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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Captain Edward Wright Bradys Current Review
of Matters and Things at Washington.

WASHINGTON June 30-W Washington srmerng summertide
whose intense heat this city could give points
that at portions Of the country where the
rather than higher That say daily told the
ably od conditions Cuba and the Southern military camps
but little needs be said Of the midsummer here
generally known be anything but zroe about this time
later
And the effect the Houses Of Congress as ais
ing felt There species of heroism appauded
the persistent daily visits Of the long habtuaed who have
possible interest the proceedings possibly
follow them nteny but who nevertheless would on
hecene and occupying accustomed places any
think Of It isn't in their gallery Seats either that they exhibit
orude that makes them mentonab but in their unvaryn jour
neyngs and from the capitol under rays do
usually descend the Of compassion To sure
to be suspected that ocs spectators daily besege
the galleries This not the kind weather warmn flock
ing anywhere except militarily at Santiago de Cuba.
And Senators and Congressman feel quite keny
but there diplomatic and business to- they
hardly be considered heroes for taking the weather conditions as
they happen to be and without unnatural murmurings
The Senate and House thought to be safe
Hawaii The House. indeed claimed to be Overwhelmingly it.
It will require twohirds originally each House to pass
noticeable that the adherens nnexation
taken part whatever the daily talks while
opposition been delivering long speeches from every possible
standpoint how this hermeca silence of the
interpreted not entirely easy say very likely
tended and satisfied confidence
speeches. against speeches long short they
enough to But the matter settled
and the speaking will go
But popular is not half much occupied
going Congress by what occurring about
Cuba and the Philippines and the Spanish
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01

Patriotic citizens of the First Ward Of
of our city are arranging a lfag-raising
celebgation ito take place at Washington
Park on the morning of.July Fourth. By
their efforts . new flag pole, of 6S feet
height, hasbeen purchased and erected
ON the small park opposite the depot on
Morris street. The new flag will be
raised at s.e'clock with presentation re-
marks By Superintendent iReasoner.
Mayor Quayae will accept the flag and
respoad. By invitation of the commit
tee the Lincoln Guards" will parade to
the spot with Mitchelps Band as escort,
and fire salute of thirteen guns as the
flag is raised Other patriotic remarks
will probably be made by the citizens,
and all are invited to the exercises
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
OF For Northfield.

Mrs. A. G. Ropes, with thirteen young
ladies of her Bible class of the Baptis;
Church, left this morning for Northfeld
to attend the Students Ministerial Con-
ference. They will stop for ten days at
the Revell Cottage, East Northfeld.
They are the Misses May Baird, Misses
Alice and Blanche Beach, Emma, Grace
and Alice Boniface, Grace Bonnell,
Mabel Conkling. Edith Collins, Grace
Harry, Rae Howell, Grace Pierson, May
Sewers. Mrs. George Harry also accom-
panies the party
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
Relief YACHT Red Gross sails.

The relief yacht Red Cross, which was
bought and equipped by the Red Gross
Relief Committee, sailed ON "Wednesday
carrying medical supplies, comforts and
delicacies for the sick to Miss Barton,
who is now at Guatanamo bay. Her
cargo was valued at $40 ,000
Several members OF the Morristown
.auxiliary visited the ship before she
sailed and found every available corner
filled with boxes and packages marked
with the Red Cross label. Among the
paiamas sent were those made by the
women of Morristown. An X-ray ma
chine was sent by the Columbia College
auxiliary. At the supply depot. 552
Broadway, New York, the supplies
which are to be sent south on govern
ment transport, are being rapidly sorted
and packed, the yacht being too small
to carry all.
The next consignment of goods from
the Morristown auxiliary is to be packed
on July I. All who have garments out
requested to return them by that date.
The committee asks for jellies, fruit
syrups and delicacies OF ali kinds. One
glass Of Jelly from each housekeeper will
make good box for the soldiers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
Old GLORY FOR FOURTH OF july
THE NEW GYMNASIUM.
To Replace that of the Misses Hickok
Which Was Burned Recently.

