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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
THE WAY 70 WHEEL
An illustrated Study of the Art
of Pedaling.

Ankle Motion the Secret of Proper Riding
Difference Between the Wheeling of a
Novice and One Who Knows How-The
Art of Pedaling Explained-Other Hints
for Cyclers.
The following excellent article on
pedaling is here printed by the courtesy
aof Forest and Stream. New York.
A novice wonders why it is that some
riders go up hill without apparent exer-
ton, while he is straining every muscle
in his body to accomplish the ascent, and
even then perhaps fails TO reach the top
without dismounting. His bicycle
.wabbles from side to side of the
road and there can be no question
but that he is exerting much
greater muscular effort than the
Dther men, and yet, as if by magic, they
slip by him. riding smoothly and easily.
Similarly, against head winds, and
even under favorable conditions, the
novice finds that the experienced riders
have an advantage over him in ease Of
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15


Raphael has been styled the prince of
painters. He was the first among artists
to give delicacy and refinement to his
pictures, and in this respect his paint
ings have never since been equaled.
The greatest comic dramatist who
ever lived was Aristophanes. His humer
had its foundation deep in the principles
Of human action and therefore is as in
telligible today as when first written.
The Duke of Argyll possesses a strange
avenue of trees upon the estate on Loeb
Fyne. Every tree has been planted by
some distinguished person and bears&sA
inscription showing when and by whoa.
Handel was the father Of the modern
oratorio. He composed more than 30
superb works in this line, 1.-THE Mes
siah, y the principal one, being more
popular now than when it was first pro-
duced.
Correggio has been styled .sThe Di-
vine" He was first in the art of giving
harmony to his compositions, and in
sweetness of expression and charm OF
colorlng his pictures have never been
excelled.
At Holmes chapel, England, in 1885,
man named Froome died at the age Of
1875 years and months. According to
the records this patriarchal rarity was
guardian to the late John Smith Barry,
Esq, who, in consideration Of his great
age and long service, left him an an
nuity Of $50 year, which he enjoyed
with unusual health until about two
days before his death.
The name Of south sea was original
~ applied to the Pacific ocean, which
was discovered in 1913 by Vasco Nunez
de Balboa, she Spanish governor Of
Darien. Crossing the isthmus on an ex-
ploring expedition, he arrived at q
mountain, from the summit of which,
looking south, be beheld the boundless
expanse of the ocean stretched out be-
fore him, while the northern portion
was shut out from his view. He there
upon named it Mar del Eur. the south
sea.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
A Little soldier.

I've just been reading hist'ry, all about heroic
days,
About the soldiers fghtin an the Iniuns' wick
ed ways;
About the British and the Yanks, who fought
at Bunker Hill,
And how the north and south stood ground. as
only soldiers will.
tell you, men was mighty brave and mighty
DARN then,
And just wish at was big as all the other
men;
I'd like TO fight 18th guns and swords and be a
soldier, too,
Right in the thickest Of the fght-hurrah, now.
wouldn't you?
What's at you sayY didn't hear. Oh, yes, /
did forget
To shut the chickens up. mamma. but will do
it yet.
Dear SUI. it's dark-my, what was 'ata It give
me such a fright
I an't-boo-hoo-shut mp the h-hens, less
some ,one h-holds light
Joe Cone in New York Sunday World.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
Worse.

Doctor, do you think thas my soc
has what they call tobacco hearth
II sincerely wish that he had, madam.
His is a cigarette heart Detroit Free
Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15

Mrs. Benham What did the doctor
feel your pulse for?
Benham-I can't tell until get his
bill -Twinkles.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

That's n QucsFon Discussed In the
Light of Passing Events.


