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EARTH'S LARGEST DIAMETER
IN DISPUTE BY SCIENTISTS

shorter than the polar diameter.
Such q line would be found from q
point in the Arctic ocean between
Spitzenbergen and Greenland to
point Just off the coast of the Ant
arctic continent in the big bay over
looked by Mount Erebus, in about
It's degrees to 1870 degrees east ana
rs degrees to so degrees south.
This would be a pretty problem to
set a class of high school boys: To
find the earth's shortest diameter.
giving them large globe and the
very latest map of the Antarctic re-
gions to work with.
1t would also be interesting to SCI
such q class to verifying Professor
Henkel's figures. The present writer
is inclined to believe that the
diameter taken from the summit OF
Mount Chiles. in Colombia, 5000 feet
above the sea. might be greater than
that from the summit of Chimbora2o,
for a careful study of the maps in
dicates that at its antipodes II would
emerge at a higher point in Sumatra
than the Chimborazo line. The lat
ter would emerge In 1la north lott
tude. 101 east longitude, which point
in the marshes on the plateau near
Serentang. The line from Mount
Chiles would emerge at 1 south lati-
tude, 102h east longitude. which IL
on the northeastern slope of the
Barisan mountains at an elevation
of about 1000 feet. Which or these
:a.s in the longer depends upon the
elevation Of their respective an
tipodes. Chirnborazo is more than
1000 feet higher than Chiles. so the
Chiles line would have to emerge at
least that much above sea level.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
EVADE AIGRETTE LAW

Some rather unusual details have
come to light in connection with the
operation of the new tariff law for
bidding the Importation of certain
plumage for uses of personal adorn-
ment, or in fact, for any but educa-
tional or scientific purposes. A popu-
lar way of evading this law was Of
fered by the opportunity given to
women sailing from this side, to regis
ter valuable aigrettes, thus insuring
them against seizure on their return
to this country. The trick lay in the
declaring of these aigrettes to GER
tain valuation without displaying the
goods. 1t was found in many in
stances that q woman so registering
owned none of the prohibited plum
age and the false registration was
simply q farce which enabled her,
through this trickery, to lay in
stock of costly aigrettes during her
stay abroad, without fear or trouble
en- her return to this country.
IT is stated that there are upward
of 100 species of birds coveted by
mlliners. Most of this plumage Is
taken from mother birds, trapped
and plucked. This means the torture
of slow death to the mother bird, and,
as a rule, the starvation of the young.
Ostrich feathers do not come under
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JANUARY SO
JANUARY 80
Anne, Countess of Dorset
Copyrighted. 1918.

BY MARY
1t was said of Anne, Countess of
Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery,
that her passion for bricks ana mortar
was immense. She built and rebuilt
six castles and used to spend q fixed
time in each one. She erected three
churches and four chapels, restored
one almshouse and built another built
monument to the poet Spenser and
had pillar put up on a country road
to mark the spot where she parted for
the last time with her mother.
She was born January 80, 1890. the
daughter Of duke and was married
as young girl to the earl OF Dorset.
She was left widow at the age of
thirty-four, with a fatherless FAMILY
of three SONS and two daughters.
Shortly after her husbands death
she had smallpox. She wrote in her
memoirs 1.-The disease did so martyr
my face that it confirmed more and
more my mind never to marry again,
though We providence and Goa caused
me after to alter that resolution"
The instrument Of providence which
caused her to change her mind came
in the shape of the earl of Pembroke
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30

Jack Of all trades and master of
none,o is a saying which originated in
England many years ago from the
practise Of certain .conceited individ-
uals who advertised themselves as
Versed in q multitude of arts and
professions, and offered their services
and advice on great variety of sub
jects, when, IN reality, they knew
very little, and were ofttimes sadly
wanting In education, as the follow
ing specimen demonstrates clearly
enough:
Roger Giles, Imperceptible Pene-
traitor, Surgin, Clerk, etc, Romford,
Essex, Uniforms Lads and gentlemen
that he cuts their teeth and draws
corns without waiting a moment.
Blisturs on the lowest turns and
fysic at q penny a peace. Sells cor
dials and strap OIL and undertakes
to keep any Lads nails by the year
and so on. Young Lads and Gentle
men tort the art of rideing and the
grammar language in the neatest
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Original of Alfred Jingle in America

