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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

One Of the conspicuous features in
the decorations of certain official
building is full length portrait of
George Washington. Being just be-
hind the speakers chair, it is in full
sight Of everybody who rises to speak.
During a heated discussion, which in
volved the honor of the state and ma
ton, a member rose and, pointing to
the portrait, began in oratorical style.
''By those eyes that never quailed be-
fore an enemy, by that nose
Then he was interrupted by a mem
Der in the rear, who rose to a point
OF order.
''Mr Chairman" said the objector,
II claim it is out of order under par
liamentary rules to call the ayes and
noes in a committee of the whole
New York Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

The direct cause of fainting is di-
minished circulation of blood through
the brain. To revive person who has
tainted it is necessary, therefore, to al
ter this condition as quickly as posi-
BILE. In order to do this the individual
should be laid quite fiat, the head on a
level with the body, so that the feebly
acting heart will not have to propel the
blood upward. The neck and chest
should be exposed, fresh air admitted
freely, water sprinkled on the face and
stimulating vapors, such as ammonia,
held at intervals to the nostrils. When
there is difficulty in restoring anima-
ton, friction over the region of the
heart with the hand or rough cloth
should be applied vigorously.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
A STORY OF TWO FLAGS.
How Mans Life Was Saved at the
Very Last Moment.


The following stirring incident Of the
two flags happened at Valparaiso,
Chile, and was related at Montreal in
1881 by the Rev. Or. J. o. Peck DR..
Peck said:
''The man who gave me the facts |
am about to relate was Mr.. Haskins,
an American sailor who had sailed to
q port in Chile. On going ashore, he
said, to enjoy his day of liberty he
drank a little and became hilarious.
One of the police officers, instead of
warning him not to make a noise in
the street, drew his sword and, strik-
ing him blow, knocked him down.
On that the American sailor got up
and knocked the policeman down in
return. He was on that arrested and
tried and condemned to be shot in the
morning of the following day.
"Mr. Loring, the American consul, ex-
postulated with the authorities that it
would be monstrous to shoot the man
for such an offense, but they paid no
attention to him, so he thereupon made
a formal protest in the name Of the
United States government against the
barbarous act. Mr.. Haskins, the sail
or, was in the morning brought out
pinioned to be shot.
"As the English consul was prepar-
ing to hoist the union jack he saw the
crowd in the field opposite, where the
execution of the American sailor, Of
which he had heard, was to take place.
Rushing over the American consul, he
said, 'Loring, you're not going to let
them shoot that manp
"sWhat can doT he said. / have
protested against it. can do no more
"Quick as thought the English con-
sui shouted, Give me your flag! And
in trice the stars and stripes were
handed to the English representative.
At once, taking his own union jack in
his hand, he FASTENED across the field,
elbowed his way through the crowd
and soldiery, and, running up to the
doomed man, he folded the American
flag around him and then laid the I'M
ion jack over it. Standing few PAGES
back, he faced the officers and soldiers
and shouted defiantly, Now, shoot, If
you dare, through the heart of Eng
land and American
"And they dared not do it, for they
feared the consequences. so the man
was at once released. In telling me-
said DR.. Peck, "Mr. Haskins said to
me, with tears streaming down his
cheeks even then, They Ioosed me
then. and. oh. how l longed to embrace
those two fiagsy -Anglo-American.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

ssFOr Ways That Are Dark Etc.
'Some years ago." says the advertis-
ing agent of tobacco firm quoted by
the Philadelphia Record, II wished to
Introduce among the Chinese two for
five cigar that my people were heavily
interested in, and decided to draw up
little card extolling this cigar in Chi
nese characters.
81 sought out Lo Hen Wong in San
Francisco, very intelligent fellow.
I and got him to write me few sen
fences in praise of my article. / had
what he wrote Autographed and dis
tributed the cards by thousands in all
the Chinatowns of the United States.
They were inscribed with a picture of
the cigar, and below were the words:
Smoke this cigar. 1t is the best on the
market, and two for five is it's price
THAT at least, is what | thought
was the meaning of the Chinese char
acters. / found out, some six months
later, my mistake. The words Lo Hen
Wong had written and which had
had autographed were: Don't smoke
this cigar. 1t is not good. But the
Gong company's cigarettes, for sale in
every Chinatown at cents package,
are excellent
"Lo Hen Wong had got $40 from me
for his work, and | don't know how
much he got from the Gong company.
We distributed many thousands of the
cards before we got on to the trick
! that had been played on us"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
POULTRY POINTERS.

