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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-27
The Mammoth Cave.

A writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer
says of Kentucky great natural wonder:
Mammoth cave cannot be described,
even by the aid of illustrations, much
less by words alone. Its magnitude and
grandeur, its absolute darkness and OPP
pressive stiffness must be seen and felt;
its long, solitary and tortuous passages
must be traversed and seen by The dim
light of the lard oil lamp and by the
glare Of the Bengal light: ones utter
loneliness and helplessness with lights
extinguished, must be experienced or at
least imagined there to be appreciated.
The cave consists Of miles upon miles
of intricate passages, winding about in
every direction. 270 in number, of all
possible sizes, from the grand avenues
and chambers, through which trains of
cars could pass with ease, to those so
small that man can only crawl through
them for long and wearisome distances
lying flat on his face, and others still SO
small that even child could not get
through them. And these passages
twist and wind about in many places
totally unsupported by the traveller in
the cave, along by his side, over his
head, and under his feet, forming a
maze of branching passages real laby-
rinth--that the visitor along the ordin-
airy routes knows nothing about. Not
much wonder that the man who, a few
years ago, got lost from his party, be-
came maniac as he wandered about in
the dark long before he was found,
twenty-aix hours afterward, hiding and
trying in terror to escape from the anx-
ioua friends and guides who found him.
These ordinary routes are known as
tho - Rn11fo ~ ond tho hort
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FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Enahion Facts.

Mummy cloths in stripes and figures
and Ii plsin eolers will be worn this
summer.
Collarettes of satin in shirrings and
bordered with lace are worn with cash
mere gowns
Ribbon bracelets of the brightest hue
are worn on one wrist by youflg ladies
who aspire to be considered fashionable.
Ruches of both black and white lace
are now mixed with little bows of rib
bon like the pufings around baby's
cap.
Ball coif'ures for young ladies are very
simple this season. the only ornaments
admissible being few flowers or
jeweled comb or, poniard.
Dragons, bees, butterflies and birds in
indefinite forms appeal among the palm
leaves and other Eastern designs of
lately imported spring goods.
The most elegant mule dressing slip
pers are of black satin, lined with red
silk and decorated with black velvet
lows with gold or steel buckles
The long overdress which has recently
been revived is nothing but gracefully
draped princess polonaise, which re-
uuAACo OuAy ~ uOuHCo W COAnplCt6 blAC
costume.
One of the prettiest of the new spring
fabrics bears the name of Fgear de The.
1t is as thin as cambria and elastic like
Grape, and returns to its crinkled form
after being laundered.
The large old-fashioned black satin
aprons. embroidered with flowers in
silks, are now beginning to be seen
again, and happy are they who have
them among old stores of treasures of
bygone years. Some of the modern
copies of these grandmothers' aprons, !"
as they are called, are printed instead
of worked, and are edged with black
lace.
A new cravat bow, called the butter
fly, has two little plated pieces of white
India muslin strapped tightly where
they are Joined, ana this forms the
center. Wide lace, either Languedoc or
duchesse or Valenciennes, is then sewed
to the plated ends, and when the bow is
worn the upper edge of this lace is
pinned high about the collar and it is
allowed to fall open below and display
the pretty design wrought upon it.
Fancy silk neckties are used now as
bows for the hair and also for caps. The
bows are very large, like those worn by
the Alsatian women, and lie close to the
head; the ends fall on to the hair, be-
hind the loops, The caps are made by
Just passing the tie round the head, twist
ing and pinning it to the side OF the head
to give it the appearance of cap, and
turning the ends back from the front, so
that they rest on the top of the head,
rather to one side, one end being a little
longer than tue other. The ends should
be fringed to look well, those ties with
an embroidered pattern and ball fringe
at each end looking the best and most
dressy.
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hope-oh, I do hope tl.at he may forget

