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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
Pleasures 81 the Imagination.

TIsSSurcS u tne mautHattoH
All the fun an insincere man gets
out Of a vacation is thinking about
the good time he imagines his friends
imagine he is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Star.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
One straddIe al Its Best.

The weather department cant miss
the farmers. II it sends dry weather,
that's fine for the wheat harvest. III
it sends rain, that makes the corn
crop hump itself.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
NEWSPAPER COMMENT
secret & Out.

a Paris physician says study spoils
beauty; this probably explains why
some Of girls weren't graduated.
Warrington Post.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
Old Fashioned Mint.

So many cool and refreshing drinks and ices can be made from
Just the old fashioned mint that you gathered in the hay meadow
in ~chIldhood's happy days. I wonder that there is not a clump Of
this dear old friend in every garden. 1t can be dug up most any
where through the hay meadows or at the edge Of the marshes
about the lake and is no trouble whatever; growing rank and juicy
it planted near a hydrant where the drippings give it the required
moisture.
To extract the juice for seasoning crush the leaves, pouring on
a little hot water to be able to train it through a cloth or sieve.
The little sprigs themselves make the quaintest, daintiest' kind
of garnish for meats and salads. Even the butter dish looks more
tempting with a little spray Of mint accompanying it.
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The Latest Way to Cook Peas.
Instead of Smelling peas, throw them, pods and all, into a kettle
of boiling water, after washing and discarding all spoiled ones
When they are done the pods will rise to the surface, while the
peas will stay at the bottom Of the kettle. Peas cooked in this man
ner have a fine flavor.
To Prevent Mould From Forming on Fruit.
a layer Of absorbent cotton in the mouth Of fruit cans is AM
excellent preventive against mould. If mould should form, it Will
cling to the cotton and leave the fruit clean.
A New One in Butter Making.
If you want nicely favored butter, with buttermilk well worked
out, try putting in a teaspoonful of clear honey to about three
pounds Of butter. Youcan not taste the honey but it improves tel
butter.
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How to Be Sure q Mushroom is a Mushroom.
During the rainy season mushrooms are constantly springing
up in our yard and SO many have asked me how / can be sure that
they are mushrooms and not poisonous fungi I am giving here an
infalible proof.
Before cooking, sprinkle salt on the spongy part on gnls. I'll
they turn yellow, they are poisonous; if black, they are good to
cat.
Two Good Rules.
There are two good rules which ought to be written upon every
heart. Never believe anything bad about anybody, unless you posi-.
lively know that it is true. Never tell even that, unless you feel
that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening while you
|tell-Seected.
"A Debt.
Such help $ We a give each other ii this world Is a debt We
owe each other-Ruskin.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
CRABB'S o HAND

We handle everything Imaginable III
~ line 81 second hand Sooda Many
artlcies sold Tor cne-third Of their IL.
tuai value. n Il q % - Ind News
~ Il. south Midway
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
tWATERToWN BUSINESS Col
CEGE.

Good crops mean good business.
and good business meal many POSI-
tons Tor bookkeepers and stenographr
ers. You a sure Of good position
Il you take your course at the Water
town Business College. Fall term
Sept. lst. Cata1og free. 81
~. and Mn. Y. y. WsIder have is
turned to thecits after IA sxtsnded
visit At Chicago and other points,
where they enjoyed the renewal ~
oldstime triendshfps. s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23
The Latest Way to Cook Peas.

