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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01


j. H. Madigan, noble grand; Edward
Babbington, vice grand; Samuel Karn,
recording secretary; Amos Quimby, per-
nlanent secretary; Stephen Griffith,
treasurer. Regular meetings are held
every Wednesday evening in the room
of Enterprise Encampment, Schmidt
building, South street, and visiting
brothers are always welcome. In this
lodge room there hangs an old past
grand's regalia, presented to the lodge by
Past Grand Smithon of Covenant Lodge,
New York city. Mr.. Smithon died at
Madison few years ago. The regalia
was worn by him on the occasion of the
funeral service in honor of President
William Henry Harrison in New York
in April, 1S41.
Morris Lodge, No. 109, I. o. 0. f., of
this city. was founded January -, 1888,
by John Burfit, Jacob S. Absalon, ,Robt.
! w. Wilson, John Gregory, William
Damerman, and Charles F. Fredericks,
and was instituted on May 9th, 1888, at
which time, besides those above mention
ed, the following were admitted as char
ter members James Fairchild, Robt.
Williams, G. Augustus Muir, Edward
A. Quayle, William F. Coghlan, John
A. Cooper, J. William Burns, Willis H
Dutton, Lewis G. Tompkins, Frank CHI
lar, Andrew Bay, Jr., Henry Wulfers
and William B. Montague. The lodge
was organized in the hall of the Banner
building. where it continued to meet un-
1 til it removed to the new hall in the
CHRONICLE building in April. 1895. Il
is one of the most convenient and finest
furnished lodge rooms in this city, and
the members feel very proud of thei1
Headquarters. The membership is ovei
one hundred and new members are com.
ing in steadily; two propositions having
been received at the last meeting. The
regular meetings are held every Monday
evening and members of the order visit
ing Morristown are cordially invited tt
attend the meetings. The principal Of
fcers are: Alfred NJ Hardes, noble grand
John Swick, vice grand; Samuel James
recording secretary; Louis E. Applegit
treasurer.
Enterprise Encampment No. "A, /. q
10. F.. was organized March %, 1887
with twenty three charter members
The following were its first principa
officers: H. P. Rodermond, chief pa
triarch: j. H. Ambrose, high priest
o. d. Miller, senior warden; ]. H. Kin
sey. recording scribe; Jacob Van Win
kle. financial scribe; George Cobbett
tlz...-o. THE a,,oox,,Y. nm aYf T1aata m
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01

The special committee Of the Board of
Aldermen, to investigate Chapter 80 and
report on the advisability of special
election for its adoption in place of the
present charter, will make its report to
the Board this evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01
Vote by Counties

Considering the fact that no organiza-
ton was attempted to bring out the vote
in Morris County, though special meet
ings were held in behalf of the anti
gambling amendment in almost every
town and village of the county, the fol-
lowing returns of majorities compare
favorably with other counties of the
state:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01

promise for twensysfS ;ents. which was
Indignantly refused was then ex-
planned that the saloon keeper had got
u3tner quarter for half pint of
~niskey not yet delivered, whereupon
DR.. Macnaughtan led the fellow back to
the saloon and became possessed of his
half dollar twenty cents from the
darkey and twenty-five cents from the
saloon keeper.
DIR. Macnaughtan's vigorous course of
action is to be highly commended, as
there are a good many frauds of this
character in town, to say nothing of
visiting beggars. On this subject rep
resentative of the CHRONICLE interview
ed Superintendent Ironside of the Market
Street Mission, who said:
s.There are several frauds in town who
live upon the charitable from year to
year. For example, last week a man
who said that his name was Brown call
ed at lady's house and said that his
family was starving. She at once asked
her gardener to make up full basket of
potatoes and other ,serviceable vegetables.
by lu6 Lille 5tu0 DnrhOb was hAACu OA1O
man had disappeared, that kind of re-
freshment not being to his liking. 1t
turned out on investigation that the man
is an unworthy rascal, who deserted his
family some time ago and on his return
to town was arrested for non support.
His wife very foolishly took him out of
jail, and she now has to work hard to
support him as well as herself. Of
course Grown was fictitious name;
his own name is too we'll known for sue
cessful begging.
''It may be safely said that the better a
the story man tells, especially stranger,
the more likely it is to be untrue. For
example, man and wife came to town
some time ago telling story that they
had been burned out of house and home
in Swanton, Vermont They applied at
the Mission for help and got very little
there, because the Superintendent was
fully convinced that they were frauds,
They raised quite sum of money, how
ever, and gained such sympathy that a
man called to know why more was not
done for them. just as the following let
ter was received from the minister of the
Continued on Eighth Page.
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FRAUDS AMONG BEGGARS
Story Of Morristown Beggars and
Hints for the Charitable.

