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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Japan,s formal definition of her
mainland as including the BONN
archipelago, 500 miles to the
of her principal islands, and the dis
cussion of Notifications there. turn
the spotlight of world news to these
remote bits of land. They are the
subject of the following bulletin from
the Washington, ID. c., headquarters
of the National Geographic Society:
".Bonin' is a distinct misnomer for
the little islands which, until the al
ditions that the World Wal brought,
represented Japan's farthest extern
sion southwark toward the heart Oh
the Pacific. 1t means without IN
habitantS' whereas a number OF tne
wenty islets of the group now sup.
port among them a population OF
nearly 5000. But BONN now IS Only
a western term. To the japanese tne
islands are Ogasawara Jlma, FANNY
name of the first Japanese known 70
have viewed them, who, lii Lick
Erickson in his discovery of Amef1
ca, was driven ito the islands by a
storm.
Birds Garden of Eden
"POlitlCal COnQluOuS anu Ciuuo
ness of transportation facilities. not
lack of value, long doomed the Og-
to remain without inhab1-
tants. Like most lands of volcanic
origin they have an exceedingly fer-
tile soil. Because of warm currents
their climate is in effect tropical al
though they r just north of the
Tropic of Cancer. Man could have
existed on them without raising his
hand in work. Wild beans and a
profusion of edible mushrooms grow
in the valleys and wild pineapples
and other fruits OF the hillsides.
Palms and tree-ferns furnished
shade and greenery. And in other
ways the islands were like a Garden
of Eden when they were explored by
the crew of an American whaler In
1928. There were no quadrupeds
only a few harmless reptiles. and
the birds, unmolested by any living
thing, were entirely without fear
OF mar and could be caught by hand.
AT the present time the Islands
produce all the Japanese cereals
and many vegetables and fruits. and
are stocked with the common do
mestic animals. There also are wild
goats, sheep, pigs and even dogs and
cats, descendants of animals left by
the first settlers. OF course the pro-
duction from the islands amounts to
little for those large enough for de-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09
THE SIDEWALKS AGAIN

With The rapid approach Of spring we are reminded Of
the excellent work done by The street department last yea
in the matter of having the sidewalks improved. Although
the notices sent out allowing a limited time in which to
make the necessary improvement were said to be general,
covering all parts of the city, there still remain a great many
sidewalks that need attention. That there was a decided I'M
provement, however, cannot be denied. In fact, so success
full was the effort made last year that it is to be hoped that
a similar crusade will be inau9urated this year. The pre-
sedent is one well worth following.
Many of the sidewalks that appear TO be i'll a fairly
good condition in dry weather are so low in spots that regu-
ir ponds are formed every time it rains. In such cases a
pelaving of the stones is all that is necessary, but it ought
to be done. Then there still remain patches of sidewalks
thai are not paved at all. Why no finish up the job so well
begun last year and give the people decent walking in all
part of the city?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09


@. Which is ~the~largest pahh
the world? M. =. Il. ~,-i
a. The Federal Reserve Bank
New York is the largest bank
the world. The Bank of Engianq
probably the finest in the WI
from an architectural standpo5
The Federal Reserve Bank IL n
York does more business tnan
Bank of England.
o. Does fire drying of seed 81
increase the yield of corn? VA
A, Where fire drying of seed 81
has been tested, the results 81
a substantial increase in the y1eiq
corn. In Wisconsin,, a test OF ]
dried pure bred corn carried On
a period Of five years, show
average yield of ~ bushels
acre. in one case Ill busheis1
corn were raised on an acre
ground.
O. How much did federal ope|
ton of the railroads cost the 81
eminent? D. H. D.
A. In a report OF the D1ree|
General Of Railroads, published
1920, a table is presented show
that the total amount OF money !
propriated or necessary to be
propriated by the government on
count of the operation OF the q
roads was SL,8S6,322,SS5. OF |
amount, $1,0S1,S99,451 covers ~
of Indebtedness and investmS
which will eventually be repaid
the government. -
q. What are the "FenltenI
Psalms? G.. d.
A. The penitential psalms r
v psalms in which repentencI
expressed and pardon asked of u
In the Authorized Version they q
6, 80, SO, 81, 1O2, 100 and lab. i
said that Saint Augustine when
ing caused these psalms to be WI
ten out on the wall facing his 4
The most deeply penitential is
51st Psalm, known as the Miserl
@. Are there any motion pict4
taken in the United States Will
Chinese casts? G. f. G.
A. There is at least n CD
pany on the coast, which relied
films taken with a cast made up
tirely of Chinese.
G.. How is the word acclinal
accented? C. e.
A. AccIimated is accented or
second syllable. u
@. How did the expression a
lance" originate? p. M. A.
A. In the later Middle Al
bands of knights bearing lances,
men at arms went from ST
state selling their services
lord who was willing to pay
their aid. They were free from
legiance to any n country.
q. Who was Peter Funk? 81
r.
A. While there may have bi
men in real life named Peter Fu|
the name is generally associal
with the custom of using it for n
son employed at an auction to Oh
bogus bids in order to raise
@. What is used to galyarl
iron? r. c.. II
A. Galvanized iron is iron VIII
has been coated with tin and II
with zinc to prevent rusting.
G.. Why is Keokuk, Iowa, cal
the Gate City? S.F. o.
A. This name is given to KeoH
on account of its position at
head of navigation of the Mississ
pi River.
@. When we're imitation ed
first made? NJ. A. l..
A. While there is no record
the time that limitations Of preci|
stones were first made, they VI
we'll known at the beginning or
Christian era. Modern examinat
has shown that many of the fam
gems of antiquity were lmltatI01s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

