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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15
NEW TAFT CLUB TO MEET

JERSEY CITY. Oct. 15.-Thursday
a meeting of the newly organized w.
III. Taft Club. OF Greenville, will be
held at the club rooms at 400 Ocean
went II is expected that a num-
Der Of prominent Taft followers will
be on hand to take part in the meet
ing and arrangements are being made
10 take care of a large crowd.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15
PROGRESSIvES ARRANGE
FOR TWO WEEKS WORK

ELIZABETH. Oct. 15.-At a meet
ing of the executive committee Of the
Progressive League of Union County
in headquarters plans for meetings
for this and next week were made,
and the question of raising funds to
finance the county campaign dis
cussed.
Following the meeting of the county
committee the Elizabeth members
held a short meeting at which the
excise platform was submitted to the
league for it's approval.
They are on every page1bargains-
bargains! Read the ads.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15
DINNER STORIES.


In a certain town of Nebraska lives
a man who has been so unfortunate
as to lose three wives, who were
buried side by side. For a long time
the economical Nebraskan deliberated
as to whether he should erect a sep
arate headstone for each. comment
Grating her virtues. but the expense
deferred him. Finally a happy solu-
ton of the difficulty presented it
self. He had the Christian name of
each engraved on a small stone
MARY" elizabeth" "Matilda'-a
hand cut on each stone pointing to
a large stone in the centre of the
lot. and under each hand the words:
For epitaph see large stone"
There was a Kansas City man pres
ent who could make affidavit to this
story, but he won't. 1t happened not
| so long ago., and just why the Kansas
| CITY man found himself in the little
Missouri town that had gone dry by
one vote and was about to close its
single saloon is neither here nor
there. He was there, all right. and
| he declares that the following Is a
true account of what happened:
The Kansas City man, the town
marshal and one other were walking
IN the main street when the Kan
sas Cityan was suddenly seized with
a thirst.
"Ill show you the way to the sa-
loon. but I won't go with you" sale
the marshal.
"There's a bunch over there lament
ing the fact that the towns goins
drv and I don't want to have &c
make any pinches until | get a new
paddock for the calaboose door"
within the saloon there was an all
of mingled sadness and hilarity. SD
of the brawniest "wets' We're in pos
session and the liquor was i1owlnt
fast. The Kansas City man and MI
friend accepted q general Invitation
Just then the town drunk came in
.Where in thunder have you heenY
demanded the largest Of the men be
fore the bar.
"Fishin'.r replied the town drunk
list fiishin'."
where were you the day bcfor'
Yesterday, when all this dry Votin
was goin' on?'
The town disgrace hung his head
"Fishin'," he said sullenly. why
| was jist fiahln'.'
"Jist nshin,' were you2' demande'
all six men at nce "Jist fshin, an
this town going dry by II vote
You might have tied that vote an
yor we're tishin'
Suddenly, declares the Kansas Cit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15
EX-GOVERNOR TO SPEAK

ELIZABETH. Oct. 15.-Former
Governor Higgins, of Rhode Island,
who will speak at a Democratic rally
downtown or October 81, will be the
next United States Senator from the
smallest State in the Union if the
Democrats secure control of the
Legislature there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-15

nan there was an eruption of arms
and legs and the town drunk became
the centre of a tornado-like mass of
humanity, Finally he managed to
roll out through the door and took to
his heels.
"Fishin'l" %scornfully exclaimed the
biggest man. Him fishin' when the
town was goin' dry!"
Some time ago a New York BUSH
ness man, who is blessed with an ex-
tremely pretty daughter, took his
family to England for an indefinite
period, during which he was to es-
tablish British branches of his mer-
camille enterprise In this country.
The charm of this young woma
wrought much havoc In the rank and
file of the men who met her abroad.
She was sweet and gracious to all,
but her heart, as well as her Wit,
belonged to her native land. One day
her father found her at her desk,
knitting her brows over a letter.
whats the trouble. my dear?" he
asked solicitously.
Father" she responded dolefully,
Il must write another declension, but
nothing will induce me to conjugate
until l get back to the United States
Two Georgia darkies were quarrel
ing on a railroad platform, "You
better go way from me, nigger!''
said the larger of the two; "cause,
eft I start in on you about this time
day after tomorrow the sexton of the
coiored cemetery is gwine 10 be pat
tin 0 in the face with a spade.s'
Ever in hot water. always in
trouble, seldom out of a scrape. he
was by far the worst boy in the class,
and the terror Of the school mistress.
What you ought to do,' said
Mrs. Wiseacre to the teacher. sis to
treat him with more consideration
Punish him with kindness, you know
Send him up to my house, and I'll
try the effect of my system upon
HIM"
And, i'm due time, Sammy put in an
appearance at the house OF Mrs.
Wiseacre-at least. a brIght-lookine
hoy appeared upon the scene.
Mrs. Wiseacre showed him round
the garden. Interested him with pretty
pictures, played him lively music, and
then sat him down at a good feast.
MY DEAR" she asked eventually,
were you not extremely unhappy
when stood in the corner before al
your classmates for punishment
please, m'm," answered the boy
lit wasn't me you saw in the corner
1t was sammy"
But aren't You sammy, my dear?'
mo, MN; I'm Herbert. Sammy
gave me some cigarette pictures L
come here am get your jawingl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