Experience of Rev. DR.. Macnaughtan and
an Interview With The Mission superin-
tendent. on the Begging ouestion-'Littie
Tales of woe'' Inyestigated-Heip for the
worthy and Deserving Poor An Indus
trial Plant Suggested.
The attention of the CHRONICLE has
recently been called in various ways to
the several forms of begging which are
prevalent in the city. Among these a
very Objectionable practice, which it
seems the police might easily stop, is the
begging by children in front of the
Lyceum whenever there are cheap shows
there. On the general subject of begging
we would call the attention of our
readers to the following account of the ex-
perience of the Rev. DR.. Macnaughtan
and to the interview with 7. B. Ironside.
Last Thursday evening colored man
called upon DR.. Macnaughtan and told
a pitiable story about consumptive re-
lative who was staying at his house and
suffering for lack of the necessaries of
life, which, being out of work, he him
self could not provide. He shed tears
copiously and wrought upon the SYM
pathies of DIR. Macnaughtan, who gave
him fifty cents towards the immediate
relief of the sick man.
When the colored man left the Manse
it occurred to DR.. Macnaughtan that he
had been duped. and accordingly he
started to watch the fellow. The first
glimpse he caught of him was dancing a
Jig between two other colored people.
Following at a distance he saw the re-
cipient of the fifty cents step into Piper's
wholesale liquor saloon, to which place
he promptly followed him and grabbing
him by the back of the neck he admin
istered thorough shaking and demand
ed back his fifty cents. The fellow at
first declined, whereupon the doctor
started to drag him to the station house,
assuring his prisoner that SO long as
there was rag left to hold to he was
going to hang on to him until he got him
r4u
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01

The reports of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows are in gen
eral encouraging for continuous growth
of the order. New Jerseys Grand Rep.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01

NN Esq., acting Moderator Joseph
destruction by fire make for procuring
ladders buckets passed
suitable the height the
that provide least
provide
that house be considered double house that has
all the inhabitants of this
provide that will 10 80 hogsheds water
especially water It
with spikes ladders 10 feet long, with spikes
resolutions into eect that this committee subscription and
raising this
subscribing association unite all in this
undertaking; Mr. Dixon Mr. Carmhae Mr.
Doughty appointed
ladders the
of
House Academy
Mr. Estay The meet
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-01
FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY.
Series OF Weekly Articles on the History Of Fire Organizations
in MorrstOwn During the Past Century
BY AUGUSTUS w BELL.

First Meetings Citizens Organization Buck
Brigade Location of Ladders Mcsown Streets
Laid Out in 7s7-Ladders Hung Old Wall Water
StreetAdvent Coffee Mill First Fire House
Morrstown Fire Association Incorporated Its Committees
Work Seven csterns Located Town Limits 1897 Roll of
Engine No. 2 Bylaws Old Fire Association.
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tcontinasd On F1th Pags.l
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Continued on Eighth Page.
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Contiaued on Fifth Page.
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Morristown.

