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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
NOTICE To cnNTRACroRs

Sealed bis VIII Re received a. Ire
Council Caa2rer. F.-s1ousa. "a. ., Eo-ss-
veit Avenue. Ea-=zrer, New Jersey on
Monday evening JI-s =. 1898 a. : ol---E
p. n, Day4.Ear saving Tins. b. the
Mayor and Council - che 51-ulEh q
Carteret for she Improvement 81 Le1e-ts
Street from Roosevelt avenue - E4a-e1-s
Street with a SIX Iacl reinforced concrete
pavement, accordi1g 30 plans end speciG-
alton repaired ny Oliver T. Mitchell,
Borough EnEiuzer. Pans and sE5-a1a-
lions and form q biz nay be had a. ths
office OF The Borough Engineer Room ta--
Raritan Building Perm AMboEr New
Jersey. or from Earvev V. o. Piatt, Bor-
ough Clerk on 6sros.. q Five tE5I Dollars
Bid must be made out on tEe stand
ard proposal form iu The manner 1es.E-
mated therein and required by The spes.-
hcatiouS must be accompanied By a state
ment from a suret. company stating that
they viii furnish Che contractor should
he be successful with a bond IA the
amount Of one hundred per ceutur q the
bid. also with a certified check OF not
less than ten per centum OF the amount Of
Nbe Did drawn TO the order OF Charles A.
Bhady, Borough Collector and be delivered
at the place and hour above mentioned.
The Borough Council reserves the right
to reject and or all bids should they
deem Il 10 the best interest OK the Boz
ough OF Carteref 50 20 do.
BY order OF tho Mayor and Council o.
the Borough 81 Carteret
HARVEY Y. Q. FLATT.
2s490-5-S-11-l3 Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
NOTICE To CONTAGIOUS

Sealed bids will be received az tire
ouncil Chamber, Firehouse No. 2, Roose-
welt Avenue, CartereL. New Jersey. on
Monday evening. June IS. 1898 ar o'clock
P. NJ, Daylight Saving Time, by the
Mayor and Council of the Borough o.
Cartaret, for the improvement q Pershing
Avenue, from Washington Avenue TO Car
teret Avenue, with a SIX inch reinforced
concrete pavement, according 10 plans ana
specifications prepared by Olive T. MI
chell, Borough Engineer, Plans and spe-
ciheauons and form Of bid may be had
at the Office Of the Borough Engineer.
Room t0i- Raritan Building Perth Am
boy, New Jersey, or from Harvey y. q.
Plat, Borough Clerk, on deposit Of Five
$50 Dollars
Bids must be made out on the standard
proposal form In the manner designated
therein and required by the specIdcations.
must be accompanied by a statement from
= surety company stating that they will
furnish the contract should he be success
ful with a bond in the amount of one
hundred per centum % the bid; also with
a certified check Of not less than ten per
centum OF the amount Of the bid drawn
TO the order Of Charles A. Brady, Bor-
ough Collector and be delivered at the
place and hour above mentioned.
The Borough Council reserves the right
10 reject any or all bids should they deem
n to the best Interest OF the Borough Of
Carter-t so TO do.
By order OF the Mayor and Council OF
the Borough OF Carteret
HARVEY v. o. PLATT..
3stsz-s-s-1I.15 Clerk.
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Books for College
Graduation Gifts

New books and old favorites
which suggest themselves as
appropriate to the giver be-
cause they are real contriou-
tons to literature.
THE SUPREME COURT IN
u. S. HISTORY, 3 vols, 1900.
LIFE AND LETTERS OF WAL
TER HINES PAGE, 2 vols, s.34.
The same in a limited edition, 2
vols, 21.75.
WORKS OF IBsEN, 8 vols,
1880.
Roosevelt Page, 1.34.
THE FASCINATING STRAIN
GER, by Booth Harrington (auto-
sraphed edition., 500.
BOOKS IN BLACK AND RED,
by Edmund L. Pearson, 3.15.
Also works Of standard authors,
v~ariously priced sets. Odd volumes
of classics In de luxe bindings, 5.75
to 1880.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FLOOR
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08

