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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and Tersely Told.

Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.
Senator Plat has returned to Wash
ington from Florida.
floating island on the Illinois river
caused much damage.
Ex-senator Patrick Walsh is dead at
his home in Augusta, Ga.
The Ohio Steel company has advanced
the wages of it's employees 10 per cent.
DIR. Newell Dwight Hills has begun his
pastorate of Plymouth church, Brook
lyn.
Large numbers of cattle are being
shipped to Havana from the United
States.
President Booth of Auburn IN. W
Theological seminary died suddenly on
Sunday.
The annual New York state supply
bill calls for $1,251. 146, against $1.7SS,5So
last year.
Mr.. c. C. Shayne OF New York has
sued The Evening Post for 100000 for
alleged libel.
The transport Meade, bringing the
100000 to pay the Cuban troops, has
arrived at Havana.
A block of white marble Weighing
over 100000 pounds has been quarried
at Marble Hill. Ga.
The Twelfth New York regiment, with
Is sick men, has left Matanzas for home
on the transport Meade.
Six hundred employees of the Fox
Pressed Steel company, Pittsburg, have
struck for higher wages.
American and Canadian miners on
the Porcupine river, on the Alaska bor-
der. have had a collision.
A ball of fire which came from the
clouds created havoc in Montclair, N
j., destroying two houses.
The Two Hundred and Second New
York volunteers have embarked from
Havana en- route for home.
The Oil trust hearing in New York
has been concluded, and Attorney Gen.
eral Monnett has returned to Ohio.
Englishmen have organized a corpo-
ration with $3.50, 900, 900 capital to com
pete with the Standard Oil company.
The death of Professor o. c. Marsh
the famous geologist and curator of the
Peabody museum at Yale, is announced
The rates on postoffice money orders
drawn on Cuba will hereafter be the
| same as rates on domestic money or
| ders.
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Not a Necessity.
To the Editor Of the CHRONICLE:

10 Un6 EQlLOr OF the CHRONICLE.
1t may be true, as stated by the
officials that the Sunday trains on the
Morris and Essex division have come
to stay but they will have stayed" a
long time before anybody advances a
conclusive argument showing that they
are necessary to the welfare of any com
munity of people on the line from Ho-
boken to Easton.
The Sunday train, like the Sunday
newspaper, f1ourishes by reason of a de-
mand almost wholly vicious in its char
acter. That they both exist and are
literally patronized is no evidence of
their necessity.
Of a thousand Sunday travellers it is
to be doubted whether more than per
per cent could give legitimate reason
for beginning or ending journey on
that day.
New York city is said to have 5000
rum shops; no one has intimated that
they are necessary The consumption
of tobacco and opium mounts up into
the millions every year both are
acknowledged to be debasing, and re-
sponsible for vast amount of misery.
They are wholly unnecessary to ninety
nine persons out of hundred.
Six days shalt thou labor and do all
thy work" These words have come
down to mankind through many CEN
turtles, and at no time has the principle
involved been questioned by any save
the avaricious and goddess.
There is only one alleviating circum-
stance connected with the Sunday rail-
road train. The population of the
larger cities are thereby enabled to es-
cape, for few hours, from an environ
ment that has become all but unen-
durable.
But this one circumstance does not
justify the running of Sunday trains to
or from towns which, like Morristown
and Madison, are complete in them
selves, and the residents of which can
enjoy within their limits every recre-
alton necessary to a healthy mind.
But the Sunday train to and from
Morristown has ''come to stay" The
only thing that remains to be DONE
therefore, is for the Morris and Essex
management to call spade spade, and
admit that the Sunday train is run
for revenue only. RoXITICUs.
March %, 1899
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
YELLOW JOURNAL CREATIONS.

That war has its hardships has ever
been matter of history. Hence, those
incidental to the Spanish American
struggle were to have been expected.
The anxiety of hundreds of young men
who were enlisted for the recent war, to
re-enlist in the regular army of the
United States, is an evidence that at
least major portion of the complaints
regarding poor food and unnecessary
hardship were creations of the yellow
journals, and nothing more.
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Dover's Expectations.

