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As an object lesson the trial, convic-
ton n execution of the brutal muir
derer who was e~lectrocuted at Trenton
yesterday will be valuable to criminal
justice in New Jersey. and h execu-
tions that are soon to follow will make
it the more impressive. The State has
got to deal sternly and ~unsparingly
with homicide. Jersey justice has been
too lenient. There have been too many
~loopholes in the law and there has been
too much weakness by pardons judges.
Especially is there need to teach the
homicidal alien who has brought his
murderous instincts and his vendetta
to this country that murder in New
Jersey means the death chair for the
murderer.
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STATE WATERWAYS oRGANIzA-

A State waterways association, when
organized, can be a power for good,
working in conjunction with the ma
tional and other State associations for
the same great objects. In view of the
powerful organizations now formed, and
in which the interests of other Sec
lions OF the country predomlnate, a
New Jersey State association is vir-
tually essential for looking after State
interests.
The sentiment of the nation is un-
doubtedly in favor of a broad national
policy in respect to waterway improve
ments, and of large appropriations for
the purpose. Ours is a billion-dollar
country. The American people no longer
balk at great expenditure when the
object is a national one and warrants it..
There is less hippant talk about the
pork barrel and more rational talk
about material development and the
means thereto.
Fifty millions a year for waterway
improvement looks big, but > nation
like ours, and for a corntry hat has
so much undeveloped wealth and en-
ergy, the sum is comparatively small.
AS has been truly said also, an annual
appropriation of that amount would be
an investment rather than an expendi-
ture. The money would be returned
with large interest in substantial bene-
fits. New Jersey should take a fore
most place in great movements for
waterways improvements, for she has
everything to gain by it.
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the acquisition Of knowledge. He would
have us crowd as much as possible of
study into the years when this learning
capacity is highest. What he ignores,
however. is the effect of over-con-
eentration of mental effort upon the
youthful brain and body. Making as
much of the early years as possible
should not mean o~ver-weighting the
mind and endangering health. There
are enough b~reakdowns because of
over-study in our schools today to war
rant belief that a policy of crowding
anything more into the years of educa-
ton is pernicious. The student who
has special ability to acquire knowledge
will not need to be pushed ahead. The
others are sufficiently forced as it is.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
TRANSATLANTIC rEIEpHoN1na.

Will the Old World and the New one
day be Joined by the wireless telephone
as 1t is by the wireless telegraph? VIII
it be possible one day to call central
in New York and establish connec-
ton with a London or Paris acquaint-
ance as one would now with a friend
in Trenton or Jersey City? 1t does
not seem unlikely; in this 6 of sci
entifc marvels it seems very probable.
A contributor to the London Times.
who writes as one having authority on
the subject, declares his belief that the
time Will be short before Europe and
America are brought within speaking
distance. The whole problem, accord
ing to this writer, lies in the necessity
Of increasing the electric impulse or
spark rate of dynamos to a point which
hitherto has not been reached. In this
such progress has already been made
that the tones of the voice nave been
reproduced at a distance of fifty miles,
and dynamos have recently been per-
fected intensifying the rate from 10000
to 100, 900 electric impulses a second.
Truly, the world is growing smaller
every day!
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. R-rhomas P.
Gore. the blind orator and senator-eleet
from the new State of Oklahoma, is in
debted TO his wife for the high honor.
She inspired his ambition to sit in the
greatest chamber of national lawmakers.
and accompanied him on his speeeh-mak-
ing tour. which preceded the primary
election at which he was chosen.
While he spoke to the farmers she Wis
tied with their wives. On many an oe-
caslon Gore spoke thus to the voters
Remember. gentlemen. a little brown
eyed woman has set her heart on my
going to the United States Senate. Dis
appoint me If you will, but. for Gods
sake, vote for the little woman
Mr.. Gore will be the first blind man to
sit in the Senate. When eight years old
a playmate struck him in the eye and
the doctor told him he would never be
able to see out of 1t again.
"oh, we'll" said the boy. ~ nave an
other one left"
-Four years later he was struck on the
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1t was Sunday evening in papa's parlor
over in Camden. The young man had
come around with the usual box OF choco-
lates and was having a chirpy seance with
little Willie. Father and mother were
~sleepfully nodding in one corner and sister
was playing School Days on the piano.
II suppose, Willie, remarked the young
man. that you are looking for Santa
Claus?',
you bet a hundred that ! am" was the
prompt p of Willie. HE is going
to bring me a sled, a Noah's ark. a Teddy
bear, an express wagon, a train Of cars
a.
But, Willie, smilingly interposed the
young nan. how in the world do you
suppose you can get all those things IN
that very small stocking Of yours?'
spve got that fixed all right cheerfully
replied the youngster. When Christmas
eve comes ! am going to borrow one Of
sister a.-Philadelphia Evening Telegram
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BLIND SENATOR
OWES POSITION TO HIS WIFE

