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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-31
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
DECEMBER 81
DEcEM BER 81
Marie Catherine d'AgouIt
Copyrighted. 1918.


BY MARY
The Comtesse d'Augoldt is best
known today as the mother of Cost
mo. the wife of Richard Wagner,
though fifty years ago her writings
under the assumed name of Daniel
Sterne" were widely read and ad-
mired. She was member of an
aristocratic French family, and mar
ried when a young woman the comte
d'Agoult. She was a very beautiful
woman, and her intellectual quail
ties gathered in her drawing room
many of the celebrated men of the
time-among them Chopin and the
German poet Heine. Here she met
Iiszt and promptly fancied herself
in love with him. She actually left
her home and husband and child and
followed the young musician to Cen
eva. He protested pleaded with her
to go home. but she was insistent
He even appealed to her family to
prevent her from the rash act, but
the comtesse was insistent List
was forced to yield and together they
went to Paris, where they Joined
George Sand in the Rue Laffitte.
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GERMAN UNIVERSITIES IN 1913

German universities 64.462 persons
(56,91 men and 1886 women as COM
pared with $500 men and 1853
women In the previous year,. AS to
the attendance of the different de-
partrnents, theology showed g. marked
increase with $3.50 students as COM
pared with 1888 in the previous year.
but the principal increase is seen in
the department of medicine. to which
university students have given the
preference for some years. The med
ical departments have 14,750 students
as compared with 13.409 in the prev
ious year and S.2S2 five years a@o.
The next largest increase Is In eco
nomics and agriculture. Dentistry
decreased as a result of higher en-
trance requirements and longer time
OF study from 7ss to $50 and law
from 1907 to 1895. and finally stu
dents of philosophy from 1854 to 49,
All.
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WITH THE NATIONS TOILERS

Death or disability claimed 1885
victims employed in the industries of
California during 1912.
Ohio has a new law which pro-
hibits the employment of girls under
sixteen and boys under fifteen.
Wages paid in Tacoma are g per
cent. lower than in any other part of
the State of Washington.
Chile has 5,722 manufacturing es-
adjustments, employing an aggregate
of 74,61S persons
France has a trade union member
ship of over million.
Organized labor in Toronto will
celebrate the liquidation of all the
debt on the Labor Temple in Febru-
airy.
II is stated that the supply of fac
tory girls in Japan will be exhausted
within three years.
Local Typographical unions in the
State of Texas are going to unitedly
insist upon having Texas text books
printed in Texas.
On the continent of Europe the
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"EDITIONS'' VS.. IMPRESSIONS"

Do you know the difference between
editions" and Impressions" in book
buying parlance?
The difference has been much mis-
understood by many readers of tech
nical and engineering books, and the
publishers themselves have discussed
the use and misuse of these terms in
their trade press. Let us assume that
you bought an engineering book five
years ago and that the title page bore
this line: Third Edition-1908."
Then, recently, you discover a later
edition" bearing the line: Fifth
Edition.-1913," and you conclude that
your old book is out of date.
You buy the new book, and on its
comparison with the 1908 edition you
find that. beyond few plate correc-
tions and change of date on the
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This is the age of extravaganza.
According to figures compiled by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, United States Department
of Commerce, the total debts of the
world now aggregate AZ billion dol
lars, having increased 20 per cent. In
the last decade and doubled in the
last forty years The interest and
other annual charges amounted in
1912 to 1882 million dollars
The largest national debt is that of
France, 6,2S4 million dollars; the next
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title page, there is no difference be-
tween them. Then you say thingsl
What you really bought was new
''impression"-a reprint of an ex-
hausted third edition. While the
publisher may not have intended to
practise a willful deception, his book
is really sailing under false colors,
and you are ready to believe that the
publisher has preyed upon your credi-
bility, to say the least.
While the idea is so new to many,
for several years it has been the
practise OF some publishers to retain
the date on the title page of book
from it's first publication until it was
thoroughly revised, and calling the
reprints impressions" not editions,
as First Edition, Second Impress
sion ."-POWer.
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Che DpinS Year

