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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22

absolutely no choice regarding whom
or when she shall marry, and any ex-
preston of opinion or semblance of in
terest in matter which so vitality con-
Germs her would be as sadly immodest
as to ruin her reputation. The mem
bers of her own family take no part
in the wedding ceremonies; usually
they are not present. She has sep
arated from them forever, and her re-
lationship is broken completely. She
is dressed by her mother and when
her toilet is completed and the APP
pointed hour has arrived for the we'd
ding a large bag, made of red satin and
brilliantly embroidered, is drawn down
over her head and shoulders to the
waist, where it is tied thus complete
ly binding her and pinioning her arms
to her sides.
Meantime a procession has come
from the house of the parents of her
future husband, headed by band of
music and in which the most con-
spicuous object is a red sedan cd&ir-
the wedding claiborne by four or
eight men. This chair is brought close
to the door of her room and she is half
led and half carried to a seat in it..
The curtains of the chair are closely
drawn so that not a ray of light can
enter When she has been placed with
in it the door is closed and locked by
the girls mother. Such precautions
are taken that the wedding chair shah
be tightly closed and no one given even
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
woMAN's LOT IN CHINA.
With the Exception of That of the
Empress Dowager 1t Is Indeed
a Miserable One.

In his lecture on "Woman in China"
Mr.. Chester Holcombe defined the
status of the woman in three different
periods of her life, and explained
wherein lies the great influence which
the present dowager empress eXer-
cises over the affairs of her nation.
In all Chinese history probably no
circumstances have occurred which
might serve to illustrate so completely
the natural position and autocratic
power of mother as those of the last
few years in which the dowager en-
press has played the most conspicu-
Gus part.
The dowager is the sole surviving
widow of Emperor Hsien Feng, who
died in 1861 In later years, by a
process of adoption known only in
China, the present empress dowager
became the grandmother of the pres
ent emperor. Actually she is of no
discernible relationship to him. But
by that process of adoption, constant
ly practiced and everywhere recog-
nized in China, she is his only surviv-
ing grandmother. And here is the one
source of power and authority, alike
over him and over the Chinese race.
Not as empress, but as mother, she has
the full right to rule under every
foundation principle of the Chinese
governmental system. However I'M
wise, absurd and disastrous to the en-
pire any act or acts of hers may have
been, they have been well within the
limits of her authority, according to
the constitution and laws of the en-
pire Only death or an entire over
turning of the entire system of au-
thority can either relieve or rob her
of her rights, not as empress but as
mother
In early life many of the women
in China commit suicide. One has no
legal protection against her master,
man. He may abuse her and neglect
her, fail to provide for her wants, de-
sert her and divorce her. In practice
husbands divorce their wives for any
reason and for no reason. Any scrap
of paper upon which the fact of di-
vorce is written, and stamped with the
pTeSSIOu Oi llle Inulhp VI uhS Hto
band, is all that is necessary. The
most serious of all hardships which
fall to the lot of the Chinese woman
come with her marriage. And these are
often so bitter as to be uncomfortable,
and to end in self-destruction. She
is betrothed in infancy or childhood
to boy whom she has never seen,
and whom certainly she does not
know.
The betrothal is legal ceremony, no
less binding than marriage. She has
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
CARE OF THE TEETH.
To Preserve and Beautify Then
Should Be the Aim of Every
Man, Woman and Child.

Everybody admires good set OF
teeth. and the owner of such is always
to be envied. An excellent cam
lphorated tooth powder which will not
destroy the enamel of the teeth, and
vet will render them white, is made OF
z drs. of precipitated chalk, one-halt
dr.. of powdered camphor and l dr.. OF
powdered orris root.
Ii is not sufficient to use only tooth
powder; a liquid dentifrice is pleas
ant and has a beneficial influence upon
the gums. To make one, take 2 ozs. OF
borax. a quart of hot water and one
teaspoonful each of tincture myrrh
and spirits of camphor. Dissolve the
borax in hot water, and when the wa
ter is cool add the other ingredients
and bottle them for use. A few drops
used in a little water form delightful
wash.
Yellow teeth, it is said, are usually
Indicative of bodily vigor, and very
pearIy white ones of a more fragile
constitution.
There is only one general rule to Of
fer respecting the care of the teeth,
and that is that they be kept immacu-
lately clean and in perfect health.
Their color then matters nothing, for
their condition will prove that they
are well attended to. Should the
gums be tender and spongy. the gem
eral health upon which the condition
of the teeth so much depends, should
be made the subject of inquiry.
A healing and soothing tooth pow
der is made Of precipitated chalk 1
or, of powdered borax onehalf o.,
of powdered myrrh one-fourth o.,
and the same quantity of powdered
orris root.-N. Y. Journal
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FACE OF GAS METER.

