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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09

Linen Bargains.
BASEMENT.
6O-inch Turkey Red /: Damask,
warranted fast color; 00H
the SOC quality, at -. AZhN !
Spachtal Scarfs, Shams and
Squares, nearly all at less than
half price: .sls.s.:,s
32x32, worth soc each, TO-
1896 Scarfs, worth SOC, Tor
1S-in. and 2O-in. Squares, 1Or
worth 25c and SOC, at...... ~
MAIN FLOOR.
Mexican Work, hand drawn Cen
terpieces, 16x16, reduced for nQr
one day from $3.50 to. ..... SCN
1884 Bureau Scarfs, plain hem
stitched linen; 1880 Bureau
Scarfs, pure linen, birds eye
buck; 30x3O plain Linen Squares,
Of 75c value:
Any Of these Thurs ~
uay at...:. y /A~
21c Towels, 15c-Fine Damask,
pure white, with knotted fringe.
Each purchase limited to one dozen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09

Il CHATFIELD-The city election resulted In
8 victory for the democratic ticket. Lcenss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09
Sale Of Suitinqs and Dress Flannels

In the Basement there will be the most RENAL
We have decided to close out the Suitings carrie.
else. Nothing but deep, deliberate, cold-blooded
Every yard is now at its regular price, but see W
Heavy Skrtings 20 inches wide, used without
linings also Boys Suitings in stripes and checks;
all worth 36c yard 0Er
will be observation-disclosures. AOS
Heavy Skirtings, in Black, navy and gray
fine. Thibet and Golf Suitings; these $3.50
and and $500 Thurs Is.
Fine Scotch Homespuns Cancels Hair Chew
lot and heavy Homespun Venetians, none worth
less than $500 a yard; 50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09

PRESTON-Judge Kingsley convened the
regular spring term of the district court
There are fifteen civil and three criminal
cases.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09

in the basement and give the space to something
uts in price will do this quickly as we want
lat will happen Thursday:
White Embroidered Skirting Elan 49,
nels, now at 60c a yard, will be sold at. ~
Plain Trcot Waist Flannels, Plaid Dress
Flannels and Skirting Flannels, in stripes and
small checks worth to 35c yard, TO-
Plain Twillsd French Flannels and Fancy
Printed French Flannels, worth from SOC to 75c
a yard, all o.
q ..tS Basement Ehpaoy) y za
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09

JORDAN-The Minnesota synod of the Ger
man Evangelical Lutheran church is meeting
in this city.-On account OF the burning OF the
flour mill. the city is left without an electric
light plant.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE,

No feature of the foreign COM
MERGE of the United States is more
interesting or more suggestive than
the figures which show the growth
in mportations of manufacturer s
materials. The September report
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
SHOWS that the importations OF man
ufacturers' materials in the nine
months ending with September, 1909,
were not only larger than in the cor
responding period of any preceding
year, but formed larger percentage
of the total imports than on any pre-
ceding occasion. The total importa-
tions of manufacturer 8 material in
the nine months ending with Sep
TENDER, 1902, amounted to 1895, I'll,
oil, and formed 463 80 per cent of
the total imports. A comparison of
thee figures with those for the cor
responding period of 1890 shows an
increase of 6 per cent in the impor-
tation of manufacturers materials
during that time. the total impor-
tation of manufacturers materials in
the nine months of 1890 having been
$206, 724, $50. The share which manu-
facturers' materials formed of the
total imports in 1890 was only 80. Oh
per cent, as against 80 per cent in
the corresponding months of 1909.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
A ROYAL TaIisman,

For 400 years the Hohenzollern fam
lily has possessed a peculiar talisman
in the shape of a black stone set in a
ring, each head of the house having
passed the charm on to the next in sue
cession for many generations. Fred
erick the Great is said to have found
the ring sealed in package with in
structions as to its preservation and
transmission written by Frederick l.
Precisely what value or significanc,
attaches to this carefully treasured bit
of jewelry it would be difficult to say.
Tradition says that huge toad hoped
into the royal presence centuries ago
with the stone held in it's mouth. AS
to whether the golden setting in which
the stone is now preserved is due to
the forethought of the intelligent toad
or to the afterthought of the Hohen-
zollerns tradition fails to enlighten u.s.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