Instead Of sheling peas, throw them, pods and all, into a kettle
of boiling water, after washing and discarding all spoiled ones
When they are done the pods will rise to the surface, while the
peas will stay at the bottom of the kettle. Peas cooked in this man
ner3 have a fine flavor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21

Sophia Peabody Hawthorne be-
longed to the class of young women
for whom shakespeare Ophelia
serves as a typical example," says
one of the biographers of Nathaniel
Hawthorne when commenting on that
novelist's wife. "She was gentle af-
fectionate. refined and amiable to
fault-much too tender-hearted Tor
this rough world
Sophia Peabody was born on Sep
TENDER II, 1871. She was one OF a
family of cultivated New Englanders-
One of her sisters Mary married the
distinguished educator, Horace Mann
and her other sister, Elizabeth,
woman of extraordinary mental en-
dowments, is remembered as having
introduced the kindergarten into Bos-
ton.
Sophia Peabody was the invalid OF
her family. From the time she was
twelve years old until she was mar
ried, twenty years later, she suffered
from a continuous nervous headache.
AS a result of this she was unable to
share In the usual activities OF young
girlhood. She was educated at nome
by her sister Elizabeth, who conduct
ed a girls school. Sophia remained
much in her own room, which she
had fitted up with hundred and-one
little contrivances of an invalid
books, flowers, pictures and orna-
ments. When she was twenty-five she
went to Cuba for three years with her
mother, but this change of climate
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
AMERICAN ABANDONED BAGGAGE.

American tourist baggage is distributed all over
Europe. There mountains of 1t in Germany and
France and Switzerland and Belgium, and great ac-
cumulations in Italy, Holland and England. Dis
patches tell of piles of abandoned baggage In cities
Opulent Americans carry many trunks in touring
Europe and the in order to make hasy get
away" took with them only handbags
All motorcars either commandeered or aban-
doned Mono returned on the steamers which their
sae..-od passage home. Probably for these
there will be future compensation, but there will be
for lost baggage.
And of this baggage the greater part undoubtedly
has been lost to the left in hotels that
closed in railroad stations the streets and in
irresponsible private care Thousands of trunks con-
tanned dresses aces, iewery and other belongings the
value of which may be estimated in the hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
The guardians of the European cities have had no
time to look after the abandoned effects of strangers
while the covetous part of the population doubt
have taken the time to loot the baggage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Congressional Career Of Amos Cummings

The late Amos ]. Cummings, who
died in 1902 while serving as mem
Der of Congress, representing one OF
the New York city districts, was
probably IN as intimate editorial and
personal relations with Charles A.
Dana, of the New York Sum- as was
any other member of the famous
editors staff.
Mr.. Dana selected Mr.. Cunlmins as
the editor of the Evening Sun, which
was first issued. on March II, 1887.
Cummings, however, was then elected
a member of Congress, and it was the
understanding that he was to do no
more than to organize the staff and
to set the evening edition of the paper
running for about nine months.
| was closely associated with Mr..
Cummings, having, in fact, succeeded
him as editor of the Evening Sun,
although our relations had been
closely established some years earlier.
On the eve of his retirement from
the editorship of the Evening SUN 1
had long conversation with him, in
which he told me some highly inter
esting and even exciting incidents OF
his career. He said:
'.I don't know whether i am max
ing a mistake in giving up editorial
work to go to Congress or not. Some
times l think I am and yet I re-
member when I was boy 1t was
thought a wonderful thing for man
to go to Congress-. and l often said
to myself that l should like. to go to
Congress- some day. But I was only
a printer and could not see the
slightest possibility of my election as
a member of Congress. Now, tomor-
row 1 am to go to Washington to be
sworn in as a representative.
II am thinking of following the
example of Horace Greeley and of
Henry j. Raymond, who while serv-
ing in Congress wrote letters for
4,nir newsparers. If | can find any
which will be willing to
axe letters from me / am going to
write some, and If anybody finds
fault 9th me I will say that II
Horace Greeley and Henry j. Ray
-,~-,d did not think it beneath the
dignity of a congressman to become
a new spaper correspondent 1t GER
tainly isn't beneath me. as-
II am going to represent the Wall
Street district In Congress. But
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Sir--There seems to be surprise at
the attitude of the suffragtsts VINO
are raising money in various ways TO
promote their propaganda at TINS
moment, when all that can be spared
by each man and woman should be
either turned over to the Red Cross,
toward the work OF alleviating the
suffering caused by the war, or re-
served to face the needssof thousands
In this country during the coming
winter.
Thousands are already unemployed,
owing to the general business depres-
sion, and thousands more may be
through the cessation of our export
and import trade Money is being
raised to be used in working ruin to
the careers of the Democrats in
Washington who have opposed the
establishing of committee on suf-
frage, with the object Of forcing a
constitutional amendment.
At Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont's, on Sat
urday and Sunday, August 20 and 80.
we are told $4,000 was raised, $4,000
in cash and 10000 pledged for this
specific purpose and $4,000 for gem
eral use. ~e,
Twenty-six thousand dollars di-
verted to coercion, blackmail and
other general political purposes, from
the cries of suffering and poverty!.s
Why are we surprised in the face of
the two pledges following. Is it that
the existence of the pledges il not
generally known, or that for once the
members of the suffrage party are
able to combine consistency with po-
litical expediency?
1t is surely well known to us all
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
wHERE ARE THE pREADNoUGHTs?

