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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22

Here is an English girls account OF
life on a Wyoming horse ranch: Ranch
life for a delicately nurtured woman,
unless the ranch is a rich husbands
plaything, is no sinecure, and for the
young matron, with a Email encum-
brance or two to mind, as well as
homework to do. it is almost unbear-
able. Servants are non est, for hired
help is a totally different thing, n I'M
less n is prepared to pay out some
SIS to $25 q month it is impossible
to induce a Western woman (the girls
all prefer being school-ma'ams) to
condescend to help you, and then you
must suggest your wishes, not orders.
For, unlike the English small farm
er's daughter, who knows her eldest
brother will inherit the lions share at
their parents death, and she will be
left, if she does not marry without a
real home, probably even without a
penny of her W if the family is not
wel-to-do, all of Uncle Sans boys and
girls, including the stranger within his
gates who chooses to naturalize, are,
at 81 years of age. entitled to take up"
100 acres of land, as long as there ex-
lists this free land. The preliminary
fees are but a few shillings.
n WUOQ6h SHdCh 1S run up q SiOFC
and bed installed; every six months
the would-be owner must sleep at least
two nights on the claim or else it is
liable to be contested or forfeited. The
and must also be fenced n improved
to show bona fides. At the expiration
of five years comes the final proving
up and If the law is satisfied the
property is yours forever, provided the
annual taxes are promptly paid-a
mere trif1e.
So the American girl can hold up her
head loftily; is not she, too. equally
with the boy, a landed proprietor? II
hard up, she can sell her ranch. There
fore, if she hires out to domestic
service 1t is either because h
MEANING is not in her line, and she
wants the variety of a strange ranch,
or she requires pocket money. If she
remains at home she will be expected
to work, to help with outside chores
too, IL the men folks are busy or away,
and no remuneration for 1t, either.
A young Irish lady, having been LETT
the legacy of a ranch out West, had
the audacity to run it herself. Her
first experiences were amusing. aV1n
a saving sense of humor, she fully ap-
preciated the "retort courteous" ad-
ministered her by a travelling COWBOY
on her first dealings with him; she had
given her order, speaking the mans
name without the prefix Mr. that
evening she was gently greeted WIN
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
JAPANESE

Nothing fairer or more satisfactory
on the too much mooted question of
Japanese immigration could be desired
the announcement of Viscount
Hayashi, japanese minister of foreign
affairs, given in his official capacity,
that Japan is determined to put a stop
to the emigration of laborers to the
United States, either as such or in the
guise of Students" and to that end
will require double sureties from all
intending departure.
Further official assurance is given
that while the negotiations with Wash
ington have not been concluded, the
rumors that there is any hitch, or that
''any important question is pending
between America and Japan is a
fabrication" Japan's prohibition of
labor emigration is to be extended to
Hawaii and even to Mexico. that there
may be NO sneaking in over the border
Or under false %pretenses. This from
Viscount Hayashi will be accepted by
all except those who will not be con-
vinced because they do not want to
be. and these comprise only those mis-
chief-makers who are trying to foment
discord between the two friendly ma
tons for their own selfish ends. There
should be some means Of suppressing
these taking meddlers.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %. 1908.
A BUSINESS SESSION.

