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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
Lillian Russell and Her Gowns in
a Close Contest for Prize in Beauty

they make her look slim2' and How
on earth does she get into them?"
That is what l want to know. How
does she do it? Those gowns are
triumphs of the dressmaker's art.
Where do they begin, and how do they
end? Are they hooked in place, or are
they glued on?
The first was q dream of white satin,
with long, straight lines, caught In at
the feet with little satin straps and
buttons, so that long steps would have
been impossible. v a had the fair
wearer been inclined to take them.
With this was worn q long lace GOAT,
cut away from the bust line and fall
Ing almost to the bottom of the skirt
in the back. A close search with opera
glasses failed to disclose a wrinkle.
Again, how does she do itf
The second costume was OF nghtes,
blue messaline satin, even "clinginger'
than the first. With 1t was worn 9
semblance of a coat of greenish blue
broadcloth, heavily embroidered in silk
just a shade lighter. On Miss RusselPs
dainty blonde puffs was perched a toque
of black spangled net, adorned with
pure white a~igrette.
In the last act Miss Russelrs gown
was Lavender chiffon and Persian en-
broidery, and white satin, all mixed Into
a harmonious, very tight-fitting whole
Each gown was more exquisite thar
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
ILLUSTRATION OF FORM.

James Ten Eyck, great oarsman and
great coach, discussing rowing one day
in Syracuse, said success depended on
form. He explained what he meant by
form. Then, by way of illustration. he
added:
Everything, everything, goes by
form. Thus, out West in the old days
1t was the essence Of form to be in
formal. My father used to tell about q
squire who would marry h young
couple that came to him in some such
form as this:
"'Bill, do ye take this gal whose hand
ye're a-squeezin' to be yer lawful wife,
in flush times an skimp?'
Name, do you take this ouss yefve
fined fists with to be yer pard thru
thick an thin?'
"'Ye're right fer once, old man.
"-All right. then. Kiss In court, an
I reckon ye're married about as tight
as the law can jine We. I guess four
bit'll do. Bill, If I don't have to kiss the
bride. If I do, it's six bits extry.'"-
Syracuse Herald.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
Sqvedish Women Advancing

bQ HERE has been a grea change in the condition of Swedish WON within
the last fifty years., since they have been brought into closer touch with
h English nd American travellers.
Formerly a Swedish girl Of the upper classes was brought u p a a dollhouse
healthy physical exercises III vas told it would be unadynke to follow their
example sA4 1881
She seldom ventured out during the winter months with the resut hat Ter
mind an body suffered in consequence. A transformation has now taken place.
and she has become a keen sportswoman n an enthusiastic devotee of all out
door exercises Ter brothers look upon her as their ohum and a "jony good
|hnowp
mi allowed them both tic matrcuate IN to follow tn profession o. a
physician. Since that date the number of women who have taken advantage of
the permission a been steadily increasing. nj would be larger still butt for the
heavy fees of the girls high schools, which make education 10 expensive that
gives instruction free of cost.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
WHAT THE REAL ANNUAL EXPENSE IS.

The Secretary Of the Treasury is right in saying that In annual exhibits
OF the governments income ant expenses the ordinary should be separated from
tas extraordinary. The latter.n N fom Or another, nay represent permanent
investment. an cannot properly b classed as annual expenditures. 1t may be
money to retre old debts, and that is not annual expenditure, but a saving Of
interest Money spent o. public buildings which are valuable assets; on canal
construction orderedb by a previous Congress; or h reclamation Of lands, which
is q profitable Investment; for river and harbor improvements, ant for hi re-
dempton of he public debt is separate and apart from tn current expenses Of
the year Last year these extraordinary expenditures footed up a total of about
r2s0ooMo AS between the ordinary income and expenses of the government
there vas reanya surplus fort he year OF more than sS06ooOe.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
ALL GOOD BUT HIM.