the face of gas meter. 1t will be
noticed that the hands of alternate
dials move in the same direction.
The dial at the top registers frac-
tions of cubic foot and is used for
test purposes only. TIE figures on
the right-hand dial represent hun
dreds of cubic feet and when the
hand has made one complete revolu-
tion thousand cubic feet will have
passed through. Each thousand feet
will be checked on the lower dial I'M
til 10000 in reached when the hand
of the last dial moves one point. 1t
should be noted that the hands can
not be reset to zero and that, conse-
quently, each reading should be pre-
served until the next one is taken
and the former deducted from it,.
The dotted lines represent the posi-
tion of the hands at previous read
ing of the meter namely $500 cubic
feet. The hands now indicate 640o
cubic feet. Minus $500 cubic feet
would give 1900 cubic feet as the
amount of gas consumed during the
quarter; at $l.5O per 1000 feet, your
bill should be $780,
A water meter is read in precisely
the same way but the registration is
more minute. The first dial is used
only for testing. The next registers
single feet, then tens, hundreds and
so on. If, after deductng as shown
above, you find you have used 1886
cubic feet of water during the year,
you must multiply this number By
.74S to find the number of gallons,
namely 1884 gallons. This amount
multiplied by the rate per thousand
gallons (unless you pay for water
by the fauce1 will show the amount
of your water bill.-Ernest r. Lowe,
in Good Housekeeping.
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r1oRRIsTowN posToFFIcE.
Open from 7 in the forming Until ?
in the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.

MAILS CLOSE.
7.30 a. m.-For New York and all
intermediate stations.
8.15 a. m-For Easton, Newton,
Chester and all intermediate stations.
Whippany.
5. Is a. m.-For Brookside, Mend
ham and all stations on the Rockaway
Valley Railroad.
9.15 a. m.-For New York and in
termediate stations.
9.15 a. m.-For Mount Freedom.
9.45 a. m. For Newark. New York
and beyond.
11.25 a.m.-For Newark, New York
and beyond.
10. 40 p. m-For New York and all
intermediate stations.
1914 p. m.-For Rockaway and
Dover.
$50 p. m.-For New York and all
intermediate stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
~. 20 a. m.-From New York and
intermediate stations.
$50 a. m. From Hackettstown and
intermediate stations. Whippany
Mt. Freedom.
a. m.-From Brookside, Mend
ham and all stations on the Rocka-
way Valley Railroad.
*9 20 a. m.-From New York and
intermediate stations.
II a. m.-From Dover.
Ito D. m. From New York and in
termediate stations.
1873 p. m.-From New York.
$50 p. m.-From Philadelphia, Eas-
ton, Newton, Chester and intermedi-
ate stations.
4.30 p. m.-From Brookside, Mend
ham and all stations on the Rock
way Valley Railroad
$40 p. m.-From New York and
intermediate stations.
*Delivered by carriers.
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LYNX A TERROR AT BAY.
But the ScOurge of the Canadian
WiIds VIII Not Voluntarily
Attack Man.

