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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-13
THE EVENING STARS TWO PAGE MAGAZINE =
!: ANSWERS TO
: CORRESPONDENTS.
WEALTHIEST MEN.

of the Evening Star:

To the Editor of the Evening star:
Can you furnish a list of the richest
men in the country with the amount
of their wealth? j. q. Il.
1.-THE list of the richest men of the
United States, given below, was COM
piled by a New York State bank: j. D.
Rockefeller, $500, 900, 900; Andrew Car
negie, $500, 600, 900; w. W. Astor, $780,
900, 900; j.. P. Morgan, $150,OOO 900; Will
lam Rockefeller, $1O0, 600, 900; H.. H. Rog-
ers, 500, 900, 900; w. K. Vanderbilt, $780,
900, 900; Senator Clark, 500, 000, 900; John
Jacob Astor, $100, 900, 900; Russell Sage
estate, $50, 600, 900; H. C. Frick, $50, o00,-
900; d. O. Mills. $75,0 0 $1,000; Marshal
Field. jr., $751; 900, 900; H. M. Flagler,
$780, 900, 900; ]. J. Hill. $780, 600, 900: Oliver
Paine, $50, 900, 900; J. H. Higgins, $780,
900, 600; Harry Field, $780, 900, 900; II. O..
Havemeyer. $50, 900, 900; Henry Phipps,
$40 600, 0G0; A. G. Vanderbilt, $4,000 900;
Mrs. Hetty Green, $40, 900, 900; Thomas
f. Ryan, $40, 900, 900; Mrs. A. w. Walker,
$S5, 900, GOO; George Gould, $35, 600, 900; ].
Ogden Armour. $780, 900, 900; e. 7. Gerry,
$50, 600, 900; Robert w. Goelet, 5000 0 900;
J.. H.. FIagler, $50, 900, 600; Claus
Spreckels, $50, 900, 900; w. F. Havemeyer.
$50, 900, 900; Jacob H. Schiff, $25, 900, 900;
P. A. B. Widener, $685. 900, 900; George
F. Baker, SOS, 900, 900; August Belmont,
500, 900, 900; James Stillman, $50, 900. 900;
John w. Gates, 500, 900, 900; Norman b.
Ream, 500, 900, 900; Joseph Pulitzer, $780,
900, 900; James G.. Bennett, $4,000, 900;
John G.. Moore, $40, 900, 90; D. G. Reid,
$40, 900, 900; Frederick Pabst, $4,000, 900;
William d. Sloane, $780, 900, 900; William
B.. Leeds, 500, 900, 900; James P. Duke.
$40, 000, 900; Anthony Brady, $20,0 900, 900;
G.. w. Vanderbilt, $780, 900, 900; F.. w.
Vanderbilt, $40, 900, O0O.-Ed.]
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THE GREAT MA ION RIFLE TOURNEY.

Tomorrow begins the national rifle tournament at Camp Perry. Ohio, in
which he crack military marksmen Of the country will compete. Nearly all
the States will be- represented by picked teams and also III army and navy
and the West Point and Annapolis academies. The splendid victory by the
American rifle team In the oympan world shoot in London lends zet to the
national meet In the last year the state and Federal rihemen have had good
practise n the tournament may develop some surprises. Their nay be phe-
nomena marksmen from Oklahoma or Alaska Or the Philippines. The South
may have h winning team lin the national team competition. New Jersey
will be strongly represented. n there Is hope hat her team will win the
great trophy Tomorrow, and until the tournament closes the American people
al divorce their attention from politics and fix it upon Camp Perry, for there
all the interest will lie.
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THE STATES INLAND WATERWAY.

The contract for dredging the first section of thirty miles of the proposed
inland waterway from Bay Head to Cape May will be awarded n a few days,
and the work will then be begun. This lis thu first practical step by the State
Itself in the development of its waterways All that is needed is to connect the
various bays, inlets and natural water courses along the southern coast in
terror 20 make navigation for about eighty mlet The effect of this State enter
prise will be to pen up large sections for agriculture, promote h growth of
the seacoast resorts ID procure he redemption Of many thousands of acres Il
wet meadow and bog, o worthless But while the State engages to pay the
cost II opening u this inland waterway, what des it propose to d. in the
case of the canals o. the State. so long negl@ted?S When is the commission
inquiry into the ause for he decadence of the Delaware and Rartan canal
to bgh ~
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.

