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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22
OBJECT TO WHOLESALE VACCINATION

RAILWAY, Nov. 22.-The schools are
being boycotted by many of the pupils,
who refuse to attend because they will
be compelled to be v~accinated If they
do, and it will cost 81 for each vacci-
nation. The town is In an uproar over
the order of the Board of Health, which
calls for the vaccination of about 1000
pupils. Parents say most of them have
been vaccinated before and they don't
feel like paying another dollar. Be-
sides, they say there has been no cpl
demic Of smallpox In thet town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22
LAUGHS MINGLE WITH
THRILLS AT THE ARCADE.

The speciality numbers sandwiched IN
between the large variety of daily
changed photoplays principally con-
sisted of laugh-provoking possibilities,
due to clean cut comedy. and are COLI
tributed by Miss Mae Regeart as Fan
the Partisan singing, dancing
and talking doll; Frank Cullen, the
droll English comedian, and Fred and
Florence Hunters, in the comedy skit
1.-THE Floorwalkers," and will offer the
same in today's entertainment.
Wednesday brings forth a complete
change Of bill.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22

Y. M. c. A. NOTES.


President Harris presided at the
quarterly meeting when a resume OF
the work dom during the past quarter
was read by F. w. Newman. Presi-
dent Harris stated that the association
was constantly growing and that many
of the departments were in eramped
quarters. Notwithstanding that the
present building had only been occu-
pied seven years. He hoped the time
was not far distant when it would be
possible for the association to erect an
addition on its property in Warren
street. The association particularly
needs a building devoted almost ex-
clusively to boys. The plans for the
addition also call for at least 100 ad-
ditional bedrooms.
On Thanksgiving night the Palmer
Ladies' Musical Trio will give a con-
cert in Wallace Hall under the auspices
of the association. Refined motion pic
lures will also be shown.
The usual moving picture show for
Sunday school pupils, their teachers,
as we'll as the general public, will be
held on Saturday evening, when Charles
r. Taggart, humorist and impersonator,
will be the special attraction.
The Britannia Club will meet in the
Campbell room tonight at 8 O'Clock.
Every man who has come from the
British empire Is cordially invited.
whether a member of the association
or not.
At the mems meeting Sunday after
noon Frank W. Smith, of Ohio, will
speak. Mr.. Smith is a Civil War vet
eran, having served some time in An
Jacksonville prison. Seats will be re-
served for Civil War veterans, Sons OF
Veterans n the Spanish Wal vet
Grams. William and Frank Jenkins will
furnish a cornet duet The Y. NJ. c. A.
Orchestra will play.
six Bible study groups are meeting on
Monday nights at Z o'clock. BLDG
classes will also meet at s:15 Sunday
morning and 5:15 p. m.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon there will
be a meeting of the biplane and mon
oplane teams of the boys division in
the membership contest. At 6 o'clock
the High School Bible clubs will meet.
The first reception of senior boys VIII
occur on Tuesday night, when the
friends of the members will be invited
to witness a program in the gym
nasium. which will be followed by an
entertainment in the boys rooms.
Tomorrow night the first of a series
of Fireplace socials win be held for
the youths social Bible class. which
will Immediately follow the Bible lass
session. A social program and a frank
furter roast will be features of the en-
tertainment.
On FRIDAY night DIR. f. C. Stanaback
will give a lecture to the boy scouts on
first aid and bandaging.
A big attraction in the boys rooms
is the monoplane and biplane sign.
There will be four ascensions each
day. Through this move measure it is
expected great interest will be stimu-
lated in the contest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22
SPLENDID, SUBSTITUTING
SATIRES AT THE EMPIRE.

The "Rollickers'' entertained "ca-
pacity'' audiences in Miners Empire
Theatre yesterday. The performance
opened with a satirical burlesque en-
titled "a Night Stand at Skeeksyille."
There are a number of excellent spe-
cialties and the performance closed
with a musical extravaganza, please
Take It."
"Clam' Bevins, as Hiram Hipp, and
Miss Alice Maude Pool were applauded
frequently for their good work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22
AT - GIRL WEIGHED a POUNDS.

CANYONVILLE, Ore, Nov. 22.-Min-
ME Pickett, 10 years of age, and weigh
ing only fourteen pounds, died last
night. She is believed to have been
the smallest person in the world for
her age.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-22
1000 CHINESE DROWN.