To Replace that of the Misses Hickok
Which Was Burned Recently.
A new building in cottage form is to
be erected to replace the Misses Hickok's
Gymnasium, which was destroyed by
fire last week.
Changes which have been made in the
houses and the premises occupied by the
school on Macculloch avenue have given
new appearance to the entire neighbor
hood. The painting white of the three
buildings has been great improvement;
the premises have now the appearance
of college grounds with houses separated.
The house used before for the school has
been completely renovated, newly
papered and furnished, and will be occu-
pied as the home of the boarding pupils
and the family, while the principal part
of the school work will be carried on in
the house on the adjoining corner.
The work in the school will be con-
Quoted much as it was last year. The
primary or school for the younger chill
dren is distinct from the class rooms of
the older students and has the personal
instruction of one of the principals, both
of whom consider that the elementary
work done in the early period of educa-
tion is the most important for the pupils
and for the school, whose advanced
classes are prepared in its first forms,
where ability for advancing school work
is developed and largely infuenced by
the teacher, the character of che work
and the mental training which ought te
be accomplished in the preparatory
period of a>child's education. Archibald
Murray and Arthur Henry Vesey, the
author of ga Check for Three Thou
sand" and some other cleverly written
stories, continue in the school. Dudley
F. Carpenter will resume his instruction
in drawing and painting. Richard Bur.
meister, Heinrich Meyer and Miss Agnes
Miles will be the teachers Of music, and
a German resident goIerness will assist
in the instruction of students whe make
German special study and wih share
with the French governess in the general
care Of the boarding .students.
Increase in the size of the grounds
affords opportunity for some other out Of
door games, which Miss aHoyt, the
teacher in the gymnasium, desires to in
augurate for the younger pupils.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
AS TO THE STAMP ACT.

Information for Citizens of this and Towns
of Morris and Adjacent Counties.
The twelfth division of the Fifth In
ternal Revenue District of New Jersey,
comprising the counties of Hunterdon,
Morris and Warren, is under the super
vision of Deputy Collector S. C. Thomp-
son of Washington, N. J. The head
quarters is temporarily in the Office of
Lawyer John E. Fennell on Washington
street. Mr.. Thompson was literally
besieged throughout yesterday by per-
sons desiring all classes of stamps. He
has orders from the various county banks
for ''check stamps" to the amount of
$1,000 for which the cash has been paid
in while he has only received $3.50 worth
from the government. Upon purchases
of 800 or more rebate of per cent is
allowed. In cases where users of stamps
have been unable to obtain the same,
decision was rendered by the Internal
Revenue Department Of Washington
yesterday to the effect that s'there must
be no stoppage of business on account of
inability to obtain stamps, but that any
persons giving checks, selling property,
merchandise or any articles or papers
governed by the stamp act must keep
correct list and make returns to the
Deputy Collector when requested to do
So" Failure to do this renders the users
liable to fine of $50. Mr.. Thompson
will be in Morristown on Wednesday
next when he will have full stock of
everything required in the way of
stamps. The new check stamps are
simply postage stamps with 81. r.
printed on them by the government.
The following is of local interest:
Bank check, draft or certificate of deposit
not drawing interest, cents.
Telephone message, costing 15 cents or more,
l cent.
Realty conveyances. 50 cents for each $500.
Telegraph. cent.
| Life insurance policy, cents for every SlO0.
Marine, inland, fire insurance, Is cent on
each dollar.
Lease, year, s5 cents; 8 years, 81.
Mortgage, $1,000 to 1880, 25 cents; each ad-
ditional $500, 25 cents
Foreign passage ticket, 81 to S..
Power OF attorney for acting, 10 cents.
Power of attorney to sell, etc. 25 cents.
Protest of note, etc. 25 cents
Package or bottle of patent medicine Il of
l cent to ss: and IS cent for each additional rs
cents Of value.
Package or bottle perfumery, ETC.. same as
preceding.
Chewing gum. cents per each 81 of valua-
/ ton.
! Palace car seats, cent.
| Sleeping car berth, cent.
| Legacies, from IS cents to SIS for each 500
clear, according to degree of consanguinity.
Flour manufacturers or packers, Sl2 q year.
Flour. cents per barrel.
Tea, 10 cents per pound import dutv
Theatres, cities over 2, 600 $100.
Circuses 500.
Other exhibitions So
each table or alley
Tobacco and snuff, IL cents pound.
Cigars, $3. so per thousand, of not over three
pounds weight.
Cigarettes, $3.50 per thousand, of not over
three pounds.
Tobacco dealers, ss to s24. according to bulk
of business.
Bonds. debentures or certificates of indebt-
edness, cents each on each 500.
All revenue stamps should be Cancelled
by the user by writing his initial and the
date across the face of the stamp.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
FIRE in LUMBER YARD.
Stables of Dalrymple- Hastings Co. Nearly
Destroyed -Promptness Of Independents.

