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The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
HE WAS GLAD OF ANY SORT
White Mountain Philosopher Who Was Not Particular as
 to Weather.

My summer vacation was plan ned to take ill tbe ascent of high peak in the White mountains with q city friend, a gentleman who had not had the advantage of noun tain climbing, writes 'The Saun- terer," in the Boston Budget. We planned to make part of the ascent the day before, resting at an old farmhouse part way up the noun tain, relieving us of two or three miles of climbing the following day. The furniture of the farm house was primitive, the fare some what simple, consisting of ham and eggs and cup of chickory, with some cream of tartar biscuit.
 As we retired for the night we hoped for a pleasant day in the morning, as our view depended upon the absence of clouds.
 Our host was a philosopher, of nnshaven face and quaint appear ance, and spent much of his time on the door stoop, which consisted of an immense fiat stone, upon which he rested his feet while he smoked the pipe of peace.
 Our slumbers ended early in the morning, and after dressing we immediately attempted 10 predict the weather. ChafDg at the prev alence of heavy fog and clouds rum hing so low as to prevent any view should we climb the mountain, we impatiently found fault with the weather, and gave vent to some unkind remarks about the pervad- ing dampness and fog.
 Thereupon the old philosopher approached me, and laying his mammoth hand upon my shoulder, remarked, "Young man, it is fool ish for you to find fault with the wee or. You ought to be more as Il for the blessings you hat Is for myself, when I wake morning thank God that
 ny weather at all."
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
TRICK WITH SILVER COIN.
Simple Performance Which Is Apt to Surprise One on First Ex-
 hibition.

Here is way in which you, too, may join the ranks of those who control the magic power over the seen and the unseen. It is, per haps, a very humble experiment. with which to introduce youself into the wizards circle. Yet 1t will demonstrate conclusively that you have the same power in asense1 as the greatest practi. clans of the black art, says the Boston Herald.
 Procure an empty basin. Set it near the edge of a table. Place d coin in the center of the bottom. Then ask one of the spectators to first stand alongside the basin and then to walk slowly backward un- til the coin is hidden from his eye by the rim of the bowl.
 Now direct the person to watch the bowl intently. Make him ad- init that he sees nothing. Then modestly state that you will cause the coin which he knows is in the bottom of the basin, though invis. ible to him, to become visible without his moving an inch or you touching it.
 He says it can't be done. You call for q pitcher of water; pour it slowly into the basin, until it is about halffull. Whenit settles the result will be that the coin will ap pear perfectly visible to the eye of the surprised onlooker, and you will have proved your power to make the invisible become visi- ble-in this case at least.
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
CAME BACK TO HIS OWN.
Reflections of Busy City Man Who Found Himself in Quietest
 Part of Maine.

The man who lives in a great city becomes accustomed to its noises. Then some day the man goes out of town, to the mountains or to the quietude of rural life, says the New York Sun.
 That's what 1 did," said man W ose place of business Is in old John street q was in the quiet est part of Maine. For two weeks I had to fight for sleep
 "The quietness, the awful still ness of the night, actually kept me awake until at last I had to resort to opiates. l had heard of this sort of thing before, but had never experienced it. When I returned to the city l was like a boy coming home.
 The first day was at my desk l showed up the window. The old familiar cry of Shey-up' from the teamsters sounded comforting. Then the clang of the trolley car gongs broke in upon me, and felt good.
 "l heard the battle of teamsters just below-that t old fight for space and place that goes on the year round in the city. I longed to see them go at one another in bulldog style.
 Not a sound that I had heard for year had changed. The noise was no greater, no less. think if any man had dropped out I should nave noticed it. This had a sort of consolation in it. "They are all here, murmured to myself.
 Then l looked out toward the crush at the crossing of Nassau street. l saw the pushcart man hghtlng to hold his own. He looked so natural.
 At the opposite corner saw q pedler whom l have seen there for years. l have bought my shoe. faces and trinkets from him for 90 long that l should feel lonely if he were to go.
 And when I started for homo that first day on my return the same old policeman helped me across just as he had done these many years. spoke to him and thanked him more sincerely than l had ever done before.
 "He didn't know I had been away. He hadn't missed mo hu. I'd missed him. '''
 -" hen went to bed that niqbt l threw open my window and fell asleep to the noise nd raftIa Q, the elevated trains. had ro.,,,.n, nl ed to my own.n =. U
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
SERMONS FOR SHUT-INS.
Telephone Utilized by Philadelphia Pastor for Inmates of
 Hospitals.

