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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
Judas Remembered in Belgium.

rom the London Chronicle.
4 curious "Reminiscences of the treason o.
9udas survives in Belgium. Among the
1Saer folk Of BlankenberShe and other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
He Has the Money.

From the st. Louis Times.
J. p Morgan will attend the corona
ton, and if lie likes IL he will buy one
for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
New State Tax Is 90 Cents.

The new state tax is - cents, being an
increase of cents more than the old
rate, making the net state and county
tax 81 Ii, the same as last year. Because
Of the increa Sc in the taxable basis of the
county, however. the people of the coun-
~ Will the coming year pay in taxes
about $4,000 more than last year-S25, 900
more TO the county and $4,000 more to
the state.
II was thought that the decrease in the
county rate would be much greater, but
because of increased expenses all along
the line. principally for public school pur-
poses bridges and special road improve
ments, the commissioners could not see
their way clear to fix the rate lower than
81 cents.
Ordinarily the levy is not signed on the
tax rate fixed until July 1, but as every
thing was in readiness. the commits
sioners saw no good reason for delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22

Our Illustrated song No. 13 is Comm
Through the Rye. Drawing by Fred
Psgram See our next Sunday Magazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22

drawn without hearings and without
recourse to detailed information or re-
cent statistics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22
TAX RATE Of "a CENTS
IN NEARBY COUNTY
Levies in Several Districts
Vary Because of Special
Road improvements.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, June 22.-The
county commissioners have signed the
annual levy for the year beginning
July ], and have fixed the general tax
rate for the county 1T "a cents on
each one hundred dollars worth Of
assessable property.
Because of bond issues for special
road improvements the rate for sew
eral of the districts will be fol-
lows: Rockville and Wheaton, Sc
cents. Colesville, 81 cents; Bethesda.
SO cents; Potomac, Sl.at.
The new tax rate IS q cents less than
that o. the year drawing To a close, but
as the taxable basis of the county, as a
result OF the Teassessnlent recently COM
pleted. shows an increase of about s4,-
aahi,.uu the receipts for The coming year
will exceed those of the present year by
more than $4,000 The total receipts for
the year beginning July l. in,lui.ng
taxes on real and personal property,
stocks ana bonds, mortgages anu dogs,
will amount TO SOD 49,. -, which, of
course. does not include the state tax
collected by the county.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
HUSBAND AND WIFE FILE
DIVORCE SUIT SAME TIME

TRENTON, Oct. 2O.-Floyd Ramsey,
of Jersey City. and Mrs. Fannie T.
Ramsey nave filed petitions for di-
vorce in the Court of Chancery. Both
petitions were fled the same day. The
petitions are almost Identical, except
for the pronouns he and she"
The Ramseys were married April 20,
1901, in Jersey City. The separation
that forms the ground for each suit
took place September 3, 1909. The wife
says the husband left home; he as
serts she was the deserter. The case
is without precedent in the Chancery
Court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
BABY DROPS BOTTLE AND
KILLS HIS BABY BROTHER,

When the 2O-months-old son of FL
he cried for some milk. His mother,
who lay in bed beside him, gave him
a nursing bottle. The child drank
the milk and then crowed with de-
light. He kicked his heels in the air
and held the bottle as high as his
tiny arms would permit.
Suddenly the bottle fell from his
grasp and struck his brother. six weeks
old, on the right temple. The infants
skull was crushed and 1t died instantly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
REWEDs BEFORE
SECRET DIVORCE
BECOMES PUBLIC
Former Wife of Business Ass0-
ciate of Morgan Charged
DesertiOn.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Howard r..
Stivers, who once held an important
position with ]. P. Morgan & Co. ard
was mentioned as likely to become his
confidential secretary. has been d.
vorced by his wife, Jessie r. Stivers, on
the ground of desertion. The husband
did not defend the suit, which was
brought in lowe after a more or ls:s
anicable conference between the two
and an agreement that divarce was the
best way out.
The former Mrs. Stivers is the sister
of H. D.. Reynolds, a wealthy resident
Of Mason City, Ia. Since her di"orce
she has married Edward Utz, a trans
fer agent for steamship companies and
"a member of the Utz family of Jersey
City and Hoboken.
Mr.. Stivers is athletic and fond CT all
sorts of outdoor sports, especially OF
rowing, at which he is an expert. He
is a member of the Nassau Boat Cub
and the Democratic Club,
The utmost secrecy was observed in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20

regard to the divorce. 1t only aA.asne
public because of the attempt OF
Charles Schneider, a private detective,
to bring suit in the Municipal Court
against Mrs. Utz for a small amount of
money he alleged she owed him for his
services in trailing her husband.
Stivers'5 love for the Nassau Boat
Club and aquatic sports was blamed by
his wife for all their trouble
Howard loves his BOAT club and the
congenial friends he meets there" she
told Mr.. Schneider, more than he d ocs
our little girl and me-"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
DINNER FOR DEMOCRATS.

