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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
CROP CONDITIONS.
Report from the Central Office of the
State Experiment Station.

ObcbuO LA ObpO4Ou.
Very warm, sultry weather, with
frequent and severe thunderstorms,
accompanied by high winds and
heavy rains, have been the chief
characteristic features of the week.
The copious showers that fell on the
last five days were highly beneficial
to the growing crops, especially to
new mown meadows and pasture fields.
The high temperatures that prevailed
during the day, ranging from 80 de-
grees to 81 degrees and the warm,
humid nights, were most favorable to
the rapid growth and development of
corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and melons of
all kinds. Oats in all sections are
now most promising crop; the yield
of grain and straw will be larger than
for several years past. The harvesting
of wheat and rye is about completed
in the Southern and Middle Sections,
and progressing slowly in theNorthern
owing to frequent showers. Threshing
has begun in the Southern Section.
The prospects for orchard fruits con-
tinue good, although a heavy drop
of apples is reported from some locali-
ties pears, peaches, plums and ounces
are remaining ON the trees and grow
iag nicely.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
NSEN- N-CATLIN

The wedding of Miss May Catlin
of Morristown and Otto Reinhardt
Hansen of Milwaukee, Wis, will take
place tomorrow at Fairholme, " the
residence Of the brides mother on
the Whippany road. Rev. Henry E.
Wilson, D. d., Of New York will be
the officiating clergyman. A very
limited number of invitations have
been issued and only the immediate
relatives of the family will be present.
A wedding breakfast will bs served at
2 o'clock
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
APPLY TO D. 5. VOORHEES,.

Startling news comes from the state
camp at Sea Girt The soldiers be-
come so enthusiastic in the Dayonet
drill that half dozen accidents have
happened and several of the boys have
lost sets of false teeth while bathing.
We would suggest to the latter that
they send their names, with jaw
measure to County Clerk Daniel S.
Voorhees,, he having varied assort-
ment of the best hand made sets gath
cred on board of an old Dominion
liner recently during big shake-up
en-route to Norfolk
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
THE HORSE SHOW.

So many requests have been receiv-
ed by the Morristown Field Club for
another horse show that the governors
have felt it necessary to yield to the
demand,
The Driving Park has been engaged
for October ii, 10 and 13 and an Office
for the show opened at No. 50 Wall
street, room 2, 4th floor, and again
the able services Of W. S. Blitz have
been engaged. All inquiries should be
addressed to Mr.. Blitz.
The prize list will be ready for
distribution about July IS.
The boxes will be sold at auction
in September.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
CHOIR BOYS DEFEATED.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
HILL ON SEWERS.
Interesting and Instructive Talk to
the People of Madison.

the People of Madison.
G. Everitt Hill, Of New York, first
assistant to the late Col George
Waring, visited Madison at the invi-
tation of the Board Of Health last
Friday evening and gave public
talk ON the subject of sewage dis
posal.
Mr.. Hill is an authority on the
subject. He has made it study for
many years and his experience with
Col. Waring in the street department
of New York gave him practical
knowledge obtained by few so called
experts. His talk was on sewage in
general and on tie matter as applied
particularly to Madison.
He advocated the spetic tank sys-
tenn for villages and small cities He
thought that a works could be built
in Madison for about SO, 300 This
would merely inculude the disposal
plant. His figures for sewerage sys-
tenn for all the houses in the Boro'
were $l10, 000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA

A camp of Modern Woodmen is
now being organized in this city by
State Deputy L. Fl. Adds. This or
der has membership of 515, 974 and
insurance IN force of 1885, 790, 600.
This order has reduced the cost Of
life insurance by prohibiting large
cities, dangerous occupations and the
southern states and now have some of
the most prominent men of our coun-
try on their memheIship roster.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
SUPPOSE.

