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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

with extra police duty, but the second
offense means the guard house and
fine. At dress parade we are marched
into position, then we are put through
the manual of arms, after which
we are marched past the colonel in re-
view. At $50 we get another one of
those beloved mess calls which generally
means dried apple sauce or canned
tomatoes, or something else of similar
nature; so that we don't overload our
stomachs before going to bed At s so
we have first call for tattoo; we all as
semble for roll call after which we go
to our quarters and to bed. At 915
taps are sounded; that means lights out
and go to sleep. Though the lights go
out. I'll not vouch for the going to sleep
part, as there are many interesting ex-
periences and adventures told after taps.
The above is pretty nearly a correct
account of one day with the 18th N. Y.
" Regiment at Chickamauga Park.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES II WECHsLER.
Private of Company F.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02
THE FIFTEENTH NEW JERSEY.

The Fifteenth New Jersey Volunteers
were organized in August, 1862, being
composed of companies from Morris,
Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren and Somer-
set counties. The regiment, Colonel
Samuel Fowler, promptly took the field.
being assigned to the 9th Corps, General
Sedgwick, Army of the Potomac. 1t
participated in all the great and bloody
actions that shed lustre on the Federal
arms, and was celebrated alike for its
dauntless value and desperate losses in
battle.
On yesterday the Fifteenth enjoyed its
annual reunion, the event taking place
at Rockaway. It is pleasant to note that
far removed from the chickering's and dis
contents following single engagement
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OBITUARY.
WILLIAM A. HALSTED.


William A. Halsted, one of Norris
towns Oldest and best known citizens,
died at the Mansion House early
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Halsted was
81 years old and for some time past had
been subject to heart trouble, from
which death ensued.
The deceased was born in New York
city. For thirty-seven years he was gem
eral bookkeeper in the Morristown
National Iron Bank, from which position
he resigned in 1877. He was at one time
in the employ of the wholesale dry
goods firm of Halsted, Haines & Co. Of
New York.
Mr.. Halsted was charter member of
ResoIute Hook and Ladder Company
and for many years was its foreman, and
later became chief engineer of the local
department. He had previous to this
also been member of the old Volunteer
Fire Department of New York. He was
once member of the Morristown Com
mon Council, and member of A. Z. A.
Torbet Post, Ct. A. r., having held
several offices in the latter organization.
The deceased leaves one. son, DR..
Charles E. Halsted of High Bridge. The
body was taken to the home of Vice
Chancellor Pitney, a brother-in-law of
the deceased, and from whose residence
the funeral will take place this after
noon at half past three o'clock. The in
terment will be at Evergreen Cemetery
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02
THE DAYS CAMP DUTIES.
Regular Everyday Soldiers Routine.
GAMp H,u0nrAc
CHIcKAMAUGA, GA, Aug. 25.

CAMP THOMAS,
CHIcKAMAUGA. GA, Aug. 25
EDITOR CHRONICLE:
I have read the CHRONICLE ever since
I've been here, and have read the letters
sent by different Morristown boys about
their respective camps; SO l thought 1
would write something about this regi-
ment, though it is not from Jersey
There are quite number of Jersey boys
in it. The first thing we hear in the
morning is the bugle at $50, sounding
first call for reveille. We get up in a
hurry and assemble for roll call. The
tent is thoroughly policed and the
blankets are taken out, shaken and aired.
Then, at 545, comes the doctors call for
all sick men to report at the hospital
tent, where they receive pills for all all
ments If you have sore feet you get
pills; If you have toothache, back
ache or earache, it's all the same. you
get pills. Then, at o'clock, comes the
most glorious call of all-mess call
Sometimes we have rice that is burnt or
fried sow belly, with coffee and bread or
hard tack. At Z o'clock comes police
call for the guard of the preceding day
and special details to report at the guard
house, to be assigned to the different
fatigue duties of the camp Then drill
call at 7.55. The drills are not as bad as
they were, being shorter by about an
hour; they pass very quickly. We are
marched back to our company streets
and dismissed At 10 we hear again
that beloved call and march to the
kitchen in single file for our pork and
beans or beans and pork, as the case
may be- We have roast beef on Sun
days, with potatoes, and sometimes we
have beef stew or hash during the week,
but pork and beans seem to be the most
than any other We have coffee with
every meal, sometimes with sugar, more
times without. On very rare occasions
we get steak or canned salmon; that is
the extent of our bill of fare At 3.55
comes first call for guard mount. This
is duty which is very much disliked by
the boys, though it is not very hard.
We go on at o'clock one day and come
off at the next; we have two hours on
and four off. But when you get up at
midnight to do two hours guard in a
lonely spot it is very trying. as it is
necessary to be always on the alert, the
officers being up to all kinds of tricks to
try the men; and it will go pretty hard
with 3 man if he is caught mapping
while on guard At 450 we assemble
for dress parade and inspection. and woe
unto him who neglects his general ap-
pearanee; the first time he win get off
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AN EPOCH OF EplGRAM.