The train ran in. There was pretty
Oracle Bassett's face at first class car
riage window, and In q few nlihtteb she
was seated in the dos-cart beside Ed
ward, chatting to and laughing with
him as if she had known him for
years, and Nef1ie had taken the seat be-
hind. And that was not the only even
ing they spent in chatting and laughing.
Nellie and her father and lnUther-all
three, and many of the neighbors beside,
soon saw what it would come to- And
Nellie grew older and grayer day by
day. But as yet she kept her own
secret, and she hoped more and more
that Edward had forgotten her foolish,
thoughtless words on certain moon
light night, new some seven or eight
weeks ago.
At last the engagement was announced.
Oracle Bassett had no friends to inter-
fere with her, and fiatter ed by Edwards
attentions, and quite believing that she
loved him 'quite enough for happi-
ness" she had agreed that the marriage
should take place as soon as all needed
arrangements could be made.
You know, Nellie" said she, as the
two sat sewing in the garden one hot
afternoon, while Edward was out on
his rounds, =" it really does not do to love
person too much. YoI are certain to
become a slave to his whims and
oaprices if you do. / have always made
up my mind that / would marry man
who loved nae, and that if / had a
reasonable liking for him in return, he
would not expect or even wish any
thing more"
Nellie made some reply, she scarcely
knew what, and then she weyt on
thinking the matter over. Had she been
exalting love to an undue value?. With
her it had stood before everything. If
man would give all the substances of
his house for love, it would utterly be
condemned" She had entirely indorsed
the sentiment. But now was it possible
that she had made mistakeP Graci
Bassett was a year or two older than
herself, and probably knew better than
she did. Nevertheless, at the conclusion
of her cogitations Nellie shook her
head, and half smiled and half sighed as
she answered:
"Well, you have of course a right to
your own opinion, Oracle, but / must
say | don't agree with you. | think
that | would rather die than marry q
man whom | did not love with all my
heart"
And Nellie gathered up her sewing
and went into the house, singing as she
went:
Glove shall still be lord OF alI.'
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both.

She was the LATEST little woman
That ever set a mortal crazy;
Twas marvellous how my erring spirit
Could be subdued by one SO lazy.
To monosyllables addicted,
To use all else exceeding loath,
Asked which Of two things she preferred,
She only murmured, "boih ~
1t is no paradox to say SO
Her every movement was repose;
As on summer day the ocean
Slumbers, the while 1t Gibbs and fows
Yet was there latent fire; her nature
That of the panther, not the sloth.
asked her once which she resembled,
She only murmured, both !'
Her person-well, twas simply perfect,
Matching the graces OF her mind;
To perfect face and form she added
keen perception, taste refined.
But when challenged her to tell me,
What l knew not myself in troth,
Whether her wit or beauty charmed me.
She only murmured, &c 10th !"
Provoked at last at never hitting
This lazy little woman's point,
Is canned her armor, and discovered
HAPPY therein one open joint.
In careless tone asked her, knowing
Her word was binding as an oath,
"Shall love or friendship be between usri
She smiled, and murmured, " both %
- William Young, in -dppLeton's Journal.
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6 CONnSkin.',

