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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01
CAPTAIN SCOTT HEARD From.

NV EWS from Captain Scott, the British explorer in the Ant
I'M arctic, quiets the apprehension that had been felt in re-
gard to his fate. If he has not reached the South Pole, or
if he was anticipated there by Amundsen, he will, anyhow, by his
prolonged stay in the Antarctic be enabled to gather information
of incalculable value to science.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01
A NATIONAL JEFFERSON MEMORIAL.

Ta HOMAS JEFFERSON is the only great American statesman
of the past not honored with a national memorial. The
proposition to raise $225O00 for a monument to the chief
of our constitutional fathers and to induce Congress to purchase
his home, Monticello, and make it public property commends itself
to all Americans. The memory of Jefferson, the author of the
Declaration of Independence. belongs 10 the whole people.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

A surprise party was given Miss
Helen Smith al her home on Satur-
day evening by her mother, Mrs.
Josephine Smith, S19 Park avenue, East
Orange, and Mrs. Lewis M. Neel. The
occasion was the celebration of her
eighteenth birthday. The game five hun-
bred was played by the young people
and prizes were won by Miss Ethel
Struck, Miss Maud Abrams, Mr.. Alvin
Mead and Mr.. Alfred Kennedy. At the
close of the game the guests adjourned
to the dining-room, which was deco
rated in a color scheme of pink and
white, and a dainty collation. was
served. The favors for the ladies were
Dolly Madison caps, and for the gen.
tlemen pink roses, The evening of
pleasure closed with piano solos by Miss
Ethel Struck and mandolin selections
by Mr.. Frank Hanford. The guests
were; Miss Maud Abrams and Miss
Ruth sidman, of Haverstraw, N. Y;
Miss Minerva Halliday, Miss Lillian
Gseller, Miss Florence Dartnell, Miss
Helen Bayes, Mr.. Percy Condit, Mr..
John Halliday, Mr.. Clinton Ctretcn,
Mr.. Arthur Holland, Mr.. Lloyd Smith,
Miss Smiths brother; Mr.. Lewis M.
Neel and Mr.. and Mrs. C. Oscar Hen
Mon, grandparents of Miss Smith.
The New Jersey Women's Press Club
will hold it's annual business meet
ing this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the Y. NJ. C. A. building, when officers
for the coming year will be elected.
Invitations will be issued early this
month for the wedding of Miss Eliza
beth Rose Garrigan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. .Garrigan, 46 West End ave-
nue.. this city, and Mr.. Frank A.
Soemer.
The annual entertainment given by
the young women of the Y. w. G. A.
is now in preparation, and rehearsals
are being held "Wednesday and Satur-
day evenings of each week. The date
set for the event is May 2. Mrs. Flor
ence Russell Kirk is in charge.
1t is expected that Mrs. Walter K.
Wildes, chairman of the conservation
department of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs. and Mayor Frederick
w. Donnelly, of Trenton, will be pres
ent at the meeting of the Civic Club,
which will be held this afternoon in
the Public Library. Mr.. Donnelly will
speak of Inland Waterways" Mr..
John S. Gibson, secretary of the Pas
sale Valley Sewerage Commission. will
talk Of Present Progress of Purifying
the Passaic." There will be a discus
sion of reasons for not abandoning the
Morris canal. Mrs. Jennie E. Suderly,
of Arlington, chairman Of the forestry
and waterways committee. is in charge
of the program. and the president, Mrs.
Harry Campton, will preside.
Mrs. William R. Andrus gave a
masquerade Saturday night at her
residence, s51 Hartford road, South
Orange, for her son, Lyman Andrus
Sixteen young folks at&nded and the
costumes included uniforms of soldiers
of different countries and clowns. Miss
Helen Neidlinger was dressed as a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

native "Blue Grass
State" belle. She
came to Washington
as a bride when her.
husband first en-
tered Congress eight
years ago. Until re-
Gently the Jameses
were members of the
''b o a + d / ng-house
only starting
housekeeping after
landing the senatorial
toga.
Prince Paul afraid
to eat Troubetskoy is
for fear of
feeding upon the
flesh of an animal
better han myself"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01
ILLINOIS w EXPREss rs PREFERENCE.

