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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
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MOMENT
By Roy K. Moulton

OLD LOVE LETTERS.
There's one thing makes me hoppin'
mad.
There's nothing else that's quite SO
bad.
Or makes me feel more like cad,
In this world / opine.
Than when my wife starts in to
quote
And with q knowing eye docs gloat
Upon the gun that cnce wrote
Those old love notes of mine.
She's got 'em saved UP, every one,
And when the family rows begun.
She starts Efght in and has her fun,
TIL every one is read.
She says: Now sit right still, my
dear.
know you're dying just to hear
Those things you wrote to me the
year
Beiorf we two we're wed"
She says; Now this one will please
you,
You wrote 1t back in ninety two.
Now. listen please till l get through
l was your angel then.
1t says: oh. listen to my cry;
I'm always happy when you're nigh:
A smile from you and I could die,
The envied OF all men,"
And then she reads a lot of gun
OF silly mollycoddle stuff;
must have hung an awful blum
When l a-courtin' went.
The oogle- google talk is there,
The worst I've heard most anywhere,
She throws it at me when I dare
To give my feelings vent.
In spite of all can do,
She reads: zoos lovey dove is oo?"
Gee whiz it makes me sick all
through,
And makes my woe increase.
Here's my advice to all young men:
It's right to WOO and win, but then
Don't do it with fountain pen,
II you would live In peace.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
VALUATIONS DOUBLED IN SEVEN YEARS

HE increase the valuations of assessed property i'll New
] Jersey this year the third largest reported.
Until 1903 the State valuations below billion and
that year they 81 1S00000000 i'll round numbers An
about $9S000000 1905 the largest annual
up that year In 1906 by of the tax
laws for assessing property full value the valuations showed
$416600000 1907 addition of
$27 100000 In the following the increase fell to about
Millions of the panic of 1907 but thsfgures
again $1060O0000 In 1910 the increase
about $960OO0OO 1911 Ss7O00000 This year the
$123034 The property in New
Jersey railroad property exactly doubled
1905, when the total was $11536S2961
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
A GENERAL WAR IN EUROPE.

FRENCH economist has been eiphering the cost in
~ dollars of general European Assuming that
the Triple Alliance the Triple Entente should lock
be embroed The calculation of money
cost $400000000 per month But the otherwise would
be ncacuab Added to the destruction of life and
and life has economic would be the
dsOcaon of and business the stopage of industry
agriculture the disappearance Of all kinds
property values Wealth wings and fly
and such conflict should immense wealth would be
shifted to the United States for safety Following the war; in
the exhausted condition of European countries there would be
big rise in immigration and of the better class And is
Gebaabe whether America would be benefited economically
that would back civilization in Europe years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER A. 1912.
SALARY AND FEE SYSTEMS IN OFFICE.

Mike the county officers in Hudson those of Essex
handsome net TO the county. The registers
reports for the fiscal year netsprof of $20Sl023
During the year. aso expensive office improvements made
The sheriff. surrogate being saaried turn
their receipts the treasury and each good
profit For during the prevalence OF the fee system
in State and county governments all the official fees p
vate pockeed and of these offices paid the ncumbens
high $4,000 annually The first reform made in the
secretary of states office followed by gradual reformation OF
all the principal conducted the fee system Last year
the secretary of Office netted $130O644 the Supreme
Court clerk $5664230 and the Chancey clerk $S3 The in
the secretary has up high half mil
dollars
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
THE LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION

TN HE legislative majority at Trenton be comphnented
q upon making good start in the organization of the
Legislature Except the unWarraned of the absent
Governors the matter of the choice of speaker
Assembly which failed in its object the majority
decorous than ordinarily and the results left
be nourished during the With
branches of the Legislature and sustaining RESPONSE
bity the have every
for harmony and cooperation we'll strict
ADHERENCE to their platform pledges.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
A MERE CHANGE OF FORM.

