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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01

the coming of Abraham Lincoln was
causing excitement.
Therefore l went to the great hall
stimulated by a strong curiosity to
see the man of whom / had heard so
many speaking. But when / reached
the hall l discovered it was crowded
Many persons were standing up at
the rear of the hall. AS / was then
only lad, | was not tall enough
even to catch glimpse of Lincoln,
although / distinctly heard what he
was saying.
Gradually my attention was d.
verified from the voice of Lincoln to
the extraordinary attitude of those
who were near me in the hall. Many
of them were plain men, Some of
them / recognized as men who were
in humble employment. l noticed
that not a man moved. l could see
that every eye was fixed intently
upon the speaker. I realized in a
sort of boyish way that this Abra-
ham Lincoln had obtained complete
mastery over that great throng.
could not discern movement of
any kind. There was no shutting OF
feet. There was no applause, and
1 had always thought that applause
and cheering were an important part
of political address. In this case,
however, there was absolute silence.
so complete that although it was not
possible for me TO see Lincoln, 1
could hear his high-pitched voice
and, as his enunciation was very dis
tinct and silence pervaded the en-
tire hall, excepting as it was broken
by his voice, could hear all that he
said.
AS was going away from the hall.
overheard the Rev. Dr. John p.
CULVER, who was afterward presi-
dent of Knox College, Illinois, and
later president at the Andover
Theological Seminary. himself man
of very great intellectual attain
ments, say to a man in his COM
pany:
ST have heard many speakers. I
have never before realized the SUI
preme power of intellect to bring
great bodies of men under complete
control. This certainly is the most
wonderful man I have ever seen or
heard
Copyright. 1914. by e. J. Edwards
All rights reserved.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
Children Born Mentally Equal

peat them. His power of reasoning
is tried by asking: MY neighbor has
been having strange visitors. He re-
ceived one after the other, a doctor,
a lawyer and a minister. What do
you suppose happened?" The correct
answer is death.
At eleven years they are asked to
tell what is wrong with a series of
sentences after this fashion: Yes
terday the police found the body Of
little girl cut into eighteen pieces,
They think she killed herself!" At
10 years the child counts dots on
cards, arranges puzzle charts and
answers questions of simple ethics
such as this
"If one of the boys should hit you
without meaning to, what should you
do about it?" These combined tests
vary to the youngest children, who
merely denominate between weights
and count pennies or cpt figures.
The whole is designed to tell how
old your brain is by showing the
points of reason, attention, co-ordi-
nation or imitation. The subject was
first preached in 1911, and several
American colleges have been pushing
Investigations or seeking corrections.
1t now seems to be In final form,
| and will prove of inestimable value in
ranking children In school or deter
mining a persons mental status.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01

The modern woman who delights to
Jingle a bunch of miscellaneous
charms at her wrist and who is on
the lookout for fresh ideas will learn
with satisfaction of a collection which
includes every form of luck emblem
the world has known. This collection,
at a moment when every automobile
has its mascot and every watch-chain
its fetish, has rather ironical Sig
nificance, and illustrates how little
human nature has really changed.
The collection Is included in the
Historical Medical Museum, founded
Roman, Egyptian, Arabic, African,
Chinese, Japanese and European
pieces, ancient and modern.
The Egyptian charms include sew
eral small examples of that most
famous and potent of all, the "Ankh,"
or key of life. which in Egyptian pic
lures Is often seen in the hands of
divine personages.
But by far the commonest is known
as the "uatchat." To ward of the
prevalent ophthalmia and other eye
affections the ancient Egyptians used
to trace on the lower eyelid a magical
scroll-shaped pattern with powdered
anthony, and the model Of an eye SO
decorated (uatchat) was also worn as
a charm.
There are also found ear-shaped
charms against deafness, human
teeth carved like Sphinxes. Another
very rare figure represents a man
holding his hand to his face as IL In
pain. 1t is believed that this charm
is the only one of its kind in exist
ence.
The Roman collection dates back to
about the time of Christ The ex-
hibits are made of copper bronze, and
are of the usual shape. A very in
teresting figure, concerning the
nature of which very little Is known,
represents small horse. while an
other shows sharks tooth inn
bedded in a clasp metal. These are
rather bigger and more clumsy than
the Egyptian ones and much less de-
sirable as ornaments.
Beside the Roman exhibits are early
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY /, 1914
RoosEvE1Ts CAMPAIGN OPENING.
JAMES SMITH. JR.
FnuNnFn MARCH 1. 1882.

