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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

There is all the difference in the
world between driving your work and
being driven by it, In this strenuous
age it is almost impossible for any man
doing any sort sof business to take
things easy and do them deliberately.
A slackening Of the pace set by modern
business methods means being run
over, crowded back and seeing your
place usuEped by some other man with
more push. There is much to regret in
this state of things, for this high pres
sure method robs man of very much OF
the pleasure OF living.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

Florida comes to the front with fine
crop of her delicious oranges this year,
the trees having mostly recovered from
the baneful and destructive effects of
the great freeze Of few years ago.
The Florida orange is one of the very
best of its tribe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

America furnished England meats,
oats, hay, mules, horses, flour and
many other things for the conduct of
the Boer war We are inclined to be-
lieve that If we had also furnished the
men the war would long ago have been
ended.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

The experiment stations seem to
agree that, weight for weight, the cobs
when ground up fine are worth as
much to feed as the corn. 1t is hard
for the average stockman to believe
this statement and harder for the cow
to whom he feeds it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

An artist of the modern school I'M
dertook to reproduce the ideal of Long
fellows "village Blacksmith He pro-
duced a young and vigorous man,
when it win be recalled that he went
to church
and sits among his boys.
He hears the parson pray and preach;
He hears his daughters voice singing in the vii.
lagc choir.
Then he had the blacksmith with his
hair parted in the middle, something
rare indeed to find among the country
blacksmiths. Ideals and realities are
sometimes far apart.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

When a man plants out honey To-
Gust tree, he starts quite little trou-
bic for himself as general thing. No
tree of which we know will so persist
emily extend itself by suckers, and the
more these suckers are cut off the more
they will spread, almost exactly follow
ing the habit of the Canada thistle in
this particular. We know of one case
where single locust planted thirty
years ago has covered over several
acres of land with these sucker trees.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

We came across two men recently,
each over sixty, who had not made the
discovery during all their lives that the
fly which bites the horses is not the
same sort of fly which tickled their
bald heads and got into the sugar
bowl. While these two varieties of flies
look almost exactly alike, they are built
very differently, the house fly feeding
by surface suction, while the horse fly
bores for blood like mosquito.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

The government Of this country is
more than likely to spend near $780,
100000 in the near future to get water
into canal across the isthmus of
Panama, while the Dutch government
is going to spend nearly half as much
to bale out corner of the North sea SO
as to reclaim land enough to make
about 5000 farms.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

The bur oak tree, in keeping with its
native ruggedness, rarely ever shows
any coloration of its foliage in the au-
tumn, the leaves passing from normal
green to rusty brown. The jack oak,
on the contrary, affords some Of the
most beautiful color schemes to be
seen anywhere in the fall of the year
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

1t has never been entirely clear to US
why the pests of agriculture grasshop-
pers, chinch bugs, potato bugs. borers,
hessian fly, aphides purslane pigweed,
foxtail, ragweed and the like-should
have been endowed with such marvel
Gus powers of reproduction. They are
all propagated on a ratio not of twenty,
sixty or one hundred fold. but million
fold, and need but just a foothold to
claim all the earth. The good things
Of life lack this power of fecundity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

The little island of Porto Rico is
showing this winter what she can do
in the way of furnishing Uncle Sam
with nice oranges to eat. While the
shipments this year viii not be large,
the fruit comes along the first Of any
in the orange season and viii be fac
tor in this business of considerable i'm
portance later on.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

Now comes friend of the English
sparrow and claims that these birds
will eat the box elder bugs. We seri-
ously doubt the truth of this state
ment. We have watched both the birds
and the bugs closely and have never
vet had the pleasure of seeing the
sparrows making a meal off the bugs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

A late writer calls attention to the
marked advance in live stock by citing
the fact that in the year 1900 in Great
Britain calf sold for as small sum
as "a cents This is not good evidence,
for in the year 1895 1t was a common
practice for the dairymen in the CEN
trail west to feed their calves to their
hogs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22

The adulteration Of food products
seems to find its largest development
in France of any country. OF $50 sam
pies Of native wines recently tested
only ia were found pure, and of 376
samples Of milk ouly 80 We're not adul-
terated 1t is no wonder there are
more deaths than births in that coun-
try
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19
Claims Fraudulent Divorce.