II there is not to be a Wholesale
slaughter of bills, including some good
ones, when the Legislature adjourns,
there will have to be some earlier n
better work done at this session. The
new Governor has announced that he
will not act on bills left on his hands
after adjournment. Governor Stokes
fndulgently submitted to that imposi-
ton during his term and was kept busy
for several months during the recess
examining and acting pon leftover
bills. His successor will have o of
that, and, moreover, believes, as a law
yer, that the Constitution requires all
bills to be acted on at least within
Ave days after the adjournment.
1t is usually about the ninth week of
a session hat q Legislature settles
down to work, The Governor requests
a. short session, which means not more
than ten weeks. There will doubtless
be as many as eight hundred bills in
PRODUCED in both houses. If there shall
he as much delay in legislation as there
was last year a session of ten weeks
will mean that practically all the work
will be crowded into about two weeks,
with the result Of the enactment of
bills by their titles, the massacre OF
good bills and great public dissatis-
faction.
The trouble is largely with the stand
ing committees, which neglect their
work. AS the presiding officers are re-
sponsible for the committees of their
own selection. it is incumbent on them
to use their power to compel the COM
mittees to perform their duties prop
erly. The adoption of some rule to
relax the hold of committee chairmen
OH important bills would help to ex-
pedite the legislative business. Ex-
clusion of lobbyists from the legislative
chambers would also be beneficial. The
Legislature should be in a position to
act on bills at the beginning OF the
fourth week of the session.
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Debating the Penal Code.

Out OF the confusion of congressional
debate, in which-th the unknowns among the
House members appear to be having their
Cay, it is to be hoped a comprehensive
notification of the penal laws Of the United
States may be evolved. The general stat
utes Of the country have not been thor
oughly revised since 1873, although 1t is
stated that more laws have been passed
since that time than had previously been
adopted since the foundation Of the
gov eminent. The resultant perpleXIty must
be apparent to those who ave to do with
these statute laws. The claim is made
that in no other civilized country are the
general laws in such confusion. There are
repetitions, variations of several sorts and
contradictions without number. Ever since
the judicial decision was given that the
Federal Government had no common law
jurisdiction efforts have been made from
time to time to bring the criminal laws
into complete harmony, but success thus
far has not crowned these efforts. The
present ehdeavor has much better promise
of f%ruition. The joint committee, offer
ing the proposed codification, appears to
have done its task well, and there is no
attack on its report as a whole. The indi-
cations are that the Qualifications will be
enacted In nearly the form recommended.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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and the alternative therefor is fire.
quent and careful repairs, and the au-
tomobile owners should contribute a
share of the cost.
It is computed by Governor Fort that
as much as 100000 annually can be
obtained in income from automobile
travel in New Jersey. This would not
pay all the cost of maintenance OF
the improved roads, but it would be a
reasonable share of the annual cost.
The Individual tax would not be large,
considering the great number of ma
chimes that are owned or used in New
Jersey. As the Governor suggests, the
basis of tax should be the horsepower
of the machine. The prime considera-
tion is the maintenance of good roads,
and that should have equal weight
with Automobiles and with the State.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Russian

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Is the Russian language derived chiefly
from Greek or is 1t wholly Slavic in its
sources? ARGUMENT.
Russian is, Of all languages, the nearest
to the ideal Slavic mother tongue which
belongs to the Indo-E European branch of
languages. 1t is spoken not only by the
descendants Of the former Slavic popula-
ton of the great Russian plain between
the Carpathians and the Don, between
the Black Sea and the sources Of the
Volga, but also by various tribes of Fin
nish, Turkish Tartaric, and Monaghan
origin which have been R~ussianized
Though colonization or ~subjugation. While
the Slavs lost ground In Western Europe
NOTABLY in Germany-they made extern
sive gains in the north apd east. None
OF the alien tribes awaited to affect the
character of the Russian as a pure Slavic
idiom, so far, at least, as its grammatical
organism was concerned. but they ave
enriched its vocabulary with a considerable
mass of loan-words, which are, in part
universally current. The grammatical
type Of the Russian remains entirely upon
the old Slavic basis, both as to sound and
form.AEd1
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
AUTOMOBILES AND ROAD REPAIR