remaining eye by a bolt from a crossbow
and rendered totally blind for life. His
father urged him to attend a school for
the blind. but he insisted on coins to
school as previously. His lessons were read
to him. When he studied law the text
was explained to him..
One of Mr.. Cores chief attributes is his
love of wonanhood and poetry. When
visiting in Palestine, Miss, nc met Miss
Nina Kay. a farmers daughter. They met
occasionally, c~orresponded for three years
and were married. She Is the little
brown-eyed woman" to whom the orator
referred In his speeches.
Mr.. Cores retentive mind has contrib
uted TO his success. He taught school dur
ing 1890 and 1891, and his physical infirm-
ity did not prevent him from making a
splendid record as a teacher. in 1891 he
was nominated for the State Legislature
Of Mississippi, but could not make the
race, not being of legal age.
Senator Gore is now but S6 years old.
He will be the youngest member Of the
Senate.
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rHr POWER on IEARN1Na.

The Harvard professor of compare
tive anatomy, DR.. Minot, goes DR.. osler
one better. Osler. he says takes ear
too amiable a view of mankind" DR..
Minot grants thai there are exceptions
and that some have the power of ac-
quiring knowledge long after they have
reached the age of 40, but believes that
1.-THE great majority of men more or less
lose the power OF learning at %" AS It
may be taken as automatic that when
a man stops learning he begins TO move
in a circle thu leads nowhere, 1t may
be concluded. without stretching a
point, that in the Harvard professors
inind a mans usefulness, except as a
stationary machine, ceases at 20,
This is, of course. all the veriest non
sense. but it is quite reconeilable with
DIR. Minot's idea that the sooner a boy
is placed at school and college the bet
ter the ends OF education viii be served.
For If this theory were followed out in
practise TO the extent TO which Dr.
Minot would have it the likelihood is
that the period Of ability to learn and
consequent usefulness would end before
it was really begun.
The doctors theory is that the power
II learning quickly is greatest at an
early period Of life and that the older a
child gets the more difficult becomes
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
MOISTURE IN WOOD.
Gain in Strength as Dryness Is At
tanned.