The war has not been half so fertile of
stirring song as of pat and striking ''say-
ing" and pungent epigram. AS in all con-
fiicts on land and sea in the past, the navy
supplies the quantity and the quality of
epigram that will go into heroic litera-
ture, and it is by no means second to the
best that has hitherto appeared in our
language. It is singular, too, that great
naval sailors, the most schooled of all
men in the uses of severe silence, should
in startling emergencies of action break
forth in immortal heroics Of expression,
as many of them do.
Somebody has taken the pains to as
semble together some of the more salient
products of this character, and they well
merit preservation. AS will be noted,
Dewey and Schley have appeared to be
prolific founts of epigrammatic phraseol-
ogy:
These are Dewey's:
ssIn the hour of danger there is no
South and no North, but one united
country"
aThe way to make war is to clear up
ship and get at it."
1--WE have taken an empire without the
loss of a man.
81 hope the flag will float here forever"
"You can fire when you are ready,
Gridley."
These are Schley's:
Signaled to his squadron, Remember
the Maine!"
81 have got them, and they'll never get
home"
"This victory is big enough for us ALL
"The honor that comes to me is the
honor to command such men,.
'sThere never were such men as these. P"
"We'n make Spanish the court Ian
guage of hell. Captain Evans.
'sDon't hamper me with instructions. y
Captain Clark to Strategy Board.
ssThe battle of Manila killed me, but ]
would do it again. Captain Gridley.
''Take that for the Maine. Captain
Sigsbee after shot at the Terror.
ssDon't cheer: the poor devils are dy-
ing. Captain Phillip.
"There must be no more recalls; iron
will break at last. - Hobson.
Don't swear; shoot. "-C Colonel Wood.
"War is not picnic. Sergeant Fish.
Afraid I'll strain my guns at long
range; will close in. w Wainwright.
ssShafter is fighting; not writing -
Adjutant- General Corbin.
ION the fighting line is not the COM
manding generals place. - Shafter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

POLITICIANS are ungrateful. The can
didacy of Senator Voorhees, for the Gov
ernorship in 1895 made the nomination
of Griggs possible Today Griggs is op-
posed to Voorhees, aspirations. Courier
Neacs, Plainfield.
Our Plainfeld contemporary is in
error. The candidacy of the late Elias
S. Ward made possible the nomination
of Mr.. Griggs. The Essex delegation,
numbering 145, voted solidly for Mr..
Ward, and when the vote was changed
from the Essex candidate it was cast for
Mr. Griggs, thus securing for him the
nomination.
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Republican State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEE,
TRENTON n. J.. August %, 1898.

The Republican voters of New Jersey are
requested to select delegates to State con-
yention to be held in Taylor Opera House in
the City of Trenton, at II O'Clock m. on
Thursday. the 2sd day of September, 1898, for
the purpose of nominating candidate for
Governor to be supported at the ensuing
election.
The basis of representation from each coun-
ty under this call will be one delegate for each
200 Republican votes cast at the last guberna-
torial election in such county. and one Tor
each fraction of the same over one hundred
The county committees of the several counties
shall decide the method of apportioning and
shall apportion the delegates within their
respective counties.
The number of delegates to which each
county will be entitled under this call is as
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02
WHAT IT MEANS.

