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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-14

The Longtime model that is going
to be as fashionable again this Fall
as it was in the spring. To get this
quality of Tricotine, to get this
HAND TAILORING, you'll be pay
anything from $45 upward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-14

Swagger mannish models in
sizes s to IA and just like bigger
sisters. Fine quality Herring
bone, Polo Cloth, Tweed, Home
spuns, etc. Inverted pleated back,
large buttons, tour pockets.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

Captain Scraggs ''shut 0p" prompt
ly, and eontented himself with glover
ing at Mr.. Gibney. The mate sat
down on the hatch coaming, lit his
pipe, and gave himself up to medita-
ton for fully five minutes, at the end
of which time McGuffey was aware
that his imagination was about TO
come to the front once more.
''WelL gentlemen" (again McGuf-
fey nodded approvingly) II bet 1 get
my twenty bucks back outer them two
Chinks." he announced presently.
How'll yer do TT" inquired McGuf-
fey politely.
How'll I do itP Easy as faiin'
through an open hatch. I'm a-goin'
{ keep them two stiffs in tn boxes
until dark, an then I'm a-goin' to take
'em out, bend a rope around their
middle, drop 'em overheard an anchor
'em there all night / see tn lad we
opens up in No. case has had beau
tiful job of embalmin' done on him,
but If let them soak all night, like
a mackerel, they'll timber up an look
kinder fresh. Then first thing In tn
mornin' I'll telephone tn coroner an
tel him I found two floaters out in
| tn bay an for him to come an get
'em. been along the waterfront long
enough t. know that tn lad that picks
up floater gets reward O. ten dol
! lars from tn city. You can bet that
Adelbert p. Gibney breaks even on tn
deal, all right"
"Gib, my dear boy" said Captain
Scraggs admiringly. 81 apologize foI
my actions Of few minutes ago.
was unstrung. You're still mate o. TIL
American steamer Maggie, an as such
welcome TO tn ship. All l ask is thai
you nail up your property, Glib, an
remove 1t from tn dinin' room table
want to remind you. however, Glib
that as shipmates me an McGuffey
don't stand for you shoulderin' any
loss on them two cases o-orienta
goods. We was Z share tn gains, 1
any, an likewise tn losses"
"That's right" said McGuffey, "fail
an square. No bellyachin' between
shipmates. Me an Scraggs each own
one-third o. them diseased Chinks, az
we each stands one-third O. tn loss
If any"
''But there won't be no loss," pro
tested Mr.. Gibney.
'Drayage charges, Glib, drayag
charges. We give a man a dollar (
tow 'em down t. tn ship"
"Forget it." answered Mr.. Chine
magnanimously, IAN let's go over ar
get drink. I'm all shook up"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
CHAPTER vII-contInued.

For an hour Mr.. Gibney sat on the
stern bits and ruminated over few
advantageous plans that had occurred
to MIN for the investment of his share
Of the deal should Scraggs and Nc
Guffey succeed in landing what Mr..
Gibney termed "the loot" About eleven
o'clock an express wagon drove in on
the dock, and the mates dreams were
pleasantly interrupted by a gleeful
shout from Captain Scraggs, on the
lookout forward with the driver Nc
Gufey sat on top of the two cases
with his legs dangling over the end
Of the wagon. He was the picture of
contentment.
Mr.. Gibney hurried forward threw
out the gangplank, and assisted Nc
Guffey in carrying both crates aboard
The Maggie and into her little cabin.
captain Scraggs thereupon dismissed
the expressman, and all three part
ners gathered around the dining room
table, upon which the boxes rested.
Wei, Scraggsy, old pal, old scout,
Old socks, | see you've delivered the
goods" said Mr.. Gibney, batting the
skipper across the cabin with an affee-
uonate slap on the shoulder.
Il did," said Scraggs-and cursed
mr' Gibney's demonstrativeness
Here's the bill o. sale all regular.
mcGuffey has the change. That bunch
lsFaelltes run tn price up to $1,000
each On these two crates o. ginseng,
out When they see we're determined
TO have 'em an amt interested in
uotnln else, they lets 'ein go to us.
"cGuHey' my dear boy. whatever are
you a-doin' there-standin' around
WIN your teeth in your mouth? Skip
uo"n INTO tn engine room and bring
up hammer an a col chisel. W.yh
Speh her up an inspect tn swag.'
Upon McGuffey's return, Mr.. Gibney
tooK charge. He drove the chisel I'M
uef the lid Of the nearest crate, and
prepared to pry It loose. Suddenly
e paused. A thought had occurred
Gentlemen" he said (NcGuffey
ro1qed his head approvingly), "this
world is full o. sorrers an dfsappoint-
.--eH'S' an 1t may well be that these
."o cases don't contain even so much
d smell o. ginseng after all. II
.naS De that they are really Oriental
so'us' What want distinctly under
1.o'4 IS this: no matter what's inside.
=. S-'are equally in the profits. even
- Icy turn out to he losses. That's
- 1000 an agreed to, amt it?"
"a plain ScrRggs and McGuffev indl-
Sated that it was.
i'eres element o. mystery about
n Use TWO boxes" continued Mr.. Glib
NY mat fascinates me. They sets
=. ~ Imagination a-w~rkin' an iogres
~ III my sportin' instincta No.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
"The job that confronts us
Is TO get these munitions down
TO our friends in Mexico"
(To BE CONTINUED
MIND HYPNOTlZED BY SIGNS
One Reason Why City Man Fails to
Famiiarlze Himself With the
Towns Landmarks.

