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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-07
CHARLES MEYER.

Charles Meyer. who died on Tuesday
night at the home of his father, Jacob
Meyer, S21 Runyon street, will be buried
in the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
Saturday morning after services in the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament. He
was 10 years old and is survived by
several brothers and sisters besides his
father.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

r HERE is no ab1er servant of the
L United States in the capitol build
ing than James c. Courts, the diminu-
tive clerk of the house committee on
appropriations. Without him the great
committee would be often at sea-
1t would be almost an utter impos-
sibility for Chairman Tawney or any
other head of that great committee to
carry in his mind the vast details of
the appropriation bills which it brings
into the house, carrying amounts vary
ing from few to more than 500, O,0O0,-
600. Some member of the house wants
to know about some item in every
bill and frequently the whole house
wants to know about a good many Of
them. Chairman Tawney can answer
offhand as many questions as any
other chairman who ever stood in his
shoes, but it is Courts who, when he
sits down, is almost hidden by the
desk In front of him, but is the ready
prompter when the csairman's men,
ory fails. Between Tawney and Courts
practically no time of the house is
wasted In getting necessary informa-
tion for all comers.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Glea11ings of Gotham !
Interesting Bits Of News from the :
e.: " Great Metropolis. =.
School to Teach Partisan Art of Sn1ilinq

least, the board of directors of the
Consolidated Gas company. . 1t is
planned to have a special night class
for wives whose husbands =. are dee
tanned down town on business.
Attached to the school will be q
dental parlor where you can, for a
moderate expense, be equipped with
diamond-studded smile, a gilt-edged
smile or just a plain porcelain smile.
according to ones means and inclina-
ton.
The first crude plans drawn up pro-
vide for sets of large colored charts
to be hung on the walls of the operat-
Ing room showing different styles of
smiles from which the smile-seeker
may select his desired brand.
A hasty summary includes the
White House molar display, the In.
spector Walsh variety, the Big Bill
species, the sub-variety known to the
south as the Private John Allen smile,
the success facial contortion, the
oleagenous or John D. Rockefeller
greeting and the celebrated expression
OF delight assumed by J. P. Morgan
meeting reporters on his return from
Europe.
Then, of course. there will be an
important class to be devoted to SUBJ
way employees and elevator men in
public buildings, but, on second
thought, they are such bright, sunny
natured chaps that it would be super
huous.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Evelyn Thaw Now Lives Simple Life

two months in seclusion and quiet.
This is my home now-my real home
Yes; it is great contrast to the other
places l have lived in, but I'm tired of
all that show and glitter wanted q
home and found this place, where in
tend to stay. It has interested me
greatly to fix up this little nest, and
have learned to love it.
How do I employ my time. Well,
when l was very young I was taken
out of school and my education
stopped abruptly. I have felt keenly
the lack of learning. Since 1 made my
home here 1 have spent most of my
time studying, reading, writing, rhet-
oric and art, and l have made prog
ress.
II have enjoyed myself in this quiet
little nook up here away from most
everybody. Only my brother and maid
are here with me. don't go out much.
My studies claim most of my time,
and when finish at night I'm too tired
to 60 any place except to sleep.
Il am studying art seriously. FIRE.
Quently I 60 upstairs to the studio in
the attic and put in many hours there.
am drawing and painting. No; I
haven't sold anything yet, but I'm con-
tent to wait and work. Later l may
take up the study of anatomy, which
always has interested me greatly, but
there is nothing definite about that
now I am keeping house. l haven't
time to bother with restaurants.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
House Committee Clerk Courts in Demand

When congress recently voted $780,.
600 for the relief of the Italian earth.
quake victims, an unusual scene was
enacted in the house. A misunder.
standing had arisen between the presi.
dent and congress as to the amount of
the relief and the bill prepared by the
house committee on appropriations
did not fit with the presidents mes
sage by 100000. Courts was sum-
moned by a general alarm and re-
sponded readily, pen in hand. A con-
ference was held at the speakers ta-
BILE lasting about two minutes, and
those two minutes brought 100000
more relief to the sufferers of Italy.
Courts and his pen fixed the bill and
Courts later rushed the bill to the en-
crossing committee and had it in the
senate in. record time.
When congratulated by members
and civilians alike later, Courts mere.
ly smiled. When, however, some one
ventured to suggest that it was an in
spring sight to see congress act so
generously and so quickly, Courts re-
piled: Il once knew a congressman
who made a speech in Faneuil hall,
Boston, and Dragged about the passage
of pension bill carrying over $780,
100000 in forty minutes. Finally he
swelled up in his patriotism and ex-
claimed: Can you beat that?' some
body in the back row replied: Lord,
hope not There is such a thing as
being too quick on the trigger"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
An AMUSING Controversy.

