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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
AGONY Of eczema,
BEYOND WORDS

Whole Body a Mass Of Raw, Tor
turing Humor Hair All Fell Out
and Ears Seemed Ready to Drop
Off Clothing Would Stick to
Bleeding Flesh = Hoped Death
Would End Fearful Suffering.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
MASS FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

A solemn requiem mass will be said
this morning at a. m. at the italian
church of SITS. Peter and Paul, Filbert
and Dupont streets, in memory of the
departed who lost their lives in the
will sing a Gregorian mass, with the
libera from Perosi, under the direction
of Prof. Angelo Spadini.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
WELL KNOWN PIONEER DIES

DENVER, Jan. 27.-David King Wall,
died in a hospital here today. aged S3.
He was born in Indiana and went to
California during the gold excitement
in 1S49
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28

Reliable Relief for Eyes That Need
Care. Murine Eye Remedy Soothes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
She Sreatest SN{\meNce
y NV SIZE
W.
BY M T%ETRAzzINI.

N usIc-undoubtedly music has been the greatest influence in my life,
" tut understand that my sister Eva and music were synonymous
in my youth. She, Signora Campanni, al my inspiration, and
rom my earliest childhood M hearts desire was to be like her, 10 sing like
her to be a great operauc artist like her.
l was born with a remarkable gift of mmcry, without knowing how Or
why developed m art-for L initiated my sisters I'M and trms. N fact
l believe / sang atth he age If years; at the ae of 10 or 10 1 knew six operas.
Neither of my parents was musical an they did all that they could to
keep mi from following my sisters foot steps. She vas N # Italys dramatic
sopranos; but l knew hat as born musical, and, being determined, I had
my way.
l studied three months at the Lycee Musicale under Professor cocchenni
and played the piano from a tiny girl Altogether 1 have only studied the
voice with a teacher for about six months; but then 1 hatter myself that
a IN n intelligent human being, a real woman with much heart, and my
heart has always been n my work.
If the heart be not in the work nothing cn be accomplished, for the
am a Florentine-dear Florence-the in aspiration Of all art. I am proud If my
muscanship which, las beeny acquired through serious study, and thought my
voice was a gift from heaven That lovely SOUL Madame Biancolni, always
encouraged my art dreams Lufsa, you must be m y successor in m roles
When am gone she used to say Cmy voice, like hers, al the time was a
deep contralo) and it was my hearts desire that it should be So: but
prestol when my short dresses went I found m y voice had flown from the cell
lar o the roo where it yet remains.
a loti IN the portrayal of a art when OF he stag n am fearless
The da Of appropriate action always comes to me through the music which
is to be considered primarily / believe. @4
love my home, | love pretty ti ngs-animals and flowers aboye ali
else next to music-and 1 believe that good singing has two great essentials.
First 70 he. agreeable. and second. to be expressive, ana. n means EN-
pioyed to gain these ends is justhabt-March Circle Magazine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
"Show Me" the Slogan Of Senator
Vim. C.. Gebhardt, of Hunterdon Co.
Minority Leader in Upper House
Has Characteristics OF
MiSSOurian.

N EFORE they took out two sections
of the walls in the senate cham
Der they used to call it the bear
pit. OF course there were doors at each
end of the horseshoe, besides h one
in the middle at the back and the w
on the sides. But beyond hat there
was no striking difference between the
chamber and a hat box cut in half per-
pendicularly.
The spectators in those days, and
now, too, for that matter, sat around
a gallery at the top of the wall, like
the Roman populace and watched the
carnage from a safe distance. Now
the State House Commission has had
removed two sections of the wall at the
ends of the semi-circle, so the smile
is not quite as good as it was as far as
appearances go, but otherwise there is
not such a great deal Of difference.
Bears are baited every day and the
Roman citizens sit by and enjoy it.
One of the bears that puts up the
most entertaining fight of all and only
%retires from the fray when he has been
hopelessly voted down by the solid
majority is Senator William C. Geb-
hardt, minority leader of the Senate.
In ordinary life the senator is, fine. and
quiet. 80
He does not, as might be supposed
to hear him defending the minority
positions sometimes, run about fright
ening little children. But that is when
the Senate is not in session When
things get started the minority leader
is ready and waiting for anyone who
will give him a chance to open the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
N D MARCH s, 1909.
STATE SCHOOL TAX REDUCTION.

