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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

Read the following parallels of
statements made by Samuel Gompers,
presi ent of the American Federation
of Labor:
1898
Since August of this year we have
been in the greatest industrial depres-
sion this country has ever experienced.
1t is no exaggeration to say that more
than 5000, 600 of our fellow toilers
throughout the country are without
employment and have been so since
the time named.
1899
The revival of industry which we
have witnessed within the past year
is one for general congratulation. 1t
is beyond question that the wages of
the organized workers have been in
creased and in many instances the
hours of labor either reduced OF at
least maintained.
Samuel Gompers is Democrat
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

Good judges in the West say that
Colorado, Idaho and Nevada will join
the Republican column this year. The
transmississippi region is for expan-
sion and ready to regard the gold
standard as settled.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The Orange Chronicle remarks up
on the sewer problem
Within the next four years the
city of Orange must provide for the
disposal of its sewage other than by
pouring it into the Passaic, notice to
that effect having been received from
the Sewerage Commission. At first
glance the most practical and econom-
ical plan would be to separate the
fluid from the solid and cremate the
latter, depositing in the river only
the inoffensive liquid. Capable advice
should be sought and the matter given
careful attention at once. =
The residents of Orange will have
four years in which to dispose of its
sewers, while Morristown still re-
mains welded to the iniquitus cess
pool system.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

Through the courtesy of the Sus-
sex Register, the Chronicle is enabled
to publish cut Of the Soldiers and
Sailor monument, which was recent
ly unveiled in Sparta, Sussex County
Lieut.. James P. Titman, formerly Of
the 9th and S3rd N. J. Vol. donated
the monument in honor Of his old
friends and associates, in the regi-
ment in which he served
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The ceremonies connected with the
unwilling of the equestrian bronze
statue of Washington, the gift of an as
ISOLATION of American women, occur
ed on Tuesday in Paris. Sousa's band
was in attendance. The United States
ambassador. General Horace Porter,
presided and delivered an address.
The statue is 20 feet high to the
point of the uplifted sword Wash
ington is represented in full military
costume, taking command of the
American army at Cambridge, July
80 l776, and defeating his sword tc
the service of his country
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
!. JOY FOR THE KNOCKERS.

JOY FOR The ANIUKERS.
the Knickbockers journeyed to
Madison, Wednesday afternoon, meet
ing the Madison A. @. The game was
a corker" from start to finish. the
Knockers putting up fine article of
ball, and shutting the Madisons out
eight innings. In the ninth Paulmier
made three-bagger which started
the ball rolling and before the inning
was over Madison had two runs to
her credit. The playing of Bray,
Mott and Boyer was very fast.
The score follows:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The New Jersey State Agricul-
tural Society, having sold the grounds
at Waverly for park purposes,
and divided the proceeds among
the stockholders, will not hold the
usual fair this fall. This will give
the thimble ringers and shell operators
an opportunity to hunt new fields and
pastures.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
Knickerbockers OO 1OO2 8 O II
Madison A.C. 10000 0 "a

3-base hits-Paulmier. 2-base hits
Lyons, Frapwell and D. Ely. Stolen
bases-Knickboc Z, Madison 2.
Base on balls-off Boyer 1, off Paul
mier 5. Hit by Pitcher Beyer-C.
Baker, Miller. Struckout by Boyer 8.
by Paulmier 5. Wildpitch- Paulmier l.
Rovor |
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
GAMES TOMORROW.

Knickerbockers VS.. Summit Y. M.
@. A. on Randolph Field at 8 p. m.
Field Club VS.. Prudert ial Insurance
Company at 8. 30 p. m.
State Hospital VS.. team from
Louisville, N. Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
The FIELD CLUB WINS our
Continued fren. First PoQe.
VERY SAD STORY.

1t was indeed a sad affair. The
Knickerbockers went against it hard
Saturday. They played the team from
Humane Engine, No. 2 and at the
finish the score stood 1921 in favor
of Humane 2. Just why it is not more
on both sides it is hard to say. How
ever, no one ought to kick as every
one concerned seems satisfied. The
batting order and score by innings
fo1loxUs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
DENvILLE WINS.