"Do you know why It is SO hard to
keep landmarks In your bend In the
city these days?" asked the old
timer.
ut is something thgt has bothered
me a great deal. can remember that
up 70 ten or twenty years ago ! never
had any trouble remembering that on
such and such corner was a three
story building with q wabbly TIN
cornice. On another corner was a
yellow warehouse. etc.
but n fellow doesn't remember
these things any more unless he makes
It a duty. / mean that the mind IL
no longer impressed photOgraphical'y
with the appearance " bulldings-or
vacant lots.
1.-THE reason IL the advertising signs
that assault the eye wherever one
looks. The letters Of the alphabet are
so familiar to the eye that when we
see a sign the eye at once begins trac-
ing the letters This doesn't mean
that we read all these signs. Our eve
is Just unconsciously attracted to the
familiar type-and this type is about
all It sees on building or vacant
lot.
81 don't refer only TO sign boards.
The merchants nowadays, particularly
the smaller merchants, fiji their win
dows with signs OF all descriptions.
The names Of the stores are lettered
oil across buildings. The result is
we remember neither building nor
cfoT, -
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

an upturned Ere bucket, smoking pen
sively and gazing across the bay with
an assumption of lamblike innocence
on his fox face.
He soon departed. but Mr.. Gibney
was suspicious. He's got his lines
fast somewhere-you can bank on
that" was his comment. while we
was away he rugged up some kind Of
deal, Bart. 1t stands to reason It
was a mighty profitable deal. too.
My imagination may be a bit Off the
course at times. Bart, but in general,
If there's a dead whale floatin' around
the ship l can smell IT,"
what do you make out O. that fat
Chinaman cruisin' down the hulkhead
In an express wagon an another China
man settIn' up on the bridge with
him2 McGuffey demanded "Secms
to me they're comm, bows on, for the
Maggie"
"They tell me TO deduct somethln',
Bart. Wait a minute till we see If
they're comm aboard. II they are"
"They're goin' to make a landin',
Glib"
"--then I deduct that this body
snatchln Scraggs-"
They're boardin' as. Glib"
"--has arranged with yon fat China
man to relieve us O the unwelcome
presence of his defunct friends. He's
gone an hunted up the relatives an
made 'em come across-that's what
he's done. The dirty, low, schemin'
granddaddy of all the foxes in Chris
tendon I'll fish around an see what
figger Scraggs charged him" and Mr..
Gibney stepped to the rail to meet
Gin Seng, for It was indeed he.
"Sow-see, sow-see. huh-gay," Mr..
Gibney saIuted the Chinaman in a
facetious attempt to talk the latter's
language. "Hello, there, John China
man. How's your lIver7 Captain he
allie same get tired; he no waitee.
wha's mallah, John. Too long time
you no come. You heap lazy al time"
Gin Seng smiled his bland inscruta-
bic Chinese smile. you ketchum two
China boy In boxT he querled.
''We have" boomSd McGuffey, IAN
beautiful specimens they be-"
"No money, no China boy" Gibney
added firmly.
Money have got. Too muchee mon
ey you wantee, No can DO. Me pay
two hundred dollah. Five hundred dol.
lah heap muchee. No haze got"
"Nothln' dom, john. Five hundred
dollars an not a penny LEGS. Put up
the dough or beat It."
Gin Seng expostulated, lied, evaded,
and all but wept, but Mr.. Glbney was
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

