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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11

ture TO beat an old master. HOw's
your heart disease. Papr'
"Better. thank you"
II was In hopes 1t was wuss. Thar's
wuss men nor you. Pap Perkins. but II
you'll only die our fire company win
gin ye sendoff to make yer wilder
proud fur the rest Of her days"
Reube was on the watch day and
night fur funeral. and he'd almost
made up his mind to turn out the COM
pany fur the next COW that died Of hol-
Ter horn when a crisis come like q
fash. OWN to his lame leg Lish Bill.
lings hadn't fined the fire company,
but he was an old and respected citi-
zen who could beat anybody in town
at game Of checkers. Tharfore when
the news come that his well had caved
In on him and buried him under ten
feet of airtb the fire bells rung and red
shirts went whoopin down the road.
Mrs. Billings didn't seem to care very
much whether they got Lish's body or
not, bein 1t was already buried. but
they was determined to hev it fur a
AQhCtot ACy WOIhC0 dA InC aktGk-
noon and all night. and at intervals
Reube had the bells toled fur the dead.
Nobody In Jericho slept The well
kept Gavin in. and the firemen kept
workin like heroes to clear 1t out. 1t
was 8 o'clock next mornin when they
found Lish's old hat. AS 1t was passed
up to Reube he shed tears and turned
his head away. Philetus johnson was
jest remarkin that Llsh's loss was our
gain or something of that sort, and the
diggers down in the well were lookin
fur arms and legs. when Lish himself
appeared In the crowd. He seemed to
be in good health and speerits, and he
carelessly remarked to the fire compa-
ny that he was much obleeged fur saw
in him weeks work. Nuthin was
said fur about mint, but presently
Reube Holdfast wiped the tears from
his eyes and asked:
"Lish, whar you bin since yesterday
noon?"
up stairs in the house," says Lish.
"What was your objeckT
ITO boom Jericho by gettin up fu-
neral Thar's my old hat, and you kin
take it along and bury it In good
shape"
Reube called off his company, and
they marched back to town with SOL
emn tread. They hadn't put away their
red water pals before folks was laugh.
in at 'em. and before shutdown the
doom of the fire company was sealed.
Lish Billings had thrown 'em down.
and the public was guyin and ridlculin.
When the o'clock mail had bin dis
tributed, Reube stood up in the post
Office and said:
"Feller citizens, wharas this ere
town of Jericho don't seem to appreci-
ate enterprise, vigilance, heroism and
booms and wharas she'd ruther be at
the mercy of the fire fend than to have
her disastrous CONGREGATIONS squirted
out. now tharfore resolved that this
hand of heroes be disbanded, and Jeri-
cho kin go to thunder!' NJ. QUAD.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
WHlPPANY RIVER RAILROAD.

Trains leave Whippany for Morristown at
7.30 q. m. and 5.42 p M, except Saturdays; on
Saturdays at $50 and $50 p. m.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
WHEN THE FIRE BELL RINGS.
Look at This and You VIII Be Able
to Locate the Blaze.

Look at This and You VIII Be Able
to Locate the Blaze.
HOW TO SEND IN AN ALARM.
To send In an alarm, open box and pull dow
the lever on the inside. When an alarm is
sent in, the fire bell will sound the number Of
the box and repeat the alarm four times
There are several keys to each box, which are
held by persons living nearby-a card attached
to each box gives the names of such holders
Policemen also have keys.
HOW TO LOCATE AN ALARM.
If the alarm is sounded from box 25 the fire
bell will strike two, then pause and strike fve
which will indicate that the fire is in the vicin
ity of No. 25 box. Every alarm is repeated
four times.
NO. BOX. LOCATION.
5................We Western Ave-, near Miller st
20. ...... .Mendham Ave-, corner Mills st.
Corner EARLY and Harrison sts
28................Sp eedwell Ave-, near EARLY St.
81. ................W Water St., corner Cole Ave-
IS ................ :. Morris St., at Depot
SO. ...... Morris ST.. near Washington H'd'q's
E...,............M Madison Ave-, near Ford Ave-
48. ............ Franklin st., near Franklin Place
IS. Maple Ave between Oak g. Boyken Sts
Market st., corner Maccnlloch Ave.
A. ........W Washington st.. ut Roy's drug store
50. ....... Police Headquarters. Speedwell Ave.
s6S. ..............M Memorial Hospital, Morris st.
Water st., corner Linden Ave.
SO. ..,.......... Maple Ave-. corner Madison 81.
90. 49,. An Souls Hospital. Mt. Kemble Ave.
South ST.. front Morristown Club
6A.............,... Sussex Ave-. corner MILLS 81
e6............W Washington st., corner Atno Ave
7s........ .Macculloch Ave-. corner Boyken St
7S.............. corner Park Place and South St.
N........... Cor. RidRedhle and Abbott Aves
sTo Be runs ct Police HeAdquarters.
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SUNDAY TRAINS.

