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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-20

For some time past the Times has
had in contemplation the publishing of
an article that would tell its readers
something of the workings of the Sal
walton Army. Heretofore we have been
short on space, and regret very much
that at this time we cannot give the
attention to this noble organization
that it is justly entitled to. About
March Is. Capt. and Mrs. w. f.
Brown came here and opened up local
work, and though they have not e.
ceived the encouragement that is re-
ally due them, yet they are thankful
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-20

army has regular meetings on the
streets and at the hall on Main street.
Give them a call and also help. More
anon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
Flags County Counsel

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
One of the best moves made by the
freeholders in their apparent attempt
to clean up house @ bit Is to engage
special counsel in the fight to oust DR..
Daniel M. Dill as superintendent OF
the County Hospital for the Insane at
Overbrook. 1t is a notorious fact that
the county counsel, although in receipt
of a fine salary from the county. keeps
the members OF the board awaiting his
pleasure In delivering an opinion. No
matter how important the matter that
Is involved, the county counsel needs
constant prodding to make him do the
work that he is SO literally paid for.
This latest move of the freeholders, It
is clear, is the direct result of the in
tent of the more independent members
of the board to put Mr.. Mum event.
ualiy on tho retired list, just as they
are trying to do with DR.. Din
I know that there are freeholders
who are sick and tired OF hanging on
to the skirts of their legal advisers
every time there is something doing
in his line. Other people are supposed
to be ION the job" when wanted, why
shouldn't he be?
GILBERT CARLYLE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
sWINMLNd LESSONS FOR THE SCHOOLS.

ca HAT every boy and girl pupil in the public schools should be
taught to swim is a proposition the truth of which is self
evident. This season there have been deplorable cases OF
drowning that would not have occurred if the victims had known
how to swim. Mrs. Ella Flagg, the superintendent OF the Chicago
public schools, says that the teachers and pupils in the city schools
will now be compelled to learn the swimming art, and the first
step is to be the introduction of a swimming course in the teachers
regular training course. Eventually" says superintendent Flagg,
I'VE will establish a swimming tank in each of the high schools
throughout the city, and the children attending the various gram
mar schools can be brought to the high schools to receive practical
training. Instructions in the proper way to swim can be given
in the classroom" The STAR has sought to impress on the minds
of public educators in Newark the great Importance of swimming
lessons. The Y. NJ. c. A. has provided facilities for the purpose,
but only a limited number of our great school population can take
advantage of them. The lessons should also be compulsory upon
teachers and pupils alike.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
HARDLY ADEOUATR

The a~ctor-sieuth who had re-
nounced his stage career fozAev-
er-r-r, to act as a regular deteut-
I've was out on his first real vase.
He felt rather handicapped because
the mystery he had been called
upon to solve In this genuine case
did not follow the general trend
Of the one with which he had been
SO successfully coping night after
night during the winter.
Our hero hesitated. He feit=keen-
ly the need OF a prompter. although
1t WIS very true that there was
nothing to be said. Stfn the mere
knowledge of the proximity of one
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
TIE CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC LIFE.

m FTER briefly reviewing the most prominent scandals a u u
f present time in public official life, the World says that II Is
apparent only the surface of political corruption has been
scratched in the United States. "a general condition" says the
World, "hs UNNECESSARILY worse than a solitary example anu II IL
high time the American people awoke to a clear realization II the
seriousness of this problem of corruption in democracy There mas
been evidence enough before the people within a year to thoroughly
awaken them to the magnitude of the evl-ev1dence IN places mgn
and low. in Congress. in State legislatures and boards, in munlcl
\ alities and school districts. The Frelinghuysen commission is re
ealing astonishing conditions in local school boards OF this state.
iraft and corruption have plundered the school FUNDS, tampereo
with the school supplies, taken toll of contracts and pract1sed black'
mail in appointments. These are not solitary examples OF this cor
ruption. for in three out of four districts investigated it is found to
exist, indicating a general condition. What is the remedy for TINS
deeeneracy in public life? How is the problem of corruption to be
dealt with by an aroused people?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16

of his old mainstays would have
helped a lot. There was nothing
left for him to do but go through
the motions Of a man trying to un-
ravel something, and ever that
was productive of no results.
This little incident from the pos
sible career of a reformed actor Is
but used to illustrate how expe-
rience on the stage fits d man for a
real 5ob-not. While the actor who
has often worked at other things
before he got that way can often
use, or the boards, what he had
learned previously to excellent ad-
vantage, the person who thinks he
would make the finest little heir
apparent ever simply because he
has always played princes SO well
is likely to be across a wide, rapid
river. a chssm and a frownfng cliff
from the whole and nothing-but
truth.
We may be mistaken, but IN our
opinion a swimmer who has learned
his art in a correspondence school
has more chance with an undertow
in a deep hole on his first trial
than an actor when he first plunges
into the profession he has been so
excellently portraying on the stage:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
STEALING A PARTY NAME.

