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The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
Heart toHeart
Talks.
"ALABAMAf"
BY EDWIN A..NYE,

a band Of weary Indians, "tribes OF
vhe wandering feet" driven from place
90 place, after long pilgrimage finally
crossed a broad river and, setting up
sheir tepees, exclaimed:
~Alabamar'
The meaning Of the word in the In
dian tongue is, 'Here we rest" And
thus it was, according to legend, that
che state of Alabama got its name.
The sequel we know.
Where the poor abOrigines hoped to
1ind rest and a home they found only
room for graves.
And so of US all.
Driven hither and yon by the whip
of circumstance, we look outward to
the day when we shall cross the river
Difficulty and, setting up our pilgrim
slaves, say to ourselves:
Alabama! Here we restE'
We say: when the business is thor
0ughly on its feet we will take 1t easy.
Nov we must work and economize."
FINALLY the business is established.
ssWell, the children must be educated"
Finally the children are educated.
~But now they are getting married and
must be helped or started in business"
And so 1t goes.
Or If the children are started and
established there are relatives needing
help or worthy cause to be aided.
And thus we slave and save and
walk the dusty highways, casting al
ways eager eyes toward the Alabama
OF our hopes. And thus we carry our
burdens until some day we drop them
by the side of an open grave.
is it not better SO?
We need stimuli. We need some
thing to live for and work for and
suffer for and die for, else life would
he insipid and commonplace.
The burden steadies the feet.
&c keeps the moral backbone straight.
When your work in the world has all
been done, then, and not till then, can
YOU say to your soul, "Alabama"
And who that is able to carry bur-
dens is ready to say that his work is
dene7 AS Stevenson somewhere says
I'm effect, Who would not prefer to go
pIunging over the edge of life like
Niagara rather than dribble in the in
eEectual stream?
As opposed to the alabama" of NOR
9zl accomplishment let us prefer the
@pifaph that is written on the fat stone
eyer. the grave of that soldier Of Pa
dina:
Here He Who Never Rested Rests"
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
PLAYED A TRICK
ON The PROFESSOR
Student With Promising Career
Winds Up PrematureIy.

Mr.. o. Upward Kidd, until lately
student at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, is no longer in the land Of the
living, and for his premature demise
Percy Van Dyke Shelley, B. S., A. NJ,
professor Of English. is held respon-
sible
At the beginning of the academic
year six sophomores conspired to add
the name of mythical parsonage, o.
u. Kidd, to the roster Of Professor
Shelley's course in English compost
ton. On the very rare occasions
when Kidd, 30. Upward" was called
on to recite, one of the sextet of his
progenitors solemnly rose in the large
and crowded classroom and respond
ed for him. When midyear came an
other of the devoted band handed in
papers for him and 80. u. Kidd" pass
ed with flying colors.
At different times in the year no
fewer than eight themes were written
in his weird name by as many differ
ent hands, and these won for their sup
posed author the heartiest professional
encomiums.
'aThis man Kidd" said Professor
Shelley to his class one day, seems
to be doing unusually good work.
There's extraordinary variety to it-so
many angles OF approach, SO many diff
ferent points Of view. cordially COM
mend his theses to the rest Of you for
your emulation"
There may have been few .1oud
grins" on the part Of those who were
let into the secret, but nobody peach
ed" When it came to the final ex-
aminations, lately held. the story leak
ed out, because nobody had time to
see to it that poor Mr. Kidd, like his
pirate namesake, went through with
sails flying One Of the professors
who heard the tale thought it was too
good to keep and brought it to Pro-
fessor Shelley's ears. Hence the sud-
den demise of as brilliant student of
English literature and composition as
the university has produced In recent
Years.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
Whiskey Men i'm Texas.

Mansfield Enterprise: The whis-
key men defeated the statewide pro-
hibition amendment in Tetas by a
little over 5000 votes. There was
over 100000 votes cast, ana the re-
suit was in doubt until the official
count was made. About 10000 ne
groes and as many Mexicans voted
for the sale of whiskey, otherwise
the State would have gone over
whelmingly for prohibition. 1t is
said that the breweries and their al
lies spent about million dollars to
carry their point.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
THE POOR BOYS CHANCE.