DENVILLE WINS.
A fair crowd gathered on the Brook
side Field Clubs grounds Saturday
to witness the game between the local
team and Denville which the latter
team won after hard struggle. The
game was interesting from start to
finish although a large score was
made. The features were the catch
ing of Wycoff for Denville and the
magnificent playing of Schenck as
short stop for the B. F. g. The score
follows:
Denville, 6107 o 5 O-2C
Brookside. 4151 400 0 O-15
Batteries-Denville, Bailey and
Myres, GARNER and Wycoff.
rookside-Connett and Brown.
REGULAR SLAUGHTER.
1t was slaughter of innocents at
the Field Club grounds July Fourth.
The National City Bank team came
ont for the purpose of getting instruc-
ton in the national game. They got
what they were looking for and they
got it with vengence. For the first
two innings they made good show
ing, batting heavily and running in
scores to the number of eight. But
after that, they were lost. They
might just as we'll have not been in
the game after that. They batted like
wooden Indians, fielded like tin sol
diers and were generally ratified SO
badly that they did not know where
they were at
Still, they had some good players.
Their pitcher was good, a little young
and easily ratified perhaps, but he
had good control of the ball at all
times and had he had any support he
would have made things warm for the
Field G ub
OF course, the Field Club boys are
heavy hitters and they did smash the
ball all the while and for keeps.
Home runs seemed to be easy while
two and three baggers did not count
for mach. They were regular things.
Score follows;
yMorristown F. g. 052 Z 8 3 x-2:
I'm. O. B., IA o 90 0 0 o.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

Fer President.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
of Ohio.
For Vice President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
of New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The Hackettstown Board Of Educa-
tion has decided to add another year
to its High School course, consequent
" there will be no graduating class
next wear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

General Macarthur reply to the
Filipino insurgents savors strongly
of the lamented Grants famous 'un-
conditional surrender y
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The police of Jersey City have
stopped Sunday base ball playing,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-06

The Second Regiment will leave for
the state camp at Sea Girt, Saturday
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

public and ample opportunity Is given
to compare the figures with the dial on
the machine. 1t is mounted on wheels,
and Is as readily transported as any
ordinary truck.
The machine tried at the 1rvington.
Ind, election, year ago the present
month, has some advantages over both
of the machines just described. 1t is
arranged to handle seven different tick
cts, with eighty names to each ticket,
while the face, or keyboard, Is 36X44
inches in dimensions. This device both
registers and records every vote cast.
first on the dial, and then in addition on
perforated proof, or tally sheet. 1t
has also time lock, which can be set
to stop voting at any hour fixed by law
for the closing of the polls. Further, it
handles fractional votes
In recent election in Rochester, n.
Y. the voting machines made it possi-
bic for the first return to be given to
the public within six minutes after the
closing of the polls, while the final re-
rurns were declared just thirty-one
minutes later. The entire result was
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

duced to $50. The printing of ballots
would be done away with. OF course
the care Of the machines would be an
expense, although not nearly so heavy.
On an equitable table Of reduction,
after careful computation, 1t is calcu-
lated that the enormous sum of $57, 900
could be saved on every city election.
ltemized, this plan shows as follows:
Reduction in number of pre-
clncts .................. 40
Reduction in salaries Of officers
of election ...............$ .$39, $50
Reduction in rentals at SIS pre-
cncI ..'..' ........... 1850
Reduction in ballots and hand
ing ......,.......... 10000
Iotal ................. .$57 900
This is a showing based wholly on
the assumption that the voting ma
chine can handle double the number of
voters that can be handled under pres
ent methods. The machine, accord ing
to reliable experts from cities where it
has been tested, can handle 600 voters
W thC plCNinNL hithOuI IIOuDlt. III is
asserted that the voter can record his
vote in one minute. In one city pre-
cinct in Detroit it was reported that
$50 men voted in exactly $50 minutes.
In it's adaptation to villages and to
country districts generally the voting
machine appears to be even at present
within the compass Of all as to econ
omy, utility and expense. One machine
can be taken for a type of all. To city
like Buffalo it sells for $500. The great
feature of the machine is that it in
sures absolute accuracy in expressing
the will Of the voter. 1t is automatic,
registers only what the voter wills,
cannot be disturbed without being
wrecked, and casts up the totals as it
goes. AS soon as the polls are closed
the returns are there, totaled up and
ready for transcription to the records
for canvass. 1t provides for the voting
of "split tickets" by an ingenious de-
vice, varying, Of course, in the various
types. But 1t lnsures one thing-it rem
ders any contest impossible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