plain wood box, labels 'em Oriental
goods an consigns 'em TO the Gin
Seng company. ia Dupont street, San
Francisco. Now, why are these two
eountrynen O. yours shipped by freight
where, by the way. they goes astray.
for some reason that l don't know
uothin' about an buys 'em up at
old horse saleT'
G.0 Seng shrugged his shoulders and
replied that he didn't understand.
You lie," snaried Captain Scraggs.
You savoy all right, you fat old Idol,
youi It's because If the railroad eom-
pany knew these two boxes contained
dead cOrpses they'd a-soaked the rela-
tives, which is you. one full fare each
from wherever these two dead ones
comes from, just the same as though
they was alive an well. But you has
EN- shipped by freight, an aims to
spend a dollar an thirty cents each
on EN-, by markin' 'em Oriental
gor'ls.' Helluva way to treat rela-
tiCi. Now, looky here. you bloody
heather. It'u cost you just five hun
dred dollars to recover these two
stiffs, an close my mouth. " YOU
don't come through I'll make a belch
tn newspapers an they'll keel haul
an skulldrag tn Chinese Six Compa-
MES an the Hop Sing tong through the
courts for evadin' tn laws o tn inter-
state commerce commission, an make
em look like monkeys generally. An
then tn policell get wind of 1t. Savoy,
policeman, you fat old murderer?
Tn pr'ce I'm askin' is cheap, Charley.
How do | know Iut what these two
poor boys has been murdered In cold
blood2 There's somethin' rotten in
Denmark, my bully boy, an youn
save time an trouble an money by
diggin' up FIVE hundred dollars"
Gin Seng said he would go back to
Chinatown and consult with his com.
pany. For reasons Of his own he was
badly frightened.
Scarce had he departed before the
watchful eye of Captain Scraggs OBJ.
served Mr.. Gibney and McGuffey in
the ofing, a block away. When they
came aboard they found Captain
Scraggs on top of the house, seated or
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
4oRIENTAL GOODS"

svnonsis - Captain Phineas p.
srrargs has grown up around the
DOCKS of san Francisco. and from
mess boy on river steamer, risen
- the ownership of the steamer
Maggie. Since each annual in
srection promised to be the last of
the old weatherbeaten vessel,
Ecraggs naturally has some diff
cultv In securing a crew. When
the story opens, Adelbert P. Glib
new ukable, but erratic, a man
whom nobody but Scraggs would
hire. is the skipper, Neils Halvor-
sen a solemn Swede, constitutes
the forecastle hands, and Bart Nc
Guffey, a wastrel of the Gibney
type. reigns in the engine room.
with this motley crew and his an
Gent vessel, Captain Scraggs Is
engaged in freighting garden
truck from Halfmoon bay to San
Francisco. The inevitable happens;
the Maggie goes ashore in a fog.
passing vessel hailing the wreck,
Mr.. Gibney gets word to towing
company in San Francisco that the
ship ashore is the Yankee Prince,
with promise of a rich salvage.
TWO tugs succeed In pulling the
Maggie into deep water, and she
slips her tow lines and gets away
in the fog. Furious at the decep-
ton practiced on them, Captains
Hicks and F1aherty, commanding
the two tugboats, ascertain the
identity Of the Yankee Prince"
and, fearing ridicule should the
facts become known along the wa
ter front, determine on personal
vengeance. Their hostile visit to
the Maggie results in Captain
scraggs promising to get a new
boiler and make needed repairs to
the steamer. Scraggs refuses to
fulfill his promises and Gibney and
McGuffey strike" With marvel
Gus luck, Scraggs ships a fresh
crew. At the end of a few days
of wild conviviality Gibney and
McGuffey are stranded and seek
their old positions on the Maggie.
They are hostilely received, but re-
main. On their way to San Fran
cisco they sight a derelict and Glib
uey and McGuffey swim to it. The
derehct proves to be the Chesa-
peake, richly laden, its entire crew
stricken with scurvy. Scraggs at
tempts to tow her in, but the Mag
gle Is unequal to the task and Glib
ney and McGuffey, alone, sail the
ship to San Francisco, their sal
wage money amounting to $1,000
apiece. His crew having deserted
MIN. Captain Scraggs induces them
to return. At an "old horse sale
the three purchase two mysterious
boxes which they believe to con-
tain smuggled Oriental goods"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
The M. II. Andersen Co.. Dixie. la.
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WITH RHEUMATISM
PRAISES D0DD'S.

