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IN HUMOROUS I
senator rearo.e at poker.

limited States Senator Penrose is con-
sidered well versed in many things. butt
unlike many men of the world, knows
nothing about the click of poker chips.
Recently while in Washington he met .
number of Senators engaged in the fasci-
mating American game. He fingered about
the table chatting, to the annoyance OF
the players, and was finally invited to
thke a hand.
why, I don't know n card from am
other" he said.
well, we will NIX UP a schedule Of tho
relative values of the different hands for
you," said a Western Senator, with q
wink at his colleagues. He proceeded to
write down ''one pair, two pair" up to
a royal hush.'' The Pennsylvania was
told that the hands increased in value
from the top of the list to the bottom.
Penrose, not to be unsociabie, bought
a stack of chips, and mechanically played
the game, frequently consulting his list.
What Is it when the cards are all one
color2' asked the Senator, after a pot
had been opened and several of his coll
leagues had stayed
That's a hush,' they exclaimed.
Consulting the guide which had been
given him and seeing that 'tiush' was
near the bottom. he announced:
II think | had better raise it,"
The cards were drawn, and the Penn
s%ylvanisn STOOD pat The opener
threw in a white chip and the others fol-
lowed suit. until it reached Penrose, who
again raised the pot to the limit-a $40
blue chip.
No one called" and as Penrose drew
in the chips, one of the players inquired:
What have you got?'
Penrose threw down his hand, face up
ward, disclosing three hearts n two
diamonds.
That's not a iush." they all cried
out.
isn't it?" drawled Penrose. II guess I
mad better quit" and be cashed in a win
ner.
That was the only poker game he ever
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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church furnishes the environment it
viii serve to aid materially in putting
out of business the joints and dives that
provide the attractions under debasing
conditions.
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At a dinner In washington the bishop OF
London told a story, as the cigars came on,
about one of his predecessors. ''Wheli Or.
Creighton was bishop OF LONDON" he said,
he rode on 5 train one day with a small
meek curate. Or. Creighton, an ardent
lover Of tobacco, soon took out his cigar
case and said: You don't mind my smok-
ing, I suppose?' The meek, pale little
curate bowed and answered humbly: Mt
II your lordship doesn't mind my heing
sick. Chicago News.
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saistahen raemtitv.

II cArse in today said the fair shopper.
ito see those handsome ~sideboards Of
yours"
Not me, lady" exclaimed the lew fur: /
thre salesman. II amt never wore any.
hing but a rnustache. "-PhiisdAlph.a
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A Literary Failure,

His alphebet would disagree,
Although sorne~letters well he knew;
He never could make c. o. d.
Keep up tho pace win 1. o. U.
-Washingtou STIR.
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FROM STAR READERS

Anonymous communications cannot sh9
printed. Except on political subjects the
names OF correspondents are not required for
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-11

"What!' exclaimed the husband, you
drew your savings from the bank, went to
a brokers' office and bought e., x. and Y.
stock at "A, when it has been dropping like
a rock7'
But, my dear" argued the wife, ut was
such a bargain. Why, during the short
time I was in the ONCE / saw the man
mark it down to Il from 45v'-@success.
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A Fatal Situation.

And 50, Bummel, the student. was al
most drowned when he was in swimming
yesterday? How did it happen %
The bailif went by, and tine poor boy
was forced to remain under water 30
long ."-Transatlantic Tales.
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Modern.

Baron ION his wedding day-The old
man will only shell out 100000 marks!
OF that amount 10000 must go to my
creditors, 5000 to the fellow who arranged
the marriage, and 54,o0e marks are left
for ue. Oh, well, they win last until we
can get 4 Observation-Disclosures Tales.
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Nov then, children," said the teacher,
what lie 1t we want most in this world
to make us perfectly happy?"
de things we amt gotI" shouted the
bright boy in the back seat.-Philadelphia
Press.
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"Oh, myi' exclaimed the excited woman
VIII had rnlslaid her husband, 'I'rn look
ing for = small man with one eye"
Wen, nlA'am," replied the polite floor
walker, 1T he's a very small man, maybe
you'd better Use both eyes.'-The Watch
man.
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A wise Proceeding.

