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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
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WASHINGTON.-Charles d. Hill
lis, G. o. p. national committeeman
from New York, has proposed some
thing new in politics.
1t is a political moratorium" Of
three or four months, during which
| discussion of the party's probable
candidate in 1924 would be taboo.
That would give President Cool
| idge time to hit his stride and
demonstrate to party leaders whether
he is a fit Moses for their 1924 pill
grimage.
While this plan would free Cool
| idge from immediate political pres
| sure and perhaps, give him a freer
hand on administration problems. it
| would also allow doubtful politicians
to sit on the fence a while longer
| without prejudicing their positions.
On the other hand, such a mora
forum. 1t is suggested, would be
| Just what LaFollette and Johnson
would like most. 1t would give them
| a period in which to extend their or
| ~ganization lines and place their bat
teries for the attack.
Coolidge's Americanism will be
| one of the foundation stones on
which his campaign will be based.
| But that there are Coolidges VINO
| date their A~mericanism farther back
than the President is cited by
| friends of DR.. Sherman Coolidge, the
| Arapahoe Indian Episcopal clergy
man of Denver.
Coolidge, the Indian, met Coolidge,
the President, when the latter was
| governor of Massachusetts,.
IAN Indian named Coolidge!" ex-
| elaine the surprised future Presi-
dent. "Why, all the Coolidges 1 ever
| heard of were New Englanders
! whose ancestors came over on n
Maynower."
'iMy ancestors were on the recep-
ltion committee which met them" OBJ
served the red-skinned Coolidge.
Speaking of ancestors, Senator
| Ralph B. Howell of Nebraska
who will take his seat this falL,
| brides himself upon the fact thar
his great grandfather, when "a, was
a messenger for General Washing
ton. =
washington, 1t seems, made his
headouarters for a time at the nome
OF Observation-Disclosures Howell
and great grandfather volunteered TO
carry dispatches through the British
lines. accomplishing the feat to the
great satisfaction of Washington
and the present Senator Howell.
Whatever else he may De-
everyone must admit George
vey. ambassador to the Court of 81.
! lanes. who has been said to nave
made woodrow Wilson president is
a versatile picker.
After turning against Wilson ne
| picked Harding and landed an am
| b~assadorship. And now this, as TO
Coolidge, appearing in HaKvey.s
Weekly of May Is, 1920, has JUST
been dragged back into the light: .
Commenting on Coolidge's veto OF
the 2.75 per cen beer bill passed by
the Massachusetts legislature Har-
vev exclaimed ~editorially: -,
"Good sensel Sound judgment!
The more we hear of and from CAY
vim Coolidge, the better we like potn
his character and his way OF putting
things" boom
That ought to be sufficient to keep
Rrother George in the forefront OF
Calyin's good graces, shouldn't III
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
SMILES
BY TOM SIMS

The umo that Dempsey offered
to pay u national debt Is untrue.
Pity the poor German school boy,
with his teachers marks so low.
Lightning hit a Cleveland wedding
twice. Why 1oa't these young peo-
pie tell the truth?
Movie star So years old wants a
divorce, so perhaps she was too
young when she married.
Woman OF 96 won a beauty con-
test at Turin, italy Now she won't
be worth a darn around home.
----
Providence, II. l., woman shot the
wrong man, which, however, was
mot an act of Providence.
Detroit girl of II has two hus-
bands, both her own.
Woman shot at while driving a
car in Chicago, SO perhaps she was
just learning to drive.
Ten-cent bread is equivalent to
Sits wheat. Wheat is below a dol
lar. Only farmers know it.
More bread is eaten than any
other one thing. Chewing gum and
tobacco fall far below 1t.
Hobo College is after the Box
peace prize. Bet their answer will
be to handcuff brakemen
Estimates place u cuss words
around 1000. Learn them all. They
will keep you warm this winter.
All teachers who failed to get
married are back at work again.
The annual coal shortage is in the
consumers pocket.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

of the. Denver mint a 3D."
@. What is umber and where is It
obtained 20. A. K.
A. TIMBER is a mineral pigment
resembling ochre, but differing from
true ochre in containing some oxide
of manganese. 1t occurs at many
localities in Europe, notably in the
island of Cyprus and is also mined
in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia
anG New York. 1t is soft, earthly,
and of a dark brown color. Raw
lumber yields a brown paint while
burnt umber has a redder tinge.
Bath are stable and can be mixed
with water or oil.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

