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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Women; s Hat Tax of$8OO, 900, 900
Year Forces Up Cost of Liuing

before you in staring headlines in every
newspaper in the land; when a gigantic
trust raises its rates to a point where
by 1T will squeeze a million or two per
annum from the purses of the CON
sumers, your suddenly united husbands
raise a popular cutlery that rings all
the way from San Francisco to Boston.
Yet, though 1t is an admitted fact that,
If u birds were properly protected
against indiscriminate slaughter the
loss to our crops through insect pests
would be reduced to an almost imper-
ceptible figure. there is scarcely a word
uttered in protest against the permits
sion of that slaughter and the conse-
quent annual loss of almost $500, 000, 900,
an amount nearly equal to the total
capitalization of all the national banks
in the United States.
Amazing as such a statement at first
appears, it is readily demonstrable. the
writer says. The insects kill the crops,
the birds kill the insects, and we-for
the most part in order to trim your hats
for you-kill the birds. The entire eco
nomic phase of the question is thus di-
visible into three portions. the second
depending upon the first. the third de-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
BY E.. T. BREWSTER.

T. HE typhoid fly has been found out
at last. He is no longer the
pretty, harmless creature to be rescued
from the coffee, shooed off the bread,
or dug out of the omelet. He is the
bearer of dysentery and typhoid fever,
of cholera and tuberculosis, ophthalmia
and even smallpox. In our last war he
killed more men in camp than the Span
iards killed in battle.
Almost overnight, says the writer In
McClure's Magazine for September, we
are beginning to realize where the fly is
born and bred, and where his travels
take him, and what it is he washes off
into the milk. Certain facts are coming
to light that are calculated to make the
householder sit up and take notice.
Breast-fed babies, for instance, are ex~
posed to dangers through air and water,
but not through their food, and they
die, at the worst. a third faster during
f1y-time. Bottle" babies die three and
four times faster.
But, after all, one does not need sta
tistics to make him suspicious of the
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the single microbe has become a thou
sand.
Here is a sample of a class of facts
which may well give pater familias
pause. At one of the Connecticut agri-
cultural experiment stations, by way
of finding out nov many bacteria a fly
can transfer to a milk jar, they tried
shaking Up flies in sterilized water and
estimating the numbers washed off. The
record number was lis. 800, 900 from
eighteen individuals. or more than
$500, 600 apiece.
The fly can be put down. The proof
is that it has been done. Speaking
rashly. there are no flies in England;
at least, there are so few that the in
habitants DO not think it worth while
to screen their dwellings. The reason
is the sipplest-the tight little island
is kept clean. Fifty years ago flies
were a nuisance in England; though
not the plague they are here. for no
other really civilized country was ever
quite 81 dirty as the United States of
America. This nuisance is pretty COM
pletely abated. In fifty years England
has been swept and garnished, and the
flies have starved.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Knocking the Colleges

r row prevalent, the sentiment is that. the colleges, take them by n large,
are not giving our youth full measure of tbs training they should have,
= = appears from the discourses at the recent convention of the National
versty of Chicago, declared to the educators that the American College of the
Liberal Arts had "lamentaby failed as a popular Institution of higher educa-
ton in tina it trained less than Der cent of or young men nj women.
He said it had permitted other sttutons-coresponden schools and the
hke-to usurp its functions because of 1beranty, and had lost discipline, both
mental and moral, % that the bachelor degree is losing its significance as a n
indication of fitness or most of the pursuits of life" Moreover, he said it had
damaged the high schools n restricted their usfuness by controlling their
curricua in its W interest President Main,o oil Iowa College, agreed that the
nuck-raker had prove his point that college education today is chiefly notable
for Its inefectfveness, though still he held it "a the nos efficient methodi in
Existence for acquainting men with the world and making them efficient agents
IN IT, THESE grumbhngs about colleges, jsta unjust, are a good sign, be-
aus criticism is h basis of Improvement The colleges costs lot; they take
q great deal of valuab time. We ought to get TIL verym most IL of them
That TIE can be made to furnish We need men of education; men who know
som" mel of mental power We need them in quantities; enough of
tMl ad an shape political opinion in such matters as the tariff, direct
NONE ms and a constant succession Of like important questions We see
Germany forging sturdny and rapidly ahead in the family of nations because
oannot anordt to waste of the power of our educational machine -Iarpers
Weekly.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Each House-Hy Carries Thousands of Germs and Is the
Bearer of Tuberculosis, Cholera and Typhoid Feper

