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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10

the train. ana then away for-where
did you say you were going?"
"Closemlnster," said Georgina rap
turously. Alexander is to be induct-
ed as assistant to the prebendary in
six weeks time. l was so glad when
he suggested we should go at once
to the place where later his duties will
lie. There, under the shadow Of that
glorious old cathedral"
you'll spend an idyllic, sedate hon
eymoon," said Aimee. How perfect,
dear. Aren't you grateful to me? II
II hadn't been for my stunt, you might
have missed a whole life's happiness.
But Billy and +"
you're going through to Harwlch
on the car, aren't you, dear? Alex
ander told me-"
"There's Aunt Erythea!" said Al
NEE. I'm glad mummie induced the
old terror to come"
"Who is that with her?'
"My new u~ncle-in-law, Mr.. Riving-
ton. He's a peachl Aunt seems to be
getting on with him splendidly. Look
at her back! Who's the funny little
man that seems half asleep, over by
the cedar?'
"My Uncle Joseph" murmured
Georgina. He didn't realize till after
we left Jervaulx, that l ought to have
been at home with him all the time.
1 don't think he really grasps the po-
sition, even now"
"T don't wonder. These professors
never do grasp anything" chuckled
Aimee. "We've beaten Diana and
Bertrand. They're to be married in
London next week"
isn't all this delightful to think
Of" sighed Georgina, latter the hor-
rors we went through! Did you eve
hear what became of that oma you
told me about-the wife of the bur
glar?"
"Never heard a word more Of her;
I think she got away"
"It all seems likd some fearful night
mare now" s%huddered her cousin.
GAS the wife of a future bishop,
you'll wipe 1t off your memory, Geor-
| BlCs uCdl" oul L hCNCi ShdL Liz
greatest time 1 ever had in my life,
The joy of living, GeorgieT Lady
Scroope suddenly entered the room.
children" she said graveIy, Gin fivs
minutes we start for the chapel"
Aimee bolted into her room, fol
lowed by her mother.
"Do you see 'em YETI" whispered
an apple-cheeked woman eagerly. The
red peoples in her bonnet quivered as
she raised herself on tiptoe. The staff
Of the Scroope Towers household was
grouped on either aide Of the great
porch, behind the assembled guests.
The apple-cheeked woman was Mrs
Summing of Ivy cottage, Stanhoe; the
only envoy from the Jervaulx district
Her eyes sparkled, she clutched grim
ly to her breast a large bag of rice
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10

Billy snatched up a blue cloak that
lay athwart the saddle.
ION with it" cried Billy, glowing.
In a t~winkling Aimee donned the
wrap; as Billy bestrode the saddle she
threw herself upon the pillion and her
arms about his waist.
"Ready-partner !" Billy said.
Let her ripT" painted Aimee Joy
ously.
The Sphinx hummed swiftly along
the park road and swung left onto the
highway.
Hold tight!'
The Sphinx breasted the long rise
at sixty miles an hour. The wind
screamed past them.
Aimee laughed aloud. Leaning for
ward from the pillion, she pressed the
smallest, soft round kiss on the back
OF Billy's neck, as they disappeared In
a cloud Of sunlit dust.
1.-THE END
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
HORSE LORE

What we call a nightmare got its name because our an
cestors believed it was a visit from the Saxon demon, Mare,
a vampire supposed to sit on the chest OF Its sleeping Vctm,
half strangling him and causing fearful visions.
This bit Of information is from a new book, Inc horse
in Magic and Myth" M. 0ldfeld Howey wrote 1t.
In 1923 we know that a nightmare is a psychlc-nervous
condition, its cause ranging all the way from excessive gan
dular activity to eating combinations like oranges and butter
milk.
Superstition dies hard. But it is dying.
The reason Anglo Saxons rarely eat horse flesh is because
this article of diet originally was forbidden by their rehglon'
according TO Howey. The horse was especially protected on
account of its value in battle.
The theory or system apparently must nave Deen TO eat
only the animals that could not be rushed away from an on
coming invader. and to keep the horse for flight or pursuit,
for there Is no logical reason why we shouldnt eat morse
flesh Al much as beef or lamb or pork-except Tor the taste;
Food ~preiudices are queer. Only an eplcure OF d d orien'ai
"a eat snais or grasshoppers without shuddering. :.
The wooden hobby-horse, delight for many generations Oh
children. was used a lot for sport by grown-ups IN the Middle
Aoas Hovev saws. Then the Puritans-blue law enforcers OF
tbeir dav-condemned the hobby-horse as dangerous 10 the
sonl ,, II came back into favor later, but only for cnloren.
Times are changing, and Willie is developing an cary
tendencv to snort when Santa Claus brings him a hoDpy-horse
instead of a childsize auto. ~. hors.
An editor can't help but feel friendly TOWARD - norse
An auto is an unromantic contraction and rarely does any
tb;ng unusual enough to entitle it to a display IN tne pay :
news. The auto drivers and passengers furnish plenty u gus
sip. but no their iron steed.
The horse. however, can always be counted on y 49, ..
:, q newsv fashion at some time or other in hishfe. why, Jess
+ha otbar dav. a Louisiana woman complained TO the olstrlc'
ottornev that a horse had looked so attractive TO nr nuspahu'
he'd traded their 14-month-old son for the nag.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
OWNING YOUR HOME

