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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
NEGLECT OF ~pLAyoRouN APPROPRIATIONS.

The complaint of neglect and broken promises that Commissioners Aronson
Of the Fairgrounds Commission makes against. HI Common Council nay be
echoed b the general community, for the grievance is the pubics grievance,
Mr. ronson says his commission after making constant appeals to the finance
committee last year., received only onehnh TIL amount absolutely needed and
asked for. The promise vas then given that the balance would re granted be-
foet IN close of the year and 1t was broken. No appropriation la since been
forthcoming It is time the members of the common ouncl began. to appre-
cate HI fact that the people OF Newark are in earnest in their desire for the
establishment of suitable Fairgrounds fr the children and resent he indifer-
moe and neglect by which they are put off with the smallest appropriation
available Fairgrounds are not uxuries,t to be procured only when the Council
has al excess Of evenue to diburse. tut are actual necessities Beyond the
public schools IN municipality does little enough for the rising generation. 1t
is certainly quite as important from h economic point of view to provide for
the physical health n vigor of he generation that is growing up to citizen
ship 10 /. is tt pave the streets and build sewer and make other permanent
improvements for tho benefto Of the next generation
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
TIE pLpL oMATs AT CHICAGO.

The foreign diplomats who are attending the Chicago convention are at
fOrded IN exceptional opportunity % study democracy in its lair. All ex-
cet the French represent onarohcal governments an In France the republic
is q compromise between a democracy and arstocracy. In America HI Prel-
dent o nearly me hundred millions of people is elected by the people. and the
foreign diplomats are witnessing the process of putting a candidate In nomi-
nation They sit In a convention of delegates representing nearly eight million
voters ant speaking for these voters delegates hat have com from every State
from the Atlantic to the Pacific from the Great Lakes to the Gulf from Alaska
ana u island dependencies They see this great gathering divided by conflict
ing ideas an judgments and full of intense earnestnessa and energy. The con-
venuon is a cauldron 500 to be at the boiling point But very on nut of 1t
will b e evolved a platform and a nomination, and then behold thu disappear
ance of the controversial spirit and the unihcatton of discmdant elements At
Denver in a few days there will be another great national convention that will
present thu same phases Every our years this phenomenon occurs and the
American republic goes marching o to conquer for democratic institutions the
empire of the world.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
WHEN | GET INTO BED.

I'm never frightened in the dark,
Though I am very small;
I never sit all scared, and bark
For ogres in the hall.
But when my prayers are said
1 have one awful dread,
That something waits to grab my toes
When I get into bed!
I try to think of pleasant things
Each time I get undressed;
And how each day no evil brings
If children do their best.
But the thought comes in my head,
AS I'm turning down the spread,
That somebody's going to grab my toes
When I climb into bed!
And when there's nothing more to do,
With bed-clothes open wide,
1t makes me SILVER through and through
A-trying to decide
Which foot shall go ahead.
Cause I'm sure I'd tumble dead
If something eve grabbed my toes
AS I got into bed.
Burgess Johnson, in Harper's Maya
zine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
MEAN ALL THROUGH.

Otto e. Schaar, president-of a club OF
New York walters. said the other day
of a parsimonious young man:
"He resembles a chap they tell about
in Bucks County.
"This chap lived alone with his father
On the old mans death he would in
herit the farm.
well, finally. the old mar took sick
His end drew near. The son sat UT
with him a night or two. expecting him
to pass away; but he fingered n
ION the fifth or sixth night the son
instead of sitting up, put a lamp, turned
very, very low, on a table by the bed
and went off to his own room with the
caution:
when you feel that it is all over
with you, father, don't forget to blow
out the lamp "-Washington Star.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
MODERN GRANDMOTHER IS
NO GRANDMOTHER AT ALL
She's the Creation of Dame Fashion and Indirect Result of thu
Six Best Sellers, ImOgene Mason Says.
BY IMOGENE MASON.

