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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
Why General Wood Is Right

of an employe cold deal and fill his
place with man with no patriotic
ardor or feeling. General Wood is
exactly right about it and so are you
right.
There are other reasons that deter
young men, sons and grandsons OF
soldiers from quitting the plough
share to pick up a gun and rush to
the battle front
They, like we old soldiers, recall
how q war veteran, q lieutenant in
the army during the Civil War, and
later a lieutenant in the Newark fire
department, who won the right OF
promotion In competitive Examination,
was denied promotion to a captaincy
by the fire commissioners. He was a
member of Lincoln Post, q. A. r., too.
We always considered this act one Of
cruel injustice. refer 10 our COM
rade, Ed. Crossman.
Yet, these commissioners, who
turned down soldier comrade, were
continued In Office and reappointed.
De we soldiers forget such things7
Do our sons and grandeons forget
them7 We guess not. And we never
will. Ed. Crossman was a member OF
Jim" Connelly's regiment. I'll bet
they wouldn't dare to do a trick IKE
that to good old Jim" He'd shake
them up till their teeth ratified.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18

OF All Senses Common Sense Is the
Leader.
The all too frequent error held by
those who accept the touch-and-go
of everyday speech as actually cor
rect, that there are only five senses
in man, needs to be brought UP
sharply with the fact that there are.
perhaps. q score Of them-and the
end is not yet.
In a philosophical magaSine for
October, 1914, [ observe an elaborate,
transcendental thesis upon percep-
ton by professor of a great uni
versity Ostensibly from his degrees
he might be rashly Judged to have
all the education and knowledge
available to man. Yet he seriously
human race Will undoubtedly In the
future develop a sixth sense"
Nature has not, true enough, been
either lavish or prodigal with the
flesh in the endowment of the senses.
yet to speak Of q prospective sixth
sense or for that matter, of tenth
or twelfth sense, lie 70 put butter
upon bacon, to employ q locomotive
to crack a nut.
Experience and ""Taste.S
When the eye, ear. skin, nose, MUS
cles Joints, stomach or tongue 10
stirred up in certain ways you--your
ego, yourself, the personality. John,
which differs from Jim or Jane-be-
comes aware Of something else In
tho universe besides whoever ''you"
happens to be.
If you were utterly devoid OF each
OF your score or so Of senses you
could not have such sensations as
touch, feeling, sneezing. seizing.
pushing. heat, cold, pain. addition,
sight, taste, smell, tick1ishness. hun
ger, thirst. Therefore, you would
meet with disaster. You would not
know that there was real world
other than you. yourself. You could
not escape a fire. an automobile.
hunger. or any real danger. You
would die a-borning!
Sensations are merely uncompf-
Gated perceptions. The latter are
compound sensations full of memo
ries which bark back to infancy--the
only time you ever did have a pure
sensation. What you call experience.
what you know, is really the response
of your sensations or perceptions to
the world around you, the enviro l.
ment, your surroundings.
That your likes and dislike5 are af-
ter all made up Of your sensations-
another way to say your peculiar and
restricted experience and habits II
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Rolling Mill Built by General Sherman

At the time of q strike In the
anthracite coal region of Pennsyl
yania, had an opportunity. in con-
Versatfon with the late Abram s.
Hewitt, to learn from him of an Incl
dent In his career which was asso-
ciated not only with the Civil War
days, but with the development of
what has now become the great iron
and steel industry of the Birmingham
district of the South
Mr.. Hewitt was intensely con-
cerned over the issue of the anthra-
cite coal strike. He feared that 1t
might result in testing the very
foundations of the government. He
went on to describe what he thought
would ultimately prove to be salts
factory adjustment of the relations
between skilled artisans and capital,
saying that IL gradually these arti-
sans acquired interest in property as
holders of stock they would in time
look upon themselves as employers,
and he believed that the day was not
distant when the great body of skilled
artisans of the United States would
be In the aggregate the owners OF
the great properties in which they
worked, or. as he put It, lust ss the
depositors in our savings banks are
are constantly careful to see to 1t
that they are well managed so that
they may earn regular interest upon
their deposits"
In some incidental way the conver-
satlon turned upon the development
of the iron and steel properties IN
that great region of which Birming-
ham, Ala, Is the centre and Mr..
Hewitt said that any young man now
beginning active life could reasonably
expect TO see. before he reached
middle age. the skilled artisans em-
ployed in the iron and steel industry
of the Birmingham region partial
owners of the capital stock.
ct suppose there are very few per-
sons now living who know that l was
one time the owner of a large iron
and steel property near Chattanooga"
said Mr.. Hewitt. well. was. and II
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
.sAFETY FIRST" FOR CHRISTMAS. -