One OF the magazines OF the month pre-
sents an article headed why More Men DO
Not Marry The tile contains fallacy.
Marriage rests as much with women as with
men. There are as many women who decide
TO remain unmarried as there are men who
are bachelors from deliberate choice. One
fact is certain. More women than men seek
TO escape the bonds of marriage. a Cleve-
land, O, paper reports that of S76 actions
for divorce in that county last year, 7Sl
wero brought by wives, and only ninety-tive
by husbands. Perhaps more men do not
marry because they have discovered more
women who are not inclined to natrimony.
The idea that lifelong maidenhood can not
be voluntary is great delusion. Phoebe
Cary the poet was asked after she had
passed life's meridian as spinster IL she
had ever been disappointed in love mo"
was the smiling reply, But many of my
married friends have been" In opening
discussion on marriage 1t should not be as
sumed that women are more eager to marry
than men. Many a man has found out
his mistake on this point after obtaining his
own consent to surrender his bacheorhood.
A fallacy in the title of an article is sure
to creep out In the context In the case re-
ferrcd TO the conclusion to which tee argu-
ment leads up is that men do not marry
because 1t is too expensive to keep UP an
establishment. This requisite rests chiefly
with women. II they desired marriage
above everything they would not stand out
for luNurieS. The men tear that they VIII
be called on to spend more money than they
can afford and so remain bachelors, So do
the women, after having set the mark. Some
men prefer their clubs to marriage, and
some women prefer their old iirClc to
new one. Some men have exclusive fads
and so have certain women The summer
girl, IL she exists, Is of rather light CaliOer,
and so 10 the summer fop. IL the increased
compeXity and expense OF our modern life
are the reason why men do not marry, the
trouble can be abated by persuading women
to consent to a new standard. AS for the
talk of higher education as bar to mar
ragc II certainly affects one sex no moro
than the other.
One of the prominent and wealthy men of
philadelphia last week married an Irish
girl who had been in his employ as a serv-
ant. He explains that the girl had won his
affections a matter, in his opinion, regu-
lated by Providence. In this instance the
man could support an establishment on any
scale. yet he refraned from marriage until
he had what he considered provdential
revelation. In New York a number of wo-
men have recently formed an organization
called the Association for the Perfection of
the Human Race" They propose to sur
round marriage with al sorts of physical,
intellectual and psychical safeguards. Why
do not men marry, forsooth? The difficulty
seems to be 20 find eligible the party of the
second part. The story runs that when
man said to his fiance that he had 10 eX-
pensive tastes she rejoined, Yes you have
one, myself" II marriage is declining.
which is decidedly open TO dispute, the
reason will not be found to rest entirely in
the volitiOn of men,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

In the last congress bill was reported
from the committee on coinage, weights
and measures providing for the adoption
of the metric system. 1t had quite
strong support, but was finally recon-
mitted and nothing further was heard
of it. Representative Stone of Penn
sylvania, who is n very earnest advocate
of the metric system, is again chairman
of the coinage committee and it Is an
nouuced that he will make determined
effort at The next session of congress to
secure action favorable to the introduc-
ZION of the metric system. He has
already drafted n bill which provides
that after July l, 1898, the metric system
of weights and measures shall be eX-
clusvely used in all the operations OF
the government. The system is now
partially in use in several of the depart
mcnts and its general adoption by the
government has been urged from time
to time by secretaries of the treasury
and other cabinet officials. The bill
further provides that after January /,
1901, the metric system shall be the only
legal system of weights and measures
| recognized in the United States. This
does not imply that it will be compul-
sorry on the people to use the. metric sys-
tenn. 1t does not propose to prohibit or
in any way interfere with the continued
use of the now customary weights and
measures, but purposes simply to es-
tablish certain legal standards to which
reference can be made in case of dispute
or for any proper purpose and it proposes
that these standards shall be the same
that are recognized as authoritative by
nearly all the civilized nations.
1t appears that the principal countries
not using the metric system are Great
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
THE DECLINE IN SILVER.