T< HAT competitive railroad the continent
the Pacific coast will be the outcome of the United
States Supreme Court decision dssolving the
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads
pected Under separate organizations the railroad sysems
controlled by the of interests pursue dentcay
the traffic methods before and do with the authority
Of the All that the decision relates the
the is done 1t doesn't touch the itself The STANDARD
Oil and tobacco trusts doing business the old
n changed form.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
THE PROPER Law FOR JUNK DEALERS.

YNDER York statute of knowledge as to
the anecedents of property which he buys upon
~ junk 1t is sufficient not to know
that it He that 1t stolen and
belongs the person Offering it This
has been sustained by the United States Supreme
1t ought to be the model for like statute
And the reasoning applies
hand dealers and paYnbroke Too many of these trades
are fences whose chief traffic ie in pIunder
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
A sTRlKe or THE TAnORs.

GENERAL strike of taors in New York and other prn-
A cpal cities in January is threatened How well organ
lied the trade is and how we'll prepared financially to
strike for any length Of time is not known but
widespread and prolonged struggle would entail much hardship
among thousands of families and in the
the of living by making clothing dearer
strikes railroad strikes and other great disturbances
usually have that effect finally
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
THE MAN WORTH wHILE.

When you have seven millions,
And lead the cotillions.
And have fifteen autom mobiles.
And live in mansion
With room for expansion,
And know how true luxury feels;
When you're like ]. p. Morgan
And have a pipe organ
TO play during all of your meals;
When you're robust and healthy
And wondrously wealthy
And not chained to any mans
wheels
You may he optimistic and grin like
a cat.
But you don't deserve any credit for
that
When you're workin' like thunder
To find enough plunder
TO feed seven kids and a wife;
When the loan meD all haunt you
And creditors taunt you,
Until you are sick of the strife;
When you have to hustle
And hustle and tussle
And high cost of living Is rife;
When your pay goes for fuel
And Goldfish and Cruel,
And there's no soft spot in your
life
When things can go that way and
you can still smile,
| / say you're q man who is strictly
worth while.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
Dinner Stories
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ...y,
PROFESSOR MAHAFFY was once

hROFESSOR MAHAFFY was once
examining a man who had put
himself down as an "agnostic"
on entering college. He was having
a hard time at Mahaffy's hands over
some ''crux" passages in a Greek
book. II believe, thir," said Mahaffy,
that you are--aw-are an agnothic in
religiouth matterth." "Well, then,
thir." said the profAsor, st can quite
athure You that youTare an agnothtic
in Greek ath WELL"
Glaneing hastily down the pages of
Tommy Jone5's examination papers
the teachers heart thrilled over Tom
my's unexpectedly good showing, for
OF one of the questions remained un-
answered. But upon subjecting the
rapers 70 more careful perusal, her
pride in Tommys efficiency had a
raii. After seven of the ten ques-
lions Tommy had written politely:
Il am sorry that this is a subject
on which I have no information"
We'll, old fellow, 1 hear that your
grandmother is dead"
Yes. she died yesterday" replied
the old fellow somewhat sadly. "It
Is the way of the world. We must
all die sometime, and the old lady
was well advanced in years"
''She left will and testament?"
on, yes, she left will and testa-
ment," still more sadly.
You We're always a 1avorite of
hers. Your name was mentioned. of
course?"
Yes" he replied, and the tears
began to stream down. his cheeks
my name was mentioned. I'm to
have the testament"
Il will ask you." said the lawyer
who was trying TO throw doubts ON
the testimony of a witness, 'if you
have ever been indicted for any Of
fense against the law"
81 never have, sir"
Have you ever been arrested on
charge of any kind?"
Never"
f'Well, have you ever been suspect
ed of committing a crime?"
I'D rather not answer that oues-
.tion"
'Ha! You would rather not. I
insist upon your answering it. Have
you ever been suspected of crime?"
"Yes, sir; often. Every time l
come home from trip abroad this
customs inspectors at New York citE
suspect me of being a smuggler."
The mayor of French town had,
in accordance with the regulations, to
make out passport for a rich and
highly respectable lady of his ac-
quaintance, who, in spite of slight
disbursement, was very vain of her
personal appearance. His native DO
likeness prompted him to gloss over
the defect, and, after a moments re.
fiection. he wrote among the items of
personal description; Eyes dark.
beautiful, tender expressive, but one
of them missing"
! Johnny had been told to sit down
and study his lesson quietly. In a
few minutes his mother heard fret
| full voice exclaim
Mother, didn't you tell me the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
HOW ARCHIBALD VIEWS HIMSELF

