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2 Mammoth Cakes Glvcerine Soar.

CSC; Flaked Fish. SC; OTIS. Sauer Kraut.
10c; salmon. Sc; Tomatoes. 7IGc: Corn,
he; Toasted Corn Flakes. sc. ] T. ID.
FyIes II stores and No. 1 o ST. market.
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Friday Bargain in
WOmen'S Isle Hose.

s. dozen pairs Women'S Ingram
Isle Thread Hose. with white Toe,
and heels; Rembrandt ribbed; gOOc
quality
19- 2 03ir N4IuP SS-
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And these remnants:

Il pairs Women's Fine Isle Thread
Hose. black ground with ring and check
effect. sizes So. and 81 Reduced from
50r 10 aEc Vaiy-
= pairs Wou1en's Isle Thread Hose
chanlpague ground with black polka
dots. sizes Q and %. Reduced from sec
tC sc pair.
Is nairs WOmenS Extra Size Black
Gotten Hose size 81. Reduced from
50C 10 sc pair
= pairs women's Fine Cotton Hose.
white ground with lavender AMI black
vines. sizes and 9iz. Reduced from Sc
20 15c pair
Main floor T 81.
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i1k c 81 C. A. Muddiman & Co. els 1. II
The Washington times., 1908-04-09

Otis Skinner began the third month
Of his engs cement at the Hudson The
alter on Monday evening last.
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New Jersey Resorts.
ATLANTIC CITY.
RALEIGH HOTEL.
GALLEN HALL

HOTEL AND SANITORIUM-
ATLANTIC CITY.
One OF the newest stone. brick and -tee4
buildings. with every comfort, always oos1.
always ready; always busy
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Henrietta CroEman Is at present ap-
pearinC in Wycherly's Country Girl"
Ada Rehan played the title role in Au-
CUISINE Days production OF the play
when It was seer in this country some
Years ago.
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Richard earle calls his new play
'Marys Lamb" a musical gambOl in
three bIeats. He also announces a bell
wether cast and a chorus or forty frisky
laInbkins
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Clay NJ Greene. the playwright, au-
thor or For Loves Sweet Sake which
W. H. Thompson is playing in vaude-
vile, is one Of the American veterans
ana shepherd or the famous Lambs
Club
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
DON'T SHY RESPONSIBILITY.
AFTER YOU'VE ASSUMED 1T
Motherhood Is the Sacred Obligation Of All Women and Its
FuIflIment the Greatest Joy Of Their Life.

p F we assume responsibilities w should discharge them to the best of Jul
abilities and what is equally important, W e should consider them from all
u sides before offering our shoulders Tor resting places. A woman practically
said that when she depored herh haste in accepting the present of a n Angora
cat which had lived a pampered existence Of six years
The anima was beautiful and the woman vas a real atlover-these were
all she considered till the cat arrived with his cushioned basket brushes. coarse
and fire combs and bottle Of olive oil from which he is doed vice a week
The womans experience with ordinary cats had Tot fitted her for the care Of
such an animal and three days of grooming and feeding and watching had
made her sick of lei bargain. She will keep the creature through friendship
for his former owners but she will take no pleasure in his possession because
of the weight Of responsibility attached TIC it.
Pets are cares which some women assume with pleasure Many devde
themselves thoroughly to the task of giving them proper care while others
neglect them as they pass oer other duties. I have seen anares with sore
feet caused by filthy cages, dogs without drinking watera and cats without enough
to eat to give them h courage 10 fulfil their destiny al ratcatchers. 1 have also
a nervous frenul log transformed into q comfortable companion by reg
uar meals I'M abundant drinking water
A human interest in the welfare OF animals las been responsible for the
birth and growth of an association which compes human beings to at least
make a pretense If doing heir duty by animals which they W There's re
women h are ashamed to ave thu family cat to shift Tor itself while they
take a vacation, and men who refrain from beating horsesa and dogs through
fear of the consequences. A few have turned their backs ape pets Of any
kind by reason OF the burden their care adds tic the weight imposed by the pace
of modern life.
I believe this is he reason sometimes offered for avoiding motherhood. but
such women MIS- the greatest joy in life Children are cares, to be sure. and
Sc are animals, but The happiness and pleasure they bnng should make one
III else A house filled with healthy children and their best companions
.-aogs-wnh a cat thrown in for good measure-is usually a jolly happy place,
and me which lacks all is too forlorn for real happiness to approach. There
is a deal of onsense said about thu preference for dogs owe children, says
Betty Bradeen. Usually animals fill, in a sort of way, the void where children
are lacking. and to the argument that there are plenty Of children to adopt,
there is this answer-t is dangerous to assume control over children whose in
heritance from ancestors is unknown. They can inflct a world of suffering
later or.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01

