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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
THE LACKAwANNA PRESIDENT


From an editorial in 1.-the Railroad
Employee" relative to Mr.. Truesdale' S
management of the Lackawanna sys-
tenn, we quote;
Over year has passed since William
Ell. Truesdale assumed control of the
affairs of the Lackawanna road, and
during this year that corporation has
come in for more than it's share of
newspaper comment, condition
naturally to be expected and conse-
quent upon radical and sweeping
change of system in every department
of the company. Nearly all the old
officials who served under the Sloan
regime, have been supplaced by those
familiar with Mr.. Truesdale's methods
and in touch with his ideas, and with
the old officials naturally went num-
Der of their subordinates.
While the changes made in a few of
the departments may not have proven
beneficial to the company's interests,
we think that the error has been rec
titled by Mr.. Truesdale and that with
all departments now working in
accord and harmony, that the future
Of this great property, is, to say the
least, fiattering.
The rank and file of the service have
found Mr.. Truesdale to be not only ap-
proachable, but at the same time just,
and no reasonable grievance has failed
satisfactory adjustment when proper
ly brought to his attention. This
favorable and reciprocal attitude on
Mr.. Truesdale's part has tended more
than anything else to create feeling
of security among the employees as
they realize that in him, as a last
court of appeal, they are certain of q
fair hearing and just decision, tenn
pered where circumstances will admit,
with mercy.
Such a man is W. Fl. Truesdale !;
would there were more of his kind in
the railroad service.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
LOCAL RELIGIOUS NEWS.
GB Pastors viii please send in their
religious notices not later than Tuesday
of each week

g8 Pastors will please send in their
religious notices not later than Tuesday
of each week
SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday services morning and evening.
Preaching by the pastor. Sunday school. at
3 p. M, Y. p. S. o. E. at 40 p. M. Thursday
s p. m, mid-week prayer meeting Friday,
Young Ladies' Mission Band
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Glass Meeting 9 80 a. m. Anniversary Ep-
worth League. Anniversary sermon by pastor
at 1890 a. In Special exercises with addresses
by pastor and Rev. Mr.. Judd of Bernardsville
at 1850 .. m. Sunday school,; 245p N. ED
Group Rally will be held in the church on
Tuesday evening with address by Rev Mr..
Mead of Hoboken. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening.
MARKET STREET MISSION.
Meetings regularly as follows Every week
night at 7.45. sunday 4l5 p, M and 80 p, M
Mems meeting on Saturday at III p m. Chill
dren', IN citing, Tuesday: $40 y. IN; Girls
meeting, Wednesday, 3.45 p. nj. Mother 8
meeting, Thursday, p. IN
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
Fourth Sunday after Easter Early Cele-
bration Z 30 q, M. Morning. prayer. Litany
and Sermon, 10, 80 a. M, evening prayer D. m
Sunday School, 8 p. m.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
Fourth Sunday after Easter, May 18th, Morn
ing prayer and sermon 1880 q. IN. evening
pra yer D M. Sunday school 2. 45 p. m, Morn
ing prayer and Litany Wednesday l0a. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Divine worship with preaching by the pastor
1920 and 80. Evening topic, The Old, Old
Gnspel.n Sunday schools p. m, Endeavor
Society 6.45 i Ladies Bible Glasses, Wedpes-
day afternoon; Prayer and Conference meet
ing. Thursday evening 7.45.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday morning service at 1890. Preach
ing nv the pastor, Sunday school at 2 4b
D. M. afternoon service at o'clock; Y P.
5. G. e. at 6. 40. Md week service Thursday
evening at 7.45 O'Clock Toe Sunday afternoon
service is for everybody, the seats being free.
and the Offering &c. henevolenee.
WATER ST. METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school 2. 5. Epworth League 40
Special Evangelistic services at 8 80 in the
afternoon and 80 In the evening. under the
auspices of the Hoboken Railroad Y. NJ. @. A
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
Masses on Sunday at $50 and $50 a. nj. ;
high mass at 10. a. m. Benediction at .. m
Sunday school at D. m
ST. MARGARET's CHAPEL
Masses on Sunday at Z 80 and $50 a. IN.
soANDINAvIAN LUTHERAN SERVICE.
Scandinavian Lutheran service will be held
every Wednesday evening at s. 15 in the lecture
room of the Church Of the Redeemer. Good
music and singing will be rendered All
Scandinavians are invited.
svENsK PRADIKAN.
Every Wednesday evening at Is in the
First Presbyterian chapel. Rev. j II. Dahlgren
will preach. All Scandivanians invited.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
ECONOMY.

