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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

A large fortune was realized by the
inventor who patented the idea OF
making umbrellas from alpaca
instead of bingham, and Samuel Fox
the patentee of the improved paragon
frame, left by will about $4,000 from
the profits of his invention.
Enormous sums have been reaped
from the mechanical contrivances for
carpet beating, convenient boxes of
various kinds for packing goods, to
saw nothing of those wonderful in
ventions connected with electricity
and the manufacture of India rubber.
Indeed, the patents on small articles
have always been most lucrative. Inc
rubber tip at the end of the lead
nencils has yielded well over f25,ooo.
4 large sum was gained by the man
who conceived the idea of an inverted
glass bell to hang over gas Jets and
thus prevent the ceilings from being
hlackened, and the gimlet-po1nted
screw has been worth thousands oil
| pounds.
The inventor of the safety match
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
TUSKEGEE MOVES ONWARD

, negro women and girls are engaged in
more generally than any other occu-
patton in the South, and 1t Is OF the
highest Importance that our girls be
taught laundering under the best
conditions-with all the modern i'm
provements.
"If this is not done our race will lose
its hold on this important industry.
Our present laundry at Tuskegee does
not attract the girls, but makes them
look upon the work as drudgery. Much
of the work is done in a dark, damp
basement that is unhealthy as well as
unattractive, and the rooms are en-
tirely too small and cramped 1t
should be kept in mind that at
the present time we are COM
PEELED to do the laundering for prac-
tically 1900 persons. including stu
dents, teachers and families, and, as
I have stated, the work is done under
most unsatisfactory and discouraging
conditions.
"The only cost connected with the
erection of the building would be for
building materials and for equipment,
as students could do all the woodwork,
brickwork and tinwork In connection
with their instruction in woodwork,
brickmasonry and timing, and in this
way the building could be made to
serve the double purpose of providing
for this important industry and at the
same time afford means of teaching
the students important lessons in
building trades"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
DECEMBER4
Mary Lamb Barbara Frtchie Mary Lowell
aurch
BY MARY MARSHALL.
DECEMBER Z

Fritchie Is that to be perfectly 40.
curate she was quite innocent of any
connection with the heroic little Incl
dent made famous in Whittier's
poem. She was born in 1865, exactly
two years after Mary Lamb, and
lived in Lancaster, Pa. When Wash
ington went through this town she
was one of the young ladies selected
to wait on him at the inn table and
was, several years later, an honorary
pall-bearer at memorial funeral
service for Washington held In Ian
caster. So she early evinced spirit
of patriotism.
With the breaking out of the Civil
war Barbara F'ritchie, then lacking
only four years of being a hundred.
expressed decided Union sympathies,
in token of which and out of respect
to her extreme age one of the Union
officers called on her. But as for the
incident of the flag, known to every
schoolboy in the land, If founded on
fact at all, 1t has to do with another
patriotic old woman of Lancaster.
not Barbara.
Mary Lowell, sister of James RUS
sell Lowell, is chiefly notable because
of her rare linguistic achievements.
She was perfectly conversant with
French, Italian, German, Polish.
Swedish and Hungarian and had
reading knowledge of half a dozen
other modern and ancient languages.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
WHAT PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MEANS.

81 If THE presidential primary nomination system had been n
vogue year Roosevelt would have been the nominee of
Republican party Taft nasmuch Roosevelt had an
majority the Republican popular vote for the nomna
don than Taft in the election AS the
bned Republican and Progressive the election was
greater than the Democratic VOTE presidential primary in 1912
might have had the outcome of the election of Roosevelt although
e of the standpaer would have inclined many
thousands Taft Republicans support Wilson against Roosevelt
~ The presidential primary in former years also would have
nominations than those that made and
iis particularly to the Republican party for in
unrepresentatve Southern
delegate usually the deciding factor Republican party
payeru discussing the advsably of cutting
the fraudulent Southern delegate representation II Mr. Will
sons suggestion converted into law action will be
Republican primary the l65825 poled by Taft
Southern States which only onetrd the vote he got in
the of New York would hardly make figure presidential
primary. States have usually decided Republican
national convention nominations.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

