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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

Mrs. Deba Parker, of Staten Is
land. arrested here last night on a
vagrancy charge, was fined $50 by
Recorder Harold E. Pickersgill. The
arrest was made by Officer John
Kurpiel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

A. Stevenson of AS Market street.
arrested by Traffic Officer Albert
Mcdonald for driving an automobile
without license plates, was dis
charged this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

Report of the theft of a sedan au-
tomobile from Jamesburg by three
men, was received by Lieutenant An
drew Jensen last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

Lieutenant John Morris received
reports of bad holes in various parts
of the city yesterday as a result Of
the recent rains. The street depart
ment was notified.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

For parking his automobile in the
fire zone, Charles Polensky was this
morning fined SO. He was summon
ed BY Traffic Officer Albert McDon-
aid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

The showcase in front of Klein G.
Nolan's store on Smith street was
found open by Patrolman j. f. Sui
livan last night. The officer locked
it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

Mounted Officer Joseph Hartung
shot a dog in upper Smith street
yesterday, at the resquest of its
owner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-21

James Hush of Charleston arrested
by Motorcycle Officer Frank Seiboth
yesterday for driving a motorcycle
without a license and without a reg
istration card. will Re given a hear
ing at a later date. He left his mo-
torcycle at headquarters to guaran-
tee his appearance when wanted.
Williams news., 1922-12-15

extend the clemency only a month at a time. At the end of each month you must bring me a report of your work, a record in detail. and I will extend the clemency another month. If you fail to appear or send a satisfactory reason why. an officer will be after you within twenty-four hours. It Is the best way I can think of helping you, Jack. Billy Bobs way. with the thirty years hardening that must be broken through. have faith that four years of such philanthropic work will not be without result. After the money is all gone, every dollar, come to me and I will give you steady em- ployment at a living salary. You used to be exceptionally good at figures in school, and had a quick mind. All you need is to get the mind to working along in a straight line. Jack. Now you may go and draw the first S1 900 to be ready to commence work"
 He nodded to an officer, who led the scowling, half-dazed prisoner to the door of the courtroom, and to another for the next case to be brought in.
Williams news., 1922-12-15

WELL t6a Ghr5stmas dsH 1anE is coming and all
 My thoughts have been running
 away,
 With an echoing laugh and the lilt of
 song
 To an oId-fashioned Christmas day To big old house in a. little old town. Where you and the others and Made merry together, with never a frown And never a thought of a sigh The big old house in the little old town, Oh, how it would rock with mirth, And gather gladly and cuddle us down. The homiest place on the earth. It wasn't upholstered in tapestries rare, q can see the old window-seat yeD It may have been shabby bit here and
 there
 We'll. those are the things we forget. But. oh, the mysterious secrets it knew. That old house, when Christmas was
 coming, And the laughter and fun ringing through
 1t and through.
 And the voices and somebody hupaming; And the hour when around the piano we'd
 meet.
 Yes. even in busy December For an old Christmas hymn with Its har- An, those are the things we remember. Would bring back a sister or brothers. To the big old house in the little old town. Where Christmas meant home and the
 others. And tt.a. old house was looking its holiday
 best,
 And the table all spread for the feast: With extra chair set for the holiday
 guest,
 Some stranger. 'one of the least" The big old house in the little old town They tell me the years are unkind. It looks bare and neglected, it's fence
 tumbles down, Since we scattered and left 1t behind. No, haven't been back I would rather
 recall
 The days of its glory gone by, When we fled to its arms for the best day
 of all,
 You and the others and I. Grace Strickler Dawson. in Kansas City Star.
Williams news., 1922-12-15
CHRISTMAS COMES
Everybody, Especially Parents,
 Know What It Is.
Look Ahead and Save for Months to Provide Pleasure and Happiness
 for Riddles.

