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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
stunning Cigarette Ey,l.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
~synpathize very much with the
mother who complains about the non-
enforcement OF the law relating to tbs
selling of cigarettes to minors. But
l should like to say that prohibitive
laws have never been known TO &C
~conplish their purpose. No amount
of prohibition, or punishment, VIII
serve to keep the young or old offender
from the offense forbidden.
Only a child's home environment and
outside companionshlp will regulate
his habits. The remedy for the evil
must be sought further back and tbs
cause 3 that give the child an unhealthy
craving bewiped out before the evil
whatever II be, can be COPIED with sue
cessfully, whether 1t be smoking, drink
ling or any other form OF excess.
No child who is brought under tbs
proper home Influence and has Its
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
XXI. FLExIBILnY.

Eorne people are capable OF adapt
ing themselves to any situation In
life and possess a versatility which en-
abies them to turn their hand to almost
| anything with equal aptitude n skill
Others again are of the in1exible
Kind, who are able to do, perhaps. n
thing well, but seem utterly incapable
OF adapting themselves to anything
else. They may be, and usually are,
strenuous In the one thing they un-
dertake, but, like the oak, they are
easier broken than bent.
You can tell the two types by the
degree OF piiability OF their hands
thumbs and fingers. This piiability ig
technically termed "~fexibilty" in
palmistry. The contrary. infexiblep
| condition is called stiffness"
Both stiffness and fexibi'ity have
| many degrees, ranging from the kind
| OF fingers which do not bend back
ward at the joints under any amount
| of pressure, to the extremely flexible
kind which are easily bent backward
until the fingers are at almost an acute
| angle with the back of the hand.
Every sort OF human character is
modified by the amount Of iexibility or
inHexibillty IN its makeup. For 1t
stands to reason that the results Will
be entirely different in the case OF W.
PERSONS of exactly the same mental
moral traits, one OF whom. however
Possesses the versatility and ada ptab!i-
ity OF the flexible hands, while the other
is obstinately welded TO the cne-ioea
| Indicated by the stiff hands.
This is so important a chapter In
palmfstry that separate sections shall
be given to each of these remarkable.
| characteristics.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
POL WORE QUESTION BOX.

Ouestion-A young man who boards
at the same place as I has very short
thumbs and a very short middle finger
If that is the name OF the one next
to the index finger. a you tell some
thing about the man without know:
ing more thar I have told you? :
Answer-He must be lacking both in
energy and prudence II what you say
Is really correct. / say 'if what you
say Is correct because to the inex-
perienced eye features Of the hand are
often taken for one thing when In
reality they are quite the reverse. Ere
quentiy / have known a short thumb
to be designated as very long. This
arises from the circumstance that the
one who is not expert In palniistry
does not, as a rule, attend to compare
tive data A thumb may be very small,
absolutely speaking. and yet, as COM
pared with the rest Of the hand, it may
be large. I.
So, likewise, in regard to the middle
finger that you speak Of. If 1t falls
short OF the size of the index finger 1t
Is really short, and the reading ] have
given will apply, tor then the subject
Is devoid of the balance wheel which
the middle finger indicates. Such a per
son is almost foredoomed to fail In life
unless fortune thrusts its favors upon
him In such profusion that even his
folly cannot suffice to impovertsh him.
I. Question-Does palmistry consider
the temperaments q factor to be taken
L. - - -. Az. A., n-N 1F nh n 10 n
ter reading. ard If so how a you dis
ting uish the different t~emperarnents by
its use? Does 1t also consider the size
and quality. Of a brain as factors 70 be
considered in the art OF character read :,
ing; II so, how can the size and quality
of a persons brain be found out"
through the use OF palmistrv?
INQUIRER
neutrality-suspicious. are discov-
cred by the so-called mounts. which
shall be treated Of In subsequent sec.
tons of this series.
In regard to your other question. 1
shall have to refer you to previous Sec
tons. notably section XIV. which vas
published In the Evening STAR OF
March IA, and sections XVIII, XIX.
and Xxx, published, respectively, March
II, is and 90 These sections all relate
to the second phalanx OF the thumb,
which Is the index Of the amount and
quality of the brain function-the mind.
In addition the mind Ii correlated
with the so-called head line In the
] RAIN OF the hand. And OF this there
shall be a complete expos ton In the
sections devoted to 1.-The lines"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
Just a Line
About Men
You Know

