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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
NEW JERSEY SAFE BY $4,000
a Comparative Estimate Of the Prob
able Republican Majority In The
state Made by State Committee.

A Comparative Estimate Of the Prob
able Republican Majority In The
state Made by State COMMITTEES.
At a meeting of the State Republic
lean Committee held in Trenton on
| Wednesday every county in the State
was represented. United States Sem
Iators Kean and Dryden also attended
I the meeting and expressed their views
on the political situation in New Jer-
Isey. After hearing from the members
of the committee in rotation by coun-
Ities a comparative estimate of the
probable Republican majority in the
State was made up, from which it APP
peared that the majority for President
Roosevelt would be approximately
from 25,OOO to $4,000 and that Of ex-
| Senator Stokes, the Republican candi-
date for Governor, anywhere from l5,-
900 to 100000 most Of the members Of
the committee inclining to place the
majority for Stokes at about $4,000.
From the statements made it APP
peared that the Republican candidates
for Congress in the First, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and
Eighth Districts were, under the con-
ditions now existing, sure to be re-
elected BY increased majorities over
those of two years ago. The situation
III the Sixth and Ninth Districts was
also regarded as warranting an sunusu-
al degree Of hopefulness that the Re-
publican candidates would be elected.
1t was declared that the Republican
legislative tickets in those counties
which pretty uniformly return Repub-
|lican majorities are meeting with fa-
vorable support, and no doubt was ex-
pressed thai the Republicans would
control both branches Of the Legisla-
|ture by as large majority on joint
ballot as that at the last session. Some
of the members of the committee ex-
pressed the belief that the Republican
majority on joint ballot would be I'M
creased BY a few votes
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
TO PROTECT LAKE HOPATCONG
Copy of Letter written by Edward @.
stokes to Richard J. Chaplim Of
Mt. Arlington, on the Subject
s COURT OF CHANCERY
OF New JERSEY.
CLERKS OFFICE,


lfttNION, OCbODCh -ty A0Vfs
MY DEAR MAYOR My attention
has been called to some reports con-
cerning my views upon the question Of
the Morris Canal, and to the fact that
there is some dissatisfaction on the
part Of the citizens OF Morris County.
/ am surprised that, after my consist
ent record upon this subject, the peo-
pie Of your county should have any
doubt as to my attitude, Many Of
your citizens know personally that |
went to the extreme when membe
Of the Senate Of this State to protect
the lakes in your section, as we'll as
the private interests Of your citizens
in this matter. and / am sure there
are number Of your citizens who
were on the ground at Trenton and
who will personally verify my state
ments in this connection.
My views on this subject have not
changed by reason Of a gubegnatoTial
candidacy. am in favor Of protect
ing the waters Of the lakes in Morris
County and vicinity for the enjoyment
OF the residents thereof and the peo-
ple'ih that vicinity, and | shall not fa-
vor legislation that interferes with
this end.
Very sincerely yours,
&. G. STOKES.
Hon. r. J Chaplin,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01

While w. H. Day, Jrl, was at Dr.
Humphreys, Ridgewood Hill, last
Friday evening, some one took his
automobile which he had left under
the street light When found IL was
on the Lake road between the bridges,
and had been against the bank on the
Hill. The thieves had evidently ran
away leaving the curEent pn. One
wheel was mashed. the communicated
burned and other damages sustainedi
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
n royal visitor.

During the past week Madison had
a visit. from Y Itchikawa, garden
architect for Imperial Japan, and COM
missioner from that country to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. MI.
Itchlkawa, Is chief cultivat0r Of the
MikadO's Imperial Household Car
dehs, and perintendent Of the Cen
tral Agricultural Experiment Station
In Japan.
He was on his way home and came
to Madison to inspect number Of
new varities of chfysanthemums.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
Hon. r. J. Chaplin, n
Mount Arlington, N, J.
A Great success.

The ball given BY the local EN-
ployees Of the United States Express
Co, IN Washington Hall last Wednes-
day evening was d great success The
grand march ID which over sixty
couples took part, was led BY Joseph r.
vorholz and Miss Mamie McClane, of
Newark The music was furnished
by Sharette.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
RACE MEET
LAST SATURDAY
Whippany River GLIB Scores
Great Success With It's
Race Meet.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS OCCUR.

