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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
Derivation of "MhIg.v

To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
Whence is the word "Whig," designating
a political party, derived? 5. w.
1.-THE following explanation of the WORD
is from Bishop Burnet's history OF MS
own times: 1.-The southwest counties OF
Scotland have seldom corn enough to serve
them al the year round, and the northern
parts producing more than they used, those
In the west went In summer to buy at
Leith the stores that came from the north.
From the word whiggam, used in driving
their horses, all that drove were called the
whiggamors, contracted into wings. Now
in the year before the news came down or
Duke Hamilton's defeat, the ministers ami
mated their people to rise and march TO
Edinburgh; and they came on, marching
at the head of their parishes, with an un-
heard-of fury, praying and preaching all
the way as they came. The Marquis OF
Argyle and his party came and headed
them, they being about 5000. This was
called the 'Wiggamors' Inroad,' and ever
after that all who opposed the court came
in contempt to be called wings. '-Ed.l
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Bnd Lands.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What is meant by the term bad lands?'
S. II. r.
bad lands is an American term applied
TO regions Of unconsolidated rocks that
have been extensively eroded. Bad lands
occur on arid p~lateaus formed by horizon
tai strata OF loosely cemented sands and
gravels. When the erosion by storm wa
tiers is carried to it's extreme limit the
greater part of the region is reduced to
base level, and isolated fragments Of the
old plateau rise above this to form table
mountains or "mesas.' The best examples
Of bad lands are found in the upper por-
ton of the Missouri drainage basin, in the
vicinity of the Black Hills. They occur
also to lesser extent in Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas. The name DAD
land is a literal translation OF "Mauvaise
Terres," a term used by the French-Ca-
madam trappers who first visited the re-
gions.-Ed.]
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The old yellow Pumpkin.

How dear to my heart Is the old yellow
pumpkin, when orchards are barren of
stuffing for pies; when peaches and APP
pies have both been a failure, and berries
no longer dazzle my eyes. How fondly
1 turn to the fruit of the cornfield-the
fruit country kids are taught to despise-
the old yellow pumpkin, the mud-covered
pumpkin. the pot-bellied pumpkin that
makes such good pies.-Chicago News,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

The Senate was not long in confirm
ing the reappointment of Postmaster
James l.. Hays, of Newark, for an
other term. This is essentially a civil
service appointment, as everybody who
has had business with the Newark
p~ostofice or with u urbane post
master will readily testify.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
VIEWS OF EDITORS.
Lesson I'm discipline.

The President, who has stood by the sur
g~eon-genera throughout, has now seizeu
upon the opportunity the controversy pre-
sents to read to Admiral Brownson a Wig
orous a~llocution upon discipline. whether
Admiral Brownson is deserving OF suer
severity of rebuke, there are not wanting
indications that both services stand IN neeu
Of a reminder that they are machines
made to obey orders" The American ten
dency to discuss the expedlency OF laws is
reflected in a disposition in both the army
and navy to enter into the public depate
Of policies and orders which 1t is their duly
implicitly to obey. Neither an army hoi
a navy is a civilian institution, and a UNI
formed debating society is ~unendurapie
The proper military way of treating an or
der of a superior which seems to a SUD
ordinate of doubtful legality. is to OBEY
it first and note objections to 1t immediate
ly obedience has been rendered. In no
other way is the preservation Of that SUD
ordination which distinguishes an army OF
navy from a mob in Uniform possible
Boston Transcript.
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rhc treatment Right.

In one respect, at least, President
Roosevelt is right beyond all question IN
his position in this unfortunate contro-
versy over naval matters. 1t is in de-
precating "hysterical eXaggeration IN
the public prints and in condemning oh-
GERS Of the navy for giving their con-
illusions to the public through the me-
dunn Of sensational writers. The result
if such conduct has been to give the
country sensational charges that our naVy
is pretty nearly worthless; ana Tor
that there is not sufficient defense in the
plea that the too laxative officers had
found their official reports ignored and
had been forced to resort to such publ
cation in order to get any naval grieV-
ance before the people.-Providence
Tribune.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
The Age of Concrete.