the house because there are more
smells inside than out. and, once in,
he frequents the kitchen because there
are more smells there than in the par
Tor. The fly does not fine its food by
sight, but by odor only. In fact, the
fy's sight is extremely poor; for ma
ture has never solved the optical prob
lem of making a small eye see as clear
ly as a large one. The customary swarm
of flies around the kitchen door means
only that the kitchen windows are
opened at the bottom, and since the top
of the door is the highest opening in
the room, that. rather than one of the
windows, is carrying the out-draft and
moral is, adjust the ventilation so that
the out-draft shall be through a
screened window. No fly will ever see
a door open and deliberately fly in.
For the same reason. all unusued
chimneys connected with fireplaees
ought to be screened just as carefully
the windows.
Regarded as a contrivance for dis
the germs of fatal diseases,
the fly is one of natures masterpieces.
A fairly large bacterium is as much
smaller than a fly as a fly is smaller
an elephant. The microbes of
many of our ordinary contagious dis
are a thousand times more mi
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Burden of Paying This Immense
Sum Falls Upon the C0un-
try's Farmers.


THAT the ONE of the United
States are taxing this country
100000, 900 a year for hats; that this tax
is not levied upon the husbands as they
sign checks for milliners' bills, but
that it is paid by the people in general
and the farmer in particular; that. in
short, it is due ito fashions use. for
decorative purposes, of birds which
protect the crops-that is the amazing
statement made in Hampton's Maya
zine by Reginald Wright Kaufman.
In the course of an article on this bird
tribute to vanity, Mr.. Kaufman de-
clares that the result of the use of
~feathered creatures for hat-trimmings
Is a rise in the price of food.
Mr.. Kaufman bases his startling as
sertions on figures gathered by govern
ment experts. As he says, when a
great bank is robbed of q few hundred
thousand dollars the news is placed
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Your Eyes the Doorplate of the Body

especially if it looks puffy or has that
"sick look" keep a sharp watch for
your health. 1t may be only bilious
ness, but it may also be kidney trouble
or internal disarrangement. Whatever
the cause, 1t is time to discover it.
This is a far wiser plan than to Jake
anything to keep the eyes bright, OBJ
serves the writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger. There are women so foolish as
to eat arsenic under the impression
that it will brighten their eyes. 1t will
also ruin their nerves. weaken the heart
and may eventually mean invalidism
for life.
Even more foolish is it to put drops
In the eyes to give them lustre. Why
tamper with our most precious possess
sion? Never use anything in the eye
without consulting an oculist. 1t is
not safe to take risks with a delicate
organ. If nothing else deters. the fear
of glasses should teach sense.
Should the eyes feel heavy they NAV
often be freshened by bathing with
weak salt water, either hot or cold.
This can do no harm. and by relieving
strained conditions will frequently inn
prove the lustre.
One woman says She has used a little
orange juice in her eyes for years
without injuring them. A few drops
are inserted In the eve with a dropper.
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He Treated Her STABILITY.
Dear Marcerv Doom

Dear Margery Doom:
| I'm a girl of Is, and nave been keep
ing company with a young man two years
my senior. just before / went on my
vacation he was to call, but failed to do
SO. writing a letter saying that he would
see me when l came home. which he also
failed to do. Then / met him and he
apologized, and everything was all right
until my girl friend said something about
fellows and he became indignant. He
went home and never said a thing about
coming again. My heart is almost broken,
as l am deeply in love with him. Dear
Miss Doom, can YOU tell me what / can
do to win him again?
BROkEN-HEARTED.
If We're o | would assure myself
that didn't really care half as much
as | thought | did. and Their Id start
in to interest myself in lots of
things, so as tq1orget him very quickly.
Ny dear, he chnnot care for you very
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS.

