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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-04
Errors in COurtship.

WILL you run away with me to-
w night, Kate, dear?" said Phil to
his charming rustic belle, who had just
"Ah, no, my dear Phil" replied the
young woman, with great sense of pru-
dence and decorum, II will do no such
action as that! But I'll tell you what
1 will DOLL run away without you.
and then you can run after me, n
so we shall meet at my aunt's that
same evening"
An equally ridiculous reply was made
by the young man who realized the
embarrassment of meeting a girl by
DAM" he said to the one that per-
formed the part of go-between for the
young couple, you could manage 1t SO
as to let us meet at your house with
out either Of us being aware that the
other was present"
An Irishman, having challenged a
man to fight a duel, who somehow for
got to keep the appointment, met his
antagonist the same day and said,
well, sir, I met you this morning, but
you did not come. However, l am de-
termined to meet you tomorrow morn
Ing whether you come or not!'
A beggar woman, soliciting charity,
declared she was the mother of six
small children and a sick husband.
Molly, a maid Of all work, once re-
lated to her Irish mistress a marvellous
dream she had. Pooh. pooh!" ex-
claimed her listener, you must have
been asleep when you dreamed such
~nonsence.' Indeed, I was not then!"
replied the indignant Molly. II was
just as wide awake as 1 am this min
ute!"
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HOW HE ACCOMPLISHED IT.

mo" said the manager of the great
establishment, I'VE had no trouble in
getting the girls in our employ to gown
themselves in dark colors in accord
ance with our desires"
But didn't they make , row when
you issued the order?" asked the man
who thought he knew something about
women. ~
I've didn't issue any order"
"Then how did you do it?'
we circulated a report hat we
thought the place would look more
cheerful If we required all the girls to
get more color effect in their costumes.
Thereupon they held an indignation
meeting and declared that they would
like to see any man dictate to them
how to dress. Since then black and
dark gray have prevailed to such an
extent that 1t seems almost like a uni
form"
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Noiseless Children.

A HIBERNIAN paterfamilias remon-
strated to his wife against the
noise of the children, and expressed his
wish that they should be kept in the
nursery while he was at home. He
added. considerably, 81 would not OBJ
ject to their noise If they would only
keep quiet.''
Kelly, a stage manager in Sheridan's
time at Drury Lane, once fell through
a trap door and broke his leg When
picked Up. he remarked that 1t was well
he had not been killed; for Sheridan
would then have had to keep him for
life.
According to Samuel Lover, the Irish
poet. the late for the celebration of
Saint Patrick's Day was once a moot
ed question. Some authorities declared
that the saint was born on the eighth
of March, whJlo others insisted that his
birthday came On the ninth. It was
Father Mulcahy who finally struck the
happy thought of putting these two
dates together, thus setting the seven
teenth for the day Of celebration, and
1t was the same witty priest who is
! credited by tho poet with: No ono
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ANSWERS TOCORRESPONDENTS


The first case of record in which this
Parnell doctrine was applied was that
of one Captain Boycott, land agent for
the Earl of Erne in Ireland. The Land
League issued an order that he was TO
be treated "as a leper of old" Imme-
diately all of his men deserted him on
the eve of harvest: tradesmen refused
to sell goods to him; not a soul in his
district dared to speak to him or hold
any communication with him..
Being a man of courage. Captain
Boycott brought in a hundred Ulster
men to gather his crops while the Irish
government massed 1000 troops and
police to protect them from attack.
From that day to this the verb ito
boycott" has been a recognized express
sion for the system that has brought
suffering and ruin to many people.
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"Coppered with Gold

