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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
MpLAURIN BEATS CUBA 90.
Tho Csrpsration's Appeal Prsm Judgmen
Of $50, 900 10 Denied Again.

OF CSC, 900 10 Denied Again.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Sept. l7.-Peter
r. McLaurin Of Mount Vernon has won
another victory over the Cuba Company
In his hght for ono share Of stock. Under
a decision Of Justice Keogh, fled in the
Supreme Court at White Plains to-day,
the appeal Of the corporation from a .Judg-
ment Of $50, 900 is denied. This Is the fourth
time that Mr.. MoIAurin has defeated the
well known fnanciers.
In July, 1902, Mr.. MoIAurin sued the
company at White Plains for the value OF
ono share OF stock, which he claimed was
due him for services in Cuba. The company
rather than have the millionaire stock
holders brought into court stipulated that
the value Of one share Of stock was $50 900,
and jury gave him that amount. Since
then the corporation has been aChtiL2 tie
payment Of the judgment. -"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
THB UNITED STATES % f5s0
AND 1900.

Great lnerease IN Our Area Since lsos
and, fer the First Time, sf Pspula-
s.sn by Such Territorial Extension.
In tho recently published Bulistin from
the Census Once are statistics Of the growth
Of the United States since tho foundation
Of this Republic which present tho subject
in light that will have some elements OF
novelty for most people.
In the frst place. from 17so to 1900 the
area Of the United States increased more
than four times, or from Sls.4ss square
miles to $3.50 ,s73 square miles. Tho great
est single extension OF this area was by tho
annexation Of Texas, the oession Of territory
a the result Of the Mexican War. and tho
extinction Of the British claims to tho Ore
gon territory. Between lsAO and 1850. 40
cordingly, the increase OF area was from
1885, to 2,oss.o2l square miles, gain
Of 1856, e74 square miles. Previously tho
extension by the Louisiana and tho Florida
purchase had been 0a2, ss1 square miles.
BY the Gadsden purchase, included In the
Census Of 1850, we gained N.0i7 square
miles. By the Alaska purchase We added
500 y8SI square miles. Finally, by the an
nexation OF the Hawaiian Islands and tho
territory acquired from Spain, by the sat-
tlsmsnt concerning Samoa, and by the ex-
tension OF land surface by the draining OF
Lake Tulare In California. We gained all told
l2o, 200 square miles OF area.
That IL, the area Of the United States In
creased between 1870 and 1900 from less than
one-sixtieth Of the land surface Of the globe
TO arly ons-fourteenth. Only with tho
last accession Of territory. however, did No
gain any considerable population. Ths
increase in tho population Of the United
States between 1890 and 1900 was u ,7Ss ,S0s.
but Of that number the gain In our country
a. it was In 1890 was only 1S.07S, 401. The
increase due to the requirement Of Hawaii.
Porto Rico, the Philippines. Guam and
Samoa was s.0s3 .6s3. and oi,2ls were per-
sons stationed abroad.
Tho population Of tho whole area OF the
United States was s4.2as 100 In 1000. OF
the continental United States as the
Census Bulletin describes our boundaries
before the insular aocessions, It was. how
ever, only 75, Oe4,575. or an increase Of 207
per cent. since 1890, when it was 81 ,o47 ia.
In 100 our population was only s,s2o,2lA.
At tho beginning Of the nineteenth CEN
fury Russia. France, Germany, Austria
and even Spain and Turkey had larger
populations than tho United States. At
the beginning Of the twentieth century We
had outstripped them all except Russia and
were increasing at more rapid rate than
that power The rate Of increase Of the
population Of Europe as whole is about II
per cent in q decade, or only little moro
than half that Of the continental United
States In the last decade. which was 2o.7
per cent
A significant table in the Bulletin gives
the population Of the North and South,
respectively, during the hundred years
| from the frat census in 100:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
COSTLY CHALICE FOR DIR. BURKE
In Honor Of HIS SILVER jubilee -Ceiored
Felix's Have Paid for Nest Of II.