SUPPOSE your house is on fire. what Is the
easiest way to summon the fire depart
menti
SUPPOSE member Of your household ID
suddenly and dangerously iii. Immediate
attendance OF physician means life or
deatn; now most quickly obtain that
attendance
SUPPOSE any one Of the many emergencies
when police aid is desirable or vitality
necessary. how may these guardians Of
lie and property be instantly notified
SUPPOSE unexpected guests arrive. the lard.
er 10 low and the dinner hour near, how
connect with the butcher, the baker and
the confectioneT and hurriedly gather the
supplies that shall make the dinner
credit 70 the housekeeper
SUPPOSE ycn wish to gather group Of
guests for an evening to do honor to an
occasion or friend, how most conven-
iently communicate with them and re-
ceive their acceptance or regrets
SUPPOSE you are interested il the stock
market or commercial matter OF any sort,
fo few % sOp how s6 yGu ssc n
touch with Wall street and the market
centres
SUPPOSE you want seats for the play, q boz
for the opera, carriage for drive, te
engage places at restaurantr-hoW in
incredibly short time arrange 1t all
SUPPOSE you are obliged to travel, leavine
member of your family Ill at home-how
can you receive news at any station from
Boston to Omaha--from Montreal to Key
West
SUPPOSE you are worried and hurried and
bored by the petty details of living-the
marketing, the shopping and the annoy
ance of the hustling streets, how sit In
your office or library and press q button
which shall do 1t all for you
SUPPOSE you would know the answer to
these questionsf Here 1t is-the greatest
luxury. convenience and necessity Of the
century:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
HANGED HIMSELF.

John Quick was locked up in the
Boonton Jail last Thursday evening
on a charge of disorderly conduct. A
short time afterwards he was found
suspended from the door, having
hanged himself with his suspenders.
He leaves wife and six children.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
I CHANCE ACoUAINTANOE.

The most beautiful piece of color
which Maud Humphrey has attempted
has been secured by the great Phila-
delphia Sunday Press, and copies
will be given free to every reader Of
the issue Of next Sunday, July a.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
AMERICAN ATHLETEs WIN.

The international athletic tourna-
ment in England last Saturday re-
suited in victory for "our boys, \
the American team winning eight out
of eleven events, Weather conditions
were far from favorable to the Ameri-
cans, else they would have acquitted
themselves even better
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
SWIFT PEOPLE.

The shortest meeting of the Excise
Board on record was that held We'd
nesday night. One minute, fifteen
seconds only were consumed in tran
sacting the business before the Board.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, wholesale license was
granted to Alexander Bennell & Co.,
and the meeting adjourned. The
shortest previous meeting was three
minutes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
SOME HAY.

John Denman who is cutting hay
on the large estate of John T. Foote,
says the crop is the largest he has
ever known. In some fields the
grass, of an unusually fine quality,
is more than waist high and will cut
over three tons to the acre
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13
TOOOO TOOOO WET WET TO TO PLAY PLAY.
Games Last saturday We're Called Before
they Were Finished


Rain was responsible for the pre-
mature ending last Saturday Of what
promised to be several good games.
The Field Club and Prudentials
managed to get through four innings
when caught by the shower. At that
time the score was 4-S in favor of the
Prudentials but there was every pros
pect, that had the game gone the
limit, the home team would have won
out. They are great on finish. The
first few innings does not count with
them and with such close score at the
end of the fourth, no one doubted but
that the Field Club would make good
before the end of the ninth.
The Knickerbocker and Summit
Y. M. @. A. teams had played two
INNINGS when stopped by the rain
and at that time the score was 10
against the home team. But it was
anybody's game at that stage. The
teams seemed very evenly matched.
1t was a kind providence which
stopped the slaughter on the State
Hospital grounds. At the end of the
third inning the score was 20-6 in
favor Of the Medicos. The Louisville
IN. W team was up against it hard
and realized it from the opening of
the game. They were glad and so
were we when the game was called
LAWYERS VS.. MEDICOs.
The Lawyers Club has had the
nerve to make baseball proposition
to the State Hospital team. The
Lawyers want their expenses guaran-
teed. AS that will be matter of 80
cents it looks as if the game would
come off, the management of the hos
pital team deeming itself able to stand
the expense without bonding the asy-
lum.
Cranks who love a good game, a
funny game, game with plenty of
runs in it, should not miss this
exhibition. The date will be announ-
ced later.
FOUR HARD INNINGS.
The Brookside Field Club journeyed
to Mt. Tabor last Saturday to play a
return game with Denville. They
found Denville with new players and
hired battery; still it takes more
than that to make the Brookside boys
run before they are hurt. They went
at it and kept at it till the rain stop
ped them at the end of the fourth in
ming with the score 10 in their favor.
The playing of both sides was good.
Brooksides had only three men
passed first base and Denville only
one man safe on first, Comet striking
out eight men in the four innings.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Morristown Field Club VS.. Crescent
Athletic Club at Bay Ridge.
Brookside Field Club VS., Madison
Athletic Club at Brookside.
Medicos s. Monterey Field Club of
Passaic on Hospital grounds.
The game at the Orange oval to-
morrow will be between the Orange
Athletics and the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. A lively contest is ex-
pected Ladies will be admitted free
as usual
CHOIR BOYS DEFEATED.
ST. Peters choir team was defeated
last Friday by the Seneca Athletic
Club by score of 13 to II.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-13