The Age of Concrete.
Concrete has for some time been used for
fence posts where timber Is scarce, OF
other causes prohibit use of wood. But
when this material is suggested for tel
egraph and telephone purposes, even when
it is understood to be reinforced with
metal, the imagination halts. And yet 1t is
said that the Pennsylvania Railroad has
installed enough of these poles to snow
that In weight and efficiency they are as
good as wood. while in durability they
far excel 1t. with the improvements that
are coming about in the making OF con-
crete and the use Of it, the drain whlcn
the use of poles of wood makes on the
forest will ultimately be stopped'-FltG-
burg Post,
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whats this? % yelled the star. Green
snow? 1 won't stand for it,"
You'll have to- retorted the MANAGE
white paper is 80 high that | told the
property man to tear up a few stock cer-
tifcates. "-Pittsburg Post.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

The pay-as-you-enter car has proved an
immediate and complete success in every
city that has given it a trial, with the
single exception of Pittsburg. There the
new system resulted in confusion, ana
many conductors became so disguised tnat
they resigned. Yet the advantages OF the
car are so manifest that the trouble must
be ascrlbed to the Pittsburg tempera-
ment. Precisely what this popularity IS
may be left to the students of psychology
Meanwhile Pittsburgers ought to be train
ing themselves to apply to any given SIT
uation the same intelligence and patience
that no other community withholds. me
plan Of paying upon entering the car
leaves the conductor free to attend to the
matter of starts and stops, facilitates the
filling and emptying of the car, and on a
run of ordinary length permits the saving
Of several minutes of me.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Quite Satisfied.

1t was indeed a beautiful night. The
gentle zephyrs played musically amid the
delicate fronds OF the turnip-tops, and
waited from far distant fields the subtle
perfume of the luscious onion and the
fragrance of decaying cabbages. Betsy, =
he whispered, as they sat together on the
fence surrounding Mrs. F~1liigan's pig
stye. low beautiful you be- Jes' think
of it, Betsy! When us be married us will
have a pig of our 6wnl him of that.
Betsy"
Jan she Whispered, a note Of re-
sentiment in her voice, what do I care
for pigs? 1 shan't wan no pig when "
got youi"
Then all was silent once more, save for
the musical frolics of the zephyrs al
ready mentioned.-Punch.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
This Is Awful.

Fuddy-Under certain conditions It is not
considered cannibalism to eat a human
being.
Duddy-When is that?
Fuady--If the man in question is a mint
spy.-Exchange.
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Moses MendeIssohn.


To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
BY printing q short outline of the HE
Of Moses Mendelssohn, the philosopher
you will greatly oblige, N. b. d.
Moses Mendelssohn, the great phiioso-
pher and writer, was born at Dessau, in
Anhalt, Germany. in 1929. He died in 1856,
and was called in his epitaph as wise
as Socrates" His father, Mendel, was a
struggling Jewish schoolmaster of Des-
sau. in Northern Germany. After years
of actual poverty, Moses became the part
ner of a wealthy silk manufacturer whose
children he had educated, and thence
forth was enabled to devote himself to his
life work, steadily making a name for
himself as a writer on esthetic subjects.
Largeness of intellect and wisdom dis
tinguished his writings no less than
beauty and elegance of style. His essay
on evidence in the Metaphysical
Sciences won the prize from the Berlin
Academy, one of his competitors being
the world-famous Emmanuel kant.-Ed.l
Answers TO Correspondents.
b. B.-We cannot vouch for the sureness
of the methods advertised by any sucf
~schooL.-Ed.l
CONAN 1853 half dollar without thu
arrowheads each side of the date or ray
back of the eagle is catalogued as wortf
$15. We cannot give business addressei
! here.-Ed.
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neance. Comnetition.

Wayside William (the tramp)-Weary,
did We notice by tn papers that thousan's
OF men was going back to work?
Weary Wiggles-Well, that'n be good
thing for our bizness.
How SOP
ut reduces competition Illustrates
Mail.
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Plausible.
began little

"one more question, pa" began little
Willie.
Now, see here!" fumed his pa.
"Pa," Willie fastened to ask, "whas
| kind o. glass are glass eyes made OF
"Why-er-looklng-gl glass L suppose. Now
go to bed ."-PhiIadelpnia Press.
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FROM STAR

Anonymous communications cannot b.
printed. Excebt on political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not REQUIRED tor
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
ARMY Life and the Home.

Many young officers in the regular army
are reported to be chatting not only under
the restraints which their meagre pay I'M
poses upon them, but also under the ne
cessity of having TO forego the pleasures
and comforts of home life, which ire
quent transfers from one station to an
other involve. The officer must either
leave his wife and children behind or the
education of the latter is apt to be in
%terrupted. In consequence designations are
frequent, and, what is more serious, West
Point vacancies in many congressional
districts are going begging.
To the average mind it would not
seem a very gigantic task for Congress
to make army life both more attractive
and more compatible with the ordinary
human instincts.-Boston Globe.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

Charles A. Kennedy, Representative from
the first district of Iowa, was born IN ina
State, but both his parents were nauVes
Of Ireland. and he has the strain of Irisf
wit running through his veins that makes
him n of the most popular of the leg
lators at the national capital.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
pre.ldent nnd the PANIC.