Nth the idea of a reform in the election laws of PennsyF
WV vania. the Legislature Of that State was prevailed upon
TO enact a system of party appelations for party tickets
How tbe law works to the disadvantage Of reform is shown In a
trick PLAYED upon the new keystone party organization by smart
representatives of the old parties. They have resorted to the offices
of conntv nrotbonotaries to preempt the title of Keystone for
tickets bearing the names of their own candidates. AS it is first
come first served" under the law, and as only one party can assume
a title. the keystone reformers are frozen out in their counties
and districts. and cannot use their own party name on their cleo
ton tickets. BY the Pennsylvania system of nomination in prl
maries. also. the Republicans in Congress districts have captured
the Democratic party nominations and put up Republican candi
dates o Democratic tickets, so that the two opposing candidates
in November will both be Republicans. Blundering unker1ng with
the election laws in the name of reform has done great injury in
in New JERSEY.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
BERGEN,s SENATORIAL CONTEST.

I'D ERGEN COUNTY Republican primaries next month will be
I'D interesting in their results. Senator Wakelee discreetly de
clined to be a candidate for denomination, and the county
committee he controls has put up John R. Ramsey. The newly
developed Progressive and commuter sentiment in Bergen has made
Judge Zabriskie a candidate. Zabriskie had a good record in
the Legislature, and is in excellent repute as a judge. He has
enunciated a platform in which he appeals to the party voters.
There are very good prospects of his nomination, although he has
to combat all the power of the organization, as we'll as the inhu.
ences that will be brought to bear to nominate and elect Ramsey
for the sake of his vote for United States senator. But Bergen is
very largely a commuter county, and if the commuters vote as they
are expected to vote. Zabmskie need have no apprehensions as to
the use of money in the primaries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
CITY A Rec

I'D ROOKLYN is to go into shadetree planting on a large scale in
i'd a single experiment, no less than 100000 Seeding trees hav.
ing been donated to the city, to be distributed to the pupils
of the public schools. A systematic plan of planting will be fol
lowed. American cities generally are awakening to the Importance
Of the shade tree and are taking steps to repair the rayages of time
and vandalism. Newark, with its Shade Tree Commission. has got a
good start and has set an example for other cities. We not only
plant thousands of new trees, but we take care of the city trees.
The caterpillar pest that has made havoc among shade trees in other
cities this year was conquered in Newark. In a few years, when the
many young trees planted by the commission shall have attained
their full growth, Newark will compare with any city in America or
Europe in its outrageous shade.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
WHY m WHEREFORE.

The ease with which brothers and
sisters, mothers and daughters, and
fathers and sons, r being re-
united these days after separations
averaging all the way from twenty
to forty-seyen years, is positively
uncanny.
A casual peruser of the news
papers, after the touching expert
ences Of the past few days he has
read about, must be convinced that
there is a sort of reunion epidemic
going the rounds.
When the truth Of the matter Is
finally known it will probably be
found to be a cas- Of one good Q
union deserves another.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
GILBERT CARLYLE.
STARS Article PLEASED R.,a.,


To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Unfortunately, not until today had l
an opportunity to view the STAR of
Friday. Most forcibfy wal I impressed
by your article Keeping In Love-
Certainly the writer struck q string
which gave forth the note of true liv-
ing. Shakespeare said: I'VE are crea-
lures that look before and after; the
more surprising that we do not look
around a little, and see what is pass
ing under u very eyes" This man
Kranz surely penetrates what Ia pass
ing under our very eyes"
He has a far-seeing soul and the
writer much hopes of seeing more In
your paper from him. Sincerely yours,
H. B. ODRTEL.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
NEVER TOO OLD For THAT.

ct see you employ a number Of old
men"
81 do"
How old are theyT"
'"Too old to be interested in canoeing,
or mandolins, OF ace horses, or girls,
or tennis. That makes them fine for
work."-Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
MIXED ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER.

