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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01
The
Beginning
of
June

Is the beginning Of the warm weather
months and tells us to get ready our
warm weather wear. If you are not
already prepared in this line, now is
the time to do it, while the stock is
complete, while the assortment is
good, while the prices are right and
while everything is fresh and season
able.
No attempt will be made to name
all the materials or articles with
which you may supply yourself during
these coming three months and live
comfortably through it all. Be it
enough that the goods are here in
larger abundance and better assort-
ment than ever. 1t is yours to do the
buying which is made easy by the low
price marked on every thing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01
Very truly and respectfully,
RANDOLPH BARTON.
Another letter received was as fol-
1OS Tampa Street.

108 Tampa Street,
Tampa, Fla, II, 30, '98.
Rev. Norman Fox, Morristown, Nj. ::
Dear Sir II notice in the Confeder-
ate Veteran a statement under date
September 4th, wherein you chronicle
the death of my boon companion, Thos.
J. Roberts, of Co. L, 18th Ga. Regt.,
at Spottsylvania Va. Tom was a
drummer boy, who enlisted in Capt.
Patterson's Co. at Valdosta, Ga,
there being 116 Of us. mostly boys. l
knew that Tom was wounded at the
place you name, but never knew before
what became of him. He was a good
boy. If comrade was wounded or
killed and he could get his gun. in
action, he would take it and use it as
best he could. None of us knew what
we know now or we would never have
left our homes of comfort to enter the
conflict. 1 am an old man, broken
down in health and have poor chance
to make support, but I love to re-
member the old days of the war, when
could do an enemy an act of kind
ness. Many foe did I aid upon the
battle field and in the hospitals, but /
did not do more than many Others
We know no dispute, no differences
now. We are all one people with one
God to adore and although we are
strangers, [ want to thank you for
your loving kindness to one I knew
and loved as friend. May God bless
you and keep you as you pass over the
river and 1 hope l will be in Heaven
and meet you there. / feel that my
life is fast passing away, so also you
and l and all of us on both sides.
Excuse me for addressing you, per-
feet stranger, only wanted to thank
you for your kindness to my friend in
the long ago, am
Yours very truly,
@. W. ANDREWS.
1st Sergt. Co. |, 12th Ga. Regt., Pro-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01

The Methodist Conference in session
at Chicago reelected 1.-THE Rev. j. M.
Buckley, d. D., as editor of the Chris
tian Advocate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01


The present session of Congress will
adjourn finally at an early day in
June. The House has fixed upon the
sixth as the date of that event and
the Senate is trying to get through
with the remaining bills by that day.
This was the first time in years that
the Republican party had control of
both branches of Congress and the
Executive, a conjunction of power
that made it responsible for all legis-
lative acts of commission and omis-
sion. Several laws of great and last
ing Importance have been written into
the statutes.
E. W. BRADY.
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WAR "reminiscences.
Mayor and Comrade Fox Furnishes Some
Interesting Letters.