If o wish to raise a good crop OF
bachelors buttons, it will first be neces-
sary to see that there are no widows
weeds in the vicinity.
A good hay-rake has about fifteen
teeth-dependent, of course, on the age
of the AXE.
Dc not drain off your swamp land.
Plant tadpoles and raise frogs, and ship
the hops to Milwaukee. Here we may
say thai the hop is somewhat larger
than the skip, though not so large as
the jump.-Lippincott's.
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"BLACKGUARD."

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What is the origin Of the word
"blackguard," meaning a dsreputable
villain? r. II. $.
lin the olden times there were at
tached to all great houses a number
of dirty dependents, whose office 1t was
to attend upon the more mental serv-
ices of the establishment. OF these the
most degraded were selected to carry
coal to the Kitchen. They were mixed
up With the pots and kettles, and in
derision were called the Black
Guards" Naturally, the speech and
action of these ~unfortunates were any
thing but immaculate, and their name
thus came to be applied to their like
generally.-Ed.1
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CAMDEN IN THE LLMELIGHT.

1t is edifyng 10 witness he squirmng of The Camden newspapers under
the probe hat revealed thGr town as one of thu worst sinners in the State.
Investigated by the State Excise Commission, and here it is conclusiveIy shown
that, morally Camden is a "whited sepuehre" 1t is o so much in the viola
ton OF the excise Law as In social evils disclosed, the close connection between
partisan politics and saloon licenses, he subordination of the police to low
influences and official protection Of vice and crime. There will hereafter be
less sermonfAng by Camden newspapers OF the alleged sins of other COM
munites In the State.
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."BEER=LESS BEER"
STIRS UP MUCH FEAR.

We stood the horse-less carriage
Without a single kick,
And cen a proxy" marriage
Is an ordinary trick;
Boneless herring. we have eaten.
And they're raising homeless
ham;
The seedless + raisip has been
beaten
BY the "fruitless" jam.
Wireless telephone and telegraph
No longer is a joke,
And we do not feel inclined to
laugh
When we hear of smokeless
smoke.
But on our rights they trample
And make the future drear
And take away the joy of living
When they hand us "Beer-less'
beer.
Frederick Henry Finch.
q
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TALKING FISHES.

An Italian zoologist has been able,
with a special microphonograph of his
invention, to convince himself that the
aquatic tribe emits a certain buzzing
sound, very varied in tone, which is
its language. He has, moreover, dis
covered that the red gurnet is of all
fishes the most lo~quacious.-Le Figaro.
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A E R OF RESPECT.

No woman need object to be called q
grass widow on the plea that it Is
d~isrespectful. The term Is from the
French grace" 1t is an old and hon
ored expression, and means widow by
courtesy.
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A CANDID CRITIC.

Musical Maid-Now, candidly, talk
ing of Wagnerian opera, what do you
think of this company's execution?
Candid Critic-It is not execution. my
child; it is Observation-Disclosures
Bits.
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NEXT BEST THING.

Blobbs-There IS only one thing a
woman loves better than to be told a
secret.
Slobbs-What IL that?
Blobbs-To find 1t out for herself
Philadelphia Record.
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THEIR FATE.

Little Bo-Peep, she lost her sheep,
And sought for them everywhere,
Till the sheep she priced she found dis
guised
As lamb on a bill of fare.
Philadelphia Press.
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INFORMED.

"Can I sell you a set of books on the
Requirements of Modern Life?"
Mix. l know what the requirements
of modern life are; advertising and
push. Louisville Courier. journal.
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SPRING NOVELTIES.

"Oh, for something newt
Something new?"
Eyes. Say, for instance, like planked
Strawberries or shad shortcake.'
Washington Herald.
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r OF EXAMPLE.

Kicker-What's all that noise in the
rectory?
Snicker-That's the minister practis-
ing what he's going to preach.-Brook-
Ign Life.
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THE TENANTS BALL.

Groom (apologetically, to daughter OF
the house)-I'm sorry I'm dapcin' so
bad, miss, but this ere floors that
slippy, an I aren't got no nails ! n my
boots.-Punch.
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ON TILE HEIGHTS.

