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lot force your child's mind.
Miss Browns Advertisement.

Margaret Brown, a Chicago stenog- rapher, wanted a position.
 There were other stenogra phers in Chi cago who also wanted positions.
 Miss Browns friends suggested adver- Using. She looked over the long columns of "Situations Wanted printed in the newspapers. She read scores of adver- tisements modelled after the following:
 "Situation Wanted-Young girl of 23, five years experience, desires position as stenographer; trustworthy and rapid; ref erences exchanged. Box x. Y. Z."
 Miss Brown shook her head. To go into the newspapers with that sort of an advertisement would be like going into a lottery Doubtless many of those girls were as capable as she. How could she catch the eye and arrest the attention of the manager who was looking for help?
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The Death. of Yerkes.

want to read you a little sermon on the career and death of the late traction magnate, Charles T. YerlSes.
 He died at a fashionable hotel in New York. and while his body was still warm 1t was hustled into big wicker basket and to freight elevator to get. it out of the way.
 His wife refused to see him on his death bed. His son and daughter were es- tranged from him. No one but the nurse was with him when he died.
 He was worth-in money-many mill lions.
 When Yerkes died the cafes and TO- tundas of the Waldorf-Astoria were crowded with gay parties. The guests must not be shocked. What to do? The porters hastily filled big laundry basket with soiled linen. Yerkes' body was dumped in and stealthily dragged to the elevator It was thus transferred to a back sample room to await the under takers wagon.
 So-
 The funeral bier of this multi-million- aire, art critic and connoisseur was a laundry basket, he had for a shroud soiled linen, and his temporary sepulcher was a dumping room for refuse.
 Afterward of course, the body lay in state in the Fifth avenue palace whence he had tried to drive his wife. Nobody but the reporters and curiosity seekers came. Neither wife nor child nor rela-
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times, Miss Brown finally worked out this unique ad.:
 situation Wanted-A brown-haired girl of the name of Brown would like a posi- tion as stenographer with firm named Brown, although others would be con- sidered. Address X-e73."
 The result?
 A great bunch of letters came to the newspaper office in answer to X-673. From
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something to turn up." It turns some thing up-by advertising.
 But
 There is advertising and advertising. Originality counts. He or she who can devise a new method of publicity. new style of advertising, other things being equal, will best succeed in reaching the public.
 Miss Brown got the idea.
 Her advertising was different.
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these the girl took her choice.
 The next day shrewd Miss Brown sat at her desk taking dictaton. She had found her job.
 And the other girls were still adver- Using.
 The lesson of the incident is plain. This is an age of advertising. The quickest road to publicity is through the daily newspapers. The business world nova days does not wait, Micawber-lil1e for
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Quick of comprehension.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 dress the Caledonian equivalent of our supreme court His "pleading" occupied an entire day. After seven hours of all
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And this story, retold, will have accom- plished it's purpose if it shall lead some girl or boy to thinking along these lines
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A Modern Martyr.

Clara Iitinsky. a native of southern Russia, born and bred Jewess, killed herself because she believed her race was slipping away from its religious faith.
 Strange thing to cause the suicide of young grill
 But this girl had the religious convlc- ton of a Deborah.
 In the factory where she worked were many of her race, but they were indif- ferent to religious matters. They thought nothing of working on Saturday, the Jew ish Sabbath, but this girl mourned in spirit because the Sabbath of patriarch, prophet and priest was thus desecrated. That was the first great shock.
 Religion had always been to her a mat ter of first consideration. In this country, it seemed to her, dollars came first. In her estimate faith outweighed material things. The religious indifference of her coreligionists weigher heavily on her spirit.
 Mind you, this girl believed in her reli- zion.
 Perhaps no one will ever know of the secret tears shed by. this poor maiden and the secret prayers she offered up-tears for her people, prayers that they might be held guiltless of their neglect of an- cient usages.
 Perhaps no one will ever know the sinking of her soul as she felt the very earth slipping beneath her
 And, to add to her suffering, there were the gibes and jokes of her companions, who were amused by poor Clara Litin- slys fidelity to the faith The misery of 1t all broke her heart
 She yearned for the old home. The fare might be homely there, but at home reli- zion was still reality.
 She did not have money enough to take her back to Russia-only enough to buy her carbolic acid
 You do not understand 1t?
 No. Perhaps the faith of your fathers, whatever it may have been has been long discarded. You have settled down into habitiual listlessness, sort of practical agnosticisfn.
 But
 In this Jewish maiden's soul material ism tried to strangle faith, and the struggle rent her spirit.
 Oh, aye. there are martyrs nowadays!
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years ago the following ad-
 vertisement appeared in village 4 newspaper.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-27
NEAR-TRAGEDY AT
RIFLE PRACTISE.
Two Guardsmen from East Or
ange Just Escape Being
Hit by Bullets.