Revelers--l plead with thee TO hold
Thy censuring jeer
That thou would'st hurl against a crumbling soul
That stood ye well when not so old;
Instead tear
Should be thy tribute for tonight
The youngest born will put to flight
The whitening year.
Why thrill We SO at flight of Time
That We must raise
Thy voices in discordant rhyme
And brand the ending hour crime,
Denied of Praise?
Once monarch of the Dial, now free OF throne
Unpurpled, unptied and alone,
End ye his days.
Good staunch old Pal, with ne'er thought
Of greed gain,
That suffered pay for what ye bought
As on the living tide We caught
And held the strain
That genial makes the days to be
And sweetens life with memory.
plead in vain?)
WILLIAM ]. BAGBY, JR., 1918.
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|OSMIRIDIUM AT oOZ. PER TON

The report of the Tasmanian geolo-
gist, w. H. Twelvetrees, on the Bald
Hills osmiridium field vouches for the
existence of the precious metal in stu
in the serpentine rock, samples of
which he had crushed and assayed
yielded up to fifty-nine ounces to the
ton. He says: ''It must be under
stood that it is irregularly dissent
mated in the rock. 1t is rarely visible
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Interest Of $1,732,oOO,O0O Paid

largest being Russia, 1853 million;
the United Kingdom. 1886 million
Italy, 2,707 million; Spain. 1,S15 mill
lion; British India, 1,475 million
Japan, t,242 million, and the United
States, 1923 million. The debt of the
German empire is stated at 117S mill
lion dollars, and OF 1.-The German
States, 1886 million; that of Austria
Hungary, 1851 million; that of Aus
tria, 1,4S4 million, and of Hungary,
1.26S million dollars. strengthening
News.
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Holland Has Paragraph Trolley

town of Leyden with the seaside re-
sorts Katwylz and NorwylS. The line
is of standard gauge. double-tracked.
Current comes direct from the Leyden
central station without the use of
sub-stations. The motor cars, of
which there is one to every two trail
ers, have two 00-horsepower motors
and take current of 1900 volts by
paragraph trolley.IAmerican Ma
chinist
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INDIANS HOARD GOLD

In the last two or three weeks there
have been considerable exports OF gold
from England to India. notwithstand-
ing the rather unfavorable reports
as to the Indian crops. These, per-
haps, have been too pessimistic, for
the people of India themselves seem
We confidence in the future. The
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Subtle Revenge.

Two young bootblacks who have
stands close together on fremont
street quarreled the OF her day.
III get even with that guy yet,
vowed the smaller boy of the two.
"Goin' to fight him, are yer.
jimmy he was asked.
''Nawl When he gets troo polishin'
gent I'm goin' to say ter that gent
soon's he steps off the chair. Shine,
sir: shine 2 ~ Boston Transcript.
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Pearl Prices Rising.

So great has been the rise in the
price of pearls during the last If
teen years that it is estimated by a
writer in the Paris Revue that a
necklace bought for 100000 at the
end of the nineteenth century might
now be expected to fetch S1.000,0O0
With the constant increase of
wealth the value of pearls is likely
to continue to increase, and good
collection may. be regarded as one of
the most profitable of investments.
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FEEDING OTHER NATIONS.

THIS YEAR SLIPS OIL 400 worth of agricultural
other nations before equaed
hs $296 than the imported Great
stan largest of agricultural exports she
always do United States is her ganary Cut off
supply and half the people Of the British Isles would
il the continent closed European supply by
lose sight Of this fact should
that extent hold Great Britain in pawn.
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because of it's covering of oxide of
iron, a dull black coating making the
grains of metal indistinguishable from
those of magnetic or chromite.." The
occurrence is one of extreme interest,
for osmridium in undisturbed rock
has hitherto been recorded only from
Russia.-The Engineering and Mining
Journal.
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point is that they are taking gold. and
to an almost corresponding degree,
have been neglecting silver. The ten
dency of the Indian people to hoard
gold rather than silver. seems to be
on the increase, and it may be a
matter of considerable importance in
its relation to our gold supply.-The
Engineering and Mining Journal
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AT CTTY's SPLENDID HOME CHARITY.