No use to which the telephone has been put has afforded so much genuine pleasure to the sick as that conceived by Dr. Russell Con well, president of the Samaritan hospital, Philadelphia, when he had the wards of that great insti- tuition lined with telephones, which were connected with big megaphones lined along the front of the pulpit of the Baptist tenn pie.
 Visitors to the sick of the Sama- tan hospital a few Sundays ago vere surprised and delighted to see the rows of patients with re ociyers at their ears and joining in the services of a distant church with fervor and enthusiasm.
 Every word of the minister's sermon came to the ears of the pa tierts as distinctly as though they occupied choice seats in the tenn 1le, and when the preaching was over and the choir began to Fing the famous old hymn "How Tim a Foundation" many of the sick unconsciously joined in the 'inging, so realistically close were her te the services that were talk ng place many blocks away.
 To many of the inmates of the Aospital ward who were reli"ions- inclined this innovation was T
 ource of comfort and consolation aat no other means corh nossi- Ny afford It rave so muo ioas- nre that Dr. Conwell feels +hat he has solved the problem oT 70 fght ennni among the sic he hospital, Tho tedium an6 aef- Nnv of sick hed often re' Ehe -ocovery of norvous patio IT.. 'onwel's ieoonious dpv: es
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The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
MEAT-EATlNo AND TEMPER.
1n Proof of Plausible Theory National Appetities Are Presented by
 This Writer

A writer in the New York Tel @gram asserts that meat eating is responsible for most of the bad temper that exists i'll the world. To prove his point he claims that 65e English, who are thought to Oe the heaviest meat eaters, have also the worst dispositions.
 "If you go to France" he says, "you don't get much meat. The French like fruit, vegetables, sal ads, a little fish and little chick en. I'd venture to say that an Englishmen eat more meat in d day than q Frenchman does in a week.
 What effect on his disposition does the Frenchman's less gross food have? \ good effect. The French are polite. The world over they are noted for their politeness and good humor.
 But the Japs prove my point best. The mass of the Japanese people live on rice and fruit and sweetmeats and fish. They don't touch meat from one years end to another. And their temperance and 5delicacy at table give them the best dispositions in the world. On the streets of Japan there is never any fighting or quarreling. You never see a disturbance of any kind among that people. Tol erance, courtesy, high-bred and ceremonious manners are as prey alent in Japan as grumbling in England.
 "What is the philosophy of all this? Why, simply, that meat is q stimulant. like beer, and that after the brief, happy effect of this istimulant has worn off, there comes a long effect of ill-humor and irritability. All heavy meat : eaters have bad dispositions, be cause they are always suffering from their foods aftermath-be- cause they are always, so to speak, getting over a spree.
 'This holds good, too, among animals. Lions, tigers, leopards, and the rest of the carnivOra are fierce and treacherous and mean. The herbivora-elephants, ante. iopes, camels-are good-tempered, mild creatures"
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
NATIVES KILL RUBBER TRFF
The Demand for Motor Tires Incraas- ing and the Raw Supply
 Rapidly Waning.

"What will automobile tires be made of when the rubber trees are all deadE' is d question which is causing the manufacturers much concern, according to Cincinnati man. Since 1870, when the gov ernment first began keeping sta tistics of rubber importations, the volume that has come from South America, the sole source of production, has increased 1,20O per cent.," he said. That does not sound reasonable, but it is an actual fact. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, the importa- tons of rubber to the United States were valued at $40, ,OO0 ,0OO, an increase of $9,000,000 over the preceding year, and a dull time for rubber, at that. Those figures show that the demand k stfll growing. The large consump4.on for vehicle tires, to which was add ed the demand for the large auto mobile tires, has taxed the market beyond what it is able to stand. Rubber is higher than it ever was in the history of the world The quantity used is something i'm mense.
 'The large motor caRs used for drayage purposes often have tires 65 inches in diameter, and it takes two men to lift one of them from the ground. In connection with those facts remember that the rubber trees thrive on only com paratiyely small area of ground on the Para river, in South America, and you can see exhaustion star ing you in the face. The tree can not be successfully transplanted, and it is as much as a mans life is worth to tamper with the re serves of the South American na- tives. They will let you catch their fish, kill their game, cut their timber, but the minute you touch a rubber tree you stop poisoned arrow and your end is near. In that way the natives are left to gather the rubber sap in their own crude way, and the trees die every year by the thousand. It's worse than the destruction of tur- pentine woods. All manufactur- CTS of rubber goods are apprehen- sive of the exhaustion of their raw material"
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
Former Rulers of France.