Felix's Have Paid for Nest Of II.
One Of the most costly ohalicee in the
Roman Catholic churches Of Now York
will be presented to the Rev. DR.. Burke,
rector OF the colored church Of St. Bene-
dict tho Moor. in West Nfty-third street,
upon his return from Rome next month.
The gold and precious metals In this COM
munion service have bsen contributed
chiefly by colored people from all parts
Of the State.
Father O'Keefe, assistant rector Of st..
Benedict's, began to collect the material
for the ohalice soon after DR.. Burke went
to Rome last June to celebrate the silver
jubilee Of his priesthood. The chalioe Ia
10 be given - q jubilee fit. Or. Burke
has spent the last twenty-five years work
ins among the poor Of New York, and this
valuable service lie testimonial Of their
hiGh regard and appreciation, He will re-
turn to America the first week Of October
Ex-Chaplain Chidwiok is assisting Father
O'Ksefe in DR.. Birks's absence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
TO BE TRIED BY COURT-MARTIAL.
Deoision In the Case Of the Sentry VIM
Shot a Civilian I'm P1ttshnrG.

Bn0t CVfHHH III TNtsU'Hb'
PIrrsDURG, Sept. T.-Capt. Grote Hutche-
son of Gen. Chaffee's staff to-day decided
that the sentry at the arsenal who shot and
killed William Crowley last week must be
tried by court martial. This will be held
here next week. The civil authorities
decided to rslin9uish their claim on The
oase. Capt. Hutchinson said the soldier is
an exceptionally intelligent man, who
comes Of a well-to-do family, and his nanos
is being withheld so as not to alarm his
folks. His name will not be given until
the findings OF the court martial are made
public
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
DIAMONDS IN AN ASH BARREL.
Birs. Schneider Thinks Hers were Thrown
There and wants Police to Find EN-.

Tho Newark police have been asked to
try to reco, O. 500 worth OF diamonds and
jewelry supposed to have been thrown into
en- ash barrel by the owner. On Tuesday
clifford r. Schneider and his family moved
from ilS Bloomfield avenue TO iSS South
Tenth street. - .
Mrs. Schneider said that she laid the Jewel
Case upon a pile OF waste papers when she
was called to the door. Her son did not
notice the case and carried the papers TO
the sidewalk. Shortly afterward an Italian
was seen rummaging in the refuse and he
hurried away. The Schneidets think the
italian found the diamonds and now they
are anxious to find him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
STORY or A RUNAWAY HORSE.
He Ran From Ridsewood to Hackensack
and Spent the Night In tho River.

HAcKENsAoK, N. j., Sept. ia bay
horse belonging to E. G. Niokerson Of Ridge
wood ran away late yesterday Afternoon.
galloped all the way to Passaic street.
Hackensack. which it reached at 8 In the
evening, and then ran into the Hacken-
sack River. 1t is supposed that it swan
across and then stuck In the mud and was
disco vered this morning by some men, who
notified Mrs. Harris wife Of DR., N: A. Harris;
She is friend OF horses and she induced
the men to rescue the animal. Mr.. Nicker-
son came to town later and claimed his
horse 1t is believed to be all right, not
withstanding it's twelve hours In tho water.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18
Delaware Delicatessen.

Mr.. Payne
Made Miss Todd
Feel the weight
OF Addicks's rod.
Mr.. Fayre
And MLs Todd
ClAshed on
Dclawarean aod.
Mr.. Payne
Told Mss Todd
To watch and SEQ
The White House nod.
Miss Todd
Viewed Mr.. Payne
with civil service
High dlsdain,
Mr.. Psyne
Bounced Niss Todd
Out of bis
Immaculate p, o, D.
". J.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-18

Knicker-Jones says he nnds the autonobile
nn4 for reducing aesh,
Bocksr-I dldn Z know hs mad one.
Knicker---He hasn't. He lodges other peoples.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11

DRANcH APPELLATE COURT
HENRY M. SHEPARD, ARBA NJ MATERNAL
HENRY v. FREEMAN
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-04-11
Judiciary of Cook County.

FARLIN Q. BALL. Presiding Justice.
RANC1S ADAMS, THOMAS G. WIND
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
SOME LESSONS OF 1902.