A safe rule in feeding is to give
enough to satisfy and no more.
Droppings should not be allowed to
accumulate in the poultry house longer
than week.
Bone dust supplies an abundance OF
bonemaking material and counteracts
any tendency to diarrhea.
When possible, give the poultry house
a southern exposure and furnish that
side with an abundance of light.
While wheat is one Of the best grains
to feed to fowls, 1t should not be fed to
excess or it may cause diarrhea. Feed
1t with other grains.
Loss of feathers is generally caused
by want of green food or want Of a
dust bath. Supply both, and, as local
application, use mercurial ointment.
Breed the best flesh formers for mar
ket; then feed them up to as great a
weight as possible. Well fattened, well
dressed poultry bring the best prices.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

Psychologists and scientists in gen
eral have been making some curious
experiments with view to determine
the relative length and strength of
fright and left limbs" Fifty and nine
tenths per cent OF the men examined
had the right arm stronger than the
left, 1874 per cent had the two arms
Of equal length and strength, and 1927
per cent had the left arm stronger
than the right OF women, 46.9 per
cent had the right arm stronger than
the left. and 24.5 per cent had the left
stronger than the right.-London Fam
lily Doctor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
OF course she Was clad.

$50 you overcame that old antipathy
of yours" her husband remarked, land
called on Mrs. Bobbles?"
Eyes"
@Do you think she was glad to see
your
II am sure of It,"
"Ahem! You must have some reason
for that belief outside Of her assur-
ances."
Il have. had on the old dress that
was made over twice, my hat was out
of style, and my hair had become un-
curled, while she had on gown that
could not have come from anywhere
but Paris. Could she help being glad
to see me?7 -Leslie's Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
DISAPPEARING WRITING.
The Way "A Big swindIe Was Success
fully worked In Paris.

Inc way ~ DIX SVVlM0AG w AB SUGeGU8S
fully Worked In Paris.
A number of Partisan financiers were
recently defrauded of very consider
able sum of money by swindler who
relied for the success of his scheme en-
tirely upon the peculiar properties of
lodide of starch. Posing as a man Of
&C lsiderabIe wealth, whose money was
tied up in such manner that he could
not realize without heavy losses and
pretending to have the option of some
valuable concessions in China, he OBJ
tanned various large amounts of money
in exchange for bills dated to stand
for three months.
No one for a moment suspected that
there was anything in the least degree
shady about the man or his transac-
lions, and when he made it public that
he had been successful in selling his
Chinese concession at a large profit his
creditors felt. absolutely certain that
he would meet his bills.
To their immense surprise, however,
when they came to look through their
papers to find the bills they only found
DlllS Will UIdAA SJdNGo III tuC pldGCD
where the swindler's name should have
been and had actually been. They
clamored round him for an explanation
of the strange affair, but he denied that
he had ever given any of them bills and
defied them to sue him for repayment
of the loans, and the fact that the bills
were devoid of the swindler's sigma
ture rendered them absolutely worth
less.
The matter was put into the hands of
the police, who were able to discover
that in signing the bills the man had
used a solution of iodide of starch,
which, when first used for writing, APP
pears much the same as ordinary ink,
but completely disappears in the course
of few weeks, and, although traces
of the chemical may subsequently be
discovered nothing can make the writ
| ing show up again. Finding that his
victims had discovered his method, the
schemer decamped. despite the fact
that the chances of the police obtain
| ing a conviction against him were very
| remote indeed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
eheap Races to California and Mexico.