AS President Corey puts it, no man or
group of men caused the panic. 1t came
partly from o~vertrading and partly from
rascally trading. Men lost their heads
and consciences in the whirl and tempta-
ton of unprecedentedly flush times. and,
with large means and larger credit, wreck
ed themselves and others. They operated
as though there could be no end to the
opportunity.
But, of course, they were mistaken. TINT
end was bound TO come, and was closer
than they thought. And when 1t came
they were overwhelmed. There was nc
escape. The wages of their sin was ruin
As at all times, the innocent have suffered
with the guilty. 1t never was, and cannot
be, ordered otherwise.
In this view of the matter, which manS
high financial authorities take, there !;
assurance. The weak places stand ex
posed, and the men who caused then
stand discredited. Those In authority, AM
those exercising power from the honesty
and conservatism of their past %transae
lions. have matters now in hand, and ar
working together to redeem the situation
There is every reason why they shoul'
succeed. The country is not bankrupt
and boarding will be abandoned whel
people are persuaded that the unworth'
have been driven from behind the counter
they nave used for exploiting shady an
shaky good things and kiting Wildea
paper.
We do not need a scapegoat, and lt'w
did the President would not answer TN
purpose. The responsibility Is easily 1Xe
when one examines matters apart frot
political or personal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ton Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

Edward Gilchrist. who has been con-
nected with The Imperial N>Sritime Gus
toms Service of China for fifteen years
recently has been appointed acting COM
missioner in charge of the Imperial posts
for the district OF Shanghai. This is an
imnortant position and n promotion for Mr..
Gilchrist. He spent the last two years
on a furlough In this country, living most
of the time in Boston and leaving here
for China last September.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

A Boston firm is about to build the
largest three-masted auxiliary yacht IN
the world, which is to cost over $5Oo,W"
and is for w. Harry Brown, OF P1ttsourg'
a muIti-millionaire. The vessel VIII De
called the Visitor H." and will be one
Of tbe finest ocean-going yachts ever built.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

II suppose" said the manager, that
you are still determined to elevate the
stage
NO" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, 81 haven't been thinking SO much
of elevating the stage. What l would like
now is some way Of lowering railway
fares. Washington Star.
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important Thine 10 Kno,v.,

Professor examining medical student)-
II you are called out to a patient, b is
the first question you would ask?
Medical Student-Where he livesi-PhiIa-
delphia Inquirer.
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Sentence Migh Have Been for
Life had He Had Book Of PAPERS

The clerk at the cigar store handed
him a package of smoking tobacco in
exchange for his 5 cents, then he asked
in low tone, with a glance of suspi-
cion over his shoulder, got any cigar
cite papers?" The clerk sized him up
closely and then replied, nope"
Finally securing rice paper the
man curled up comfortably in a chair,
rolled his pill with machine-like per-
lection, ignited it and with a look of
utmost content took a deep inhale
from his torch"
He smoked in silence for a few min
utes then casually remarked for the
benefit of every one in the room,
Didn't know, did you, that was the
first man that ever served time in Jail
for violatin' the Indiana cigarette
smokin' law, held to be unconstitu-
tional about two er three years ago?'
The man took another deep inhale and
the gang" eyed him with interest.
Hamilton is my name-been here
short time making hash at bakery;
but I'm goin' to pull out this after
noon fer Piqua," continued the strang-
err, then he interrupted himself again
for another inhale. Finally he con-
tinued.
Couple of cops and fly cop pinch
ed me one afternoon in Indianapolis
shortly after that cigarette law went
into effect. They hauled me down to
police court and the next morning the
Judge says seventy days for you
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thirty for smokin' and forty fer havin'
eight cigarette papers on you. That
was an average of five days per pa.
per-"
Lucky you didn't have a book of
papers on YOU" spoke up the clerk
Il did have but when l got pinched
the fly cop took pity on me and threw
the book away. If he hadn't I suppose
I'd have been sent up fer life. There
is $50 papers in each book-figure it
out, kid. Say, life in the Marion
county Jail is a dream of orienta lux.
ury-not. When 1 went to the works
tipped the scales at 165. When
came out l weighed in at lis. Smell
lin that darned stuff they scrub the
floors with was what put me on the
hummer. Well s'long fellers."
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VaudeviIIe-NeW Phillips.

vaudeviIIe-New Phillips.
Any bill containing the feature,
Tinkham and company, showing the
ride for life in the motor cycle cage
would be strong bill This number
has been secured by the New Phillips
management by a special concession
and it promises to be the thriller of
the season. The motorcycle going at
the rate of a mile a minute is a rare
sight on the public highway, but at
this theater, the machine will go that
rate and higher on the stage
The other features on the bill are
Hays and Rayfield, in a high class
singing and novelty dancing number
This is said to be a very attractive
feature.
Burk's Musical Dogs, something
that will please the children as well
as the old folks. is also on the bill
Eddie Foyer, comedian of great note
will be a strong drawing card On
paper the bill would seem to be the
best that has been at the house this
season.
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His Glasses.