The greatest wear and teal on the
public roads of the State is made by
the high-powered automobile. 1t is
naturally the desire of all automobile
owners who use the roads that they
shall be kept in good condition. There
is no pleasure in riding owe roads
that are in bad condition. The auto
mobile is, in one sense. an interloper.
The construction of the greater part of
the two thousand miles of improved
roads in New Jersey %antedated the
automobile and did not have that de-
vice in view. 1t is impossible to re-
construct our road system to provide a
stronger paving for automobile travel
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Mrs. Jennie Gruver Sorg, a wealthy
widow of Hamilton, O., has been elected
president of the Merchants National Bank,
one of the largest Institutions Of its kind
in her county.
DIR. Karl Peters at q recent public meet
ing In Berlin declared emphatically that
the historic land of Ophir is located be-
tween the Zambezl and Limpopo Rivers,
In Africa. He has discovered many shafts
of ancient gold mines, 500 temples, forti-
f~ications and other ruins Of Phoenician
origin. DR.. Peters affirms that the coins
recently unearthed in Ma shonaland belong
undoubtedly to the time of King Solomon.
NJ. Henri Marteau has been chosen as
tho successor Of the late Herr Joachim
as chief violin professor at the Royal
High School of Music, Berlin. He was
born in Rheims in 1874, his father being a
French officer and his mother a German
named Schwendy. 1t was from the latter
that the son gained his first musical edu-
cation.
Edwin D. Mead Is in Washington giving
a series of addresses on international sub
jects and comforting with Influential
friends of the peace cause. Mr.. Mead Is
one of the American members of the In
ternational Peace Bureau at Berne, which
is now creating commissions in all coun-
tries to study thoroughly the question of
the limitation of ornaments and make
definite recommendations as to practical
steps to bring about its beginning. III
the United States there will be a commit
tee of ten.
II. Percival Dodge, the Ameican Minister
accredited 10 Salvador and Honduras, after
n hurried trip to San Salvador to officially
open the United States legation there. has
gone to Europe to visit his father, who Is
il in that country. When Mr.. Dodge re-
turned to Washington from Toxic he
learned of his fathers condition and de-
| sired to go then to Europe, but was in
duced by the State Department officials to
defer his trip till after opening the lega-
ton, to which he had been appointed.
Jason Brown, the only surviving son OF
famous John Brown, and who was with his
father at Osawatomie, celebrated his
eighty-ffth birthday at his home neal
Akron, o., on Sunday. At his home he
has many relics of the early lays in
Kansas and Of Harper's Ferry.
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AnnnpoIIs Appointments.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
How are appointments to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis made? C. F.
There are allowed at the academy one
midshipman for each member or delegate
to the United States House of Represen-
~tatives; one for the District Of Columbia,
and ten at large. The appointment of
midshipmen at large and for the District
of Columbia is made by the President. In
addition to the above, an act of Congress,
approved July i, 1902, provides that until
the year 1914 the1P President shall appoint
five midshipmen, and there shall be APP
pointed from the States at large, upon
the recommendation of Senators, two mid
shipmen from each State. The Secretary
of the Navy, as/soon after March 5 in
each year as possible, must notify In
writing each member and delegate of the
House OF Representatives of any vacancy
that may exist in his district. The nomi-
nation Of a candidate to fill the vacancy
is made on the recommendation Of the
member or delegate by the Secretary.
Candidates must be actual residents OF
the districts from which they are nomi-
nated.-Edl
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22

Final failure of the experiment in
cooperative government, living, store
keeping that has been on trial fors sew
eral years in Coaldale, Pa, is just an
other concrete demonstration of the
difference between theory and practise
in the socialistic propaganda. Abso-
lutte equality is fair to look upon-on
paper-but when it comes to the test
in real life the inequalities that actual
ly exist smash the theory to bits. Coal
dale is in the hands of the sheriff.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Boomerang PoIItica.