s.s4. go, il.O5 a. m, and 1910, els. 255, 500,
800, $780, 1120 p. m. week days, and 2.15, 515,
II Trains leaving New WY York at 1850, &C., no
1O.45 p m. week days. and 1880, $50 a. M, and
LOO, Zoo. $50, 9l5 p. m. Sundays, run no fur
Chester Branch.-Trains leaving New York
at 500 (via Boonton) and $40 q. m. (via Morris
Leaving New York at l2.OO noon reaches Dover
1.50 and Chester SIS p m. Leaving New York
$40 Via Boonton) and 5.2o P m. tvie Morris
Chester for New York 6.5l m. and 1890, 400
p m. No Sunday trains on this branch.
Sussex Branch Trains for Newton leave
500 p. m. week days, and 40, 800 .. m. and
400. $40 p. m. Sundays. Leave Newton for
New York at 6l0. TO. . 90 .. m. and 40, 500,
as, 7.SO p. m. these srsins RAINING Via Morris.
town. 2'eN stis
Train 4Os, leaving Morristown 81 s.ss,a. m /.
Central Railroad OF New Jersey and Lehish
3 81 and
suss s. branch; ~ WsshinRson With sSs LAX.
awAnne Limited for BuGAlo and all points
west. Sleeper on this train. rnns through to
81 Louis Observation and Dining Cars 20
Train s asa p. M. stops - Morristown on sig
nal for paesengefs for Water Gap and pointe
through 10 Chicago. Dining and PaFior Cars
10 BanghAmton. "a a.,S eIua IA ii} BifGYa9S
Train zOC. leaving Morria!own q 40 2. M.
Central Railroad OF New Jersey and Lehiah
Valley Railway Company: connects at Dover
with Scranton and intermediates points g
Tickets TO all points in the United States on
sale ct Norristown Ticket Once.
For further Information, call ON 4: n. Flynn.
Ticket Agent, Morristown; Guy Adams Divi-
General Passenger Agent, % Exchange Place.
New York. q IA .'1.s RI usA at0U
T.W. LEE,
.itt 1lH,t General Passenger Agent,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11

What makes you assume such a
loud and aggressive tone in proclaim
ing your own merits?" asked the very
candid friend.
II am forced to do it," was the great
actors answer. ''I'm naturally one of
the most modest men in the world. and
I've got to keep praising myself for
fear my sensitive nature will compel
me to go to the manager and tell him
think | am getting too much money
Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
A RED FIRE COMPANY.
1T STARTED OUT TO SHAKE THINGS
UP IN JERICHO.

Pap Perkins, the Postmaster, Tells
How the Enthusiastic Organization
Was Busted Up by One of Lish Bill
Iings' Franks.
Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.l
The Jericho fire company, which con-
sisted of 40 men, 10 pals, 2 axes and a
ladder and all painted red except the
men, is no more ON earth. 1t was or
ganized ID years ago and never turned
out to but one fire. Nobody had found
any fault with 1t, however up to two
months ago, when Reube Holdfast
came into the postotfice one day and
says to me;
Look here. Pap. this town of Jericho
Is deader'n doornail and unless sun
thin kin be done to rouse her the moss
on our backs will be a foot long in an
other year
What kin you do?" says |.
That's what I've bin thinkin of fur
the last month. We cant git up dog
fights nor boss races and nobody will
go in fur brass band or camp meet.
in. The only thing ! kin think of is to
resurrect the fire company and boom
her fur all she's wuth. Ii we kin git
things a-goln red hot, Jericho will
wake up and push to the front till Chi.
cago won't be in it. I'm gittin fggers
together fur a speech, Pap, and you
Jest lay low fur three or four days. and
you'll hear sunthin drop"
Before the week was out everybody
In town knew that sunthin was up.
and one evening Reube shot off his
speech to the postofiice crowd and
made big hit. He had the number Of
fires and the losses In the United States
fur the last fifty years. and he showed
how fire company kept down taxes,
reduced insurance and was the main
spring Of liberty He pictured the town
of Jericho in ashes fur the want of
sunthin to squirt out conhagration.
and when he went on to describe wild
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
'eMoRRIsTowN PosToFFIcE.
open from in the Morning Until
in the Evening.

