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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02

Sue PerSiishus- Goodness, you would
not start on a Journey on Friday. would
vnn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02

Miss Schoiier-l'd start for Europe
on 10 Fridays. Philadelphia Record
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02
A stylish Hat.

This stylish and attractive hat is
made of black velvet, with dead silver
of guipure embroidery, beneath the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
A Latter Day Munchausen.

There is a household magazine pub
nshed in New York called The Puritan"
and it recently published a most aston
ishing story on the servant girl question.
Il is quite appropriate that a magazine
which apparently aspires to be the New
York rival Of Mr.. Boks celebrated pub
licatiOn should treat this great domestic
problem witt becoming consideration. but
such an amazing piece Of fiction as this
story suggests that, like some of its prede-
cessors Of the same name, The Puri-
tan" can lie like HerOdotus when it likes.
This story purported to describe the ex-
periences OF a young housekeeper in Sc
curing and training girl" The family
consisted OF the young husband and wife
and a mOther-in-law, and children we're
subsequently born into it. so that by the
time the article was written the household
was OF considerable size The house mis-
tress, being left some six months after
her marriage without servant went 10
an intelligence office and found a girl from
Ireland. aged about sixteen. and engaged
her on trial When the young person
was Intercepted she confessed that she
- 2 a
sweeping, sewing. or any other kind of
hOusewOrk that she knew Of" This
statement was accompanied by a sunny,
sweet smile. The lady OF the house asked
her what she had done, and she said she
had driven cows to pasture and played
with the children In spite Of the virgin
soil Of ignorance apparent in this maiden's
nature. the lady concluded to engage her
and teach her household duties as op2ortu-
nifty offered. Then comes the surprising
part of it.
The mueh-tried New England house
keepers who trained some Of these chill
dren of the sod in the early hfties know
something Of the difficulty Of putting into
an utterly ignorant mind ideas OF the
proper methods Of doing homework. They
became resigned to seeing their china re-
dueed to fragments. their floors grow
dusky with use and abuse. their food
wasted, and their carefully-scoured kitchen
utensils spoiled and blackened Here and
there they found q jewel among the mis-
cellaneous collection OF peasants daugh-
tiers. but it was generally a jewel that
needed considerable polishing. This Is
not TO be wondered at The art of do
ing housework IS one which requires life
long training, nice perceptions. and con-
siderable intelligence; and a girl out of a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07

cabin in which life is lived under the most
primitive conditions cannot be expected to
know how to manage all the complicated
appustenanees Of a modern kitchen.
But in this wonder story told by the
magazine in question, the newly acquired
treasure needed TO be told only once how
TO do a thing. and she never forgot a
word OF instruction. She rapidly learned
not only to sweep, to clean to wash dishes
but 70 cook and TO sew. Then she began
to invent new dishes CT surprising quail
ity-surprising from their goJlness. Her
cooking was mistaken by guests for that
OF : French chef. She gradually came to
do ell the work OF the household, and al
ways appeared immaculate. pleasant and
ready 10 serve. Time seems 10 have had
no meaning in that house. Presently the
paragon OF a servant took il in5o her head
TO experiment with convenient scraps or
millinery which she found in the closets,
and evolve bonnets for the feminine mem
took in hand all their millinery, makins
and mending. When the children appeared
on the scene she even heard them say
their prayers. There seemed to be very
little left for the mistress Of the house to
do but belong TO women's clubs. And all
this is supposed to have happened in less
than ten years, The climax OF il all is
that Beezie-that was her name-never
asked for "an afternoon out" nor did she
ever want 10 marry anybody. This is for
tunate. One is moved TO wonder what IN
the world the family would have done IL
deprived Of her fostering care for even a
day. The much-troUbled mistress Of serv-
ants who reads that story can console
herself with the thought OF the condition
that family would be in IL their factotum
were so inconsiderate as to die. There are
eonpelsatiOns for all losses. even for the
impossibility of obtaining perfect house
hold service.
But really. magazine with as pious 4
name as The Puritan" ought not to lie
like that.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
AN ENGINEER FOUND DEAD.
Skull Crushed while He Was Per-
forming His Duties.