Folks who some years ago bought houses and settled down to
Give in them, made an exceedingly lucky stroke. A lot of these
folks are now getting their living quarters at a rate far below
what the average renter is paying. They might not be able to
build a new house for less than double what their home cost them.
The favorable result of a good investment in real estate should
be considered by every family that is ambitious to acquire an in
dependent position. There may not be SO much chance in future
years to make money by the advance in value of a home that one
owns. Still, in a general way, the people who own their own
dwellings come out rather better than those who pay rent.
When you hire another mans house, a part of the rent is in
the nature of compensation paid to the owner to look after the
property. The occupant might just as well care for it himself and
avoid having to pay this charge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
NLS
Exilftl@
WOKd
BY MILTON
NEA Service Writer

LONDON-Londoners are con-
fronted by what they feared would
happen all during the war-an inva
sion by Germans. But this time
instead of coming with guns rifles
and swords, the invaders are cat-
rying aprons, napkins and dress
suits. For this invasion Is one by
restaurant managers and waters.
Every once in a while there is a
ychange in the managerial icb in a
well-known restaurant. a Briton
goes out and a German mi IN.
Then some of his compatrioCs comes
yer and get back the jobs they had
before the war.
The British are alarmed at the
German invasion and London papers
are asking why, with so many unem-
plcyed in England, German walters
should be permitted to replace Brit
ons.
The ways of the British press are
rest finding out. The III arc
careful to speak of the ex-iiiser of
Germany, the ex-crown prince, ex-
Gear Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the
ex-empress of Austria. But these
same papers will tell how the dow
ager empress of Russia attended
some social function and how King
Manuel long ago of Portugal) at
tended the lawn tennis champion
ship games.
Speaking of kings, 1 heard a good
n the other day. A Swedish news
paper reporter called up The royal
palace to get some news about a
big reception. He was told all the
functionaries for whom he asked
were out.
well. who the devil are your"
asked the reporter angrily.
"Oh, I'm only the kingi"
Whereupon, not being an Ameri-
can reporter, he dropped the phone
and lost a chance that 3me only
nee in a million years.
Seen on the Strand the o+ner day:
A queue" of people patiently wait
Ing for a bus. In the van Is a big
American oma seeing London.
Bus arrives. Little Cockney disre-
garding usual rules of British cour-
tesy, lodges ahead of American
woman and proceeds to climb steps
to enter bus. Yankee wo man right
on the Job. puts her hands under
his arms and helps him up.
"Uppy. uppy," says she sweetly,
Men first"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
SECRET OF

That great railroad builder, James j. Hill, once asked for
the secret of success, replied: 'The ability to save money is the
secret of all success. If you can save, you will succeed, if not
you might as well give up now, the seed of success is not in you"
There are a goodly number of people still nightly taken with
the idea that thrift is all nonsense. They wear themselves out
trying to find some short cut to success. They yearn for large
profits and quick returns. The saving habit appears too slow.
The almost miraculous power of money to increase does not APP.
peal to them. Yet the advice of men like Hill, and the life stories
Of similar leaders all hinge upon the ability to save, and go back
to Franklin's wise axiom always to spend a little less than one
earns.
The secret of success is thrift; always has been and always
will be. The provident have always prospered, but today and to-
morrow more than ever before. The prodigals have always come
to want, but today and tomorrow more than ever before. There
will be drones as well as workers in the human hive. But the work
es will increase in power, if not in number, and dominate the
affairs of the drones.
Mr.. Hill was preaching from an old text and a hard gospel
But people who make it a practice to put aside for a rainy day,
in spite Of the sacrifice involved, know the truth thereof. A penny
saved is a penny earned, and the seed of thrift bears flowers
and fruit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11