YOU know what Christmas Is, says l Eugene Wood, in the Delineator.
 In hummer of speaking, 1t Is kind
 of Sunday. Six days of the week
 the ideal set before you is to have
 the alarm clock wake you; to gObble
 down your breakfast before you are
 thoroughly reused to rush to the shop
 and get your overalls on before the
 whistle gets done blowing or to be
 docked an hours time; to work like
 q nailer till noon, when you look into
 your dinner-paiI to see what the old
 lady has put up there for you, and
 warm your coffee on the steampipe;
 to begrudge the time for that lunch con; to lick into your work again till six o'clock, with the foreman sumter ing up and down, watching that you don't take too many drinks of water, or get a chip in your eye too often, or gas too much with the man next you; to get home so tired that you fall asleep reading the newspaper after supper-the same thing over again to- morrow and the next day and the next day and the next day, all your life long. That's business.
 But Christmas comes along. You tell your little ones that awful whop- per about Santa Claus and his rein deer, and they, to whom you are the pattern of truthfufness, stand and lis ten to you with their jaws hanging loose and their eyes looking like hard boiled eggs with the shells off. And the older ones aid and abet you in the deceit, and help the little ones com pose their sprawling letter to old Santa, asking for dolls and skates, and choO-chOo cars and all such extrava- gances, when you ought to be saving up your money against a rainy day. And you skimp yourself of necessary food to buy these follies, and sit up nights wasting your strength for the next day (which really doesn't belong to you, since your boss buys 1t and pays for iD, and when II o'clock, Christmas eve, comes, and you get | down from the chair, having hung up | the last gilt ball or glass peacock, you are so tuckered you can hardly stand. | But you turn out the gas and light the | candles to see how pretty 1t all looks, | and your wife says: Wont she be | tickled at thisi And won't he jump | for joy when he sees thatI' and you | put your arm around her, and the | twinkling candles swim before your sight, and your throat kind of chokes you.
Williams news., 1922-12-15

"Huhi can guess how" snarled
 the prisoner. ''The poodle is going to
 be divided. What will be my share?
 I can't understand how you got track
 of it"
 'Now, the first thing is to pronounce sentence,' said the judge, rising slow ly and putting on his judicial face. After that we can talk.''
 He stood, looking down at the prfS- Oner for some moments, and then said For the crimes of which you stand convicted, John Battey, sentence you to twenty years in our state penf- teutiary."
 He paused, and the prisoner col bulging.
 "Tw-twenty years," he suffered. 'II thought"
 "But, in view of certain things in my mind,' the judge went on, calmly, "I will suspend this sentence indefi- nitely, the length depending wholly on yourself. If you violate or fail to meet in any particular the terms I am about to propose, the sentence will immedi- ately go into effect, and there will be no later mitigation. Now, I pronounce, as a provisional sentence, that you eX- pend $1,0OO of the money in doing Christmas work the coming week, com mencing tomorrow. There are hun dreds of ways of doing this, but, as you are new to the business, I might suggest going through department and other stores and studying the Christ mas shoppers. There will be many with anxious faces. counting the few dimes or dollars they have to spend. Get in touch with the clerks so that, by nod Or look. you can make them understand they are to cut prices in half, or put in extra goods, and you meet the difference. Let the children shufling through the stores, with eager, hungry eyes, who appear to have no money, select something and you pay for 1t. Do the same for those whose faces are pressed against the windows outside. Talk with market men and have them send turkeys to homes that can't afford one. It doesn't matter whether the father or mother may be unworthy. It is Christmas, and a taste of turkey and cranberry sauce would not hurt tlsem. And, besides, there are the children, You can find ways enough, and each one you meet will open others
 And after this week, Jack, you will expend $1yOOO each month in such work, until the whole Is gone. It will take you nearly four years. We will | allow you $20 from 1t each week for l your personal needs-no more. The | very last $5OO-the dirty $500 left by | your uncle and which may have start | ed you into that way of money get ting, you will give to some poor wom- an in memory of your wife. Because It Is bad money, 1t should expiate it. self in good work"
 The prisoner had been strengthening ID. There was Sullen defiance in his eyes.
 Suppose I don't do it to the letter, udge:' he queried. Suppose I save ut some? You never could know. It's co much to ask me to give up every ent- How could I live afterwards?'
 ''There is the suspended twenty ears sentence, Jack," significantly. If you deviate hairs breadth from his work the sentence will be en- breed. It would take the rest of your fife, and the money is not worth a bought in comparison. Besides, you ;ust be purged of the money for your wn good. AS to EO: Knowing, we shall eep close watch of all your money. ne sum allowed each month, the riginal sentence will go into effect
Williams news., 1922-12-15
"Have You Anything to say7"