Some valuable lessons have been
learned as result of the peculiar eli
matte conditions which marked the
growing season of 1902, the wet sum-
mer, as it is now known, when be-
tween four and five feet of rainfall had
to be cared for in the great Mississippi
valley. One is that twice the average
rainfall as it came last season will in
sure twice the average crop of grass
and hay, and with this has developed
the fact that such excessive growth of
grass is greatly inferior in nutritiye
value compared with the product of
the average year. Another thing we
note is that in such year of surplus
rainfall vast amount of plant food
stored up during preceding dry years is
made available for plant growth, evil
denced by the almost abnormal growth
of foliage and new wood on all trees
and shrubs. We further note that ex-
cessive moisture is in large measure
fatal to parasitic life. We cannot recall
year when all forms Of parasites,
even to flies, were held in such COM
plete subsection The season saved
many a man the need of photograph
ic survey of his farm, and he has been
enabled to determine just what por-
tons of it needed either surface or I'M
der drainage. Some lessons of value
have also been learned regarding the
cultivation and harvesting Of crops,
and hereafter the effort to harvest and
save the crop will be at least as much
Of consideration with him as the
| growing of it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
QUA TAME GRAssEs.

Many men seed down fields with tim
othy with the idea that such a change
will rest and recuperate the soil. A
mistake is made here, for while clover
will do this thing timothy will not.
Timothy is an exhaustive crop on the
soil, especially where it is permitted to
mature a seed crop. The rotation with
this crop will tend to clean the weeds
out, and the decaying roots when the
sod is turned over furnish a certain
amount of humus, which is of value. 1t
is about this way with the grasses
common to the north half of the coun-
try-blue grass makes the best perma-
nent pasture, timothy makes the best
selling hay and the seed crop is usual
ly profitable one, clover furnishes the
best balanced forage crop and is soil
renovator, bronze grass has place
where timothy and clover will not do
well for want of sufficient moisture.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
CALL THIS MAN DOWN.

A word to the presiding officers Of
farmers institutes. Enforce time limit
on the persistent, driveling, wandering
speaker who is simply stuck on the
sound of his own voice. These fellows
destroy the interest and strangle the
life out of such meetings. Invite some
thing from the many rather than let
the time be monopolized by the few.
Glass meeting institutes are always
good ones. Because man sits still in
the audience it is no sign that he does
not know and cannot tell something Of
much interest and value to the au-
dience. The very best things brought
out in these meetings are the personal
and practical experiences Of successful
men Of the community where such
meeting is held.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

teen miles from Suffolk. The empty
wagons indicated that the Confederates
were on foraging expedition.
After verifying the news by means of
fleet cavalry scouts and couriers Peck
organized force of 1890 men, includ
ing cavalry and artillery, and placed
Corcoran in command. Corcoran
marched from Suffolk shortly after
midnight, and a rapid advance of two
hours brought his cavalry into col
llsion with the enemy's pickets. The
Confederates retired upon the main
line Of battle, and by the light of the
enemys campfires Corcoran posted his
guns and prepared for immediate
attack.
Pryor's camp was well laid for de-
Tense. The road from Suffolk crossed
a swamp near the store, which stood
in an open space surrounded by a
thick pine forest reaching to the road
where it pressed the swamp. Two Con-
federate regiments were posted in the
woods to meet the Federal advance,
and the artillery took position to sweep
the field between the swamp and the
store Cavalry pickets were stationed
at every path and lane, and the road
way across the swamp was also guard
ed by troops. To forestall surprise
Pryor sent 100 sharpshooters out along
the road beyond the swamp to lie in
hiding and greet the Federal advance.
Corcoran put his column in motion
for speedy attack soon after 3 o'clock
in the morning, while it was still dark.
The cavalry in front struck the am
bush of sharpshooters and was received
with volley which emptied many sad
dies. The troopers rallied and dashed
ahead, meeting another hail of bullets.
Undaunted by the stealthy fire the cav
airy pushed forward, driving the sharp
shooters back across the swamp to a
second ambush. At this point Cor
coran's men received deadly fire at
ten PAGES and came to halt.
While the cavalry struggled through
the swamp Corcoran directed his artil-
1ery to toss some shells upon the Con-
federate rear. A battery Of six guns
opened the ball and, being sharply an
swered Immediately by several pieces
on the other side of the swamp, were
Joined by six more, making twelve in
all. Pryor also had twelve guns in po-
Sltion on the edge of the field close to
the swamp and around Kelly's store.
BY 4 o'clock all the guns were furious
ly engaged and kept it up for two hours
without cessation. Shells tore through
the pine trees lining the roadway and
field and searched the swamp on both
sides Of the road.
At o'clock COrcoran ordered his
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
LIVING CLOSE TO THE soIL.