Stables of Dalrymple- Hastings Co. Nearly
DESTROYED -Promptness of Independents.
Fire in the large barn of the Dalrym-
pie Hastings Co., near the depot, called
out the local department and crowds of
citizens Tuesday afternoon. Indeper-
dent Hose Company, with both chemical
engine and hose carriage, were first on
hand; playing two streams from chemi-
cal engine and a hydrant stream of
water and quickly controlling the fire.
Humane and Washington engines assist
ed and remained with the Resolutes to
wet down the ruins and overhaul the
large quantity of hay stored in the upper
story of the building,
The blaze did not communicate to the
adjoining buildings, and the immense
quantity of lumber stored in the yard
was also untouched. Exact cause of the
fire is not determined. but it is thought
to have been accidently started by the
play of the children of the neighborhood.
The three horses in the barn when the
fire broke out were taken out unharmed
by Mrs. Charles James, who lives in the
company house adjacent, and by Sylves-
ter H, Berry and Isaac Van Ness, en-
ployees. Though the fire was generally
confined to the upper story and roof the
building, with its contents, is almost 9
total loss, but insured. A card of thank:
to the members of the department is herr
inserted by requests
EDITOR CHRONICLES
Dear Sir-We wish to thank the fir'
department of our city througk YOU
columns for their proMpt response an6
very efficient manner in subdwing tn,
fire which broke out in our barn thi
afternoon.
Scarcely had the alarm sounded 'befer,
the several compaaies were on th'
ground and Just in time to confine tn
raging fire to the burning buildings, 81
that no loss whatever occurred to on.
stock of humber or other buildings 81
near by.
Very respectfully yours,
TaE DA1RYalPLE-HXsTMGs Co.,
Per FL, NJ. Dalrymple, President.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
ENDEAvoR CONFERENCE.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Local c. e
Union-supper and Election.

Enthusiastic Meeting of Local C. e.
Union-Supper and Election.
The local Christian Endeavor Union,
which includes sixteen societies in Nor
ristown and vicinity, held successful
conference Wednesday afternoon and
evening at the First Presbyterian
Church. Both sessions were enthusiastic
and interesting and had a respective at
tendance of about one hundred and three
hundred, including delegations from
nearly every society. The president,
Howard E. Young of Alton, presided,
and the program opened with devotional
exercises, led by Rev. Israel Waite OF
Whippany. Delegates and members
were welcomed by the president and
reports were received from thirteen So
cieties, showing year of progress,
success and blessing. A very pleasing
vocal sole, Babylon" by Miss May
Beach, was followed by an address by
Rev. Charles A. Savage, D. D., of the
Congregational Church Of Orange Val
ley. His subject was s'The Masters
Minate Men" and the keynote of the ad-
dress was on the motto Of the Second
New Jersey Regiment t-"I Am Ready.
A series of simultaneous departmental
meetings was very pleasing success
ghey were as follows. Social and
giterary, by Rev. Israel White, Whip
pany; lookout and missionary, Miss f,
l johnson, Morristown; citizenship and
sabbath observance, Rev. S. q. Batten,
Morristown, and Howard &. Young,
Alton.
The evening session opened with de-
votional meeting by Arthur W. Lunbeck.
general secretary of the local Young
Mems Christian Association. The Norni-
mating Committee recommended the
following officers, who were elected
President, Roy Nelson Berry, Morris
town; vice president, Miss Winifred
Babbitt, Morristown; secretary, Miss
Ella Morris, New Vernon treasurer,
Howard E. Young The program OF
exercises following included an address
by Rev. Charles A. Cook on Inspiration
and Aspiration" solo, NRoek of Ages, .
by Signor Museat; address by DIR. VIM.
R. Ward of Lyons Farms on "The Call
for Volunteers" and 1.-The Tenth
Legion" being system of tithe giving,
was presented by Henry w. Whipple Of
Dover.
I Between the sessions committee of
ladies of the Morristown societies served
supper in the primary rooms TO delegates
and G. E. members entertaining a party
of about one hundred, and the balance of
the time, until the opening of the even
ing session, was spent in social confer
ence and in visiting about the city.
Committees of the Union will be ap-
pointed by the president and plans are
already being laid for the work Of the
coming year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-01
TWENTY TWO GRADUATES.
Glad Commencement Exercises at
the Morristown High School.