The race meeting of the Whippany
River Club was held on the club
groundslastSaturday afternoon. The
weather was fine and large audience
gathered from Morristown and other
communities to witness the events.
First on the program came a far
mers race for horses the properly o.
farmers, allowing drag hunting over
1 their lands. There were five contest.
ants, the race being won BY VIM
TulIs Dan, which held the lead from
the start. f. G., Eckhardt's Russell
was second f. Burnett's Charles
third.
The second event was steeplechase
over about two and a half miles Of
fair hunting country. There were
seven entries, but five owners deter
mined that the course was too hard
and scratched their entries. Charles
Pfizer's Silent Bliss was ridden over
the course by J. G. Willis and took
the Whippany cup, Louis Batter
started on his Rosebank, hut the
horse did not take kindly 70 the jumps
and did not finish.
Inc o'lliu Aass M - t,,.ae starters ont
Of six entries. Whirlwind the proper
" of Joseph Hunt and ridden BY Mr.
s.z IL H.af xvifh Charles
Lannon came ~ nssp' n.V r = M,
Pliers Josepfllne liuusn y e -, 8 Z,
merdlng SECOND, anu hel'nos -
Schley's Monte rlooeR y 0''0 o"A0''
third.
The Wnlppany cup was al'0'ues sese' ~
plechase in whicn seven iloIse9 geasoss, WV = s
ed. Mr.. Sedley VINO foue /" ~ ~ u -
De Peyster's FofTesoer was iaee - ~ Wy
start and tlneu we. ~ olis nlsy ~ n
die 4, Y, VanNess heu Llgnv v,l.o"
Louis BatJernl ridef ana le,l y ''.,n. =.
Batter by q greal eHoEv yliloW V1e =
horse on. AZ The tnlro ghulu,os .,', u, =,
Piizer's Nannette mace = kSsl'H1 !" a'''s
ssigh Jump, but was unable TO regain
her footing and fell Throwing OH WE
merding her rider. Wilmerdine landed
on his head, cut his taee and was rend-
cred insensible. He was takento the
club house and later to the cottage on
the grounds. De Peyster's Forester
ridden by Mr.. Sedley, also failed to
finish. The winner was r. A, Gran
mis-, Jr's. Viceroy End, ridden by Mr..
Bates. r. Fl. Williams, Jr's. Plaudit
hidden by Fletcher Harper came 10
second and B. Y. III. Vingut's SaWdust
ridden by the owner, third. Mr., Willis
rode Carlile Boyd's Biscuit.
The hurdle race brought out two
starters and was won by Singleton
Van Schaick's Suimper, with Mr.
Pfzer's Trepass, second. The latter
horse was ridden by Mr. Harper and
refused for some time to take the
hurdles, bit finally settled down Just
saving being Tapped by the other horse.
The last race was hack or hunters
80 's.As y, s',,, ~ rs,,l ,.;ddon ~ tha
ownar !, ! e tool, Il, the lead at the start, hut
0FAAOA pSN@A St-~ @>N~~- -
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01

An informal stag was given in the
Young Mems Christian Association
on Friday evening. An entertain
ment was given consisting Of piano
solos by Miss Chapman, Of Brooklyn
Mr.. Secor in blackface giving banjo
and comedy selections; J. NJ. Benjar
min sayre who sang and Robert
Gourlie who gave an exhibition Of
club swinging. Seven members Of
the AE0rristOwn Drum Corps were also
present and played. Refreshments OF
sandwiches and coffee were served
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01

II. Il. Prudden is trucking a number
OF great columns through town for r.
ID. Foote'S new house. Each column
weighs about nine tons. The Dalrym.
plesl hastings Co. Is supplying the
columns and all the cut stone for the
building.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01
Flra Thle AfEernoon.