Thirty-four years ago France was ruled by the government of the national defense, which con- sisted of 12 of the best known members of the opposition under the empire. Among them were such famous names as Leon Gam betta, Jules Simon, Jules Fayre and Gen. Trochu. Eleven of the
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
Eaters of Earth.
Bits.

Consumption of earth as food is said to be common not only in China. New Caledonia and New Guinea, but in the Malay arch ipelago as we'll. The testimony of many travellers in the Orient is that the yellow races are es- peeially addicted to the practice. In Java and Sumatra the clay used undergoes preliminary preparation, being mixed with water. reduced to paste and the sand and other hard substances removed. The clay is then formed into small cakes or tablets about as thick as lead pencil and baked in an iron saucepan When the tablet emerges from this process it resembles a piece of dried pork. The Jayanese frequently eat small figures roughly modelled from clay which resemble animals or little men turned cut in pastry shops.
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
Better So.

"Why do the roses fade slowly awav?" she inuqired, poetically.
 "Well," replied the bald-headed young man, when you think it over it's all for the best. It's more comfortable to have them fade slowly away than to go off all of fl sudden like a torpedo. Tit Bits.
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
City Directory.
MUNICIPAL oFFIcEps,

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, Mayor J. H. Holderby.
 Recorder, J. A. Gibson.
 Marshall Walter Pascoe.
 Night Marshal, H. ]. Mayhap.
 Treasurer, E. J. Magness. Aldermen=- A. A. Henderson, W T Magness, w. c. Mims, Fred. D, Whit ing, Morg DTennen.
 Council meets first Monday nip,,A i'm each month.
 CHURCHES
 Methodist church, services at II. a. m and 7:30 p. m. fourth Sunday in each month. Rev. c. H. Newman Pastor.
 Baptist church, services at 3 D.. m. Saturday before third Sunday, and II d. m. third Sunday in each month- Rev. J. L. Brown, pastor.
 Christian church, services first and third Sundays in each month at, l1Iaz m. and 7:30 D.. m. Rev. W. w. Young. Pastor.
 HRAFERNIrIES
 Dannelly Chapter k. A. NJ. meets third Saturday night I. c. Nuckollss E. H. P; T. H. Dearing, Sec.
 Newark Lodge F. & A. M. Ne. PAS meets secend Saturday night. T..Js Raney, w. M.;:J. H. Jimerson, Sec. Newark Encampment l. o. o. Fl! 18s meets second and fourth ThursdaR nights c. A. Ashley, c. P; F. c. Hoyt. Scribe.
 Newark Lodge I. O. 0. F. No. 2ga meets the first and third Wednesday, nights T. J. Raney, N. G; o. r. Craig Secretary.
 Newark Camp WOW. No. 2ss meets second and fourth Tuesday nights in each month. E. H. Magness, c. J-z 0. k. Craig, Clerk.
 Independence Lodge No. 237a K.. d. l.. of H. meets first and third Monday nights in each month. O. F. Craig. Protector; Zed Griffith, Secretary
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04

and comforted by the voice of the nriest that comes to them from the distant church or the solemn chant of the choir that they have been deprived of hearing for so long.
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04

twelve are dead now and n of them are forgotten The ' vivor is Henri Rochef0rl n his time has been journalist, con vict, member of tlt government and Boulangist.
The Newark journal., 1904-11-04
Sours the Milk.

