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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21
The DIikado.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
why is the Emperor of Japan called
the Mikado? Is Mikado an original
japanese word? Z. u. H.
I"Mikado" Is a Japanese word slgnuy-
ing exalted gate" 1t was formerly the
official title of the Emperor or japan
occurring in poetry and history through
out theswhoIe range of Japanese literature.
Though comparatively obsolete In the
Japan of this century, the word mas
found a hxed place in the English lan-
guage. The dynasty of the mikadoes -
probably the Oldest in the world the pres
emit ruler, Mutsuhito. being reckoned oy
some, the one and t~wenty-third OF the mn
perial line, the first being Jimmu-Hehno'
who in the official chronology. began 70
reign B.. c.. $50. Descent is claimed from
the gods. The origin of the line Is LOST III
mythology, and there is little or no MS
torical foundation for it before the fourth
century. The first seventeen mikadoes, D.
c. $50 to A. d. 1893, are said to have died at
ages ranging from 100 to 141 years. the
average reign in the whole line Is twenty
years. Each mikado has a personal name,
but no family name. nor is the name OF a
mikado ever repeated. Each has also a
posthumous title by which he is known IN
history. Seven of the mikadoes were
women.-Ed.l
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21
weIcome to HappIness.

Good mawnin'. Mister Happiness.
I hope YOU come ter stay;
/ been a-waitin' fer you
TIL I weary er de way
4 wants you ter stay here
Till larns ter shout "Hooray'
Wawnin'. Mister Happinessl
De longest life Amt long;
one day de worr Is rollin' right
De next it's roilin' wrongl
/ wants you ter larn me
De jubilstion songl
Atlanta Constitution.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

We have no real bards today. OF 80 y"
wise men vow.
We have no literature they say h'i
music now. -.
We have no wines. we have no oe
no shoes. no hats. no fooos
But keep your nerve. Tor i
we've something just as good
We have no homes. II comes 70 pass
as you must know full wei
And higher critics have, alas. asP'
use of our hell
We have no light. we have no an v"
have no noble blood.
But bear up. friends. and don't aespah
We've something just as GOOD!
Louisville Courier-JournAh
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First Prayers.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Concerning a rather curious bit OF infor-
nation which 1 am anxious to get, l nave
been unable to obtain any assistance from
States histories. Can you help me!
7 want to know what ministers onered
PRAYER at the opening of the continental
Congress and at the first assemolase Vi
the National Congress. H. n. y
rThe first prayer in the first Continental
Congress- was offered by the Rev. Jacob
Duehe. Presbyterian, September Z, lH4.
He subsequently, went over to the English
and retired to England in IT'S; returned
in 1890 and died in Philadelphia In ltsa'
The first prayer in the United States SEN
ate in 1889. was offered by the Right Rev:
Samuel Provost, bishop of New York, and
the first in the House of Representatives
NV the Rev. DIR. William Lynn, Presoy-
terian.-Ed.1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

The court-You are charged Win
speeding your automobile.
Prisoner At the Bar-But, your hohoi,
/ can explain. You see my WIZ
mother has lived with us a year, anu
just took a notion TO go hons.
taking her TO the train and afraid l
would miss IT,
The court-Ah. It's meet 10 speed
er-the parting mother-in-law. Dis
charged-Chicaso News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

II" said the Bflviiie editor, YOU
see the major coming this way Win
his shotgun. be sure and let me know
He's coming now. sir" replied tns
once boy. but I notice that he's hali-
shot himself. so Il viii be an easy ma
ter to nnish him'"-Atlantie consti'u-
ton.
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VIEWS OF EDITORS.


As "a matter of fact, there is little doubt
the present Constitution is authentic a
goodly portion of the original wood enter
ing into its construction. The restoration
makes it a valuable object lesson, the as
sociatlons clustering about 1t are a patriouc
inspiration to our youth. And what II
the tales of faery are not true? Do they
serve less TO please and uplift? We know
of no better or more appropriate last rest
ing place for the good old ship tina Bos-
ton. Bulls at Boston, manned by Boston
men, there it should remain In Its remi-
nlsoent glory. AS far as accessibility to
the greatest numbey goes. there are few
places in the country where its inspiring
lesson could be more widespread than the
Hub.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

A shoemaker born in st. Paul,
Went down to a street they call Wall;
At the end of a day
A friend heard him say:
'Ill get out. or they nay get my awl!'
-Yonkers Statesman.
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IN HUMOROUS VEIN.