My son, do you think you have no
chance to get on in the world because
you are poor?
You are mistaken.
Did you ever try to press your way
through a crowd? Often, no doubt.
Well, you just nudged people and ell
bowed them and kept squeezing your
way, didn't you? And the people grad
ually gave, little by little, and you
succeeded.
Just so must you force your way to
the front in life.
You need not be rude about it, but
you must push and keep pushing until
the folks stand aside. When they see
you. are in earnest they will get out of
your way.
In New York one day a merchant
hung out a sign in front of his store on
which was printed "Boy Wanted"
The sign was hung out at o'clock
a. m. At FIVE minutes after s a young
ster came into the store carrying with
him the sign.
Heres your sign, sir"
"What do you mean by tearing down
my sign and bringing it in hereT ask
ed the merchant "I wanted boy"
"Well, I'm the boy" replied he.
You see, there was no further use for
the sign. The sign business was all
over and the boy business was begun.
And the merchant was so pleased at
the boys push and promptness that he
gave him the job.
Everywhere men are looking for that
sort of boy-a boy. who believes in him
self, is determined to succeed and who
pushes himself politely, but firmly, into
notice.
/ There are signs boy Wanted" in
many places-on the street, In the want
columns Of the newspapers, every
where.
When you see the sign get there first.
Then take In the sign and tell the boss
you are ready to go to work.
Push yourself!
All your life you will see signs say
ing that boys and men are wanted.
Be the first one on the job and take the
sign in with you.
Only you must be sure Of yourself,
sure that you can and will do what Is
wanted of you.
No chance? See that electric light?
Hear that phonograph? They were
made by Tom Edison, once poor train
boy. Look at that great store. 1t was
built by John Wanamaker, once poor
boy Watch the supreme court of the
United States come in its procession.
who is at its head? Edward D. White.
once poor boy.
Chances?
The chances are all about you.
Watch for the signs. Push!
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
The Wolf Fish.

III
The wolf fish is one of the most re-
markable of fnny creatures. Though
rarely exceeding three feet in length,
It seems to be much more ferocious
than the average shark, promptly at
tacking anybody whom it may suspect
of trying to meddle with it. Anatom-
ically, its most striking feature is it's
large and powerful teeth, which must
render It dangerous antagonist in a
fight with any other denizen of the
ocean. Apparently, however, it does
not feed on fishes, but prefers such
delicacies as Holsters, crabs and
whelks. In the stomach of one indi-
vidual caught at Eastport, Me-, four
quarts of sea urchins were found,
most of them whole and with the
spines on, an uncomfortable article of
diet, one might imagine
The Eskimos in Alaska catch the
wolf fish by batting their hooks with
grass roots, habit of the fish in
those waters being to tear sods Of
grass that wash into the sea from the
shore or cliff ledges into pieces as IL
to eat them. It seems likely, however,
that they really do not eat the vege-
table stuff, but the crabs and mol
lusks lurking In it.-Saturday Evening
Post
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
HER GErHsEMANE.

The story that follows is not taken
from the pages Of BalZac.
It was printed in a reliable newspa-
per which gives particulars concern
ing the poor woman who figures there
in
Mrs. Mary Wiedig, widow, Of MIL
waukee, lost her only child, a little
girl Having no money with which to
give her little one decent burial, she
went to the poor commissioners.
This is the sequel:
A woman staggered up the path in
the cemetery which led to the plot OF
ground where her husband was bur-
led, bearing the little coffin which con-
tanned the body Of her child.
She took spade, which she had put
there the day before. and began to dig.
God help the woman-she was digging
the grave Of her child
As she worked the distracted moth
er sobbed, calling on the dead man
under the sod to help her bear her
sorrow until she could come to him.
A man heard the cries of Mrs. Vile
dig and went to the spot where the
frail mother bent to her awful task.
She explained why she was digging
the grave. She had no money to pay
the sexton. She said:
saThey would have buried her for
me for nothing If had let them put
her grave over there in the potter's
field. But she was such little child
Isll1. oxH cov,ofir,aoc xyhov1 T had f0
leave her alone she was afraid Of the
dark. / wanted her to be by her ia
TIERS side so she would not be afraid.
told the commissioners, and they gave
me this coffin. The woman who lives
next door to me is coming out next
Sunday to plant some vines"
And the agonized mother rambled
on, half wild with her grief, calling
tenderly now the name Of her husband
and now that Of the child.
The listeners heart melted.
He hurried to the sexton and paid
him money to dig the grave, raise the
little mound and plant thereon some
flowers.
Why reteH this heart wrenching pas
sage in the life history Of a poor wo-
man?
Suppose you are mother
You have gone down into the valley
Of the shadow for your children. You
have suffered heartaches, known dep
rivation, it may be, faced anguish, run
the whole gamut of sacriacial mother
hood.
But
Never have you been called upon,
like this miserable mother, to dig the
grave of your own child.
Even one Gethsemane may be more
grievous than another.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
.lnHN HfGGs. cRucyEIxIoN.