"Some of the attitudes out in Colo
RADIO. simply take ones breath away"
Are you thinking of mountains or
hotel rates?"-Kansas City Times.
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Sn 2\ghtsovne MOOD
CLOSE.
wound the woom I cawn't unde rstand.

Mrs. Bacon-You say they are your
closest neighbors?
Mrs. Egbert-Yes; why do you know,
they won't lend US a thing!-Yonkers
Statesman.
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HER LITTLE SLIP.

Departing Guest-We've had a sin
ply delightful time.
Hostess-I'm so glad. At the same
time I regret tina the storm kept all of
our best people away.ABrooklyn Life.
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THE BOY M DOWN.

The office may seek the man, but
the boy looking for a job comes down
on 1t like a mob.-Puck.
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THE OLD, OLD STORY.

Tell me the old, old story" she said.
81 can't he replied. 81 have made
a vow never to repeat a mother-in-law
joke."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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NATURALLY.

Pick-Has any of your family gone
away for the summer?
Kick-Only the cook.
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A MODERN ROMANCE.

"Why don't they marry?"
Family objections"
"As if a real man couldn't overcome
those."
TITS not always so easy. His wife
won't agree to a divorce."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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UPS AND DOWNS.

Among life's ups and downs the most
annoying are keeping expenses down
and appearances up.-New orleans
Times-Democrat.
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TWO SHAKES.

Have money and the world
Win shake you by the hand;
Have nom and the world
Will-shake you! Understand?
Brooklyn Eagle.
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THE UBIQUITOUS CREDITOR.

You have only got to owe a man
money to appreciate what a small place
the world is.-Lloyd's Weekly.
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CAMPING OUT.

TITS row tire happy season
: When weary mortals throw
A lot of things together
And far away they go.
They want to share the pleasures
They've often heard about
The season of enjoyment,
That's found in camping out.
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EW HERE is still an ideal girl one over whom matrimoniary inclined
\ dream even when they do not wed her. She is womanly and sv
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now THE RAILROAD FAX Law WORKS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1908.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08

amendment OF the constitution OF
1875. and for that purpose the two
chambers would have to be called
together In joint session at Ver-
sailles. II would be possible, how
over, by a mere ordinary law TO mod
ify what seems to be the dangerous
result OF the systematic exercise OF
clemency. The chambers might pass
a law providing that In every case
where a death sentence should be
commuted the convict should be con-
demned for life 20 solitary conflne-
ment. Experience has shown that,
considered as deterrent, the dread
OF such a punishment is scarcely less
effective than is the fear OF death.
As for the objection to the infliction
OF the death penalty that 1t is de-
moralizing and brutalizing TO the
witnesses, this easily may be met by
providing that In future executions
shall take place in private. The
French senate has already passed u
bill to that effect. and there is
ground for believing that the cham
ber OF deputies would ratify the
measure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08
CASTE" AND CUSTOM IN INDIA.

Take, agln. the custom OF caste"
|hy which a man OF one caste is for
/biden to touch or TO allow his shad-
m to fall upon the food of another
nan Of a different caste. Here is
liIle scene quite common In India
tAs evening;
customer is standing respectful
y outside a Diapers shop desirous
oi buying a BIT OF cloth. After the
usual chatterlng he deposits the price
cr the edge OF the boarded floor.
vA!ch projects on the street, and.
having done this. stands patiently
Bouiside the shop while the draper
nsasures out the quantity paid for
Presently the required number of
li'ds OF the selected material are
FiArown unceremoniously toward the
eusiomer, who makes low obels-
ihee and retires, This Is a case of
business conducted between low
caste man and one several degrees
above him in the caste scale. the lat
Ief being painfully anxious TO avoid
ne slightest contact with the low
'as'e fellow, because II would entail
ceremonial defllement. requiring at
We very least religious ablution be
'0'e any food could be eaten by the
e'son thus contaminated.
Not hopeful state OF things for
|esnocratie government and admins
1auon that, Is II? Think of a gen.
|sal election where caste prevails!
The trouble. the present trouble,
mat the Indians who want to gov
''n india In our place have as little
a'ton OF governing Il according To
aolah IDEAS as We have ourselves,
P'haps less, The dlscontented and
soell'ous Hlndoos who write in the
sAu'e press and who talk treason at
1s1 secret meetings In London are
y me most part, young men who
ave been educated in England or by
t.snshmen In India. who have been
-''s'ed by European civilization and
\. -.'s Received a smattering OF Eng
=. ~ political philosophy.-Hubert in
~'Aenes'er (England) Chronicle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08
THE OUTDOOR PEOPLE.