Scarcely another animal presents
such striking picture of savage hat
red, of uncompromising ferocity as a
Canadian lynx at bay. That brutal
head, with low forehead, beneath
which two cruel eyes are blazing like
evil stars; that fierce display of
teeth between the parted wrinkled lips,
and the massive, powerful feet, hid
ing fiesh-tearing hooks of living steel,
all impress the beholder with the fact
that a personal encounter with a Ca
madam wildcat must end in death for
at least one ofShe combatants, says
the Ottawa Free Press.
Not that the lynx is specially agrees
sive in his attitude toward men--far
from it-and the stories of how he
follows belated hunters through the
overhanging branches of the forest
trees, seeking a favorite opportunity
to spring upon his human prey, are
products of the Imagination. But
when, after a chase, he is driven to
take refuge in tree, where he
crouches in preparation for his last
battle, | would prefer, unless armed
with a rifle, to interview almost any
other creature of equal weight.
Many years ago the Canadian lynx
was to be found in the mountainous
Aistricts of New England, New York
and Pennsylvania, but now he is seldom
seen far south of the Canadian border.
He is to be met with in Labrador, and
CIfifp in, Nf
the Dominion, where he is hunted chief
ly for his skin.
lie is somewhat larger than the
common American wildcat (lynx ru-
fus), and, moreover, his head is round
ed and broader in proportion than that
of his kinsman. His triangular, furry
ears are each tipped with tuft of
coarse, black hair. The general color
OF the body is gray, with many irreg-
ular darker spots; the fur on the I'M
der side of the body is lighter. Be-
ginning at the ears and extending
downward around tt Dat is ruff
OF longer hair, which adds not little
to the animals appear lnce of fc .ccity.
The tail is short, thick AMI well COW
cred with hair.
He is Splendid adapted for the wild
lie which he leads. Clad in his thick
winter fur, he c@n resist tie most PEN
Grating cold, and when his hunting
uck is against him, as it often is, his
eat vitality enables him to exist for
IN my days without food. His meth
c' of pursuing and capturing his prey
are very similar to those adopted by
Ne domestic cat.
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money and regular allowances on an
equally liberal basis, she is easily in
position to lead the younger set OF
women in New York in the matter OF
extravaganza.
Mrs. Mackay leans perceptibly to-
ward fads, and one of her latest
creations in this direction is to be
| found in her magnificent country
home on Long Island, comprising a
mansion and 700 acres of land, which
was presented to her by her father
in-law, John w. Mackay. In this
house Mr.. Mackay has had construct
ed the most wonderful bath that has
ever been seen in America. 1t was
brought over from Italy and is cut
from a solid block of marble, which
cost something like $4,000 The pool
is sunk in the floor and five broad
marble steps lead down to it. The
water spouts from the mouths of eX-
quisitely carved marble dolphins. An
other feature of the bathroom is a
great fireplace built into the side
wall of the room. Each of the other
rs bathrooms in the house has lux
urious Pompeiian bath let down in
the marble floor in the same way.
1t was Mrs. Mackay's own idea that
each of her 80 servants should have
separate room. The rooms are
small, but are sunshiny and comfort
able.
Although spending fabulous sums
every year upon gowns and the graf
ification of literary whims regarding
fads, Mrs. Mackay is by no means
neglectful of the more serious prob
lens of life, says the Chicago Trlb-
une. She gives fully as much to
charity as she spends for her own
pleasure, and makes it a rule never
to buy herself a bit of finery with
out giving the equivalent to some de-
serving person or institution. Mrs.
Mackay is new type of the fashion
able woman, and she has attracted
no end of attention in the east-in
fact, throughout the United States.
People stare at her so much when
she drives out in New York that she
wears veil covered with heavy lace
hounces that completely hides her
features like a mask. She is a beauty
with dark hair, dark eyes, and an ex-
quisite figure. Her gowns are the
best that can be bought. Jewelry is
her pet fad, and she has one of the
finest collections of jewels in Amer
lea. One ring is a Hindu curio, which
cost $4,000. 1t covers three fingers
and is of old yellow Chinese gold set
with rare rubies, diamonds and en-
eralds. Among her furs is a single
coat of sealsl1ins and sables which
cost $1,000
Mrs. Mackay is justly reputed to be
the most original woman in New
York society. She furnishes the sur
prises, fashions and fads for the
young members of Gotham's smart
set, and the distinction of having in
augurated baby parties in this coun-
try belongs TO her. She is the mis-
tress of one of the most beautiful
country homes in America, and yet
her friends say she has not been
spoiled by all this layishness. She
always has time to be pleasant to
everyone, and, although she enter
tains constantly, she never neglects
her little daughter for society.
Stationery is one of Mrs. Mackay's
many fads, 1t is all in violet, and be-
cause she thinks a red two-cent
stamp is inharmonious on violet en-
velope, she uses the three-cent stamp
instead.
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Pineapple Fritterx

