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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
The People s Rostrum


and is surrounded by well-kept
grounds. What a beautiful spot
for a public building. | wonder
what it is. Obi there's the name
over the gate; let's see what it is"
say the visitors.
Then they stop in front of the
wrought-iron gates that mark the
entrance to the grounds and COM
mence to wonder whether the in
stitution is one for the education of
Eskimos in their own language, an
Esperanto college or a home for in
ebriates, of which the star patient
had been entrusted with putting up
the sign on the gate.
II looks something like this:
Nv k O-P--N A. In.
Al least those letters are on the sign
and some more. too. but they look
as If lee had been using them
as part of a jig-saw puzzle and
tired trying to work 1t out.
The building IS the Newark Or
phan Asylum, but that sign is joy
for those people who love to work
out cipher codes.
NEW YORKER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
For the LegisIntors.
10 Editor of Inc Evening star:

TO the Editor of the Evening Star;
Now that the Legislature has got
ten together every n who believes
or pretends to. believe that he knows
anything about law-making is pre-
pairing to descend upon Trenton
and give the legislators the benefit
of his belief. Every individual,
every faction. every society that
has an AK TO grind or a special IN
terest to serve will have represent
.tatives tone must not say lobby
lists in these ~regenerate days., to
force their measures through re-
gardless of what the effect may be
upon other persons OF the State in
general.
Last year in the two houses there
were something over a thousand
bills introduced, about 100 of which
became laws. In 1908 about the
same amount of lumber Uttered h
statute books after the Legislature
adjourned. and probably, If N
cared to look into the year before
thai and the year before that, he
would find the same story.
Every year our laws become
and more complicated. The men-
bers Of both houses cry for q short
session, but should their plant be
sincere they could do nothing
against the swarm of s~elf-seekers
which invades the capitol. Instead
of pleading for mor laws let these
State b~enefactors e what they
can do to put the brakes on pro-
miscuous legislation and urge thei
assemblymen and senators to do
the same. Then what few laws we
did get would have some impor-
lance and a great deal of useless
foolery would be eliminated.
A. NJ. B.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
AND WHY NOT?

That man who set off magnesia
powder on Broadwaytthe other night
in celebration of his birthday may
not have had the right idea, but
he had. evidently been thinking
about things. Here it was his
birthday, and perhaps not another
mi of the almost four million souls
in the greater city knew oil
cared a rap about it. The birth
days OF men who had been dead for
years We're being observed right
along, and if he stopped anyone
and told them about his anniver-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
OPPOSITION W WAYS.

There are two sets of interests
which will furiously fight Congress-
man Parker's proposal to restore
the canteen to the army. That in
lterest which was chiefly instru-
mental in getting the canteen abol-
ished will all but oyerturn noun
atains to Keep it abolished, and the
keepers of the dives who see in the
restoration of the canteen certain
obstruction of their sordid business
will work justsas hard in the same
direction. Is it not strange how
the same consummation may be de-
svoutly wished, for such widely
differing reasons? And. of course,
the argument that the vast ma
jority of those conversant with
military affairs want the canteen
back is offset by the statement that
they DO not know what is good for
+ them. 2
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
stilI They Come.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
AS a resident of Elizabeth, whose
business is in Newark, | travel
very often on the Elizabeth-New-
ark and Main Line trolley cars. It
is certainly shameful the way the
seats on these cars-especially on
the Elizabeth line-have been al
lowed to fall into d~isrepair. When
a passenger sits down in one of
them he is very liable to fall back
wards, not perhaps to the floor, but
far enough to cause him quite a
shock by the unexpected giving
away of the back of the seat With
the constant travel on these lines it
certainly seems that efforts should
be made to keep the cars in the
condition that most of the Newark
city lines are In. K. I.P.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
THE LAW TO FORBID
WATER

not now concern the Legislature. The way to bring that question
squarely to a test is to amend the Bachelor act or pass a new one
to forbid the diversion. Then the water company can find out by
testing the law in the courts. 1t has been declared by the courts.
and is now the law, that subsurface water cannot be taken from
any lands in greater quantity than is needed for the purposes of
the land, and cannot be diverted to any extent to drain neighbor-
ing lands of their water supply or to prevent them from getting
enough water through the natural sources of distribution for their
nses. The latest decision by the Chancery Court relates merely
to the States riparian lands. 1t would not prevent a water com
pany from piping water into another State where there is no
navigable stream to cross with it's pipes. If New Jersey joined
Staten Island at Bayonne the decision would have nc effect what
ever. An act forbiddng all diversion of potable water out of the
State by a water company will apply to the whole State .and to
all conditions. 1t will put an end to the attempt by the East
Jersey Water Company to establish a new status for itself under
the Federal laws, but it will not end the battle. The water-snake
must then le fought within the State, and that will be a harder
struggle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
TOO BLAMED HEALTHY.