CAMP FORT, SEA GIRT, July 81
Two venturesome guardsmen had a
narrow escape from bullets on the rifle
ranges here Saturday. Both, 1t Is said,
are members of Battery A, of East
Orange, and their experiences, 1t Is
thought, will keep others away from,
walking too neal the rifle pits while
firing is going on. The two started
across the range while skirmish firing
was in progress among members of the
Marine Corps. There was a rain of
bullets, while the cross firing was in
progress when the two %privates went
into the dangerous territory.
Captain Mortimer Mum, assistant in
spector of rife practise In small arms,
saw the men crossing and Immediately
gave the order to pull down and
cease firing in time to save the men
from possible death. He had a ard
job owing to the skirmish work in
progress. but displayed quick Judgment.
Among those who have been shooting
on the ranges are Captain Winfield H.
Van Muse, of the First Regiment; G.
Frederick Snellen, champion hooter at
the standard target, and those trying
for the honor of composing Company
LIS team of the First Regiment, Lieu
tenant Frank Snyder, Corporal James
Terwilliger, Sergeant Albert Bruer and
Privates Joseph Flynn and Harry A.
Hawthorne.
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NEWARK ALDERMEN
GO TO JERSEY CITY
TO GET REVENGE
Hope to TrOunce City Fathers Of
Neighboring City at
Baseball.

An effort will be made by the New
ark aldermen at West Side Park, Jer-
sey City, this afternoon to triumph
over the Jersey City Fathers and
thus secur revenge for the defeat
handed them by the officials from
Bob" Davis's burgh several weeks
ago. The proceeds of the game will
be divided among the charitable in
situations in Hudson county, and judg-
ing from the advance sale of tickets
nearly ST. 900 will be realized.
A delegation OF faithful rooters &C
companied the local city fathers to the
battle-ground. Mayor Otto Wittpen. Of
Jersey City, will pitch the first ball and
attempt to outdo Mayor Haussling's re-
cent exhibition.
The locals will have the service of
Minority Leader Meyer. and Majority
Leader Sinnott has promised to display
his ability as a coach. Aldermen Lee
veen and Day, who were the real stars,
with one Joe" Wright. who Will be on
the slab, put in a lot of practise while
in the West and figure on taking this
afternoons game.
The locals left IN a Special trolley
from he -Four Corners" There'll be
a band to liven up matters and after
the circus the visitors will Se rendered
a banquet and Hudson and Essex will
let loose a flow of oratory.
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SOCIETY FOLK PROUD OF
EAST ORANGE BATTERY.
Art;iIervmen Shine in Evening
Parade Before Crowd in
Autos and Carriages.

CAMP FORT, Sea Girt, July ~
Battery A. Field Artillery, of Fast Or
ange, expects to drill this week with
six horses attached to the gun carriages
and six horses to the caissons. Last
year the battery used but four horses
to EACH. but as It is believed this has
been too much of a task for the horses.
Ii has been decided to use six steeds.
and today the new rule went into eff
feet.
A short time ago. when members of
Battery c., regular army, now here,
marched into camp, there was a COM
plant registered that four horses were
not enough for each piece. n the S.
p. c. A. took up the matter. The East
Orange men 1nd that everything works
better with the added horses, n the
arrangement has met with considerable
commentator.
The a~rtillerymen started work today
with the big guns alongside the regular
army men. The young men all show a
willingness to perform their tasks
promptly and well, and are attracting
attention from visitors on their APP
pearance and polished department.
Lieutenant Frederic A. Reimer is
officer of the day. Sergeant James and
Corporals Fellows and Casey are in
charge of the guard.
! Fifteen soldiexs had an interesting
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MUST SHOW GROSS
CARELESSNESS BY
THE FREEHOLDERS
Reserving Decision in FuscO's
Application for Review of
Reward, Court Says So.