An amusing controversy is going on
In Berlin between Miss Olga Desmond
and the Prussian diet regarding the
cult Of beauty. AS may be remem.
bered, the lady Is an "altogether" dan.
cor who favors the unclothed truth as
a sartorial principle. DR.. Roeren, who
led the onslaught on her, has been
called down by her solicitor, who
draws attention to the, fact that he
made use of certain very harsh terms
In his references to her. But Herr
ROeren declines to enter into CORE.
spondence with the alluring Miss Des.
mond-wise man!-either directly or
indirectly, as to his parliamentary ac-
tivity' In calling her by vigorous ad.
ject1ves. The affair has attracted an
enormous amount of attention in Ber.
lin circles, and the dancer is not likely
to suffer any immediate pecuniary loss
through the debate in the diet. It is,
declares the Boston Herald, a good
deal as if the beauteous Miss Garden
should be hailed up for her posturings
in Strauss music drama by an insen.
safe member Of congress; therefore
DR.. Roeren's Interpolation on the cult
of the nude falls fiat, while Berlin
smiles.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Capital Is Cordial to Little Countess

Bernstorffs made her debut in society
at Cairo, Egypt, where her father was
his country's representative up to a
few months ago. She feals as if she
were making second debut since CON-
ing to Washington, for she has taken
part in all the affairs given for Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, as well as in many of
the official functions.
Since the dismantling of the German
embassy by the Baroness Won Stern
burg, who recently sailed for Europe
with her mother to spend the rest of
the winter on the Riviera, the house
has been placed in the hands of dec
orators and furnishers, and the ambas-
sador and his family have been obliged
to live at one of the hotels. The en-
bassy is expected to be ready for oc-
cupancy in April.
The Countess Won Bernstorff and her
daughter wish to know all about the
city in which they live, and they are
seen frequently on pleasant mornings,
guidebook in hand, learning about
historic houses and places. They have
strayed already outside the foreign and
official circles to meet people of inter-
est, and it is confidently expected that
the German embassy will be thorough
ly cosmopolitan and democratic during
the present incumbent's regime.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

Paris streets must be in queer way
when the prefect of police, M. Lepine,
has to issue mandate that it is pun.
ishable offense to throw orange or ba-
mana skins into the streets, and that
anyone eating an orange in them will
be watched by eagle-eyed policemen.
1t is embarrassing enough to eat an
orange without the police inspecting
the operation, and to conceal evi.
dences of the crime must be worse yet.
But M. Lepine's order is absolute. He
says 1t Is detestable habit, that it en-
dangers life, for the fruit eater is SELF
ish, and casts away the slippery skins,
regardless of who may slip on them
and break a bone No, not even into
the gutter can any such refuse 20!
Persons who have slipped on the pave
ments frequently sprained or fractured
their limbs, and with the rapid traffic
OF motor cars and buses there is every
chance of accidents that will prove
fatal. The home dust bin is best.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Clerk WEEDS Prince in Travel Romance

ber bound for Manila, but stopped in
Denver to visit friends before leaving
the country. While visiting in Denver
she became acquainted with friends OF
her; hostess who were also bound for
the east and who had taken passage on
the steamer which was to carry her to
Manila. Miss Jeffrey learned that they
were to make several side trips and SO
she obtained an extension of leave
from the Philippines and decided to
join the party of tourists.
Whether the prince was a member
of this party or whether Miss Jeffrey
met him after the ship passed through
the Golden Gate has not been made
known. At any rate, he was passen-
ger on the steamer, and the acquaint-
ance which formed then resulted in q
pretty little love affair. The prince con-
tinued with the party through their
travels in China ard japan and the
love story progressed in the most sat-
isfactory way.
While in Hong Chow the party went
for an outing. The funny little native
rig in which, Miss jeffrey was riding
collided with carriage. Miss jeffrey
was thrown to the ground and injured
painfully, but not seriously. It was
not long after this that the marriage
took place.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Only Daughter of Hetty Green to Wed

