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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
RooNToN.

Pequannock Council, Royal Area
mum has elected officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows: Regent, George
E. Fisher; Vice Regent, Fl. M. Ball
Past Regent, J. N. Scott. I; Orator,
Oscar Boy; Secretary, H. S. NORMAN
Collector, Thomas G.. Boone; Treas
urer, George M. Mutchler; Chaplain,
j. J. Green; Guide. E. P. LOCKER
Warden, w. H. Oliver; Sentry, e B.
Morton; Trustee, f. e. Bloxham
Pianist, F. Hammond; Representa-
tive to Grand Council, John N. Scott
Alternate, Frank Hammond.
Five persons have united with the
Presbyterian Church upon confession
and two by letter at the recent com
muniOn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
HOLIDAY uRSIoN RATES
SOUTH

The Southern Railway announces
that they will sell round trip tickets
to points south of Potomac and east
of the Mississippi Rivers to students
of schools and colleges on December
and cne-third fare round trip, upon
presentation of certificate signed by
Superintendent, Principal, or Presi-
dent Thereof. Also Christmas holiday
excursion tickets will be ON sale De-
cember %. 23, "a, 20, and 81, 1901; also
January l, 1901, with extreme limit
January A, 1901.
For further information call Oh or
address New York Ticket Offices, 27l
and 1885 Broadway, orAlex. S. Thweatt,
Eastern Passenger Agent, 1855 Broad
way, New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

In the new Hoagland Memorial
Church the work seems to be nearing
completion. The pews will probably
be ready for cushioning BY this time
next week, and the work of laying the
carpet in the auditorium will be next
in order. In the chapel worlxmen are
busily at work assembling the fixtures
for lighting. The work of laying ar
tificial stone walks in front Of the
church and along both sides is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and it seems
now as if the church may ue ready for
dedication in the course d month
or SO. The beautiful memorial win
dow, in memory of Elizabeth Alger
Hoagland, mother of the Hon. Hudson.
Hoagland, is now protectef by heavy
panels Of corrugated plate glass. Era
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

among the appropriations recently
submitted to the speaker of the House
there was one for improvements at the
Naval Magazine, Dover including a
fixed ammunition house, a she'll house,
clearing and grading land, road bull
ding and general improvements, in
Gliding a compressed air plant and
air locomotive, $65, 600, while 500, 900
was appropriated for the current fis-
cal year.
Middlesex County is soon to have
a system that will cover practically
the entire county with such effective
ness that no resident will have to go
more than half mile for his mail, and
which will give one delivery day
over every ronte.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
MT. FREEDOM.

The Sun Shine Society held it's
last meeting for the winter at Mrs.
George Lanerman s on Friday last.
Rev Mr.. Perry has returned to his
parish in New York.
George Abers, Jr., of Morristown,
is visiting his relative, Henry Bon
nell
The evening prayer meetings at the
Presby terrain Church have been dis
continued.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
FLoRHAM PARK.

The Star Dramatic Club gave very
successful entertainment in Lanning S
Hall last Friday evening. 1t will be
repeated in Whippany ON Dec. 18th.
Mrs. Wordsworth is building a very
pretty cottage and barn on her lot in
this place.
Mrs f. A. Dacorsi has returned
home after spending two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs W. Maine, of Summit.
Charles McNaughton has returned
to his home in Brooklyn after spend
ing a week in town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

from 81. 90 to So. SO.
Brush and comb sets from Soc to
So. so.
Desk sets in ebony SILL
Ink stands from 19c to $1.00.
Silver novelties from 25c up.
Ebony goods from 10c up.
Handkerchiefs 5, 10, 10, Is, 10, 81,
38, SO. so, 75c and $l00. Some exquisite
designs in embroidered borders in
handkerchiefs this season.
Fancy stock collars from 25c to
81, so. Full line OF kid gloves 81. 90,
81. 25. $3.50.
Fur boas from 81 rs to So. so.
Fur collars from So 80 up.
Fur collarettes from So 40 to $40. 90.
Muffs, $3.50, $500. $45O.
Golf canes the latest styles $7.49,
$S.75, $1,000 and $40 40.
Ladies' white aprons with tucks
and embroidery, prices from % to 79c.
Manicure sets from 80 to sos.
Umbrellas any price from 75c to
S. 90.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
Go on rHe LAckAwANMA.