, his very thin features. He wore q
coat of which the sleeves were SO
tight that ] wondered how he ever
got his arms Into them. A much
faded waistcoat which had once been
of brilliant coloring, gave him an air
of decayeo gentility. I noticed that
he wore much-solled spats or over
CATERS. His attitude was that of
man who was very pensiVe.
who is he?" ] asked my friend
He claims to be the original char
acter from whom Dickens drew
Alfred Jingle. IL he is not then he
is a splendid initator of the Jingle
Dickens described. He says he knew
Dickens slightly and that Dickens
used to talk to him. Furthermore,
he says that he was recognized by his
friends as Alfred Jingle, although
Dickens would never admit that he
sketched Jingle from anybody. No
body knows how he lives, although
he has told some of my friends that
he came to New York to see IL he
could not make q better living than
he did in London
'I think 1t must have been ten
years later when l spoke to Thack-
cray Of the incident and asked him
if he thought it possible that this was
the real original OIL jingle.
BLACKBERRY told me in reply that 1t
j was not at all improbable. He said
that Dicken got the hint of most of
his famous characters from some one
he knew, and many of his most ride
ulously funny Incidents, like the
'Barkis is willin,'' were developed by
him from incidents that had come to
his knowledge.
"Then Thackeray made another
statement which very greatly i'm
pressed me. He said that he was
| satisfied that almost ali fiction which
has permanent value reflects the per-
sonal experience of the writer. In
that sense, fiction or the best fiction,
| he was satisfied, was biographical
almost autobiographical."
Copyright, 1914, by e. j. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
AUTO TAXES IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS.

THE GENERAL introduction of automobiles in the rural
districts Of the fail have greatly modified the strong
prejudice and villagers the After
mobiles into the cities and appeared the country
roads the hot against them and would have eg
existence The country roads they held
for the their vehicles But the farmers have become
prosperous and the possession with them
as with denzens of the cities.
How the district therefore will regard the proposition
dollar per horsepower and at
the same time of the local ratabes will be
cutie different it would be when the owned
only communities There believe that there
e decided change sentiment For the farmer pay
the time submit to higher local assessment because
of the withdrawal Of rsabes by the State and do willingly
something unbelievable.
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lmproving His Mind.

The gentleman who had dined IN IN
his club arrived home IN the siLiah
hours, and, wavering into the horarS'
adjusted the light, and plcklns up
dions hour. Presently ne felt, rather
than saw. his wife standing at the
door. he Exaggerated his attitude of
close attention to his volume. DO
YOU know that it's just past 4 Q clock
Jameg?" she addressed him. You bet
ter put out the light and come 10
Now. my DEAR" he said impatient
w. "g' way; I'm studying. lmproV-
In my mind. G. way"
She stood for a moment eyeing MIN
intently. "Please-please close up
that suitcase and come to bed" she
irnplored.
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Headed the Wrong Way.

A farmer seated In an antiquated
blackboard, propelled by an equestrian
relic, was accosted along the road by
a dapper and somewhat impertinent
young chap dressed la mode and well
conscious of the fact.
"Well, uncle, I'll ride with you as
far as x" he said with an air Of
one comforting an honor on the farm
er. He climbed aboard and began q
conversation, while the farmer urged
his weary nag on. The talk was pa
tronizing and entirely one-slded. At
the end of an hour or so a thoughtful
query entered his head.
Dad, how far is 1t to x yet, eh?''
well, IL you keep on a-goin' the
way we're goin' now" spoke dad,
carefully weighing the question, I'd
caIc'late twas bout $4,000 miles, but,
he added contemplatively, "if we get
off an walk back t'other way, it's
only twelve" -Public Ledger.
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Consumer Pays for Delivery

if people would come and do their
own ordering and take the supplies
away with them.
1t would not pay to have only one
customer to do this, but IL fifty or
one hundred agreed to it, 1 could
make just as much money as l am
now making, and they would save
20 per cent. a year on all their pur-
chases. Take, for instance. the case
Of the grocer next to me. He does q
business of $4,000 a month He is
situated just as l am, only he re-
qulres six delivery wagons, six driv-
ers and two solicitors, in order to
hold his deliveries. To every pound
of sugar, every pound of butter,
every loaf of bread, every canned
article, he adds certain per cent.
above his profit in order to cover these
deliveries and soliciting expenses. The
consumer, who might be the master
in the matter. Is, through his or her
negligence, made the servant and has
to nav the money.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30