 your name and going from postoffice to postoff1ce. So it has been impossible to locate the victims. You could not do it yourself, I suppose" . He took off his glasses, wiped them with his handkerchief, placed the handkerchief in his pocket and the glasses on his nose. Then he looked down again at the prisoner. -r But he was completely changed. The severity was gone from his face. There was twinkle in his eyes. The judi ckai voice was laid aside There were Those who criticized some of the = Judges judgments. They were not or, thodox. They took no account of prec- edents. They ignored Blackstone.
 -Jack," he said, "I believe I shall nave to help you"
 @"Wha-what-let p1a go, you mean Tom?" stammered the prisoner. look ing dazed
 No, indeed" laughed the judge. That wouldn't help you a bit, Jack I was just thinking of the time at school, when you stole Billy Bob's , marbles. Accused of it, you grew sul- len and abusive, ready to fight the whole school. Then Billy Bobs remem- bered it was near Christmas, and he told you it was all righ- about the
 
 from him anyway, and forced a whole handful more into your pocket and Insisted on taking you over to his house for the Christmas dinner Bill ay was good sort.
 Well, 1t is Christmas time now, Jack-only three days ahead. And I was just thinking what a good chap you were for whole year after the Billy Bobs episode-till your father get angry and beat you up.
 Pretty tough life you've had, Jack I was thinking. Good-for-nothing fa- ther and slattern mother and every kind of crooked teaching. Then you were a handsome boy, an exceedingly handsome young man, which is the worst kind of handicap one can start out with. And then, to cap the whole thing. an uncle left you $500 Of badly >cainted money. That sort of fixed you Ifnto Tut, for it rfveted your energies into making more fin the same way. Not many Billy Bobs have broken through the even tenor of your life. Jack" What are you driving at. Tom?" growled the prisoner. Are you acting | like Billy Bobs. or just stringfng me?" | Billy BObs, but with a thought to | the thirty years intervening between | sack the boy and Jack the man. Let l me see, you have gathered together, by | devious ways, about s5O,OOO-" 'N-no, Tom, you're crazyi" ejacu- lated the prisoner, in startled voice. | -I haven't a thing except maybe thousand or two from-this last job.' The judge looked at a slip of paper. Fifty thousand, four hundred and | twenty-five thousand dollars" he read, -.aEd it's pretty close to the exact fig ures, Jack Maybe you've got some small change in your pockets that was overlooked. And we know in just What banks most of the money is de posted and under what names, and where the rest of it is hidden. We've had you under close surveillance for some time, Jack, and lucky for you, for it shows me how I can be of real service"
Williams news., 1922-12-15
Bulbs at Holiday Time.

If for bread you have no dole
 Buy hyacinthS and feed the soul.
 So sings the ancient poet. The modern version is a tiny bowl of bulbs, growing ones which will bloom at holiday time, or unroOted bulbs neatly tied in gray and blue recepta- cles.
Williams news., 1922-12-15

der the law?'' he shot out.
 The prisoner moistened his lips.
 'sYou and I went to school together, judge" he reminded, weakly.
 The judges face did not relax. He waited.
 And we-we-" The man quailed under the eyes fixed upon him, and did not end the sentence.
 -You were about to say, loved the same girl" the judge finished. 'You won her, and she died under your neglect and abuse. I think you start ed te say something without due thought But we will let that pass, and the school. You are up for this crime now, and we will judge you by 1t alone, uninf1uenced. Have you any thing to say. beyond your lawyers pleaT"
 so" sso. sullenly.
 "'You have denreuded women and children through ehe mall, changing
Williams news., 1922-12-15
JUST so.

He: Whats the proper thing for a fellow to give his f1ancee for Christmas?
 She: Oh. any thing that costs over $25.oo.
Williams news., 1922-12-15
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HE judge leaned forward a little, his face, which had been growing more severe through the trial, now very stern.
 Have you anything to say why I should not pronounce sentence-the SevereSt un-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-10
Four Dancing Feet
NO LETTERS
By JANE PHELPS