Open from Z in the Morning Until .
in the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
7.3o A. M.-For New York and all intermedi
ate stations.
8.15 A. M..-For Easton, Newton, Chester and
all intermediate stations Whippany
815 A. M.-For Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Kockaway Valley Railroad.
915 A. M-For New York and intermediate
stations.
915 A. M.-For Mount Freedom.
9.45 A. M.-For Newark, New York and be
yond
11.25 A. M.-For Newark, New York and be
yond
12.45 p. M.-For New York and all interme
late stations.
12.45 P. M.-For Rockaway and Dover.
$50 P. M.-For New York and all inferno
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
72OA M.-From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
$50 A. M.-From Hackettstown and inter
mediate stations Whippany. Mt. Freedom.
M.-From Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
wv A. M.-bTOm new Iork anu lnborHoA-
ate stations.
IL A. M.-From Dover.
*l.1OP. M. From New York and intermedi
ate stations.
1.28 P. M.-From New York.
$50 p M.-From Phlladelphia, Easton, New
ton, Chester and intermediate stations.
49O p M.-From Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
a44l p M-Trom New York and intermedi
ate stations.
+4.14 From Newark and New York.
Delivered by carriers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
DO WOMEN USE SOAP ?

We presume some of them do for
some purposes, washing clothes for in
stance. For toilet and bath really ell
egant and refined people use prepara-
tions that render the skin soft and
smooth, most fastidious persons favor
ing Orris and Almond Meal. A per-
feet soap substitute. For sale by Hem
ry M. Smith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
WHY ARE YOU SO BEAUTIFUL ,

Somebody thinks you are, they think
so nine times out of ten, because your
expression is good. Beauty Of express
sion depends largely upon the teeth.
Are yours good and pearly If not, go
to your pharmacist and ask for Flora
Peroxide Of Hydrogen. For sale by
Henry M. Smith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11

Pap Perkins, the Postmaster, Tells
How the Enthusiastic Organization
Was Busted Up by One of Lish Bill
Iings' Franks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
ROCkAwAY VALLEY RAILWAY

Trains leave Morristown for all stations to
Whitehouse, D., l.. q w. Station, $40 g. M.
sos p. m. Park Place, $50 q. M, 5.15 o. m.
Watnong Station 9.10 q. m. $50 p. m. reach
ng Whitehouse at 40 q. m. and 100 p. m.
Leave Brookside for Morristown. z Is g. M.
and $40 p. m. for Whitehouse, $50 q. m. and
6.45 p. m.
Leave Mendham for Morristown, 705 q. m.
and sos p. m. for Whitehouse, 1905 a. m. and
5.65 D. m
Leave whitehouse for Morristown. 800 and
1.80 p. IN.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11
Nickel Plate Roads New Tourist
sleeping Cars.

If you expect to take advantage of
the low colonist rates to the Pacific
Coast. write r. e. Payne, General
Agent, POI Main street, Buffalo, N. ".
for particulars regarding their splendid
tourist sleeping cars. They afford a
comfortable journey at a very low
cost
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11

WANTED-SEVERA INDUSTRIOUS PER
sons in each state to travel for house estab
lished eleven years and with large capital, to
call upon merchants and agents for successful
and profitable line Permanent engagement
Weekly cash sail ry of $24 and all travelling ex-
penses and hotel bills advanced in cash each
week. Experience not essential Mention ref
arence and enclose self-addressed envelope.
THE NATIONALIST Dearborn St., Chicago.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21

killed by proper antiseptics, and
is prone to adhere to the clothing
of those who have had the dis
ease, and endanger all who come
near them.
Ordinary antiseptics, such as
sulphur, carbolic acid, etc, are
useless unless used in greater
strength than is generally en-
ployed, yes, worse than useless
as they give the user a, false
sense of security.
70 effectually stamp out the
disease it is necessary that each
patient be isolated, and that all
clothing, and furniture be disin.
fected after the scaling has ceas-
ed. The most useful disinfect.
ants are, corrosive sublimate for
the body of the patient, and for
maldehyde vapor for clothing and
furniture.
|. Our laws require the reporting
Of EVERY CASE OF ERUPTIvE DIS
EASE to physician or health
officer, no matter how slight OF
insignificant the case may seem:
within "a hours of it's starting
and provides fine or imprison
ment for failure to so report
These laws will be enforced.
M. g. JOHNSTON,
Supt. Steele Go. Bird. of Health
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21
SCARLATINA OR
SCARLET FEVER.