vestiges OF self-respect, filial affection or
moral perception. Nevertheless this ira
gile. delicate, sentimental little blue
flower, thus planted in the sewer thrives'
and retains its purity.
Milada, after undergoing experiences
that recall the moral and physical tort
ures imagined and described by Tolstoy
IN Resurrection" is at last enabled %
emerge from the frightful quagmire by
the aid OF socialist philosopher, VINO
afterward dies in a madhouse, and also
through the almost miraculous influence
Of an infant that is born. under the most
weird circumstances, 10 friend and COM
uanion in misery Of the "Sinner-Satnt'
This strong and earnest social romance
contains intensely realistic descriptions
these are at times almost repulsive-or
the seamy side Of life in large European
cities. The literary. as we'll as the hu-
manitsrian, qualities Of Elsa Jerusalems
book have already been keenly appre-
ciated IN Germany and In Russia, and
now the Sacred Beetle" ELECTS great ana
widespread interest in Paris. . l. D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
CHIPS FROM A WORKSHOP
The Diversions Of a Boston
Bookman.
THE LIBRARIAN AT PLAY. by Ed ,Gi
Boston. Small. Maynard az Co.

THE LIBRARIAN At PLAY. BY Ed
rund Lester Pearson l2mo, PIP "ol'
Boston: Small. Maynard AZ co.
Mr. Pearson IS deeply versed in books;
still more deeply In the shallowness IN
mind of many Of their readers, ana o.
NOT few of their authors. The libra
rian's life IL not q happy one, unless ne
ha blessed with n sense Of humor. rate
destIning Mr.. Pearson for the Boston
Public Library. compensated him with
the gift OF drawing much tolerant
amusement from much evaporation Oh
snirit She also provided him with a
safety valve in the shape OF a weekly
column" in the Saturday issue of q
Boston evening paper, TO he read ana
dIgested along with much other enter
thinning and improving matter, while IN"
beans are baking and the brown bread Is
stcaming for Sunday mornings break
fast.
OF the fourteen papers in this littjo
volume twelve are transcribed from the
column ~ their original appearance.
The other two are printed here for the
first time. II is with the patrons whose
bookish friend. philosopher and guide
MIR. Pearson would be, If they would
only lot him, that he discourses. r1the:
than of the books which they "lli Tor,
often nv bewldering description OF their
anpearance and contents rather than ~
title and author. He has also encoun-
tered and elected the bad little boy who
visits the library not to improve ms
mind. but to swat the good little boys or
theirs with the months magazines. And
he has lived 10 encounter the bad little
boys father. who came to fight and
stayed to approve.
The alcove where talking is allowed
Yields the greatest human interest
heart interest" also. as It Is called by
the publishers Of the best sellers, Here
enamourcd youth looks into the eyes
that are tho books. the arts the aca-
denies that show, contain and nourish all
the world. Here. also, undergraduate
youth from Cambridge airs it's inc)n-
ceivable Ignorance of English literature.
while I'm the next alcove grumbes the
disturbed man who turns half a library
over TO make still another book.
Mr. Pearson has invented-in theory
at least-an interest gauge" which is
not financial table Of calculations. but
an instrument for the registering OF tine
measure OF readers interest In what
he Is reading. And to the ranks Of
bookish collectors he adds two new sre-
cialists-hlm of the literary zoo" whi;h
contains all the famous animals of lit
erature, Count Fosco's cockatoo ard
white mice, the horse that carried ths
good news to Client, Keats's nightingale
and Poe's raven, Rip Van Wrinkle S
Schneider, the jabberwock and the shark
the runcible cat and the black one. the
cockalorum and the slithy tove, the
Jumping Frog and Shere Khan, Rikki-
tikki-tayi and even the basket Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
THE SULTkN'S REALM
Turks and Subject Races, Pres
ent and Future.