SUPPOSE your house is on FIRE, what IL the
easiest way to summon the FIRE depart
mentf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
nonaoa's Strange rountain.

A fountain of mercury is the most interesting sight in big exhibition DOW being held in London, and it att tracts large crowds every day. Mer- eury, or quicksilver, is nearly fourteen times heavier than water, and it must seem strange to see flat irons and large chunks of rock floating around upon it's surface in the lower basin. The mer- eury falls in q constant shower of sil- yer spray from basin seven feet above the one in which these heavy objects are floating, and it is raised back up into this upper basin by an endless chain, upon which are fastened twen- ty-eight tiny buckets. which dip into the mercury and carry it up, one after. Ehe other The entire fountain is paint ed black, and when 1t is lit up at night the silver rain sparkling in the electric light against black background is very pretty. Two and half tons of mercury, costing s2,97O, is the amount used in this remarkable fountain.- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
OCTOPUS As A FIGHTER,

Battle Between Two B ssrewsome Sight
 ostend Oyster Beds Ruined by Them
 A plague of the octopus is reported at Ostend, and the age-famous oyster beds of that resort are in serious dan ger. This visitation is unusual, for the octopus is usually foufd in the gulf of Mexico, along the coast of southern California, or in Alaskan waters. Some of those in the gulf measure as muc9 as twenty-9ne feet across the body, their arms stretching out Infinitely 1t seems, to their prey. They do not at. tack men as a rule, but there have been many ffeFee combats when an unfortun. ate fisherman happened to hook one An ichthyologist has only lately made study Of small octopus three feet in diameter. It was placed in tank, and the scientist put in one finger. Im- mediately one of the eight great feelerz came toward it, followed by the others These feelers, armed with powerful suckers, attached themselves firmly to the mans finger and hand, and made no further movement until he tried to withdraw It. Then they held all the tighter and the little mouth spoutea forth it's inky fluid to a distance os two feet At last he released his hand with an effort and tried to touch the body of the octopus. AS he did so 1t changed colors in rapid succession, passing from black to yellow, and thea seemed to be all covered with black. spots. Another octopus of the sam9 size was placed in the tank, and then was battle royal. The sixteen arms writhed and twisted, the water was stained black by the elected fluid, and 1t was a thrilling sight No behold the entangled feelers, wrapped around each others bodies. After little the weak CT of the two withdrew his arms, the other released him, Lnd the beaten monster drew himself into cerner b Pur ee his wounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
THE RAISING OF osrRIcHFs.
Five Farms Now Carried m the
 United states.