He was wearing his first pair of
glasses, and at first they afforded great
relief, but at the end of a month there
was a retrogression. Somehow, polish
the lens as he would, the vision ap-
peared to be weaker. So he went back
to his oculist and said he thought the
glasses weren't strong enough
The oculist stepped aside for a min
ute, then handed his customer what
apparently was another pair. Trying
them drew forth the exclamation:
"Why, these are much better! I can
see now as well as when first wore
my glasses"
Then he was initiated into one Of the
little secrets of the trade. The oculist
had merely cleansed each lens with a
little soap and water.-New York Post.
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THE THEA TER

be the best play written since the
days of Shakespeare. Unlike most
plays that strongly appeal to intellec-
tual audiences, it is simply told
story; a modern comedy with a well
defined vein of pathos. 1t differs from
the conventional plays of the day, be-
cause it follows the Greek form of con-
struction, having but one scene, and
a continuous narrative. The action
takes place in one morning, and the
time of the play is the time of the
story. Between the second and third
and the fourth and fifth acts. there is
no intermission. The curtain falls on
the climax and rises Immediately for
the next scene.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-08
FALLS To DEATH
BEFORE FAMILY
Retired Broker Attempts to
Save Servant.

New York, Nov. 7.-While attempt.
ing to rescue servant whom he
thought had been overcome by
smoke from a fire in his home, at AZ
Greene avenue, Brooklyn, Arthur J.
Heating, a retired broker, fell from
the top story to the ground, fractur.
ing his skull. He died later in the
Cumberland street hospital Keat.
ing's wife, three daughters and a son,
witnessed the fall. One of the girls
had previously rescued her mother
from the burning building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-08
If All Candidates Wore White.

The word candidate" is from the
Latin 'tcandidatus." Literally it means
white robed, and 1T was thus called be-
cause in Rome those who sought Office
wore a glittering white toga. Fancy,
II you can, all our modern Americans
dressed in accordance with their politi-
cal ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as a dark suit
Of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center of universal
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Evening Post.
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Developed Genius.

Lady-Do you think that your IN
veEtive genius was hereditary or de-
veloped? Inventor-I owe 1t all to my
dear wife. When we were first married
I used to stay late at the club, and my
wife cross questioned me severely
whenever / came home late. The ne
cessity Of inventing fresh excuses tax
ed me to the utmost, and this faculty
became so abnormally developed that
as soon as i turned it to business ac-
count made a fortune with ease
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Particle Stock-Gennett.

The following notice is taken from
one of the New Castle papers and
shows the worth of the Particle Stock
company which opens weeks enga-
cement at the Gennett theater on
Monday night: THE Particle Stock
company opened at the Alcazar last
week for the remainder of the week
and it is without question the best
Stock company that has visited New
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-08

Iowa is to come to the senate. The
advent of new senator always is in
teresting at the national capital, and
the interest is increased when the in
coming man is of the Cummins type.
The Iowa executive today is more
widely known than a majority of SEN
ators, but, in the Washington point of
view, no man can be exactly guaged
until he has been measured by the
senate standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-08
STEAL TURKEYS.
Young Men Disappear Whom War
rants Are Sworn.

Petersburg, Ind, Nov. More than
100 turkeys have mysteriously disap-
peared in the neighborhood Of Orwell.
this county, and SO have two young
men named Russell and Allcorn, who
live in that neighborhood. Warrants
have been issued for their arrest. A
young man named Stevenson was ar
rested yesterday, but today the prison
er proved an alibi. The turkeys, val
ued at 5000 were being fattened for
the Thanksgiving market.
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Costs Sometimes.

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
man Of ready made wisdom.
ST guess" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
that you never had any experiences
with these cafe walters who regulate
their politeness by the size of the tip"
Washington Star.
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Diplomacy.

Maud-Do you mean to say that you
actually proposed to him? Believes:
but. my dear. he was so dreadfully
ratified / made him believe he did It
himself.-Boston TRANSCRIPTS
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Castle in a long time. The company
is a large one and each member is tai
ented along some particular line.
The College Girl presented as the
opening bill. made a decided hit with
a good sized audience
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More men die from worry than from
overwork; more stuff themselves to
death than die of starvation; more
break their necks falling down the eel.
lar stairs than climbing Mountains
G. n Lorimer
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Not It q Loss.

Miss Azure Hose from Boston)-Is
your doctors strong point diagnosis?
Mrs. Jones (from Plainville,-No. I
guess it faint Leastwise, he don't
never prescribe 1t much.-Baitimore
American
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He SuDsided.

Husband-Did you ever notice, my
dear. that loud talker is generally an
ignorant person? Wife - Well, you
needn't talk so lond- TIM not deaf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-08

w,LHELIAfINA:
Better use Gold Medal Flour.
YoLANDn.
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Washington was much Interested by
the news that Governor Cummins of