1t is related of General Wade Hamp-
ton that ON one occasion he was rid
ing along Il highway that led through
one of his numerous southern Dlanta-
tons when he met slave of fine build
and appearance. He drew rein and
said: you are likely fellow. Who do
you belong top Wade Hampton, sir."
"Ah! And who is Wade Hampton?'
please, sir, master, you mus be from
de norf, 'kase Mas Wade Hampton is
de berry fust gemmun in de souf."
The story used to be told to illustrate
the greatness in numbers of Wade
Hampton's slaves His own slaves did
not know him by sight-that is, hun
dreds and thousands of them did not,
The slaves he owned numbered 1000,
and he was therefore the largest slave
owner of the south or of modern times,
Birmingham Age Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF TAX
ALTON.

The twelfth annual report of the
State Board of Taxation, just sub
mitted to Cover nor Murphy, shows
the assesable va lue of the real and
personal property in the State for
the year 1902 to be the sum of 1868
Go $50. This shows an increase over
the assessment of the year 1901 of
over thirty-fve million dollars.
The increase in Morris County
for 1902 over the valuation IN 1901
now S416, Al. Only two counties in
the State showed a decrease, Bur
500, 2771. The total amount of ex-
empt property returned in the State
for the year amounts to the sum of
$104, 1873, 498. This consists of public
State and municipal, public and
private school, church and charitable,
and cemetery and graveyard property.
The amount of deductions allowed
for personal debt amounts to the
sum of 1923, 637,77 In some of the
taxing districts the amounts allowed
for this purpose by the assessors
exceed the entire amount of PERSONAL
property returned.
The subject OF true value" for
assessing purposes is thoroughly dis
cussed, and it is shown that the test
of market valne, while it an be ap-
piled to farms, lots and dwellings, be-
cause they are being bought and sold
in the market, is difficult to apply
special kinds of property, such as
buildings or other buildings specially
constructed. In the assessment Of
pnblic service corporations, such as
trolley roads, telephone and tele-
graph companies, gas an water COM
panies, running through different
taxing districts and counties, the
Board advises that the cost of repro
duction of this class OF property be
taken as a basis of value. This
method was approved by the Court
of Errors in the Newark Trolley case.
The Board declares that the method
of assessing the poles and wires of
telegraph and telephones lines is
unsatisfactory, and recommends that
an act be passed providing that the
poles shall be branded with the
names or initials of the owners, for
the purpose Of establishing owner
ship.
The enacment of the Tax Revision
bill, drawn by the commission ap-
pointed by Ex-Governor Voorhees,, Is
strongly urged. 1t is pointed ont
that the tax statutes are confused and
consist of over 1923 sections, and q
revision and codification is very
desirable. This revised act was in
troduced in the last Legislature, but
failed of passage. The Board pro-
nominees the proposed revised act to
be a marvel and masterpiece of
condensation and clearness of re vision
and codification.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
NOISE PRODUCES "TlRED FEELING J."

Vice Chancellor Pitney's reasons for
putting stop to Sunday baseball play
ing in Bayonne are sound. He said;
1.-THE reason why certain amount of
noise is or may be a nuisance is that it
produces the feeling which we call tired.
and Il continued hearing of loud noises
tends to shorten life. Another reason is
that mankind needs rest and sleep, and
noise tends to prevent both. But noise is
one of the necessary accomplishments OF
modern civilization, and men as social
beings must subject themselves to what
ever annoyance as reasonably arises,
such as the hum of machinery, noise of
vehicles, etc.
The Vice Chancellor then proceeded to
say that mankind is entitled to one day
in seven for rest, and the Sunday laws
enforce the cessation of labor, excepting
travel on Sunday by railroads and the
proper provisions for mankind" From
the affidavits he concluded that stamp
ing and cheering did disturb the Sabbath
and annoy the compliments, and for
that reason he would advise decree pre-
venting it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
Dumas wealth and Poverty.

