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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
SEPTEMBER %
Mary Hervey
Copyright
BY MARY MARSHALL.
SEPTEM Der %
Marv Hervev
Copyrighted 1914

"She has been bred all her life at
courts from which she has acquired
all the easy good breeding and po-
likeness without the righteousness.
She has read more than is necessary
to any woman, for she understands
Latin perfectly well, though she wise
" conceals it. No woman ever had
more than she has the tone of per-
fectly good society-engaging man
ners and indescribable fascination"
In these words did Lord Chester
field describes Lady Hervey in his
famous .Letters to His Son." The son
was about to visit Paris for the sake
of gaining the polish and finish of
Paris society and Lord Chesterfield
urged him to frequent the drawing
room of Lady Hervey who would be
sure to introduce him to the best
court society and to help him in gain
ing the knowledge of society that was
so necessary in the education of a
young English nobleman at that time.
When Lord Chesterfield wrote this
description of Lady Hervey she was
past fifty and she had lost none of
the charms of fascination that had
made her famous when as young
girl she was introduced to English
court society and promptly made
and women--fall in|
love with her. The poets Gay and
Pope were her ardent admirers and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Last Surviving Civil War Colonel of Western PENNSYLVANIA

While speaking of the volunteers
who enlisted in western Pennsylva-
mia at the time of the Civil War. Nor
man Il. Ream said to me recently
that he had been informed that the
last surviving commander of west
ern Pennsylvania volunteer regiment
in the Civil War was Colonel Edward
Jay Allen. of Pittsburgh. Mr.. Ream
was himself volunteer in one of the
western Pennsylvania regiments and
was promoted for gallantry in battle
to captaincy. He has always taken
a great interest in the Pennsylvania
volunteers and has recently been oc-
cupied with the preparation of the
history of his own regiment.
l had an opportunity to learn from
Colonel Allen that Mr.. Ream was cor
rect in the statement that he is now
the sole surviving colonel of west
ern Pennsylvania volunteer regiment.
Colonel Aliens career was divided. SO
to speak, by his service in the Civil
War. He had already had most
exciting sensational career as one of
the pioneers who blazed the path
from the Missouri river to the Pa
ciflc coast and in one of his expedi-
tions he entertained in his camp
young army engineer who afterward
became a great general and later
candidate for the presidency-Georg
B. Mcclellan.
while that, of course. was the
most interesting episode" said Colonel
Allen, yet l think as I look back
that my experience in the develop
ment of the transportation systems of
the United States has been after all
the most important.
"One of the great influences which
have caused the United States now to
equal, If not to exceed, the estimated
combined wealth of Europe has been
our transportation. 1t is an extraor-
binary gratifying reflection to me that
have been able to witness all these
developments. Think of i'll Here l
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
CHANGING THE MAP.

Changing the map of Europe" is frequent
preston In connection with this but you cannot
make great change in Europes map without
changing the map of the rest of the world.
For example, England France, Germany and Bel
GUM have colonial dependencies So have Holland
Denmark and Italy, not engaged in the war, but not
unlikely to be. England and Holland have the most
extensive colonial systems with France third Except
in Africa Germany's possessions may be said to be
negligible.
On account of the sacrifices and losses
of the the combatant nations, when they to
q final settlement, will look for large compensations
All will be bankrupted by the war; and where better
they find them than in the colonial dependencies
we'll in the domains of the Turk? If Germany
and Austria should prevail in the end what better
prize could Germany seize than British colonies and
trade routes? II Holland should be annexed, her
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
The Hidden Drag

Two men riding on Hudson tube
train last week engaged in an inter-
esting conversation which seemed to
have pretty good tip for almost any
one
How is it you're through, over in
the navy yard?" asked one.
"Oh, you know the fellow / was
telling you about. Well, he was too
strong. They couldn't see any way
of getting rid of him and so it was
up to me-" replied the other.
Where does he get his drag
FROM" asked the first.
1--WE couldn't find it. If we only
could find 1t we had a chance but he
had it hid too Deep" said the man
who lost the job
That's a wise guy who keeps his
drag hid" said the other. "A drag
anyone can see is no good. Someone
will be strong enough to bust it."
Sure" said the other. ST was
strong enough to bust any drag in
the world if only could find it. But
what can you do to drag you can't
find"
That's right" said the other, "and
still there's a lot of NUTS you'll al
ways hear telling everyone how
strong they are and who with. It's
the biggest sucker play In the
world"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
WAR RENEWAL IN MEXICO.

