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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-14

To h boys md gfs of 8 yenrs and under $50 in prizes. ns follows: First
prze. Bis, second prize. s5. Ave prizes of 81 each; INVENT prizes. of 81 encn:
To the boys ~ girl from 8 TO 10 year@ $50 In prizes JUS foI:ws srst
II tn boys N girls from 10 to . ears 200 IN prizes ny -lon o"s's rnnn
prize. $1n, second prize. s5; fve prizes of 81 c%D twenty prizes css Fl cne er.
prize. s15, SECOND prize, s5, five prizes Of 81 eah,t twenty prizes of 81 EACH.
Any boy or girl not more thar 16 ears of age in any school in Essex
ounty and the Vest Hudson towns-fIarnson, Kearny, Arlington, nd East
Newark-can inter this competition and work for n of the prizes The line.
The Evening Start is read in our home" mayh be written m my kd of paper,
but must be written with pen and ink and must be attached to he fonowtns
coupon.
All pupils to be eligible to prizes must have their sample of handwriting
al genuine by heir teacher The teacher must sign the coupon her
self The fac that the pupil writes in the teachers name is not sufficient, and
will bar the pupil from winning a prize #eHt+ ~
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
By SaIIie NJ. Moses

~ Q TOP drumming on the piano.
Jessie. and don't play Dixie
again when am around It
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
LandmarksinM ModernLiterature

HE principal literary epoch after
] Shakespeare is just 100 years later,
when the reign of Queen Anne was
adorned by the essayists, headed by Ad-
olson: by the classic" poets foremost
among whom are Dryden and Pope;
and by the first of the novel writer's,
Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe.
Here we find three different kinds of
authors equally eminent. This "age"
continued for 75 years-indeed, we may
say 100, expiring on the appearance
of the poets Burns, Wordsworth and
Coleridge. 1t is called the classic age"
because the leading writer's, especially
the poets, Dryden, Pope, ETC., tried to
follow the classic models Of Greece
and Rome, and so produced work most
highly polished and theoretically cor
rect; but, Of course, 1t was artificial and
wanting In the instructive and spon-
taneous elements of poetry as we know
it in the nineteenth century poets.
The term classic" however does not
apply to the novelists, Richardson,
Fielding, Sterne. SmolIett and Gold
smith, following Defoe and Bunyan.
These novel writers were looked on as
too low for critical attention; but the
prose of Addison, Steel, Swift, Johnson
and Goldsmith was admired as prose
had never been admired before, and our
later age has accepted this prose as the
greatest literary achievement of the
eighteenth century.
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but just knew they would be useful for
something or other
Bully said Uncle Dick. A piece of
cardboard two inches wide was quick
ly fitted around Tommy's head. To this
the feathers were sewn, the largest
ones being placed in tire front. The
tailpiece, or hanger, was made long
enough to reach the knees. After the
feathers were sewn on a strip of muslin
wass gummed on both sides of the
pasteboard to hold it together, and the
trick was done
"As I remarked before" said Uncle
Dick, you win have TO coax or bribe
your mother or sister to make the
blouse and trousers for you. A good
way to bribe your mother is to be a
real good boy, then she will be only
too glad to make. things for you. The
canton flannel costs about IL cents a
yard. Get the khaki or yellowish
brown color. For any one accustomed
to cutting out garments for children
it is a very simple proposition. You
can see by the illustration that the
fringe is made with the scissors. In
stead of hemming the bottom OF the
sleeves, trouser legs and blouse you
cut right into the rough edge Of the
material, making fringe so deep as you
fancy. Then for the strip to be set
into the side seam of the trousers you
take a narrow piece of the goods and
make fringe of it. You boys can do
the fringe making yourselves You
also need piece of fringe to edge
the neck, and II mother will make you
two eyelets on either side of the open
ing in the neck, to be laced UP with a
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WOOD En-
NECK oRnANEnTi