Afussyperson quickly sours the milk of human kindness.-Chica- go Daily News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
| WHILE THE
! TEA DREw3

That classic blending of blue and
green, though anything save new, Is
as smart as it is attractive.
The smartest turban seen lately Is
OF straw between cerise and pink. 1t
is draped with black chantilly.
White Isle thread gloves are con-
sidered quite appropriate to any
morning or afternoon costume.
Flowered organizes are safe in
vestment, for authority says they will
be even more worn next summer.
Some informal evening dresses
have yokes of plain net and in many
instances these are very becoming.
Closely sheared zibeline, not the
long-haired kind first introduced, is
the modish stuff for the coming sea-
son.
Net appliques are introduced with
charming effect into many elaborate
trimmings for dresses. as well as for
coats.
The extreme floppy phase Of the
picturesque is on the wane. One can
now be smart without looking like
freak.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
The Quadruped Was on Him.

A Cherry Hill Settlement worker
was showing a young friend of the
cloth through that edifying district
the other day when man suddenly
appeared around the corner with his
face laid open to the cheekbone. He
made no comment as to the origin OF
his wound, but submitted to having it
dressed by the Settlement worker.
The clergyman was watching the oper-
alton when he felt tug at his watch
chain. He turned sharply on a
smooth-shaven youth and, taking the
watch from his pocket, held it up with
laugh.
you see," he said, ut only cost a
dollar. Besides, your work is coarse"
The young thief's face was study.
First nonplused, then chagrined, he
finally took humorous view of the
affair.
Say, Sport" he said to the clergy
man, II guess you're rights q
horse on me."--New York Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

distinct, with trimming of straps
piped with black and is stitched with
corticelli silk. The long lines are in
every way admirable and the tucks
are stitched fiat for a portion of their
length, their fulness providing gen.
erous flare below that point.
The skirt is cut in seven cores and
is laid in two backward turning tucks
at each seam, those at the center
back being Tapped well over TO give
the necessary depth.
Fhe quantity of material required
for the medium size is 81 yards 27
inches wide, yards A inches wide
or AS yards So inches wid- when
material has figure or nap; ~ yards
q, 3A yards A, or 81 yards So
inches wide when material has
neither figure nor nap.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

In making down pillows go over
the wrong side of the case with an
iron rubbed we'll with beeswax each
time it is applied to the cloth, to pre-
vent the down working through the
cloth.
At a recent porch luncheon the
whole tomatoes served were peeled
and cut in lengths nearly through.
which made them look like red roses.
as they were brought on resting on
lettuce hearts.
In a country house where a large
number of lamps are used it is bet
ter to keep them in little closet by
themselves than to expose them on a
shelf in the kitchen, where they are
sure to collect dust.
The lid of teapot should always
be left so that air gets in. Slip in q
piece of paper to keep it open. This
prevents mustiness. The same rule
applies to a coffee pot.
Flatirons should be washed every
week and always kept in clean, dry
place. Few housekeepers use sufi-
cient wax in ironing. Do not allow
your irons to become red hot. as they
will never again retain the heat
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
The Workman,

This is the work of my hands:
To be but a cog in the wheel
A strand in the cable that hauls-
To do and to do-not to feel,
To toll till the last curtain falls
Yet ever the toiler is blest
Who sees the fair vision unroll-
Interprets the dream half-eXpressed-
Feels the work of his hands with MS
soul!
This is the work of my hands:
These monsters that furrow the deep
And BATTLE the power OF the sea
Were given the sinews to leap,
Were bolted and forged by me,
These webs of miraculous steel,
Out-spun from the shore to the shore
My nerve and endurance reveal
/ rolled them, and wove them, ana
bore.
This is the WORK or my hands:
To drudge, but In spirit be free-
Eat bread by the sweat OF my brow
In accord with the ancient decree
Yet labor. with courage, endow;
To know that though meager the gain
While Justice shows many flaw
In spite of distrust and disdain
We are rising, and under the law.
This is the work of my hands:
To cherish the law of the land,
The shield that we've wrung from our
foe;
Ennoble the right we demand
BY the honor and faith we bestow.
For brother am / to all,
The helpless ones and the great;
Together we rise or we fall,
Free workers within a free state.
Robert Bridges in Golfers Weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