Boodshed in Mexico in battle between the fac
lions Villa and Carranza the prelude of
other drama in Mexico, in which the question
whether the pledges given to the common people
when they took up for the revolution to
be fulfilled is to be decided.
But probably the struggle will be brief The
stronger man unquestionably is General Villa, who
represents the poems and is the best soldier in Mex
co His idea, backed by uncomfortable resolution
is to abolish class government and privilege and
give the poems comprising the vast majority of the
population the right of ownership of the soil.
For that right torrents of blood have been shed
in Mexico and until it is granted there will be
tnued boodshed. American sentiment is entirely in
sympathy with the aspirations of the Mexican people
and Americans know that there be peace in
the land until the reforms demanded by General Villa
are ont
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
Shortcomings Of Long Trousers

An Irvington young fellow who
will be a great editor or something
some day acquired his first long
trousers last week and found out
that every advancement in station
has it's cost. For a month he had
been going about with hop. skip
and jump, as cheerful and alert
boy as worked in Newark. He ex-
planned to his associates just how
much better 1t would be for him to
wear long trousers, how much more
individuality they would impart, and
how greatly improved would be his
chances for commanding respectful
attention at the dances he plans to
attend next winter
Finally the great day arrived and
he showed up in the office with the
long trousers, but his happiness and
liveliness were gone. He moped
around for two days without any
spirit in his work and could not be
persuaded to tell the cause OF his
secret sorrow. Finally he yielded
and said.
''I've got to pay dime into the
pictures now instead of a nickel"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26

they wrote many a line of beautiful
poetry in her honor Voltaire, too,
fell victim and addressed the only
English lines he ever wrote to her
beauty and charm.
Lady Hervey was born just two
hundred and fourteen years ago to-
day. She was the daughter of an
English army officer, and through
him had the opportunity of being in
PRODUCED into court society in Eng
land. An introduction was all she
needed, for within very short time
she was one of the most universally
admired women in England. She was
married at twenty and before many
years had passed she was the mother
of a troublesome family of children,
whose righteousness and clever re-
marks were known to all who knew
Lady Hervey. Mary Montagu i'm
mortalized the fact by saying, 1.-THE
world consists of men, women and
the Herveys."
Lady Hervey continued to shine in
society throughout her life and when
in middle age she went with her hus-
band to live on the continent her
drawing room became the mecca to-
ward which all Englishmen turned
when travelling. The best passport
to good society that an English man
or woman could carry from home to
the continent in those days was an
introduction to Lady Heryey.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26

The European war furnishes a Won
derful illustration to young and old
of the advantages of readiness. Ma
different as to war preparations. peo-
pie who have believed that the world
was becoming too civilized to fight
much more, and who have been lax
about war preparations are learning
some bitter lessons.
One Of the great characteristics of
the German nation has been not only
her readiness for war, but her pre-
paredness for war emergencies. No
matter how far away were the pros
poets Of war, the German soldiers and
sailors were ever taught to be just as
prepared for it as if it were to be de-
clared the next day.
In the entire history of the world
there is not a more notable example
of the foresight which produces readi-
ness and wins success than the
course that was taken by Won Moltke
in making ready for the Franco
Prussian war that overthrow Ma
poleon III. and the French empire.
More than thirteen years before every
written or printed instructions to tell
him exactly what to do in case of
war. Every commander in the king
dom had, in sealed envelopes, conf
Dental and special instructions as to
the final direction and disposition of
troops, which were only to be used
on receipt of the command to mo-
blllze the forces. The military stores,
TOO, had been placed just where they
could be reached with the least pos
sible delay and with the least conges-
ton of the railway facilities in case
of war.
The program Won Moltke constantly
changed and adjusted to up-to-date
conditions all through those thirteen
years, so as to be ready at any mo-
ment for the call of war. 1t is said
that the final plans that were carried
out in 1870 were made in 1868, and
that the first plans were made as
early as 1857 The movements of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
UPLIFT TALKS
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN.
Author of "Pushing to the Front ETC
copyright 1914.
PREPAREDNESS

the great German army under the
leadership of that master mind were
like clockwork.
What a contrast in the French war
office to Won Moltke's painstaking,
far-seeing strategic. sagacious plans!
He left nothing to chance; France
everything. French officers tele-
graphed from the frontier to the
general headquarters that they had
no supplies, no camping material, and
that they could not collect all their
troops. Everything was in such con-
fusion that never was the French
army a match for it's antagonist. 1t
was outplanned, outgeneraled. out
witted, outbrained everywhere. The
result was one of the most terrible
humiliations that any nation ever
experienced.
Great generals have often won vic
tories over a much superior force be-
cause of their greater readiness and
the better availability of their re-
serve forces.
Available soldiers are to an army
What ready cash Is to business man
In the time of financial panic. A few
thousand dollars of ready cash are
often better than a large amount of
slow assets.
/ know of concern doing a large
business which went to the wall in
a business panic for the lack of $4,000
ready cash. The firm had reserves,
but they were not quickly available.
On every hand We see young men
and young women starting out In life
without being fianked and buttressed
on every side with great reserves
preparation education, training
and they are constantly failing. Like
a weak bank, there is nothing back
of them. nothing behind them to pro-
Tect them in an emergency, to enable
them to meet an unusual run, an I'M
expected demand.
The man who expects to do any
thing of great Importance in the
world must be prepared for the pos
sible emergency. He must be large
enough for the greatest chance that
could come to him. The great secret
of success is in being ready for the
unexpected.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
The Ethics of Shipping.