The approach OF Christmas suggests the need OF
care in avoiding accidents that will turn the holiday
fsstivity into tragedy The Christmas tree and the
amateur Santa Claus especial danger points which
have caused many horrifying catastrophes. Fortu-
uatey the lesson of these caamies has been taken to
heart very widely IN recent and Santa Clauss
cotton garb and whskers, and q tree hung with In
aammable ornaments, and studded with tottering
candIeIights are Stunned and more every
The growing Of electric light bulbs for trees has
done great deal lessen the toll OF Christmas fatal
atieg II is better to leave the Christmas tree
lighted than to run the risk of ruined home and
stricken family. Tnhammsble adornments Of tinsel,
paper or cotton should not be used mechanical toys
operated by alcohol gasoline should not be placed
under or lighted tree. and II would be we'll to
have buckets of water or fire eztingushers within
close reach. Safety Hrst' is urgent maxim for
household, club Sunday school at the Christ
mastide.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
Travelette
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

where Fashion May Havo Started.
Among the archaeological discoveries
taken from the ancient shrines that
saw unearthed in tho island Of
Crete there were number of images
dating from the twentieth century
before Christ. without question Of
doubt they prove a rather interesting
fashion point of that ancient day.
In 1914 B. c., the women wore
dresses that the eyes OF a mere man
find similar in style to those worn
in this year of our Lord 1914. A
glance at the illustration will con-
vince YOU of this much more effeo-
lively than any long doubtful dis
cussion of fashion that I could give.
The place where these ornaments
were found marks the site of one Of
the shrines where the supreme Cretan
deity the goddess-mother of all
creation. was worshipped by the
island devotees of that day It also
proves that the Cretan women once
held a very different place In mascu-
line opinion that that accorded them
since the Turks won the Island by
force of arms.
on the walls Of one OF the ancient
palaces / saw paintings of the court
ladies of that day with tight-laced
corsages, and necklaces. bracelets
and diadems little different from
those we know today. Also there
were apartments where tiny caskets
on dressing tables would seem to In
dicate the use Of rouge and powder
in 1914 B. G.
AS my companion remarked
Women haven't changed very much
In 1000 years, have theyf"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18

To the Editor Of the Evening Start
Again tho Burnett immigration oili
ts before the American Congress The
sponsors of the un-American bill have
devised ways and means for the en-
actment of It into law. but in vAln.
May 1t encounter a similar fatei It
appears to the writer that those who
are eager for the passage Of that per-
nicious bill display extraordinary g
norance Of American history.
During the period Of 17Se-iS2o the
number of immigrants who came to
our shores aggregated 100000. Our
forefathers, who bied that this coun-
try might be whn, It is-the greatest
country in the worid-made no such
attempt to enact su,h law, but
rather encouraged It. Men upon whom
we look with pride and with admira-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
BLUE GROSS LEAGUE FOR HORSES.

When 1t is stated that the average life of a horse
IN the European is tortyeight hours need not
wonder that horses By the thousands are being
shipped from this country and that this is of the
most profitable of the many lines of business that
have been brought the United States by the great
conflict The equine mortality IN cavalry, artillery
and transport is enormous while the list OF wounded
means q terrible amount Of suffering for the dumb
four-tooted wsrriorA
But humanity has come to the rescue with a
Blue Cross League, which is providing veterinary
service. Wounded horses being cured and in
some cases back to the front OF battle and the
incurable cases mercifulIy dispatched The horse
in present-day warfare gss better surgical attention
than the man did a generation ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG
A. B., NJ. A, NJ D. John Hopkins).