Members of Congress in both houses
at this session are displaying much activ-
ity in this new political fad of theirs, the
~"rebuking of Roosevelt They are do
ing it because they believe the big inter-
ests' whom they served so long have sue
ceeded in discrediting the President and
that he no longer has the people back of
him.
Politicians who gather at Washington at
every session of Congress seem to have
a knack of misrepresenting the political
feeling of the people of the country. When
1t is possible for them to be wrong, they
will be wrong. They are wrong in be-
lieving that the money power of the
country has Roosevelt done for politically.
They Will learn that before this year has
passed.
If Roosevelt has lost any Of his popular
ity, nothing will aid him more in the re-
gaining of it than these "rebukes" from
the Forakers and Dicks, from the defend
ers of the timber thieves and the tools of
the trust s.-Pittsburg Leader.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Mspeedfn~ up.o

1t is idle to c~riticise at large the Amer
lean business mans habit of overwork.
But a single aspect OF this ruinous habit
merits comment The American business
man does not want money itself. He wants
TO get there" to get there for his own.
his wife's sake. his family's sake. The full
price Of getting there" he does not al
ways calculate.
The man who works fast, many hours
a day, six or seven days il week, is not
merely paying In sheer energy to get
there" He eats too much, possibly drinks
too MUCH, does not take exercise, but he
pays In more than physical detriment. He
Is doing more than ill-treating his body
In such a way as he would never dream
Of Hl-treating his automobile or his factory
dynamo. Above everything else, the Amer
lean business man Is getting there at
the expense of rounded development, at
the expense of life itself and Of It's large
n rich experiences.-Chicago Post.
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Legal solid Gold,

10 the Editor Of the Evening Star:
WIN you kindly define what is meant
by legal solid gold?' READER.
1.-THE term solid gold" has been the cause
or much discussion on the part of manu-
facturers of gold articles and of much
mlsapprehenslon on the part of the public
for some time, and a recent law fixed the
commercial definition of the phrase. Ac-
cording to this law 10 carat gold is the
commercial 'solid gold" and all articles
containing more alloy than this, or all
articles with parts which contain more al
10y, are henceforth to be known as plated,
filled or rolled gold, and must be SO marked
by the manufacturer. For example, a pin
with top of "solid gold" even to the value
of Is c%arats, canno legally be called solid
If hinge hook or pin is not 10 carat gold;
while another pin of 10 carats throughout,
though OF much less intrinsic value than
that of IS carats, is legally solid gold"
This law was made to protect the manu-
featuring jewelers. against the makers and
sellers of ''phony'' jewelry, and has been
Endorsed by the legitimate trade all over
the United States.-Ed.1
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VIEWS OF EDITORS.
John n. walsh.

Speaking of his conviction, John r.
Walsh said, THE fight has just begun
How true that is. and what a commentary
on our criminal court procedurel The case
wa fought to a finish. Weeks were cons
suTned. The accused was defended by the
pick Of the Chicago bar. All the jurymen
were convinced. The only juror to halt for
a time gave as his reason personal SYM
pathy with an old man overwhelmed by
misfortune. He did not doubt Mi. Walsh's
guilt. And yet .'the fight has. just begun"
That Is so. MFR. Walsh still has means,
and is still advised by accomplished law
yers, and all that money n talent ean
do to reverse this finding. or wear out
the prosecution with technicalities, will be
A convicted criminal with no such
Washington Star.
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I'm VEIN.


Alas, how oft appearances deceived
The fairest flower may hide a bitter
taste:
The gayest-plumaged bird will often leave
The echoes bowling Ger the dismal
waste.
The tallest tree may be at heart infirm;
The rosiest apple is not always sweet;
The clearest water holds the dreaded
germ;
And so the girl who might inspire a SON.
net,
Whose smiles the coolest heart might
overcome,
Is heard to say II seen it, or they done
it,"
And has a fondness great for chewing
gum. Washington Star.
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After the Kinks oot.

A well known Scottish architect was
travelling in Palestine recently when news
reached him of an addition to his family
circle. The happy father Immediately pro-
vided himself with some water from the
Jordan to carry home for the christening
of the infant, and returned TO- Scotland.
On the Sunday appointed for The ceremony
he duly presented himself at the church,
and sought out the beadle In order to a n
over the precious water to his care. He
pulled the flask from his pocket, but the
beadle held up a warning hand, and then
came nearer TO whisper, mo the noo.'
he said. mo the moo. Maybe after the
kinks oot!"-Dundee Advertiser.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Bible statistics.

