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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15
THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES,
One of the Ancient Seven Wonders
of the World.

OmG Oh tine Ancient seven WOnUeTS
of the World.
The ancients succeeded in making
that alloy of copper which is known as
bronze. Among the seven wonders of
the world was the famous statue, Who'll
ly made of bronze, historically known
as the colossus Of Rhodes. 1t repre-
scented Phebus, the national deity Of
the Rhodians. 1t was begun by Chares,
a pupil of Lysippus, the sculptor, and
was completed by Laches 28S B. G..
The popular belief is that it stood
astride the harbor of Rhodes, that it
was 105 feet high and that ships could
easily sail between its legs.
Pliny said that few men could clasp
its thumb. 1t was cast on metal plates,
afterward joined together, and this
process occupied twelve years. In the
interior was a spiral staircase reach
ing into it's head, and in a great mirror
suspended to its neck were reflected
the coast of Syria and the ships sailing
to Egypt.
After it had stood for sixty-four
years this colossus was overthrown by
an earthquake, and its remains lay on
the shore for 923 years-that is, until
A. d. 6T2 when they were sold by the
Saracens to a Hebrew dealer The
original cost was 300 talents say, &c.
000,000-and it is not too much to say
that similar image might be con-
structed now in one-fourth of the time
and at one-third of the original cost.
Rhodes, by the way, must have had
colossus on the brain, for Pliny relates
that the port was adorned with 1000
colossal statues of the sun.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15
A Toothsome Revenre.

During the reign of Charles H., the
age of gallantry, it was the custom
among gentlemen when they drank a
a ladys health, in order that they
might do her still more honor, to de-
stroy at the same time some part of
their clothing
Upon one occasion Sir Charles Sed-
ley was dining in tavern and had a
particularly fine necktie on, whereupon
one of his friends, to play him a trick,
drank to the health of certain lady,
at the same time throwing his necktie
in the fire. OF course Sir Charles had
to do likewise, but he got even, for not
long after that, dining with the same
company, he drank the health of fair
one, at the same tale ordering a den
fist whom he had engaged to be pres
ent, to pull out refractory tooth
which had been troubling him. Every
one else was obliged in this manner to
mourn niol2r
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15

When the well known African trav-
eler, DR.. Robert Felkin, was staying
with the bloodthirsty King Mtesa Of
Uganda many years ago, the king, out
of gratitude for his visitors medical
treatment, wished to cut off his head.
On DIR. Felkin representing that the
treatment was not finished and that II
interrupted 1t would cause Mtesa's
death the latter granted him re-
prieve until he was quite recovered.
Then. however, nothing availed, and
the execution was determined upon.
Emin Pasha, who was friend Of
Dr.. Fellxin, had instructed him most
accurately about the state of affairs in
Uganda and the court of King Mtesa
and had revealed to him an important
state secret-namely, where Mtesa s
powder store was hidden. DR. Felkin
remembered this at the right moment
and as a last resort threatened that II
Mtesa killed him he would bring down
flash of lightning upon his powder
store Mtesa replied incredulously,
"Tell me where it isl Whereupon Dr.
Felkin whispered in his ear, 1T is con-
cealed under your harem."
Mtesa turned pale and allowed Eel
kin and his companions to live. The
lightning makers" authority increas-
ed when next day a fash of lightning
happened to strike near the harem.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15
Food RecentncIes.

All receptacles for food should, as
far as possible, be kept germ and in
sect free. Glass, pottery and metallic
wares are therefore preferable to
wood. They should have no joints or
grooves, as these harbor minute par
ticles of food. Before placing food in
them they should be thoroughly wash
ed, scalded with boiling water. wiped
dry and then be allowed to cool. Plac-
ing them Ia the sun when practicable
for a couple OF hours will also add to
their purity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15
sitting Room, Drama.