IT N the elections next November the results of municipal and
county election contests will be very largely influenced by the
issues of the State and congressional elections. In most cases
"the tail will go with the hide" In this State the spring elections
were abolished through the influence Of the Republican leaders in
Essex and Hudson counties for the sake of discouraging the ten.
dency of voters to vote independently in local elections. The plan
worked well for some time, although in several cities the voters
rose superior TO it and defeated slated local tickets. The indications
this year are that the antispring election law will be unfayorabe to
Republican local candidates in New Jersey in its results.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
H REAL THING

"oh. Mayl Jim and Bill fought a duel
over mel"
How romantic! What ~happened?'
ut was terriblel 1 came into the
room and those foolish boys we're point
ing big pistols at each other!"
Pistols? Heavensl Were they
loaded?"
mot a bit. They were both SOBER
Cleveland Leader.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

Mr.. Grimes" said the rector to the
vestryman, I'VE had better take up
the collection before the sermon this
morning"
~"Indeed?'
yes. rm going 10 preach on the
subject of economy."-Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16

to his astonishment, the man be had
saved crept up behind him and struck
him on the back of the head with
a heavy piece of stick. knocking him
out.
AS he lay helpless, and both men
were kicking him, a policeman came on
the scene.
When asked what made him strike
the man who was helping him, the
smaller man replied: "Well, you see
I thought he would hurt my friend, SO
I struck him"
Over 1000 a g "Moses went
out one day and found a Hebrew fight
ing with an Egyptian; he looked
around and saw no person near, go
he took sides with his brother Hebrew,
killed the Egyptian and buried him in
the eand."
Does history repeat itself?
JOHN H. SMITH.
200 West Twenty-third street, New
York city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
TROUBLE AHEAD.

What makes Mrs. Flipperty look so
dreadfuliy discouraged?"
Haven't you heard that all the Reno
may be declared invalid?"
mo. Has Mrs. F1ipperty a Reno d.
vorce?'
Mercy, she's had two"-Bxchsnge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
BANKRUPTCY.

Customer (being measured)-How
much will those rousers cost me?
Tailor-Ten dollars, sir. How many
pockets do you want in them?
Customer-None; I shan't need any
pockets after I've paid for the trousers.
Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
SWIFT.

Teacher-Children, nature is superior
to man IN everything. For instance,
there is nothing that travels SO fast as
the unseen wind.
willie-Huh!- You ought to hear
what my pa says about a sight draft!"
Puck.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
Loud. stand Against Primaries.

Lands stand Against Primaries.
To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
Davy Baird, the shrewd Republican
boss of South Jersey, has Joined United
States Senator John Kean in declining
to make a grand-stand play with I'D
Stokes and Frank Murphy by seeking
the Endorsement of the Republican vot-
ers at the primaries Of their ambitions
to don the senatorial toga. Baird was
the chief lieutenant of Senator William
Joyce Sewell, the ablest boss the Re-
publican party ever had in New Jer-
sey, and he was born in ireland.
Kean and Murphy are of Irish
descent, but in the descent Frank
lost much of the political s~hrewdness
of his ancestral race, but John retains
some of 1t, while Ed new had IN
Kean and Baird are veterans in the
game of politics and therefore know
that an Endorsement at primaries would
not be by a vote Of the people," for, as
I wrote in the "Rostrum'' not long ago,
where there are three Of four candi-
dates for an office a plurality for one
candidate would not be a majority of
the party voters, and men elected TO
the Legislature would not feel bound to
vote for a candidate so Endorsed. They
would vote for the men who supported
them in their canvass.
Kean and Baird believe IN standing
by the old constitutional method of
electing a United States senator, in
preference to trying an experiment, a
dream of crank political reformers, and
they are right. They know by expert
ence that there is danger of losing the
gubernatorial and legislative candi-
dates, and, shrewd politicians as they
are, they plainly say so. They SEE
the handwriting on the political hori-
zon, and therefore they decline to aid
in running the Republican party in New
Jersey. A VETERAN IN POLITICS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
THE DAYS BEST STORIES