Alexandra Dumas rise to wealth and
luxury was almost as marvellous as
that of his most celebrated hero. He
built magnificent chateau, which he
named Monte-Christo. There he enter
tanned all corners, friend and stranger
alike. with more than oriental magnifi-
cence and sometimes with oriental
mystery. His purse was open to all
who sought it, and the day came when
be experienced Timon's fate without
acquiring Timon's disposition. He
could not become misanthrope,
though his fortune disappeared almost
as suddenly as it came, and then he
learned the ingratitude of men. His
last days were passed not in poverty,
but in narrow circumstances. He left
Paris in the fall of 1870 just as the
German army was closing in to besiege
it and when France was feeling its
deepest woe. To the last he preserved
his gayety and youthful spirit Il had
but one napoleon in my pocket when
first came here" he said. Il go away
with two, and yet they call me a
spendthriftr'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
FIoorVymIkinr.

Head Floorwalker (severely)-I heard
you tell the lady she would find the
ribbons at the third counter to the left
New Floorwalker--That's where they
are.
Head Floorwalker-Yes; but you
should have told her to go to the right
past the necktie bargain counter, turn
to the left past the stocking bargain
counter. then three counters to the
right past the silk skirt bargain coun-
ter, and so on. You'll never make a
tloorwalker.-Judge
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
TEACHERS AS uNIoNlsTs.

A novel phase Of the labor nnion
movement in the action of the pnblic
teachers of Chicago in voting unani-
mously to affiliate with the Fedora
tion of Labor. The principal reason
assigned for this step is that the
support of the voters reached by the
federation wonld be of great benefit
to the teachers in their fight for bet
ter wages and an improvement in the
conditions OF the public schools.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
mt. Freedom Road Inspected.

The committee on County Roads of
the Boerd of Freeholdel comprising
Messrs. Dalrymple, Scnoneberger,
Ringlieb and Norris together with
Director Becker, Counsel Quayle and
State Supt. Budd went over the Mt.
Freedom road Monday. About two
thirds of the work has been COM
pleted to the satisfaction of the COM
mittee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
To the Editor of the Chronicle:


Dear Sir: understand that Speed
we'll Lake has been drained with the
intention of converting it into private
grounds. This lake has been the
principal skating ground of the past
generation of the town, and it's loss
will be q heavy blow to the plans
that have been made by the younger
element for the coming winter. Why,
Mr.. Editor, cannot this lake be
drained and the regular channel so
enedd that it can be flooded
int the winter and little used as q
place of skating ?
In this way the locality could be
free from danger of disease and lose
none of it's attractive qualities.
Yours Sincerely,
L. 2. Glass of 1904
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

The vote in Warren county will bear
considerable study, as will be seen by
the fficial returns, which give Flanagan
a plurality of LOLA; Barber for Senator.
TAO; Wildricb for Assembly, 1908, and
Barker for Sheriff, 1890. In 1900, Sal
mon, Democrat, carried the county for
Congress by plurality of 1887. The de-
or ase in the plurality given Mr.. Flana-
gan was 5l3. If "Old Warren" CON
tinues to absorb Republican principals,
no doubt she will give substantial plu-
rality for Governor Stokes in 1904.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
No Tangible Exidence.

"Wiggins has been politician and
an officeholder great many years. has
he notY'
Eyes, but Virgins is not what call
a practical politician. He has never got
anything out Of it but his salary. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

side in our neighborhood, and many
of whom have asked our advice in the
premises. We tell them to hold on
TO their policies. Their reserves
are undoubtedly secure, and there
is no reason to anticipate the nonpay
ment of their policies when they
mature.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

If the labor unions succeed in break-
ing up the State National Guards the
inevitable result will be the increase of
rhe standing army and its employment
in the suppression of riots. This will be-
most deplorable from every point OF
view, and especially from that of the
nnions. 1t ia strange that labor leaders
do not see this.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

In Maryland an election law was
passed DISTINGUISHING enough colored
voters TO make thu State purely Demo-
cratic, it was thought At the first
election under the new law the State
went Democratic by 10000 but this
years vote for Congressman shows a
Republican majority of over 8 500
Evidently Maryland is safely Repu III.
can on national issues, no matter what
ex-senator German and his gang may
IA
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
thanksgiving Sale.