Wick" Sayre, the urbane sergeant
at-arms IN the Court Of Chancery, like
all men in public positions, must be ar
expert 'fool-killer," so as. to keep al
his work. Every day he slaughtert
several fools. The other day a inan
with a haunted look on his face rushed
to his desk. The tench vas unoccupied.
rs Vice. Chancellor Emery sitting to-
day." he demanded, staring at the va
cant bench.
mo, sir; he is not" was the answer.
He isn't. eh?"
mo. sir; l told you he is not"
"Well, then" came from the haunted
| face, ''he isn't here?"
mo, sir; he is not"
$50 the v~Ice-chaneellor is not here,
eh?"
Mr.. Sayre, who has held down his
job for a quarter of a century or more,
made a nervous movement toward a
drawer in his desk; the man with the
haunted look on his face saw it, started
for the door. murmuring: $50 Vice
Chancellor Emery isn't here
Robert l.. Ross, receiver OF taxes
has been n business life for a cool
many years. and has handled large
sums of money for the city and for
himself, but never until last Monday
did a check, for nearly three-quarters
Of a million go through his hands.
This check, for more than $780, ono,
was paid by the Prudential in settle
ment OF 1909 and 1910 taxes.
Sergeant Jacob Suchard, Of the
Fourth precinct, one Of the most opti-
mistic members of the force. was seated
at his desk one day when a foreigner
rushed in excitedly.
Say. mister, the rats In my house
are awful" said the visitor; they've
Gated all the food In my house, now
they start at the furniture"
Sorry. my friend" replied the ser
geant, Pm afraid l cannot do any
thing for you. Why don't you move p
The man said he could not move and
the sergeant, who was busy with tele-
phone calls, retained his patience to
suggest that the visitor kill the rats.
How do you kill emf" asked the
visitor.
We'll. TIL tell you" consented the
sergeant. First you get some cyanide
of potassium, grab the ra, the neck
and force a handful of the stun down
his throat. Then throw him down On
the floor and hit him with an axe. But
to make sure of the job, why finish by
shooting him three times behind the
ear"
Sergeant Ashley tells the following
story TO illustrate the thoughtfulness
Of a German prisoner. The nan was
arrested on a minor charge, and al
though his Kaiser Wilhelm mustache
dropped In detection he was. neverthe-
less, courteous.
What Is your manner" asked the
sergeant on duty.
Heinrich Wood" was the reply.
What's that! Wood for a German?
Can that be2' said the sergeant.
Now, please don't got excited
pleaded Heinrich. II mean no harm.
You see, sarchent. my name is HoIz,
but you Is Irish. so l chust translated
the name for you"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
The ANTI-MosoU17O CAMPAIGN.

NATHILE the North Jersey Mosquito determination Association
WV and John W. Dobbins are preparing for the seasons cam
paign against the pest, the occupants of houses and owners
of factory and other buildings have a duty to perform for them.
selves and the public. The alternating mosquito that turks in
cellars and Easements must be exterminated. There are myriads
of the insects left over from last summer prepared to emerge from
their hiding places. full panopHed to resume their attacks upon
humanity, and they will be well loaded with eggs to bring out FRI sh
and more vigorous swarms. 1t is a simple and easy task to fumi
gate a cellar or other hiding place of mosquitoes to destroy them.
If that is generally done in Newark and the suburban towns we
may look forward to q summer free from the pest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
A HIGHWAY FOR A MONUMENT.