President Truesdale aud other officials
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company stopped in
Dover on Saturday ON their way to
Hoboken and made tour of inspection
of the depot, the yard and the car shops.
Great Improvements are expected from
the new president and it would not be a
bad idea for the Board of Trade to con-
fer with him. The early bird catches
the worm. Iron Era.
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A dispatch to the London Evening
News from Brussels revives the rumor
that Cardinal Gibbons may be the next
pope.
United States Senator Albert ]. Bev-
eridge of illinois, accompanied by his
wife, has started for the Philippine Is
lands.
The New York state assembly has
passed bill for an East river bridge
from Fulton street, New York, to
Brooklyn.
The Legislature of California has adj
journed sine die without electing a
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator White.
A cyclone swept over Clerburne coun-
ty, Ala, on Saturday, doing great dam
age to property and resulting in the
death of IL persons.
Governor Roosevelt will go to Chicago
on April as guest of the Hamilton
club and will stop at Ann Arbor, Mich.
to deliver an address.
Articles Of Incorporation of the Ma
tional Salt company, with capital of
$12,O00,0OO, have been filed with the Sec
rotary of state of New Jersey.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Trenton of the New England
Electric Vehicle and Transportation
company with capital of $25.000,OO0.
The investigating committee at Har-
risburg has begun the questioning of all
the members of the house in regard to
their knowledge of attempted bribery
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with farm for every toiler and a well
come for every honest man.
Long may the notable flag of the Lone
Star State curl in the balmy breezes of
the gulf.
We all take off our hats to Texas.
Leslie's Weekly.
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N. and Els new MOVE. !
Continued from First Page.

upon which they can visit relatives or
friends. 1t is not believed that the in
novation will bring to Morristown on
Sundays undesirable persons to any great
number, or to otherwise seriously inter
fere with the quietness of the Sabbath
dpv
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Superintendent Grouse of the Gold
Greek Mining company has returned to
Republic, Wash, from the company's
property, Is miles south of there, and
confirms the news of rich gold strike.
He says that the crosscut tunnel has
encountered the ledge at depth of 80
feet, where 1t has been proved to be 20
feet wide and carries an abundance of
free gold. The assays run from 5000 to
s552.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

TRENTON March "a. Governor Voor-
hees sent a batch of nominations to the
Senate yesterday afternoon as follows
For State Road COMMISSIONER l.
Budd. of Burlington (reappointed).
For Riparian Commissioners-W William
Cloke, of Mercer; John l. Holt, of Pas
sale; Willard G. Fiske, of Hudson, and
John j. Farrell, of Essex. All are reap
pointments except Farrell, who is a
Newark newspaper man and was named
to succeed Miles Ross, of Middlesex.
Farrell and Fiske are Democrats, the
two others Republicans.
For State Prison Inspectors William
H. Carter, of Burlington; Samuel F.
Stranger, of Gloucester; Lysander E.
Watson, Monmouth; M. E. Staples, of
Hudson; Thomas F. Brennan, of Essex,
and Jacob Van Wrinkle. of Morris. Car
ter, Stranger and Watson are Repu bill
cans, the others Democrats. Carter,
Stranger and Staples are reappointments.
For members of the State Board of
Education-Is Congress District. George
A. Fry and Edward H. Grosscup; lid
District. Silas R. Morse: lid District,
T. Frank Appleby; WITH District. George
W. Howell and William H. Morrow;
With District, Sweeting Miles; With Dis
trict, James M Seymour; VII District,
William d. Forbes; With District Ben
jamin H. Campbell and James Owen.
This board is bipartisan.
For Visitors to State Agricultural
College-Ist District. Elwood Evans, T..
F. D. Baker; I'D District, Samuel B.
Ketcham, John E. Darnell lid District,
David D. Denise, James Nelson; WITH
District, George Fritz, Charles N. Milan;
With District, Samuel R. Demarest, Jr.,
George H. Blakely; With District, L. FL.
Miller, Charles L. Jones; With District,
Rynear J. Wortendyke; With District,
George E Decamp and Georgia W. Doty.
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4 pleased
CUSTOMER
Is our best advertisement.
We use this column mere
ly to inform you of the
Special Sales
and Bargains

that are SO often found in
our store.
While we cannot de-
scribe or enumerate our
variety of attractions, we
will be glad to show them
to all visitors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
SEPARATE
DRESS SKIRTS
And LADIES' SUITS

in a variety of colors, and
at such prices that will be
a saving to all purchasers
Of these ready.made gar
garments.
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TWO PLUMS DROP HERE.
Continued from First Page.
will of the majority"

