davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
PENSIONS, TOO, FOR
CIVIL SERVICE MEN

tirement fund for the life employees. The New York Civil Service
Commission recommends legislation for that purpose. Public EN-.
ployees get old in service and become superannuated, but the
State cannot discharge them without providing for their. future
support. A fund can be established partly by a small percentage
Of the salaries of the employees and partly by appropriations by
the State. AS a rule, the public employee is well paid, and, except,
in the highest grades of the service, the compensation
exceeds that for the same service in business occupations. But
the man in public service knows how to get increases Of salary.
An organized civil service body in a State can bring political in
fuence to bear to procure more pay. Therefore, the percentage
Of salary paid to a retirement fund would soon be compensated
for by a salary increase to make the taxpayers pay the whole
amount of the fund. s
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
SEEMS UNJUST.

For many. the arrest of former
Hangman Van Hise, who was
charged with : violating a minor
ordinance inspires nothing but
gloomy reflections. Here was a.
man, an artist in his line. who had
been the instrument of the law
when its extreme penalty was to be
exacted some eighty odd times, a
victim of what might be termed one
Of the laws vagaries., There had
been a complaint after one
OF his admirable executions, not
ven from the, %executee, yet his fine
record was forgotten and he was
hailed to court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
A CAUCUS SNUB
FOL THE PRESIDENT

the selections by the Democratic minority for members of the
Balinger joint investigating committee, be left off the committee,
and confirming the selection Of James was as extraordinary in its
way as was the Presidents interposition against the two men on
the ground that they were partisan. 1t may be affirmed that every
member of the joint committee is a partisan. The proper thing
to do to make an investigation thorough and do away with sus
pcion of a whitewash isto constitute a committee of divided par.
tsanship. The minority was well within its rights when it named
two men for the committee, as it had been invited to do, and it is
for Congress to say who shall do the investigating of a department
of the administration. fSt*t ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
FIJI DAYS BEST STORY.

~ WAS. on my way. home one might" Z, said the retired baritone and the
hour was late As I turned a corner Il a londysp p a swnd-eyedS man
!. stsnpedfoptIn front of me- In his right hand lie carrier a pistol and
in his left "a cleaning knife with a low hooking laugh he thrust his buny
athwart my path. and said: f4 - ~
a"tAt last have spusin my power. I have, sworn to kill the first man I
met after 8 a. m. You ara he also 1T Would you rather be shot or stabbedr
immediately 1 saw / had to dowith a mailman. Quick thought was neces-
sary Right here and then my long training stood me well in hand. Taking
2 pint bottle o. carbonc acid from my overcoat pocket I remarked .ovisny:a Il
"od scout I seetsth thee as a friend. XIII me II thou wilt but first let us
drink success to crime, 2~ sk&s.H t
1tmade a.hhs with thsbusH He grabbed n -botue and took a swanow like
a stage hand. AS ne fell wrahing m the sidewalk I stepped over his body AND
continued on my %ayH 4 +% H5N &
How did you happen to, have a bottle o carbonc acid with vol? asked
the fincredulouss press agent - i * ~ .as 1 l4%s%atx
II was taking III home to put o my hair" answered the retired baritone
illustrated Bits yAx *x@~aSN.Ss-sa NsAsswer~s -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
No nroaA Cars.

tL- fFFH HA s.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
A few days age. in fact. for q
number of days. l have noticed in
the Rostrum letters from patrons
Of the Public Service trolleys IN
which they object to the poor serv-
ice, especially during the y rush
hours. VIII you let an outsider, for
I have been in this city only .
month, say that there Is one big
fault to find with each of the letter.
writer's. They are entirely too
mild. There is only one course to
adopt: that is, to apply to what
ever form OF government In control
Of this branch Of the public service
to exercise its authority and COM
pei a better operation of the. road.
I have resided in many cities, for
my business compels a stay Of one
or two months in the principal
cities, and can honestly say New
ark has the poorest trolley service
I have ever seen. For the past
week I have been unable to get .
Broad car going north between
5:l5 and sos. Such a condition in
a first-class city like Newark Is
really criminal, and drastic action
ought to be taken.
I really think the STAR, If 1t took
the matter up for its many readers.
could bring a little relief. Why
don't you do 1t? STRANGER
January 20, 1910. ~
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
A Kick from Kesrny.