When Ma has got mos dreadful cross,
an wants to whack me bad,
Folks doesn't say to her Qike .me),
Now, don't be gettin' mad r.
An sulky, like the way you has
They says, "oh dear, OH dear!
Wed better calf the doctor in, Mas
getting Ill, we fear"
When sister Nell has got q crouch,
an sulks long for a week,
An every day gets madden mad, an
doesn't eat or speak,
Folks doesn't say to her (like me),
go hungry, then" To Nell
They says, as sweet as honey pie,
Nov amt you feelin' well?"
When Pa he gets into a rage an swears
the air all blue,
Folks doesn't say to him (like MAJ
81 is ashamed of you,
You wicked boy" Oh, no, they is al
meeker than a mouse.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
STRATEGY.

One of the members of the State
Legislature in the South was a man
who had lived a farmers life most Of
the time until he was elected, and his
wife, having never seen a railroad
train, and having no wish to test one,
refused to accompany her husband to
the capital.
When the legislator reached his des-
~tination he found that almost all the
other members were accompanied by
their wives, and he sent an imperative
message to his brother to fetch Jane
along"
The brother telegraphed:
"She is afraid even to look at the
engine"
After bordering over the message for
a while, the legislator sent the follow
ing command:
"Blindfold Jane and back her onto
the train."-Lippincott's.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

River tunnels cannot take the place of bridges A hundred tunnels may be
bored under the Hudson without IN benefit to ehioe travel othert a electric
cars The ferry inadequately provides for vehicular travel, generally subject
as it is to the vcishtudes of thu weather. Three great bridges now spar the
East river, ne nearing completion. Ne@sstyo only compelled their erection and
no doubt there will b more In time n o matter % many tunnels may be con
sructed under tho river The same necessity presses o the Hudson. ant a
Hudson river bridge will be built This is a more serious undertaking than al
East river bridge. an It is one for the two States to carry put The benefits Of
such an improvement win more largely accrue to New Jersey than to New York
A great bridge spanning the Hudson will practically unite Manhattan Island
with the New Jersey mainland, and across 1t will flow a traffic tic enrich our
State in a short time many times more than its cost % h State. Blu. the
ensnnaa fact is that the bridging of he Hudson, eve more han the tunnelng
- ae Hudson has become a necessity that must be provided And 10 neoes-
qAvasnn Tor Q ssoaon, bat for the State At lsrsA Snebenan4e sHMn*sadss
Ne&apenA
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
CUT.

They sat in conventional silence, he
gazing languidly at the floor, although
there wasn't anything particularly In
teresting about tit was merely an
ordinary floor, and she gazing languidly
at him, although there-but to get down
to facts.
II a trace my ancestry back
through nine generations he said.
What else can you dor she chimed
in.
And they don't speak now.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
Did You Know Women
Oun $l48,O OO. 900 of Stock
In Pennsylvania Railroad?
In Pennsylvania

- II you know that of the $3.50 holders Of stock in he Pennsylvania rail-
| f. road 2SD01 or a per- cent, are women2 1t surprises yu, doesn't 1t tina
- S48000N is given as the aggregate o. wonen'sh oldngsf
BY nature more cautious than man, the average woman nchnes to Invest
ment rather than tt speculation. to hoard rather han % risk. h hsto Penn
sy1vania stockholders is proof Of this feminine trait. Investments in railroad
stocks IN kindred securities indicate that some moneyed women are becoming
close financial calculators with a n ~ open for fractional advantages in income
These are women who handle their W resources of support
The bulk of thisg great sun of money spent in the names OF ONE for stock
of the Pennsylvania railroad "a probably invested by thu lawyers OF widows
md inheitng daughters These women AVE con into the ownership of large
fortunes bequeathed them by their wealthy husbands N fathers, and in
some fear for the safety OF the money nave asked their counsel to put 1t away
for them. The attorneys have evidently done so by investing in Pennsylvania
railroad stock witt close to s14SM000o. The stock stands in the names Of the
women, tut a undoubtedly bought for them by the lawyers or other male
friends Their opinion of the trustworthiness Of thu railroad Us a user of stock
holders money is a striking testimonial to the officers of the company.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
= REPORT THAT poDosD The PUBLIC

