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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
THE PATERNITY OF THE GERAN BILL.

XIV O politics in any of the administration bills at Trenton. The
AN assurance was given by the governor at Hoboken last night.
And as to the Geran primary election bill the appearances
are entirely misleading. 1t may be true that the bill was prepared
under the governors eye, that il was introduced in his name, that
II was taken out of the hands of the House committee, that for two
weeks it has been privately conferred upon by the governor and his
personal advisers, and that the bewildered Democratic majority in
the House have requested a conference with the governor next
Monday to get some information about the bill. That is all true.
but appearances are deceptive. Governor Wilson said last night:
at is not my bill; it is not any mans BILL" not even that of George
l.. Record, who, with singular preseience, in a newspaper article
accurately described the bill before it was drafted. 1t is "the po-
pies BILL If 50, then why should the private conferences in the
executive chamber lay unhOly hands upon the bill to make changes?
The people have had no access to these carefully guarded cham.
bers, and no latchstrng hangs out there for anybody.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
SENATORIAL COURTESY RESPONSIBLE.

m LII the tangie Of legislation at Washington has been and is in
IN the Senate, where three parties, the Republican Regulars,
the Democrats and the Republican Insurgents, have been
engaged in cross purposes. In the House the business has proceeded
with due regularity, and the House will be ready for adjournment
when the hour arrives. All serious failures of legislation will occur
In the Senate, and the cause will largely be the tradition of sen
atorial courtesy that gives a single member the power 70 hold up o..
sidetrack a bill and, close to the end of a session, 70 talk a bill to
death. II the Senate rules governed the House there would be the
same results. But in the House the speaker is authoritative aud
sbsre ]. no COURTESY" Of a character to enable a member to block
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

The People 5 Rostrum


Sibyi Wilbur, from which 1 have
quoted.
When Mrs. Eddy said 1.-The knowl-
edge I have CLEANED from school books
vanished like a dream" this state
ment ices not refer to academic
knowledge which she had acquired, but
to the mere dogma and theories which
make tho text books of a few years
ago look so ~antiquated. The science OF
be,nG changes not, hut material
theories are constantly changing.
l wonder II DR.. Ryder stops to think
when he makes tho charge hat Mrs
Eddy's educational claims 'be.on TO
the category OF bare-faced pretentions'
thai Mrs. Eddy's teachings. as set forth
in the Christian Science textbook
Science n Health, with Key to tn
Scriptures and In her other writings,
! are accepted and read by thousands up
on thousands OF thoughtful people al
over the world. 1t Is a reflection upon
the intelligence OF the large number o
followers of Christian Science TO imply
that Mrs. Eddy was not a cultured an
educated wona 1t comes with III
grace from a minister of the gospel TO
cast such an unwarranted reflect on up
on one who was admittedly one OF the
foremost religious leaders OF this age.
We cannot but feel hat your roaderi
may conclude that the Rev. Ryder has
SO far forgotten himself towing e hia
W religious views) as to become pref
udiced. If so, your readers will ''judge
righteous Judgment" and form III lr
own conclusions as to the charges
made. Yours RESPECTFULLY,
II. COULSoN FAIRcHILD,
Passaic. n. j.. March 3. 1911.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
CRITlCISES THE CRITICS
OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