Mayor and Comrade Fox Furnishes Some
Interesting Letters.
The publisher of s'The Confederate
Veteran, published at Nashville,
Tenn, having sent several copies of
the magazine to the library of Torbet
Post G.. A. r., of Morristown, one
Of the members of the Post returned
the courtesy by sending an article
which was published as follows:
A CONFEDERATE WOUNDED
PRISONER.
(By Chaplain Norman Fox, nth N. Y.
Volunteers.
On the evening of May 10, at Spott
sylvania, under the leadership of Gen.
Upton, a column of dozen selected
regiments, including my own, all of
the Sixth Corps (Sedgwick 's), made
a charge; and. although the movement
was unsuccessful in the end, they
held for time portion of the Con-
federate works.
Among the wounded brought to the
rear was a boy in gray, Private
Thomas j. Roberts, of Company /,
Twelfth Georgia. We lifted him from
the ambulance, and, having spread a
blanket on the grass and laid him on
it, ! called surgeon. A Mimic ball
had struck him in the groin, and but
q slight examination was enough to
show that the wound was fatal. He
was mere boy, and / still see his
really beautiful face as he lifted his
dark, lustrous eyes to mine. 1t was
little that I could do for him, but
spoke such words of comfort as | could
command. He showed fortitude and
cheerfulness for one in so sad situa-
ton, and he told me about his friends
at home, speaking also of those from
his own family circle who had already
been killed in the war. While we
were talking he asked for a drink of
water. | brought it, and as l raised
him to sitting posture so that he
could drink he leaned his head for
ward upon my shoulder, and without
a struggle was dead. We could give
him only the rude burial Of soldier,
but over his grave was lifted the
prayer that the God of all comfort
would tenderly support those far
away who would wait in vain the re-
turn OF the boy of their love and
hopes.
Often since that night have l
thought of that Southern soldier lad
who died actually in my arms, as if
in mother S embrace, and pen this
Renaissance that possibly it may
make known to some surviving COM
rade or dear one that in his last hour
what little could be done for him was
tenderly performed.
More than one of those of my regi-
ment who, being wounded, fell into
hands of the enemy spoke afterwards
of kindnesses shown them by Southern
soldiers Thanks, noble Confederate
veterans, for acts of tenderness to
those whom the stern fortunes of war
cast at your feet. Your names may
be unknown to the Northern mothers
and sisters of those to whom you
showed kindness but their prayers
have gone up to God for you all the
same. You yourself may have for
gotten your gentle deeds, deeming
them little things, but Gods angels
have kept the records of them all.
Morristown, N. j. September A, 1898.
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We
are
Enough

In business to know better than to
charge prices that are beyond the
reach of anyone.
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The senior member of leading law
firm. Barton & Wilmer, of Baltimore,
wrote as follows:
Baltimore, Oct. 7, 1898.
Rev. Norman Fox, Morristown, Nj. ::
My Dear Sir II have read with in
terest the letters of yourself and
brother published in the Confederate
Veteran of September, 1898, and as l
glanced from them at the sword I
obtained ON the evening of May 10,
1864, from Federal officer, who was
lying dead in front of our works, the
picture of that fateful afternoon came
very vividly before me. / was the
Adjutant of the Stonewall Brigade
which held the line Immediately on
the right of Dole's Georgia Brigade,
which received the tremendous assault
made by the twelve selected regiments
under the immediate command of the
gallant General Emory Upton. Dole's
Brigade Ito which the 18th Georgia
Regiment belonged) was swept back
by the fierce attack, and the left of
our brigade was, partlyIby the force of
the assault and partly by the orders
of our brigade commander, swung
back somewhat at an angle from its
former position. In that order we be-
came enga ged, at very close quarters,
in deadly combat, barely holding
our own, until re-inforcements con-
verging upon the point of attack had
repealed the assault and re-established
our line. AS we regained our earth
works, observing just in front of them
a dead officer, I took his sword Tan
infantry officers sabre, metal scab-
bard If could in any way with
reasonable certainty ascertain who he
was and could find any member of his
family, it would be great satisfac-
tion to me to confide the sword to his
keeping
The dead and wounded from the as
saulting column were strewn over the
ground in the rear of our works, and
all was done for them that was pos
siblet l distinctly remember one poor
fellow-a color bearer-who was shot
through the body, and was immediate
ly behind the portion of the line
where l spent the night. With one
or two others l gave him water and
bathed his wound, but during the
night he died. remember well his
saying II went too far. F"
As / remember the ground over
which your troops charged, narrow
cleared space of perhaps one hundred
yards interviewed between our line and
the very thick woods in which your
column of attack was massed. I'm
mediately after the assault was re-
pulsed your bands played most cheer
ingly, the music being quite audible
in our line. Do you recall this cir
cumstance?
Your brother, Lieut.. Col. Fox,
mentions in generous and we'll de-
served terms, McGowan's men at
charlottesville. / was within one
hundred yards of Gen. MCGOWAN at
the time referred to with Gen. Pax
ton, who then commanded the Stone
wall Brigade, and who was killed on
that morning no doubt by the fire of
the 18th Corps and was much i'm
pressed by his conspicuous gallantry.
He became after the war one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court of South
Carolina, and not great many years
ago, meeting him at the White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, / told him
of the impression he made upon me
at charlottesville.
Our brigade became merged with
the line Of McGowan's and helped to
make the claim to the position which
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01

