The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-08

force of character, and she carried her
point The precedent thus established
has caused hubbub in the inner cir
Gle. 1t is argued if this precedent is
unchallenged any cabinet woman who
does not feel like enduring the fatigue
of a presidential reception can send
her daughter to represent her. Those
ladies who have borne the burden of
the day and the heat thereof are de-
termined that their laurels shall not
be stolen. Mrs. Gage and Miss Wilson,
daughter of the secretary of agricul-
ture, claim the honor of being the sole
survivors of the original Mckinley
cabinet. Mrs. Gage has no daughter,
and she must attend these wearing
functions in person or be recorded abb
sent, something which no cabinet wO-
man reiishes. Miss Wilson, with con-
scientious care, has appeared when
ever etiquette required her presence.
The matter will be submitted for arbi-
tration to John Addison Porter, the
secretary of the president. Results are
awaited with feverish anxiety by those
vitality concerned.
Interesting Postofiice Statistics.
The report of Fourth Assistant Post
master General j. l.. Bristow reveals
not few interesting facts with regard
to the details of the governments
greatest business institution. There
are at the present time $4,000 postof-
fees in the United States. Postmasters
are under bond to the government in
the aggregate sum of $130,000,000. The
loss to the government from INSULT
cheney of bonds last year was only $19,-
sos, surprisingly small amount con-
sidering the enormous sum handled
being only one-fiftieth of / per cent.
The revenues of the department for
the year were $92 1901, 1884. Registered
packages handled during the II months
numbered $4,000, 40, this vast aggre-
cation being transported from senders
to persons addressed with loss of on
ly one piece in every $3.50. OF 1,619
persons arrested for violations of the
postal laws 631 were convicted. Among
the few recommendations which Mr..
Bristow will make for new legislation
is one that the interstate commerce
law be amended to prohibit common
carriers-to wit telegraph and express
companies or any of their employees
from aiding and abetting in the green
goods or lottery swindles or any other
scheme carried only partly by mail and
partly by common carrier and which
is in violation of the postal laws"
The Big Four.
In national judicial circles Justices
Gray of Massachusetts, Harlan of Ken
lucky, Brewer of Kansas and Brown
of Michigan are known as the big
four of the United States supreme
court. They are not only intellectual
but physical giants, and they form a
striking quartet as they daily walk to
and from the capitol.
They seldom use their carriages in
going to and from court. Shortly after
II O'Clock they may be seen together
any morning during the session of the
court vending their way along Penn
Sylvania avenue toward the capitol
After four hours of continuous sitting
on the bench they proceed homeward
together. Returning from the court,
they change their course but slightly,
veering from the north side Of the ave
nue. to the south side.
Up near the treasury department
there is an old establishment famous
for it's ancient cordials and mixed de-
coctions. 1t is a unique place, filed
with curiosities antedating the civil
war. At that venerable resort the
"big four" frequently stop and quench
their judicial thirst and then journey
home to dinner
Cake For the Boys.
Since the announcement that Christ
mas boxes would be transported free
to the soldier boys fighting in the Phil
ippines the war department has been
flooded with letters of all sorts con
corning the shipment of boxes. DO
you think if sent my son big fruit
cake, homemade and full of raisins and
currants. he would eat it all at once
and make himself siek?' wrote one
anxious mother. DO you think fried
chicken would spoil if packed in Il tin
cake box?" asked another. Would
my boy have chance to use crocheted
slippers and slumber robe?" wrote
another
A boarding house keeper just off
Pennsylvania avenue has picture of
Senator Cullom hanging in his hall
'Mr. Cullom and | were members of
the same convention once" said the
boarding house man, land we got pref
ty thick at that time. He always
comes and eats with me once at least
during the session, and then write out
to Illinois about it, and in that way
get good deal of struggling trade
from that state The senator is great
card for my business"
Admiral Dewey's Chinese servant,
his personal attendant, will be retained
here as long as the law allows his re-
naming in this country, which will be
till some time next spring. BY that
time it is possible some legal way may
be thought of to prevent his deporta-
ton to China. CARL ScHoFIELD.
Sebastian. big black cat owned by
Cumberland Nld) woman. wears a
diamond earring in each ear.
A Brooklyn man says every woman
says ut seems to me- at s@lst six
times when she makes a speech.
Janau will NOT rastorp canturpl Sims