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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
IN HUMOROUS VEIN.


Mrs. Nexdore-Professo Adagio called
Al our house yesterday and my daugh
ter played the piano for him. He Just
rayed over her playing.
Mrs. Peprey-How rude! Why couldn't
he conceal his feelings the way the
rest of US dc? -Philadelphia Press.
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Host-why did you write all our
guests that this is to be a very infor-
NAL AFFAIR."
Hostess-So I'd be sure to be the
best dressed woman here.-Life.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

A second schedule filed by the state
Board of Assessors shows a total assess
ment thus Gar Of miscellaneous corpora
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
Making Others Hnppx.

A glad vacation time I'll try.
My soul shall feel a generous thrill
If | do not enjoy 1t, why
I'm sure that the mosquitoes will.
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
Out Of the Mouths of Babes.

Teacher-Now. Harold. can you tell
me what water is?
Small Harold-Yes, ma'am. It's mud
with the dirt taken out.
Little Bobby with paper)-Whats
an autocrat. Margie?
Little Margie-An autocrat is a per-
o. who-who-owns an autocar.-Chi-
cago News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
TARIFF REVISION AND SOME MINOR TOPICS.

A political organization IS useful and valuable only Sc long
as it interprets OF represents the principles and feelings of those
on whom it relies for support. When an organization gets the
cart before the horse and tries to drive the voter, it is time to
call for the ambulance.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

There is no excuse for a indefinite session of the Legis-
1ature. Both Houses ought to be able to agree upon a pro-
gram, put it through Immediately and then adjourn sine die.
Playing childish politics won't help either House, nor will it
fool the public.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

If automobile accidents re not eliminated from Asbury
Park that popular resort is bound to suffer. Probably no other
seashore town in this country has 10 many children among its
guests, and they must be protected at all hazards.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

The politician who has a sacred regard for his promise and
who keeps faith with the people may be forgiven for many
lapses otherwise.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
When and under what circumstances
was the Indian chief, Sitting Bull. killed?
Kindly answer to settle an argument.
7. X.
las being the principal i%nstigator OF the
threatened uprising during the prevalence
Of the Messiah craze among the Indians
of the West in 1890 Sitting Bull was ar
rested in his camp ON the Grand River In
North Dakota December 10, 1880, by the
indian police and d troop of cavalry under
Captain Fouchet and Of infantry under
Colonel Drum. An attempt was made by
his followers to rescue him., and, during
the struggle, he was killed, along wlbh
his son, "Crowfoot. Ed
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STAR READERS

Anonymous communications cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names of correspondents are not required for
publication, but as a guarantee of good faith,
Ed 4atH f.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

The Pennsylvania and Central railroad companies should run
special. iow-rate excursions to Sea Grit next Friday, when the
Legislature will be there.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
The Secretary Of Arts.

The proposition to create a new officer
of the Cabinet. to be known as Secretary
of Fine Arts, arises from premature en-
thusiasm. Some day 1t may be necessary
to encourage the arts in this country by
governmental subsidies and helps, as 1t
seems to be necessary to encourage trade,
labor and agriculture, and to discourage
railroads; but for the present the arts are
doing as we'll without official regulation
and support as they would be liable to do
with them. The immense e~xpensiveness
Of all our undertakings. as compared with
the economies observed in the Old World,
and the extravagant salaries paid to our
officials and representatives. have imposed
a burden of debt upon us that must be
lifted before sanction can be given to any
large expenditures for music, plays, paint
ings and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Eagle.
Rockefeller ON the stand.
No doubt he was technically within the
bounds Of truth in his succession of de-
mails of specific knowledge of the business
to which he has devoted his lifetime. But
of course he Is not really as ignorant as
he was able to make himself out to be;
and, knowing what he was summoned for,
he might easily, II he had chosen, have
put himself in possession of at least the
more important details to which he has
not been giving close personal attention Of
late years. Instead. his position was that
Of n man willing to hinder the processes
of the court, or at least unmindful of the
duty OF every citizen to assist, when
callen upon In the administration of
Justice.
AS for the remark attributed to him that
he had no Ill feeling against Judge
Lands for putting him to the incon-
venience of going to Chicago and appear
ing in court. that borders so closely on
intolerable impotence that 1t may be hoped
he has been inaccurately reported.-Prov-
idence Tribune.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

1t was never intended that the Voting Machine Commission
should be a permanent body. The object of creating it was to
make inquiry into the merits of the various machiues, make a
report and then drop out of existence. Once an Office Is created,
however, it is not so easy to abolish it.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