The Lackawanna Railroad has made
especially low rates this season for
those who wish to spend the winter in
the west and south, using Atlantic
Coast Steamers or all rail routes.
A postal card addressed 70 Guy
Adams Division Passenger Agent.
Newark N. ], will bring you full
particulars as to routes, rates, etc. !,
also Interesting advertising matter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
The black TarIn.

The following is given as the origin
of the term BLACK Maria:" When
New England was filed with emigrants
from the mother country, a negress
named Maria Lee kept a sailors board
ing house in Boston She was WON
an Of great strength and helped the au.
thorities TO Keep the peace. Frequently
the police invoked Der aid, and the
saying, Send for Black Maria, came
to mean, Take him to jail" British
seamen were often taken to the lookup
by this amazon, and the stories they
spread Of her achievements led to the
name Of Black Maria being given to
the EnglIsh prison van.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
Exempiifyins~ nm Adawe.

yes" said the old conductor, Il
have followed the railroad about all
my life, | wasn't exactly born on q
train, but | was married on one al
the rate of forty-fiye miles an hour"
"That was a good deal like marrying
in haste"
lit was. And we got tired of each
other while we We're making the return
trip on a freight train.
s'That was a good deal like repenting
at leisure. Chicago Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
Hnrvnrd Univeraitr.

Harvard university derives its name
from Rev. John Harvard, its earliest
benefactor, who in 1888 bequeathed one
half of his estate, amounting to $500,
for the endowment Of the college.
Harvard hall was built in 1865, Hol-
worthy hall of brick in 1912 and Hollis
Hall, also of brick, in 1704 Stoughton
hall, being of the same dimensions and
material as Hollis, was built in 1904
and a writer of 1917 states that 'its
appearance is somewhat in the modern
style. Boston Budget,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
Where. smol.ing Is a Crime,

There Is one country in the world
where it is considered crime to
smoke. Abyssinla is the region, and
the law forbidding tobacco dates from
the year 1642. 1t was at first merely
intended to prevent priests from smok-
ing in the churches. but 1t was taken
too literally, and nowadays even for
eigners have to be careful not to be
seen smoking.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
An Unusual Race.

An unusual race was advertised to
be run at Ripon, in Yorkshire, in 1725;
"The Ladys Plate, of f15 value, by
any horse that was no more than five
years old the last grass. Women to be
the riders. Each to pay guinea en-
trance. Three heats and twice round
the common for a heat"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
Grow handsome.

Would you like to be truly beauti
full? Thoreau says; 1--WE are all sculp,
tors and painters, and our material is
our own flesh and blood and bones
Amy nobleness begins at once to refine
a mans features and any meanness or
sensuality to imbrute them" SO there,
now, you sour visaged, plain faced
people, go along about your business
and grow handsome National Maya
nirn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

mo- said Mr.. Meddergrass to the
restaurant man; mo- Ill not say that
your pie Is jest like mother used to
make, but III say Insists purt nigh
as crusty as she used to git."- Balti-
more American.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

Low rates to all winter resorts
west and south via the Lackawanna,
ask local ticket agent for particulars
or address Guy Adams, Division Pas
senger Agent, Newark. N. j., and
receive handsome advertising matter.
If
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

Ireland has 40S ablebodied persons
70 1000 inhabitants, Scotland 424 and
England 432
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

The hardest thing to find Is an hon
est partner for a swindle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

For invitations. programs, orders Of
dance, etc, call at this Office
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30

When a brainy man, like David Belaseo
the brilliant adapter OF "Zaza," the teach
er of its leading actress, Mrs. Leslie Car
ter; the author of season after seasons
most successful plays, The Heart of
Maryland" Hearts of Oak" etc; the
hardest worked and the ablest stage d.
rector in America
When such a wide-awake manager of
his own and other peoples affairs delib-
orately turns to Paine's celery compound
as the one safe and sure invigorator for
his oyerworked nervous system. only will
full prejudices can hesitate to give full
credit to this greatest of all remedies
Il have used Paine's celery compound, -
says Mr.. Belasco, land found it of great
benefit after hard work.
Mr. Belasco has managed more actors
who have become famous and taken
charge of more big theatres from San
Francisco to New York than any living
person. He has seen time and time again
members of the profession" who were
run down" and on the verge Of nervous
exhaustion gain in strength and vigo- as
soon as they began the use of Paines eel
cry compound. Theatrical people. as a
body have learned that the best way to
keep their nervous systems strong and
capable OF doing the hard work demanded
of them is 10 use Paines celery compound
whenever they feel tired out, languid
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30