Continued on Fourth Page.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
NJ OF EARLs


About Five Thousand Small Ones Can Be
Bought For Nine Dollars.
Pearls are named according to theil
size. The very large are called paragon
pearls; when the size of a cherry, cher.
ry pearls; medium are called piece
pearls; smallest, dust pearls. The oval
n long are termed pear pearls, while
badly formed specimens are known as
baroques. The value of pearls varies, Of
course, with the quality and general
colors, but the piece, seed and dust
pearls always have a market price.
The cherry and paragon are sold on
an entirely different basis. If many fine
ones are on the market at a time, they
may be had at reasonable rates. Some
years they bring almost any price.
The last two years especially, the deal
ers say, there has been a great scarcity
of fine pearls, although there is no fall
ing off in the supply Of the small stuff.
When a pearl exceeds one carat IN
weight, it is sold separately. Under
that weight they are sold in parcels and
become less valuable as they become
smaller. The smallest dust pearls col
lected average about 5 1000 to the troy
ounce and are rated at about 80 per
ounce. If, On the contrary, one paragon
weighing an n Cor $50 carats) was
ON sale, it would bring any amount
from $50, 600 to $500, 900, according to
quality. Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
THE KITTEN AND THE BEAR.
How Puss Frightened Bruin Up a Tree
and Kent Him There.

How Puss Frightened Bruin Up a Tree
and Kept Him There.
Chris Burns, the veteran first sergeant
of Troop D, had a kitten which, during
the summer camping of the troop at the
Lower Geyser basin, made her home
within the sergeant's tent. Here, curled
up on a pair of army blankets, she de-
fed the world in general and dogs in
particular. When the latter approached,
she would elevate every bristle on her
brave little back, her eyes would glow
like live Goals, and her tail would swell
up threateningly. If dogs approached
too near, she would hiss and exhibit the
usual signs of hostility until the in
truders had vanished from her neigh
borhood.
One day, when the camp was bathed
in sunshine and every soldier in camp
felt lazy, al inquisitive black bear came
down the mountain side and, whether
because he was in search of adventure
OF because attracted by a savory smell
from the cooks fire, began to walk
about among the white tents of the cav
airy command.
Suddenly the kitten caught sight of
him. Dogs by the score she had seen,
but this particular "dog'' was the lar
gest and the hairiest dog she had ever
seen. But she did not hesitate. 1t was
enough for her that an enemy had in
vaded her special domain. Kissing forth
her spite, while her little body quivered
with rage, she darted forth at the bear.
The onslaught was sudden, and one
glance was enough for bruin. With a
snort of fear, bruin made for the nearest
tree, a short distance away, and did not
pause until he was safely perched among
the upper branches. Meanwhile the
kitten stalked proudly about ON the
ground beneath, keeping close guard
over her huge captive, her back still
curved into a bow and her hair still
bristling with righteous indignation.
while her tail would now and then give
a significant little wave, as if to say,
That's the way l settle impertinent
BEARS"
The soldiers, who meanwhile had
poured forth from their tents, could
scarcely believe their eyes; but there
wa the bear in the tree and the kitten
below, and there were those who had
seen the affair from beginning to end,
And perhaps the strangest part of it
all was that the bear would not stir
from his safe position in the branches
until the kitten had been persuaded to
leave her huge enemy a clear means of
retreat. Then he slid shamefacedly
down from his perch and ambled hastily
off toward the mountain. Lieutenant
Charles d. Rhodes, U. S. A., in st.
Nicholas.
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GUNNERY PRACTICE.
An Occasion When Quickness Of Actis
Pravaukad q RaorFuI nSaaaAa-

An Occasion When Quickness Of Action
Prevented q Fearful Disaster.
An officer of the United States navy
relates the following as illustrating some
OF the perils of gunnery at sea:
Il came very e going up into the
air in small bits ON this last squadron
cruise. We were at heavy gun practice
al sea and but for the quickness Of a
gunner's mate would never have re-
turned. AS you probably know, the
heavy guns in the turrets are fired by
electricity, the gun being discharged
simply by pressing a button. The officer
In command Of the forward turret on
our ship during rapid firing practice was
just about to press the button to fire one
OF our big guns when a gunner's mate
was seen to grab at something on the
wall of the turret and then fall in a
heap on the floor. The officer pressed
the button, but the gun was not dis
charged. When the mate came to. he
was asked what had happened, and he
informed the officer that the breech Of
the gun had not been locked and that
what he grabbed at on the wall was the
wires forming the electric firing circuit.
When he saw that the officer was pre-
pairing to fire the gun and at the same
time observed that the breech of the
gun was not locked, the only thing that
occurred to him to prevent the gun be-
Ing discharged was to destroy the cir
cult, which he did promptly and effect
lively. When all this occurred, there
was a charge Of $50 pounds Of powder
in the gun, another charge of the same
size in the turret ready to be served, and
the passageway leading to the powder
magazine was wide open. But for the
%quickness of the gunner's mate the gun
would have been blown out inside the
turret, the gases from the burning DOW
der would probably have ignited the
charge lying In the turret, this explo-
sion would have ignited the powder in
the magazine, and the chances are that
the whole ship, crew and all, would
have gone up in the air. A thought that
has occurred to me is this: Suppose the
accident had occurred, what do Won
imagine the verdict Of a board Of in
Quiry as to the oause of the loss Of the
ship would have been? Since his expert
ence the department has adopted cleo
trical means to prevent the discharge of
any of the large guns until the breech
Is locked. "-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
SAVING UP A LOG.

