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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
The Tamobac or Tomoh.vL.

Tamahac eventually came to desig-
nate the war Ratchet of the Indian,
supplied by the military commanders
of the whole continent in equipping the
warriors on the many expeditions in
which French and English We're con-
stantly engaged, and was furnished
the Indian allies of the English in our
war of independence.
This weapon was either in the form
of a spear or Ratchet blade on one side,
W lille upon the opposite side there was
a cuplilSe cavity, with a small hole ex-
tending into the eye of the weapon, in
to which a tough handle of wood was
fitted 10 inches or two feet in length.
The handle was perforated almost its
entire length, and below the hollow of
the bowl it was bored at right angles
for the passage of the tobacco smoke
when the implement was in use as a
pipe.
The tomahawk pipe was not only at
tractive and popular in trade, but like
the earlier trade pipe, was given as a
present at councils and ratifications Of
treaties. 1t was a pipe, Ratchet and
mace or hammer all in one and an
swered an important military require
ment in lessening the weight and in
cumbrance of the warrior, who other
wise would have tenaciously held to
the stone pipe, which in itself was
heavier than the tomahawk. = Smith
sonian Institution Report
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
They Took Their Turns.

A young man residing in the north
ern section of the city had been calling
for some time on young woman, in
fact he thoroughly enjoyed the COM
pany of her whole family. One evening
he called and of the father who an
swered his ring he made his usual in
quiry, Are the folks in?" He was an
swered in the affirmative and asked to
"step in
He was Qshered into the parlor, and
after the old gentleman had engaged in
conversation with him for about a
quarter of an hour he excused himself,
went out, and the eldest son next enter
ed and entertained the young man for
about quarter of an hour. Then an
other brother and sister, and the young
mans suspicious were somewhat
aroused when the mother took her
turn. A little sister came next, follow
ed in turn by the family cat, which
rubbed itself against the young mans
newly pressed trousers.
He gave a sigh of relief when, after
an hoNr spent in misery, his sweet
heart made her appearance. He begged
of her to put him next" to the joke,
and between her bursts of laughter she
informed him that "since he was try
ing to court the whole family papa
thought they had best take turns"
1t is unnecessary to say that he failed
to see the joke and has ceased his at
misunderstanding Eagle.
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cut Thelr sentences short.

Many people in every walk of life,
and particularly travelling men, seem
to have craze for abbreviation. On
almost every page of the hotel register
may be found some unique freak. of
abbreviation.
Two authorizations that have been
noticed are TX. o." and II. o." Any
where but in the residence column of a
hotel register they would be very puz-
zling OF course it is easy to under
stand that the 90" means Ohio, and as
there is but one town in that state that
begins with ~ GAINESVILLE, and but
one the name of which begins with
~" Xenia, it is easy to understand
the abbreviations, and they save a lot
of time and ink.
'11worth' is not so easy to under
stand perhaps, but when kansas" is
written after it is easier. Another
puZzling abbreviation is 40" but
when it is chattanooga. TO-" it is not
hard to read. Columbus is usually
written "Cols." and Chicago ego
The final "h'' in the old fashioned way
of spelling Pittsburg, which has been
almost entirely dropped elsewhere, is
usually used in the abbreviation which
most Pittsburgers write c'Pgh.') nowo-
days.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
the Colone1,a Ron,apcs

Colonel" said the romantic girl,
tell me how you got that scar upon
your left cheek. Oh, l just know it
must be a thrilling story. Was it made
by bullet or a saber thrust? / prefer
a saber thrust. 1t seems so much more
like the knighthood of old. You can't
see a bullet coming, and there is no
way to escape it or combat it, but when
your enemy rushes at you with his up
lifted saber there is the possibility of
parrying his blow and cutting him
down. That seems much more manly,
even if the victor in the fray does re-
ceive wound or two, than to Just be
laid low or to lay the enemy low by
a bullet that cannot be seen. There is
no bravery in shooting a man, but
there is something knightly in meeting
another face to face with a sword.
Your scar looks like one that was left
by a cleaning blade, and / know that
your enemy must at least have been
rendered hors de combat. Tell me all
about it, colonel-when it happened
and how. | am so interested in war
stories"
Yes" he replied, Il agree with you
fully about the sword and saber bust
ness. There isn't much bravery in
shooting fellow, and there is some
thing knightly about standing up and
thrusting and parrying with a blade
But | got this wound while acting as
an innocent bystander at a Chicago
strike riot. 1t was a brick ."-Chicago
Times Herald.
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The soldier and His Heart.

