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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26
REPORT ON PUBLIC SCHOOL 5
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

in value; IL then increased to $3.50
1t will be again doubled, with the
same result If increased to $33.75 per
pupil. each so per cent. in the amount
expended for tuition being rewarded
by an unfailing 100 per cent. increase
In value received. The socalled cheap
schools are by far the most dear, and
in this enlightened age the child who
is given opportunity to attend no other
is robbed of his birthright The
school board that employs the lowest
bidder Is poor dispenser of public
funds.
"The average annual salary of all
teachers employed during the school
year Of 1901.02, was $543.S0, an in
crease of 18 cents. The average month
ly salary of all teachers employed in
10000 was $5941; in 1901-02, S58 At
a decrease of ninety-four cents. This
disagreement between annual and
monthly salaries is accounted for by
the fact that the schools were in ses-
sion three days longer during the last
year preceding.
"a careful and intelligent consider.
alton of climatic conditions of the
CndL 0SlN1 vi Jul SCuOOI WIN anu ms
necessary acation period, coupled
with the experience of the most pro-
gressive municipalities in our own
and other leading states, have clear
ly established the fact that ten school
months-200 days, inc uding legal hol-
idays occur while the schools are in
sessions, barring unforeseen contin-
gences. the period that each school
in the State should be In session dur
ing each school year.
New Jersey took a long step for.
ward when the maintenance of the
schools of district for at least nine
months OF the preceding school year
was made a condition for receiving
Its equitable share of the State
moneys. Still, those districts which
either cannot or will not keep their
schools open for longer period than
the law requires cannot hope to keep
pace with those whose schools are
maintained during ten months of each
school year."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26

Harry o. Bates, Jr, ia home from
Princeton tor the holidays.
Joseph Willis is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Grinnell Willis on South
street.
Miss Letchford of Madison avenue has
issued invitations for luncheon at her
home tomorrow afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07

The New York Sun says: 1.-THE Hon.
of the American girl, butter that is
butter and the United States COW,
thrilled the Senate, both floor and gal
lery. This speech proves that eloquence
is always young" 1t also proves that
DR.. Depew, being the embodiment of
youthful. But that is all. Eloquence,
per Sc. is a back number. in so far as
Congress is concerned. 1t changes no
votes. 1t strikes off no shackles. 1t
turns no rascals out 1t can't even
draw an appropriation from an I'M
willing committee. OF what use, there
fore, is eioquenee in Congress, except
for gallery and home consumption?
And eloquenee loses nightly in it's
charm when it has been reduced to
cold type. There was time when
those possessed of the divine power to
command the applause of listening
senates had some hope and reasonable
expectation of making votes by their
oratory. But the Committee on Rules
and the party whips have changed all
that.
A striking illustration in point was
afforded in the House the other day.
The river and harbor bill was under
consideration. The Hon. Ezekiel S.
Gambler Jr.. of Mississippi arose to
champion the cause of the neglected
Tembigbee river. which sle committee
had failed to include in it's estimates
This river, Mr.. Gambler declared inn
pressively, is zone of the Oldest in the
country" having Travelled the even
tenor of its way ever since America
was discovered. A dozen years ago
Congress promised that the Tombigbee
should have navigable depth of six
feet, but the promise had not been
kept. A modest appropriation was all
that was asked to open the river to
commerce, and once opened there will
be no storms to disturb, no ice to
block, and the silvery moon will light
up those crystal waters of the river by
night, and the dazzling sun will lend its
transcendant rays by day" Up to date
the Tombigbee moves "as when the red
man trod it's banks, and lies like the
sleeping beauty of old, awaiting the
magic touch of river and harbor inn
provements, and consequent progress,
to awaken to new life" In it's MUIR
murings from it's beautiful sunlit
Southern bosom it appeals for an APP
preparation to enable it to float boats
to the sea. Mr.. Gamblers peroration
was fine: mississippi appeals to you
with outstretched arms. Her brave,
loyal chivalrous men and her cultured,
lovely and precious women. will be
grateful to you, and an approving con-
science will make you happy. if you
will only vote for my amendment
Now. wasn't that eloquent and beau
tiful enough to satisfy any desire for
oratory? "Nothin' doin','' was the
reply of the House, in effect. to the
gentleman's pleasing pleadings. Ora
tory had to take back seat. far to the
rear. The amendment was ruthlessly
slaughtered, and the Tombigbee will
have to wait
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Dem) says:
Senator Hanna has declared in writ
ing that he is not a, candidate for the
presidency. OF course not. His follow
ers, though, understand very we'll that
they are not to commit themselves to
anybody else He may have a friend
that he would like to put in the place"
The Norfolk CVaD Landmark Dem.)
says: I'm fiery speech at San Fran
cisco last Wednesday night Gen. Fred
eriek Funston declared that the Fill
pinos are absolutely incapable of self
government Funston is a fine fellow
to be talking about the capacity of
other folk for self-government, when
he does not himself understand the
first principles of that art
The Memphis Commercial-Appea
(Dem) says: lone more. The Texas
antitrust law has gone the way of all
flesh, having been atrophied by the SUI
preme Court of that state. 1t was too
drastic and no doubt its unconstitu-
tional features were the work of the
trusts themselves. When these vast
combinations discover that they cam
stricting their operations they turn
about face and endeaver to make the
measure so severe and unreasonable as
to secure its defeat in the courts. 1t is
an old trick, but il seems to work we'll
yet"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd) says:
The bill providing for a, Philippine
dollar, as favorably reported by the
Senate committee, provides that the in
scription on the coin is to be in Eng
Hsh Filipino and Chinese Why Chi
nese. when Chinese are to be excluded
from the islands, is not clear; neither
is il clear what is meant by Filipino.
There are many dialects spoken by the
natives. and it will take a judicial in
depreciation to decide which of them
is the official Filipino. And, while the
committee is explaining these points,
It might as well tell the country, also,
why the coin is wanted, anyway"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
GOOD ROADS IN GEORGIA.