1H HE Illinois Legislature has now passed a preferential presi
Dental primary law and that State is added to the number
in which the Republican voters will have the chance to
record their choice between Roosevelt and Taft without the use of
right now.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01
WON'T want It.

"Is your uncle dead?"
Eyes, sir"
"How-er-much did he leaye?"
IAN unspotted reputation, sir!"
"Ah, I see! Nothing that the heirs
will fight over"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

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, 1912-04-01

Easter Slogan.
MY hats in the window"
Do your winter coaling early.
A Hungarian doctor can graft hair
on a bald head. That's what it is-a
graft.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

There are still a few old-fashioned
people who would rather wear ear
muffs than have their ears frozen. but
you can count them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Ollie James, wife of the newly
elected senator from Kentucky, is a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

Begging a mans pardon generally
gets about as much result as begging
a mans pocketbook.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

Some men are so careless they can't
fall off a rail fence without hitting the
mud side.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01
Repartee.

"Are you going to shoot yourself
with that gum"
do 1 look like a man who would
commit suicide?"
"well, if 1 looked like you, 1 would"
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Card Of Thanks.

Card of Thanks.
To the Editor of the Evening Star.
I extend. to you the thanks of the
James A. Bray Association for the
news item appearing in the Evening
Sta of March %. We appreciate your
kindness very much indeed. Sincerely
yours.
GEORGE HUBscHMITT.
Chairman.
]. e. Stromenger,
Secretary Banquet Committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

You can't reform a pig by any purely
aesthetic criticism of ~wallowing.
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Day. of Summit; Eugene Brazeau, OF
New York and Milton Alderman, OF
Passaic.
Despite her. resignation as president
of the Mary Fisher Home at Tenafly,
Miss Fisher was reelected at the an
nual meeting of the association held
saturday afternoon at the Townsend
School. "a Park place. and her with
drawal was not accepted. All the Of
ficers were chosen to serve another
term, as we'll as the To
the latter were added Mrs. Conrad
Haney, of Orange; Mrs. Grace Mar
shall, of Jersey City; Mrs. w. f. Bath
gate, of P~assaic, and Miss Laura L.
Barnes, of Asbury Park. The off,
GERS are: Miss f; her, president; Mrs.
Edward Payson Terhune, Miss Eliza
beth B. Vermilye, Mrs. Marion H.
vice-presidents; Miss Belle Durkee,
secretary, and Mrs. Andrew P. New
bury, treasurer. The advisory board
includes Edward Moore, of Passaic;
Edward A. Albright, of Roselle; w.
M. Carleton, of Brooklyn; George A.
Zabriskie and Walter Bogart, of Ten
afy. The treasurer, Mrs. Andrew J..
Newbury, reported the receipts during
the year as s9.O72.22; expenses, 1885,. "a.
A payment of $1,000 was made on the
mortgage. which has now been reduced
to $500.
For the benefit of the home there
will be a musicale and entertainment
At the home of Mrs. Florence milford
Hunt, 11O4 Broad street. on Wednes-
day, April IL. Miss Anna Jean Elan
agan will preside. Following the bust
ness session, over which Miss Fisher
presided, tea, chocolate and cakes
were served by the young ladies of the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schweinler.
Miss Dorothy and Miss Helen schwein-
Ter, of st. Cloud, have returned from
Atlantic City.
s.
THE Panama Canal and It's Gov
eminent will be among the topics
touched upon by Miss Janet E. Rich
ards, of Washington, in her lecture on
Current Events" in Wallace Hall to-
night. Miss Richards will also talk
of the problems of Alaska, how to
solve the conservation, transportation
and internal development questions.
She will bring up to date the outline
of the two most interesting Supreme
Court decisions. important bills now
pending in Congress, problems con-
fronting New Mexico and also a brief
sketch of the conditions in Europe.
The lecture will be given under the
auspices OF the Contemporary of New
ark, and the proceeds will be divided
with the Eighth Avenue Baby Shelter
and Day Nursery.
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TODAY IN HISTORY.

