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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
PLANS OF STATE CONSERVATION.

cTN HE approval by the State Water Supply Commission of the
plans of its engineer for dams at Midvaie, in the Wanaque
valley, and near Greenwood lake, to impound water for the
use of municipalities in the Passaic valley, promises an abundant
water supply for these municipalities for many years. Newark's
Pequannock supply will have reached its limit very soon, and we
must of necessity look to other sources of supply. Paterson, Mont
clair. Elizabeth, East Orange and other towns are joined with New
ark in the plan. of developing the Wanaque watershed, each taking
according 10 its need, the largest share coming to Newark. One
feature Of the plans, that of a reservoir on the higher level near
Greenwood lake, is contingent upon the abandonment of the Morris
canal, to which the lake waters belong. 1t is interesting in con
necion with this enterprise to recall two former projects, both
emanating from the East Jersey Water Company. One was the
plan of a dam at Mountain View to flood a large and fertile section
of the Passaic valley, drown out villages and farms, obliterate roads
and cause the relocation of railroad tracks. The other project was
the conversion of Greenwood lake into a private reservoir for the
East Jersey Water Company from which to draw water for sale out
of the State. 1t was only by a close margin that the State escaped
committal to one of these propositions to exploit its greatest natural
resource for the benefit of a private enterprise, but the attempt to
foist them upon the Legislature had the very good effect to arouse
the public to the Importance of State conservation of it's watersheds
and water supply.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

NEWSPAPERS TRYING!

1 see
That Senator Harry V.
Has been tried"
And 1t is further implied
BY some of the Credit men
That the Sen
Ator has been found wanting"
Wanting What?
Great Scott,
Do you suppose
He wants a few more ID and O's
To join the bankrupt troupe,
So he can scoop
In q few more fees?
Say not SO, please.
Maybe he
Was found wanting to be
Re-
Elected Senator. But no,
That can't be so.
And then you say
He has been tried Eth?
Well, there's no denying
These newspapers are very trying,
Sometimes. G. W. w.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

To the Editor Of the Evening Star.
Primary elections are over and we
are still alive, after going through the
awful ordeal of telling the election off,
GERS where we lived, what floor, who
owned the house. where we were born,
how long ago and all the rest of the
tomfool questions.
If they keep a going they will want
to know where we buy meat, groceries,
clothing, etc, but l hope they will not
ask US If all our bills are paid, because
that would be embarrassing.
Do what you can to save us from
such danger n oblige.
OLD READER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

ate and ate until one day he ate too
much pudding, and he burst"
There amt no such thing as too
much pudding!" mumbled Jimmy with
his mouth full.
There must be-" said his mother,
"or why did the little boy burst?"
mot enough boy said Jimmy.
The wanderer had returned after an
absence of twenty years.
Dad" he ~joyously exclaimed, "1
have come back with money to burn.
n I'm going to spend it in chunks
right here. The first thing to be done
is to lift that mortgage from the
farm"
You let that mortgage alone" n
grily ordered the father. IF | didn't
have somethin' to make me hump my
self 1 couldn't sleep at nights"
The late Sir w. s. Gilbert. the hbret-
tist, once met Liebling, the pianist, and
the following interchange Of courtesies
occurred between them. Liebling was
introduced to Gilbert, and Gilbert said:
"Sir, / have heard Liszt-"
Liebling bowed his head IN ackncwi-
edgment at what he supposed was the
coming compliment.
II have heard Henry Hertz" oea-
tinued Gilbert.
Liebling bowed still lower.
81 have heard Paderewski."
Liebling made a genuflexion even
unto the ground.
well. sir" continued Gilbert, In alb
rupt tones, not one OF them-not one
Of them, sir-perspired as profussly az
you dol"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
COST OF STATE ROAD MAINTENANCE.