Not 80 long ago was standing in
procerv store when I accidentally
overheard a woman give q 76-cent
order Of household necessities. adding
as she did so, ''Please deliver writes
DR.. A. B. Brighton In Mothers Maya
zine. she then walked into the
butcher shop adjoining and ordered
meat at the same cost, demanding the
choicest cut. At the same time she
began to complain to the butcher OF
the high prices she was paying, to
which he made no reply. When sne
had gone out he said to me:
They all protest about these prices,
but they don't stop to think how they
help to make them. will illustrate to
YOU. Ninety-five per cent. of the
goods l sell are delivered. Fifty per
- ri tho goods ! sell. purchasers
wiz not come and order themselves
sond a man around with a
buggy or a cart to take their orders.
He may climb two, three or four
flights of stairs to find out that they
don't want anything.
For my deliveries I have to main
tain three wagons, three horses and
three drivers. have to feed my
horses and pay the veterinary and
the blacksmith. Now, II I did not
have to do that, If people came and
gave their orders and took them away
with them, as they did in the old
DAYS, / could reduce the price Of the
| steaks and chops I sold her from two
cents to FIVE cents per pound. I have
| to add that amount to what the meat
cost me and the legitimate profit tc
which / am entitled, that many cents
per pound, in order to cover the ex-
peuses of my solicitor for delivering.
People are lazy and they are in
different, and consequently they have
to pay the price. There isn't pound
of steak sold for 20 or % cents today
that could not be sold for cents a
! pound less or 20 per cent taken off
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the ban for the reason that this
hardy fowl grows another supply OF
feathers and life Is not sacrificed.
Women who wear trimmings COM
ing under the prohibited class are
usually either ignorant of the cruel
methods by which these feathers are
secured or else they are too vain and
fashionable to care. The National
Association of Audubon Societies is
enlightening the former class and the
stringent laws will restrain the other.
Already in twelve States there are
laws forbidding the sale of the plum
age, heads and skins of North Amer
lean birds, and national law will
soon, 1t is hoped, protect birds all
over the country.
Women are chiefly credited with the
honor of fighting the battle against
cruelty and such names as Mrs. Rus
sell Sage, Mrs. Frederick W Wander
bilt, Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and
Mrs. James Speyer show that not only
social influence but wealth has been
needed to bring the measure of sue
cess achieved. 1t seems a pity that
there are other women who will re-
sort to trickery to thwart the pur-
pose of this crusade. But Uncle
Sans officials are on the watch and
are rapidly being educated to detect
even little white (aigrette) lies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30

The late Parke Goodwin, who was
ranked among the leading literary
forces of the United States in the mid
years of the past century, numbered
among his friends Dickens and
Thackeray. His personal relations
with Thackeray were intimate When
Thackeray was reading for the second
time in the United States. in the mid
hfties, he dined frequently and often
obscurely-that is to say In small
oyster houses-with Mr.. Goodwin, and
he was very fond of strolllng through
the by-streets with Mr.. Goodwin, who
was familiar with the quaint and
curious hooks and corners of New
York city.
l asked Mr.. Goodwin one day if he
had ever spoken to Dickens about any
of the famous Dickens characters,
and l put the question to Mr.. Goodwin
because he had just told me that he
had occasionally chatted with Thack-
cray about some of the characters in
that authors novels.
"No, I never asked Dickens about
any of his characters" Mr.. Goodwin
replied; but had at one time a very
strange experience with a man who
claimed to be the original from whom
Dickens sketched the famous char
acter Of Alfred Jingle, in 'Pickwick
Papers
81 was walking down Broadway one
afternoon-I shall say about the year
1845-with a companion who knew
everybody Suddenly he stopped me
and pointed to a man who was stand
ing in front of 3 famous oyster sa-
Icon. 1t was q place where I fire.
duently ate my MONDAY luncheon. =
my friend whispered to me that
should make close observation of this
man. I did not need thus to be adj
vised. for the man was of such SIN
gular personality that anyone who
saw him would be sure to look long
Gle had black hair, which hung in
q curious oily ringlet around his neck.
He had heavy dark eyebrows which
emphasized his saliow complexion and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
THE STATE FINANCES THIS YEAR.

