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The Washington times., 1902-12-07
A Solemn Pledge.

The solemn pledge taken by each mem-
Der OF the league is this:
Il hereby associate myself with the
Canadian Preference League. and as a
member thereof pledge myself to give
preference when making purchases 20
the products Of this country and to all
articles OF Canadian manufacture whcn
the quality is equal and the cost is not
in excess Of that Of similar foreign prod
ucts OF manufactured articles. elso
undertake 20 give preference TO Cana
dian labor and to this country's educa-
tioHal and financial institutions"
An ayowod member Of and spokesman
for the powerful league said that the
leagues membership was increasing rap
idly. and that within a few months the
effects OF the general adoption OF its
pledge would be seen 10 rapid decrease
OF the sales OF New England manufacture
in Canada.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
The Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Erdman at
Home.

The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Albert Erdman
arrived home on Wednesday on the
"Aller, of the North German Lloyd
line. The steamer was due to arrive on
Monday, but owing to an accident to her
engine, the trip was considerably length
ened. The Doctor reports that the trip
has been very pleasant one. At Gil
bralter they met Mrs Erdman's sister,
Mrs. Bissell, who was enroute for Sidon
Syria, where she will make her home
with the Rev. Paul Erdman. DIR. Erd-
man made trip to the Holy Land in
1889, and in comparing it with the pre-
sent even in far away Palestine, says
there have been many improvements
made both as TO methods of travelling,
accommodations etc. On the westward
trip the travellers made tour of the
Italian cities and the Swiss Lake region,
returning to Genoa where they rock
the steamer for New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE.


Not being a possessor of steam road
engine, naturally, my sympathies are
not with the owners of such Goth C injury
horse scarers. Most owners of automo
biles use them for pleasure riding, but
there seems to be one or two that are
run for the purpose of seeing what dam
age will result from reckless speeding
through the town and surrounding
neighborhoods. Horses are becoming
acquainted with ordinary g mobiles y
and pay little attention to them, but
but there are some, "the kind that make
more noise than train of cars" that
they can never become reconciled to.
Even the public are tired, both of hear
ing and seeing them. Accidents are of
almost daily occurrence, and it is Won
der people are not manned for life or
killed outright daily. On Sunday at
Bernardsvile a mobile" passed the
church at terrific rate of speed just as
people were leaving, a team of horses
were frightened, lady was thrown to
the ground. horses ran away, coachman
was thrown out badly bruised, and
would have been seriously hurt or killed
had not gentleman risked his life in
bringing them to stop. Did the per-
son who caused the accident stop? Oh,
no! He had the right of way and went
on to shady spot, far from the scene of
trouble. and when overtaken was quietly
eating his monday lunch
The other day gentleman was upset
on Speedwell avenue and his carriage
smashed. On Washington street man
was driving his family home from
church A rip shorter of g mobile
scared his horses, they jumped to one side,
broke the pole of the carriage in three
pieces, result-gentleman and his family
walked home, he coming back in the
afternoon with his farm wagon and tax
ing his carriage in tow back home.
Now. Mr. Editor, | could mention sever
al narrow escapes and also a cidents,
but | know that too much space has
already been taken. l am not crank,
nor am l back number. We have the
automobile and 1t has come to stay II
is good thing both for pleasure and
business, and when run in a reasonable
manner, no one will object to it. Rather
glad to see it in the street, but can't
then something be done to overcome
this display of recklessness, showing off
or whatever you might call it
g Pro Bono PUBLICo."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
A PARTY WITHOUT AN ISSUE.

The Democratic campaign book
which was issued last week, serves al
another evidence of degeneracy of the
Democratic party from the high plane
it once occupied in the councils of the
country to an aggregation of quarrel
some malcontents who care nothing for
the party or the welfare of the country,
but are each tenacious of his own views
irrespective of the effect on the whole.
The prominence given to Senator Car
mack's Philippine views furnishes an
excellent example Although the older
and more respected members of the
party are silent on this subject large
amount of space is devoted to the erratic
view of the Tennessee Senator and those
who follow his lead. Bereft of legiti-
mate grounds on which to base an argu-
meDt, recourse has been had to the re-
ports of the members of the War De
partment's board of surgeons and pro
fessional statements which are totally
unfit for reproduction in pamphlet in
tended for general circulation, are pub
lished and Hated upon and a series of
entirely unwarranted deductions are
made therefrom.
The publication of such matter is ample
evidence of the absolute lack of sound
reasoning for appealing to the people for
Democratic votes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
THE NEED OF CURRENCY,