oTa HE question of road repairs is becoming a very serious one for
this State. New Jersey now has about two thousand miles of
improved roads, and they are built Of material that does
not Withstand the hard wear and tear of automobile travel. When
we started building improved roads the motorcar was unknown.
Now hundreds of heavy touring cars speed over the roads daily.
Superintendent Tremain, of the New York State Board of Works,
gives figures to show that the cost of repairing an expensive stretch
of road has been nearly as great as the original cost, and he says:
"No State in this country is wealthy enough to stand such an out
lay for maintenance" The cost of maintenance in New Jersey is
already very large and as the roads deteriOrate and as new roads
are built the expense will grow f~ormidably. There is now spent for
repairs annually more than the State and counties appropriate for
new roads, and in a few years the annual cost will be up in the
millions, unless the roads are permitted to go to pieces by neglect.
The Legislature has got to face this road maintenance problem in a
serious spirit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL SITE.

Cna HE new normal and training school to be erected on the large
plot bounded by Fourth avenue, Broad street and Belleyine
avenue will be exceedingly we'll placed and will have a good
perspective. Originally it was decided to convert this land into a
public park, and it would serve admirably for the purpose, but it's
use for school purposes will be equivalent to some extent to park
uses. The grounds and structure, when finished, will be an orna-
ment to the Eighth ward. A novelty in school grounds will be the
conversion of the rayine in the tract into a sunken garden. The
size of the property will permit of ample approaches and the school
building will make an impressive landmark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
THE OUTLOOK FOR TURKEY.

IT f Turkey, for the sake of peace, shall consent to the loss of
TripoI to Italy under the present circumstances the blow to
her prestige will Involve her in perils at home and abroad.
Not long ago Austria seized two of her dependencies and she was
compelled by the Triple Alliance to submit. Surrounded by powers,
great and small, that covet her territory, Turkey is in a position to
be eaten up piecemeal by her hungry %neighbors. A surrender to
Italy would also infame the Mohammedan population in Europe and
Asia and probably cause a civil war, with savage excuses. The
outlook in the southeast of Europe, at its best, is one of great
disquiet, for if the war is not terminated by the occupation of
Tripoi there is danger of a general confagration.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
"Open-Mouth season.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
1t would be along the line of public
policy If our mex Legislature would
pass a law providing for what 1 might
call an open mouth season" This law
should make 1t q criminal offense for
any man, be he the chief executive Of
the State or it's smallest off1ce-holder, to
talk politics publicly during any month
of the ear excepting October and
November. These months would con-
stitute the open mouth season.
l honestly think that one of the
reasons why the Regulars of both
parties won out SO handily was largely
due to the fact that we have no such
season. The average man gets dread
fully tired of talk, talk and talk from
early summer until the n~ear-winter
season. DISGUISED.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Greene, of Van
derpool street, this city, are expected
home shortly from an extended trip
abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Alling and
daughter. Mrs. Francis Child. jr., have
returned from the formers summer
home at Onteora Park, in the Catskills.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Field, of
Broad street, this city, have returned
from a several months stay at Spring
Lake.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Lee, Miss
Dorothy Lee and Miss Dodd, of Lin
coin Park, this city, have returned
from M~antoloking.
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wrote back: Your communication de
handing surrender of my command l
acknowledge receipt Of" showing that
as a rhetorician he was somewhat
clumsy. But, he added: II respect
fully reply that we are prepared for
the needless effusion of blood when
ever 1t is agreeable to you," showing
that rhetoric is not the sole qualifca-
ton of a soldier. There could be but
one answer to this message, could
there?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
Commend. Board Of Health.