MAXIM HAS PROVED YOU
CANNOT BEAT THE BANK
And While He Was Demonstrating This Truth Eleven Wrecked
Humans Killed Themselves at Monte Carlo.
BY ADA LYNN.

20 URING the time 1T took for Lord Rosslyn and Sir Hiram Maxim to
play their famous gam Of roulette along mathematical lines, in al
effort 70 determine whether or not 1t vas possible to beat the bank of
Monte Carlo by system eleven men have committed suicide m the grounds of
that famous resort; eleven corpses hav been picked up some to be identified
and sent to relatives otherst o lie In the morgue awaiting recognition, and
later to 10 buried lin the paupns plot.
The Monte Carlo bank cannot b beaten. 1t has been demonstrated that,
even when a mans luck is good at FIRST. he is bound to lose all In the end.
The percentage is always in the banks favor 1t is the anu with any other
gambling proposition. Men who play do not stop to reflect that the people
that such houses are not III so much for W of thu game If chance as for
the cold cash. they will bring in.
No When the gambling fever takes possession OF him a nan loses sight
plays and when luck comes his way 1t is bt to fire him with a desire to wi
across his added brain. He plays again. and luck turns, as it always does,
are his winnings and everything else beside. Later stunned. fever gone. and
in its place a leaden sunen, crazed desperation, beyond of seeing things
clearly. he pulls the trigger.
he next lay brief mention is made OF the fact that another mar was
found dead at Monte Carlo" and that particular incident is closed.
l think that MI n man in every hundred is strong enough to gamble
without hurting himself The other nnety-nine are fools. playing fol luck.
playing for damnaton. I'd say If I spoke he truth. Any mn is a fool who
INDUCES in those things which weaken his will power nd sef-controL and
gambling does lust this.
You am blame the men who operate the roulette wheesa and other anna
Tney promise nothing In he way of gain, merely stating tina there ia 4
hance for you to Yin. And so here Is bu what a chance! If men are fools,
enough to set aside tn statistics that tell the truth about where te great
percentage goest is their W fauR. -
1t is lot the proprietors tat send he men down he desperate road. 4 ia
the foolish men themselves Places like Monte Carlo ought to be botted mi
OF existence Their banks cannot be beaten, and men should be saved from
themselves when they haventt thu sense to seew what is as plain a A, B, c..
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
"ALL QUIET ALONG POTOMAC"
To tho Editor of the Evening Star

~ sho @uieof u II EVENING 0tdf.
Noting In our edition Of September
20 the claim that this poem was writ
ten by Lamar Fontaine. I beg to re-
flute that claim. The poem was writ
ten by my mother, ETHEL Lynn
Beers, in September. 1851, and the
rough draft vas submitted to me upon
my return from school, because of
my mothers uncertainty as to the best
of two endings; her perplexity being
relieved when i chose the two lines:
while soft falls the dew on the face
of the dead,
The picket's off duty forever"
The next day my mother took the
MS. In person to the (then) editor OF
Harper's Weekly, and in its course, II
appeared in that paper, November 80,
1851, over the initials Fl. B." After
that, 1t was extensively copied, without
credit, under the title "All Quiet Along
the Potomac" its first line, instead o,
its original title, 1.-THE Picket Guard
I have a Photographic copy Of the page
upon which 1t first appeared in the
Weekly and a copy of Harper Broth
ers' letter. enclosing check for It's pay
ment.
My mothers established authorship
has long ago been admitted (and the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
THURSDAY. OCTOBER /, 1908.
AN mpy1AnoN UPON THE CITY COMMUNITY.