Roosevelts speech at Pittsburgh last night had the
vigor of his public addresses in 1912. He spoke to
an audience of thousands but his speech will be
read by millions In his arragnment of the adminis
tration policies Roosevelt defines his embodied
in the platform of the political party he founded at
Chicago
As to the tariff Roosevelt points out the effects OF
the recent revision on nd industry and states
what the Progressive tariff program is. On the
on of the trusts he declares that administration
bills in the Senate have no value reform
that the administration policy leads to destruction
rather than restoration, and that the Democratic
party leaders lack the to give the necessary
power to the Federal government to deal with great
units of capital.
As the Republican party is not now in control OF
the government Roosevelt makes only incidental ref
erences policies and acts to show that it is not to
that party the people should look. He holds Sen
ator Penrose of Pennsylvania the type of that
party organization whose leadership he charges, de-
liberatey wrecked the party elect Mr.. Wilson Pres
ident
In his speech Roosevelt restates and clarifies the
Progressive platform 1t is not opposed to large en-
terprses when they not dishonest and predatory,
and when they are the penalty should be quick direct
and effective the idea that the business of
the country can revert back to the methods of
half century ago in a country of a hundred millions
of people
This declaration viii be warmly Endorsed by men
of all political parties. Size should not be target
for prosecution, great enterprise be put under
the ban because it is great The freedom he would
give freedom all big and little in business with
the condition that they shall do no injustice or
wrong. 1t may be remarked that in this first cam
pagn utterance of Roosevelt there is nothing said
to forbid him from being the Republican and Pro-
gressve fusion candidate for President in 1916.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
Amazing Movies

More than 5,OOO,0OO,eOO admissions
paid at the doors of more than 10000
theatres.
More than $SOO,OOO,OOO in the COM
plete industry.
IAN unrolling of 96,OOO.O0O feet of
films every night.
A single picture reaching possibly
100000 spectators.
At least 80 brand-new names added
to the list of our American million
aires.
These are q few items out of Henry
w. Lanier's paper on the notion
picture business for last year in the
United States, as written. for the
Worlds Work.
The principal figures for 1912 were
perhaps half as great
American film makers are expected
to export $4,000 miles of films this
year-a neat girdle for the earth.
Mr.. Edison's building cost 100000
and has a tank of aquatics holding
10000 gallons of water.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
IN REHALr oF THE cHILpRnN.

The. new child labor laws that go into effect in
this State on Saturday of this week, July 4,
are likely to have far-reaching influence upon
the life of the whole people These laws are most
stringent the intention is to enforce them strict
~ 1t is believed that thousands of children who are
employed in gainful occupations will be forced
to return to school The actual working of the new
legislation will of be fully evident until
next fall when the schools but employers and
parents would do well to prepare for that time.
A question which naturally arises is how will
Accommodations be found for the many children who
will apply School facilities are totally in
adequate even now. and consequently it would
seem that the various municipalities, as we'll
as employers, would play the part of wisdom in
making some study of the problems that will present
themselves next fall.
That the new child labor laws can be enforced is
not open question, but perusal of their
provisions makes it appear that their enforcement
will rest almost entirely upon each municipality.
Public opinion each locality will be the determining
factor in their effectiveness, for the local police
and school authorities devoves the duty of making
them operative. But it would seem hardly possible
that any community would be shortsghted to be
lax in the of this beneficial legislation in
order to avoid the necessity of increasing greatly the
school accommodations
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JULY
Madame Cay
Copyrighted 1914.
BIZ MARY MARSHALL.

