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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Two Kansas Senators as Newspaper Readers

has made it possible for Theodore
Roosevelt to read SO many books with
understanding of what he has read.
Senator Plumb was not one of those
who disdained the newspapers. In
stead he was fond of saying that he
read all the newspapers that he could
get. He was reported to have received
and faithfully to have read each week
every paper published in the State of
Kansas. He was a profound believer
in the value of editorial publicity.
His colleague, Senator ingalls,, who.
like Senator Plumb. began life in
newspaper work, read but few news
papers, but those which were taken
by him were read diligently. His
purpose in reading a newspaper diff
fered from that which moved Senator
Plumb to read consistently every
newspaper published in Kansas. In
gals was anxious to stimulate his
own mental activities. Plumb simply
desired to learn what was the pre-
vailing public opinion in Kansas,
what his constituents in Kansas were
taking about, and what they were do
ing. In this way, he was not only
able to get sound understanding of
prevailing public opinion in that
State. but was also the first to detect
shifts or changes of opinion. Fur
thermore, this swift reading of the
Kansas newspaper made 1t possible
for Senator Plumb to carry on corre-
spondence with men in Kansas, some
of whom he never saw or heard of I'M
til he read something about them In
the Kansas newspapers. He realized
the value of correspondence of this
kind in making and maintaining
friends, and it is probable, too, that in
the entire history of the Senate there
never was a member of that body who
was such constant and such large
reader of the newspaper press as was
Senator Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas.
copyright, 1914, by DR.. E. j. Ed
wards. All rights reserved.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

The best investment that many men
make during the year Is represented
by the expense of their vacation.
They are paying out money and earn
Ing nothing, but they are putting
themselves in superb condition for
great business on their return. They
are overhauling their physical and
mental machinery. renewing, restor-
ing, lubricating, polishing the delicate
bearings and putting them in con-
dition to run smoothly and noiselessiy
for the balance of the year.
There is no investment which pays
such great dividends as keeping ones
physical condition up to the highest
standard-upon this hangs all our
success and happiness.
You cannot, therefore, afford to be
niggardly in the matter of your vaca-
ton. Economic on anything else but
this. Whatever makes you health
Ter, larger, more efficient man or
woman is cheap at any price you can
stand. Whatever you do. whether
you make money or lose it, succeed or
fail in your calling. keep up your
physical and mental standards.
Suppose you do make little more
money or save little more, sell rev
more goods by emitting your Vaca-
ton? Does this warrant your putting
such a mortgage on your health ell
cheney, your capacity for happinessY
What good is human being, no
matter what he has accomplished or
accumulated, when he has paid TOT
his achievements with a slice Oh MS
constitution, when he has developed
some physical weakness or has SO de-
pleted himself that he has lost MS
resisting power and has developed
some latent disease tendency that
would never have shown itself but
for his rundown condition?
There are plenty of rich, broken
down men in this country, who would
give half their fortunes If they could
go back and take advantage OF the
bitter lesson they have learned from
trying to get along without vaca-
lions.
Having bartered their health for
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
HAL" LAUDS
THE FIREMEN

your Special correspondent,
Allenhust. J. Angus S.-are Towne
had terrible xcitment Time wen the
Brave firemen was called Out 2 Put
out fire at the norwood Hotel house
wich have Summer folk hot spell.
the fire were caused Buy dfect inn
Lectric wire running per hotel parte
of House. are Brave an galent fire
Ladies' had 2 Large an Long Streems
of water at wurke on house witch with
Axes an Pickles put out the Blaze rite
quicke OK. their was ropes around
street keepe off crowde witch serged
2 and frow 2 Sea are Brave Boys inn
Service whom was aplauded there
most Dangerous taske. the Boys all
wore fire Hats witch luked Swell
Beaing allie wet with water. last mite
are Heroes names Is on every Lips
So they Should Bee.
moore again shortley.
yours Truelly, Hal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
The Eagle Emblem

The Estruscans were the first race
to adopt the eagle as an emblem Of
their royal power and to carry it
high upon their standards at the
head Of their armies. From the time
of Marius 1t was the emblem of the
Roman republic and was borne on
the standard of the legions. It was
generally represented with out
stretched wings and was made of sill
yer until the time of Hadrian, who
made 1t of finest gold.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
CHIT CHAT
Tennis Becoming a Craze

Tennis appears to be more popular
this year than ever and local courts
are much In demand. The Essex
County Park Commission has been
kept busy adding new courts here
abouts.
The daily scramble for tennis nets
in West Hudson Park also has proved
a big surprise to the Hudson County
Park Commission. The commission
decided to experiment with the sport
and laid out six courts.
Thirty players besieged the ground
keeper for nets on the first day that
play was started. Each following
day the racquet wielders appeared
in larger numbers. The daily scram-
BILE for nets still continues and the
commissioners are wondering If their
experiment has not proven too sue
cessful.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
HARNESS THE STREAMS FOR FARMERS.