Spokane, Wash, June 1.-THE case OF
Helen M. Peyton of Denver against
Isaac N Peyton OF Spokane is on trial
in the hyperion court She is asking
$250,0O0 community property interests
and to set aside divorce which she
claims was obtained by fraud. The
trial was on today, hut will be resumed
tomorrow.
The testimony has been highly sensa-
tional. 1t has been testified that the
defendant went under an assumed name
and was known to Judge Turner, now
United States senator, as "Col g. Il.
Morgan" when Judge Turner granted
the divorce. Col. Peyton was married
shortly after the divorce to his present
wife. Both are prominent socially here
and at their winter home at Santa
Barbara, Cal.
Mrs Helen NJ. Peyton when on the
stand. claimed he concealed his where
abouts from her until after the divorce
and tina. when che started previous
SUIT to set aside the decree, she was de-
frauded Of portion OF the money prom
ised her
Among witnesses who have testified 30
far the plaintiff, Senator Turner, ex-
Senator John L. Wilson and Col. W. w.
D. Turner Of Bozeman. Mont The trial
probably will be on for week or more
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19
NOW AFTER BIG BANKS.
Standard Oil People Reaching
Out After Western Finan-
cial Concerns.

Kansas City, June 1s.-The City Ma
tional bank OF New York City, controlled
by John D. Rockefeller snd the Stand
ard Oil interests. is said to be negotiating
for the National Bank OF Commerce and
the First National bank OF Kansas City.
These two concerns are the two strong
est in Kansas City add have combined
deposits Of nearly fifty millions. 1t is
stated that the New York bank is en-
deavoring to buy up banks in other
western cities
The negotiations are said to have been
carried on by F. L. Underwood, fnan-
cial agent OF New York City, and for
merly president OF the Merchants Ma
tional Bank OF Kansas City. Mr.. Under
wood has jast returned east.
The New York bank, it is declared.
secured option on $35O,0OO of the stock
OF the National Bank Of Commerce, and
has control of sufficient more stock to
insure a majority Of the concerns hold
iugs. The option is said to have been
secured at $3.50 q share, or two and a
half times its par value. An offer for a
majority OF the stock OF the First Ma
tional bank at $1,000 share is said to
have been made and declined.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19
SEEKING AN EXCUSE.

Interviews with various republics
an leaders show the drift OF repub>
lican sentiment and opinion in re
gard to Cuba. They, one and all,
express qualification at the action
of the Cubans," but "have grave
doubts about the success OF the
people in governing themselves,
1--WE shall be obliged to continue to
exe,cise supervision" "Cubans are
not capable of self government y
1--WE shall be obliged to Intervene, e.,
"of course we cannot Immediately
withdraw" "it will take time, etc"
All these straws show which way
the republicans wind blows. 1t was
hoped that TIE Cubans would re-
fuse point blank to accept the OBJ
noxious Piatt amendment Then
there would have been an excuse
to retain foothold and finally an
mex Cuba. Now that the Cubans
have submitted to everything asks
ed OF them the republicans are
casting about for some excuse to
hold grip upon the island is long
as possible.
1t seems to be an undeniable fact
that certain interests in this coun>
try propose to milk Cuba to fin
ish. II we control the island under
the Platt amendment they will op
pose free trade. They have no
thought of uniform laws. and il
they believe that annexation would
bring them about they would labor
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19

1t will probably be found that
Senator McLaurin is talking as
loosely about Mr.. Bryan as he did
about our Senator Teller a short
time ago. He says Bryan refused
to vote for Crisp for speaker be>
cause he had served in the conted>
crate army. Senator Teller says
that McLaurin misrepresented him.
No doubt Bryan will say some-
thing fully as uncomplimentary Of
the South Carolina senator, for the
democratic leader is too broad
gagged to refuse to vote for man
Of Crisp's calibre and standing in
the democratic party for the rea>
son given. Senator McLaurin is
rapidly acquiring an unenviable
reputation for unveracious loosness
of the mouth Cripple Creek Press.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19

that the old man died of apoplexy
at least an h our before the house
was entered. Everything pointed
to the truth of their decision and
the robber and supposed murdered
was saved. He had plunged his
knife into a dead body and fixed
his fingers on the throat of a corpse.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19
Gifts to JOCKEYS.