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
Heat Flashes, ChiIls
or Dizzy Spells?
This Is Of Vital Interest to Mothers
and Women of Middle Age.


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] had completely regained my
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

obdurate ana eventually the CHINA
man paid over the money and departed
with the remains of his countrymen.
Il knew he'd come through, Bart"
Mr.. Gibney declared. .'They got 10
snip them stiffs to China TO rest along
side their ancestors or be In Dutch
with the sperrits o. the departed for
ever after"
'Do we have to split this swag with
that dirty ScraggsT McGuffey wanted
to know, "Seein' as how he tried to
give us the double cross"
wen fix Scraggsy-all ship-shape
an legal SOS he won't have no come
back"
They had not long to walt. Upon
his arrival at Gin Songs place of bust
ness Captain Scrsggs had been in
formed that Gin Seng had gone out
twenty minutes before, and further In
quiry revealed that he had departed
in an express wagon. Consumed with
misgivings of disaster, Scraggs re-
turned TO the Maggie as fast as the
cable car and his legs could carry him.
In the cabin he found Mr.. Gibney and
McGuffey playing cribbage They laid
down their hands as Scraggs entered.
Mr. Gibney began ut once; 10
show you what a funny world this is.
while me an Bart's settIn' on deck
a-waitin' for you to come back, along
breezes a fat CD Chinaman In an ex.
h,,,.
cases of Oriental goods He makes me
an Mac what we considers a fair
offer Lemme see, now" he continued
and got out stub of lead pencil with
which he commenced figuring on the
white ollcloth table cover. "We paid
twenty dollars for them two derelicts
an dollar towage. That's twenty
one dollars. an a third o. twenty-one
is seven, an seven dollars from twen-
| ty-five leaves eighteen dollars comm
| to you. Here's your eighteen dollars.
Scraggsy, you lucky old vagaSond--all
clear profit on neat days work, no
expense, no investment, no back-brcak-
| in interest charges or overhead, ar
| sold out at your own figger."
Captain Scraggs' face was a study
in conflicting emotions as he raked I'm
the eighteen dollars. "Thanks. Glib"
he said frigidly.
"Me an GIBBS goin' ashore for lunch
at the Marigold cafe" McGuffey an
nounced presently, in order to break
the horrible silence that followed
Scraggsy's crushing defeat "rm will.
in to spend some o. my profits on the
deal an blow you to a lunch with q
small bottle O. Dago Red thrown In
How about II, Scraggs?"
'T'm on" Scraggs sought to throw
Off his gloom and appear sprightly
"What'd you peddle them two cadaveIt
for, Gib2"
Mr. Glbney grinned broadly, but die
not answer. In effect, his grin In
formed Scraggs that that was noae OF
the latter's busness-and Scraggs as
simulated the hint. "Wel, al. any rate
Glib, whatever you soaked him, 1t wal
a mighty good sale an | congratulate,
you. l think mebbe I might ha' don,
little better myself, but then |
amt every day Teller can turn al
eighteen-dolar trick on corpse"
"CCmin' to lunch with us7" McGui
fey demanded.
"Sure. Wait a minute till 1 rul
forward an see If the lines is all fast
He stepped out Of the cabin anC
presently Gibney and McGuffey wer,
conscious of a rapid succession o
thuds on the deck. Gbney winked a
McGuffey.
Mother new hat gone to HI" muir
INJURED McGuffey.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

] find that ] can work in the laundry all
through the time and do my homework,
too. Last month / was so surprised at
myself to be up and around and feeling
so good while before / used to feel COM
pletely lifeless. have told some of the
girls who work with me and have such
troubles to try Lydia E. Pinkham' sVege-
table Compound, and tell them how it
has helped me, You can use my testi-
monial for the good of others. Mrs.
BLANCHE SILVIA, So Grant ST., Taunton.
Mass.
It's the same story-one friend telling
another of the value Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
CHAPTER VIII.

