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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
THE WHALE

lttI HALL
The other day | saw a whale, the
first my old eyes ever viewed: II
frolicked on the waters pale, and
made me think ! must be stewed.
For 1 was gazing out to sea, my
mind concerned with fancies light,
a book of verses on my knee, and
not prepared for such a sight. II
seemed a gay and happy fish "a very
optimistic whale, and made the
water go kerswish whene'er II flap
ped its giant tail. An ancient sea-
man at my side looked on, with
trouble on his brow: THE whales
are getting scarce" he cried, I'VE
do not often see them now. The
whale you see may be the last.
where countless thousands used to
Turk; they're killing of the poor
things fast-machinery now does
the work. The risky life seemed
good to me when / fought whales,
in bygone years. but now they
butcher whales at sea as K. c. pack
ers butcher steers. The good old
monsters of the deep don't have a
chance to keep their goats; the har-
vesters go forth to reap the whales
as farmers harvest cats. They used
to haunt this sunny coast, you'd see
them any winter day; but they have
yielded up the ghost, they're killed
and canned and shipped away" And
still the whale seemed void of care,
from every dread and trouble free;
it stood on end and !eaped in air.
and gamboled in a silver sea.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

Sill further and asks for a bond issue Of $s4.-
oOo.0 o IN addition to the 100000 authoriz-
cd last year. This year s4O.ooo.oOo is wanted
10 reconstruct and extend the various state
Charitable and penal institutions-a work that
ourh 20 have been provided for before any tun-
mel and bridge project was entered into-and
100000 70 finance the state highway sys-
tenn FOR which tho original state tax has proven
entirely inadequate.
once more tho people viii be asked to approve
the creation OF this additional state debt. should
.hey do 20 that state debt will then amount to
siOlOOO.OOO with millions yet TO be asked for
the tunnel and bridge projects. It is said that
these latter projects vii be seif-supporting once
they are completed. but that remains to be seen.
The point today II that this enormous state
debt is piing up on which interest must be paid
and a sinking fund created to pay the bonds
when they mature. with the income of the
state hardly adequate 20 meet expenses at the
present time. with all this additional outlay the
only solution seems 70 be a state income tax In
addition TO the federal income tax. In fact. 1t Is
already being talked about.
Ney Workers are already paying such a tax.
They don't like IL at all. but the money for all
these developments must eventually come from
the people. The pace New Jersey is going at
tho present time makes an income tax inevitable
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

The telephone rang an hour g
and 1 was asked to go tomorrow ana
conduct the funeral service of a man
whom I think l have not seen in
five years. He removed from my
town some years ago, and 1t IS long
since 1 met him or heard OF him.
Tomorrow I shall stand beside his
coffin and speak words of comfort
to his family and friends. One thing
springs to my mind, and l shall
never forget it.
Some years ago I travelled in Pal
estine. A year or two before Rev.
Maltbie d. Babcock. an American
minister, had contracted typhoid
fever in Palestine and had died.
When / left the ship at Haifa, l
found some cases of American bot
tied water delivered with me. With
them was a note saying that the
| supply was counted, so that, includ-
ing an allowance for breakage, there
were four quart bottles for each day
of my pilgrimage.
1 hired a donkey for the equiva-
lent of $40 for the whole overland
trip, and he transported the water.
For SIS l could have bought the
donkey outright. His feed cost not
a cent: he lived eff the forage Of the
desert. Every morning l had a
quart bottle of water at my plate at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

