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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17

Political wobblers are sufficiently
numerous among the Morris County
Democrats to make the following from
the Elizabeth Journal interesting;
The people do not like a political
wobbler. They showed it plainly
enough in Somerset County where
James ], Bergen ran for State Senator
against Senator Charles A. Reed.
Bergen was very popular at one time
he was in fact, thought to be invinci-
BILE. He was gold Democrat in 1896,
and left the Chicago convention when
the free silver platform was adopted.
This year he accepted the Senatorial
nomination ON free silver platform,
weakly yielding his personal convic-
tions for the sake of preferment, and
saying he would do whatever his
party demanded. The result of this
subservient flop to Organism was his
defeat and the election of Senator
Reed by over 1000 majority.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17
JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT.

Senator Johnson, of Bergen County,
is likely to be the unanimous choice
of the Republican Senators for the
office Of President of the Senate.
Senator johnson was candidate for
this office last year but gracefully
gave way to Senator Reed of Somerset.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17
NO SHOOTING FROM THE REAR.

Our soldiers in Luzon will notice
that no fire in the rear was opened by
last Tuesdays elections. st. Louis
Globe-D Democrat (Rep.).
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17
NEBRASKA LIKES HIM AND CAN
KEEP HIM.

Evidently Mr.. Bryan's greatest
popularity is at home, and he might
as well make up his mind to stay
there. Kansas City "Journal'
(Rep.).
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17
4 Costly Experience

AS told by customer to one Of the
clerks A friend of mine went to the
city to purchase coat and laid her
pocket-book on the counter and turned
for a second. Instantly she thought
of her pocket book but it was gone;
money, railroad ticket and all She
found it necessary to borrow money
enough to get home with and came
without the coat.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17


Some malicious persons have been
accusing the Almshouse Committee
of the Board of Freeholders of Great
ing a serious scandal by leaving the
bodies of deceased paupers in the
properly marked graves ON the Old
Poor House property, where they
now are. In that case the contractors
for the East Jersey Water Company
will have to exhume the bodies and
destroy, or otherwise dispose of them
at their will. Great as is the capacity
of that committee for laundering we
do not believe that it would perpe-
trate such an outrage. Though the
fact has not been mentioned there is
no doubt that the committee has made
arrangements for the removal of the
bodies and their suitable re-interment.
The Board of Bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and the General
COMMITTEE of the Freedmen S Aid
and the Southern Educational Society
have been in session in Philadelphia.
The report of the Board Of Freedmen s
Aid and Southern Educational Society
sets forth that the age of the negro is
going, the epoch of man is beginning
1t says;
The schools of the Freedmen's Aid
and Southern Educational Society
have been making good citizens-edu-
eating negroes to be Christian men
and women. They have not made
criminals. The criminal negro never
comes from Christian school. There
have been more than two hundred
thousand students in these schools,
and not one of them has ever been
lynched, or charged with the crime
for which negroes are lynched
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-11-17

Totals. IS, 306 /, 1916 80, 707 10, 2S2
Rep. pluralities 16, 6Sl 95, 424
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
BrOoklngs County.
Land is rapidly advancing in price and
now IL the time to invest Big profits are
sure to be gained by investing.

Land is rapidly advancing in price and
now Is the time to invest. Big profits are
sure to be gained by investing.
The county of which Brookings is the
county seat is the best adapted TO diversified
farming of any in South Dakota. Situated in
the center Of the renowned Big Sioux Valley
and watered by the Big Sioux river and in
Vulnerable lakes. Tue soil Is of a rich, black
loan and Is unsurpassed for fertility. The
best of water is found near the surface, and
numerous small streams water the rich farm
lands In all directions 1t contains % town.
ships and SOS, ,5s4.4S acres of gently rolling
land. fully rs per cent Of which is under culti'
walton. Has l04 good sehoolhouses valued at
about SlOO, 900 in round numbers. Good rail-
road facilities. Assessed valuation, 1898,
SS,s 900. Tax levy, 1898, 10 mills forl general
purposes. Average crop for the past twenty
years, Is bushels per acre. Fine herds OF
blooded stock and rich grazing lands. Nc
government landau occupied by actual
settlers. Decided land can be.purchased at
from Sl2 to $50 per acre accordingito location.
Good railroads convenient for marketing
stock and grain.
Long distance telephone connects every
town with the county seat and extends to
many points in the state as well as into Min
nesota and lows.
The country neighborhoods throughout the
county have their churches where the people
worship every sunday.
During the past year n large number of peo-
Pile from the east have brought their. families
TO Brookings county and located perma-
nently. In every instance they'are contented
with their choice of location and are prosper
ing There are still opportunities for people OF
all classes to come here and be independent.
No state In the union offers better advantages
than can be found right here in the Sioux X
Valley region.
Farmers In the east who contemplate CON-
ing west can find no better soil. no better To-
cation and no better markets in the whole
northwest than Brookings county presents.
Come out and see for yourselves the banner
county of South Dakota.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
Otis speaks.