G. Everitt Hill, a we'll known
authority on sanitation, in recent
communication to the Forum, presents
some very cold facts in an exceeding
ly practical manner. He says:
"The economy of hygienic measures
is not only an economy of pain, misery
and life and profitable investment
for the future. 1t is a saving of
money now.
"In spite of almost universal ignor
ance and apathy upon the subject,
each human life, has, incontrovertibly
an actual money equivalent, though
opinions differ as to the best method
of computing it. Until the age of
productive capacity is reached, it is
represented by the amount disbursed
for it's birth, maintenance and educa-
tion. During the earning period, it
is the capitalization of income from
labor-net wages-at rate which
would secure the extinction of the
capital at the end of the average
period of working capacity. Or,
viewed from the standpoint of the
Charities Commissioner, it is the
amount necessary to purchase an
annuity sufficient to support those
left dependent by it's removal, until
the capable reach the the producing
age and the incapable die. English
/ authorities estimate the average value
of human life-man, woman and child
together, under ordinary rates of
mortality, at from e129 to e200.
American computations vary from
81, 900 to 80, 600, under similar condi-
| tions. During epidemics, when the
proportion of adult deaths is vastly
increased, the average value of life
is greatly in excess of $4,000. The
pension system of the United States
makes the value of soldiers life
much higher than any of these sums. .
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
THE NEW TARIFF.

The new tariff of Porto Rico has
gone into effect, and an examination
Of the rates of duty shows that it will
be burden to nobody. The follow.
ing articles among many others are
free of duty
Flour, pork products, beef products,
casks for sugar, hose, hatchets, lime,
bacon, Goldfish, bagging for sugar,
machinery, machetes, lumber, rice,
mutton products, coopers' wares,
plows, agricultural implements, school
furniture.
The following rates are charged
upon other articles:
Corn-Two and one-fourth cents a
bushel
Cornmeal-Three cents bushel.
Oatmeal-One and one-half mills a
pounds.
Dried apples-Three mills pound
Brooms-Six mills each.
Candles-One and one-half mills a
pound
Coal-Ten cents ton.
Unbleached Cotton-From three to
six mills yard.
Shirting-Six mills a yard.
Wire-Two and two tenths mills a
pound.
Gut Nails and Steel Bars-Nine-
tenths of one mill per pound.
Wire Nails-One and one-half mills
per pound.
Boots and Shoes-Three and seven
tenths per cent. ad valOrem.
India Rubber Shoes-One and one
eighth per cent. ad valorem.
Cotton Thread-One and eight tenths
cents per dozen.
Clocks-Six per cent. ad valorem.
Carpets-Two and six-tenths per
yard
Writing Paper-Eight mills per
pound.
Lard-Three mills per pound.
Butter-Six mills per pound.
Soap-Three mills per pound.
Beans-Six and seven-tenths cents a
bushel
Household furniture-Fivea and two
tenths per cent. ad valorem
Harness and Saddlery-Six and
seven tenths per cent. ad valorem
Earthenware-Th and seven
tenths per cent ad valorem.
China-Eight and two-tenths per
cent adj valorem.
Glassware-Six and seven tenths per
cent. ad valorem.
In addition to this the entire free
list of the Dingley law applies to
Porto Rico, except as to coffee, upon
which special duty of 5 cents per
nOund is levied i'm the interect Of tho
coffee growers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
cLERGYMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE

