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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
O. HARLIN HAS
HAL AS GUEST
AT SEASHORE

your Special correspondent.
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
FOREIGN WAR SENTIMENT IN NEWARK.

Sentiment is very much divided as well as per-
picked among the foreign population of Newark that
ssill looks to Europe and the fatherland to the
crisis that in Europe in the affairs
of Austria Hungary and Servia but it is remarked
that even among those who are the closely
nected with the principals in the controversy the
terest is academic
There are work and opportunities and peace and
security here for all people. For the who
turns to his fatherand enlist in its armies there
are peril privaton and in all probability the obtera-
ton of all his hopes of getting ahead in the
world after the war, if he should survive it.
A general European will mean the slaughter
of hundreds of thousands of men and the wounding
and manning also of countless numbers The
may last for years and keep the marching and
fighting until their energies out And. after all
what would they return to Europe to fight for? Not
for the welfare of the human race not better the
worlds conditions but to promote dynastic amb-
tions and satisfy racial grudges.
politics. He is no longer pawn in the game of en-
pires He has broken the ties that made him a help
less part of great military machinery; he is in
dependent individual in free state. at liberty to go
where he pleases and do what he pesses, and under
no obligations save to respect the laws. Why then
should he take any than an academic interest
in a struggle from which he is happily free?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28

The rabbit-raising industry was not
known in Germany prior to the
Franco Prussian war of 1S70-1S71. The
German soldiers participating in that
war learned to appreciate the value
of the rabbit as a food during their
residence in France. Later, in the
latter part of the seventies RABBIT
culture began in various parts OF
Germany. Its advancement proceed
ed slowly. and but little market in
terest was manifested in these valu-
able animals until the year 1890, when
twenty-seven rabbits were entered in
the prize competition at an annual
exposition of the German Agricultural
Association. Eight breeds in all were
exhibited. Rabbits were exhibited at
every subsequent annual exposition
of the German Agricultural Associ-
alton until PSI rabbits contested for
the honor in 1910. when seventeen diff
ferent breeds were exhibited. The
progress made by the industry may
be gagged by the increasing number
Of rabbits exhibited from year to
year During the past FIVE years the
demand for rabbit meat caused
the price to increase from 30 pfennigs
III cents) to / mark (23.S cents) per
rabbit. Among the factors which have
contributed to the advancement of
the industry are the governments
recent interest in rsbbit-breeding, and
an analysis made by Professor Dr.
Raebinger. an eminent scientist, asso-
ciated with the German Agricultural
Association. demonstrating that rab-
bit flesh was the most nourishing of
all meats. The greater variety of
uses of rabbit fur has also affected
the price.
The Prussian ministry of Asricul-
ture in q communication dated No
vember IA, 1911, drew the attention
of the provincial agricultural cham
bers to the importance of encouraging
the culture of the rabbit as national
asset both as a food and as a source
of fur, and declared that it would be
the policy of the government to
foster the industry. The necessity OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
How Waterbury Became Brass Manufacturing Centre

General Stephen w. Kellogg repre-
scented the New Haven Comm dis
triet in Congress for three terms in
the mid-seventies. The district was
normally Democratic, and yet General
kellogg's influence and popularity
were SO great that at each Of the
three elections in which he appeared
as the Republican candidate for Con-
gress he was triumphant. Political
life, however, did not especially appeal
to him, although he gained a leading
position when in Congress. He stood
among the leaders of the Connecticut
bar and his title of general was no
courtesy title. for he was the com
manding officer of the Connecticut
militia for a. number of years.
1t was my good fortune to have a
pleasing acquaintance with General
Kellogg. and If l happened to call
upon him when he had a little leisure
found him ready, even willing, to
talk reminiscently about the great de-
velopment of manufacturing indus-
tries which at one time made Connec-
ticut, proportionately TO population,
first among the manufacturing States
of the Union,
General Kellogg's home was az
Waterbury, and his entire profess
sional life was spent in that comnu-
nifty. He, therefore, was familiar both
as a citizen and also as a lawyer who
was retained by some of the large
manufacturing interests of that COM
munity with the wonderful growth of
the brass industry, of which Water
bury is the centre.
I asked General Kellogg one day
how it happened that this community
was first interested in the manufac-
ture of brass, since there seemed to be
no special reason why it should be es-
tablished there.
We'll it is due almost entirely to
one of those singular and unexpected
and apparently trifiing causes which
have led to the development in partic-
ular localities of some of the other
great American industries" replied
the general
You will be astonished when l tell
you that this enormous brass indus
try can be traced directly back to
the fashionable use of polished cop
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
UPLIFT TALKS
nv oR1soN SWEET MARDEN
Author of "Puahing to the Front, I'll
Copyright 1914.
OF COURSE YOU CAN