TO the Editor OF the Evsning Star;
In your issue Of February p the
Rev. J. William Ryder is quoted as
preaching a sermon entitled Christian
| Science a Monstrous Religious Fraud"
Furthermore. the Rev. Ryder is
quoted as making the charge that
| Christian Science was conceived in
| fraud" and he also Is said to have re-
marked that every thorough and I'M
I biased student OF this religious cut
knows that Christian Science was net
original with Mrs. Eddy" Our critic
then follows with the old, worn-out
story that Phineas P. Qulmby is the
originator Of Christian Science, in
stead of Mrs. Eddy, etc, etc. When
Rev. Ryder denominates Christian
Science as a "nonstrous fraud" I am
sure that your readers viii take into
consideration the fact that Christian
Science has cured many OF the most
obstinate so-called functional and or
ganic diseases and that many sinners
/ have been reformed and the currents
OF many lives turned into spiritual
| channels through the benefcent eff cts
of Christian Science. We have never
known of a case where a fraud of
| any kind caused tie evil man TO for
sake his way and the unrigheous man
his thoughts" We leave your readers
therefore, to judge of Christian Science
by the fruits thereof.
There is no proof that Phlneas P.
| Quimby is the originator of Christian
Science or the term Christian Science
The much-vaunted Quimby manuscripts
have never been disclosed TO public
view, despite the repeated requests and
Journeys TO the little town of Belfast.
Ne, where Quimby's son. at last re-
ports, resided. / quote in part from
Human Life" April. 1907, an Interview
which Sibyl Wilbur, a Boston news
paper mi had with George A.
| Ouinby. son of Phineas P. Quimby.
Miss Wilbur SAYS:
when l asked Mr.. Quimby for per-
mission to see these much-talked- of
manuscripts, he TOOK from a drawer In
his desk a copybook such as chool chill
dren use to write essays in, 1t was in
a good state OF preservation. o yell
lowed by age and was written In from
cover to cover In a neat copyist's hand.
There were no erasures or interi.nsa-
tons, no breaks for paragraphs and
very few headings. There were date
at the end of the articles, of which
there appeared to be two or three diff
ferent ones In the book. The dates
were 1861 and 1865.
Is this your fathers handwriting
1 asked Mr.. Quimby.
1T is not: that is my mothers.
believe, and there is one in the hand
writing of one of the Misses Ware
Friends of Phineas Quimby).
Mr.. Quin,by went to a great iron
safe in the wall of his office ami
brought out six or eight more booAs
OF a similar character. / glanced
through the pages and saw hat all
were written In this style, with some
Varistion in the handwriting. and then
asked:
".Are none of these in your fathers
handwriting?
No; they are ali copies Of copies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
Trolley Car. Needle-.,y stalled,

Trolley ara Needlessiy stalled.
To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
Of course our sympathy goes out Ia
the poor horses that are obliged to
haul heavy loads, but patience ceases
to be a virtue when their drivers hbla
up a long string of trolley cara by
driving on the tracks. Such an Incl,
dent occurred last night during the
rush hour. A loaded truck got stalled
On the tracks ear the intersection OF
Clinton and Elizabeth venue ana held
up cars of the Broad and Main lines
until many of the passengers got tired
waiting and continued their Journey
on foot Starry LUTON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.
rAtchison. Kan, Globe.l

IAtchison, kan., GIobe.J
There is no law to protect henpecked
husbands; the Law understands its
limitations.
On one question there is no neutral
ground; you are either a friend OF the
dog or the dog-catcher.
While boys are honest in other re-
spects they never own a baseball with
out insisting IL Is Of the $3.50 variety.
A boy aud his mother may agree
pretty we'll on other subjects. but they
can never get together on the proper
date to begin going barefooted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
Just q Line
About Men
You Know

A physician of this city while travel
ling through Russia got in exchange for
a bill OF large denomination among
other coins a counterfeit twenty rouble
gold coin. Wishing L compare the
coin he had with the real article he
asked a man. the only other occupant
In his train compartment. to let him
see a coin Of that denomination
After s~crutinizing the two coins care
fully ne rendered it back. when. TO his
surprise and amusement, the man
asked for the other coin. saying he had
met such fakirs before and could not
be fooled. Finally when he threatened
to call q police officer at the next sta
ton the physician to avoid a scene
gave him the counterfeit coin and kept
the good one. The man got out at
the next station muttering naledic-
tons abo swindlsrs and gold-brick
men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03
THE DISCOUNTED ALIENxsI.

IT T is time for the ahenists in criminal trials to go out of business
when Banker Robin, in New York, after having been pro.
nounced insane by more than a dozen of these sapient authori-
ties, throws up his hands and confesses that he was only shamming.
The discontinue of the alenists is so utter that the appearance of
one in another criminal trial will be a subject for laughter. There
have been some miscarriages of justice caused by the hired testi-
mony of these men. All that should now be ended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

The STAR extends the prlsllegs
OF these columns to the publlc ah9
~srvifes aligned communications Of
not more than one hundred Wor4s
treating Of topics Of the hour
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

