Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-05

that when person has gone so far
along the drink route that he becomes
insane. he is generally so far gone
that a cure is hopeless, while If a
home for inebriates were established
lots of cases of insanity caused BY
drink would never result, as the
treatment afforded by the inebriatef
asylum or hospital would cure the
patients before the insane stage was
reached.
Warden Ben r. Bailey. of the Over
brook Asylum, was busy man last
Tuesday. He had as his guests for
dinner the full membership of the
freeholder boards of Hudson and Es-
sex counties, as well as members Of
the joint bridge committee of Bergen
county. Beside these he had NUM-
Der of county officials from Essex and
Hudson who were on hand for the
annual ball game. All told. he had
about seventy guests for dinner, but
1t did not bother the genial Ben in
the least, though he did remark after
1t was all over: "A few more days
like this and I will either be qualified
to act as manager of a full-fiedged
hotel or else be an inmate at the in
stitution here, instead of warden Of
It,"
S. H. Wenck, of Montclair, who is
making the annual audit of the
county books told this story the other
day apropos of the hot weather that
sizzled Newarkers last week. 1T re-
minds me of story of the late Henry
Ward Beecher. the great preacher"
said Mr.. Wenck. HE came into his
church one very warm Sunday. and
without saying a word assembled the
pulpit and after looking over the con-
gregation pushed back his sleeves and
remarked in a conversational tone Of
voice, It's d hotl'
His congregation gave gasp Of
surprise that was only augmented
when Mr.. Beecher, pushing his sleeves
still further up on his arms, remarked
in a louder tone of voice, It's d.
hot!' Then Beecher leaned forward in
his pulpit and addressing his hearers
in that big. impressive voice of his.
said, THAT Is what | heard many
ptOpi0 SOY Oti MY way W Ctfaitit IL
day., and, continuing. delivered one
of the most magnificent sermons on
profanity that has ever been deliv-'
cred"
The county officials having windows
facing down Market street at the
Court House are missing something
this year that used to give them lots
of amusement in past summers. That
is the showering of horses with water
on hot days before they start the,
ascent of the Springfield avenue hillf
In past years it has been the CUSTOM
to attach hose to fire department.
plug at the junction of Springfield
avenue and Market street and wei
down horses, whether the ANIMAL
wanted 1t or not. The county officer
used to get lot of fun out of srna
wagers as to whether particula
horse would take the cold water BATH.
without objection or not.
For some reason or other the plan
has not been followed this year.
much to the disgust of lot OF driv-
ers, who believing in being kind to-
their dumb charges used to take
great pleasure in cooling them off at
that point.
Walter A. Evans, director of the
Board of Freeholders. pulled John
Anderson in the annual ball game
between the freeholders of Hudson
and Essex counties at the Overbrook
Asylum last Tuesday. You don't
know what John Anderson" is?
Well, this is It: John Anderson.
while an outfielder on the New York
American League team, one day
proceeded to steal second base while
tho bases were filled with runners.
That is just what Evans did Tues.
day. with the bases loaded he
dashed for second. only to find Free
holder Seymour Gilbert calmly rest-
ing on that bag and refusing to give
1t up to Evans.