and the emperor was forced to rel
treat.
Marie FRANCHISE Sophie Nichault del
Lavalette, Madame Gay. was born
the first day of July, 1776. Her father
was financier attached to the Bour-<
bon household and Marie married at
the age of seventeen banker nan4ed
Gay. Under Napoleon he was APP
pointed receiver general for a depart
ment of France and It was when he
was SO employed that Madame Gay
had the opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the sisters of Napoleon
Madame Gay wrote her first novel
when she was twenty-six. "Anatole,
which she wrote few years later.
deals with the love story of deaf
and dumb hero 1t is without doubt
her most celebrated production.
Madame Gay besides being one Of
the most successful novelists of the
Napoleonic era was one of the mosr
charming women of her time. She
was famous for her sprightly man
ners and her brilliant powers ofAcon-
yersation. She was also one of the
most accomplished musicians Of. Ia
court circle of Napoleon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Hearing Lincoln Speak, but Not Seeing Him

I have sometimes thought that it
was a rare experience, very likely an
exclusive one, which was my good
fortune to have had in the month of
March, 1860 So far as have known,
and / have made many inquiries,
no other person than myself ever
heard Abraham Lincoln deliver a
political address without having seen
him even for an instant. That was
my peculiar and probably unique ex-
perience.
Mr.. Lincoln had delivered in the
latter part of February the address
at Cooper Union, in New York, in
response, to the invitation of the
young Republican organization OF
that State.
The State election in Connecticut
took place on the first Monday in
April, and that had bee2 election day
from the time of the adoption of the
State constitution in 1918.
At the suggestion of young Repub-
leans of New York, some of whom
were natives of Connecticut, those
who were managing the State cam
paign were urged to invite Mr.. Lin
coin to make two or three speeches
in Connecticut.
The belief was widespread that the
opAihS SloStiouS III tiiC STATS VI LII
necticut, Rhode-->&sland and New
Hampshire would fairly well forecast
the results of the presidential cleo
ton In the fall of 1860. Therefore
there was intense activity among the
Republicans of Connecticut, for they
were determined to elect the Repub-
lican candidate, William A. Bucking-
ham, who afterward gained national
reputation as one of the great war
governors
Having been told that were he to
deliver two or three speeches in Con-
necticut he would greatly aid the Re-
publican campaign, Mr.. Lincoln con-
scented to speak at New Haven, at
Hartford and at Norwich, which was
the home of Governor Buckingham.
AS boy I heard many persons
speak of Abraham Lincoln. heard
men say that they were going to the
great hall in town to hear Abraham
Lincoln speak. Sometimes they
coupled his name with that of Ste
phen A. Douglas, calling Douglas the
Little Giant. I did not know what
that meant, but 1 did perceive that
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
Paying the Freight

An estimate of what it would cost
to have corporations engaged in In
terstate commerce make such re-
ports as the government may de-
mand places the figure at $4,000, 900.
1t would probably be necessary to
cover a block with the building
erected to receive them, at which
specially constructed edifice they
would be delivered by the ton, to be
read and marked and inwardly di-
gested by an army of government en-
ployes. And, after they had been
classified and scrutinized, what?
Nothing save that the corporations
aforesaid would necessarily be COM
PEELED to distribute the expense, so
much per capita, among their GUS
toners. which is to say, the consumer
would pay the freight. Yet we Won
der why the cost of living is on an
ascending soale.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
VILLA AND CARRANzA.