OF what use is education which can
not be marshaled quickly when we
need them, which do not help one to
be master of himself and the situa-
ton, whatever it may be?
The time has come when an educa-
ton must enable youth while upon
his feet in public to express himself
forcefully, to Use the ability he has
and summon his knowledge quickly.
He must be so trained in self-controI
in self-confidence, in observation-disclosures,
that he will not be thrown off his
guard in an emergency. Education
must mean that what the student
knows Is available, that he can utilize
1t at viii, he has been trained to use
it efficiently.
An unwavering belief is oneself de-
stroys the greatest enemies Of
achieyement-fear, doubt and vacilla.
ton It removes the thousand and
one obstacles which impede progress
of the weak and irresolute
When we begin to exercise the
faculties of self-faith, self-confidence.
we are stimulating and increasing the
strength of the very faculties which
enable us to do the thing we have
set our heart on.
Faith is a divine leader which never
misdireets us. We must only De sure
that it Is faith, and not merely ego-
tism or selfish desire.
We should never allow self-faith to
waver for paoment no matter how
dark the way may seem. To acknowl-
edge lack of ability, to give way to a.
temporary doubt, is to give failure so
much advantage. Nothing will
destroy the confidence of others so
quickly as a doubt in our own minds.
MANY people fail because thew radiata
their discouraged moods and project
them into the minds of those about
them.
If You are always putting a low
rating on yourself, marking yourself
down, you may be sure that others
will not take the trouble to mark you
up.
/ never knew a man who had
small belittling estimate of himself to
do great thing. we can never get
more out of ourselves than we expect.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
Rabbit Breeding Industry in Germany

encouraging the development of good
bucks was also impressed upon the
provincial agricultural chambers.
which were directed to exercise care
in awarding official prizes, that the
breed best adapted to industrial pur-
poses be given preference over breeds
highly priced by sportsmen for game.
The chambers were instructed to re-
port the breeds which they had been
accustomed to favor and t state
whether these breeds were valuable
chiefly for industrial uses. Interest
ing reports were submitted in conn
pliance with this instruction by near
" all provincial chambers of agricul-
ture who recognized the Importance
of the rabbit as q food product for
the nation. Many provincial cham
bers petitioned the ministry of agrl-
culture officially TO develop this
branch of small animal raising with
view to the improvement of economic
conditions of the small landowner. In
an instruction to the provincial cham
bers dated November 30, 1912, the
ministry of agriculture directed the
chambers to adopt practical measures
for extending this industry by provid-
ing facilities for improving breeds.
Only small amounts of money are
appropriated by the ministry OF
agriculture for the purpose OF en-
couraging the rabbit industry. Dur
ing the year 1918 only 10000 marks
($4.76o) was distributed to the pro-
vincia1 chambers of agriculture for
the purpose of providing the cham
bers with buck breeding stations and
means for purchasing female rabbits
and the erection of suitable stabling
facilities. No government documents
other than the two instructions mem
toned have ever been issued.-Vice-
Consul Alfred R. Thompson Berlin.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
Polishing Materials

The production of tripoli and of
diatomaceous earth in 1918 was the
largest in the history of the indus
try, being valued at $2S5,S21, moro
than twice as much as that of the
year previous, when it amounted to
$125,446. The amount of tripoli pro-
duced in 1918 was 20,797 short tons,
valued at $216,5s1, and that of diato-
maceous earth, 6.JS6 short tons,
valued at 500, 240. Tripoli is used as
an abrasive and for other purposes,
but much of it is used in the manu-
facture of filters. 1t is also used as
paint, in cleansers and for making
glass and facing foundry molds.
Diatomaceous earth is used as an
abrasive in the form of polishing
powders and securing soaps. Lately
1t has been found TO be valuable in
the manufacture of dynamite, as an
insulating packing material for safes,
steam pipes and boilers and as fire.
proof building material
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28