(For Saturday Only

Some wonderful bargains
are appearing in this column
daily - and they are all
planned with . thought to
vacation time. Watch for
them regularly and you will
500 many a saving.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
CHURCH IS HIT
BY LIGHTING
m Church at Carteret
Damaged by Fire to EX-
tent of $1,000

CARTERET. June S-A bolt OF
lightning struck the roof Of the Ger
man Evangelical Lutheran church.
OF which Rev. Alexander LeouhaTdi
is pastor. shortly after 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. causing the upper
part Of the church building to be-
come afre. Both fire companies re-
sponded TO a fire alarm and quickly
extiuguished the blaze. The dam
age Is estimated at about $1,000.
The church IS located on Rouse-
welt avenue and faces the open field
known rs Brady's Oval.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
No matter how far money goes, it
seldom reaches mex pay day.

Circumstances alter cases. Our
bootlegger tells Us he makes two
cases out of enc case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
Clearance of Women
High Grade Colored Shoes
The Newest Styles Are Included--
Priced according to size

Red, green, blue and other
smart shades are obtainab1e in this
clearance sale of colored low shoes
now priced at much less than regu-
lar. No mail or phone orders will
be filled, so women and junior
misses desiring to make the most
of the sale had better stop in early.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-08
Sale of Cool Bandeaux

AT too-Among other modeis-strong, lace brasseres with SIX en-.
broidered square in front, Very long wasted straight ines Also non
model of strong lace and beautifully finished:
AT 75c-Short, dainty brassHre made o anenae OF sions lac
and double net with lace shoulder straps. So
AT 19S-Long-wasted, straght-ine brassiers OF satin inquired noVehy
cloth, Wide trimming at top, fet edge at bottom.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FLOOR
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GOOD NIGHT STORIES
BE SURE TO READ THEM TO YOUR CHILDREN

one is. And he smacked his
strong Jaws and waved the five
joints on his feelers.
eyes, it must be sad," agreed
Mrs. Busy Ant. But I guess
whoever put you here will come
and get you one Of these days"
Get whom" asked a rough
voice, and WiggIy Worm wiggled
through the dirt beside the two
friends. Who's coming for
whom?'
why, this little fellow" re.
piled Mrs. Busy Ant. mo one
knows who or what he Isl
"Well, can relieve your minds
on that" laughed Wiggly Worm.
Ellis mother, Mrs. Rose Beetle,
brought here eggs one day while
was here, and left Them
Sure enoughr' laughed Mrs.
Busy Ant. How stupid of me to
forget. She left them to my care.
Your name is Larva Rose-Beetle
as sure as I'm alive. Your mother
told me all about you. / remem-
Der she said you'd have to live un-
der the ground three long years.
Then at the end of that time you
are to make yourself q round
egg-shaped ball of leaves and
grass. into which You must
crawl and go to sleep. And when
you come out you'll have legs
and WINGS"
well, then, I'm one Of the
family" exclaimed Larva Rose.
Beetle. I'm glad you're not
going to kick me out"
Indeed, nor laughed Mrs.
Busy Ant, stroking the funny
little brown head. II promised
your mother I'd see that you did
what was right. Foolish OF me
not to know who you are!"
ooh, don't worry about that"
said Wiggly Worm. I'VE can't
always know everything"
Grunting good-naturedly, he
wiggled away, and Mrs. Busy
Ant and her new charge finished
their dinner.
Another Fine Story Tomorrow.
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. less SO than ever. She wore q rich
silver-fox mantle, flappfng open
loosely, her bonnet was askew, her
face livid, lemon yellow, and her
three chins wabbled upon the
collar of siIver-fox.
"Madre de Diosv' she said
piteously, have mercy on me"
WELL" said Agnes sharply,
whats got you? Have you seen
a ghost?"
No less" muttered the sonora,
land / wish that were ALL
She sank into a chair and placed
q shaking hand over her heart;
her appearance startled even Ag-
mes.
"Can't you speak?" exclaimed
the girl, instead Of sitting there
like a"
agnes" said her mother, do
not be cruel to me. For the time
comes when I have to be cruel to
you! And have seen something,
not many minutes since, which I
think will be my death. The saints
give me strength to tell you,
Agnes" she said, struggling for
breath, "for your lot is harder
than mine!'
Lady TalIbois stared at her, then
suddenly stepping across, she sat
down beside her mother and laid a
hand on her arm.
See here" she said very quietly,
"if there's trouble come, let me
hear it, an quickly. I've stood so
much this month past that I'm
past caring. / feel like a dead
The Washington times., 1923-03-28
HOW TO LEARN
TO COOK
by LOrettO c. Lynch