According to this paper sala
Homer, there are three varieties O
dogs that never bark"
sThat NAV he true" replied Van
move but 7 never had the luck to live
next door to one OF 'em."-chlease
News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

Masonry in Pennsylvania las re-
ceived a splendid be%nefaction in the
will Of an opulent Mason. who leaves
two MILLIONS as a fund for the educa-
tion and support of male orphans
of Master Masons. That IS genuine
Masonry.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21
FROM STAR

Anonymous communication cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not required for
-Ed.1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

Suppose we begin with the declarations on the Excise ques-
ton, inasmuch as that seems to hold the largest share of popu
liar attention +?
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A FAIR AND bipartisan COMPARISON OF THE TWO STATE
PLATFORMS.
PLATFORMS.

Let us take the two State Convention platforms and ex
anime them without prejudice Or partisan bias. Let us com
pare them fairly and with a sincere purpose to ascertain just
what each means.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

In the matter of taxing corporate franchises the Republican
platform takes this position
" The Republican party has inaugurated a policy of tax
alton of corporate franchises and by which the State annually
collects a large sum for distribution to the taxing districts. We
favor such systems as will compel franchises to bear a just
share of the burden of taxation as compared with corporate
and individual property"
The Democratic platform urges the taxation Of railroad fran
chises by the State and continues
further declare for the repeal of the law providing
for the taxation of the franchises of public utilities compa MES
upon the basis of their gross receipts and for the enactment of
laws providing for the taxation of such franchises according to
their true value, As other property is taxed"
The latter mean something the other doesn't
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

OF the distinguished fitness of Justice
Fort for the place for which he has been
named and to which we believe he will
be handsomely elected no question will
be raised by any intelligent and fair-mind-
ed man. His engaging personal character
istics, his u~nblemished public and private
reputation, his eminent standing In his
profession, his great services on the SUI
preme bench and his long-standing famil-
iarity with State affairs all denote in him
a candidate whose appeal is to the best
elements of citizenship. OF the regular
ity'' of his Republicanism there has never
been aShadow of doubt. while his devotion
to those causes of reform which transcend
mere party lines has been amply attested
by his vigorous work for law and order,
especially in Monmouth and Hudson coun-
ties.-New York Tribune.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21
The pemocrntlc choice.

The Democrats of New Jersey have nomi-
mated a practical politician for Governor.
In the circumstance they have probably
done better than had they taken Woodrow
Wilson, who had been suggested. Mr.. VIII
son is an accomplished man, fully equal TO
the duties of the Office, and in the Govern
or's chair would give a good account OF
himself. But he is not a politician, ana IN
Jersey there is an amount of
nolities to the square inch. He would not,
therefore, as a candidate have met the re-
quirements of the occasion. In such cases
1t is, necessary to fight politics with politics.
The Republicans have been in power for
some years, and their present prospects to
remain are good.-Washington Star.
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By way of a parting slap the Republican platform con-
cludes thus
1--WE call the attention of the people to the incompetency of
the Democratic House of Assembly, to the disgraceful scenes
that marked its proceedings, to its absolute control by the lobby,
to its refusal to pass laws for the improvement OF the civil
service, to pass laws for the reform of the Grand Jury system,
to permit the submission to the public of the> question of sep
arauon of the State and municipal elections, and to the reform
measures passed by the Republican Senate.
= Those directly interested will doubtless meet these accusations.
The assertion about lobby control of the House reads rather
oueerlv. however, in view of the fact that long. long ago it
vas announced that the Senate Investigating Committee was
To nrobe into this very matter. For some reason, how
the Senate Committee discovered zero weather in the
region of its pedal extremihes and the proposed investigation
fell through. If there was anything in it deep deving ought
10 produce good campaign materials if there wasn't why men
ton it Or was there a boomerang concealed somewhere
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21
rhe STANDARD ON Fine.