Decision was reserved by Chief JUS
tice Gummere in the Supreme Court
Circuit today. after hearing argument
In the application for a writ of certio-
rari to review the action of the
Board of Freeholders In awarding the
contract for the water and sewer sup
ply system at Overbrook to the Har-
rison Construction Company.
The application was made by Freder-
ick A. Lehlbach, former city attorney,
on behalf of James A. Fusco, who
failed to get the job, although he was
the lower bidder at $4S, 22O. 20. The Har-
rison Construction Company's bid was
$40, 609.0 5. The county, through County
Counsel Elvin w. Crane, contends that
Fusco had failed to make allowance
for a 81, 500 roof, and so was really a
higher bidder.
The chief justice remarked to Mr..
Lehlbach in the course of the argu-
ment:
UNLESS you show gross carelessness
on the part of the freeholcers amount
ing almost to actual frauds, you cam
not challenge their awards"
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C0RNWELL SAYS
JAIL IS RUNNING
HIS MENTALITY

In petitioning the chief justice for his
release from the Passaic County Jail.
where he is held for contempt, Charles
Cornwell ended his plea with this SEN
tence today:
IT pra God will fill the chief JUS
tees heart with mercy. and may he
grant my prayers before 1 lose my
mind"
This brought to light the belief in
Passaic hat Cornwell is in danger of
becoming insane unless released. But
the chief justice decided to hold Corn
well in Jail for the rest of the week.
Cornwell was a witness In the suit
of Edward B. Kursheedt against the
Standard Bleachery Company, of which
he was an employee. He said that two
men took him to New York where they
met two women I'M had a big dinner
with lots of wine. He there signed an
affidavit which he now declares to have
been false.
Realizing what he had done a few
days later Cornwell hurrfedly left Pas
sale and went to Florida. That was
last February. Detectives were sent to
trail him n he made friends with the
detectives, knowing who they were,
but he would not return to the juris-,
diction of the Jersey courts. On July
Z he tried to get into the State to see
relatives and was arrested on a bench
warrant charging contempt.
He a offered to testify as to the
truth at n time.
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GLOBE
TROTTERS PASS
THROUGH CITY
Max Bienenstock and Sam Auer-
bach, Of Philadelphia, Viii.
Circle Earth on Foot.

Max Bienenstock, II years old, and
Sam" Auerbach, 90 years of age, two
young Philadelphians, who have
started on a trip around the world
which will take four years to COM
plete, are in Newark. and will leave
for New York tonight. The two, who
are known as Jack" and BILL" have
every appearance of being globe-trot-
tiers, and attract much attention be-
cause of their wide sombreros, heavy
shoes, canvas trousers and large KNAPP
sacks. They are to secure material
for writing books.
Jack and "Bilr' left the City Hal
in Philadelphia on July p. Five thou
sand persons witnessed the start of the
youthful globe circlers, and Al. Nash,
the famous Indian runner, sent them
on their way with a revolver shot.
They expect to write books dealing
with life among tramps after they COM
plete their trip. They will walk to san
Francisco, not using freight trains or
riding in wagons.
Camden, Beverly, Burlington, Tren-
ton, New Brunswick and Newark have
been visited thus far, and today Cap
tain william A. Carroll affixed his sig
nature to the paper which Is to show
that the youths are really walking the
distance.
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WARSH|PS
READY TO SHELL
CASTR0S CITIES
Venezuelan Consul at Curacao,
Attacked by Natives, Flees
from That Port.
COMMANDMENT UNLESS
APOLOGY is RENDERED
Expulsion of Minister Reus Bit.
terly Resented by
HOllanders.

AMSTERDAM, July 27.-Dutch war
ships will lombard the principal coast
towns of Venezuela unless President
Castro makes immediate and ample
apology for the expulsion of the Dutch
minister, J. H.. De Reus. Orders AVE
beer issued by the government that all
Dutch warships now in American
waters proceed to the South American
coast. If an apology is not forthcom-
ing La Guayro. Puerto, Cabello and
other towns will DO shelled.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 81
The relations between Venezuela and
the people of the Island of Curacao,
Dutch West Indies. are strained to the
breaking point. Following a long series
of what the residents of Curacao re-
gard as a%ntagonistic actions on the
part Of President Castro, directed
against themselves and the Dutch gov
eminent, mobs gathered in force here
and expressed their resentment by an
attack upon the home of a Venezuelan
who had published statements In Vene-
zuelan papers derogatory TO the lSlanu.
Later they held violent demonstrations
in front of the residence of the Vene-
zuelan consul; surrounded the German
consulate, where he had taken refuge,
and compelled the ordering out Of
armed troops so that the consul might
be protected from injury. Later Lopez
took passage for Porto Cabello.
The demonstration before the resi-
dence of the Venezuelan consul, Senior
Lopez, occurred late last night. AL
though no actual attack was made II
Is stated that two shots were free
fl ON the consul's house, no one, how
ever, being injured.
Members of the family OF the mar
who published the offensive statement
were compelled to play the Dutch ma
tional hymn, while the people below
shouted, Down with Castro! Long live
Wilhelmina!"
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AUTOS IN JERSEY
KILL |, HURT IS AND
DEMOL|SH STAGE
Mother Holds Child Over Head
and Saves 1t in Red Bank
Trolley Smash.
BOYS COASTlNG ON THEIR
BICYCLES HAVE COLLISION
Atlantic City Alderman Ill from
Shock After His Motor
Car'Causes Death.
Especial Il, the Evening start