The Young Ladies' Missionary
Society of the First Presbyterian
Church, will hold a Thanksgiving
sale in the chapel tomorrow afternoon
from to O'Clock. Proceeds for
the AshYilIe scholarship.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

The government crop report, which
will be the last but one of the year, has
appeared indicating corn crop of over
$500 0 0 600 bushels. as against crop
II 1,6, 0 900 900 bushels last year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

The Department of Agriculture an
nounces that an orange has been devel-
oped that can be grown two hundred
miles further north than the varieties
hitherto commonly grown in Florida
This was accomplished by crossing the
Japanese trifoliate orange, an ornamep
tai tree, with the common varieties sue
cessively until fine fruit capable OF en-
during extreme cold has been produced
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

The Hackettstown q tzette aptly re-
marks: Local authorities shonld take
sognizance of the propiscuous distrihu
ZION IT advertising matter that actually
filters the streets.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

Governor Murphy has received the re-
port of the State Board of Riparian
Commissioners. The income of the board
or the past year was $16l ,39l.07 of
which amount, $57 900 was received for
rants.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21

be presented by a new committee,
some of whom are, Mrs. Frederick
Merrill, Mrs. W. Austin Flagg,
Mrs. j. o. H. Pitney, Mrs. John
]. Waterbury and Mrs. W. S. Letch-
ford.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
At the annual session Of the Grand

At the annual session Of the Grand
lodge of New Jersey, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows held in Tren-
ton during the week, the report OF
the grandmother showed that three
regular and one Rebekah lodge have
been instituted during the year, in
Guiding Seney No. 1858 at Bernards-
willie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-21
The Washington, N. j., Electric Light

The Washington, N. j., Electric Light
Company will not renew its contract
which expires December 1st, on the basis
of the contract in existence for the past
five years. The new contract makes the
rate for each arc light $65. 90 year for
an every night service. excepting three
nights each month, and 1000
per lamp for service every night in the
v0ar
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
MYSTERY
Surrounds Shooting Of
Frederericklyman an at
Cleveland.

News-Democrat Leased Wire serviceA
Cleveland, July 24.-There is no
trace of the murderer of Frederick
Lyman, who was called to his door
last night and sho5 down. 1t is sad,
however, that two men are involved.
The police are hunting for the two
men who shadowed Lyman's home for
days before the tragedy.
Lyman, clerk at the postcfiice. was
shot at S16 Harvard street at $3.50
o'clock last evening. He died fifteen
minutes later.
Lyman was 36 years of age and re-
sided with his mother and sister. No
member of his family is able to ad-
vance a reason f)r the murder nor
know of an enemy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
Against Itself on Annex.
alton Question.
TWO FACTIONS EXIST
One Fsvors Taking the State
Into the Fold nd the Other
Believing in Self
Govern ment.