The election on Tuesday of the well
known Baptist minister, DR.. Norman
Fox, as Mayor of Morristown, calls
attention to the fact that an increas-
ing number of clergymen are entering
public life. Only few weeks ago,
the Rev. DIR. Washington GLADDEN.,
widely known as student of social
problems was elected member of
the Common Council of Columbus, 0.
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, is a
Presbyterian clergyman and Governor
Lounsbury, of Connecticut, is an
Episcopal Clergyman.
cit is not generally known, by the
way, that Prof. W. G. Summer, OF
Yale University, is an Episcopal
Clergyman. And only the other day
a Roman Catholic priest in good
standing was appointed to Consul
ship in Brazil.
Eat first sight this seems to be a
radical departure from the old con-
VI tlG lllulSt6Ildl WulCL
prevented olergymen from taking any
active part in politics or holding any
political Office. Even today, we be-
lieve, the Anglican clergy are not per-
mitted to serve as members of the
House of Commons. But the differ
ence is Iuore apparent than real. AS
matter of fact, there are many
clergymen in the British Parliament,
bishops, who sit as Peers in the
House of Lords. And in the Mid
die Ages and considerably later in
Catholic countries prelates of the
church have held important political
offices. as, for instance, Cardinal
Wolsey, in England, and Cardinal
Richelieu, in France, each of whom
for time welded power far greater
than any secular politician in the
kingdom. So far as Dr. Fox is con-
cerned, every one who knows him is
confident that he will make an adj
Mayor of Morristown. -
Newark Call
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Smallpox is still very much in evil
dence in the west. In Marshalltown,
Iowa, for instance, the Board of Health
posted notices this morning closing
all churches, lodges, theatres and
other places of public assemblage on
account of the increasing prevalence
of smallpox. The city school board
took similar action regarding the
schools. The State Sunday School Con
vention, which was to be opened there
Tuesday was postponed indefinitely.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
THE TROLLEY AND MERCHANTS

The trolley road is now open from
Elizabeth to Plainfeld. Cheap and
rapid transit is now established be-
tween this city and contiguous towns
and cities for 25 miles to the west and
south. AT Plainfeld cars may be
taken to Dunellen; thence to Bound
Brook and on to Someryille. AT Bound
Brook connection may be made for
New Brunswick, so that we may now
ride halfway to Easton on the west
and halfway to Trenton ON the south
taking in all intermediate towns and
cities along these lines.
The public at large will use them
daily travel, and they will in this way
be a benefit to this city. -Elizabetl
Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
QUEERED HIMSELF.

Popuhst Politician--We came mighty
near nominating Thiggins for govern
or at our convention the other day.
He wanted the nomination, too,
Sympathizer-Wh What knocked him
out?
Populist Politician Somebody
showed letter he had written to q
friend, in which he said in closing
"We are all well and prospecting and
hope you are the same. We couldn't
put up man who would talk like
that,you know, in a presidential year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Ex-President Cleveland, in the forth
coming College Mans Number of The
Saturday Evening Post, discusses the
oft-asked question: docs College
Education Pay? and makes out a
strong case in favor of giving young
man the advantages of university
training. Other contributors to this
special double number are }: President
Patton, of Princeton; President Jor-
dan, Of Leland Stanford; President
Butler, of Colby President Angel, of
Michigan and President Mcclure, of
Lake Forest. The fiction features are
by Ian Maolaren, Jesse Lynch Williams,
Charles M. Flandran, Stanley Water
loo and W. L. Alder The College
Mans Number of the Saturday Even
ing Post will be on all stands
May "a.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Reports from Naples are to the
effect that the eruption of vesuvius
is much more formidable than at first
announced. Dense smoke is continu-
ally rising from the crater, fires are
plainly visible at night and streams
of lava are flowing down the sides OF
the mountain while frequent earth.
quake shocks are noticeable.
All this calls to mind the "erup.
ton" which may happen at any time
if the plans concerning the Demo
cratic Congressional nomination in
the Fourth Congressional District
do not fall through With the program
carried out as at present arranged,
the yesuvius eruption will only be q
side-show" to what will probably
happen in Congressman Salmon's bail
iwick.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
SHOULD HAVE HANGED YEARS
AGO.