Grandmother's handmade rugs have
reappeared-not the loom-woven sort,
bur the actual handmade rag rugs.
braided and sewn to resemble those the
economical old lady nee crocheted with
a long wooden needle. The New Eng
land housekeeper of today refers to the
crochet needle as a hook, and talks of
''hcoking a rug"
These most modern of rugs for the
bungalow or the old-time room in the
new country home are made from wide
strands or strips of new sateen, Gre
tonne or chintz of either a plain or
Powered surface, braided into a three
plat by hand. This done, the long strip
of braided goods. thick and about an
inch and a half wide, is started and
formed into a circle. 1t Is strongly
together with a coarse linen
thread from the back, 1t should be
kept upon a large table while in proc
ess of shaping, to insure its lying
like a fla disk upon the floor when
finished,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23

Dreamed potatoes are always well
coined, though not always cooked in
the perfection they should be. They
may be made from freshly boiled or
cold potatoes diced. For one pint Of
potatoes make a white sauce, using
n tablespoonful of flour, two table
spoonfuls of butter, one cup of milk,
one tablespoonful of chopped parsley,
a little cream and salt and pepper to
season. Melt the butter In a saucepan,
add the -four and cook Ind stir until
smooth and well cooked. A frequent
cause for failure with creamed pota-
toes m from the raw taste of the
flour. Add the milk n seasoning,
and, If you have it. a half cup of
cream AS soon al the sauce begins to
thicken add the potatoes, whole, diced
or cut in small balls with a potato
scoop. Do not stir. When heated
through serve at once.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23

! WIT SOMETIMES AN AFFECTION.


Wit is an affiiction unless used with
discretion and good sense. The habit of
being invariably amusing will bring you
into great disfavor. The sharp-tongued
woman who will have her little laugh at
the expense of her neighbors usually
pays dearly for her fun. It is as much
an art to be quiet and self-possessed as
to be v~ivacious and entertaining, ana
the woman who can adjust her moods
to the occasion is the one who finds her
self usually the most popular member
Of her community.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
He Did Not Notice Her.

DtHT MhTEtIN D0On.
Kindly advise a heart-broken girl. I
quarreled with my friend over a small
matter, and was sorry afterward. l met
him at a girls house and Went up to apol-
oeize When | spoke he turned his head.
and l was greatly mortified. Please tell
me what to do. wRETCHED.
There is only n thing TO do. For
get him. Say to yourself tina your af-
fection has been wasted on a young
man who is not ever a gentleman. You
can put him out Of your mind u yea
try.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
A Widows Query.

Dear Miss Doom:
When a widow is ready to reenter So
ciety, how should she go about doing sof
Please answer at once. and oblige.
IGNORAMUs.
When a widow wishes to reenter So
ciety h should leave cards with her
friends as an intimation of her readi-
ness to receive visits.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
WHY SHE HATES HIM.

Bessie-There goes that Mr.. Primple.
How I do hate the man!
Kitty-The idea! Not a single word
has ever passed between you and him.
Bessie-But you should have seen the
way that he and Bertha Twittle went
on at the reception asst night. l never
did like Bertha.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
DAILY HEALTH HINT.

Swimming is a perfect exercise,
since it employs every muscle of
the body. and those who have
both enjoyed and been benefited
by it during the summer vaca-
ton period will do we'll to make
arrangements te continue the
practise during the winter. There
are in the city many pools main
tanned by organizations of vari-
Gus kinds, which are accessible
all the winter through. If. how
ever. the exercise which ONE
from swimming is not obtain
able, systematic open-air walking
Will be a very good substitute.
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much, or he would not act so. and sure
~, you wouldn't want to give your
heart into the keeping of a man who
wouldn't properly appreciate the gift.
Let your common sense assert itself.
The reelly-truly-right man will come
along some day.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
Brittle Nails.