- BERLIN was te hrstc oeducational college in thsc country. In the early
1 days they had a rule that in case therew we're but one nan Id one woman
h 2 ROOM, at least n chair should be between them. evening an
nstructo passing m of he small sitting rooms, was Mortified at behoIdng a
young mn and a young woman occupying the same chair
"Sr" h demanded of the man student, what is III meaning of this put
behavior? Do yu not know the rules of the colegeT'
"why-@-dont they say that If a a. and a girl sit alone In a Dom they
shall ave N chair between themY-Everybodys
<<TD like to get a room for the night" drawled the old nan with thu chin
whskes and yellow satch@, say the Chicago News
BY Jnks, Butons!" whispered the clerk to the benhop, "an of
the rooms are filed. but we don wan to discourage the country patronage,
SO well have to give him some kind o a STALL"
But the old nan overheard the remark nd fired up instantly mo yeou
DON'T" he bhrted dehanty. by crckety, mol If I wanted to sleep in a
stall I'd stopped at tie livery stable o. the other corner"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
METHOD.
where's your office boy?"

where's your Office boy?"
II sent him to the matinee this after
noon"
well, we'll! You're a philanthro-
pist!'
Il am not. I was tired Of hearing
him whistle Has-anybody-here-see
Kelly and 1 wanted him to learn a
new one."-Cleveland Leader.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
HIS PART.

who is the responsible person in
this flrm?" asked the brusque caller Of
the office boy.
Cant tell you, sir" replied the pert
lad. but I'm the one who gets all
the blame. Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
WHAT N STONE nm.

WAS that bridge party you at
tended last night ~successful?"
Very much 3 My wife. and I
managed to stir UP SO much hard
feelings by our winnings that it
win be impossible to have theasunch
down to our house"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
The People 5 Rostrum
AAMAA44N4E4%%4F ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

question at all. It is certain that we
could do with fewer saloons in the
poorer sections OF the city, and I would
be glad to see such action taken that
would help this situation.
Al LANDLORD.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
GOODNESS GRACIOUS,

Tommy's Mother-Why aren't you a
good boy, like Willie Jones?
Tomroy-Huh! It's easy enough for
MIN to be good; he's sick most of the
time.-Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
HIS REVENGE.

"You shouldn't have proposed to me-"
she said gently. you might have
known I'd refuse you"
ct did know he said savagely, "or
1 wouldn't have proposed Baltimore
American.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
History Repeats Itseltr

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Do you know it is dangerous nova
days to interfere in fights, or with men
when they are fighting.
The other day an Irishman on the
east side of town saw two Hebrews
fighting. The bigger mar was beating
the smaller one numerically. The
Irishman jumped in, struck the big
man and was holding him back when,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
HAD NOTICED THINGS.

Miss F1irty-I never allow a man to
kiss me unless we are engaged.
Miss BrightVDear me! Don't you
find so many engagements trouble
some?-Boston Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS.

"She married an old man who is very
rich
81 went one better than that. I mar
ried a young aviator who is a mil
nonaire. Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
CAPITAL REQUIRED.

They say that Miss Plainleigh is
worth $50, 0o0."
We'll, she needs it in her business"
What is that?"
Looking for a husband Boston
Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
TRMPERAMPNrAL GRAMMAR

This is a tense for Al
mira"
why SOP
Because she is IN n of her moods"
Baltimore American.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
Urges Limiting Of Licenses.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
While not wishing to pose as a re-
former or as being DESTROYS OF our
failing any business that has a legiti-
mate purpose I still believe that the
action of the Newark Liquor Dealers
Protective Association in deciding that
no more liquor licenses should be
granted until the city has reached the
point where the population will aver
age 500 to a saloon is a step in the
right direction.
At present there is a saloon to about
every $50 persons. which is altogether
too large a number for any city, no
matter how cosmopolitan the popula-
ton may be. One thing seems certain,
IL we do not regulate the number of
saloons in this city the time will soon
come when legislation will be enacted
that will either reduce the number to
q greater extent than Is contemplated
In the associations action, or will In
volve such a high license fee that few
will be able to pay 1t.
Perhaps, after all, the latter would
be the better solution of the question,
as 1t would mean the survival of only
the better class Of saloons, and it is
only the other kind we should elimi-
nate from any consideration of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
MERCYi

And what II a coarse citizen from
st. Louis or Jefferson City wandered
into that Esperanto Congress cham
Der?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
R BENEATH THEM.

He-Isn't 1t strange that SO many
little men marry tall women?
Shes-It's q good deal stranger that SO
many tall m marry little men,
Boston Transcript.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
IT DOESN'T LAST.

There can be no permanent glory for
the nan who depends on his clothes or
his hair TO give him distinction.-Chi-
cago Herald.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-16
FATHER HAD BEEN THERE.

Sympathetic Father = Parted from
Harry forever, have you? Well. per-
haps it's just as well not to see each
other for a day or two-Life.