my's box of water colors were next
brought into play, with such good re-
suits that Mr.. Sambo soon had very
dark complexion and turkey red lips,
through which his teeth showed like
pearls. And the whole was topped
off with buff colored high hat, giving
him a very distinguished look.
After the decorations We're completed
the superfuous cardboard was cut
away, pieces of string tied in the holes
above the ears and the mask bent
around Freds face, fastening back of
his head. 1t was then discovered that
the eyeholes had to be enlarged trifie,
as Fred's eyes were set rather farther
apart than the average. AS Uncle Dick
remarked, mo two boys are cut from
the same pattern While all of this
was happening, Joe Titus had fashioned
collar with deep points, adorning the
same with a red tissue paper cravat.
Freds brother Harold, had also been
busy manufacturing a wooden razor
about two feet long. The whole job
was now finished off by rubbing some
burnt cork on Fred's little white nose
that protruded through the mask. The
boys were delighted with the makeup
and declared it good enough for the
stage.
THE next thing on the program
said Uncle Dick, "is Mr.. Indian. fancy
you'll want several of them, as red
skins travel in punches. Let us begin
at the top. which is the head dress of
feathers. An old feather duster would
come in handy just now.
I'VE don't need it" exclaimed Tom
my. Il brought a bundle of turkey
feathers from the farm this summer. I
had no idea what wanted them for.
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What to Wear on Hike

appearance-which ought to count for
something, even though you protest
that you don't care how you look when
you go on a hike.
Wear the thickest stockings you
have. They may be uncomfortably
warm at first. but they will save you
from chafing and blistered feet And
don't forget your garters.
Never wear brand new shoes on a
walking tour Instead choose a pair OF
veterans, staunch and true. shoes that
you have broken in at school and about
the house. shoes that you know and
that know your feet. But see to It
that they are not broken about the
.uppers and that the soles are not in
need Of repair. Old shoes. recently
half soled. are the ideal walking shoes.
Some experienced trampers favor
heavy, thick soled brogans; but ordi-
nary shoes. provided the soles are not
too thin. are easier on the feet. And
don't bring them around TO the shoe
maker and get him to drive a hundred
big, ugly nails into soles and heels.
Spiked shoes are all right for rough
mountain climbing. but they are about
the worst thing possible for an ordi-
nary tramping tour.
A loose, colored negligee shirt. neith-
er very thick nor very thin. should
of with one OF your second best neck
ties; it will serve you well and not
show much dust when the day Is done.
A white shirt will look soiled almost as
soon as you start, and a black shirt
will attract the heat OF the sun and
make you feel warmer than is pleasant.
Never go on a hike and leave your
coat behind you. Perhaps you viii not
need it: but then again. perhaps you
will. II 1t is light in material and In
color. 1t will not be much OF burden,
either on your back or over your arm
And it will be a friend In need to every
body, except abe family doctor. II you
throw 1t over your shoulders when you
sit by the roadside to rest.
For headgear 1t is hard to ind any
thing more suitable than a corduroy
cap equipped with a flap that you can
pull down to shelter your ears and
neck from the sun. Straw hats are
always a nuisance and sombreros are
too big and heavy. The corduroy cap
will cost you very little and you may
wear 1t forever-unless your head gets
too large.
Finally secure a nice, light strap to
sling over your shoulder. 1t will help
you in many ways. Among other
things. 1t will afford you the easiest
means OF carrying your lunch box or
your camera. or both-two articles
without which you will miss much OF
the fun that you ought to get from
hike.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