Judge Landis has been severely criticised
in some quarters for imposing a fine of
more thar 500, 900, 600 on the Standard Oil
Company, and 1t has been characterized as
an opera bouffe performance. In view Of
the facts disclosed at the hearing in New
York by the assistant comptroller of the
company, it does not appear, however. thai
the fine is out of proportion to the earn
ings of the company, and therefore not
more b~urdensome than a much smaller fine
would be TO the average corporation. the
fine that Judge Lands imposed is only d
little more than n third of the companv's
profits for a single year. It is big enough,
however, to make this gigantic corporation.
understand that 1t is amenable to the
same laws that other corporations less
strongly intrenched have to observe. So
long as corporations are to be fined when
they override the laws instead of their re-
sponsihle officers being imprisoned. the fine
must be made large enough to produce tine
desired effect. In the case of the Standard
OIL Company the fine. even If 1t is never
collected. seems to have taught a lesson. =
Springfield Unionl
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

The Republican platform comes out boldly for Civil Service
Reform; the Democratic platform is silent on the subject.
The Democrats favor the abolition of the voting machines,
the enactment of stringent antimonopoly laws and the repeal
of the law creating county boards of taxaioni on these points
the Republican platform says nothing.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

Both platforms favor the following:
The creation Of Assembly districts.
A Public Utilities Commission.
Direct primary nominations
Municipal elections separated from State and National
elections.
The selection of United Stwes Senators by popular vote.
Consolidation of all State Boards and departments exercising
kindred functions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07

Santa Fe. N. NJ. Feb. THE Lar
razolo-Andrews contest is now divid-
ing attention with the doings of the
legislative assembly. The hearing in
Torrance county were held last week,
and the attorneys engaged have re-
turned.
The evidence taken is not yet ready
for the printer but it is certain that
the Democrats have made a strong
case and exposed terrible conditions
in that county
For about ten days the officers of
Colfax county have been trying to
catch the mer knowing about the
frauds charged up there. The condi-
tio1s may be best explained by the
fact that the first eighty men the
sheriff went after he succeeded, with
the greatest difficulty. in serving thir-
ty The other fifty, including all the
election judges and clerks in the pre-
cincts questioned, have left the terri
tory. Some of them were traced to
Trinidad. Sheriff Littrell, of Colfax
county. is a Republican, but the inter-
ested Democrats give him credit with
having made every possible effort to
get the men wanted. and they are
satisfied that no man could have serv-
ed them.
Fifty of the first eighty sought to
be served as witnesses have left the
territory, many of them permanently.
The missing men are these knowing
the inside history of the frauds COM
mitted in Colfax county, but it is pro-
posed to get at the bottom of this
business. and steps have been taken
to follow some of the most important
witnesses needed. They can not be
secured in time for the contest hear
ing. but indictments will be brought
against them and they will be made
to tell what they know in court
II is well understood that the frauds
in Colfax county were planned by We
ry prominent men, and it is now pro-
posed to land these men behind the
bars as a warning to others. AS the
guilty men have wealth and influence
the Hshl VIII De d ueSpeTdle one, Dut
those interested in forcing an investi-
cation have the money and the deter
minatiOn to carry it through. Mean
while. the democrats must be restrain
ed from issuing any more papers. or
the republican population of Colfax
county will be SO greatly reduced as
to maks the nomination of another
republican county ticket impossible
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who have or may have been of politi
cal assistance to them in their local
campaigns They have been taught
that the territorial treasury is open
for the payment of such political
debts. They have learned from past
sessions that the treasury is wide
open and that political debts are to
be so paid by this system of petty
graft which in it's aggregate becomes
So considerable an item, and they
therefore come down with their men,
fully expecting, and fully determined
to put them on the payroll and to
keep them there.
''Other members are getting their
friends on the payroll, so will l. is
the way they reason
This is not true of all the members,
and this year there is a considerable
number who do not care to continue
the graft. and who have stepped aside
and refused to name employees. But
the others still in the majority and
still under the guidance of the old
machine system, have promptly filed
the vacancies.
The original house caucus agree
ment was for forty-eight employees
This agreement has been broken be-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07
CHIEF ENGINEER
STEVENS HAS BALKED

Washington, D. c., Feb. THE ad-
ministratioa has been brought face
to face with the alternative of reject
ing all bids for the construction of
the Panama Canal by contract or los
ing the services of Chief Engineer
John Y. Stevens. This is the reason
for the delay of President Roosevelt.
Secretary Taft and Chairman Shonts
of the Canal Commission on the Oil
yer bid. An effort is being made to
get Stevens to change his mind, but
he continues obdurate, and the indi-
cations are that the administration
will accede to his request, and that
the construction will be continued by
the government. This information con
corning Stevens created some sur
prise, as Stevens testified before the
Senate Canal Committee that he fav-
ored building the canal by contract.
He now expresses the belief that
the canal can be constructed by the
government within ten years His
friends advise him that if the con-
tract is let for construction he will
be robbed of the credit of building it.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07