her everything he said. all he did It
was just the one thing in her life she
wanted 10 remember-always.
All right. ma"
After this talk Gertte watched covert
" for the postman. instead OF openly.
She never mentioned Toms name. and
for a day or two did not open the books
he had given her. Then she went at
her studies again In a more frenzied
manner than at first. She grew little
thin, had less color than before. but
aside from that she went on as usual
I'm learn what he told me too any
way" she said To herself, brushing
away the tears. "Tl he educated'
Then n nc ever does come back ne
won't he ashamed ~ me.
The episode Of the contract had I'M
mensely added 70 Gertie's belief In an
education. To he smart like that
teacher. Tom would think that the
right way to be.
Such uphill work.
Her mother Insisted she should sleep
mornings There were many things to
take UP the afternoon. mendinE. err
rands. practice-Gertie never neglected
her hours practice. always with the
idea that sometime perhaps. In the dim
future she might dance In better
place. An hour before the early din
ner, ar hour afterward. was about all
she could take for her studies. It was
slow work. because so much was hard
to understand. She learned easily In
a parrot-like way. but that didn't salts
~ her. She wanted 10 know what
things. words. expressions meant. Her
dictionary soon showed signs or wear.
she consulted II so constantly. But
while she studied with determination,
she felt no JOY IN her work. The happy
part hard belonged 20 thoughts OF rom
And he hadn't written.
The dancing was hard now. and she
hurried home AZ fast as Lily and the
manager would let her. Twice Jones
had spoken TO her. told her 10 show
mora attention TO the patrons or the
pIace, TO stop and have ginger ale or
something with them when they asked
her II was bad enough that they
could only sell soft drinks. without her
making them lose the sale even OF
them, So Gertie tried TO act pleased
when some fellow asked her to have
n drink" or urged her 70 sit at tina
table But she escaped as quickly rs
she could. several times almost quarrel
ing with Lily. who wanted her TO go
TO some other. later place after their
work there was finished.
Then came a surprise. so unexpected
that IL almost took her breath away.
To he continued.
protected by George Matthew Adamso
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-10

There is one virtue that matters
more than all others. have that vir-
tue. | am a shining example OF II.
great many other people don't have 1t.
cannot bear anyone who does not have
IT."
Can you imagine anyone saying that?
Can you imagine anyone saying II not
lust once or twice. but over and over
again 10 old friends and new. and to
people who were not friends at all.
You can't. naturally.
But haven't you known q great many
people who never missed chance TO
imply just that.
IL I'M Always Frank"
Mrs. IT, cannot bear people who are
always so reserved you can't tell what
they think She tells you so as soon
As she meets you and she tells you so
At frsduent intervals ever after. Now
L. she says. Am always frank. / sup
pose Ics a fault lyon know perfectly
we'll she doesn'D but that's the way
I'm made. just show right out the
way feel II Ike a person show
t. and X don't. I show II. Ana then
I always say what ] mean. III nave
something nice 70 say ! say II ana II 1
have something disagreeaole l say tnat.
J can't bear people VINO are ai'oiu w
call a spade spade. can you? / Ike
people to be frank. Then you know
where YOU stand with them. can't
bear people who act Ike CLAIMS all the
time and 20 forth"
OF course you can see from that that
Mrs l.. Is a very naive person and not
on. from whom you would expect subt-
lety, so you are not surprised that she
"a obviously pats herself on the back.
RI, Miss e. lsa very much more subtle
and sophisticated person.
II Wasn't Brought Up That Way"
Yet this is the way Miss {. talks
"FIow can you bear that vulgar Mrs. l.. :
sAr - the crudsst thing 7 ever met
She has absolutely no breeding or re-
.erye I think person Ike that 10 an
solutelv UNDESIRABLE Don't I think any
on. who Is unreserved can be nice IN
.,hsr ways? Certainly not don't sup
nose theT can help II. itS the sort ~
p.onIA they come from but really
can't stand such people. l WASH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-10
SIDE TALKS
by Ruth Cameron
THE MOST IMPORTANT VIRTUE

brought up that way. l may not have
had as much money as some or studied
some Of the things girls learn In COL
leges today but l was taught the re-
serve OF a gentlewoman."
Perhaps she does not say It quite 90
plainly as Mrs. l.. hut she certainly
does not leave you in much doubt as
TO which Is the cardinal virtue in her
decalogue and as to how much OF II she
thinks she possesses, does she?
oh No, We wouldnt Boast
Doubtless you and l are not like that
We believe in being modest and not
saying things about our own virtues,
don't we. even by Inference? We know
people who boast about things but we
can't bear that sort Of thing .........
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-10