II Gen. Otis should ever get as
badly scared of the Tagals as the anti
imperialist statesmen over in our
mainland are, the Lord knows what
would happen to the boys. They
would Jump into the sea and drown to
get away from the terrible Aguinaldo.
But Otis evidently hasn't heard the
news so widely published In New
York and Washington that he is a
whipped man, and his army is on its
last legs, and he cables cheerfully to
the war department that he Is well
and happy and hopes the department
is enjoying the same blessing, that it
rains like the old scratch In Luzon
and the swamps are so deep that he
can't chase "Aggy" any more for the
present, and that there is only one
large body Of insurgents left on the
island who are far away and 1000
strong, and that he holds the country
and the roads from San Fernando on
the north to linus on the south of
Manila, a distance of some sixty miles,
and that he doesn't think the Tagals
will ever get together again sufficient
force to give him great deal of
trouble, for he has smashed them In
every direction.
The cheek of that man Otis simply
paralyzes the Tagals here at home,
and they are for the moment surprised
into silence. However, they will soon
be at 1t again forging some more let
ters, telling of the terrible condition
/ of things around Manila, which they
will swear is closely besieged by the
dreadful George Washington Napo-
leon Julius Caesar Aguinaldo, who
will soon eat US without taking the
trouble to pin back our ears, in case
any of our poor fellows survive the
rainy season.
II Otis could only be brought to
New York or Washington where he
could see for himself the condition Of
things at Manila he would sing out of
the other end Of his mouth.
The unkindest cut OF all In Otis
cablegram is that "Aggy's" poor
devils are grittiug their teeth and try
Ing 70 hold out until their friends in
this country, who have notified them
that they are in a large majority,
can have an election and fire McKin.
ley and all their other enemies out of
Office. "Aggy" will then be invited to
use the army and navy Of the United
States to conquer the Philippines for
himself. Lincoln Journal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
school Census.

Early last week when Assessor AL
lison had completed his census Of the
city his total showed decrease of
children of school age over the census
of last year and Prof. r. f. Kerr, who
has taken pains to look after the CEN
sus for several years, felt satisfied that
the canvass was incomplete and de-
voted his time for few days In secur.
ing a complete list Of the children who
are entitled to draw public money for
school purposes. AS result Of his
canvass the total shows an increase Of
thirty-three, or 5s3. From Mr.. Kerr
we secured the following table, show.
ing the census of the county during
the past seven years, which 10 as fol.
lows:
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
July Ladiss' HON. journal.