FROM the Boston Transcript,
Inc standpoint. of the patriot who
wishes to strike a blow for his com
try, but who is not fortunate eno,rh
10 be able to wear a uniform while
doing so. is that it Is perfectly leeiti-
mate for nation to put itself IN
arms to resist an invader. witbout
waiting to organize. 1t often han
pens that those who would enter an
army cannot, and that thev resort 10
the weapons first at hand with which
TO assail the foe. We, as we read The
story of our Revolutionary fore
Fathers, cannot afford to indulse IN
indlscriminate reprobation of sniping.
Inc farmers who gave the British
regulars
ball for ball
From behind each fence and farm
yard wall
on the 10th of April, 1775, were. as
modern military law Judges. snipers
They sniped with great effect and
began that day the long course of
combat which made the United states
a nation. Shipping has been treated by
various nations in various WAYS. RAJ
cial temperament, racial appreciation
of courage and devotion, have modi-
fled the enforcement of law long
on the military statute books. Mar
snail Ney said of the popular resist
ance in Spain:
The men of this country are stub
born and the women and children
fight | see no end to this war" He
was not above the thought of mill
tary men of hundred years ago,
and yet we cannot picture him as
wholly lacking in magnanimity to-
ward those Spanish civilians who re-
sisted him to the utmost of their
power after Spanish armies had
abandoned the field John Burns, of
Gettysburg, legally had no business
to join Meades army. He was moved
by an impulse of patriotism to take
down his rifle and assume a place
on the firing line. Had he fallen
into the hands of the Confederates,
Lee would have been justified by all
/ military codes in putting him to
| death as an interloper in the great
game of war, but We cannot imagine
| for moment Lee treating the old
man otherwise than respectfully. Lee,
| like most American generals, was not
| inclined to push severity to cruelty,
and If he ever heard of John Burns
he probably admired him No Amer
lean general ever burned city be-
/ cause a handful of its inhabitants
sniped his soldiers,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
CHIT CHAT
A Lesson in Gloves

There be gloves and there be gloves.
so when it comes to a question of
gloves before the grand jury, specifi-
cations of an explicit nature must be
forthcoming. The above explanation
is made to- elucidate an odd story that
filtered through crevices and spread
about the Court House building day
or two ago 1t should be added that
a thorough knowledge of the great
national game is a valuable asset,
even to a grand juror AS there is no
violation of the sacred rules of secrecy
surrounding the grand inquest cham
Der, or anything involving moral tur-
pitude in the entire matter, whisper
ings are moulded into concrete form
and served up for better or for worse,
as the incident may never have hap
pened.
This is the story in brief A sport
ing goods house had been robbed and
among the articles stolen were sew
eral "catcher's" gloves. A person had
been accused of receiving one of the
gloves. An Indictment was asked
against this person for receiving the
one glove. There was some discus
sion, naturally.
II won't stand for such an indict-
ment,' declared juror II don't be-
lieve it. What good would one glove
do fellow, unless he had the other
hand cut off? Then If he had two
hands wouldn't he have to let the
other go bareheaded?"
1t took some time to make 1t clear
that catcher's glove was a whole
house and lot in itself and that only
one was used at time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