The 320-acre homestead law, or, as
it is often called, the enlarged home
stead law, has made possible the
entry of many million acres of dry
land in the Western States in tracts
double the size allowed under the
original homestead law. Only land
which has been designated" by the
secretary of the interior as mon
irrigable" can be entered under this
act. More than zoo, 100000 acres have
been thus designated, but petitions
and sworn statements requesting fur
Their designations are constantly being
received.
In an interview just given out, Sec
rotary Lane calls attention to the fact
that there appears to be considerable
misunderstanding among Western
homesteaders as to the procedure
necessary in order that enlarged
homestead designations may be made.
The secretary states that only the
simplest and most direct action by
the settler is required, and that 1t is
wholly unnecessary for him to incur
the charges now made by attorneys
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
Prince Henry at Elton.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
King George of England has made
the announcement that his third son,
Prince Henry, is to go to Elton. Never
before in the history of Elton has a
son of a king received his education
there, consequently, there are no
presidents to consult in such mat
ters, for example, as the question
of whether Prince Henry will or will
not be called upon to flag for a
senior There are a multitude of
curious customs at Elton to which
the prince will be expected to con-
form.
First. as to dress. He must on no
account walk up the street wearing
brown boots and colored stockings,
or minus his tall hat. The last but
ton of his waistcoat must never be
fastened. If he wears a made-up
tie, however artfully disguised, he
will run the risk of having 1t torn
from his neck. If he carries his UNI
brella rolled up he will commit a
| dreadful solecism. He will have to be
careful about his gaia bowed head
and rounded shoulders are the thing
and his hands should invariably be
thrust deep in his pockets. He must
never walk on the left side of High
street, and his facial expression out
of school should be trifle bored a
little languid, perhaps, but with the
air of making the best of life. The
expression in It's judicious mingling
Of youthful zest and worldly wisdom
may be somewhat difficult to catch
| but the kings son no doubt will ac-
| complish 1t eventually with the helr
of q n1irror1
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

an enjoyment 90 hot ueSll z.
The habit of feeling rich because
YOU have developed the faculty OF eA-
tracing wealth from everything you
touch is riches, indeed. Why should
we not feel rich i'll all that our eyes
can carry away, no matter II others
happen to have the title deed? Why
should / not enjoy the beautiful gar
dens of the wea thy and their grounds,
lust as if I owned them? AS I pass
by can make my own the wealth or
color. The beauty of plants and lawn
and flowers and trees are all mine.
The title-deed of another does not cut
off my aesthetic ownership. The best
part of the farm, the landscape, the
beauty of the brook and the meadow,
the slope of the valley, the song OF the
birds, the sunsets, cannot be shut up
within the title-deed; they belong TO
the eye that can carry them away. the
mind that can appreciate them.
This ability to gather enjoyment
from all sorts of sources is dlVlne
gift. 1t broadens the life, deepens the
experience and enriches the whole ma
ture. 1t is a great force in SELF
culture.
The secret of happiness is in cheer
full, contented mind. HE is poor who
is dissatisfied: he Is rich who Is con-
tented with what he has" and can en-
joy what others own.
Some people are so mean and stlngy,
so uncharitable and narrow, so big
oted and suspicious, that they never
open their natures wide enough to
take In the riches all about them, the
beauty with which they come in con-
tact. They are SO Jealous and envious
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
ENL ARGED HOMESTEAD LAW