TT p HERE is the grandmother Of yesteryear2 She Of the placid. smiling
WY face topped by the pet1est of white hair.an III dearest of little lace
w caps; she Of the shiny silk gown ant the comfy lap; of thu needle and
thread and bit OF embroidery or patchwork
She's gone, and neither 0 nor I cal bring her back until Dame Fashion
SO wills In her place is a sprghty creature with eye bright and air most
youthful as to shine and shade with gowns like her daughters an hats like
her granddaughters No needle and thread and embroidery for her.. She would
roll there yes In horror att the thought of amusing hersef with patchwork. She's
up to late, this new grandmother ofo urs,a n what she hsl stin "comhness"
she makes up In airs and graces
It's hardt to tell whether we are pleased or lot We like her immensely
this new. sprighty elder of ours III somehow or other there is a sneaktng
depressed longing for the other kind, especially when III eyes are treda nd or
heads ache or when W have a big big "goody" secret to tell
The modern grandmother is no grandmother 1t all. She is a creation of
Dame Fashion n IN indirect result of the six best sellers. Not long ag 1
read OF a woman who taught her small grandson % call her" aunte" because
grandma" seemed entirely too Did and awful
h twentieth century has brought is much, but 1t las also taken away
We want our grandmothers, We 10. the kind our mothers love to tell about.
This stylish, dressy, peasureloving, elderyyouthful woman is all right in her
way, but as a grandmother she's mighty small potatoes
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
MET THEIR MATCH.

Three students at n of the leading
colleges determined to play a trick on
one of the professors.
Fol a week they collected all kinds OF
bugs and finally had gathered a large
number of them. Selecting a half dozen
of the most uniformly sized, they took
them apart. Then they glued a leg Of
one, a head of another, a body of a
third, etc, until they had a perfectly
made body of a bug, and a very funny
one.
Next day. when the bug was dry,
they took it to the professor.
I'VE found it IN hour ago" said the
spokesman, ''in the back field. 1t is
very queer, and we thought you could
tell us the name of it."
80 can said the professor after he
had looked at it.: lit is a species o.
humbhg. philadelphia Ledger.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
NEVER SAW ONE.

Wu-Ting-Fang, who will represent
China in this country again. was asked
by a clever young American woman,
who was his neighbor at a dinner, why
tho Chinese made SO much of the dra-
gon.
You KNOW" she said. that there
really Is no such creature: or possibly
I am In error. Did you ever see one?"
The crafty diplomat smiled and said:
"My dear young woman, how comes it
that you make so much of the Goddess
of Liberty: You must know that there
really is no such creature: or possibly
I am in error. Did you ever see one?-
Vossische Zeitung.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
A PARALLEL CASE.

In the late financial stringency a clerk
in one of the New York banks was try
ing to explain to a stolid old Dutch
man why the bank could not pay cash
to depositors as formerly, and was in
sisting that he be satisfied with clear
ing house checks. But the old German
could not grasp the situation, and final
ly the president of the bank was called
upon to enllghten the dissatisfied GUS
toner. After a detailed explanation of
the financial situation, 1.-THE president
concluded: Now, my good man, you
understand. don't your"
YES obviously replied the Dutch
man, u thinks I understand. It's just
like dis. e my baby wakes up In der
night and cries for milk, 1 give her a
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
NORTH AMERICA q FEST WEEK.

indianapolis is a centre of musical interest this week. Thereo opened today
in that city the great National saengerfest, in which more than 10 singing
societies, representing all sections of tn country, take part, together with the
New York Symphony Orchestra and such singers as Mne schumann-
Hdnk. of New Jersey. A grand chorus Of 5000 singers will ei a magnificent
volume of musical sound, NJ tn schools oil Indianapolis contribute 5000 chill
voices. specially trained. Tho first saengerest in this country was held
in Cincinnati in 1a9, with only five cities represented. This week more than
thirty cities are represented. There have been held thirty tests of he North
American saengerbunds and the membership is 10Y upwards of 00oo in the
United States The Northeastern Saengerbund includes many singing societies.
and its last fest was in Baltimore. No city in the United States las in proper
ton tO its population a larger number of singing societies than Newark and
or local societies can boast the possession of many valuable prizes wn in fest
competitions.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
rHn ALIEN EXODUS az hoBoKeM.