The waist. consists Of a fitted lin
ing, that can be used or omitted as
preferred, fronts and back with the
.chemisette, and closes at the center
front and beneath the band at the
left side. The back is tucked to give
tapering lines, each front at the edge
and again from the shoulder for part
of its length. The sleeves are full.
gathered at the shoulders to give the
broad line and finished with deep
cuff.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is yards Il
inches wide, 3% yards 27 inches wide
or 2M yards "A inches wide, with "a
yard of all-over lace and ~ yards
of silk to trim as illustrated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

cloth, trimmed with fancy braid and
held by handsome pearl buttons, but
all materials in vogue for childrens
coats are equally correct.
The coat is made with fronts and
back and is finished at the neck with
a big Follower collar beneath which
the triple capes are attached. The
sleeves are full, finished with roll
over cuffs, and at the waist line is
belt that is passed under straps ar
ranged at the under-arm seams.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size C years. is 5
yards q inches wide, 8 yards "A
inches wide or 21s yards 81 inches
wide, with yards of braid to trim
as illustrated.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
Flower Hats.

A few flower hats are shown for
early fall wear-not the solid flower
tops that we are accustomed to, but
wide-brimmed affairs with rows of
tiny flowers about the crown and I'M
der the up-turned brim at the side.
Sometimes three rows of blossoms
will make the depth of the crown,
and each row will be of single col
or, as, a row of pink at the top. one
of white about the center and a
green or blue next the brim-enough
altogether to give it the name of a
flower hat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
A Flower Instead of a Monogram.

A fad with many smart girls just
now is to mark their underwear and
many of their dainty dress accessories
with little embroidered flower in
place of their monogram or initials.
The young woman, for instance, who
is partial to baby-blue will take a
spray of forget-me-nots for her en-
blem, and embroider it upon her hand
kerchiefs, her underwear, the tops Of
her stockings and her wells. She may
carry the idea bit further, If she
wishes, and use artificial forget-me-
nots as a corsage decoration. Golf
fure ornament and to trim her hats.
In place Of the spray of forget-me-
nots, a violet, pansy, pink, rosebud,
buttercup, daisy or bluebell may be
used as a substitute for the more con-
ventional monogram-S pit g m b r
Woman's Home Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
Hints on Attire of Brides.

It is no longer necessary to be mar
ried even in the softest satin or most
clinging silk; ordinary muslins, silk
muslins, chiffons, eoliennes, and even
considered quite appropriate. White
silk and kindred stuffs are embroid-
cred in open-hole work, with orange
blossoms, daisies and sprays Of dainty
foiget-me-nots, and sometimes these
embroideries are simply charming.
II you have lovely lace in the family,
by all means wear it; otherwise tulle
is much prettier. Let it be soft and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

voluminous, cut square; 1t is prett;er
not to have any hem or applique
work round; take care that it does not
rest too fatty on the head; an orange
blossom wreath. white violets, or lilies
of the valley may hold the plaits in
place or jewels. Wreaths of orange
blossoms have come back to us from
twenty years ago, and they look adj
mirable with the lace wells. The shoes
are either worked in silver or with
orange blossom. A handful of Annun-
cis ton lilies is now the favorite bridal
bouquet. 1t is held in the left hand,
and the wedding gown is often en-
broidered with the same flowers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

duplicates of those in Smyrna and
Beirut:
Put three Jumps of sugar into lit
tie pot, turn in the water, and bring
it to boil. Then put in two tea
spoonfuls of very finely ground Mocha
coffee. AS soon as the froth rises,
lift the pot and tap the bottom until
the froth disappears. Do this three
times. Then turn the coffee into deli
cate china cups, giving each cupful
share of froth.
The coffee should be freshly roast
ed and ground, and the grounds
should be so fine as to pass the pal
ate unnoticed. Turks always drink
the grounds, considering them. in
deed, to be the best part of cup Of
coffee.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07

can be varied
again and again,
and the design is
suited to number
less materials. AS
illustrated, how
ever, it is made Of
ivory crepe de
Chine with the
chemisette Of ecru
lace over white
chiffon, trimming
and tie of MESA
line satin,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-07
BANGLE as a PIedqe.

A new idea is to substitute an en-
gagement bangle for the conventional
ring. These bangles, which some
times slight circlets, and sometimes
broad gold bands, give the lover the
satisfaction of feeling that he has in
deed safely fettered his fair fiancee,
for. once fastened, the clasp can only
be opened by being forced apart with
a chisel. On the continent, where it
is customary for lovers to exchange
rings, engagement bangles are some
times worn by men, but they are rare
ly seen on men Of English-speaking
races.