The puzzle of naval srategiss is the quiescence of
the German batteship fleet in the North sea. Vir-
tualy all of the naval power of Germany is concen-
rated there, where 1t has throughout the kali
great canal to the Baltic The world hears rumors
now and then of naval engagements in both seas, but
they are not confirmed. In the Baltic the Germans
evidently have Russias naval power bottled up.
AS it is, nearly all the operations in the European
war are on land Comparatively little has been done
by the navies British and German naval forces con-
front each other the North each waiting for
false move and Russian naval power Is ineffective.
Austrias fleet hugs the harbor Nor is there any ac-
count of French naval power.
Where are the dreadnoughts that were looked to
to be deciding factors In European war? Not a
single one has been in action. In the few clashes
that have taken place on the sea only cruisers hg-
ured Harbor Notifications, submarines and mines
have held them up The British feet lies idly before
Hegoland and the German fleet lies at anchor under
its guns.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
IDLE PEACE TALK.


Peace talk in the United States at the present time
may be kened to the blowing of soap bubbles. There
neither in the consuming desire to
force a premature peace Europe that would mean
more calamities of war in the future even if
peace could be had The sentimental people who are
camoring peace have conception of the charac-
war the issues it involves the temper of
the nations engaged.
There is no basis upon which negotiations could
be held Holding up to Europe the consequences of a
protracted is idle performance All the ma
tons knew they had to expect and chose to risk
these consequences And the far 1t has gone
has only made them more determined to hight 1t out
TO the bitter end.
Interlopers are not liked in a quarrel and their
motives are often misconstrued as they must be in
this case In Civil War were deaf to any kind
of peace that did not the restoration of the
Union The South would give no ear to such propo-
siton. And the lasted four years. The questions
in Europe settled in the way, even If the
war also lasts four years .,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21

think that is something of a misflt.
/ should have been elected from one
of the East Side or uptown districts,
for I know the people in those dis
tricts and am In thorough sympathy
with them
II don't know how long my party
will let me represent the Wall Street
district in Congress. but l sometimes
think 1t won't be very long"
Some years later, owing to certain
party exigencies, Mr.. Cummings lost
the nomination for representative of
the Wall Street district in Congress.
He was considerably depressed by the
feeling that there was no opening for
him in the newspaper world. I met
him shortly after another than him
self had received the nomination,
which was equivalent to election. He
said:
This thing has cut me up some-
what, but have the feeling that am
going to renew some of my earlier ex-
periences. I mean that I never lost
a position without finding that 1t had
been of great advantage to me. | was
discharged from the Tribune. Charles
A. Dana Immediately took me in as
managing editor of the Sun. I have
a sort of feeling that although I have
lost my place IN congress IL rs III Inc
end to be no loss, but actual gain.
am going away on a vacation to tho
far Vest
While on this vacation Mr.. Cum
mings was suddenly summoned to
New York. A representative from one
of the New York districts died. leav-
ing vacancy. 1t was the very dis
trict which Cummings had always
wanted to represent.
On the day after the election, at
which he triumphed by a very large
majority, 1 met him and congratulate
ed him. He said
Didn't tell you that had lurk-
ing feeling that l was going to be
benefited instead of ruined by the loss
of the nomination from the Wall
Street district? Now am elected and
l feel certain that can stay in Con.
gress as long as live and represent
there the kind of people whom l un-
derstand and who know me-
He did serve as representative, from
that district until his death in 1902.
Copyright, 1914, by e. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
THE STATE PRIMARIES TOMORROW.
JAMES SMITH, JR.
FOUNDED MARCH 1. 1882.

