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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
Harrison Man Makes a Unique
Complaint After Discharge
from Linoleum Works.

Recorder James Kelly, the amicable
justice dispenser of the town of
kearny, has had some freakish cases
In his court since he has been on the
bench. but perhaps the most unique
charge that has ever been made be-
fore him was the one that came to his
notice last night, when Anthony
Rusker, OF 3o4 John street, Harrison,
complained to the magistrate thai
Robert Mccluskey. of 40i John street,
East Newark, had pushed him in the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
WANTED VOTE ON
PURCHASE Of SITE
ALREADY BOUGHT
Kearny Councilman Really
Meant to Ask Citizens Opinion
on Amount of Appropriation.

Instead of putting it up to the votAs
whether n sum to exceed $50. 900 should
posed town hall, a resolution offered
by n Kearny Councilman recently
called for a vote on the purchase of a
site. A site had already been pur-
chased two years age.
The error was reported at a meeting
of the Arlington Board of Trade last
night by Mayor Louis NJ. Brock and
Councilman Harry B. Caithness. of
the Common Council. Mayor Brock
was of the opinion that $4,000 would
not be enough.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
WATER SUPPLY
QUESTION WORRIES
NORTH ARLINGTON
Residents Beginning to Get AnX=
ious Because of Inactivity
. of the Council.

Residents of North Arlington are be-
ginning to get anxious about the ques-
ton of a water supply in the borough.
The Council was to have met before
last night to hear objections to the pro-
posed scheme, and n of the council-
men who today noted that a meeting
had not been held yet was at a loss 20
know the reason why. The Council a
few months ago went yer plans for the
proposed work and then ordered that
objections be advertised for. This was
about July IA, SO that the sixty days
required by law were up yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
BOOSTING CLUB
FORMED To HELP
ALDERMAN RICE
Many Ballots Being Stored
Away for Late Use in EVE
Ming STAR Contest.

An Z. J.. Rice boosting club is being
quietly formed to help Alderman Rice
in THE EVENING STARS contest for
the most popular Harrison alderman.
Ballots are being stored away, and
some day soon a big bundle Will be
sent in.
The interest in the contest continues
unabated, and much friendly rivalry
is in evidence among the "rooters' of
the various aldermen. Alderman
Days vote was increased today by
fnrtv-threa votes. The vote:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
WEST HUDSON EAGLES
TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS.

The West Hudson Aerie of Eagles
will visit the meeting OF Newark
Aerie No. A in this city tonight and
receive final instructions as to how
to conduct an aerie. The West Hud-
son aerie was formally organized two
weeks ago. The aerie will meet on
Thursday night at Eagles Home,
Quincy Hall. Arlington. and a few can
dldatcs will be admitted.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
OF ARLINGTON
MAN 90 YEARS OLD.

The funeral of Robert Swan, who
died On Saturday at the home of his
son, William H. Swan, of SO Bennett
avenue. Arlington, was held last night
the services being conducted by the
Rev. j. Franklin S~chindell, pastor or
the First Baptist Church, Arlington.
Mr.. Swan vas 90 years of age, and
was a native of England.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
NEW NONTCLA|R
NORMAL SCHOOL
FORMALLY OPENED
Postmaster Hays Makes Princi=
pal Address to One Hundred
Incoming Students.

The opening ceremonies of the Mont
clair State Normal School were held at
the new school building today, and over
one hundred students were present.
Postmaster James l., Hays, president
of the State Board of Education, adj
dressed the students, and Judge
Francis Scott, of Newark, delivered a
speech and spoke of the advantages OF
the school. Edward Russ and Edward
Robertson, Of Montclair, We're also
+ present and participated.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS
IN FAVOR OF HARMONY,

Thomas p. McGlennon. who had filed
nomination for Councilman in the
Fourth Ward, Harrison. withdrew
from the contest today, giving as his
reason q desire for party harmony.
This leaves two contestants In the
field, DIR. NJ. OF. Dolphin and Stephen
j. Riordan.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
HARRISON DEMOCRATS
WILL MEET TONIGHT,

The ,fhn J. Malady Second Ward
Democratic Club will meet tonight at
headquarters. COL South Fourth street,
Harrison, and good speakers will at
tend.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
TO HOLT FOXING BOUTS.

