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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

SHE IS A BRIDE AT
LEAST THREE WEARS
So Social Usage P~rssCrbes, but Here Is a Grandmother Who l
Still a Happy Young Bride.
BY IMoGENE MASON.

IN HAVE received a letter from a young lady who Is to pe married IN a IL"
DAYS ad who asks m how long a bride is a bride
IA Social usage. with its usual autoeratic dctaton, has ong ravoreo
nsaseW which say that a bride is a bride for three years That is se Ia veal
her wedding gown to any function and att any time OF tn lay or night or tne'
yarsa after her mar1iag and be in absolutely perfect taste
OFTEN it is common to consider a woman a bride until her hst noy is DORM
puf r know a nice old grandmother with white hair who wa married nearly
forf, Years ago and who is still a bride. She is going to lie a bride. Herw whole
welded life has been on continuous honeymoon n axe a nue. interest," "
her appearance IS a young girl out of high school, n wears bright colors-s
eiddy. and yet always in good taste. None of the old grandmotneF
sombre black gowns or her. She has recently had a couple OF light summez
Gowns made N is all white lawn, with yards INC yards OF open-work en-
md at each elbow She has knoted a coquettsh little bow Of pink rib
bon. The other is white and IA strped foulard, with plenty OF frHs IN lace
applique Really. she dresses younger than does her granddaughter-and M
looks preuer and happier.
She still considers herself a bride-and she is a brde She ana hr husoAno
love each other just as they did IN their first honeymoon trip. Now they ae 9
little honeymoon trip every year. They go away somewhere by themselves N
live over again that first honeymoon The neighbors call then thu kid overs
and they are jus. like "a couple of kids"
1 think any girl can always be young She may sometime get gray mar ahu
she may be a grandmother, but she can keep young ~ mixing young IousheS
doing oung actsa and living a young ufe.
Abride is a bride as long as she thinks and feels that she is a bnde.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
Is GENTLE NONSENSE THE
CHARM OF DINNER TALK?
Hostess Complains That Too Many Guests Arrive in a Wet-blanket
Mood and Spoil the Best Efforts.
6GT W ow few guests at ones dinners con in a temper and with a manner
~ which help bring the best results out Of ones eHorts!' exclaimed

GKE # oW few guests at ones dinners come in a temper and with a manner
- which help bring the best results tut of ones eHorts!" exclaimed
u q the hostess Of the night before, in a dayafter mood of reaction, as
she and her visitor sat talking it over Time and thought a we'll rs money
go into the pannng of a really good dinner and it ought to be the guests duty
to bring their best and brightest selves l feel al if my dinner had been a
failure, the people were 50 unnterested"
Nowadays we talk not because we have something to SAY, but because we
are afraid ofn lot talking" said the visitor from the modern Athens.
Yes; the most Of what people say now is for the sake Of making a noise"
returned the hostess of the dinner. That was what 1 objected to so much last
night"
1--WE all know perfectly well that we have nothing new or amusing to say
concerning the weather or the latest play or the latest novel" continued the
other. following out the train of thought And yet we so o n talking about the
weather and the play and the novel, despite the inward conviction that we
are boring III neghbor; or else W run some pet hobby into the ground
81 wonder if people generally might lot fairly be divided into two classes"
unused the hostess of overnight those who know nothing about anything and
say it conyendonaIy well enough, and those who know or care a great deal
about I'M m thing and will talk of nothing else
Somebody, somewhere said that the great principles of conversation are
simple negations; don't assume that your companion is an inbecle, and don't
assume that he is interested in shop" quoted her companion
"The idea that conversation should be improving or instructive is a mistake
I think" suggested the hostess with al edge Of criticism n her voice good
conversatonalst neither breaches nor lectures In fact nonsense has a large
place; a really good dfner-out ought to be a past master in the art of talking
nonsense. No N who is above nonsense is ever really acceptable, As the world
goes
Gentle nonsense, then said the modern Athenian. BY way Of summary, AN
avoidance of facts an a light touch in discussing all things make up the charm
Of dinner table conversation I suspect that the charm of personality lies behind
the success of Ill a-in dining as in every other state o. life into which We are
called
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
AN APPEAL TO THE wELL-T0-Do