"A n had taken a dlSllke
"a to a ship, when he was told that
he might safely trust himself to her
and that she was finely copper
fastened, answered, "Thank zee, sir. I
would not sail in her If she was cop
pered with gold"
"Oyez! Oyez!" exclaimed a bell ringer
in Cork. Lost somewhere between IL
o'clock and McKinney's store on Mar
ket street, a large brass key. I'll not
be after tellin' yes what 1t is; but it's
the key of the bank, sure"
The following notice was found on an
Irish church door: This is to give
notice that no person is to be buried in
this churchyard but those living in the
parish. Those who wish to be buried
are desired to apply to me, Ephraim
Grub, parish clerk"
Another similar specimen is: "Noticel
The church wardens will hold their
quarterly meetings once in six weeks,
instead of half-yearly as formerly"
A ito let" sign once bore the addi-
tional information hat This house is
to be let forever, no longer If required"
An impoverished Irishman offered his
only old saucepan for sale. His chill
dren, gathering round him. inquired
Why he disposed of this useful article.
"Ah, my honeys,'' said he, sure 4
wouldn't be afther partin' wild it If 1t
wasn't to get some money to buy some-
thin to put in it," :
One of Dryden's plays was IN
demned by he severity of the Duke OF
Buckingham's witticism OF the line,
my wound Is great because 1t is SO
small" to which the duke dryly re-
piled, Then 'twould be greater were it
none at ALL"
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NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS

with the election of William Fl. Taft for President the long agony is over
Te great surprise of the election is not HI success of MI. Taft, but the dimen-
sion of his victory That a verdict Sc overwhelming would be pronounced was
altogether unanteipatd ever by the most sanguine party manager Roeate
ante-e statemen were given out. but the were matched by the same
If prognosticauons for Mr. Bryan and they were all for campaign effect
There was neryousness al both national headquarters unn he real situation
began ito develop last night The great silent vote that denes calculation existed
beyond the ken If campaign Investigation The deeps we're dunn untla after the
pons closed. n then the found voice in he majornhes hat roed in SO over
whenningly n in sue olum that he result of he election as popularity
hnownb before 10 O'Clock.
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could have two birthdays, but a
twins"
An Englishman was writing a letter
In a coffee house, and perceiving that
an Irishman, stationed behind him, vas
reprove the Hibernian. He concluded
writing his letter in these words, 81
would say more; but a damned tall
Irishman is reading over my shoulder
every word 1 write" you lie, you
berpian.
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In Lightsome Mood
WOULD HEED THE WARNING.

Gladys" cautioned the mother, "ff
that young Mr.. Squeezer were to call
on me as he does IN you and were to
ask me to kiss him as he does you. I
should show him the door instantly"
Yes, mamma" replied the dutiful
daughter.
After the young mans next call the
mother asked Gladys:
Did you follow my advice with re-
gard to Mr.. Squeezer?"
Eyes, mamma. I told him you said IL
he asked you to kiss him you would
show him the door,
"Ah. and what did he say to that ?"
HE said he wouldn't ask you to-"
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BRIGHT MORNING STAR.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Please print the name and distance
from the earth of the star of unusual
magnitude and brightness tina has been
appearing early in the morning in the
East of late. J.. N. SMITH.
1.-THE bright star to which you refer
is the planet Venus. which is a world
almost exactly as large as our own
earth. The planet revolves around the
sun in 225 days In a nearly circular
path 1874, 900, 900 of miles in diameter.
At present it is $1,000. 900 of miles away
from us, and it is receding from us at
the rate of 100000 miles a day.-Ed.]
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HI VENUS KALLIPYGE.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Please give the history of the Venus
Kallipyge." s. P. B.
Probably you mean the Venus KALI
pyge or Callipygus, a late Greek statue
in the National Museum, Naples. The
title is generally regarded as mislead-
ing, there being nothing of Venus about
the figure. 1t is so called from that
part of her body towards which she Is
looking, but is believed to be a portrait
statue of a hetaira, found in the i'm
perial palaces at Rome.-Ed.1
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LOVE T A BOAT.

The young man picked himself pain
fully up from the front steps and
limped away. j
Il wish l could get a poke at the
duck who said all the world loves a
lover" growled he.-Houston Post.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-04
CHANCES IN PUBLIC BOARDS.

Control OF the Board of Works is retained by the Republicans, who also re-
cover control of the county government by eleddng a majority of the Board of
Freehoders The large Democratic majority in the present Common Council is
wiped out and the Council elected is tied by the election returns a resut that
nobody looked for The wv civil service Law will prevent sweeping changes in
the county departments. nut the departmental heads will have n o protection
from change. @4
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HIS IDEA.