life--is evident from the homely ex-
pressions about the sense of taste.
EVERY one to his taste" embodies
this notion.
Using Your Judgment.
Come, give US a taste Of your
quality" "She has execrable taste"
such and various are the tastes Of
men that you must often wish many
of them all sorts Of prosperity and
a little more tasto. Emerson put II
tremendously thus:
"By doing his work he makes the
need felt which he can supply. He
creates the taste by which he is en-
joyed. He provokes the wants to
which he can minister"
All the world and his wife submit
that to have common sense, that
golden calf of "self-made" men, is to
have In your possession the key to
Cathay. Far be It from me to rouse
you from the panharmonic unanimity
of the multitude. Nothing could be
further from my thoughts.
With the exception of those great
masses of humanity who are con-
tent with mind bound lifelong habits.
common sense is about the least thing
s. we'll man may have and remain
sane. Over and above your common
senses, II these are SOunu ano VIZ
orous, there must be added reason,
Judgment, reflection, mental syn
thesis of many Judgments, will, de-
cision and action,
The will of man Is truly by his
reason swayed. When Judgment and
logic flies to british beasts, men may
be honestly said to have lost their
reason. Reason only comes after q
man has had the experience of man.
sensations and perceptions. You com
pare one dog with another OF table
with a chair, you are performing q
kind OF elementary reasoning. Tne
conclusion you reach with regard to
these simple propositions is your
Judgment.
Reflection comes hy comparison
of more than one Judgment with an
other A decision between several
Judgments leads your will to direct
your thoughts and action in q given
direction.
DR.. Hirshbers win answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical,
nv Kienio snd sanitation sub jects that arc
of general Interest. He will not under
take to prescribe or offer advice for In
dividuaI cases. Whore the subject is not
of general interest letters Will be an
swered personally, II u stamped and ad-
dressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all
inquiries to DIR. l. X. Hirshberg, care
this off1oe.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
BRIroN WARE THE KAISER.

England may not have many near-chsmpion-
sAp battles on sea or land during the great European
war now raging but she has another way. quite
different from the force and arms way. at that Eng
land compacenty gobhes up Egypt places her stand
ard there and says Egypt is mine, and no
Turks need apply Aud all this without the she'd
ding of blood It looks at long range like blood
less victory.
out the host7 Germany may take st into her head
70 send flying machine two several submA'
rines over to Egypt break up the furniture, take
possession Of everything IN sight and dump the
English standard into the river Nile.
Germany is performing little feats like the fore
going every and then in these piping days of
trouble The kaiser may catch the king and his merry
merry men II they don't watch out.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
NOTHING CAN HINDER THE movies"

The manager of an American which is
shipping 900 feet OF motion picture films to Europe
every week reports that this is the only form Of pop
ular amusement in England that has not suffered on
account OF the war The theatrical business is prac-
ticalIy dead, but the picture shows have crowded
houses He hears the story from Paris and
Berlin.
OF course, the itself stimulates this industry,
as pictures Of military life make a strong appeal
It is pertinent to recall that during the great in
dustrial strikes In Lawrence and Paterson. when
trade prostrated and the working classes did not
know how to pay the grocer and the butcher, the
moving picture theatres crowded right along.
People seem to have heart and for the movies
in the times OF greatest calamity and depression 1t
is about the last thing they will give up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
TIE MARKETS THAT BELONG TO Us.

II is surprising revelation that even last year,
long before the war nterfered with European trade
with Latln-America, the United States selling
more goods than any country earth to It's Southern
nsighbors in this hemisphere. Our exports TO the
twenty republics in Central and South America in 1918
we're 3s2s 900 900. which s4.0oo.ooo more than
those Of our competitor. England, and e1o7D
eeo. 900 more than those Of Germany
II was the Hrst year in which the United States
led In the markets of Iatin-America This ought
70 havs been the long ago, but that 1t has
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18