STOMS SIMS
Nights are getting so short boot
leggers must go to work before dark.

Nights are getting so short boot
leggers must go to work before dark.
When you come out at the little
end of the horn turn around and
blow.
Spring onions are hard ON dem
lists.
Criticism of the new dollar has
Quilted down. 1t is passing.
Fishermen report the farmers
have not adopted wireless in fence
building.
Bet the Australians are mad. Their
winter is just starting.
Once they read fashions to see
what was going N; now they read
them to see what's being pulled OIL.
March, and still our town has no
battleship for a park ornament.
Spare the minutes and spoil the
hours.
Some folks dance as if every bone
in their body had gone to their head.
Princess Ia made
| speeches in one day. All m are
alike.
Teachers in the school of expert
ence are well paid.
People who say h world isn't
| making any progress are not.
Cafe cooks put over raw deals.
Now that jazz is over, the cows.
can have their bells back.
No young fellow turns out as
people expect, SO why worry?
What tickleS us are these women
haters with seven suits Of clothes.
Nice thing about paying as you go
is every one wants you to stay.
Man says he has a wrist telephones,
but may be talking up his sleeve.
En- route to the wall they probably.
sing '"The old broken bucket-shops'
Conan Doyle is telling about what
he will do in heaven. Optimist.
We will o be reminded that the
mosquito has twenty-six teeth.
Wouldn't il be awful il some poo
pie were as bad as we think they
are?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Bet the Australians are mad. Tht
winter is just starting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

March, and still our town has n
battleship for a park ornament.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Once they read fashions to see
what was going on: o they READ
them to see what's being pulled off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09
Bible Thought For Today

THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Thou shalt not
coyet thy neighbours house, thou shalt not covet thy neigh
boris wife. nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
ox his ass. nor any thing that is thy neighbors.-Exo-
dus 20: AZ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Wouldn't il be awful IL SOME poo
pie were as bad as we think they
are?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Spring onions are hard ON der
lists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Fishermen report the farmers
have not adopted wireless in fence
building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-09

Any reader can get the answea
Amboy evening News inf9rn ac,o
Bureau. Frederic J Aassln affar ~
washington, .. in,o,mas,on ri|
bureau cannot give advice on iesa'
medicinai and nancis rouoies
tr"nb,es cor to undertake exhaua
tive research on n subject VII
your question plainly auo
Give full name adn am ra,6r
postage All replies are sent d'ree
to the inc uirer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