April !, 1883, was one of the great
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SOCIAL NOTES .. Of rn n5s ,"ss., a.. y

included Little Red Riding Hood"
and several wore dominoes. There was
an artist party at which prizes were
won by Alexander Hayner and Aline
Day. The remainder of the time was
spent in dancing and later a supper
was served. The house guests of the
hostess were Miss Elizabeth and Alex
ander Hayner, of Yonkers; Miss Alyne
Day. of Summit; Eugene Brazeau, of
New York and Milton Alderman, of
Passaic.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

Mrs. William R. Andrus gave a
masquerade Saturday night at her
residence. s51 Hartford road, South
Orange, for her son, Lyman Andrus
Sixteen young folks Attended and the
costumes included uniforms of soldiers
of different countries and clowns. Miss
Helen Neidlinger was dressed as a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schweinler.
Miss Dorothy and Miss Helen schwein-
Ter. of st. Cloud, have returned from
Atlantic City.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

The annual entertainment given by
the young women of the Y. w. G. A.
is now in preparation, and ~rehearsals
are being held "Wednesday and Satur-
day evenings of each week. The date
set for the event is May 2. Mrs. Flor
ence Russell Kirk is in charge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

The New Jersey Women's Press i
will hold its annual business meet
ing this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the Y. NJ. c. A. building, when officers
for the coming year will be elected.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-01

Invitations will be issued early this
month for the wedding of Miss Eliza
beth Rose Garrigan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. .Garrigan. as West End ave-
nue.. this city. and Mr.. Frank A.
Soemer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
TURNS TO MUTT AND JEFF FIRST

Dear Editor:
AS I have never written to the
Courier Junior before, I thought /
would write. My papa takes the Of
tumwa Courier and I like to read the
Junior pake and also Mutt and jeff.
Whenever we get the mail always
have to have the Ottumwa Courier
and I always turn to Mutt and jeff
first.
have one sister and two brothers.
My sisters name is Iva and my broth
ers' names are Arthur and Allen. Both
of my brothers are operators on the
railroad and they just like 1t fine.
We have preaching every other Sun
Gay. didn't get to go Sunday but l
went Sunday night. like to go to
church.
Our school didn't begin September
2 on account of the school house being
repaired. My teachers name will be
Mrs. WEIGH.
I know one of the Juniors, Floy
Young. She goes to the same church
I do. She lives about two miles south
of my home.
If I see my letter in print this
time I will write again. will close
for this time
A new Junior friend,
Fac Littleton, aged IL.
Charlton, Iowa. R. F. D. No Z.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
LOUISA AIcOTr-BORN 1882; DIED
1888.

All boys and girls love the memory
Of Louisa Alcott, for she has s1veI
them SO many real friends. They rec
as well acquainted with JOS BOYS,
Little Men, and Little Women" al
If they had been brought up with 20
Meg. Amy. Beth and "Teddy"; it seems
as IL they must have gone to PUN:
field" to dear old Professor Bhaer anc
Aunt 10.
OF all the stories Miss Alcott has
written, we feel that in JOS story, we
have the life Of Louisa herself. Wnei
| we read her life as told In her Journais
and letters, we find that things rean9
did happen to Louisa as they did 20 20
Her motto was Hope and Keep Busy
The dear "Marmee" was her oWl
mother, and it was she who inspired
her to write her poems and stories. Hel
mother was so pleased with the nrs'
poem Louisa wrote that she told hel
she might grow up a. Shakespeare.
This so fred her ambition she KEEP
on writing.
Louisa wrote many poems all through
the journal Of her child life, and they
show what wise head the romplns
quick tempered girl had with her &C
tive body. Her wild nature was very
hard to tame, and her journal gives
many glimpses of her struggles with II
The Alcotts were very poor but there
was always sunshine In the house as
the dear good father and brave little
mother made the children happy ano
cheerful. -.
When the war with the south grew
hard and bitter, Louisa felt that she
must go and help the boys from the
north, as they lay sick and wounded IN
southern prisons. far from nome. Hel
health broke down while she was IN
the south and her father had to go aft
er her. She went home to her mother
very i'll with pneumonia. She SAID;
II was never i'll before this time or well
afterward."
She wrote books after this until she
had made enough money to make all
the home folks comfortable. and above
all the help her sister Mae-who was
Amy in Little Women"-with her ed
ucation as an artist; and enough money
was left for trip to Europe
A book Of hers, "Old Fashioned Giri
was written while she was sick In ner
room II wrote 1t with my left hand IN
a sling" she said, lone foot up, head
aching, and no voice; yet as the book
Is funny, people will say. 'Dldnt you
enjoy writing it"
With patience. full Of courage, Louisa
kept on with her loving work for faith
er, mother, sisters and their children,
until at last she had triumphed over
the spectre Of worry over money mat
ters' and the success Of her life was
achieved by Little Women" and Lit
tie Men"
This loving large hearted woman
without any boys and girls Of her own
became Aunt 10" to hundreds OF chill
dren all over the world. Her books are
known and loved and the children OF
other countries read them as eagerly
as those In her home land, and she
loved them all, all her lads and lasses."
Ruth Goltry. age 10,
Russell, Iowa.
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cRETA ON THE SPECIAL EDITION