storage or shipment occupies space
about four feet square and sixteen
inches deep.
There is another device, known as the
UNITED States voting machine" that
has a keyboard on which is placed Il
printed ballot, or labels, with the name
of each candidate, with separate push
button adjacent to each name. The
machine has a large push button for
each party ticket. The operation of the
door through which the voter passes
out Of the booth registers the vote he
has indicated. This device will readily
accommodate up to 800 voters. BY
actual test a voter can enter the booth,
vote the straight ticket, and make his
exit in from five to ten seconds. When
the polls close the door Is locked in an
open position, which locks the mechan-
ism Of the machine, after which the
counting compartments are thrown
open to inspectors and watchers and
the total number of votes received by
ZACH candidate taken Off and read in
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

known three-quarters of an hour after
the closing of the polls.
From all of this it will be conceded
that voting by machine has many de-
sirable features. The reduction Of the
cost of holding elections, the speed with
which the votes. can be taken, and the
speed with which returns can be made,
all important elements to consider
Once adopted by law, the inanimate
faces of these engines formed to tell
what the people want will be the medi-
um of stopping foolish contests, which
cost the people heavy sums of money.
One lack will yet remain, however.
Complete publication of the ballot can
not be effected until some device Is
perfected which will insure absolute
security and legality in the registration
of voters themselves, whereby corr
rupt man may be prevented from regis
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22
BURIAL OF SPANISH RULERS.
Weird Ceremonial Custom Prescribed
for Royal Obsequies.

Weird Ceremonial Custom Prescribed
for Royal obsequies.
Strange and almost weird is the cere-
monial which accompanies the burial
of Spanish kings. The pantheon, or
royal tomb, is at the palace of Escurial,
situated 5000 feet above the level of
the sea and some distance from the
capital. Only kings, queens and moth
ers of kings are buried there, the collins
of the kings lying on one side, and those
of the queens on the other. After lying
in state for several days in the throne
room in Madrid, says the San Francisco
Argonaut, an enormous procession is
formed accompanying the body to the
Escurial. A halt is made ON the way
and the corpse rests there for one night.
In the morning the lord high chamber
lain stands at the side of the coffin and
says in loud tones ''Is your majesty
pleased to proceed ON your journey?'
After short silence the procession
moves on and winds up to the grand
portal of the palace. These doors are
never opened except to admit royal
parsonage, dead or alive. When the
casket containing the remains is at last
placed in the vault the chamberlain
unlocks it and, kneeling down, calls
with a loud voice: "Senorl Senorl
senorW After solemn pause he cries
again: Ellis majesty does not reply.
Then it is true the king is dead" He
then locks the coffin, gives the key to
the prior (the palace of the Escurial
contains also large monastry and the
church) and, taking his staff of Office.
breaks it in pieces and filings them at
the casket. The booming of guns and
the tolling of bells announce to the
nation that the king has gone to his
final resting place.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22
Saving Oneself by Service.