u UDGE ARCHIBALD makes denial of the principal
charges against him. There thirteen separate
in his Impeachment by the House In his Arch
bald ams that the charged do reflect upon his
tegrty Judge and that they not in
1t improbable that there members of the
agree with Archibald in that view There others who
with the judiciary committee of the House that Archbads
of moral responsibility had become deadened."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04

other day that God knows every
thing2"
why, of course, my son." she an
swered,
We'll, he responded dubiously,
I've been waiting for ten minutes
for him to tell me how much ten
times I'VE is, and / don't believe he
knows"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04

YeB many erson has been surprised
by advertising IN the Barter and Ex-
change" columne. II you have anything
you don't want around the house that
someone else could use just write tho ad
on the Want Ad. Blank" inserted on
the inside back page and send It in. No
charge at all. You simply pay two cents
for each answer you receive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04

4s1etny OF our merchants yearly
manifest deeper interest In those they
employ, and a growing sentiment
toward early closing is noticeable.
1t seems then that the RESPONSE
bility for the great fatigue and strain
due to careless, belated buying. is
largely the fault of the women in a
community, who are generally the
largest purchasers of and most un-
firing seekers of the gifts. To- the
women then we earnestly appeal,
urging greater care and thoughtful
ness in arranging their plans, shop
ping early. Then the days inter-
vening before Christmas would be
less wearing to those who stand and
serve, and fraught with more setis-
faction to the buyer who has remem-
bered the golden rule and applied 1t
to her Christmas shopping.
MRS, JAMES A. ExTON,
Chairman of Industry and Labor
Department, New Jersey State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Upper Montclair, N. J.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
From the HickeyvilIe Clarion.

William Tibbitts took out some life
insurance the other day and now
Mrs. Tibbitts says he will probably
keep ON livin' just for spite. If Will
lam expects to die he had orter taken
out fire insurance.
Mrs. Anson Frisby got a letter
from Tonawanda, N. Y, day before
yesterday and now polite society is
on the qui vive, for it is expected
she is going to get Morris chair or
something from soap house. A
woman who marries poet generally
takes him for better or for verse.
Hank Tumms says no wonder they
call 'em highballs. A feller can't
get one for less than 10 cents.
Anson Frisby has had inconsistent'
lights put in his house.
Miss Amy Pringle, one of our most
attractive brunettes, has returned
from the city and she is a blonde this
time.
I. Egbert Peavey's patent leather
shoes is all cracked. I guess the
patent has expired. Amos Butts's
roam mare has the epizootic at this
writing and he has to borrow horse
to help out on the hearse on busy
days. The old blue laws says a
man shall not kiss his wife on Sun
day, but. by gravy, what Hickeyville
needs is a law to prevent a man
kissin' some other feller's wife.
Grandma Perkins still hangs on and
may recover sufficient to do her
spring plowin'
The Clarion are going to run a
beauty contest and the handsomest
lady gets a patent wringer. OLD
maids and grass widders not allowed.
1t is thought that Miss Maize Bib
bins, the new trimmer at the milli-
merry par1ors, will get the prize as
Elmer Jones has already bought So
worth of tickets.
A strained nurse from Chicago has
came to take care of Grandma Prin-
gle. This is good weather for plant
ing. -Four funerals since Sunday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
Peoples 5
Rostrum
urxes Earlx ChrIstmas shopninr,