1t is not in the wrecks that repose on that
shore,
Nor in ships that we gained, though we
needed yet more;
1t is not in new acres of untutored isles
Where is Hope now enshrined mid a
halo of smiles
While the flag of the free is her ensign
of light
And its stars are the stars that bespangle
her night!
1t is not in victorious War, nor in fame,
Nor in triumphant Peace, with her gar
landed name
Not in these, these alone. doth consist the
estate
OF country that ever was warlike and
great.
But the fullness of glory in all we have
won
In war more than lustrous with duty
well done
Is that heroes in hosts swept the seas and
the shore
(They were heroes whose fame shall for
ever endure(-
And they spake not of sections, divisions
or States,
But of love for them ALL-and snap for
the Fates!!
X X X
And their deeds, that illumine this page
on today,
Shall belong to the NATION God bless
her! Away!
B. NJ. late c. S. A.
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THE Louisville Times emits this out
burst on the Southern women in the
late war: sAnd the women. The
whole South will break forth into her
joys. Her hands are filed with roses
and her eyes with tears. And as she
stands with her beloved sons and daugh-
tiers about her, far away on the breeze
comes the sound of rejoicing at Santiago,
where the glad light of the morning falls
like benediction on one flag. one coun-
try and one cause"
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AS SEEN ABROAD.
vice-Chancellor Pitney's Observations
! While Recently in Europe

Vice-Chancello Pitney's Observations
While Recently in Europe.
Vice-C Chancellor Pitney returned home
on Friday last after a months visit to
Europe. He had the privilege of view
ing the progress Of the war from the
other side and his impressions o.. the
manner in which our victories were re-
ceived in England and Of the pro-Ameri-
can sympathies there concurrent are ex-
tremely interesting and bear testimony
to the continual drawing together of the
two countries. When interviewed by
the editor of the CHRONICLE on Monday,
Mr.. Pitney said:
81 was received everywhere very
cordially, and if there was not a much
better feeling toward Americans than
ever before there was certainly d very
strong undercurrent that way. 1t is
very plain that the English, as well as
ourselves, were astonished at our success
in the war and the manner in which it
was conducted from the very first. And
they were particularly astonished at
the work of our navy. was told by
gentleman friend that very prominent
English naval officer, whose name now
fail to recall, had admitted to him that
the United States naval vessels could fire
three shots to England's two every time.
l spent thirteen days in London and
made little trip about England occupy
ing eleven days, and everywhere the
feeling was the same way. Why,
over there they knew as much about
the progress of the war as we did. The
newspapers had cable dispatches of every
step of the war and devoted their news
columns. though perhaps not in such
painful detail, to war news, and all the
prominent papers had editorials on the
war daily. While I was in London /
read the Times and Spectator every
morning and occasionally read some of
the other papers, and all approved of
our conduct of the war. They are very
anxious over there that we should keep
the Philippines, and there were editorials
to that effect in all the leading papers.
They reason in this wise: They fear, or
rather they anticipate, trouble with the
Eastern question, particularly from Rus
sia. Russia controls the grain supply
from Southeastern Europe. If they
came to@var grain will be declared con-
trabrand of war. And this is the great
reason why Great Britain wishes to
curry favor with America, on account of
our grain supply. They do not want the
Philippines. Their colonial policy has
been to build up; the colonial policy Of
Spain has been to rob. And they are
satisfied if the Philippines come into our
hands that they will be built up and
make market and business in the East.
They don't want to quarrel with the
United States. Our sympathies are the
same, our language is the same and our
habits are assimilating more and more.
1 have witnessed this process for the past
twenty-five years, and, as l said to a
gathering of friends on the other side.
believe there is no danger of difference
between the United States and Great
Britain getting beyond arbitration
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

THE one bright spot amid the gloom of
military woes was made respondent on
Thursday at Jacksonville, Fla, where
General Fitzhugh Lees Seventh Corps
was paraded in review before the COM
mander. The column numbered 27,000
men and consumed three hours in pass
ing the stand. Incidentally General Lee
commended the fine presence and march
ing of the Second New Jersey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

THE hardest hit Of the war-that is, of
the end of the war-has probably been
experienced by the class of newspapers
that fired out thirty minute ssextras" on
three-line provocation. Yet these jour-
nails kept things humming while it was
hot, and nothing got away from them.
And they are doing world of good now
by showing up the plague spots in camp,
hospital and transport Encouragement.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

THE Peapack picnic was packed with
Peapack Smiths and their descendants
The founders of the present numerous
colony were early settlers and solid peo-
pie, and their posterity are legion. These
periodical reunions, full of gayety, good
cheer and good fellowship, keep the order
in fine relationship and extend the infiu-
ence and familiarity of the name. 70 be
sure, John was there on Wednesday in all
his might and multiplicity.
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WORSE AND WORSE.