+hy need, why the State school tax is lot reduced by the Legislature. The
school tax is a state tax. The rate is "a mills and the municipalities are com
ueued to rase that amount of tax whether they want o or not, and pay it
o,Ar n te State. which hen edisributes it according to a plan of making
ther ieher counties help out the poorer counties 1t would be a simple matter for
the Legislature to reduce the school tai ate. TTat would be a entirely un-
Objectionable "a of reducing the income of the public schools, if it is unneces-
CARLY large, al alleged. But the STAR alphabetically denies that the public
schools are receiving more income than they need. All wei the State the
schools are fr short of what they ought to be. 1t lis to be doubted if in any
of the large municipalities there are ufcient accommodations or all the school
children In many municipalities the teachers are very poorly paid. the currc-
ulum is inferior IN modern IDEAS are almost unknown. even in Newark, with
it's large resources it is difficult for the School Board to meet the requirements
is that HI public schools in New Jersey. starved for so many years by reasono of
legislative neglect n of partaHty to railroad interests. will or five OR ten
years more need every dollar that can De obtained from the hrst-class railroad
taxes az well as every oMar raised by the State school tax
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
ORGANIZED LABOR IN POLITICS.

Organized labor rim Great Britain acts independently in politics and has sue
ceeded in eectng a few representatives from industrial centres, but it is
doubtful If labor mas Jared better in legislation by independent political action
than it wouldw without The Liberal party is closest to labor interests. and it
has me defeats in parliamentary constituencies by the Conservative owing to
the third party labor vote, In Great Britain h workingman has been trained
by his leaders to the idat that he belongs to a class apart and must act a a
elias in politics. That teaching has been tried overa overa again in the United
States N la miserably failed, In a country of self-made men like ours, where
a railsphter like Lincoln, a tailor like Andrew johnson, a canal boat driver
like Garfield mi a newspaper reporter like Taft can attain the presidency;
legislatures or Congress or are governors of States, there can be no distinct
class in politics A political organization that supports a candidate simply for
class reasons has 10 place IN any representative government
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
WHAT WOMAN CAN DO.

A woman can soften the pang Of woe,
And smooth the lines from a troubled
brow:
A woman can set the cheek aglow,
Thai has paled with trouble and care,
somehow.
A woman can brighten the languid eye =
And touch the chords of the heart re-
mote;
Now a school inspector can testify
What woman can do when she starts
to vote,
A woman can make every dark cloud fads
And give new strength to the weary
form:
And many a man, with a woman's aid,
Has safely weathered life's bitter storm
4 woman can love all our cares away
And keep the banner of hope afloat;
And now the bosses have learned today
What woman can do when she starts to
vote.
a woman can soften the blows of fate,
A woman can make or break a man;
She can raise the humble or down the
great
And has shown her power since the
world began.
). woman can even make bitter sweet,
Put music into a husky throat;
And now we find that she can defeat
The gang machine with her little vote.
Detroit Free Press.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

walls of his wrath and pour them un-
stintedly upon the offender.
Senator Gebhardt is h original Il
want-to-know'' man. His curiosity to
find out what his political opponents
are trying to get at, and whether what
they say has any relation to what they
mean, is a source of constant annoy
ance to the Republicans. 1t was bad
enough last year when he was simply
a member of the Senate, but now that
he is leader it's worse than ever.
He believes that whatever the meas
ure the minority opinion should be
made public in open meeting. 1t doesn't
matter whether he is for or against the
proposition being discussed, excepting
in the way he expresses his. views.
Under the leadership of Senator
Frelinghuysen the Republicans are at
tempting to employ the just celebrated
steam-roller methods to legislation.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
Used to Be in His Heyday Until
the Majority Voted Him
Down.
AN ICE IDYL.

Senator Gerhard is something of a
steam-roller himself, or would be if he
had half a chance You can readily
see that with two steam rollers in the
Senate going in opposition directions
that there is bound to be a jar when
they run together. There is. The fact
tia one roller is somewhat lacking in
power does not lessen the noise of the
crash such a great deal, either.
The only drawback in the senator's
plan of operations is thai his motive
power sometimes starts working In two
different directions. There was that
incident of the nance report. To the
horror of those concerned all three of
the minority members of the commit
tee signed it, instead of holding off and
having a report of their own Such a
report would have given the Gebhardt
roller enough steam to last it the rest
of the session with something left over.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
WHERE THE LETTER. FAILETH!

One can have too much even of a.
good thing. According to Mr.. Rafferty,
in the Washington Star, the phonetic
impulse of the day needs to be re-
strained. The gentleman in question
regarded a city building with interest.
"Dolan,' said he. what does them
letters, 'MDCCCXCvII,' mean?"
They mean eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven."
"Dolan,' came the query, after a
thoughtful pause, don't yez think
they're overdoin' this spelling reform
a bit?"-Youth's Companion.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
LIVING AND LEARNING.