That may appeal to the stand-patter as convincing logic,
but the average citizen doesn't see it in that light. The last
Republican Convention did not declare against tariff revision.
1t explicitly declared that g rates of duty should be readjusted
only when conditions have so changed that the public interest
demands their alteration From whence shall we get the in
formation as to whether or not the conditions require a rear
rangement of the duties? Each State knows its own needs
best and 1t is for the people of the respective States, and their
leaders, to declare just what is wanted.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
salnrles of Congresamen.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
When will the Congressman get the In
crease of salary which they voted them
selves at the last session? What is the
salary Of the Vice-President and the JUS
tees of the Supreme Court? r. X,
congress at It's last session Increased
the salary of the Vice-President from
$1,000 to $4,000 per annum and the salaries
of Senators and Representatives from $o,oVO
to $500 per annum, the increase beginning
to run from March 4. 1907. The Chief Jus.
tice of the United States receives Sls'oOo
and the Associate Justices $12,5OO each
Ed
The Tai Mabal.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What is the celebrated building" called
the Agra Tai MAZDA of India? t. s. B.
1.-THE Tai Mabal is a celebrated mauso-
leum. located In Agra. a city of the north
west provinces. British India. erected by
the Emperor Shah Jehan. who ruled in
the seventeenth century, in honor of his
favorite queen. The ediice is the finest
in India and perhaps in the world. 1t Is
quilt OF white marble. surrounded by a
dome seventy feet in diameter and adorned
internally with exquisite mosaics Of car
nelian. lapis lazuli and jasper. Its cost
was more than $4,000. 000.-Ed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

The stand-patter wants no change at any time. With him
the tariff schedule is a sacred instrument and 10 touch it is to
bring down anathemas from its special guardians. If that policy
were formally put into black and white by a Republican
National Convention the party would Immediately be turned out
of power. But the responsible leaders of the party are too wise
to throw down any such gage of battle. What they do insist
upon is that when tariff revision be deemed necessary the work
shall be done by the friends of Protection instead of by its enemies.
If we are to wait for tariff revision until a streak of hard
times strikes US, the revising will surely. be done by Democratic
hands.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

From the Trenton State Gazette come these pearly words
of wisdom:
What the stand-patters have contended for in the past,
and what the country at large has Endorsed in them, is that
the present period of phenomenal prosperity is not a time
for inkering with the tariff; that no faction of a party is
called upon to dictate to any body concerning party principles;
that the national platform is the code by which the party
should be guided in its general action, and that not until the
party in national convention assembled, with delegates alive to-
the wishes of their constituents, formulate a policy in accord
ance with the best interests of the country at large, should
State organizations readjust their attitude toward national ques-
tons.
1.-The stand-patters simply represent the great body of the
Republican party which has stood steadfast to the declarations
of principles made at the last national convention, and propose
to stand by them until the coming convention makes future
policies Clear
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

The stand-patter's political religion is summed up in the
words, Touch 1t Not"
In 1892 the Republican National Convention declared in
favor of admitting free of duty all articles, excepting luxuries,
which cannot be produced in the United States. On all i'm
ports coming into competition with the products of American
labor, there should be levied duties equal to the difference
between wages paid abroad and at home"
In 1896 the demand was for such an equitable tariff on
foreign imports which come into competition with American pro-
ducts as will not only furnish adequate revenue for the neces-
sary expenses of the government, but will protect American labor
from degradation to the wage level Of other lands" And the
platform added, eve are not pledged to any particular schedules .
The platform of the 1900 Convention declared in a general
way in favor of Protection with the associated policy of
Reciprocity sc directed as to open our markets on favorable
terms for what we do not ourselves produce in return for free
foreign markets"
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That Convention of 1900, held in Philadelphia, was more
completely dominated by the stand patters than any in recent
years, and it is easy to see the difference between its platform
and that of 1904, of which the essence has already been quoted
Every day the demand is growing louder for revision of
the schedules, and the way of wisdom lies rather in listening to
the arguments therefor than in refusing utterly to even consider
them. T. M.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-06
Sidney Lascelles'
Career Spectacular.
Continued From Front Page.)
FITZGERALD and disappeared.