A passenger train which left Lansing
| coming East last Monday had among
! the passengers plain faced, sefEible-
| looking girl about twenty years of age.
and a thin-waisted, sickly-looking
| young man a year or two older. No
one would have mistrusted that they
were clipping had not the young man
asked the conductor ifthere was clergy
man on the train. There was none, and
the young man explained to the passen-
gers around him that he was in bad
! fix. He had come down from Bath
| township in a buggy; and he was quite
sure that the girls father would take the
other road down to Chicago junction,
and there board the Lansing train and
raise row. He was not much on a
row, but yet he loved the girl, and they
were hound to marry, If the old man
cafiie alone he thought he could bluff
him off, but if his two big sons came
| along the scale would be turned. He
therefore wanted to know of a man wear
ing red woolen shirt and coonskin cap
if he would stand by him.
You bet willr' was the hearty re-
sponse. g got my old gal by running
away with her, and I'll see you through
this if never do any more good. You
wouldn't be worth cent in free fight,
and now you run into the baggage car
and let me run this affair alone. I want
to be seated beside the gal when the old
man comes in.
When the whistle blew for the juno
tion, Coonskin changed places. and as the
cars halted he put his arms around
Mary and took one of her hands in his.
The old man and his two sons were on
hand, and they piled into the car pell-
nell.
"Here she isi'' called the father, as he
; caught sight of the girl. and the three
made rush.
Run away with N.Y. began the old
man, but when he saw the stranger be-
side her he checked himself.
g Want anything of usP" asked Coon
skin. as he looked up.
Who are you, sir?"
"I'm going to be your son-in-law in
less than an hour-eh, darlingp"
He gave Mary squeeze and Mary
looked happy.
"Come along, Mary-come right home
with met" ordered the father.
Let's mash the villain!' added one oil
I. the sons.
Put head on him-let me get at
lIm. shouted the O1nor.
The father seized Mary and the sons
seized Coonskin. Then red shirt tow
cred aloft, a pair of big fists began work
ing with "pop!''s pop!' and as fast as
the trio got up they made for the door.
Coonskin followed. arms and feet work
ing like trip-hammer, and when the
train moved off the father sat on box
with big wooden mitten held to his
nose, one of the sons was pulling loose
teeth from his jaw and the other boy
was cropping his way to bank.
Now, then" said Coonskin, as the
: exultant lover returned, resume yer
seat. take her little hand in yours, and
don't calkerlate you owe me anything
Say, Tom, " said the girl. I'm going
to kiss him for that
"All right, sis.n
Wall, Just as you feel," said Coon
skin, as he returned the smack, . but /
want it distinctly understood around
these parts that when see true love on
its way from Lansing to Howell to get
spaioed IkiR lick all the pursuing dads in
the State of Michigan. - Detroit Free
Press.
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An Interesting Decision.

The court of the United States
has settled an important question OF law
relating to the liability of employers for
injuries sustained by employees. The
authorities and discussions on this point
have left the law in condition which
is neither wholly clear nor satisfactory.
The general rule has been recognized
chat an employer Is not liable for in
iuries received by one of his employees
through the negligence of another. But
such rule without exceptions would
be as illogical as it is unjust. Excep-
tions have been recognized, but the
principle governing them has not been
satisfactorily settled or clearly defined.
The supreme court not only lays down
an important rule which will govern in
analogous cases, but it bases that rule
on grounds of justice, which have
hitherto been too little recognized. The
bearing of the decision may be best un-
derstood by q brief statement OF the con-
trolling facts. w. G. Hough was an
engineer on Texas railroad. His
locomotive ran against an animal on
the track. and was thrown down an en-
bankment. The whistle was blown or
knocked from its fastening, thereby
making an opening in the boiler. Hot
water and steam poured through this
aperture and scalded the engineer,
Hough, to death. An action for dam
ages was brought against the company
by his widow and child, who alleged
that the engine had been thrown from
the track by reason of defective cow
catcher, and. that the whistle had be-
come loose because it was insecurely
fastened. These things were attributed
to the negligence of the company's mas
ter mechanic or foreman, whose duty it
was to see that every locomotive
was in good order and condition. 1t
was proved that Hough had re-
ueatedly told the master mechanic
that the cow-catcher on his engine was
defective, and that q new one was
needed The latter promised to attend
to the matter, but neglected to do so.
One defense set up by the company was
that the plaintiff could not maintain an
action for injuries resulting from the
negligence of a fellow-servant. An
other was that Hough had been guilty
of contributory negligence in running
an engine which he knew to have a de-
fective cow-catcher. The circuit court
ofthe United States so laid down the
law governing the case that no course
was open to the jury but to return a
verdict for the company. The judg-
ment of this tribunal is now reversed,
and new trial ordered by the supreme
court of the United States. The opinion
LAYS down the rule that an employer,
whether an individual or corporation.
will not be allowed to expose an en-
ployee to risks and dangers which may
be guarded against by due diligence.
The master is bound to exercise reason
able care and prudence with reference
to. selecting and keeping in order ma
chinery, implements, etc., used by the
servants, and when he or his agents arr
guilty of negligence in this respect he il
liable for the damages which may be
caused by such negligence. As to th.
contributory negligence of the plaintiff
| in the case, it was for the jury to say
whether under all the circumstances hi
conduct amounted to negligence.
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Frozen Seed.