Comments on the Morning Program
Patriotic Songs by the School superin-
tendent Haven Presents Diplomas His
Address to the Glass Of 9s-One Gradu-
ate Absent Through Eliness-The Roll Of
Honor -Entertainms Of the Evening.
Commencement zereises Of the Nor
ristown public schools, held Friday
morning last, as usual, drew an over
flowing audience OF parents and other
relatives and friends to the Maple avenue
chapel, beautifed for the occasion with
ferns and foliage plants, flowers and
flags. The stars and stripes too were
freely displayed, and suspended on the
front wall was the motto of the class
"Tena8 Propositi." This last is in keep
ing with fine custosn of the school, the
motto of the graduating class holding the
place of honor throughout the following
school year.
At 10 O'Clock the graduates, twenty
one in number frank Muir being absent
on account Of illRess), with Superintend-
cnt Haven, Pastors ErdEan and Batten,
and members of the Beard of Education
e. o. Peck, Frank r.. Fairchild, D. H.
Wilday, John D. Gperin, D. IT. Sturgis
and Fl. A. Freeman~took place upon the
platform and soon after the scholars OF
the upper grades snarched in to music
played by Edward G. Lyon, Jr., a mem-
ber of the class Of '98.
Superintendent Haven presided and
conducted the opening exercises, naking
announcement that all of the parts were
not original but had been volunteered OF
selected from the regular school work or
from the rhetorical exercises q. the class.
The program opened and closed with
national songs, and Throughout the
exercises, as in the singing, there was
good evidence of patriotic feeling. The
singing was led by the pupils of the
grammar grades under direction of Thos.
/ E. Hazel, musical directer for the
/ schools, and as usual formed anettractive
feature. After the opening song. Speed
our Republic" Miss Mabel lEoung read
an essay ,entitled "a Plea for Dumb
Creation and it was an ableargument
against cruelty and in favor OF kindness
/ in the animal world. A good word was
added for,the noble work of the s. P. c.
A. in behalf of the animal creation, and
the essay, being excellentiy well written
and read, was credit to Miss YoEng and
the school. Frederick Ell. Beach fol
lowed With a declaration ON 50 The
Growth of National Sympathies," q
strong part, fuIl of patriotism and well
rendered; and after the singing OF the
MAY Song" an essay by Rachel Howell
ON the subject 'Real Heroes" was read
by Miss Lonise Mulford, being story,
iinterspersed with recitations of the every
day heroes of life. Her voice and style
of reading gave grace to the selection and
the part was well received. Then a
ldeclamation, humorous selection on
Memory" from Jerome Jerome's idle
Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" was given
by Clarence Bockoven, furnishing several
minutes of rich amusement.
Here the program was pleasantly
Continued on Fifth Page.
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co1atinNed o0 .FIfthI Paqe.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