Capt. Jason w James today circu-
lated a petition addressed to the city
council asking that body to make a
peaceable settlement out of court
with the ditch-owners, if possible.
The plan of settlement suggested is
by arbitration. The sentiment of the
many tax7paying signers is that they
would prefer that the city pay it's
part of the expense incurred than
have the affair get into the courts and
cause loss of money that would be
equal to the amount now involved.
The council meets at four O'Clock
this afternoon to receive this petit
ton and hear the remarks of those
of its signers who choose to speak
On the subject.
1t begins to look as if there might
be settlement of this question, as
the sentiment in favor of arbitration
is growing The merits of the claims
of the ditch owners seem to be tax
ing root and they have expressed
themselves as being willing to make
concessions in the way of mainte-
nance The tiling or purifying of the
bitches is what the people want, and
the council will probably endeavor to
carry out the will of their constitu-
ents.
Mayor Stockard this afternoon said:
Il believe the city should perform its
part of the agreement about paying
for the expense incurred. The deal
was entered into with good faith. and
1 think the city should help carry ii
out The fact that the time has ex-
pired and the bitches are not tiled
does not release the city from its
obligation. For my part. l want to
see a peaceable settlement, and hope
we can get together this afternoon.
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KILLED, TWO
MAIL CLERKS MISSING.

Chicago. Feb. Passenger train
No. on the Great Western railroad.
which left here last night, was wreck
ed early this morning at German Val
ley. near Freeport. Ill The engineer
was killed ami two mail clerks are
missing. The train ran into a car
that had been left standing on sid
ing too near the main track. The
force of the collision threw the en-
gine against an elevator. and the en-
gine and mail car were nearly sub
merged in grain
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07
RAILROAD CUTS RATES
ON CARRYING MAIL.

Chicago. Feb. THE Inter-Ocean
today says: n order to prevent trans
continental mail being transferred to
the Rock Island system. the Burling-
tom railroad has notified the Postof-
fee Department that IL will cnt its
rates for this service about seven per
cent. equal to about s65. 900 per an
num- This Ia the first time any rail-
way has offered TO cut the rate fixed
by congress for mail service. The
proposition caused amusement In rail-
road circles and fear is expressed by
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07
NEW YORK COFFEE co.'s
FA1OUS COFFEE
BREAKFAST BELL
JOYCE PRUIT co.
New Comic Opera.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 7.-Paci-
fic Mail steamers sailing for Panama
and intermediate points within the
last few weeks have carried total
of nearly 1000 cases of cartridge pow
der, consigned to unknown parties at
mala. No attempt was made to con-
ceal the nature of the shipments, the
contents being plainly marked ON each
box 1t is believed here that the muni
tions are for the revolutionists and
that an attempt will soon be made
to overthrow the present government
of the Central American state.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07
An Incident of the rhaw Case.

New York, Feb. while the Thaw
jury was on the way to court this
morning, a man on the street called
out, Vote for Thaw." Captain Lynch,
of the court police. Immediately ord
cred the mans arrest and he was ar
raigned before Justice Fitzgerald.
Captain Lynch, however, attached no
Importance to the Incident, saying
the man was simply a Smart Aleck.
Lynch does not believe that any of
the jurors heard the remark
(Mrs. Nesbit-Thaw was on the wit
ness stand today,-but her testimony
was so rank that the 'Parsoa" con-
sidered it unfit for print.-Ed)
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Oklahoma Stock Breeders.

Enid, Okla. Feb. THE Oklaho-
ma Improved Stock Breeders Associa
with stockmen from all over the new
State ia attendance. Several address
ses on breeding topics win be deliv-
cred during the, convention. At the
pure bred stock show today a scale
of shorthorn cattle is in progress, the
offerings including many valuable
prize winners from Oklahoma. Kansas
and Missouri herds.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07
Insulating Cold STORAGE plant.

Mr.. Ventress, of Pittsburg, Pa.
came in last night as representative
of the Armstrong Cork Company and
has started the work Of insulating
from heat the ice tanks and cold stor-
age rooms Of the Roswell Gas & Ice
Company.