1t has just occurred to the West Vineand Farm
and Garden Club, organized half century ago, that
the Maurice River is running to waste and that it
might be good idea to harness the stream so as to
provide irrigation for the soil and electric light and
power for the towns. These Cumberland County
husbandmen setting good example for organized
farmers and market gardeners In other parts of the
State. This class of New Jerseys undeveloped re-
represents millions of dollars and
amount of energy going to waste.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

The latest thing in bombs to de-
stroy an enehy's aeroplanes or diri-
gibles, is used to bait sort OF nsn-
angles for his prey. When the hook
catches the hostile craft the bomb ex-
plodes, for, unlike the angler, the OBJ
iect of the fisherman in this case Is
not to land what he hooks, but to
destroy it. This device, explained in
an article on military aeronautics
contributed to the Flying Machine,
il the invention of Joseph A. Stein.
metz. of Philadelphia, member OF
the Aero Club of America, and vice
president of the Aero Club of Penn
sylvania.
The invention involves lowering
bombs to a suitable distance from
aircraft in flight by means of wire
or other flexible connection, and pro-
viding the upper side'or end Of each
bomb with contact devices adapted
n cause an explosion when the bomb
Is drawn upwardly by detection OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Great Age of the Earth.

From Science:
-. order to estimate the age of the
earth different phenomena may be
use&. First, the separation of the
moon, secondly, the solidification of
the earths crust, then the condensa-
ton of the aqueous vapor and the for
nation of oceans. The quantity of
salt dissolved in these oceans and the
thickness of geological layers. especi-
ally those of a calcareous nature, al
ford further arguments.
According to George Darwin the
moon was separated from our globe
about fifty-six millions of years ago.
The age of the solid crust has been
calculated by Lord Kelvin from the
increase of the temperature in deep
mines. In some regions the tempera-
ture is seen to increase about one de-
gree for every fifty meters; in others,
however one degree for hundred
meters. On the average the consid-
erations of Lord Kelvin gave an age
Of twenty to forty millions Of years
In the solid crust OF the earth.
The quantity OF salt obviously in
creases in the ocean on account Of
the salt added by the rivers and Of
the evaporation OF the water. The
total quantity OF this salt mas Deen
calculated and the quantities Of the
yearly supply Of water are known
for all the larger streams, as well as
their percentage of salt. From these
data we may calculate the annual
increase OF salt in the oceans and
find how many years would be re-
CURED for our present rivers to &C
cumulate all the salt now found in
the seas. According to Jolly, about
10000, 900 years would be necessary
But obviously the rivers must ex.
haust the grounds which they drain
and formerly these must, therefore
have been much richer in salts. This
consideration must lead US to dimin-
ish the number Of years required IT
a very sensible manner.
The age of the geological strata
has been dedueed from their thick
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Human Safety Factor

DR.. Dixon is Pennsylvania health
officer. One of his recent health
talks has to do with the factor OF
safety in the human being. Every
one knows that in the things man
builds-if he builds them honestly
there is a factor of safety. 1t is the
degree of strength in excess of the
demands to be made upon the thing,
whatever it is. It is the element
which gives stability and wearing
power. Man has the same factor of
safety within himself. If he keeps
that factor of safety up to normal he
is not in much danger of being laid
low by disease.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

and Austria are isolated except dispatches that
are official Russia has been bottled up from news
and even in England the censorship is becoming
stricter Correspondents seek neutral territory
the frontiers of the at war; and manage to pick
up news or rumors. And somehow the enterprising
American newspapers are full of war news.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
GibraItar's SearchIights

For ships to pass around Gibraltar,
England's and the worlds greatest
fortress, without being observed even
at night Is a practical impossibility
owing to a great battery of search
lights arranged along the bottom of
the rock. A ship running either in or
out runs into one of the fixed beams
of light and is revealed. A moving
beam of light then follows her until
the lookout officers are satisfied as to
her intentions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Believes Three Will Carry

General Resale Jones has been
touring the campaign States In an
automobile all summer. In a recent
letter to the editor of this depart
ment she declared her belief that
Montana, Nevada and Nebraska
would carry for equal suffrage next
November. Nearly all the candi-
dates for office in Nebraska have
declared enthusiastically for .suf-
frage
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Ministers and Editors

The last service which Julia Ward
Home author of Battle Hymn OF
the Republic" rendered to suffrage
shortly before her death, was to
send a circular letter to the editors
and the ministers Of the four lead
ing denominations In the four old
est suffrage States, asking them how
Suffrage had worked. She received
624 answers, of which only sixty
four were unfavorable.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
che I1iSbt Patrol