O. HT HsGA ~ T 4
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Sir-As a resident property own
er of the town of Kearny permit
me, to call attention to certain cons
ditions arising from the late storm
existing now In the towns of kear-
ny and Arlingtop viz: / refer to
! the huge piles OF snow and Ice de-
posted by the employees of the
Public Service on the crosswalks;
also lodged against the curb. and
In many instances actually de-
posted upon the sidewalks. This
practise is repeated during every
storm by the Public Service EN-
ployees.
Yesterday I saw a lady with
three small children alishting from
a car compelled to wade through
a mass Of snow and slush to reach
the sidewalks, wettlng their feet
In so doing.
1t seems to me that the Public
Service can and does violate h
tOWn OEuiIaiiLFS WIN "P~'
notwithstanding that we have "a
chief of police. whose. paid duty. 1t
is to enforce all the town or
dinances. Anent this same chief
OF. police, a recent order Of his, is
sued to his night force, would cause
a smile to trickle across the most
lugubrious countenance.
Our Jealous and logical chief
during the late storm informed his
night force that they must obtain
the names and addresses Of every
property owner on. their post who
had failed to clean their sidewalk.
Our logical chief Of police no doubt
considers that his officers are en-
dowed with better eyesight after Q
o'clock at night than they are dur
ing the daytime.
sin conclusion. Mr.. Editor, I but
voice the opinion 3of nan others
in stating that the. only way con
ditions will be improved, is by giy-
ing the utmost, publicity to the non
performed duty of our well paid
but non-zealous town. officials.
Yours sincerely,
FREDERICK BURNETT.
Kearny, N. j.. Jan. 10, 1910.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
ON THE SIDE
Copyright. 1910, BY Tbe b. T, Co,

iieved. been satisfactorily explained.
1t is understood the manufacturers
who supply centres of the eyelets
on lace shoes and the buttonholes
on button shoes have combined Sc
cretly and forced UP the prices Of
their commodities. Naturally this
move sen the price of shoes kiting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
SOUNDS. BETTER.

(. Electric sleep" as an an%aesthetic I
bids fair to wrest all of the laurels ]
from stovaine. The I expression
should at least supply a ieuphonious
explanation to friends and relatives
of certain unfortunates, thus:z :
what became, Of Blank
why, they administered electric
sleep and he didn't wake up /.
What was his troubleT'
THE jury called it murder in the
first degree" !
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
From aAn American.s

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The letter of ar Englishman was
noted in your paper of. today, and
I shall be pleased to tell this would
be gentleman. through your paper.
that we are Lying in the United
States and not in England. and,
therefore. have no place for upper
and lower. classes, I hope, as yet.
If this so-called gentleman will
kindly trouble himself and go to u
Free Library and borrow a history
upon the origin of this country
Omitted, statess.s and read carefully
its c~aptents. he will SOON be en-
liehtened that we are all equal. and
for this very reason have had a
great strife, costing many lives and
much. hloodshed, which .disopnnect-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
= Shadows and Mark Twain.
70 the Editor Of the Evening Start

To the Editor OF the Evening Start
Having become very much In
terested in the discussion now run
ming lin your vaiuablas columns as q
to whether Or not a shadow pccu-
pies space I gconsider ~ timely to
advance the views of Samuel L.
Clemens C"Mark Twain") on this
subject. No one has yet come to
the front to brand the famous hum
orist as a nature.faker, even
though some Of his stories border
on the marvellous. Yet most of his
millions Of readers remember the
story he tells of 1t having been so
cold in one of the countries he was
visiting that his shadow was frozen
to the ground and he was forced to
remain in the same position until
his shadow vas pried up from the
sidewalk. II Mr.. Clemens's story
be taken as gospel-and who is
there so iconoclastic to- doubt it,
to my mind the complete proof
rests with those taking the affitma-
tive in the Standardization
proposition. ftT
Again. do not coming events cast
their shadows before" Events are
substantial things, hence anything
they cast. |. e., shadows, must par
take Of the same character. OF
course, after these two lucid, all
powerful arguments, there is little
need of any further discussion, and
I am, glad that I was able tossolve
such a perplexIng problem to every
body's, atisfaction-evena mine.
- w. c. J.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
MERCY, MOI