STATE COMPTROLLER EDWARDS makes a clear explana-
ton admonition the Legislature regard the State
this year The comptroller following the custom of his
predecessors onsevatvey estimates the receipts for the
year figure much below what they surely will be- The
comptroller estimates Of the supplemental appropra
oDs this wear at ST. the
estimate OF receipts and the figure named for the
supplemental appropriations comptroller may easily be at least
a million dollars OF the way
But admonton given is timely we'll suggestive of
the necessity for cutting expenses of administration
dispensed with adopting business methods
tracts supplies finding other legitimate of
expenses of the State increase
year down in the aggregate this but there
will certain principal items If the State
administration put economical and efficient basis this
necessary provided for of the natural increase
important that always be de-
pended
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More light is daily thrown on the
,,1er,can by British writers. me
latest kills at one stroke the idea
that American husbands use tnelr
homes solely for eating and sleeping
purposes, says the Syracuse STANDARD ,1,,
American professional men Know Know
the interior Of their .I,oIIraen mo do
theirs SAYS the authority, and put
tresses the assertion thus; ,z,.,,o
An English bishop was v WISH :
America lately and stayed with with "a a
friend of ours, who is a pa4aeS Money
and an could afford to keep an excel :,
lent lent servant, and during the bishop 8
, Visit 9 everything went smoothly,
When he left he gave , ~ ms '5iy noS Il to
the boot boy. The 81 bill is nicely
fra framed and hangs In the professor
otfice with the legend underneath:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
LOCAL PRIDE AND CIVIC SPIRIT.

IN Jersey City waterfront enterprise consult
ing engineer spoke the necessity for local civic pride He
marked that in the cities people talked proudly about
their their enterprise I'm Chicago he said every
body is talking Chicago And Chicago FORCES ahead under
this local pride 1t may be affirmed that of this
kind of spirit needed in Newark.
Chicago metropolis of the West and great
terminal principally by the and push
and pride of its people cities in the East with splendid natural
opportunities have yegang and their policies have been
largely influenced by crustaceans and knockers.
The Of the Hudson is the gateway of the North
American continent Manhattan island has absorbed its
advantages The natural location Of the American
metropolis parochal ideas lack Of the Chicago
spirit have paralyzed public enterprise spirit
Newark but where it evident nearby cities?
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manner; also great kare taken to I'M
prove there morals, and spelling, sam
singing and whisseling. Teaches the
jewsarp and instructs young Lads on
the gar-tar and plays the hoboy.
Shotish, poker and all other rules tort
at home and abroad. Perfumery in
all its branches. Sells all sorts Of sta
tionary, soap and all other sorts of
sweetmeats, including beeswaX, post
age stamps and lusifer matches; like
wise potatoes, roobard, sossages and
other garden stuff; also fruits, such
as cabbage, selery, toothpicks, oil and
tinware, and other eatables. Saive,
molasses, vinegar and all other hard
ware Furthermore, he has laid In
stock of tripe, china, epson salts,
lollipops and other pickles, such as
oysters, apples and table beer; also
satin, silk and hearthstones, and all
kinds of kemica1s, including week dolls,
1azors, Dutch clocks and gridirons,
and new-laid eggs every day by me.
Robert Giles. P. ST lecture on jog
rafy."
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Che EsefuI Potato