AS we are having considerable
scarlet fever among US, it may
not come amiss to briefly outline
some of the salient points in the
nature and handling of this al
ways serious disease.
In the first place it is a disease
that usually manifests itself in
the young, being most prevalent
in children from 8 to 8 years of
age. 1t starts usually with sore
throat, vomiting or some stomach
disturbance, and fever. The
rash, which is nearly always pre-
sent, appears in from | to3 days,
first on the neck or chest, and
i spreading over the whole body,
and is of a bright red color, seem.
ing to consist of small red dots,
thickly spread on a slightly red
back ground. This rash lasts
from 1 to 10 days, and is nearly
always followed by scaling OF
desquamation. This process
may take from a few days, tc
several weeks, and it is during
this time that the greatest dang
er of contagion exists, as all the
best medical authorities unite in
stating. The desquamation pre-
cess varies in degree, from a few
branny scales to a complete
"peeling", and seems not to bean
any constant relation to the
severity of the fever, or intensity
of the rash. The contagium, OF
infective material, will remai1
active for several months, if no
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21
CZAR HOPES TO
maintain peace
His Recent Assurance Is Regarded
as a Hostage by the Foreign
Diplomats.
ACTS OF RUSSIAN EMPEROR WILL
PLACE OKUS OF RUPTURE ON JAPAN
Miknlo Ready for War and Calmly
Awaiting Beginning Of Hostilitics
Worlds Sympathy Expected In
Case of n Conhtct-Ne Fear Felt of
, an Invasion. =

st. Petersburg, Jan. 10. - The cars
assurance, given at the winter palace
January IA, on the occasion of the New
Years reception, that he desired and in
tended to do all in his power to maintain
peace in the far east, is regarded by the
foreign diplomats as a hostage given to
the world for the preservation of peace,
while the guarantee that Russia will rec
ognize the open ports and other conces-
sions in Manchuria will, it is thought,
place the onus of rupture on Japan.
Most of the newspapers here join in the
peaceful chorus, one paper remarking,
however, that it was strange for Rus
slams to first hear of the czars words by
way of America.
The Novoe Vremya, referring to the
reports of good offices from the United
States, France and Great Britain, asks:
'Is such action necessary when the whole
world has been informed of what his
majesty has graciously been pleased to
say to the diplomats at the winter pal
ace? How is it possible to render fur
ther service to the cause of peace after
the czar has sannouncedt that he will direct
! all his influence to maintain it? Amore
precious guarantee that Russia will not
draw the sword it is impossible to con-
ceive."
The Novce Vremya concludes as fol-
| lows: Japan is in an unfortunate po.
sition and will require great tact tc
avoid the dangers arising from the good
Offices of officious friends"
| AS a sidelight on the situation the
| Moscow Gazette announces that it's ed
itors and other employees are donating
their salaries to the purchase of a swift
privateer, and adding that the sum o1
| 5000 has already been raised for this
| purpose.
| Japan Ready for War.
| Toxic, Jan. 19.-Japan does not an.
| ticipate, Russia's rejoinder for at least
one week. In, the meantime the nation
| is prepared and grimly reconciled tC
war. Political and other distinctions
have disappeared and the country is
| patriotically united. The government
is receiving many offers of contribu.
tions, in the event of war, amounting
to many millions of yen. The japanese
| people would welcome an honorable
| peace, but are resolved to fight before re.
ceding from their position in Oriental
affairs. They fear the aggression o1
Russia and believe if it. is not stopped
now it will never be stopped. They are
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21

confident that their demands are fair
and moderate and their diplomacy,
which has been patient, has gone to a
reasonable limit. They expect the
worlds sympathy in the struggle and
have splendid confidence in their army
and navy. In the event OF reverses or
national disaster it is thought that
England and the United States would
intervene to preserve balance of power
in eastern Asia. There is no fear Of
an invasion of Japan, country which
is probably the most strongly defended
one in the world.
Japan viii Not Wait Long.
Paris, Jan. 19.-Private dispatches
from st. Petersburg indicate that the
Japanese note has not helped to fortify
optimistic anticipations. AS long as
there was room for further negotiations,
Russian diplomacy helped Russia to gain
Sine. But Japan, having given a final an
swer to the latest Russian note, will not,
. 1t is expected, wait indefinitely for de-
cision on Russia's part.
There is said to be good deal of ir-
ritation in ST. Petersburg over the fail
ure of Russian diplomacy. 1t is recog-
nized that the conclusion of the Chinese
American treaty has materially affected
Russia's prestige. 1t is reported that
Russia stands in greater fear at the pres
ent moment of the United States than
of Great Britain. Another source of cha
grin Is the Indifferent attitude Of France.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21
Fire in School Building.