The effect of water in softening or
ganic tissue, as in wetting a piece of
paper or a sponge, is well known, and
SO is the stiffening effect of drying.
The same law applies to wood. BY diff
ferent methods of seasoning to pieces
of the same stick may be given very
different degrees of strength.
Wood in its green state contains
moisture in the pores of the cells. like
honey In a comb, and also in the sub
stance of the cell walls. AS seasoning
begins the moisture in the pores is
first exaggerated. This lessons the
weight Of the wood, but does not affect
its strength. 1t is not until the mois-
ture In the substance of the cell walls
is drawn upon that the strength Of
the wood begins to increase. Scien-
titically, this point is known Is the
characterization point" From this
condition to that of absolute dryness
the gain In the strength of wood is
somewhat remarkable. In the case of
spruce the strength is multiplied four
times; indeed, spruce in small sizes,
thoroughly dried in an oven, is as
strong, weight for weight, as steel.
Even after the transcription of mois-
ture. when the wood is again exposed
to the air the strength of the sticks is
still from so to 100 per cent. greater
than when 1t was green. When, in
drying, the iber-saturation point is
passed, the strength Of wood increases
as drying progresses, in accordance
with a definite law. and this law can
be used to calculate from the strength
of a stick at one degree Of moisture
what its strength will be at any other
degree.
Manufacturers, engineers and build
ers need to know 10 only the strength,
but the weakness, of the materials they
use, and for this reason they are quite
as much interested in knowing how
timbers are affected by moisture as
they are in knowing how they are
weakened by knots. checks. cross
grain and other defects. 1t is obvious
that where timhers are certain to be
weakened by excessive moisture they
will have to be used in larger sizes
for safety. SO far. engineers of tim
Der tests, while showing that small
pieces gained greatly in strength, dc
not advise counting on the same re-
suits in the seasoning of large tim
bers, owing to the fact that the large
timbers usually found in the market
have defects which are sure to connteri
balance the gain from seasoning
Washington star.
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Mother shIpton.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Kindly tell me something about Mother
Shipton and her famous prophecies.
JAMES A.
!, There is a vast deal of uncertainty
about Mother Shipton and her so-called
prophecies. According to Phyfe's Five
Thousand Facts and Fancies," the name
of Mother Shipton was bestowed on Ursula
Southeil Shipton, who was born in 1855
and died in 1860. She was said to be a
prophecies, and her representations ex-
/ erted a powerful influence over the com
mon people. 1t is also said that she was
consulted by King Henry VIII. and Queen
Elizabeth. According to tradition she pre-
dicted the death of Lord Percy and Cardi-
nal Wolsey, the suppression of the mon
a~steries, the marriage of Henry VIII. to
Anne Boleyn, the execution of Mary Queen
Of Scots, and the accession of James VI.
Of Scotland to the throne of England. In
1854 Richard Head published a book con-
tanning many a%pocryphal tales in which
Mother Shipton was the heroine, and in 1897
her alleged prophecies were issued in
book form by s. Baker, together with
those of one Nixon, known as the Cheshire
prophet. Brewers Handbook says that
Mother Shipton'' wal T. Evan Preece, of
South Wales, who claimed to be a prophet
ess. The one In which she predicted the
end of the world in 1881 is said to have
been a forgery. Charles Hindley, an Eng
fish BOOKSELLER, published a collection of
the alleged prophecies, many of which
he wrote himself, but which he claimed
were reprinted from tho original published
in the fifteenth century. You may be
able to pick up a copy of the prophecies
In some secondhand book shop.-Ed.]
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To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
Please tell me something about the origin
Yof Yankee Doodle" Z. NJ.
[Old Fort Cralo (now known as "The Old
Mansion'), on the eastern bank of the
Hudson, directly opposite the site of Fort
Orange, was, In the year 1855, the head
quarters Of Major-General Abercrombie,
commander-in-chief of his Britannia Maj
esty's forces In North America. Among
the regiments ordered to be raised to
repel the attacks of the French and the
Indians on the northern borders was one
from Connecticut, whose homely uniforms
had been woven and made aud co1ored by
the women of the colony. and further or
nnmented by the sisters and sweethearts
of the men with turkey tail feathers.
When this regiment, headed by Thomas
Fitch, son of the Governor of Connecticut.
rode up the main road beside the Hudson
to report at headquarters, the ridiculous
appearance presented by the raw troops,
who were mounted on sorry-looking nags
Che best their farms afforded), is said
to have prompted the English surgeon,
Richard ~Shuckbury, who was seated be-
side the well at the back of the "Old Man
sion,' to write the squib:
yankee Doodle came to town
Riding on a pony;
Stuck a feather in his hat
And called it maccaroni.'"
which, however, was merely an adapta-
ton Of a popular verse as old as Croml
wells protectorate:
yankee Doodle came to town
Upon a Kentish pony;
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it 'maccaroni.
"Macearoni' was synonymous with our
word dude and was used at the time
to express contempt. The words fitted to
the .well-known air of Lucy Locket Lost
Her Pocket and the jingle and air caught
the fancy of the troops. Thus the gibe,
instead of provoking the Yankee regiment,
was cleverly turned by them into a com
pliment to their unique appearance, and
the English officers soon found that they
had nc Drawer men under their command
thar the Connecticut regiment, with
Thomas Fitch, the original yankee Doc
die" at their head.-Ed.l
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12