Like Queen Elizabeth Queen Chris
tina stubbornly refused to select a
husband. Her greatest pleasure was
the patronage of men Of letters, and
the result was that she was often I'M
posed upon by worthless artists and
writer's.
In the very zenith of her life, when
she had been queen ten years and
when she was but twenty-eight years
old, she abdicated, and the motive for
this action has been subject much
debated. Some said IT was vanity.
others levity. and otheES generosity
and real large -mindedness. Voltaire
said: "she preferred to live with men
who think rather than reign over men
without learning or genius"
But Christmas next move was mot
no much to Voltaire's liking for. al
though she had been brought up
Protestant and had later been sur
rounded by freethinkers, she became
O devout Roman Catholic. retired to
Rome where she patronized arts and
letters and founded an academy which
she supported out Of her own private
fortune.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
RsaBsxIyAniA oOngressneD on Suffrage
and Prohibition

RsnssyIvAnia cOnsressmeB On Suffrage
and Prohibition
xrozp ens Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Because the General Assembly OF
ehia state has voted once In favor OF
Rubruiss1ng a woman suffrage consti-
4utionaI amendment TO the voters,
twenty-five members OF the nationaA
House Of esentativea from Penn
sylvania have announced that they
VIII vote in favor of q suffrage amend
rnenx to the Federal Constitution
put the reason Is a poor one. States
opposed 70 woman suffrage should not
have Il forced upon them by vote
s,f the other States. There are pecU-
siar and local reasons In some sections
~ the country which make II impos-
s,shle to convince the male voters that
women should vote In their COM
rnunIties. Those communities would
and q way to disregard national
woman suffrage section in the Con-
stitu ton, as some communities have
found a way to disregard the pro-
hibitfons against restricting suffrage
on account Of color and previous con-
dItion of servitude.
Two-thirds OF the Pennsylvania rep
resentatives are likewise In favor
Of submitting q national prohibitory
amendment to the States for ratifica-
tion. Every reason which can be
mustered In opposition to regulation
of suffrage by the national govern
ment runs with equal force In oppost-
tion to putting in the Constitution
sumptuary provision Affecting the
whole country.
Tho suffragists and the Prohibi-
ksonists. however, have set out 20 In
eimidate weak-kneed Congressman
into voting for these unwise amend
rnsnts by charging that all who du
not vote for them are In league with
she uquoE interests and spposed "a
9Aa eufrs( (ichlsern nent Of women. Tbs
6resfdem<, hewevsss wness pemfs@R -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR POULTRY RA1sERs.

The patient and industrious hen contributes an
nually millions of wealth to this country and helps
TO feed millions Of population but as population
grows and tho demand upon the hen increases 1t is
plain that must have more hens or submit to pay
ing higher and still higher prices for eggs.
slow increase in the number Of barnyard fowls
is reported while there is growing preference for
poultry products This condition at once invites en-
terprise and suggests better methods Of poultry
raising There is immense waste in this industry,
due TO carelsssuess or ignorance Many millions OF
chicks die Of prevenabis diseases lack Of proper
care In the vicinity Of cities many people who now
have precarious employment could earn good hvings
By well-conduCted poultry farms
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
Che BraUest Battle

The bravest battle that ever was fought
Shall | tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find II not;
1t was fought by the mothers of men
Nay, not with cannon battle shot,
With sword or nober pen;
Nay, not with eloquent word or thought,
From the mouths of wonderful men.
But deep in wal1ed-up womans heart
OF woman that would not yield;
But patiently, silently bore her part
Lol there in that battlefield
No marshaing troops no bivouac song;
No banner TO CLEAN and wave;
And, o these battles they last so long
From the babyhood to the grave
Yet faithful still as bride of stars
She fights in her waed-up TOWN.
Fights on and on in the endless wars,
Then silent, unseen--goes down.
Joaquin Miller
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
70 u. Eal.er q ths nvsnlns starI

TO the Editor Of the Evening stsr'
There Is real truth In your editorial
Of wednesday. where you quote Cen
sraI Woods reasons as to why the
reserve eoldiery of the United States
ia but a shadowy factor in the ma
tional defense. Young men, as you
saw are not encouraged to enlist even
in our National Guard. Instead of
epcoura cement. they face discourage
ments.
Business men frown on the employe
who Is eager to take chance for his
country's sake. They give that kind
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
From Everywhere

