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Evening star., 1917-11-07
CHICAGO FUSION TICKET
WINS BY BIG PLURALITY
Judges Chosen by approximately
$4,000 Out of Total Vote
Of 244,913.

CHICAGO, November Democrats
county today expressed qualification at
the results of the judicial election yes
terday. in which fusion ticket, carry
ing seven candidates from each of these
parties. was swept into office over So
cialist and Independent tickets by
plurality Of approximately $4,000 out Of
a total vote of 244,913. The election was
held to choose twelve judges Of the su-
perior court and two judges Of the cir
cult court
Record-Breaking Vote.
Fusion leaders for several weeks con-
Quoted an aggressive campaign, in
winch they charged the socialists with
appealing for votes on an anti-Ameri-
can and anti-war platform. Evidence
OF interest in the election is seen in the
large vote, which broke all off-year rec
ords in Chicago. Last year, when judges
were chosen, the city of Chicago polIed
only l71.OOO votes. compared to 215,656
this year.
Leads Socialist Ticket.
u, In the contest for superior court
largest socialist vote. receiving 72.117.
NJ. L. Mckinley led the fusionists with
a total Of 140,074. The socialists car
ried six out of the thirty-f1ve wards in
chicago In several districts heavily
populated by persons Of German birth
the vote was Overwhelmingly for the
bipartisan candidates. and in other
German American sections the social
lists received plurality There appear
eu 70 De no well defined districts Of the
city with predominance of socialist
votes. the six wards carried by that
party being separated and having as
neighbors wards that rolled up large
pluralitles for the fusionists.
The socialist vote fell off from that ~
last year. The vote for w. A. Guinea
socialist candidate for Judge Of the circuit
court. court. Yesterday was 1852 in the city Of
chicago Twice before. in 1912 and 1915.
When candidate for states attorney, he
polled a vote in excess of 100000. five
years veal. ago his total being 1o6,327 in the
Evening star., 1917-11-07
Boshlin's Election Indicated.

WARREN, Pa. November 7.-Incom-
plete returns from the twenty eighth
congressional district this morning over
turned the reports of last night, and ac-
cording to friends of T.. M. Boshlin, dem
ocratic and prohibitionist candidate, in
dicated his election over Capt u G.
Lyons by about 1000.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

William Be- of Chicago is the
youngest ensign In the United States
Navy. He enlisted in Chicago four
years ago and a year later was the
first bluejacket selected under the new
law to enter Annapolis. When he was
graduated June 28 he was not quite
twenty-five years old.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
THE CITY OF QUEENSTOWN.
It Is a Seaport. Watering Place and
British Naval Station.

Queenstown, numbering slightly more
than 5000 souls, has ,threefold dis
tinction-as a seaport, watering place
and British naval station. 1t is a
well built and attractive place, with a
mild climate, and, being built upon an
island, its streets rise in terraces one
above the other and offer a superb out
look over the neighboring waters.
Within fifty years the place was only
a small fishing village and was known
as the Cove of Cork. Its present name
was received in 1S49 by reason of it's
having been the first spot in Ireland
upon which Queen Victoria set foot.
1t still serves as the port of the city of
Cork, from which it is twelve miles dis
tant. Cork itself is located at the point
of entry Of the river Lee into the bay.
The harbor of Queenstown is splen-
didly defended by two forts-Carhsle
and Camden-at its entrance and by
Fort Westmoreland, which is situated
upon Spike island, one of the group of
three isles which make up the govern
ment dockyard and constitute the fine
natural breakwater of the harbor,
wherein a large feet can find safe an
chorage.
Two years before the queens visit to
the town Spike island was made con.
vict depot upon the abolishment Of the
transportation scheme Of punishment
which had been in vogue, and the con-
victs sent there were employed upon
the Notifications. The island ceased
to be prison in 1885, at which timo it
was handed over to the military au-
thorities.-National Geographic Society
Bulletin.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Huntinq the Emu,

The natives of Australia are ingen-
ious. A black on discovering emus
feeding on a plain will cover his back
and head with an emu skin, allowing
it to hang down wen on the side,to-
ward the unsuspecting birds. In his
right hand he will carry hidden by the
skin boomerang and one or two
throwing sticks or "waddies." Then
his left arm will protrude beyond the
skin straight out to the elbow, and the
forearm will be bent up, with the hand
at right angles to it, thereby making a
capital imitation of an emu's head'and
neck. Now and then his hand or head
will be brought to the ground as if for
feeding, and as the black walks along
he initiates every motion of the bird
while at the same time by means of
the big toe he draws a spear along the
ground. He proceeds thus until close
enough to spear his bird.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
The Track of thu Earth,