SAIGON, French Indo China, Nov.
22.-One thousand persons were
drowned and 400 barks were lost dur
ing floods in the province Of Quangn-
gal, AMMAN
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25

iu the corner of the uisie. a girl who
wears brass bracelets. a porter who is
not attending ~ his duty. n badly ar
ranged counter. an error tn spelling
on a placard, two store detectives loaf
ing on their job und Il hidevus COM
bination of colors tn the front window
l go TO the ladies' room and make a
note of these things surreptitiously.
I don't dare so there too often. though.
for fear III be identified, 50 sometimes
run back to my Office. two blocks
away. SO it goes till about O'clock.
hither and thither, nigh aud yon. look
ing for trouble. 1t doesn't do u clerk
any good To be unciviI to me. 1 can
tell you. or to make me wait too long
for my change, but l try TO be fair.
and IL find IA particularly willing and
considerate sales person down that
name goes In my report too. You
might suppose that there'd be good
graft in that; but. of course. keep
my position only so long as the head
OF the firm has absolute confidence I'm
my integrity. The funny part of it is
that the more ] complain the better he
likes 1t. Pm like the opposition party
in congress. I'm never satisfied.
When ] am I'll have to look for am
other position.
At o'clock | go back to my little
Office and dictate my report from my
notes to a stenographer. and when it's
typewriter 1 send II to the head of
the firm.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
An unaratsfui suH.-.-

Steady nerves, strength and gentle
ness had all been included in natures
gift to Miss Harmon, and she made an
excellent nurse. But when she saw a
patient In what she called 1.-THE glums"
she never failed to speak a few ad-
monitory words.
Now, see here" she said i'm her
clear, pleasant voice one morning to
Squire Lathrop. slowly recovering from
an attack OF govt which had been Sc
we're enough to send him to bed, "see
here! know you've had quite u siege,
but you just look at some o. your mer-
cies. squire
What. for instance?" demanded the
squire. who knew her ways.
Miss Harmon bent an accusing gaze
on him.
Take this bed" for instance" she
said. "Have you thought how few
there are that have the privilege Of be-
ing sick In handsome black walnut
bedstead like yours and have their
clean sheets taken out OF such q ma
hogany linen press as you've got?
That ought to cheer you up some. any
way. to think of such privileges
Youths COMPANION
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.

schedule in effect Saturday, Msy 18th. 1u,o
Washington. snu
Leave Baltimore. Pier g. Light streot
WWea!nner permitting ats p. m every Monday.
r g;euniSsusy ana Saturday. for the following
river landings. Alexandria and Washinrton.
u bat more p. M, Miliers, Broomes- Porto
Deio, Grasons. Coan a. Ii. :. Bundicks Iak.s
walnut Point, Cowarts. Lewi-etta Kinsale'
Lodge. Mupdy Point. &C Mira Pinev Point N
Q. M, Leonardtown IL noon. Abells Cobr,,ms
stones; Bushwood, Lancaster 4 % m Riya,'
s ~ liverpool Point, Glymout, Alexandria.
stops only on signal.
leave Warrington. ID. c., foot of Seventh
STtIeeI, weather permitting, at d. m, eyerv
honoay. "Wednesday and Saturday for tbe So{
rowing river landings and baltimore:
,nasnington. AlexandriR. 4:45 D. m. Glymant
Liverpool Point. Riverside Bushwoo3 Tan
caster. Cobrums. Stone Leoparx,town 40 -.
Aoclls, P1ney Point. .Cintra Lodge 10 n ~, w.
muncy Point. Kinsale I2 noon Coa1 Rnn
uicks; LAKES, walnut Point, Cowarts lewis
~ pn "a. MIIIors p. m, Grasons ID. m. Broomes
ro oT beIlo y. m. Baltimore.
stop only on signal.
Arriving in Baltimore early wedneadav q,
oayand Monday mornings.
Freight received in Baltimore on sailing
days until u. m. "" '@iiiiAs
This timetable shows the time M xvh,.h
steamers may be expected to arrive az and
depart from the several wharyes bur thair
arrivas or departure ut the times stated Is not
: uaIantSSu. nor docs the Company hold itself
ae g Tor any delay or any Commencement
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agts.. wash,pvto,
nhAnDoN and GRl MEG. ARts.. Alexandria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
HIS NOSE WAS SAFE.
But His Nerves Were In a State of
Cold Chill Collapse.