have astonished the images and the en-
chanters who had given over centuries
to searching for the cantrap which
would release the bees Of Toupan. For
now without any exercise of magic the
securing rag swept from the stone one
Of these insects. Koshchei, who made
all things as they were, had dccrecd,
they report, that these bright perils
could be freed only In the most obvious
way, because he knew this would be
the last method attempted by any
learned person.
Now for an instant the walls Of the
ivory tower were aquiver like blown
wells. And the bee passed glitterin,.y
to the window, and through the clear
glass of the closed window. leaving a
small round hole there, as the creature
went TO join its seven fellows in the
poiados.
Toupan, afloat In the void, unclosed
his ancient unappeasable eyes; and
Jack returned to his AfOretime estate
in the moon, and all plants and trees
everywhere were withcred, and the sea
also lost its Grcenncss. and there were
no more cmerads. And the High Gods
were appalled, to see their doom Sc
near at hand, and they cried out tc
Koshchci who devised them.
! Koshchei answered: Have pa
! tience! When Toupan is released
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fall with you. Meanwhile. have made
all things as they are.'
And in that instant Miramon Llua-
gor, as he stood blinking in his ivory
tower, was aware Of q touch upon his
forehead. as if damp sponge were
passing over it. and he perceived that
he had forgotten the secret of his wiz
ardry. Something he could yet recall,
they say, of the magic of the Purin
and tie cast stones, of the Horse and
the Bull of the Water. and most of
the lore of the Apsarasas and the Faid-
hin remained to him. He could still
make shift, he knew. to control the
bitter Duergar. to build the fearful
bridge of the White Ladies'. or to con-
trivc the dance of the Korrcd. He kept
his mastery of the Shedeem who dew
astatc, of the Shehreem who tcrrify,
and of the Mazikeen who destroy. But
such accomplishments, as he despair
ingly knew, were the stock in trade of
tny fairly competent sorcerer anywhere,
and that supreme secret which had
made MiramOn Lluagor the master of
all dreams was gone away from him
completely.
He was very angry. "Accursed wom-
an!' he cried out, "nOw indeed hG.s
your common sense completed what your
nagging began. This is the doom Of all
artists that have to 90 with well-con
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realization OF those wonderful visions
which the Greek agent had so caro-
fully skctched.
In half n dozen South American
towns the proprietors Of as many dance
halls would lookcnver the new importa-
tions approvingly and remit their bank
drafts to the merchant Of Mincing
Court.
The colonel departed from his usual
practice and met the Greek himself,
the place of meeting being a small
hotel in Aldgate. Whatever other pre-
lenses the colonel made. he did not
attempt to continue the fiction that he
was ignorant OF the Greeks trade.
paul" he said, after the first greet
tngs were over, i've been good friend
to you
You have indeed, colonel said
the man gratefully. He spoke English
with a very slight accent, for he had
been born and educated in London.
IF ever I can render you service
"You can," said the colonel, ''but
it Is not going to be easy"
The Greek eyed him curiously.
Easy or hard" he said, "I'n go
through with it."
The colonel nodded.
GLOW is the business in South
American" he asked suddenly.
The Greek spread out his hands In
depreciation.
VERY poor" he said tragically.
"All those beautiful girls waiting for
music hall engagements and impossible
to send them because of the unsettled
conditions Of their countries. l must
have lost thousands of pounds
"The demand hasn't slackened of
ch:" asked the colonel, and the Greek
smiled
South America Is full Of money
They have millions-billions. Almost
every other man is a millionaire. Th'
music halls have patrons but NJ
talent"
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CHAPTER Y
The Greek

