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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
OLD DUTCH WE'RE cHoLERIc
They Called Each other "snappert-
ies.o and Even Worse.

They called Each Other "Snappert-
jes." and Even Worse.
What contentious crowd the In
habitants of the village, then known as
Breuckelen, now part of Brooklyn,
was!
The early records are filed with
reports of inquiries into the cause of
rioting and disturbances of the peace.
The early court records consist largely
of actions brought for Islander and as
sault 1t is recorded that a man was
arrested for calling an official ''snap-
pertje," another was put in jail, charg-
ed with having called his neighbor a
'dick beeste" and still another was
clapped into Jail for having called a
certain official ''bloodsucker." Some
of the old Dutch records make interest
ing reading.
And the court melted out Justice in all
these cases with regard for common
sense and disregard for statute law
that one cannot help but admire. One
instance of curious adjustment of
penalties may be cited:
The village tavern keeper and con-
tentious WON. a both appeared before
the court, asking justice. They had
quarreled The woman had accused the
innkeeper Of watering his brandy, and
he in turn had applied an opprobrious
epithet to the woman. The court after
hearing the evidence adjudged both to
be guilty. With rare discrimination
in making the punishment fit the crime
the man was fined 8 gulden and the
woman, who had impugned the quality
OF the brandy, was fined 20 gulden.
With hundreds of times the popula-
ton today, the courts Of Brooklyn do
not have one-tenth the Islander or as
sault cases that they had some 200
years ago, and, as for riot, there has
not been one of any magnitude even
threatened In more than score Of
years. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
THE EXPERTS THEORY.
Gt Was Too Inclusive and Weakened
Him as Witness.


Him as a Witness.
One of the older members of the Bal
timore bar tells this anecdote of the
late Severn Teackle Wallis as illustrat-
ing the cleverness and sarcasm of Mr.
Wallis:
Mr.. Wallis was defending the will Of
wealthy testator, and, as the lawyers
say, when the estate is large a lawyer
will wrestle with a will with WILL"
A prominent physician was called to
testify for those contesting the will
The doctor became restless under the
lengthy and exhaustive cross examina-
ton of Mr.. Wallis, and finally he petu-
lantly exclaimed:
"Oh, Mr.. Wallis, believe the tesla
tor was insanev'
Mr.. Wallis kept his temper and said
quietly: Doctor, you are the first per-
son who has ever intimated in or out
of court that the testator was insane.
Why do you say he was insane"
II believe" the doctor replied, shat
every man is more or less insane on
some one subject"
is IL your uenDerdte PROFESSIONAL
opinion" Mr.. Wallis then asked, Eek
pressed here in court under oath, that
every man is more or less insane on
some subject?'
Eyes," the doctor replied; II will say
here under oath that from my reading,
knowledge and experience l believe
that every man is more or less insane
on some one subject"
Then Mr.. Wallis said in that fine
tone of sarcasm for which he was not
ed, doctor. has it ever occurred to you
that you are insane on the subject of
insanityY'
Immediately the doctor fired up and
exclaimed, "But, Mr.. Wallis, l am not
insanep
Mr.. Wallis arose and said: Doctor.
according to your own sworn theory,
you must be insane on some subject.
pronounce you insane on the subject of
insanity"
Court. jury and spectators laughed
aloud, and nothing more was said about
the testator being insane.-Baltimor
Sun.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Stuffed Cabbage.

For stuffed cabbage choose fine
head, from which cut the stalk and out
er leaves. Put into boiling water and
cook for ten minutes. Place the cab
bage in cold water for half an hour,
drain and wrap in a cheesecloth or
thin muslin cloth. Remove the heart of
the cabbage, and chop half of this fine
and mix with minced ham and fresh
breadcrumbs. Season and moisten
with melted butter, and fill the hol-
low in the cabbage with the mixture.
Put enough clear stock or water in Il
pot to half cover the cabbage and boil
until tender. Remove the bandages
before serving, and pour around it in
the dish little gravy made from the
liquor in the pot thickened with roux
of butter and -four and seasoned with
tomato catchup or mushroom sauce.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Handy CIothespin Bag.