Very few soldiers who have seen
much service escape what is called
battle heart.
The ordinary state of the heart in
healthy people is one of irritability,
but in the soldier of five or six years
service the irritability is so great that
it constantly affects his temper.
The soldier wears such tight clothing
that his heart has not room to beat
freely, and the perpetual struggle to
do its work under difficulties INJURIES
it. The soldiers trousers are tight at
the waist. His coat is buttoned as
tightly as possible and very often he
squeezes himself with a belt
Then when OH the march his chest
is compressed by the weight of his
knapsack. canteen, great coat and
heavy cartridge belt.
If you watch a company of soldiers
when they are doing a long march,
you will observe that most of them
have flushed faces, red ears, red noses
swollen necks-s showing that the heart
is greatly overtaxed. Some, on the
other hand, are pale, which proves that
their hearts are not equal to the work
thrown on them.
When, after a very long march, the
men have to deploy into fighting order
and perhaps rush hill, very large
number break down altogether Their
overstrained hearts never become
really strong and healthy again.
AnSWers.
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The Trnmn,s Advice.

She was standing on the front porch
reading the story paper, which had
just come in the mail
Madam" said Meandering Mike,
did see you brush away tear jes'
now?"
"S'posin l did" she returned. Its
no business of yours"
Il spoke in kindness, lady. You amt
treatin yerself right to cry an read
both at once. It's a double strain on
yer eyes, an you might as well listen
to my hard luck stories an save yer
eyes exclusively fur de weeps. If you
likes touchin stories, lady, here's yer
chance to have 'em brought to yer
door, an you needn't pay 50 years
subscription in advance, neither. It's
de chance of yer life, lady, to trade off
cold victuals for pathos. Washington
Star,
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Nicknamed by architects.

These young architects are merciless
chaps when they are discussing the
work of some one else, The spire Of
one of the new churches in Boston al
ways attracts my attention. Away
up alott there are angels, gracefully
poised, each with a trumpet at mouth
and leaning far out on the air that
swims around them. l have admired
that group most nightly. was COM
menting in that strain in the hearing
of a Boston architect.
"Of what church are you speakingT
queried the architect.
l told him.
ooh, yes" said he carelessly, "the
Church of the Holy Beanblowers.
That's what comes of lack of sense of
proportion. Those trumps are too
slender"
And now can no longer admire that
seraphic group on the spire. l strive
to think of angels, and fetch up by
thinking of beanblowers.
And another church in Boston is in
architects terms the Church of the
Holy Thermometer" on account of
some decoration meant to be imposing.
And another is the Church Of the
Kindergarten Steeples"-for there is
one big spire surrounded by lots of lit.
tie kid spires" waiting to grow" say
the architectural hilistines.-Lewis-
ton Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
THE LIeHTshIP.

When boats come home across the bar
And winters sunlight dies afar,
When green and purple dusk creeps down
And hides the harbor and the town,
Each night far out to sea beam
OF pale, wan light sends forth its CLEAN
Across the peaceful, dark'ning tides
And marks the lightship where she rides.
When, tempest tossed, the ships slip by
The foam hid headland, and the sky
Is torn with wrack Of scudding cloud,
And winds Of winter cry aloud,
Lo, through the roar Of crashing wave,
Above the tempests moan and rave,
A voice comes DER the troubled tides
And marks where yet the Iightship ridesl
Richard Stillman Powell in Criterion
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Pence nt Any PRICE.