or ten, with numerous visitors and some
poor kin. there were generally a head
cook and her assistant, a chambermaid.
a seamstress, maid or nurse for every
daughter and little niger Cor every
son. whose bushes it W = to trot around
after him and hunt up mischief. Then
there was the stablemsn and carriage
driver and the gardener and the dairy
woman and two little darkies to drive
up the cows and keep the calves off
while the milking is going on. Besides
these there were generally half a dozen
little chaps crawling around or picking
up chips, and you could hear hem bawl-
ing or squslling all the day long. as their
mothers mauled them aud spanked them
for something or nothing with equal fe-
rocity!
They had genuine corp stockings in
those days, and corn songs that were
honest, and sung with will that beat a
camp IN Getting chorus. They had Christ
mas, too. for white folks and black folks.
Little red shawls and hand k erchiefs, and
jack knives, and jewsharps. and tobacco,
and old fashioned pipes were laid up for
the family servants, who always man
aged to slip up about break of day with
whisper of "Christmas-gir' before the
family was fairly awake. tut it's all
over now. and they are gone. Like Job
OF old, these proud old masters have all
been put upon trial. They lost their
noble sons in the army, and their prop
Artv Tho of THAR
Affections no one can ever tell, for the
heart knoweth its own bitterness; but
they have long since learned how to
suffer and be strong.
II have now in mind proud old fami-
ly, living in quiet obscurity-the child
rem OF one of Georgia's noblest governors,
a statesman of national reputation. They
are poor but not subdued. Their children
work in the field andichop fire wood.
hut they have never forgotten nor dis
honored their grand old ancestors. l
recall another one who fifty years ago
represented US in the national congress,
who was for many years almost a mon
arch in his rule over hundreds of slaves.
With totterng gait and trembling fin
etIS ne bdISdluS TOT a nlckIe y worth OF
soda ana i still grand and noble in his
poverty. Always cheerful, he welcomes
those who visit him " it'll the same court
ly dignity which characterized him in
his better days.
Hard rs was the contest for freedom
and the struggle for Independence, hard
er still has been the struggle of these old
families To live up 10 the good old style
with little to live upon. Tell those kind
women that We do not complain, for
whether up or down We have goodly
heritage and stand fast by our land and
our psople, and the blessed memories of
the past"
If your friends could only hear my
father talk they would feel and know it
so much better than | can write it.
MARIAN SMITH, Gainesville. Ga.
Written nv rpoppst of Mrs Erwin
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

must take you across the Atlantic tn
an old estate in Saxony. 1t was in the
summer of 1870, and l was invited to
spend the summer with some German
friends. 1t was fine old place, stand
ing in the midst of park on little emf
nence, which commanded an extended
view of the country for miles around.
We could see the broad, macadamized
highway stretching its even length down
beyond the little village, across the
country until it looked like narrow
ribbon edged with poplar trees. The
family l was visiting, consisted of the
deari old Colonel, his wife and three
children. The extensive farm buildings
and the number of men employed. made
the estate seem like little world in
itself, with the count for its king.
There was $ irlt OF uneasiness abroad,
and we could see farm hands and stable
men collecting about Franz, the under
butler, every chance they could get.
The word war" was whispered here
and there, but the old count would hear
none oft and smartly reprimandei Franz
for spreading false rumors. Franz had
just come back from serving his three
years in the army, and naturally was an
authority.
1t was a warm July afternoon. We
were seated in pretty little pavilion.
The count was restless, and Franz, who
was serving coffee, was quivering with
suppressed excitement. Finally, over
stepping all prescribed bounds of decor
UNI, he exclaimed: Look, gracious
Count, there comes a courier along the
highway." Running to the parapet, we
saw rider coming as fast as his swift
horse could carry him. The count ex-
claimed: at will be Telegram from
Gottfried!' But few minutes passed Ell g
the horseman rode into the court and
was brought to the pavilion with due
form.
Gracious Count" the messenger said,
war has been declared and you are COM
manded to be at the city barracks with
your men tomorrow morning to receive
marching ORDERS"
1t would be difficult to describe the
turmoil of the erstwhile peaceful estate.
Not man on the place but was either
getting ready to GO or helping those
that were to start from the castle that
very night The countess brought out
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
Notice for subiicatton,
LAND OFFICE AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.

LAND OFFICE AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.
February s, lSqS. I
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that shtd proof Will be made before :. 4 Flower
U. ;. Commissioner M Mabton Wash, on March
~ lAaH, VIZ; JOIN W. DbOLEY, II. T.. No
1863, for the NEl4, See. 26, Tp. ., n of K ~ E
". NJ. "
He names the following witnesses to prove
ms continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF, san lana: VIZ: NJ. A. Ward, Henry Olden-
stadt. Peter Pengru bur, Carl A. Jensen, ali of
PrOsser, Wash
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance OF snch proof, or who knows Of any
substantial reason, under the law and the repii.
latlons OF the Interior Department, why such
PROOF should not be allowed. will be given an
opportunity NJ the above mentioned time and
claimant, ana to offer evidence in rebuttal of
that submitted by claimant.
Feb ~ Mar. IL A. +. SMELLING, register