If the sun and earth and the earth's
orbit could be seen, then the track of
the earth would be SPIRAL around tha@
Of the sun. Go take broomstick, wind
wire around it like thread on a spool,
take out the stick and stretch the COLI
until the space between each turn q,
say, one-third of an inch and make a
hundred turns Of the wire. Then this
spiral or coil would represent the track
OF the earth through space during a
hundred years. The sun moves toward
the star Vega at speed Of twelve
miles per second and carries the earth,
all the planets and their moons along.
But they all move around the sun at
the same time and therefore traverse
spirals, represented fairly by extended
coils of wire.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
BOMBS FROM AIRPLANES.
Simple Device That Aids In Dropping
the Missiles Accurately.

At the numerous aerial bombing
schools pilots and observers are taught
how to drop bombs accurately ON sta
tionary and moving objects on the
ground and on captive balloons.
Bombs Of all classes are used, from the
eight pound high explosive bomb to the
200 pound bomb as well as the phos-
phorus and rochambite bombs.
The instrument that is used in direct
ing the placing of bomb on the object
aimed at is simple device and is pro.
vided with several adjustments that
can be made almost instantly. One of
these gives the speed at which the ma
chine is travelling, another is an ordi-
nary water level, and both in conjunc-
ton with two mirrors which show the
pilot the ground below serve to aim
the bomb. The wind has to be serious
ly considered when dropping bombs,
and most bombs are dropped up wind.
Bomb dropping is a most important
branch of the air service, and pilots
have been known to drop bombs on en-
emy trains and transports from fairly
good heights and also on the vital
parts Of bridges and on depots and
railway functions, munition plants, aer-
odromes and submarine bases.-Scien-
tif1c American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
a Cororarisor

A German military critic said that
Robert e. Lee was Americas ablest
soldier. But when Lees army of IL.
vasion came up into. Pennsylvania it
didn't cut down a tree, trample a gar
den or steal pig. Indeed, Lee was so
good soldier that he said the burning
of Chambersburg was a military blum
der for which he was not responsible.
The officer in all Americas wars who
did the most burning, hacking and rob-
bing was Benedict Arnold after he had
turned traitor to his country. But the
chief effect of it was to solidify the col
onists into an effort to win the Revolu-
tion.-Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
OLDEST MAP IN THE WORLD,
1t Proves That Postal Routes Were
Used In Abraham's Time.


Postal routes of $500 years ago,
when the parcel post and the circulat
ing library already had been in ex-
istence at least 800 years, are shown
on the worlds oldest map, a treasure
that was discovered among the Nippur
tablets in the museum of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania by DR.. Stephen
Langdon, the orientalist from Oxford
university. DR.. Langdon considered
the map not only the oldest, but the
best preserved that has come down
from antiquity.
Dating before the time of Abraham,
the map shows a comprehensive sur
vey of the region about the temple Of
Nippur and indicates that the country
was under high state of intensive
cultivation. Canals were numerous and
served both for irrigation and trans
portation. They were the mail routes,
and tag has been found for basket
Of books" or literary tablets sent from
the library of the Nippur temple to a
town about six miles distant. Shurup-
pek. According to Babylonian tradi-
tion, Noah lived at this town and built
the ark there. The tag was used about
2300 B. G..
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Messages They Carry Are Packed In
Small Goose Quills.