Choose very ripe pineapple, peel.
remove the eyes and CRATE the flesh,
taking care to save the juice. Sift a
pint of -four, add enough cold wa
ter to the pineapple juice to make a
pint in all and with this mix the flour
gradually to smooth batter, add half
a teaspoonful OF salt and the we'll
beaten yolk Of one egg; when the
deep fat for frying has been tested
with bit of bread and found Just
right, stir into the batter the we'll
stitfened white. Now, after mixing
1T each spoonful, drop enough of the
batter into the fat to make the size
fritter desired, and when brown re-
move with skinner and allow to
stand for a moment on brown paper
set in the colander in the mouth of the
oven. Pile on a hot dish, dust with
soft sugar, and serve. The pineapple
flavor will be brought out by lemon
juice and sugar, used spar;ngly.-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY.
New York Society Leader Who il
Called the Most Extravagant
Woman in America.

Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the dashing
leader of New York society, with a
fortune of almost $40,000,000 at her
command, is credited with being the
most extravagant young matron in
America. She spends annually more
than $4,000 on her wardrobe, and
this does not include her lavish ex-
penoitures for jewelry, which is her
pet fad. With an assured Christmas
present every year of $4,000 for pin
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A Season of Monograms,

Everything nowadays must be
monogrammed, and so must, of
course, table linen. A dainty initial
in the corner is worked with wash
silk or fine white linen thread. If
the family has crest or coat of arms
it may be substituted for the mono
gram, provided the owner of the relic
Of feudalsm is sufficiently snobbish
to care to haunt it.
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READING GAS METERS.
Careful Housekeepers Should Keep
Eye on Gas Bills to Prevent
Overchnrging.

The gas and water accounts, which
form so large a part of the years
expenses, should be as closely scru-
tinted by the careful housekeeper as
are the grocery and provision bills,
and care should be taken to see that
no overcharge is made. To do this,
the principles on which the meters
are operated should first be learned
The accompanying figure represents
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
seaboard Interchangeable Mileage Ticket

Seaboard Air Line Railway has
placed on sale 1000 mile tickets at
$50. 90, which tickets are good over its
entire system, and also over the lines
of its important connections, repre-
senting in all approximately 10, 900
miles.
Full information as to these tickets
may be obtained upon application to
any agent Jr representative of the
company. 1921
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22

The first railway train out of Chi
cago was run on the Galena & Chicago
road, distance Of ten miles, Novem
Der 21, 1915 Now 20 companies operat-
ing Az lines, run in and out Of the city
1901 regular trains daily.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
Euvntian SPHINX Decaying.

! D. G. Longworth, of Cairo, who is
just now in England, brings a warning
that the Egyptian sphinx is rapidly
decaying. 1t viii not now, he says, be
able long to Withstand the altered eli
mate Of Egypt, due 10 the irrigation Of
recent wears
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
Ronnefort Cheese Indnstrx

The milk of a single Roquefort
sheep will in year make about 30 to 40
pounds of cheese. In that district
of France there age about 5000 sheep
devoted to the cheese industry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-22
use OF Linen In Rotation.

Careful housewives see that their
pieces of linen are used in rotation,
for if one be on the table oftener
than another it is pretty sure to
wear out long before the rest of the
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Advertise in The Chronicle.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30