In the April number of the Municipal
Journal and Engineer, Mr.. S w. Nc
Callie. assistant state geologist of
Georgia, has an interesting paper on
the progress and prospect of road
building in this state. Reviewing the
history of Improvements to public
highways in Georgia, he says the first
good roads were built by slaves in 1929.
Most of these were toll roads, and prac-
Toll roads are now almost wholly aban-
doned. but few being found throughout
the state. The public demand is for
free roads, whether they be good or
bad. though the people are fast COM
ing to an appreciation of how much
economy there is in improved and per-
manently hardened highways and they
are determined to have more of them.
The actual good roads movement in
Georgia. taking the state as a whole, is
only little more than ten years old.
Earlier than that, to be sure there was
road building around the larger cities,
but there was no such thing as a gen.
q a. movement AOA lAtC DELlcflu6nl Oh
roads. In 1891 the Legislature passed
what is known as the new road law"
This authorizes the commissioners of
each county, upon the recommendation
of the grand jury, to fix and levy a
special road tax not to exceed two mills
on the dollar, and also to exact of
each male inhabitant Communication
tax not to exceed 50 cents per day for
the number of days required to be
given on road work. The law also au-
thorizes the organization of chaingangs
of misdemeanor convicts, or to hire free
labor, for the improvement of the high
ways, the expense being met by the
special road and Communication taxes.
Since 1891 about one-fourth of the
counties of the state have adopted this
new road law and are now keeping up
and improving their highways either
partially or wholly by hired or convict
labor" Prof. McCallie says that under
this system there has been constructed
in Georgia during the past ten years
nearly 1000 miles of graded road about
one-third of which has been surfaced
with gravel or broken stone. The total
amount of money now raised each year
for road purposes by the, counties is
about $500, 900. Macadam he finds to be
the favorite material The average
cost of road of this kind, twenty feet
wide, is about $1,000 per mile. Floyd
county leads the state in number of
miles of improved roads. And Georgia
leads the South Fin the good roads
movement.
The showing is very gratifying. 1t
indicates the awakening of the people
TO one of the most important improve
ments of the period. But there is still
much to be done. In the next ten
years we ought to increase our 1000
miles of improved roads to 10000 miles
or more. Every county ought to take
the matter up, beginning in a small
way and working up to something bet
ter. There isn't a county in the state
but has wasted in twenty years in la
Dor and material. by making tempo
rary repairs, enough to grade and per-
manently harden every important road
in the county. .
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
Personal.