who draw up formal petitions that
are in fact no more effective than the
homesteader's own letter would be.
On this account a brief statement
of the essential facts relative to the
enlarged homestead law Is timely.
The first enlarged act
was approved February 10, 1903, and
as later amended provides that in the
States of Arizona, California, Color
ado, Idaho, Montana. Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming any per-
son who is qualified to make entry
under the homestead laws may enter
as much as 800 acres of public land
which is in reasonably compact
body and is non-mineral, non-irriga-
BILE. unreserved and Incorporated
and does not contain merchantab1e
timber. Before such entry can be
made, however, the land must be des-
ignated by the secretary of the in
terror as not being, in his opinion,
susceptible of successful irrigation at
a reasonable cost from any known
source of water supply.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM
THE EXCHANGES

unsatished. When he had had enough,
Taft would go for a walk, or a ride,
or a game of golf.
President Wilson's way differs from
both of these. His day is carefully or
dered in advance, and the order is
lived up to with a regularity almost
mechanical. His morning is passed
in receiving visitors by appointment.
Even members of his Cabinet make
their engagements for an interview.
Visits of all sorts are limited. unless
otherwise specified, to five minutes
apiece; and the visitor who has not
the grace to go when his time is up
has his memory logged by the sudden
appearance of Secretary Tumulty
with a handful of documents de-
manding the immediate attention of
the President, who rises In token that
the interview is at an end. Thanks
to his rule, Mr. Wilson is able to keep
his appointments at the hours speci-
fed, and clears his calendar every
day. At 4, or soon thereafter, he
leaves his office for the afternoon,
thus enabling the clerical force to
wind up their work and go home for
dinner betimes, instead of waiting,
as they used to under the last Admin
istration, on the possibility of the
Presidents return.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Why George Law Failed to Get the Presidential Nomination

Had the man FOR whom | voted
for the presidential nomination in the
national convention of the American
party which was held in Philadelphia
early in 1856 been nominated we
should have had as candidate for
President a man VINO actually car
ried bod as a day laborer thirty
years before his nomination" Cap
tain Frederick Wagner, who was pro-
vost marshal of New York city at
the time of the draft riots in the sum-
mer of 1868, made this statement to
me while conversing recently upon
some features of the politics that pre-
vailed few years before the Civil
War.
II suppose that very few of the
present generation and, in fact, none
but men who are well along in years
or who have studied our political
history, have ever heard of George
Law" continued Captain Wagner.
yet but for q very clever trick of
politics George Law would have been
the nominee of rne American party
for President instead of Willard Fill
more in 1856.
"Furthermore, had George Law
been nominated for President by the
American party the chances were at
least good that he would have been
nominated by the new Republican
party instead of General John G.
Fremont.
"Some time after the Republican
national convention in 1856 had
placed General Fremont in nominal
ton for the presidency / had a long
talk with Thurlow Weed. He told
me that if the American party
had nominated George Law he
thought that the Republican party
would also have nominated Law. Had
these two parties nominated Law
there was an even chance that he
would have beaten James Buchanan
for the presidency.
George Law, whom I knew we'll
had gained national reputation, not
only as an engineer, but a great con-
tractor. His name was known al
over the United States in the early
forties as the young contractor who
had built the great aqueduct bridge
over the Harlem river by which the
waters of the Croton aqueduct sys
tenn were brought to Manhattan Isl
and and as the young contractar VIII,
| had also built the wonderful reser
voir which stood where the grea
marble library which represents
| Governor Tilden's benefaction nov
stands.
George Law began life as a far
mer's boy not far from Troy, New
York. While still in his teens he start
ed away from home to earn his livini
and to make a fortune. His first jol
was that of a bod carrier in Troy
|
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

Tennessee law forbids the sale of
pistols in this State, but every mail
brings alluring advertisements of
variety of pocket firearms. The pic
torial monthlies often have a page
advertisement of an automatic or
revolver with picture of suburban
home from which the head of the
family Is driving off burglars. Any
one that wants revolver or an auto
matte can get it without difficulty.
The intent OF the law is frustrated
by the Federal control of interstate
commerce, which is not exercised as to
pistols. The manufacture of pistols is
an important branch of industry, says
the Knoxville, Tenn, Sentinel. The re-
suit is that more than 10000 persons
are killed every year in America, nine
in ten of whom would not be killed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
PISTOL, SALES AND MURDER