Several foxing bouts will be held at
Olympic Park, I%rvington, on Friday
night. The bouts will be conducted by
the Central Institute of Physical Gull
ture, this city. There are several good
outs on the schedule.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15

Chief of Police Michael Rodgers. OF
Harrison, has returned from a vacation
at Atlantic City.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case OF Scabies-eody q Mass
OF Sores from scratching-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

"A young woman came to our city
mission In a most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch)
incipient paresis. rheumatism. etc.,
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was mass of sores from scratch
ing and she was not able to retain solid
food. Weworked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve
ment. One day I bought a cake Of
Cuticura Soap and a bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent, and we bathed our
patient well and gave her full dose
OF the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day got box Of
Cuticura Ointment. In Eve weeks this
young woman was able to look for q
position, and she is now strong and well.
Laura Jane Bates, IS Fifth Ave., New
York, N. T.. Mar. II. 1907"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
Railroad 70 Mecca.

Announcement has lately been made
that the railway from Damascus to
Mecca will be completed as far as
Medina on September /, and that in
two years more the remaining $50
miles to Mecca will be ready for use.
This is one of the most remarkable
railroads In the world. Some, II not
all, the money for its construction has
been contributed by Mussulmans in
British India and In Africa, as well as
In Turkey, and it is regarded by them
as religious enterprise. 1t is intend
ed to make easier the pilgrimage to
the holy city. The religious motive
has not only led the faithful In various
parts Of the world to contribute
money for the railroad, but, stranger
still, 1t has led the Turkish officials
and contractors engaged in the actual
work Of construction to abstain from
their usual practices of dishonesty,
which In America are In a general
way called grating" The road runs
through waterless desert for long
distances, and in these parts has not
cost. including rolling more
than $l2,500 mile. The best record
made in track-laying is two and three
qusrter miles In day. Arrangements
are already making in Medina to cele-
brate the entrance of the new road
into the city. While 1t is a religious
enterprise to the Mussulmans, the rest
OF the world Is aware that it has
great political value to the Turkish
sultan, for It will make 1t easier for
him to control Arabia by sending
troops there quickly, and it will also
AFFORD an easy route for dispatching
an army tosthe Egyptian frontier in
case he should think it desirable to
assist the Egyptians in any effort to
throw OF British rule.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16

sAme class at the historic st. Johns
church on Lafayette square, by the
late Bishop Satterlee. Since Miss
|'Taft's departure for Bryn Mawr Miss
Ethel has left the cathedral school and
is receiving instruction from an Eng
lish governess.
II William Howard Taft should be-
come president of the United States
his daughter would make her bow to
society during her fathers second year
10 the White House, for it is the pres
ent intention of the young woman to
continue her studies at college till her
four years are completed, which means
that she still has two full years after
the present term expires.
White House debutantes are well
coined by Washington society, for
many brilliant functions are given
often for the younger set. Miss Taft
is said by those who know her to be
unaffected and as democratic and
genial as her father. She has never
accompanied her father and mother
on their long trips to distant lands,
but has spent her time preparing for
college, which she entered at an age
rather below that of most girls.
1t may be that Miss Taft, like the
former Miss Root, now Mrs. Ulysses 8.
Grant III, being studious and do
mestically inclined, will shun as much
as she possibly can the gayer life of
the capital city after the novelty OF
being White House debutante has
worn of. This, of course, in the event
of her fathers nomination and election
next fall.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
When His Troubles BEGIN.