Dear Margcry Door:
Please tell me the cause Of brittle nails.
Mine are very hard and are always split
ting. Also suggest a remedy IL you can.
ANXIOUS.
there is not enough lime in the system.
Each night grease them we'll with
vaseline, rubbing it well into the base
and corners
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Died 1904.

And sometimes things to bed l take
As prudent sailors have to do;
Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake.
Perhaps a toy or two.
All night across the dark wo steer;
But when the day returns at last,
Safe In my room, beside the pier,
I find my vcssei fast.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23
THERE is no surer glve-away of age

THERE is no surer give-away of age
l or Indicator of ill-health than the
eye. 1t has been called the win
dow of the soul" it might more truly
be dubbed the doorplate of the body
and its habits. Many a who
has a soul above %reproach has eyes that
show her body to be all wrong
If one is fatigued, is overload Of
eating, is a night owl, or is over
strained the eye will be dull, heavy and
l~ifeless. Above all the eye is the sign
of physical upheavals.
When the eye is not bright and clear,
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23

After the first smart the eyes are
brighter and clearer. AS this might
be injurious to other women, though
not harmful in itself, it should not be
used without the advice of a physician.
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AUnTM
cMag8 ~
UESDAY-BREAKFAsT.


Cantaloupe
Cream of wheat
Crisped bacon Fried eggs
Waff1es Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Clam cakes Cucumbers
Dreamed potatoes
Lettuce with French dressing
Cookies Tea
DINNER.
Tomato soup
Dreaded veal chops Peas
French fried potatoes
Cucumber and onion salad
Fruit Cheese
Coffee
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H. Favofife cd Poems Of Famous Poets :
"My Bed Is q Boat
Born 1850.

BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,

My bed Is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me In when l embark;
She girds me in my sailors coat
And starts me In the dark.
At night / go on board and say
Goodnight to all my friends on shore;
I shut my eyes n sail away
And zee and hear no more,
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nEMS

A most acceptable gift for the early
fall bride would be a carving set of
ivory wood, with silver handles. Shown
at L. Bamberger & Co.'S.
A handsome fish set, consisting of a
large platter and a dozen plates. of
fine china, appropriately decosated.
may be obtained for a reasonable sum
at Hahne & Co.'S.
Dainty m brooches set in rolled
gold frames, for wear with the .
Dutch collars. are offered at the
Gcerke Company's.
At L. s. Plaut & Co.'s has been re-
oeived a new line of early autumn
skirts. New plated models are shown
in mohair. serge n mixed goods.
All of the seasons best novels will
be found at the w. V. Snyder Com
pany's. bound in paper. so that you
may take them on your vacation with
out worrying about losing them.
New fall outing hats of soft felt,
trimming with wings and ribbon. are
shown at Lissner's.
A parasol Of excellent quality t~affeta,
with a long handle of natural wood,
may be purchased for a very small
III at the David Straus store.
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Clan, Cakes.

Dissolve one ~teaspoonful of soda in a
pint of Jul milk, add two well-beaten
eggs. a little salt, n quart of chopped
clans and enough Jour to make a stiff
batter. Drop in large spoonfuls in very
hot fat and fry the same as d%oughnuts.
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OUGHT!

I saw a shiny little thing.
1t looked SO good to me
/ took it up, and now | wish
I'd let that humble be.
Farmer Smith.
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THE ROOSTER.

A black and shiny rooster
Flew as high as he could &c.
He aeroplaned so high | thought
That rooster was a crow.
Farmer Smith.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-23

New fall outing hats of soft felt.
trimming with wings and ribbon, are
shown at Lissner's.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-18
First Baptist Church.