/" HE woman of average intel.
ligence and knowledge Of
the few essentials of cook
ing can, with practice, learn to
cook we'll. In fact. it is my OBJ
servation that the average woman
OF the last generation had much
to learn when 1t comes to judging
her good cooking from a scien-
tific standpoint. A good stove
or range, is absolutely necessary
for general cooking for family.
If there IS a rented gas range
in your home and it does not
really bake well and many,
many do not-write the gas COM
pany. Every company keeps a
staff Of men for repairing. And
If, after repairs. the range is un-
satisfactory, keep after the COM
pany, who will probably give you
a new one.
Then, certain utensils are es-
sential. A half pint measuring
cup is needed If one is to meas
ure q "cupfur' correctly. The
and 10 cent stores in many
localities are selling measuring
cups that ARE NOT half-pints.
Better buy in housefurnishipg
speciality shop, even if you pay a
little more. A standard tea and
teaspoonful, spatula, a case
knife, mixing bowls. wood en-
spoons, flour sieve and the
things required for cooking dishes
liked by the family should really
be on hand before beginning at
all.
A good recipe is among the
other essentials. The woman
who sneers at the scientific cook
who uses a recipe, would be the
first woman to object If the drug
gist compromising a prescription
threw in a handful Of this or that
regardless Of weight or measure.
Before measuring. flour should be
sifted. The standard half pint
measuring cup should be piled up
lightly without packing down and
then leveled off by drawing the
case-knife across the top of the
cup. Butter should be solidly
packed into a cup when measur-
ing.
If you use tea cup or coffee
cup YOU MUST NOT BE DIS
APPOINTED If the recipe does
not work and your material is
wholly or partially spoiled. You
must have q half-pint measuring
cup. You must level a Spoonful"
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woman: there's nothing can shake
me. So just get hold Of your.
self and talk straight sense
II WILL" said the woman with a
shiver. IT will tell you every.
thing. But Agnes, speak to me in
our own tongle-in the tongue
you learned as a little child; not
: In that targon Of the northern
gringoes that you've said since you
were grill. Else i cannot collect
my thoughts"
"Esta bueno." said Agnes, drop
ping into Spanish, "only tell me
quickly"
The sonora struggled q moment
for breath.
'This, first" she said, trying to
meet her daughters eye, "you are
q great lady, Agnes-rich, titled,
with all that ambition could ask.
Tell me, the mother that bore you,
this one thing: Has 1t brought
you happiness?" Her voice was
strained and pleading. "Have you
known one hour Of peace or Joy,
or even pleasure. since this great
heritage was yours?''
None" said Agnes with ex.
trordinary bitterness. IT have had
nothing from it., first or last, but
wretchedness and pain and peril"
She rose to her feet. ''Many's
the time" she said slowly,
d. many. many's~ the time /
have wished I'd taken the hun
dred thousand dollars the stranger
offered me-or quarter Of it
and gone-gone right away for
good and ALL.
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she is an older daughter Of the Tallbois heir.
Joan leaves Knayth Abbey and is married to
Philip.
Carey visits Agnes in her apartment and
offers her 100000 if she will give up her claim
and go back to America. Not knowing who he
is, she refuses Agnes sends Joan a bill for
$4,000 for moneys used from the estate. An
anonymous friend returns 100000 which Joan
had paid to Callaghan's men. An attempt is
made to kill Philip in his home.
They move to new quarters and find that
Goodenough, a mysterious stranger who served
Joan at Knayth, is their landlord. At Knayth
house party Agnes is attacked by Miguel Cases,
sutton who has followed her from the States,
and she is saved by Drummond, member Of
Callaghan's band, who thinks great deal of
lace from the vaults and finds that it is miss
ing It has been stolen by one of Callaghan's
men and they blame Joan with the theft.
NOD 90 on Nth the story.
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me for your wife then? Just get
a cinch on that"
He looked at her, family start.
led.
What a question, Agnes! Do
YOU" Drumrnond smiled, do
You doubt me?"
Agnes gave a metallic Z little
laugh.
You'd be fool If you did. I'm
that kind of a fool, n1aybe-but
/ guess you're not. Nothing of
Philip Mottisfont about you, Har-
old! Who am I to blame you?
Who are any of us to blame each
other! We're too yellow a crowd.
Never mind, I've got the goods
such as they are"
She stood up.
kiss me, Harold"
He caught her to him fiercely
and she gave him her. lips. Then
she freed herself.
"And now beat It home, kid"
said Lady Tanbois,, IAN cut out
the worry. I'll see you don't fail"
Drummond, who had learned
obedience Of late, took his leave
submiSsively. Agnes returned to
the window and stood there alone
thinking, her brows knitted and
the corners Of her mouth drawn
down. She was not alone very
long. In less than five minutes
the door was. thrown open and her
mother stumbled rather than
walked into the room.
The Sonora De Castro TallboisS
was not at any time q very pleas
ing sight; at that moment she was
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Syndicating Crime for Greater Profit
and the Harvest Reaped is the
Motif of This Thrilling Serial