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any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. Dirsc-
tor Washington, D.. C. This offer
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

treet by Street-Know Your City


SECOND SItSEEI
Second street extends from the
Raritan river north to Market street:
It was laid out on the property OF
the Middlesex Land Company and
was one of the city's earliest devel-
opments. The street is fifty feet wide
and a part of it has been curbed
and graded, the balance Is still un-
improved. There are some private
sidewalks and curbs. The easterly
side of the thoroughfare is we'll built
up with residents, but the westerly
side still offers many lots for oullo-
ing purposes.
Second avenue was laid out on tne
property of Jacob Gold6erger n =
1910, the surveyor being Morris !.
Culuck. When first opened the
street had a dead end. but now 1t ex-
tends from Harmed street to Ine
Sna Springs Road. 1t is forty-hve
seet wide, but has no improvements
There are a few houses on this thor
oughfare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. Did any other president be-
sides Coolidge add $50 help me
God" when taking the oath as
President of the United States &c.
L. d.
A. When George Washington was
inaugurated the first time, he added
the same words.
@. Was the late Cardinal Gibbons
born in this country PA. B.
A. Cardinal Gibbons was born in
Baltimore July 20, 1884, and died
in that city March %, 1921.
Q. What kind Of grass should be
sown on a heavily shaded lawn?
H. L. w.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that Kentucky blue grass is
considered the best for a heavily
shaded lawn. The following proper
tons should be used: l part OF red
fescue to 2 parts blue grass. When
this combination is used one pound
to every 400 square feet should be
allowed. The seed should be sown
any time before the middle of Sep
TENDER.
O.. What proportion of the officers
in the ARMY are West Pointers?-S.
d. L.
A. The records merely show the
DGICtIldSO O1 OlllSSAS VIZ I'll
Point graduates. This is slightly
under 20 per cent.
Q. Why was it said that all roads
led to Rome?-M. d.
A. The saying "all roads lead to
Rome is an old Italian proverb.
The principal roads of the Empire
all led to the capital city. The So
called golden milestone set up by
Augustus in the Roman Forum near
Saturns Temple marked the starting
place. 1t contained a list of the
main places located on these roads
with a record of their distances from
various gates of the city.
@. How shall I get a job where l
can learn to be a detective ?-D. H.
G.
A. William J. Burns, head of the
Intelligence Division of the Depart
ment OF Justice, Washington, d. c.,
says that the best method for a
young man to pursue II he is serl-
ously interested in taking UP the
profession of detective work is to
get a position as a regular police
man on his community police force
or with the police of a larger city
If he lives in a small town. The
training obtained by doing this kind
of work is Invaluable to one who
wishes to lay the foundation for de-
tective work.
@. When did George Washington
have a narrow escape from drown
ing ?-J H. D.
A. On. his expedition to Ohio in
1853 Washington is said to have
been saved from drowning while
crossing the Allegheny river by
Christopher Gist or Guest, a scout
and woodsman.
O.What mark distinguishes coins
made in the philadelphia mint?-C.
e. NJ. -
A. Coins made in the Philadelphia
min are known by the absence of a
mint mark. The mint mark of the
San Francisco mint is an IS" and
workers to keep their wages rising
as rapidly as the cost Of living. So
wages throughout Germany have
been put on a gold basis ONE
THIRD LESS THAN IN PRE-WAR
DAYS"
That will be interesting COMPETE
ltion for other countries, also on a
gold-wage basis but with wages
higher than pre-war. Cheap German
labor is going to be u biggest for
eign trade problem as soou as allied
rsstrictiors are removed and Ge1-
many has a 5000 chance IN world
| -. ,,1ra ate
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

GEORGE H. THOMPSON
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Jobbing Promptly Attended TO
81 Lewis St. Phone 1409-'W
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15
Bible Thought For Today

WHY MOTTO ye simple, understand wisdom: and ye
fools be We of an understanding heart.-Proverbs $50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

The rumor that Dempsey offered
to pay our national debt is untrue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

Lightning hit a Cleveland wedding
twice. Why don't these young PEG
pie tell the truth?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

Pity the poor German school boy
with his teachers marks so low.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-15