Had either Mr.. Gibney or McGuffey
been watching Captain Scraggs after
he had left them they would have
been much puzzled to account for that
worthy'S actions. First he lodged
around the block into Drumm street,
and then ran down Drumm to Califor-
MIA, where he climbed aboard cable
car and rode up into Chinatown. Ar
irving at Dupont street he alighted
and walked up that interesting thor
oughfare until he came to No. TIA
He glanced at a sign over the door and
was aware that he stood before the
entrance to the offices of the Chinese.
Six Companies, so he climbed upstairs
and inquired for Gin Seng, who pres
emily made his appearance.
Gin Seng, a very nice, fat China
man. arrayed in a flowing silk gown,
begged, in pidgin English, to know in
what manner he could be of service.
me heap big captain, alice same
Ship" began Captain Scraggs. con
board ship two China boys have got"
(Here Captain Scraggs winked know
ingly.) "China boy no speak Eng
lish--'
THAT being the case" interposed
Gin Seng, 81 presume that you and I
understand each other, so let's cut
out the pidgin English. Do l under
stand that you are engaged in evading
the immigration lawsT
Exactly" Captain Scraggs managed
to gasp, as soon as he could recover
from his establishment. "They showed
me your name an address, an they
won't leave tn ship. where I got EN-
locked up in my cabin, until you come
an take 'em away. Couple O. Tela-
tives Of yours. ] should imagine"
Gin Seng smiled his bland Chinese
smile. he had frequent dealings with
ship masters engaged in the danger
GUS, though lucrative. trade Of snug
Cling Chinese into the United States,
and while he had not received advice
OF this particular shipment, he decided
to go with Captain S"raggs to Jackson
street bulkhead and see II he could
not be Of some use to his countryuen.
AS Captain Scraggs and his Chinese
companion approached the wharf The
skipper glanced wariiy about. He had
small fear that either Gibney or Nc
Guffey would show up for an hour, FOR
he knew that Mr.. Gibney had money
In his possession. However, he decided
TO take no chances, and secuted The
vicinity thoroughly before venturing
aboard the Maggie These actions
served but to increase the respect Of
Gin Seng for the master Of the Maggie
and confirmed him In his belief that
the Maggie was smuggler.-
Captain Scraggs took his visitor in
side the little cabin, carefully locked
and bolted the door, lifted the zinc
flap back from the top Of the crate Of
"Oriental goods" and displayed the
face of the dead ChinGnan. Also he
pointed to the Chinese characters on |
the wooden lid of the crate.
What does these hen scratches
meanT demanded Scraggs.
This man is named All Chow and |
he belongs to the Hop Sing tong"
How about bis pal hereT
'That man is evidently Ng ChCng |
Zip. He is also a Hop Sing man"
Captain Scraggs wrote II down. IAN |
right" he said cneerily; "much |
obliged. Now, what I want to know |
is what the Hop Sing tong means by |
shipping the departed brethren by |
freight They go to work an tx EN-
up nice SOS they'll keep. packs em
away In a zinc coffin, inside a nice |
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
ASPIRIN INTRODUCED
BY "BAYER" IN 1900
Look for Name "Bayer" on the Tab
let's, Then You Need
Never Worry.

II you want the true, world.famous
Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians
Cor over twenty-one years, you must
ask for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
The name "Bayer" Is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imita-
Ons.-Adyertisement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

troubles JtlaL WOMEN
sometimeshave, that
my doctor ordered
me to stay in bed a
week in every month.
1t eIidn't do me r1uch
good, so one day after
talking with a friend
who took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound for
about the same trou-
bles / had, / thought
II would try IL aIso.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
er,do. Cable Woven In Place.

The eighteen-inch cable of the
Brooklyn bridge was woven in place
Il would have been practically i'm
possible to hoist It TO Its pIesen
position VS. completA
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
trora,ltvds Always Mons,rous.

Ingratltude is monstrous; and for
the multitude to be ungrateful were to
make monster OF the multitude
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
The Difference.

Mrs. Spender's husband seems bent
with painW mo, only with payin' II
---Wayside Tales.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24

Trims Him.
"J'rim little craft that wife of yours,
OLD man" Craft Well, she's a
revenue cutter, anyway"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-24
DOES LAUNDRY
WORK And
HOUSEWORK TOO
Surprised to Find Her
self Feeling So Well

Taunton, Mass. fused to have pains
Ia my back and legs 50 badly, with other