- REPOKT THAT DUDUE II PUBLIC JUDuTL6N1.
If the repo nw formally adopted by the Governors Excise commission
had been put into III Governors hands and made public before tho election In
November the House of Assembly elected in November wouid have a Demo
cratic majority The majority ofthe commissioners and tho Governor were fully
decided weeks pror tic the election as % she character Of the report and It's
recommendations could have been put forth In plenty OF time to give the people
opportunity o pass Judgment upon them at ts polls THE STAR suggested
radical changes in the LAY directly affecting tina whole population and vast
property interests the honest COURSE to pursue vas = let the people nov what
ws proposed to be done 80 that they might give an expression Of their wishes
at the baId-box. Governor Fort evidently dhtrusted the public judgment. The
commission was his own entirely under his influence and amenahie to his orders
There was n o reason of public policy to demand that h majority conclusions
of the commission should be coa@Aed aSter they had been formulated There
were ogsnt reasonso Of public policy why they should be given nj before the
election. But If that had been done h eleven Essex assemblymen ant the five
Passaao assennblymen elected IN November would have made q Democratic
House. d that resur, evidently. WAS feared. A report withheld from public
knowledge in fear of al adverse popular Judgment cannot carry In weight
with the Legislature.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
G~REEN-EYED MONSTER.

Ariadne had just handed Theseus the
clew of silken cord, prior to his enter
ing the Cretan labyrinth.
What makes the Mtnotaur so
angry2" she asked.
Jealousy" he answered, because !
have you on a string"
Whereupon he advanced into the sub
way at the gate Of a Broadway local.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

ire this week. with Lillian Russell as
accompanist.
On all sides n could lear women
say, "How young she looks" Doesn't
she carry her years welIP" Where does
she have her gowns nader" Don't
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1908.
MR. TAFT AND DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.

Mr.. Tafes purpose to break the back of Democratic national organization by
breaking the solid Democratic South is so plain that h . who run may read Mr..
appearance and speech at the dinner of thu North Carolina Society In
H.v York. and his protected trip to Georgia, in which State he carried twenty
counties in the late election. are among the evidences But Mr. Taft In his din
nal speech told som truths that Democratic leaders al ponder. There is one
striking passage in his speech, in which he W the Democratic party has NOT
nreserved invblate its traditional doctrines . = and has fr the time
adopted new doctrines Of possibly doubtful eoononao Truth and wtsdom" He
show hw Southern Democrats through fear of tn ro question. had Sup
ported platform and candidate whose political AM economic theories they LIS
+r,.tn Tbrew was eslessnessi in voting fr me ticket and rejoicing IN the suc
cess Of another. Mr.. Taft argues hi belief hat In the South "the movement
away from political sondty mas started. and ousht. to be encouraged" These
srnr.sx.d viws " n mex President nd h leader of he Republican party are
most startling II their outspoken fankness If there is to b Democratic
nst,onal reorganization the South should take the initiative. and the South can
not begin too soon
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
RoossvHL1,s LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE.

In his Iast annual message % Congress-. read yesterday, President Roosevelt
tsnpers his viewsr regarding great corporations ant the Judiciary. To these sub
dects he devotesa large part of his message President Roosevelt is now con
WINGED that combinations among the large corporations. n especially tn rail-
road corporations, should not be forbidden, such prohibition being opposed to the
logic Of the times. He would simply have themu under Federalc controls an resu
laton r hate mi h o would lave h Sherman anirustl Lax repealed ad nw
enacted. The Pr@ident argues that Federal regulation is not a inno-
walton; that 1T simply carries out HI purpose for which the Federal Union was
1ormed-that Of placing with a central authority the power over interstate COM
merce now alnost wholly in the hands of the great corporations We deal today
with radically changed conditions, and with the same constitutional powers The
has eulogy for the Judiciary as a institution. while criacans the
cnarachr Of some OF its Judges who lag behind in their understanding q "the
reat ant vital changes IN the body polite" HI takes occasion TO sncmdats men
like Samuel Gompers, who sought to organize labor politically against the
judiciary ana sgnany failed to get following The President recomrnends old
N pensions. a employers liability law and other asu f< the benefit of
,sbor ad rsnewsh his sugsesuonf for h limitations o. individual fortunes The
most notable mon his other recommendations are those in regard % the
waterways and forests and for our battlshps 81
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