New York, June 17-In racing circles
in England, it is said that w. q. Whit
ney's gifts to Huggins and Lester Reiff
in connection with Valodyoeky'e victory
in the Derby were $4,000 and $3.50 re-
spectively.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19

A very curious case came up for
experts in Prussia recently says the
Aspen Times An old man was
found dead in his bed. A knife
wound was in his breast and there
were marks of fingers on his throat.
A man was arrested and finally
confessed that he committed the
deed. The old man, according to
his story was sleeping when he
killed him. The doctors were call
ed in and made a close examina>
ton. They came to an agreement
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-19

to prevent any such consummat'on.
The kind of annexation they might
favor would leave Cuba outside the
constitution and-'under unequal
laws made in Washington. This
would be an ideal condition from
their standpoint and particularly
advantageous for the milking pros
cess.-Cripple Creek Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
WILL extend THE LINES.
MANKATO ELECTRIC RAILWAY
FRANCHISE PASSES TO EAST
ERN CAPITALISTS
MAY REACH THE TWIN CITIES
Present Plan Contemplates Building
Country Extensions Which May
Compete With Steam
Railroads.

MANKATO, Mimi, Jan. 24.-The Man
kato Electric Street Railway and Light
ing and Power company is about to be
transferred to an Eastern company,
which will pay $4,000 for its franchise
and rights. S. Wilhartz, secretary Of
the home company, is in ST. Paul today
and 1t is expected the details OF the
transaction will be consummated before
his return. Charles ]. Macbeth, treas
urer of the local company, has resigned
and a Mr.. Bryan, one of the Eastern
buyers. has been chosen as his successor.
The designations of all other officers are
in the hands Of Mr.. WilhartZ and will
be presented to the Eastern men at the
st. Paul meeting.
Under the terms of the franchise tho
new company has until July 1 to con-
struct three miles of track and year
from January to build five miles. part
of its plans Is to extend the line from
Mankato to LIE Sueur Center, which has
no rail communication of any KIND, anG
eventually to push on to the Twin Cities
and operate rassenger-carrying system
in competition with the railroads.
A southeasterly line is also plannsd to
take in the towns of Eagle Lake, St.
Clair and Elmer City, all of which have
no railroad. The new organization pur-
poses to build and equip a second lighting
plant in Mankato in time to bid for the
city contract in the current year. The
identity of the Fasteners has not been
revealed to the public. They are said to
have ample means to complete their
plans on the lines mentioned and the
deal is regarded as of great advantage
to the city
Henry Nelson, shipping clerk for the
Standard Brewing company who levant-
ed with $3.50 of the companys funds, has
been heard from at Eau Claire, Wis. and
may by this time be in custody, as Of
ficers are on his track
Capt. Wilder, late of Porto Rico, has
opened a recruiting Office here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
ST. CLOUDS PUBLIC BUILDING.
Work on the New Structure Will
Begin May 1.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi. Jan. A.-(Special.)
EP. S. Larkin. junior member of the
DaVis-Larltn company, general contrac-
tors, OF Chicago, arrived in the city last
evening for the purpose of looking over
the site of the new public building and
TO make preliminary arrangements for
the excavation. which will be made as
soon as the condition of the ground will
permit. The DaViS-Larkin company was
the lowest bidder for the erection of the
federal building in this city, it's figures
being $4,000 for the building complete,
except the electric wiring and heating,
which are to be let separately. MIR. Lar
kin states that his company will bring
with them an executive force, but that
SO far as possible they will employ st.
Cloud workmen. There has been no con-
tract yet made for the granite. but he
will receive BIDS from local granite deal
ers. Work will begin about May ! and
the building will be completed in about
eight months.
The authorities of st. Johns abbey have
decided upon erecting a new three-story
building for the museum, library and
art collections, and also a new building
for a gymnasium. The larger building
will be 40 to so by 100 feet in general 6i-
mensions and will be absolutely fire.
proof, non-combustible materials being
used in its construction throughout. The
former building will cost about $45 Geo,
and it is expected that both buildings will
be erected this summer
j. w. Wolter, the shoe man, yesterday
closed deal with John Schmolke Of
buchanan. for the purchase OF 1000 acres
In the vicinity Of Buchanan. Morrison
county. Mr.. Wolter today left for St.
for the purpose Of selling them to set
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
Saltwater News.