And now when IL is old and T
And almost useless, shall
We. passing DER It's years of work
Abandon the cana,?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
Taft and. the Investigating Committee.
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:

Taft and. the Investigating Committee
To the Editor Of the Evening Star;
Many of your readers are anx-
ious to hear just what your opinion
is with regard to- Mr.. Taft's position
in the matter of electing an investi-
eating committee in the Pinchot-
Ballinger tangle. May I submit the
following questions? ~
/. Is Mr.. Taft's position in line with
the United States Constitution and
his oath of office?
2. Is 1t n of Mr.. Taft's duties to
dictate to Congress as to who should
be elected to investigate charges
against n Of his Cabinet minis
ters?
8. Is it MI. Taft's honest desire to
secure an impartial Investigation Of
his subordinate, or does he intend
to turn the whole matter into a
farce? y ~
4. Is Mr.. Taft sacrificing the In
terests of h entire country on the
altar of and for the benefit OF his
party? q. j.. GOOSEN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
Time to. Car Halt.

To the Editor of the Evening Star: )
I notice in your paper that there
was an Avalanche" of bills intro
duced at the opening Of the Legis-
lature. I think 1t is time for that
bromidion that the people the
least governed are the best gov
erned.' If some member Of the
Legislature wants to simmortalize
himself he should introduce a bill
and have 1t passed which would
serve to reduce the cost of living.
This legislation Is more sadly
needed than any other. OF course
it la be a hard matter to regu-
late, but If something is not done
in this matter at once there will be
an uprising Of the people which will
sweep from power the men and
the party indirectly RESPONSE
BILE. One would judge that
this country was plunged in war
or was suffering from p~estilence or
famine, after making a study Of the
prices asked for foodstuffs and
other commodities. 1t is time to
call a halt. F. J. H.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
A DOUBTFUL MARKET.

VERY few hefresses marrying
English lords just now?" !
mo; waiting to see'yn they are
to be abolished"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
A CITY CLAIM FOR
ITS WATERFRONT

gresham Ieake that, after investigation, he has found the city
can claim title to them under the act of last year for the construc-
ton Of municipal docks. Mr.. Leake goes back to the charter for
development of Paulus Hook by the Jersey Associates, and alleges
that. the filing in of lands by the old company was subject to public
easements of the highways, and that the company leased the street
ends to the railroads in violation of it's charter, thus defeating the
purpose for which the company was Incorporated This question
is, however, much deeper than Mr.. Leake has yet deved. 1t was
well threshed out in the Legislature and in lawyers arguments
twenty-five years ago, when Assembly bill 167, famous in legis.
latiye history, was an issue in the Legislature.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

OF merriment which followed. but
what. happened at home deponent
sayeth not.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

The STAR extends the priv
lege of these columns TO tne
public and invites signed com
munications treating OF topics
of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

The civil service system
for permanent employment
of public employees is pro
gressive. The next logical
step is to. provide for a re-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
THE POINT OF VIEW.

A landslide on the Orange noun
tain the other day revealed several
hundred snakes in convention as
sembled underneath a huge bowl
der that went to the bottom. Many
have expressed curiosity concerning
the aus of this gathering OF rep
tiles. While we refuse to betray a
confidence and quote anyone. We
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

arejin a position to state positively
that the varmints had been sum-
moned to a huge mass-meesths of
protest against the attitude ,of the
public concerning the English poet,
Mr.. Watson. To a snake, the dele
gates to the gathering insisted that
those at whom THE Woman with
the %serpent's Tongue" was aimed
should feel greatly fiattered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

So far in the struggle with
the water-snake for control
of New Jerseys water supply
the State has been uniformly
successful. This struggle did
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20

The action by the Repub-
lican caucus at Washington
in disregarding the expressed
wishes of President Taft that
Messrs. Rainey and James,,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
w.. HUNT

That discrepancy between the re-
duced cost of leather. ~incidehtfto the
removal of the tariff and the in
creased cost of shoes has. itsis be-.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
THURSDAY EvEN1NG G. JANUARY 20. 1910.
AND NEWARK ADVERTISER.
FOUNDED MARCH L. 1882.