John F. Monahan, DR.. Charles F.
Kramer, Alderman Elmer Day, Alder
man Reilly, of the Thirteenth ward;
Matty O'Brien and Deck VOTERS will
be the guests at a beefsteak dinner 70
be given Wednesday evening in Gil
Hall. Vailsburg. The Demo-
cratic candidates among the guests
will take advantage of the affair to ask
the support of the Vailsburg voters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
KAISER GODFATHER
TO AMERICAN CHILD

BERLIN. Oct. 2o.-It isn't every day
that the kaiser becomes godfather to
an American child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macedonian, singers in
the royol opera. ave received word
that the kaiser will be pleased to have
their littl daughter named Wilhelmina
In his honor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
DISCUSSES "pRoDIGAL SONS"

MY Family OF Prodigal Sons" was
the subject of Address s. Floyd, head
of the Self-Masters Colony at Union,
who spoke before the Brotherhood of
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Lafay-
cite and Union streets, last night. BE
described the colony, which is primarily
for derelict men. He said 1t was sup
ported entirely by private contributor
and by the income derived from the
work of the inmates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
HELD POR WIFE DHSERTION.

The Elizabeth police today took
charge of Henry Smith, 80 years old,
of 1853 Broadway, Elizabeth, who was
arrested last night by Plainclothesmen
Heller and Reilly, of the Sixth Pre-
cinct, charged with deserving his wife.
He was arrested on South Belmont ave-
nue.. and taken to the Fourth Presinct
station, and the Elizabeth authorities
notified Of his arrest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20
GRIEF, TOO, is VANITY OF vANIrrRs

There are moods in which we court
suffering in the hope hat there, at
least. we shall find reality, strange
peaks and edges of truths. But 1t
turns out to be scene-painting and
counterfeit. The only thing grief has
taught me is to know how shallow it
is.-Emerson.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-20

THIS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE $500 BOOK
Greatly reduced size (actuaI size 7A4x5h inches). Flexible binding of
genuine leather, printed on strong Bible paper; nw type; illustrated in
color. This dictionary has been revised and brought up to the PRESENT
DATE in accordance with the best authorities, and Is NOT published by
the original publishers of Websters dictionary or by their successors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
DATE FROM FIFTH CENTURY
Invention Of Large Church Bells
Ascribed to PauIinus, Bishop
of Nola.

In the twenty-eighth chapter OF Elk
odus verses "a and IS, occurs the
first mention Of bells, and their use
is practically the same as that to
which modern church bells are put.
namely, to give notice of the time for
public worship.
The uses of bells AS summons to
prayer are not derived directly from
this source as they have been used
In all ages for secular as we'll as re-
ligious purposes.
In the Grecian army the officer OF
the guard visited the sentries at
night with a bell rs signal OF
watchfulness, and TIE Romans used
small ones in their l'aths and places
of business
The honor of inventing the large
churc h bells, however, is ascribed to
Pa1lfnus, Bishop of Nola, city OF
Campania, who flourished In the fifth
century of the Christian era. Not
long after they were introduced into
Britain.
St. Dunstan presented several to
Malmesbury Abbey, and the abbot
of England, in King Edwards time.
made six bells. which were named
after distinguished personages. and.
SAYS the historian, such a concert
was never heard in tie land before.
The custom of ringing upon occa'
sions of public rejoicings is derived
from an early usage of the Catholics,
who In this manner gave notice OF
the arrival OF church dignitary
within. their Jurisdiction. and 1t was
regarded as a high ofense II the
bells we're not rung.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
publicity an Essential.