of that year..
@. What was the total output of
Portland cement in the United States
during 1920, and how many mills
manufactured It'll. d. P.
A. During 1920, 100000 600 bar
rels of Portland cement was made,
with approximately so mills manu-
featuring it.
O.. 1 sold a full can of cream
which weighed 40 pouhds-test 81
per cent. Next week ! sold another
can which weighed 40 pounds but
was told it tested only 20 per cent.
How could this happen?-O. Il.
A. 1t would be quite possible for
two cans of milk weighing the same
amount to have a different test per
cent, for the eason that this percen-
tage is the butter fat solids, and it
is quite possible for the solids-not-
fat to vary a great deal.
G. Are there any birds which do
not migrate?-B. M. G..
A. The Bureau of Biological Sur
vey says that among the birds which
do not migrate are the red bird,
hooking birls. woodpecker. chicka-
dee and titmouse.
@. What is saka time?-E.
II. c.
A. Saka is a system of reckoning
time employed in India. 1t is used
practically over the entire country.
and is always employed in astrono-
mical works. In order to reduce
Christian dates to Saka time it Is
necessary to subtract rs from the
Christian year
Q. Why is a sarcophagus So
called?-D. E. J..
A. Sarcophagus is a Latin word
derived from a Greek one. which
means "fesh-eating." In ancient be-
lief collins made from a certain stone
found hear Assus in Asia Minor pos
sessed the property of consuming the
body placed within them with the
exception of the teeth. in 40 days.
@. I see york Cottage" referred
to in the press, Where is it and what
is it'll. A.
A. York Cottage is a part of the
Sandringham estate, Norfolk. Eng
land. belonging to the King of Eng
land. 1t was the home to which
King George v took his bride after
his marriage, July z. 1898.
@. What is the name of the gar
ment that a herald wears that is en-
broidered with a coat of arms?-
A. w. A.
A. The sleeveless or short-sleeved
cape or cloak emblazoned with his
lords arms. which a herald wears is
called a tabard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

@. How many cotton gins are
there in the United States FL. a.:
A. In 1919. there were 22.4le
cotton gins in the United States, 49,
SIS of which were active. j..
@. Was the father of David Lloyd
George also named Lloyd George?
M. w.
A.. David Lloyd Georges father
was William George. The son was
named David Lloyd. Mrs. Georges
maiden name being Lloyd. After her
husbands death. when David was
two years old, her brother, Richard
Lloyd. became her chief support
and also helped the boy start on his
career as a solicitor.
Q. What was the Academic Lee
gion?-L. B.
A. This is a name applied par
ticularly to an armed body of stud
ents who participated in the upris-
ing of 1S4S in Vienna: and also to
similar student companies elsewhere
in the revolutionary disturbances
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
A CUP OF COLD WATER
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

breakfast, and another at dinner In
the evening, and another at the
noon luncheon and another in my
tent at night. The water supply did
not fail.
Now this man who sent the water
owned stock in an American spring
Of note, and I presume the water did
not cost him much money. That 10
not the point. He took thought and
provided it., and shipped it so that 1t
went on the same ship with me. The
thought it cost him was far more
than the money.
For hat matter, I could have at
forded to buy the water. though I
probably should not have done SO.
This man, kind of heart and gem
erous to his friends, when a table
was spread before me in the wilder.
ness, gave to me day and night,
throughout the days of my camping
in the Holy Land, a cup of cold
water.
/ presume he forgot it years ago;
I shall never forget it.
The promise Of the Lord Is to him
who gives not water merely, but cold
water-chilled by having been
placed in a porous jar whose evap-
grafton from the outside cools the
water inside the jar. The promise
is to him who gives water that costs
a little thought and love.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

1JVIKO TCDURO oHvb
A lot OF alleged Christians worship the Good
Book on Sundays and the Pocket Book the rest
of the week.
A Husband puts in all his time Preaching
Economy. A wife puts in all her time Practi-
cling Economy.
A Professional Lover who has a new girl
every month always takes the cigars out of his
vest pocket when he Calls on a girl. But an anna
teur over hasn't that much sense.
A smart husband does not contradict his wife.
He lets her talk and she soon contradicts herself.
The men folks OF the next generation VIII
brag about the good bread Mother used to get
from tine baker.
Cd Sampson probably wore long hair because
he knew that he was so big that other men were
afraid to call him a sissy.
After a woman has Sept in a Pullman berth
three or four times she takes n chance and takes
her stockings off befo - she hits the hay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

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Amboy Evening News Information
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
BITS OF BYPLAY
BY Luke McLuke.
Copyright, 1920, by The Cincinnati Enquirer
Good Done.

In vour mad rush through life, just pause
And learn this rule concise;
Be charitable with applause,
And stingy with advice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
TO START THINGS MOVING.