If YOU contemplate taking a trip
either to the South OF West this
winter consult the Lackwanna ticket
agent. Under the new management
the Lackawanna is prepared to sell
excursion tickets to all the principal
winter resorts of the South either by
rail or by any of the principal steam
boat lines. For further information
inquire at the ticket office.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
re WAS WELL INSURED.

The Squire (sympathetically)- m
very sorry to hear that your husband
is at the point of death, Mrs Hodge
but you must try and he cheerful, as
you know it will all be for the best
Mrs. Hodge" All. yes, indeed, sir,
it'll be blessing when he's gone
I'll be able to live i'll comfort then,
as have him in four different So
cieties Punch
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
one MORE MLrAlN REAcA.

Speaking of singing. excla med
the nightingale sneeringly. "of what
earthly use are You? You couldn t
touch a high note in thousand
years "
"Ohl / don't know, " replied the
bird Of paradise, Tim likely to be
embalmed on bonnet sore day, and
then Ill make fifty dollar note look
like thirty cents ''-Catholic STAN
dard and Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

Beyond the possibility of doubt this the best place
which purchase We hold stock of Pianos that larger
than any other in the Eastern States and least five times
larger than the next biggest in New Jersey We have the
worlds Disbursements in endless variety CHICKERING'S
GABLERS, HARDMANS, TESTERS, STERLINGS etc
We have large collection Of good slight -used Upright
Pianos in the Second Floor Parors that practically as
good have great assortment of Square Pianos
and Organs in the Basement Prices the latter range
low as $25
You can have good Upright first payment of TEN
DOLLARS and later monthly pawn mts of six eight ten
dollars according to value You Square or an
Organ for little three, four five dollars
Let Santa Claus ing home Piano lie won't
again this century You can't well afford wait until the
next
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

The multiplication of hard cider
joints is only adding fuel to the
smoldering flames of depressed moral
public sentiment which is likely to
burst with cyclonic fury over this
community about election time. y
Hackettstown Gazette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL CHRIS XMAS
OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL CHRIS XMAS.
Let Santa Claus
Bring Home
a Piano

We almost think that the head of the house where Piano
is needed enviabe person st at this To
him the or Christmas problem, +" Whit sha it be ~ is
really no problem for Piano makes better Christmas
gift than any other article number of articles combined
Piano will appeal to every member of the family; to the
wife, the eldest daughters the younges and perhaps
most strongly Of all the head of the house himself who
needs the tranquzng and soothing effect of music Piano
will most appropriately ill the demand for something nsefu
permanent and pleanregiving In short is the BEAU
IDEAL Christmas gift suggests good cheer goood fellow
ship and good WILL
A Piano is needed in every home where there not
now where the present Piano old and has ceased be
(as often SOY MUSICAL nstrune In such there
question the best wisdom of thus closing the
ast-othe century Christmas issue In deciding upon Piano
you procure something that with should still be
of enjoyment in the year 1000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
For the Ladies

Ladies glove and handkerchief boxes
from 81. 90 to So So.
Brush and comb sets from SOC to
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
For the Gentlemen

Neckwear, SOC shapes and designs
for 25c.
Better goods at 49c
Kid and Mocha gloves from SOC to
81. so.
Working gloves from 95c to $500.
Initial handkerchiefs from l21s to
$l.50.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14
For the Home

Fancy rockers $1.75, 81. rs, SO. SO
/, r. and $3 40.
/. 90, Jardinieres 10. 40, 70, $780,, 81 40 and
$1.9S.
Vases 10, %, 80, so, 50, 50, 800 and
ST. go
J. 90. Hall lamps CSC, 81. o8, 81. 40 and 81. rs.
Dining room lamps 79c, 81. 40, 81. SO,
!. 40, 81. rs, 81. 9S, 81. o. SO 9S, So 60 3d. SO,
"a. 40, 81. 9S and $3.50
ucks Water sets CSC.
79c, Toilet sets, 81. So, So. 25, So. 98. 81 49,
SIS %, $6. 40 and $7.75.
, to Silver metal spoons, knives and
forks SOC set.
Tapestry table covers 75c, $500,
81. 10, $1.75, SO. so and SO. 9S.
I'll Tapestry curtains, 49, 70, $4 so and
S.. SO pair.
igns Big stock of cutlery and fancy china
at reasonable prices.
Bamboo easels 29c.
> to Scrap baskets SOC.
Fine assortment of linoleum oil
10 cloths and rugs.
to 100 piece decorated dinner sets from
Isles up.
our different lines. We will not bore
ou whether you buy or not.
enings until Christmas.
We OUR PROMPT ATTENTION.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-14

MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE OUR PROMPT ATTENTION
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18
Nlreles. relenl.ones.