]. Henry Harrison. the Newark law
yer, was showing of the beauties OF
the Court House to a number of friends
Yesterday and called particular atten-
ton TO the figures of four wone called
knowledge Mercy Charity" and
Faith" that are part OF the mural
frieze decorating the top corners OF
the rotunda.
why is it that artists always use
figures Of women for decorations in
public buildings" queried one OF the
friends.
"Really I can't answer that" said
Harrison, unless 1t is because they
know it will cause more men TO look
at their works of art"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

United States Deputy Marshal Louis
G. Beekman. while arresting al Of
fender of the federal laws recently,
was warned that his prisoner was
wary. and would attempt an escape
II he got half a chance 4 few min
utes later the prisoner. who vas an
Italian. tugged at the ms-shaps arm
and said, Ne want a shave"
Don't worry about that replied
Beekman. c~onsolingly. when you start
to run away I'll shoot The hairs Of"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

Special Prudential Officer Knothe.
outer guard Of the big Broad street
building. has quaint questions PIT by
strangers TO answer all day long. These
questions range from the age Of Ann 70
the whereabouts o Kelly with the green
necktie and the mystery o. Billy
Paterson's assailant 70 that Of rs this
the Prudential building. please7-
The other day W men came up 20
him and asked him 10 decide a bet as
70 how broad Bread street was n front
of the "Pru.o
Why, was the answer after a mo-
ment's thought. st Is Bread as It Is
long"
The seekers after knowledge decided
70 laugh half an hour later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-03

Charles Z. butcher. floor anags IN
one Of the Broad street DEPARTMENT
stores. returning from lunch the other
day. found his aisle in a state OF on
fusion. Thlrty-seven customers and
twenty-five saieswousn we're perehed
on stools, counters. showcases and
whatever they could stand on.
Mr.. butcher did not know shat TO
make OF H..
why asked he.
Mouse" replied the chorus.
Just then little Mr.. Mouse strolled
across the aisle and quick as a fash
butcher was after him.
Bang" went butchers patent Ieath-
ers. "Pe-eep" went the mouse-and
order was restored. II is said that the
floor manager IS IN line for promotion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
The Servian Drum.

The men who play the big drums in
the Servian army must have an cas-
Ter lot than the drummers Of other
lands; for they do not have to carry
their own drums.
In nearly all cases, instead Of being
slung in front of the man who plays
it, the instrument is put on a small
two-wheeled cart drawn by a large
dog. OF course the drummer must
play as be marches; but the dog is
so well trained that there is no diff
Guilty in doing this.
The animal keeps its place even
through the longest marches. and the
drummer walks behind the cart, per
forming on the instrument as he
goes along. Each regiment is pro-
vided with two or three big drums;
but few regiments have bands.-The
Sunday Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
WoMAN's PECULIAR CHARM.

Mr.. Richards says of his daugh-
fer, Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hob
bes), that some of her chief char
acteristics was the immediate and
striking effect she had upon
strangers. Few people who had met
her even once ever forgot her and
she had a marvellous power of at
tracing condolences; men who had
only known her some hours would
coufde in her, not only their love
affairs, but their religious difficult
ties, the whole history of their lives,
with a touching assurance of her
ready sympathy. 1t was, I suppose,
to this fact that she owed her ex-
traordinary knowledge Of human
nature. Men told her the truth
about themselves, a confidence rare
ly bestowed upon any woman"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
HOW PARIS REPORTERS WRITE
Specimens 81 What the English Call
Journalists culIed From the
French Newspapers.

"Litteratuture" Is the agreeable
name coined by M. Adrien valvy,
Notwithstanding to the Gaulois.
for what in English is called Journal
ese," and he quotes few good speci
mems OF "litgeratuture." This man,
wrapped In the dread but necessary
mantle Of social justice, seemed at the
moment truly pillar of society. as
In the picture craven by the philoso-
piers burning PEN" wrote a pictur-
esque reporter He was describing
an execution. and the pillar Of society
was the executioner. Another. OF per
haps the same, reporter went to Asni-
eres on a cold day.
"Ahl the cold that morning in the
streets Of Asnieresl Along the pave
ment the water lay. still numbed with
the cold. At street corner. where the
wind whistled more bitingly. were
spread large splashes Of Ice. BY the
Seine II was terrible. With a steamer
of smoke like the white feather OF
Henri Tvs helm rising from It's roof,
the Feiicite crossed the river. The
Felicitei All, what a warm and. COM
Portable name was the ferry boat
Here is the graceful picture:
TT was after lunch! The hour OF
toasts was long since past. Nine. @.
rose. She laughed. Ladies and gen.
tlemen, have an idea,' she said, and
laughed again. She bent her fore
head, upon which blond curls played,
and lifted it, laughing again. 1t
amused her to be making a speech"
M. vely warrants that all these
specimens are authentic.-Paris Cor
respondent London Telegraph.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
Had Lost His Chance.