Where will the decline in the price of
silver stop? is a serious question with
! the producers of the white metal and the
people of the silver standard countries.
Mexico is feeling its effect in the almost
complete paralysis of business, the ad-
vices from there reporting that mer
chants have Cancelled foreign orders,
while contractors who have bought ma
chinery and supplies abroad, paying for
them on a gold basis, find their profits
wiped out. This is the case with all
Mexican importers who have to procure
gold exchange for their goods and who
have accepted for them a price in silver
when exchange was much lower The
experience of Mexico will of course be
repeated in other silver standard coun-
tries, producing no little commercial dis
turbance.
For the producers of silver the outlook
is omnous and the opinion is expressed
that there will have to be n decrease in
production, that will bring supply and
demand nearer together, in order to
check the fall in price. 1t is stated
that in Colorado, Montana and Arizona
the cost of producing an ounce of silver
is between u and % pence, so that there
is some margin of profit at the present
market price, but further decline equal
to that of the past month would sweep
away this margin. The worlds produc-
ton Of silver last year was not
less than 160,OOOOOO ounces and
it is perfectly obvious that this pro-
ducton cannot be maintained without
sending the market price still lower.
Last years product was largely alb
sorbed by India, China and the Straits
settlements by Russia for her new sill
yer coinage and by some other countries
for similar necessities. But there is now
greatly diminished demand from most
of these sources and there does not aD-
restored, at least in the near future. No
market for silver was the report from
London on last Friday.
A leading financial journal observes
| that the course of the silver market dur
ing the last few years is somewhat
interesting study and one that ought to
| have a direct bearing on the vitality of
| the agitation here for the free coinage
| of silver. The average price of silver
for the year 1898 was 1896 pence per
ounce; for 1894 the average was 2S 1916
lpence; for 1895, 30 pence and for 1896,
30at pence Thus for the last two years
the price was comparatively firm, which
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Chicago Times-Eerald. new religious
sect Is said to have been organized recently
in Nebraska for the avowed purpose OF
frightening away the devil" SO long as
the populistic spell-binders remain In the
field the necessity for the newer orgauiza-
tion is not apparent.
Chicago Inter Ocean: "a sect has been
organized in Bryan's state of Nebraska to
frighten away the devil" says an exchange.
The screeching locomotives bearing away
millions upon millions OF the great crops OF
the state will do the work better than the
calamity howlers could do It, organize as
they will. The devil doesn't like pros
porous. happy people
Springfield Republicans: The mosquito
pest is really mild in this region compared
with como other localities While Rev.
Joshua Abbott was offering prayer last FRI
day evening at a colored camp meeting in
Delaware, cloud OF mosquitoes attacked him
and, filling his capacious mouth ana throat.
nearly Choked him to death. The service
had to be suspended then and there. with
the prayer unfinished.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

IN THE INTEREST OF PENSIONERS.
The recent revision Of the rules govern
ing the adjudication of pension claims
Is in the interest of pensioners and is
warmly commended as showing the ia
vorable attitude of the administration
toward the pension claimants The new
ruling removes Il great many of the
technicalities that have stood in the way
OF adjudicating just and equitable claims
| and according to the opinion Of those
familiar with the matter the benefit to
the soldier and to the soldiers widow
will be very material. Both time and
expense will be saved in the disposition
of their cases and yet the precautions
and safeguards against fraud will be
quite as complete as under the practice
of the preceding administration The
government will be equally well pro-
tected. while the honest claimant of a
pension will not be subjected to useless
delay, with its accompanying hardships,
in having his claim allowed
The policy of the present administra-
ton, as thus far indicated, will be to
deal fairly and generously with the sol
dier or the soldiers widow who applies
for n pension, while at the same time
seeing that every requirement. for the
protection of the government is carefully
observed. 1t will not regard with sus-
picion every pension claimant, as has
been the habit for several years, but
none the less all claims will be fully in
vestigated according to the provisions
of the law. In other words, both the
government and the old soldiers will
receive just consideration and this is all
that can reasonably be asked. The per-
son who now presents claim at the
pension Office will do so with the assur
ance of receiving decent treatment, in
stead OF being regarded as possibly at
tempting to swindle the government
Such change in the spirit and practice
of the pension office will be very gen
orally approved.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

are gradually extending their systems so
that communication by telephone is pos
sible between most of the great com
mcrcial ccntcrs of the country. The telc-
phone. however, cannot become popular
for commercial business until it comes
petition with the telegraph The people
somehow or other have become imbucd
with the idea that the telephone and
telegraph monopolcs have n tacit under
standing not to encroach upon one
another's territory and they will not be
they are given examples OF actual com
petition between them.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
ENGLAND'S MILITARY STANDING.