Mr.. Harry v. Osborne in his address at the convention in Bloomfield last
night put thu caseo Of he Newark community n other large communities of
he State in a few words whenh he said: 1--WE resent h imputation that we are
SO lacking in morals Inc so hostile to order that W re would not be able to solve
this uhe exchM) question in such a way as lot to offend decency Or ncourage
the awless" BY what process of reasoning can it be how that it is necessary
for hi Newark community to De regulated in its public morals by he sentiment
and wishes Of country communities in Cumberland and Burlington counties and
Of backwoods settlements in Sussex m Hunhrdon? Wherein do these ON
muniies exhibit a higher order of intelligence and morality? If narrowe environ
ments limited vision ant parochtal thought are more conducive to the proper
order of living han urban nfe then what the world calls progress is retrogres-
sion and moral decadence Newark Is an example for Ill the crest o. the State in
her government, her schools md other public institutions, hr splendid charities
and her civic spirit. From our city spreads the goodroads movement inaugu-
rated at her expensei In the county. She set the example of pure queduct water,
Of night schools and summer schools, of a spacious insane asylum, of splendid
city hospital of a city nome Tor reform of children, of a summerc camp or chill
drsn by the sea, Of a magnificent park system, of chldrens Fairgrounds. BY
veMed In h ahmshouse In Burlington county and other counties. the lack of
decent shelter an care for The insane, the vile conditions Of ais, all this existing
small communities that, 1t las been held, are the proper moral monitors for
the morals Of the city of Newark. Mr.. Osborne nay well resent the imputaton
that this city with Its great civic spirit, its broad philanthropy, its foster
ing care for the bodies as we'll as fort n minds ant morals Of It's people is so
towns to prevent downright indecency.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
7ns MAYOR RsBUKH THE Law JUDGE.

Mayor Albert Bonschwenler Of the city of Perth Amboy, in a letter. to Judge
Theodore B. BooraenL of the Mtddlesex courts vigorously arraigns n judge
for the ittersi Instructions, without consultation Will thu mayor, to h chief
of police % make raids or persons sin saloons and dance halls, and especially
upon the foreignlborn, and search them for concealed weapons The mayor
stopped the raid after it had been prosecuted me night, AM he voices his ndig-
nation and censure in the planest terms lin reply to a letter of inquiry from
the court Mayor Borschwerler evidently knows the law as we'll a $ the principle
II the American government that every citizen shall be exempt from unwar-
ranted search, and, a mayor, he proposes to uphold hat principle in Perth
Amboy against the judiciary or IN other power that may attempt to violate 1t
He fatty tells Judge Booaem and the county prosecutor that, and ne mayor
stands on firm ground. The carrying of concealed deadly weapons is a practise
that should b. suppressed by severe penalties but 1t is extraordinary indeed for
law officers to break in upon a peaceable social gathering and make a physical
search of men without any charge or evidence and without warrant.
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THE RRHpRssslBLH o L. RECORD

George L. Record, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the
domitable fighter He vas the sou of the New Idea movement in Essex and
Hudson when 1T "a started, and he rave the OVEN an aggre@ivcness that
won for it Its first successes. He val the genius of the Pagan mayoralty adj
and nov to keep IN hist feet when knocked ot elseh he would OF today be con
testing for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Ninth district with a
powerful backing. Neither will lie be cast dow if lie shall fail in the party con-
ventton tonight For 3next veal may be a year OF Republican reconciliation and
harmony in Hudson county and xxi year Jersey City will elect a mayor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
GENERAL oRuss As A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

General r. Burd Grubb in accepting he Democratic nomination for Congress
In the Second New Jersey district, sees little difference between the Chicago and
Denver platforms. AS regards thu tariff, he is nor Inclined to the declaration
of tn Denver platform He is first o. ALL an independent and a refommer, and
he eseemst a first duty to oustt the present representative from III Second dis
tict John j. Gardner, whose record on all know" and install in 1t a Ia fresh
from the people. General Grubb still possesses some Oft the fire Of his early days.
and hs lost o. Of III chivalry that he exhibited or the battlefield He will
give Gardner a hare fight in the district with good chances of winning. III
to Congress- General Grub will of course. vote for the Democratic Or
ganization of the House. a it would be curious indeed If his votes should avail
Il elect a Democratic speaker.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
FAR SHORT OF A LOCAL OPTION