descendants of John Jacob Astor. Her
father was the fashionable halter of
Old New York and his store in the
Astor house was the resort of the
beaux and merchants early in the last
century. He bought his furs and pelts
from the original Astors
Miss Green has never cared for gay
society and when she was under the
chaperonage of Miss Leary appeared
at receptions and teas more frequently
than at dinners, balls or the opera.
She has been reported engaged to
the earl of Yarmouth, Duke de La
Tore and one or two others, but the
reports have always been denied.
Mr.. Wilks is about 81 years old. He
has been member of the Union club
for more than thirty years and also
belongs to the Metropolitan, Knicker-
booker, Turf and Field, Fencers, Bad
minton and New York yacht clubs.
Although he lives in a modest brown
stone front dwelling at 440 Madison
avenue, he is believed to be worth
several million dollars, inherited from
his father, who died in 1899.
Although always prominent social
ly. his name seldom appeared in the
newspapers.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

NEW YORK.-A young woman in
~ Paris having started a school for
smiles, an investigation has revealed
that already plan is on foot to start
one right here in New York-besides
the ones on the corners, of course.
The ingenious French young person,
In a pink and scented prospectus, sets
forth that smile is about as good a
piece of personal property to have
concealed about your person as you
can we'll possess. She advertfses 4
special course for shop assistants who
are looking for raise.
In the school that will shortly be
started here there will, as at present
outlined, be courses for persons re-
ceiving doctors bills, the man who Of
fers a car conductor Canadian dime,
the fellow who has just slipped on a
banana peel, the unfortunate who
chases his hat for two blocks on a
windy day and then sees it crushed
beneath truck, the woman who
meets her friend snuggled up in a set
OF Russian 'possums, while she's
shopping along with a last years out
ut of mink, and last, but by no means
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

w ASHINGTON.-From government
W clerk to princess is the change
made by Miss George Jeffrey, former
ly clerk in the Office of the auditor
OF the post Office department..
She is now the wife Of Prince Alfred
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, adjutant to his i'm
perial majesty, the car. The wedding
took place in Canton, China. The
prince and princess are now travelling
In the far east, but will ultimately go
to st. Petersburg, where they will
make their home.
The romance which eliminated in
the marriage of the American girl and
the Russian nobleman had it's incep-
tion on an ocean steamer bound for
the far east. Miss Jeffrey, who was re-
garded as one of the best clerks in the
post Office department., was transferred
at her own request from that depart
ment to the Philippine service.
She left Washington early in Octo!
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
G%&Mz zC|&G SSssz22
~ QykFT7

DUFFS and curls and marcel waves,
it is announced by Fifth avenue
authorities, are to be driven out before
the invasion of Greek fashions, and
women will wear instead bands of
jewels and velvet, circling the plainest
Of Grecian coiffures.
Rats have been given to understand
that their end is at hand
Rats will disappear before the fash
ion invaders like leaves before a No
vember wind" said a well-known fash
ioner. "The rat has had its day, that's
all there is to it. Everything now is
the Grecian coiffure.
IF Fifth avenue cannot produce
Grecian beauty, or something equal, if
not superior, then 1t is not to be found
anywhere at this day." remarked the
fashioner. *The very newest style of
hairdressing is straight-no curls and
waves, if you please parted on the
right side, brought low over the fore
head. Then 1T is brought loosely up
from the neck and coiled, SO that it
reaches even with the top of the head.
Then you just use your own taste with
the rest.
IF you have bit of~black on your
goWn-a bit of black ON hats and
gowns is to. be, :fashionable-you use
a black velvet band for the finishing
touch. Place the hand just below the
coil OF hair, at, the back of the neck
and bring it up on top of the head
with a bow knot or a jeweled buckle
arranged Just a bit to the side, in
front.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