Five EAElld NOW NAGFte0 oh ti sA1
 United States
 There are now five ostrich farms in the United States--.two in California, one in Texas, one iu Florida, and ons in Arizona. The last named. although the youngest, is the largest and most fiourishing in the country. It is To- cated near Phoenih. and the Salt river valley seems sell adapted 70 the Af- Tican ostrich. No protection whatever is required for the birds during tho winter. They graze the entire year in Che fields. the same as horses and cat tie, and are healthy and thrifty. The man in charge of tho Arizona farm. who spent 15 years handling ostriches in South Africa, says tue birds do just as well in the Salt River valley as in Africa, and that the climatic and other conditions surrounding them here seem 9s well adapted to their requirements as those existing in their native home After the birds attain the age of tour weeks there is little danger of tseir dying from natural causes for many years. II is not positively known how long an ostrich will live under normal conditions, but there are birds on South African farms which are believed to have reached or passed the century mark, many of them having been in captivity there oyer fifty years. Most people have the idea. obtained, prob ably, from their old geographites when they were children, that the female ostrich, after laying her eggs n nest Ecooped out of the desert saIds, eov CTS them up with the sand and leaves them, trusting to the heat of the sun to hatch them. This is not the fact. The birds always pair off during the breeding season, the male bird making the nest by resting his breastbone on she sand and turning slowly round and round, scratching the sand away with his feet until a shallow hole is made, some three feet In diameter and about foot deep. The female then lays. usu- ally, 15 eggs, and the birds take turns sitting on them. the female sitting during the daytime and the male at night, except that the male allows ths female about an hour in the middle Of the day to feed. when he takes hei place on the nast.-sBoston Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
To Make a Holiday.

The average number of horses killed in Spanish bull fights every year ex- ceeds 5000. while from 1000 to 1900 bulls are sacrifice
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20

FOR sALE-By oongreg..,-
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-20
(.H E:Ap] O'OL ljM|
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| osTaA black fur boa r,,ss
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04

J. G. Sherman, the veteran editor of
the Vermontville Mich Echo, has
discovered the remarkable secret of
keeping old people young. For years
he has avoided Sleeplessness, Nervous
ness, Indigestion, Heart trouble, Con-
stipation and Rheumatism by using
Electric Bitters, and he writes "It
can't be praised too highly. IT stimu-
lates the kidneys, tones the stomach,
aids digestion, and gives splendid ap-
petite. 1t has worked wonders for my
wife and me. It's a marvellous remedy
for old peoples complaints" Only 500.
at r. s. Bottoms drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
lis sp % The People.

LeSs than q year remains in which
TO gather facts, and information that
will influence your vote for the next
president of the United States.
That grievous wrongs have been
committed, and grave errors allowed
to exist without effort at correction, is
evidenced by the speech, writings, and
comments Of eminent statesmen and
jurists; congressman and leading men
Of business professors and clergymen
in every state.
Party affiliations have been ignored
in the cutlery against thrusting aside
the safeguards Of our fathers and rush
ing pell.mell into the affairs of Europe.
The situation is a deplSrable one if
not alarming; a is sSS our domestic
aEsirS dominated by gigantic Trusts.
The evils are not Of spontaneous
growth! They are the result Of years
Of labor and expenditure of millions
Of dollars! Beginning with the dis,
placement Of American silver fol
English gold, the cunning Of Eng.
lands diplomacy in shaping the des
tiny Of our Republic Is apparent te
any ordinary observer seeking the
true inwardness of events.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has fire
quently called attention to each anc
every move as it was transporting, anc
during the campaign of 1900 vii
present Its readers with a truthful
array Of facts that will be extremely
interesting and startling.
No fair-minded American, be hG
Republican, Democrat or Of othel
political faith, can afford at this critica
time to ignore the truth. Partisan
prejudice, with the Trusts as dictators
is far more degrading slavery thar
that which existed previous to the Civil
War Of '6I-64.
Trusts in the United States alon,
have representative capital create
than all the gold and silver in thu
world. These will spend many NOR,
millions Of dollars to suppress trutl
and facts and mislead all who fail t
look beyond their plausible decep
tons. Read the Enquirer and 20,
will be able to discern the truth anc
combat falsehood. A victory 70
Trusts and the Mckinley Admins
tration in 1900 will end the era Q
greatest good to greatest number.
| Watch carefully the
Cincinnati Enquirer
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
BOutelle Insane.