The primary elections in Essex county and through
the State apparently will be well attend
ed only in spots There have been evidences during the
campaign of apathy in the rural and suburban dis
tricts well in many of the larger towns and
cities. Among the rural districts Hunterdon may be
excepted. There the fierce feud of the Pirates and
Holy Rollers will bring every voter to the polls.
OF the counties, perhaps Hudson will poll the
largest proportion of the vote, for Hudson has a
Democratic contest that is almost unique in its political
history In Camden partisan feeling has been well
stirred up and large vote is expected. In Essex
the campaign has been enlivened by of the most
spirited internal conflicts in the history of the Repub
lican party in this country
Battling for supremacy at the primaries are found
five sheriff candidates, five surrogate aspirants,
many seekers after the county superyisorshp, innu
merabe Congress candidates and three fighters for the
mayoralty nomination
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
THE GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR.

For than week the great battle now in
progress in France has been fought without
any definite result and it may continue for another
week even longer If the endurance of the combat
ants hold out Probably in no former were
soldiers subjected to such long and severe strain,
and will be wonderful if the sick do not greatly out
number the killed, wounded and prisoners.
In line of battle extending for more than a hun
dred miles there must be minor successes or revese
in spots that hardly affect the general result and Of
these hear in the brief official dispatches from
either sde but has been evident that the battle has
principally been of artillery with both armies en-
trenched. This is why the fighting is so much pro-
longed Heavy rains have increased the difficulties Of
armies and the discomforts and fatigue of the
soldiers. H..
The battle of the Marine, which preceded the Ger
its present prepared position has been
described the greatest in history but probably the
present will prove to be greater In the mum
Der OF engaged in the losses and in its results
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
THE NEW WAR TAXES.

The leaders in Congress miscaculated by many
millions their estimate of the amount of revenue
the income tax would produce, and there may be as
serious one the tax bill drafted by the ways
and means committee of the House. The estimate is
81 05 900 900 annually.
Malt liquors and domestic wines are expected to
pay the bulk of the tax, and the revenues will depend
upon the consumption. Gasoline will pay two cents a
gallon and the revenue in this case also will depend
on the amount manufactured and sold! In each case
the consumer will pay the tax The same rule will
follow tobacco for railroad tickets telegraph mes
sages and other items in the tax bill
If the efforts of many good people in this country
are avail will be immense reduction of the
consumption of malt liquors and tobacco, with con-
seuuent falling off of But II the bulk of the
new tax rests upon those who consume the cheaper
luxries the tax only follows the usual of all
taxes J..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Boettner Replies to Murray