Two old ladies We're next to each 9TH
er in a station bus. One of them wish
ed to have the window shut, the other
to have it open; the conductor was call
ed to decide the question One said if
it were open she would catch cold and
die; the other said if it were shut she
would die Of apopleXy.
The conductor did not know what to
do when an old man, who had been
sitting quiet in a corner, said
"Open the window, friend; that will
kill one of them. Then shut it, and we
shall be rid of the other and have
some peace."-London Answers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
A DEAL IN WHISKY.
The Profits Were Not SO Large as
the Buyers Expected.

the Buyers Expected.
There are tricks in the whisky bust
ness as well as in Others" said the
drummer for large compromising
house, land 1 remember once how the
firm was with got stuck. One day a
man drove up in one horse wagon
carrying one barrel of whisky, which
he wanted to SELL He told us some
kind Of story about an old uncle dy-
ing and leaving it to him; but as he
couldn't afford to use as good liquor as
it was, he had concluded to sell it.
I'VE took the barrel into the house,
and, prying out the bung, we slipped in
the siphon and drew off glass of it to
sample. And it was fine. The barrel
showed age, and the liquor tasted it.
1t was worth $40 gallon if it was
worth cent, but we didn't give the
man any such pointers. We knew by
the weight that there were at least 40
gallons of it, and we made him an Of
fer of $3.50 for the barrel He higgled
awhile, but took the money at last and
drove away.
I'm the course of couple of weeks
we concluded to put that whisky in
bottles and sell it as case goods, so we
set the siphon to work at the bung and
began to draw it off. After the fourth
bottle had been drawn the siphon re-
fused to work, and we examined it to
find what was wrong. We could not
get at it that way, and, as the contents
seemed to be all right, we set the bar
rel on end and bored another hole in it.
Then the siphon worked, but the liquor
was much paler, and one of the men
tasted it. BY George, it wasn't whisky
at ALL 1t was only water, colored
somewhat from the charred inside Of
the barrel
THAT scared US, and we smashed the
head in to see what was inside and we
saw in a minute. The willy cuss had
filed can with fine old whisky to the
bung where we made the examination
before purchasing, and when that had
been emptied the whole story had been
told. He had probably paid So for the
gallon to ill the can, and we sold it for
$3.50 a bottle, but we didn't get a
blamed cent for the 80 gallons. more or
less of water that filled the rest of the
barrel. Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
More Than a Hint.

AS a gentleman was having his
luncheon in the coffee room of a small
hotel he was much annoyed by another
visitor, who during the whole meal
stood with his back to the fire, warm
ing himself and watching him partake
of his repast.
"At length, unable to endure it any
longer. he rang the bell and said
waiter, kindly turn that gentleman
round think he is done ON that
side"
The hint was taken.-London Stand
ard
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15

While it is all right and proper TO
educate the daughter along intellec-
tual, literary and possibly musical
lines, just the same it is religious
duty of the mother to see that she is
also thoroughly educated along domes
tic lines taught how to cook, care for
the home, cut and fit her own dresses
and not be let loose on some poor fell
low with all these most essential wom-
anly qualities to be developed in the
school of hard and bitter matrimo-
NAL experience. We will put it this
way and say that girl should not be
allowed to marry until she knows the
practical side of housekeeping and
homemaking. If this rule were en-
forced, it might make a few more old
maids, but the world in the long run
would be lots better of.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15

Russia's Asiatic possessions are three
times the size of Great Britain's, but
hold only 23,0O0.000 inhabitants as
compared with Englands 297O00o00
subjects.
1t will cost $4,000 to put the exposi-
ton building at Philadelphia in shape
to seat the $4,000 people expected to be
present in the hall during the Repub
lican convention.
The success Of the Germans in the
war of 1870 has been attributed by ex-
perts to the conveniently carried pre-
pared food supplied by the sausage
makers Of Berlin.
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All Alone.