the whip. Shrank as though she
feared-What did Sc, in fact, fear?
But Agnes TaIIbois made no sign
whatever, neither moved nor
spoke.
For a while there was black
silence, then the girl rose to her
feet.
II believe" said Agnes quietly,
chat you have told me the
truth. It is the truth I'm hear
ing, at last. Go on. Let US
have it ALL"
''Mi Carita.' rnoaned the won-
an, lit is hard You can never
forgive. You can never
Leave all that OUT said
Agnes YEARLY. 81 win tell you
that I am past caring much for
anything. Never mind forgive
ness. Explain what you mean.
And make 1t short"
IT win. Agnes. But it will be
easier-it will be easier" said
the sonora in an pitiful whisper.
eff you do not look at me; Agnes,
while I am telling you. Daugh-
ter, I wish somehow that 1T was
dark here--so that you could not
see my face" She paused, stan-
mered. and then went on with
an effort. "You know that when
/ was a girl at Santa 1nez, twen-
ty-three years ago, / became the
wife Of Pedro De Castro, the
ranchero.
"I never heard, >" sneered Agnes,
"that the geNt3eman had a pro-
fession."
"I,' said the Sonora duly. was
his profession. Frau1 the day he
married me, Pedro sever worked
again. kept the little shop. and
he took what little money / could
make, and he gambled and drank
and fought. He lived on me and
beat me; he was as cruel as the
black blood in his veins could
make him. For more than a year
lived with him-a hopeless
year"
"And then he had the considera-
ton to die" said Agnes, and left
you his widow, ] know. Go on.
Eyes. He was killed in o brawl
at the Pulqueria-the little inn
down by the river. And they
buried him. could not pretend
sorrow. I began to live again.
10 stay IN inc pLdCS WAS lAAIpOS-
sible. I went to Salinas and
started a store there.
"And then" said the Sonora
slowly, 'iess than three weeks
after Pedro, as / thought, was
dead and forgotten, came the
young Engiishman. who called
himself LIE Mesuier. And in ten
days more-I had consented to be
his wife"
"Ah," said Agnes quietly, 'you
loved him?"
SCI do not know. I think the
power of love had been killed In
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me; had become hard. knew
all there was to be known about
men. and I determined that this
young Englishman should be my
protector. He was wholly diff.
ferent from Pedro. It was very
easy. He was hardly more than
a boy. think I was the first
woman he had much to do with.
Men do not look at me now, but
I was a very beautiful woman In
those days-do not laugh at mo
Agnes, for II is true.
HE was q boy, but very
wonderful boy, this young Ing1eo.e
I liked him. He came from-n0,;
one knew where. He had some
money, where he got 1t did nots
know-nor care. He had nearlys
seven hundred dollars. At,
Salinas, in those days, it was q
fortune. saw my way. There
was an orange grove that could
be bought cheap; with care there
was nice little living In lit.
81 will leave out the romantic
part, Agnes. In ten days
widow of Pedro De Castro, was
the betroti1ed Of this young Eng
lishman, and held him by the
strings of my girdle. Florida Was
q paradise; we were to be ideally
happy, living In a bower by the
sea and growing oranges. Yes.
he was a romantic boy In those
days, my young EngIishman. It
was very soon after PedrosG
death, but / did not care
neither of US cared. L wanted
to forget Pedro.
"And then, three days before
we were to be married, a strange
and terrible thing happened. A.
man broke into the little house
where : lived ; in Salinas, by
night, and robbed me Of what
little money ! had, and went,
away.
The Senora's voice became
hoarse. and her fingers opened
and shut.
"It was Pedror' she said thick.
Pedro-my husband-back from
Agnes started at her feet.
WHAT she muttered, chow
-"
"Listenr' said the Sonora quick.
~, when the fight happened at
Santa Inez, Pedro knitted a man,
and was himself wounded. There.
were many there, all mad with
drink, the fight became general;
the saloon was burned down, and
four men lost their lives in the
flames. There were four bodiesr's
she passed a hand over her eyes,
very much burned. I identified.
one of them as Pedro. So did
others. We were all sure that.
it was he. And then--the in.
quest, the burial, and as be.-
neyed, my freedom.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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WHEN DRAFTS
| CAUSE COLDS