At the increasingly awful, rather than
abating, situation of suffering in hospital
and barracks and transport and camp the
country is now in state of indignant
rage approximating frenzy. There has
been nothing approaching the present
predicament of privation and pain among
American soldiers, and it does not ap-
pease the public sense of outrage or soften
the victims woes to be told that the Brit
ish troops in the Crimea had somewhat
similar trials.
The actualities of the war were insig-
nificant when compared with the pains,
excruciations, horrors and deaths that
since its close have befallen the brave
fellows who flew to the support of the
national honor at the earliest cali to
arms. It often occurred to the CHRoNI-
GLE in the early stages of the conflict that
policy looking to frequent change of
camp would be intelligent and hygienic,
buoying the spirits of the troops and bet
tering their physical state. 1t was this
system which maintained the robust
healthfulness of the Army of Northern
Virginia, even when besieged by the
army of Grant. Lee kept his battalions.
as far and as often as possible, on the
moge. Mr.. Lincoln commented on this
in an official letter to Federal comman-
der. 1t has distinctly occurred that a
division of troops was moved to new
position, made to erect rude quarters, to
rest short time, and then march away
on the most wintry day. That army was
without shoes, blankets. rations, money
or medicines, and yet it never had an ep-
idemic visitation more deadly than meas
les and mumps.
1t is too late now, of course, to apply
like sanitary tactics to the present army,
but we may marvel that something like
this was not done. We believe that SOL
diers kept massed and idle in camp in
any climate in the world will deteriorate
in all respects, and they are certain to
beget disease and contagion. But there
can be no possible cause for the unparal-
leled conditions that prevail today in all
parts of the American volunteer army at
every point that may not be traced to in
capacity, acknowledgement and politics.
With the daily revelations the situation
grows worse and worse, and the country
is determined to know who in authority
is to blame.
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WEATHER FOR SEPTEMBER.

Now that the war has been concluded
the weather resumes national conse-
quence, that for September having first
place. We have long been identified
with the department of meteorology,
having lost several umbrellas.
There will be weather throughout Sep
tember, affected, too. at times by planet
airy disagreements The Moon will re-
main more or less sober through the
month, expanding her last quarter on the
7th. She will be full, however, on the
goth; and the effect may be demoralizing
on the other heavenly bodies and possibly
on the weather.
Venus also drinks. 1t would be impos-
sible for her to nightly "sink into the
sea- without getting water into her sys-
tenn. Venus is the soubrette of the con-
stellations, sometimes called the evening
star because of her beauty and talents.
She plays to multitudes of admirers and
her present support is Jupiter.
Jupiter is a heavyweight performer
who used to stroll the boundlessness of
space in company with the Moon; but
they had spat on salaries and now Ju-
piter travels with moons of his own. He
and Venus get along very nicely at times,
but she has lots of other beaus.
Neptune is one of these, and particu-
larly dangerous rival because he's sailor
in the celestial navy and runs sidewheel
auxiliary cruiser drawn by snorting war
horses which he prods with three tined
pickle fork. Jupiter fears him because
of his water-trolley war-chariot and We
nus loves him because woman loves a
tar.
Venus is announced to retire at s p. m.
on the I'd, Jupiter to retire at p. m. on
the 18th, and Neptune to arrive at 9 p.
m. on the Goth. Then look out for rum
pus and rain and lightning. Neptune
will doubtless pick up Venus at sea and
land her prize at some friendly harbor of
the skies; and that will precipitate row
when Jupiter arrives with his moons and
Neptune draws his hayfork, and Venus
weeps. 1t always rains salt drops when
Venus drops salt tears.
Meanwhile the Earth, itself no SLOUGH
of planet, has been absent in Aphelion
ever since the fight at Santiago on July
1. She will reappear in Perihelion next
December and will be recognized in the
zodiacal procession by an increase of Am
eriean flags on her surface, on the eastern
hemisphere of which through clear sky
may be seen Dewey and his squadron at
Manila.
Up to the hour of going to press this is
all we know about the weather for Sep
TENDER.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