But His Nerves Were In a State of
Cold Chill Collapse.
81 was sitting on the veranda of a
mining town hotel one afternoon a
good many years ago." said veteran
engineer, land was lazily smoking one
of the incest meerschaum pipes you
ever saw when out of the tail of nv
eye saw that n bad man down at the
other end of the veranda had his gun
sighted at me. They were a wild lot
around there and l couldn't tell
whether he meant TO shoot me or the
pipe. The chances were in favor Of the
pipe, however. and 1t seemed good
chance to test my nerve. | made up
my mind to let him shoot aud to pre-
tend careless air. but I'm telling you
In the ten or fifteen seconds of waiting
the sweat CAME out at every pore, and
my heart pounded my ribs sore. | felt
sort of tick at the bowl OF the pipe.
heard the crack of the gun and knew
that bullet had passed through the
pipe. l got brace with my hands and
feet and waited for second bullet,
and 1t went through the bowl after the
let had hit the pipe and knocked the
bowl Off the stem, and then the shooter
sauntered up to me and laughingly
said:
Excuse me, stranger. but thought
it was imitation
Same as you are replied.
MY gibe hurt him. but he was man
enough to tell everybody about my
nerve. and the boys Clipped in sufIi-
Gent nuggets to buy me a new fifty
dollar pipe. Say. do you know what
happened TO me when | made an ex-
cuse TO go upstairs after my old corn
cob? I had no sooner got into my
room than my knees gave out, chills
galloped up my spine. and I'll be hang
ed II didn't faint away and lie there
Tor ten minutes. 1t had suddenly &C.
CURED TO me that the bowl of that
pipe was only six inches from my nose
while the fellow was doing his shoot
ing. and have not yet got over touch
ing my nasal organ now and then to
see IL 1t is safe"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
The Baths of Old Rome.

At the end OF the third century after
Christ there were in Rome IL large
public baths and 926 smaller ones, The
baths OF Caracalla could accommodate
at one time 1000 people; those of Do
cletiau, 5000. Taking 1900 as the av-
erage OF each Of the public baths and
so as that Of each OF the private baths,
it appears that at any minute bathing
accommodations were possible for 3d.
600 people In ancient Rome. Counting
on population of 100000, the figure
generally given as the correct one, it
would thus seem that ample privileges
were afforded every day for every in
habitant OF the Imperial City.-New
York American,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
SAFES IN Big HOTELS.
VaiuabIes Kept In Them by Guests Fo
Years at a Time

Years at = Time.
woman walked up TO the counter
OF fashionable hotel and asked for a
package of valuables which was I'm the
safe.
IF | had not wanted one particular
thin | suppose l should have left the
package where it was for another
three years" she said TO the clerk.
eS, said the clerk in answer TO
que ton after the woman left. that
packet had really been In our safe for
three years. Why. we have all sorts
of Valuable papers, jewelry and even
money that are lntrusted TO our keep.
ing Ior years ut time People seem
10 prefer hotel safe TO safety de-
posi- vault. One reason perhaps is that
1t costs nothing. Another is that the
standard OF hotel clerks has improved.
III is astonishing the amount Of Jew
elry that people keep In hotel safes. OF
course the owners have originally stop-
ped in the hotel. but they 90 away.
leaving their valuables. and | have
known such persons TO be gone is
mucA as two years and never make an
inquiry about their property i'm that
time.
ITO show you how much confidence
people have in hotels and their en-
ployees might mention that the other
day man came in here and put four
Sl,cOO bills in an envelope, wrote his
name on the latter and asked me TO
put 1t in the safe. Not long ago an
other man actually did the same thing
with seven $4,000 bills"
The clerks of several other hotels
talked in Il similar strain without any
outs de suggestion.
"Ils bet have handled more than a
million dollars worth of jewelry to-
day, said one. Look here" and he
opened the safe and piled six or eight
big jewelry cases on the counter, but
hurrfedly put them back. 'Tn one of
those | know there is over 5000 600
worth, and what l showed Won was
only few of what the safe con tains.~
New York Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
TO FIND FAULT.
People Are 5ometlmes Paid For That
Express Purpose.