To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
Will you kindly give statistics showing
how many words and verses there are in
the Bible? G. w. s.
1.-THE Bible contains 3, 566, $50 letters, 49,
746 words, 31,173 verses, 1889 chapters and
&c books. The word 'and" occurs 46,277
times; the word Lord" occurs 1856 times;
the word reverend" occurs but once,
which is the ninth verse of the one hun
bred and elevent Psalm. The middle
verse is the eighth verse of the one hun
dred and eighteenth Psalm. The shortest
verse is the thlrty-fifth verse Of the
eleventh chapter of st. John. There are no
words Of more than six syllables.-Ed.l
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you left off smoking because she asked
you top
Yes"
And you left off drinking because she
asked you TOP"
YES"
And you left Off swearing because she
asked you to-"
yes"
And you began going into better So
ciety because she asked you to?"
yes"
at is a wonder to me you did not marry
her!'
Il had Intended to; but when I had got
rid of all my bad habits 1 found I could
do better!'-Modern Society.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Military Deserters.

To the Editor of the Evening Star: ,
Can a deserter from the army ever re-
gain his citizenship? M. L.
tSeetions 1896 and 1893, Revised Code, Fed
eral Statutes, read; 'All persons who de-
serted the military or naval service of the
United States q " > are deemed to have
voluntarily r~elinquished and forfeited their
rights Of citizenship, as well as their right
to become citizens, and such deserters
shall be forever incapable of holding any
office of trust or profit under the United
States, or of exercising any rights of
citizens thereof Ed
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cuhn Must nRneIs un.v

The United States wants to give Cuba its
chance to take its place among the free and
independent nations of the earth. 1t has
honestly tried to set the Cubans on their
feet and start them to walking by them
selves, but, like Peter Pan, they seem to be
determined not to grow up. 1t is impossible
that this country can continue to drop Its
business every few years and hasten to
pick Cuba up when It's falls and hurts it.
self. SEither Cubans must acquire the power
of maintaining an upright attitude and pro-
ceeding by themselves, or this country will
have to annex them. That's the blunt
truth. and If the Cubans love Cuba and
would secure her a place In the ongress
Of nations, they had better hearken to it.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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what did you think of the opera?"
TN not quite clear about it." answered
Mr.. Cumrox. Il can't make up my mind
whether / couldn't appreciate it because
headache trying to appreciate N--Wash-
Star.
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A Contribution.

One morning last week a missionary
worker was soliciting contributions toward
helping the work along. Stopping at a
house in the lower section of the city she
pulled the bell, which was answered by a
sickly looking woman.
"Can you contribute anything for the
drunkards' home?" she asked of the wom-
an whom she m to the door.
Yes" replied the woman; come around
next Saturday night and get my husband"
Philadelphia Ledger.
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going. If the church tries to follow
suit there will undoubtedly be a Wig
orous feminine protest, but the men
foot the millinery bills will re-
mice
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want His Addre.sY

A man advertised recently in a London
paper to forward, on receipt of postage
stamps, Sound, practical advice, that
would be applicable at any time and to
all persons and conditions of life"
On receipt of the stamps he sent his
numerous victims the following:
Never give a boy a penny to hold your
shadow while you climb a tree to look into
the middle of next week Exchange. Z
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His Favorite Parable.

A country clergyman on his round Of
visits interviewed a youngster as to bis
acquaintance with Bible stories.
MY lad" said he, you have. Of course.
heard of the parables?"
Yes, sir" shyly nswere the boy,
whose mother had indicted him in sacred
history. Eyes, sir"
"Good!" said the clergyman. Now,
which of them do you like the best of alp"
The boy squirmed, but at last, needing
his mothers frown, he recoiled:
81 guess I like that one where somebody
loafs and fishes. "-Exenange.
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But No Matter.

That fur
He bought for her
TO warm her neck and cheeks.
You bet
He'll not forget
For many wintry weeks.
louisville Courier-Journal.