A. Going by way of the Panama
Canal 1t takes about tWenty-tour
days..
q. Who was the first artist in
America?-R s.
A. The first professional artist IN
America of whom there is any rec.
ord was Deacon Shem browne OF
Boston. He is described as an arti-
ficer in metals and in wood carving.
He made the hammered copper
grasshopper which still sufmounts
the weathervane Of Faneuil hall.
@. What is the foremost ship
building city in the world?-J. X.
A. Glasgow-on-the-Clyd In Scot
land is probably the most famous
of ship building cities.
@. Who was the first woman mis-
sionary from the United States?-
A. N. r.
A. The first woman missionary
officially sent out from the United
States In modern times was the wife
of Adoniram Judson, who in 1872
accompanied her husband and four
othe missionaries sent out by the
American Board of Missionaries for
Foreign Missions to India and Bur-
ma,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11

O. I have a sister in Russia who
would write to me If 1t did not cost
SO much. If 1 send money, she is
not allowed to buy stamps with 1t.
Can I prepay postage ?-H. g..
A. The Postofice Department
says that you can buy at the post
office an International reply postal
card for four cents, on one half OF
which may be written a message to
the addressee in Russia, and on the
other half, after being detached, a
message can be written by the adj
dressee in Russia, and such half
mailed to the United States without
prepayment of additional postage.
You can also buy an international
reply coupon for twelve cents which
can be exchanged in Russia for a
stamp to prepay a n rate letter
GO grams or about " of an ouncel
addressed for delivery in the United
States y
@. When Is the cotton picking
season?-J. Y. r.
A. Cotton picking begins in Texas
the latter part of July. The season
is soon in full swing throughout the
South.
@. In what county in Tennessee Is
the buried Indian village of Cisco?
II. w.
A. Remains of an Indian city call
ed Cisco have been found in Mad
ison county, Tennessee, about two
miles from the village of Pinson.
@. How much does the average
American spend on books?-H. J..
A. 1t is estimated that each OF
the 10000 900 people in the Unit
81 C4ofnd onnndC fnrtY Nanfc a unar
for books.
@. What does the term Mother
Of Parliaments' refer I Old. NJ. S.
A. The Parliament of Great Bril-
tain has been called THE Mother
of LParliaments" frequently. The
term Parliament was first applied
to the legislative body of Great Bril-
tain by Matthew Paris, 1246. The
Parliament was the outcome of the
Witanagemot Gan Anglo-Saxon
word meaning meeting of wise men
to advise the king"). The British
Parliament was formed after the
signing of the Magma Charta by
King John OF the demand of the
barons and commoners of England,
Juno Is, 1915.
@. What does Nah Jongg mean
ID. Med.
A. In the dialect of the prov
ince of Ming Pc, it means hemp
bird"
Q.How much did it cost to run the
government last year?-R. T. G.
A. The total ordinary expendi-
lures of the government for the fis-
cal year 1922 was $3.360.196.364.e4
Q. Ho wlong does 1t take to go to
Los Angeles from New York by wa
ter I'D. G. H.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
THE REFEREE
Gasoline
tBy Albert Applet