500 yds. nadraS
A very soft, extra fine quality at the
close price of 1Oc per yard.
When looking for something to
make nice, cool, comfortable shirt
waist or dress just ask to see these
goods.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01

WEAIFIEH INDICATIONS.
Local showers tonight and Satur-
day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01

The editor in acknowledging the
receipt of the article writes:
"Yours is the first letter opened on
| write this note at once with my
face wet with tears in gratitude that
Christian hearts were in the breasts
of soldiers of both sides during our
great war. have many friends in
the G.. A. r. "
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-01

Lyceum Hall was packed to the
doors by O'Clock in the evening and
shortly afterwards the lobby and
aisles were filled with people stand
ing.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flags and bunting. Festoons and
wreaths of red, white and blue cover
ed every wall. AT the back of the
stage was large picture of the Mar
tyred President, who freed the slaves
at the cost of his life. 1t was wreathed
with flags which covered, in an ever
widening circle, the entire back Of the
stage.
On the platform were the speakers
of the evening, Col Dobbins, chair
man, few of the comrades and
Mitchell's band of twenty pieces. The
exercises consisted of music by the
band, prayer by the Rev. S. Q. Batten,
reading Of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress and the roll of honor by DR..
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several times during the pa
rade. Their work showed the careful
drilling they had gone through in
for the day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Farewell Reception.

MondayeveDing a rewell,reception
was rendered to Rev. A. b. Bruner
and family at the home OIL. G. Beatty
by the members of the Methodist
church and the friends of the family.
The evening was enjoyably spent in
conversation and with instrumental
and vocal music. Refreshments were
served by the Ladies' Aid Sosiety and
that Ia all that need be said of their
excellence. Rev Bruner and his
family have won very warm place
in the hearts of th9 congregation and
Of the people Of the city. As pastor
he was exceptionally suited to his
flock and his church has been built
up aud strengthened during his
pastorage. To this good feeling his
family helped to contribute. and few
indeed are the ministers of the gospel
who have such universal love and
esteem. The prayers of the Church
will follow them to their new home at
Eureka, that they may find pleasant
home and meet with abundant success
in the work.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Joe Often win Build.

The REGISTER is very much pleas
ed to announce that Joe Often intends
this summer to build one-story
brick building, twenty-five by fifty
feet for his pop factory. The build
ing will be located on the southwest
corner OF his land nesr the site of the
present factory. Mr.. Otten's pop
business has grown until he has not
nearly enough room in his present
quarters and with the new and i'm.
proved machinery which he intends
putting into the new building, he
will have fine plant The present
factory room will be availab' g for a
store building. Later he hopes to
build a residence for himself on the
east end of his lots, which he has
graded up and planted with shade
trees to be In readiness when he is
prepared to build.
Mr.. Often founded and nursed his
pop factory fr9m q very small be-
ginning and his prosperity is crafty
ing to all his friends.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
AMENDING THE TREATY.

II is proposed to amend the Hay-Paunce-
tote treaty so that It shall conform to the
Monroe Doctrine and justify the United
States in controlling and defending the
Nicaragua canal by any methods 1t may
deem necessary, and aking this govern
ment solely responsible for its neutraiza-
tion. This will be acceptable to the Presi-
dent and Secretary Hay The right to forti-
fy will be included, although IL Is the
unanimous opinion among military experts
that battleships are much better than forts
for the protection of the canal. -.- Concord
Monitor
The most important amendment tC
be made to the treaty in our judgment
is one that will permit the United
States to discriminate i'm favor o.
our own shipping in the matter o
charges AS originally drawn the
treaty gives this government the higl
privilege Of paying all the expenses o
building the canal, but expressly pro
hibits it from making any discrimina
tion in favor of the shipping of il.
own subjects. If we are to have n,
special advantages, rights or priv
ileges either i'm peace or war, it is
little hard to understand just why W,
should put up all the money.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE BE
DONE