VIII VI tLIU IIIdJUIIVy'
Senator Braun was upon his feet, and
in deliberate and dignitied manner,
said that he had not been ignored; that
he had been consulted throughout the
meetings of the Appropriations Commit
tee. and that he had clearly scrutinized
every item. The bill met with bis APP
prevail, and he was glad to vote for il; If
it had not, TO majority could have kept
him from saying so. His answer to bis
fellow Democratic Senators was greeted
with applause.
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A LIVE INTERROGATION.

The following pointed communication
has been received by the CHRONICLE:
DEAR SIR-I should very much like to know
why all the items / send are not printed.
There were six left out this week, and another
time four we're left out. / think it very
strange, and wish to know why it has been
done. Yours truly,
March Is. ***
The questions propounded above are
momentous ones in every modern news
paper office. and have agitated others
than our correspondent Not only in
the oblong State of New Jersey, but
throughout this broad country the rural
correspondent and the newspaper writer
in general often considers with amaze
ment the amount and phraseology of the
stuff which appears in print compared
with the amount which, after much
skirmishing and hurried writing, they
put into an envelope and send to the
editor.
Our correspondent is hereby informed
that in every newspaper Office there is
an Autocrat whose chief excuse for
living is the manner in which he Yields
his Blue Pencil Starting with the
proposition that the paper, were it three
times the size, would not have space for
all the news matter that comes to it, the
Autocrat seizes the copy that's piled
on his desk and ''boils it down" A
kettle of hot water is not needed in this
interesting process; the Blue Pencil does
it all. Original spelling, pet phrases,
whole paragraphs and sometimes entire
stories are treated impartlally by the
Autocrat. His motto is multum in
pdrgo. The editor himself has no guar
antee that his leading article will be
printed as written. And sometimes it
is just as well it isn't. The blue streak
runs through story until the Autocrat
considers it has been reduced to a length
or shortness commensurate with its inn
portance. He is both judge and jury.
In ninety nine instances in hundred
there is no appeal from the Blue Pencil.
The Autocrat considers not the person
ality of the writer He works on the
theory that one hundred brief, to- the
point stories are better for the paper
than half dozen windy dispositions
that interest limited number. And a
little item must have good points if it
wants to get as far as the type case.
Our correspondent should cheer up.
She has not been treated half so severely
as have others. Her neighborhood is
rich in political, social, scientific and re
ligious intelligence, and the CHRONICLE
wants goodly quantity of it every
Wednesday.
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THE New York Press has special
from Lake Hopatcong to the effect that
perch and black bass are SO plentiful in
the lake here that men actually are catch
ing them simply by digging their hands
into the water and lifting the finny fell
lows out. OF course the sportsman who
fishes for the pleasure of doing so uses
rod and line. Ex-Mayor Wurster of
Brooklyn, N. Y, recently caught black
bass weighing eight pounds" Bearing
in mind that the catching of these fish
at this season is illegal, it is safe to put
this down as "fish" story. If not, there
is immediate work for the fish warden.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

Carpets
Carpets

Largest assortment, low
est prices. If you are go
ing to move this spring,
You may need a new car
pet or your old ones
cleaned.
If so we can satisfy you
in either case.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
If You are in need of
RUG

Don't forget that this is
the place to make your
selection.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24

John H. johnson died suddenly on
Tuesday of heart trouble at his home, 18
Early street. He was II years of age and
one of the Oldest citizens of Morristown.
For many years he was employed in the
shoe store of George w. Drake, and
when the latter was succeeded by George
Muchmore Mr.. johnson remained in the
establishment. He was actively engaged
until few months ago.
Mr.. johnson was a member of the
Methodist Church and man of excellent
character. The funeral services were
held at his late home at 1890 this morn
ing. Interment was at Newton.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19
SCRAPS.