The old question Of the
right of Jersey City to it's
street ends at the waters
edge comes up again in a
statement by former Con-
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
Literary "Ghosts,"

According to a writer in La Revue
of Paris. the rank and file Of novelists
in France draw on III average $500 for
each book, and many Of them are
thankful to get half that amount. On
the other hand. those at the top Of the
tree earn large incomes, and some Of
them undertake more commissions
than they can fulfill. Recourse is
then had to literary GHOSTS" of whom
there are plenty in Paris, willing to
furnish a passable imitation Of any
writer's work. Popular novelists do
not always take the trouble to read
the books published under their
names. Some years ago a ghost"
with a grievance against his employer
interpolated in the book ordered from
him two chapters of mime. Bovary,"
altering nothing but the names of the
characters. The woman who signed
the book in order to clear herself from
the charge Of plagiarism had to con-
TESS that she had farmed it out.
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
A Clash With Gagged Pythons.

A Clash With Gagged Pythons.
Carl Hagenbeck thus described an
adventure with Gagged pythons: MY
son Heinrich had no sooner opened the
door Of the cage than the four reptiles,
as though by prearranged plan, few at
him with wide open jaws. One Of
them very nearly succeeded in coiling
itself round him. but he defended him.
self vigorously, and l and a keeper
ran to bis aid. but it was some min
utes before we succeeded in freeing
him. Then the largest Of the four
fixed himself firmly with his tail on a
rafter at the top of the cage and made
savage bites at us. When we had
thrown a sack over his head we had to
secure further assistance to %unloosen
his tail. No sooner had We with great
effort got it loose than the monster
twisted itself around Heinrich's right
leg and began to Irvine itself higher
up his body. 1t was a life and death
struggle that then ensued, but by ex-
erting all our might we at last sue.
ceeded in tearing away the reptile and
forcing it into q sack"
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
A Queer Phase of Hypnotism.

n Ssaeer PhaSo OF hyPnotisEn.
The technique Of phreno.magnetism
is this: When the subject is in the hyp-
motto sleep the operator, standing be-
hind him, places the tips of his fingers
upon the subjects head and waits.
Soon the subject will begin to act OF
sing or speak. Any one acquainted
with the chronological system Of local.
ization will recognize at once that the
actions or words Of the subject CORE
spond to the "organ" on the head
which has been touched by the opera.
tor. Thus II you touch combativeness
the subject is very apt to square of
and strike some one or speak Of war
or a drum. If you touch veneration
he is is very apt to Mt his eyes and
pray. I have heard a very eloquent
sermon thus inspired in a subject who
was gifted with a ready tongue. Touch
the organ Of color and he will speak Of
beautiful colors. Touch tune and he
will sing or whistle. Touch caution
and his face will express vivid fear. 1
remember that ~ subject startled me
by shouting Look out" and making
a leap that he could scarcely have
equaled in bis waking state. When l
touched the faculty of caution he
thought be saw q snake.-Dr. George
f. Laidlaw In Metropolitan Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
The chamois Trail.

Every day at noon at Grindelwald
there is q rush Of visitors for the tele-
scopes ia osder to gaze at one Of the
most interesting natural scenes in the
Alps. 1.-THE chanois trail" Regularly
at this hour a herd Of twenty to thir-
U chamois may be seen passing in
Indian file Up the yawning abysses of
the precipitous Mettenberg rocks, sep
arating two glaciers, the male animals
leading the way, the king Of the herd
keeping twenty yards in advance and
on the watch. At the bottom of the
Mettenberg. where the slope is freed
from snow, the channels find a meager
subsistence when their usual feeding
grounds are under deep snow. It is
q curious fact that the channels de-
scend to their feeding grounds at
dawn, when there is little likelihood
Of avalanches. and return to their
haunts at IN hour when avalanches-
for this portion of the mountain has
frequent avalanches-have already fall
en and the danger is past.-Geneva
Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
WhistIer's E%riendshins.