Movie star So years old wants q
divorce, so perhaps she was toe
young when she married.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Scourue Known as "BIack Death"

The name "Black Death was given
to the epidemic that devastated Asia
and Europe in the Fourteenth century
1t was so called from the black spots
that appeared upon the skin at the
time of death, and was probably a
highly malignant form Of typhus fever
The scourge ravaged China in 1888
1347 and carried off 100000 Of its
inhabitants, and 100000 in other
parts of Asia.
The Black Death first appeared in
Europe in 1912, but it was not until
August, 1349, that it reached England.
In London 100000 persons died Of It.,
and in Norwich over 10000. 1t Is esti-
mated that the victims of this one
visitation numbered from one-third to
one-half Of the entire population of
England, which, at that time was about
5,OOO, 900. The Black Death reappeared
in Europe in 1860, 1873 and 1882. 1t
IS said to have carried off in all its
visitations more than 30,O00,0O0 Eu-
ropcGns.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG
Remarkable Animals Roamed Plains
of What Is Now the Dominion
Il of Canada.

The high-browed paleontologists
a mess of duck-billed dinosaurs in the
Calgary region in British Columbia.
The animals were planted before the
Rockies had even begun to sprout.
The country was a lushy plain, with
the animals and balmy climate of the
tropics. 1t was not until the Rockies
had grown into good-sized hills that
the country became known for its
billiards.. In the good old days the
duck-billed dinosaur was hippo
potamus with the head Of pelican
and the hind legs of an ostrich. If he
didn't look so much like crocodile
he might have been mistaken for an
elephant. He had three toes, but
could swim like a swan. A husky
dinosaur was likely to be some 80 or
40 feet over all and would tilt the
scales for 5000 to 10000 pounds. He
might use a Kodiak bear for a play
thing In those days the fight fans
would have loved to see a miX-up be-
tween a duck-billed dinosaur and one
of the saber-toothed tigers from the
La Brea pits. That would make bull
fighting seem like handkerchief fir
tation. We ought to put in a requisl-
ton for a goosefaced iguanodon to
add to our collection at Exposition
park. Maybe We can fix up trade
with the Calgary folk and give them q
slightly damaged methatherium for
the venerable bones of a dinosaur.--
Los Angeles Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
Central Maine Power Co. Completes

Central Maine Power Co. Completes
Line Through Penobscot.
The town of Penobscot has been,
linked up with the Central Maine
Power Co.'S light and power lines,
and now has electrical service for the
first time A five-mile extension has
been constructed from the main line
of the company running from Bucks
port to Castine. The work on the
Penobscot extension has just been
completed. Already forty-eight of
the 1902 homes along the line are con-
nected to the service, with all proba-
bility that before fall practically
every home will be receiving the
benefits of this service.
In order to get this power into
line co-operated with Central Maine
Power Co. to great extent to help
finance this construction.
This power line will mean a bust
ness boom for Penobscot. Already
there is considerable talk of building
a canning factory, and the town has
voted to exempt taxation for term
of years for a prospective shoe
factory Besides the prospects for
these industries, there are the unlim-
tied facilities in this section for
making brick.
1t will also mean a great increase
in the summer business for Penob-
scot and South Penobscot, as both
towns are adyantageously situated to
become ideal summer resorts. Many
people who have been waiting for the
opportunity which electric service af-
fords are now eagerly looking for
ward to putting up substantial sum-
mer dwellings in this community.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Till We Meet Again.

In her "Glimpses of Authors" Miss
Caroline Ticknor of the same Ticknor
family that has so long been associat-
ed with publishing, tells of many de-
lightful passages between authors and
the ancient firm of Messrs. Ticknor &
Fields. A business correspondence
with Mark Twain must have been most
enjoyable for his publisher. One letter
sent to him closed with hope that !:
"God be with you, for cannot. Yours,
B. II. Ticknor." Twain returned the
sheet, at the foot Of which he had ip.
scribed the words: Dear Ticknor: He
didn't come. 1t has been great dis
appointment to the whole family.
Hereafter, appoint a party we can de-
pend on. Yours, Mark"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Franklin.