With its infinite variety of excel-
lencies, the July Ladies' Home Jour
nal appeals to every taste and touches
upon every interest. 1t opens with
"The Most Famous Little Town In
America" which pictures many in
teresting spots in historic and literary
Concord. There is a delightful view
OF social life In the Colonial days In
when Washington was Married" :"
which brings to light many new, in
teresting facts. A series of almost in
credible narratives in "The Moonlight
King tells Of the follies and eccentri-
cities of Ludwig III, of Bavaria. The
gifts to our government from foreign
powers are described In Presents
That Have Come to Uncle Sam" Ian
Maclarep discusses the pulpit and the
pew in al article on "How to Make
the Most of Your Minister" end
Katharine Roich of THE College.
Bred Woman in Her Home"
The fiction Of the July Journal in
cludes a continuation of Anthony
Hopes serial, Captain Dieppe," the
conclusion of "a College Cour.ship,"
the second Of "Ol Peckham's Opin-
IONS" and humorous portrayal of
"The Valor of Brinlsy," by John Ken
drick Bangs. Entertaining in the
Country" "How to be Pretty Though
Plain, What 1t Means to be Dress
maker" Birthday Parties" "a Boys
Club House on the Water" are some
Of the seasonable practical features.
Mrs. S. T. Rorer writes OF "Hasty
Eating and Hurried Meals" and
Cooking Over All Sorts of Fuel" and
Maria Parloa describes and pictures
new and effective labor-sxving devices
for the home. "The Gossip Of a New
York Girl' details the very newest
fancies In feminine attire, and "Prst-
ty Stutfs for Midsummer Frocks" are
described. Two pages are devoted to
Floral Porches and Vine-Clad Cot
tages," an attractive feature filled
with suggestions for every homekeep-
er. BY the Curtis Publishing Com
pany, Philadelphia. Ten cents per
copy; one dollar per year.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06

which will be offered for sale by the
natives, such a. temptingly spread
colored kerchiefs, dainty slippers, bot
ties OF scent from France, various In
cense woods and gums, sweetmeat.
and amber beads. Also grains oi
various sorts, spices, peppers, sugar
black salt from the desert pans, bot
ties Of sem Clarified butter like the
Indian ghee, used for cooking pur
poses), and vegetable oils.
The attractions of the Moorish vii
lage, aside from Its exterior, will be
many and varied. In the first build
ing number of optical illusions will
be shown, capable illusionist having
been sent abroad by the managers OF
the concession to select and secure
the latest and best features In this
line.
In the Palace will be displayed an
series of tableaux and
figures 10 wax, illustrating history,
art, science, the drama, poetry and
fiction, together with a chamber OF
horrors" and "devil's cave" "The
Crucifixion Of Our Savior" a series OF
twelve life-size figures, by Bernard
Herr, of Munich, one OF the worlds
great artists in moulding religious
types In wax, will be one of the most
interesting sights seen in the Moorish
Palace.
A long stage will also be built on the
main floor where the celebrated Pas
sion Play, as presented at Ommergan,
In all its intense passion and serious
effect, A quartet Of the most talented
artists have been expressly engaged
to render appropriate music during
each performance of the wonderful re-
ligious drama.
The Worlds Congress of Beauties
represents a gathering of about forty
beautiful women, the upper classes
from the United States, England,
Germany, Russia, France, Italy, ia
pan, Spain, Turkey, Scandinavia,
Greece, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, AZ
rica, Mexico. Cuba, China, India, b.
hemia, Switzerland, Malay archipela-
60 and other countries. The women
will be costumed In the most elegant
dresses, designed and made by the
L. .,N-
countries. The building is one of the
most beautiful on the Midway, and
the furnishings and fittings in perfect
keeping with the rest of the show.
Railroads will offer exceptional ex-
.cursion rates and the city Of Omaha
will be prepared to entertain its
thousands OF guests. July 1, 1899, will
be one Of the memorable days in
,Omaha's history.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
HI. As.ent Companions.

At a banquet given in Rochester two
Of the expected guests were unable to
be present. The order of seating hap
pened to be such that particularly
jovial and companionable gentleman
sat with one of the vacant chairs ON
each side of him. The empty chairs
and first course of oysters were left In
place for some time in case the expected
guests arrived. The solitary gentleman
therefore could move neither to the
right nor to the left, bat amiably
beamed throughout the repast. SEEM
ingly none the worse for his enforced
isolation. After the banquet some one
innocently asked him:
Chow did you enjoy yourself. old
chap?"
First rate" he replied briskly
enough. 81 sat next to a couple Of fell
lows who weren't there. "--Rochester
Herald
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
south Dakota Bonds.