HERBERT LIVINGSTON SATTER-
IL LEE, son of the late Bishop Sat
terlee and son-in-law of J. Pierpont
Morgan, recently appointed to sue.
ceed T. H. Newberry as assistant sec.
retary Of the navy, was one of the
board of visitors at the Naval acad-
emy last June and entered into his
duties with zest and interest that
was particularly pleasing to the acadt
envy staff. He insisted upon seeing
everything there was to be .seen, ate
tn the. mess hall, went out in tho
launches and watched the drills. At
last he decided that he must slep in a
midshipman's bed; 80 he was assigned
to room on one of the decks.
Now at the very time the board of
visitors was at the academy the West
Point-Annapolis baseball game was on
and the West Point team were to be
given a rousing send-off when they
took their departure, which was fixed
for very early in the morning of the
night that Mr.. Satterlee played at be-
ing a midshipman and slept in Ban
croft, or "Bankrupt," hall as the mid
dies facetiously call it, apropos of
their cronic penniless state. "All out"
was called promptly and those who
did not turn out quickly enough to
suit the; MILDLY officers were uncere.
moniously dumped out on the floor,
mattress and: ALL. The officer of one of
the decks rushing. hurriedly around
at the last moment to see that all had
obeyed his summons came to}a room
whose occupant had not stirred, but
Soundlx sleeping: Here. ,yo4 get q, !" =:
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
The Wise, Though Gentle, Reader.

The Wise, Though Gentle, Reader.
In an armchair of a Pullman smok-
ing car on the way east from Louis
vile, a polite but resourceful man
was trying hard to read a novel while
his next neighbor kept up a running
fire Of chatter. With the light of a
desperate resolve in his eye, yet
cloaking determination with exquisite
politeness the reader presently said:
Pardon me, butmy memory for names
is wretched Your name is-?"
"Shepherd," replied the voluble one,
cheerfnlly.
The one-sided conversation kept on.
a while longer, the light of desperate
resolve meanwhile burning brighter.
and brighter. Then the reader raised
his eyes to stranger, his neighbor;
across the aisle, and suddenly de-
manded: What is your name, sir?"
WARD" said the stranger.
Eyes, yes; of course" cried the
reader, briskly. "Mr. Ward, let me:
introduce Mr.. Shepherd"
By which simple but ingenious ex-
pedient the torrent Of extraneous chat.
ter was diverted to poor Ward, and
the reader read happily ever after,
Harper's Weekly. ,.!A ..,., 49,,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
THE Countess Luise Alexandra vo

THE Countess Luise Alexandra Won
/ Bernstorff, only daughter of the
German ambassador and Countess Won
BernstOrf, has found the national CAP
ital of her mothers native land much
to her liking Ever since the arrival
in Washington of the kaisers new rep
resentative and his family, they have
been entertained constantly. To all af-
fairs given for the younger set the
little countess" as she is frequently
called, has been invited.
Countess Alexandra was born and
educated abroad, and is making her
first visit to this country. She speaks
the language with only slight accent,
for her mother, who has lived in for
eign countries ever since she was is
years old, has never dropped the Eng
lish tongue, but has spoken it to her
daughter and son, the latter now a
student in Germany.
A year ago the daughter of the Won
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

I MA MODEST apartment of four rooms
i and bath on the third floor of a
house in West Thirty-third street, not
far from Fifth avenue, Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw is living the simple life. 1t is
an old-fashioned four-story building of
brick, painted white
No thick, soft carpets cover the up
per stairway or hall leading to the
young woman's home. The staircase
and hall floor are of bare wood, worn
between the nailheads. Above the
Thaw apartment is an attic studio, &C.
cupied by two young artists.
The apartment is in the name of
Howard Nesbitt, the young woman's
brother, and her name is not over the
bell. When a reporter called there
the other night no one answered the
summons at the electric bell, but the
door was opened when the colonial
knocker of brass was used. Mrs Thaw
answered the door. She wore her
usual costume-white turnover collar,
black tie, black waist and skirt. She
said:
Il have been living here for the last
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

MATTHEW ASTOR WILKS of New
AvA York city will soon become the
son-in-law Of Americas richest woman.
Announcement of his engagement to
Silvia Green, the only daughter of
Mrs. Hetty Green, the marvellous fe-
male financier, has been made to inti-
mate friends and it is said that the
wedding will probably take place in
June.
Though Mr.. Wilks can no longer be
called young man and Miss Green is
past 80, their romance nevertheless
has given lively satisfaction to the
limited social circle aware of its
progress.
1t blossomed and grew under the
eye of Countess Annie Leary, who in.
troduced Miss Green into society near
ly a dozen years ago. Mrs. Leary has
been on terms of intimacy with the
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