TyHE upbuilding Of the Boundary gang
i had neither been an accident, nor
vas It exactly designed on the lines
which 1t ultimately followed.
The main structure was Boundary
himself, with his extraordinary financial
genius, his plausibility, his lightning
exploitation of every advantage which
offered. Outwardly he was the head
az three trading corporations which
complied with the laws, paid small but
respectable dividends, and cloaked other
sperations which never appeared in the
s6Rcial records of the companies.
The side lines of the gang came
through force Of circumstances. Men,
rood, bad, and Indifferent were drawn
Into the orbit Of its activities, as extra
ordinary circumstances arose or dire
necessities dictated. Throughout the
ieneth and breadth of Britain. through
France, Italy, and, in the days before
me war, in Germany, in Russia, anc
n the United States, we~r men, who
thew could not be described as agents
T. Esre st least ready tools.
~ UaThad q finger In every unsayor,
S1a he bank robbeg dischsrged from
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Quoted women. Truly has it been said
that the marriage bed Is the grave Of
art. Well, l have put up with much
from you, but this settles it. and
wish you were in the middle of next
week"
WITH that he caught the soiled
w securing rag from the hand of
Giscle, and he slapped at one of the
remaining bees, and brushed it from
the black cross. And this bee de-
parted as the other had done.
Toupan now moved his wings, ex-
ulting. and by his moving the worlds
in that part Of the universe were dis
lodged and ran melting down the sky
Gaurary swept the fragments together
and formed sun immcaSurably greater
than that which he had lost. And the
High Gods were frightened now with
reason. for in this intolerable glare
they showed as tlimsy and incredible
inventions. and they knew that If ever
the last remaining bee were freed from
the cross, the dizain Of the Piciadcs
would be completed, and their day woull
be over. and the power would return
to Toupan.
Yet Koshchei. lifting never a finger
said only: "Eh. sirs, have patience
: For l made all things as they ar
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mon hungered for the lost freedom
Of his bachelorhood
His wife also was discomfort, be
cause the ways Of the Leshy ap-
peared to this mortal woman in
decorous. The doom that were upon
the Leshy seemed not entirely in
good taste to her, who had been born
Of a race about whom destiny did
not bother; in fact, it was con-
tinual irritation to her that her little
boy Demetrios was predestinate to
kill his father with the charmed
sword Flamberge. This was doom
which Madame Gisele found not at
all the sort Of thing you cared to
have imminent in your own family;
and she felt that the sooner the gray
Norns, who weave the fate Of all
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ports are required, and unless she was
willing to 60 it would be impossible to
take her. You can't kidnap n girl and
rush her out of the country, colonel. /"
Boundary interrupted him inpatient
ly.
Don't YOU think I know that" he
asked. "Your job is, when she's in q
fit state OF mind, to take her across
and put her somewhere where she's not
coming back fora long time, and not
caring much whether she ever comes
back. Do you understands
II understand that part OF 1t very
WE'LL" said the Greek. "You get her
to Rio and III do the rest"
you'll get her to Rio" said Bound =
ary. Pm not to be mixed up In 1t.
The only thing can promise you is that
she'll 60 quietly. I'll have her pass
ports fixed. She'll be travelling for her
health--you understand? And l pro
mise you that her health will be so bad
that she'll give you no trouble. When
you gst to South AneFica I want yoa
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enjoys really good dream more than
! do when I have time for 1t. with
the million and one things that are
put upon me. But dreams ought to be
wholesome; they ought to point an
unliftins moral, and certainly they
ought not to be about incompre-
hensible thin nonsense that nobody can
halfway understand. They ought, in q
word, 10 make you feel that the world
Is a pretty good sort Of place after
ALL
But, wife, I am not sure that It
Is, says Miramon, mildly.
Then the more shame to you! And
the very least you can do Is to keep
such morbid notions to yourself, and
not be upsctting other peoples repose
with thcm.'
II employ my natural gift, I e1-
press myself and none other. The
rose bush does not put forth wheat,
nor flax neither" returned the wlzsrd
with a tired shrug. In fine. what
would you havet'
oh, a great deal II means to you
what ! prefer. But il I had my wish
your silly dream making would be
taken away from you so that we might
live sensibly."
| Nov as she spoke G!sele slapped
~ viciously at the black cross. And
! a thing happened to behold which would
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little talk with your friend"-he nodda
to Pinto and Pinto started. Also
added the cheerful Stafford, "anotAs
mutual friend Of ours, Mr.. Crewe, w
within hailing distance, unless N
greatly mistaken"
$50 you We're watching, eh?" burt
out Pinto. II thought after the Lesson
you had a couple of weeks ago you'd
have"
Let me carry on this convea'
tion it you don't mind" said h'
colonel, and the fury in his eyes siencsd
the Portuguese.
We have agreed to let bygones y
oygones, Mr.. King, and | am sure u
Is only his excessive zeal on my behalf
that induced our friend to be 80 H.
discreet as to refer to the unpleasar'
which we will allow .
pass from our memories"
30 the girl was being watched. Tha
made things rather more difficult tha'
no had imagined. Nevertheless, h
anticipated no supreme obstacle to u'
actual abduction.
Ills plans had been made that mors'
ing, when he saw in the columns OF tD'
daily newspaper four-line advertise,
iIeht which, to large extent, "a nss
cleared away the greatest of his diu
Cultics.
And If Mr.. King is looking aita
our young friend, Maisie White, ~
daughter of one of our dearest busine.,
asSoc,iates-why, I'm glad," be weI
on heartily. "London, Mr.. King, |.
II place full of danger for young gil,1
particularly those who are deprived "
the loving care of parent, ana 0S.
OF the chief attractions, if ! may .
allowed to say so, which the police ns~
for me, is the knowledge that they Y.
the protectors of the unprotected, -
guardians Of the unguarded." sseg
To be continued Monday
oseSrtsAs. 1e0lsrs NssOssopsr svSA
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they had parted at the door Of the North
Lambeth Police Court, and there was
in Colonel Boundary's smile something
of forgiveness and gentle reproach.
"Well, Mr.. King" he said, "come
in, come in, won't you"'
lie offered his hand to the other, but
Stafford apparently did not see it.
mo malice, l trust, Mr.. King?"
said the colonel genially. "You know
my friend, Mr.. Silva? A business as
sociate Of mine, director of several
of my companies"
Il know him all right" said Staf-
ford, and added, II hope to know him
better"
Pinto recognized the underlying sense
OF the words, but not a muscle of
MS face moved. For Stafford King
the hatred with which he regarded tho
law took on personal character. This
man was something more than a thief
taker and tracker of criminals. Pinto
chose to regard him as the close friend
OF Maisie White, and, as such, his
rival.
And to what are we indebted for
'his visit - asked the bland colonel.
The chief wants to see YOU"
Sir Stanley Bclcom. Being the
chlct OF our department, / should have
thought you had heard Of him"
Sir Stanley Bclcom." repeated the
other' Why, of course, know SiI
STANLEY by repu;e. May l ask what
ne wants to see me about? And how
Is my young triend-er-Miss WhitcY'
a When ! saw her last" repljeJ
stafford steadily, ''she was looking
pretty well: so far as l could tell.
90, Indeed" said the colonel politely
u nave a considerable interest in the
when you last saw heri'
Last night" replied Stafford, "sb,
was standing at the door of her apart.
msnts an Doughty street, havins I
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The colonel smiled grimly.