may lead to the revival of the use Of
material and designs which Will be
recognized as to the manner born
and carrying the approval of tradi-
tional taste.
Fabrics of cotton formed the mate
rial of the garments of our grand
mothers and of their mothers in an
cestral sequence. These were woven,
dyed and fashioned here at home.
Silks were worn for ceremonious dis
plays. But today cotton goods of
even more artistic worth and decor
atoms are produced by our great fac
tories, and, for that matter, Ameri-
can silks, in American designs, can
be had equal to the goods imported
from the French producers.
A movement Is now taking shape
for the rehabilitation of the cotton
dress for our women. A fashion
show" Is projected at Washington In
which society women are to take the
leading part. And the idea is receiv-
ing wide approval elsewhere.
In its way, this is a practical dec
laration of independence parallel to,
IL not surprising in It's significance
the suffrage conventions.
Germany's Reserve Supply System.
From the Springfield Republican.
One reason why the Germans can
keep up so continuous an offensive
campaign is to be found in their ad-
mirable system for repairing the was
| tage of war, and thus keeping the or
| CARNATIONS at the front up to some
| thing like their full strength. In our
| Civil War, after battle 1t was often
necessary to wait for months and re-
construct the army before pressing
| matters further; military observers
| from this country were amazed that
| after Sedan the German army was
| ready to start for Paris on the same
| day This continuous action, upon
| which Moltke's calculations depended,
was made possible by careful devel-
| opment of the depot system. Each
| division, each battalion had it's dupli-
| cate in reserve. systematically provid-
| ing fresh drafts. The normal wastage
for year is 40 per cent for infantry,
| 90 per cent. for cavalry and artillery
| ~ per cent. for the supply service
| Thirty days after the troops marched
| months draft was sent to the front
| and this system was kept up, with ex-
/ ira men to make good special losses
| in great battle. Thus from first tt
| last the machine was kept up to ite
| full efficiency, and this is one of the
| factors that made the Franco-Prus
| sian War so rapid. But 1t must also
make the continuous fighting very
deadly when such an army is met or
J equal terms, ab In the present war.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
Missed the Most.

1t all happened in the smokeroom OF
one of the liners as she was approach
ing Liverpool. He had during the
voyage freely given evidences of his
immense Importance, but on this oc-
casion he even triumphed over his
former exploits. Eyes. gentlemen,
may fairly say that have seen about
all worth seeing in the civilized world.
/ have visited the Holy Land; have
been In Jerusalem. Rome, Athens.
Paris, Vienna. I have seen the finest
pictures, the grandest natural views.
the greatest sculptures, the" Just
at that moment a voice broke in:
Say, mister, have you ever had the
d. T.'s7"
mo. sir, am proud to say I have
not" he answered In a shocked voice.
But why7"
well, then, all I can say Is you
have seen nowt. Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
ONE ADVANTAGE OF BEING AT WAR.

Again are the people of country at peace called
upon to envy those of a country at govern
ment proclamation authorizes the British Board of
Trade to seize any articles of unreasonably
held from the market, paying the owners fair prices
for them If the United States should be dragged into
the European conflict, American househoders would
have consoation-they would not be at the mercy
of the food pirates. The government would have to
take charge of the provisions and fix the prices
protection against the mercenary foe within our gates
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
CoURT-MADE INSANITY.

That half of the judges in this country would be
decreed insane if the mental tests which they allow
in their courts applied to themselves is the
sertion of Dean Seidenberg, eminent Chicago soc-
ologist- The system under which many evil-doers
are adjudged insane he denounces covert scheme
to put the responsibility of crime upon physical
dtions instead of morals. There is great deal of
truth in what Dr. Seidenberg says, and 1t helps
count for the apparent increase of insanity much of
which is due to the contribution made by hired alien
lists to the list of mental detectives who only moral
detectives.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
burrab for The Old County Fair!

The squashes, the pies and the quilting
Say, nothing can beat that array
Miss Simpson a-smper goes fitting
Miss Browns city beau far away.
BY gosh Jonas Judkins is pitching
ball that is great declare
Sis Hopkns's tidy for stitching
Wins out at the old county fair
That tangled pump is pumper,
It's fifty years old but peach.
Lem Pivens swipes things as jumper.
Good Lord, hear the Slmmens twins screechl
Now right this way, ladies! HE eats EN-
Alive, and he does it for square!"
Sim Pograms red sorre he beats 'em
And wins at the old county fair.
Gee whiz, but this crush it is awful;
There's seventeen hundred bet
Got in, but this rain isn't lawful
Now, Mandy, snug in out the wet
Say, son, be little more easy
When treadng my corns-yep,l swear
This wind it is getting more breezy
Right here at the old county fair
Then into the cleaning we're riding,
Threeforty behind the old nag
ling, ordy! get onto her striding
That's making the others play tag
Whoa Lady Gray Spanker, it's over.
Yep this beats the war, declare
Old Shirt Sleeves you're in the sweet clover,
You win at the old county fair!
Horace Seymour Keller.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26

splendid colonial SYSTEM together with her coast line
would compensate for the cost of the war.
But however the ends the colonial map of
the world is bound to undergo great change to-
gether with that of the map of Europe. This is an
epochal war, and such wars always produced great
political and territorial changes in the world.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
Not Unexpected.

What did the doctor tell you today
about old Uncle Jake's condition."
He was telling us that his mean
temperature was"
Telling you about his mean tenn
perature, was he? That's no news.
Everybody who knows Uncle Jake
knows that he hasn't anything about
him that isn't mean"