Whatever may be the outcome OF court
proceedings against r. Augustus Heinze,
who has been indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury for overcertif1cation of checks
drawn on the Mercantile National Bank Of
New York. there is reason to believe that
the effect will be salutary. There is evi-
dence to prove that to tome extent, at
least. impairment Of public confidence
which resulted in the recent financial dis
turbance was due to a growing suspicion
that certain prominent banking institu-
lions had gone too far in accommodating
favored customers and in promoting many
enterprises of a speculative nature at the
expense of the average business man, who,
through his associations or nisrepresenta-
ton. had been led to abandon his usual
conservative policy. That tina suspicion
was not u~nfounded Developments in a num-
Der Of instances have fully demonstrated
and II it is understood that In the future
questionable practises of this kind will be
regarded and treated as criminal 0~ffenses,
and not as errors of judgment, greater
care will probably be exercised in the use
that is made of the money Of other people.
Providence Tribune.
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VIEWS OF EDITORS.


Governor Fort, Of New Jersey, now de-
sires q public utilities commission. to be
modelled on the New York plan. There Is
a rich field for one in New J~ersey.-Boston
Transcript.
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The always interesting Mr.. Bryan, of
Nebraska, is a highly fortunate man. BY
mis- own admission he mas sufficient money
to take care Of his needs for all time. If
it were possible to his nature to choose a
life Of inaction from now on, he would
be amply provided for. 1t is said on pretty
good authority that he has an income,
mostly from his lectures, of over 5000 a
year. And all this for doing what he could
not refrain from doing IL he tried-talk-
ing. 1t is as il a man should get a big
salary for just breathing. This is as large
a salary as Mr.. Bryan would nave were
he President of the United States. And
he has no White House to support, no
hungry horde of diplomats and hargefs-on
at Washington to feed-none OF the ex-
penses which considerably more thar eat
up the salary of some Presidents.
Yet Is the r~estlesss ''Corsican" uncon-
tent. The ambition OF HIS life still looms
big before him. AS compared with the
unattained. the attained is insignificant.
He wants TO be President. and ''he won't
be happy till he gets it," As an example
OF a man who is well off and doesn't know
it. Mr.. Bryan's instance makes all others
pale into Observation-Disclosures Haven Reg
lister.
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America Loses s1,ooo,ooo a Day.


Reports of the steamship companies indi-
cate that emigrants carried back to Europe
last year $110, 1000 900 of good American
money. While the number OF foreign
laborers who came here was very great,
still more than a third as many returned
home. The Corners were poor, but those
homeward bound had well-fiiled pockets.
Passenger fares on the North Atlantic
boats exceeded 800. 900, GOO, but luxurious
as are some OF the apartments of the great
liners, the fellow who went in the steerage
contributed three-fifths OF the total. Ameri-
can tourists cover the earth and scatter
money in every land. The sums carried
abroad by travellers from this country,
added to the cash taken away by emf
grants and the amount paid to foreign
steamship companies, Appropriated $780,
000,0 % In 1907. No country that has not q
veritable gold mine could survive a steady
drain of S1,0o0,O0 a day, not a penny Of
which ever comes back again.-Philadel-
phia Press.
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The way to Get ships.
The only possible way TO build up an
American merchant marine is to alloN
American capital to purchase ships or build
them wherever they can be secured thf
cheapest. Materials used in shipbuildins
should be allowed to come in free, and
American registry should be freely granted
to every Anerican-owned ship. no matter
where she was built. There Is plenty OF
American capital nov invested in ships NY
Ing foreign flags simply because it Is moi
ships. With free ships and the removal OF
our ANTICIPATED and restrictive shipping
laws American capital would flow freely
into shipping and we would promptly sec
the American flag appear in every sea.
The same results could not be accomplished
by any amount OF ship subsidy payments.
New Orleans Picayune.
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The Money standard in society.