If there were no handy revolver. A
Kentucky judge, with 80 years ex-
perience in the Eastern Circuit, de-
clared a year or two ago that he had
never tried a murder case where the
violation of the law against carry
ing concealed weapons was not ante
cedent to the manslaughter.
Pistols are poor home protector.
For one burglar slain or frightened
away the court records contain scores
of members of the family shot down
by nervous or sleepy householders.
The pistol is poor weapon of de-
Tense. It's efficiency depends on get
ting the drop and a law-abiding citi-
zen does not go around looking for
the drop or for attacks on himself.
The pistol habit is relic of bar
barism, a survival of the duelling
code. It should be suppressed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
OUR sLOw-GROWING POSTAL BANKS.

THE AMOUNT of postal savings deposits now reported is
far below the expected figure The for the last fiscal
the total upwards of increase of about
30000O0 the previous year. while the number of depositors
33 AT the low of interest paid by the
he postal banks do divert from the regular savings
banks but with the absolute security offered they should absorb
millions of savings boarded homes and the savings Of
immigrants which transmitted to banks in Europe.
And the why the banks showing comparatively
small the nconscuous place given to the bank postomces
There mutudes of wageearners this country that do
snow such a thing is in existence.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
CITY PLANNING IN EMBRYO.

CITY PLANNING in American cities has yet got much
beyond stage suggestion The exhibition in New York
yet plans embryo and unfufed ideals To out these
expenditure hundreds of Millions and that
he Newark created city planning commission and
has done good work the way of plans although the work
Incomplete is Newark begin changing the city map?
Meadow reclamation and waterfront improvement included
proposed changes Improvements would be had ire
pectve of city planning The plans for the public market
disregard the recommendations of the commission and the trolley
plans originated with Public Service AS for large
3endture this time for important city planning changes that
mpraccabe And yet Newark would be wonderfully improved
obtain great advantages spending few millions that
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

The names of three celebrated
women are marked on the birthday
calendar for December 8. Named i'll
order of seniority they are as fol-
lows: Mary Lamb, sister of Charles
Lamb, the English humorist; Bar
bara Fritchie, the subject of Whit
tiers popular poem, and Mary
Lowell, sister of the American writer,
James Russell Lowell.
Mary, Lamb was born in 1884,
eleven years before Charles, her life
long associate and co-worker. The
story of the devotion of Lamb to this
sister, who was subject to fits of in
sanity, of how at the age of twenty
one he started out in life with little
money, an imbecil father and this
invalid sister is one full of pathos
and heroism. After the death of the
father Mary Lamb kept house for
her brother, and they were forced
from one lodging in London to
another because of the eccentricities
of the gifted sister. Together they
created the famous "Tales from
Shakespeare" Mary writing the
comedies and Charles the tragedies.
There is no doubt that, in spite of
her unfortunate temperament, Mary's
presence was real pleasure to her
brother, and after her death, at the
age of eighty-three the aged brother
was inconsolab1e.
The strangest thing about Barbara
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