In the queens speech proroguing Par
Lament the House Of Commons is as
sured of the gratitude of her majesty
for the liberal provision made for in
creasing the navy, but in regard to the
army it is merely said that the facilities
given for the practice of military ma
neuyers are expected to increase its efli-
cheney. Engishniea are justly proud
of their splendid naval establishment
and are always willing to spend money
literally in maintaining it, but they are
less concerned as to the military stand
ing of the nation and Parliament re
fused to sanction an increase of the
army.
Yet Great Britain Is not strong from
a military standpoint. according to the
testimony of Lieutenant General Sir ii.
Havelock Allan. This authority points
out the political questions confronting
England, particularly those in South
Africa and southeastern Europe, and
suggests that If these should result in
war Great Britain would be found weak
in military resources. The regular army
of England amounts to 100000 men. of
which $1,000 are stationed in India and
10000 in the colonies, leaving 100000
men available for use at home and for
an eXpeditionary force abroad The
British war office estimates the available
force of the United Kingdom for service
beyond seas at G5.OO0 men and General
Allan declares that the safety of the
empire demands at least double this
number. He also says that about one
half of the nominal force of 65,0OO men
supposed to be available for foreign
service is non-effective, owing to the
large pumber OF youths of low physi-
cal standard who are enlisted
There is no doubt as to the accuracy
of these statements, but such facts
urged upon the attention of Parliament
by the military authorities made little
impression, while all recommendations
for increasing the naval power were
fully complied with. Englands policy
Is to rule the sea and even more In the
future than in the past she will give
precedence to her naval establishment,
which she must 90 on increasing to meet
the growing naval power of other ma
tiOnS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
THE WOMAN OF 1T.
Town Topics.

Town Topics.
Two weeping women at the Gate,
Repentance, stood disconsOlate.
For love / married; he was poor"
Said one; the wolf was at our door.
81 would that | had had less heart,
And chosen of the better part"
The Judge of All Things frowned and said
No word, but gravely shook His head
aaSSw
"And for wealth." the second cried;
II sacrificed my love to pride.
II would that I had had more heart,
And chosen of the better part"
The Judge of All Things smiled and said
No word, but gravely shook His head.
And for time His counsel kept,
AS each unhappy woman wept.
Then, with His hand. He opened wide
The Gate, and to them both replied:
Pass in, ye penitents; the years
For this is Heaven: this is where
The married have no weight of care:
For here they marry not; nor give
In marriage here. Pass in and live"
The women moved not, "Sir," said they,
1--WE do not wish to- live that way"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

The people naturally take an Interest
In the movements of President Mckinley
and all his official acts as chief executive
or in connection with events of a public
nature. 1t is doubtful, however. whether
they expect to read in the newspapers
daily just what time the president and
his family breakfasted, where they went
for drive or boat ride and who accom-
panied them, when he returned to his
hotel and what hour he retired. The
regular press reports go into more than
enough details respecting the presidents
daily doings, hut what of the news
papers that have detailed special CORE
spondents to watch him from morning
till night and itemize his every move?
A man ought-n not to forfeit all his rights
of privacy as a citizen by accepting the
office of president of the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08
PREPARING F0R RECIPROCITY.