Miss Vanderbilt, when she marries a
Hungarian nobleman, is to be oficlally
received in Vienna court society, the
most exclusive in the world" On what
ground does b enter when other Atneri-
can ladies remain outside? Evidently the
discrimination is wealth. The logic Is
that the highest society in Europe is
guide by the money standard, and reeog-
nizes wealth as matter OF fierce desire
and the equivalent OF noble blood. Now
we are getting at the meat Of social dis
tfnctions. The dollar is socially worth rs
much in Europe as in America. The we'll
posted traveller knew it all along, but
middle-class Europeans misled some peo-
pie with their circulation Of snobbish
eulogy Of their high-mihded aristoctacles.
-Philadelphia Ledger.
No Pardon for Powers.
Governor Wilson, Of Kentucky, refuses
to act on a petition for pardon OF Caleb
Powers, and in so doing he takes a rea-
sonable position. Powers should be con
victed first, In a fair trial. II he is guilty
he does not deserve pardon. II not he
should be honorably released, not par
doned. Pardon is for offenders, not in
nocent men. The fact that Powers was
considered innocent by ten Of the twelve
jurors who last tried him Is a favorable
indication Of the result OF another trial,
IL he IS to go before a jury for the fifth
time. In any case pardon lis Illogical and
one makes n short cut In the direction or
substantial Justice without fulfilling any
OF its requirements and anordinS no YIN
dicatlon to the accused Ynan.-Bunaio
News.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

ago Mr.. Collins lost his vision by the
forming OF cataracts upon his eyes
Expert specialists failed 10 relieve him;
but MIR. Collins sister. Mrs. Elizabeth
Rigg widow of Rev. John ID. Rigg, for a
number OF years a prominent Methodist
clergyman OF Wilmington, Del, and this
city. did not despair. Last MAY ~ took
her brother to the wills Eye Hospital, IN
Philadelphia, where an operation was per-
formed. The hospital physicians con-
tinued TO treat the patient. making ex-
aminations several times week, and
three weeks ago another " ration was
performed by Or. Samuel u. Illsley. of
Media, this county. at the Wills Hos
pital The patients eyes were bandaged,
and he was kept I'm a dark room until this
morning wien the bandages We're re-
moved, and Mr.. Collins says he can see as
we'll as he ever could.
lie was nearly overcome with JOY when
he found that his sight had been TO-
stored. lie even forgot his Go years, and
danced In glee.
Il can't believe it, he declared. IT
seems like some delightful dream, and
I'm almost afraid TO SO to sleep. for fear
III wake up and find that II is not real
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
HOLIDAY RUSH BEGINS

Increase A'-- Noticed on the Local
Railroads.
An increase IN business owing TO the
holiday business Is becoming quite no.
ticoabic on the local railroads. and tho
express companies are preparing for the
rush which win be on In fun blast in
about ten days. Local agents report
many packages have already been rc-
ccived having the oarmarks of Christ
mas packages.
IL e. said that arrangements arc be-
ing made by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company 20 place trains on through SER
Vice 10 take care OF the traffic and viii
be continued until December 81. The arr
rangements 90 handle the holiday husi-
ness viii be the same as last years.. a
number of solid express trains being
made up. the exprees-cars 20 ho drawn
from the regular trains
The Adams Express Company viii
again hnndle the Don't open Until
Christmas" labels These labels have been
used for g number OF years, and have
been n big convenience TO tho company
IN handling the holiday goods.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
SAY ANIMALS WERE
ALLOWED TO STARVE

LANCASTER. Pa. Dec. l0.-Israel B.
Deibler and his sister, Maria. residents
OF West End township. aged between
fifty and sixty years are IN the county
Jail under peculiar circumstances.
They have been arrested on a charge Of
cruelty TO animals. the specific allegation
being that they starved TO death a horse,
a COW. cat and fifty chickens. while they
had on their farm a plentiful supply Of
food for all. II is also alleged that when
the starving COW secured a small bunch
Of dirty straw, one OF the Deiblers pulled
II out OF the animals mouth.
The township supervisors recently OPEN
ed a drain on the public road along the
Deibler property. The farmer closed IT,
After this performance was repeated the
supervisor brought suit and Deibler was
fined So which he refused TO pay An
execution was issued against him.
Deibler said the water turned on his
farm by the drain was poisonous 10 his
stock. and as they would die any way
they might just as we'll starye. He show
ed the officer who arrested him where he
had buried the stock
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Social and
Personal