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
l would like to use your Rostrum
column to praise The Board of Health
OF our city for It's efficient work. For
the last month the death rate in this
city has been far below the normal
average of the whole country. This is
a great feat considering the time Of
year, which is generally the time when
the death rate goes up instead OF Town.
Last week there were only eleven
deaths from infectious diseases, and
this is very gratifying. The average
deaths in Newark, as reported by the
Beard of Health, for the last month, is
1874 per 1000 on an estimated popu-
lation Of 1862, 900. CITIZEN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Complains of Extensive Tax.
To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
I would like some reader of the Eve
ming STAR to enlighten me regarding
poll tax bills. About a week ago I re-
ceived a tax bill. 1t was marked "sec-
ond notice." l never received a first
notice. To 1t was added IL per cent.
interest. What right has the city to
charge more than double the rate OF
interest than Is allowed by the State
laws. Then there is added a collectors
fee of 80 cents. No collector has ever
been at my house. For this l am
charged so cents. Why? In addition
there are several incidentals. making
my poll tax nearly double what 1t
should be, n for which l never re-
ceived a bill until a week ago.
IGNORAMUS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
SOCIAL NOTES
Of Newark and the Suburbs

Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Walker, Of Eliza
beth avenue, this city, are visiting
friends at Nyack, N. Y.
Miss Beatrice Firth, of Ridgewood
road, South Orange, will give a dinner
on Tuesday night for Miss Louise ROD
man, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Rodman, who will be married
next Wednesday to Mr.. Malcolm Firth,
brother of the hostess. The guests will
be members of the bridal party.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Manning, of this
city, have gone to Old Point Comfort
and Baltimore for a brief %sojourn.
r
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Van Wrinkle, of
Belleville avenue, this city, are So
journing at Norfolk, Va.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
UNCLE FEB AND THE WEATHER.

There's many a man like the fell
Ter who Dragged about he ballroom
at his house until oncet some visitors
wanted to see it. He showed 'em the
nursery.
Zeke Fuckers youngster wanted to
know the other day If Zeke hadn't
been married afore he tied up with the
kids NAV. He said he seed In the
family Bible where zeke married Ammo
Dcmini, 1886.
Take a pail O. water and hold our
finger In it thirty seconds. Then take
1t out and look at the hole that's left.
That hole represents the impression
that advice makes on most young
mems minds.
Statistics say triplets come but ono
in 1910 births, and bankruptcies once in
371,136 births. Great links! What a
whopper of a family a man'd have to
have afore he got bankruptcies.
You can talk about our bright boys,
but there's l know of in this town
that's so bright his NAV has to look
at him through smoked glass.
The kindest hearted woman I EVER
knowed of was one that gave her
little boy chloroform before she licked
him. .
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
The Dear, Dear Teacher.

The freckle-faced boy who was about
to be ~emancipatcd from high school
thraldom was writing his leaving GER
tihcate essay.
81 suppose / ought to wind it up"
he reflected, with something touching
and sentimental about the leather
headed, snub-nosed, squeaky-voiced.
conceited old snoozer that runs the
shebang." Thereupon he write:
And now, our dear and honored
principal, We turn to you" etc.
Mean Thing.
Sue-That wretch tried to kiss mel
Prue-Didn't he succeed?
Sue-I should say not.
Prue-What was the matter?
Couldn't you get your veil up in time?
He is the true optimist who, when
his nose is on the grindstone, will say,
well. the blamed thing was too long
anyway"
Reward of Merit.
What became Of hat theatrical
press-agent who pulled OFF such Won
derful stories?"
He's been promoted. He has a job
swearing to the circulation of an after
moor newspaper
There is room in every game for a
loser, but not for a piker.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

ing Alletoona. Ga--
saucily wrote to Gen.
eral Corse, inside:
You are surrounded
and to avoid a need
less effusion of blood
l call on you to sur
render your forces.
Five minutes will be
allowed you TO de-
eide, Corse had
four minutes and
-twenty-seVen sec
onds left when he
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
snyr candz Lead. to smoklng.

To the Editor of the Evening Stnr:
Those who are Interested in the sup
preston of the cigarette habit among
boys should get after the manufactur-
ers of a certain candy that indirectly
leads the innocent into that habit. This
candy Is made in exact imitation OF
cigarettes and Is put up in boxes ex-
nails" are put UP. The result is that
the boy puts the candy In his mouth,
just as he would a cigarette, and pre-
tends TO puff, The thing looks smart
TO him, and the next thing he does Is
to get the real thing.
1t Is one of the most subtle tempta-
tons on the market. q. G.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

DINNER STORIES.