Carranza represents the civil power of the pro-
yisonal government in Mexico and Villa the military
power. state of exists and the civil power
is dependent for its existence the military which
in fact brought it into existence The progress of
the revolution andits also depend upon the
military arm. These simple and obvious facts must
be kept in mind in considering the reported quarrel
between Carranza and Villa.
1t is comparatively easy to get president, but
Mexico has waited century for soldier like Villa
Carranza, who pompous and vainglorious,
be spared, but who replace Villa, the
of action and deed, who has confessed defeat
and upon whom all the hopes of Mexico rest?
Without him what would become of the revolu-
ton? The emergency demands the soldier. Any
good fill the civil office while Villa completes
his work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01

To the slogan of Swat the fly"
might we'll be added that of Kill the
sparrow" Flies and sparrows belong
to the same class of nuisances and
menaces to health. Most birds de-
serve to be protected for some SER
vice they perform, but when all the
evidence has been submitted in the
sparrow's case it will stand con-
demned Perhaps it occasionally eats
a harmful worm, but the greater part
of its food is of grain. Then. it is
the constant enemy of native birds.
which, unlike itself, live mostly on
worms and insects that are injurious
to trees.
There were few, IL any, sparrows
in this country before the late
Thomas Barbour imported them in
quantities to this city. Before they
arrived he had scores of little wooden
houses constructed and placed in the
trees around his residence. corner of
Broadway and Straight street. this
city. He did the same thing around
his summer home, now the North Jer-
sey Country Club, over the Broadway
bridge in Bergen county. The SPAR
rows multiplied so fast that in few
years the city was full of them. Other
wealthy men throughout the country
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01

From TUG Oetfoit 1libuhc.
Child training, especially when 1t
runs counter to the impulse of free
dom, is a difficult work. But one of
the first things the child learns is fear
Of death. One mother makes a care
kful practise of reading to her two
kman children every newspaper ac-
|eount of the death of a child under an
automobile. She leaves out any hor-
rible details of the accident which
might injure the chisd's sensibilities,
but she impresses the event on the
child's mind by giving the name of
the unfortunate victim, its age and as
nearly as possible the location of the
accident
Both mother and school teacher
NAV impress on the child mind the
dangers of the streets and cite daily
examples of the result of child care
lessness. 1t is one Of the best means
by which the youngsters may be con-
vinced of the need for exercising eau
ton.
The killing Of children under the
wheels of automobiles has started
with the coming of summer, and more
are likely to follow. Keep the child
informed of the manner Of each acci-
dent.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

already adopted by several armies,
will soon destroy all this gain. It is
SO constructed that it wobbles upon
striking anything, and tears through
the flesh and bones sideways. If there
was any reason for protesting against
the so-called dumdum or mushroom
Ing bullet in civilized warfare, the
same argument certainly bears
against its later counterpart, the
Spitz.
Imported Cloth"
From Fibre and Fabric.
The craze for imported cloth" has
reached the men as we'll as the wom-
en- shoppers, and merchant tailors are
reaping rich harvest in imported"
cloth for custom-made suits, some of
them using 81 per yard American
wool fabrics and charging up to SIS
and So yard and selling $50 suits at
from $50 to $50.
The Misrepresentation of the cloth
is between the jobber and the suit
maker, as the mills are not mixed up
in the fraud in any particular. The
buyer swells up in his imported
suit that cost him $50, and 1T Is not
difficult to match the suit in the big
ready-to-w ear shops at $40 to $25 A
leading Western wooden manufacturer
recognized a piece of his cloth in a
tailor shop in an Eastern city not
long ago and it was prominently la
beled imported" Inquiry brought
out the story of how it was piece
of fancy English wooden, not equaled
anywhere, and a bargain at 81 yard,
the price paid to the jobber for it. A
suit would cost $50.
This particular fabric was sold by
the Western mill at 81 a yard, and
the mill profit was ten cents a yard.
The jobber put on the imported"
label and took 800 per cent. profit and
the tailor made at least 200 per cent.
on a suit. The consumer paid this
exorbitant profit, under the impress
SION that there was something ex-
traofdinary furnished when, as a
matter of fact. the fraud was on a
par with gold bricks and the badger
game. There is need Pf laws protect
ing the consumer. Tine manufacturer
is u the one surrounded by the fool
laws, and he is the goat. The jobber
and the retailer carry off the m
MI tho rorsaurncr fo dofr-o tf1ad
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cheerful modern Warfare.