In Mexico the family OF dead duel
ist can claim support from the person
who shot him.
There are over 200 creamerles in
South Dakota, the annual output
amounting to nearly S3.OOO,OOO.
Each Of the thlrty-two cities in
Massachusetts has one or more public
libraries, and only eighteen Of the 32l
towns are not 80 supplied.
The terra Gotta monument marking
the spot where Lafayette was wounded
on the Brandywine battlefield, was
blown down by the recent high winds
and badly broken.
The Alaskan Commercial Company
OF San Francisco has presented to the
University Of California Its fine col
lection Of mounted fossils and eth
nologlcal specimens,
Penelope-It's dreadful! Papa
wants me to marry man l have
never seen. Perdita-That's nothing.
My father wants me to marry a man
have seen,--Harlem Life.
A button cut from the coat OF Gem
eral Shafter during the Santiago CAM
paign was recently rafIled off at a
charity bazar at Wichita, Kas. Two
hundred and fifty chances were sold
at cents each,
The Tyrol had an extraordinary mild
autumn. On November 15 flowers
were blooming, and ripe strawberries
were picked some at an elevation Of
5000 feet There were alpine roses in
bloom and plenty of--June bugsl
Grenoble is the place where most OF
the kid gloves come from. At this
place alone 100000 dozen pairs OF
gloves are manufactured annually.
This represents value Of el,400,OOO
to 91,450,0OO, and gives employment
to $4,000 work people Of both sexes.
The Woman's Institute in London
has published Lexicon Of Employ
ments for Women" from which 1t ap-
pears that there are in England fe-
male cab and omnibus drivers, street
porters, walking posters" cattle
dealers, auctioneers and one locomo'
tive engineer.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19
Npcnwr INVENTIONS.

An improved orutch has a rubber
tip At the bottom for use In ordinary
weather, with a steel point placed In
side the rubber and attached to o. knob
on the side Of the shanK by which n
can be pushed when the pavementA
are slippery.
TO prevent check reins from slip
ping OF their hooks an. Iowa man has
designed holder formed of a leather
disk from tho center OF which u sec
ond disk Is almost cut, leaving a por-
tlon unsevered at the rear, with a allt
In the inner disk, which Ats tightly
over the hook.
Ropes Of all sizes can be automatic
ally measured by new machine,
which has a roller Journaled In q
casing around which the ropes arc
passed and then extended through
openings Of different size to cbrre-
spond with the diameter OF the rope,
the roller turning pointers on y dial
as II reyclves,
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19
Pastry Without Butter.

Light haky and dgestibe pie crust and all kinds of fine
pastry can be made with Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
entirely without butter or with one half tile usual quantity
or with little lard or other shortening desired Pie crust
made III either OF these ways wholesome and digest
able besides being more economical and easier prepared One
third the flour can also be dispensed with and the crust rolled that
much thinner the raising qualities of Dr. Prices Powder swell
ing it to the requisite thickness Those who enjoy the appezng
Qualities of the delicious home made pie will rejoice to know this
ecret All the elements Of ideal excellence combined in
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

VALLEY OF GoLDAU AFTER THE
AVALANCHE.
Busingen, Lowerz, 0ber Rother and
Inter Rother were completely buried
under the debris of the mountain.
A part Of Lake Lowerz was filled up;
Its waters rose more than G5 feet, and
pouring over the banks devastated the
country as far as Seewan. Two
churches, Ill houses, 22O barns and
stables, we're crushed with 4S4 inhabl-
itants. A small number only es-
capped the disaster; these happened at
the moment to be away from home;
but they lost all they possessed in the
world. The loss was estimated at
100000 francs.
In the midst of the stony solitude,
covered with herbs and moss, where
Of old were Aourishlng villages, they
have erected a chapel, to hold In re-
membrance the terrible event. On the
"a of September Of each year, they here
celebrate q memorial service.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