While the country has not approached
much nearer to satisfactory banking
laws. such as are provided for by the
Fowler bill, which will put the respon.
sibility and the burden of supplying
currency and meeting the money needs
of the country where they ought to be
ON the bank ,-unquestionably the Am
erican people are arriving at better
understanding of the subject, which un
til recently was blank TO nearly every
one outside of a counting room or a
money lenders office. 1t is now taken
somewhat as matter of course, there
being a currency famine in the East
with not enough exchange mediums at
best to strike daily balances and make
monthly settlements, that the banks
should issue additional notes under Sec
rotary Shaw's plan or suggestion that
they borrow some twenty millions OF
Government bonds as the basis of secur-
ing new national bank note circula-
ton
Not many months ago. when the pub
lie looked to the Government TO provide
currency somehow for all purposes and
in all circumstances, it was generally
accepted that if Treasury excess of re-
CSlplS ONOI cApeuuituico was bdhiuS
money out of business channels and
locking it up in the Treasury vaults the
way to restore the needed currency
volume was to get it out again by the
Governments purchase and cancellation
of its bonds. 1t was discovered, of
course, that when the Treasury bid for
the bonds they were offered by banks
which had deposited them as security
on their circulation of notes. With
drawing the bonds, of course. withdrew
bank notes which they secured. so that
in the end the business word had simp-
ly snapped one currency for another and
was as ''hard up as ever for the needed
medium of exchange.
A law such as the Fowler bill provides
would put upon banks the task, which is
clearly theirs, of supplying currency as
it might be needed at any time for the
operations which are entirely within
their proper province-the banking bust
ness. And the machinery would work
automatically and smoothly instead of,
as now, by temporary arrangement and
with fits and starts and jolts and shocks
to business.-Warren Tidings.
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confined to round of humdrum duties
while full of ambition to distinguish
himself. He urged his hearers to keep
themselves from ''envy and hatred, and
malice. and all uncharitableDess."
There is a notable difference between
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan. The
one is the apostle of manliness, cheerful
ness and happiness. The other is the
apostle of dissatisfaction and unhealthy
discomfort. The one sees in the world
much evil and more good and is full OF
hope that the evil may be overcome.
The other sees much evil and little good,
and little hope for more good
President Roosevelt said nothing
which has not been said before. He ad-
ded nothing to the stock of moralities or
of approved advice for young and old.
He did not set forth the old truths in a
specially new and striking form. He
simply talked in wholesome, breezy
fashion quite devoid of affectation or
priggishness about topics which Presi-
dents are not in the habit Of discussirg
This is an innovation. 1t is pleasing
innovation, because the people know the
innoyator is sincere and practices what
he breaches.
There are men who will listen to ad-
vice from a President when they may
not heed it coming from the pulpit the
press or the teacher Among those who
have heard or read the Presidents re-
marks about the simple, plain, common
duties of life there are many who will
be influenced for good by them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
John rIurphy,

EDITOR CHRONICLE:-Joh Murphy,
known to his many friends as "Old
Jack" was strong character. Born at
Springfield, N. j in the year 1924. He
learned the carpenters trc de at which
he worked until the time of his death.
He was skilled mechanic, learning his
trade before the days of mills, and he
learned the entire trade from the hew-
ing of timber to the smallest detail in
constructing house or other buildings.
In the Mexican war he was corporal
in Company G., 10th New York Infantry.
He served three years during the civil
ar in the Second New Jersey Regi-
ment. For the last ten years ''Old
Jack" has resided at Convent, where
you might see the old man working in
his garden, moving his lawn. etc. AS
people drove by he always had pleasant
salutation, extremely polite to every
one, always minding his own business,
and never speaking i'll of any one. About
the only amusement the old man in
dulged in was hunting, he loved his dogs
and gun He was great reader and re-
markedly well informed on all current
affairs. Especially as to politics. he was
strong Democrat, and never missed
casting his vote, walking eight miles so
to do. Murphy was kid, good neigh
Dor and that he met the sad end he did is
deeply regretted, not only by his init
mate friends, but by all who respec' ed
an old soldier. Old Jacks good qualities
far exceeded his faults.
September 9th, 1909.
Nn,Cr0o1
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
MORRIS COUNTY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER u, 1902

1900, amounting in the ninety years
to IA years. The median age of the
colored population also increased. but
not so regularly and not so rapidly.
1t may be argued, however. and
with reason, that the average life
of an American is seven years longer
than it was century ago, not be-
cause the living is faster, but in spite
of that fact. In the past century
medical and surgical science have
made vast strides. Think for a NOM
emit of the triumphs of surgery that
were impossible a century ago and
are now every day occurrences. Think
of the ravages' a century or half a
century ago.. of smallpox, of diph-
liberia, of yellow fever and of many
other diseases that are now handled
with such success that are either
almost eliminated or their fatality
reduced to very small percentage,
The thousands of lives saved by the
advanced skill of the physician and
surgeon of to-day undoubtedly move
the median line to such an extent as
to almost entirely cover the increased
average length of life shown in the
census statistics,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
New Game Laws a Dodeer,