When the palate is weary of turkey
And other gastronomy frills,
And even the succulent oyster
No longer the vacancy hlls,
Then we turn TO the humble potato,
Deliciously mealy and white,
Bursting out of its homely brown jacket
The pepper and salt to invite.
OF what is SO tempting for breakfast
AS plate of potatoes well fried,
Or hot baked potatoes for supper,
When norther is bowling outside?
And mashed to a creamy consistence
With plenty of gravy and hot,
They're fit for an epicures table,
And always go right to the spot
A stew with the flavor Of onions
Is diet delightful to munich,
And salad of cold boiled potato
Is tasty addition to lunch.
Though the prices of terrapin, salmon.
And similar dainties are steep,
Who cares while the lowly potato,
The wholesome potato, is. cheap
-MINNAN IRVING, in Leslie
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and Montgomery. She was not per-
fectly happy in either of her mar
riages, however, 1.-THE marble piilart
of Knowle in Kent''-the seat OF her
first husbands family-"and Wilton
in Wiltshire"-the earl of Pemproke's
home-"were to me but the gay arboT
of anguish" she wrote in her me
moirs.
1t was after her second husband
died and she was left Il wealthy ana
influential widow that she began her
career as a builder. But In spite of het
liberality In this direction and the
generous hospitality which she dis
pensed at her six castles she was very
rigid when 1t came to her persona
expenses. She dressed always after
her second mourning in black serge
and never tasted wine-a very re-
markable thing for the seventeenth
century.
Besides being one OF the weaithiest
English women of her generation the
countess was also one Of the most IN
tellectual. and bishop once remarked
laughingly that the duchess could talk
about nything-anything from pre-
destination to sleeve silk.
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PROFESSOR ACTED AS BOOTS

Money honestly earned by G. l..
r., professor of Jurisprudence and
bishops boot boy.
A more significant version of the
story, which may have happened
many times, is told by the genial
bishop of Bethlehem, the original OF
the missionary bishop IN Mr.. Wis
ters "Virginian." A chaplain from
an English cathedral visited at
Doctor Talbot's home, and knowing
the fixed British fondness for leav-
ing ones boots" outside the bed
room door, the bishop suggested to
his visitor that If he would do so
they would be duly polished. This
caused amazement on the part Of the
bishops wife, who, when the visitor
had retired, asked the bishop who
the man was whom the bishop had
in mind to black the chaplain's shoes.
THE same one who blacks mine"
replied the bishop, as he disappeared
in the direction Of the woodshed.
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Among Neighbors.

~ see the telephones OF Canada
number 37o,sS4, one for every twenty
persons" said the lady from next
door, calling.
"Oh, lie that all one for every
twenty?" replied the other. I'm sure
that more than twenty neighbors use
oura n=Yonkers Statesman.
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Suggests That Criminals BE Tatooed
with Distinctive Brands.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3o.-And now
comes Nine. Mercury suggesting to
Mayor Mitchell that the way to de-
crease crime is to tattoo criminals
with a mark across the forehead or
cheeks.
On the piclkpoeliet's cheek Nine.
Mercury would have a long fingered
red hand tottooed. A Black Handler
would have a picture of black heart
pierced with red dagger, a CRATER
hand grasping money and burglar a
door lock and pick?
"See how many gunner, piclSpock-
cts and murderers and thieves the
police force can tattoo in the next
twelve months" writes Nine. Mer-
curyy "and you will realize the old
axiom of Catching before hanging.
One Fatality as Heat Wave Makes Pitts
burgh SweItor.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 30.-Accom-
panied by high humidity, the heat
here reached " degrees yesterday. 1t
was one of the highest marks ever re-
corded here in January. Sanford Fl.
Ferree, aged Seventy-nine veteran
of the civil war, was unable to stand
the heat and died of exhaustion.
Workmen In the mills here and at
Wheeling, Benwood and other neigh
boring towns suffered severely. Ac-
cording to the weather bureau a
freezing temperature will be recorded
here today.
Blind Boy at Head of a Glass of
las.
NEW YORK, Jan. So.-william R.
Schenck, of Bayside, L. l., a blind
boy, eighteen years old, was gradu-
ated last night at the De Witt Clinton
High School at the head of his class
of las boys. He walked to the front
of the platform, with az happy a
smile as any OF his classmates, to re-
ceive his honors. His bearing was
confident when he got up to give an
address. Young Schenck won his
honors by hard work. He has re-
ceived much sympathy because of his
affilction, but he has not asked for it.
Schenck was one of four boys OF