BALTIMORE. July John A Hayes.
employed as a night engineer by Miller
Miller. pork packers. met a horrible
death yesterday. No one saw the acct
dent and just bow II occurred is a nays-
terry. The dead body Of Engineer Hayes
Was discovered by Oscar W. Pierce. son
OF the day engineer. and Day Fireman
Nicholas Heating Young Pierce usually
stores his bicycle in his fathers shop be-
fore going to his days work. He reached
the place a few minutes before 6 O'Clock
and rot seeing the night engineer called
the day fireman
In searching for Engineer Hayes they
walked behind the engine. Lying in a
greasy hole n which the lower half Of a
large fywheel Tevolves was the body Of
the engineer. his skull was crushed and
rested against the rim Of the wheel The
boiler was cold and the throttle OF the
engine was open. The engineer was last
seen alive by Western district patroIman
about O'Clock and it's supposed that he
was killed between that hour and the
time that young Pierce rode up on his
bicycle.
Engineer Hayes is believed 70 have been
regulating the engine when he met his
death He had left ,he throttle open and
probably went down a narrow passage
way which separates horizontal cylinders
and steam chambers from the steam
pipes. gauges. wheels. and other m2chin-
cry 20 do the wo1E which he had planned
when he met with the accident L is be-
lieved that he was struck with the lever
or crank which We Is around the axle OF
the wheel. The Union was also ex-
pressed that be -.ay have been overcome
By the heat while az work on the engine
and falling over was struck BY the heavy
crank
Mr. Hayes was about thirty-seveR years
old He leaves wife and Eine children
The members Of the firm speak O. bin as
having been a reliable and Conscientious
workman Coroner Wiltshire. OF the
Western district. made an investigation.
which he said satisfied him that the en-
Eineer's death was accidental He there
fore. decided an inquest unnecessary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
H W. KINGsBURY DEAD.
BALTIMORE YachtSman and Traveller
Expires in That City.

Expires in That city.
BALTIMORE. July Henry Walter
Kiugsbury. yschtsman. club man. and trav-
eler, died about s:15 o'clock last night in
his apartments in the house Of Miss N.
Schmitt. 1l2 East Madison Street. after
long illness. Mr. Kingsbury had b.en fall
ing for several years and had been coafr ed
70 his room Tor months. He died Of a
complication OF diseases
Mr. KingsbUry vas one Of the most
widely known and most popular yachts
men and club men in Baltimore for many
years. and was esteemed among a host Il
friends IS hospitsbIe. generous. cultured.
ard ent, tanning.
Mr.. KlGgsbury was th.rty-nine wears Cd
His ancestry was a distinguished one o.
both sides Ills father. whose name was
also Henry Walter Kingsbury was OF a
famous English family OF Canada. He
came - Maryland before the civil war
and married a Miss Taylor, Of the cele-
brated Virginia family OF that lame Zath-
airy Taylor was an uncle OF Mrs Kings
bury Mr. Kingsbury's maternal grand
mother was a member OF the McLane fam
lly or Maryland. cousin Of the late 70 EFT
NJ AcLane, wAo had been Governor of
Maryland and Minister 20 France. Nj
klpgsbury's father vas a captain in The
United States Army in the civil war and
was killed in one Of the early battles
Mr.. hingsbUTy was educated at OxFord
University, England He Travelled ex,en-
sively. and while yet under age met and
married the beautiful daughter OF a Greek
banker OF Alexandra, Egypt Her name
was Efterpie Antouiate. About fAree years
ago they were divorced, after a marrieI If.
CT about sixteen years. They had several
Children, the only surviving one being
jack McLane Kingsbury, sixteen years
old. who is at school in Paris. His mother
IS probably with him or in Alexandria.
Mr. Kingsbury had travelled all oser he
world and was last abroad about Two years
ago Always an enthusiastic "a htsmal. he
had IN recent years lived more and noe On
his beautiful schooner yacht, the Efterpie
which was well known at the Baisimcre
Yacht Club anchorage. Mr. KirRsbury
would. with few friends. take long yacht-
ing trips. lasting for weeks The Eftzrpie
has for years been in charge of Capt. VII
liam BTingman. who was devoted 10 NJ
kinSsbuTy. nUrSed MIN in his last Tim "a
and was with MIN at his death
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER PACKING
New Methods of Preparing the Prod
net for Shipment.