. LILLIAN, the
- sver bltth Q
and y o u n g,
she of the golden
and youthful
complexion, t h 9
r o e glances
and the gowns. Is
again. One
almost say
three wonder
full new costumes,
in the latest direc-
modes. are at
Newark Thea
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

"Cynics are hateful things. aren'
they?"
yes, Miss Dollie."
st wouldn't be one for anything"
you don't have to-"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
LONG LOVE.

ss'They tell me she was quite a hand
Ito draw a long bow"
~Yest che abear1 4she-drsw was ask
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
USUAL.

There is only one person a woman
hates more than the man who hates
her-the woman he likes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
THE PILLS.
with Il. A.-Poe-lOgies.l

].
Hear the bottles with their pills
Countless pills!
How they hammer, how they olamoH In
their haste to cure your illsl
How they Jingle. Jingle, Jingle.
In their labeled bottles Tight
AS they struggle for your headache
Or your asthma or your earaohe
With a chuckle Of delight;
Surging onward in q quickstep,
Bound to cure from hair to instep,
While you tremble and you shiver in
despair. with frightful chills
From the pills, pills, pills, pills,
Pills, pills, pills
From the smashing and the clashing OF
the pills.
See the endless doctors bills
Awful bills!
What a world of misery their gruesome-
ness ~instills!
How they set you madly cursing
With their manner impolitei
While you wrangle and admonish
With a vim that would astonish
While he grins with sheer delight
Crying init! Nit! Nit!
I won't bring it down a biti
For I've cured o Of your headache
ana your other beaStly Ills
With my pills. pills, pills, pills,
Pills, pills, pills
With my juggling. tinkling, climbing, =
twinkltng pills.
III.
Hear the millions with their Ills
Impish ills!
What a multitude Of w~retchedness their
devilment fulflls!
How the make you groan detected
As they frantically smite;
While you humble and you grumble
Fully overcome and humble
In the ever-waging fight;
Gasping "Stopl stop! stop!"
AS they jump and skip and hop,
With their pals, the grinning, dinning,
SHINING pills,
With the pills, pills, pills, pills,
Pills, pills, pills
With the ~surging, scourging, michief-
making pills!
82IadaIlab5sz
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

! IN RIPPING GOOD HUMOR
i BY f. ID ROY KOCH.
SAITH THE FOOL:

The A m 9 C a n
lover and the way
ward Chinaman are
similar In one re-
spect. They both
lose their heads
when they fall at
the feet of their
queen.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
LOST.
TOO GOOD LOOKING.

Bad weather. Finder may keep same
indefinitely.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
CHANGEABLE.

HAS she a large fortune?"
Depends on whether you are a cred
itor or a possible sutton"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
HIS Four MOTHERS.

Howard says he has four mothers
How does hs make 1t out?"
"Cwr, God. step and in4RMfA-
EHnxpsr4k Wroetdx.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09
Wears Three Costumes in
'Wildfre' That Are Revelations
to Newark SartOrial Critics.
BY ADELINE STANLEY CARRICK.

"And stfl they gaxed and still the won
der grew,
How one slim gown could carry her and
her pounds, too.o
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-09

queen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
The Honest Public Servant.