" HE great scientist Pasteur,
once made an expert
ment that illustrated very
we'll the influence Of exposure on
cold upon infection. It happens
that chickens are not subject to
the, very deadly disease known as
anthrax-that is, under ordinary
conditions. If, however, a chicken
Is inoculated with the germs of
this disease and is then made to
stand in cold water until it's
temperature falls six degrees, 1t
loses its resistance and falls a vic
tim to the disease; the anthrax
germs spread throughout it's body
very rapidly and death quickly
ensues.
Now that is exactly what hap
pens when human being Is
exposed to prolonged chilling. A
draft in itself will not produce a
cold. In the first place the chilling
must be prolonged sufficiently to
lower the resistance considerably,
and in the second place the indi-
vidual must harbor the particular
germs which give rise to nose and
throat infections.
People who are subject to very
frequent colds are constant car.
riers of these infectious organisms
and also do things which favor
occurrences of their colds; for
example, they lower their resist
ance by losing too much sleep, by
doing things which invite indiges.
ton. by fatiguing themselves UNI
duly, by exposing themselves to
foul air. and by chilling as already
described.
Do not sit in a draft after exer-
cising or when perspiring from
any cause.
The Washington times., 1923-03-28
By Blanche Silver.
A Funny Little Neighbor.

wv ELL. Of all things!' ex-
W. claimed Busy Ant, as
w she came upon the queer.
looking, little, fat, round. white
fellow. What in the world are
you, and how did you happen in
my house?"
Don't ask me-" grumbled the
little, round. fat, white worm.like
creature. II don't know any,
thing-not supposed to know
anything, I guess-so really
haven't bothered my silly little
head much about it. All 1 know
is that I'm here and I'm beastly
hungry
Mrs. Busy Ant, who was noted
for her good. kind heart, opened
her storeroom, and gave the lit
tie stranger a good dinner.
You will excuse me If stare
at YOU" she said. good-naturedly.
TITS because I've never seen
anything just like you before,
came to be in my ant-hill, and
and am wondering how you
when you came in.
IT never came in that I know
Of" replied the funny round.
white. fat, worm, shaking his
funny little round pale brown
head. II just am here. I never
came that I can remember"
well, now that's queerr'
sighed Mrs. Busy Ant. ~ don't
remember ever seeing you in
here before"
Goodness. That's not funny
at ALL" said the funny little fat,
round, white worm. FOR / never
knew 1 was here myself until Il
short time ago. It's a queer feel
ing not to know who or what
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!: !: = r[6daztne P6de mai
CANCER :: By JOHN GOODMAN
PICK UP THE THREAD OF THE STORY HERE

TOAN AYRE, London typist, is made the
y Viscountess Talbois of Knayth through
the Vaccinations of band of criminals