The trade in human hair is 8. big
Industry. Italians easily take the
lead In this traffic, the main source
of their supply being obtained from
the peasant women of Italy, Dal-
malta and Switzerland. Two crops
of hair a year, and looking none the
worse for the loss, Is not extraor-
dinary among these peasant women.
Half the hair at the back OF the head
is shorn off, the remaining half be-
ing drawn over the exposed part ana
dressed In such a manner as only to
be detected on very close scrutiny and
by those experienced IN the trade.
Cape Cod, the peninsula Of Massa-
chusetts, is no longer & cape. It has
been made an island by the compile
tion of the Cape Cod Canal
For two years Thackeray ala all his
writing with ono pen, which also
served him for writing two novels
Oliver Wendell Holmes used a gold
pointed pen for over thirty years
during which period he wrote over
is, 900, 900 words.
Hare 10 an interesting fast which
may easily be verified: October al
ways begins on the same day Of the
week as January, April as July, Sep
tember as December. February,
March and November begin on the
same days May, June and August
always begin on different days from
each other, and every other month in
the year. The first and last days OF
the year are always the same. These
rules do not apply to leap year.
The Scottish kilt, as an article Of
dress, dates back to historic times,
and was originally, 80 far as can be
figured out. merely a plaid blanket
worn about the shoulders with one
end gathered about the loine In cold
weather. The mountaineers of the
Balkans wear the kilt, and students
say that the soldiers of the Assyrian
kings wore a costume very closely
akin to the kilt OF Scotland.
English statieticians have calculated
that 81, ,2S7 ,637 bushels of malt were
used IN brewing of their beer in the
last year. 1t is estimated that every
bushel of the grain used would have
made at least fifteen four-pound
loaves of bread. This would have
provided a four-pound loaf every day
for a year for the 100000 men fight
ing in Belgium, with 100000 loavee
left over for the hungry at home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
Public Snorts

"Those gladiators who went into
the arena had to fight for their lives"
"Yes," answered the baseball man
ager. thoughtfully. but that's carry
ing economy too far. I'd rather pay
the men fair salaries and let the con-
tests be little more humane."--
Washington Star.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
A Premium on Ineficisncy.

From the New York Journal Of Com
Lnerce.
Nothing can be shown. at least
nothing has been shown, in regard to
the efficiency and economy OF our mail
service that would justify annexing
to Il at enormous cost in borrowed
capital the telegraph and telephone
systems. Lack of the strong lncen-
tive that comes from self-interest in
results and responsibility TO those who
supply the capital and energy would
lead to laxity Of management and
deterioration Of appliances and of ser.
vice, from which there would be nc
recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
Plenty of Free Trips

'Your wife needs rides in the open
air"
'All right. doc, I'll drop word
among the real estate agents that I
might look at property In the sub
urbs, "--Loulsville CouFisr-JouTnA&.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18

From ths sprlngtield Union.

Hope has been expressed that Com
srees, mindful of the burdens Of tax
alton resting upon tho people and
sobered by depleted treasury, would
forsaks its extravagant policies OF the
last two years and institute a season
Of reform. To those who have cher
lshed that hope the Presidents mes
sage opmss hke . dash Of ice water
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-18
German shArpshooters Make Good Use OF
Cuhist Art.
SIX Year Old Lad sells $500 Worth Of
Jewelry for s1.25.

SIX Year Old Lad Sells $500 Worth of
Jewelry for s1.2S.
NEW YORK, Dec 1s-"Every day
for a month I have been missing jew
elry." Max Dolberg. jeweler, Of II
West Tooth street, said when he
rushed into the West Tooth street po-
lice station last night. Sometimes
1t Is a watch, sometimes It is rings.
But every day they are gone.
To-day my wife Rosie Is in the
store and our six-year-old son Louis
Is sitting on a stool near the door.
NY wife she goes 60 the rear room
and when she comes back Louis IS
handing a gold watch to man and
the man is giving him a nickel. He
is tust getting a nickel for that
watch, which is worth $50 II II Is
worth a cent.
1.-THE man runs, but not before my
wife sees him. Then she examines
Ilouis's bank and finds s1.25 In IT,
That's all that man gave Louis for
$500 worth Of jewelry."
The police promised to arrest the
man II they could find him.