The optimist who has an abiding
faith in the fundamental honesty of
the American character finds an in
spring story in the dispatches from ST.
Paul, where Mayor Robert ]. Smith,
retiring penniless after so years of
faithful public service including IS
years as mayor of the city, has been
presented with a purse of $11 900 made
up by the business men of the city as a
testimonial to his incorruptible devo-
ton to the public interests. During
served the city in an official capacity
his honesty has been above challenge,
and last year the few thousand dollars
which he had managed to save from
his salary during that period were
turned over by him to an insolvent
bank of which he was director, in
order to save the depositors from loss.
He was not legally compelled to do
this, but the step was characteristic Of
his life record.
When grafters in municipal politics
are being so much exploited, it is re-
freshing to see case Of this kind
brought to the public notice. There is
not so much news value in public
honesty as in public graft and so We
hear little about it in the newspapers
The people read little about the count
less officials who are faithful to their
trusts, but they hear great deal about
the occasional exception here and
there who goes wrong. The people of
st. Paul did not make up this purse
for their retiring mayor as a reward
for honesty, but as proof that such
qualities as he has displayed are APP
preciated, and to prevent him from
facing old age penniless. A man who
energies from so years of public
service with his hands clean and his
purse empty of unearned gains is an
incarnation of the spirit which has
given America for a century and a
quarter the best government the world
has ever known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
A Statue to Gen. Spinner.

A lot of good people never heard of
Francis f. Spinner in whose honor the
women of the country have raised
money for bronze statue to be
erected at Herkimer, n. Y. General
Spinner was secretary of the treasury
during the war period and for decade
afterward, and it was under him that
women We're first employed in any
government department. 1t was at MS
suggestion that the innovation was
tried in the treasury department,
though not without much opposition
Finally, by arguing that the employ
ment of women in the government
service would serve the double purpose
of releasing the men to go to the front
and of providing means for widows
and orphans to make living, he sue
ceeded in bringing around to his view
those higher in authority. Forty years
later, the woman of the country have
honOred his memory by getting
together the funds for this monument
and statue No site for it was avail
able in Washington and so it is to be
ere cted in his home town in the central
part of New York.
General Spinner had long public
career, though like many other faithful
workers of the past he is now pretty
well forgotten. He was of German
parentage and as a young man was
engaged in trade in Herkimer. He
was active in the militia organization
of the state and reached the grade of
major general. After holding various
local offices he was elected to Congress;
in 1854 as an anti-slavery Democrat.
With the organization of the Republic
can party he became an active member
of that party and was twice returned
to Congress as a Republican. He was
serving in that body in 1861, being
chairman of the committee on ac-
counts, when Secretary of the
Treasury Chase selected him for the
rost of United States treasurer which
he filled under successive presidents
until 1875. The singular handwriting
which he cultivated to prevent
counterfeiting. is familiar to all
passed generation ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
A Memorial to Blaine.

AproEoS of the failure to erect 4 nonu-
mtnt to James q. Blaine. George Wilfrcd
Prarce, 4 Maine man ana the financial
editor of the New York Sun. makes to
the kennebec Journal Il suggestion which
should command favorable attention. The
building for the international Bureau of
American Republics, which is being cree
ted in Washington ana of which Andrew
Carnegie is the donor. is in a way Il me
mortal of Mr. Blline. who was prominent
" identified with the .inception of the
Par American movement and il has been
so termed by Nj Carnegie Mr. Prarce's
suggestion is that Maine furnish Blaine
memorla! room in the building, trimmed
with Main" stone and wood, embeliShrd
with articles wrought hy Maine artisans
and supplied with furniture ana objects
associated with Mr.. Blaine. 1t is n good
idea. Pass il along
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
Advertising Portland.
portland AdVertiSer.)

VI VI tltIlu tAuNtI tlStI -
That judicious advertising pays is
illustrated by the experience of the
Portland Board of Trade. AS re
salt of this years publicity cam
paign there have been already re-
ceived more than 1900 letters of in
quiry. The advertisements have been
inserted in magazines and newspapers
which reach all sections of the
land. In one way, the advertising
Of Portland is easy for the city pos
sesses so many natural attractions
that there is no lack of material.
Casco bay and its islands, the attrac-
tions of the Cape shore and the
foresides, the residence facilities OF
the city itself will attract visitors il
made known and they are being made
known in a convincing manner by
has undertaken. 1t is one which
should have the encouragement OF
the citizens. 1t has already in the
past two or three years demon
strated its possibilities and there is
Justification not only for continuing
It but Tor charging its scope. And
every person who comes here and
goes away pleased becomes q living
papers and magazines is desirable RI
is equally to the point to be advertised
by our friends.