dull. or are suffering from dyspepsia or
bilious or nervous attacks.
Paines celery compound has saved
thousands of people from nervous prostra-
ton. 1t has made thousands we'll. 1t has
cured where everything else has failed.
In cases of severe neuralgia, rheuma-
tisn. heart palpitation, dyspepsia, and
ner GUS feebleness, Paine's celery com
pou i is the only remedy that goes to
the root of the trouble. It fortifes the
wea cned system against these disorders
and builds up strong. healthy body.
There is no community in America with
out some perfectly attested cure of liver
or kidney disease, chronic constipation.
salt rheum, plaguing eczema, or general
poor health by the use of Paine's celery
compound. Impaired strength and I'M
strung nerves, made known by numbness
Of the limbs, nervousness. and worse than
all, by a melancholy state of mind-all
these weaknesses become things of the
past after taking Paine's celery COM
pound.
Wherever men and women work and
strive Paine's celery compound is regard
ed as a godsend. In shop, office. factory.
and among the weary wives and mothers
who bear the burden of domestic work,
Paine's celery compound is prolonging life
by strengthening every bodily function
and driving out disease
Ii is a peerless remedy in all cases of
enfeebled nerves and foul blood.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
listers STORY DENIED.
The Jurors Dismissal Said 10 BE Due
to Quiet Times

John J. Fister, until recently an en-
ploye of the Orient Bicycle Company. says
that he was peremptorily discharged b.
his employer for having served rs juror
in the Alexander trial in Justice CIa-
baugh's Court. The facts of the case,
when brought TO the attention OF
Justice Clabaugh, we're the subject of
a strong announcement by him. He said
that such action en- the part of employers,
whether they be corporations or individ-
uals, is an outrage against the law and
unfair to its help 1t is not the fault of
person, said the Judge, because he is Sc
lected to perform such jury duty that the
law requires, and he should not be made
to suffer fer the same He cited as an
instance of such action an employe OF
railroad corporation who had been sum
moned to service as a juror in one of the
courts. For an excuse to escape such
service the talesman informed the Judge
who presided that II he were compelled to
serve it would cost him his position, and
owing to the strong and apparently true
statement made by the man he was ex-
cused
Fister was summoned as an extra tales
man in the murder trial of Alexander
anu was Hlldlig belFcitu 10 become one Ol
the regular jury. He served in that po-
sition until the case was brought to
close on Saturday, and after having been
dismissed Immediately reported to his
employers place OF business and eX-
planned the cause of his absence +. p.
Libbey, the manager of the concern, how
ever, according to his statement, in
formed him that his services were no
longer required. at which Fister expressed
establishment and asked that he be given
a weeks notice. The manager. Fister
/ claims, told him that he would consider
his case and asked him to return on Mon
day for his answer. He did so and was
Z informed by Libbey that he had decided
not to allow him his weeks pay.
When seen by a reporter for The Times
last evening Mr.. Libbey denied emphat-
ically all OF listers statements and said
that listers dismissal was occasioned by
the unusual lul in the bicycle business
and that he had not only discharged FiS-
ter but had also let two other men go at
the same time. Mr.. Libbey stated that
previous 10 listers visit to his place of
business on Saturday he had not the
slightest knowledge of his having served
on a jury. and that even had he known II
at the time he would not have paid him.
as he had made it a standing rule not to
pay any employe when he laid off from
work unless in a case of sickness.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
QUALIFIED THE VERDICT.
Ernest Rodgers. Slayer of Frank
Hook, Saved From the GalIows.