rr-pKFy AND ITS PEOPLE. BY Sir Ed
uin Peors Knight Bachelor Of the Bu!-
garlan order Of Merit. knight OF uls
Creek order Of the Saviour. 6vO PIP W.
400. George II. Doran K co.
II was Sir Edward Pears who sent the
first news Of the Bulgarian atrocities OF
1877 10 the London Daily News HIS
knowledge of the Turkish Empire Is the
fruit Of nearly forty years residence IN
the country. and he retails 1t here IN
manner that is uncommonly informing
both in its larger outlines and in the
infinite detail Of racial traits, the rela-
tions of Christians and Moslems dwell
ing together. their differences and moduS
vivcndi in daily intercourse. The TURKS
he rraises, as all do who know them
we'll but he does not forget to trace the
causes that at times turn them into the
fiends Of international detcstation. TheN
are gradually dying ont, owing rAl'"|
10 scourge that RACES among them
almost unopposed by science. Indeed
they would have disappeared from Eu-
ropcan Turkey years ago but Tor con-
slant immigration, chiefly from the eau
casus They are a mixed race, the au-
thor tracing the energy and ability "l
tbe great Sultans chiefly 20 the White
blood that came to them through their
CAPTURED or purchased Christian moth
ers. What he has to say OF the super
stitions shared by Moslems ana 'Hr'S'
tIans under the Crescent forms curious
reading Both fear the evil eye; the
Turks have an uneasy feeling that CHRIS
tian churches have some kind OF thau-
maturgical power, and in many places
they join the giaours in venerauoh oI
ancient Christian tOmbs.
-lslamism, according to tfls
weiChty authority. is a purely religious
movement, which hardly touches Turkey
at all. and IS active almost exclusively III
Africa. where its progress is closely
watched by the white powers. In lur-
kcv itself. the Koran. like the Bibie
among us. now has its higher critics VINO
question. and question unmoIeS'cd' us
long established infallibility.
Sir Edwin compares the progress OF
Bulgaria with that of Japan in lis cclcr-
itv and scope. lie hazords no prediction
of the future Of Macedonia, but every
where in the realm, in Asia Minor Us
well IS in Europe he reports steady
progress toward modern conditions.
There is little room for doubt that TINS
is one Of the best, most reliable. ana
most exhaustive works on its subject IL
IS marked by a fine impartiality. whether
II doals with Turks. Greeks, Albanians
or Armcnians. among its notable merits
being the authors unfailing eye Tor no
common humanity Of all these races IN
the danger zone Of Europe. Last hut
not least. Sir Edwin has happy knack
Of illustrating his congratulations with
concrete instances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
ETCHING
Some Impressions of Old and
Modern Types.

FTC,HTNGS. Ry Frederick Wedmore;, - nv ne
Conno sseur's LibraryD illustrated, nv
pp. Kill 237. G. p. Putnams sons
This addition to a good service Is
-oouv addressed not so much to the
,o,rotssa,,r as 10 the collector who is
inst beginning to take an interest III d
n scinating subject. Mr.. Wedmore Is
critic NJ the impressonlstic order
writer of likes and dislikes. But he mas
- least q warm interest in his theme
and treats It in such wise as 20 s'iiiiu
late the reader His illustrations are
unusually good, and they include nap
,,I,. many fine things. Rembrandt, OF
co,ree heads the list. AS frontlsplece
Mr. Wednore reproduces one or the
greatest Of the masters PORTRAITS the
Clement de Jorghe." This Is the print
over which Whistler was wont 10 nahs
entranced. Mr.. Kennedy, the compiler
~ the monumental Groller catalogue OF
Whistler's etchings once showed nm II
particuIarlv fine impression of this Rem
brandt. and he wrote beneath 1t; with
out flaw; beautiful as A canvas by INIT
oret-beyond which there is nothing.
Arropos Of another of the great Dutch-
mans plates, the Jan Six" Mr.. We'd
; more recalls that Haden bought an I'M
preston Of It some years ago for Sl,ioo'
and sketches Sir Seymour as flushed
and excited over the struggle he had
had 10 make 10 get the prize.
This author is infectiously apprecia-
tive Of Rembrandt, and he writes to
good purpose OF the latter's contempt
rarIes. on the other hand. passing to
modern Dutch etcher. TO Bauer. he pays
that interesting but not at all remark
able craftsman perhaps too generous
tribute. He has n good saying on the
etching5 Of Claude: They are so Classic
and so eminently fresh: they have an air
gyand SeigHeur, ceremonious, stately with
the pageantry of Nature: they are capa-
bic. besides. OF an appeal so homely, in
innate, and cheerful Van Dyke.
Tiepolo. Cabot and other earlier types
are Justly traversed and Mr.. Wedmore
is interesting on Goya, though, by the
way, IL is odd that while referring 10
Spain he should neglect the brilliant
etchinys Of Fortuny. There are other
unfortunate omissions. The pages on
American etchers apart from Whistler.
make the senderest sheaf and are alb
surdly inadequate.
In his dealings with the moderns Mr..
Wedmore IS, TO tell the truth, less salts
factory as a guide than when he is de-
scribing the heroes OF the past. The
personal equation Is very much 20 the
fore, and ono Is conscious, also. Of
certain complaCency. Unmistakab bly,.
Mr.. Wedmore attaches importance to
his own opinions. one result of this Is
an exaggeration about some Of his esti-
mates; that OF Zorn, for example. ex-
cites little sympathy. Mr.. WedmoTe re-
fers I'm his preface TO the fact that Eng
fish appreciation Of ctchings has in
creased Of late. and this, he adds, is
extremely agreeable TO me. personally"
The latter revelation is a little quaint
but 1t Is doubtless well meant, and
doubtless. too. this volume will help to
stimulate a healthy taste. But we can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