FURNISHES
Burns prepared the way for the new
poetry-a poetry simple. spontaneous,
tender and true, as the poetry of Pope
was artificial clever and elegant" The
Kilmarnock edition of Burns poems ap-
peared in 1888. 1t was a country print
of the immortal work of rude coun-
try poet.
LYRICAL BALLADS-179S
The romantic movement in poetry,
as 1T was called, was really inaugurated
in 1798-a date always to be remem-
bered-by the little volume of Lyrical
Ballads, published jointly by Words
worth and Coleridge. This volume con-
tanned The Rime of the Ancient Mari
mere (Coleridge's best poem) and
Lines Written Above Tintern Abbey"
(the best work of Wordsworth). No
one paid much attention to the book
and but a limited number Of copies
were sold or given away. A few poets,
however. read 1t and felt its spirit.
The first of these to take up the
new poetic movement was Scott in his
Lay. of the Last Minstrel" which at
once became popular. For 10 years
Scott was the popular poet, and then
he was succeeded by Byron. the poet
of the dark and cynical. Close on the
heels of Byron came Shelley and Keats.
Last of all came Tennyson and Brown
iv,cr
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r. HE girl who wishes to give a
unique entertainment to her friends
will find flower party one of the
pleasantsst ways to pass an afternoon
or an evening.
The costumes can be easily arranged
with the aid of crepe paper. cambria
tarleton, muslin or delicately tinted
cheese cloth. For example, the color of
the frock, IL a rose, might be white
frill of pretty green around the skirt
and neck and then trimmed with artif-
cial roses of the color chosen
The boys costumes should be made OF
medium dark shades of green, to form a
contrast to the gayer dresses of the
girls, and with the flower of their
choice in the buttonhole Of the coat or
stuck jauntily in the cap.
The parlorssin winter or the verandas
In summer can be decorated as desired
The principal amusement should be a
floral guessing contest, for which there
should be prepared a series of cards
numbered, and on these cards should be
pictures in which the names of flowers
are cunningIy hidden, or by play upon
words, the pictures be made to repre-
sent common flowers. The following
list Will give an idea of possible COM
binations:
- ulipS, water lilies, o--DutIer-
cups, 4-London pride, 5-pansies. g.
mignonette, 7-foxglove, s-morning
glories, 9-passions flower, 10-blue
eyed grass, 11--catchfy, 12-cherry. 13
-goldenrod, 14-candytuft. 15-Indian
pipe, 16-dogwood, 17-love lies bleed
ing, 1S-bachelor's button. 19-holly-
hook, 20-love in the mist, 21-golden
glow. 22-aster. 23-lady's slipper.
For No. l cut out picture of two
children kissing each other, with pretty
accessories about them No. will re-
quire figure of a young woman with
her watering pot and q jar of lilies, or
q country view with pond lilies nest
ling on the surface of the water. For
buttercups cut out Of paper the mar
ket report of dairy products and beside
1t place tea table with cups upon 1t
and a gay crowd around it, London
pride will be well hidden in one of
those picture postals of the famous
Beefeater guards mounted before the
tower of London
The picture of a little, smiling child
sitting up in bed, or a colored postal
of sunrise in California will make
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STORIES OF HALLOWEEN NovsEntsrtanmsntfor for unor

morning glory sufficiently obvious,
while small square of fly paper,
wreathed around with ivy or other
leaves, will raise a laugh for catchfy.
Mignonette will be obscure in the
pictured face of the prettiest little
baby girl you know, for in the end
all will confess she is a little dar-
ling" which is the meaning of mignon-
cite.
Another card should bear wreath
or branch of holly, and with it a pic
ture of pawn brokers' window, which
will easily be guessed as hollyhock.
The lists may be varied to any ex-
tent, according to the ingenuity of
the deviser, and the use of water colors
or pen and ink sketches will give
ample opportunity for artistic fingers,
but at least each card should be deco
rated With flowers, cut and pasted on
in addition to the significant figures.
This is not only for ornament, but to
puzzle the guessers.
Each guest should be provided with
a small blank card with his or her
name and number on it corresponding
to the numbers of floral designs. At
tached to the individual card should
be a small pencil tied by narrow rib
bon or silken cord.
The length Of time allowed for the
contest should be arranged after the
contestants have indicated their skill
at guessing and. generally should not
exceed three quarters of an hour
The prizes could be either cut flowers
or potted plants in bloom, and it would
be very graceful act to present each
guest at her departure with a small
bouquet.
If 1t is in the springtime there may
be a genuine Maypole dance on the
lawn, with as many colored streamers
to the pole as there are guests. Or,
in the house there may be short
cotillon with ropes of flowers and ferns
and crepe flowers for favors.
The refreshments should follow, as
far as possible. the floral idea. The
table should be decorated with cut
flowers of one variety and ferns. The
icings, ices and the candies should be
of the same color as the flowers. If
only ice cream, cake and candies are
served. the cream should be In individ-
ual mo1ds of flower form. The rose,
the lily and the daisy lend themselves
most easily to this use.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
SENTIMENT ABOUT THE OLD TIVE SCHOOL

