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The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
Point of View.

Senator Beveridge, apropos of the
old-fashioned snowy Christmas, said
the other day:
Snow, of course, has its disadvan-
tages from some points of view.
"'Snow is beautiful in its season,
Solomon said that. But | know an old
Indianapolis man who, on hearing this
remark of Solomon. grumbled:
"'Oh, yes, no doubt it was beautiful
to you, sittin' with all the wives and
lasses of Jerusalem beside you; but IL
you'd been a poor stone cutter you'd
never have said any such thing"
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See that Coffee was
Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells of bad case OF coffee
poisoning and tells it in way so SIM
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve 1t.
Il had neuralgia headaches for IL
years." she says, land suffered untold
agony. When | first began to have
them l weighed 140 pounds, but they
brought me down to 10. | went
to many doctors and they gave me
only temporary relief. So | suffered
on, till one day woman doctor told
me to use Postum. She said looked
like / was coffee poisoned.
so I began to drink Postum and
gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and continued 10 gain, but not
so fast as at first. My headaches be.
gan to leave me after l had used
Postum about two weeks - long
enough to get the coffee poison out of
my system.
"Since | began to use Postum can
gladly say that / never know what
neuralgia headache is like any more,
and il was nothing but Postum that
made me well. Before used Postum
never went out alone; would get
bewildered and would not know which
way to turn. Now go alone and my
head is as clear as a bell. My brain
and nerves are stronger than they
have been for years"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville, In pkgs. There's Reason. ="
Ever rend the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
latercst.
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CHAPTER iX-Contirued.

It was plain that he saw nothing
out of the way in thus conniving with
Helen Holbrook against her aunt and
that he had not been struck by the
cnormity of the girls conduct in Ia
king money from him. He drew in his
canoe as | debated with myself what
10 do with him.
You've got to leave the lake
said. You've got to go"
Then I'm going, thank you
He sprang into the canoe, driving it
far out of my reach; his paddle
splashcd, and he was gone.
rs that you, sir?" called Lima be-
hind me. II thought heard some one
talking"
1T is nothing, Lima
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14

| | went to the stone water-tower and
| scanned the movements of the Stiletto
with glass while | waited. The sloOp
was lacking slowly away toward An
Mandate, her skipper managing his
sheet with an expert hand. 1t may
have been the ugly business in which
the pretty toy was engaged, or it may
nave been the lazy deliberation of her
| oblique progress over the water, but ]
felt then and afterward that there was
something sinister in every line of the
Stiletto. The more | dcliberated the
less certain / became of anything that
pertained to the EIolbrooks; and |
tested my memory by repeating the
alphabet and counting ten, to make
sure that my wits were still equal to
such exercises.
We drove into Annandale without
incident and with no apparent timidity
on Miss Pats part. Helen was all
ramiability and cheer. l turned per-
force to address her now and then and
to find that the lurking smile about
her lips, and challenging light in her
eyes, woke no resentment in me.
/ left Miss Pat and Helen at the
general store while / sought the hard
ware merchant with list of trines
required for Glenarm. | was detained
some time longer than | had ex-
pected, and in leaving | stood for a
moment on the platform before the
shop, gossiping with the merchant of
village affairs. | glanced down the
street to sec if the ladies had APP
my team and wagon standing at the
curb in charge of the driver, just as
had left them.
While l still talked to the merchant,
Helen came out of the general store
glanced hurriedly up and down the
street, and crossed quickly to the post
office, which lay opposite. l watched
her as l made my adieux to the shop
keeper, and just then | witnessed
something that interested me at once
Within the open door of the post-office
the Italian sailor lounged idly. Helen
carried a number of letters in her
hand, and as she entered the post
Office was sure my eyes played me
no trick-deftly, almost imperceptibIy,
an envelope passed from her hand to
the Italians. He stood immovable, as
he had been, while the girl passed on
into the office. She reappeared at
once, recrossed the street and met her
aunt at the door of the general store.
I rejoined them, and as we all met by
the waiting trap the Italian left the
post-office and strolled slowly away
toward the lake.
was not sure whether Miss Pat
saw him. If she did she made no sign,
but began describing with much
amusement an odd countryman she
had seen in the shop.
You mailed our letters, did You,
Helen? Then believe VIC have quite
finished, Mr.. Donovan. / like your
little village; I'm disposed to love
everything about this beautiful lake"
yes; even the town hall, where tho
Old Georgia Minstrels seem to have
appeared for one night only, some
time last December, is shrine worthy
of pilgrimages," remarked Helen. And
postage stamps cost no more here
than in Stamford. I had really ex-
pected that they would be a trine
dearer."
laughed rather more than was re-
quired, for those wonderful eyes of
hers we're filled with something akin
to honest fun. She was proud of her
self. and was even flushed the least bit
with her success
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14