The Bureau of Associated Charities needs money. Therea are numerous ceases
If dire necessity in our city, n the bureaui is MOI receiving enough % properly
look after then. All of thu associated charities are stinted in their resources
Consequently much var and sunefnge exist Many wel-to-do people ire pre-
pairing to leave the city for the summer. They will 90 to their summer resi-
dances or to health resorts or will travel in Europe. They will get away from
the wan and misery that they leave behind. Would not their summer outings
he more pleasurable to them in the reflection that before they left their homes
thew had made a substantial contribution of money to the charity agencies?
There are good men and women interested in these charities who d o not pro-
pose to leave town. They will stay right here an do what they car to relieve
the distress they behold on every hand. 1t is easier to donate money than to do
the practical work of charity. Is it asking too mucho of the summer idhTs to
contribute something 10 hold up the hands of the earnest charity workers in
heir labors mons the pom?A check for a good sum sent to the Bureau of
Associated Charities Or to one of its subsidiary organizations is the best reply
10 that ouerv
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
IsTHMTAN Canal COMMIssION.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Please give the names of the officers
Of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
both at Washington and in the 18th
mus. READER.
[The general purchasing officer and
chief of Office at Washington is Lieu
tenant-Colonel II. f, Hodges; assistant,
Rufus A. Lane; chief clerk. Charles e.
Dole. The chairman and chief engineer
of the commissions on the isthmus is
Lieutenant Colonel George w. Goet-
halls; head of department of excava-
ton and dredging, Major d.. d. Gail
lard; head Of department of lock and
dam construction, Major William l..
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
A TURN ARoUT IN GEORGIA.
prehension

The defeat o. Eoke smith for Governor in Georgia by Little De- Brown
terminates a picturesque contest in the Democratic primaries Last year Hoke
Smith had five opponents and he defeated them by $4,000 majority In his
primary election campaign for reelection this year he stood for prohibition
negro Acknowledgement railroad regulation n reform generally. He made a
campaign, in which his opponent Brown, vas abused and cancatured
Brown made n speeches. but retored in the newspapers n his partisans held
Smith up to public censurea az principally responsible for the financial panic and
the losses in cotton and other general disasters The defeat of Hoke Smith for
reelection after his big majority a year ago, shows a remarkah revulsion of
sentiment in Georgia. Evidently the Democratic voters Oft the State believe that
they nave been getting toe much reform, and it is evident also, tina. the pro-
hbnonist sentiment is OIL the wane in the State, rs Brown vas supported by the
liberal element, and is knovnt to be liberal in his ideas.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
NEED FOR A STATE DETECTIVE SYSTEM

The brutal assault upon a young woman at Woodbury., in South Jersey
Wednesday night by IN unknown negro, from the effects of which the victim
nan die is M of mar cases that suggest the need o a better organized police
system in this State. When an outrage Or murder is pGpeuatedf in a
mall community the chances are all lin favor of the escape of the miscreant as
there is 10 local detective force and the police protection is weak and made
ouate. There is delay, bunders are made, ant outside detectives aid. II called in.
suary finds al trace lost South Jersey has had repeated experiences o. this
kind. The state should provide a detective system in cooperation with the de-
departments of the large cities 1t is a disgrace to New jersey and a
menac to its inhabitants when atrocious crimes are committed and The crmi-
nails are permitted to escape because the State provides 10 lean for their
apprehension.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

Sibert; head of department of munic-
ipal engineering, motive power and ma
chinery and building construction, H. H.
Rousseau; head of department of civil
administration, ]. C. S.. Blackburn;
head of department of sanitation,
Colonel William G. Gorgas. The head
of the department of labor, quarters
and subsistence, Jackson Smith, has
just resigned. The address of these
officers is Culebra, with the exception
of Blackburn and Gorgas, whose adj
dress is Ancon.-Ed.]
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
CHEAP A SALARIES N D-RFALcATIoNs.