Researches made by Messrs. De Can
dole and Pictet, of Geneva, on the de-
gree of cold to which seeds of plants
can be subjected without impairing
their vitality, present very remarkable
results. 1t is not the first time that
such experiments have been tried, but
the means now available for maintain
ing low temperature for long time
impart to present investigations de-
gree of certainty never before possible.
Seeds of cabbage, mustard, cress ard
wheat were separately inclosed in glass
tubes, Theoretically sealed, and were
then exposed during..six hours to
course OF refrigeration, in which the
temperature was reduced to fifty degrees
below zero of centigrade. No precau-
tions were taken to restore them gradu-
ally to the ordinary temperature. They
were sown, and all except seven grains
of wheat, which had been damaged.
terminated in the same time as seeds
which had not been refrigerated. An
other experiment was made with thir.
teen different kinds of seeds 1t lasted
two hours, and during half that period
the temperature was brought down to
eighty degrees below zero. They all
gerlninated except three sorts. which
were proved to be bad, by the fact that
nom chilled seeds Of the same kind did
not grow
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husband knelt by the bedside of his un-
conscious wife, he felt all the old love
for her filing his heart once more.
But what will even tie .tehdeiest love
avail in hours like thesep Graoe's last
| moments were numb bered, and she passed
away, leaving her little one to Nellie
Ard Edward. when the first benumb-
ing influence of his grief was over, sold
his praetice-he had no NEED Uf it now
and Went abroad.
Eighteen months passed away. A
man bronzed and bearded, stood at the
gate of the old farm house. A little
toddling creature ran down the path,
her fair curls flying in the wind. The
stranger caught her up.
What's your name, little onep"
And in a baby-voice she told him,
Oracle Melville" and he covered her
little face with kisses. But who was
this coming out to look for herP
''.Auntie NellieP' she said, in pretty
piping.treble, and slid down from her
fathers arms.
cousin Edward" exclaimed Nellie,
gladly, the color rising rapidly to her
usually quiet pale face.
And he shook hands with her; then,
keeping the hand he had taken, he led
her indoors.
"And will you tell me now,, once
more, Nellie dearest. that you will love
me better than any one else in the
world?"
Nellie swiftly covered his mouth with
her hand, while burning bushes dyed
her cheeks.
ooh, cousin Edward, do please forget
that ever said sol"
mot likely, he said, smilingly. "Ah,
Nellie" and he was serious now, g /
have learned my lesson since that even
ing. / have learned to value love, not
as it deserves, but at least to set It above
everything earthly. My Nellie, do not
tell me that your love for me is dead y
Never mind Nellie's reply. Two
months from that day she became Ed
wards wife, and he never had the least
need to remind her that she had prom
fsed to obey him, simply because she
loved him, and to do as he wished was
a pleasure.
And having at great risk ard cost
learned his lesson, Edward strove to
teach it to others, and to more than one
young man he gave in confidence the
advice: IF you wish to be happy
marry only q woman who loves you.
Neither money nor position, nor any
thing else, can bear the least compari-
son with love, which will outhve them
ALL" e
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How to- Treat Diphtheria.

