Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-12

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Simple Simon, of the Paterson Call,
having read the cable dispatches telling
of Roosevelt's throat affection, won
deringly recalls the prediction of a Ho-
boken a~strologer last month that Roose-
welt must look out for trouble with
his knees and throat and says inn
pressivelys, After all, is there any
merely another of those singular coin
cidences that attract the attention of
mankind? ?" The Hoboken diviner knew
what parts of the human anatomy are
affected by excessive hiking and talk
ing. ~Roosevelt's knees seem 60 be all
right, and the wonder is that his voice
has 30 long withstood the strain. The
coincidence of too much use of the
vocal organs and throat trouble is too
common even for the hunkbug of "as-
trology" to bank upon.
All the latent bigotry in England and
Scotland is getting aroused by the de-
sire of King George V. tb be spared the
disgust of subscribing to the age-en-
crusted ascension declaration that was
conceived when religious hate was
rending the kingdom land men were 1T
each others throaS. II Parliament
shall ignore the ignbble clamor that is
arising, remembering that the compare
tive few, IL in1amed by sectarian zeal.
can make a mighty noise, and amend
the declaration az every sensible think
ing man in England wants it amended,
q great service will be done for the
nation and for, modern civilization.
Fear OF the unknown is one of the
traits of human natur The HALEY
comet is the unknown. and hence it's
coming awakens the secret fears even
of many people who would not like to
confess their inward quake. But COM
cts have come and gone in all ages and
old earth is none the worse for their
visits. Mankind will be afforded a
splendid spectacle in the skies and that
is all. Nor will it be as grand as that
afforded by Donati's comet in 1854,
which is vividly remembered by old
citizens of Newark as a flaming object
in the heavens with its great illumi-
mated tail.
According to the GROWERS quest"
at Trenton the latest inmate of the
State Hospital for the Insane at Tren-
ton to meet a violent death was killed
by a fellow patient. 1t appears that
there are only two attendants for each
fifty and more patients. According to
statements made by the asylum officials
the small wages paid to attendants
prevents the managers from getting
the proper kind of help, and they have
Two Incompetent men to have charge of
nearly three score insane p%afientsl And
such is State philanthropy!
Soon after his b~anqueting in Newark
President Taft heard from the Massa-
chusetts Congress district that replaced
a Republican majority of Ia, 900 with a
Democratic majority of 5000. Shortly
after Mr.. Taft's banqueting in Passaic
comes the news of the immense out
pouring Of Republican insurgents at
Des Moines and the enthusiasm over
the speeches of Republican senators
d~enouncing Aldrich, the Presidents
chosen adviser, and even criticising the
President. The bitter follows the
sweet.
The Board Of Trade has a member
ship of about 1900. Less. than fifty
members attended the meeting of the
board last night, and on a vote on the
question of postage for second-class
matter there was a majority of two
against an increase in the postage. Is
that to be considered the judgment of
the 1900 members of the Newark Board
Of Trade? ~
EAJ SE HQpES