The suicide Of a ddaming bank teller in New York calls attention to the
Inadequate salaries paid to these men. Muir, the teller of al uptown branch of
the Corn Exchange Bank, had been employed for twenty years by the bank
"a S years old, and had a wife and family. His salary was $1@o a year A
bank teller handles millions and the bank is dependent on his integrity n
Vet with all his responsibilities and he necessity for him to live well and dress
we'll he received less than many mechanics in New York 1t is acknowledged
that the rule of inadequate salaries is weu-nigh universal among thu New York
banks, and perhaps this tragedy will have its proper effect upon bank man
ayers. Muir appears to have had no bad habits and to have been devoted 10
his wife and children. May it not De said that the managers of the bank shared
the responsibility for his defalcaton and suicide?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
THE IMPENDING TARIFF QUESTION.

Word comes from Washington that IN the Republican nadon platform
strong sroun will be taken for tariff revision. It is well known that both Presi
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are in favor O a thorough overhauhng of
forn views, and te President has made his views plain enough in hisr recon-
mendatons to Congres although he hasa also favored postponing I'll action unit
after the presidential election. Tariff revision is however, much easers said than
done The tariff al it exists today represents great allied Interests that stand
together for mutual protection, with the feeling that If n should be sacrlhced
III othersco u1d not escape. How to readjust the tariff schedules to lop of the
exorescences and not do real injury to legitimate manufacturing industries VIII
require EXPERT investigation and much time In Congress changes in the
schedules will be fought at every step and what the House may agree to the
Senate Ia reject. If the next House Of Representatives shall be Democratic
the tariff reform will b a partisan question. The House will favor radical re
auction the Senate will oppose. When Congress gts down to work Oh the
tariff the uncertainty as % the changes to be made will have an unfavorabe
effect OIL business, al such legislation always has had.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
STATIONARY.

Il thought you said if I gave you a
good meal you would work like a
horse?' demanded the irate housewife.
Oats just what | am doing. mum. =
replied the dusty tramp.
but you haven't moved all after
noon?"
We'll. you see. mum, 7 meant a saw
horse. Dey never do 10 Chicago
News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
GREAT RELIEF.

'If you're really threatened with ap-
.-pendicitis an operation will cure you
/ should think you'd go and call on
hat specialist.
81 did call on him the other day and
| tell you it was a great relief"
"Why? What did he tell you?"
HE wasn't in.''-Philadelphia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
A WISE POLITICIAN.

"And can you always make good
your promises" asked the mere a
The astute political leader smiled. a
promise is never wasted" he replied
''When it becomes damaged simply
brush it up and use it over again
Philadelphia Record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
CLEVER MAN.

Ascum-You don't mean to tell me
you always have your own way?
Henpeck-Certainly; I'm clever
enough for hat.
Ascum-You are. Ell?
Henpeck-of course; 1 always find
out first what Maria's way is and I
max it my way.-Philadelphia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
NO WONDER.

Giles-Windig is certainly stuck on
his job.
Miles-What job?
Giles-He's a self-nade man, you
know.-Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
NOT KISSING ANYTHING.

''Oh, no, indeed, none OF these viii
do" said the shopper, who was hunting
for socks for her husband.
Well said the saiesman, I've
shown you our complete stock"
Are you sure I've seen everything
she demanded, leaning over the eoun-
ter.
"Yes'm; except the-er-pair l have
on. "-Philadelphia Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
HENLEY REGATTAS.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
When are the Henley regattas held
in England? Where is Henley?
G. w. S.
1.-THE regattas at Henley are held in
July. Henley is in Oxfordshire, about
thirty-fve miles from London. AS long
ago as 1929 the Oxford Cambridge race
was rowed there. and in 1899 the first
regatta.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.

To the Editor of the Evening star;
Is there In eclipse OF the sun visible
in the United States this month?
b. J. c.
IAN annular eclipse Of the sun oc-
curs on June %, visible I'm me United
States, Canada. Mexico, Central Amer
lea and the northern portion of South
America. The path of the eclipse
passes over or very near Mexico City,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
Her HUSBANDS CROUCH.