A person sick with yellow fever, it is
supposed, does not directly give the
disease to another. The contagious
poison-whatever its souree--is ab-
sorbed by wooden or cotton or other
porous material, which thus becomes a
source of contagion.
Diphtheria, however, like smallpox,
may be communicated directly from one
person to another. Besides this, the
poison may fasten on any porous article
within the sick-room-the bed-clothing,
window curtains, writing books,
and clothing hanging in the closets.
Or it may be absorbed by water. milk,
or other fluids that are exposed in the
room: and sometimes even in distant
parts of the house.
Of course, everything about the house
should be disinfected as thoroughly as
If the disease had been smallpox, and
no person should be admitted into the
house until after the disinfection. AS
to articles of clothing, they should be
carefully disinfected by themselves.
The hair of the patient, also, ought TO
be subjected to repeated distinctions
or, in severe cases, closely shaved and
then burned.
Last summer family of three chill
dren in st. Albans. VT, had diphtheria
and recovered from it. After their re-
covery they played about the streets for
fortnight. Then they were sent on a
visit to friends in Fairfield, in which
town there was no case of the disease.
After their visit the diphtIleria broke
out in all the four families that the chill
dren had visited. OF course, the sup
position is fully warranted that they
carried it with them in their hair or in
their clothing.
In Russia there are districts where it
is said half the infant population have
ately been swept away by diphtheria
and in Odessa, since last spring, more
than tIree-fourths of all the children
have died of it. In parts of New Eng
land whole families of children have
been attacked by the disease, and a
large portion of them have not re-
covered. And this will continue until
| families and town authorities deal with
it as they do with smallpox-by fullest
isolation and the most thorough disip-
! lection. Rostt5's CompaDioB
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The women In Centra, africa.

In Central Africa, says Livingstone,
the women have the upper hand. They
feed the men. The wife is Obliged to
supply her mother-in-law with firewood.
A man who has FIVE wives, having re-
turned home, asks something of No. /.
No. refers him to No. .. No. 9 desires
him to go to the one he loves best. He
is banded about from one to the other
till he becomes quite enraged; but all
he can do is to go upon the top Of a tree
and cry aloud: Il thought | had got
witches" If woman beats her hus-
band she is punished in this way: Both
are taken to the market-place, and the
wife is compelled to take the husband
home on her back, amid the cheers of
the people. On these occasions the
women generally cry out: Give it to
him again!n
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A Japanese Festival.

The tide of progression has rapidly
advanced in Japan, and its women are
being emancipatsd both socially and
domestically. The Toxic Times thus
describes recent festival on the grounds
of the emperor's palace: Many ladies
were present, Japanese and foreign
the former, it was pleasant to note, as
completely at their ease and as keen for
enjoyment as if participating in a
Thames pienic-as several of them had
doubtless done. Some were actually un-
attended by their husbands, and yet the
earth did not heave with indignation
nor Fuziyama roar in eruptive protest.
The sun shone and the trees nodded ap-
provingly in the light breeze just as if
no social marvel were manifesting itself
in that antique stronghold of tradition
and immovable routine
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Statistics show that there is one cow
to every four ,ersons in this country
One COW, if it has just been hereaved OF
its offspring, or is determined to go the
wrong way, is enough for any four
ordinary persons. Indeed, under cir
cum stances of great excitement, one cow
to about fifteen persons is generally con-
eidered sufficient. - HgscEeye,
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NUMBER 18.
Planting and Gathering.

The sower sCattereth o'er the wold
In the winter harsh and cold;
But ere summer days are old
He shall gather sheaves OF gold,
The gardener in the garden fair
Bulbs and outings here and there
Planteth, and the summer glare
Shall marvel at the flowers rare.
And we-what is that we SOW?
Or do we plant at all or no?
Shall one golden wheat ear grow
Shall one little blossom blow7
Henry Lowndes
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UNITED STATES
HOTEL.

Il. H. TIGER. PROPRIETOR.
THE UNITED STATES HOTEL so
tavorably known throughout the State.
under its several proprietors, has passed
into the charge ofllr +. Il. Tiger, who has
had a long experie ence in catering to tie
wants OF the travelling public Mr.. Tiger
Is recently from the Waverly House, NJ adj.
son. and is well known to the residents Of
tins and neigh boring counties. The Hotel
has been newly fitted up with furniture,
enc other improvements have been made
and Is now ready for pel1nan ent or transient
guests. H. Fl. TIGER Pro,s'r 7ii'
WEST SIDE THE PARK.
An omnibus to and from the Hotel meets
every train. 7tf
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Ari Jongon, an Icelandic youth, has
written q five-aet tragedy with the sim :
ple title of Sigridur Eyyiafordarsol' :
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Who has had twenty-four years experience in
the Undertaking business Ready at ali
houYs ct the day or nlght to attend to til
wants OF any who may require the serylcci
Of an Undertaken