Miss Jennie Davis has returned
from visit to her parents at Iron
Hill.
Mrs. Harry Y. Jemison has been vis-
iting friends and relatives at New Cas-
tie
Mrs John Reynolds and Miss Mar
garet Faga. Of New Castle. have been
the guests of friends here.
Lewis English of PonnsgrOvc. has
be ti visiting Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Wesley Gable. of Pennsgrove
spent. the week-cnd as the guest OF
friends here.
Mrs, Mary Grubb and Mrs. Haycocl1
has returned from a visit to Mrs. S. j.
Barber. OF Pennsgrove
Miss Elizabeth Firestonc. OF Penns-
grove, has been spending a few days
here.
Miss Elmo Edgell. Of Friendship, Is
the guest OF her brother here.
Charles Abrams was a recent visitor
at Pleasant Hill
Miss Anna Dickinson has returned
from a visit TO Mrs. George Spear. Of
Chesapeake city.
Miss Minnie Bowers has been visit
ing friends at Chesapeake City
Mrs o. J.. Worrel and daughter are
the guests Of her parents az Chesa-
peako City
DR.. II. A. Cleaver has been visiting
bis father at Chesapeake City.
Mrs. T.. NJ. Hess. OF Fourth District
"a spending some time with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Benjamin D. Bowen. OF this
city
Misses Flora Davis and Julia George
have been visiting friends at Iron Hill
Miss Emma Young has been visiting
the family of John Megilligan OF Ken.
/ ret.
David B Pyle, Of Unionville. has
| been spending a few days here.
! Miss Edna Rodgers, Of Baltimore &.
/ spending this week with friends n
this city.
Mrs. Minnie Bradley has returned e
Chester after spending few days viii
friends here.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
GET READY FOR
POLICE TAG DAY
Worthy Cause Entitled TO
EverybOdy'S Support, So
Get Your Coin Ready

Lay aside your mite FOR the Police Tag
Day collectors next Saturday. A small
army OF young women. girls and boys has
been enlisted in the cause and they win
have tags for everybody.
No charity IS more deserving than that
distributed by the police every year. The
large Christmas tree at the City Hall
which the poor children OF the city gaze
at in wonder each year will be larger than
over and win be even more handsomely
decoriN,d than 50 past years.
To the children whose parents cannot
afford trees the. sight is wonderful and
months before Christmas. the little ones
who have been coming to the City Han
each Christmas do nothing hut talk about
Il and tell their little brothers and sis
ters what beautiful sight Is In store for
them
The police have had 700 bags made and
these win be nled with candles nuts and
fruit and as many children will be sup-
piled with the bags. Horns 10 make merry
the day will also be distributed TO those
who are big enough TO blow them and
toys viii find their way into the arms Of
the very poor
Aside from the distribution Of candles
and other things at the City Hail, the
police have n list OF the poor and de-
serving families OF the city and to these
the gifts will consist OF ths necessities
Of life such as clothing, food and fuel
Because they come into contact with
every walk OF life there Is nobody more
competent TO know who the really poor
and deserving are than the police, and
for this reason n dime from those who
make little money; a quarter from those
who make more and a dollar from as
many as can spare IT, win not be thrown
away for it will be spent whore it will
do the most good ana alleviate the most
suffering
So have your poclSetbook ready bright
and early on Sunday morning and helr
tho good cause along.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
LET NO MAN
TAKE THY CROWN
N. c. Robbins.

Let no man take thy crown
However dark tho day.
Jehovah. God will be thy guide
And lie will lead the way.
TO where tho brightness will 6isperse
The darkness and the gloom.
And when lfe's pilgrimage e. DER
WIN guide your footsteps home.
Let no man take thy crown
But in the fight be brave,
We must be victors in the fray
II we our souls would save
We must fight CALAMITY
Nor lay our armor down
Until we reach the Beaulah land.
And hear the caldwell done"
Let no man take thy crown,
Nor let Il starless be.
WI en- in that land OF eorn and wine.
II shall be given 20 thee.
But may Il shine resplendent bright
As eternal ages roll,
Each star that glistens In that GROW
VIII represent a soul
Let no man take thy crown,
Work while It's called to-day.
Stretch forth thy hand at eve .ide
Thou wilt receive thy pay
For God will give TO thee,
a crown star-gemmed aud bright
And YOU win find that perfect rest
In realms Of endless light
Let no man take thy crown;
Work 'tlll you reach the goal
And offer at the gate Of Heaven
,'ust one repentant sou
Then when the warfare's Ger
The danger all IS past,
You'll reach the Halleluiah land
And you'll be crowned last.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
BY THE WAYSIDE