Who comes there?" called little Will
lie, the sentry, in threatening tones as
he brought his deadly wooden gun into
shooting position
"A friend!' answered little Tommie
from behind the rocking chair.
Advance and give the countersign, =
Kissed the sentry, "or I'll shoot your
head off"
An ominous silence followed this ter
rible threat. Then Tommie said plain
lively:
''I've forgot it,"
you can't remember nuthin'," ex.
claimed Willie in disgust. throwing
down his gun. scum over here an I'll
whisper it to you ag'in." Ohio State
Journal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15

A lover of horses recently noticed a
custom in France which he thinks
ought to be adopted in this country.
On every street in France which has
steep grade there is stationed an Eek
ira horse" The law compels draymen
and others to make use of this horse
until the summit of the hill is reached,
and there is heavy fine for refusing
to hire the extra horse at small fixed
rate. Placards by the roadside indi-
cate the point where the extra horse
should be taken on and also where he
may be dispensed with.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15
t'S.5E's5'
! A WOman'S Dream
...BY M. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901, By G. B. Le,cts.

...BY M. QUAD.

/ am one of the sergeants in charge
Of the central police station at night
and during the several years l have
held the position some strange things
have occurred. One of them, and one
that attracted general attention at the
time, was the way the murderer Of the
Bolton family walked in on me one
night. A family of five people named
Bolton living in Missouri was slaugh-
tered one night, and, though every
effort was made to find the murderer,
he got clean off. Two years later, one
night at IL o'clock, tramp entered
the station and queried of me:
'Tf / will surrender myself, will you
send out for a good luncheon? I have
had nothing to eat for two days"
what crime are you guilty ofr
asked without much interest.
'sMurder. l am the one who killed
the Bottoms out west"
"Yes, III lock you up and give you a
luncheon" said, and | took him down
stairs, placed him in a cell and then
ordered a lunch for him from night
hawk wagon. / hardly believed him
guilty of any crime whatever, but his
face betrayed his hunger, and l felt
charitably inclined. Before l went off
duty in the Slorning told the fellow
that / should have him sent up as a
vagrant, and it was then that he told
me his story in such words that could
no Longer doubt him. The result you
know. He was the murderer sure
enough, and he returned to Missouri to
be tried and hung for his brutal crime.
One night year or so later as l was
eating my lunch at midnight an old
woman who ran laundry entered in
an excited state and asked me If there
was such street in the city as Desoto.
told her there was. 1t was narrow,
wretched street in the toughest quarter
of the town. Then she asked me II
there was cheap hotel called the
Lincoln House on the street. Again
answered in the affirmative. 1t was a
resort of bad men and had been raided
several times.
Nov, let me tell you" she continued,
growing more excited as she talked.
"Soon after | went to bed tonight
had dream of being on Desoto street
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15

HE boasts very proudly that he's
self made man.
81 thought it was his money that
made him."
But then, it was that machine he
invented that made his money"
"Ah Then he's really machine
made man. ," Philadelphia Press
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-15

"Hit wuz mighty cold day." said
the old deacon, Zen dey wuz some ex-
cuse fer de passon maxim dat big mis-
take In his text, fer stidder sayin'
Many Is called. but few is chosen, he
give hit out, Many is cold, en- few is
frozen Atlanta Constitution.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

Testing certain feats of strength he
tween the members of a young wom-
ans and young mems colleges at New
York has resulted, says Tie Humani-
tartan. in the following comparison:
The athletic feats Of the college woman
equal those of boys of II or Il. and are
far below those of college men. or even
of high school boys. The young wom-
en- run so per cent more slowly than
men; they jump G2 per cent as far
the average of three events in eaen
case-and they throw a baseball only
40 per cent as far. But 1t must I've re-
membered that these figures are from a
single woman's college, as against the
mems records for all colleges The lat
ter are the supreme achievement of
years of selection and training and of
inherited traditions of form" Where
women have been trained for acrobats
as carefully as men much less allow
ance need be made for sex. Profess
sional women gymnaStS are little less
efficient than men in skill and aginty
and sometimes even in strength. The
softness of their muscles is favorable
to rapid and deXtrous motion. Some
trainers have even held that there is
practically 40 difference in possible
muscular ability between men and
women of the same size.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
An English Country Bank.