London Cores spondence New York World. for some weeks experiments of great interest in wireless telephony 4s distinguished from wireless teleg- raphy have been carried on near Car navon by Sir William Pierce. Four high poles have been erected at the south end of MeHal straits on a sand bank across the Gwyrfal river. Half 8 mile off four similar poles were erected Half a mile still farther is a high pole supporting a coil of wire, with one end anchored in deep water. Between these points Sir William has succeeded. without any Intermediary other than lher. in transmitting the sound of a succession Of taps. Tho taps were made with a view to sending messages by the Morse code. They were distinctly heard al the receiving station bg placing 3 newly invented ethereal telephone fo The ear Mes sage HeHe sent without interruption for s4eaa aags. Further exnsefaIeH eHts afa eo4temp mplafed So lar tIe sYseem yields much more rapid resas tilan Mafe8aF although the sounds ase a1t ef4ata dizelnet
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DaFRAUDED.
sy New Pe of Bank swindiinn B,
 | 9licate Draft.


 Boston spt al Chicago Tribune. A new scheme to defraud the banking houses of this community has been dis- covered through the officials os the Massachusetts National bank. The of- fieials are assisting the police in this country and those of the Scot ad Yard force in unraveling the matter. The manner In which 1t Is worked Is as fol. lows: 4 man enters 6 bank and pur- ehases draft, at the same time tell. Ing the ,hier that he Is goirg abroad and would like to have duplicate drawn He takes both of the drafts aways ard the original is either taken or sent to Europe by the swindler Some bank in London cashes the origi- nal draft, and the duplicate is cashed on the continent 5g some unsuspecting person. In this way the swindlers double their money. Paper issued by the Massachusetts National bank was used by one of the swindlers to secure $2,000 from bank in Switzerland The man who had the transaction with tho local bank told the cashier that he was going abroad and that he would like to have the drafts in two parts. He pur- chased two drafts of $1, GOO each. These were drawn on a London bank. Re- gently word was received from London that one of the drafts marked dupli. cate had been eashed there. X few days ago letter was received from a banking house in Switzerland, stating that t had eashed the original draft for the party to whom Miller had in- dorsed it. The cashier of the AIassachu- setts National bank wrote to a bank ing house in Troy, N r. and asked that institution to look up man giv- ing the name of J. ?. Miller. who had bought the draft in March. The bank ing house replied that 1t found three people of that name, all reputable bus mess men. No one of the three an- sWered the description of the Miller who bought the drafts. The switzer- land bank will be the loser in this case, as the person who eashed the draft should have demapded the dupH- cate as well as the original before cash. ing 1t.
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SPECULATE IN HISTORIC SPOTS
What the Birthplace of Famous Men
 Are Worth as a Business.

Last year no fewer than 36,000 peo. pie passed the turnstiles which guard the entrance to the little room in which Burns first saw the light. In lS96, the centenary year of Burns death, the number reached 5000. and as pence is demanded from each vis- itor very simple calculation will show what large sum of money is annually obtained by this means. The cottage Is a very humble, one-storied little erection, with thatehed roof, and the poets father, when he first vert to live there, would have opened his eyes pretty widely had anyone been aple to tell him what sum was one day to be received for it. The place was bought from him (after the poets death) by corporation of shoemakers, who afterward sold it to the present trustees for $30,000. Another famous birthplace which attracts a large nun. Der of people is that of Thomas Car. lyle at Ecclefechan, which is twenty or thirty miles north of Carlisle. There is no fixed scale of charges for visiting this cottage, but as 1,205 people climbed the stairs last year and each probably left something with the caro- taker it Vii be easily seen that here, too, is nice little property. There are other places, more or less well known, scattered about in different parts of England and Wales, which The tourist often visits. Shakespeare Is still veritable little gold mine to Stratford-on-Ayon. People from all parts Of the world make pilgrimages to the little Warwickshire town in order to see the famous poets birth place. The charge for admission to the house is 6 pences but as an interest ing museum is usually visited ct the same time, for which an extra 6 pence is demanded, few persons leave the building without leaving i shilling be- hand them. Then there is Ann fIatha- ways cottage to be also seen. This is a mile away from Stratford, at the pretty little village of Shottery, and it is where the poets wife was wooed and won. The writer, during a recent visit to 1t, was informed that on an average 100 people a day all the year round came to see the cottage, and as each visitor pays 6 pence $9,5oo or S4,00O a year must be D2ade ont of it
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WHERE DRluKtNe PREVAILS.
Patrons Of Fine saloons Take Little
 Liquor at ime.