S0 He two miliondolar State boulevard that General T. Cole
man Dupont. of Delaware, proposes TO present to that State
conveys a practical suggestion. That highway will per-
petuate the name of its donor through the ages. 1t will be a mOnu-
ment extending the whole length of the State and constantly in
evidence TO multitudes Of people. II will be at once an ornament
to the State and a great public utility. The suggestion is that.
instead of Rising costly shafts to commemorate the distinguish d
dead, we build highways and bOulevards to take their names. Gtn
eral Dupont is paying for his own monument, and men of large
means may go and do likewise. This is a utiitarian age, and why
should not our public monuments be utlitarian?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
AFTER MORE.

Yeast-I see a combined fork and
shovel has been invented by a Wash
ington man, the scoop that forms the
latter implement being removable.
Crimsonbeak-Gee: They can't get
our money fast enough with both
hands, / guess.-Yonkers Statesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
Rni.inx Cierrlnrd Fund

To the Editor of the Evening Star.
That nothing succeeds like success Is
again aptly illustrated In the collection
of contributions for the Cleveland
monum, nj fund.
| know that II was a fearfully up
hill fight to start this patriotic BAH
a-rolling l know that Essex county.
which. as the birthplace of the d stin-
gufshed Democrat, should have come
up Handsomely right from the start.
hung back. In other sections of the
country which Grover Cleveland served
so well, there was also an awful la k of
interest at the start. The attempts to
collect money from moneyed men, who,
above all others, should be ever CRATE
full to Mr.. Cleveland, because, as Presi-
dent, he held high the standard Of goli.
were positively painful when the Begin
ming was made.
Then, little by little, the golden
stream began TO swell, ever increasl g
In volume, until now the members of
the Cleveland Monument Association
are fam to cry out, Enough, no more!''
II ought to be a proud day for New
Jersey particularly, when the monu-
ment to its most eminent son has at
last reared its graceful head on
Prtncetcn's historic fields. w. B. F.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

5o HE terms of the message sent to the Senate by the Governor
ii on tGr subject Of the income tax amendment were not of a
character to give any support to the amendment proposition,
and therefore it's defeat is not to be wondered at The message
volunteered reasons for opposing the amendment. while at the SAM
time weakly recommending it. This equivOcal Endorsement evil
IDENTIFY had it's effect upon enough senators to insure the amend
ooptss .dafoa
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

49, SOEhat CntTC
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
There Is a constant cry that the peo-
pie, that Is the poorer portion Of them,
are forced to go to saloons and other
undesirable places for recreation.
The problem of providing places that
will combine entertainment and In
struction is ever present, and until
that problem Is solved the workingman
will continue to go to saloons, which
Is the only place open to him during
the evening hours when he Ia forced TO
seek entertainment and the society Of
his fellows.
Would II not be a good idea TO utilize
he schools as centres of amusement,
where harmless and profitable enter
tainment could be provided at very
little expense to the city?
This would serve to keep these peo-
pie out OF the saloons and off the
streets. AS for the expcnst, II woul
tie more than made up by the saving
In the cost of arresting. trying and
keeping the ~drunkards.
Such a movement would be OF in
~calculable benefit to the people most
affected and by the municipality at
large. ALLAN HOPKINS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
EnWARn,s DEDUCTION.

edward. you must eat the crusts OF
your bread"
did you eat crusts when you were a
little boy. uncle?"
."why. certainly | did"
And is that why you are a crusty
old BIC helor now. cle?'--Yonkers
Statesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

EOituCinuu ana Nne fxprcnhmcns
To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
Since last fall, when the expressmen
first went on strike. l have been
watching the situation in New York
and Jersey City with great interest. l
notice two remarkable things:
Last fall the politicians In both cities
were anxious for a settlement and did
all they could to bring the strikers and
their employers together. Now, how
ever, there Is no effort made by anyone
connected officially with the political
parties to take any interest in the mat
ter. Mayor Gaynor cannot be counted
as doing anything. because he is adj
wishing the strikers to go to work with
out the assurance that their demands
will be listened to II they do SO.
Why did Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey
City. and Cover 0 ,r Fort OF this State
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
MAKING A START.