PHILANTHROPY of great city is cxemplihed in one
ospita service There arc fortyseven hospitals in the
hid Sunday Association of New York, being less than
ber OF hospitals in the metropolis and last year it cost
run these forty-seven hospitals of which amount
Rs raised by voluntary gifts The great city which
tn vast contributions for the succor Of humanity in
e world when caamtes happen displays the same
at home.
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NEW YEARS PARCEL POST.

ROW THE parcel post limit OF weight will be fifty
he first and second and twenty pounds for the
The in the first and second zones will be material
with reductions in the other Parcels of four
Is be mailed any distance for cent an ounce. 1t
that the year will be record in parcel post
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historic shrub for Church.

From the New York Sun
Passersby paused to watch two of
the Trinity churchyard gardeners as
they busted themselves in the old
churchyard with the planting of a
tiny shrub. A shallow hole was first
carefully excavated and in 1t was
placed the plant which to the look
erson appeared to be nothing more
than a cutting from some common
place tree.
The little plant, however, was sent
from the abbey of Glastonbury, Som
ersetshire, England, and it is a cut
ting from a tree or shrub which in
turn is tree descendant of the ia
nous shrub known as the holy
thorn"
The history of this plant dates back
to the year SO A. D., and in the story
of it's original planting figures the
name of Joseph of Arimathea The
legend runs that Joseph, a disciple
of st. Philip, in the year GO A. D., car
ried a hawthorne stick in his hand
when he went into Great Britain and
this he stuck into the ground. 1t took
root and flourished and has since
been known as the holy thorn
The little shrub planted in old Trim
ity is the gift of Walter Sully, of
Glastonbury who sent along with it
an affidavit of the head gardener of
the abbey of Glastonbury giving its
pedigree.
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DESTROYER OF THE PEOPLES FOOD.

BLIC SENTIMENT has heretofore been aroused on
supply and prices, because consumers did not
they being remorselessy robbed with pound
ey bought They felt the hardship but were not aware
USE Lying of scarcity of the supply found
ecause there denial. The people knew all about
- rust nothing the sordder and more
sh trust The truth is coming out now.
ruelest outrage human kind is the systematic de-
Etruc sea with the purpose Of keeping it from the
beople maintain exorbant trust prices and this
BART Of the Hundreds of of fish gathered from
that should have the people for their subsistence
deliberately destroyed hidden away to rot in order
Mat systematic robbery of the people could be carried out The
for his dishonest profit at the expense OF the masses
destroys great necessary of life criminal He an enemy
humanity foe of civilization There something satanic
his greed this crime committed by the men who have
the fish supply and who hold the ocean fisheries
Jersey property of the State for private exploitation
Shall this nqu longer endure? Is the New Jersey Legis
longer muzed by the representatives of the fish
comparatively insignificant there has been loud camo
this State the halls of the Legislature For
less special sessions have been called For the regular
Trenton month there is other subject
comparable importance of relief of the people from the
&tranglehod of the fish trust
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Chains Daughter to Tree to Prevent
Elopement.
wAYCRoSS, Ca, Dec. s1.-Accused
of claiming his sixteen year-old
daughter Fannie to tree to prevent
her clipping with John Douglass, 10
years old, e. A. Aldridge. one of the
wealthiest planters in this section of
Georgia, was arrested yesterday and
held in heavy bonds. Aldridge learned
Saturday night that the girl intended
to elope on Sunday with her sweet
heart, and it is alleged that he seized
the girl at once and chained her to a
tree in his front yard. She remained
chained to the tree all day Sunday in
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In Holland a short traction line run
on continuous current 1,2O0-volt sys-
tenn has been installed connecting the
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OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM
THE EXCHANGES