Dayton, o., Jan. 19.-The Allen
school building in North Dayton was
Quilted Monday morning by flames
which originated in the basement
The 400 pupils were gotten out in
safety with the exception of Edna
Baum, little cripple in the first
grade, who was thrown down, tram
pied and fatally injured in the panic
A man at work in the basement is
missing and believed to have been
burned to death.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21
Differences Are settled.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-The 700
miners employed at the shaft of the,
Mclean County Coal company in this
city. who struck because the company
is said to have violated it's contract
about the exact date of pay day, set
tied their differences with the oper-
ators Monday after conference and
agreed to return to work. The COM
pany announced that it would rigidly
live up to the contract in the future,
and no more trouble is anticipated.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21

He is an artistpure and simple,
and almost without an equal.
Riley himself is hardly better
than Nolan at his best Minnea.
polls Times.-K. P. Course Jan.
I:85h.
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Devoured by Wolves.

Port Arthur, Ont, Jan. 19-The re-
mains of Andrew Sands, Minnesota
trapper, and his two horses have been
found near Dodds, just across the line
in Minnesota. The bodies of the man
and his two horses had been devourcl
by wolves and just enough remained of
Sands features to make Identification
possible.
Read The Pioneer.
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Ex-Hlnyor Dead.

La Crosse, Wis, Jan. 19.-Joseph
Clarke, ex-mayor of the city and sec.
retary of the La Crosse Plcw COM
pany, died at midnight of paralysis.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-01-21
Opera HOu.c CI0.ed,

Cincinnati, Jan. 19.-On account CT
lack Of fire protection Mayor Fleisk
mann Monday closed IIeuclas opera
house.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-06
WINNEMUCCA NEVADA WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY g. 1904

reasons why departure from the rule
was justified and even required in the
present instance. These reasons were:
First, our treaty rights; second, our
national interests and safety; third,
the interests of collective civilization"
After reviewing these reasons the
president says it was under these cir
that the United States, in
stead of using it's forces to destroy
those who sought to make the engage
ments of the treaty a reality, recog-
nized them as proper custodians of
sovereignty.
In closing the message the president
says that the main question before the
government is not that of recognition
of Panama as an independent state
as that is already an accomplished
fact. But the main question is wheth-
er or not we shall build the isthmian
canal.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-06
Lodge on Panama

Washington, Jan. 5.-When the sem
ate met today Mr.. Hale introduced a
resolution requiring the commission
ers of the District of Columbia to re-
port upon the condition of theaters in
Washington. 1t was agreed to without
debate.
Mr. Lodge then began his speech on
Panam. He quoted a number of au-
thorities in support of his position that
the president had not departed from
the beaten paths in recognizing the in
dependence of Panama, and he laid
down the general proposition that IRE
volted states may be recognized as
sovereign or Independent by neutral
power without departing from its at
titude of neutrality"
He also contended that such an act
could not be construed as provoking
war
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-06
Confession Secured New Trial

Hamilton, o., Jan. 5.-Alfred A.
Knapp, self-confessed murderer of
five persons, now in the penitentiary
at Colombus, awaiting execution FOR
the murder of his wife, was granted a
new trial today.
The principal ground on which the
new trial was granted was the alleged
error in allowing Knapp's written con-
fession of five murders to be read to
the jury. The court said:
1.-The confession of so many cold
blooded crimes could be the work of
only a fiend or a maniac and it could
not fail to prejudice any person who
heard 1t read"
The court held that the state had
failed to prove the allegation in tn.
indictment that Knapp had killed his
wife by choking and strangling and
that ii had not been shown how she
came to her death
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Bought the Alton Line

Chicago. Jan. 5.-The Post says;
According to reliable authority the
Chicago and Alton will be sold to the
Union Pacific. This was the subject
of the Kuhn-Loeb ,ir :ular askin5 for
the deposit of stock TO facilitate the
sale of the road.
THE response to ,he request of the
deposit of stock has neel SO general
as to insure the success " The l,tl
The Alton will be us,sl 10 a.i,Td the
Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific
direct Chicago outlet and the head
quarters of the entire sys.cm may be
moved to this city.
1T is intimated that the purchase
of the Alton by the Union Pacific may
nos in any way inter 4 r With the
plans suggested for the close afsilia-
tion of the former With the Kansas
City Southern"