The general notion that all that has
to be done in forwarding dispatch by
pigeons is to catch the bird, tie let
ter 70 its leg and then liberate it is
wrong, as the method of attaching the
message is of great importance.
Prior to the siege of Paris the meth
cd of affixing the message to the bird
had not received that attention which
1t demanded, and consequently many
dispatches were lost in transit.
At first the message was merely
rolled up tightly, waXed over to pro
tect it from the weather and then at
tached to feather in the birds tail
But it was soon found that the twine
which kept the missive in place cut OF
damaged the paper, and therefore in
order to prevent it from being pecked
by the pigeon and from being injured
by wet the dispatch was inserted i'll a
small goosequill two inches in length.
The quill was then pierced close tC
each end with redhot bodkin, so as
not to split it, and in the holes waxed
silk threads were inserted to affix it t.
the strongest tail feather By attach
ing the message to this part of the
birds body it's flight was not in any
way interfered with.-Lone Scout.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Cool Climates Best For
Consumptive Patients

In recent statement regarding the
treatment Of consumptives DIR. John
w. Trask, assistant surgeon general
United States public health service,
says: "a favorable climate for a con.
sumptive is one that is not too warm
"A moderately cool atmosphere is in
vigorating, while too warm one is de-
pressing. Very cool weather, on the
other hand, makes the living Of an out
door life more difficult and less attrac-
tive. Moderately cool atmospheric con-
ditions are those to be sought No To-
cahty has climate that is favorable
all the year, and most localities in the
United States have favorable climates
for considerable portion Of the year,
II one will only take advantage of them.
In ones quest for a favorable climate
one must not forfeit suitable food, rest
and peace of mind, nor gain a more ia
Torable atmosphere in which to live at
the price of homesickness and worry.
The consumptive can usually obtain
the most favorable conditions for re-
covery, including an outdoor life, suit
able food, rest, medical attention and
nursing at or near his home A suit
able atmosphere or climate can be OBJ
tanned during many hours of the day
by avoiding Overheated or crowded
rooms and by sleeping on a porch in
all ordinary weather and in a room
with open windows when it is very
cold or stormy. Leaving home except
to go to a sanatorium is fraught with
much danger, unless one is financially
able to meet all possible demands and
1t should be most carefully considered
even then"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Donkeys In Trousers.

The stranger in Guayaquil, in Ecua-
dor, at once remarks one very curl
Gus feature of its life and general ap-
pearance. We are used to seeing nets
over our horses in the summer but
such an outfit as is required by the
donkeys in the tropics strikes the
stranger as ludicrous The donkeys
are numerous in the city and are used
for all manner of load purposes. from
baskets OF fruit to the carcasses of
butchers meat. In the morning a
string of them may be seen trotting
through the, streets with a load of
fresh meat from the slaughter house.
which is situated outside the town.
The dOnkeys are all provided with COW
erings around the fore legs. like or
binary trousers. and with protection
over the ears against the mosquitoes.
The Guayaquil donkey presents a
most comical appearance in trousers.
especially if his garment is embroider-
ed. as it sometimes is.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
WATER PORTERs OF QUITO.
The Funny Way They Have In Deliver
ina Their Liquid Load.


About fountain in one of the prin-
cipal squares Of Quito. the capital of
Ecuador, assemble every morning the
city's aguadores. These water porterS
differ from the less energetic ones of
some South American cities in carry
ing their jars upon their backs instead
Of on the backs OF mules. Their earth
en- jars are deep, have wide mouth
and holtkabout forty pints.
The porter carries it on his shoulder
fastened with leather straps. He never
detaches himself from his jar either to
fill it or to transfer its contents to
that of his customer.
He turns his back to the fountain so
that the jar comes under one of the
jets of water and listens to the sound
of the water in the jar, and his ear is
so well trained that he always walks
away at the exact moment when it is
filled TO the brim.
Arriving at the house of Il customer,
he goes to the household jar, makes a
deep bow and disappears behind a tor
rent of water. Foreigners can never
receive without laughing the visit of
their aguador. the respectful little man
who bows to one behind the cataract
of water.-Los Angeles Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
MARVELLOUS HUNTERS.
Natives of Australia Are WIZARDS In
the Art of Tracking.

tfte ATT OF tFdCNiNS.
In endurance and speed the Aus.
tralian aborigine is not the equal of
the American Indian. and his weapons
Of wood and poorly fashioned stones
are effective only at short range, but
as a hunter the native Australian is
marvelously adjusted to his environ.
ment. His success lies in an intimate
knowledge of the habits of animals on
land, in the ground, in trees and under
water, and his wonderfully developed
powers of observation.
He decoys pelicans by initiating the:i
cries, catches ducks by diving below
them, locates an opossum i'll a tree by
marks on the bark or by the fight OF
mosquitoes, finds snakes By observing
the action of birds and follows a bee
to its store of honey.
Any animal which leaves q track.
however dim, in sand, on rock or III
grass falls an easy prey to the black
fellow. Children are taught to track
lizards and snakes over bare rocks and
to find their absent mother by follow
ing tracks too indistinct to serve as a
guide for a European. When a white
man is lost in the desert or a child
strays from home the final resort is to
secure a "black tracker. r.'-National
Geographic Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Positive Jurors.