When a business depression hits the country
"a at present the first step toward restoring
prosperity is to start things moving. II will
not get us anywhere If everybody sits around
waiting for the other fellow to start something.
We can all do our bit in this respect.
1t is pretty generally agreed that prices, as far
as the cost of living is concerned, are not going
to go much lower. Expenses are such that the
business main simply has to shut down rather
than accept a lower price for his wares. Natur-
ally, he cannot do business at a loss.
A commonsense summing up of the entire
situation is to be found in the following from
one of the trade journals:
Did prices go up in a day? They did not.
They can't come down in a day. Prices went up
gradually from 1914 to 1919. Prices went up a
step at a time. They can't come down by the
banister. They must come down the way they
went up.
THE reason we were able to finance the war
so well was because business was good. The only
way we can pay for the war is by buying ana
selling-trading. And, moreover, prices are
down-for many commodities they are already
down to a lower level than they should be-the
things are are selling for less than nit, they cost Gs vo ,U
won't buy the things the other fellow makes
he can't buy the things you make. That is rea-
things you make-the shutters will soon be up
at your place OF business. Those who are insis,
tently determined TO walt untll Things crash
before they buy are not doing humanity a SER
vice, for nobody can sell things long at a loss.
1.-The prices Of overcoats, shoes, furniture.
tires, etc, are based on the cost of raw mate
rails. labor, freight, etc, and reasonable profit
to those who make, handle and sell them.
your livelihood and prosperity are bound up
in the livelihood and prosperity of other men
you can't deny that point. There is nothing
fundamentally wrong with the country-we
have bountiful crops, ample money. capable
heads and hands. Business is a gigantic Or
ganization kept alive and active by trade cours-
ing through its veins. When trade stops circu-
lating-business dies. Your particular trade
can't flourish in a splendid isolation. The ar
ticles you make you can't sell to men out or a
job
True thrift is always wise, but a stubborn
refusal on the part of some of the American
public to buy the things they need now is simply
slowing down the wheels of m that
feed and clothe and house us all.
"If you are on a buying strike--'forget it.
Go out and buy today the things you needs, for
the prices are down. If they are down further
tomorrow or the next day or next month, you
may not then be in a position to buy.
"Stubbornness means ultimate disaster, and
no one of us will escape the penalties.
The appeal is forceful and the logic sound.
Try it in your own household"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

Sunny: the Ford factory has been running
nearly a month and we haven't heard a new fliv
yer joke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Poor Avery!

John Weaver tells us In his review of the new
novel "Zell' that Avery Zell was raised in a
middle-sized town. Avery's mother, says Weav-
err, is a foreshadowing of the present-day blue
law advocate nagging, stupid religionist. She
makes the house a continuous bedlam by her
insistence on living up to a creed well expressed
in the Sunday school song which Avery is forced
to sing. You must not play on Sunday. Sunday,
Sunday, You must not play on Sunday" etc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

Women may replace men in the world of
work but when it comes to hoboing the male
has a monopoly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

Oil shortage has closed many Portuguese sar
dine factories. Seems as though some of then
had been using kerosene lately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
paxy KNOWS Eycrytlling.


Willie-Paw, what is lingo?
Paw-A lingo is usually a man who can pea
a rooster at Growing and beat an ostrlch at run
ming, my son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
ANY Three-Year.OId Kid Want a Job?


tAd In wheeling. W.. va, NeWS.)
WANTED-Housekeeper; no objection to
child. c. NJ. D., care News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Our Daily Special

No, dear reader, Bill A. House, of Gainesville
Texas, is not a carpenter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

There are only 1000, 900, 900 tons of coal lie
and the supply will last only 5000 years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Mercy,

Both Nell and Margaret are quite smart,
And yet l hate to tell,
While Nell Is very, very smart,
That Margaret's smarte'n Nell.
--Simian Goober.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Ho, HUM!
- f{~ht
The Horrors OF Prohibition

They tell me that the modern Sof pall ls
loaded with a dangerous liquid" said Smith.
$50 is the modern highball" commented
Jones.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
q Both Ends.