HOMAS NJ. BALLET, dean Of the
School of Pedagogy OF New York
university. contends forcibly that
the criticism which some people make
of the present day schools is not just.
He says:
1T is urged against our schools that
newer studies take up so much time
that the three RS are neglected.
Children are said not to spell as well
as they used to years ago. Records
prove the contrary. The old time
school has been glorifed with more
affection than judgment
Ten years ago in one of the cities
of Massachusetts in which 1 happened
to be superintendent of schools bound
volume of examination papers OF the
year 1S46 was found In the attic of
an old high school. They were the
papers of high school pupils of that
year. These pupils attended school
10 months in the year and were above
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tan shoe lace in imitation OF a leather
thong you will be rssplendent
1njun indeed.
As for Mephistopheles. a tall, thin
boy. with red muslin suit. surmounted
by that mask. with a long red feather
stuck into the top. ought to make
hit I know the Indian suits are all
right; we tried them when / was a
boy. An Englishman bought a farm
near us and brought his family over
from the old country They had read
all about America before they started,
and expected to see grizzly bears and
bands OF hostile Indians on the streets
of New York. They landed at Castle
got three blocks away from that his
a wooden Indian In front of a cigar
store. There were three boys in the
family and before their father could
stop them they made wild dash 20
get away from this ferocious redskin
The man himself was just as badly
frightened. so they got separated. and
1t took all day to get them together
and started on their journey to the
farm. When one OF the boys related
the adventure TO Bill Smith Bill was
struck with an idea. Two or three
nights after that band of Indians.
about the size OF US boys. in full war
paint. armed with tomahawks. war
clubs, etc. attacked the farmhouse.
The Englishman was game all right.
and prepared to sell his life as dearly
as possible. In consequence we spent
two hours picking bird shot out OF
Louie Boggs. and his mother couldn't
understand why he didn't sit down for
a week or sOf'
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to have a lot of fun on halloween.
They were in the middle of a lively
discussion, and, on Uncle Dicks appear
ance, he was promptly surrounded and
held up by the boys, who demanded
some suggestions for fancy costumes
as the price of his liberty.
We'll, WE'LL" laughed the old gentle
man, that's as easy as rolling off log.
In anticipation of this outrage 1 made
a working drawing of some schemes
of that nature, and here's the goods.
The masks you can make yourselves.
but this Indian suit requires some Jig
ally stumps a boy. l bought FIVE yards
of canton flannel for your suit on the
way over, Tommy, and from what your
mamma said when she showed me your
school report card I'm sure she will
make 1t for you.'
AS Uncle Dick had on previous occa-
sions shown the boys how to make a
scale drawing, they knew just what to
do. Fred Atwater thought he would
like to be colored gent for one even
ing, so they started to make the Sambo
mask Tommy chased up a pasteboard
box lid, and the squares were marked
on with lead pencil. The lines were
just one inch apart, requiring a space
IL by Ia inches. Tommy. with mark
ing brush, quickly sketched in the out
lines. intersecting the squares exactly
as shown in the drawing. When he
had finished he had an enlarged repro
duction Of Uncle Dicks sketch. Tom
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
By Will Scarlet
= RAMPING is a form OF recreation
that appeals to every live boy. He