Teacher-Tommy, you should have
known better than to fight with that
Williams boy.
TOMMY know. ma'am; but I
thought 1 could lick him.
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RUNNING For PRESIDENT.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Can one man be elected President
three times or more in succession?
QUERIST.
Newark, November 1, 1908.
las many times as the voters choose
to elect him.-Ed.1
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4 REPUBLICAN LEo,slA1URs A0AM.

The State Legislature is Republican in both ranches thu Republican ma
Jonty IN the Senate being reduced by two Essex contributes eleven Repub-
ncan members of the House. Governor Fort who predicted the election Of
Messrs. Colby and Morgan by very large puralties has the consolation of a
good Taft plurality n the election of the Assembly ticket in his home county.
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ALL II STARS CANDIDATES Bet

In he election campaign hat ended yesterday THE STAR, sngly, favored
the election Of three candidates in Essex county-Mr. Osborne for enator Mr.
Harrgan for sheriff, and Mayor IIausshng. for reelection. All three were
handsomely ercted yesterday, although the Republican candidate for President
the Republican Assembly ticket. the two Republican candidates FOL Congress
and the Republican candidate for county supervisor were elected by good ma
joris. AS results show, THE STAR correctly interpreted the m majority sentL
of the people OF Newark and Essex county.
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HE KNEW HIM.

Brownson-Judson. says he thinks he'll
go abroad next month.
Jonson-It's much cheaper to think
thai to actually go.
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TO PRACTISE ECONOMY.

II understand the manager Is going
to marry the leading lady,"
Eyes; he figures that he can raise
her salary without having it cost him
any money"
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LOTS ARE.

Shells that trust magnate really
broke?
He-No; only crooked.
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H ALTERNATIVE.

"The autumn leaves are falling down."
The long-faced poet, cries.
But would he have them falling up
. And cluttering the skies?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-04

Mayor Hausshng car beV congratulated upon the signal triumph If his re-
election to a second term Opposed with unexampled bitterness of vfupera-
ton, subjected to the vlest aspersions. emanatng from the politicians in the
shernrs Office, he modestly and manfuly conducted his campaign, and the
people AVE reelected him. He will b e a useful public servant fol- two years
more.
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NOT A GOOD CALCULATOR.

"She is perfectly hateful"
I'm what way"
"She keeps all the secrets you tell
her"
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VERY TRUE.

The Politician-Senator Skinem amt
as bad as he's painted.
The Reformer-Yes; and he amt as
good as he's whitewashed.
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THE LIMIT.

you make plain cake, Delia?"
"Yes'm. 1 make 1t that plain that
you couldn't tell 1t from bread"
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THE LIMIT.
.UJST A FREAK OF LANGUAGE.

"How industriously that man works."
Eyes; he must be too lazy to quit"
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MADE HER DESIRABLE.

away?"
Eyes; but he had to throw in a house
and lot to make the young man take
her"
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Wife, got up this Whole dinner for
80 cents.
Garrulous Husband believe you.
1t tastes like It.
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HE'D WALKED THE BABY.

Oldwed-A yacht can stand on a tack
in silence
Newpop-But a man can't.
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''They gave me q raw deal"
II presume they had it all cooked up
for you"
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WELL

Bells she a good manager?
Beulah-Yes. Haven't you ever
noticed how quiet her husband is?
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|hadpertent "Buns,' Some Of
Which Hane Hebed Make History

you be pleased to help me turn the
table?"
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Aimless Willie-Well, eff dis don't
Beat me! De lady tol me ter go ter
dis number an her husban' nd do
suthin' fer me, but de trubble is L
don't know wedder dat Is her ~husban's
tony name err de bizniz he follers."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-01
NEW ALEXANDER.