It wa a novel spectacle yesterdays at Hoboken, that of about two thousand
lien hghting fr a chance to take ship on of te country, and in utter
despair when the ship could afford them 10 accommodations A yea ago the
ame class were fighting as resolutely al European ports fort the chance to take
ship to this country, a marvellous change in a few months. Half a million
aliens have departed from our shores since the panic of 1907 set in, and the
hegira continues 1t is the bnnd instinct of the ratsw h leave a sinking ship
although there is, of course, no parallel These people do not possess the
sagacty Of the rat, but only its fear OF the unknown If they knew the Ship
OF State better If they had a better knowledge Of economic conditions. they
superabundant plenty, back to tn lowly estate they escaped from when they
enigrated
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
GAMBETTA'S HORSES.

In the time of his intense popularity
with a contingent of his fellow country
men, Gambetta had an experience which
he was wont to tell against himself.
In Paris admirers unyoked his horses
and dragged the carriage to his house.
Gambetta would narrate this with an
air of pride, and he would add. with q
smile. But 1 never saw my horses
agafn!"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
FOLLOWED THE N

Attorney-what did the firm tell you?
Client-That no lawyer would be
blamed fool enough to take my case.
Attorney-Yes. and then what did you
do?
Client-Came right over and engaged
you.-Cleveland Ledger.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
THEIR TWO VARIETIES.

New Clerk-I notice some of these
barrels of apples are marked x and
some q. Are they different kinds?
Dealer-No; same kind: but differ
emily packed. Some customers want a
barrel opened at the bottom and some
at the top.-The Independent.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
HONORABLE.

Here, you, sir!" cried her father,
angrily, "how dare you show your face
here again."
WELL" replied the nervy sutton, az
might have worn a mask, that's true;
but that would AVE been deoeitful."-
Philadelphia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
Sn S\GMtsome MOOD
SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Gailey-George wants me to give
my last summers gown to our servant
girl.
Mrs. Deepley-Is she pretty2
Mrs. Gailey-Yes. Why?
Mrs. Deepley-Ah! I see his scheme
He wants an excuse to mistake her for
you, so he can kiss her.-Philadelphia
Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
PROSPEROUS COUNTRY.

rs this section prosperous"
you bet it is" answered the Kansas
farmer. 1T kin spread a net any time
and snake a grand piano out of a
cyclone. '-Courier-Journal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
SURE.

TITS as bad as being in debt"
What is?"
Trying to Keep out of it."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
SANDY'S RETORT.

Yankee-Ill have you know. stranger,
that I belong to Chicago.
Sandy-'Deed. an wha'd haze thocht
it? Frae the way we've been speaking
I thought Chicago belonged to you
Home Magazine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
COMPENSATION.

Mr.. Powels-Do you mean to say that
you shopped all day n didn't get any
thing?
Mrs. Powers-Yes; but l know what
everybody else got.-Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
GARDEN JUNGLE SOUNDS.

I love to hear the bluebells chime,
And little cowslips moo,
OF tiger lilies roaring I'm
A constant lover, too.
But best of all the garden sounds
To which I love to bark,
Is when at eve I go my rounds
The Johnny-jum-pups bark.
-Harper's Weekly.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
FITS THE NAME.

why do they call it the stock en-
changer"
Il suppose because when a man goes
in there with loose change it is ex-
change before he gets out"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
EVEN z EFFECTIVE.

"She must have h~ypnotized him be-
fore he asked her to marry him."
"Well. 1t was about the same thing,
She showed him her bank account"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18

A parcels post agreement, just effected between the United States and italy,
will be a boon to the large Itanan-speaking population in this country. the
rate being twelve cents a pound Up to eleven pounds Many thousands OF our
relatives intaly, and any dfmnuton of he cost is of great benefit to them
The international parcels postw will afford convenience as we'll as security and
economy.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
NO NEED TO-. THEN.

wigg-Wigwag is actually afraid to
think for himself.
Wagg-That being the case, he ought
to get Observation-Disclosures Record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
AN ACTORS WAY.

