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The new South-news., 1907-07-20
CARNEGIE AN prHE k,ckEas.
In Scotland They Fear Lest Scholar.
ship VIII Now suffer.

IN Scotland They Fear Lest Scholar
ship VIII Now Suffer.
This IA world Of hckers," said a
Scot. They are actually kicking in
my country now because Andrew Car
negie's millions. making college edu-
cations free to all, have done away
with student hardships and privations.
In consequence. the kickers say. the
students caliber is going to suffer.
"As II their privations had ever
been anything but drawback to Scot
ish students' Let me tell you what
some Of these privations were.
Professor Blackie knew a student
who lived = whole term ON red her
rings and q barrel OF potatoes brought
from home. The fare nearly killed the
young man. He had dyspepsia the rest
OF his life.
AT Aberdeen there was student
who. three days OF the seven. ate dry
bread alone. The other four DAYS he
ate few cents worth OF meat and
potatoes. This he kept up for -four
years
AT Edinburgh and Aberdeen II va,
customary for poor students to Dc
without flrss. and yet the cold of Scot
land Is intolerable. The miserable
wretrAes did all their studying In bed
covered up for the sake Of warmth
''Of course. all these lads cooked thei,
own food, and did their own chamber.
work. and their own washing. DON,
you think their life was horrible!
"Mr. Carnegie has made II possible
for any ambitious Scot to secure a
education without undergoing such
trials. Kickers, in consequence, com
plain. The fo0ls!"-New Orleans
Tfmes-DemOcrnt
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

"The growth Of mankind" said q
scIentist. lis an interesting study.
Recent statistics have proved that
mems stature increases up to the age
OF 80 years. This is a refutation OF
the former belief, according to which
men stopped growing at 22 or 23.
Boys and girls seesaw oddly In the
rapidity of their growth The fastest
growth experienced in life comes be-
tween the ages OF one and Ave. Boys
and girls grow about equally there,
From five TO ten the boys outstrip the
girls. but from 10 to Is the girls out
strip the boys. At II and at IA the
girls are the boys superiors in height.
and from 10 to Is they are the boys
superiors in weight.
But between 16 and 20 the boys
forge ahead. taking at that stage =
lead which they never again relin-
quish. The boys cease their percsp-
tible growth at 90; the girls cease
theirs at 20. From 20 onward to 80
men. however, continue to grow (no
observations have been made on wo-
men), though this growth Is, OF course.
slight They also increase slowly in
weight. but from 50 to 60 their weight
increases very rapidly
Male strength increases most
markedly from the age Of IL to that OF
10. From 10 to 80 1t increase moro
slowly. From 80 onward It begins
very slowly to decline
Female strength increases most
rapidly from to 10; then, slowly to
30. and after 80 the feelins beyfqs.-
RscS .s~sast4 I.!
The new South-news., 1907-07-20
GALVESTON, THE CITY OF THE NEW IDEA


Galveston. Teraa. The problem of
obtaining good city government, ev-
rrsnhsrs a foremort question, has
probably nowhere been 80 nearly
solved - IN Texas. where several
cities are now enjoying exemplary
adminis'fation under the cominia-
sion plan. Galveston was the nrsr 20
put the plan in operation, and tho
fe"nifa wero so gratifying that two
yoars ago Houston obtained from The
Legislature a similar charter. The
success o. the Houston government
has been equally a. pronounced ~
mat of Galveston. and nov Dallas.
with population Of $4,000: Fort
worth, with population OF 10000.
and several smaller cities have fol-
loved suit. and others are preparing
To DO 30. Ncmphla Tenn. has also
ndoptod the plan, and other large
e1tscs throughout the country have
II under confederation.
Al the Time the commission form OF
government WAS adopted here the
city was practically bankrupt. having
defanitcd IN the payment of iis IN
tefrat There waD also worry largo
sum owing for current expenses. and
great deal Of city scrip outaiand.
Ing. What the present commission
has accomplished for tho city. under
the most adverse circumstances, ia
here briefly summarized: The font
ine ,ihAi Of tho city on January /.
1eol ordIng Co the city Auditors
fcpornS H. '2o4,s74.5i. This has
bcen y y paid. The commission
yrs sec'l thosxryicoa OF board OF
fhreo enEnont engineers. which re-
suited In obtaining plans for the sen
wall and grade raising. rebuilt the
CITY Hall. rebuilt tho wntcrworka
pumping natIon. built n fne engine
house on Twcnty-ninth and Market
streets. repaired the different engine
housas damaged by tho storm. rs-
paved with brick the streets through
out the entire business scction of the
city at cost of about $4,000. bunt
rock and shell filled roads at cos,
or 10000, retired large part of
the bonded debt. and also provided
large amount of permanent drain
ago ana paid on and settled numor-
Gus damage suits pending against tho
city. Those claims were Inherited
from former city administrations.
All thin has been accomplished with.
out "A bond issue or dollar OF in
creased taxation. The city employees
navo bcsn regularly paid In cash. and
sno summer season was passed
snrouen without borrowing dollar
Du''ne tae year Just ended the city
.penuco Tor public improvements
100000.
runcssoss = ttr Commission.
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