From the New York Evening Post.
One of the few cheerful things about
modern warfare is this that, while it
is more deadly--a given number of
men can be killed on the battlefield
in shorter time than ever before,
thanks to the wonderful ingenuity of
the builders of machines for whole
sale murder--the wounded suffer less,
and far more of them get well. In re-
viewing the surgical teaching of re-
cent wars, the Medical Record sums
up as follows: THE percentage Of
death on the battlefield to the total
number of wounded is greater because
of tire increased frequency of severe
Internal hemorrhage and shock from
more extensive injury to the thoracic
and abdominal viscera. Unless vitality
wounded and dying within a few
hours, most of those injured under the
conditions existing in the recent wars
have much better chance of sur
viving. and that, too, without serious
permanent functional disability"
This condition is due to the general
adoption of the small, high velocity,
steel-capped bullet, which cuts rather
than tears it's way through the hui
man body. The narrowness and
cleanness of the path 1t cuts is indi-
Gated by the fact that not a few Of
the soldiers shot through the lung at
Santiago not only had no PAIN or
difficulty ofsbreathing, but felt 50 well
that 1t was often difficult to induce
them to stay in bed. 1t is reported,
however, that q new Spitz bullet,
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Many Lucky Charms

and late pieces from West and Cen
trail Africa, the Congo and Arabia.
Among these Is a necklace labeled
.'Kubill,"a or XIII Sixty" which was
no doubt worn by a warrior. There
are also several wood crocodiles with
fiat, smooth backs. 1t Is said that
these were used by doctors when puz-
zling out a difficult case. The doctor
rubbed the crocodile's back and the
animal told him what was wrong.
The modern collection is even more
interesting than the ancient. 1t is a
revelation in present day supersti-
tons, every item of 1t having been
recovered from the original owners
within the last few years.
The first piece is a small stone, like
human foot, carried about by O
Frenchman, who believed that II
cured his govt, and who parted with
1t very reluctantly. In the next case
Is piece of amber shaped like
heart and used to ward off rheuma-
tism until three years ago. A "rheu-
matism potato" from Norfolk lies be-
side 1t.
Near. these are two cards, each
bearing a pair of mole's feet which
in Norfolk are still carried about as
toothache cure.
Other curious items of the same
character are small bone from the
ankle used to ward off cramp by the
East country people; piece Of YER
vain root, which is supposed to be a
protection against witchcraft. and Is
still in request in country districts for
this purpose; roll of eelskin OBJ
tanned from Suffolk woman, who
carried it to prevent cramp. and
fossil sea urchin from cottage
which it had protected against the
devil for many years.
The sleeps heart stuck full of pins
and nails, which was obtained in
South Devon, is especially interesting,
as this was used to break the spell
cast by "a black witch upon herd OF
cattle Beside 1t lies strand of red
silk taken from the neck of Nor
folk child who was troubled with
bleeding from the nose and wore this
charm as preventive.
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Madame Gay, the clever French
writer whose birthday occurred on
July 1. was noted for the fact that
she was not. afraid of Napoleon, and
Napoleon. for his part, was a little
afraid of her sharp tongue and brill
liant rejoinders. When Madame Gay
was first presented to the great man
in his sisters drawing room he turn
ed to her and with characteristic
abruptness said:
Madame, my sisters have told
you, have they not, that have no
love for brilliant women?"
YES" replied the brilliant French
woman. "but did not believe Them"
Napoleon did not expect this sort of
an answer so, assuming critical air.
he said:
you attempt to write, / am told.
Now what great work can you boast
of having done during the last few
years."
Madame Gay looked at the emperor
with twinkle In her eyes.
"Three Children" she said simply,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
In the World Of Labor

Florida State Federation of Labor, Is
now State factory inspector.
1 Farmers do not come under the ILL.,
nois workmens compensation law.
The Mississippi Legislature has
passed a mi-monthly payday bill.
Petitions are being circulated in
Montana. for compulsory work.
mems compensation law.
In the erection Of the new munich
pal buildings at Wilmington, Del,
only union men will be employed.