A second telegram from Alhambra,
Cal, states that Jacob Bean, who is i'll
there with paralysis, is a trife better
Mr.. Beams many friends in Saltwater
will be pleased to learn of his continued
Improvement.
H. l.. Balls has been received at the
prison from Faribault county to serve
ten years for grand larceny.
The funeral Of Carl Dahlquist was held
yesterday afternoon. and the remains
were taken to Lakeland for interment
Funeral services We're conducted by Rev
A. A. Davis, of Lakeland
Owing to the fact that public gather
ings have been discountenanced for some
time by w. H. Pratt, the city physician.
who Is zealously endeavoring to prevent
spread Of smallpox, the Saltwater
lyceum entertainment scheduled for this
evening has been declared off, and the
manager of the attraction has been noti-
ned. Mr.. Pratt is Of the opinion that this
is a necessary precaution.
The machinery In the street railway
compauy's power house In this citv has
again been repaired, and the interurban
cars are again running over the entire
line. II is understood that a change Of
machinery is to be made at the power
house before long.
Germania Lodge of the Sons of Her
mann celebrated the twenty-lifth ami
versary Of it's organization last evening
with appropriate exercises. Several ad-
dresses were made, after which the han
was cleared and dancing proved pleas
ant pastime. A large number OF men,
bers of the order and their families were
present, together with invited guests
from St Paul and Minneapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
GOES BY NORTHERN LINZ
COTTON TRAFFIC. THROUGH ST.
PAUL LAST YEAR REACHED
100000 BALES
BOUND FOR PACIFIC PORTS
Snowy Product of the South an Inn
pOrtant Factor in Freight
Traffic of ST. Paul
Just Now.

The cotton traffic through St Paul from
the South has grown with astonishing
strides the past two years, and just at
the present time railroad men are Won
dering why cotton was not handled more
extensively by Northern lines years ago.
Almost 100000 bales were carried
through st. Paul last year, most of which
was taken over the Great Northern line
to the coast, whence it was shipped to
Japan and China Practically the same
amount will be carried this year.
In former years all cotton was carried
to the coast via the Southern roads, and
from there shipped to the Oriental coun-
tries. The route through the Twin Cities,
however, is as available, for it is just as
short and, even If 1t were not, day or
two does not need to be considered in the
transportation of cotton.
The boats of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
q Japanese steamship company, operating
In connection with the Great Northern
road, Just now are kept busy carrying
over the sea the immense quantities of
cotton that are brought to the coast by
the railroad. This is the cotton season,
and every day cars loaded with bales can
be seen coming into the city. The cot
ton crop this year was small, but this
fact has not in the least retarded the
growth of the present traffic, at least
Judging from present conditions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
NORTHERN PACIFIC BRANCH.
Report That the Line to Cakes Will
re Extended.