THE editors and newspaper publishers
of the Fourth Congressional District met
at PhiIlipsburg on Saturday last and
formed an organization for their mutual
interests. The officers are: President,
F. E. Everett; secretary and treasurer,
Charles L. StryKer. Executive Commit
tee-Morris county, L. A. yogt, |. R.
Pierson; Warren, William O'Neal, J. B.
r. smith; Hunferdon, A, Kilgore, Clark
Pierson; Sussex, Jacob 4. BunnelI, r. F.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

THAT was graceful thing for Chair
man Bartlett of the New Hampshire
Democratic State Convention to do when
on Wednesday, at Concord, he arose to
say:
ssIn the moderation, discretion, dignity,
frmness and sound judgment he has ever
shown in this great crisis, President Nc
Kinley has proved himself worthy the
Chief Magistracy of great nation"
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Spirit OF LIBERTY"

DIR. Henry N Dodge, for years notable
citizen of Morristown and a writer OF
merit, has poem in the September
number of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly, entitled the Esprit of Free
DOM" All in all, it is an excellent pro-
duction, and breathes in its every line
the true spirit of liberty. The following
stanzas have been selected:
Spirit of Freedom, thou dost love the sea.
Trackless and storm tost ocean wild and free,
Faint symbol of thine own eternity.
The sea- ulls wheel and soar and fearless roam,
The stormy petrol dashes through the foam;
The mighty pillows heave, the tempests roar,
The proud waves break along the sounding
shore,
And chant the song of freedom evermore.
BY love of freedom led,
Our Pilgrim fathers fled
Over the sea.
Here long they toiled and prayed,
Here deep foundations laid,
Here they stronghold made
For liberty.
For liberty they fought,
And with their life blood bought
OuE udIlV6 lduQs
Where now in peace we dwell,
Low grassy mounds still tell
Where many hero fell
With sword in hand.
Led by that noble band,
Millions from every land
Have hither come.
For some exalted end
Doth God his children send.
And here all nations blend
In our fair home.
In the titanic struggle yet TO be,
When right and light and human liberty
With powers of greed and tyranny engage
In mortal combat, final war to wage
A world wide struggle coming on apace
In many waking land and longing race
My country. do thou make a valiant fight
And for the peoples cause put forth thy might
And may the Lord of Hosts who made thee free
Make thee, great guardian of liberty.
To lead the nations. marching in the van,
The fearless champion of the rights of man
Arm thee with light, and with immortal fire
Thine affairs keep aiarae, thy heart inspire
Lest commonweal be counted little worth,
And freedom, throttled. perish from the earth
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THERE are some sick Jersey boys along
with Lee, it is to be said regretfully. AT
the same time tits gratifyingto note that
but two per cent. of the Seventh Corps
are on the sick list. Fitzhugh Lee has
the largest command in the service, 49,
600 men from many States, and the Jack
sonville camp outstrips all others by hun
dreds of per centage on the score of sani-
tation and healthfulness.
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OUR FRIEND THE ENEMY.

RussrA's land-grabbing and amiable
czar is on another bender. He now pro-
claims himself for universal disarma-
ment and world -pervading peace. He is
for dismantling fortresses and fleets and
disbanding armies, He would have can
non converted into smokestacks, sewer
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

TITS rumored that George M. Lanning
of Alton has an eye on the nomination
for the County Clerkship. In case he
does not enter the race ex-Mayor James
P. Sullivan Of Morristown, it is under
stood, will enter the field.
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at Santiago the heroes of half a hundred
battles in the civil war could placidly in
terchange greetings and experiences nm
der the folds of Old Glory, whose perpet-
uity they and men like them made pos
sible.