James Hamilton Lewis, once mem
Der CT ngress and now an attorney
IN Chicago. was on one occasion can
didate for an elective position In the
northwest. At that time Lewis was
famous for This pink whiskers." OF
which he had a roseate and flaming
abundance. One day an acquaintance
Of Lewis dropped into a hotel and
asked the clerk: -A..
.'1sn't that Jim Ham Lewis over
the.e reading that newspaper?
aNo,, explained the clerk. that's q
fellow who looks 30 extraordinarily
like him that Lewis opponents have
hired him to sit around in hotel lob
,bies and create the impression thai
he is Lewis" 49,: 49, 49,. -.
Lewis coined the famous idea: n
YOU can't praise me in the newspapers
please roast me: but never leave my
name out altogether."-The Sunday
Magazine. r. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
His
Mother'in'Law
BY CLHUDlNE SlSSON

+ At the age of twenty-three, when
Moses Smith was married, he was
spoken Of as a hustler. AS car
penter by trade, he was at work early
and late. Two years later he fell of
scaffold and hurt his back. He was
4 petted and pitied and sympathized
WITH and, although after six weeks
Of loafing, the doctor pronounced
Moses as good as new, the carpenter
had lost his hustle. His wife dreaded
that he might injure himself by 60
Ing to work too soon and she started
dressmaking to support them while
he loafed.
Moses Smiths mother-in-law lived
In another state She heard how
things were going, but it was a year
before she came on. She found
Moses growing fat and his wife grow
ing lean. 1t didn't take the old lady
over a week to size things up. In her
time she had known of several lame
backed men and foolish wives. With
the doctor to back her, she announced
that her daughter must go away and
hest for a month to prevent nervous
breakdown. She would remain to
keep house for Moses.
The lame-backed man didn't like 1t
+ at all. 1t meant an overturning OF his
pleasant program. He doubted II
there would be any more tea and
]. toast and poor Moses!" for him. He
was overruled. however, and the
4 morning his wife started away he
went down to the village postoftice
and took his old seat on the veranda
and hoped for the best. At noon he
/ returned home to meet with sur
prise. No flre-no dinner. In reply
] TO his look OF bewilderment the lady
1 with the iron jaw replied: r
5 i"You. didn't cut any wood. and so
there's no dinner" ~
NJ but I can't raise the Ak with this
lame back" r,, :4Er
'Then you won't have to raise
knife or fork"
III, Moses went back to the grocery
! and filled up on q raw turnip. He
went home to supper, but there was
no supper. No wood-no supper, He
went out and sat down under lilac
bush, and his eyes dned with tears.
He was in the habit OF going to bed
Sat 8 and getting UP at the same
hour next morning. His going to bed
on this occasion was according ia
program, but he was aroused at
o'clock by q dash Of water In his face
\ He had been called twice in vain. ,y
Moses, the az and the woodpilel'
4 said the mother-in-law - he came
down stairs with . scowl on his brow
you know I'm . cripple" he an
swersd. \ .s n, +, sSg sF
s..No wood-no breakfast"
He went SLOWLY out ana bent e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

been in dreadful bad shape for year.
Any undue exertion might finish you.
You shall have raw tomato to help
out your dinner, as that goes with the
treatment. If it wasn't half mile to
the nearest saloon I'd ask you to have
a drink with me-"
Moses didn't have such lame back
that he couldn't understand sarcasm,
and he raised another row. Again the
neighbors came, but when he ap-
pealed to them for help they looked
at the mother-in-law. She asked them
not to interfere with her treatment.
She had set out to cure his erik, and
they could all notice that his voice
was growing stronger. That smoke
house door was the first thing he had
raised his foot to kick whole
year.
Bread and water again for supper,
and another long night. Not look
of pity-not poor Moses!" Truly.
things had changed. At midnight
Moses sat up on his cot to decide
two questions. Was his erik really
better? Was this his mother-in-law's
fifteenth cure? Should he go to work
After an hour he decided both cases
In the affirmative, and in the morning
he was ready to say:
Mother, I've been doing some seri'
GUS thinking since you were here
last"
You have? am sorry for that.
warned you not to strain your mind.
You must be very, very quiet"
II ought to have been at work
, for months past"
But the lame back, you know?"
Il shouldn't have gone to drinking. -"
But you had to, poor man.
If you'll let me out now I'll have Z
job before night"
II couldn't, Moses-I couldn't. It's
altogether too sudden. II you went
to work now 1t might be the last OF
you, and l don't want my daughter q
widow. Let's do good Job and not
hurry about It,"
It was on the morning Of the tenth
day, and after two ministers and q
score of lawmen had pleaded fol
Moses, that the door was unlocked
and an az put into his hands. He
walked straight to the woodpile and
made the chips fly. When he had
worked for two hours he put on bis
coat and started to look for q job
and when his wife cams home he was
at work on a new barn. There wa
establishment ut his cure, and sur
prise that he wouldn't toll how It had
been brought about All the explains
ton he made was that he suddenly
felt something give way. The mother
was a little clearer as she said:
NELLY. all men want q mother-in
law around, the house. but some want
them more than others. II were you
I'd let 1t kind o. leak out around the
village that you amt going to do any
more dressmaking, and that Moses Il
going to give up sitting on the post
ONCE steps and put In ton hours Worl
Tor eight hours pay"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