The taking up of the $40 900 OF state
bonds this week by Treasurer Scham-
Der reminds US that this last part Of
the 500, 900 bonds issued according TO
the provisions of the constitution were
not executed according to the legal
requirements. They were twenty year
bonds, but the constitution declares
that no bonds shall be issued for .
period longer than ten years. The
state has, however. redeemed the
whole lot before ten years. The inter.
est payment Of sl2,552.39 for July l.,
will also be reduced hereafter by s1,-
200 per annum, meaning that of the
$29, 500 bond interest appropriated
only $23, BOATS will need to be expend-
ed. In 1894 the annual bond interest
appropriation was $4,000, while new
the same item is only little over one
half. The next bonds to become due
are the s35, 800 In 1902 snd $4,000 In
1905. However, the Register feels
satisfied that all issues of bonds made
under provisions Of Chapters % and 20,
Laws Of 1890, and Chapters % and %,
Laws of 1891, like the issue OF consti-
tutionsl bonds, were irregular, az none
Of these chapters provided for levying
an interest charge and all authorized
the issuance Of bonds for twsnty years
while the constitution limits them TO
ten years. The constitution provided
that all territorial bonds refunded by
the territorial treasurer might be re-
funded IL done before certain period
for not to exceed twenty years, but
nowhere is an issue OF twenty year au-
thorized to be made bp state treas
urer. Therefore the Register believes
that Treasurer Schambsr can demand
surrender of $4,000 university bonds
after January l, 1902; $4,000 refund
ing bonds after July /, 1900: $50, 900 re-
funding bonds after January Is, 1901,
and $4,000 refunding bonds after
March l next. As the original intro
ducer of the resolution which started
the calling of state bonds not due, we
suggest that the state treasurer call
for the surrender of the above named
bonds at such dates as be sees 1T. The
holders Of these, like the holders OF
the 800, 900 paid the last year will find
they have bonds which come due be-
fore they are aware we confidentially
believe, 50 look out for South Dakota's
great debt reduction State Register.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
THE FLAG OF STARS.

Oh, not alone the eager south
Alone the steadfast north
Haw with wet eyes beneath spring s1ie0
Our nag of stars 60 forthi
Oh. not alone the elder east,
Nor the young hearted west,
Smiled high with pride where side BY si1S
The nations children pressedi
But north and south and east and west
The mountain and the plain,
The prairie and the desert,
Yielded their flower again.
East and west and south and north
The flower Of the land.
Hearing the mothers call. went forth
To stand at her right hand.
We be many hands in labor,
But one arm for the right;
One blood TO shed, one heart till dead.
One good sword for the light;
We be many tongued and minded.
But one mind and one tongue
When once wide sent through o continents
The nations word hos rungi
Then northern tongues sing "Dixie''
Beneath the ancient flag,
And the southerner dies to rebaptize
His own the "Yankee ragi"
Brothers-to keep for freedoms sake
Tho flag OF stars unfurled
Beneath the stars Of heaven-to mako
The starlight Of the worldi
Grace Elleriy Claiming In Youths Com
panion.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
A LESSON IN COOKING.
How q Hobo Served Up a Dish q
Roast Chicken.

1.-THE first time I ran away from
home learned trick or two that was
worth the while. said well known
business man. II started ont ofa several
unauthorized tours of adventure before
reached years Of discretion. but the
first is most vividly impressed upon my
memory. Three Of rs kids caught q
freight train and got some 80 or 20
miles away from home before the first
nightfall. Then we didn't know where
to spend the night Several attempts to
quarter ourselves in empty box cars on
the side track Of little village only
resulted in our being chased away and
threatened with arrest, so we went to
the outskirts of the place and built q
FIRE on the bank Of little creek. Here
we made ourselves as comfortable as
possible and one or two Of us had actu-
ally dozed off for short maps when a
regular hobo. good specimen Of the
real article, happened along and wanted
to know If we had anything to eat. OF
course we hadn't.
Well. he said. If you fellers'n
ketch chicken I'll show you trick
that'll be useful to you.
.'It didn't take us long to catch the
chicken and bring it back. The veteran
member of the nomadic fraternity
wrung its neck. jerked off its head.
cleaned it and going down to the creek
wadded it up, feathers. feet and ALL in
a big bali of yellow clay This he rolled
into the fire and scraped the burning
embers up around it. The clay soon
hardened. and we could see it among
the wood Goals gradually becoming q
bright cherry red. When it did so. the
cook rolled it out again. let it cool .
little and then broke it open with a
stone. The feathers had stuck to the
baked clay and clean. inviting chick
en- was ready to be served ALI the
moisture that in ordinary baking Is lost
had been kept in by the bricklike i'm
closure. and the morsel that fell to my
lot was the juiciest and sweetest have
ever eaten. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06

