken eight bottles. Now / am
very well and can do my own house,
work. / can gladly recommend Lydia
E. Pinkham's medicine to suffering
women - Mrs. BERTHA LIERING,
r. F. D., Ravenswood, w, Va.
The ordinary day of most house,
wives is a ceaseless treadmill of wash
ng, cooking, cleaning, mending,
sweeping, busting and caring for
little ones. Howmuch harder the tasks
whensome arrangement of the system
causes headaches, backache, bearing
Down pains and nervousness. Every
such woman should profit by Mrs.
Liering's experience and try Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29
DYED HER SKIRT
~ AND A SWEATER

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guaranteed. Even if you have never
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gist whether the material you wish
to dye is wool or silk, or whether
it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods,
Diamond Dyes never streak, spot,
fade, or run.--(Advertisement).
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-10-29

JrouDle ana IN
| fl "a nm a tion SO
that / was notable
to do my house
work. Iconsulted
several doctors
but none seemed
to give me relief.
/ read in a paper
about Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.
so l decided to try
If and hafnra fhp