-
mission plan OF city government is It's
dircctnsss and simplicity. the cen
tralization OF responsibility. There
arc only four elective officers a
Mayor and four COMMISSIONER
elected by the city at largo without
regard TO subdivisions. The business
OF tho city IL divided into four de-
partments with tho Mayor-Prcsidont
~ the executive head. he being
charged with the duty OF seeing that
NIL the city laws are enforced. The
Commissioners at the trst meeting
after their election. or as soon thcrc-
after as possible. by n majority vote
designate from among their mcm-
bcrs ono Commissioner. who shall be
known as Commissioner OF Finance
aud Revenue. and under whose dl-
rection Is placed the Offices of City
Asscssor and Collector. the CITY
Treasurer and the City Auditor He
In also charged with the duty OF OK
nmIning into and keeping informed
as To tho finances or the city. and
with tho advice and assistance OF the
other Commissioners prepares the
annual budget of the city.
Another Commissioner Ia dcsig-
mated as Commissioner OF Water
works and Sewerage. He has under
his special charge the construction,
maintenance and operation OF the
waterworks and sewer system aud
departments. Tho superiutendents
Ut these two departments and the
Joint secretary and all employees are
ppder ths' direction OF this Commits
D1bncr.
Another Commissioners IL called
Commissioner OF Streets and Public
Property. lie has under his special
charge the supervision OF all mat
ters relating To tho streets, alleys
and property belonging to the city
and IL charged with the duty OF light
INK tho streets. looking after street
cleaning and sanitation. the super
vision Of street paving. construction
of drains. and seeing that the conii
tions OF the grant OF public fran
chisos are complied with. The Cit,
Engineer and his assistants. Cit,
Health Physician. Superintendent o
Draws and City Sexton are under tn,
direction of this Commissioner.
The other. and fourth. Commits
Hioner Ia known as the Police an,
Fire Commissioners. He has unlo
his special charge tho enforcement O
all police regulations and general su
pcrvislon over the Police and Fir
Departments. The Chief OF Police
Chief OF the Fire Department and III
Judge and Clerk of the Corporation
Court are under the direction OF thi
Commissioner.
Tho City Secretary and City Al
torney are officers with whom th
1lAyor-Presidcnt is closely associate 60
All ocicers and employees are nom
onAtsd by the Commissioners i
ohaeDe Of the respective department
~ nre elected by majority vot
- ~ eq1lre board,
The new South-news., 1907-07-20
INCIDENTS NIUE 57oaY or
AMERICAN WHALING