r. RAMPING is a form OF recreation
that appeals to every live boy. He
doesn't care for 1t. perhaps, as a
regular daily or weekly affair; but
when a hike comes not too frequently
and when it offers some reasonable
possibility of having a good time. the
live boy-whieh means the boy who
knows he is alive-never fails to be
ready for the road.
good deal OF the pleasure to be
got out Of tramping depends pretty
much on how you dress for the tramp.
ret, often enough, this is the very last
thing the youthful tramper thinks
about, If he thinks about it at all. a"Oh
schucks!" he will tell you. ANY Aold
thing will do" And the next thing
you know he is starting on tramp to
Lake Merced or Redwood peak or UP
Mount Tamalpais. arrayed in stiff
white collar and his Sunday best. The
collar willis in no time and the nicely
creased and stainless good clothes
we'll. ask his mother what she thinks
about 1T.
She will say, and her ad~ice is ex-
celient. as usual that Johnnie should
not have worn those good clothes. In
stead Johnnie should have jumped
into one of last years discarded suits,
unless he has altogether outgrown it,
and worn his old shoes that have been
half soIed, and contented himself with
a cool and comfortable soft collar So
logged out he would not be fearful of
dust and stones and occasional tum-
bles. he would not have brought down
on his. head the wrath of the head of
the family, who naturally doesn't like
to see new clothes ripped and torn, and
he would have enjoyed his tramp to
the full.
If you like to tramp rather often and
haven't nice aunt or grandmother to
give you about anything you ask for.
the best thing you can do is save up
the nickels and dimes you blow in on
nut sundaes and moving picture shows
and make yourself a present of a
tramping outfit. Such an outfit Is not
near so expensive IS you might sup
pose.
The finest thing in the line of tramp
ing togs is a khaki suit. In case you
find the entire suit beyond your purse,
content yourself with the trousers. Yes,
trousers, even though you wear knick-
erbockers at school Tramping and
climbing are rough on stockings, and
the trousers will prove a big protec-
tion. If you can manage to invest in
pair of leggins. all the better. The
leggins will serve to keep dust and
burs and dry grass on the outside, and
besides will give you trim and alert
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the average in ability, as their after
careers showed Yet a large number
of them misspelled 1S words OF the 20.
These words have since been given
to grammar school children in different
cities of the United States, and IN every
case the grammar school children have
made a better record than the high
school children of 1916. The examina-
tion in penmanship. geography and
arithmetic was equally bad A SINH
lar record in Boston. going back not
quite so far, showed similar results"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
Singular of Cheese

George is s years old. His parents
have some difficulty in teaching him the
correct use OF numbers and lenses One
day at luncheon. when there was cheese
on the table. he said: Please, mama.
give me a piece of 'chee.
mo. George. you must say cheese.
said his mother.
But 1 don't want it ALL" replied
George, It just want q 'chee.'"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

~ gIEN Uncle Dick dropped into
n the woodshed last Saturday he
~ found Tommy and couple of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

many candles are burning. Upon a
bier Of bamboo lies the body of a
young girl. The bracelet is on her
arm BY he: side lies the corpse of
newborn child. On bended knees
man in khaki uniform sobs as only
STRONG man can sob. Until the
morning he is shaken with his grief.
distant bueie sounds. He arises and
unC!as ping from the pallid arm the
bra 2elet he presses ii TO his lips and
places it within his blouse next his
heagt."
II see iair-haired girl in beau iful
richly furnished home. she is open
ing box and from it she takes the
bracelet. She is speaking | listen.
Oh, mamma sne saws, see what
lieutenant Robinson has sent me- and
she holds the bracelet before the eyes
OF al elderly woman
Il see the bracelet now upon the
am of the young woman She is
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

antique satsum2 ware linked together
with curiously wrought bands of gold.
received it two months ago but
had been so unlucky with all the rest
of his presents that | resolved never
to wear it when | thought how l had
lost the others, but what's the use OF
having rice things if you can't wear
them? So last night when | was go
ing TO a dance at the North Shore
Country club | wore the bracelet. Blu,
previously had taken it 10 a iewcler =
and had little gold chain and pad
lock put on it in addition to the other
fastening. II made it perfectly 80
cure. More than that | had Glow
gloves on over il When | got il the
auto to come home. | know it was on
my arm when go, into the car When
took my gloves off it was gore.
Now, Mr.. Ship says YOU can help
me find these things. Every one of
them would be easily identified for
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07

tary post. Soldiers are all about,
bathing in the azure waters of the har-
Dor, smoking and slipping drinks under
the verandas. They are Americans.
Back on the hills stands one native
house of white plaster more preten-
tious than the rest. Upon its broad
veranda swings a hammock and in
il languidly reclines a beautiful young
girl. She is dark of skin and hair and
her deep black eyes glow like ccals of
fire. On her arm there is bracelet
of quaint and curious design. 1t is of
satsuma medallions. like one that !
have seen, linked with finely wrought
gold.
AT the young girls feet sits an
officer in khaki and putees. He is an
American, and he lifts his boy.sh sun
darkeled face to hers and his soul
goes ont 1t her in his eyes while she
toys with the bracelet on her arm and
answers his love messages in kind.