New Alexander, April 30-Rev. Dunlap
Will preach at the Christian church Sat
urday night and Sunday morning. Sun
day evening he will conduct services at
East Rochester.
Mr.: and Mrs. Frank Brannon and son.
of kensington. and Verne 9ummer of
East Liverpool, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George ReameT.
John Snevel visited his sister, Mrs. Ada
Wenrtz, of Cleveland, several days last
week; Mrs. Wenrtz is in very poor
Carl Ruff spent Sunday with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruff.
Mrs. Galen Summer and Mrs. Frank
Summer visited Mrs. Jack Dingeledy one
day last week
Frank Emmons is papering and paint
ing for Mrs Celestia King, OF East Roch-
ester.
Mrs. Fora Barnes and daughter were
calling in East Rochester, Friday.
Jos. Kennedy, student at Mt Union,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Reamer.
Miss Zelina Wickersham and cousin
Alvin Kelly, spent Sunday with Miss
Verda Glass.
Mrs. William Lott is slowly improving
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Smith, of near
East Rochester, and Amanda and Car
rine Barnes spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fora Barnes.
Mrs. Frank Hahn and children, of near
Moultrie, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Temple
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Zepernick, of Sc
bring, spent Sunday with relatives in
our vicinity.
Mrs. Fannie Belat, of New Garden,
visited Mrs Kenneth McArter Sunday
and Monday
William Lott was a Minerva caller
| Tuesday.
Fred Conser and Edith Mercer visited
Mr. and Mrs. Fora Barnes Tuesday.
Mrs. Louisa Whitelcather, who has
| been spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. George Leatherberry, of
| Augusta, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Liza Knight has gone to visit her
! son Henry in Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Pelt. of Sc
| bring, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Van Pelt
| The Bible class of the Disciple church
will hold a meeting Sunday at the home
! of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Weaver.
! Mrs. John Reamer and SOn, Paul, spent
, several days with her mother, Mrs. Mary
| Lee, of East Rochester.
| Mrs. Louisa WilliStOn has received
word that her daughter, Mrs Sadie Nc
| Donald of Pittsburg, Is quite poorly with
! typhoid fever
Miss Esther Hahn. of MouItrie, is
| spending a few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Temple.
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MONOPOLY
FOR EIGHT YEARS

hand as to what you can do, but then
in case these claims are not carried
out, you can then hold up your hands
and say: 1--WE made a mistake" and
the City would have no redress for the
error in Judgment.
We say to the readers of the Morn
ing News that the Board has kindly
loaned us the list of 81 arc lamps that
the Electric Light Co. used to show
the Board that they could cover the
territory as well as now being covered
by the gas and gasoline lamps. We
have taken our map, which shows the
location of every one of our lamps and
have noted the position of every one
of these Arc Lamps. Therefore we
have fair idea of what territory they
intend to cover, the territory that the
Electric Light Co. have not attempted
to cover so far. We refer particularly
to the lamps that have been located
in between arcs so as to help out
dark places where the rays of the arc
lamp will not reach. Mr.. Anderson, in
his article in the Morning News,
claims that these lamps have been in
these locations and arc lamps have
been placed in after. This is not car
ried out by the records In our office.
Now we have spotted every one of
these lamps that Mr.. Anderson claims
are not needed. These posts will be
all marked and then we will give due
notice and leave these lamps out some
night so the citizens can see for
themselves whether there is any need
of these lamps in these localities.
Just to show how true Mr.. Anderson s
judgment on the matter is, will say
that in the First ward and Second
ward alone there are % scattered
| lamps north of Lake street, that ac'
| cording to Mr.. Anderson's contention
are not = Jded, and no effort has been
made to take their place by arc lamps.
| No harm can come from this, as nc
provision has been made to light this
territory and the chances are that II
\ the present plan is carried out these
lamps will be put out anyway on the
1st of June and it won't hurt the citi
zens to know in advance just what tc
expect after that date.
THE SUN VAPOR STREET LIGHT
co. Spencer s. Weart,
General Manager
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Home corn and oats-$1.75 per cwt.
Oil meal-$1.75 per cwt.
Cyphers scratch feed-$225 per cwt.
Purina scratch feed-2O0 per cwt.
Cyphers chick feed-$2.50 per cWt.
Purina chick feed-$225 per cwt.
Cracked cOrn-$1.85 per cwt.
Kafflr corn-$1.75 per cWt.
Cut alfalfa clover-$225 per owt.
Timothy hay-S5c per cwt.
Wheat straw-60c per cwt.
Loose Hay.
Farmers get $40 to 81 per ton, ac
cording to quality.
Retail Meat Prices.
Beef-Rib roast, 15c; chuck, 1915.
boiling, 9Q11c; round steak, Isolde ;
porterhouse steak, 21c; tenderloln
steak, 25c; hamburg steak, 1870 PEI
pound.
,Veal-,Steak zoe; loin chops, Ice: rib
@l2c. S''"' Az
Lamb-steak, pc; loin chops. zoe.
Pork chops-14c.
Fresh sides-121sc.
Bacon-15@16c.
HamEl2A2c.
Chicken-20Q22c.
Canton Wholesale.
Lard-10c.
Regular ham-10c; fresh. 9kc.
Bacon-10 to 12c.
Beef, lOins-12@14c.
Dressed hogs-Sc.
Beef, hind-11@12c.
Dressed beef--10Q11c.
Pork loins-12c.
Veal-10c.
Spring lambs-12c.
Dairy and Fsrnyard.
Cleveland, o., April 80, 1908.
Butter-Creamery extras 2S@2Shc;
prints, 29Q29hc; frsts. 23c; process
extras, 25c.
Cheese-Full creams. York state
16@161sc; Ohio, 15@16c; llmburger
17@1Sc; Swiss. 17QlSc; brick cheese
15@16c.
Eggs-Current receipts, 16c.
Poultry-Fowls, heavy, 14c; light
13hc.
Apples-Fancy, s4.O0Q4.5O per bbl.
choice, $1.75Q2,25.
Crapberries-$15 per Dbl.
Potatoes-Car lots, s0@S5c per bu
Cabbage-Holland, ,$12@14 per ton.
celery-Florida. s1,95@2,OO ser crate
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-05-01