Turkish population toward the Jews.
the chief rabbi said: "The Turkish
government has always maintained a
very friendly and benevolent attitude
toward the Jews. The population of
our country is also sympathetic
toward the Jewish people. The Sultan,
by whom | was received, is of the
opinion that the Turkish people and
government have no more dependable
friends than the Ottoman Jew. ! said
to the Sultan that the Jews of the
whole world extended their sympathy
and feeling of gratitude to the Otto
man empire"
With respect to the immigration of
Jews to Turkey, the chief rabbi said:
II am convinced that the Turkish gov
eminent would gladly welcome Jewish
Immigration to all parts Of the empire
If this is well organized and in har-
mony with the interests of the coun-
try"
The chief rabbi paid a glowing
tribute to the Jewish agricultural
colonies in Palestine
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ODDITIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

plain view of passersby. Aldridge
took the girl to her room. Douglas
attempted to rescue her, but was
driven away at the muzzle Of a gun.
Saw Chicken Carrying on Dog After
Battle.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The suit OF
William Henry Satterley and william
Howard, of Blue Point. L. l., against
John Bennett, a florist and their
neighbor, which has agitated their
acquaintance for nearly two months,
was tried before Judge L. B. Green In
Patchogue yesterday. Satterley and
Howard sued for damages against
Bennett November IL, alleging that
Benefits terrier dog had stolen four
teen chickens from them. Benefits
defense was that the chickens were
so large and his dog so small and
frail that 1t was absurd to presume
the dog could have carried off the
chickens 4a
Mrs, May Gillette, whose house
overlools Benefits back yard, was
called. She swore she heard a dog
barking and, looking out of her win
dow, had seen BENEFITS terrier and
one of the Wyandottes struggling,
and said that to her the chicken
looked to be carrying off the dog.
When Deputy Sheriff Fremont
Abrams. however, told of meeting
Bennetts dog in the road, with the
dead body of white chicken, the
Jury awarded SIS damages to the
plaintiffs.
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Woman Would Sell Her Husband for
$1,000

BOSTON, Dec. S1.--"I am willing to
sell my husband for $1,000 cash."
wrote Mrs Agnes Bedell of Quincy,
to Miss Mary e. Chandler, In a LETT
ter which Miss Chandler made public
last night. William BedeII. the hus-
band. when interviewed later. is ale
legged to have expressed his willing
ness to be sold The letter. after
explaining that Mrs. Bedell had seen
Miss Chambers name in the news
papers, continued: 81 see where you
need a husband to take care of your
property and to be a father to your
baby. My husband is a working man
tired of supporting a family on small
pay. / want money to open board
ing house. He will be content to sit
with you and to tend the bay. AS for
me, I'd rather have my cat
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Earns $4,000 in six Months and Wins
Bride.

NEW YORK, Dec. BE. Preston
Smith, of Islip, L. l., told Julian b.
White when he asked for the hand
having already acquired the heart, OF
Lucille Smith, that he, young Mr..
White. did not have money enough to
provide his daughter with good
home Thereupon young Mr.. White
remarked that he would have that
home in six months or less.
borrowing $150 he went to West
Palm Beach, in Florida, and in
vested his money and his energy in
real estate. He came back to Islip
the other day with a bank account OF
s25. COO and he and Lucille were mar
ried on Monday They sailed yester-
day for Palm Beach on the Clyde
liner Apache.
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European Soldiers Poor Pay.