FERGUS FALLS Mimi, Jan. A:-Ever
since the extension of the local branch
of the Northern Pacific to Cakes last
fall reports have been current through
out this section that this was only the
beginning of a more important extension.
the contracts for which would be let next
season. An official of the road who was
in the city q few days ago stated that
trains would be running over this branch
as far as the Missouri river before long,
and reports from the westward tend to
confirm his statement A party of sur
veyors has recently located bridge on
the Missouri and it is practically certain
that the road means to extend its line
to that point in the near future. The
width OF the grade on the section Just
completed. the weight of the rails the
style of the engine house there all point
in this direction, There is a heavy de-
bridge has been located, not far from
Fort Yates, and the proposed extension
would also tap a rich farming country.
It is also animated that the line may
be extended still further westward into
Montana, there to connect with the pres
ent main line. A glance at the map will
show such an extension would shorten
the distance to the coast by about 100
miles and would undoubtedly result in
making this the main line of the road.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Webster, Minn.-Alexander Ross is
making arrangements for the establish
ment Of a local telephone exchange.
Yankton, Minn.-The South Dakota
Marble and Granite Dealers association
Will hold its annual meeting here Feb. l.
Bath. Minn.-The farmers elevator
project meets with favor among farmers,
and it has been decided to erect an ele-
vator to cost $1,000.
Virginia, Minn.-The new Fay hotel
Rhinelander, Wis, next month. Ii will
be the finest hotel on the iron ranges.
Fargo, N. D.-I4ieut. Gov Smith, of
Minnesota, was the guest of the New
England society last evening at the an
nual banquet and will deliver an address.
place that Hans Moe, of Albin township,
has disappeared. He is well-to-do
Albin.
St. James, Minn.-The board of eduea-
ton has issued proposals for bids On the
ponds for $4,000. which will be used in
the building and for an addition to the
present high school building.
Sturgis, S. D.-Word has been received
that the home Of Elliot Nichols. on the
Belle Fourche river, the best farmhouse
In the county, was destroyed by fire.
The house had been built recently at a
cost of $4,000. The insurance was $780,
Duluth, Minn.-Mrs Caroline Hall, who
pany for $4,000 for personal injuries, has
been given verdict of 1850, an unusu-
ally large amount in personal damage
case, when the plaintiff seems to the
casual observer, so far recovered as Mrs,
Hall. The company will appeal
M1lbank. S. D.-Nick Boerger, while re-
turning home from town. was thrown
from his buggy and so badly stunned
that he remained out all night When
found his hands and feet were frozen
A few days since it was found necessary
to amputate both hands midway between
the wrists and elbows, and also the left
foot at the instep, and the right one at
the ankle.
normal school completed their studies in
That institution yesterday and were grad
uated. Miss Winifred Pentony, of Red
wood Falls, and Miss Adelia M Hall, Of
LIE Roy, Mimi. were graduated from the
elementary course. Miss Margaret H.
Sterrett, of Minneapolis, graduated from
the advanced graduate course in kinder
garten training.
Fergus Falls, Minn.-The Otter Tail
Building and Loan association elected
Adams; vice president, J. T. Johnson;
secretary, Robert Hannah; treasurer, A
Brandenhurg; attorney, w L. Parsons
The association has loans aggregating
$4,000 in this and adjoining counties.
1t is the largest and most successful
local association in the state
Lake Crystal, Minn.-A very quiet we'd
ding Of note took place here last evening
Bert Barnes, Vernon Center's most en-
terprising business man, and Miss Jessie
Crystal public schools, were married at
the home of the brides parents The
young couple left on the late train for
California to join the bridegroom's par
They will make their home in Vernon
Center.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
CONTRACT WORK.
wooden Sidewalks, 1901.

Office of the Board of Public Works,
City of ST. Paul. Mimi. Jan 18th. 1901.
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of ST. Paul, Min
nesota, at their office in said city. Until
D. 1901, for constructing, relaying and
repairing such wooden Sidewalks as may
be. ordered conStructed. relaid or re-
CITY of st. Paul from the 1st day Of
April, 1901, to the 1st day of November
1901, in said city, according to plans
and Specifications en- file in the Office of
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum Of five Eent thousand no. (s5;ooOOO) dol
reject any and ali bids.
VIM. L. AMES,
President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Jan.16-l9m-10t