The reelection of President Peter
Campbell and all the other officers of
the Board of Trade at the board meet
ing last night continues a jealous and
efficient administration that has ac-
complished much during the present
year and gives promise of equally sat-
isfactory results in the coming year.
The Newark Board of Trade now has
a State and national prestige, thanks
to the unselfsh interest and indie
fatigable work of the men who direct
it's affairs.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
THE GRIP

The grip season has set in and a mild
epidemic prevails in Newark. The
malady is not serious when readily
treated and when due precautions are
observed. A neglected case of grip may
develop grave complications. especially
if the patient does not use ordinary
care. Rest and quiet and simple RENE
dies at home for a day or two are all
that is necessary in ordinary cases to
effect a euro.
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shifted Resnonslhility.

Howdy, MI. Congressman
Our worriments are through;
No more we feebly strive and plan,
We've put 1t up to you.
Our nation needs great mental power,
There is no chance to doubt it;
This is the question of the hour
what will you do about it?"
The complicated financier;
The crude and clumsy CRATER.
Shall not repress u Christmas cheer.
Nor modify our laughter.
At last we may be wholly gay;
Dull care, we lightly fout it;
We simply fold our hands and say:
What will you do about it?"
Washington Star.
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IN VEIN.
A Dry-TOssn Bard.


They say that Chaucer ven about
Enthused with potent ale and stout.
If this be so,
I'd like to know
How can a bard attain renown
Within a local option town?
They say that Shakespeare always hit
The cup that cheers a goodish bit.
IL this be true,
ask of you
How can a poet hope to fly
When living in a town that's dryf
They say that Ponson took a crack
Ten times a day at old mulled sack.
II this be SO,
| want to know
How can a poet climb to fame
Against the local option game?
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Thu editor of the Encampment Herald
thinks matrimonial advertisements are
absurd. He says they beat around the
bush too much. AS samples of what they
should be he gives the following; Lady
wishes TO buy a husband for 5000 plunks
Young lady, 20. accomplished, blue eyes
has own hair, urgently requires husband
any age; state terms. Young lady, ~
afraid Of being left on the shelf, desires
husband, new or secondhand; first come
first served. Young man. tired OF work
wants energetic wife. Gentleman, ~.
toothless, wealthy, wishes to meet pretty
orphan girl; must be over 16, Old maid
eS. $4,000, wishes to meet young man
blond mustache, view to buying
denver Post.
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Mu.t U.bold M, Reputation.

I'm writing up the burglary said the
excited caller, you can say that the
thieves in their hurry overlooked $3.50
worth of jewelry and solid silver plate in
one of The cupboards. -" H
Might that not bring the burglars Ito
your house a second timer" suggested DIE
editor.
II don't care if it does" exclaimed the
other. Il don't want the public to get the
impression that a gang of robbers can go
through my house and only find SIS worth
of stuff worth stealing. philadelphia In
quirer.
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Cool and Calculating.

Il suppose you heard about Miss Koy's
behavior during the fire? Why, when the
first fireman came UP the ladder for her
she wouldn't go with him.
What was the matter with her, out Of
her mind
Not at all. She saw that the second
fireman who was coming up was hand
somer."-Philadelphia Press.
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A New Plea.

Eyes; I shot the man. admitted the
accused. "He was a thorough %scoundrel
and deserved it." :.
your honor, an gentlemen of the jury,
said the sage-brush attorney, "bein' as the
prisoner mas been manly enough to make
sech a statement, an not plead loss OF
memory. or dementia, or any other hypo-
thetical f~oolishness. I hereby move that
the prisoner be discharged"
1t was so voted.-Loulsville Courier
Journal.
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nn,a Next Hest Thing.