Twenty years later he was a bank
president in New York and thirty
years later he was the master of
steamship lines between New York,
the Isthmus of Panama and Cuba,
He was an intense American and a
saying of his which was widely quot
ed demonstrated his strong love for
his country. He realized what great
opportunities our country offered to
poor and friendless boys.
"In New York we thought that
George Law would make splendid
candidate for President. We could
carry on rousing campaign for
him by pointing to his life from the
humble post of bod carrier to that
of one of the most influential Ameri-
cans of his time.
1.-THE New York delegates went to
the Philadelphia convention enthusi-
astic in the support of George Laws
nomination. / was a member of that
delegation. Many of the delegates
of the Southern States favored Laws
, nomination. These delegates, how
ever, decided to hold a caucus on the
evening before the convention began
to vote for the presidential nomina-
ton. The expectation was that the
delegates from the Southern States
would heartily support the nomina-
ton of George Law
shortly after the caucus met
somebody passed around among the
Southern delegates a printed circular
| in which Ii was said that George Law
In 1S48 had acted with the Free Soil
party and had supported Van Buren,
for President. That, of course, an
tagonized the Southern delegates.
There was no time to counterfeit
this statement. When the convention
met next day we noticed that there
had been a change IN the views OF
Southern delegates, but we did not
regard 1t as very serious until the
roll call began Alabama was the
| first State to respond. She cast heI
solid vote for the nomination of MIL.
lard Fillmore. The moment Alabama
vote was announced we knew thai
Fillmore would be nominated because
he would be supported by the South
erh delegates.
sit was very skilfully played
trick and it was successful. Had /
not been played I have always fel
certain that George Law would hav
been nominated for President by TIL
American. party instead of Millar,
Fillmore"
Copyright, 1913. by r.. j. Edward.
All right reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell @
The. Romantic Story of Georg
Law"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
DdW1l

Dawn, like a hallelujah, storms the sky;
The coors vie
With one another crimson dye
Anw now a golden-as if saints went by
In clouds of glory with a mighty cry
The mists, like censor smoke far-circling fly.
The Earth, in alteration seems to kneel,
And, worshping, feel
The awe and wonder that the heavens reveal;
Above her. whom the rapture seems to heal,
Splendor on splendor, wheel on burning wheel,
The hues, like vast cathedral music, reel
Let us stand up Hearth and with one voice
Like Heaven rejoice!
Give praise to God! And, with the soul at poise,
Forget while the little mean annoys
Of life, its tools and all its foolish toys
And like the Heav'n make Beauty our high choice.
Madison Cawein, in The Outlool
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03

The peculiar accident occurred in
Randolph street, just west of Wabash
avenue. Excavation for a new build
ing, which included tunneling beneath
the street is believed to have
caused 1t. A twenty four-inch water
main was broken by the tons of sink
ing pavement and miniature geyser
spouted. In few minutes the de-
preston was half filled with water,
which also flowed into the sub-base-
ment of the building under construc-
ton. The water was turned of by
the IRE department.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
Birds as Large Eaters.

From the Scientific American
1t may not be thought that of all
animals, birds are among the largest
eaters. This means, of course, in pro-
portion to their weight Some birds
are known to consume two and one
half times their weight of food in
twenty-four hours. The heron, which
has light weight of four pounds, in
spite of its size, is striking example.
One was lately caught which had just
swallowed two trout of one and one
half and two pounds. Wild pigeons
are among the foremost eaters, and
they make a most copious repast
whenever an abundance of food is
found. Thus a single pigeon picked
up 1000 grains of wheat In one day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
How Presidents Work.

From the Independent.
Presidents have to play as well as
work, and they have different ways OF
going about both occupations. The
Roosevelt way was to have only a
general daily program, which he re-
vised at will, accepting interruptions
as they happened to arise, but, never
theless, accomplishing a large task.
When the clock struck 4, no matter
what public or private business
might be uppermost, he laid aside his
pen, dismissed his callers, and start
ed off for the two or three hours ex-
ercise which he considered necessary
to keep body and mind in tune.
Tafts way was to enter his office
In the morning and sit there till he
was tired, letting his callers consume
all the time they wished; and, even
when one had exhausted reasonable
hospitality and started to withdraw,
the chances were that the President
would still detain him to listen to a
funny story or answer questions en-
tirely alien to the purpose of his visit,
while a dozen other persons. waiting
in the anteroom under engagements
made for an hour long past, chafed
and fretted. and perhaps went away
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
Presentlment.

Il wonder what is the matter with
me?" he said. "I have a feeling of
depression, and 1 can't throw 1t off,
no matter how 1 try"
II know what is the matter" his
wife replied. You have an engage
ment with the dentist at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, you know. Boston
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