"Ah," said the conceited fellow, with
view to making her jealous, Il was
alone last evening with one whom
admire very much"
"Yes?" she said "Alone, were your
PHILADELPHIA Press.
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"Shrewd fellow, that Bliggins," said
one young man. He's natural dip
lomat."
"How did you find it out?"
81 asked him to lend me dollar"
"And he got away from it?'
mo. He said he hadn't dollar, but
he'd lend me five. might forget about
81. But he could remind me of So
Washington Star.
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Spanish beggars do not think it nee
essary to conceal their cigar when ask
ing aims. Smoking is considered as
necessary as breathing to every human
being out of the cradle.
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at did your cold good to go and see
the doctor. knew it would"
Eyes. He's got a worse cold than |
have" Chicago Record.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

City lot located on Sussex avenue, between
Columbia and Grant streets, also a country
place of % acres, with commodious l2 room
house furnished with hot and cold water and
bath Convenient barn and outbuildings
Abundance of fruit of all varieties. Pleasant
surroundings, healthful location. beautiful
outlook. Elevation 500 above NJ. H. T. One
beautiful building site on the property still un-
occupied. Address TO or call at
BENJAMIN BROS. REAL ESTATE AG'N'Y
Rooms 43, Al and As Babbitt Building,
1865 Morristown. N.
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Whippany River Railroad.

Time table for passenger service in effect
March 90, 1899:
Trains leave Whippany for Morristown, 80
a. M; 5.45 p. M, except Saturday; $50 and
8 50 D. M. Saturday only.
Trains leave lMorristown for Whippany. 6.45
and s.45 q. m ; sos p. m; $50 p. M, Saturday
only.
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If you intend to do mean thing,
wait till tomorrow. If you intend to
do a noble thing, do it now.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15

We took from a wren's nest a few
days since a stick of wood seven inches
long and quarter of an inch in diam
eter. 1t is very singular that so small
and delicate a bird should use such
rough material with which to construct
its nest If an eagle should use mate
rial proportional to its size, it's nest
would be made up of fence rails and
small saw logs
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this will
will example illuminated printing
drawing
what filling
o
To Morrisown. j.
copies Of McKny's paper
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Reproduced in Ten coIors from
Late Photograph, for which
the President Specially Sat, at
the Request of the Publishers.
Size 14x21 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 lannon's French stvle of colornlate work
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15

The cleo men have had to tell con
gress how oleo is made. 1t proves to
be a nice conglomeration Of lard, suet,
drugs and chemicals Of more dubious
parentage than boarding house hash,
restaurant minee pie or Tueton sau-
sage.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
AGE OF NERVES.
It Is Also an Age of Chatter, Says Lord
Russell.

RUSSELL
Lord Russell of Killowen says this
is an age of chatter and that no one
has time to think of anything serious
ly. Our young men talk of sport, our
girls read nothing deeper than illus
trated magazines; we speak in jerks;
the topics of the day are treated
homeopathically. Without doubt there
is much in what the lord chief justice
of England says, but what would he
have us do? This is part of our mod
ern system of life; take out one brick
and the entire structure would fall.
OF course. it is regrettable in many
ways that We live in mental as we'll
as physical rush nowadays, but Lord
Russell should realize that we cannot
be wise, grave, thoughtful and pro-
portionately slow in some things and
slappish, time-saving in others. The
pace is set for us. and we must needs
follow it. Something must suffer as
we rush along, and thus we become
feather-brained chatterboxes with in
different manners and a lamentable
lack of taste. Our only consolation
must be that matters will be worse in
generation or two, unless the wheel
comes full circle by that time Apro-
pos of this modern haste which the
lord chief justice deplores. the medical
and scientific world is seriously dis
cussing the chances of our descendants
retaining their sanity. Nervous dis
eases are markedly on the increase,
even the Eskimos. once wholly free
from the diseases and failings of civil
ization, are developing nervous disor-
ders, owing to increased trading OPP
erations and the undue consumption
Of coffee. In European countries, how
ever, people are outgrowing lunatic
asylums. Obviously, therefore, the
time has come to go backward little.
If only we could stop kilograms, make
1t impossible to travel anywhere faster
than thirty miles an hour, have the
sense to curb our pitiful little social
ambitions and live quietly, in the coun-
try, il possible, there might be some
hope for us; as we cannot, or Will not,
the only thing to do is trust to luck.
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O-I-C