i
From the Boston Transcript.
We get a glimpse of the way in
which the great military powers
maintain big armies at comparative
ly small expense from the debate in
the French Chamber of Deputies over
common soldiers. These now get
about one cent day. The proposal
was to double this per diem. but the
finance minister. though he favored
1t, did not dare to push it to q vote,
and it was withdrawn. The French
| military budget for 1913, which was
drawn up before the recent expan-
sion of the army was decreedy calls
for a total of about 1892, 900, 900. This
sum was to cover the cost Of main
tenance of an effective force of $4,000
officers and men. When a govern
ment hires men to become soldiers
and sailors it has to offer wages
which bear some relation to those Of
the labor market. When a govern
ment takes men for the army and
navy it does not pretend to pay them
wages. 1t only gives them enough
small coin to prevent their pockets
from being absolutely empty. Amer
lean regulars are paid so we'll that
! many OF them save money and de-
posit their savings with the govern
ment. which pays a good rate of in
terest. Tommy Atkins" gets fair
pay, too, but In Germany, France
Austria, Italy and Russia, neither
soldier nor junior officer receives
more than a paltry dole.
Sheepshead Bay
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
/ Benjamin F. Freeman. who named
Sheepshead Bay seventy-five years
ago, died recently in Saratoga. He
was ninety-seven years old. He often
talked of his boyhood when all of
New York above Tenth street was
open country.
Mr.. Freeman is survived by thir-
teen children and many grandchil-
dren
Freeman married Miss Denison in
1888. She was a granddaughter of one
of General Washington's officers.
They invested their joint fortune in
hotel at what was then called the
Cove. On the signboard was a paint
ed sleeps head and underneath was
the name of the hotel, the Bay.
The Cove became famous for the
Freeman dinner. James Gordon Ben
nett, founder of the Herald; Horace
Greeley and others often dined there.
After the war the Freemans settled
on a Saratoga farm.
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Cabaret Girls FondIe Senator's Lock-
Dance with Minister.


Dance with Minister.
CANTON, o., Dec. 31.-Two cabaret
dancers who appeared at the close OF
a banquet of the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION called to form a chamber of
commerce here last night furnished a
surprise by running their fingers
through Senator Atlee Pomerene'
hair and patting him on the head,
trying to kiss Methodist minister
behind the ear and seeking to get
Mayor-elect C. A. Stolberg, an active
church worker, to tango with them.
The minister escaped the kiss by
dancing, but Senator Pomerene was
taken by surprise and had to submit
to having his locks toyed with. Al
though one of the dancers pulled him
by the arm. Mayor-elect Stolberg re-
fused to get up and dance with her.
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Copyright, 1913, by 10. j. Edwards
All rights lServed.)
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-07-29
FAT MEN VERSUS THIN.
Battle Royal to be on Baseball Dia
mond Within Fortnight.

Fat men of Morristown have chal-
lenged the thin me nto a baseball
game. The challenge has been ac-
cepted by the thin men and the game
will be played on Speedwell field on
Wednesday afternoon, August 9Th.
George B. Hawkes. is the manager of
the fat mems aggregation. He has
announced that "Ap' Conway will
start the game as pitcher for his
side with Ferd Titus as catcher. Mr..
Hawkes. has ordered uniforms for his
team. Mr.. Conways, It's said, meas
ures just six feet around the waist
line. The fat men must weigh 210
pounds or more to qualify for the
team while the thin men are to
weigh under 125 pounds. Assistant
Street Commissioner Louis West is
manager of the thin mems team. The
members of the two teams are as
follows: Fat men: Fred Piper, James
Kane, James F. Belbey, Alfred Con-
way, Michael Burns, Benjamin Sire,
Thomas Moreland, John P. Lyons,
Monte Montgomery, John Cooney,
Michael Cooney, Ferd Titus and John
Kane; Thin men: Louis West, Will
lam H. Lauenstein, Edward Bean,
Eugene V. Welsh, William Holly,
Frank Condor, Edward Lonergan,
Jeremiah c. White. Alderman B. w.
Clifford and Christopher Gallagher
George E. Babbitt has been selected
as umpire of the game. The winners
are to treat the losers to a dinner
after the game at Piper's hotel, dur
ing the course of which there is to
be a cabaret show.