. The red wagon was called ont this
afternoon to put out a woods lire FIJI
The rear Of Headley Road.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-01

IaoNyISvnp on EleHrH PAsE.l
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
SENATOR BURTON INDICTED.
The Federal Grand Jury ut st. Louis
Charges Him with Accepting
Bride While In once.

st. Louis, Jan. 25. The federal grand
jury Saturday returned an Indictment
against Joseph Ralph Burton, United
States senator from Kansas, charging
him, on nine counts, with accepting FIVE
checks of $500 each from the Rialto
Grain & Securities company, between
November, %, 1902, and March 26,
1903, while United States senator,
for his alleged services in interceding
with the postmaster general, chief post
Office inspector and other high post Of
fee officials to induce them to render
favorable decision in matters affecting
the permission of the Rialto company to
use the mails. Maj Hugh C, Dennis,
president Of the company, and w. B. Me-
haney, associated with him, are named
In the indictment as the men who made
the check to Burton.
The Rialto Grain & Securities COM
pany has been under investigation by
the state courts for several months. on
account of internal troubles and the
complaint of investors. Indictments
have been found against the president,
Maj. Dennis and others of the officers,
but they have never been convicted on
any of them.
At one time the Rialto company's Of
fees We're closed by court officials on
attachments secured by alleged credit
ors, but were reopened after arrange
ments to satisfy the claims had been
mAds,N 49,.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
MAY BE DISSOLVED.
Lawyer Begins Action Against the
Amana Society.

Amana Society.
The Amana society, incorporated in
1859, the only successful community in
the United States, may be dissolved on
account Of an action brought against
1t for wrongful abuse Of corporate
powers.
Attorney d. II. Wilson Of Marengo
Is after the society, seeking its DISCO
luton. and, although at first defeated
by the action of County Attorney
Bowling in refusing to proceed against
the society for wrongful abuse of cor
porate power, has been successful in
obtaining an order of the court at
Iowa City enabling him to proceed d.
rectly against the society.
The Amana society is organized un-
der the incorporation provisions of the
laws of Iowa providing for religious,
charitable and benevolent purposes,
and not for pecuniary profit.
The landed possessions of the COM
munity in Iowa now amount to over
$1.500,000. The products of it's facto-
ries,s flannels, woolens, indigo prints,
and starch, are widely known as arti-
cles of commerce over the entire coun-
try. Mr.. Wilson claims that the So
ciety has been making money as have
few individuals or corporations engag-
ed in the same lines of business, and
that its business methods constitute
an abuse of corporate power not al
lowed under the laws of Iowa
If the action is successful it will
necessitate revision of the commun-
lty's articles and reincorporation under
conditions that would allow each mem
her to withdraw and claim pro rata of
the community's wealth. AS no indi-
vidual can at present claim more than
support from the society, it is believed
many would withdraw under above
conditions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
text books are necessary, but they
are not enough.

SSAS TWINS otO uCSCSSotyS O0I StlCY
are not enough.
1t will be easier, perhaps, to
point out the defects Of our edu.
cational system by calling atten-
ton to some of the bad results. II
our educational system lacks one
thing more than another it lacks
the power to break down false so.
cial ideas, and to inculcate in the
mass of the people correct ideas
of what is right, what is justice
and what is honorable.
In the effort to teach rules Of
grammar and arithmetic the Gold
en- Rule is forgotten. In the
strenuous efforts made to develop
love Of knowledge merely for its
own sake no effort is made to de.
velop spirit of brotherly love for
mankind's sake. And some how
or other, either consciously or UNI
consciously on the part of pupils
and teacher there is developed a
false idea OF social equality. Man
ual labor is too often frowned up-
on and oaly the mental work is
considered honorable. Conse
qucntly the many who have not
the ability to perform mental work
that IS Of any use to the world be-
come but driflwood-useless shams
who are dependent upon others
who have learned to appreciate
the value and the dignity of labor.
And these false ideas are the
ones which If INDUCED in too long
will make an aristocracy-sociallv
as we'll as politically-of any de-
mocracy. They are as false and
far more pernicious than was the
philosophy Of the ancients which
taught that the earth was fiat and
at the edge was a jumping of
place filled with awful monsters,
for such ideas are in themselves
monsters more horrible than any
which the imagination OF savage
ever conceived.
Have l pictured a high ideal of
educatlon2 | hope that / have.
Is 1t hard one to realize? Pos.
sibly, but it is not impossible and
its realization is one for which i,
is we'll worth striving. And it is
only the towards or the fain,
hearted who fall by the way Q,
give up in despair. those who
are truly teachers press on in spite
of difficulties until the goal i.
reached, and splendid reward-the
knowledge Of duty we'll done forms
their laurel crown.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Nominated for Mayor.