Between the shadow and the stars
All night alone | keep
My vigil through the silent hours
When other people sleep;
My bull 's-eye buttoned in my coat,
My night-stick in my hand,
All ready for the proving bum,
Just aching to be famed.
The rain of summer soaks me through,
The snow upon me falls;
But still look for lurking shapes
BY stoops and doors and walls.
From dusk to dawn my weary eyes
Must watch, and never rest,
Unwinking as the silver shield
That glitters on my breast.
But while guard the dreaming town
From dangers of the night,
Ring up from tedious hour to hour,
And long to see the light,
know that in darkened house,
Behind the curtained glass,
Is one who wakes and thinks of me,
And waits to hear me pass.
Mnna Irving, in Leslie's.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
BRISK TIME FOR THE oANNER1Es.

Among people who are wearing broad smile these
days the propretors of the canneries of which
there half hundred in this State The bnmper
crop of tomatoes, Cutting the fresh goods markets.
enabled them to buy the farmers surplus at low
prices and the time demand for food will afford
free outlet for the timed goods 1t looks like brisk
times for the army of aborers in the South Jersey
canneries this
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
oran'ma Was Getting Rich

This four-year lad was the
guest of his grandmother for the
summer. On frequent visits his
father left sums of money for the
purchase of fruits and ice cream
cones. The grandmother kept part of
the money and doled it out carefully
at proper intervals.
In the course of one of his visits
father handed his hopeful quarter.
The youngster got close and whis-
pered:
BE careful grandma don't see you.
She cops all my money. She's get
ting rich"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Don't Vote There

In st. Petersburg, strikers have
been taking vans and wagons away
from their drivers, taking them
to use as barbados in the streets
and from these barricades have
been shooting the police in large
numbers. And women do not vote
in Russia.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

ness and the velocity of the process
of sedimentation. Soilas estimates
the total thickness of about eighty
kilometers and the average rate of
deposition of the layers at 80 en-. per
century. From these numbers we
may find an age of 26,000,0O0 years for
the collective deposition of all it's geo
logical layers. Calcareous rocks have
been built by organisms and mainly
by corals and molluscs. These have
made use OF the lime added to the
sea by the rivers. Dubois has calcu-
lated on the one hand the whole
thicknesses of these rocks and on tho
other the yearly supply of lime from
the rivers. He concludes that &c.
900, 900 or 100000 years would be
required to produce the whole of this
system.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Denmark Next

July elections in Denmark hinged
upon the question of enlarging the
women among others. The result
was an overwhelming victory for
the measure. Ten years ago Danish
women had even school suffrage.
Now they are to vote for all cleo
tive officers. New Jersey men ought
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
And So They Killed Him

The late Archduke Franz Ferdi-
nand, whose assassination has set
Europe in an uproar, was an ardent
advocate of the suppression of male
suffrage. Men who disagreed with
him on this and other questions as
sassinated him and incidentally his
wife. Yet no one says men ought
not to vote on account of this ex-
tremely militant act.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Male Militants

One hundred thousand men of III
ster. armed and drilled as soldiers, Of
ficered by the nobility and gentry OF
the province, stand ready to precipi-
tate civil war, If Ulster is not ex-
empted from the provisions of the
Home Rule act. In the rest OF Ire
land 100000 men are likewise pre-
pared to defend the act. In the race
of preparations for grim war like
this, home pathetic seems the mill
fancy of the English Suffragettes,
imprisoned and lampooned in the
press of two continents for such
shocking offenses as trying to. pre-
sent petition to their sovereign,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

"w J. NJ" in the Fourth Estate.
If you get alongside of the real gen.
eral advertiser, the man who pays
the bills, you will find that what he
wants to know is: First, the number
OF prospects in a given field which
interests him; second, the number of
these prospects you reach in their
homes.
Assuming that you yourself know
and have told the truth about the
prospects, and that this is also true
OF your contemporaries, the adver-
tiser can tell whether he should use
one or more papers, and which one
or ones, for the particular field under
review.
Circulation per sc means nothing to
the intelligent advertiser of today,
In connection, however, with the
prospects he is looking for 1t may
mean that some one paper with small
circulation practically covers all his
prospects, and hence he needs only it.
The latest phase of this Illogical
circulation craze has taken the form
of an audit association, which in eff
feet says to you that there are yet
a good many general advertisers who
took some Of that originally intend
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
A New Version

Where are you going, my pretty
maid?"
"Going to get the vote" she said.
"Then 1 won't marry you, my pretty
maid"
Nobody asked you to, SIR" she
said.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
English Factory Girl Feigns Blindness
Seven Years.