When a preparation has an adver-
tised reputation that is worldwide, it
means that preparation is meritorious.
If you go into store to buy an article
that has achieved universal popularity
like Cascarets Candy Cathartic for ex-
ample, you feel it has the endorsement
of the world. The judgment of the
people is infallible because it is i'm
personal. The retailer who wants to
sell you something else" in place of
the article you ask for, has an ak to
grind. Don't it stand to reason? He's
trying to sell something that is not
what he represents it to be. Why?
Because he expects to derive an ex-
ira profit out of your credulity. Are
you easy? Don't you see through his
little game? The man who will try
and sell you substitute for CASCAR-
ETS is fraud. Beware of him! He
is trying to steal the honestly earned
benefits of reputation which another
business man has paid for, and if his
conscience will allow him to go so far,
he will go farther. If he cheats his GUS
toner in one way, he will in another
and it is not safe to do business with
him. Beware of the CASCARET sub
stitutor. Remember CASCARETS are
never sold in bulk but in metal boxes
with the long tailed &c" on every box
and each tablet stamped c. c. C.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
New Method o, Packing Butter.

Consul Murphy at Magdeburg
writes: Attention has been attracted in
Germany to a new method of packing
butter which has been tried with sat
isfactory results in connection with
shipments from, Melbourne to Kimber-
ley. This method, which, lit is said.
has already been extensively adopted
In Australia, consists in placing the
butter in a box formed of six plates of
ordinary window glass whose edges
are closed with gummed paper: the
glass box is covered with layer of
burnt gypsum (plaster Of Paris) about
one-fifth Of an inch thick, and is then
wrapped in specially prepared water
proof packing paper. As gypsum IL
bad conductor Of heat. regular
temperature is maintained within the
glass box. At present the cases are
made Of sufficient size to contain 220
pounds of butter. This Sidea may
prove Of special value to firms in the
United States engaged in shipping but
ter and other articles to tropical coun-
tries, especially If the question as to
the proper size and construction Of the
boxes be given additional considera-.
zion. It seems likely, however, that
this system Of protecting delicate arti-
cles may be found useful even in the
home market.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-17
The Dueber Watch Works. At Canton, o.

The Dueber Watch Works, at Canton, o.,
form the finest and most complete watch
plant in the world. The twin factories
producing both watch movements and
the manufacture Of high.grade s'Nv Watch
movements and watch cases. Every re-
source and every effort Is concentrated
IN the single direction of making watch
perfect as lies within human power. All
common watches are pendant set, and
The Hampden II jewel watch is Lever
most reliable. and accurate watch on
the market. In buying a watch, get the
very best you can afford. 1t will be-the
cheanest IN the end and give the great
nature of their employment. are neces-
sarilya good judges of timekeeper They
VIII tell you that no watch made equals
the fhe+,s Special Railway 2S Jewel" manu-
watches are the standard in train SER
vice. and their accuracy of movement
earned for them the BILE reputation
Of surprising all others in the world.
Hampden factories is the smallest ladies'
tps nnIa aae in Amf6ea The Of
Hundred Any lady who is the proud
pcssessor Of one Of these gems has q
thing Of utility and beauty not exceeded
BY anything that money can purchase.
The mechanical equipment OF the Due
ber-Hampden Watch factories is of the
finest quality. and it's experienced work.
industry. To-day the Dueber-Hampden
watch is supreme; and the Dueber-H amp-
den WORKS the greatest watch plant In
the werld; All first-class jewellers keep
den watches and accept no substitute
Irish World. July 9TH, 1900.