To the Editor of the Newark Star:
Sir-The holiday season is near,
and Tie New Jersey State Fe1era-
ton of Women's Clubs pleads again
for early Christmas shopping and
greater consider atoms for the tired
clerks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04

Johnny had been told to sit down
and study his lesson quietly. In a
few minutes his mother heard a fret
full voice exclaim
Mother, didn't You tell me the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04

Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the Synagogue Adas
Israel a whist party will be held in
steigler's Hall. 70 Sixteenth avenue,
tonight. Miss Friedman AND Miss
E lel Joseph form the committee in
charge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Long Ago Planned
To Stay Roosevelt.

Today he reiterated his statement
that he had long ago determined to kill
Roosevelt.
From the time Of the Republican
convention in Chicago" he said, II
knew that l must kill Roosevelt. This
is not a personal affair with me. !
have acted for America"
Then Schrank repeated his assertions
of the night before, that he was led to
conclude that the death Of Roosevelt
was necessary to avoid civil war.
John Schrank made a new confess
sion to the police today. He declared
that it had been his intention to keen
shooting at the ex-president until alb
solutely certain that he was dead. but
that the crowd frustrated him.
The police are convinced that
Schrank is a maniac They are max
Ing rigid investigation of his past
life, to see if he had any accomplices.
but are convinced that he acted alone
in his attempt to kill the former pres
ident, after following him about the
country.
In appearance Schrank is short. stout
and shabbily dressed. The most re-
markable part of his features is his
eyes. They are red trimmed. blue ano
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Il Wish I Had
Been Successful. "

"All good Americans know that We
must have no kings here. There are
thousands who would have been sIad
If had succeeded. They would bava
rejoced in secret.
Il wish l had been successful u
were given another chance this after.
noon l would take better aim and XIII
this man. He is the most dangerous
man in the world today"
Schrank was asked IL he felt no 70.
greet
II regret that did not kill him" he
replied. That Is what l feel. 1t was
the greatest failure of many failures Of
my life"
Schrank made incoherent remark.
about another completing his task.
He was asked If he meant that there
was an accomplice who would try tc
shoot the colonel.
Il did not say there was an accom-.
plice, except that all men who know
what this country wants and what
Roosevelt wants are my accomplices |
mean there are many men who know
what this one mans ambitions are
They will see to 1t that he never real
ICES them"
Schrank protested that he had not
been actuated by personal motives In
his attack upon Colonel Roosevelt He
said that his hatred OF the ex- president
dated back to the time when he was
police commissioner OF New York city,
and compelled millions to obey the
Sunday closing law.
The proClamations addressed to the
people of the United States were found
in SChrank's pockets. In them hp
claimed to have been inspired to kill
Colonel Roosevelt by visions Once he
wrote he saw in a dream President Nc
Kinley pointing to figure as his muir
derer, and the figure was Colonel
Roosevelt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Didn t Think of
Escape After Shooting.

In his confession Schrank said that
he expected to be torn limb from ,i,,h
after killing Roosevelt.
Il did not think of escane sf+ou
ward he said. Il did not think tbar,
was chance in the world. I exnAotos
that l would be torn to pieces before
would have time to fire at mvser owe.
II l had planned suicide.
My intention was to shoot renea,ad,,.
at Roosevelt until l knew he was dead
and by that time it would have ha.n
too late for me to do anything to NV.
self or for myself
"Suicide-that is a towards death
Now am ready to die"
Schrank said he fired the shot ~
cause he was convinced that Roos.
welt was trying to be the first Amer,ca,
king.
The trouble with this country il " bo
said. "that too few people are on the
square. There are probably 100 ooa
people who know it is their duty Il,
keep this blatherskite from becoming
king. The third term is the first ster
In this ambition
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Shot While Waving
Hat to Crowd.