New Methods of Preparing the Prod
net for shipment
= new method Of packing butter for ship
meEt which is now in vogue in Australia
is the subject Of an interesting report from
United States Consul Murphy at Magde-
burg He says in p.Tt:
Attention has been attracted in Cerma-
~ TO new method Of packing butter
which has been tried with very satisfac-
tory results 10 connection with shipments
from Melbourne 10 Kimberley. This meth
cd. which. it is said. has already been ex-
teDsively adopted in Australia. consists il
placing The butter IN a box formed Of six
plates Of ordinary window glass whose
edges are closed with gummed paper: the
g-2ss box is covered with a layer Of burnt
gypsum (plaster Of PARIS 10 ! MILNE
tiers labOut one-hfth Of an inch Thick
and = then wrapped in specially PREPARED
waterproof packing paper. As gypsum is a
bad conductor Of heat a regular tempera-
ture - maintained within the glass box.
At present the cases are made OF suffi-
Gent size TO contain 220 pounds or butter
This idea may prove Of special value to
trims IN the Uri,od States engaged in ship
ping butter and other -ticIes to tropical
countries, especially II tee question as to
the proper size and construction OF the
boxes be given additional consideration Il
seems likely. moreover. that this system
u protecting delicate articles may be found
uSeiul even h the home market
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
The Chinese Horror.

As might be expected under prevailing
conditions Of terror and anarchy. the news
from China is fragmentary. vague. and
sometimes contradictory. Mystery still
enshrouds the fate OF the legation people
and the foreign guards and missionaries
in Pekin. although no doubt whatever is
entertained that they have all been muir
dered with horrible atrocity. To that
chapter of the tragedy, It is to be feared.
must be adde anOth r only less heart
rending because it has not involved the
deaths and worse of women and children.
II viii be remembered that a few days
after Admiral Seymour started from Ten
tsin on his march toward Pekin. Russian
column OF three thousand meH. on June II.
started after him. Seymour never came in
touch with this force, and not one word
has been heard from il since the date reser-
red TO. The inevitable conclusion is that IL
was overwhelmed and annihiiated some
where between Pekin and Lang-Fang be-
fore the Seymour-McCalla column retrested
from the latter place.
Bad news may also be received from
Tientsin at any time unless the japanese
division which is presumably on its way
does not reach Taku speedily and land in
force enough within he next few days to
considerably re-enforce the garrison. In
addition to the seriousness of conditions at
Tientsin our dispatches advise that a des-
perate attack upon Taku is hourly ex-
pected, the Chinese generals only deferring
it until the arrival Of fresh troops and
guns. The military situation will. there
fore, be recognized as the reverse OF re-
assuring, and it may possibly be a great
deal worse before an army OF adequate
strength TO change il Lan be landed
II is some consolation TO learn that the
powers have finally consented TO allow the
despatch OF as many soldiers 10 the scene
as Japan can spare. In this connection
there IS some surprise that Russia has not
been able to pour a larger force than she
has into the infected districts. At the be-
ginning OF the outbreaks there was a gem
eral belief extant that a Russian army was
close enough to Pekin 20 take that city and
protect the legations in case Of need Per-
haps some Of the apparent indifference OF
the American Administration to the fate
the missionaries with them. may have
been due to such an idea. There does not
seem to have been anything in IT, Rus
STA has had as hard work as any other
power to get men on the ground. and has
suffered by far the heaviest losses. if the
three thousand troops from Tientsin have
persisted.
\ fatal blunder was committed in not
permitting Japan. the only nation in a
position to land a large force. to send a
division Of twenty thousand to Pekin at
the beginning If that had been done. the
legation people could have been saved. and
the Chinese princes and army oyerawed.
1t is too late to talk about that now: but
the mistake has already entaiIed a fright
full butchers bill. which will be much
larger before we shall have seen the last
OF it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
TIE VALUE OF COINS.
What the Units of other Countries
Are Worth Here


George E Roberts. the Director OF the
Mint. has compi ed a table showing the
value in American money CT various Tor
eign coins. The list has been officially
adopted by the Treasury. and tie Customs
Department hereafter viii use his figures
in fixing the value Of importatiCrs. The
British pound is declared to be worth
Si-S66 -. The German mark has value
OF q as cents The monetary unit OF
nearly all the timetable countries is found
to be 10 $40 cents. The French franc. the
Venezuelan bolivar, the Spanish peseta, the
Swiss franc the Greek drachraa. the ItaI-
ian Ira. and the Belgian franc. all have
this quotation Of 1913 cents. Finland
which is on gold basis, issues a mark Of
the same value.
The Mexican dollar is worth ~ cents.
The Cuban peso will be accepted FOR 92.s
cents. Central American pesos and the
units of the chief South American states
have value OF 1913 cents That includes
the suere O. Ecuador. the peso OF Colon
bia. the b0liviano OF Bolivia, and the sol OF
Peru.
Argentina, which unlike its silver neigh
Dors. has bimetaIiic standard. supports
the value OF its pvso at 96.5 cents.
The Chinese ,ae4= has a different value
for every province The rost Of them Az
prcximate Go cents TIL Canton tasI is
worth I0.7 cents. while the similar coin CT
Iientsin is quoted at 6S.7 cents In China
as IN ell other countries on a silver basis
the quotations are based on the value OF
the silver in the coin Itself. That va.ue Is
fixed on the market price Of metal for the
past three months. Japan, which is on a
god basis. has yen worth 49-S cents. The
Russian ru5le commands SIS cents in
american money.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07