The new game laws have largely in
creased the value of tumble down shan
ties located in the vicinity of shooting
grounds. Non residents gee in them a
loophole where the law requiring gun
ners from other states to pay a license
of $40. so annually, may be evaded.
According to the law, residents of
New Jersey who own real estate and re-
side in their holdings during any portion
of the year may get license for so
cents.
Instead of paying $1,000 each year, a
dozen or hundred gunners may jointly
buy some old hut or cabin for few dol
lars and each save $40 annually there
after. So long as the joint ownership
continues each is freeholder.
The sudden demand for cheap build
lhgs has resulted in several real estate
men getting " corner on delapidated
structures, and now the cost to become
freebooter in New Jersey while resid-
ing elsewhere is likely to be increased.
The game wardens are having diff
Guilty in distinguishing between residents
and non-r sidents. When they ask a
gunner if he resides in New Jersey and
are answered in the affirmative, they
must rely upon the truthfulness of the
gunner unless they know to the contrary
The gunner may say he resides in the
other end of the State, and unless the
game wardens take him there they can.
not prove he is nonresident.
The board of fish and game commits
sioners are aroused over the fragrant vi
olation of the spirit of the law, and at
their next meeting will ask legal advice
on requirements for nonresident free
holder license.
The law does not prohibit non residents
cunning for duck, geese, brant, snipe
and mud hens. Reed and rail birds do
not come under this exception.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring.
JUDGE DIXON ON AUTOMOBILES.

II think it comes within the observa-
ton of every body that these vehicles are
abusing the privileges of the highways.
The operators are not managing their
vehicles with due regard for the rights
Of other people. We all have right to
the highway 10 our vehicles and on foot,
just the same as we did before these
machines came upon the roads. Every
body who uses the highway so as to en-
danger the people in the common use of
if, is guilty of creating common null
sance. 1t is not question of municipal
ordinance; it is the law OF the State. II
does not depend on a statute; it is a com
mon law, which we inherit from our
ancestors. Everybody who so conducts
himself as to endanger persons who are
in the exercise of the common right, is
guilty of creating common nuisance,
and should be indicted for the same"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
Letter to Rev. Albert Erdman
Morristown, N. J.

Dear Sir: In making pastoral
visits, of course you do not consider
your pleasure or comfort or ease you
go where your people live. But you
have two sets of feelings in going
about-can't help tive all have.
But you especially have, for part of
kept lawns and well-tilled fields, nice
homes and nice people, are cheerful
to you, as they are to everyone
Tumble down buildings. poor fences
men harrassed by burdens too heavy
for them, oyerworked women, and
dirty faced children. you may be
strong to get ON with; but Won
would be more than human to find
inspiration and misery,
Paint divides the two sorts of peo-
pie: one paints, and tie other don t.
Or, perhaps, the thrifty paint we'll
the nnthrifty paint ill.,
To paint we'll is to keep paint
sound. There are two ways to do it
one is bound to paint often; the other
to use good paint
1t costs about half as much to paint
Devoe as to paint lead and oil; for
Devoe & Reynolds lasts twice as long
and costs no more-indeed it costs
less, but not much less.
The thrifty and comfortable have
the art of using money more wisely.
How lucky they are! how happy
Yours truly.
SO f. w. Devoe q @. I. Reynolds Co.
p. s. Geo. e Voorhees, and
Thatcher q Pantaneius sell our paint.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
! IMPROVED JAIL WITHOUT INCREASED
TAXES.

The action of the Board of Freeholders
in making substantial improvements to
the jan, is much to be commended es
pecially as the cost will be met by
savings from several appropriations
which had been made for other pur-
poses. The Board has been for some
time confronted with the fact that the
Jail is not only unhealthy and made
quate, but that it fails to comply with
the plain requirements of the law 1t
has now taken a sep in the direction OF
meeting legal requirements, and a step
which is no mere makeshifI. The tier
of cells now to be built, providing ac'
commodation for thirty-six prisoners,
can have additional tiers built upon il
from time to time, as the need arises and
funds are available. Proper accommo
dalton ID also to be provided for the de-
tentiDn or women and juveniles. The
director, Dr. Becker, is to be congratu'
lated "a this substantial beginning of 8
necessary improvement for the accom-
plshment Of which he has labored long
and earnestly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
REPUBLICAN coNvENrIoN oor.