Much has been said and written of
late years to account for the in
creased cost of living, and great UNI
easiness has begun to manifest itself
as a consequence of the withdrawal
of the United States from the list of
large exporters of beef, which is held
to threaten their transformation into
importers says the London Post. The
Americans have themselves faced the
situation and published a selection of
statistics of the annual variation i'll
the cattle and hog population and
drawn several conclusions. There has
certainty been a very marked dimi-
mutton in the proportion of live stock
to population. and the substitution of
mutton for beef is a. plan that does
not appear to meet with favor, so that
the provision of a sufficient supply
for home consumption is obviously OF
Importance. But, on the other hand,
there are indications that the. re-
markable decrease in stock has
ceased, and also that the demand for
beef is falling off, as the modern
American lays more stress on bacon
and cereals.
There is, however, another aspect
of the question, into which j. Russell
Smith, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, has made a searching investi-
CATION, and that is the life" of the
soil itself He suggests that on the
analogy of the short shrift granted
by cowboys to. the horse-steaier and
by the Caucasian tribes to the de-
stroyer of bridges, the community
should exact the severest penalties
from those guilty of allowing or en-
couraging soil erosion, as they are
jeopardizing the future food supply
of the nation, and are in consequence
as much potential murderers as the
miscreant who steals the sleepers
horse in the wilds of Arizona. This
particular phase of the problem is Of
very great importance in the United
| States, for more than one special rea-
son. There was plenty of soil in the
| forest lands, but vast eXpanses Of
| clearing have been planted with open
crop, maize. cotton and tobacco, so
| that the preserving effect of wheat or
pasture is absent. Moreover, a very
| large proportion of the annual rain
| fall over most of this ground is Of the
| heavy thunderstorm variety, the et-
| feet of which on unprotected slopes IL
| disastrous. There is an interesting
model showing the EFFECT of exactly
/ similar rainfall conditions on two
mounds of EARTH one bare and the
other covered with moss and twigs,
which provides a simple object-lesson
on the erosive effect of rain, and ii
is from this point of view that Pro-
fessor Smith regards the food prob
Item Much has been d9ne in the way
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28

DOWN and Out Folttlclsnt
From the Houston Post.
There has been some very apathetic
sights in Washington due to the ex-
pull. IN from public life in some po-
litieal upheaval, of old men who were
cat adrift without means Of liveli-
hood, because they spent their lives
in a meagerly paid public service.
Quite a number of these old men are
fortunate enough to obtain other APP
pointments, but many are compelled
to live a. precsrioue existence, for the
reason that there are not positions
enough to go round When men like
Senator Murphy Foster or Senator
Cockrell. who at the age of eighty
years. are still toiling away in a
minor office, are favored and can do
the work nobody has any right to
complain. The public service does not
suffer, and surely such recognition of
long years of effort for the public
good at small pay is not to be criti-
cised. One thing is pretty certain,
When men who have served In high
station have passed llfes meridian
and are forced by the vicissitudes of
politics to resume long neglected pro-
fessions they do not seek these minor
offices out Of lust for place, but usual
ly because Of necessity. And in that
light, when fortune smiles upon them.
the rest of US can afford to be glad
OF the lift they get.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28

In every normal mind there Is
perpetual Questioning of ambition,
constant suggestion of things which
we might do and want to do. but
which we do not do.
It is not enough to possess ability.
We must be able to use it effectively,
and whatever interferes with its ae-
tivity to that extent kills efficiency.
l know a man of superb ability in
nearly every respect who is so timid
that he does not dare push himself
forward or put himself in the posi-
ton of greatest advantage, does not
dare begin things Consequently his
whole life has been seriously handl-
capped.
Many students leave school and
college knowing a great deal but
without a bit of improvement in their
self-confidence, their initiative abil-
ity. They are just as timid, shy, and
self-depreciatory as before entering.
Now, of what advantage is it for a
boy or girl to go out into the world
with head full of knowledge but
without the confidence or assurance
to use it effectively, or the ability
to grapple with life's problems with
that vigor and efficiency which alone
can bring success?
1t is an objectionable reflection
upon a college which turns out youths
who dare not say their souls are
their own, who have not developed
a vigorous confidence, assurance
and initiative. Yet hundreds of stu
dents are turned out of our colleges
every year who would almost faint
away if they were suddenly called
upon to speak in public TO read a
resolution, or even to put a motion!
What is education for If it is not
to train the youth to be the master
of his faculties, master of every sit
uation, able to summon all of his re-
serves of knowledge and power at
will?
A college graduate, timid, stammer-
ing, blushing, and confused, when
suddenly called upon to use his
knowledge. whether in public or else
where, ought to be an unknown thing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28