State taxes are coming in unusual
ly early this year, Auditor-General
Fuller states, his department having
received 100000 OF the big levy,
which includes s350,O00 from Wayne
county. In the past no collections
have been forwarded by county treas
urers much before the 18th of Janu-
airy. or this amount he has approved
the disbursement of $263 900 in be-
ginning the payment of over 81 ,000,0
in claims which have stacked up dur
~g he six months the state was
short OF cash.
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Still in the Family.

Among the domestic duties Of a
young husband is the careful supervi-
sion of the toilets of his wifes two
dogs, one a Great Dane and the other
by no means diminutive st. Bernard.
"Oh, Marie" shouted hubby from
the yard late one afternoon. there's
not flea on the dogs now"
How Splendid" shouted back
Marie. mot a single fiea?"
''No!" yelled Tom. They are all
on mel"
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
Domain Commissioner Gets Into
Power Fiqht.

The public domain commission ia
taking an interest in the activity OF
the water power interests of this
state, and Junius Il. Beal, Of Ann
Arbor. member of the commission.
called on Acknowledgement Bird 10
ask what action the commission can
take to aid in preventing a monopoly
of the water power rights of the state.
He asked whether the commission can
lease lands along water power
streams rather than sell them and If
any other steps can be taken by that
body. Acknowledgement Bird will take
up the matter and ascertain what ac-
ton along this line the state can take.
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14

affairs. We must not tax his generosi-
ty too far"
"And we are going to send some let
ters off today. If it isn't asking too
much, l should like to drive TO the
village later" said Miss Pat.
Yes; and / should like a paper Of
pins and new magazine" said Helen
a little, very little eagerness in her
tone
Certainly. The stable is at your
disposal. and our entire marine"
But we must see the Glenarm pic
lures first" said Miss Pat, and we
went at once into the great cool house,
coming at last to the gallery on the
third floor
whistler" Miss Pat exclaimed in
delight before the famous Lady in
the Gray Cloak Il thought that pic
ture was owned in England"
1T was; but old Mr. Glenarm had
to have it. That Meissonier is sup
posed to be in Paris, but you see it's
here"
ITS wonderful" said Miss Pat. She
returned to the Whistler and studied
it with rapt attention, and / stood by,
enjoying her pleasure. Helen had
passed on while Miss Pat hung upon
the Whistler.
How beautifully those draperies
are suggested. Helen. That is one of
the best of all his things"
But Helen was not beside her, as
she had thought. There were several
recesses in the room, and | thought
the girl had stepped into one of these,
but just then l, saw her shadow out
side.
Miss Holbrook is on the balcony"
I said.
ooh, very well. We must CO." she
replied, quietly. but fingered before the
picture.
left Miss Pat and crossed the room
TO the balcony. AS l approached one
of the doors | saw Helen, standing
tptoe for greater height, slowly raise
and lower her handkerchief thrice, as
though signaling to some one on the
water.
l laughed outright as l stepped be-
side her
ITS better to be a picture than to
look at one, Miss Holbrook! Allow
me-"
In her confusion she had dropped
her handkerchief and when returned
1t she slipped it into her cuff with a
murmur of thanks. A fash OF anger
lighted her eyes and she colored
slightly; but she was composed in an
instant. And, looking off beyond the
water-tower. ! was not surprised to see
the Stiletto quite near our shore, her
white sails filling lazily in the scant
wind. A tiny flag flashed recognition
and answer to the girls signal, and
was hauled down at once.
We were both silent as we watched
IL; then / turned to the girl, who bent
her head a moment, tucking the hand.
kerchief q trifle more securely into her
sleeve. She smiled quizzically, with
compress sion Of the lips.
THE view here is fine, isn't it,"
We regarded each other with entire
good humor. heard Miss Pat within,
slowly crossing the bare floor OF the
gallery.
You are incomparable!" | ex-
claimed. verify, daughter of Janos
has come among us!"
"The best pictures are outdoors, aft
er ALL" commented Miss Pat; and
after further ramble about the house
they returned to st. Agatha's, whence
we were to drive together 20 AMMAN
dale in half an hour.
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
CHAPTER X.
The Flutter of a Handkerchief.
1T is nothing, Lima