New York Sun from an American
newspaper of August, 1855, would
seem to prove that woman's ways
have changed very little in $50 years
and that suffering mans protest is as
old as her folly. The communication
is signed "a Lover of Nature" and is
presumably from a man:
That plain dress is the best orna-
nent of beautiful woman, / had late
ly a most convincing proof The neat
ness of a daughter of that religious
sect called Quakers. in one of the pub
lie walks, caught my eye-never was
innocence and elegance more sweetly
portrayed. But when had an OPP
portunity of beholding her face, my
establishment and delight were mex
pressible. Her complexion was love-
ly, her eyes sparkling, her teeth and
lips such as a Reynolds only can i'm
agine, and her smile an emanation of
divinity. I contemplated her person
with pleasure till then unknown,
and should have pronounced her the
most finished work of Heaven, but
that 1t occurred to me, that many of
my fair country-women appeared infe-
rior to her, from only not being salts
fed with what Heaven had made them
tortured hair, a superfluity of RI
bands, idle jems, etc, ETC., were
though meant for so many additions,
only so many disadvantages to them,
by preventing the eye from judging
rightly of their charms, or indeed be-
holding them through. the happiest of
all mediums--the medium of simplic-
ity. In short, 1 am convinced that
some Deity. in his wrath. suffered
them to be betrayed into this dress
ing folly; from which I most heartily
wish that some sensible mortal would
endeavour to reclaim them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. r. K Walker of Darien is at the
Pulaski.
Mr.. A. C. Jones of Waycross stopped
at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr. r. S. Broswell Of Fort Valley,
was at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr. w. r. F'rier of Yaldosta was a
guest of the Pulaski Yesterday
Mr.. Sam Klutz of Chester. S. c., reg
istered at the Pulaski yesterday
Mrs. f. P. Nixon of Waycross was
guest of the De Soto yesterday.
Mrs. D. r. Ward, Hawkinsville, reg
istered at the Screven yesterday
Mr. ]. M. Saunders of Columbus,
registered yesterday at the Pulaski.
Messrs. ]. II. Raine. VIM. M Hit
and w. L. Kemp of Atlanta, were at
the Screven yesterday.
Mr.. H. c. Perkins, a prominent lum-
Der manufacturer Of Augusta, was In
the city yesterday. guest of the Pu-
lasxi.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30
First Division Organized.
q HEAVY PURCHASE OF LAND.
New York Company Buys sixty
Thousand Acres in Coffee and Ir-
win Counties

7
Thousand Acres in Coffee and Ir-
win Counties.
Douglas, Aug. 29.-The Ocmulgee
River Lumber Company, incorporated
under the laws of New. York, has
closed deal for 10000 acres OF timber
in Coffee and Irwin counties and as
soon as. papers are passed. will locate
saw-mill at Douglas. on the line of
the Douglas extension of the 'Wadley
and Mount Vernon Railroad.
The saw-mfll will have a daily ca
pacity of 100000 feet, saving exclusive
ly for the New York markets. The
pay roll will be $1,000 per month, which
will be quite an item to Douglas mer-
chants The company already has a
trackage contract with the A. and B.
and Douglas extension railways, the
timber lying adjacent to these roads
This output viii go over the A. and
3. to Brunswick.
Iron Is laid from Douglas to Broxton,
on the new railroad, and will be ready
for business within a very few days,
as soon as track surfacing can be
COMPLETED
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30
SOCIE Y.

ter which he will go to Danbury,
Conn.,, to attend Taft's school during
the winter.
Mr.. Robert Young left night before
last with MIR. Edward Maclean for
Atlanta.
DR.. T. Pinckney Warning, who has
been spending two months abroad
sailed recently for America, and will
reach savannah Monday or Tuesday.
Mr. Charlesworth Hunter left last
night to join Mrs. Hunter at Saluda.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Nichols have re-
turned from Tybee, after spending the
summer at the Inlet Club House.
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Courteney have
returned from a stay in the mountains
of North Carolina.
Mr.. John Betjeman will leave this
morning for his home in Thomasville.
Mr.. William S. Daffin returned yes
terday from New York
Mr.. Lawton Whatley, formerly of
Savannah, but recently of Mobile. has
gone to McRae, Ga, where he expects
TO reside.
Mrs. Hollins Randolph of Atlanta,
who has been at Tate Springs, is now
at Fairfield Inn, Sapphire, N. C.
Miss Jennie Rothwell is the guest OF
her cousin, Mrs. G. G. Green in At
Ian.a.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Decker of Phil
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30

Murphy & Co.. Inc, have moved their
cotton brokerage offices from the cor
ner offices of the Board of Trade
Building to Room No. 5 on the same
floor. Manager C. G. Gray has been
busily engaged for the past few days
Setting his house in order" and now
has every convenience provided for his
customers.
This Is the season when must inter-
est is taken in the cotton markets, and
1t was desired to make the change with
as little inconvenience as possible. Ev-
erything was in readiness for BUSH
ness there the first day after the re-
moval. The offices are neat and COM
modious, being considerably larger
than the old offices the firm occupied
the past four years.