"A wife can do much to make a home
happy" said the visitor.
Yes answered Mrs. Torkins. But
it is a pity she can't exert an influence
that will enable the home ball club to
win all the games. Washington Star,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
cKRAPHR STRUCTURAL IRON.

An early reduction in the prices Of structural iron and steel is indicated by
the big cut of 81 a ton in the price of steel bars by the steel bar mills in the
West This is good new to builders although it comes to- late to benefit m
porant private building contracts. The Board of Education will give out large
ana st@i and other similar material for building. a reduction in the prices viii
make q considerable difference in the contract bids In all probability The re-
auctions win be announced before July / which will be time enough for the
hossdKp get the benefit of them
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
IFS EFFECT.

1Does not smoking have a tendency
to lower q man?" asked the enemy OF
tobacco,
well" responded the inveterate
smoker, IT remember that after 1 had
been pulling for about half an hour at
the first big, black cigar l ever smoked
l couldn't lie quite fat enough to suit
me. "-Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

Tampa, Fla, and the Bermuda ISL
'ands; it then crosses the Atlantic
Ocean and terminates in latitude 10
degrees n. and longitude 1 degree 8
W. in western Africa. Ia Newark the
eclipse begins at 9:3S a. m. and ends
at 1851 p. m.-Bd.l
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
A GOOD WORKER.

Muggins-Mrs. Wigwag is a great
church worker. isn't she?
Buggins-You bet she is. She worked
me for $40 worth of tickets for a straw
berry festival.-Philadelphia Record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
WHERE PAssAIc WADE A MIsTAKe.

Passaic city in its special election on Tuesday, perperated a btunder in
rejecting the proposition to establish police and fire commissions Passaic re-
tans the abomnable system of partisan control by committees of the Common
Council which Newark discarded more than twenty years ago. The adverse
vote in Passaic IN the proposition may perhaps be explained by the act that
less than a third of the voters went to the polls and that these were of the
less intelligent class
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

Young Man-Why did you advise Miss
Smith to go abroad to study music?
You know she has no talent"
Old Mani live next door to Miss
.Smith.-The Taller.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
A LEAR CASE.

Haven't you cleared up that mur-
der mystery YETI" asked the reporter.
'Oh, yes" replied the detective. Il
have cleared up all doubts as to its
being a mystery. Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

Blobbs-They say young Scadds is
good for a million.
Slohbs-In spite of which he is good
for nothing.-Philadelphia Record.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
IT'S RESORT.

"You call this a summer resort, l be-
lieve," said the sarcastic visitor.
81 am unaware of any place to which
summer resorts more regularly re-
turned the Philadelphia st~iffiy.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
STAR READER 5

anonymous communications cannot DO
printed Except on political subjects the
names OF correspondents are not required for
publication, but as a guarantee Of good faith.
I'D l
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

Did you tell Johnny to split that
kindling?"
Yes"
'But he didn't do it."
no; he said he'd swim in blood
hrst.a-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05
IS THIS TRUE?

Beyond the Alps lies Italy.
But here's the rub.
beyond the altar lies, ah, mel
The washing tub.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-05

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
A Piano at a Normal Price.

Chicago's largest music house,
Lyon 4 Healy, announces Triple
Clearing Sale VI Pianos. Nearly one
thousand splendid instruments are
offered without reserve until all are
sold. In this stock are all the fine
new Mehlin, Hardman, Ivers 4 Pond,
Smith ( Nixon and other noted
pianosiormerly owned by the Thomp.
son Music Co, the Healy Music Co.,
and the big +. Il. Thearle Piano Co
All these concerns were bought out
for spot cash by Lyon Il Healy and
the public may now share the advan.
tage. In this sale are also numbpr
OF Steinway and Weber pianos. In
upright pianos neat instruments at
800, 1920, $40, $3.50, $I65, $3.50,
5000 and upwards. This Is an un-
-precedented opportunity that will not
occur again. Any piano not proving
entirely satisfactory may be return.
ed at their expense. Address Lyon
& Ideally, II Adams street, Chicago.
Distance lie NO obstacle, for in pro
portion TO the saving to be made the
freight charges are Insignificant.
Any banker will assure yon OF the
entire responsibility oiLyoD & Healy,
and their record OF A years tor hon.
orable dealing. Write to-day 30 as
to avoid disappointment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Tillman in Cav Paree.