The Fluttcr of a Handkerchief.
The next morning at eight o'clock
sent note to Miss Pat, asking if she
and tho other ladies Of her house
would not take breakfast with me at
nine: and she replied. on her quaint
visiting card. in an old-fashioned hand,
that she and Helen would be glad to
come, but that Sister Margaret begged
to be excused. II had been in my
mind from the first 10 ask them to
dine at Glenarm, and now | wished
to see this girl, to test, weigh, study
her, as soon as possible after her
meeting with Gillespie. | wished to
see how she would bear herself before
her aunt and me with that dark trans
action on her conscience.
Breakfast seems to be, in common
experience, the most difficult meal of
the day, and yet that hour hangs in
memory still as ono of the brightest
ever spent. The table was set Or the
terrace, and its white napery. the best
Glenarm silver and crystal, and a bowl
of red roses still dewy from the night,
all blended coolly with the morning.
AS the Strawberries were passed ! felt
that the little table had brought us
together in a new intimacy. II was de-
lightful TO sit face to face with Miss
Pat, and not less agreeable to have
at my right hand this bewildering
girl, whose eyes laughed at me when
] sought shame in their depths. Miss
Pat poured the coffee. and when
took my cup [ felt that it carried
benediction with it. | was glad to
see her so at peace with the world,
and her heart was not older, | could
have sworn, than the roses before her.
II shall refuse to leave when my
time is up" she declared. do you
think YOU could spend winter here,
Helen"
II should love it," the girl replied.
cit would be perfectly splendid to
watch tho seasons march across the
lake. We can both enroll ourselves at
ST. Agatha's as postgraduate students,
and take a special course In weather
here"
If I didn't sometimes hear trains
passing Annandalc In the night.
should forget that there's q great busy
world off there somewhere" said Miss
Pat. 81 am ashamed of myself for
having been SO long discovering this
spot. Except one journey to Califor-
MIA, was never west of PhiladelphiN
until | came here"
Helen stood by the line of scarlet
geraniums that marked the balustrade,
at a point whence the best view of the
lake was obtainable--hcr hands
clasped behind her, her head turned
slightly.
There is no one quite like herr"
exclaimed Miss Pat.
She is beautiful" / acquiesced.
Miss Pat talked on quickly, as
though our silence might cause Helen
TO turn and thus deprive us OF the
picture.
SHOULD you like to look over the
house, ] asked little later. when
Helen had come back TO the table. at
is said to be one of the finest houses
in interior America, and there are
some good pictures"
I'VE should be very glad" said Miss
Pat: AID Hcicn murmured assent.
but we must not stay too long,
Aunt Pat. Mr.. Donovan has his own
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
COULDN'T WAIT.

Tailor cannot make you now
suit until you hat paid for your last
one, yet.
Mr. Nopay-But | can't wait so long.
Winter is here and l need something
warm.
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Sarcastic.

81 am afraid Dulby is putting an on
envy into his mouth to steal away his
brains"
Eyes" answered Miss Cayenne; land
It's case of petty larceny, at that"
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
Defect In Steel Ships.