A majority of those who voted at
the special election Monday de-
clared in favor Of the issuance of
eighty thousand dollars in bonds for
the construction of a water and light
system to be owned and operated by
the city. AS mere matter Of busi-
ness judgment, the REGISTER did not
favor this proposition, and it fears
now that the city will have occasion
to very deeply regret the decision
made that,day. -
But the majority rules. The bonds
have been voted, aud the duty of
those in authority is to issue them,
sell them, and proceed as rapidly as
possible to carry out the purpose for
which they were voted. 1t is a heavy
task and a tremendous responsibility.
Eighty thousand dollars is lot of
money and those who have it to
spend should not forget for one
moment that they will be expected to
get a full equivalent in value for
every dollar of it. On the other
hand, the people should not forget
that the men who assume this heavy
burden are doing 1t as duty to the
public. And just as they should be
called to swift account for any misap-
preparation of the funds, so should
they be sustained and supported in
the efforts they will make to get the
very best returns for the money. The
REGISTER believes the council will
exercise the very best judgment of
which they are capable to perform
honestly and effectively the duty
placed upon them, and in so doing
they will have the cordial support of
! this paper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
THEB INGTONROUTE
BEST LINE.

WEST Kansas City and s.. Joseph to
Nebraska, Denver, Utah, Pacific Coast -tw o
trains daily. Weekly California Excursions.
NORTHWEST; To Black Hills Montana
Washington, Puget Sound via the short Billings
ROute-jO to 500 miles saved, Tourist sleepers
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kansas City and 81
Joseph to Seattle.
EAST; Unquesionably the best trains via
Chicago or st. Louis.
no tTH: To st. Paul. Minneapolis, and the
Northwest regiOa.
tiomeseekers' Excursions to the West and
Northwest.
1900 Miles Of Standard Railroad. The main
travelled Road in the Louisiana Purchase.
Wide-V Vestibuled, Pintsch- Lighted, complete
trains of chair cars seats free, Pullman
sleepers.
All Ticket Agents can ticket via the Great
Burlington Route,
Write
j. C. BRAMHALL, l.. w. WAKELEY,
7. p. A.,S23 Main Street, Gen'I Pass'r Agent,
Kansas City. Mos st, Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Republican County Convention.

delegate convention of the Republicans of
Allen county win be held ut the opera house in
lola at 1890 a. m. on Tuesday. the 9th day OF
March, 1900 for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Congressional convention TO be
held at Garnett on the 9th day OF Arril 1900
also to select delegates to attend the State con-
vention TO be held at Topeka on the 18th day of
May 1900.
The basis OF representation for said con-
vention shall be one delegate for every ten
votes or major fraction tn ereof cast for Hon. g.
A. Clark for Secretary OF State In the election of
1898. Under the above apportionment the
delegates from the several townships will be a
follows; Geneva g. Carlyle 8. Deer Greek g,
Usage s, Marmaton II. Elm Is, lola 49, Logan s.
East Cottage Grove G. West Cottvge Grove g.
South Elsmore IN, North Elsmore 9, Salem T.
Humboldt 20, lola City: First ward 70, Second
ward o, Third ward 49, Fourth ward Q.
1t is recommended that the primaries for the
selection Of delegates be held on the 2ith day
of March, the hour to be set by the committees
OF the several townships also that credentials
of delegates OF delegates be properly filled out
BY order of Co. Cen. Committee.
NJ p. JAcoBY, Chairman melvin FRoNK,
secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
List of Patents.

Granted to Kansas Inventors this
week; reported by C.. A, Snow d Co,
Patent Attorneys, Washington, ID, G.
G. w, Boil and p. E. White, Mt.
Hope, tank-heater; p. q. Palmer,
Kansas City, weight registering and
recording machine.
For copy of any of the above pat.
ents, send 10 cents in postage stamps
with date of this paper to c. A.. Snow
a. Co Washing on, ID. q.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Republican Primaries.
ELM TOWNSHIP.