headed by CALLAGHAN. Joan is entirely
innocent Of any wrongdoing and her case is
fought in the courts by PHILIP MOTIFS
FONT, a young lawyer, who helps to show up
the criminals.
Their former leader had been f'SLIM JIM
CAREY, but after his supposed death Callag-
han gained information that Carey was the
black sheep and heir to the Tallbois family
estates, but because of his crimes had fled to
the United States. There he married and Joan
was born. Later she was taken to England
after her father: had deserted her and her
mother died.
Carey suddenly comes to lfe" and manages
to thwart all the plans of the criminals to ex-
tort money from Joan. Finally Callaghan
brings AGNES DE CASTRA and her mother
from the United States to London and sets her
up as the real Viscountess of TalIbois, saying
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said gently, "an' not such a bad
Kid. guess there's a white
streak in you. And black or white,
l love you. I amt goin' to let
you go under. Your record,
reckon, wouldn't look well on
paper. But it amt for me to
say much about that, ssein' what
am. You amt the crook those
other three crooks are. You
would have been in time. You'd
be what they are today. But
that's cut out. Don't take on so,
kid. The worst's over.''
She put her arms about him
and laid his head On her breast
as if he were a child.
I'm not a fool, Harold" she
said quietly. az was wise to the
ing to hear it from yourself.
Didn't Ca1laghan' set you on to
get around me an marry me, SO
you could rob me for the good
OF him and his crew? Out with
it."
I've done with lies" said
Drummond. though the words
choked him. ''He did. That is
WHAT L was 10 90.
And though / made it EASY.
you thought it a heavy job, and
reckoned to hate the sight Of
me?"
He made no answer.
And Them continued Lady
TaHbois. you began to find that
IT weren't so bad after all?"
began to find, and very
quickly" said Drummond beneath
his breath, that in all the world
you were the only woman who
mattered to me. That 1 loved you,
Agnes, cruel and passionate
though. you seemed, and every
day you got those little hands
OF yours more tightly round nv
heart. And, well, I've got to love
you, Agnes, and there it is"
know it," she said nodding.
you re, speaking the truth now.
Harold; you're near forgotten how
to speak it this long time past,
And love you, too, an need YOU
a heap worse than you need me.
loved You from the first. And
theR-?"
And then I got bitter and
kicked hard" muttered Drum
mond, against Callaghan and his
crowd. 1 became rebellious, and
he put the screw on me and life
because more than / could stand"
Il know that, too She took
his wrists, in her slim, supple fin.
gers, and the girls wonderful eyes
looked into his appeaiing1y, yet
with CLEAN of cynicism. Now.
a last question. Harold. Suppose
! wasn't Lady TaIlbois of Knayth.
but just a poor little cheap skate
Of half CASTE. Would you want