Steel ships are more easily penetrat.
cd by rams, ricks, etc. than the old
wooden bottoms.
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14
American City Leads ALL

New York has more money invested
in better hotels and theaters than any
other city In the world.
The Yale expositor., 1910-01-14

Women and Business.
Thank heaven women have no busl
ness habits.-G B. Shaw
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
NEW YOPK'S POLITICAL LHOUSE-CLEANLNG.

d lowering Albany The smell of political
liz and legislative corruption stronger The Aids in
vestigaton forced upon the Senate has gotten completely
and be dragnet bringing in
already
search the of dead legislators And another nvesti
CATION begun independent the 1t win deve
purchases forest lands the Adirondacks There
robbed
thousands of dollars in that direction Governor Hughes institutes
this separate inquiry thorough unsparing
Public sentiment in New York State aroused and the alert
There partisan accusation talk in the
revelations made The truth has been nkedy brought and
only the truth The Aids only sample
There be the greatest political housecleaning
Witnessed Would there
be similar in all States where legislation has been ahicked
State political committees accepted contributions
the wages of legislative beIayas
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY II. 1910
A HISTORICAL PAGEANT THE THING

NV OTHING definite celebration of the Fourth of
AN july evolved of the the City Hall last
night but the subject will bear much discussion The
proposition to institute popular form of celebration is
revolutionary Sudden changes of habit and custom not
easily effected and the practical bring them about
substitute something of the general character 1t
that the world redeemed from the old pagan
that had endured There good people who do not
approve the camor the Fourth of July celebration who
ceey believe would be feasible change abolish
it all make the celebration decoous Puritan Sunday
There other persons who think that the Fourth of July cee
brans evening exercises in
public parks the spirit of the
bation the influence of cherished
Nor would be advisable of public policy
dmper the Fourth of July spirit valuable in the rising
generation We the nations youth grow patriotic and
children nstied in their way with patriotic feeling. They
it, A celebration must
larger growth they reached maturity chershhg all
The traditions Independence Day Let the sentiment of
patriotism be sight by those who would have cee
that without sacrifice of the
national sentiment Objections made pageant in which
the will purely ancifu They
do obtain in Springfield Mass and other New England towns,
where the historical pageant has been Why should they
be given any importance in Newark? The pageant
adopted Springfield after discussion and after other
suggestions had been considered and rejected 1t picturesque
appeals the is commemorative and patriotic;
whole community and people
of all it brings the natiOnaes that make
polgot population, and that good thing, and it is
ceebraon with the best popular educational features
Let Newark have Il historical pageant
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
THE M'CRAN BILL IN THE SENATE.

m the STAR has pointed the favorable report by
T\ House Judiciary committee of the unamended McCan bill
forbdding diversion of of
will be only first legislation the bill In all probability
the Assembly will pass the bill in shape reported
the lobby
the
Water Companys subsidiary for twenty from the prohibition
the bill The Senate the STAR presents
danger the bill The judiciary committee of
of Ackeman Union chairman; Wakeee Fielder
Of Hudson The committee comprises
chairman; Mills, of Norris Slzer Mddlesex The
mittee corporations is Wakeee charman Ackerman
Price, of Sussex 1t within the pes
dent to which committee shall be charge the BILL
therefore, the committee Frelng
sen when the bill shall be up
will be watched interest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
Daddy;s Good Night Stories
THE MONKEY is UP TO MISCHIEF.
BY FARMER SMITH
BY FARMER SMITH.

r. FTER the animals had all built their houses at Mkye Mr. Noah
him.
a
oor
y think going another flood and
looks like
it,
he efoundo hat an
his
This will when play
Elephant
the platform The Mon
key goth his um and
a all
though o
n The
Noa beginsvery with
blow al u a $
thee-down, left right, up began
could morning"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
ynilsburg Trolley Complnin

yailsburg Trolley Complaint.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-I wish to call your atten-
ton to the latest imposition, If not
criminal offense, which the Public Serv-
ice is compelling the citizens of this
section to submit to. l came home last
night on a pay within car. and after
we reached Vailsburg section citizen
after citizen attempted to leave by the
rear door only to find it fastened and
receive their orders to leave by the
front door. They were locked in like
a lot of criminals, and it was up to
the moterman to turn his lever and
release them by the front door; other
wise they were locked in like lot
of convicts.
If there is not law against locking
citizens up within a public conveyance,
where there would be great danger in
case Of an accident or fire creating a
panic, it is time that one was passed
At any time the exit is small, and
in case of a panic there would likely
be injury done, if not loss of life.
Another feature about it is that in
variably the cars stop with the rear
platform at or opposite the crossing.
compelling the citizens of this end oil
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
HARMONY.