A clothespin bag made this way be-
comes a primal necessity after using
one few times. A good material is
the common blue and white ticking.
Make it of quite good size, plenty large
enough to get the hand full of pins out
without crowding, and run a piece of
galvanized wire through the hem at
the top, twisting the ends together.
Have another piece of wire about a
foot long bent like pothook at either
end (S). Hook the upper curve over the
line ready to take the pins out or drop
them in as fast as needed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
MRS. c. P. GILMAN
She Has Decided Views on Child
Culture and Housekeeping.

She Has Decided Views on Child
Culture and Housekeeping.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman of
New York, widely known as a poet,
Bociologist, philosopher and clubwoman,
Is also an enthusiast on the subject of
child culture. In recent talk before
woman's club Mrs. Gilman said that
not one mother in twenty is capable of
training her child, and there ought to
be "baby gardens" with trained teach
ers, just as there are kindergartens.
'"The ordinary nurse is wholly unfit
ted for her duty" said Mrs. Gilman.
"Would you select a janitor to prepare
your boy for college? Yet the teacher
you provide for your baby in the most
impressionable years of its life is Of
the mental and intellectual caliber of
your janitor. 1t is no wonder that peo-
pie have to spend most of their mature
years in unlearning what they &C.
Quired in the first five years.
Mothers are rarely fitted to be teach
ars, and specialists should be engaged
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

1 have seen cheap bookcase made
of three shoe boxes, each one being a
third shorter than the other. These
graduated boxes were set one upon the
other so that the three ends came to-
getner, making straight side on one
side and three steps on the other. All
the shelves were edged with strips of
split bamboo, pieces of the same COW
ering any rough edges that came In
sight. The steps held large vases, pots
of palms and Towering plants, which
made the bookcase a thing of beauty
as we'll as utility and frightened won
derfully an otherwise dark corner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
women ON French Railways.

In France there are 1919 women
employed as gatekeepers at the rail-
road crossings. They get very small
pay, but the railroads provide each one
with house and small garden patch
rent free. These women work every
day in the year. They may not leave
their posts for day off, even on Sun
days and holidays, and their working
days are from fifteen to eighteen hours
long. Five thousand two hundred and
seventy-five of these women earn not
more than $3.50 a month; 1000 receive
from that sum up to $3.50; 1850 get
from $4.S2 to $7.72. and 601 from 1871
to $10.61. Only sixty women get high
er wages than this, and none gets more
than $31.S4 a month.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
WOMEN
Fashions and Domestic Economy
G1NR4R4REaIR35NE R1GNH5NG3N61H1N5te

your rules in dressing the children.
Reserve the frills and furbelows for
later years, when they can care for
them themselves. The frills, ETC., are
dirt and germ collectors, too, so the
children will be healthier as well as
happier in their plain little frocks.
In the kitchen there are many ways
that a woman may save herself and
yet not shirk her duties One thing
she should do is to always put sticky
or greasy dishes to soak, and thereby
let them wash themselves as much as
possible 1t saves that nerve racking
scraping and rubbing. Use hot water,
and plenty of it, for your dishes, and
also plenty of clean, dry towels. The
work can be done in half the time and
more satisfactorily than with water
simply warm and one or two towels.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Simple Faith.

There was once good woman who
was well known among her circle for
her simple faith and her great calmness
in. the midst of many trials. Another
woman, living at a distance, hearing Of
her, said, 81 must go and see that
woman and learn the secret of her
strong, happy life" She went and, ac-
costing the woman, said, "Are you the
woman with the great faith?" 'No,"
replied she, II am not the woman with
the great faith, but l am the woman
with the little faith In the great God"
Christian Standard
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Courtenx of Dress.