Considerable interest is already mani
tested in the Republican County Con-
vention which will be held in Dover on
October 18th. The primaries have been
called for the Saturday previous.
1t goes without saying that Surrogate
Young, having discharged the import
ant duties connected with hts Office in a
satisfactory manner, will be renomin-
ated. Assemblyman Brown, having
served only one term, will doubtless also
be renominated. There are a number
of names mentioned of parties who, if
nominated, would be worthy successors
of Mr.. Whitehead, who has already
served two terms in the Assembly. The
number of candidates in the ShrivalCy
race increases daily. Doubtless before
the convention meets the number will
be considerably lessened.
With representative primaries the
convention can be safely entrusted to
name strong ticket. fer which, with
Congressman Fowler at its head, Morris
county will roll up an oldfashloned Re.
publican majority.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
ID. X. HUMMER,
Secretary.

The Washington Star still fails to re-
tract or substaptiate IFS lying article re-
garding Congressman Fowler. 1t now
INDUCES in generalities based upon the
false idea that the more new bills a
congressman introduces and passes into
laws, the more valuable he is to his con-
stitutency, and to the nation. We
might almost say that exactly the con-
trary is the case. We are overburdened
with new laws, and a congressman who
attends to his duties as faithfully as the
Star admits Mr.. Fowler has done, and
who performs them so ably and con-
scientiously, is a credit to himself and
to his constituency and is performing
valuable work for the good of the nation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
PRISONERS DON'T LIKE BREAKING
STONE,

The Building Committee of the Board
of Supervisors held meeting in Canaan
daigua on Saturday. and authorized the
erection of some needed additional build
ings at the county house. Some of the
supervisors made visit to Sheriff Ed.
monston at the Jail, where they found
everything in excellent condition. The
stone breaking annex is proving great
success. The prisoners have broken over
300 loads of stone ready for highways
since the new feature went into effect a
few months ago. The exercise keeps the
prisoners in better condition, and the
fact that prisoners have to work in the
Ontario county Jail has gone far and
wide and resulted in IA reduced number
of inmates.-Rocheste Democrat and
Chronicle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
A Romance OF the Rail.

Most everybody has seen the new
car cards which the Laokawanna
Railroad has been putting out this
season.
They tell a story in q series of
bright little jingles that bellies the
old saying about the course of true
love, for in this romance love runs
smooth "on the Road of Anthracite"
and the wedding feast is served in
the dining car before the lovers
leave the train. The entire set of
cards has been put into the form of
booklet entitled ga Romance of
the Rail. 1t will be sent free to
anyone who will senu two cents in
stamps to cover postage to L. W.
Lee, General Passenger Agent, 20
Exchange Place, New York City.
1868
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
THAT LIBRARY BOOMERANG.

The traducers of Congressman Fowler
stepped away over the line the other day
when they attempted by innuendo TO
make it appear that he had gone to Ma
yor RYAN of Elizabeth with the request
that that gentleman give him letter
saving that the city could NOT afford to
maiutain such an institution as he had
promised They had heard just little
something about q talk between the two
gentlemen and they guessed at the rest.
But they didn't know the thing was
loaded The fact was that Congressman
Fowler, having found that the library
scheme which he had been revolving
quietly in his mind since 1896 had grown
from $50 600 matter 10 one involving
about $3.50 900 and costing about 1000
year to maintain, he accordingly asked
the Democratic Mayor aud Comptroller
if they were in a position to provide this
amount. They looked the matter over
and said that they could hardly under
take il before 1904 The plans were all
ready and the Congressman stood ready
to begin the erection of the building as
soon as the city could take care of it, in
the mean time saying nothing about the
intended gift to the city. When, how
ever, his enemies in their mistaken zeal
to do him injury attempted to belitlle
his truly pnilanthropic act, in Justice to
his party. he announced his attention,
and his enemies are now all of them on
he way to their storm cellars, And
well they may be 1t doesn't pay to lie
about man under any circumstances,
but when the man is doing and has
done as much for the people as Congress
man Fowler is doing and has done, the
lying is sure to become a boomerang,
Let the Star and all others of its class
beware Though from Republican
standpoint they may well be encouraged
as they are only making votes for that
| party.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
200 Pieces Of OutiDQ
Flannel

The best of which are on
ly I0c a yard, the regular
12c quality.
In every variety of colors
and patterns, who buys now
has an excellent assortment
to choose from. Also a great
variety Of plain colors. Also
new Flannelettes in large as
sOrtment.
We invite you to our store;
if you don't buy, why, no
harm done; we'll treat you
just as we'll next time you
come. Inspect our goods and
ask prices of same; we'll
gladly tell you.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
AVERAGE AGE INCREASING.

According to the Census the median
age in 1900-which is such an age
that half the population is over it
and is under twas 20. s years, as
compared with 219 years in 1890.
The median age of the white pop
ulation in the last census was %. 4
years and that of the colored pop
ulation including negroes, Indians
and Mongolians, was 1877 years. The
report shows an increase in the me-
dian age Of the white population
during each decade from 1910 to