Mrs. j. c. Estey entertained the
Thursday club last week.
B. Morton Havey of Bangor was
"a weekend visitor in town.
The social by the Live Wires"
netted them over four dollars.
The ladies aid society is planning
social for March 16.
Miss Josephine Glow of Eastbrook
is the guest of Mrs. d. L. Tracey
Mrs. Eleanor Perkins entertained
her Sunday school class at her home
Thursday afternoon.
The two church societies will pro-
vide the usual town meeting dinner
on March 10.
Sumner DeBeck has been ill of
grip instead of pneumonia as first re-
ported. He is now improving. His
father has been with him nearly two
weeks.
]. G. Springer has finished work
in the woods and moved home
Clarence Hopkins is home from
Bangor where he went for medical
attention.
March 5. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Words With Many Meanings.

In some languages the same sound
Is used for ever so many different
things. Even in English there are
words and sounds with more than
one meaning. The word "box," for
instance, has at least six meanings.
"Glass" does duty not only for very
useful vitreous substance, but also
for mirror, drinking vessel, ba-
rometer, telescope, and several other
things Or'think Of the various senses
In which the word cease" is used. You
can easily recall many English words
which have double or a triple mean
ing-to say nothing of words which
are spelled differently and mean quite
different things, yet have the same
sound.
In Japanese, such pitfalls for for
eigners are far more numerous and be-
wildering. The sound Xxi. for exam
pie, has no less than u different
meanings In writing, each Of these
u words has a distinct japanese char
acter all to itself, yet all are pro
nounced XII
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
PenObscOt.

Mrs. Marion E. Smith and son
Leonard returned to their home in
Bangor Friday, after spending two
weeks here with her mother Mrs.
Bertha Leach.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served dinner at town hall, town
meeting day A good sum was real
lied
Miss Alta Wood has returned to
her home in Orland, after week
here caring for Miss jeanette Sell
1ers, who has been i'll, but who is now
recovering rapidly.
Roy Grindle of Manchester N. H..
was in town last week on account of
the death of his grandmother, Mrs.
Phebe Grindle.
Mrs. Rilla Moore of Castine spent
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Leach.
Miss Phyllis Littlefield of Camden.
a student at Castine normal, spent
the weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
Hortense Grindle.
Mrs. Harry Macomber of Castine
is spending this week with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Varnum.
Mrs Ruth F. Smith has returned
from an extended visit in Bangor
with her son, M. I. Smith.
Frank Perkins spent the weekend
with his aunt, Mrs. Fannie Marshall.
The seniors of Clark high school
will present Forest Acres" at the
town hall Friday evening, March 8.
Huntley of Bangor will furnish music
for the play and dance Ice-cream
will be on sale.
Friends here of Mrs. Annie Grin
die Hartman of Orland regret to
learn of her death, at the home of
her daughter in Bangor, February
26, after a few months illness. Mrs.
Hartman was born here fifty-seven
years ago, a daughter of the late
Francis and Helen Grindle, and had
spent a good part of her life here.
She will be greatly missed, especially
in her home She was an ideal
housewife and mother. She was &C
tive in the Methodist church at Or
land, and was superintendent of the
Sunday school She is survived by
her husband, Llewellyn Hartman,
and three daughters, Misses Lois
Hutchins and Dorothy Hartman of
Bangor, and Josephine Hartman,
student at z. M. G. seminary; also
by four sisters, Mrs. Flora B. Little
field of Jamaica Plain, Mass, Mrs.
Eva M. Sellers of Ellsworth, Mrs.
Burke Leach of Bucksport and Mrs.
Elmer Leach of this place, and two
brothers, Norman Grindle of Castine
and Maurice of this place, all Of
whom have the sympathy of all. The
funeral was held at the home in Or
land Wednesday forenoon, Rev. Mr..
Cass of the Methodist church at
! Bucksport officiating. Burial was
here, in Bayview cemetery.
Albert Veazie of Bluehill spent
Sunday here with friends.
Mar. 5. 'Woodlocke.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
THRILLED BY RACING TRAINS
Lying in Berth, Traveller Enjoyed
Sight of Locomotives in Keen
Contest.