Courtesy of dress is not confined to
courts. Every girl has many opportu-
mites to show, in this way as in others,
courage and tact and unselfishness.
Two incidents, sharply contrasted, re-
veal the manner in which two such op-
portunities were met.
A girl detained by business for day
or two in a small town happened to
meet an old schoolmate, who invited
her to spend the evening with her.
There We're to be just a few friends
Informally, she said, in answer to the
other girls reply that she had no even
ing dress with her, and nobody was
going to dress up" So, happy at the
thought of pleasant evening where
she had expected lonely one, the girl
went. What was her dismay upon
reaching the house to find every one in
evening dress, including her hostess,
who merely laughed at her guests
glance of surprise.
81 know said wouldn't" she apol.
ogized, "but l didn't think you would
care if changed my mind"
The other incident is pleasanter. A
wealthy young girl visiting a friend
who had no money for luxuries sur
prised her hostess by the simple way
in which she dressed. The last night,
when the two were together while the
guest packed her trunk, the other girl
understood it. The beautiful dresses
that she had expected and secretly
dreaded to see were there, but her
friend had not even taken them from
their wrapplngs. She had quietly worn
during her whole visit the three or four
gowns that offered the least contrast to
her hostess plain wardrobe.-Youth's
Communion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Recognition In heaven.

"Shall we know each other thereT
Do Christians really doubt the fact
that the reunion of heaven will include
recognition, the meeting again of those
who have been separated, the gather
ing of all the scattered clans? Is God,
who gives us daily bread here, SO un-
kind Father that He will offer us
stone there? If there is Immortality, is
1t to be apart from the sweetness and
sacredness of love? Is not this the i'm
plication of the Mount of Transfgura-
tion-the saints, who had been for GEN.
turtles in heaven, knew each other and
conversed and were known to Peter,
James and acknowledgement q. Sang
ster.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

The theory is now advanced that the
milk of the COW is not adaptable to the
stomach of the infant because it quick
ly forms curds which do not digest
readily, whereas the natural food of
the babe, the mothers milk, is not only
rich in lecithin, which goes to nourish
the brain and nerves, but it is of a
softer consistency and more easily di-
gested. This idea is supported by the
argument that the milk of the COW
contains more protein and is intended
for the calf, which grows and gains
strength much faster than the child.
This is one more thought urging the
mother to nourish her own child if pos
sible
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
The MaidIess Household.

The wife and mother, who is also
cook, housemaid and laundress, may
save her energy, strength and vitality
in many ways Not a thing need be
neglected in her household, but by in
sisting that the little ones of the family
are careful and thoughtful in small
things she may reserve her energy for
greater things.
Teach the children to pick up their
playthings, hang up their clothes and
properly close all doors, drawers and
boxes. Also teach them to put their
rooms and beds to air when they get
up. Let cleanliness and simplicity be
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
nv Praise We Give.

BY prayer we ask, by faith we take,
but by praise we give. In heaven
blessing God will be our constant en-
ployment, and If we would have por-
ton of the happiness Of heaven upon
earth in the enjoyment of divine peace,
while seeking to be free from all undue
care, while committing all anxieties to
Him in prayer and duplication, we
must also cultivate the important grace
Of continual thanksgiving Freeman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
A BED WITH A FOOT SEAT.

has its ornamental aspect, too, for a
half dozen pretty bright pillows will
lend attractiveness to the entire room.
A carpenter for very small sum of
money will build the settee, or one usu-
ally used as hall bench may be found
at any furniture store. An additional
convenience lies in the fact that the
lower part of the bench may be utilized
as shirt waist box or as harbor fol-
the perishable ball frocks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Little Jack Oh, mother. do love
cake! It's awful nice
Mother (Feprovinglyl- You should not
say you love" cake-say like" do
not say awful say Every" Do not
say mice" say good And by the
way. the word ''oh" should be omitted.
Now. my dear, repeat the sentence cor
rectly
Jack like cake. It's very good.
Mother-Tbat's better.
Jack with an air of disgust ~ 1t
sounds as If was only talking bout
bread London Tit Bits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Nowadays it is much more fashion
able to have mattresses than to have
walters for the luncheons given by wo-
men to women. These maids look so
dainty in their caps, aprons, collars
and cuffs that they have made dis
tinct place of their own in serving at
these functions, and we shall not will
ingly change even for formal affairs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Fine Cambria In the wash.

To wash a fine cambria handkerchief,
embroidered in colored silks, SO that
the colors do not run, the secret is to
wash in soap lather very quickly,
wiring thoroughly and then iron, so that
it dries at once. There should be no
soaking, and the embroidered corner
should be kept out of the water as
much as possible A little alum in the
water will make the process more sure
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
A Chnnnia MON.