People Are somstlmss Paid For That
Express Purpose.
You have no idea how many things
are wrong In big business until you
are paid to look for them, writes &C.
lett Burgess In Golfers. There were
the clocks. for one thing. when 1 first
began The girls wore many rats
In their hair, there was grease on the
elevator doors. expensive hats were
dumped one on another, the yentila-
ZION was bad. the boxes on the shelves
showed from the street through the
show windows and about a thousand
other things. Then Spindelheim sold
teapots just like our eighteen cent
ones for IA cents, and for a concern
like Smith & Co. to be undersold is
fatal. There's really nothing that so
enrages Mr.. Smith; also Rubinstein's
window dresser has beaten ours. too.
at times. Down 1t goes In my little
report. Wouldn't any woman love my
Job.
Yes. it's fun to be paid for being a
misanthrope. but it's hard work too.
At 8 o'clock begin my promenade
through the store-downstairs, up
stairs. basement, attic and annex. If
a girl at the counter has dirty finger
nails or too wide pompadour to suit
me stop and talk pleasantly. buy o
cents worth Of edging and so get her
number from the sales slip. She new
er knows anything about 1t till her
superintendent gives her scolding the
next day. / have eyes like a hawk
and a nose like hound and ears like
small boy under the sofa when a
young mans calling on big sister. In
ten minutes l have spotted the dust
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
Heart toHeart
Talks.
IN TIE FOG.

IN HE FOG
A heavy fog settles down over the
earth and shuts our your vision.
The only clear space is the imme-
date circle about you. As you walk
through the haze the clear spot follows
and remains about you.
Everybody except yourself is shut
out by the fog.
Your neighbor has a like experience
AS he views the situation. you are
developed in the fog and he is the
center OF the only bright spot.
Is 1t not sol
And thereby hangs a moral
1t is characteristic OF average hui
manity to self center itself Each man
thinks he can see clearly enough, but
that those about him are badly be-
logged.
Each man fancies he is wise con-
corning the things he presumes to
know. and each fancies his neighbor
is unwise because ne cannot see
things" Each believes the other wrong,
when. as a matter or fact. both may
be in the fog.
For instance
You may think your political party is
the one that must save the country.
while your neighbor may regard you
as blind partisan and think his party
is the commissioned instrument OF ma
tional salvation.
See?
You say your church is the only
church that has the real right OF way
mp to the pearly gates. The other man
says you are wrong and his route is
the straight and narrow way.
You think he is in haze He knows
you are.
And there we are.
The whole trouble lies in the fact
that we lack the full sweep OF the
wider horizon. We are all OF us more
or less befogged. Only a few great
souls struggle out or the lower earth
mists to the heights that are lit up by
the clear sunshine.
Because OF our limited view we are
apt to become narrow. provincial, pref
udiced and maybe conceited.
Let us be very sure the fog has
cleared away before we presume too
much. With becoming humility let us
be slow TO criticise our fellow travel
ers. Because
Some OF us will never get the wider
scope OF vision until the earth fogs
shall have been eternally dispelled.
Your angle Of vision and mine are
one sided. Our little arc Is a small part
or the great circle. Our luminous lit
tie spot Is but speck in the earth fog.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
PARIS RAGPIcKERS.
An Occupation That Is Passed Along
From Father 10 Son.

An Occupation That Is Passed Along
From Father TO Son.
The ragpickers Of Paris are born to
their work, the occupation being pass
ed from father to son for generations.
Each ragpicker family has it's own dis
trlct, which is inherited by the chill
dren and grandchildren.
In spite OF all the progress made in
modern and elegant Paris barrels Of
waste are piled up on the streets In
front OF many buildings on beautiful
boulevards in the early morning hours,
and 1t is the privilege and In fact the
mission Of the ragpickers to examine
this refuse.
They have use for everything, and
but little is left after they have passed.
their thoroughness being one reason
why the system is still allowed. Ev-
cry scrap OF paper has its market;
rags are gathered for paper manufac-
tuners; shoes go back to leather deal
ers.
Old sardine and preserved meat tins
are used for making playthings. old
bones produce gelatin and glue. lem
ons and orange peels are greatly
sought after and sold at the rate Of
cent a pound to perfume and strip
manufacturers. old metals are highly
priced. cigar stubs go to tobacco fac
tories. and even stale vegetables are
carted away.
The quarters Of the ragpIckers OF
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
A Near Bet.


A couple OF individuals were recent
ly gazing with admiration at fine fat
beast ut a cattle show.
II wonder what his weight might
be, observed one OF them, who. as
1t happened. was q cockney without
any special knowledge.
Its easy enough to guess pretty
nigh it," said the other man. a stall
wart farmer. looking with some con-
tempt at his companion.
"Oh, WELL" said the cockney. II
think I could guess as near as you
can"
Gould We now?" roared the farmer.
well. I'll bet We sovereign We can't"
"Done! returned the cockney. How
much do you say?
After critical survey the farmer re-
piled:
"A hundred and seventeen stone"
WELL" said the cockney. "IIl say
hundred and seventeen stone too.
Now hand over the money"
What dye meanr
well. i said I'd guess as near as
you, and I've done so. I've guessed
exactly the same"
And. the bystanders taking his part.
the bumptions farmer had to give him
the money.-London Scraps.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
ATOP THE FREIGHT TRAIN.
Walking the Cara a Hair Raising Ex-
Perionce For a Novice.