One day SANDER pulled on her boots
and went out and killed man.
The man who was murdered was the
Rev. John Higgs Of Harvey, I'll.
Six years ago the Rev. Mr.. Higgs
went to the village direct from the
seminary, jealous to serve his gener-
alton. Being brilliant preacher. his
rise to popularity was rapid. In a
year or so he had added 400 persons
to his congregation.
He constantly ministered to the
needy, the ailing and the despairing.
He accepted small salary that the
church funds might go to the poor.
He visited the police station and
wherever he could find the fallen.
But
The forked tongue Of the church
SANDER monger distilled its poison ana
ruined the influence of the sacrificing
preacher. Discouraged and broken
hearted, be resigned his ministry.
He left Harvey.
Removing to Iowa. be took another
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
The Onnortunist.

"Geewhillikens, Skillington." said
Blabsworth, meeting his Chicago
friend In the corridor Of New York
hotel, .you must be prosperous! see
you and Mrs. Skillington out motoring
in the park every blessed morning and
afternoon. What does it cost your"
Nothing at all, Blab,' said SHILLING
ton. 'aThe madam and I are enjoying
q. few demonstrations, that's all. With
sixty first class cars on the market one
can motor around New York twice
day for whole month at the cost OF
blue veil and pair Of goggles
Harper's Weekly.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
GOOD QUEEN MARY"


The most talked Of woman in the
world today Is Queen Mary Of Eng
And.
Whatever the merits of King George,
- Is the queen consort who has
HaE1rred the Imagination of the world
end who has caused more feminine
Bitterness and more feminine admira
91On Tnan any other woman Of modern
history.
Queen Mary Is hated by coterie OF
zensaies who composed the inner circle
<sf the late King Edwards court and
Who will circle the royal court no
Sn0re.
Mary is both good and sensible.
Et was she who early let 1t be
Mnown that no woman need come to
Ebe coronation or the royal reception
vita face painted, eyebrows penciled,
17ps colored or hair dyed.
Moreover
She won the applause Of all right
Shinking people when she officially dis
ea,o1sraged and put under the ban the
narem and hobble skirts and the stu
g1fd big hats.
Jealousy and rage broke loose.
Tie smart set that was smiled on
Thy Edward and barred by Mary, the
ARTIFICIAL DANES who spent good part
'9f their time in "makeups," and the
ultra fashionable have tried to get
seven with Queen Mary. And this is
their allegation against her: She is
s.Dowdy."
Like many sturdy Englishwomen,
great walker, she wears on her trips
The typical short. skirt, made Of thick
material, and good, stout shoes with
Bow, comfortable heels. And mirabfie!
TYsInk of it!
She carries an umbrella!
Her hat is of the sort that the rain
will not hurt. She often dons sim
ole shirt waist.
What Is perhaps the principal of
xense of this English queen is her
children five stout boys and one girl
whom she has never sent out to
xu1rses and all of whom have been
trained in useful occupations.
1.-THE painted, penciled, dyed, laced
md high heeled exquisites who fiut-
{ered in Edwards court can never
Jyuite forgive these six children.
To them. because the queen is the
@nother and companion Of her chill
fren, she is incomprehensible, and be
cause she cares more for home than
Tor dress she is the dowdy queen.
To the rest of the world that is be-
SHINING to know her she is "good
queen Mary"
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
EStray Notice.