Ernest Rodgers, colored, was yesterday
convicted Of the murder of Frank Hook
also colored, on December "a last The
jury which found Rodgers guilty. however,
qualified its verdict by adding the words
without capital punishment" This prac-
tically fixes the penalty of Imprisonment
for life in the penitentiary The trial of
Rodgers began Monday morning before
Justice Clabaugh in Criminal Court No. i.
The Government closed its side of the
case on Tuesday afternoon and the de-
fence was begun. All the testimony on
either side was in yesterday at noon. At
that hour Mr.. Colyar announced that he
would close his case and did not call the
defendant to testify in his own behalf.
The arguments on both sides were con-
Guided at $3.50 and Justice Clabaugh began
his charge He finished at 4 and the case
WIS submitted to the jury. The members
of the panel after retiring to their con-
sultation room remained out but a short
time. They returned and the foreman an
nounced the verdict as stated.
The crime of which Rodgers was con-
victed was committed in Southwest wash
ington on G Street between Third and
Four-a and a half Streets, about o'clock
last Christmas eve He and Hook and sew
eral others, it was testified, had been en-
gagged during the early part of the after
noon in a game of craps. During the play
it is said Hook and Rodgers became III
volved in a dispute. They separated, but
met soon after, when, it was testified by
number of witnesses, Rodgers, apparently
without the slightest proyocation. stabbed
Hook in the neck with penknife. The
latter was removed Immediately to the
Emergency Hospital. where he died within
an hour after his arrival.
The defence put in a plea of self-de-
fence. and a number of witnesses were
called who testified that when Hook APP
preached Rodgers he had his right hand
in his hip pocket as il about to draw
pistol. None of those who stated that they
saw Hook in this attitude testified that
they saw him with pistol. Nor was it
shown that pistol was found on his per-
son after the difficulty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
Do You Have Rheumatism Have You
Bladder or Uric Acid Trouble?
To Prove What SWAMPRO0T the Great Kidney and Bladder
Remedy Will Do for YOU, All Our Readers May Have
Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail

Pain or dull ache in the back is unmis-
taxable evidence OF kidney trouble. 1t is
Natures timely warning to show you that
the track of health is not clear.
If these danger signals are UNDECIDED,
more serious results are sure 10 follow;
Bright's disease, which is the worst form
Of kidney trouble. may steal upon you.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
of the world famous kidney and bladder
remedy. Swamp-Root. is soon realized 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. A trial will
convince anyone-and you may have a
sample bottle for the asking.
Lame back is only enc symptom of kid
ney trouble-one of many. Other symp-
toms showing that you need Swamp
Root are, obliged TO pass water often dur
ing the day and to get up many times at
night inability to hold your urine
smarting or irritation in passing, brick
dust or sediment in the urine. catarrh oil
the bladder. uric acid, constant headache
dizziness. sleeplessness. nervousness, ir-
regular heart-beating, rheumatigm. bloat-
ing. irritability WORKOUT feeling, lack Of
ambition. loss Of flesh, salIow complexion
If your water when allowed tn remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for TWEEN
ty-four hours, forms a sediment or set
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
A SUIT OVER DIsBARMENT.
Mandamus Proceedings Instituted by
Attorney Phillips.

Henry A. Phillips, an attorney, yester-
day flied petition for a mandamus in he
Supreme Court of the District. asking
that a writ be issued commanding Ethan
A. Hitchcock, Secretary of The Interior, to
grant his appeal, and II. Clay Evans, to
pay to the petitioner certain sum al
legged to be due him as a fee. Mr. Phil
lips explains that by order of the Secre-
tary of the Interior he was, on February
3. 1900, dsbarred from practicing as an
attorney of record before that depart
ment. for alleged unprofessionsl conduct
in collecting fees in excess Df those al
lowed by law. An appeal, he states, was
taken from this decision, and that the
Assistant Attorney General for the In
terror Department. to whom his petition
was referred, reported that his disbar-
ment was improper. Mr.. Phillips ais }
states that Commissioner Evans refused
to make an order for his fee in the case
of Sarah A. Docherty.
Similar action has been taken by Mr..
Phillips against Secretary Hitchcock and
Commissioner Evans in the case of Louisa
Aab, the widow of George Aab.