Rural customers attach great i'm
portance to the banks outward APP
pearance a thrifty tradesman having
opened a deposit account with a bank
distant some 30 miles from his home,
the cashier had the curiosity to ask
why he Travelled so far when there was
branch of the same bank almost Mt
his door. The depositor smiled know
ingly and replied, Il lodged opposite
here all the time while this bank was
being built, so l know It's safe" Bal
ance sheets to the rustic are a mean
ingless and arbitrary arrangement of
figures Iron bars he understands.
In a northern city there Is a bank
widely known for the artistic merit of
Its doors. Designed by an eminent
sculptor, they are executed In relief
In copper or bronze and appear to rep
resent tableaux from "Esop's Fables"
and Greek history. About week aft
er they were unveiled an old man who
had been a depositor for many years
withdrew his balance and took 1t TO a
rival bank almost opposite. Question
ed as to his reason for changing, he
replied: II don't mold wi them doors of
theirs. Punched tin amt businesslike,
and it amt safe. "-Longman's.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
300. Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is al least one dread
ed disease that science has been able It
cure IN all its stages and that is Catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity
Catarh, being a constitutional disease
requires constitutional treatment Hall
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actin.
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby DESTROYING
the foundation of the disease, and givins
the patient strength by building up tn,
constitution and assisting nature in doins
its work The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that the,
offer One Hundred Dollars for any cast
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF tes-
timonials Address,
F. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

sIt Is surprising or. more properly
speaking. tue large variety of footwear
seen in the shops this year Is amazing
Looking nj the shoes from an artistic
standpoint there Is nothing beautiful
about them. but they are decidedly
catchy and are more comfortable than
they have been for several years.
The extreme point has been done
away with entirely. and. while a short
time ago it seemed the object to make
the foot look a. long as possible, the
intention Is now changed. and the foot
is broadened. Unfortunately ~ 1t was
impossible TO broaden Tie foot. 50 the
soles Of the shoe have been extended.
In a great many Instances the heels
have been extended also.
The French heel Is being worn
great deal. and tie short person hails
1t with delight. although it is disliked
by some WHO ere preiudced Il is
worn on the street - much rs ans 9th
er heel. The shoes ara made IF various
materials patent lrafhea. I'D and calf
skin. The patent leather is very popu-
lar Just now and has kid. calfskin or
cloth tors \ very nall1 one 70 le
worn with rainy daT sait is a burton
ed patent leather with calfskia top.
with n military heel and n wide. ex-
tended sole.
BIZ It Is tie lew cnt ~ is enjoying
the great5zt popularity fheT are worn
by every enc and really Look very styl-
ISL. They are tied with very vide ties.
some of which are colored and have
brass tips on. The ties are supposed to
match the stockings If the slice is worn
by woman and match the necktie If
it is worn by a man. Openwork stock
ings are Worn a great deal and it IS
amusing to see an innocent youth sit
down and carefully lift his trousers
above where they really ought to be to
simply show his openwork hose. Talk
about the vanity of woman!-Pttsburg
Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

Few people know how much pleasure
Is to be got out of that old fashioned
eoLtriyanee, serapbook. BY this is
not meant merely collection of sticky
pages lily covered with more or less in
leresting clippings from newspapers,
consisting mainly Of poetry, and that
of the sentimental or melancholy order
nGer the hands of clever woman Il
serapbook becomes n creation of a real
genius.
Not long since bright woman who
has done sone creditable newspaper
work was asked by a friend for n set
Of her articles describing n trip into
new countries. The bright young writ
er got good sized scrapbook covered
in soft brown leather. and In this she
pasted her chatty columns, not in duh,
regular rows but intermingled With all
manners of suggestive sketches, pie
lures. head and tail pieces aud MIR
giaal iottings cut from picture papers,
catalogues and old magazines.-Pitts-
hurg Dispatch
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
Benefits of Hot water Drinking

In cases of constipation glass of
hot water taken Immediately upon ris-
ing each morning will be found very
beneficial.
\ glass of hot water taken immedi-
ately before retiring will induce a rest
full sleep.
As cure for rheumatism. govt. dys-
pepsa and stomach troubles the drink
Ing of hot water will give immense re-
lief The water should be taken as hot
as possible absut an hour before meals
when the stomach is empty. one glass
full is usually sufficient. but in severe
cases of illness several glasses are 10
be advised. The hot water thus taken
acts as IN irritant on the coatincs oh
the mucous membrane Of the stomach
and respiratory tubes and eXcites them
to action They are thus able 10 throw
off diseased matter. and the water ear
res this matter off through the kid
neys - Nora b. Werner in American
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
Colorado state Federation.