The advanced cost of the products of
land is very sharply calling attention to
the old truth that the closer man lives
to the soil the better he is off. The tend
ency has been of late years to get away
from the soil, anywhere, any business,
as far removed from it as possible. If
the needs of the food which the soil
produces could have been also got
rid of it would not have mattered so
much, but do what we will the old
problem of something to eat is before
us all three times day 1865 days in the
year. When a man entirely cuts loose
from the soil, he becomes at once de-
pendent. AS an illustration of what we
mean we give the bill of fare of meal,
and this particular meal is only type
of many which, on the writer's own ta-
BILE, invited and precipitated discus
sion on this line. The -four of which the
bread was composed, the coffee and the
condiments were not produced ON the
farm or in the garden, but everything
else on the table was-meat, butter,
eggs, all the vegetables, fruits, pickles
list of choice food products which, had
they been bought, would represent
large slice of good salary each year.
Then the absolute wholesomeness and
purity of such food produced at home
count for not little-the heaping PAN
full of strawberries just fresh from the
garden, the fresh laid eggs, the Jersey
cream-a pitcherful. When a man has
to buy these things, only the few can
afford such liberality Then, better than
all, is the daily consciousness of being
able to do it all yourself the feeling of
independence realized, and the result
ing development of all the better side
| of ones nature in the doing of it. The
typical American home of the coming
years will be one where all this may be
done, where man will still retain his
God ordained connection with the soil,
to his benefit both mentally, morally
and physically.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
GUNS IN A CORY A NJ sssS .fssS
'''; I, lee, DUEL IN THE DARK
January
m nnNO
copyright, 1908, by G. L. Kilmer.l

copyright, 1908 by G. L. Kilmer.1
Ian. 80, 1868, was the date Of a
spirited encounter off the beaten
q track Of war between General
Roger A. Pryor's Confederate
brigade and Corcoran's Irish legion.
The scene was near Suffolk, in south
eastern Virginia, region never before
disturbed by anything more serious
than chance collisions between scouts
and pickets.
The gallant Corcoran had just
reached the front in search Of new
fighting adventures after his narrow
escape from death as hostage in Lib
10y prison. The fame Of his exploits at
the head of the old Sixty-ninth at the
first battle of Bull Run and his noble
bearing under sentence of the gallows
had called to his standard new legion
of his countrymen, among others a
militia regiment bearing the number Of
the volunteer Sixty-ninth.
The war had spared Suffolk because
the destruction of the Merrimac and
the activity Of the Federal fleet upon
the adjacent waters gave it into con-
troll of the north, and the south didn't
think 1t worth the cost of battle.
Suffolk is on the navigable Nansemond
and close to the fertile lands of Vir-
ginia and Carolina coast counties. AS
provisions grew scarce In the Confed-
crate camps the harvest fields near
Suffolk tempted the foragers far be-
yond their lines of safety.
When McClellan's army was with
drawn from the peninsula in 1862, the
division of General John j. Peck was
sent to Suffolk to garrison the town
and port and also to guard the rich
granaries against forays by the hunger
ing Confederates. The pick of the
spoil lay within the Federal cavalry
picket line, and every attempt of the
enemy to make rich haul was an
nounced at General Peck's headQuar-
tiers by alert scouts.
On Jan. 90 word reached General
Peck that General Roger A. Pryor,
with brigade of infantry and twelve
guns, had crossed the Blaekwater river
with an empty wagon train and was
encamped around Kelly's store, four
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

When the urgent call was received at
the doctors Office, he was out attend
ing another patient and consequently
did not reach the house until two hours
afterward. AS he entered he met the
undertaken coming out. "Ah| he ex-
claimed, with look of deep chagrin,
.'this is bad. am, then, too late"
Don't blame yourself" said the un
dertaker composedly. 1T is not youi
fault. You were not here."-New York
Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
ANNOYED.