ATLANTIC CITY, July 27.-Alderman
Henry L. Leeds, whose automobile ran
over and killed Tony Eortello. a young
berry-picker. Yves SO overcome from
shock today that his friends o him
to a hospital. All accounts agree that
the car was going slowly at the inns of
the accident, and that the boy ran out
into the road suddenly and vas run
over before Mr.. Leeds could shut off his
power.
At about the time Of this accident
the big six-cylinder car in which the
Misses Julia, and Mary Close. of Lam
caster, Pa, were riding, collided VIC
lently with a telegraph pole, hurting the
sisters twenty feet. Miss Julia sus-
tanned fractures of two ribs and MISS
Mary was bruised and scratched. They
were sent tn the Hotel Worthington,
where they are spending the summer.
When an axle of the IN
which w. f. Saunders. of Ventnor, and
party were riding, broke.,all were given
a severe shock. In the car were MT.
Saunders, his wife. b. B.. Porter n
B. F. Land, of Pittsburg.
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ten-mile ride through the surrounding
country yesterday afternoon. Another
party went down to the beach.
The battery made a fine showing In the
parade last night. The event was wit
messed by one of the largest crowds of
the season. People were lined up about
the parade ground. and there was a
solid line of automobiles and carriages.
1t was remarked that all the organiza-
lions In review ave one of the finest
exhibitions seen this year at Sea Girt.
Following the parade Captain Hen
nessey. OF the regulars battery, put
his men through a stirring drill, and
Battery A made some mental notes in
the art of dextrous movements. There
was plenty of firing, n the way
horses were sent down the field was a
caution.
There were a large number of visitors
from East Orange to Battery A tents
yesterday.
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Confessed Slayer of Master, Mis-
tress and Girl Servant to
Plead Insanity.
CLAIMS HOMICIDAL MANIA
CAME FROM BITE OF DOG
Prisoner Bears a Remarkable
Resemblance to Thaw.
Witnesses Absent.
[speclal to the Evening star.l

FREEHOLD, July 27.-The trial OF
Frank Zastera. the farm laborer, for
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. William b.
Sheppard and the domestic, Jennie
Bende, at the Marlboro SQUAD farm, on
May 16. was called here today. ana
then postponed, because of the absence
of material witnesses for the DEFENSE
until Monday, September l.
The motion was made by the counsei
for the defense, former Judge William
r. Hoffman. Zastere will be tried FIRST
for the the murder of Mrs. Sheppard
It was IL o'clock before Judge Voor-
bees went on the bench, and q
Hoffman's motion for adjournment was
made Immediately after Zastera was
brought to the court room He de-
clared that the defense had tried hard
to collect the witnesses, but found II
was impossible. because several lived In
other States.
Zastera's plea will be emotional in
SANITY. and several doctors who treat
ed him for will be called
to show that he has not been IN the
full control of his senses In years.
The belief that a plea of insanity Will
be offered II strengthened by state
ments by the youthful murderer ana
his parents to the effect that two years
ago he wa bitten on the hand by q
dog.
He took the Pasteur treatment ana,
according to his parents, was in such a
nervous and excitable state that ne
twice gave up his work of designing
expensive pocketbooks for a New York
firm to seek the quietude of the farm.
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EBERHARD AND
ACTRESS he NAMED
TO MEET IN JAIL
Miss Wade, Who Denies Aunt
Slayer's Story, to Face Jer-
sey Tragedy Prisoner.