pick up the ak and Strengthened up
with a gEoan and his hand to his
back.
"It's a erik in the back said the
woman. I'm glad to find it out.
I've tackled fourteen different criks
and cured each and every one. II
can cure you then Nelly will be very
happy when she returns. Come along
out to the smokehouse."
But what's the smokehouse going
to do for a man whose spinal cord Is
all knotted up?"
Treatment, Moses-treatment. Just
step inside"
He stepped. and the door was
closed on him and locked. He found
cot, jug Of water and a loaf OF
bread. He kicked on the door and
called out to know what it all meant,
and was told to cuddle down and
take treatment for the cure OF gen
eral laziness, drink, a erik In the
back and lying abed in the morning
He was warned that any extra emo
ton on his part would make the erik
worse, and told that there was no OBJ
lection to his sleeping all day. Moses
was foolish enough to kick and shout
until a score of villagers came run
ming to see what the matter was. To
one and all the mother-in-law an
swered:
Moses has had a erik in the back
for a year past, and I've set out. to
cure it. | hope to meet with great
success. In fact, don't think his
wife will have to do dressmaking
when she comes back. Thanks for
calling. Come again."
During the first day Moses thought
and slept by turns, and now and then
shed tears. In a few hours his life
had changed over and his peace and
comfort had departed.
At shutdown more bread and water
He yelled and kicked and again he
was warned to SUPPRESS his emotions
He demanded better fare. but was
answered that until his erik got Sc
that he could use the ak there would
be no cooking. On the second night
he seriously thought Of suicide, and
he smiled joyously as he conjured up
a mental picture OF the mother.in
law opened the door In the morning
and finding him stark and stin in
death. But successfully to commit
suicide one must have something
more than a Jug Of water and a loal
of bread at hand. Noses couldn't
choke himself with either.
Breakfast was the Same old bill rol
fare. and the woman still had hel
iron Jaw. There was no conversation
Moses nibbled and slipped and thought
An hour before noon he called out
and when asked what he wanted h(
very humbly replied: Isl. IL
Mother. I believe that erik IL bet
ter" .... =. -. !, t., s1
ss.,"1t's too soon. Moses-it's toe
soon" ~. -@ gs5s II I
maybe, II ! was very careful.
could split q few sticks OF wood TO get
dinner with" 1tS 4 /. /, ssl " 3.
II wouldn't have you ~ Il Tor tn
world, my dear son-in.law. You hsyl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