George w. Mattern, brother-in-law
Of Congressman ]. A. T. Hull, chair
man of the committee on military af-
fairs. was nominated for mayor by the
Republicans of Des Moines in one Of
the most bitter primary contests in the
history of the city John MacVicar,
ex-mayor, secretary of the League of
American Municipalities, was defeat
ed by a narrow margin. One of the
heaviest votes ever known was polled.
The contest has a direct bearing on
the congressional fight, as Macvicar
represented the interests Of Judge
Prouty, who is candidate for congress
against Hull. The contest was char
acterized by many fist fights and the
ballots in one polling place were bold
ly stolen. MacVicar alleges fraud and
will make an independent race for
mayor expecting, it is alleged, Demo
cratic endorsement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Tells of Killing His Mother.

Keeling like drunken man as he
detailed to the coroner the circum-
stances by which he had killed his
mother. the agony of Charles Crab
tree, a twelve-year-old boy, was so un-
mistakably sincere that the official or
dered verdict at once generating
the lad. The hearing was held at
Burlington. At the Crabtree farm,
eight miles from Burlington, the trag-
edy was enacted last week. The boy
was carelessly handling shotgun
which he did not know was loaded,
when the weapon was discharged, the
entire load taking effect in the wo-
mans neck. Death was instantan-
eous. When the husband and father
arrived moment later he was over.
come by the sight of the woman cover
ed with her own blood, and the boy
caressing the PROSTATE body.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29

The inimitable philosopher Mr..
Dooley recently reconstructed the
old adage which says that you may
lead a horse. to water but you can
not make him drink. His version
is that you may send boy to col
lege but you cannot make him
think. We may doubt whether
Mr.. Dooley wishes to say that
some minds are incapable of think.
ing or that he implies that our ed
ucational systems are incapable of
stimulating thought. However, 1t
will be we'll for US as teachers to
assume that all minds are capable
OF thinking, to some extent at least.
And five do we are led seriously
to question 2ur methods Of educa-
ton. But Before we can intelli-
gently decide whether our meth
DDS are good or bad we must de
termine what an education is to be.
In other words, what is the object
Of teaching9
Allow me to offer SOME definitions
of education in the form of quota
tons to illustrate the kind OF an
education l wish to present.
Theodore Roosevelt, IN a recent
speech said: "Sturdy self respect
ing morality, readiness to do the
rough work of the world without
fllnching, and at the same time an
instant response to every call Of
brotherly love and neighborly kind
ness these qualities must rest at
the foundation of good citizenship
here in this republic if it is to
achieve the greatness hoped for it
among the nations of mankind"
A beautiful thought surely-one
which should be observed by ma
tons as we'll as by individuals.
VIM. ]. Bryan has said: "It
should be remembered that the
object of education is not the pro.
duction CT scholar merely, Blu,
the production of man, and q
man has heart as well as head.
The moral element in education
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH.
OUT THE STATE.
Governor cummins viii Attempt TO
Insert the "lowa Idea" in the
National Platform Of the
Republican Party.

A Washington special to the Chica-
60 Tribune says:
Governor Cummins Of Iowa has
thrown down the gauntlet to the
"stand-patters." and there will be a
fight to finish in his state for the
iowa idea" If the governor and his
followers win in the Iowa delegation
they will stand for the Iowa idea in the
national convention,
Governor Cummins had long and
important conference with President
Roosevelt and informed the chief ex-
ecutive Of his decision to fight. This
Is important, as Governor Cummins
considers the contest being made
against him on account of his tariff
revision views as an indirect way of
Introducing into Iowa the anti-Roose-
welt campaign. Notice was served on
the "stand-patters" as soon as the gov
ernor arrived here that he was we'll
aware the fight is on and he is fully
prepared to meet 1t.
Regarding the stories that he had
made an attempt to compromise with
his opponents, Governor Cummins
said:
II have nothing to compromise, and
will not enter into any arrangement to
divide the delegation. to the national
convention. That delegation will be
made up as the people of Iowa want it.
and have no doubt 1t will be Cum
minis delegation. 1t will also be for
Roosevelt"
1nasmuch as the fight against Gov
ernor Cummins is being led by j. w.
Blythe. the friends of the governor do
not hesitate to declare they regard it.
as the beginning of an anti-Roosevelt,
fight in Iowa, instigated by the ]. ].
Hill interests.
MI. Blythe and the anti-Cummins
men also declare their loyalty to the
president, and deny that they have
any idea of starting an anti-Roosevelt
fight in Iowa. They say their only OBJ
ject is to defeat the plan to have a
delegation from Iowa favoring tariff
revision, which will make Governor
Cummins member of the resolutions
committee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Robbed the Poor.