Edward Clifford, who murdered Su-
perintendent Watson of the West
Shore Railroad in cowardly manner
nearly five years ago, was hanged on
Tuesday morning in the Jersey City
Tail
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

General Otis who has won an undy-
ing place in history as the one man
who has successfully brought the
Philippine instruction to victor
ious end, at least. once month for
over year will be welcomed to his
home city, Rochester, by President
Mckinley, Governor Roosevelt and
other celebrities.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The Newark Presbytery in session
on Tuesday unanimously adopted the
following overture to the General As
sembly:
"The Presbytery of Newark, believ-
ing that our church greatly needs a
short, simple creed, stating the essen
tial truths Of Christianity, which may
be used as an alternative for our pres
ent standards by those presbyteries
choosing to do so, and preferring that
our time-honored confession should
remain unchanged, hereby overture
the General Assembly to appoint q
representative committee to take steps
to formulate such creed. -
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Several presidents as to what con-
stitutes strictly legal ballot are es-
tablished by Justice Lippincott's de-
cision in Hoboken contest. One of
the most important of these is that a
paster containing title of an Office as
well as the name of a candidate is IL
legal and should be rejected as a
marked ballot. A blank white paster
over the name of candidate does not
make the ballot marked one, not
does the use of blanket paster, con-
tanning the names of several candi-
dates running on one ticket for the
same office, invalidate the ballot.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Major Wells, Dairy and Food Com
missioner of Pennsylvania on We'd
nesday rendered his resignation ow-
ing to public comment upon his lax
enforcement of the law against sellers
of oleomargarine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

New Jersey is also to be represented
at the coming biennial meeting of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
which is composed of all the clubs in
the country. This meeting will take
place at Milwaukee June to inclu-
sive, and much the same program OF
meetings, social functions and inter
esting business sessions has been ar
ranged for this week, as occurred in
Denver, two years ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
TIME AND MONEY.

Guest What Five dollars day
You only charged me three when |
was here two months ago.
Hotel Clerk know, but the days
are longer now. Philadelphia Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The Prohibition State Convention
i'll session at Trenton on Tuesday cleo
ted delegates at large for the National
Convention, which will be held in
Chicago June 27-2S, as follows: the
Rev. DR.. @. H. Mead, of Montclair
the Rev. John H. Boswell, of Ocean
City; William H. Nicholson, of Cam
den; Joel G. Vancise, of Summit
Walter E. Vail, of Moorestown; Robert
J. S. White, of Newark; George J..
Haven, of Camden; Joel W. Brown,
of Jersey City; the Rev. Ezra B..
Lake, of Jersey City and A. G. Graw,
of Camden.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

We've got them for sale and we sell
them. What does it? Simply this:-
the assortment is good and the prices
are right. Some very large ones.
some very small ones and plenty of
medium size ones.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

A large assortment of different
grade linoleums.
We have enlarged this department
and our stock of oil-cloths, mattings,
etc, is complete.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The Board of Freeholders of Mon
mouth County, has voted $50, 600 to be
expended by the State Aid Commits
sion, for the improvement of the roads
in that county. There are number
of beautiful drives in old Monmouth
which its residents and the summer
guests are not able to enjoy because of
the wretched condition of it's "origi-
nal" roads.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

Gold going abroad and money rates
coming down seem to show that this
country's stock of cash on hand is
something immense And the best of
it is that the exported money will
come back, as about all the big nations
owe us trade balances. We are mere
ly lending few millions which we
can spare and which they temporarily
need.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
Enlarged Space!
Larger Stock!
Better Goods!
Lower Prices {!
.CARPETT S.!

The carpet season is at its height,
the rush is on, the carpets are here.
The rest is left to you; leave your
orders and we prove to your entire
satisfaction our ability to do all we
claim.
Those who have bought of us know
US well, and those who are to buy
will know us better than they did
before, and that we know will certain
ly be to their satisfaction.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The curfew law which has been in
force in vineland for several years will
be repealed by the newly elected
Borough Council next month.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

handsome pictures the President
illuminated printing 1t will be
library Our readers can have the Mckinley
merely filling
Office There will be
portrait published advise sending
providing
and address plainly and remit
OF postage
To MORRIS Morrtown. j.
copies President McKneys paper.
Name.
DaN d@4TeSS'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
THE MAN OF THE HOUR
A Magnificent Portrait of
President Mckinley
Reproduced in Ten Colors from
Late Photograph, for which
the President Specially Sat, at
the Request of the Publishers.
Size 14x2l Inches,