Poor girl. her husband is leading a
double life
"You dom say2"
Yes; he Is the heavy villain on the
stage and doubtless in the band"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
OE COURSE.

What made him want to kiss herr"
"She did"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
POOR OPINION OF IT.

What are you drinking"
Nothing. That is what 1 call 1t.
The common name, I believe, is water"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
IL REGULAR WAY.

victim-I say, doc, give me something
for my headache.
)ooctor-Did you ever have headache
before?
Victim-Nope; usually after.-Mil-
waukee Wisconsin.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
A COMMON REASON.

''yvhy doesn't he wear better clothesF'
Because he can afford to-" .
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
FATAL MISTAKE.

HE would have been a rich man but
for an error in judgment"
Bought stocks at the wrong timer"
mo; selected wrong parents"
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AT

Interest in the national Republican convention ia been cumulative from
thu start The moral certainty of the nomination of Taft which existed in
everybodys mind on thu nst day Of the convention. made public interest lag
until there vas developed the grat fight over the proposed antinjuncuon reso-
lunon. Yesterday the dramatic element appeared lin the great demonstration in
the convention, brought ut by hi mention of President Roosevelt in the d
dress by Senator Lodge Men saw then that the threat of tampeding the
convention for Roosevelt IA lot an Idle one n the Taft managers kaeny
reauzed during a half-hour of tumuh that "te best laid schemes of mice and
men ans 1T agley" One fact va impressed IN the minds of all, namely, that
this is lot a convention to follow precedents OIL a cut-and-dred program, tut
an assemblage Of Municipalities representing a great diversity Of entfmen and
susoepttbl to inspirations entirely beyond tn control Of party leaderships
The scenes in the convention hall yesterday recalled the scenes In h Demo
cratic national onvention at Chicago twelve years ago.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-18
NOT EMBARRASSED.

The Heiress-But they tell me you
are embarrassed by your debts?
The Suitor-Don't you believe 1t. But
doubtless my creditors are.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The Irish standard., 1908-06-06
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
HENNEPIN-IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Patrick
Kennedy, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final ao-
count Of. the, administra trlx Of, the estate
of said decedent and her petition praying
for the allowance Of said account and for
decree assigning the residue of said
estate to the persons by law entitled to
the same
It is Ordered, That al persons. inter-
estej in said estate appear before the said
Probate Court on Monday. the 9Th day
Of June, 1908, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon. at the Probate Court in the Court
House at Minneapolis. in said county,
then and there to show cause. Il any
there be, why said account should not be
allowed, and said. estate should not bO
distributed as prayed for in said petit
And it is Further Ordered, That notice
Of such hearing be given by publishing
successive weeks prior to said day. of
hearing In the Irish standard, a news
PAPER printed and published In said
county.
Dated g at Minneapolis this 11th day o.
BY the Court :, - !.
GEORGE r. SMITH. h AZ
Judge OF Probate. III
The Irish standard., 1908-06-06
DUKE DIED WHILE PRAYING
Mr.. sHoNTs DEFENDS MEMORY
OF NOBLE soN.lN-LAW.
Declares De Chaunes Was Not an
Opium Ftend-Duchess Nearly
Driven Insane by Grief.