The little Duke of Leinster,. now
IS years of age, who is premier Duke,
Marquis and Earl of ireland, with a
rent roll of $4,000 a year, has been
sent on a long sea voyage to Austria
liza and back for his health. His
mother was one of the most beautiful
women in Great Britain, She died of
consumption seven years ago.
1t may not be generally known
that Amzi Lorenzo Barber notwith-
standing the $35. 100000 made in as
phalt in the last ~ years, is one of
the expert secular theologians of the
age. AS professor| Of philosophy in
Howard University he seemed as far
from manufacturing streets to order
as if he had been nourished on mama
in the wilderness Of Hepsidam and did
not know that Pitch Lake existed,
The engagement of Princess Alice
Mary of Albany to the Grand Duke of
Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach is reported
from The Hague. Princess Alice is the
daughter of the Duke of Albany,
Queen Victoria's fourth son. She is 10
years old. The Grand Duke is one of
the richest men in Europe. He derives
an immense income from estates in
Holland and Silesia and inherited a
fortune estimated fst $40, 600, 900 from
his grandmother. He was born in 1876.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
KEENE ON CHARITY.

How to dispense charity so that it
will do the most good is problem. 1t
may sound paradoxtcal. but it is new
ertheless true, that much charity is
uncharitable in its effects. Indiscrimi-
nate giving, as to street beggars gen.
orally, fosters both pauperism and
mendeancy. 1t smothers self-respect
and self-rellance, and makes many of
the recipients imagine that the world
owes them "a living without the neces-
sity of their working for it. Some
street beggars, as a matter of fact,
grow opulent ON the mistaken charity
of those whose sympathy they are able
to arouse by their hard luck stories
and miserable appearance. We have
referred to several instances of the
kind recently. But a failure to give
in some instances may be followed by
actual suffering where misfortune has
brought a person to distress. How
shall a differentiation be made? There
is probably no set rule that may be
applied. But each charitably disposed
person certainly owes 1t to society to
exercise Judgment based on common
sense in giving aims.
Mr.. James r. Keene of New York,
millionaire spsoulator and sportsman,
is known as a man who dispenses con-
siderable charity. The other day he
was asked for his opinion respecting
the subject. He believes in caution in
charity, but no red tape. If a person,
man or woman, is in distress, he be-
heves in relieving that distress imme-
dfately and then investigating. If the
person Is hungry, feed him or
her at once; If the person
has become addicted to drink
and is suffering for a stimulant,
give the drink, without asking or car
ing anything about antecedents. Never
mind what the past has been, try to
relieve the present and it may be pos
sible to build better for the future.
Mr., keene has no patience with red
tape" and the charity that requires a
certificate of good character before it
will give succor. 1t is not the person
of resoluteness and strong character
that needs help, but the weak, the ir-
resolute, that need to be aided and en-
couraged. The persons most worthy
of charity are the hardest to reach,
because Of their pride; those who par
ade their poverty are seldom found de-
serving. MIR. Keene's contributions are
always money, groceries, clothing and
coal. He never gives books or money
for books. He does not believe there
is charity in such gifts. Mental food
will not nourish a hungry and cold
body,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
Nothing sIanderous.