Years ago when the Panhandle" rail-
road was in course of construction its
progress was matter of great inter
est to the people Of the region, says
the Youths Companion. A farmer
who sold provisions to the contractors
often reached the place where the men
were at work at meal time. He was
greatly impressed at their voracity,
The work was hard and when the din
ner bell rang every man made dash
for the table and before one could be-
lieve 1t possible the food had disap-
peared. One day a workman on his
way to the table tripped on the root
OF a tree and fell. He lay quite still,
making no attempt to rise. The farm
er rushed to him In great concern.
Are you badly hurt?" he asked. mo-"
answered the man. well, why don't
you get up and go to dinner" mo
use," returned the other. sadly. Its
too late now"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
SPRINGBoARD NOSE.

There is a peculiar insect found
in the Malay peninsula and called
the %antern-fy," which is remark
able for its sudden leaps, made with
out the aid of its wings. 1t was only
after several specimens had been
captured by European naturalists
and brought west for careful ex-
animation that it was discovered
that a curious projection on the
front of the insects head, a kind of
nose with a crease in it, was the
leaping organ. When bent back I'M
der the abdomen and suddenly re-
leased it sends the little creature fly
ing.-Harper's Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
LADY IS HEAVY CONSUMER
ekc ls Supported by the Toll Of 9th
ers, Who AoquIesoe cheerfulIy 70
the Condition.

Economically the lady Is supported
BY the toll OF others, but while this IL
equally true OF other classes Of soci-
ETY., the oddly of her case consists OF
the acquescence OF those most con-
cerned. The lady herself feels no un-
easiness in her equivocal situation,
and the toilers who support her do
SO with enthusiasm. She is not a pro
Queer; in most communities produc-
tive labor Is by consent unladylike.
On the other hand, she is the heaviest
Of consumers.
The women of the working classes
have been saved by their work itself.
In the shop and the factory they have
learned what the nursery can teach.
But the lady has had no social train
ing whatever; the noticeable weak
ness of her play at bridge n q tend
ency to work for her own hand. Az
the gentleman decays. the lady sur
wives as the strongest evidence OF his
former predominance. Where he set
her, there she stays. One after an
other the fabrics that supported her
have tottered, but she remains. adapt
ing herself to each new set Of circum-
stances as II arises. II is possible that
an advancing social sentiment will ex'
tinguish her altogether, but she can
never be forgotten.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
THOSE FAMILIAR PHRASES
Expressions That Are Nearly Always
to Be Found In Novels Writ
ten by Women.

Faces are proud" and ladies with
an imperfect nose have "a pure.
proud, lovely woman's face, with glo-
rious soul-lit eyes" Heroines are
slight" Chairs, on the other hand,
are deep" and alter the accident
of q sprained ankle you almost carry
Elsie's slight figure to a deep chair"
In the important matter Of costume.
emotional dresses are worn. and vir-
ginial thoughts 60 with white frocks.
"Clinging white draperies'' are essen
tial to the heroine and "colors" are
not worn.
Eyes are extremely significant. The
heroines have glorious dark-blue
soul-lit womanly eyes," Ladies' of a
villianous type. on the other hand, are
recognizable by their green eyes"
On encountering at q country house
eyes "scintillatiDg like emeralds," q
bachelor should dispatch a telegram
summoning himself to the deathbed Of
his grand-aunt, Barbara Bailey" In
Chapter "a Green Eyes are 'unmask-
ed" Heroines with "pansy eyes," la
dies with orbs misty with unshed
tears" are delicate and unlike any
thing on earth. Though they have
shortened their hair and heightened
their skirts, "as yet no thought Of
love has entered their bright young
lives" and "all that seemed too far
away from their young glorious
thoughts"
Gentlemen with 'the most express
sive dark eyes," lead a harassed life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
Roman Bricks.