As Colonel Roosevelt was leaving the
Hotel fitzpatrick shortly after s o'clock
last night to start for the auditorium
where he was to make a speech, a
crowd pressed around him. cheering
and attempting to shake his hand The
colonel stepped into the car. stood up
and waved his hat. AS he did so.
Schrank raised his pistol and fired,
point blank.
Albert Martin, one of Roosevelt's
secretaries, who was standing beside
him. jumped over the side of the auto
mobile, hurled himself on the wouId-be
assassin pinned him to the ground and
twisted the pistol out of his hand.
BY this time the crowd realized what
had happened, and the swift moving
succession of incidents seemed to rouse
their anger to white heat. Lynch
him," was the cry one raised, and in a
moment the shout was taken up by a
hundred men.
Martin bodily lifted Schrank up and
set him on his feet before Roosevelt
who was still standing, silent and mo-
tionless.
Here he is, colonel; take a look at
him. Martin said
Roosevelt looked curiously at the
shivering little maniac. and. as the
crowds anger grew, raised his hand
and shouted:
stop, Stand back! Don't hurt him"
The crowd moved back with military
discipline. and Martin and Captain
Girard, Of Milwaukee, who was with the
party, carried Schranl into the hotel
and called for the police
Colonel Roosevelt was then besieged
with questions Of whether or not he
was hurt.
no" ne responded; missed me that
time. Pm not hurt bit"
40 one in the party seemed TO real
ize that Roosevelt had been shot. and
when the colonel learned that the police
had taken charge Of the man who had
shot he ordered the motor car 10 pro-
coed 10 the auditorium As the ear
got under way. one OF Roosevelts sec
rearios uttered cry and pointed 10
the coloners breast
"Look" he said There is bullet
hole iu your oyoryoat."
Colonel Roosevelt looked down. saw
rho hole then uuhuuoua4 tHn bis.
brown awy .nlt which DO $3.50. Vpar-
us ma thrust Ms hand beneath IL.
When Hs Withdrew Do nIs ru4.u wore.
stained H..H blood.
Colonies Roosevelt Was uat aFwgel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
Here Is the Hole
The Bullet Made.

Il do not care a rap about being shot,
not a rap" said Colonel Roosevelt in
his speech upon arriving at the Audi
forum to make his speech.
Friends" he began, 81 shall have to
ask you to be as quiet as possible. /
don't know whether you fully under
stand that have just been shot, but IT
takes more than that to Kill a Bull
Moose
But fortunately had my manuscript
(holding up manuscript showing where
the bullet had gone through, so you
see I was going to make a long speech
And, frlenfs, the mole IN II is Where the
bullet went through, ana II probably
saved the bullet from going into my
heart The bullet is in me now. so that
! can not make a very long speech. But
! will t-y my best
And now, friends. / want to take
adv # this Incident to say as
sole.nn a word Of warning as l know
how to my fellow Americans First of
all. ! want 80 say this about myself
Il have altogether too many important
things to think Of 70 pay any heed or
feel any concern over my own death.
Now. ! would not speak to you insin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
SCURF CAME ON
BABY'S HEAD
Broke Out in PimpIes, Scratching
Caused Sores to Form. Hair Fell
Out in BuncheS. Could Not Sleep.
Used CutiCura Soap and Ointment
a Month, Cured Entirely.

Campbell, Na.-"I used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment for scurf on my habys head
and they made complete cure. 1t came on
her head soon after birth. 1t broke out in
plmples and itched and she would scratch it
and cause sores to form. Her head was
very sore and her hair fell out in punches
She was very cross aud fretful and could not
sleep at night. | tried many remedies. all
failed. then ! tried CutiCura Soap and ONT
ment and they commenced to heal at once
put the Cuucura Ointment on. and half
hour after washed her head with the Cuti-
cura Soap. used them a month and she
was cured entirely" lsigned) Mrs w. q.
McNullen. Mar. s, 1912.