Dear DR.. Peters:
My faith In you has been much in
creased since | have seen the result OF
your reduction campaign. Now 1t iook:
reasonable that If you can reduce
weight. YOU can increase II also. ] have
a sister-in-aw. who has reduced SIX
hounds in the last few days by follow
Ing instructions. and want to pick IL
ND AZ fast AS she loses II. | am five
feet, nine. weight $50 pounds. am mar
ried man and have a married wife
Would like tu weigh lis. and live 1000
Years Can you help me?--W. II. b.
You evidently have a nice wife 10 get
such lot Of joy out of life and ! GER
,ainly viii he'p you realize your amDi-
tons II YOU have missed the articles
that have been running on how to gain.
and cannot get the back numbers OF
your paper. send me i-ccnt stamped
cnyclopc and will forward the articles.
Mrs c. T.. +. wants 10 know If II VIII
he All right To --iernate the fruit juice
and buttermilk while on the liquid dle''
and II huttermiIk made with the tablets
will bc all right Yes. You can take
any Iiuuids you like when you are on
the Iluull nIcl Sb l'''s as I''S Wv NV
average more than 600 Galleries during
the day. If you make the buttermiiR
from whole milk you will have TO count
the value Of the whole milk-that Is. ~
calories to the ounoe-and IL you mako
il of the skim milk 1t will count about
half that much.
You speak NJ gas on your stomach
Most gas on the stomach has necn
proved 20 hc air swallowed. Eat more
deliberately: chew your food well: ana
do not II" afraid Of the combination oi
acids am. starch II You ca In m"dera
,,nn ot the two. The gastric juice IS
much more acid than any lemon JuioH
or any other acid you might take In a
salad.
The reason a lot Of individuals are
lundcrwcipht Is because they have hecn
\ rraid 70 eat for fear nf some harmful
chemical combination in the food in the
intestinal :ract. Most Of that talk Is
Irrational Eat what you Ike In mnder-
alton and DON'T worry about IL
Dear Doctor.
II want io reduce my lower legs from
the knee down-A. Il. <.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-10
MIhree:Mlnute rdlesG|
- By AID SchusterI soNle<a,
3-7-77

In the moonlight the sage-brush was
lavender and silver and the trees, what
few OF them there were near DinnocK
when Grant Munro and The Girl
sought the evening uaths. bowed soft
and low like buffalo lined across the
slope. With a Montana nightingale
bowling IN the shadows. maid pre-
tending TO he afraid Of coyotes. ana n
man who was young and a protector
even Dinnock claimed its share OF ro-
nance.
"It was here" said Grant that tho
Weasel and the Ham-Man were hanged
One asked for another drink and The
other begrcd for prayer.
This was the day Of the Figiiants IN
Montana. when the law moved effective
~ and rnysteriously and when tho com
munity was divided between those who
feared chaos and those who sought 10
keep alive the hurdygurdy. gambling
hall. and reign Of riot The good. al
last. seemed to have the upper hand.
It was Old Miller who organized the
VigiIantes. He passed the word secret
" and It was In his home that the
plans were laid. The hanging Of W"n.
sci and the Ham-Man had been the
first result. Then. for while. c'"rE'
ono had his hand on his gun. Miller
was hot In the shoulder and ther"
were two or three hit on either side"
The visits Of the little group I" ~"
wind poltshed. tree became fewer as the
effectiveness Of the NiGilantes became
apparent. Their warning sign. "3-7-II.
generally turned the trick and after
each OF It's Appearances a cloud Of oust
on the slope toward tn" north told al
one more departure for Huitc. \ grave
is three feet wide. seven feet long. and
seventy-seven inches deep.
The Girl" came to DinnoCk 10 wash
dishes in the hotel. No one asked her
where she came from and because she
minded her business. she was respected
In the Girls HIT there were two
men. Grant Munro and Diamond Dice"
Tho one the loved and the other she
feared Tho latter ives keeper Of n
saloon and gambling house that rllrtcd
lust as closely as possible 10 the disar-
prevail OF Nig!lantes. He was large
suave, and boastful.
The day Diamond Dice heard that
The Girl was to marry Munro he ar
rived early at the lunch counter and
found her alone.
You will get mo straight" nc said, W
when tell you that 1t can't he ione. "
Mary was defiant but the gambler
persisted There Is no ono who heard
the conversation but Il had to dc with
another city and other days and when
Il closed The Girl was In tears.