How PIanks Are Cut Into Shape In n
Great Western SawmiIl.
W. S. HARDWOOD contributes "The
Story of a Pine Board to st. Nicholas.
After telling Of 1le cutting down of the
tree and its progress from the forest to
the mill Mr.. HARDWOOD says:
Up from the yellowish brown depths
of the slow moving river flowing SO
steadily on its way to the sea comes a
huge, dark brown thing with a shining,
dripping coat. 1t is u log, entering
upon its last stage. 1t passes at once up
a long incline called the "slit''-a
trench of wood about eight inches deep
and two feet wide at the top, so hol-
lowed out that the largest log will lie
in it securely as it is being drawn up
the incline by the stout chains with
which the slit is equipped. Projecting
pieces of steel on this chain serve to
keep the log steady, its great weight,
causing it to sink upon these pieces of
steel, which are like sharp teeth. A
workman, standing at the side of the
slit, by means Of a lever throws up two
powerful steel pointed arms, which lift
the logs out of the slit and throw them
upon tables, from which they are rolled
down to the carriage which leads to the
saws. When the log reaches the car
rage, it is thrown upon the framework
by the "nigger''-a long, ratcheted tim
Der or piece of steel. This framework is
like a section of an ordinary fiat car
running on a regular railroad track.
Two men stand on the moving carriage
and at a signal from the head sawyer,
who directs the cutting of the log, reg
ulate the thickness of the plank or board
by the levers of the carriage.
When the log has been adjusted, it
rapidly advances to the saw and in a
very few seconds its water soaked sides
have been trimmed by the sharp teeth.
The carriage flies back to the starting
place with the swiftness of the wind,
and it is enough to make one shudder tt
see it go. You expect every instant that
one of the men will be thrown off and
terribly injured. They learn to balance
themselves, however, though there are
frequent accidents. One instant of mat
tention on the part of the head sawyer,
who regulates the speed of the carriage
by his lever, would send the carriage
flying back to the end of the mill with
tremendous force and probably kill both
of the men. One of the men on the car
rage, called the "setter, fixes the
width of the board to be sawed on sig
nal from the head sawyer; the other
man is the second sawyer.
AS / stood one day in one of these
mills, watching the men flying forth
and back on the narrow carriage, and
almost expecting that one or both of
them would be thrown off in the swift
ness of their flight, l took out my watch
and timed them, and 1 found that they
travelled on an average on this little
railroad not more than 30 feet long,
1853, 900 feet a day, or about 81 miles.
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THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
Ex-Minister Terrell Pays Tribute to His
Charm of Manner.