"why do you always appear in pub
lie carrying a tire"
II can't afford al automobile just
yet.-Courier-Journal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

The STAR extends the privilege
OF these columns to the public and
invites signed communications Of
moi more than one hundred words
treating OF topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

While giving music lessons in her
home, at 10 Passaic avenue, Miss Mar
garet feeling and several pupils mar
rowly escaped serious injury when a
small boiler and heating furnace In the
cellar exploded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

The thirty-hve-foot 1agstaff on top
of the new p~ostofflce building was
painted by Clarence Smith.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

Theodore Frelinghuysen was among
the passc ngers aboard the steamship
Campania, which arrived from Liver
pool and Queenstown.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
MARCH a.. 1895.

The record of vital statistics for the
week shows. eighty-five deaths in the
city for that time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21

Marie M. Huebner. Of East Orange
has composed a two-step entitled, "Oul
Governor which Is dedicated to Gov.
ernor Griggs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
Gifts and Their Meaning.

Adolphus inquiries if there is a Ian
guage of gifts. There is, Adolphus,
and we give below as much of it as
We can remember:
The gift OF an inkwell means
think that you are "dippy.'
OF an alarm clock-For goodness
sake, wake up!
or an umbrella-You haven't sense
enough to go in when it rains.
OF a necktie-I consider your own
taste simply eXecrable.
OF a piece of jewelry-You are so
plain a little decoration will improve
you.
o. a purse-You should take better
care of the little money you have.
OF a book of poems-You are a
clod. Read this and get little senti
ment into you.
OF a wastebasket-You should
throw away a lot more of your trashy
ngs.-Boston Transcript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
GUARDIANS ARE
BEING REMOVED
JUDGE lEAHY OF MUSkOGet
STARTS CRUSADE AGAlNSl
BAD PRACTICE.

Muskogee, Okla, May l0.-Guard-
ians by the score are being removed
in Muskogee county by Judge Thom-
as Leahy on the grounds that they
are either improperly handling the
estates OF their wards or are not
giving a proper accounting. This
deals principally with Indian minor
lands.
There are on an average two or
three cases day Of this character
in the county court. 1t has been
most difficult matter TO keep track
of all these estates but the court
gradually is systematizing the in
spection of such guardianships and
the result has been the wholesale
discharge of guardians who the court
finds are not doing Justice to the
minors. One of the principal forms
of graft, it is said, is for the guar
dian to purchase the estate of his
ward for much less than its actual
value Generally this is done through
third person supposed to be disin-
terested. but who eventually turns
the property over to the guardian,
Another supposed method is to use
the money of the ward to purchase
as investment property owned or
controlled by the guardian, at mucn
higher price than it would bring on
the regular market. And unless the
court has personal knowledge of
these transactions and the value of
the property involved it is impossi.
bic to stop it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
FOOD IN SERMONS.
Feed the Dominic Right and the Ser
mons Are Brilliant.

4 conscientious, hard-working and
successful clergyman writes: Il am
glad to bear testimony to the pleasure
and increased measure of efficiency
and health that have come to me from
adopting Grape Nuts food as one of my
articles of diet.
For several years | was much dis
tressed during the early part of each
day by Indigestion. My breakfast
seemed to turn sour and failed 10 di-
gest. After dinner the headache and
other symptoms following the break
fast would wear away, only to return,
however, next morning.
Having heard of Grape-Nuts food, I
finally concluded to give it trial. |
made my breakfast of Grape Nuts with
cream, toast and Postum. The result
was surprising ia improved health and
total absence of the distress that had,
for so long a time, followed the morn
ing meal.
MY digestion became once more
satisfactory, the headaches ceased
and the old feeling of energy return
ed. Since that time | have always
had Grape-Nuts food on my breakfast
table.
81 was delighted to find also. that
whereas before | began to use Grape
Nuts food | was quite nervous and be-
came easily wearied in the work OF
preparing sermons and in study, a
marked improvement in this respect
resulted from the change in my diet.
Il am convinced that Grape-Nuts
food produced this result and helped
me to a sturdy condition of mental
and physical strength.
Il have known of several persons
who were formerly troubled as | was,
and who have been helped as | have
been, by the use of Grape Nuts food,
on my recommendation. Name given
by Postum Company, Battle Creek,
Mich
Read the little book, The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's rea-
SON
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
MAY II In HISTORY.