A curious story comes from Kansas
of man who wanted to tell a neigh
Dor what he thought of him without
laying himself open to a suit for dam
ages, says the New York Tribune. So
he hit on the plan of sending him each
day postal card with only one word
written on 1t in a large hand, in addi-
ton to the date obscurely tucked away
in corner. The person receiving the
cards recognized the handwriting, and
suspecting something, kept them until
they stopped coming, wheH he read
them consecutively in the order of thoir
reception. What he read was, "Ritlic-
uleus old Bill Jones is the meanest cuss
in town" and he at once instituted a
suit for Islander against the sender. The
latter's lawyer, however, called atten-
ton to the fact that the postal card
containing ridiculous" though mailed
first, was dated the day after the date
of the card having the word town"
Moreover, careful inspection would
show that after the word ridiculous
was an exclamation point, and after
the word town" was an Interrogation
mark, so that the series of postal cards
might be made to read, "Old Bill
Brown is the meanest cuss in town?
Ridiculous!" He claimed, therefore,
that instead of slandering the plaintiff
his client had defended him from SLAM
der, and this plea was sustained by the
court. But, all the same, everybody in
town insisted that the first reading Of
the cards was the correct one, so that
the writer attained his object,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
BRIGHT BITS.

-Willie's Education-"What is cap
tain of industry?" asked the boy who
is going to be very wise some day,
1T is term applied to the head of
a great monopoly when he is at a ban
quet." And what Is a robber baron %
ITS the same man when he is in poll
tics. Washington Star.
His Excuse-'Now that our en-
gagement is off" said the beautiful
blonde, Il shall expect you to return
my photograph and lock of hair. "~"I'll
return the photo" replied the young
man in the case, but / want you 10
understand that I'm not advertising
myself as a hair restorer. chicago
Daily News.
Terrible Possibilities of the Latest
Craze-Heusemaid (entering hurriedly)
--"Oh, if you please. mum, you know
when you allowed cook to go out just
now for an hour? Well, she's come
back to very-er (hesitatingly)-po
y!" "Mistress-'So Very poorly. Good
gracious, Jane, whatever is the mat
ter?' Housemaid--'".Well you know,
mum, you told her to do them ban
tam's eggs for masters tea, and she's
trying to bell the pipg-pong balls!"-
Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07

Mark Hanna has a stiff knee but
nimble wit, says the Chicago Record
Herald. Half his time is spent in par
Tying the thrusts of his friends who
would push the presidency upon him.
Hanna" exclaimed Senator Scott of
West Virginia. the other day. Il am
amazed at you. You are getting 10 be
regular free trader, and you, a can
didate fer President, at that"
why am / a free -trader?" asked
Senator Hanna.
Because you advocate % per cent
reduction in the Cuban tariff" replied
Scott.
Does that make me a free trader ?"
yes, il does
land 1 can't win the presidential
nomination on that plat form 2"
Not in a thousand years.
Then I'll tell you confidentially,
Scott, what I'll do If you'll promise
never to breathe it,
"What?"
"rll advocate a SO per cent. reduc-,
ton"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Georgia Historical Society;
Union Club.
Special Notices. Andrew Hanley
Company; P. P. p. Lippmans Great
Remedy; Lots at Auction, by John l..
Archer
Business Notices-E. & w. Laundry;
Beers, Henry Solomon & Son; DR.. C.
Bouvier's Buchu Gin.
Beer-Pabst Beer.
To Wear Well-Lindsay & Morgan.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Auction Sales-Lots. by John L. Ar
cher.
Amusements-Robso Theater Com
pany at Theaetr All Week.
Bankruptcy Notice-In the Matter
of VIM. B. Teston, Bankrupt.
Uneeda Biscuit-National Biscuit
Company.
Shoes-J. K. Orr Shoe Company.
Pearline-Jas. Pyle & Son.
Watches-Waltham Watches.
Medical-Dr Hathaway Company;
Y. M. F.; Wrights Indian Vegetable
Pills; Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
ceilaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
THE MORNING NEWS is published

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Transient advertisements, other than
special column, local or reading no
tees, amusements and cheap or want
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Ynent. Contract rates and discounts
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Office.
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ed.
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Ga.
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ager.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
A MISTAKEN IDEA.