Had 1t not been for the attention
given the matter by Prof. Kerr this
city would have lost about 1920 In
school money, and, while there is no
doubt our assessor was unintentional-
ly at error, the final result of the can
vass shows that great care should be
taken to secure the names and ages
OF all school children. There should be
an absolutely accurate canvass made
each year 10 order that every district
secures its proportion Of the school
funds.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
For Profitable Employment
During the vacation months address
Peoples Manufacturing Co., list St.,
Racine, Wis.
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. B. Stead
man, OF Newark, Mich, In the Civil
War. 1t caused horrible Ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 wears.
Then Bucklen's Arniea Salve cured
him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns.
Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptfons'
Best Pile cure cn earth. 25 cts. 4 box,
Cure guaranteed. Sold by A. L. Bin.
ford, druggist.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
The Scramble for Land.

The scramble for Land.
There are peculiar conditions which
make 1t likely that the coming boom
In Dakota farm lands will be the
liveiiest In the history OF the west, and
prices will no doubt be pushed up to a
higher price than the most sanguine
now expect. The enormous landless
population Of the eastern and middle
western states are all at once waking
up to the fact that they now have
their last opportunity to own Q farm
and q home Of their own. Farther cast
prices Of land are so high that poor
man in lifetime could scarcely hope
to make enough to pay for a farm
from the crops raised on 1t. This class
OF people must either be content to re-
main tenants all their life, paying out
all they make to support a wealthy
land-holder, or they must 60 west and
pick up some cheap prairie land TO
make farm out Of. The more am
bilious and enterprising are already
doing II. The movement 10 increasing
In proportion and we expect soon to
see a wild scramble for land which
will be surprising.
North and South Dakota afford the
only opportunities yet remaining In
the temperate zone Of the United
States where the settlers can
pick up good farming lands at low
prices. To the west Is the arid belt
where stockraising only can be sue
cessfuliy carried on. On the Pacific
coast available lands are all gone.
The arabic portion of Kansas, Okla.
homa and Nebraska are occupied;
when the cheap lands of Dakota are
gone the homeseeker will be confront
ed with the choice of moving to the
misunderstanding climate of the ex-
treme south or braving the arctic
winters Of the Canadian northwest.
The vacant places on the Dakota
plains are being filed up with start
ling rapidity. Hordes of hardy emf
grants from Russia are over.running
the prairiss TO the northwest Of Aber-
deem and their outposts are being
pushed out In all directions from the
central colony. These people seem to
be possessed of a perfect frenzy to OBJ
tain land, a home Of their own IN free
America, and having obtained 1T they
are perfectly content. Every week
special trains carrying these people
and other emigrants may be seen
rolling through to the fertile plains
beyond.
When the tenant population of ma
tive Americans become thoroughly
aroused to the already patent fact
that their last opportunity to obtain
home Of their own is fast slipping
through their fingers, it will make ex-
citing times In the Dakotas. The
hirthright Of the American nations is
being absorbed by aliens and the land
less American is commencing to real
ize it and to grab for his portion. The
grand rush is almost upon us, and,
when over, the landless farmer can
never expect to he otherwise than a
tenant on the estate of those who
showed more foresight.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06
KoKoMo, IND, April 4, 1898.

can say wltnout rear or SUCCESSFUL
contradiction that DR.. j. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm IL the best
medicine / have ever used for kidney
and liver troubles. / suffered for five
years and had about despairsd Of OBJ
tanning relief when your Liver and
Kidney Balm was recommended To
me. In 1t found the desired relief
j. II. ARNErr.
For sale by A. L. Binford.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-07-06

IT don't see. said Mr.. Mulberry.
"why you women have that Mrs. Wat
kins in your literary club. The rest Of
you are bright enough, but she's as dun
as dull can be. "
"It's thisway. answered Mrs. Mnl-
berry, "Mrs. Watkins great-grand-
mothers half sisters second cousin by
marriage could trace her descent hom
Chaucer. So. you see. after all with
such literary claims, we couldE't very
well leave Mrs. Watkins out "-Har-