The Ottumwa Courier Saturday Aug.
10 published 100 page edition. thus
celebrating it's Gath anniversary OF con
tinual publication from Aug. ., 1S4s 10
Aug 10, 1912.
When this paper was first issued u
contained only few struggling pages.
It now contains each day at least ~
pages, This shows the amount OF It's
growth. The old as we'll as the young
were certainly delighted in the big eol-
ton. It illustrated the town as It was
several years ago and also as 1t Is now;
MY grandpa told me that he played
about the mill which was illustrated
when he was a boy. He was SO very
much pleased with the paper that ne
sent 1t to my aunt in the west. she
lived here about six, years ago: every
page Of the large edition was flled WIN
many interesting things. The historic
events recorded were of great interest
and value. The business firms were
very well illustrated in the big edition.
This edition was large as ten common
Couriers. It contained stories ana PIC
lures Of old citizens of Ottumwa.
The Ottumwa Courier Is of the Lee
syndicate Of newspapers and II
town was judged by its press Ottumwa
would certainly be counted very
large town.
Creta Huston, age IA,
713 Sheridan Ave-. Ottumwa, Ia.
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Dear Editor
I thought II would write little
story about my pet squirrel. Last
November papa brought me squirrel
from the country. He was about half
grown. My brother and built
cage for it. We put him In the cage
and placed it on the porch and when
the children passed they came up and
looked at it. At first it was afraid but
It became used to them. When the
street car passed It would go on IN a
corner and hide, but it got used to
that after while.
One day it got out. was at school
so papa had to catch It and put It
back in the cage. Then my brother
covered the hole with cement and it
never got out again. Now we let him
out and he runs around the house and
among the trees. It will sit on our
shoulder and eat nuts. candy and corn.
hope many of the Junior readers
have a squirrel too.
Weston Vinson, Age 8.
s05 Wabash Ave, Ottumwa. L.
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Frank said. 1T is no fun camping out
without gun" A minute later .
man with stick over hts shoulder
and two nice ducks on the end of it
passed. He told the boys to make
fire while he dressed the ducks. The
boys made a fire and they had roast
duck, coffee and bread for their sup.
per.
II will tell Mr.. Smith about the
keg," said Frank. So Frank told him
about the key.
What would you have done IL Il
had been gold" said Mr.. Smith laugh.
ing.
Taken it home and bought q sail.
boat. gun and lots OF other things"
said the boys.
There is gold to be found on these
islands" said Mr.. Smith. Tell III.
tell U.S." shouted the boys,
Mr.. Smith looked around to see that
no one was near and then he told
them.
But the boys never told what Mr..
Smith had told them.
Julien Stein, Age 9.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
TRIP TO PoMPEYs PILLAR.