l69O-Charlemont, in ireland, taken
by the English.
1743-Several tons Of leaden pipe
were dug up in Fleet street, London,
laid down 500 years before.
1SOl-British took Cairo,
1SO4-Acquisition of Louisiana by
the United States was celebrated in
all of the thirteen states.
1SO7-Action in the Dardanelles be
tween the Russian and Turkish fleets
three of the latter surrendered.
1Sl3-5pencer Perceyal, prime min
ister Of Great Britain, shot in the
lobby of the House of Commons by
John Bellingham.
lS29-A law for the expulsion Of
Spaniards from Mexico was promul-
gated at Tampico and thirty days
was allowed them to embark
1S5S-Minnesota admitted as the
thirty-secOnd state.
1S74-The congressional inyestiga
ton of boodling in the District Of
Columbia contracts ended; Governor
C'Boss') Shephers publicly assuming
responsibility for all acts of his sub
ordinates.
1S79-Zulu raid in South Africa
Spanish gunboats and shore
batteries attacked the blockading YES
sells Wilmington, Hudson and Wins
low at Cardenas, disabling the Wins
low. Ensign Bagley and four sailors
were killed, Bagley being the first
officer killed in the Spanish,American
war.
The first land fight of the war took
place at the harbor of Port Cabanas.
1909-China and Russia signed an
agreement acknowledging China 5
sovereignty in the Manchurian rail
way zone and protecting foreign in
terests.
l9lO-Peru and Ecuador modified
troops in anticipation of rupture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
THE SECRET Of SUCCESS
Genuine Merits Required TO Win
The Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason
why it is that so many products that
are extensively advertised, all at
once drop out Of sight and are soon
forgotten? The reason is plain-the
article did not fulfill the promises
of the manufacturer. This applies
more particularly TO a medicine. A
medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itsef,
as like an endless chain system the
remedy IS recommended by those
who have been cured, to those who
are in need of it,
In ali interview on the subject q
prominent local druggist says, Take
for example Dr. kilmer's swamp
Root, a preparation l have sold for
many years and never hesitate to
recommend. for in almost every case
it shows immediate results, as many
of my customers testify. No other
kidney remedy that | know of has
so large a sale"
The success of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that it fIl.
fills every wish IN overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder diseases, correc.s
urinary troubles and neutralizes the
uric acid which causes rheumatism.
\ free trial bottle will be sent
by L all, absolutely free. Address Dr.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton. y. Y,
and mention this paper. Regular size
bottles sold at all druggists-5Oc and
s1OO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-11
EVIDENCE IN WAR
COTTON CASES
AGE OF AVAILABLE WITNESSES
MAKES 1T rNECESsARY-EkRLY
DECISION EXPECTED.

Washington, May 9.-Because the
great age of almost all persons hay
ing sufficient knowledge of the facts
in the cotton war claim cases to
permit them to give intelligent tes-
timony makes it important that the
evidence be taken and perpetuated
at the earliest practicable date the
Court Of Claims has been asked to
proceed with these cases under an
existing statute known as the Tuck
er act until the new law goes into
effect on Jan. |, 1912. The govern
ment, however, strenuously opposes
this proceeding. The Assistant Attor-
ney General has submitted long print.
ed briefs, and in addition William
H. Lamar, special attorney for the
United States, has argued in oppo
sition TO it. The claimants have ar
gued by their counsel, William B.
King and Sergeant Prentiss Knut,
that the needs OF justice require the
testimony to be taken at the earliest
practicable date.
A decision will probably be hand
ed down by the court before It ad
iourns for the summer.