at Hot Springs he turned to gamb-
ling and it is said, won heavily at
first, but went "broke" one day,
and it is charged he then cashed
the 81, 200 check which turned out
to be worthless.
LascelIes has been known under
many aliases besides Lord Beres-
ford, among them being Sir Har-
ny Vane, r. n, and Lord Courte-
nay, Claude B. Lascelle, and James
A. Lasalles.
WIFE TELLS EXPERIENCE.
The second wife of the noted
swindler soon after her marriage
came to regard her husband as a
man of mystery. In referring to
an experience at Savannah she
said:
"We were strolling along one
fine Sunday AFTERNOON when an as
tonishing change came over my
husband. A heavily built young
man in a blue serge suit, with
rather large feet, stood in front OF
us. My husband gripped my arm
and forced me into faster walk.
looked up and hardly knew him.
"All his fine presence was gone.
He had run his fingers thro his
mustache until it looked scraggly
and unkemp. His jaw had dropp-
cd a little, and his lips were drawn
in as if he had lost his front teeth.
All his features looked different.
Even his clothes seemed changed
His hat was at an unbecoming
angle. One shoulder held higher
than the other made wrinkles in
the coat which once looked, as a
Fitzgerald woman said, 'as if it
had been made and irOned on him.
His frock coat fell away from his
collar, and his shirt bulged out.
He was a sight.
"Before | could more than grasp
at this transformation he said:
Don't say a word; march right
ahead. AS usual, | Obeyed first
and thought afterward. The look
of interest on the face of the man
in blue faded away as we passed
him. Mr.. Lascelles shuf1led around
a corner with me and said; See
if he is following-it hurts like the
devil to walk bowlegged this way
"When l assured him that he
wasn't beheld another transfer
nation. He swung his arms,
touched his hat, slapped his chest,
turned out his toes, Strengthened
up and-behOld, | was walking
again with the gentleman of whose
appearance l had been so proud.
He looked at me as we took the
next side street and burst out
laughing.
HThat was one of those bully
Englishmen who are trying to beat
me out of my inheritance. he said
Now, that's all the explanation |
can give you just now, little girl.
GOT So, 900 FROM FATHER IN LAW.
"Next morning, after the trunks
were packed and the tickets
bought, he seemed worried. At
least he told me that a draft on
Barring Bros. had not arrived, and
on that account he was i'll temper
airy financial difficulty III tltz-
gerald. He wondered if | could
persuade my father to help him
out with loan. | thought this
would be easy. to arrange and he
seemed relieved.
''When father met us at the sta
ton he seemed cold and would
scarcely speak to Sidney. AS
soon as | saw him privately he
accused my husband of a long
series of crooked things in the
management of public and private
moneys, and fatty refused to loan
him a cent. Furthermore, he
asked me to leave my husband,
whom he called the most daring
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
Practical Poultry Points.

II hens lay soft-shelled eggs, it is
e good indication that they need
lime, and a supply should be kept
where they can help themselves.
Whitewash the hen house tre-
quently. Lime will not only arrest
disease to certain extent, but de-
stroys lice, also i'll odors, and gives
neat, clean appearance to the place.
Have movable perches, they are
more easily kept clean.
Plant sunflowers in the waste cor
ners. They are said to be valuable
in warding off malaria, and they GER
tainly furnish, in their seed, a fine
dessert for the poultry in winter, es-
pecially the laying hens.
Place the mother hens COOP in. or
near, the garden, SO that the little
chicks. can help you in your warfare
against insects. They are too small
to do any harm by scratching, and
by having the run of the garden they
will very materially lessen the raw
ages by insects there.-American
Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
Too Much Alfalfa

am inclined to believe that some
OF US have made mistakes by sowing
too much alfalfa seed. Two years
ago, on our farm, we prepared
twenty acres of land for this crop.
plowing in July after wheat, and
narrowing it eight or ten times, get
ting it into the finest tilth imagin-
able. This made an ideal seed bed
We sowed twenty pounds of good
alfalfa seed to the acre, and am
confident that the stand was entirely
too thick. There is distinct rela-
ton between the amount of seed to
use and the state of preparation of
the land. ] think that on land pre-
pared like that above described ten
pounds of seed would have made an
excellent stand. However, if the
land is cloddy or otherwise in bad
condition, it may be necessary TO use
even as much as thirty-five pounds
OF seed. Usually it will be cheaper
to put the land in an ideal condition
OF tilth and use smaller quantity
OF seed.-W. j. Spillman, in Hoard's
Dairyman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
Calf ScOurs,

Professor Shaw, of the Michigan
College, says concerning the treat
ment of scours in calves: One Of the
best things we have used and are
using almost altogether with which
to suppress outbreaks of calf scours,
is mixture of tincture of rhubarb.
camphor and opiate, equal parts in
hot water, about a teaspoonful. One
OF the most interesting recoverles l
nave ever seen was about three
weeks ago in the case of a calf that
secured and was so near death the
feet were stretched out cold and
stiff, and there was every symptom
OF death. The calf was treated in
that way twice, then fed with raw
eggs and milk occasionally, and he
recovered. He was the sickest calf
ever saw; so sick his hair all came
on after a week or ten days, but he
is one of the best feeders we have
IN the bunch to-day"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
EcmONing Stones.

DO YOU know of machine made
for gathering small stones on a field?
l have been told that some one manu-
factures machine for that purpose
that works to great advantage and is
a great labor-saver, but | have never
seen one advertised myself, and the
man who told me that he had seen it
did not know where it was purchased
J. n. c.
Stones six inches and smaller may
be gathered in rows with an A-shaped
frame and harrow teeth. Load with
four or six-tine fork, unload by
dump-boards or square pointed
shovel. A mud-sled is best for short
hauls, but must be unloaded by
shovel. If you use mud-sled, have
five-foot stake at hind end, and
fasten lines to this then touch to
either line with fork-handle guides
the team and saves time. County
Gentleman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
The Careful Scot.