BIRMINt M, England, Aug. s..
Judge Amphlett has decided that
Irene Louisa Powles, factory girl, has
feigned blindness for seven years and
has ordered that her former employer
discontinue paying her Slip a week,
the amount awarded her under the
compensation law.
She has been scissors setter and
alleged that filings flew into her
right eye. The girl kept her eyes
shut at all times and did not open
them except under compulsion.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Near Sighted Men

If women ought not to vote be-
cause they cannot fight, then every
near-sighted man in America ought
to have his vote taken awav be-
cause no man who wears glasses is
accepted in the United States army.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
A VEIL OVER EUROPE.

The censorship of news in Europe has now be-
come so rigid that impenetrable veil is thrown
over the extended scene of war operations Germany
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

ed-to-bea -habit-forming drug, and
who are still under its influence, and
by reason of this are distrustfuI not
only of what you say but of what
you swear to. So the one and only
thing for you to do is to get aboard
OF our chariot.
1T comes high, but don't forget
that what we say goes!"
| should be very sorry indeed II
there proves to be any truth in the
allegation that some of our publisher
friends have been "dragooned" into
this thing.
When you have shown the adver-
tiser your field, the number of pros
poets in 1t for him and the number of
them you reach. where and when
they have the time to study ads, you
nave given him just the worth while
information he needs.
The Greek in the Saddle.
From the Wall Street Journal:
The Greek has always felt himself
at home at sea, but his long northern
frontier makes it necessary for him to
be equally able to defend himself by
land. Last month he bought two
naval vessels from us and at almost
the same time left an order for 5000
cavalry SduuleS In England. Inc
Greek has not forgotten with what
success the Bulgarian cavalry dashed
around the Turkish lines az Kirk Ka-
lisse, thus forcing the retreat of the
main army back toward Constanti-
nople. The next thing you see they
will be buying horses, probably Amer
lean horses at that, although South
eastern Europe grows fine breeds for
cavalry purposes.
The Greek is bringing his army up
to peace footing, from $4,000 to 100,-
/ 900, and to war footing OF 100000.
! And not a little of the resourcefulness
and energy which has given the class
ic kingdom its new place in modern
politics has come from the fact that
more Greeks moved to America
and have gone back home again with
American ideas and dollars than is
! the same with any other country.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
SUFFRAGE SNAPSHOTS
By MINNIE j. REYNOLDS

to have as much confidence in their
women as the men of Denmark have
in theirs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
War Bread Now Takes Place of Famous
Vienna Rolls.

" NJ H7feEH 4NV" H"ht5 tHNo VI NHIIIOu5
Vienna Rolls.
VIENNA, Aug. S.-The Bakers Asso-
citation has decided not to bake rolls
or cakes or pastry. Hereafter all
bread is to be made in loaves of the
quality called war bread"
Vienna housewives have organized
to keep down the prices of foodstuffs,
and the government is asked to fix
minimum prices of all eatables, to APP
point female inspectors in the mar
kets and to keep all the markets open
as long as there is food to dispose of.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
ODDITIES IN
TODAY'S NE VS.
Movie Picture Camera Man to Cross
Continent Pushing Wheelbarrow.

Continent Pushing Wheelbarrow.
NEW YORK. Aug. S.-William B.
Lansing a moving picture camera
operator of the British Film Stock
Company, is planning to start push
ing a wheelbarrow to San Francisco
on Saturday. August Is. The wheel
barrow will contain his travelling
equipment and movie" camera, to-
gether with large quantity of film.
His plan is to take pictures
throughout his entire journey, which
he estimates will end on February 20,
when the Panama fair opens, and he
says his company has agreed to pay
81, 900 for the film. Lansing said last
night that he will start from Times
Square and go to the City Hall, where
he hopes to. get some pictures of
Mayor Mitchell, after which he will
leave for Philadelphia.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Finds Turtle Hundred Years Old on
Long Island.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Edmund H.
Reeve found a turtle in Transport,
Long Island, yesterday which bore
upon its back the initials III N. A.,
1903" The reptile was of the kind
frequently seen in the woods which
are reported to attain an age of two
hundred years or more.
Consultation by Mr.. Reeve with
some of the oldest residents of
Jamesport revealed the fact that they
remember knowing In their boyhood
a man named Herman N. Aldrich,
who lived near Jamesport.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Knife Restores Memory of Boy Hurt
Automobile Accident.

NEW YORK, Aug. ga surgeons
knife restored yesterday the lost
speech and memory of Winfield
Townsend.
The boy lives at Mount Ivy, near
Haverstraw, and was injured when
West Shore railroad train struck an
automobile.
DIR. Klein operated on both throat
and head. He removed a splinter of
bone that was driven into the brain,
and the boys memory quickly re-
turned. The operations were per-
formed in Nyack Hospital, where the
lad has been patient for two
months.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Newark @ueninD Star
JAMES SMITH. JR.

FOUNDED MARCH /. IsS