Rev A. Stirling Barner, minister.
Bible school. 10 a. m. Supt c. A.
Battles and teachers will be pleased
to see new scholars and welcome all.
Glasses for all. Morning worship II
O'Clock. Mr.. Barner will preach.
Subject of sermon, THE Passing and
Abiding in Religion Being a dis
cussiOn of the permanent character
of Christianity. Young peoples
meeting, p. M, in lecture room of
church. Very interesting hour in
testimony and song. Evening wor-
ship s o'clock. Mr.. Barner will
preach on the subject God in the
Earthquake. Prayer and praise
service Thursday evening at s
o'clock. The seats in church are free
and a very cordial invitation is ex-
tended strangers in the city and all
who have no church home to come
and enjoy the services.
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BROTHER LIVED IN
MONROE

The following story taken from
the Bellingham Herald is of interest
to the people of this section:
Interesting as an incident sur
rounding the life and death of E. H.
Hartman, the railroad king, is the
fact that brother of the remark
able financier once resided in SnohO-
mish county, serving this community
as county commissioner in the early
70's. This brother, Charles Harri-
man, came to the northwest In 1857,
settling in the Snoqualmie region,
where he wooed and won a dusky
maiden, a full bloOded Indian girl,
and reared a number of children.
Some years subsequent to his res
idence in the Snoqualmie country,
Charles Hartman, whose plans in
life differed so greatly from that of
his brother of worldwide reputation,
removed with his family of half
breed children and his Indian help
mate, to rough piece of land not far
from Monroe, where he remained un-
til death overlook him and where his
children now reside.
An interesting feature in Charles
Harriman's life, probably the great
est, transpired few years ago, when
on invitation, he took his Oldest
girl back to New York, stopping al
the old Astor House, where by ap-
pointment, he met his even then
famous brother, and introduced the
dusky child of his Indian wife.
Charles Hartman died FIVE years
before the demise of his celebrated
brother With his passing a bare
word regarding the disappearance OF
pioneer was spoken, for the world
knew him not; even his relationship
to E. H. Hartman was known to but
few of his closest friends
Will any inconsiderable portion OF
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Methodist Church.

Preaching service at IL a. m. and
s p. m. The pastor will speak on
Christian Assurance" in the morn
ing. In the evening his subject will
be Partial knowledge" Special
music at both services. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Epworth league
devotional service at Z p. m. and
class meeting at the same hour
Young Peoples meeting on Tuesday
evening. Midweek prayer meeting
On Thursday evening. All are in
tol, pastor.
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Vision of Victory" W.. T. Adams,
state evangelist. will. speak at both
services. A new pipe organ has
been installed and Miss Lillian
Vaughn will be in charge of the mu-
sic. Special music for the day. All
are welcome. A. ]. Adams, pastor
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Attention A.-Y.-P. Visitors

While visiting the A.Y.-P.
North Queen right This
We best treatment Everybody
HOTEL ARCHIBALD CO.. t. FLINT, Manager
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THE CHURCHES.
Christian Church.

4 Services at usual hours. An ear.
nest invitation is extended to at.
tend the Bible school at 10 a. m
Subject of sermon at IL a. M, 1.-The
Reward Of Service" At 8 p. M, "A
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the Hartman millions fall to the
half breed children at Monroe?
Messrs. McEldownev and Nal,

MessrS' McElu0Wney and Nelson
leave in the morning for a month
hunting trip on the headwaters of
the Methow. The boys expect to
have "bar" and venison to eat be-
fore they return.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Jackman, OF
Entiat, are in the city today on bust
ness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-08

When the stork arrives within a few
days at the home of Mrs. Henry
Smith in this city. she will be guard
ed and watched over by the man who
for II years has been fugitive from
justice"
If Hugo had not written LES Mis-
CRADLES" and given to the world Jean
Vatican II would have been impossible
for the story Of Henry Smith to be
brought home clearly to the hearts
of the people of Michigan and Cover
nor Warner, who today signed his
pardon.
Smith was convicted of burglary
and sentenced to five years in the
lone penitetntiary, but escaped That
was II years ago. He got work, be-
came a good citizen and was married.
Last Tuesday night his identity was
discovered and he was taken back to
prison. He declared he was innocent
OF the original charge, stating that he
agreed to return to shield a relative.
The story came to the ears of Gov
ernor Warner. then the story of Jean
Vatican, over which he wept as a lad,
came back to him.
1t was learned today that Mrs.
Smith always knew her husbnd's
story and that he had told her before
their marriage of the conviction and
escape.