Conservation BY Mary Huston Gregory.
illustrated l2mo. PIP 3ls. indianapolis:
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
This is an instructive general survey OF
the natural wealth of our country, OF
its waste in the past and present, ana OF
the measures to he taken II that waste
is 10 be checked. and resources 10 he
made 10 yield revenue TO the full with
out further diminutlon, or, as is the case
Of coal. with only an irreducible mini
mum. Conservation, the author points
out is not n matter Of government regu-
lation. or OF the ultimate greater profit
of large corporations. but Of us all, and
we all, when properly informed, she
holds. can influence the movement
toward this end.
She deals With soil, forests and water
so closely linked together in this matter
Of protection, rc-cnrichment, reclama-
tion and Weld. with coal and other fuels,
with our minerals, our animal foods and
the parts played by insects and birds on
farms and in orchards. our fire waste
beging I'm the forests, Is continued in our
buildings. and is found also in our reck-
less use Of fuel, the waste here begin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

ming, in the case Of coal, with wasteful
methods Of mining, and being carried on
In the prodlgious loss in the generation
Of power and the escape Of unused gases
The author traces our wasteful ways
to their origin in a small population
among natural resources that appeared
inexhaustiblc. The time has come. not
only TO check the continuation Of this
waste, but to repair it's results where
that can he done, and TO add to our nat
ural wealth by the reclamation Of arid
lands by irrigation, and Of swamps by
drainage. The uses 10 which we can put
our abundant water supply for purposes
of transportation have but just begun TO
receive the attention they deserve-in
short, the author deals with her subject
thoroughly, in all its aspe,Pj, including,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

alton, gave herself To study and for three
years. her biographer asserts. was a
fairly good and attentive wife to sin
gu.arly unkind and unpleasant husband"
Unpleasant indeed, for what was a dis
appointed and perfectly idle old cheva-
Her TO do but drink. drink, drink and
abuse one who was nearest and most
helpless? Finally. after a scene of trag-
edy, when he attempted to strangle her
ia a drunken fit, Louise left him and
sought refuge in convent, and later
help in Rome from her excellent brother
in-law. the Cardinal Duke Of York. He
was always kind to her, and her in
gratitude and deceit where he was CON
cerhed begin the unsavory story of her
life with Alneri.
The most dramatic episodes of that
life were found in Revolutionary Paris,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
"LE SCARABEE SACRE"
A Novel That Is the Sensation OF
the Moment in Paris.
Paris Nav 10.


10 scarabee Sacre.' generally con-
coded to be the best and most daring
work Of Elsa Jerusalem, has been trans
lated from German into French by ]. ".
Bienstock and Claude Margelle ana Is
now published by Fasquelle. Under the
cuise Of a novel. this is a profound.
masterful study Of one Of the most pain
full social problems of our time. The CEN
trail figure Of the tragedy is.a young
woman. Milada Rezeck. who is the nat
ural child Of an Austrian nobleman' but
Is kept in the cast iron grasp OF her
beautiful but depraved and alcoholic
mother. Mlada is borr, brought up ana
Lives her life" in a soil Of virulent muck
that one might suppose would stihe all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