James said his mother. you eat
and eat and never seem satisfied.
Here is one more helping Of pudding,
but it must be the last"
James started or the pudding with
delight.
"once upon a time. James," went on
his mother, there was a little boy who
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Are you doing anything for others ~
asked the philanthropist.
Sure" answered DR.. Commuter, st
keep my lawn mower we'll oiled, have
an extra set of dishes in the house, and
always keep one COO booked ahead"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

William E. Cory is of the opinion
that the views Of George W. Perkins
are amusing. Mr.. Cory is some amuser
himself.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
PRIsTTdN

The STAR extends the privilege
of these columns to the public and
not more than one hundred words
treating of topics of the hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

A New York doctor killed in aero
plane numbered "13."-News Item.
Still some hope for the superstitious
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
Just By the Way

The Fragrant End.
Let me end sweetly with the hushing
day,
Some beauty mingling with my final
breath,
AS the wild rose beside the scorching
way
Distills a dew-drop ere it turns to
Death.
A husky appetite is an insolence
toward the average pay envelope.
Makes a Racket.
Mrs. A.-Your husband always
dresses so quietly.
Mrs. Bile does not. You ought to
hear him when he loses a collar-button.
The watermelon fades away,
But ere the lone heart breaks,
1t smiles to see conn sneaking in
The steamlng buckwheat cakes.
The Spendthrift.
His methods with money were rotten.
He spent it on Juice of Elation.
I1S never coulu save, 81 ne SoL al
Unsavory reputation.
Some men who yearn to be angels
find that it is their money that has
wings.
Fixing 1T.
Preacher-You can't be a true Chris
tan until you change our methods of
business. Why, half your fortune is
invested in distilleries.
Deacon-In fix hat all right. I'll
invest the other half in gold cures.
The n constant worry that some
folks have is the fear that their funeral
will not be a success.
Flattery.
How did you come to make such a
great hit with Miss Oldgirl?"
Read her palm and told her she
would be married before she was 23."
Every kind act is a payment on the
debt you owe the world.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
TODAY IN HISTORY.

October 5. 1864, General French, COM
manding the Confederate Army besieg-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05
Natural Question.

Mamma-Bobby, you must not bite
your nails with your teeth.
Bobby-What shall l bite 'em with
my ears?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Among the many Newarkers who
will see al least one of the Giants
Athletic games will be Health Officer
David d. Chandler, City Treasurer
Albert T. Guenther and Tax Commits
sioner John Howe. There are no more
ardent JAMS anywhere than those three.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

ABoUT MlEN/
1eQWoW

Captain Samuel Brown is today re-
ceiving the congratulations Of all the
residents of the Sixth precinct for his
wonderful ability in putting an end to
what was regarded as n of the great
est morning evils in hat section. Com
plants had come to him that a milk
mans horse and the loud rattle of a
miikman's wagon have disturbed the
Hlumbers of the residents for a very
long time. The captain thought 1t out
and today when the milkman made his
rounds his horse was rubber shod. his
wagon was equipped with rubber tires,
and he himself stepped lightly on rub
ber-heeled boots, while the residents of
the Sixth precinct slept on. A collec-
ton had turned the trick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

The Spendthrift.
His methods with money were rotten
He spent it on Juice of Elation.
He never could save, SO he got an
Unsavory reputation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

There is room in every game for a
loser, but not for a piker.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Some men who yearn to be angels
find that it is their money that has
wings.
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THURSDAY EvEN1N G. 5. 1911.
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The watermelon fades away,
But ere the lone heart breaks,
1t smiles to see come sneaking in
The steamlng buckwheat cakes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-05