A very large percentage OF the
people of the United States live in
cities.
A city is like n hive OF bees, with
this exception, that bees always fly
away as fast as they can into the
open fields OF the country to draw
honey from the flowers. and then
fly back again to their hive; but the
dweller in the city, not having wings
at his disposal, Is afforded no such
opportunity.
Thus the bees have the best of the
argument.
Life in a city Is often considered
a very complicated affair--and so.
no doubt Il IL; but in most cases II
Is even more narrow than compli-
Gated.
No American can be n true Ameri-
can without considering his entire
country.
Our cities are centers OF wealth
and commerce. and the people who
live in them, with their eyes upon
the pavements. often see nothing be-
yond the end OF their street car lines.
And yet have you ever stopped TO
consider that the vast wealth OF this
country. all the things you eat AMI
wear, the stone and timber ana
bricks that comprise the houses you
live in, are created outside OF cities,
I'm the heart OF the country, by the
people who make up the country peo-
pie In America?
The city folks simply traffic In the
things that the country folks pro-
duce. and gain their wealth by
process OF keeping a part of 1t.
The outdoor people, then, the ones
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08

where formerly she had an honored
place.
I'm many parts OF India II is GUS
tomary in n few days after the cre-
nation OF the husband to perform
what may be called the ceremony OF
formally degrading the widow. when
she has her head shaved by the bar
ber and Is deprived of the use of
all personal ornaments. Ever after
that she is condemned TO sleep, not
on bed. but on a mat spread on tho
floor; to have but one meal a day.
and to be excluded very strictly from
all fe"tivities and family gatherings.
Not only is the widow degraded and
set aside. but her very presence on
joyful occasions becomes an actual
offense, and her mere shadow is In
certain cases unpropItious.
You see II really Is little diff
cult to sympathize with the point OF
view OF the natives In the matter OF
their treatment OF widows. And there
are a good many widows in India,
because another Indian idea is for
very old men to marry very youns
women. - Hubert In Manchester
(England) Chronicle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08
ITALIAN
MONEY
MAKERS
CAPTURED AFTER A
BATTLE

New Haven, Conn, Aug. s.--Nine
well dressed, educated Italians, said
to have been posing as noblemen
here for some time, we're arrested on
farm near Branchville this after
noon. and charged with manufactur-
ing counterfeit money. They were
captured after sensational raid by
the sheriff and dozen deputies.
Secret service men had had tho
"noblemen" under surveillance for
some time. They had been spending
money lavishly at summer resorts.
and were suspected of being counter
feiters for some time.
A detective reported last night
that ne had seen the mems rendezvous
at the farm house, and the officers
went out there early today to make
the arrest.
The house was surrounded and the
men rushed the place with their
guns ready for action.
The Italians gave In without re-
sistance.
A quantity of spurious money and
complete outfit for manufacturing
American coins were found in the
basement of the house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08
Cost of Transporting Big shows.

Cost of Transporting Big shows.
A company was formed to produce
on the road a New York musical
comedy success of the previous sea-
son. II was by no means second
class organization-the comedian
was paid $3.50 week. the second
comedian 500, the soubrette s75
The chorus men received sic p
week, the lowest salary paid any OF
the So members of the company,
and the chorus girls $tS--a fair sal
ary several years ago when this tour
was made. They were on the road
forty and one-half weeks. actually
Travelled $4,000 miles and played
over II one-night stands. Most of
the travelling was done at night and
In only few instances when the
"jump" was over day were there
sleeping cars attached TO the train
While doing the one-night stands
the entire company slept In the
common cars at night. and although
the principals sometimes went to
hotels In the daytime. the chours
men and women slept either In the
train or at the theater. The amount
of money paid out to the railroads
by such a company Is enormous, es-
pecially II II Is necessary to carry
several cars OF scenery and effects.
The regular charge is 25 cents a
mile for each baggage or scene car
and cents per capita for each
member of the company. The cost
of transporting show like ben
Hur," which carries 210 people and
nine carloads OF scenery from New
York to Chicago would be consld-
erably over $4,000. and about one
forth OF this sum to Boston.
There was one spectacular show
on the road the past season that car
ried nearly 400 people and the cost
OF transporting them and the scenery
to Chicago from New York was Just
under $4,000, and this exclusive OF
sleeping accommodations. Com
panies OF this caliber. however. play
only the larger cities. and then for
long engagements. This tends 10
the formation OF secondary compan.
les TO produce the same play, but on
much cheaper scale. These are
sent TO all the small cities and towns
and the actors must do an enormous
amount OF trave,ng.-Charles Bel
mont Davis In Outing.
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1Sf TREATMENT OF =
WIDOWS IN INDIA