Gasoline
Thirty-six states now have a gaso-
line tax. The tax averages close to
two cents a gallon. In West Vir-
GINA it is highest, three cents. In
most of the states the sugar coating
that induces people to smile when
taking the gasoline-tax pill is that
the money is to be used for motor
roads. or at least part of 1t.
By the same reasoning, pedes-
TRANS should be taxed to pay for
sidewalks instead of making prop
erty owners foot the bill.
Mirror
A mirror, hung where he could see
himself in it frequently, would be an
excellent investment for almost
every business man, suggests Ray
mond NJ. Havens. He's a prominent
official in the Rotary Club organiza-
ton internationally.
There's an Old saying about living
SO you Ear look any man in the eye.
It's harder to look ourselves in the
eye, using a mirror, when inclined
to do anything that conscience pro-
tests against. Ernst Haeckel, Ger
man biologist. had even a better sys-
tenn in youth. He wrote letters to
himself, urging certain corrections
Of conduct, and debating contro-
versies.
WindmiIIs
The chief source of power 400
years from now will be windmills
generating electricity. This is the
prediction by j. B. s. Haldane, the
English scientist. B
Why wait 400 years? A man in
Cleveland has rugged up a windmill
that operates a dynamo and, in con-
nectiop with storage batteries, sup
plies all the electricity needed for
lighting his home. 1t rarely occurs
to anyone that a windmill can do
anything more than pump water or
operate a grist mill in Holland.
Future
Street cars will soon disappear en-
tirely in New York and be replaced
by buses, predicts hat city's police
traffic expert, DR.. John A. Harriss.
He also predicts overhead roads and
streets with four lanes, the inner
two for express traffic, autos to run
q mile without stopping. This may
be a picture of the average city later,
though chances are that the air.
planes will to considerable extent
eliminate autos by taking traffic into
the air.
EOHIPPUS
E%ohippus, the original ancestor OF
the modern horse, was SO small that
he could easily crawl through the
skull of a 1923 horse. He lived three
million years ago.
1t makes us wonder what evolu-
ton will have done to man in the
year 3~,001,923. Insects hay have
exterminated man and inherited the
earth by then.
China
China takes a census, finds 1t has
a population of 437 millions moi
counting three big provinces OF
which at least one Mongolia, may
have as many as live in the United
States, despite its huge desert.
The Chinese population is at least
500 millions. Most of them are IL
wretched condition economically, not
SO much on account of over-popula-
ton as of forest depletion. That's
the real economic problem in China
It's original forests were chopped
down without being replanted. This
has created a shortage OF natural
building materials, caused periodic
destructive floods and permitted
much Of the rich fertility of the land
to be washed into the ocean.
We Americans are destroying oul
forests faster than China ever did.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
H ABUSED BACHELOR

Who is it that always delights the mothers by chucking their
youngsters under the chin, and who never fails to have some pep
permits in his pockets9 Why, the bachelor friend of the family,
Of course. Yet you never hear his praises sung. There is a
Mothers Day, and a Fathers Day, but there is no day for mwed
uncles, natural or unacquired.
Every bachelor is a potential uncle to every kid. Every
bachelor responds when Johnny trots out his shiny new pig bank.
When Daddy can't find a penny for sister, the old bach who hap
pens to be there sticks his hand in his pocket, remarks that he be-
lieves he has a little chicken feed, and presents Sis with a big
nickel-invariably.
Married folk are entirely too fond of running down the bach
elor. Maybe the poor fellow does occasionally need a button, and
perhaps he's not just as careful as his friends wives think he
should be. But goodness knows we all have faults. If you think
= man never amounts to anything until he gets married, just con-
Aaer some Of the notable bachelors Of history.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
THE MEDICINE OF SOLITUDE

Remarking that solitude is the greatest medicine a man can
take a former Princeton student who has spent 10 years as a
hermit on a lonely island in Chesapeake Bay, with study for di-
version, has rejoined human society.
Taken in such a dose as that which he prescribed for him
self, it would drive most people mad. In homeopathic quantities,
however, there is something to be said in its behalf. Solitude
Goes more than anything else to develop the resources for en-
ertainment that are to be found in ones own mind. And the person
with these resources developed has a happier time than one who
is dependent for entertainment on the society of other people. The
latter is likely to be bored if forced by circumstances to spend
5ny considerable period alone. He tires of reading, he tires of
playing solitaire, or of playing the photograph, and knows of no
other way in which to divert himself. On the other hand the
self-contained person is usually a student, who finds everything
around him worthy of study and only regrets that he does not
sshave more time at his disposal for solitude and study.
The student finds life more interesting than the person who
cannot bear solitude, and is likely to make a more valuable con-
tribution to the worlds welfare.
A liberal amount of solitude is indispensable to the highest
mental cultivation. There can be little deep thinking without it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
KEYP0RT