She purser on transatlantic liner
is an exceedingly busy man when his
steamer comes abeam of quarantine.
His troubles begin some five hours be.
fore the steamer. arrives OF Sandy
Hook and continue uptil every pas
senger has left the pier. The purser
Is besieged by passengers who wish to
exchange foreign money for American:
he has to tell them when the steamer
is expected to dock. when to set their
watches ahead and reply to hundreds
Of other trivial questions. The pursers
on the French line are nothing II not
courteous, but sometimes their pa
thence is sorely tried. and to avoid any
apparent discourtesy in the tribula-
tons of arriving at port they prepare
statement for the press containing
memoranda Of the notable passengers,
special incidents, ships spoken, amount
Of specie and weather conditions"
The statement fl manifold and handed
to the reporters with pleasant smile
and the news CATERERS do the rest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
SQUANDERSFORTUNE
LORD ARMSTRONG PREY OF ENG
LANDS MONEY se&iARKs."
MIsdIreeted Business Energy Proves
Disastrous to the Extent Of So
600, 0o0-Inherited Famous
ElsWIck Gun Works.

London.--Lord Armstrong, head of
the greatest private arsenal and en-
cheering works in Great Britain, has
demonstrated conclusively that misdi-
rected business energy may be as dis
astrous to the heir Of a great fortune
as the extravagances more commonly
imputed to the younger members of
the aristocracy. Eight years ago Lord
Armstrong, equipped with a technical
rather than business education, in
herfted through a granduncle who had
been raised to the peerage $6,000,000
a controlling interest in the famous
Elswick Gun works, two country es-
tates-among the most spacious in
England-and magnificent town
house in London. His vast fortune has
now been dfssipated, and last week he
entered into deed of arrangement
for the liquidation of $4,000 debts
In long-term installments.
1t was all due to lack of familiar.
tty with modern business methods. He
had one Of the most stable and we'll
intrenched manufacturing businesses
In England behind him and the pres.
tige Of a family name which has been
associated with solid. conservative
business methods. He was told he
was failing to keep abreast of the
modern industrial expansion, and he
admitted among his counselors men
who were more familiar with stock
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16

ants wear fencing masks. A lunge
badly parted or miscalculated thruct
might otherwise put out an eye or
knock out a tooth.
Beware Of Football.
Football is sport that comes as
natural to the healthy boy athlete as
swimming or running. Although 1t is
grand exercise and full of excitement,
1t has another side which renders 1t
of doubtful value. More football play
ers are killed yearly in this country
than from all other athletic sports
combined. No matter how we'll
trained player may be, there 10 al
ways the peril of fractured bones or
internal injury. There is no rule
whereby these accidents may be
wholly averted, under the present foot.
ball system. Their chances may, Of
course, be greatly lessened by proper
training, and by keeping the bodily
health in perfect condition.
With the older athlete, as well as
with his younger brother, athletic sue
cess is impossible unless he leads q
clean, strictly temperate life. Tobacco,
liquor, late hours and other dissfpa-
tons debar boy from athletic PROV.
ess. He must choose between them
and abide BY his choice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
Value Of PsychicaI Research.

Why should not psychical investi-
cation lead to practical results, asks
Sir Oliver Lodge, F. R. s., in the
World To-Day. Are we satisfied with
the preaching of chaplains. That is
as civilized people content to grow a
perennial class of habitual criminals,
and to keep them In check only by de-
vices appropriate to savages; hunting
them, f1oggfng them, locking them up,
discriminating theme 1t is unwise and
unscientific to leave prisoners merely
to the discipline of wardens and to
the preaching Of chaplains. That Is
not the way to attack a disease of the
body polite. / have no full-blowa
treatment to suggest, but / foresee
that there will be one in the future.
Society will not be content always TO
pursue these methods Of barbarism;
the resources of civilization are not
really exhausted, though for cen.
turtles they have appeared to be. The
criminal demands careful study on the
psychfcal side, and remedy or palIfa-
ton win be direct outcome of one
aspect Of our researches. The inf1u-
ence Of the unconscious or subliminal
self, the power of suggestion, the in.
fiuence Of one mind over another, the
phenomena Of so-called possession"
these are not academic or scientific
facts alone; they have deep practi-
cal bearing, and sooner or later II
must be put to the proof.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16

Apropos of its bargain list" a
firm Of manufacturers announces that
It recently sold "a 1907 secondhand
automobile" to the vice-president of
one of the largest transcontinentaI
lines; another to the president of a
national bank: third to a prominent
real estate dealer; another to a IA
nous Wall street operator; one to a
well-known and popular man of leis-
ure; another to the president of a
great commercial enterprise, and yet
another to a noted corporation attor-
ney. This is class of buyers" it is
added, who in the past would not
consider any but new car" Perhaps
the reason is not far to seek. They
are not the only persons who are
economizing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
ONLY DAUGHTER OF TAFT.
Nice Helen Now . Sophomore In 6ryn
Mawr College.