Paris, Aug -Senator Tillman, o!
South Carolina, accompanied by Mrs
Tlllmsn, is paying his first visit to
Paris.
1--WE already have been to Spain
and Italy," said Mr.. Tillman, where
| learned just enough OF the Spanish
and italian languages to mix with
my French. | discover | don't know
anything about any one OF the three.
| come back to South Carolina En-
glish and will stick to Ii.
Il shall do no work in the cam.
psign, as my health will not permit
1t. Moreover, In the future, shall
not do very much hard work. am
improving and must take care OF
myself. shall observe the precept
OF the fable writer, parsphrased q
little, to the effect that live mule is
better than q dead lion."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Eccentricities OF Lightning
Fom the Berllner Tageblatt.

rom the Berliner IageDlaU.
Amost extraordinary result of the
striking OF u fash OF lightning is re.
ported from Rogosen In O berbarnim.
A milk dealer named Block wss driv.
inc In his cart with four other per.
SONS when thunderstorm broke.
A fl ssh OF lightning struck Block,
killing him on the spot without In.
iuring the two persons sitting along.
side OF him. His coat, shirt and
trousers were stripped from his body
and his watch chain was melted,
while his watch was unharmed. The
only sign OF injury was q round black
burn where the electric fluid entered
his body.
The same storm killed Frau
Bengsch In Dresden. She was In the
dressing room OF her house with her
husband and children. She went to.
ward the open window to close It
and was struck dead by a fash OF
lightning before the eyes OF her
family. The electric fluid ran down
the side OF the house without doing
further damage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Riqht Kind of Talk.

Sam B. Jeffries, In q letter to Q JET
fsrson City friend, in speaking Of
Tuesdays primary, says: while as
youk know supported Mr.. Ball In the
primary, my reasons Tor opposing
Mr.. Cowherd were not such as would
cause me In any way to be politically
dissatisfied with the outcome. can
and will support Cowherd heartily as
all good democrats ought to do and
I know will. He is q splendid man
and / am satisfied that during his
four years stay In Jefferson City
your people will find just as warm a
place In bis heart as they did In mine
during my eight years residence
there.
The thing to do now is for us dem.
ocrats to get together and elect the
ticket by 8 rousing majority. We
can all support Mr.. Cowherd heart
lily. am quite sure that I CAM
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Q a 8 TO III a.
Bears the ,lba Kind You Have AaayS BOgst
''s, q, &4HAIzsa

United States Senator William B..
Allison died at his home at Dubuque,
Iowa, on the afternoon OF August 1.
4 sketch OF Senator Alison>s caret r
is given by she Omaha World Herald
In this way; William Boyd Allison
was born at Perry, Ohio, In 1920,
lived on q farm in his boyhood and
was educated at Allegheny and Wes.
tern h serve colleges la 1850 he
was admitted so the bar. He mar.
ried Anna Carter as Ashland, o and
he practiced law In Ohio to 1857,
when he removed so Dubuque. He
was u delegate In 1860 So she nation.
al republican convention He wac u
member OF the governors staff and
raised troops in she civil war He
WAS In congress from 1868 SO 1871,
was elected | ulted States senator In
1873, and continuously reelected.
His present term would not have OK
pirei until 1909 Senator Allison
declined she tender OF office OF secre.
sary OF the treasury from Presidents
Garfield, Harrison and Mckinley He
was chairman OF the American dele
cation OF she International monetary
conference at Brussels, and WAS
candidate Tor the nomination for She
presidency ~ the United States In
1888 and 1896 He was chosen NJ
the primaries u lew months ago a. a
candiiate for The senate to again
succeed himself she contest being
made notable by the opposing can
didacy OF q )vernor Cummtns and d
primary campaign th,'-tr1p-t hitter
probably that WAS ever carried on in
Iowa