Lexington was fought When the rev
oiufSon began Nantucket had tha moss
Important fisheries In the colonies In
l775 the port had $50 vessels. some OF
them large brtxs. in the Industry.
Along the cape and generally On the
Massachusetts ccast the hshinx Wa fol-
lowed. bringing prosperity to many
towns New Bedford did not appear
as fshing port until the middle OF
The century. and then not as = rival OF
The happy island Of Nantucket There
every resident was engaged In the
trade. Macy says:
Many branches OF labor were con-
Quoted by those who were Immediate
iy interested in the voyages. The
young men, with few exceptions. were
brought up TO some trade necessary
TO the business. The ropenaker. the
cooper, the blacksmith, the carpenter.
IN line, the workmen were either the
shIpowners or their households, SO
were often the officers and men who
Davigated the vessels and Killed the
whales While ship was at sea the
owners al home were busily employed
IN the manufacture OF casks. iron
WORK, cordaRe. blocks and other arti-
cles for the succeeding voyage. Thus
the Iroiiis Of the labor were enjoyed
by those interested in the fishery. and
voyages were rendered advan'ageaus
even when the oil obtained was barely
sufficient TO pay for the outfits, esti-
mating the labor as part thereof. This
mode OF conducting the business was
universal"
The revolution stopped the whaling
business except from Nantucket, whose
people. indeed, had no choice but TO
pursue it or desert their bones. So
deplorable did their situation become
That In 1881 the British Admiral at
New York granted permission 70 the
Islanders TO send out "A vessels which
the British cruisers had orders not IA
moiest. Protected from these enc
mics, some OF the whalers fell prev tn
American prfvateers. which took them
to ports in which they were liberated
when the authorities learned their
stories. When the war began Nantuck-
ct had $50 vessels At its close two or
49, ""'m remained. for ~ years
the upbuilding Of the industry was
slow and marked by many setbacks
lhen the second war with England
gave II another staggering blow. How
@,ra, 80 nc "'' 's SHOWN py me rec
49,, ''np'' % Vi "n'ie products for
,,.' '". 'o"e' oa''s TWO representa-
'e"''
"'i. Gal. Lbs.
sperm OIL "haie OIL. Bone
,e1. ''''''''''ota'-po "o4's25 43.2N
..'.'.,' ae''io 4'a4'
"e pe''oa between the close OF |
~, s.''"',on ahn the beginning OF
@ ~" ~ ISi- "nI'ers mad SET forth |
~ -, 'u'son' roustYteepsle' New York
- - .1>1fs9 ssA2hq Aowns IN this |
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

There Is nothing more dainty for :
picnic or luncheon than Argo Red
Salmon sandwiches or salad. The
Cook Book tells you how to prepare
them. Ask your grocer.
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

Digging up city II good thing
;or the farmers" said Z practical and
observing citizen. You can have no
idea OF the number OF wagons and
horses that have been employed in
New York recently in carting away
earth taken out of the subway and ex-
cavations for skyscrapers. Most OF
them belonging to farmers in New
Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut
and the nearby counties In New York
State. Instead OF being practically
idle much OF the fall. winter and early
spring, they have earned big wages for
their owners. Furthermore the de-
mand for good horses among the con-
tractors has doomed prices tremend-
ously Whereas, few years ago an
ordinary plow horse went begging at
$1o0. | have known many 10 sell
recently as high as $220. 1t seems
to be good times all over the country
for the farmer New York Press.
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

The city charter requires that the
board shall meet In regular session
at least once every week These
meetings are conducted In Z dign.1ed.
hnHlnezsllke manner, ana are free
from wrangiing or disputes. The
Commissioners Eif around a Direc-
tors table, the Mayor presiding The
City Attorney and the heads of the
various departments are always IN
attendance. Little spocchmaklng is
INDUCED In. and the presence OF idle
spectators lA an exception rather than
the rule All important matters are
discussed and dlncFoncoa adjusted IN
conference. Too many cooks spoil
the broth" Is an old saying which
can we'll be applied 20 a board of
twelve or sixteen Aldermen. Four
Commissioners and Mayor. as has
been proved, can transact the bush
ness OF sixteen Aldermen and a
Mayor. aud DO u better. more cxpe-
ditlously and with greater harmony.
No Shifting Responsibility.
Under the commission form of gov
crument while the Commissioners
powers arg Joint and several. every
tub stands On its own bottom" and
the shifting OF rcaponsibiilty ia i'm
possible.
The mismanagemcnt OF depart
nent 10 promptly laid at the door of
the dcrelict Commissioner. This
knowledge OF personal responsibility
causes each Commissioners to feel
a special pride in the proper manage
mont OF bis department. realizing as
he must that merit. as well as de-
fccts, IL easily recognized by the pub
lie. Tho commission form OF city
government was actively inaugurated
In the early part OF September. 1901,
and therefore has been in existence
for fiye years and eight months, and
In all that time the success has been
nuoh az to make 1t daily iEoreaso In
favor.
After the various city departments
became thoroughly organized under
the commission plan and the services
OF competent city employees had been
secured, the duties of the different
Commissioners became largely direc-
tory, and, with the exception OF the
Commissioner OF Streets and Public
Property, not at All burdcnsome.
There Is absolutely no confusion In
tho city government after
the present plan. ~ Is very simple
and direct. None OF ihc Commissions
ers has had his time sufficiently oc-
cuplod TO compel him to abandon his
private business. This enables the
city to secure the services OF thor
oushly competent business men. Thu
The new South-news., 1907-07-20