The colonel smiled grimly. -,
"Cut that stuff out, Paul. he said
brutally, land let US get down to facts.
There's a girl in London of eXcep-
tional ability. She has appeared in
music hall here, and she's as beauti-
ful as dream"
"English?" asked the Greek.
Irish" said the other. 'As pretty
as a picture, l tell you. She will make
great hit
The Greek looked puzzled
Does she want to gOT he asked,
and the colonel snarled round at him.
"Do you think ] should come and
ask you to book her passage If she
wanted to go| he demanded. "Of
course she doesn't want to go, and she
doesn't know she's going. But l want
her out of the way. You underestimate
Mr.. Phillopolis pulled long face.
"To take her from England!
"From London" said the colonel.
The Greek shook his head.
ere II impossible" he said. "Pao'
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jail did not ask Colonel Boundary to
finance him in the purchase OF new
kit OF tools-an up-to- date burglars
kit costs considerable amount-but
there were people who would lend the
money, which eventually came out Of
the colonel's pocket.
Some OF the businesses he financed
were on the border line Of respeCtablity.
Some into which his money was sunk
were frankly Infamous. But 1t was
popular fiction that he knew nothing
Of these, or. If he did know that he
was financing a scoundrel, 1t was In
sisted that that scoundrel was engaged
, in-so far as the colonel knew-legiti- l.
mate enterprise.
Paul Phil!opolis was small Greek
merchant, who had an Office In Mincing
Court--a tiny room at the top of four
! flights Of stairs. On the glass panel
Of its door was the announcement :
General Exporter"
Mr.. PhilIopol!s spent three or -four
hours at his Office daily, and for the
rest or the time, particularly toWard
the evening, was to be found in q
cafe in Soho. He was a dark little
man, with fierce mustache and sci
Of perfect white teeth which he dis
played readily, for he was easily
amused His most intimate aquaint'
unces knew him to be an exporter o.
Greek products to South America, ant
he was, in the large sense Of the word
uminently respectable.
Occasionally he would be seen ava!
from his customary haunt, discussinI
with compatriOt some very urgen
bu siness, which few knew about, Fo
} there We're ships which cleared from
the Greek ports, carrying cargoes t.
the order of Mr.. PhillopOlis which die
not appear in any bill of lading
Armenian girls, girls from South Russia
from Greece, from Smyrna, en- route 4
a promised land, looked forward to tn