Patrons Of Fine Saloons Take Little
 Liquor at ime.
 How can the elegant bars of the city afford to place before their patrons q better grade of liquor while charging the same price as the saloons in the poorer districts? is question frequent ly asked. The answer is simple enough h the former drinkers never "take a bath, as the saying is, but merely cover the bottoms of their glasses with liquor, while in the latter the glasses are none too large to contain the amount the patrons require. "If you can tell me how many drinks bar gets out of a gallon of whisky" said q veteran of the white apron the other day, T will tell you relatively where his saloon is located and what kind ot trade it enjoys. The average for business in= the commercial and office center is from sixty to sixty-five If 1t is patronized to any extent by the upper working classes, skilled mechan- ics, and So on, the percentage runs down to fifty. A fellow who wasn't posted might suppose that indicated WerkiH gmen were heavy drinkers. but it's just the reverse. The average up- per class mechanic drinks very sell dom, but when he does he generally takes a good one. The heavy tipplers gre the chaps who take small drinks and lots of them, and house that has very swell custom will get from eighty to eighty-fve out of a gallon. in the tough places and dives forty Forld be about the figure. which rep resents an average of exactly four 8fths Of gill to each customer. In such establishments the glasses are often very thick and the inside is round on the bottom. They are deceptive and even if filled to the brim will not hold over one-balf Of a gill, which would make sixty-four drinks to the gallon. At only five cents apiece that would mean S3.20, and as the stuff they serve does not cost more than S1 the profit is shade over 200 per cent which ought to satisfy even a dive. keeper If f1ye-cent house set ou: thin glasses with the black bottle 1t would be bankrupt in less than~ week"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18
BOON FOR 14os3 DEMENTEn.
Newly Invented strait-Jacket That
 VIII Save Much Suffering.

VIII Save Much Suffering.
 From Washington Times: J. M
 Hooper of Baltimore applied for patent papers on an invention that promises 10 be Of incaleuiable assistance to hos pitals and public and private asylums
 where insane, delirious or unruly Ipatients are handled The invention Iis known as d rest sheet and strait jacket and is a combination of both,
 holding the patient securely and com forbably without even the aid of an at tendant. All the hospitals have felt the need of just such an invention as has been perfected by MT. Hooper, and hospital attendants in general will hail with delight the advent of the sheet and jacket that will save both mauy
 struggles with a wild sufferer and in
 many cases personal injury of some sort to either the patient or the nurse. The patent is especially to protect in sane or delirious patients, and can be adjusted to any bed whatsoever. It can be affixed as readily to cot or a sur gical table, and the patient is held in such a way as not alone to avoid per- sonal injury but also to prevent the exposure of any part of the body. This will be especially advantageous in
 many eases where exposure to the air
 Is especially deleterious to the suffer- er's chances of recovery. The pa-
 tient may be left entirely alone without fear, for the strongest man is utterly helpless when under the sheet. The
 sheet is made of heavy cotton duck,
 which can be both laundered and ster- tlized, thus fulfilling all hygienlc con- aitions. The sheet fits close around
 the neck of the prostrate patient, be- ing edged with chamois to avoid chaf- ing. The arms cone through two openings in the sheet and are held down in 8 ehamois lined duck traI ar rangement that gives ease yet security.
 The feet are strapped in like manner. being covered with an extra flap of cotton duck to keep off flies and air.
 This extra flap gives a certain freedom
 to the feet that would be impossible if placed under the main sheet which lis drawn down tight by the fastenihgs.
 These are made ii such way as to
 be impossible to fear out. The head can be turned and the body to some ex- tent, but the most frantic st7asles
 would be productive of no harm en the part Of the patient. Two extra straps can be run across the body if deemed
 necessary, The device has been in use in the city hospigaI in Baltimore for fshe past six months, and Is given tht
 highest endorsement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18
CLIMATE SHOWS FEW CHANGES
Weather Conditions Now About tn.
 Same as in Ages Past.