Size I4xSI Inches,
will be published shortly. 1t is now
being printed for us on heavy plate paper, in a
form suitable for framing. by one Of the
largest art Autograph houses in America, in
the famous French style of color-pate work
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

1t has been decided by the Board of
Education of Montclair that the vale
dictory address at the High School
Commencement will be omitted. Mr..
Spaulding, the superintendent of
instruction, gives as the reason, "The
people are tired of hearing the same
old compliments to teachers and
officers. " The class this year is com
posed of 81 members, fourteen boys
and twenty girls.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The appropriations are:
Court expenses, 1928, 900
Coronersi and post mortem, 1000
Stationery and indexing, $500
Interest and discount, 1000
Interest on road bonds, 16.O 600
Surplus revenue, $500
Supt. of Schools, 1850
Budget, 20, 600
Almshouse current expenses, 1000
Almshouse permanent Imp, 1000
Children's Home, 5000
Freeholders and Officers, II, 600
Incidentals and deficiencies, 5000
Elections, 5000
Advertising and printing, 5000
Court House and Jail, 10. 900
Court House permanent Imp, 5000
Lunacy, %, 600
Repairs to county roads, "a, 600
Snow, 500
State aid roads. 10000
Incompleted roads, 5000
Street lighting, 500
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

AS yet no salary has been received
and three of the stenographers, who
lived out of town are out the price of
Communication ticket.
1t is understood, that Uncle Sam S
Secret Service detectives were in town
yesterday looking up the affairs of the
defunct banking house. 1t is to be
hoped that no stone will be left I'M
turned. The concern has had consid-
cradle money back of it and if APP
parently we'll authenticated reports
are true we'll known business man
of Morrlstown knows heap more
concerning get rich quick concerns
that he cares to acknowledge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
COUNTY governors

Continued from First Page.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

From speech by ex-Colonel Bryan
in Kansas:
whether have abandoned silver. To
that have answered no. But sup
pose l should abandon silver, what
difference would it make? am not
the people When they abandon that
question, it will be an issue no longer.
The people make the issue-not the
man. No man is greater than his
party.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11

The AImshouse Committee were
authorized to dispose of the old
property.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the Committee on Roads to adyer
tise for bids
The appropriations asked for are as
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-20

be said to be true IL single road was
established without due consideration as
TO the county in general The proper
way was to have the general system OF
trunk roads surveyed and the routes es-
tabhshed. When this was done every ef-
fort made would tend. In some measure;
consummation Of the entire system. 1t
was the opinion OF the auditor that the
best results would be obtained by paying
careful attention TO the grades rather than
the shortest routes.
In connection with this question many
opinions were expressed in favor OF gem
trunk roads. When Supervisor Ianglois
spoke of establishing a special fund for
this. County Auditor Eyenson replied that
the road and bridge fund Was really That
lowed in the county Ii had become used
for roads that ought to come under the
head of subdivisions. lie favored an in
crease in the tax levy for road building.
giving two mills TO the country and one
mill to Seattle
Although there was some talk about the
law which gives people the right TO Gre
ate a special road district general opin-
ion favored the payment OF trunk roads
BY general taxation.
Several OF the supervisors gave their
experiences in attempting TO collect a
poll tax OF 81 from people living In their
districts. Various reasons Were given in
explaining this condition OF affairs. the
principal one being that people fatty re-
fused to pay. Secretary Hughes explain
ed the troubles he had In attempting to
institute legal proceedings against rail-
road laborers who would not pay the tax.
He said he was told by the prosecuting
attorney TO see the justice OF the peace
In the precinct where the matter came up.
That justice sent him TO another. The
last mentioned refused 20 have anything
to do with the case, because IL was out
Of his jurisdiction. Then trouble arose
with the prosecuting attorneys ofhce be-
cause of the delay In starting the prose-
cution. and the result was a fizzle. Other
speakers expressed the opinion that the
poll tax ought to be raised by assess
mcnts on land
The next meeting of the association will
be held April Is.