Washington.-Miss Helen Taft, only
daughter of the secretary Of war and
Mrs. Taft, now is sophomore in Bryn
Mawr college. Before entering the
Philadelphia institution OF learning
she attended, with Miss Ethel Roose-
welt, the school which Is connected
with the Episcopal cathedral situated
way out on the Tenleytown road.
The daughters Of the president and
secretary have been close friends and
playmates since early childhood. Two
years ago they were confirmed In the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
THE CALL OF THE SOIL.
pAYs or FINANCIAL STRESS
MAKE FARM LANDS LOOK
RICH.

| "A stan contributor or q sOutnern
| newspaper has taken up the question
OF the return to the farm Of many who
] had forsaken 1t for the glitter OF the
city. He says: ut is a well known
| fact that the history of this Govern
ment shows that those men who have
been most successful in life and who
have left their impress upon its peo-
ple and its institutions as statesmen,
soldiers, financiers-have as a rule
been those whose youth was spent on
the farm, and 1t Is to such as these
that there comes with overmastering
power THE CALL OF THE SOIL.
More especially does 1t come with re-
doubled responsiveness, greater pow
er and sweeter pleading to the man OF
affairs when the clouds of financial
unrest begin to darken the sky; when
the cry of panic causes people to lose
their wits and act like stampeded cat
tie; when with reason or without
reason there arises before him the
specter of ruin, grinning In his face
and waving its gaunt arms In threat
ening gesticulation.
The pitiable state into which some
men were brought by the recent finan-
cial furry, which happily is now
passed, suggests these reflections.
Some were ruined and q very few be-
came insane because of their losses.
Two or three took their own lives.
1t Is when such times come that the
statesman, the great fnancier. and
the man of affairs becomes tired Of
the struggle. He lays down his pen.
turns from his desk and listens to
the CALL OF THE SOIL.
There are hundreds of cases
throughout the United States Of those
who have money In the banks and are
looking for investment in lands. No
investment is better or safer. Take,
for instance. the lands in Western Can
ada that can be bought at from $40 to
SIS per acre which yield a revenue
equal to and often greater than their
original cost. Those lands make q
certain investment During the past
two months large investments in
these lands have been made, some In
tending to use the lands for farming
purposes Of their own. Others 70 re-
sell to farmer friends. The agents OF
the Government of Canada located at
different points throughout the United
States have in their possession par
ticulars of districts In which there are
free homestead grants of 100 acres
each accessible to railways. markets,
schools, churches. &C. These are val
liable lands. These agents will be
pleased to give information to any de-
sirous of securing. and will tell all
about the railway rates, &C.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
ATHLETICS FOR BOYS
LEARNING TO WALK LIKE IN
DIAN-HoW STAIR CLIMB
ING SHOULD BE DONE.
ALL SHOULD TRY BOXING
Advantages of Bag Punching and
Feneing-Necessary to Use eau
ton In Playing Game. Of
Football.
sY ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE

BY ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE.
EAthletic Instructor New York Evening
World. Author of Muscle
Building" etc.l
Few persons know how to breathe,
TO walk. Next to proper breathing,
walking il the athletes best form Of
training. You have been walking ever
since you were year old. but do
not believe you know how to walk
correctly. There Is as much differ
ence between correct and incorrect
walking as between good and bad
breathing. While all sorts Of walk
ing are of more or less benefit In ath-
lehc training, the correct manner Of
doing SO is ten times as beneficial as
the ordinary method.
Here are few hints on the subject
which you will do well to follow:
Art Of Walking Correctly.
The average boy either walks jerk
lily or else rolls in his walk, or-worst
Of all-shufies. Heel and toe should
touch the ground at almost the same
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16