The Republicans of Elm township will hold
their primary at LaHarpe, at s o'clock m, on
Saturday, March 2ith, for the purpose of select
ing l6 delegates to attend the Republican
county convention
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE
lola TOWNSHIP.
The Republican primary of lola township
will be held at the court house In lola at 3
O'Clock p m on Saturday, March a. for the
purpose of electing 10 delegates to the county
convention. By ORDER or COMMITTEE
SALEM TOWNSHIP
The Republican primary for Salem township
will be held at the usual place on Saturday
March "a, from to 9 p m, for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the county convention.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE
GENEVA TOWNSHIP
The Geneva Republican primary for the
election Of s delegates to the county convention
will be held at the usual place on Saturday.
March "A, from to o p. IN,
by ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE
CARLYLE PRIMARY
The Republicans Of Carlyle township will
hold a primary Saturday afternoon, March -,
at O'Clock. ny ORDER OF COMMITTEE
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
ANOTHER SOCIALIST FAILURE.

Our present social and economic
system is the outgrowth of the study
and experience Of all the ages. For
six thousand years at least, and some
scientists say for twenty million years,
the human race has been seeking out
the very test way to govern itself and
to make life easy and pleasant. The
socialists think the race has made a
mistake. They believe that the pres
.ent system of indivldualism, which
has.marked the highest development
of the race thus far, is exactly wrong,
and that all.ism ought to he substitut-
ed for it. They seem to forget that if
human nature had been so constituted
as to have made this all-ism, or COM
munism, the best system the race
would have adopted it long ago. They
seem to forget that human nature
must be radically changed before COM
munism can succeed. And so they keep
ON making experiments, and the eX.
periments keep on failing. John w.
Breidenthal, who is going to be
the Pop nominee for Governor, sent a
lot OF deluded people to Topolobamp
a few years ago to establish IA model
colony, 'where no one should be rich
er than his neighbor, "-and they all
went broke together except John
who was wise enough to keep his
goods and cbattels in Kansas while
the experiment was being tried. And
two or three years ago little Annie
Diggs, who can no more help worry
ing, bless her heart, because some peo-
pie are poor and some are rich than
she can help breathing, helped organ
ize "co-operatiye colony" in Colora-
do. And here is the latest report
from it, ns given IN the Colorado
Fod and Farm:
The affairs Of the Colorado cooperative
COLONY IN MOntrose county are in a bad
tumble and the scheme is going the way OF
all such altrurian plans that have gone be-
fore. The Denver members are not ut all
satisfied with the actions of the coOnists
operating the oommOn property at Pinon
and have refused to send in their cOntribu-
buttons for several weeks Because Of diff
ferences numbers Of families located on the
common land have moved away ana sever.
cd their connection with the colony Those
who remain are charged with running
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

things to suit themselves aud not in man
ner calculated to do the most good 1t is
said that those living ut Pinon are selling
the colony lumber to secure food The ditch
il in bad order.and meeting is to he heli
this week to see If anything can be done to
save the scheme from total wreck
Human nature may he trained up
sometime to aiplane where socialism
will be practicable. But at the rate
the race has been advancing during
the time it has been on this planet it
seems likely to be :another twenty
million years before that point is
reached.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVEN-
TTON

There will be n delegate convention of Re.
publicans held in the city OF Garnett. on
Thursday, April 8, at 1880 o'clock y. m for
the purpose OF placing In nomination Re .
publican candidate for congress from the sec
Und congressional district of Kansas. for nom.
inatiug one candidate for presidential elector,
and for electing two delegates and two alter
mates to at end the Republican National con.
vention at Philadelphia.
The basis of representation in said conven-
tion shall be one delegate for each two hun.
dred votes or major traction thereof cast for
George A. Clark for secretary of state in 1898,
aud the various counties are entitled to the
following representation, towit
Allen, 9, Anderson g.
Bourbon 70, Douglas H.
franklin -, Johnson 10,
linn, 10 iami, H.
Wyandotte, 2l.
BY order OF the Republican Congressional
Committee of the Second Congressional dis.
riot OF Kansas TRACY LEARNAHD,
W, ID. GREAsON, Chairman.
Secretary Pro Tenn.