Everybody has his little peculiari-
ties said the broad minded man. 81
don't doubt that you have your own
way of looking at some things"
My dear sir" answered Mr.. Meek
ton, 81 wish you wouldn't talk about
my having my own way in that off.
hand manner. Henrietta might hear
ou."-Washington Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
A selfish Motive.

EYES," said the family doctor to the
guest, Il have always insisted upon it
that my daughters must learn to make
cake and pie, especially pie"
MAY ask why?" inquired the guest.
Its great help in my business" re-
piled the family doctor. = Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Needed His Help.

Hostess Won't you please sing some
thing. Mr.. Screecher2
Screecher- But there are SO many
people here really
Hostess That's just it. / want to
get rid Of some Of them. ~ Chicago
News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Thourht He Knew.

"a learned Boston professor has care
fully explained what it is that causes
an intoxicated man to see double"
"Well, WE'LL always supposed It
was drink that did it."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

An Illinois reader wants to get a
piece of corn land into pasture as quick
ly as possible in the spring, and asks
how he had better do it. We would put
the land in the best possible shape with
either disk or plow as soon as the
ground was fit to work. sow two BUSH
els of oats, six quarts Of timothy and
three of clover to the acre, and turn the
cows in as soon as the oats were four
or five inches high. Along the last Of
June or as soon as the oats not fed OF
got headed out would run mower
over the field. when the timothy and
clover would show up and make a good
naature from then on.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Old pastures can be greatly improved
by an early spring disking and the
sowing of a little medium clover on
them. Blue grass on certain soils often
gets hidebound, and nothing is SO good
for it as to rip it all to pieces. 1t can't
be killed by such treatment, but is al
WAYS benefited.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

That durbar fummididdle business
cost the people of India over $5,000,OO0,
and when the next short crop comes,
which is about every fifth year, they
will be passing the hat-just like some
white men who can find money to go to
the circus even If they are living on
public charity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

A section of the west famous for
many years for its great crops of
onions, a crop of 400 or 500 bushels per
acre being common thing forty years
ago, now counts crop of $50 bushels
per acre a good one, this fact being in
line with the well established truth
that no one crop can be produced in
large excess in any place and escape
the law of deterioration both in guam
tity and quality of crop.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
what We're Coming To.

Spirit-Don't hear the sound of
hammers? l thought there was to be
no work here?
ST. Peter-Well, we couldn't help it.
That last skyscraper went through the
floor.-Judge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

This man is one Of many He bought
four cent steers to get rid Of crop Of
soft corn. 1t took about two bushels of
soft corn to go as far as one bushel of
bard corn. When the steers were about
half fed, his corn gave out, and he was
up against the alternative of buying
Kansas corn at 40 cents or letting the
steers go at cents, and he let them go
as the easiest way out of bad deal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
class In English.

"What is the derivation of 'anthra-
citeY Tommy, you may answer"
''Pennsylvany." hazarded Tommy.
1--WE hain't derived any at our house
for so long I've most forgot, ma'am."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Georgia is fast becoming the great
peach state of the Union. Peaches pay
better than cotton, and as the growing
of fruit requires higher order Of in
telligence than the growing of fiber the
civilization of the state is benefited as
well as it's pocketbook.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Four hundred and fifty bright young
men, farmers sons and their kind, at
tended the two weeks special course
at Ames Qa.) Agricultural college this
winter, stock feeding and judging and
corn culture being taught by expert
enced men. This is the second year
this plan has been tried, and 1t is a
great success.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Six hundred of the better class of
German citizens sat down recently to a
banquet, the meat dishes of the menu
being wholly horsefesh. 1t was got
up by the Society For the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, this society
wishing to prove that the old horse
was better fattened for food than
worked to death.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

"She says she has a mission in life
and will never marry"
Dear me! Is she so unattractive as
all that Y-Chicago Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
Hardly.

Diner-I've been waiting an hour,
and the bill O. fare says dishes always
ready!
Waiter-Well, they are, but you can't
eat dishes, can you?-New York Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30

Poultry farming bids fair to pay bet
ter hereafter than ever before, and a
pleasant and most profitable business
is within easy reach Of any enterpris-
ing man or woman.