Taken up by Nathan Bell and es-
trayed before me, the undersigned
animal, one bay horse about five
years old; no marks or brands. The
owner will please come forward,
prove property and pay charges, or
the animal will be. sold at Moorings-
port, La, on Saturday, August 5,
1911, as provided by law.
w. A. ELLETT. a
July 4. Justice of the Peace.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
rHE DOG DIDN.r UNDERsrAND.

sEulien eyed, defiant, she swept into
shs police court. Her hair was awry
and her clothes rumpled
She had spent the night at the police
aatation, and the toilet requisites at the
station are not the best
a little brown spaniel trotted at the
Yvoman.s heels.
Maggie Ryan had dozed on cot in
Tehe matron,s room. And the dog?
Eomething In the woman's wistful face
%ansed the matron to admit him, which
waa against the rules, whereat the
&0enseI curled contentedly at the foot
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
SheriR,s Sale

No. i4,515-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
The Commercial National Bank
vs.. Silbernagel Company Ltd.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First Judicial District Court of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the
above entitled and numbered suit,
have seized and will offer for sale,
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30

~ WeIaHCHUIy OTfS0s
The late Frank Work Of New York
dearly loved fast trotter. By the
same token he hated to drive slow
pace. A friend took him out one day
behind pair Of bays. Either the
bays were slow or the driver believed
In sparing his horseiesh. At any rate,
Work returned home In a rather glum
humor.
did you have nice drive, fatherT'
one of his daughters asked.
"Nicew snorted Work. "Why, the
very hearses passed us. cheering as
they went"-Los Angeles Times.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30

cially those of you that hail from Chi
cago, are too hard on our poor mar
quises and earls.~
"a Chicagoan, understand, was be-
ing shown through New York picture
gallery by his nephew. He paused
before a striking portrait.
"'That, Uncle Cochon,' the nephew
exclaimed, is a portrait of Napoleon
Bonaparte, the man the Duke Of Wei
lington got the best Of
''The uncle frowned and said an
grfly:
"Durn them foreign noblemen! How
much did he lend himY"
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30

II you need some stationery of the
better kind, telephone 1000.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-30
Take Notice.

l am applying for a pardon.
S. J. DUGAN.
Shreveport, La, July 4, 1914.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
ALICE PRIEST
BR|BED TO FREE
CAM0RR|sT GANG
Find Letters in His Effects from
Officials Asking for Money
Promised.

VITERBO, italy. July s.-The court
and Jury who are hearing the trial of
the camorrists charged with the muir
der of Gennaro Cuoccolo and his wife
were occupied today with an examine
ton of papers and personal belongings
seized by the authorities at the home
of Giro vitozzi, the priest. known as
the guardian angel of the Camorra"
and oSe of the defendants in the case
The exhibit included a sword cane,
revolvers, 1.400 bills Of exchange, 1000
letters from criminals asking his pro-
lection, a letter from Maria Bartolotti,
and 1856 illustrated post cards which
the prosecution describes as obscene.
Maria Bartolotti is believed by some
to be a close friend of the priest.
while, according to others. Vitozzi
acted as the woman's agent in loaning
money
Confronted by these exhibits. intend
ed to establish his evil character,
Vitozzi defended his possession of them.
Regarding the communications from
criminals, he said hat he considered IL
the duty of his ministry to assist sin
ners. including the criminals who had
applied to him for help.
Among Vitozzi's effects were also
found 200 letters from various clerks
and officials Of the law courts, COM
planning that money promised them
had not been received. According to
the state. Ithe priest was in the habit
of giving brides to court officers in
order TO obtain light sentences for con-
victed criminals with whom he vas as
ISOLATED.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
PAY TAXES ON
Sl,OOO,O 900 In CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 8.-Actors and
actresses Of note, who either have
their homes in Chicago or who be-
lieve in the future of Chicago's real
estate, pay taxes on more than 81 ,000,0O0
worth Of pr perty. This was learned
yesterday from the tax list made by
Chief Clerk Frank A. Vogler, of the
board of review. The following real
estate assessments appear:
Lillian Russell, $50. 900; Mrs. Otis
Skinner. $50, 600. Miss Alma Youiln.
$40,0 900; May Irwin, $780, 900; Nine. Rosa
Olitzka, $40, 900; Mrs. Marshall Stedman,
10000; Marie Nelson, $780, 900; Mabel
Turner, $4,000; May Ryan, $4,000;
Ethel Johnson, 10000; Sarah Truax,
80 900; Winona Winter, l 0,000; Kate
Watson. $4,000; Marie Murray. $40, 900;
Lottie Mayeser, $4,000; Vera Berliner,
$40, 900; Annie Buckley. $40. 900; Gertrude
Murphy. $40, 900; SallIe Fisher, $4,000;
Knox Wilson, $4,000; Tony Denier,
s10,o 900; May de Sousa. $4,000.
The estate of Joseph jefferson is
taxed at $50, 900. n that of Richard
Mansfield in the same amount.
There are scores OF actors and act
resses who have property valued at less
than $40, 900. May Irwin and Lillian
Russell invested in the Hyde Park dis
trict, while the estates Of Jefferson md
Mansfield hold improved and unim-
proved property on the west and north
sides.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
SELL LEMONADE TO AID
ICE AND OUTING FUND.
Children Help STAR to Care for
Poor Children.