The American, by race walks bet
ter than we; more freely, with
taking swing, and almost with grace.
How much of this is due to living in
a democracy and how much to wear
ing no braces, it is very difficult to
determine, says a writer in the West
minister Gazette. But certainly it Is
the land of belts, and, therefore, Of
more loosely moving bodies. This,
and the padded shoulders of the coats
and the loosely cut trousers, make
figure more presentable, at distance,
than most urban civilization turn out.
Also, Americans take their coats
off. which is sensible, and they can
do it the more beautifully because
Hey are befted, and not braced. They
take their coats off anywhere and
everywhere, and somehow it strikes
the visitor as the most symbolic thing
about them. They have not yet
thought of discarding collars, but
they are unashamedly shirt-sleeved
Any sculptor, seeking to figure this
republic in stone, must carve, in the
future, a young man in shirtsleeVes,
Open faced, pleasant and rather vul-
gar, straw hat on the back of his
head, his trousers full and sloppy, his
eoat over his arm. The motto, written
beneath will be, of course, This is
some country"
The philosophic gaZer on such
monument might get some way to-
ward understanding the making of
the Panama canal, that exploit that
no European nation could have car
ried out What facial type this
sculptor would give the youth is hard
er to determine and very hard to de-
scribe. The American race seems to
have developed two classes, and only
two-the upper middle and the lower
middle. Their faces are very distinct
The upper class head is long, often
fine about the forehead and eyes, and
very clearly outlined. The eyes have
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
OPINIONS AND VIEWS FROM THE EXCHANGES

than the total cost of government in
this country, and over the huge adj
mitted waste in that field nobody
seems particularly worried
We must by now be paying $1,000
1000 a year to get ourselves indiffer-
entity governed. From 1902 to 1909 the
expenses of 147 cities, for which the
census bureau has comparative data,
Increased over 50 per cent, while
their outlays for improvements
doubled. As an exaggerated instance
of the way in which government ex-
penditures are rising, take the post
office department, which for the first
time spent $3.50, 600, 900 in 1904, and will
spend 0o,O0O,0 900 this year.
It is not that the undertakings
which cause government expenditures
to mount are unwarranted. but that
as expenditures increase for justifi-
able objects the waste increases pro-
portionately. To get q dollar beee-
ficially spent we must throw away
! is to 20 cents; and as government
expenditures constantly rise the waste
becomes a great burden.
For example, after rather cursory
investigation a committee Of the ILL
nois Legislature reports that the ex-
ecutive government of that state
comprises 100 departments, bureaus
and offices, most of which are working
in cheerful independence of every
other department bureau or office;
that, in consequence, "a condition of
disorganization and confusion exists.
! Unnecessary Implications of positions
and salaries is a considerable item,
but that is the smallest part of the
| loss. The work undertaken is not
well done and costs more than it
! would with an efficient orga nization.
! Supplies are purchased in small guam
| titles for each Office or institution
I that could be secured at lower prices
| If purchased in large quantities." DIFF
ferent bureaus pay different prices for
! the same article, and so on.
There is no private business in the
! United States that needs investigating
and regulating so much as the bust
ness of the government. In due time
! there will be a reaction against this
| government waste.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-28
As an Englishman Sees Us

an odd tired pathos in them-mixed
with the friendliness that is so adj
mirable-as If of a perpetual never
quite successful effort to understand
something. 1t is like the face of an
only child who has been brought. up
in the company of adults. ] am con-
WINGED it is partly due to the effort
to set their standards by the culture
and traditions of older nations.
But the mouth of such men is the
most typical feature. It is small,
tight and closed downwards at the
corners, the lower lip very slightly
protruding. 1t has very little express
sion in it, and no curves. There the
ton has mouth like this.
1t is shared to some extent by
the lower classes; but their mouths
tend to be wider and more express
sive. Their foreheads are meaner
and their eyes hard, but the whole
face rather more adaptive and in
touch with life. These, anyhow, are
the types that strike one in the East
ern cities. And there are interme-
date varieties, as of the general bus
mess man, with the narrow forehead
and the wide, smooth, the too wide
and too smooth, lower face. Smooth
ness is the one unfailing character
istic.
Why do American faces hardly
ever wrinkle? Is it the absence OF
a soul? 1t must be. For it is less
true of the Bostonian than of the
ordinary business American, in
whose life exhilaration and depres-
sion take the place of joy and suf-
fering. The women's faces are more
indeterminate, not very feminine:
many of them wear those invisible
pince-nez which centre glitteringly
about the bridge of the nose, and
get from them a curious air of in
telligence. Handsome people of both
sexes are very common; beautiful,
and pretty ones, very rare