"en' now in this matter OF sati.
y nave not governed India accord
-s 70 Indian IDEAS, We have tried
govern it according TO our ideas.
the unfortunate part of the bust
Is that it is doubtful whether
-. nave made things much better
1~. 'ns widows. The Indians no
So. ssr burn widows to any extent.
~ su'e We viii not allow them to
80. = ~ but this Is what they do to
!, s now. Says J. G. Oman. one
lhdia: s au'nor'ties on
E,,s~er eser young she may be. the
i, 80 widow has. from the moment
~ NJ husband dies, not only to deplore
'ss'o,0s - 'oss Of a companion, perhaps a
n, 1'sa 's companion and supporter,
s.,,.' n. ''s : AAs also to take position Of
'~''' 'sgFaeailon in The hOusehoId
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DEATH PENALTY IN FRANCE.

II has been the practice for some
years In France to commute the
death penalty by the exercise in all
instances OF the prerogative OF par
don by the president of the republic,
CoIncidentally with the period dur
ing which executive clemency has
been applied invariably there has
been an alarming increase OF crimes
against the person. For example,
the. charges for murder have risen
from 1913 in 1901 to 274 in 1905,
aud the increase was especially
marked In the last two years OF the
five named. Cases of manslaughter
also had become more numerous. by
nearly 20 per cent between 1904 and
1905, SO far as can be judged in
the absence of official statistics there
has been no falling off In the num-
ber OF murders and murderous as
saults since 1905. Under the cir
cumstances 1t is difficult for French
citizens not TO connect In the relation
OF cause and effect the cessation OF
executions for murder and the null
tiplication of aggravated murders.
Juries have repeat sdly recorded their
conviction that the death penalty
ought TO be enforced. and many
councils general and reimbursement
councils have also declared that de-
cisions In capital cases ought not to
be overridden by the persistent use
OF the prerogatiye OF mercy.
There seems to be no doubt. how
ever, that so long as NJ. Fallieres re-
mains 'president OF the French re-
public he will continue TO pardon ev-
cry person sentenced TO capital pun
fshment. what, then. ls TO be done!
To deprive the chief magistrate Of
that prerogatiye would requise an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08

Time Card No. 53. Southern Pacific
Co., Effective Sunday, May AZ.
1908.
Toward Portland, Passenger.
No. 16.-5:13 a. m.-AOregon Bx-
press.
No. 1s.--s;4o a. m.-cottage Grove
passenger.
No. 12.-2;45 p. m.--Roseburg pas
senger.
Toward Portland. Freight.
No. 222.- $500 y. m.-Portland
fast freight.
No. 226.-1o:4o--11:2s a. m.--
way freight.
Toward san Francisco, Passenger.
No. 11-ii:03 a. m.--Roseburs
passenger
No. 17.--6:45 p. m.---Cottage Grove
passenge.
No. i5.-9:bL y. m.--california ex-
press.
No. 1851 a. m.-san Francisco
express.
Toward San Francisco. Freight.
No. 221.-2:43 a. m.-Portland fast
freight.
No. 225.-11:2s a. m.--way freight.
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who raise the cattle and hogs and
chickens, and grow the wheat, AMI
tend and crate the fruits and other
vegetables, run our saw mills and
wheat mills and elevators, are the
ones that we are, and ought to be.
interested in, because they are of
more Importance to this country
than all the rest of us put together.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-08

London papers announce the re-
ported betrothal of Beatrice Mills
daughter OF a New York multi-mil-
lionaire. 10 Colonel Forbes, Earl OF
Granard, master OF the kings horses.
and captain In the Scots Guards.
The earl and the family have ar
rived in New York.