Dead Editor and Juniors: AS my
letter was printed last time thought
l would try again and write about my
trip to Pompey's Pillar" All of U.S.,
uncle Fred's family and uncle George
Wake from Washington went. We
had two wagons. There were Fl of
us all together. Started about 10
o'clock in the morning and got there
about noon. The men carried our din
ners about half way up the rock to a
shady place and we ate our dinners
and afterward we started to climb on
top the rock to see Pompey's grave.
He was a colored cook for Lewis and
Clark when they came through and he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
cOLUM BUS

About the middle Of the fifteenth
century a bright, Industrious boy
named Christopher Columbus lived IN
Genoa. His father was wool comber.
Columbus went to sea when he was
only fourteen years old.
He wanted to be sailor. Columbus
probably sailed with some OF the
pirates. 1t is not at all unlikely that
Re sailed far north Of Iceland.
When Columbus was about twenty
six years old he went to Lisbon to live,
where his younger brother, Bartholo-
NEW, was engaged in making and sell
ing maps.
When on shore Columbus also drew
maps and in this work he was very
skillful.
When still quite young he had come
to the conclusion that the earth was
not flat, but shaped like an orange. SO
that to reach China and the island OF
Cikangc 1t was only necessary to sail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
JOHN eREENLEAF WHITTIER.

Whittier wak born on December IT,
1907 in East Haverhill, Mass. An an
cestor Of the poet built his home near
the close of the seventeenth century. In
his boyhood. his regular schooling was
but a few weeks each winter. His
lilies Of their pupils. From these teach
ers he was rendered great service.
Whittier had one brother and two
sisters. The boys helped with the work
on the farm by blowing snow in the
winter, caring for the animals and
fowls, getting logs for the fire and
many other things. On the winter
evenings the Whittier family, the
school teacher and an uncle and aunt
sat around the fireplace telling stories.
reading the news and eating nuts and
apples.
One evening, as they sat around the
fireplace, the school teacher, Coffin.
read aloud the poems of Robert Burns.
Whittier who was then fourteen, was
so deeply interested that the teacher
left the book with him. 1t was the en-
try of Whittier into poetry and he felt
himself indebted to Burns. His own ex-
preston was "the older poet woke the
younger
Whittier wrote poem called the
Barefoot Boy in which he describes
lIlllloSiL III SuIuIllcl lllLC. LIZ AoAAOV-
bound" he tells of one winter when they
were shut in by snow. The barn de-
scribed in "Snowbound" had no doors
and the snow drifted in. His first poem
which was published was 1.-THE Exile's
Departure" Mary Whittier sent this In
without his knowledge. Garrison, the
editor. became so interested In his first
poem that he sought his acquaintance.
Whittier had no money and had to
earn his own living. He made a cheap
kind Of slipper, which he worked at in
dustriously that in a few months he
had enough money to pay for term
Of six months in the academy. He
calculated every expense so closely
that he found he would have twenty
five cents left in his pocket, which ac-
tually proved true. . e..
His father died In June 1880 and left
Whittier the care Of the family Before
and during the civil war he wrote
countless poems. He always remained
true with the friends. His last poem
was written In memory of the SD
birthday of Oliver Holmes. He suffered
a great deal from neuralgia disorders
He died September I, 1892 at Hampton
Falls, n. H. He was So years old.
The house where he was born still
remains as it was when Whittier was
boy. It is held in trust as a shrine.
Lily Dahlen, age IA,
TOT Grant ST., Ottumwa, Iowa
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Worden, Mont.
cLARENcE'S TRIP TO WILLOW.
STONE.
Dear Juniors

Dear Juniors:
will tell about my trip to Corwin.
Hot Springs, and to tho Yellowstone
National park. Corwin Hot Springs
is at the foot of large mountain ana
on the banks Of the Yellowstone river
where the hot water boils out OF the
ground. They pipe the water to a
plunge in a large hotel. My brother,
my sister, and myself learned to swim
in this plunge. We spent weeks
vacation at the springs and them we
drove up into the Yellowstone park.
We saw the mammoth hot springs,
where the formation is Of all colors.
We also saw some wild animals,
buffalo, bears, deer, elk and mountain
sheep. After spending the day In the
park we drove to Gardner and caught
the train for home.
I was well-pleased with the card you
sent me.
I would like to exchange cards with
some of the Juniors.
Clarence Larking, age 10.
r., Red Lodge, Mont.