j. w. War;, president of the Moline
Building and Loan association, has
been indicted by the Rock Island
county grand jury on seventeen counts.
The indictments charge that he has
embezzled $4,000, although it is said
his shortage will exceed 100000. War;
has been president of the association
Tor the past twenty years, and the peo-
pie had the utmost confidence in his
Integrity. He was reformer and
church worker, and last spring was
candidate for mayor Of Clinton on the
reform ticket. Many poor people have
lost the earnings of lifetime War;
is now in Jail in default of bonds,
which were placed at $4,000. His as
sets so ar as known are less than
$4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
w EDS

Consumption is a human
weed fcurlshing best in weak
..ngs. Like other weeds it's
asily destroyed while young;
when cd, sometimes i'm
ossi,5lc.
Strengthen the lungs as you
os,ll weak land and the
.2e'', will disappear.
tt, best lung fertilizer is
ot,; Emulsion. Salt pork
gnal too, but it is very hard
> digest.
The time to treat consump-
n i; when YOU begin trying
Lid. it from yourself.
>tbers see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
ccivc yourself any longer.
~gIa wi il the first thought
t.:kc SCOTS Emulsion. If
{ is"t really consumption so
much the better; you will soon
.or.ct it and be better for the
'rcatmcnt. If it is consump-
ION you can't expect to be
:ured at once, but if you will
Begin in time and will be
''gidly rcgu', in your treat
mont you ~ win.
SCOTS Lmul. on, fresh air,
-cst all you can, eat all you
can, that's the treatment and
that's the best treatment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29

cannot be neglected without in6n.
lite danger to the student and tc
society"
If this kind OF an education is
to be achieved, we as teachers
must do something more than
teach rules and formulas. They
may be one of the means, but they
never should be the end of educa.
ton. 1t is because the mental
training of so many stops with the
mere accumulation of facts that
we so often hear the strangely
contradictory term educated fool.
To educate is to make some
thing more Of the intellect than a
mere encyclopedia. The educat-
ed man OF woman is more than an
ambulating dictionary or port
able reference library. You might
put all the facts in the universe
into one head-lf such thing were
posslble-and the result would be
but human parrot with a mind
of undeveloped thinking power.
1t. is the ability to think winch,
in some way or other, must be in.
culcated in every mind before it
can receive the hlg her and nobler
edueation-the education of the
heart and of the soul. But for a
system of education to stop as
soon as the mind is trained to
think is dangerous experiment,
for not until it can think do the
great possibilities of the human
intellect open before 1t, and these
possibilities are often as great for
evil as for good.
The great pro blem in education
then is how to direct the mind to-
wards what is useful and good,
not only for the possessor but for
society as well.
Seneca. the great philosopher
and teacher said: ut is not fol
school but for life we learn" Thi.
is the Students side. However .
slight change will express the tea.
cher's side-it is not for school but
for life we teach. And this thought
the true teacher has ever in mind
The instructor who is satisfied
with the mere assimilation by the
pupil of the facts in a text bool
falls far short OF being a real tea
cher. Surely something more
than classroom routine with it.
prosaic textbook guidance is ne
cessary il the pupil is to be ma
terially aided in his ability to des
successfully with the great prob
lens Of life. True, routine ane
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
SAYS Husband Burned Home.

After violent quarrel with his
wife. in which she alleges he threaten
cd to burn their home. Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. Larson separated at Sioux City.
The woman went to the home of a
neighbor. A few minutes later she
saw flames issuing from her abode and
before she could summon assistance
the house was destroyed. Her hus-
band is charged with the crime, but
vigorously denies it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-29
Wade for Vice President.

Iowa Democrats are uniting on a
plan to boom Congressman M. j. Wade
Of Iowa City for the nomination for
vice president on the Democratic
ticket. Wade is the only Democratic
congressman elected in Iowa in eight
years. A newspaper at Iowa City
started the Wade boom, and it has got
to the place now where 1t may be said
to assume the proportions Of gen.
uine candidacy. backed by the Iowa
delegation to the national convention.
Congressman Wade was formerly on
the bench at Iowa City and has a
splendid record as lawyer.