Sign on a building in Hardesty, louisiana:
Automobiles
And
Undertaking.
Ho, Hum.
They gas and fight
In language strong;
She knows she's right,
He knows she's wrong.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

General Coxey, after twenty-seven years. may
reflect that he accomplished about as mucf
as anyone who takes a problem to Washington
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Ever Notice 1t?

IL your hat should blow off and roll
Away from you, just spurn it.;
stand where you are. Some kindly soul
viii chase it and return 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
NOficef

II Ida Lay. OF Greensburg, Ind, doesn't Aet
a gait on her, she is likely TO be expelled from
the Names Is Names club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

"A boy always looks forward to the time whe
he will be his own boss" observed the sage.
so does a man." repliel the fool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

There's No Fool Like The Fool Who Think
He Understands Women.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

For six long years we've heard Paw Doll,
Three times a night or more
And tell us that he'll bet he'll oil
That doggone squeaky door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04

Poor Old Adam!
Poor Adam got in bad one day.;
Eve put him on the pan
Because she overheard him say
He was a self-made man.
Luke McLuke.
Then Adam angrily arose,
You needn't be so smart"
He said. 'for everybody knows
That I gave you your start"
Newark Advocate.
And so it was they had a scrap,
Which caused no little pain;
Thus Eve and Adam started out
In life a-raising Cain.
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
Ouch!

Don't you ever go South for the winter
asked the Old Fogy.
Nav" replied the Crouch. Il can get all the
winter / want right here"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-04
BOY. PAGE Mr.. XOlstes


Thirty people in Oklahoma were poisoned b
drinking water.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Here's an Interesting Suggestion
House Designed to Meet
Needs of Professional Man
Study First Floor Off Main Hall IsoIates Him
From Activities of Home; Rooms Planned
to Suit the Desires of Critical Folks

figured dimensions of the room, gass
baths are private. although one aIsa :
reachable from the third bedroom
The kitchen is large, as is the Int.
ler's pantry, with sink, cases, etc 4
coal range is provided for in tbs
kitchen chimney. There are two
kitchen closets, one OF them a lard.,
with a refrigerator.
A stairway from the kitchen leads :.
the maids room on the floor above 4
bath adjoins. From the kitchen also
OF more accurately from an entrance
vestibule, stairs descend to the cellar
where are the laundry, storage. heat,
ing plant and the like.
House Is Best on Large Plot
The house requires a lot preferah,-
OF 100 feet frontage, the larger ~
plot the better, for the architecture IL
inspired by examples gracing broad
acres of contented country. Never will
it become out of date, for time ean
only add to the charm of the Colonial
work and architecture. 1t is homs
one will never tire of, for its ent;rs
charm is it's simplicity and natural.
ness of line, form and restrained orna.
ment. 1t is inserted in this series 10,
the critical person with work to do
and who appreciates inspiration.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
By Pentecost & Martin
Ldndscape Architects

In estimating the total cost of build
ing house and developing the
grounds, maximum figure should be
fixed upon and this figure should not
be exceeded. The almost universal cry
of the owner is that his house and
grounds have far exceeded the original
estimate. This result frequently causes
friction between owner and designer
and an embarrassing financial condi-
tion. 1t is chiefly the result Of a psy-
Geological attitude of the average
owner who builds for the first time
and indirectly of the designer. 1t is
really a question of barter.
The owner is not frank with his de-
signer. He gives, as maximum figure
which he does not wish to exceed"
what in reality is a minimum figure,
reserving in the depth of his own
mind the margin between the two fig.
ures. 1t is this margin, the "no-man's
land" which is too frequently the
battle-ground of excess costs. And it
may be said that once the battle enters
"no-man's-land" the enemies trenches
will be taken. Beware of extras Be
frank with the designer-state hon
estly and positively your maximum fig
ure. There are few designers who are
convinced Of the owners sincerity who
will not meet him on his own ground. :.
How They Do 1t in England
In England, the birthplace of the
country home, the original estimate
of the construction of house and
grounds is strictly divided into three
parts. First, the cost of the house;
second, the cost Of the grounds; third,
the cost of maintenance. The estimat-
ing sheet is based upon complete plans
of house and grounds. The result is
complete encourage, which, when
completed, operates as perfectly as
finished organism.
Here in this country we are not
educated to SO systematic a procedure.
Results indicate this lack of system.
An owner will frequently purchase a
parcel of land, which, in character, is
finely adapted to an irregular pic
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
BY William ]. Cherry
Architect