knew whereof they spoke when they stated
that the paramount issue of the campaign
woulc be imperialism and the trust
power"
ID. ]. Campau: Il believe we will carry
Michigan. Illinois, and Indiana this cam
paign, and these, with the States which
Mr. Bryan carried the last campaign. will
ensure his election n Michigan We have
the greatest hope OF success. Through the
maIfeasanee OF the Republicans the State
can be carried almost on local issues.
Trusts and Imperialism will be the issues
Ia our State. / do not look for any dis
eussicn of the silver question. The DEM
oeratie Convention acted with great wis
dom IN declaring Imperialism the great is
sue"
George B. Mcclellan: General steven
son is fine candidate. / have known him
Tor many years. and. like all men who
know him. I4ioFe and respect him am
convinced that the Democratic party will
win the Tight.
Charles s. Thomas: Il can say for my
self that l shall support the ticket Mr..
stevenson was not my selection for Vice
president would rather have had Mr.
io~ne- Thc delegates from my State are
satisfied. as they voted for Stevenson.
Colorado VIII roll up another Democratic
majority"
Johnston Cornish: From talks with
members Of my delegation 1 ind that all
are fully suited with the action Of the Con
venticn- IL is safe TO predict that we viii
carry cur State for Bryan this fall Mr.
Stevenson is we i liked in our tSa.e- Our
first choice was Mr.. HILL but Jersey Dem
ocrats always bow 10 the majority
J. B. McCresry; 4 belieFe the platform
VIII furnish a common ground in
States in which Democracy is
divided. ana that we viii
have harmonious campaign and win vic
( tory On election day The platform adopt
ed and the ticket nominated make a Dem
ccratic victory In Kansas City 1 think
the ticket is the best that could have been
selected"
]. w St. Clair: The nomination OF Ste
the ticket II insuTes harmony in n my
Of the States where the party has been
divided. Mr.. SteYensOu's COnssryat ism
commends him to the business interests OF
the country. and adds great strength 10
the ticket. which, l believe. will b.
elected"
r l. Metcaife. The result OF TIE Cen
venuOn could not have been better. TIE
ticket is all right ard the platform will
commend itself TO all who call themselves
Democrats"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
A CARPENTERS FATAL PAIL.
Lost His balance aud Plunged From
Coal Pier.


BALTIMORE. July Clifton Clark
aged twenty-five years. a carpenter. CT
O6en.on. Anne Arundel county. met a VIC
lent death yesterday morning BY falling a
distance Of nearly sixty feet from the BGlti-
more and Ohio coal pier. which is under
construction AZ Curtis Bay.
He was in the employ Of Barrett & Re-
quart OF Chicago. ard attempted 10 pry on
q board. when he lost his balance and took
a downward plunge. dis sad stru,k Upon
several loose stones. frzctCriug his skull
breaking his neck and left ard b-Uis.ng
his back Blood flowed freely from his
wounds
l. z Ash. OF Curtis Gay. a felOvwOrk-
man. picked up the body and had DIT.
Thomas 3. Horton ard County Magistrate
William l. Hawkins notified OF the acci-
dent. They both arrived promptly. bit
Clark was dead Justice Hawkins thoueht
an inquest unnecessary. as IL was plain
that death was accidental TIE remain
Will be sent today to OdentOn for ba- ial
Clark was not married. He is survived y
his parents, Richard and JuI;a Clark AID
five brothers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
QUEER WINEEBAGo NAMES.
An Agreement Thnt Contnins some
Curious Cognomen~