That Whistler, the man Of famous
enemies, had faithful friends is re-
called by Ford MADDOX Hueffer, writing
Of the pre-Raphaelites in Harper's
Magazine. MADDOX Brown had a circu-
lar printed drawing the attention of
all his old patrons to the merits of
Whistler's etchings and begging them
In the most urgent terms to make pur-
chases because Whistler was in in
digent circumstances. The story is
that upon one occasion MADDOX Brown,
going to a tea party at the Whistlers'
In Chelsea, was met in the hall by
Mrs. Whistler, who begged him to go
to the poulterer's and purchase a pound
of butter. The bread was cut. but
there was nothing to put upon it.
There was no money in the house, the
poulterer had cut off his credit, and
Mrs. Whistler said "she dared not send
her husband. for he would certainly
punch the bridesmaids head" - !,
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
Pussy and the Burglar.

A good dog has hitherto been con-
sidered the best protection against bur-
glars, but a certain old lady differs
from this view. She believes in cats,
and, her house being broken into not
long ago, she proceeded to put her
theory into practice, and with marvel
ously good results. The midnight hour
had not long struck when she heard
unusual sounds In the hall below. She
slipped out Of bed, took her faithful
feline in her arms and walked quietly
on to the landing. She leaned over.
The burglar was on the stairs. Sud-
denly in an unlucky moment he struck
a match upon the staircase. The lady
could see the burglar. but the burglar
could not see the lady. She held puss
up and then dropped her upon the bur-
glars head. The cat uttered an un-
earthly screech and then commenced
to scratch for all it was worth. Puss
was certainly the willing worker. The
next instant the man was outside in
the Observation-Disclosures Guardian.
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18
Tho Joke az Persia See. t.,

The Man of Jam" was the Joe Mil
Ter Of Persia, according to Charles
Johnston in Harper's Weekly. For
some reason or other the Man of Jam
seems to have had a deep detestation
of schoolteachers," says this author.
"A teacher whose son had fallen Ill
and was at the point Of death bade
them send for the washer Of corpses
to wash his son. But they objected,
he is not dead yet! Never mind
said the teacher; he will be dead by
the time they have finished washing
him."
To Bahlul a certain vizier said: IRE
joice at these good tidings. The prince
of the faithful has made thee ruler
over apes and swine" take my or
ders, them" quickly retorted Bahlul,
'for surely thou art Of my subjects"
The Dickinson press., 1910-06-18

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION TO ES-
TABLISH HEIRSHIP
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County OF Stark .
In County Court. before Hon. John Van der
Las. Judge.
In the matter OF the estate OF Mary Dovydal.
deceased.
Anna Zahradnik. .
Petitioner Notice OF Hearing Pet
Mary sibal, Emil Cor ton to Establish
max and Frank Cor '"p
max. Respondents
The State OF North Dakota to the above
named respondents and all persons interested
in the estate of Mary DOvydal. deceased:
Notice Is hereby given, that Anna Zahradnik
has filed in the County Court OF said County OF
Stark q duly verified petition praying for n
decree establishing the right OF succession to
the estate OF Mary Dovydal. deceased, and
that Saturday, the Both day OF July. 1910. at 9
o'clock q. M. OF said day, being q day OF q reg
ular term of this Court. tO-wit: OF the July
Term, A. D. 1910. at the County Court room in
the Courthouse in the City Of Dickinson. Coun-
ty Of Stark, North Dakota. has been set by
order of this Court as the time and place for
hearing said petition. At which time and
place all persons interested may appear ana
show cause why the prayer OF said petition
should not be granted.
Dated at Dickinson. North Dakota. this 18th
day OF June, 1910. By the Court:
j. Van der Las.
(sEAL) Judge OF the County Court.
Field g. Pugh,
e-1s4t Attorneys for Petitioner.