When the preparations for rebuild
ing the Campanile in Venice were un.
dertaken the archaeologists were af-
forded an opportunity to make some
interesting studies of the bricks.
It was found that they had been
used in arches, Notifications, the tops
of walls and in other ways before
they were built into the Campanile,
and that they were not Venetian but
Roman bricks.
These ancient bricks were made IN
slices, for In many the layers could be
seen undisturbed. It is said that
bricks made this way can bear a
greater weight than modern bricks.
The bricks examined were of the
first century. One of thsm bore the
imprint of a horseshoe. which may
prove that Romans used a horseshoe
like ours although it is generally be-
lieved that their horseshoes were
strapped on, not nailed.-Harpers
Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
LAY JUDGE QUITE USELESS
one 81 Them, Arguing Cor Abolish
ment Of ONCE. Tells Of His Only
Concurrent Opinion.

In many Of the interior counties
Of Pennsylvania there are lay judges
who assist the law judges in dispos-
ing of miscellaneous cases. Several
years ago there was introduced into
the legislature a bin to abolish the
office of lay judge. Judge -,
himself a lazy judge, appeared before
the senate judiciary committee at
Harrisburg, which was considering
the matter.
His argument was this: "There is
before your august body a bill to
abolish the office of lay judge. | am
in favor of its passage. For ten
years l have been a lay judge my
self, sitting day by day with judge
learned in the law. But he does all
the, work and l have no show. In all
these years l have only once been
asked for a concurrent opinion and
that was last week, when, after listen
ing to two lawyers argue an equity
case for three days, my colleague
turned to me and said, Judge, don't
these gol burned long-winded law
yers give you pain ?'"-Metropoli-
tan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
SLOWER THAN THE DEAD.

Frank Work." said a New York
broker, "dearly loved a fast trOtter.
BY the same token he hated to drive
at a slow pace.
CA friend took him out one day
behind pair of bays. Either the
bays were slow or the driver be-
lieyed in sparing his horse flesh; at
any rate, Mr.. Work returned home
in a rather glum humor.
"Did you have a nice drive, IA
ther9' one of his daughters asked.
"'Nicep snorted Mr.. Work. why,
The very hearses passed as, cheering
as they wentp"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
AT go DEGREES BELOW ZERO
How the Intense Cold Of Winter In
the Far Northwest Affects Man
and Animals.

"T asked an Alaskan pioneer who
was crossing to his old home in Swe-
den what happened when the Their
mometer goes down to 60 and 80 de-
grees below Zero" said Marshall j..
Taylor of Seattle, Wash. "At so de-
grees below" he said, "the exposed
ears, hands or nose will freeze In go
ing a quarter of a mile under ordinary
circumstances; but the children go
and come from school as usual with
out suffering from the cold provided
their faces and hands are protected
"They soon get used to It. But eau
ton must be used to avoid drawing
the cold air into the lungs. and 1t Is
dangerous to breathe through the
mouth. More die from pneumonia
brought on by freezing the lungs In
that way that from any other form Of
exposure. Horses are protected By
breathing bags, which extend down
from the nose of the animal about
eighteen inches and are open at the
bottom. The breath which is exhaled
warns the air In the bag before II 10
inhaled and drawn into the lungs. And
men wear q 'parky' or headdress
which extends over the face and AZ
fords similar protection.
I'm the Canadian districts the North
west Mounted police regulate the treat
ment of horses on the freight wagons
and stage lines in a most humane
manner, so as to prevent them from
suffering In this way."-Washington
Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
MaInz Cathedral in Danger.

The famous Mainz cathedral. one OF
the Oldest and most interesting in Eu-
rope, is stated to be in serious dan
ger, owing to the action OF under.
ground water. Special drainage opera
tions have before been carried out
with a view TO removing the danger.
but apparently the results have not
been lasting. water having again col
lected, and 1t is feared that the ef-
fects On the foundations OF the cathe-
dral will be disastrous. IL is now
proposed to proceed without delay
with the work OF strengthening the
foundations. not only or the cathe-
dral. but also OF several other old
buildings. including the ducai castle.