The general subject for consideration
ut The meeting of the Colorado State
Federation Of Womon's Clubs to be
held Sept. H. II and Il will be econom-
ie conditions in Colorado. Special heads
are The Conditions of Wage Earning
Women and Children In Colorado;
Shopgirls, Factory Girls and Children
In Coal Aile.;,' The Educational tal-
lie of Seaeol Savings Banks ard
what Colorado Should Mean To 0ar
Children Tie convention will be held
III the adjacent towns of Victor and
Cripple Creek. One of the important
things Effected by the federation is the
preservation Of the wonderful cliff
dwellings mt Mesa Verde. Owing to
their efforts the state leased the lands
from the Indians AThe preservation
committee is 10 become Il separate in.
eorporated body to preserve and beauti-
fy the land so acquired.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
HANDWRITING FASHIONS.
American Women Affected by @
Wave of English AnguInrity.

Wave of English AnRularity.
If handwriting is an index to char
acter, American women are all getting
to he exactly alike. Every fashionable
woman now writes the angular English
hand, and others are cultlyating il.
Good form DEGREES that paper, Ink and
WAX must be of certain style. and
this, taken In conjunction with the
similarity Of penmanship, makes one
fashionable woman's letter resemble
anothers almost exactly.
The angular writing possesses one
merit, that of being easily distinguish
able Contrasted with the fine, light,
slanting Italian handwriting that WAS
the fashion for women 30 or 40 years
ago, the writing of the modern woman
shows a remarkable change Even 10
or Il years ago the schoolgirl who
wrote with a heavy black stroke of the
pen was cor lered at fault, while eX-
tremely light or dellcately shaded Spen-
cerian penmanship was commended as
perfect
But all that Is changed nowadays
The blacker the writing the more char
ncter 1t Is supposed TO possess, just as
the sketches of some artists who are
lavish with their India ink are rated as
strong. Shading has gone out entirely.
1t was quite a fad with women of
long ago to cross their four and five
page letters of finely traced writing.
Such a letter today would be undec-
pherable to modern eyes.
There Is no need for the average wo-
man to cross her letters nowadays, as
they are as brief as possible The long.
soulful outpourings with pen and ink
| between women friends are no longer
| INDUCED in. 1t has been said that the
art of letter writing has completely died
out and that there are no more love let
ters of the old sort written between be-
trothed couples.
Even among women the telegraph
and the telephone have done much to
make letter writing as it used to be
praeticed considered an out of date ac-
complishment. Most women regard 1t
as n bore to answer letters, and their
time is taken up with so many occupa-
/
Is little left for the correspondence
which used to be one of the joys of the
old fashioned girls life.
The feminine handwriting most char
acteristic today is that of women in the
professions. These women write their
own letters as a rule and are more ac-
eusiomed to the pen than their society
sisters. The handwriting of the women
of the stage is especially interesting as
indicated in collection of autographs.
Women write VIII much more self
consciousness than men as q rule. Few
men indulge in the space or the ink that
women squander on their names. But
women write very legibly nowadays,
much more so than men. The type
writing machine has saved most men
from the necessity of personal letter
writing, and there is little of the old
fashioned business handwriting seen
that used to be part of young mans
education in the old days.-EXchange
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

Somerset $. Court Of County Commissioners.
August Adjourned Term
September q, A. u. lFSiI
Upon the foregoing petition, being satisfied
that the petition ers are responsible and that
an curry into the merits is eNpec lent. II l.
the Commits OF PiscataquIs ana Somerset
meet AT the dwelling house of a. /. Flanders
in NaYheld in said Somerset County on Tues
day, November Sth, al ten O'Clock "a. ia. and
thence proceed to view the route mentioned
in said petition; and immediately after a
hearing OF the parties vii he had AZ some
convenient place in the vicinity. art such
further measures taken in the premises as
the Commissioners shall Judge proper
Aud il is further Ordered. that uottet Of the
time, pace and purposes OF the commission.
ers meeting aforesaid, be given to ALI persons
and corporations interested, by publishing an
attes.ed copy OF the petition aforesaid with
this oiuer thereon, in the SoNFH>NI kEFoET-
ER, a public newspaper printed az skowhegan
in said somerset county, 10 the PiscatAQuls
Observer public newspaper printed a Do
yer in said fiscataquls County ard in the
Kennel ec journal, the State paper printed al
Augusta in kenue bee county, and also by
serving attested copies Of the same on the
chairman of said Commissioners OF Pts
catsquis County, and also attested copies
r. sue Charles ". Hilton. J. D. Robin.
son, Cohnrn Heirs, { Il. Millett, +. NJ. Wy
man, NJ. f. Millelt. d. W. Clark. Forest Camp
bell, George Flanders. Warren j. Hilton, Don
A, H. Powers and J, f. Lawrence the owners
OF the lands over which said road runs, SER
vice or land owners to be fourteen days be-
fore the time appointed for said view, service
on chairman Of County Commissioners and
the time appointed for said view. that ali
interested may then appear and be heard,
Attest; W T. sEEKINS, Clerk.
\ true copy of the Petition aud Order Of
Attest W. 7. sEEKISs. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
Perfumes We're Popular.