II don't see how any one can lose
money in speculation" she remarked
thoughtfully.
d o consider it so simple" he
asked.
why, certainly. As 1 understand. 1t,
all you have to do is to buy when things
are going up and sell when they are
coming down."
But how are you going to know
which way they are going?" he inquired.
"Why-why, I never thought Of
that she answered. "It does make a
difference, doesn't it?"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THE COUNCIL AND THE FAIRGROUNDS.

1t IA be suggested that the closing IF the three city Fairgrounds for
any reason would stir u a feeling of resentment lot easily placated. There
are many thousands of people interested in these chndrens health resorts, and
they are the kind of people, too. to nurse their dspleasure until election day
The Fairgrounds Commission has done admirable work under I'll kinds of
difficulties ad dscouragenents some of which have proceeded from thu Com
mn Council and the people of Newark wan to hMd u their hands to continue
their good work. They look to the Common Council to at least not paralyze it
by the play of personal politics.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THOSE STATE COMMISSION EXTRAS.

Eight thousand do1arsf ora single tnographer work for he State Excise
Commission of Tasty year is staggering considering also that he Legislature has
no official knowledge of the commission while the Assembly has formally re-
pudated it, Some $4,000 and more is thu commission bill for TIL Legislature
pa. The Joint appropriations committee is to begin its work tisw week and
will doubtless closely scrutnke this and other extra commission bills thai have
been presented for payment. Probably something caustc will be said in the
Legislature about the items OF the bill when the appropriation bills are up
Much AN be said.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
X THE EVENING STARS M PAGE MAGAZINE X
NOT SUCH A FOOL.

1t was said of a certain village 'in-
nocent" or fool in Scotland that IL he
were offered a silver s~ixpence or COPS
per penny he would invariably choose
the larger coin of smaller value. One
day a stranger asked him:
"Why do you always take the pennyf
Don't you know the difference In
value?'
aye answered the fool. II ken the
difference in value. But If I took the
saxpence they would never try me
again."-Everybody's Magazine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

Not al much Differences is paid by the War Department at Washington to
the fish rust nc the pound net owners as these interests gel at Trenton to
such a marked degree. The Var Department las issued IN order requiring,
within thirty days. the emova of the outermut poles of the fish pounds that
the pound poles had been dsregarded. The pound net ownerse evidently thought
they had to deal with New Jersey State officials. Il the poles are not removed
in time they Will b swept ava by revenue cutters as distractions 20 naviga-
ton. Influence at Trenton ont save them.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

The story given currency b. the Jersey Ciy Journal that the Republican
State Committee wa to hold a special session to g % over Ill the phases Of the
trouble in the party leadership ant to issue a stateme is pronounced ase by
former Governor Stokes. The committee was reflected upon in the statement
by Governor Fort n the reply by Chairman Murphy Of the committee was
accepted as OF behalf of the committee. Whether there shall b any further
utterance from committee headquarters will therefore depend on what Gov
ernor Fort may say in rSoinder. nc even then he committee ma believe
that silence is golden.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
A REAL OCEAN BOULEVARD.

&c nay safely be affrned tat when comes slime to build a ocean boule-
vrd ther OUT will be right along the ocean, without an dtours INLAND nvoon+
at Sea Girl. which is State property The consent nj a fc mon 20 ,n.
!" oehect ne boulevard IN TIL upper coast more than a mile from h ocean
70 ceomfnoda the wishes Of a private orporato mounts to otbin The
Improvement is to be paid for BY thu people of the coast copnues and nv IN.
State, n the demand wint be fra real ocean boulevard. not one broken nv or,
Inland route, before he money for it is ppropriand
The apprehension expressed in mnsruced quarters this the Nations, Guard
viii go to the demnnion bow-wows if a few gentlemen If advances ape who
nou omciai positions In it who couldn't g o into active service If they
wanted to should be retired nay be referred to only to be dismissed with a
smile. h theory also. that the State Constitution means that officers Of the
Na5pn Guard shall retain command untnt they die Of old ae is also whimsical
Sueha n Interpretation would argue that the mel who ran and adoptea The
stdE Constitution were a lot Of idiots
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
A PRETTY GOOD AVERAGE.

Mrs. B.-What is your husbands par
ticular weakness?
Mrs. WI don't know of any one
that is worse than the other.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
DEEPER YET.

Toni suppose he's deep in loves
young dream.
Dick-No; he's past that stage. He's
troubled with insomnia now.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THAT'S WHAT.

She-Do you think a sensible man
would marry for money?
He-Of course not. Marrying for
money is more a matter Of dollars thar
cents.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
HELPS SOME.

IF a man is naturally bad, education
won't make him BETTER
No, but it will help him to keer
out of jail"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
IN RIPPING GOOD M
THE LIMIT.