Board or 'ifcct~. which hdS chf~ifc
OF the management aud business al
fairs Of the city of Galveston.
The Commissioners OF Finance and
Revenue tx presidento Of two banks and
the head Of large financial insti-
tuition. and yet he finds time to look
after his department In the most ef-
ficicnt manner He. of course. has
the assistance and advice of the City
Attorney. the City Treasurer and the
City Auditor.
was splendid achievement. Dur
ing the past three years se.0oo.oo0
grade raising bonds have been issued
by the city. These bonds are being
rapidly retired wilh the State dona-
ton. The city has been rid OF numer-
Gus lawsuits and n number OF serious
claims. among thom the Alta Iona
suit. which threatened the water sup
ply OF tho city.
Tax collections have been pushed
In n huslnesslike way. Old. long
standing damage and lawsuits and
other litigation have been settled. as
has tho Wharf Company controversy.
with its several features. insurins the
city $4,000 for additional drainage
to the channel o; the bay.
The Commissioners have worked
faithfully and induslriously for the
restoration and uphuilding OF the
city. and their success has been be-
s,t
Tho city budgets covering tho an
nuai expenditures are prepared by
| the Commissioner of Finarco and
Revenue and presented to the board
for adoption. In preparing this
budget tho Commissioner OF Finance
and Revenue exercises great care. Ii
no instance has the city expended
more money in one year than is pro-
vided for by It's budget. The streets
Of the cily are kept scrupulousl,
clean.
The Police Departments is conduct
ed mote With view of preventins
than the punishment OF crime Th.
Chief was taken from the ranks ant
selected because of the fact tha, h,
is absolutely honest. strictly temper
ate, fearless and possesses common
sense. Neither the Chief nor thi
members of the police force seei
newspaper no;or.ety. The depart
mcut is working in perfect harmony
which is something nnneard OF unde
former administrations Many OF tn
lowest dives OF the city have beer
suppressed in quiet but eHectty'
manner. and many of the forme
evils no longer prevail in this cisy
Dance halls and variety shows hav
been driven out OF existence. Pro
fessional gambling OF all kinds. in
clrdlng the nctarious policy evil. ha
been completely suppressed. Til
midniEht closing ordinance aiop.s
by the Commissioners is beinS s.gc.
ously and satisfactorily enforced. =
city Is frccr from crime than
before In Its history.
The new South-news., 1907-07-20
A SMALL SECRET
Couldn't Understand the Taste of his
Customers.

Two men we're discussing the
sarious food products now being sup
piled in such variety and abundance
One, a grocer, said Il frequently
try q package or so OF any certain
article before Offering 1t to my trade.
and in that way sometimes form 4
different idea than my customers
have.
For instance. thcught / would
try Postum Food Coffee. to sec what
reason there was for such Z call for
it. At breakfast l didn't like It and
supper proTed the same, 80 / nAtur-
ally concluded that my taste was DIFF
ferent from that OF the customers
who bought 1t right along.
A day or two after, | waited on
lady who was buying . 25e package
and told her l couldn't understand
how one could fancy the TASTE nsDI
tum. ~
I know just what
she said, 'yQn0
on the stoy
to b
conn
delici
food
50 ch
don
wraa
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
A FELLOW OFFICIAL FEELING.

President Squire, of the Railway Re-
formatory Board, who has been
lodging the subpoenas of the Hahn in
v~estigating committee, is not lost in the
woods or locked up anywhere. At last
reports he was automobiling in the
company of State Treasurer Voorhees,
and others. The State Treasurer knows
how 1t is himself, having been before
the committee and made to say some
awkward things, and it is natural that
he should sympathize with the desire of
President Squire, Of the R~eformatory
Commission, to keep beyond the length
of Inquisitor Backes's formidable probe.
"A fellow feeling makes us wondrous
kind"
The State has witnessed and heard
some singular things Of late. and
some things even more singular than
that of the State Treasurer cheek by
jowl in his automobile with a man
evading a legislative committee sub
poena.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
SMALL INVESTORS OPPORTUNITIES.