New York, June 3.-On his return
from Paris Tuesday Theodore P.
Shonts, president of the marlborough
Metropolitan company. declared that
the reports that. the death of his SON
in-law, Duke de Chaulnes, was due to
in opiates were infamous
libels.
Mr. Shonts said that the, dukes
death was caused hy heart disease
and that he. was not addicted to the
use of drugs. -'t',, 49,
"The duke and my daughter were
'kneeling at. their bedside in prayer" :"
said Mr.. Shonts. when the stroke
came upon him that carried him off
before. medical ,aiq. could be sum-
moned.
"The memory of the duke has been
grossly ma1igned. and outrageous re-
ports we're printed: about the manner
and cause of his death. The facts
are these: On the afternoon Of the
day on which he died, the duke and
my daughter were out riding. They
dined together and then retired to
thetr:apartment early! E, =
They were knehhdg close together
and the duke held one arm about his
wife's shoulders. Suddenly he lurched
forward and then tumbled Unconscious
at my daughters feet. He was a, big
man and she a; slight girl, but she
lifted him bodily on. the bed and
screanofsd for aid-r5Yin waa dead ha-
fore anything could be done for him.
Upon my arrival in Paris L found
my daughter In an alarming condition.
Until two weeks ago we feared that
her reason had gone and would never
return. It is just two weeks ago Sun
day when the turn Tor the better
, came" . I
The Irish standard., 1908-06-06
BAD MAN KILLED
He Attempted to Terrorixe Ambrose,
N. D.. and Was Shot.

Ambrose, N. D., May 2e.-1n .
pitched battle here between an en-,
ragged populace on the one hand and
q desperate known as "Dutch," on
the other, the latter was shot through
the head and fell dead from his horse.
"Dutch'' rode his broncho into
blindpig and while still seated in his
saddle demanded that he be served
with the best and strongest the place
contained. Every demand was punc-
tuated with shot from his revolver
through the floor or ceiling. Under
the circumstances the proprietor Of
the place could not do enough for his
unwelcome visitor. s:Dutch'' could
have had the whole stock had he ask
ed it at the poiut Of his gun.
Leaving the blindpig the desperado
began shooting at other buildings and
hurting defiance at citizens who were
in sight. A random shot pierced the
hand Of ]. A. Lpphardt, editor of the
local paper, and L. s. Todd, an attor-
ney, was saved from serious injury
only by the timely assistance of q
Mr.. Ness. There was CRY to arms
and in five minutes dozen rifles and
shotguns were replying to the volley
of the lawless "Dutch." It was all
over in another FIVE minutes. Fort
unately the coroner has only the body
of the aggressor upon which to sit
and return . verdict.
The Irish standard., 1908-06-06
GAS KILLS WHOLE FAMILY
CHICAGO MOTHER AND THREE
DAUGHTERS AsPHYxlATED.
Mrs. William Dorner and Offspring
Are Found Dead on Floor of q
Bedroom In House.

Chicago, June 4.-Schoolmates who
called at the home of Gertrude Dor
ner. IA years old, GO Tell court, where
they had attended party few hours
before, Wednesday discovered that
she, her mother, and two youngersis-
tiers were asphyxiated The dead:
Mrs: William Dorner, 45 years old:
Gertrude, IA years old; Ethel, IL years
DID,; Elsie, seven years old. The chill.
dred found the window shades drawn,
and falling to receive a response after
repeatedly ringing the doorbell, they
suspected something was wrong They
then ran to the home of Miss Grace
Tomcy. 61 Florimond street, and told
her of their fears
Miss Tomcy hurried to the Dorner
home and finally managed to assist
Charles Harvey, SO Florimond street,
through window. AS the youth
peered through the window he discov-
cred the bodies Of Ethel, IL years old,
and Elsie. seven years old, lying on
the floor in a rear bedroom. The news
Immediately spread through the neigh
borhood. Hook and ladder company
No. 10 and the police broke in. the
door and carried out the bodies. A
hurried examination showed that Ger
trude was still alive, and DR.. w. c.
Sanford, 1853 Eugenie street, was sum-
moned. After administering and
working over the girl for nearly an
hour he gave up his task and pro-
nounced her dead. Capt. John Stahl
found a leak in rubber hose that
led from gas jet to small gas stove
In the kitchen. Miss Dorner had evil
IDENTIFY made an effort to reach the
kitchen door. as her body was found
lying across the threshold between
the kitchen and dining-room. Elsie
was found on the floor in side bed
room, while Ethel and Gertrude occu-
pied a room in the front part of the
house.
A small break In a window pane in
this room no doubt prolonged the life
Of the two girls, and had assistance ar
rived few minutes sooner, their
lives would have been saved An in
quest was held by the coroner.