HACKENSACK, July 27.-Caroline
Blonde Typewriters.' for whose sake
Gus Eberhard declared that he shot
and killed his aunt, Mrs. Ottillie Eber-
hard, TO get her $500, after Turing her
from Europe, is expected to fac the
slayer today in the Hackensack jail.
Miss Wade declares that she never
knew Eberhard, and to her knowledge
has never even seen MIN. The police
now believe that Eberhard became in
fatuated with Miss Wade and was a
grocery In which he had worked in
st. Nicholas avenue, New York city.
She was in the habit of going to this
store for purchases for her mother, but
she declares that II she saw Eberhard
there he never made enough of an i'm
preston on her for her to remember
what he looked like.
The little actress is greatly excited
over Eberhard's connection of her name
with the tragedy, and she has e
pressed an anxiety to see h young
man in Jail TO disprove his assertion
that she was the woman with whom he
was infatuated.
A special meeting of the grand jury
has been called for Thursday. when
Eberhard's case will be considered. His
confession, Prosecutor Rooster believes
viii make mis- indictment a matter OF
mere form, and 1t is expected that he
| will be quickly tried thereafter.
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MANGLED
ON TRACKS; POLICE
SUSPECT Staying
William Fredericks's Death Sub
iect of Inquiry by Bergen
County Authorities.
Especial to the Evening start

HACKENSACK. July 27.-Prosecutor
Rooster and Coroner De Mund are in
vestigating the death of William Fred
ericks, a popular young man of Oak
land, whose mangled body was found
near the railroad tracks of the New
York, Susquehanna and Western Rail-
road neal the river, and who they sus-
pect may have been slain
But one motive, say the police. could
be found for the Staying, if such it was,
and that was jealousy. The police would
not go into details. On the body of
young Fredericks was found $54, all the
money he took with him when he kissed
his mother good-by Friday night, re-
marking hat he was going for a stroll.
The body was found the next after
almost hidden in a bunch of rank
weeds that grew near the tracks. The
skull was fractured, and the left cheek
bone was broken. The body had the
appearance of having been in the woods
for at least twelve hours. The clothing
was soiled with blood and dirt.
The police theory hal young Freder-
icks had been drinking and had met
with an accident while walking along
the racks is Indignantly secuted by
Mrs. Peter Fredericks. who declares
that her son was never intoxicated In
his life.
The coroner has not vet decided
whether he will hold an inquest, but is
inquiring closely into the circumstance
surrounding Frederick's death. The
dead man was 26 years old.
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BRIDE Or
LOcE YOUR HOME,
FATHERS ORDER
SediIle and Annie Busch, Sup
posed Newark ElOpers,
Now in Chicago.
CAPT. CARROLL THINKS
YOUTH WROTE TO HIM
Letter Inquiries About Reward
and Says Author Has Los
Gated Couple.

Eugene E.. Sedille, 10 years old, may
return to his fathers home, 2S0 First
street, and be forgiven. if he does not
bring a bride with him. With Annie
Busch young Sedille is said to have
eloped last June. After the girl and
youth disappeared they were first heard
of from Colorado Springs and then
from Chicago.
Captain Carroll. of the Newark de-
tective bureau, has received a letter
from Chicago asking If there would be
q reward for the young nan 1t was
rumored when he left that Sedille had
and a bank book representing 81, 500 in
deposits. The letter stated that the
writer had located the pair. 1t is Cap
tain CarrolIs belief that the young
man himself wrote this letter in order
to find out if 1t would be safe for him
to return to Newark or not.
His father made the following tate
ment today to a representative of THE
EVENING STAR.
II am more than ready to receive
my son in my home again. But If he
has married the girl, with whom it is
said he eloped, he can never return
here.
"They were both old enough to know
what they were doing. She is % years
Did. according to her parents, and he
L."
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PITMAN GROVE SERVICES
ARE ATTENDED BY $4,000.

PITMAN, July 27.-A conservative
estimate of the throng at Pitman Grove
yesterday was about 10000 persons.
Every one of the nine services was at
tended by inspired crowds. who gave
vent to their enthusiasm in shouts and
scns.
The Rev. E. L. Hyde conducted the
altar services, n Bishop Stamford
preached morning and evening. many
being willing to occupy the wet seats
outside the auditorium to hear him.
The preachers for today Will be the
Rev. E. A. Robinson, of Pitman; the
Rev. DR.. Fowler and the Rev. George
w. Ridout, of Wesley Church. Trenton.