Same as in Ages Past.
 From Popular Science: This subject is of extreme interest and merits a most thorough study. We find the "early'' and the latter" rain today in Palestine precisely as described $500 years ago. Jordan overfows all it's banks in February today exactly as ii did in Joshua's time,s thirty-three cen- turies ago. Plants taken from mummy cases in Egypt, which must have been gathered more than 5000 years since, are practically of the same size and have the same appearance as those growing todas. Bscords of vintages in France over Nsars ago show prac- tically the s3le ,es as today. Actual observations c ainfall for over 200 years in Franc show no change. Ob- serEations of temperature for almost 200 years at St. Petersburg show no change appreciable to us, though, of course, the earliest observations were extremely crude and somewhat unreli- able. Facts of this kind might be ad- dueed to fill small volume On the other hand, we have records of most extraordinary cold weather in ancient time. One winter light wine in France froze. Another winter the River Pc froze over so as to bear teams, an un- heard-of phenomenon today. In this journal for June it is stated that "Par- nassus and Soerate, now free from snow, were covered with 1t in classic antiquity. Also "the name Greenland, which strikes us as so singularly in- appropriate, was not inapplicable at the time it was named, in the four teenth century, It is entirely proba- ole that descriptions of the cold in an- cient times were much exaggerated. Parnassus and Socrate have snow at times, and, in earlier days, when pros lection against the cold and SLOW was much less than now, a little snow would go long way, The earlier 7oyagers from Iceland, more than a thousand years ago, leaving land of almost perpetual ice and snow, and reaching land in summer with it's beautiful green color to their unac- customed eyes, would very naturally give the name of Greenland to it. At the summer time it is said that Green land presents most beautiful green near the Danish settlements to this day. Our oldest inhabitants, who have been won't to describe the terri ble cold and deep snows of their boy hood days as incomparably greater than anything which does or can oc- cur today, have completely lost their reckoning the last winter when reading of ship that had sunk in New York harbor by the weight of the ice upon 1t; also that Washington had had thir. ty-four inches of snow on level and the lowest temperature ever noted in that fair city. am sure careful study will show no appreeiable change in the climate of this earth since the early historic times. Of course nothing here adduced touches climatic changes in glacial times or in prehistoric times. which changes have been established beyond question.
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QUEER LOCKET.
the Peculiar History That Made Ts
 a Keepsake.

S% d heeCSaAGs
 3New Orleans Timts-Democrat: "Yes, Als is rather peculiar locket and ot it in rather a peculiar manner" " zh a cotton buyer of this city when
 mebody remarked the quaint little anket attached to his watch chain,
 # locket was of gold, and an ordi- afy fye-eent piece was set in the lid, arrounded by a circle of coiored 1ones The effect was odd and not
 artistie. The story is briefly this, , 2n ntinued the speaker. About three aafs ago l Was on a street car in M eago, when one of the passengers. Fery nice looking young lady, discev. Red that she had no money in her hse The conductor was disposed to a Hgiy about it, and, of course, I in-
 sIed en paying the fare. giving the 4 one of my cards at her very ear " request. Over a year elapsed, and le incident had entirely faded from
 II mind, when one day I was walking png St. Charles street and was hailed \ lady from a cab. She proved to 3 the same one whose car fare I had ha in Chicago, and had recognized < Immediately, although I had hard efk recalling the original encounter. pe told me exeitedly that she had sen on the lookout for me ever since, 1d also that she was in the city with ffne relatives en route for home after "trip to California. While she was liking she was searching her purse n nickel, but had no change nghed, told her not to bother about and gave her another card. A few eeks later I received this loeket with |Fery charming letter, which I prize |ghly I have had remarkably good
 fk ever since I have worn the little ft, and I am superstitiors enough regard it as a sort of mascot By leer coincidence the coin chances to |ar the date of the year of my birth.