camp. Then the animals seemed to
perceive that their prey was about to
escape them and again they attacked
the man, apparently rendered desper.
ate by hunger.
This time the battle was even more
strenuous than at first, and the attack
was so sudden that Trathin and his
dog were caught in a space so that the
four animals could attack him on all
four sides. For several minutes he
fought them off with his stick, the dog
fighting valiantly, and finally the bull
dog grabbed one of the brutes by the
throat. This relieved Trathinsand he
beat about with the stick to such good
effect that the three wolves departed,
the bulldog lying down in the snow
with it's victim, waiting for it to die.
With his face and his hands bleed
ing and his clothes practically torn to
ribbons, Trathin ran into the camp
just at dusk and, as soon as he could
speak, told the men his story. He was
given a rifle and, with several lumber.
jacks, set out to kill the band.
Arriving at the place where the last
battle had occurred, the men saw tho
four wolves apparently fighting among
themselves. Firing into the bunch,
two Of them were killed and the other
two escaped. Lying to one side was
all that was left of the bulldog:
When Trathin left the other three
wolves had returned to aid their COM
panion, and the bulldog, to save his
own life, had been obliged to let go his
wolf and fight the others. The other
was not hurt to any great extent and
Joined the other three, the odds of
four to one being too much even for a
fighting dog. But before the bulldog
was wiped out he had given good ac-
count Of himself, as the bodies Of the
two dead wolves showed. The, animals
had been engaged in eating theo body
of the dog when driven away. !.
Trathin has sworn an oath of, ven
geance against all wolves.-He has pur-
chased Winchester, given up lumber
ing and spends his time killing: the
forest providers, which are said: to be
more numerous this year than ever
and killing many more deer. r.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sY
~ PET, HIS DEsPERRATE fIGGHf""F
WITH WOLVES.
CANINE DOES DEADLY WORK
Frank Trathin Gives Up Work, Buys
Rifle and Starts Out to Avenge
Death Of Animal by SIaueh- j
ter Of Brutes. J.

Traverse City, Mich.-Frank Trathin
OF Emerson, which is As miles north of
NeWberry, is mourning the loss of his
fine bulldog, and that mourning is none
the less sincere because the dog died
In the defense of Trathin's life.
Emerson is only small place, con-
sistfng of six or seven houses and a
sawmill, and the sawmill is the ex-
cuse for the village. as we'll as for num-
erous camps in the thick woods
Toward one Of these camps Trathin
started rather late one afternoon The
bulldog always accompanied. him
wherever he went, and in this case it
was lucky that he did.
Trathin has no love for wolves, but
despised them for their cowardice, be-
lieving that they would not dare at
tack man in the daylight, hence he
took no weapon with him. After he
had gone some distance on his way, he
became aware Of the fact that he was
being followed by wolves. The bulldog
was much affected by this and he
would run back, growl and then, with
his hair standing on end, would use
every means at his command to in.
duce his master to hasten. The con.
duct OF the dog was such, the animal
not usually being afraid of anything on
four legs, that its fears were communi-
Gated to- Trathin. and he started to
run
This was the worst thing he could
have done. as at once four wolves
closed In upon him. He had just time
to grab stout club and back up to a
tree when they were upon him. With
the assistance of the dog, he managed
to beat them of and make them keep
their distance until within eight of the
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Greek Coiffures to Doom Beloved Puffs

There IS no doubt that this new
hair-dressing will be big success. 1t
really cuts ten years off a woman's
age"
Not satisfied with this victory, &C.
cording to the latest fashion bulletin
issued from Fifth avenue the other
afternoon, the Greeks have captured
the dressmaking field. Grecian gowns
won out after hard fought battle
with the Parisians.
"The long, crane-necked gowns"
announced an authority, are doomed
from this very minute"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-03-12
Secretary Satterlee's Zest for Dutv

called out Mr.. Midshipman, and meet.
ing with no response, said, "Oh, you
wont, won't you?" With that he
rushed toward the bed and taking
hold of the mattress was about to
jerk it down on the floor, when a
sleepy voice said, What's the mat
ter?" and sleepy face, wearing a full
beard, emerged from the bed clothes.
It was Mr.. Satterlee of the honorable
board of visitors who had been so un-
tremendously aroused, and when this
fact dawned upon the brain of the en-
terprising midshipman he beat a
hasty retreat.