To tho Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-In answer to Mr.. Frank
j.. Murray's communication, appear
ing In your issue of the 14th instant:
My purpose in writing the con1mu-
nication of September 2 was to as
certain from the gentlemen who adj
vocate a lawyer for surrogate in
preference to layman the reason
or reasons, and thus far fail to see
any. Mr.. Murray says that he is
quite certain that 1 stand alone
among members of the bar on that
issue. In that respect I disagree
with him, unless you accept the
opinion of those lawyers who feel
that every office should be filled by
a lawyer. Mr.. Murray states that he
fully agrees with me when said
that the laymen who have filled the
office were capable and efficient.
I must refer Mr.. Murray to my
communication. What / said was:
Can you point to a single instance
that would demonstrate that either
or all of these men (referring to the
laymen who have been surrogates)
were not competent to fill the oftice?'
If he has deliberately failed to
answer that question, then 1t is only
fair to assume that they filed the
office in a competent manner, and
such being the case, why this sud
den change?
II Is continually being said by
candidates that the Office Is of a
judicial character. Technically, that
Is true. because the surrogate has
the power to probate a will, but his
power ceases when doubts arise on
the face of the will. when caveat
is filed, or when a dispute arises re-
specting the existence of will. in
the event of which he must refer
the matter to the Orphans Court for
settlement. Mr.. Murray asks: rs it
not In the interest of economy and
efficiency to select 1awyer?" VIII
any one of the lawyers who are can
didates say that IL he Is elected he
will conduct the office without a
deputy surrogate and the same num-
Der of clerks as are now employed In
the office? If he does, with the large
volume of business to be taken care
of. where will the efficiency work
come in, and unless he states that
he will conduct the Office with less
assistance than at present, where
will he eoonomize?
do think that when candidate
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Germany S Strong
Strategic Position

The startling developments of the
past few days in the great European
war have forced a more general con-
sideration of the real reasons for Ger
many's seemingly irresistible power.
Some statements that give a clearer
understanding of the subject are con-
tanned in an editorial in the special
war issue OF the Scientific American
Of September 5th, which covers every
technical phase of the present opera
tons both on sea and land. The fol-
lowing pertinent extracts from the
article are as follows:
The seemingly overwhelming num-
bers of the triple entente are greatly
offset by the fact that Germany holds
an unusually strong strategic position
both on sea and land, and that where
as her armies are of a common race,
speaking common language, the
enemy is composed of three races,
speaking no language in common, and
differing widely in tastes, tempera-
ment and traditions.
OF enormous advantage to Germany
is the fact that the geography of the
naval and military situation is such
that she is planted squarely between
her major enemies, France and Rus
STA; and SO long as she is supreme in
the Baltic, it is impossible for those
countries to effect a joint concentra-
ton of their troops in overwhelming
numbers upon either frontier.
In the event of German reverses
and a failure of her invasion OF
France, she would fall back upon her
line of frontier fortifications, take up
strong defensive position, and hurl
the bulk of her armies against the
on-roIling tide of Russian invasion,
which, at the present writing, appears
to have gained a victory of imposing
proportions. If this should be the
course of events, the Germans would
settle down to a war of defense, which
might last for two or three years, and
end in the contestants fighting each
other to the point of utter exhaustion.
There is no reason to believe that the
German of the twentieth century has
lost any Of the powers of recuperation
and logged resistance which carried
him through the seven years of war
under the great Frederick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Noted Women Whose Birthday IS Yours
SEPTEMBER Fl
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne
ghted
BY MARY MARSHALL.
SEPTEMBER q
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne
Copyrighted 1914.

did her no permanent good. II WA
shortly after her return to Salem
Mass when she was twenty-six, tina,
she first met her future huspapq
Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wa
thirty-two at the time.
From the first meeting, Sophia &C
mitted later, she felt the fascinatio
of Hawthorne's presence and 1t wa
apparent also that Hawthorne foup
much to interest him in the viyaciou
extremely feminine invalid, 81
Hawthorne was making but poo
living at the time and Sophia's healt
was still uncertain, so although
deep friendship followed their meetir
they were not engaged for two yea
and their marriage did not take plai
till 1912, when Hawthorne was THIRTY
nine and Sophia was thirty-two.
Mrs. Hawthorne, in spite of h
delicate health, was woman of ~
eral education. She was versed ]
Hebrew, Latin and Greek and was
brilliant student of Italian ant
French.
She was especially fond Of art, ang
as an amateur delighted in Irawini
and modelling.
In spite of all apparent obstacles 7
the way, in spite of poverty that coz
tinued several years after their mar
riage, in spite of Hawthorne's melaE
choly nature and Sophia's delieat
health, the marriage of HawthoTn'
and Sophia Peabody stands ont 81
one of the very successful and h4pps
marriages among men of letters.