We see it stated in the Philadelphia
Ledger that 1.-The people of the South
have shown so much feeling over
Uncle Toms Cabin that James X :.
Hackett deems it injudicious to play
The Crisis in his Southern tour" BY
way Of contrast, the paragraph con-
tinued. 1.-THE Canadians do not make
such fuss when a dramatic COM
pany from America offers them a war
play in which the British soldiers are
called bloody redcoats' and other OPP
probrious epithets."
We are not familiar with the dram
atization of 1.-The Crisis" that is play
cd by Mr.. Hackett, but if it adheres
closely to the lines and the spirit of
Mr.. Churchills book there can be
nothing in 1t offensive to Southern
sensibilities. If there is anything in
the play that is offensive, then it was
put there by the dramatist for the pur-
pose of catering to Northern preju-
dices, is an injustice to the author and
the story, and ought to be cut out.
There is enough that is dramatic and
thrilling in the story as Mr.. Churchill
wrote it to make very fine play, and
one which all Americans could APP
preciate and enjoy.
1t is very well understood, of
course, that Mr., Lincoln is the great
and central figure in the novel. The
romance was woven around him for
the purpose of clarifying his charac-
ter. The hero of the story is a North
ern man, but the heroine is Of gentle
Southern birth, and Southern life,
ehivalry and opinions are very fairly
end charmingly dealt with. The SYM
pathies of the novelist were in accord
with the Northern view at the time OF
the great "erisis" that eliminated in
the war between the states, but his
sympathies and possible prejudices
did not lead him into the creation of a
story calculated to convey wrong and
slanderous impressions with respect to
Southern life anterior to the war.
1t is in this particular that such
strenuous objection is made to I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" That story, whether
it was intended by its author to do so
or not, creates wrong impressions with
respect to Southern life and charac-
ter in the slavery days, to the very
serious disadvantage of the South. Tho
book has probably done more than any
other one publication to create and
keep alive sectional dislike and pre-
JUDGES. 1t was a powerful factor m
urging the two sections into war.
There are many reasons why "Uncle
Toms Cabin should be OBJECTIONABLE
in the South, but none. so far as we
are aware, why there should be objec-
ton to THE Crisis"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07
where the f:Inr,,nt. flnn,e in.

There was the usual collection of
commercial travellers in the smoking
room of the hotel. and the inevitable
quiet man was one of them, says Lon
Don Answers. They had been asking
eonundrums. many of which had been
received with roars of laughter. as be-
ing particularly clever. Then the quiet
man lit a fresh cigar, and spoke:
1T is easy he said. Ito think Of
such riddles as Why is your hat like
baby?' which contain one smile, but
those with two are far more difficult
For instance:
What are the differences between
the son of millionaire, an organ and
a gluepot?'
II give it up" said the mustard trav-
eler presently.
The son of a millionaire is an heir
to millions, while an organ has a mil
lion airs Dye see?''
But what about the gluepot?" in
CURED the hosiery representative.
oh, that's where you stick" return
ed the quiet man. And the waiter
smothered a guffaw behind a tray he
was busting, while the hosiery repre-
sentativ ehowled for soda-water.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-07

At the meeting of the Methodist Con-
ference in New York the other day Rev.
DR., J. o. Wilson threw a bomb that
caused a sensation. In scathing terms
he denounced the snobbery and grow
cling" that had been witnessed upon
the occasion of the visit of Prince
Henry to this county. Far be it from
me- he said, ITO deprecate the recep-
ton as whole which was given by
our nation to Prince Henry heart
lily concur in all that was done by our
country to honor country which has
so greatly honored us. But when I
saw the groveling and the snobbery
and whole lot of other disgraceful
things-language fails me-of those
who simply fell on their faces because
a prince of blood royal came on a short,
unofficial visit to America, l confess
] was sick at heart" Further, he de-
nounced those American heiresses who
sell themselves in return for the titles
Of impecunious and eondeseending no.
blemen. His utteranees were eheered.