Curious CognomenN
The Winneoago Indians have the most
complicated native names and the most
descriptive English names OF any tribe Of
North American Indians" said an official
Of the Indian Bureau to a Times man to-
day.
Here is copy OF an agreement which
certain Of these Indians signed with an at
Jorney- Among the signatures are Wau-
kecheheche.lah. neutrality-suspicious.. Hone
peracarakah. Stamp Sin
chcarrandekah, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RQchEaYanwankakah. Wonaheherawouk-
shekah. Northumberland Namachp-
hamepickkah. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Che,
ruckhanazuckSah, and Wonkhorahnankekra
Among the English names signed TO the
agreement are Bill Dandy. Little Bear
Stand-on- Water. High Snake. War Sna;[a
War Club. Rattlesnake. Good Village. Stand
Alone, Short Horn. Black Loon White
PldseOn. Looking Glass. White Cloud Two
Face, Pretty Man. Grey Hair. Sharp Wing
Four Cloud, Green Deer. Long Sail Hawk
Twin. Good Heart. Two Buffalo Head. Lit
tie Bird. Yellow Thunder, Green Crow
and Swallow"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
The Andre Memorial at Bath.

Vt s-'''I8 p
In cfccting the scheme OF marking the historic
houses Il Bath, the corporation Of that civ has
Just erected a tablet on No. % The Circus
which was the residence Of the Andre f1rpiIy
and the English home OF the unfortunate Major
Andre executed ~ Washington as a slv N Ia
American War Of Independence. "a the touching
letter which Andre wrote previous 10 his exc
cution he commenced 70 his country and his Old
commander the care Of his widowed rnOtl.er who
with the sisters OF the Young Cficer continued
10 reside at p. The Circus. devoting the rest
q their lives 10 charity. Forty wears afterr1-d
his remains were brought home to England and
laid in Westminster Abbey. The house in The
Circus has always been an object Of great in
terest to Americans who visit Bath. and the
erection % the tablet upon IL Will in future en-
able IL 10 be easily identihed Here
dwelt MAJOR Andre, A D. mo- is the simple
.rScriptiOn
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07

The Kansas City Convention has VS. bly,
affected the Sublime Porte. No sooner d d
Abdul HaTnid read the platform and hear
that Bryan and Stevenson had been aomi-
mated than the Commander of the Faith
full realized that there might be a yigor-
Gus American Administration in Washing
ton before long. So he concluded to square
himself little in advance OF the fact
and has accordingly agreed to pay The
missionary indemnify ninety days after
date. If he should change his imperial
mind perhaps he may pay the interest and
renew the note. but evidently he is badly
scared.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
A Town of Lunaties.
(Ffom Us Philadelphi4 Times.

lndo-China is the only village Of madmep in
the world This village, which is called Ban
keune, Is composed Of some 800 families IL
highly organized a community Is indasfri-
ally prosperous and pays yearly goodIy trih-
ute % France Yet il has not a single ssae IN
kabitant- To enter II must be downright
MAJOR. the natives call IT, .<pipCp- The
conception on insanity preVsilir, IN tins part Of
the world Is not that Of a c1sC Sse but OF a
ssrossesSion' %
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
me Water Cure in Germnnv


In other country has hydrop7thy reached
such state Of perfection in Germany Al
most everything Is cured OF attempted 20 be
cured, by water. Besides the numerous water
ing places, plain and fashionable there are
dozens Of water-cure institutions throughout the
empire. an5 suffering mankind Is crowdiug all
OF them The University Of Berlin las receg-
nized the importance of this branch Of m9di-
cine and decided upon erecting a special chair
for hrdroth ersnv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
VIZ. Bryan's Sincerity.

lFr0m The Bostll Pcsf.J
The Post did not believe in free silver IN 1896
and il cid not support il then Il does not believe
in free silver totIay, when that question has en-
tireiy aroPLed out OF practical consideration in
our p6GbeS- But we must cOnfess % adnuira-
tiou Of toe sterling qualities Of man who holds
f9st &c what he believes 70 be 4 great and right
eouS principle despite the desperate arguments
OF many who anxious to see him WIN
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-07
where NAVIGATION +. Dimcurt

Nine out OF ten travellers would tell enqurers
that the toughest piece of water is that cru
stretch Ia the Eng sh channel and nine out OF
ten travellers would say what was not true In
reality the ''yie.esest BIT Of sea- Is not IN the
Dover straits; in yachting. Cor example from
St. Jean de LUZ up to. Pauillac; across the
Mediterranean race from Cadiz to TangierS- Nor
Is il in rounding Cape Horn. where there Is what
sailors cal true sea The .'wickedest bit of
sea- is encountered in rounding the Cape OF Good
Hope FOR the eastern ports Of Cape Colony