New York, Dec. 2s. "A special to the
World from Boston says:
Congressman Boutelle is now in the
Mclean hospital for the insane. at Wa.
verify, seven miles out of Boston.
When he was brought to Boston last
Monday night it was the intention Of
the attending physician to place him in
the Charming sanitarium at Brookline,
private institution.
He was refused admittance there, the
inference being that his case was &
more desperate one than the managers
cared to be responsible for. From &
thoroughly reliable source it is report
cd that the congressman is suffering
from paresis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
His Wife Saved Him.

My wife's good advice saved my life
writes +. NJ. Ross, of Winfield, Tenn,
for | had such bad cough / could
hardly breathe. l steadily grew worse
under doctors treatment, but my wife
urged me to take DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, which com
pletely cured me-" Coughs Colds,
Bronchitis, La Grippe, Pneumonia,
Asthma, Hay Fever and all maladies OF
Chest, Throat and Lungs are positive
ly cured by this marvellous medicine.
SOC. and $1.O0. Every bottle guaran-
teed Trial bottles free at r. s. Boil
tons drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04

at Is a surprising fact" says Prof.
Houton, "that in my travels in all parts
Of the world for the last ten years, 1
have met more people having used
Green's August Flower than any other
remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged liver
and stomach, and for constipation. l
find for tourists and salemen, or for
persons filling oMce positions, where
where headaches and general bad feel
ings from irregular habits exist, that
Green's Augnst Flower is a grand
remedy. 1t does not iniure the sys-
tenn by frequent use, and is excellent
for sour stomach and indigestion. "
Sample bottles free at r. s. Bolton
drug store.
Sold by dsAlSRs in all civilized conn.
tries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
Straw Fast Replacing Wood.

The serious inroads upon the timber
forests of this country of late years has
directed attention to the probable ex-
haustion of that source of lumber sup
plying, and scientists have set about
devising substitutes. One of these that
promises to be satisfactory is the in
yention of New York man. The basis
Of the substitute is straw, which, with
certain chemical combinations, pro-
duces material cheaper and more dur
able than wood. This new material,
which is very hard in structure. can be
nailed, screwed and sawed and gener-
ally manipulated as easily as lumber,
and it is expected to work a revolution
in the matter of interior construction.
1t is said that the chemically prepar-
ed straw has been tried and found to be
highly satisfactorily by railroad COM
panies, black board manufacturers,
makers of picture frames and packing
boxes, by decorating artists and 9TH
ers. For all practical purposes it is the
same thing as lumber, but with these
important differences, that it is much
cheaper and lasts longer Every year
the forests of America are diminishing
to lamsntable degree, and the forest
ry question has become one of the most
serious ones confronting the country.
II all that is claimed for the substitute
for lumber is true the Importance Of
the invention can scarcely be over
estimated and it deserves to rank with
such other productions Of mans genius
as the electric light, the cotton gin and
the telegraph.
The inventor Of "straw" lumber, it is
said, only succeeded in perfecting his
invention after twelve years of expert
menting. The material has, however.
been in practical use, although in a
small way for considerable time and
the knowledge of it thus obtained
would seem to demonstrate its value
thoroughly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
Ne 0utwitted Ingersoll.

Robert G. Ingersoll was not always
the tactful lawyer he became in his ma
turity. Early in his career he found
himself counsel for the defense in a
murder case, with fussy old doctor as
principal witness against him. Think
ing he saw chance to be brilliant, he
sarcastically proceeded to bully the
witness ny commenting upon doctors
mistakes. "D6ctors make as few mis-
takes as lawyers, asserted the old man.
"a doctors mistakes are buried sir
feet under ground" said Ingersoll.
''Yes, but a lawyers mistakes are
hung as many feet above ground, was
the reply, "and that is just the differ
ence."
The jury saw the point, and Inger-
soil lost the case San Francisco Wave.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-01-04
BucklcM's Arnica SAlye.

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salve,
ton, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns,
Burns, Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers,
letter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Chap.
ped Hands, Skin Eruptions; Infallible
for Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c.
at r. S. Bottoms drug store.