A man was travelling over an Alpine
pass. He went over the glaciers, sink
ing in the snow step by step. upward.
until he was aweaTy. High on the
summit Of the pass . desire to sleep
oyercame him. He could hardly put
one foot before another. Just az he
was almost sinking down into the sleep
which would have proved the sleep of
death to him, he struck his foot against
an obstacle which proved to be the
body OF traveller who had preceded
him. He bent down, found that the
heart had not ceased to beat and began
as once to rub the frozen limbs and to
do his best to reanimate the body. In
his effort he was successful. He saved
the mans life; and. in the effort, he
banished his own desire to sleep and 30
saved his own life in saving another
Herald and Presbyter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

was worth more than 1000 machines
in casting up the receipts in cash. That
day, as all others, passed. Compare
lively few concerns in these days omit
the humble cash register, because of its
speed and approved accuracy in assem-
bling totals. The longest-headed arith-
meticians the world has ever produced
cannot calculate skillfully enough to
destroy the eQuipoise of the delicate
machine, which attends to business
and merely rings bell when cleared
for action.
At least half dozen voting machines
have been invented, each of which has
points in it's favor, according to the re-
ports of investigators. A typical one
deserves a detailed description. 1t is
about four feet square and ten inches
deep, and Is supported by legs, the top
being a little over six feet from the
floor. From the upper corner projects
semicircular bar, on which is hung
curtain, which forms a booth. An
operating lever extends from the center
of the top Of the machine, the outer end
of which is attached to the curtain
The voter throws this lever, which
closes the curtain about him. Placed
on the front of the machine in full view
of the public before it is closed by the
curtain is an Australian ballot, 22x4o
inches. At the head of each ticket over
the party emblem is straight ticket
knob, ana in front OF each name where
the marking space should be Is an indi-
Gator which may be noved over the
name to indicate the voters choice,
which connects the counter, but does
not register the vote until the lever is
moved to open the curtain.
The voter first selects his party ticket,
and by pulling the straight knob at the
top over the party emblem down to the
right, moves all the pointers for that
ticket. If he desires to split his ticket
he can move the pointer back from over
the name that does not suit him, and in
the same office line move the pointer
over the name he wishes to vote for.
After pulling the straight ticket knob,
a pointer may be moved back and forth,
making click at intervals to indicate
splitting, and at the same time, vote
straight. In splitting his vote he can
move the pointers silently, with little
care. Having arranged his vote salts
factorily, he is now ready to register it
which he does by throwing the curtain
open by means of an operating lever
with which he closed 1t, thus casting
and counting his vote in perfect Sc
crecy. After the votes are closed ant
the machine locked against voting, the
doors in the rear are unlocked, and tht
vote Of each candidate is shown on tht
counters, ready to be copied over tn,
election returns.
The machine is constructed of stee
and non-corrosive metal. ana vyher
steel is used it Is protected from rust o.
plating with copper and nickel. Ever.
movement is positive, the machine /
wholly different in construction fron
any other, and cannot be manipulate
fraudulently. The machine weigh
about 500 pounds, and when boxed TO
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22
(0TRf7GH ED<1 PlAGElRF7ED<1

rection in the way Of practical expert
ment, and, in order to understand the
workings Of the new system, a typical
case would be that of a great city like
Chicago. Here there are 1,120 pre-
cincts, with an average Of 32S regis
tered voters. Five men to the precinct
are officials at every election, and each
man receives So daily. The city sets
aside $124,0O0 for salaries of these
judges and clerks. The rental of the
precinct headquarters averages SIS.
The ballots cost over $1,000. When
the care, keeping and distributing ex-
penses are added this cost Is doubled
or trebled. The office expenses of the
commissioners are also extremely
heavy.
Without too close analysis a saving
could be effected by the use Of machin-
cry that can be shown at once. 1t is
estimated that on this basis the num-
Der Of voting precincts could be re-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

improvements, with eight tickets in the
field, and each ticket with sixty candi-
dates, all printed on one sheet Of paper,
many a voter, even Of average intelli-
gence, has been bewildered. Outside
Of this, the question Of economics, In
money and time, has arisen. The
blanket ballot" has been found cum
bersome; to the uneducated voter 1t has
often proved a puzzle. InTicacy has
been the fault. TO show how common
is the confusion, the faulty marking Of
ballots, it may be stated that In the
New York election of 1897 some 122,0S6
ballots were thrown out as blank or de-
fective. Add to this the fact that in the
city of Chicago 1t costs $4,000 merely
to hold an election for two judges, and
some of the defects Of the Australian
system may be understood.
For these and many other reasons
the public mind is dwelling earnestly
on the theme Of voting by machinery.
1t is certain that the voting machine
would in time be able to defeat the
workings Of the party machine. Sew
eral things are asserted in its favor
that appeal strongly to the honest
voter. One is the reduced expense Of
conducting elections, which is brought
about by the increased speed in ballot
ing. and the consequent reduction In
the number Of polling precincts. A
great stride has been made in this d.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22