In this weeks house l have returned
to the Colonial, rendering a trifle free
ly the prosperous farmhouse type Of
western New England and eastern New
York State.
This style I have felt to be appro-
pirate housing for some clients Of
more than usual taste and require
ments beyond the standard of the typi-
cal small family. Some one with work
to do but who lives simply.
Accordingly the plan provides what
for convenience has been designated as
a study. 1t is removed from the main
activities, permitting concentration of
thought. 1t could easily have its own
entrance and serve rs an Office for a
physician of select practice. Or it can
simply be library for anybody capa-
BILE of holding it against the sewing
room drive. This is for the interested
client to work out for himself. | am
content to prepare an ideal country
suggestion for any one of 8 score of
professionals needing just this sort of
layout and a much larger group of
people who only want the extra room.
To either class good taste throughout
and q particularly charming exterior
will commend itself.
Splendidly Proportioned Rooms
The living room is large and at
tractively balanced and lends itself
splendidly to the display of old furni-
ture. The dining room is also shapely
and spacious. Both study and living
room have practical fireplaces. The
large covered porch is almost part of
the living room because of large double
French doors.
On the second story, reached from
the small but very open entrance hall
Or alcove, there are three large bed
rooms and two baths. There are num-
erous and ample closets. Each bed
room is carefully designed with re-
srect to door and window openings to
show off we'll any attractive furniture
the owner may have. This provides
plenty of walking space and gives a
feeling of size much beyond the bare
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Admiral Peoples to Live Here

Rear Admiral Christian J. Peoplss
U. S. N, has leased an apartment at
148 West Fifty-seventh Street through
Albert B. Ashforth, Inc.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Development OF Grounds Should Not Be Overlooked
In Home Planning If Best Results Are To Be Obtained

this procedure, select his land and
design his lay clubhouse and grounds
in accordance Herewith.
Make Grounds Fit House
And to follow up with further illus
tration, enforcing the wisdom of sys-
tematic procedure, it is advisable to
have a definite proportion between the
size and Importance of the house and
the size and Importance of the grounds.
1t is surely incongruous to spend $4,000
or $4,000 on we'll designed and we'll
appointed house and to have the
grounds down at the heel" No money
left for the grounds is an everyday
cry; it costs SO much to run the house
properly that there is no income
margin for the proper development and
maintenance of the grounds. The same
owner is apt to house $4,000 automo-
bile in $500 "knock- down" garage.
1t is not that the average owner does
not realize this form Of inconsistency,
after the development is complete, but
simply that he has not been educated to
visualize his country home as a COM
plete picture.
Good Planning viii Save Money
Seventy-fve per cent of the real brain
work required in the full development
Of house and grounds should be ex-
pended on the plans and estimates. To
refer again to the English system. In
come is the controlling figure in the
estimating sheet. The house must not
cost so much that the grounds may not
be developed in proportion, and the cost
of maintenance-the cost of servants
and the cost of moving the lawn
should be apportioned to income.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

this procedure, select his land and
design his lay-out--house and grounds
in accordance Herewith.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

AUuILIOIluI
The following items are not includ
ncations and should receive considerati,
to supply all details and costs.
Electrical appliances -- Appliance Dis
tributjng Corporation.
Etnancing-The Franklin Society
Garbage Receiver-The Majestic Co.
.nsurnnce-Richard L. Wood h Co.
Observation-Disclosures q Martin.
Estimate sI.50o.)
Water Supply, Screens and Weather
X;
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
James W. Gerard Purchases
Sixty Acres at Llovd's Neil

Ward & Ward sold to former Am
bassador James w. Gerard a tract OF
sixty acres on Lloyd's Neck, /. l., with
1900 feet of shore front, adjoining
properties sold by Ward & Ward to
Walter Jennings, consisting of 3i4
acres and the incorporated Land Com
that Mr.. Gerard will erect home on
the property, which was bought from
Mrs. Rudolph Flinsch, and, according
to the brokers, was held at $4,000 an
acre.