The handwriting on the wall plainly
says that the Board of Public Service
intends to turn over the City of Can.
ton and give The Electric Light Co.
the complete monopoly for lighting
the streets of the City of Canton for
the next eight years.
The action of the Board in ordering
in rs lamps and ordering the Clerk to
re-advertise for bids for 200 more
OR LESS" gas or gasoline lamps
taken together with the remarks of
the President of the Board of Public
Service as reported in Cne of the pa
pers, shows very plainly on its face
there is no serious intention of using
any gas lamps. II 1t is their intention
to use Gas Lamps, then The Electric
Light Co. have certainly fallen down
in their claim that they can light with
120 arc lamps cheaper and better than
we are now lighting the Gas and
Gasoline territory. At the present
time it is costing the city $6700.00 per
year for lighting the gas and gasoline
lamps, the total cost of lighting being
about $28,000.00. After July 1st with
all the Arc Lamps on an every night
schedule, the cost will be about $685.
100000. This means that the present
number of arc lamps now in use will
cost the city as much as all the light.
ing last year. So while the city will
have an increased expenditure of
| 100000, yet there would not be any
increase in the number Of lamps put
in for this money. Taking the Gas and
Gasoline territory at the present cost
of $6700.O0, the IS arc lamps just or
dered in will cost $4500.00 year,
leaving only 100000 a. year to pay the
expense of 200 Gas Lamps. These 200
| lamps will not be put in any new ter
ritory, but will be scattered all over
! the city, and the cost to the contrac-
tor for lighting them will be much
greater than it would be with the
number of lamps now in, as the same
territory would have to be covered in
| order to reach every lamp. There
fore, no contractor could agree to light
| the lamps at the same price to light
the 416 lamps. Taking into considera,
ton the appropriation for this terri
| tory and the amount of money that
the Board OF Public Service have al
ready covered, it certainly is clear
that they cannot get 200 lamps for
the $2200.O0, and it would mean that
If the gas lamps were put in, that they
would have to increase their appropri
alton at least 100000, so the claim
of the Electric Light Co. that they
could light the territory as cheaply
as it is now being lighted would not
be carried out.
Ohl what a snap and pleasure
it must be for a contract to have
lamps once ordered In to stay in and
which cannot be ordered out, as yor
can make all sorts of claims before