A prospective juror, being qualified
for a murder trial in Illinois, when
asked the customary question, Have
you formed or expressed an opinion as
to the guilt or innocence Of the ac-
cused?" .rejoined promptly: "Sure
He's as guilty as all get outw Which
resulted in $40 fine by the outraged
court and, of course, the disqualified
tion of that talesman.
There was murder case that ended
right in the middle when counsel,
wheedling gently at the jury, remark
ed, "Of course none Of you gentlemen
has made up his mind yet as to the
guilt or innocence of this defendant"
Taking advantage of a rhetorical
pause, lanky juror arose and replied
positively: "Well, I have, for one. He
ought to be hungv'-Kansas City Star.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Home of a Workinqman,

The mechanic who eats underdone
biscuits in a leaky kitchen presided
over by a discontontcd wife is not IL
good investment for his employer. Bad
homes are as great an enemy to indus
trial improvement as bad habits. says
Ida Nj. Tarbell in New Ideals In Busi-
ness"
"Compctition itself is forcingemploy-
ers to consider the outside life of their
employees" says Miss Tarbell THE
first and most important thing they
must consider is the house the man
lives in. good workingman wants a
home. He wants if possible to own his
home. To have efficient. trustworthy
and steady men you must have healthy
and cOntented men. Men are neither
healthy nor contented in wretched
hOmes."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
THE THRONE IN THE HONE.
Where Two Should Rule as One to In
sure Real Happiness.

"a man may build a throne for the
woman he loves" says the Mothers
Magazine, "but he will find that to
make her a queen he must mount it be-
side her, for only where two rule as one
can either hold true sway. Whether
married or single, we do not live unto
ourselves alone. All the world some
how is affected by what we are, and in
the married state we have greater
obligation than merely to keep the
peace or to observe the conventions or
to demonstrate how we can improve
upon Gods law Of life and love.
'It is well that we should use every
God given power Of mind and spirit,
every quality and grace and virtue at
our command, before and after, in Or
der to live up to the privileges and re-
sponsibilities of marriage. But mar
riage fortunately is a thing of the
heart rather than of the intellect. and
it is our wrong attitude Of mind to.
ward matrimony that would drag it
comprehension and make it merely
human mistake instead of divine gift.
"If we would make it blessing in
stead of curse, if we would have it
encompass all of our needs in joy and
sorrow. if we would have it endure
with us through life and eternity as the
sublime fact of our existence, we must
live up to it hour by hour in spirit
of faith and hope and charity"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
His Trademarks.

Little redheaded Johnny got job
as office boy for the president of a
large western railway. After he had
been upon the job several days they
gave him form to fill out with his
Personal Record" d.
When young Johnny came to a par
ticular paragraph that said, "Have you
any visible marks for Identification in
case of accident or death?" he rose
from his chair and rushed over to a
mirror near by to give himself gener-
al inspection; then he returned to his
task and wrote as his answer to this
personal query, Nothing except free
kles."-Youth's Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Tomato Mincemeat.

Slice up a quantity of green toma-
toes and sprinkle well with salt Put
into bag and hang up to drip all
night. The salt which is left on the
tomatoes will not need washing off.
In the morning take equal weights of
sugar and tomatoes and cook until the
tomatoes are thoroughly done. To sew
en- pounds of the mixture of tomatoes
and sugar add three pounds of seed
less raisins, with mace and cinnamon
to suit the taste. Cook a short time
after adding the seasoning and pu
into Jars. This will keep without be
ing sealed and will make delicious
pies, which many consider as good as
those from ordinary mincemeat.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
LESSONS OF THRIFT,
Learn to Spend Money Only For Thingu
You Really Need.