Life sometimes isn't worth living"
said the bachelor lighting cigarette.
to his friend who was married man.
whats the trouble now" asked the
friend.
Buttons" exclaimed the other in
disgust. 1--WE had one off my coat now
for more thsn "a week. It's the only
coat I've got and 1 can't take it to
tailor because IL wouldn't do for me
to go around in this kind of weather
in my shirt-sleeves And furthermore
I dare not tell a tailor it's the only
coat I've got, because I know he'd
never rest until he'd got a contract 10
mako me another. This coat is a pretty
good one yet and I'm going to keep it
as long as IL holds together.
"The button came of when ! least
expected. / locked IL over carefully
each morning and figured that 1t would
hang on for several weeks longer. Felt
kind OF jubilant over the matter. Then
il began to get on my mind and I used
TO get up i'm the middle of the night to
feel if that button was still attached
to the coat.
"But / suppose this world contains
no happiness for a man who believes
tnat buttons should be made of wrought
iron and fastened on with coupling
pins I wish some bachelor member
Of the Legislature would pass a law
stipulating that buttons should be
welded to the coat. And if not that it
would be a blessing TO mankind if some
fellow would rise up with an inven-
tion OF a buttonless coat
,..,,,,,,, Nth a .,,o,.,.f,5 o,-,.as
sion in her face was talking to a friend
in the postoftice the other day.
Il and the girls have been having
pretty time of it at home" she said.
my husband has been invited TO de-
liver a public address and he's been
preparing it, or rather we've all been
preparing it, and life has lost much OF
its interest. He's so irritable that he
goes up to the ceiling If a chair squeaks
And when he's lost for word he walks
the carpet talking 10 himself and the
girls have to write for him as he die
tates and then he tears IL up and foI
more than a week our house has look
ed as If It had been struck by tive
Sunday newspapers.
''l5e says this is going 70 be his best
effort. When he's pursuing a train OF
] thought anu any boul hlttthn Nou u sup
pose he'd been tripped while running
for a train.
whats worse he lines US up and de-
/ livers II on US at close range, just
70 see how its works. you know. HI
bellows out the most convincing pas
sages It's awful. We dare not laugh
for if we did something would happen
that would put a cyclone in the baby
class.
--... glad when the thing is I'm
/ ished and he has delivered it, although
/ I would like 10 go away until thai
speech is entirely forgotten. II vii
worry him for some weeks after th'
thing has been spoken. wondering wha
The people think OF II. I hope you
husband never gets an invitation {,
de'i--o- public speech"
y hope so too" said the othel
woman. 1T was bad enough wheI
the baseball season was on"
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
MONEY NEEDED
FOR STREET WORK
After Cash 10 Pay Front Street
Awards and Grade Twenty
fourth Street

An the members Of the street and sewer
Commission. together with Secretary
Chrlsty. and Sewer Eueinecr Taylor were
present ut conference with city Council
last night az which street improvements
were discussed
William H. Kuuz. attorney. represent
ing parties who wish To- build at Twenty
fourth street and the Boulevard. asked
that Twenty-iourth street De graded and
paved The street and Sewer Directors
requested the councilmcn 20 provide 81 oo0
10 grade this thoroughfaro aud Council
took the matter under consideration
The street ana Sewer Directors also
asked Council TO pay tho awards mndo 10
Front street property owners between
Market and King streets. in the recent
condemnation proceedings The awards
made by the commission amounted 10
;23.o0o and Of this amount owners repre-
senting 5000 OF the sum. have accepted
the awards, The others have iNked FOR the
appointment of a new commission
When the awards are finally made the
street and Sewer Directors figure that II
will take an additional $1,000 to curb ang
pave the thoroughfarc. They also pro
nose 20 have sidewalk only on one sid,
OF the street. extending over TO the re-
tanning wall Of the r., B. and W. Railroad
Company. This viii give increased faclli.
ties for team and street car traffic.
ln addition TO this money. tho street
and Sewer Directors say they will need
about $4,000 to complete tho work The
department has on hand and 10 take cars
of the indebtedness Tor tho balance Of the
year.
The directors assured Council that tho
entire list OF streets made mp by them
sometime ago would be paved out OF tho
bonds to be issued by Council for tha,
purpose.