O QUARTER Of century ago
IN when citizen desired to vote he
was beset with difficulties-at
least annoyances-from the time he
hove in sight Of the army of "heelers"
at the polling place until ne reached
the ballot box handlers. He was
crowded out Of line, jostled, yelled st,
delayed by challenges. Voting was a
matter Of strength, brute force and en-
durance. There was no privacy or Sc
crecy of political inclination. The pro-
gram then In vogue disgusted the re-
spectacle voter, and there was no rem
edy or Improvement afforded until the
Australian system came into use.
This plan exceeded in purity and ac-
curacy anything that America had
been able to devise. It's salient benefits
were that the intending voter has a
clear 200 feet in which to approach the
voting booth unattended, that no man
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22
THE ALUM BAKING PowpERs.l
Names of Some of the Principal Brands
Sold in this Vicinity.

Names of Some of the Principal Brands
Sold in this Vicinity.
The recent discussion in the papers
of the effect upon the human system Of
food made with alum baking powders
and the opinions that have been pub
lished from noted scientists to the
effect that such powders render the
food unwholesome, have caused numer-
Gus inquiries for the names of the vari-
Ous alum powders.
The following list of baking powders
containing alum is made up from the
reports of state chemists and food COM
missioners, Of Minnesota, or other reli.
able authority:
Baking Powders Containing Alum;
X. @. Contains Alum
Jaques Mfg. Co., Chicago.
Calumet. ............ Contains Alum
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago.
Home. ............... Contains Alum
Home Baking Powder Co., san Francisco.
Washington. .... Contains Alum
Pacific Chemical Works, Tacoma.
Crescent. ........,... Contains Alum
Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle.
White Lily. y......... Contains Alum
d. Ferrera & Co., Tacoma.
Bee Hive e..........C Contains Alum
Washington Mig. Co., San Francisco.
Bon Bon. ....C Contains Alum
Grant Chemical Co., Chicago
Defiance, ce,............ Contains Alum
Portland Coffee & Spice Co., Port and.
Portland. .... Contains Alum
Beno Il Balls, Portland.
In addition to these, it is learned
that many grocers are selling what
they call their own private or special
brands. These powders are put up Tor
the grocer and his name put upon the
labels by manufacturers of alum pow
ders. The manufacturers, it is said,
find their efforts to market their goods
in this way greatly aided by the ambi-
tion of the grocer, to sell a
powder with is own name upon
the label, especially when the grocer
can make an abnormal profit upon it.
Many grocers, doubtless, do not know
that the powders they are thus pushing
are alum powders which would be act
ually contrabrand in many sections il
sold without disguise.
1t is quite impossible 10 give the
names of all the alum baking powders
in the market. They are constantly
appearing in all sorts of DISCUSSES,
under all kinds of cognomens, and at
all kinds of prices, even as low as five
and 10 cents pound. They can he
avoided, however, by the housekeeper
who will bear in mind that all baking
powders sold at % cents or less per
pound are liable to contain alum, as
pure cream of tartar baking powders
cannot be produced at anything like
this price.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-22
He WON'T Get Her a BioyoIe.

Mr.. Wimpley-My constant aim In
this life is to do something to make the
world better.
Mrs. Wimpley-Well, you'll do it;
feel sure of that.
Mr.. Wimpley-Ah, Maria, / am glad
that you have for once In your life In
dlcated that you have faith In my abil-
ity to accomplish something.
Mrs. Wimpley-Yes, you'll die some
day. Then the world will be better.--
Chicago News.