There are few persons so rich that
they do not need to exercise care and
forethought in their expenditure. HUI
man needs, human desires. human
sympathies, are so vast, occasions of
outlay so beset all of us at every step
that unless we are watchful we quick
ly find great resources reduced to
nothing, without our knowing how.
The speed with which money departs
is one of the first lessons of expert
ence to man, woman and child, but we
are slow to apply our own experience
in our judgment of others.
Every one should be taught from
childhood to weigh the needs of ex-
penditure. This l must have, this /
can go without. this l greatly want, if
other demands still more imperative
are not baked by it. BY buying this
now / can avert the necessity of dou-
BILE expenditure year hence. On the
other hand, if l refrain from pur-
chase tempting at the moment may be
glad of my self control, even within a
week. Questions like these have to be
settled by every human being. Can
any training be more important than
that which enables us to settle them?
Exactly the same disposition to weigh
and to compare must be brought into
giving, into charity, If giving is to be
discreet and wise and not in the end
injurious to giver and receiver both.
If We want useful test for the diff
cult distinction between avarice and
thrift we may say that thrift is more
sparing with self than it is with 9TH
ers, whereas avarice pinches others
sooner than itself, although it may
pinch both.-Youth's Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Anna Howard Shaw.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw has been a
pioneer in many fields. She was the
first woman ordained minister in the
Methodist Episcopal church. Her ef-
forts to obtain a college education
marked an epoch in coeducation. She
carried the gospel Of equal suffrage
into the most remote places, unde-
tered by the inconvenience of primi-
tive travel. DR.. Shaw was born on
Feb. IA, 1S47.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Where We Get Nux Vomica.

With the exception Of Ceylon, which
exports limited quantity of nux vom-
lea, British India is said to supply the
world. Nux vomica seeds and pick
ings are obtained from the plumlike
fruits Of the tree. The fruit is collect
ed and the seeds washed out and dried
In the sun. In the forests of Nellore,
where the tree is common, the seeds
are washed out by forest tribe, the
Yanadis, and good price is obtained
for them. Cochin nux vomica is col
lected in the dry deciduous forests at
the foot Of the Travancore hills and is
sold at low figure to small native
dealers. who send it to the merchants.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Home Ground CornmeaI.

Clean up the old coffee grinder or buy
new one and grind your own corn
meal for glfddlecakes, mullins and
bread. If you do not like bread made
Of cornmeal alone use some wheat
-four with it. Since home ground corn
meal does not keep long it is better to
buy whole corn by the bushel and grind
for meal as needed.--New York Sun.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Squelching a Dealer.

Can l sell you some antiques. sir?''
What have you in stock? 2"
'I've got a chair George Washing
ton sat in. cradle Jenny Lind was
rocked in. mirror used by Catherine
the Great Of Russia and
"Say no more. These things are COM
paratvely modern
"But consider. sir
II want some real antiques, In fact.
l am anxious to acquire the set of tools
used by Noah in building the ark
Brooklyn Citizen.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
CHARLEY HERZ0G.

sion among the fans as to which is the
more useful man to his team. Both are
great hustlers splendid feders. good
hitters and smart ON the bases. Her.
zog has had wide experience and
was formerly manager of the Cincin-
natl Reds. While a great ball player,
he did not shine as manager. On the
playing field he is one of the best in
the buSineSS
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
A Real Providence.

Mr.. Younghusband reached home late
for dinner.
II got pinched for speeding on the
way home" he explained rather sheep
jshly. "Have to appear tomorrow morn
ing and get $40 or fifteen days."
Mrs. Younghusband fervently clapped
two blistered little hands. "What
providencew she cried devoutly. "You
must take the fifteen days, John! The
cook has just left"-Harper's Maya
zine
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Williams College Siqns Coach.

Fred Walker, pitcher for the New
Havens this season, has been signed to
ceeding Fred DAILY. Walker was for
merly University of Chicago halfback
and pitcher Of the Pittsburgh Fed
erals.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
Not Play For Her,

Edith-I2 you don't love Jack why
don't you tell him so? Madge-Well,
he sends me flowers and takes me to
the opera, you know, and Edith
But, gracious! don't see how you can
play with his affections that way.
Madge-Play? 1 call that working"
them.-Boston Transcript.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-10-11
IntlleArena
Of Sports
Captain of the Giants.

When the White Sox and the Giants
clash there will be some baseball fire.
works by two of the smaiter: ns the
second basemen now playing bGl-
Charley Herzog. captain of the New
York Nationals, and Eddie Collins,
field leader of the Chicago American
league team. There is much discus