tached to its surface. Guest No. 3 was
trying to remove sheet from Linda's
back.
After the excitement had cooled
down trifle Linda gazed upon the fly
paper with hostile eyes. Mother must
have put that horrid stuff around!"
she said. II suppose she saw a fly!
You'd think that one fly was a regi-
ment from the va she acts. Now.
where can we put issne awful stuft?"
They prowled arSund with the sticky
paper gingerly h$N between their
thumbs and fingers and finally ar
ranged it to suit themselves. Then
they devoted an hour to soap and alco-
hol in an endeavor to1rid themselves
Of the general sickness:
TOD" Stebleton, aged eight, joined
the procession when he rushed in and
sat down with bounce on a sheet
that had slid into a chair. His objcc-
tons were violent and acrid and it
took the efforts of his sister and the
other three girls combined to calm
him. Taking the fly paper in no gen.
tie hand, Tod hurled it out Of his way.
Stebleton himself arrived home be-
fore his wife. whats this? What's
this" he demanded in his nervous
way, placing an investigating finger on
the pale yellow sheet on the hall
stand. 1t stuck. The other hand stuck,
too, when he hastily endeavored to get
it off. His son and daughter fastened
to his rescue, explaining that doubt
less mother had been waging war
against her enemies, the flies.
When Mrs. Stebleton came in, tired,
she was full Of apologies for her late
ness, she explained as she tossed of
her hat and her gloves and coat. I'm
simply dead!" she ended. 1--WE just
got to rest a few minutes before
dress for dinner!" Then she threw
herself among the pillows on the IL
brary couch. - - +
But not for long. From Mrs. steble-
toms appearance as she scrambled to
her feet wildly after q Mortified In
slant 1t seemed that Linda and her
three friends, Tod and Stebleton all
had followed Hilda's example In choos-
ing tho sofa pillows on that couch as
q safe place to stow the sticky sheets
Of ny paper out Of the way. Every last
one Of them was plastered on Mrs.
Stebleton! 49,. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
In theTo1s

There certainly were flaws some
where in the screens. AS Mrs. Steble-
ton waved distractedly at the buzzing
pests that were interfering with the
reading Of her morning mail she calcu-
lated that there must be at least a
thousand flies in the fat And Mrs.
Stebleton hates a fly as she hates a
rattlesnake.
II simply cannot stand this!" she
cried in wrath. So she went to the
phone and ordered sent over at once
quantity Of sticky fly paper. When
it came she hated to spoil the looks OF
the place. but desperate measures were
imperative. The yellow sheets we're
scattered about through the rooms.
Then Mrs. Stebleton hung around
counting the first unwary victims and
rejoicing as she checked them off,
Presently she got dressed and went
out to luncheon and shopping with
i friend. When she came back she
hoped that the last of the invaders
would have buzzed out his final pro
tests on the sticky fly paper.
Hilda, the maid, some hours later
bore an armful of freshly ironed sheets
and towels as she tramped heavily
down the hall to the linen closet Then
she dropped her burden with thump
on a convenient table. When In the
course Of putting them away she came
to the last sheet something seemed
wrong with It. Hilda Investigated and
then she said: my land!" One Of the
pieces Of fly paper was immovably
glued to the under side Of the sheet.
With mutterings Of disgust, Hilda
peeled of the sheet and tried to wash
1t out in the bath tub. Her efforts
proved 20 her; how very useless it was
for q fly to try to get away when
J once he got stuck to the sticky stun.
The hy paper she removed from its
dangerous position on the liable. and
after aimlessly looking around for
an out of the way place, deposited It
upon the topmost sofa pillow on the
library couch. 49,.
Linda Stebleton. aged 1e. arrived
home from school a little later. bring.
ing with her three girls. They burst
In with = gust Of chatter and dis.
tributed themselves through two
rooms recklessly. Thereupon simulta-
neously arose wild lshrieks. Guest No.
L had planted her elbow on one sheet
Of fly paper and her endeavors TO gre.
move It glued It firmly to her other
hand. Guest No. 2 had leaned back
/ her head and brought down ! sheet
hanging over the edge of : bookcase.
J Four pults seemed insxtricably at'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

This store is headquarters
for toys of all kinds. Every
thing for the children. Don't
forget to make them happy
this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14

An elaborate showing of
China, Plates, Cups, Pitchers,
Dishes, etc.
A big line of the very latest
designs of the finest Cut Glass.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-14
Leather Goods

A complete line of Dressing
Cases, Purses, Novelties, Toilet
Sets, etc.
Hammered Brass and many
other novelties at all prices.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-18
Squirting.

I heard recently of a mother who
smacked her small boy because. he
sQuinted. She remarked that II that
would not cure the child she did not
know what would
She evidently had no idea that
squirting is a nervous affection (un-
less 1t comes from deformity of the
eye, which generally can be cured by
operation), and that sometimes 1t is
symptom of serious brain disorder.
Most of the ugly tricks" that chill
dren develop In childhood are cimply
the result Of nerves and to attempt
to cure them by nagging, scolding or
smacking is about the worst possible
way to set about It.
II is very important that they
should be remedied. however. because
sometimes these tricks have lasting
impressions that endure even into
adult life. and spoil the appearance or
the manness-or perhaps both-and
also may considerably injure the
health.-Exohange.