New York, July 24-The annexa-
ton movement has caused some feel
ing among those Cubans who want
the island to have a fair chance in
trying to solve the problem of self
government, cables the Havana corre-
spondent, of the Tribune.
The anti-annexationists say the
champions of annexation consist large
ly of men who, when the war was on,
spent tho time at watering places in
the United States or Mexico, and who,
when the war was over, focked back
to Cuba, expecting to get the lions
share of the spoils to which those who
had fought for independence were en-
titled.
The reports of possible disturbance
in Cuba do not seem to have any sub
stantial foundation. The Cubans
realize that the eyes of the world are
upon them as well as the United States
and their pride is at stake. Some OF
the anneXatiOnists say that the United
States would only want a pretext to
tell the Cubans they had a trial and
had been found wanting. A few of
these enthusiasts actually imagine
that if somebody were to gather a
party of few hundred men together,
make a dash for the woods, rob a few
pastures and burn a few plantations.
as soon as the news was flashed to
Washington troops would at once ba
ordered to Cuba, and the intervention
would be at hand again. 1t is such
talk as this that has made the anti
annexationists so bitter against the
anneXationists.
1t must be said, however, that there
are in the ranks of the auneXationists
men of high character who are per-
fectly conscientious in their advocacy
of annexation and have no personal
motives in wishing to bring it about.
Cuban planters have an organization
! known as Circulo De Hacendados, a
society which has been fostering the
movement for annexation, and a meet
ing has been called for July so, where
il is purposed that entirely new Off
GERS shall be elected and that only an
neXationists shall figure in the new
personnel. Then, it is said, a regular
campaign for annexation will be start
| ed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
GREAT GAMBLE

Gambling" upon the event of the
kings death is the only term to apply
to the method of certain members of
the great British shipping firm OF
Lloyds' Agency in underwriting So
called insurance policies" on the SOW
ereigns life.
1t is estimated that upwards of S125,-
100000 have been written" on King
Edwards life during the last two
months by speculative individuals who
own seats" at Lloyds', in London.
Such a proceeding, unheard of in
this country, excites no comment in
England, where these practices are
common.
Insurance policies are written at
Lloyds' to back all sorts of hazards"
said a prominent insurance man yes
terday, who explained the modus op-
erandi of the gamble" He said:
Lloyds' is composed of several hum
dred members, any one of whom may
underwrite insurance upon a capital
of $125,000, which he must have on de-
posit with the corporation. In fact
that amount represents the cost of his
seat.
Of these several hundred members a
large number are born SPECTATORS.
AS the time approached for the kings
coronation, it offered them an eXcep-
tional opportunity for turning" some
money.
This is the way it is done: The
Lloyd man virtually bets a client that
the king will not be crowned. He Of
fers to write" policy on the kings
life in any stated amount for, say two
months, the client to pay the premium,
which may be the subject of dick
err between them. The rate is always
high.
At the end of the two months, if the
king is alive, the Lloyd man has the
premium in his pocket. If the king
dies he is out the entire amount of
the insurance policy to the benefit Of
the client. This looks like big odds,
but. as a rule, the Lloyd man, of
course, has the better end of the game,
although he takes big risks.
They make these insurance bets"
on all sorts of things. If ship is
overdue a day or so, they will write
policies on her, betting that she will
or will not arrive.
When the Prince of Wales took his
recent trip thousands of such policies
were written.
An interesting feature in connection
with the legitamate insurance busi-
ness in England was mentioned yes
terday by Thomas Martindale.
g In England" said Mr.. Martindale,
"all insurance policies are made de-
pendent upon the life of the king.
In the event of his death they must
all be rewritten. AS the British are
the greatest insuring people in the
world, it is easily imagined what must
be the great amount of work thus en-
tailed"
The amount of money that must be
paid out by the companies can only be
conjectured. The Lloyds' alone are
said to be accountable for 100000, 900.
Philadelphia North American.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-25
TRADE WAR
Begun Against the u. s.
by European
Powers,

Washington, July 24.-Cable dis
patches from Europe indicating that
the leading powers. have begun in
earnest the preliminaries of an eco
norlic conflict against the products of
the Uni ed States are received with
some concern in Washington, espe-
Cially in view of the fact that recent
figures comp led by the treasury de-
partment show that American exports
have reached high water mark and are
probably en- the decline.
The statement that the king Of Italy
visited st. Petersburg for the purpose
of making arrangements for a CONNER
cial alliance against America is looked
upon here as well founded and backed
up by the current events in Europe.
Should this course be persisted in it is
frankly admitted that the United
States would be driven to the accept
ance of the commercial treaties now
pending in the senate.