The rage Tor perfumes reached its
height during the reign of Louis Nv.
Throughout the continent his court was
known as the scented court" 1t was
then the custom when giving n large
entertainment for the hostess to inform
her guests what particular odor she
would use for pertaining her rooms,
ard each guest would use that odor in
making her toilet At court n different
perfume was used for each day Of TIE
week Much more attention was pail
to the use of the perfume than 10 soap
and water, and cleanliness was not
numbered among the virtues of that
age.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

Miss Jessie NJ. Fry is acknowledged
the champion rifle shot Of Idaho. She
has been an expert with the rifle since
she was - years old. She is also a fine
horsewoman. Miss Fry was formerly
schoolteachor but her yearning for
the life of the plains became SO strong
that she bought a ranch in Idaho an1
went to raising horses. She sold -
horses the past spring to the British
government for use in the Transvaal
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
A MOTHERS SONG.

While you sleep |, watching, hear,
Little hearts, how strong you beat
With the pure young Likelihood sweet,
Unpolluted yet by fear
Till my own proud pulses leap
While you sleep.
Hid behind the fast closed eyes
What entraneed dreams must liel
Many a lovely fantasy
Yelled from Us who are grown wise
We, who sometimes watch and weep
Whils you sleep.
Little hands that closely hold
Favor.te toys which soothed your rest,
Here a doll clasped to the breast,
There a book With tale oft told,
All your treasure safe to keep
While you sleep.
While you sleep the calm dark night
Passes by So cruelty fast,
Little hearts. Time seems so vast;
Love IS tain 10 hold you tight
One more kiss; away | creep
While you sleep.
Constance Farmar in Chambers Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
BankruptS Petition for Discharge.

In tie matter of EDWARD CkOTTO,
Bankrupt. in bankruptcy
To the Hon. Nathan " ebb, Judge of the DIS
triet ourt OF the United States for the District
of Maine.
EDN AkD CROTTO of Moxie Gore. IN the
County of Somerset, AMI State Of Maine IN said
District, respectfully represents. thar on the
18TH DAY Of March, last past. he was duly adj
judged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress
relating 10 Bankruptcy; that he has duly sur
ienaered all his property and rights Of property
and has fully complied with all the require
ments OF said Acts and of the orders 81 court
touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, that lie may be decreea
by the Court to have a full discharge from all
debts ploNable against his estate under said
bankrupt Acts except such utbts are except
81 tK law from such discharge
Dated thls I4th DAY II Se1temher A. D laal
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

HIsTH5rF - s. tISE -.
uu tfis .t1 sts, = -aHteasb,r. 4 T. itll, On
reaHiHz tff I1fe= #.FIz I#e-IzIaus II 5s=
Ordered r. zae Cont. t4lat Il hearing be hal uu-
ea tas sana ~ tHe 9l>t aaN If October. a. d.
lz4 Ht5Hte -uH Court ii Portland IN said
uHstr.6t IL IL o.e.ars iu lie forenoon and that
notice 5HeHrHt te published III TIE Somerset
AMI Z Aai al known creditors and ether persons
Fl INTEREST may appear al tile sid time and
place. 3ue show taHse. If any they have. why the
pfayer ~ >a1d petitioner should nj he granted.
AM II i further ordered Iy Tie Galri. that
the Clerk shall send Dig 1laiI 10 All known credi-
tors copies al said petition ANA this order. adj
dressed u them AT their places al residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable nathan Webb. Judge
~ fle said Court. lna tin >eaI thereof AZ Port
land IN said District. eu the 18th day Of sept.
\. u. i4pl.
Is 4. Il. DAVIS. Clerk
true copy OF petition and order thereon
~ 80 Arrest. 4 Il. nANIS. Clerk.