Makes a Racket.
Mrs. A.-Your husband always
dresses so quietly.
Mrs, Bile does not. You ought to
hear him when he loses a collar-button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

be equipped with the proper hat, ana no
requirement was more rgldly ellol l'csI
by the examiners than this. 1here were
hats for different trades, occupat ons ana
ages: also for use during ancestral wor-
ship, during betrothal, at marriage, Wnile
mourning and for making ohcial 'isi's
to high dignitaries.
The butcher was not allowed 10 Mea
a hat in Korea. This was because OIL
the Buddhist religion of the country:
which makes it sin to take the NE VI
any living creature. During tne leI ia
movement of 1895. in which the eAo ~
ers got together, and a petit on was pre-
sented to the home depa -tment or tne
Korean government, asking that Pup'ic
notice be given throughout the Sisae
provinces. that butchers De allo"eu l.,s o
wear hats the same as any other .lens'
and that they be free from MOI estatioh.
The government promptly granted tiio
petition. Upon being nouhed that tneL
request had been allowed, a putciel
named PAX, who had prepared the Pc
tition. wrote to the country butchers in
forming them of their approaching de-
liyerance and warning them against De-
coming "swelled headed (or the Korean
equivalent expression) by their sudden
privilege Of wearing mats t .h nas,. an
nouncing the granting or the petl'loh
were posted throughout the country.
One of the hats in the collection adorns
a life-size figure Of a Korean in national
costume. 1t will be recalled by many
Washingtonians that this very costume
or the precisely similar one-worn by
the members of the Korean legation
when they first came to the National
Capital created ver1table sensation
among the uninitated. Pedestrians, es-
pecially by night, were often considerab-
ly startled by a figure stalking along
noiselessly as a shadow, attired in this
weird and fantastic manner. of which 1t
may be said that the hat-somewhat sug-
gestive of that worn by the goblin in
the story of Gabriel Grub" as depicted
by Cruikshank-capped the climax.
This weird bit Of headgear is. or was,
known as the kat" 1t is the national
hat Of Korea. 1t is made Of fine SILK
over a bamboo framework. stiffened with
size. Although producing an effect OF
height when worn. owing to its being
perched upon the very top Of the head,
it has a small. cylindrical crown. and
a very broad brim with long tying
strings. 1t il said that in ancient times
the brim was even very much wider,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

and The curious reason assigned for this
is that the prodgiously wide brims pre-
vented conspirators from whispering 10
one another, they being, py reason VI
the form of their headgear. kept so Tar
apart that their conversatio was readliy
overheard by any one within reason
able distance.
Even the Korean hatband is fraught
with meaning. Thus, the kon Is
wide. circular band of black horsehair,
seven and one-half inches high, worn
by those of the literary class who nave
not yet passed a civil service eXamina-
ton or held Office. 1t may also De worn
by one who passes the second grade OF
nations before holding office. but the
lower class of merchants and laborers,
unless after such e--s nination, cannot
wear it.
Every Korean wears headband at
all times, day and night. The hats are
perched on top, never low on the head,
and are secured by pins to the topknot
and by strings tied under the chin
Anent the Korean topknot, it is interest
ing. to note that this bit or hirsute
adornment once caused as much commo-
ton in the Hermit kingdom as the queue
among the Chinese at present.
Indeed, 1t would appear that the ko-
rean of yesterday was more faithful to
his topknot than is the celestial of to-
day to his time honored pigtail. When
a Korean boy attained the age of seven
years he started a topknot. and when
this was grown it was never changed
in form as long as the owner lived. An
edict was issued in 1895 that all topknots
should be cut off, and. as the intensely
conservative people of the city OF Seoul
raised decided objection to comply
with this mandate, soldiers were sent
out in the town to forcibly cut off all
topknots that had not been removed, in
compliance with the edict. This created
such CONSERVATION that farmers would
not bring their produce to the city mar
kets. and such suffering resulted from
want of food that the edict was abrogat-
ed and topknots were once more in full
favor.
A court or official hat. prosaically la
beied No. 202, $50 In tho National Mu-
seums collection, is pathetically repre-
sentative OF the extinct national life of
Korea. This hat, In general form some
what resembles the curious hat worn by