was less expansive. Louise was nearly
forty then and nobody found her beaut-
mi or even interesting Walpole said
she was German and ordinary"
We have mentioned the needless bulk-
ness OF this biography. Brought into
smaller compass the narrative would be
much more effective. We could easily
snare the mass Of Louises commonplace
and tedious letters. They can but rouse
wonder az 10 the mental processes OF the
persons who discovered intellect In their
writer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
Imaginary mongoose that ate the imagi-

imaginary mongoose that ate the imagF
nary snakes.
The author collector speciallzes IN inc
Iethal weapons Of literature-the ralle'
NJ r,aertes. Nine. Defarge's pistol, tne
knife of Markheim, Bob Across duell,ue
pistols. the lasso that Merlin stole ron
the Yankee at King Arthur's court, ana
ynonv more. II is ingenious entertain
ment. for the reader Immediately catches
the zest for this sort Of lmaginary COL
Iesting. and begins to add to Mr. rear
con'c own,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
FINDING A MEMLING.
Tho Pail Mall Gazette.

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
What is claimed 10 be an important arr
find has been made during the demon
ton of an old house at Bruges.
Upon the plaster being peeled or 2
wall a panel painting. by lo53 ieee
was brought to light. II was sofa 10 :
Bruges collector for 500 francs, anu
when the dirt had been removed was
found 10 be fine painting represehtiiS
the Three Kings.
Experts declare IT 10 ne an oli ssaso
work of Hans Memling, painted III - -
and masterpiece or the FAMOUS io ~.
isb artist. whose chef d'9uvre is tne
shrine of st. Ursula" in ST. Johns HOS
pital at Bruges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

Changing conditions brought up ne"
prcblams day by day. The liability ~
gas companies for negligence the
spcnsibllny Of streetcar companies tor
accidents, marine and fire insurance
patent cases, railroad and corporation
laval these problems spranG up DUR
ing these thirty years and were pro-
vided for. Mr.. Warren interweaves WIN
his history of the bar the stories OF
great American lawyers and their most
irUortant cases.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

oet If all the human waste, the loss OF
rroductiyeness caused by preventable Ill
health. by disease, by indiVldual III
efficiency. She closes with chapter on
the preservation and extension OF uie
natural beauties Of this countr"-ano'her
asset Of practical. material value
The book while thorough and sclen'lnc'
is what its publishers claim 1t 10 De-
popular In treatment. 1t presents the
cause 1t champions clearly and force
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

whence the lady and her poet escaped
with difficulty after dangerous alter
cation with the mob at the barrier
queer performance was Louise's unique
appearance at the court Of George III as
the Princess of Stolberg- Gedern. 1t Is
recorded that she was well dressed ana
not at all embarrassed; that the good
naturcd King talked to her good deal
on general topics. while Queen Charlotte
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
LITERARY NEWS
"A ~n0 Il
a. CRITICISM ~

step in his book. which is Of uncommon
interest. especially, as has already beeh
said. as q study of the morals of the So
Ciety Of that time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
TIE LAW OF THE LAND
Beginnings of the Law, Bar and
Bench in America.

A HISTORY or THE AMERICAN RAR.
BY Charles Warren, Of the Boston Bar
ovo, pp xii, $50 Boston; Little
Brown & Co,
While chiefly Of value 10 lawyers, MI
Warren's book contains much Of interest
to the layman, who can CLEAN from II
some information concerning the devei-
opment Of American law under American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
RARE BOOKS & PRINTS IN EUROPE.
uALL-oUT- OF-PRINT-BOOKS"

"A WRITE ME-; can get you any book ever
published on any subject. The most expert
book finder extsnt. When in England call and
see my 500 900 rare books BAKERS GREAT
BOOK SHOP. John Bright st.. Birminghsms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
Poison and Its Uses in Seven
teenth Century France.

MADAME DE BRINVILLERS AND
HER TINES. 1G2O-i576. BY Hugh Stokes.
With a frontispiece phOtogravure, ana
fifteen other illustrations. $40, PIP. xiv,
sol. John Lane Company.
What gives Mr.. Stokes's study Of the
criminal career, trial and execution Of
Nine de Brnvilliers its true value is
his circumstantial study of the times in
which she lived and Of the part poison
played in their dynastiC. political fnan-
cial. social and family affairs. 1t was an
age OF murder by poison; an age also OF
the suppression of the truth in cases OF
the royal family or the great noble
houses OF France. Fashionable physi-
clans were tactful and ready TO take the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

imagine a better book on the snoJect
written in a simpler, less self-conscious
STYLE