Ex-Minister Terrell Pays Tribute to His
Charm of Manner.
Hon. A. w. Terrell, formerly United
States minister at Constantinople, con-
tributes "An Interview With the Sui
tan" to The Century. Mr. Terrell says:
The sultan is over 90 years old, of
medium height, with clear olive COM
plexion, dark hair, high forehead and
large dark brown eyes. The habitual
expression of his face is one of extreme
sadness. Though the pashas who attend
his palace when ministers or embassa-
doris are entertained are decorated with
regal splendor, he always appears in
plain garb, wearing a red fez, a frock
coat and trousers of dark blue stuff and
patent leather shoes. A broad service
sword with steel scabbard, which he
holds sheathed in his hand, completes
the costume. Sometimes a single decora-
ton is worn on his breast. When he is
seen thus plainly attired in the throne
room of his palace, on the first day Of
the feast of Bairam, seated on an otto
man covered with cloth of gold, to re-
oeive the congratulations of his civil
and military chiefs, who are all radiant
in uniforms and decorations, the con-
trast is very striking. No Christians
but those of the diplomatic corps ever
witness this impressive ceremony, which
is conducted with the order that distin-
cuisines a military review, but with an
oriental servility that an American finds
it difficult to understand. On such coca
sions Osman Pasha stands at the sui
tan's left, holding a cloth Of gold scarf.
which all re~verently kiss after saluting
their ruler.
No sovereign in Europe is more court
ly or refined in entertaining his guests,
and few can be more agreeable in con-
versation. In his personal intercourse
with foreign representatives he is alike
free from that stilted dignity which re-
pels confidence and from that absence of
real dignity which invites familiarity.
When l first dined at the palace, the
sultan sat at the head of the table, with
Mrs. Terrell at his right and myself at
his left. Osman Pasha, Ismael Pasha,
the former khedive of Egypt, the grand
vizier and other ministers of state were
the other guests.
Nothing could excel the excellence of
the cuisine of which he partook with
his guests. the table service and decora-
tions, the m~agnificence of the dining
room or the excellence of his wines,
which always remain untasted except
by Christian guests. Each pasha wore
the insignia of his rank, blazing with
stars and decorations, while the plain
costume of the sultan was alone in har-
mony with my own. No armed men
stood guard at the palace doors, and ex-
cept a detail from the imperial guard,
who always salute a foreign representa-
tive On his arrival, no soldiers have ever
been seen by me within the palace walls
on any of the occasions when l have
dined there.
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OUR OWN.

If I had known In the morning
How YEARLY all the day
The words unkind would trouble my mind
That l said when you went away,
/ had been more careful, darling,
Nor given you needless pain,
But we vex our own with look and tone
We may never take back again.
For, though in the quiet evening
YOU may give me the kiss of peace,
Yet it well might be that never for me
The pain Of the heart should ceasei
How many go forth at moTping
Who never come home al night
And hearts have broken for harsh words
spoken
That sorrow can meier set right.
We have careful thought for the stranger
And smiles for the some time guest,
But oft for our own the bitter tone,
Though we love our own the best.
All, lips with the curve impatient,
All, brow with the shade of scorn,
'Twere a cruel fate were the night too late
To undo the work of the mornl
Margaret e. Sangster,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-12-14
PersOnally-COnducted Tours via PennsyI.
vania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.

The Personally-C Conducted Tourist Sys
tenn of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is the most complete and eIaborat,
system of pleasure travelling and sight
seeing yet devised. 1t is the consumma
ton of the ultimate idea in railroad trave Ell
the final evolution of unassailable perfec
tinn.
For the season of '97 and '9S it has ar
ranged for the following tours
California -Four tours will leave New
York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg Jan
uary s, January 81, February is. anc
March 10. With the exception of the
first party goin and the last returning
all OF these pgrties will travel by thu
Golden Gatea Special between New
York and California, stopping at interest.
ing points en- route.
lorida.-Four tours to Jacksonville
will leave New York and Philadelphis
January 25, February 5 and %, and March
3. The first three admit ( a stay of two
weeks in the "Flowery State" Tickets
for the fourth tour will be good to return
by regular trains until May 81, 1898.
Old Point Comfort, Richmond, and
WashiDgton.-Three six-day tours will
leave New York and Philadelphia Fetru-
airy 10, March 16. and April 7.
Old Point Comfort and Washington.-
Three four-day tours will leave New York
and Philadelphia December %. January
29, and April %.
Old Point Comfort.-Six tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia December 2S.
January 20. February 10. March 10, April
7 and %.
Washington.5Seven tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia December 2g.
January Is, February 8, March 5 and 81
April 81. and May IL.
Detailed itineraries of the above tours,
giving rates and full Information, nay be
procured Of Tourist Agent, HOG Broad
way, New York: $50 Fulton Street, Brook
Ign; 789 Broad Street, Newark, N. j.; or
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Passen.
ger Agent, Philadelphia,