DC Hunks is too mean to live"
"Oh, / don't know. If he thought he
could spite more people by dying, he'd
die
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
MORE THAN HER SHARE.

Clara-Oh, have. you heard about
Cora Carrot? She is going to marry a
rich widower with six children.
Dora-She always was a greedy thing.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
FIRST BRIDGE PARTY.

Mrs. B.-I wonder who gave the first
bridge party?
B.-Haven't you heard of Horatius
at the bridge?-Ex.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

Even honesty is apt to become tar
nished unless it Is in constant use.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
BACK TO LIFE.

Waiter Ito old man who had slipped
him a penny)-What's this for?
Old Man--Why, that's for you. That's
your tip.
Waiter-Well, we'll! Why, 1 heard
o were dead, Mr.. Tightwad.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

Some rich men are as crooked as he
dollar mark that denotes their wealth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
One Of the Days Best Stories

-.
The new minister in a Georgia oh uch "a delivering his frs eruo,
ne darky janftor was a critical list n from a pack corner ~ The ohn-shh
me MINISTER'S sermon vas eloquent and his prayers seemed TO cover tba
whole category of human wants. SNei u"
AFTER the services on Oft the deaco ms asked the old darkv he thou,bt
of the new minister. Don't you think he offers III GOOD nr.na. =. .@ ~"s"
AN mos suntany doesb boss Why. dat mn axed de God ORD e.,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

The old maid consoles herself with
the thought that it's a. mistake to
marry too young.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THOSE IN THE GALLERY.

pa" asked little Willie. "what does
food for the gods mean, anyway? ".
Probably" replied his father, who
was a patron of the drama, ait means
peanuts, plug tobacco and such things"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
NOTHING IN IT.

Mrs. B.-Don't you believe it's true,
George, that a person partakes to a
considerable extent of the nature of the
creatures he eats?
Mr.. B.-No. [ ave been eating fish
all my life, and l can't swim a stroke.
The man who is on the level fire.
quently finds it hard work to get along.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

Some people are so busy planning for
the future that they overlook the pres,
emit. -.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-06-04
CONDITIONS UNCHANGED
Philadelphia Traction Company In
vites Strikers to Return

Philadelphia, June 2.-The first
ordinary business day since the be-
ginning of the street car mems strike
here last Saturday morning closed
with conditions practically un-
changed.
The traction company notified it's
men that those who had been dis
charged for striking would be taken
back if they reported for work at
once. Men discharged for trifling Of
lenses in the past also were welcomed
back.
BY the aid of the recruits hired in
.Ahis and other cities the company was
enabled to run 700 of its 5000 cars I'M
til nightlall, when no further attempt
was made to continue the traffic.
As on previous days, there was lit
tie disorder and those arrested were
held on trivial charges.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-06-04
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

Relief from the consequences OF
non employment was secured by NJ.
P. Cannon, Cambridge, Mass, IS
years old, when he leaped into the
Charles river and was drowned
John Bell, SO years old, was in
stantly killed and William O'Meara
aged So was badly injured when a
train hit them at Athol, Mass.
An order authorizing the Boston
and Albany Railroad company to issue
81 500, 900 worth of 20 year, percent
bonds was issued by the Massachu-
sets railroad commissioners.
Charles Kenny, for over a quarter
of a century prominently identified
with the livery business of Boston
died at his home in that city, aged SIS.
He served on the STATS of Governors
Greenhalge and Wolcott.
Fred Woodman, a teamster, aged
AZ, was found dead in the highway at
Center Ossipee, N. H.. near a load
OF logs which he was driving. 1t is
supposed that he fell from the load
and was run over.
Houlton, Me. dedicated $500 SOL
diers' monument with appropriate SER
vices.
John H. Brown, 2 years old, wan
dered from the home OF his parents at
Warren, r. L., and fell into the War
rem river and was drowned.
The movement for a forty eight
hours working week was endorsed by
the Massachusetts Postal Clerks asso-
citation at the annual meeting held at
Salem, Mass.
John x. Arnold, an artist. who
had painted the portraits of many
distinguished men of Rhode Island
died at his home in Providence. He
was rs years old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-06-04
MUST GIVE CUPID
A WIDE BERTH
Six Years Of Training Before
MiddieS Can Marry

Washington, June 2.-President
Taft has approved change in the
naval regulations recommended by
Secretary Meyer by which midship-
men are prohibited from marrying I'M
til the completion of the prescribed
six years course of training.
The naval academy regulations for
bid any midshipmen marrying while at
the academy, but do not apply to mid
shipmen who have graduated and are
serving at sea.
No order existed preventing the
midshipmen from marrying and yes
terday's change in these regulations
provides an absolute prohibition.