Pcrtonce T or n Novice.
There came over Inc as l sat In the
cabooSe that evening wild desire to
ride with the engineer In the cab.
framing TO slip ahead along the half
mile or SO OF train at the first stop. /
made known my desire to our con-
ductor over that part OF the run.
they'll be glad to see YOU" he told
me. You won't have any trouble get
tin there It's mild eyenin'." He
swung open the window OF the lookout
and called TO his rear brakeman, Jim
mic. run along with this here party"
Jimmie pulled me through the window
or the lookout before clearly realized
the entire plan.
1t was n slippery path over the roofs
or sixty cars to the big engine that
was pulling us. and the wind that
swept In from the shores Of the ice
bound lake. along which the tracks ran
Tor many miles, snapped sharply over
those car roofs. Jimmie hung on to
his lantern with one hand, TO his con.
voy with the other. Long miles over
those slippery car roofs had taught
him to regard 1t as no very serious
business.
This amt nothin'," was his assur-
ance. 1T sometimes gets nasty when
We get down to zero an a blizzard
comes a-rippin' from of over the lake.
Sometimes you have to get down an
crawl on all fours. 1t wouldn't be
much fun TO be swept or the tops Of
those cars"
There was no disputing that, nor
that the three lengthwise planks at
the gable OF the car roofs were not
wide promenades. You jump from one
TO another to cross from car to car,
and man has got to have something
OF gymnastic training and some cir
Gus as well as railroad blood In his
veins to do it many times without
dropping into one of the hideous dark
abysses between them.
A hand out Of the dark slapped me
In the face. Drop" said Jimmie, and,
fearing possibly that might not obey,
he pulled me fat down upon the car
roof
THAT was 'telltale,'" he explained.
and before 1 could ask further we
We're in a short reach OF tunnel, and
l. understood. We were whirIed
through that tunnel like package in
a tube. and If we had raised our arms
We could have touched the flying roof
or the bore. The smoke lay heavy in
the place. 1t filed our eyes and nos
trils.
mot real nice" said Jimmie cheerily.
But no danger in the holes, save now
and then an icicle gets a crack at your
nut. You see. there amt much use In
arguin' the matter after that 'telltale'
strikes you."-Edward Hungerford In
Harper's.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
A Gilbert 4torv

Sir W. s, Gilbert, who was one of
the few playwrights who defended
the stage censor, is noted for his caus-
tic criticisms on anything WHICH does
not meet with his approval,
While dining out once SOME one hap
pened to ask him his opinion Of Burne
Jones women, TOO long in the neck, !"
remarked the author of THE Mikado, !"
when look at one OF them / always
feel that she ought to have joint In it
and wear a stocking."-London Tit
Bits.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-02-25
A TIRED MUSICIAN.
How Strauss Once Snubbed a Russian
Court Disnitary.


Court Disnitsry.
When Johann Strauss took his or
:hestra to Russia he had some unusual
experiences not generally vouchsafed
to those who live outside an autocratic
government.
One day he received the czarina's
commands to play before her at her
summer resort and was told on arriv-
ing there that he would have TO re-
hearse his program three times before
the performance. He begged to know
the reason for that, but no explanation
was given him. These were her mai
esty's orders, and he could only COM
ply. Still, his establishment grew when
he saw during the three rehearsals an
empty court carriage drawn by a pair
OF horses slowly going back and forth
In front OF his orchestra,
Throughout the final performance
the mysterious act was explained. The
empress. having a sharp attack OF
govt, was obliged to recline in the
carriage. her foot on a cushion, while
the concert took place, and the object
Of rehearsal had been TO accustom the
horses to a full string band lest they
should take fright and bolt with her.
At the end Of the performance an
exalted dignitary of the court babe
Strauss follow him to q splendid grand
piano, saying:
NOV be good enough to play me all
the newest Vienna music"
Although he was pretty fatigued by
his three rehearsals and state perform
ance, Strauss thought It expedient TO
comply. but after he had played con-
tinuously for over an hour he stopped,
saying. 81 presume that will be sufii-
cientT
81 am not at all tired" coolly re-
Joined his excellency.
But / ami" said Strauss and rose
from the instrument.