A good thing to polish windows with
is small hand mop made of scraps of
chamois. Bits no larger than silver
dollar can be used. String them all to-
gether on piece of strong Irvine and
tie into a bunch. When dirty wash it
out, dry and before using rub it soft
in your hands. The mop improves with
nSn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Instead of proudly pushing preco-
cious child in his studies we hold him
back behind his mates and seek to re-
store the harmonious balance of his
brain with his body by an abundance
Of pure air, nourishing food and zestful
play. We thus save him from becom-
ing a dullard or an imbecile.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Bed with Foot Sent.

A novel thing in the way Of bou
1oir convenience is bed with an at
tachment in the way of settee at the
footboard. This is particularly useful
in room whose dimensions are small
and where every square foot of space
counts. Here one may sit to pull on
ones stockings or where unruly shoe
strings may be properly fastened. II
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
A sofa Pillow For a Girrs Room.

A Gibson or a Christy girl on a
white linen sofa pillow is a dainty ad
dition to a girls room. The outlined
sketch Of the head is done in indeli
BILE ink, and the pillow cover is made
to slip on and off easily. There is rath-
er full ruffie of the fine linen around
the cushion. The same idea can be car
ried out in any of the soft white silks,
but the effect is utterly ruined if any
colors are employed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
YioIets Avn the Year.

Break a half ounce of orris root into
small pieces and put them into bottle
with two ounces of alcohol. A few
drops of this on the handkerchief give
the odor of fresh violets. The mixture
should always be tightly corked and
allowed to stand a week before using.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

A pretty hairpin receiver can be made
by crocheting center of wool and
surrounding it with puff of silk, sus-
pending the whole by a ribbon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
The Beauty OF Thy Peace.

Drop Thy still dews Of quietness
Till all our strivings cease:
Take from our lives the strain and stress
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty OF Thy peace.
-Whittier.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
WE HAVE
COKE FOR SALE.
Morristown Gas Light Co.,
IS SOUTH STREET.

The latest thing for ladies in the
stationery line is your name printed
in the corner of your letter paper
We have the very best qualities Of
linens and bonds. Gan make envel-
opes to match any size or quality
paper you select.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
PRESCRIPTIONS

The compromising of physicians pre-
scriptions is the most important.part of
our business.
We make special study of this work.
We permit only competent men to dis
pense prescriptions, and we use the best
drugs obtainable.
In buying drugs, we endeavor to pro-
cure the best without regard to cost
Quality is what counts with us.
Prescriptions delivered promptly to all
parts of Morristown.
The Tabbard Inn Library is located at
Johnson's.
JOhnsOn's Pharmacy
Babbitt Building
Tel. 439. 1896
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

To prevent the odor Of boiling ham
or cabbage throw few bits of char
coal into the pot in which they are
cooking.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Those who do not go out of the house
often breathe over and over again the
lifeless air with which the rooms are
filed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Nickel plating should be kept quite
dry and polished. For this purpose use
a channels leather.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

The ancient Greek fire was probably
made of bitumen, sulphur, naphtha
and inter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
TUESDAY EVENING,