1t is noted as an encouraging sign of
the times that small investors are pick
ing up bargains in good stocks at the
prevailing low prices. Among the buy
ers are many foreign born people who
are shrewd enough to know that the
stocks they purchase are not only safe
investments but are likely to appreciate
very considerably in value in the
future. These buyers, some of whom
take funds from savings hanks for the
purpose, have confidence in the future
Of the country. Most of them appear
to be buying intelligently, though stock
operations are so new to them hat sew
eral customers of one broker offered
him bills in payment of their order on
hiing it, and not a few transactions
have been made by the passing Of cur
rency over the counter.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
A TIME LIMIT EXPIRED.

The Senate bill, passed by the Legis-
Iature in June, which got stalled be-
tween the two buses after 1t had
passed the Assembly, abolishes the
present Fish and Game Commission
and provides for the appointment of a
new commission under certain regula-
tions. The act is to go into effect sixty
days after the Governor h sign II.
More than sixty days have elapsed
since the bill was passed by the House.
Governor Stokes has been unable to
make the bill a law by his signature be-
cause it has not come to him through
the regular legislative channel, but he
has signihed his choice of a new set
of commissioners. The Senate is to
convene In session early next week, n
is expected to send the bill to the Gov
ernor. The long delay, however, neces-
states a change in the ext of the bill
or the enactment of a new bill.
The present commission is spending
the statutory appropriation of the
Legislature of 1906. The fiscal year will
end October 81. If the act as passed
shall be signed by the Governor the
commission will continue in existence
after the beginning of h new fiscal
year and will handle the first onth'
instalment of the appropriation for the
new year. The present commission has
continued in existence for a longer Pc
Rod than was contemplated in the bill
that was passed. The new law should
therefore be made to go into effect at
once. The commissions affairs are in
a demoralized condition, the wardens
don't know where they are at" and
the quicker the new commission takes
hold the better.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1907.
sHERIFr oMMER,s POSITION.

At the mass meeting of the New
Idea in the New Auditorium last night
Sheriff Sommer made two statements
of interest in the campaign. One was
that he would not feel bound as a
Republican to support a party can
didacy that did not appeal to his in
dividual Judgment. Another was that
if nominated for Governor he would
not resign the office of Sheriff because
he would distrust an appointment by
the present Governor. If elected Gov
ernor he would himself appoint his
successor as Sheriff.
Sheriff sommer has been perfectly
candid in his avowals as to his inten-
ton as he is in this case. He rejects
the principle of fealty to party or
%ganization, although a candidate for
an organization nomination for Gov
ernor, holding to the right of a man
to vote for or against a party ticket
without sacrificing his party princi-
Piles. He therefore makes no bids for
organization votes. If elected Gov
ernpr Sheriff Sommer would consist
emily have to act on the same prin-
ciplo, namely, non-recognition of party
as a privilege of private judgment.
1t may readily be understood why
the New Idea candidate will decline to
resign as Sheriff in the event of his
nomination as Governor. Without dis
trust of the motives of Governor
Stokes but simply of the correctness
of his judgment in naming a new
Sheriff he believes that such an APP
pointment would be likely to queer
the work he has done and disable the
results he has accomplished during
the balance of the Shrievalty term.
To prevent that he proposes to con-
-tinue as Sheriff during the campaign,
and if nominated and elected. That
is, different from holding on to a politi-
cal job for the sake of the emoluments
while reaching out for another.
Everybody knows exactly where
Sheriff Sommer stands. Next Tuesday
the Republican primaries will declare
whether Judge Fort or Sheriff Sommer
or Judge Pitney shall be the majority
choice of Essex County for the party
nomination, but as Sheriff Sommer in
timated last night, the majority vote
of the primaries will not necessarily
settle it.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
Mixed Poetry.

The watchdog tolls the knell Of parting
day;
The honest bark winds slowly DER
the lea.
The curfew homeward plods Its wear
way
And herds the leaves to darkness.
don't you see?
IT'S sweet to near Maud Muller. rak-
ing hay.
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as the
Judge draws near.
The Judge, who for a cooling drink
doth pray,
Takes buttermilk in preference to
beer.
The plowman in Algiers must dying stay;
A soldier of the legion notes his
plight.
The farmers all need hands at Oyster
Bay,
And so there is no revelry by night
The rank is but the guinea's stamp
they say;
And for all that a plowman is
man.
Since we are growing vague in this
our lay,
Perhaps we'd better get out while
we can.
Louisville Courier-Journal.