Professor Moore, of the Weather
Bureau, says there is slife in the
west wind and death in. the east
wind.--News Item.
The weather man who sits in his
seat,
In the towers highest gallery;
And struggles to make his forecast
beat
The storm. and draws his salary,
Has just announced what he deems
the best
OF all his great deductions,
The wind is good that blows from
the west, ~
The east wind makes the ruc-
tons" -
But the healthiest gustg just west
by south
May show up in Nebraska;
And they duck for the cyclone cell
lars mouth
The farm moves to Alaska.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
ON THE SIDE
tcopyrisht, 1870. By The 3. L. Co.,

a4H -
that not W. the smartest inventor
could make a machine which would
know enough to vote conscientious
ly. And We were right. We would
almost SO so far as to advocate
votes for in preference to
giving them to machines. What
does the sm~oothest running machine
in the world know about the Monroe
Doctrine, the cost of living, the
forestry jam-we mean preserves
Cannonism and such. Not an iota.
Even less than that. Voting ma
chimes have exercised the right of
suffrage long enough in this State.
and it must be taken away from
them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
Not. Al Drixers, Fault.

To IL Editor of the Evening Star:
Sir-The S. p. c. A. is no doubt
busy attending to complaints con-
corning treatment of horses, and
many of the complaints are no
doubt fit and proper n others no
doubt a%reentirely wrong. Anyhorse-
man who knows and understands
the horse he drives knows their
condition, knows their abilities and
their liabilities, but may be the
subject of an unjust complaint by
some citizen who knows little OF
the nature of a horse. Some
horses, big, fat and strong, but
lazy, require urging to make them
perform work of which they are
entirely capable, but in applying
the urging the horseman is liable
to be complained of by someone
who thinks the animal is being
abused. No doubt there are many
cases where the treatment is
worthy of complaint and cruelty
is practised, but isn't cruelty prac-
tised by the householder and store-
keepers who pile the snow up in
the street and thus give the horses
less than a fair share of room for
travelling? Let some of those that
pile up the snow go out and drive
a wagon around the streets for II
whole week for seven OF eight
hours or longer u day and then
ask them for testimony at the end
of the week. a. path four or five
feet wide on the sidewalk is suf-
ficient for pedestrians. who do not.
like the horses, have to haul a load.
A READER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
"You Can Lose Me-

A Il LAST the origin of the phrase You can't lose me-" has been deter
~ mined. 1t is nw told of Senator Zach Chandler that once, While on
4 = his way to Washington, when the conductor Oft the train came around
his ticket, the senator searched his pocketbook ant lttercase all n vmn.
"IIave it ready when I get back" sale thu conductor, as h e passed on to.
other seats.
The senator funbled in waistcoat ot and trousers pockets, but to n
purpose. say
Ibid OF have it when you got IN board9" inquired the inpatient con
returning.
"of course 1 had; this is lot my first trip to Washington"
The conductor vent off, con@tedt the other tickets N came pack again,
"Stn looking for it?o said he.
TT is Tot a ticket; it Is a pass" explained the senator
Are you sure you had it when you got oil thu train II official again
questioned.
Would gct II the train unless / knew / had it' The senator wa be-
ginning to lose his temper over tire missing scrap of paper.
But yu could not have lost it." 81
Gould nt have lost it-you don't N o mel lost a bass run once
is nothing on earth / annot lose except myself-you can lose me-"
The conductor passed.-National Magazine.
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IN

In answer to some of his critics
the sheriff announces he is doing a
nice little business for this time of
the year, thank you. This is sort
of an off season in that depart
ment, to be sure. but the profits
are most satisfying. What if a
former sheriff did show consider
ably larger net receipts. Those
were boom times in the sheriff bust
ness, and it is manifestly unfair
to compare them with normal years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
TOO HONEST.

Mrs. Youngbride-Mrs. Smith says
there is lots of cream on her milk
bottles every morning. Why is there
never any on yours?
The Milkman-Tm too honest, lady,
that's why. 1 fills my bottles so full
that there amt never no room left for
cream.-Woman's Home Companion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
MISLEADING.

irrespective patrons of that show
should be warned they will not be
regarded as patients, don't you
think?"
"Why. what do you mean2"
did you ever see IN one withsa
bad case of love who wanted to be
cured?'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
DOESN'T CARE FOR IT.