A certain man was in the habit of giving
la sou to an old blind begsar who sat At
the corner of the street with his dog. one
day, however, he was greatly aslonlsneu
to see his blind man sitting with ms eyes
wide omen. and a fresh notice board In
front of him.
II must explain to you, sir" said the
erstwhile blind man, that l have lost my
dog. 1 couldn't be blind any longer with
out him, so now / am a deaf mute
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Hi. QuotatIons,

Il am told that you quote Spencer and
Huxley" said the intellectual girl.
Beg pardon" answered the man who
talks nothing but business. you must
have been misinformed. Our house doesn't
handle anything that isn't listed. Wash
irgton Star.
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our least representative city and
study us as we really are. he would
find that that is just what the rep
resentative American marriage is.
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Not So Flatterinr.

Your conversation, Mr.. Deepley," said
Miss Patience Come, reminds me of
some champagne"
"Ahi" exclaimed he. quite delighted,
80 sparkling as all that
mo. but it's extra dry.'-Philadelphia
Press.
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FROM STAR READER )

Anonymous communication cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not required for
publication. but as a guarantee Of good faith.
Ed
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clever Grocer.

~Friend-Say, that's a fine mirror you've
hung up in your shop. Why
Butcher-Yes, I've done it so that the
nrettv servants wouldn't look too closely at
nv weights.-Transatlantie Tales.
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Extra Charge for Extra Accomplish
menfS,

The Dealer-This is a fine parrot, sir"
The Preacher-Does it swear?
The Dealer-No, sir;but for IS 1 can give
you one that swears splendidly, sir.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Herr Walther, of the Swiss Alpine Club,
after n score OF failures, has succeeded In
reaching the summit OF a virgin peak
named the Haute Tour, in the Glaris Alps,
about 10000 feet in height. This mountain
has de1ed the efforts of Alpinists for
many years. for the last 100 yards of the
summit is black. slippery. perpendicular
rock, affording neither hand nor foot holds,
and one OF the most difficult ascents In
the Alps. Herr Waither took four hours
to climb the last 100 yards. He was ac-
companIed by the porter, Streiff, who was
promoted to be a guide after the ascent.
Josef Gunther, a Bohemian smuggler.
has been arrested on the Austro-German
frontier in the uniform of an Austrian
frontier guard. He confessed that after
suffering much at the hands of the guards
In his own smuggling career, he had
adopted this uniform to harass other
smugglers. He had caught twenty-six
during six months, and had confiscated
their liberty. In this way he had made
a handsome income.
Mrs. Richard LIE Gallienne, wife of the
well known poet. has started in business as
a milliner in Paris. She Is the poets Sec
ond wife and is herself a writer Of more
than ordinary merit. She was Miss julie
Norregard, and his views at one of his
lectures so impressed her that she fell In
love with him at sight.
John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster, has
fully recovered from the attack of pto-
mainc poisoning from which he has been
suffering at Chicago.
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The Dictator.

~ won't get out of the party" shouted
the gentleman Mr.. Bryan had just ordered
across the line.
''Then stay in." retorted the Nebraskan,
stay in. Just understand that l must be
obeyed. p-Philadelphia Ledger.
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''They say there is no marrying IN
he%aven?'
Exactly. Up there the men have wings
to fly from the women ATLANTA Consti-
tuition.
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Watterson ON Taft.

OF the signal merit and ability of the
Secretary of War there cannot be two
opinions. There is no public station
which he would not fill with credit. But,
as the Courier-Journal has often remarked,
great judges make disappointing candi-
dates; too many reserves; an overplus of
dignity. In addition to these, the Presi-
dent himself has put handicaps upon
Judge Taft. He has made him a kind of
fetch-and-carry. The Taft men are gen
orally for Roosevelt, first. and Taft, after
ward. That is as If, in the character of
Taft fighters. each of them had one arm
tied behind him. They are in point of
fact suspected of being meant merely to
hold the convention until the third term
ers are ready to skin it.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.