American ambassadors anu ministers
have been Instructed by the State de-
partment to call the attention of the
governments to which they are accrcd-
tied to the provisions of the new tariff
law relating to reciprocity agreements
and commercial treaties. 1t is thus
shown to be the purpose of the admins
tration to lose no time in opening nego-
tiations with any country which may de-
sire to take advantage of the terms
offered by this government for reciprocal
trade agreements.
The new law provides for two methods
of securing reciprocity. One of these Is
by commercial treaties, which must be
ratified by congress; the other plan gives
authority to the president to use GER
tain articles, among them coffee and
tea, upon which duties may be levied,
to secure reciprocal agreements without
having to submit them to congress.
Thus comprehensive scheme is pro-
vided under which nearly every country
with which the United States has trade
may make mutually advantageous COM
mercial arrangements with this country.
OF course it is impossible to predict with
any degree of certainty what measure of
success will be achieved under this joint
plan, but the friends of reciprocity are
hopeful that its operation will prove sat
isfactory and that within the next two
years there will have been negotiated
treaties and agreements that will ma
terially expand our foreign commerce.
Already there are indications Of Il will
ingness on the part of some countries to
enter into negotiations and there is every
reason to believe that this will become
more general as soon as the provisions
of the new law are fully understood by
the countries which may be interested in
them. OF course the opponents of reci-
procity--thOSe who struck down the pol
icy three years ago and have never con-
ceded, in spite of the facts, that it was
Of any b6ne1it-profess to see no possi-
bility of accomplishing anything under
the new scheme, but unpreiudiced pco-
pie will be disposed to withhold criti-
cism until the experiment shall have had
fair trial b,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

EFFECT OF THE coal MINERS S7RTkE.
Whatever may be the final outcome OF
the struggle between the coal miners ana
coal operators Of Ohio and Pennsylvania
there can be no doubt as to its salutary
effect upon the laboring classes whether
they toll in the coal mines or in the
workshops The contest involves not
merely the question of living wages to
the striking miners, but radical change
in the conditions under which the coal
mines of America are to be worked.
For the Immediate present the demand
for higher wages appears to be the para.
mount issue. The more remote but
farther reaching consequences of the
strike will be the abolition of the last
vcstiges of degrading vassalage to which
American workingmen have been sub.
iectcd at the hands of greedy and mer-
ccnary task masters. The striking coal
miners of Pennsylvania and Ohio may
fail to COerce their employers TO aCcedc
to their demands for particular wage
scale or they may be only partially sue
ccssful. The battle for higher wages
is, however, secondary to the concession
already secured that practically guaran-
tees to the coal miners the right TO draw
their wages in cash at stated periods
and the privilege Of buying the neccs-
saries of life where they please at the
best prices they can obtain. The down
fall of the truck system which chains
down the laborer and keeps him in per
petual debt to his employer while feec-
ing him of half his earnings is an
achievement in which all toilers every
where have reason to rejoice and from
which they are bound to reap mutual
benefits. The concern of one is the con-
ccrn of all is II terSe adage that applies
with special force to this victory over
the trade store relic of barbnrism.
Another salutary effect of the strike
will be the adoption of uniform system
of weights by which the coal miner
will be credited for pay for the full
amount of the coal which he mines
While this change will benefit only the
the miners themselves, it is vindica-
ton of a principle for which labor has
long contcnded and insures honest deal
ing as well as fair dealing between en-
ploycrs and employees. When these re-
forms are inaugurated throughout the
mining regions some Of the prime causes
of discomfort will be forever removed
and future strikes avcrted
Like all other strikes, the coal min
ers' strike is sure to prove costly to both
the miners aud the operators. The en-
forced idleness of the miners entails
great personal sacrifice and untold hard
ships. The compensating gains may not
accrue to those who bear the burdens.
but in the end organized and unorgan-
lied labor and capital as well should find
the changed conditions of material ad-
vantage to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-08

is explained by the absence Of any visi-
BILE stock of silver II having been taken
up, as heretofore noted. by various coun-
tries from which the demand has since
fallen off. .t..
In view of these facts what utter folly
it is to talk about the reconciliation of
silver by its unlimited coinage at the
ratio of 16 to \ and to assume that the
United States alpne, by adopting that
policy, could make 43 cents worth of sill
yer worth 100 cents. The stern object
lesson that is presented to the American
people in the decline of the price of sill
yer ought to completely dispel the free
silvCr delusion.