jobbfng methods than they were witt
the manufacture Of munitions OF war.
Then he resorted to money lenders
In league with the other interests, and
to these sharks" he found himself
obliged to pay so per cent. interest. Il
was due to this that he put aside his
pride and made public agreement
providing for longtime payments OF
the gross amount of his debts.
Lord Armstrong, by birth and chris.
tening w. H. A. f. Watson. was born
in 1863. the son Of John William Wat.
son of Adderstone hall, and the
granddaughter of the late Baron Arm.
strong OF Cragside, through whom he
inherited his fortune. He was edu,
Gated at Elton and Trinity college,
Cambridge, later pursuing studies of
a mechanical and engineering char.
acter.
The great engineering establish
ment of Elswick il one of the most
celebrated in the world. From a
nucleus Of 51k acres the plant has
grown to 230 acres, and when fully
employed has $4,000 workers. The
weekly pay roll involves the distribu-
ton of about 100000.
In its shops were turned out some
of the most formidable of the modern
machine guns, the deadly precision
of which the Japanese demonstrated
In the late war with Russia. While
the Armstrong works are chiefly noted
for their high power guns they ais
embrace sMpbuilding department
whence the Abdul Hamid, 4,000-ton
cruiser, was recently launched for the
Turkish navy.
The founder of the house of Arm.
strong was William G. Armstrong.
who constructed small shop to the
west OF Newcastle for the manufac
ture of the various hydraulic machines
which he, while still a solicitor. had
begun to invent. This was about 60
years ago. Gunmaking was begun at
Elswick in 1855, and 1t was largely
the application of hydraulic mechan.
ism. of which the late Lord Armstrong
had been close student, that made
the working of the high-power artil.
lery possible.
Five years later captain, now Sir
Henry Noble Joined the stan and az
managing director he did much toward
the development of modern ordnance.
Some Of the largest guns used by the
Japanese during the late war fired a
projectile weighing $50 pounds with a
velocity of 1850 feet per second. The
energy of these huge shots is nearly
10000 foot-tons, measured at the muz.
zle, and they are effective at eight and
ten miles range. The evolution of
hydraulic machinery. largely brought
about at the Elswick works, makes II
possible to handle these ponderous
engines with great rapidity.
The present Lord Armstrong; most
famous country place, Bamburgh cas-
tie, once the home Of the kings OF
Northumbria, is historic place. II
has been carefully restored and is now
a comfortable house. Lord Armstrons
and his wife are both devoted to out
of-door sports and are keen motorists
and fond Ct xolf. shooting and fshins
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16

1t is pleasant to hear of the bravery
and unselfishness of American sailors
even in time of peace, when they are
supposed to have little to do outside Of
routine duty. Rear Admiral Evans,
commander of the battleship fleet, re.
ports to the naval authorities at Wash.
.ngton the highly commendabIe con.
duct Of four seamen while at Punta
Arenas, Chile. This consisted of en-
tering. at great personal risk, a boat
that was leaking badly ard proceed.
ing to the rescue or two midshipmen
who had been thrown into the water
by the capsizing of dingy and were
In imminent danger of drowning. But
She Yankee sailor is always cool.
headed. resourceful and dependable.
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succeed the late Senator Bryan Of
Florida TN the United States senate.
Mr. Milton is a grandson OF former
Gov. John Milton of Florida and is AZ
years old. He is a successful banker
and business man. The appointment
for the unexpired term of the late
Senator Mallory, which had been filed
by the appointment Of Senator Bryan
three months ago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-16
The Farmer. Retort.

What do you call yeour red auto.
mobile. mister?" drawled the old farm
er at the drawbridge.
The Fool Killer" bantered the
man in goggles. Il call 1t that because
1t kills all the fools who happen to
cross Ia front OF 1t.
The old farmer cleaned his pipe
with straw and then replied, evenly:
THAT So mister? Wall, is there
any chance Of 1t blowing up and kill
ing the fool inside?"
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Machine-Made Proposal.

Annabel-How queer! Here's q
story about man who made fortune
out OF an attachment for a sewing
machine.
Arthur (softly) = That's nothing.
I've formed an attachment for the
sweetest little sewing machine In the
world, and would consider my fortune
made II she'd have me. mo cardsl