A youth Of IA who has within the
past six months voluntarily severed
his connections with six jobe adj
vances the following reasons for
his actions: Too much walking"
"Too much running" TOO much
sitting TOO much standing" TOO
long hours" TOO. short lunch time"
all of which might be nicely sum-
married. with the expression, "Too
much work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
To the American observer
of English politics the issue
of the British elections this
week seemed plain. The Lib
ENGLAND'S VERDICT
AN INEVITABLE ONE

o. the next House of Commons and the Lords would be beaten ON the
question of the budget. The idea entertained by the Unionist leaders
that they could switch off the popular discussion from the House
Of Lords to the tariff and other questions was not entertained by
observant Americans. And their judgment at a distance has proved
correct. In the parliamentary elections in 1906 the Liberals were
swept into power by a tidal wave In subsequent district elections
the Liberals almost uniformly lost, showing their decreasing popular
strength. If the 1ordly simpletons in Parliament had not themselves
projected into the electorate the issue whether a few hereditary
legislators should, in violation of the unwritten constitution, control
the purse of the nation and dictate its laws, the outcome of the cleo
tons might have been wholly different and Mr.. Balfour might be
the man to be summoned by the king next month to form a new
ministry, which would be a Tory ministry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
DIARY OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER.

January 1s--The claim Of an up
start here. in Africa that he dis
covered a comet may be true. but
on the face of il the report is UNI
'qualifedly preposterous. ridiculous
and absurd. 1 was here all the time
and | did not see any new comets.
SO long as am here, If there is any
discovering to do III do it. Have
just cabled Smithsonian Institute
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
IT'S CONTAGIOUS.

Laugh and the world laughs with
you,''
And it doesn't car at that,
What in the bloomin' blazes
1t is you are laughing at.
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t+|
BY M. T. w.

authorities to reserve decision, as
this man is a rank, undeodorized
imposter who would not know a
comet if it fell on him. viii take
a look for it myself tonight.
(To be continued.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
Letters Are Missing.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-yisitors to Newark
often notice a splendid. building at
the corner of High and Blocker
streets. 1t sits on the top of a hill
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19

The STAR extends the priv
lege of these columns 10 me
public and invites signed COM
munications treating OF topics
OF the hour.
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UNQUALIFIED.

The voting machine has been
driven to the ultimate ditch in this
State, as we knew it would be some
day. We said from the beginning
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
IT'S KIND.

How did Maude change her hair
from brown to golden? Is it a dark
secret?"
ION the contrary, it was a light job"
Baltimore American.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19

sary they would probably tell him
to tell it to Sweeney.
1t was sure hard. So he figured
if other men were setting off fire.
works. beating drums and cymbals
and yelling through m~egaphones
all the year round, to attract attep-
ton to themselves. he had a right
to do It on his birthday. But the
police wouldn't take the birthday
as an excuse and this man was
locked up. Maybe in the s~eclusion
of his cell he doped out a better
way. of becoming famous.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
A
AGAINST EXTORTYON

begun a trial of this method against the meat trust. Six thousand
men, representing a population of about 30 ZOO, have signed pledges
to abstain from meat for a month. II in all the cities of the country
large bodies OF men would make a similar pledge and keep it the sale
of meat by the trust would enormously fall OFF, with a corresponding
loss of profits. Retail dealers might for their own sakes encourage
such a movement, for high prices hurt their trade, and if kept up
will do them permanent injury. Americans are the greatest meat
eaters in the world, and it is calculated by medical authorities that
the American diet of meat could be reduced by at least onehalf
with benefit to the general health. A largely reduced demand for
meat would dispose of the pretense of scarcity, and there would
always be plenty of cattle in reserve for meat exports. 1t was said
by a sagacious statesman that the people too often submitted to
gross imposition because they did not know their own strength.
An Misunderstanding movement, well carried out, would reveal that
strength.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19

Whether the State has the
legal right to forbid the
diversion of,subsurface water
out of the State in any guam
tity is "a question that need
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19
III COST. OF
A EXECUTIONS

is simpler. Hangman Van Kisses charge of $500 for his gruesome
services was the largest item of cost. But probably if all the ex-
penses incidental to a hanging We're footed up the average cost
would equal that of electrocutions. But the question of compare,
tive cost is of little Importance. Hanging is barbarous and
brutalizing, and the character of the penalty was too often a pro-
lection for the murderer against the infiction of the penalty.
Maudlin sentiment was encouraged, juries We're reluctant to con-
vict, and trial judges and pardon judges were too lenient. Capital
punishment was. becoming q thing Of the past in New Jersey when
the electric chair was substituted for the galows. Jersey JUS.
lice had lost it's traditional character Since the introduction of
alectrocution for the criminal that sentimentality which loses sight
Of the crime and its victim in its solcitude for the murderer has
been conspicuously less in evidence in this State.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-19

1t costs an average of
$1,1O0 to electrocute a muir
derer at Trenton. Execu-
tons on the gallows cost
less, because the operation
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AND NEWARK ADVERTISER.
FOUNDED MARCH L, 1892.