Three charitably inclined children,
anxious to help the STAR in its cam
paign to supply free ice to mothers who
have sickly babies, have established a
lemonade stand at 113 South Orange
avenue, and during the first day of
business took In $1.1o, which they have
sent to the STARS free ice fund. The
children are Milton, Selma and Eugene
Plapinger.
When 1t became known today that
the object of the stand was to help
swell the ice fund many went out OF
their way to buy a glass of lemonade
from the children. All pronounced the
lemonade good. and the trio expects to
do a rushing business next week.
The following letter, containing the
81. 10, was received from the children
today:
ITO the Editor of the STAR:
I'VE herewith enclose the small
amount of $1.10. earned by us by selling
ice-cold, pure and sweet lemonade for
one cent a glass at 113 South Orange
avenue.
I'VE hope to be favored with clear,
warm weather so that we may con-
tinue to earn pennies to help this noble
cause, SO successfully carried on by the
Newark STAR, which helps hundreds
of sick and o babies and children.
I'VE will turn In our small or large
sum of earnings daily for the e few
days. With best wishes for the STAR
Free Ice and Outing Fund, we are
"MILTON, SELMA AND EUGENE
PLAPINGER."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
Steamer Minerva Has Been
Chartered for Trip to
Rockaway Beach.

The first free outing of the season
for mothers and babies under the u
pices of the STARS Free Ice and Out
ing Fund will be held IN Monday, July
IT. The trip will be to Rockawas
Beach and back on the steamboat
Minerva. which is owned by George
C. Wiedenmayer. The start will be
made. at $3.50 a. m. sharp.
Tickets for the outing will be dis
tributed among the city's twelve dis
trict physicians and the doctors and
nurses at the different hospitals to be
given out to mothers whose sickly In
fants will benefit by a trip in h salt
air.
Heretofore most OF the outings have
been to Coney Island. but this year
physicians advise that excursions to
Rockaway Beach would do more good
in the way of restoring health and
SO the objective poin of the excursions
vas changed.
I'LL During Trip.
Milk to be given the babies during
the trip will be supplied by the Alder
ney Dairy Company, Seller Brothers,
Fairfield Dairy Company. Raritan
Creamery Company and Henry f.
Backus. Men to serve the milk and
lunches will be provided by Walters
Union No. 100 and Bartenders' Union
No. 131. A physician and two nurses
will accompany the excursionists.
Contributions which arrived today
amounting to $3.50 helped to make
possible the first outing this season.
The demand for free ice during the hot
spell of weather cut a big hole in the
fund, and 1t was feared for awhile that
unless more donations were made the
STAR would be unable to give an out
ing.
Now that the first outing has been
provided for 1t rests with charitably
inclined persons to determine whether
more trips for mothers and sickly ba-
bies shall be given. Any amount Ii
welcome.
Physicians at the hospital were unan-
imous today in praising the work done
under the free ice fund during the
sweltering weather of the last few days
Thousands of five-cent pieces of ice
were given to mothers SO that milk for
their sickly babies could be kept In
good condition.
Many Lives Saved.
In several instances lives of infants
were actually saved through the means
of the ice, not to mention the thou.
sands of cases where intense suffering
was relieved.
But this is only the opening Of this
years campaign. With many mors
hot days in prospect 1t can readily be
seen that more money is needed not
only for the distribution of free Ice
among the poor but also to provide
outings for mothers and babies who
seldom leave the teeming and humid
tenements.
Today's contributions were from Il
S. Ward & Co, $25: Smith Gun Club
$40; e. Beitman. So; B. Foster Wilkin.
son, Of Wilkinson, Gaddis & Co., IS;
Lincoln Mutual Aid Association, So;
Anna e. Harrison, SO; from D.. Belle
ville," so: IN. N. j." 81; Plapingel
children's lemonade stand at 11S South
Orange avenue, $1.10.