Miss Violet G. Templeton, of Ar
lington, is spending several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. John Templeton.
of Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angelo Rapolla, of
Front street, are the parents OF a
daughter, who has been named
Eleanor.
One of the large auto buses rum
ming through the borough left the
road at the foot of Second street on
Thursday evening and the services
of heavy trucks were required to get
the bus back to the road.
The regular meeting of the bor-
ough council will be held on Mon-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor and
son Edward of New London, Conn,
have been spending several days
with the formers aunt, Mrs. Alex
ander Post, of East Keyport.
The Keyport Literary Club social
committee met with the chairman,
Mrs. George w. Stidfole of Broad
way, on Thursday afternoon to
make plans for the departments
work next season.
Miss Agnes Pelton, OF Watermill,
L.. l., is holding IN exhibition of por-
traits and imaginative paintings and
sketches at the Community House at
Bridgehampton, L. I. Miss Pelton
Is a cousin of Mrs. H. T. Hopkins
and is a granddaughter of the late
Theodore Tilton, a former resident
Of this borough. Miss Pelton was a
former frequent visitor here and is
we'll known by many. She IL an
artist of ability and specializes in
portrait work. She has frequently
held exhibitions in New York which
have been very largely attended and
most successful. At present she is
located at Watermill, L. l., where
she has a most artistic studio in the
HAY Ground Wind Mill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11

Every presidential p possibility
thinks he is the berries.
Fire losses increase. Insurance
may go up. All this in spite of cell
luloid collars going out.
Cidar is being made. Watch it
The stuff may try to act hard.
Today's plan for universal peace;
Burn the monographs.
If Babe Ruth and Cy Williams in.
tend to keep knocking home runt
they ought to hire caddies.
Philippines want freedom from US
Sorry, we haven't any.
Good news from Hollywood. Movie
stars consider divorce much more
humane than shooting.
What officials call a bootleg direc-
tory in New York may turn OUT to
be a city directory.
Shoe men are happy. Fall trade
Is booming. We will need the shoes
for hunting coal.
Spokane couple stayed married IL
years before he was shot.
Pershing advises girls to marry
soldiers. We don't. Soldiers get W
at five o'clock.
Chicago man has forgotten whc
he is. Which is nothing. Most mel
away from home do that.
Some foolish fellow swan Lake
Erie with nothing after him.
Tiffin (O.) printers hen laid three
eggs in one day. Why don't these
printers quit lying?
Five Scottish churchmen say they
couldn't find a drink in New York
You have to pay first.
Spoon dated 1744 was plowed III
near Berryville, Va, proving they
had picnics in those days.
What's in a name? Flypaper wal
originated by Hugo Thum. We ge'
our thumbs and fingers in it.
DR.. Koo Is China's new minister
of foreign affairs. 1t is liable Il
run Koo Kookoo.
Jim Jeffries, former heavyweight
champ, is preaching. Jack Dempse.
had better go to church,
Harvard professor tells how t,
keep from being hit by lightning
Best way is tell the truth.
Many will be sorry to learn a re
former says he enjoys life.
Dayton (O.) man a invented
cycleplane. 1t cagries only one t,
be killed or injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
The Old Town
Street by Street-Know Your City
MEINzER STREET

Named after DIR. M. s.. Meinzer.
the street bearing his name has been
quite developed. 1t extends from
Kriel street to the property of the
Pennsylvania railroad. Although
graded and curbed. it is not paved.
There quite a few trees on the
street and many houses are to be
there. 1t is a little more than
two hundred feet long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
Questions Answers

Anv reader can get the answer to
any question by writing Inc rem
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, DlIec-
tor. washington, " ,ormatlon, The
bnreau will not attempt to answer
medicinal and financial troubles. It
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address anu en-
oiose two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11
Bible Thought For Today

r. "a BE SURE YOU ARE RfGHT:-There is a way which
sseemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of
sodeath-Proverbs ALP.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-04-06
ONIONS VALUE AS MEDICINE
For Many Ailments There Is Nothing
That viii Get as Good. Results
In Short Time.

/. The sweet Italian or the Bermuda
onions are the ones to be eaten au
naturel, their favor being much more
delicate than that Of the common va
rieties. But onions are really sweet
eners of the breath after the local eff
fects have passed away. as they cor
rect stomach disorders and carry off
the accumulated poisons Of the sys-
tenn. They provide a blood purifier
that all may freely use, and do perfect
work in constipation troubles. AS a
.vermifuge the onion cannot be sur
passed, and, eaten raw, will often
check violent cold in the head. One
small onion eaten every night before
retiring is well-known doctors pre-
scription. for numerous affections Of
the head, and Is highly recommended
for sleeplessness; 1t acts on the nerves
In soothing way, without the injurf-
Gus effects of the drugs so often APP
plieds The heart of an onion, heated
and placed In the ear, will often re-
lieve the agony of earache, while the
strip procured from sprinkling a
sliced onion with sugar and baking In
the oven will work wonders in q
.croupy" child.