There is one way for the
people to fight excessive trust
prices, aud that is by absti-
hence from the use of the
trust article. Cleveland has
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10
Children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
9 a 3 T . RIA
The Cowboy Hero

Sing of the heroes so gallant and bold.
Those who have lived in the sweet
days of old.
List what tenderfoot now has to say.
sing OF the heroes around US today
Those who are ready to do and to
dare.
Just like the cowboy that rode at the
fair.
He did his duty so nobly. SO well;
Yet how we shuddered when Tornado
fell.
For oft-times hero while facing the
strife.
Wins bright victory. but gives his
young life
And from each heart to heaven is Of
fered a prayer.
To save that brave cowboy. SO young
and so fair.
His right arm was broken: he was
suffering with pain,
Yet he smiled when we cheered him.
and once more again.
We cheered the brave cowboy so
nervy and true,
The most daring cowboy the West
ever knew,
Who for bravery and nerve and true
courage showed no lack.
Who was this hero, Why. Mr.. Frank
Black
II the bright Angel would lend me its
pen.
To write down the names of brave.
noble men.
Just let me say. ere finish my verse.
Brave. noble cowboy. your name
would be first
Written by a Tenderfoot.
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10

State OF Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas
County. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner OF the firm Of F. ].
Cheney q Co. doing business in the
City OF Toledo. County and State
aforesaid. and that the said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn To before me and subscribed
in my presence. this 9Th day OF De-
cember. A D., 1856.
A W. GLEASON. Notary Public
(SEAI.)
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10

him with the mechanical precision of
feeding machine.
Capt. Mingay, the youngest man on
the job, is generously assisting the
Record in the operation and has
charge of the gang" He is a vet
eran OF long experience and while
practically retired loves the smoke of
battle and is more at home in a rush
like this than he is in the easy chair
in the Denton lobby. And the Cap
tain, like Napoleon. can sleep in the
saddle, or go on working night and
day, night and day without ever clos
ing his eyes.
So necessary is it to get these bal
lots out on time that the Record
press must not be stopped for single
instant, not even for an hour or two
to print the Daily Record, so Mr..
Shumway, of the Cannon. generously
loaned us the use of his big press
for last nights issue, and will do so
again tonight.
The same rush is going on today
IN some office in practically every
county in the state. A few of the
smaller counties. in which there are
no big presses. get their ballots made
in the city, and so short is the time
and SO great the distance. it is doubt
full il all of these will get the cor
rected ballot by the day OF election.
In Fremont county the ballots will
be in every precinct at exactly the
proper time. and no one outside of the
busy clerks Office and the over-work-
ed Record office would have known
OF the these delays and rushes but for
this item
And the printing of the ballot is but
small part of the thought and labor
expended in its preparation. There
is the county clerks Office for in
stance-but that's another story
for another day.
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10
LION FONDLEs A CHILD.

In Pittsourg savage lion fondled
the hand that child thrust into his
cage. Danger to child is sometimes
great when least regarded. Often It
comes through Colds. Group. and
Cough. They stay thousands that DR..
Kings New Discovery could have saw
ed "A few doses cured our baby OF
very bad case of Group" writes Mrs.
George B. Davis. OF Flat Rock N. c..
We always give it 20 him when he
takes cold. Its a wonderful medicine
for babies" Best for Coughs. Colds.
LaGrippe. Asthma. Hemorrhages.
Weak Lungs. SOC. sl.oo. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Hunter Palmer.
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10

See the hole in that derbyg'' said
a young man displaying his head
gear. Well, l got that ventilator the
first day l ever wore the hat and
have worn it steadily for year till
I'm discouraged waiting for another
hole so that I could throw It away
without appearing extravagant" Isn't
that just like luck?
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10

The festive colt Will sniff the air
and don his heavy underhair. and the
frenzied candidate will jump and hop
around the stump. He'll point with
pride and view with fear, and such
and blow the atmosphere. and then,
together with his cult. await with
prayer the result.
Does reason haply hold its sway, or
is 1t madness for a day will tell the
people what to think and put the
country on the blink? One cannot tell,
but must abide the count that sees
him justified in courage, confidence or
doubt. according as it may turn out.
One thing alone is sure, It seems.
and that is this: No one esteems a
patriot in politics. We only trust him
while he sticks to war. with all its
thrill and throb. The moment that he
wants job somewhat conspicuous for
pay. by love, we don't know what to
say.
But whether we do ill or well. cleo
tion day alone can tell, or whether
love for us and fear did any good. Will
then appear. We have to Judge men
as We may. and where the candidates
all say about the same thing in the
end. one scarcely knows who is a
friend
Cañon City record., 1910-11-10

Then let US all embrace the chance
and be as merry as We may, for whe-
ther We desist or dance. the fiddler
Is for all to pay. The gentle autumn
time will past, the countryman will
XIII the hogs. the cotton-tail and
weave the grass around the obsas-