The State agent Of the Locale Option League Informed the State Excise Com
option. If the wholet thirty are candidates for the Assembly, IN if all shall be
hey will still be a minority of the Assembly. But some will fall by the
waystde and never get to- Trenton. This statement com very far short of the
assertion mad by the same authority early in III primary election campaign
that a majority o. the elected Legislators would be for local option and that a
prohibition act would be passed. In point of fact If elections mean any.
thing, h local option question a been decided in the primaries by the nomi-
nation of only thirty candidates out of M hundred and twenty Republican and
pfnomaac candidates nominated. Y
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late Lamar Fontaine's repudiated),
and this authorship is conceded in
every standard collection Of war poems.
Kindly publish this correction.
c. ELIOT BEERS.
FRENCH FLAG.
To the Mditor of tho Evening Star.

TO the HditoT OF tho Evening Star:
Can you explain the historical Sig
nifcance of the colors in the French
nag?, JOHN HENRY.
THE three colors were first devised
by Mary Stuart, wife Of Francois II.
The white represented the royal house
OF France, the blue Scotland and the
red Switzerland, in compliment to the
Swiss Guards. whose livery 1t was. It
Is generally understood that the revo-
l~utionists of 1889 had adopted for their
flag the two colors, red and blue, but
that Fafayette persuaded them to add
the white. to show that they pore no
hostility to the King.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
lip To DATE.

They were looking up at the latest
s~kyscraper. But what are those things
sticking out from the sides?" asked the
upstate friend.
Those? oh, those are the mile
posts!" answered the New Yorker
Judge.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
HAsKRLL's TEST OF HOME SENTIMENT

Governor Haskell, Of Oklahoma, comes out in two new statements, n al
appeal to the people of oklahoma for funds to help pay the expenses attending
his propose vindicaton, n the other IN arraignment Of President Roosevelt
for his hasty Endorsement oft the charges against him contained in the Archbold
correspondence Governor Haskell receives a salary of only $4,000 a year. and,
Notwithstanding al his large financial operations in the past h e intinates that he
las n o other means of support Oklahomans ire a rough-and ready people, who
love the square DEAL" and If they believe their Governor hasn't had n their
purses will be opened to him. He has adopted a owe method of testing public
Prov a very effective m
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01

Belle-Here's an odd thing / pur-
chased while abroad, a girdle made Of
gold coins. What do you think of it?
Tom-Looks to me like a waist Of
money.-Boston Transcript.
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MUCH THE SAME.

what" queried the romantic maid.
"s as sweet as loves young dream9'
"oh, any other brand Of taffy. I
imagined" replied the matter Of fact
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
EASILY EXPLAINED.

"Tightwad let a man have $500 while
he was out West"
GOOD gracious! How did It happens"
The man poked a six -shooter In his
face n~Rirmingham Age=Herald
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HOW HE HELPED WITH THE LETTER

visitor-That was a beautiful letter
/ had from your mother yesterday,
Tommie.
Tommie-Yes, but I had to help her
with 1t.
Yisitor-Help her with It?
Tommie-Yes, / licked the stamp.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
A CRITICISM.

what Is your favorite poemfs
IT haven't any, answered Mr.. Cum
rox. Poetry always strikes me as
merely an effort On the authors part to
show off how much he knows about
capital letters and punctuation marks
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USUAL THING.

what 10 It a sign Of" asked the In
nocent maid, when a young man be-
gins to tell a girl his ~troubles7"
TITS q sign that he will soon ask her
to share them," answered the pretty
widow.
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In Lightsome Mood
ALL OVER.

""That young bride feels very sorry
for one of the presidential candidates"
why So"
"Her hubby has decided to vote the
other way."-Louisville Courief-Jour-
nal.
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HoMELY, BUT USEFUL.

! A doormat, you must confess,
In looks is hardly neat;
But when 1t comes to usefulness
1t gets there with both feet.
Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
LENGTH OF BRIDGES.
To the Editor Of tho Evening Star:

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
What is the length of the BROOKLYN
and Williamsburg bridges?
ARGUMENT.
1.-THE length of the Brooklyn Bridge
over all is 6,587 feet; that Of the will
iamsburg bridge, 1900 feet.-Ed.1
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-01
MORE ESSENTIAL.