The prophet who had sent out the
circular letter arose, and addressed
the mammoth crowd which thronged
the hall.
Gentlemen he began, for there
were no ladies present and the con-
ventional opening would :. have
seemed absurd, Gentlemen, l called
you together today that we might
organize and do away with senseless
pickering, which is discrediting our
honorable profession. There Is
honor enough for all of US, gentle
mem although the speaker must
have known as he, gazed at the
thousands of upturned, eager faces
that the honor must needs be split
up very fine to go around-"and it
is unnecessary for us to squabble
among ourselves. / propose. we
form the Society of the Only Origi-
nal Prophets Who Foretold the
French Flood
A few faint cheers and much
muttering greeted this speech but
in the end motion to that effect
was passed without serious opposi-
ton.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
g 'EH6Tkk$a||
lEDITORIAI
4[SH.xNGKxTA4

General Bingham, in his address at
the Wednesday Club last night, put
his finger on the cause of state ana
municipal misgovernment, namely, the
selfish engrossment of the individual in
his private affairs and his indifference
to public affairs. Philadelphia presents
an extreme example in illustration.
The boast of that city is that 1t is city
of homes. 1t could not be worse gov
erned If it was city of slums.
The people who live in the
homes make the government, either by
their voting or their neglect to vote.
Every evil in a municipal government
can be quickly done away with by the
citizens themselves. If they fail, If
they are not true to themselves, are
they not responsible for their own un-
Going? And too many of these indif-
ferent people who lack the spirit to as
sert themselves in public affairs. who
lack even patriotism and sense of duty,
are heard to condemn the newspapers
for printing articles intended to stir up
in these men some sense of their obliga-
tions
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
THE MISUSE OF A TELEPHONE FRANCHISE.

S HE Newark Telephone Company instance of the
II misuse franchise by the control corporation
The company organized seventeen bona
de enterprise People induced stock in upon that
representation and with the expectation that in time with the
growth of business their stock would dividends 1t
paid cent After the had got in working order
and building up business majority interest secured
by rival telephone company and then the Newark Telephone
Company kept alive only fender against the in of
opposition and Newark from getting
the benefit of independent trunk telephone The minority
stockholders of the Newark Company have had redress Their
property been deliberately wrecked their made
worthless And the injury shared by the Newark public which
today eXobian telephone because of the wrong
done to these stockholders.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17

which resulted in its death one
thirty-seventh of a second later.
The locomotive came out of the
mix-up practically unmarked
81 never saw anything SO foolish
in my life," said one man who wit
messed the incident. "The horse
would have. had better chance
on the old Gutenberg track with
its trainer and jockey betting
against, him than he had on the
Lackawanna track with the express
train against him.
Another spectator said: ''It re-
minded me of an independent to-
bacconist opening up a place in
New York city"
II couldn't help thinking when
saw the accident said third, '.of
the chance enjoyed by a subscriber
to telephone service in Newark.
And other comments along the
same line were forthcoming.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
FATAL pROCRASTINAnON.

An Ohio man who had been court
ing a girl for three years wept at
the conclusion of the ceremony
which made her the wife of a COM
parative stranger.
you had your chance and you
never said a word,' said the bride
to the disconsolate one as she left
the room.
And bad as he felt the disap-
pointed man knew in his heart she
was right about it; that three years
was ample time in which to pro-
pose.
Il knew my habit of putting
things off would get me some time,"
he muttered to himself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-02-17
IT STARTED THEM THINKING.

A Roseville horse recently took
the bit in his teeth and ran away.
He turned from the high road on
to the railroad tracks and collided
with the Western express which
happened to be using the tracks at
that time.
According to spectators the horse
never had chance. In the col
lision the animal sustained injuries