characteristics Revealed by the Hands.
"a large hand is always better than
small one," writes Blanche w. Fischer
in the November Ladies' Home Journal
on easy Reading Of the Hand" ut
indicates a person Of some unusual
powers. The possessor will be a good
worker, principally as to details; he
will be careful not to make many prom
ises, bat will keep the few he makes
to the letter, even at loss to himself;
he will be easily offended, very quick
to imagine sights, and not ready to
forgive either real or imagined offenses.
The possessor Of small hand will at
tempt almost anything, rarely, how
ever, finishing anything he undertakes;
is easily satisfied, both with himself
and with the world In general; is
fond Of gaiety and excitement; makes
and loses friends with the same easi-
ness; is impressiondble and inaam
mable to a high degree; is religious,
but not deeply so; will make promises
and break them without compunction,
and will be unable to bind himself TO
details.
"It is the thumb that betrays the
weakness or strength Of the whole
character. With a weak thumb
hand that otherwise shows great pos
sibiIities will be neryeless, unsuccess-
full, and remain undeveloped. With a
large, strong thumb whatever faults or
virtues the subject may have he will
never be petty; he may be either good
or bad, he will never be ordinary. A
large thumb indicates one who is inde-
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

pendent In both thought ana action.
who 10 ready 70 take the conseQuence0
Of his own wrong-doings, who is sway
cd only by reason. and Is only disgust
cd and hardened by display OF emo
tlon. The combination OF large thumb
with broad palm shows courage to
the point Of raahneHa; with long,
clear head line, absolute lack OF fear
and great calmness and decision In the
moment Of danger. A small thumb al
ways indicates q sentimental, impres-
sionable nature, incapable OF forming
any very high aims, or Of executing
work Of any value, The opinions Of
subjects are formed for him, never by
him, although he will believe himself
to have thought them all out, and will
quote them as his own. A thumb eaHi-
ly bent back shows extravaganza OF
thought, adaptabillty, and a tendency
to fad The frst, or nailed, phalanx
OF the thumb represents will power;
the second, logic. II the frBt Ia long
and the second short the subject will
be self-willed and violent, having no
restraint whatever over his passions
II the second Ia long and the flrst short
he will be logical, calculating, and will
rule every action by reason; but the
energy and desire for action will be
materially decreased, TO have a really
good thumb the two phalanges should
be of equal length; then reason and
will combine, and the highest results
for happy future should be forthcom,
ing.n
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

In endorsing for q friend a man
sometimes writes himself down as an
ass.
There is no kind Of sermon that can
take the place Of the midnight lee
ture.
II isn't vanity that makes a man &C
out between the acts and look in the
glass.
There Is no uncertainty about the
age Of the man who thinks he knows
II all.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

Sir John Hawkins was the first Eng
lish slave trader. He formed COM
pany composed Of the leading men Of
London and fitted out three small
ships, which sailed in 1862. Later,
Queen Elizabeth lent Hawking Jesus"
large ship of her own of 700 tons, and
took shares in the second African COM
pany. She not only equipped the ship,
but put 100 soldiers on board to pro-
vide for contingencies. On the second
voyage Hawkins brought 400 negroes,
and had a narrow escape from losing
them owing to the lack Of water when
he was near the equator; but, as he
piously recorded in his log: "The AL
mighty God would not suffer his elect
to perish, and sent breeze, which
carried them safe to Dominica" This
was the beginning Of the slave trade,
which lasted for more than two cen-
turies before 1t was finally suppressed.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

Don't work yourself to death in or
der to make a living.
Don't forget that quitting a fault 10
the best way TO correct II.
Don't envy your neighbor'a luck;
envy his pluck, II anything.
Don't expect your opinions to n II
you obtain them ready made.
Don't attempt to talk II your mouth
Is full or your head is empty
Don't FORGET that nothing appears or
disappears quicker than fears.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-19

VALLEY OF GoLDAU BEFORE THE
AVALANCHE.
Rum to height of more than $500
feet These mountains are largely
composed of pebbles bound together in
conglomerate. On the second OF
September a large mass OF conglom-
crate detached itself from Mount Rufil,
In the morning of that day, the In
habitants OF the valley heard ter
rible cracking. At five o'clock In the
afternoon the immense masses sud
denly broke loose from the mountain
and plunged headlong into the valley
below. The noise was terrific, and the
debris piled itself along the whole base
Of Righi, the pile Of conglomerate be-
ing nearly three miles in length, a
thousand feet wide and hundred feet
thick. In FIVE minutes the valleys OF
Goldau and Busingen were covered
with masses Of rocks from 100 to 200
feet high. The villages Of Goldau,