Hubby-At last we are in u own
little home. I suppose the first thing
must get you Is a good cookbook.
Wiley (wife of a week)-No-er-
you'd better get me a strong can
opener.
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REVISED NURSERY RHYMES.

Hey diddle diddle, a man in a riddle,
Jumped after a heart Of stone.
The little girl laughed to see the sport,
But found she had broken her own.
Love Love. the naughty man,
Stole my heart and away he AM;
He ran SO fast, he tripped and fell,
And he dropped my heart and 1t broke
-ah, well!
Pretty Patty picked a peck or red as
sorted hearts,
And some were Clipped and some were
scratched, and some were all in
parts.
But one she found all whole and sound,
and bigger thar the rest,
And this she took up tenderly and hid
within her breast.
Helen Sinnott.
"Does your new maid know enough
to keep her placer"
20, yes, but what we're anxious about
is does she know enough to hang onto
her job ?"-Detroit Free Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-17
COBB

(From our Regular Correspondent
COBB, GA, July 15.-Mr. w. J.
Hill and family attended the barbecue
at De Soto last week.
Messrs. Slaton and Sanford, OF
Americas, were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Clay last Sun
day.
Mr. Harold Summerford of Cor
dele. visited his mother and brother
Mr.. l.. G. Summerford, at the latter
home Sunday.
Among Sundays visitors was Mr.
John Summerford, of Leslie.
Mr.. J. d. Henly, who has been very
sick at his home a few miles from
here, is improving. But all are sor-
nv to learn of the illness OF his wife
who at present is very sick.
Mr.. IS. e. Statham made a business
trip to Americus Saturday
Mr.. r. n. Pursley was among Sat
urday's delegation to Americas.
Mr.. J. C. Hill and wife attended ser
vices at Leslie Sunday.
Mr. p l.. Culver and S. FL. Malone
came down from De Soto Sunday.
Mr.. r. n. Pursley paid Leslie n.y.
inc visit Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. c. C. Clay and wife left We'd
nesdav for a few days stay in Amer
icus and other places.
Miss Maud Burke and gFandmoth-
or left Wednesday for a visit to rel
atives near Anericus.
Mr. w. l.. Means, of Macon, was
shaking hands with friends here
Wednesday.
Miss Bryce Pillsbury, MRS. MARY
Clay and Sam Henry Will spend the
summer visiting northern points.
Mrs. M. r.. Hill and daughter-ln-
law, Mrs. Minna, attended protracteo
services at Leslie Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-17
DeSOTO.

(F'rom Our Regular Correspondent
DeSOTO, GA, July 16.-Mrs. Geo
Bagley entertained at birthday par
ty Tuesday evening last in honor Of
her son, George, Jr Delicious re-
freshmentS were served on the veran-
da, which was tropical in appearance
with gorgeous ferns and palms. The
occasion was one long to be remem-
bered by those invited.
Mrs. Roy Jones is visiting rela-
tives at Smithville this week.
Mr.. John T, Ferguson left a few
days ago to inspect the Experiment
Farm at Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ferguson are
entertaining a bright young son a
their home.
Mrs. Debbie Jackson has returned tC
Americas, after spending the week
pleasantly here with friends.
Mrs. William Smith left Monday
to visit relatives at Plains.
Miss Mabel Sessions is spending
some time at Myrtle Springs with
party of friends.
Misses Carrie and Pearl Brad,
lew of Chokee, are visiting Miss
Lille Cooke.
Miss Cora Cocks has been elected
teacher for the DeSoto school for the
coming term. 1t meets the approval
of the town and community.
Messrs. George Bagley and George
Jones went up to Americas Wednes-
day.
DeSoto will play Cobb Thursday af-
ternoon at a BALI game.
The constant showers so far have
not injured the cotton crop in this
section and the prospect is good.
DeSoto can boast of the best anc
largest Sunday school of its size toW1
in the state We are anticipating 9
picnic at an early date in Americas
at Prospect park.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-17
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of Americas Readers Are
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duty
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kidneys are sick
Backache and many kidneys ills
follow;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
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