church grounds. The Journal band win furnish
music.
Miss Clara Mikstrum. who has been the, guest
of Mrs. Sarah Farr, has returned 70 Anoka.
Mrs. Thomas Whyler Greene has returned from
Chicago, where she has been studying music.
Miss Ella Deitz and the Misses Ti,son OF Du-
luth the guests of Mrs NJ. d. Hertel OF Vine
place.
Mrs F. ]. Conklin and Miss Conklin left
to-day for trip east by way of the great
burg, Pa .N az - - :.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Kranz have returned
from trip to Baltimore and are at home al
sos Fourth street Sc
Mrs. Sarah Farr has been entertaining Mr.. and
Mrs Regnhard and Mr.. and Mrs cotton from
Warren. Wis, the past week.
Mrs George peJaries ana AND children o. Pom Ss
weeks outing at Lake Gorge.
- eysn1g an lie se
| at Sixth avenue and Newton. "
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Waylande Clark Of Fair Fair
haven Wnsh are the guests ysn OF Mr. ana MIS-
Miss Marion Mccullochs the guest of Mrs
viii Fertig of New York and she will return
| later to Asbury Beach for the summer.
Miss O. A. Evers of Stanley Hall Is spending
London and Oxford part of the summer.
Miss Florence l. Wright of Ridgewood avenue
LEFT for st. 10 Louis fbs fsms o w
|
| Johnston. 81
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall of Northfeld have re
| turned home after visiting Mrs. e. p: Thomp
| son. who but recently returned from Northheld
| where She visited her mother.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cramer chaperoned
camping party last week ut Annandale. The part!
| included C. p. Stems, Andoyer, Mass; G: W
! Bascom, St. Paul; Misses Cramer and Colburn
| Minnea polls.
Mr.. and MIS-. G.. f. Hitchcock Of 1928 Parl
avenue will leave this evening for Buffalo by wa.
of the lakes. Before their return in the niddl
of August they will visit Detroit, Niagara Fall
| and Syracuse.
| Mrs. W. II. Miller left Sunday evening fo
Boston, where she joins party of friends for
| European tour. sailing next Thursday on tn,
| Mayhower. The itinerary includes England
| France Germany and the low countries. sh
| will return in September.
| Northwestern people at New York hotels are
Minnea polis.--vietoria, J. z. o,Brien; Holland
| Mrs. r. P Nagle; Waldorf, A. E. Martin. G.
Refs; Albert, ". A. Westerson; Herald Square
]: N. Nelson; Manhattan. W, G. Tubbsi Astor
Minn.-Criterion, c. A. Hall, ]. E. Ryerson
Ehpnay, S. D.-Astoria, w. Kroger, L. NJ. Men
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-14
of her sister, Mrs W. J. Murphy, at orono, Lake

of her sister, Mrs W. ). Murphy, at orono, Lake
MinnetOnka. @.s@ ~
:; Dr. and Mrs E.. n Hutchins were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A: Odds at Oldswood;
on Big Island Mr. and Mrs. A. b.. Trussell
were out over Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Nortnrup of Ferndale has as her
guests for the summer Misses Bacon and schley
Of New York She entertained house party
in their honor over Sunday.
Mrs. A. Lincoln Miss Grace Coleman, Mr.
and Mrs Edward Allen and son, MI. and MIS-.
Higgins and daughter have arrived at the Lin
wood Club to spend the summer
Among the season guests ut Tonka Bay Hotel
who have arrived in the last few days are N, NJ.
and Mrs. Thomas Jumper and son Paul OF Min
R waPe Mrs. Mr T. EaRE and e.
Paul.
Miss Elsie Hardenburgh returned last week
from Baltimore and Joined her family at Fern
dale She has been studying for a year in the
nurses training school of Johns Hopkins hos
pital.
stock company. Minneapolis; Fred Montague, OF
the Ferris company, st. Paul and Allen Mon
tague, of Chicago were guests at Edgewood last
week So Es.sg.s
Misses Sylvia Alley. BESSIE Adams and Annie
Adams and Messrs Fred Newcomb, Roy Saxton
and Rob Saxton We're over Sunday guests OF
Mrs. Josephine Bonaparte Rice and the Misses
Rice at Excelsior.
Mr. and Mrs. j. J. Heinrich came out to the
lake on their automobile on Sunday, visiting Mr.
and Mrs Arthur Stremcl, at IinMood, and ld (. on
Stremel for short visit in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs G. J. Gutgesell and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs G.. F. Piper at their
| summer home at Mime tonka Reach over Sunday.
To-day Mr.. and Mrs: Gutgesell We're guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Richie, at their Meadville
Park cottage.
Ed Jones' Ed Phinney and Ed Wagner, who are
keeping bachelors hail at Tonka Bay, had al
their guests over Sunday John F. Rieger, e. G
Martin F. A. Copelin and H. Jones OF st
and spent Sunday sailing
: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Yarnell. Mr.. and Mrs. Page Brown, Mr.
t., o. LeBaron were guests at the Fleming cot
| tage over Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. LeBaron vii
be guests during the remainder OF the week.
| Mr. and Mrs A ". Skog and Mrs A. E.
| Woodman came to the lake last Wednesday tt
| remain for the season. They are at Woodgrove
| Inn Linwood Mrs. Mattes2n arrived Sunday
| TO remain q few weeks Thomas Deacon is OUT
| for few days. r. Wieben, Of Milwaukee, wat
| st Woodcroye Sunday. s=stg