While enjoying a pleasant smoke
In railway carriage a SCotchmau
was asked by his fellow passenger
a WelshmGn. if he would oblige him
with a match. and after some consid-
Grafton reluctantly complied with the
modest request. Placing the match
upon the window ledge, the Welsh
man produced an emrty pipe, and
gripping it between his teeth, gayed
mournfully at his companion. This
having no effect. he made an osten-
tatious and fruitless tour of his pock-
cts. Dear, dear, how unlucky |
am" he exclaimed at length. 'i've
left my tobacco at home" Very
unfortunate" agreed the Scutchmar,
and, stretching out a hand for the
match he added with evident relief,
AN now yell no require this 'vcs.
tie! '"-Glasgow Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28

A speaker at a Wisconsin farmers
institute calls attention to the fact
that clover has big value as a fer
tili2ing crop. For Wisconsin there
is about eight dollars of fertility in
a TO OF clover hay, and it is worth
three-quarters of that in manure
after It has Geen fed Therefore, if
an acre yields two tons of clover hay,
having 4 feeding value OF SIG, and it
is fed cn the land, so that S19 of fer
tilizer can be returned to the soil. a
value Of S2S would be realized. and
in addition there would be one-third
Of the crop in the ground, which
would remain in the soil to fertilze
it, supplying the important element
OF Enthusiastically Witness.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28

crops and the labor required for their
cultivation. 1t is a great mistake to
look only to the immediate cash re-
turns regardless of the condition of
the land after the crop has been har-
vested, for there is-a great difference
in the comparative values OF crops
that exhaust the fertility of the soil
on the contrary, add fertiiizins ele-
ments thereto. All leguminous PLANTS
do this and therefore they should be
planted in rotation for the benefit of
crops that are to follow them.
The sofa bean, which is not well
known in this country, being from
japan, contains more protein ald fat
than the COW pea. One of the advan-
tages with both crops is that the
vines are highly relished by cattle
and where crops are grown and hogs
turned in to do the harvesting, the
results have been very satisfactory
and the land improved. Those who
have grown the sofa bean commend it
highly. 1t has but few beans in a
pod, while the cow pea (Which is
really BEAM has half dozen, but
the sofa bean has many more pods
than the COW pea. The sofa bean
grows from two TO four feet high
and ripens about the first of October,
but if the vines are preferred for hay
they may be cut down about the lat
ter part of August. AS much as forty
bushels of seed per acre have been
grown on good land, under favorable
conditions. There are several varie-
ties, the dwarf kinds being mostly
preferred. The sofa bean is quite
hardy and can stand a slight touch
of frost, but the COW pea thrives only
under climatic conditions favorable
for garden beans.
1t is better to procure seed of the
sofa bean grown in the North, IL
possible, as the seed from very far
South is not well adapted to the
Northern climate. The growing of
the sofa beans and COW peas widens
the farmers privileges by giving him
two crops rich In seed and vine and
of qualities that serve to assist him
in winter when variety of food may
be necessary in order to keep the
stock in thrifty condition. Canada
has made her field pea leading crop
for years and greatly to her advan-
tage. With COW peas and sofa beans
our farmers can grow better foods
with no additional expense than from
grain crops, while the soil can be
greatly increased in fertility by plow-
ing under the vines, especially if lime
is also used on the land.-Epitomist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
Rules Of Diamond Trust.

Imnorters of diamonds declare that
the he Beers Consolidated Mines
Company controlling the market, Is
the most arrogant trading concern
throughout the world Fixed dates
are usually set for the syndicate's
representatives to meet American
and continental brokers, either at
the London or Amsterdam Offices. no
samples being submitted except
through regular appointment. when
the precious stones are graded for Sc
lection. In the event of no sale re.
sultiug from any such given engage
ment. the dealer may be certain that
no opportunity will be afforded him
to "shop' or buy at any time dur
ing the succeeding season.-New
York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28
A Millionaire BulIfighter.

Vicente Segura, young million
aire of the Mexican capital, has
adopted bullfghting as profession
Segura has already appeared as a
matador, or slayer of the bull. in
two public performances, and on
both occasions has acquitted himself
with credit in the eyes of those who
are experts in Judging such matters.
Senor Segura says that his riches
make it unnecessary for him to en-
gage in active business, and that his
love for adventure caused him to
seek a calling that would give him
pleasure. 1t is his ambition to ap-
pear before a critical crowd in Spain
and to "make good in that country
Baltimore Sun.