A looker-in at the window confesses
to guilty admiration for train race.
He says that in his travels by night
he has habit of looking out of the
window. Sometimes he enjoys views
OF the starlit heavens which he does
not obtain in any other way. Once he
was astonished by the sight of bril-
liant constellation which he had never
observed before. He drew diagram
Of 1t and was told that he had dis
covered Orion. Early one morning on
the Grand Trunk he observed a Cana
dian Pacific train gaining on his own,
with the fireman shoveling in coal
with unusual energy.
Evidently the Grand Trunk engineer
and fireman saw It, too, for the speed
of his own train perceptibly increased,
and eventually the national locomo-
tive won out. While the Canadian
Pacific train was gaining he regarded
the race as foolish and dangerous
performance but as the contest be-
came more even his point of view
changed. 1t. seemed like d healthy
competition.
There could be no finer race to
Watch--it beat horse racing and yacht
racing all hollow He could see all
the time which was gaining. Then to
lie in bed and witness such a contest
suggested that combination of luxury
and excitement which was one Of the
marks of the decadence of Rome.
That comparison sobered him again
he did not like to contemplate the de
cline and fall of our civilization
through this kind Of indulgence. He
admits that 1t is dangerous, but he
would like to see another race.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
Swans Island

During the period of deep SHOWS
and impossible roads, the local tel
ephone service has been a great boon
to the people of the three villages
Mrs Ella VanHorn, Mr. and Mrs
Calvin Stinson, Mr.. and Mrs Calvin
Stockbridge and Eddie Robinson and
family, have been visiting friends in
Atlantic.
Hundreds of sheldrake, whistlers
and old squaws are in evidence about
the eastern shores of the island.
Mr. and Mrs Wilfred Demers
of Sanford are visiting at the homes
of William VanHorn and Freeman
Staples in Atlantic.
Mrs. Winfield Staples, who has
been seriously ill, is much improved.
Mrs Charles Staples, who has been
i'll for a long time, is gaining.
Feb. %. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
EARLY DAYS OF RhILRCADIhG
Vallandeham Writes of Some of the
Primitive Methods of New Means
of Transportation.

Edward Noble Vallandlgham, in his
book, Delaware and the Eastern
Shore" gives an interesting sidelight
on railroading in 1888. In a chapter
dealing with transportation between
the Delaware river and the Chesa-
peake bay, he says, according to the
Indianapolis News: Steamboats, soon
replaced the sailing packets but it was
not until 1888, after years of legisla-
ton In both states, that the New Cas-
tie & Frenchtown railroad, traces of
which still show in green bits of en-
bankment, improved the land route. A
primitive locomotive engine, imported
from England, was with difficulty tink-
cred into going order to draw tiny
coaches on the rails of strap iron,
pegged to wooden sleepers, which in
turn were pegged to stones set deep
in the ground. The speed of ten miles
an hour was held to be perilous. Bas-
kets hoisted on tall poles notified the
line ahead that the train was coming
From time to time train hands, detect
ing a rail with end turned up where
spike had loosened, got down and Sc
cured the threatening snake head.
According to the original charter the
rate for passengers was 3 cents a
mile, tariff later raised to 10 cents
because the cost of building and main
tanning the line had been underestimate
ed. Each passenger could carry 100
pounds of baggage free of charge"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-03-07
CAN OUTFLY ANY AlRPLAME
BIuewing Teal Duck Has Been Known
to Travel at Rate of 300 Miles
an Hour.

1t Is mistake to suppose that an
airplane going at the rate of 24S5
miles per hour could overtake the fast
est bird. The bluewing teal duck flies
in excess Of that speed, and has been
known to go as fast as 300 miles per
hour with an inconsiderable wind In its
favor. The hawks are perhaps even
faster, though capable of only short
bursts of speed. Duck hawks have
been known to overtake and catch
greenwlng teal in the air, and possibly
they also catch an occasional bluewing.
The rush Of the duck hawk, if the OBJ
server is fortunate enough to see it
close up, as concealed duck hunters
sometimes are Is perhaps as incredible
phenomenon as there Is in nature. 1t
was with hawks that falconry was de-
veloped, and 1t is likely that all birds
OF prey are capable Of high speed.
Whether there is any winged crea-
ture as fast as the bluewing teal is
something bird observers would like
to know. The bluewing, long of wing
and slender Of body, veritable grey
hound of the skies, is built for speed.
1t no doubt can fly at top speed for
hours at time, and 1t is probable that
many bluewing pass in a single day or
night from the breeding grounds of the
North to those of southern waters on
which to winter.-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch.