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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26
special Low Rate Via the Nickel Plate

To points in the West and South
west. Round trip Housekeepers' and
one-way colonist tickets on sale March
10Th and April 5th and 18th. Also Set
tiers one-way tickets to points m
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Wyoming, each Tuesday during
March and April. Write r. II. Payne,
General Agent, POI Main street, Bur
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26

Hawaii's land Is fair;
Rich are the gifts we share
This is our earnest prayer,
o Lord of light:
That as a noble band
We may join heart and hand
Till all Hawaii's land
Stands for the right.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26

Hawaiian Christian EndeavOr Song.
On DR.. Clark's recent visit to Hawaii
the Hawaiian Endeavorers sang their
Christian Endeavor song, which is as
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26

Prov. xi, u; Xxx, /; xiii, 1921, 90
80; l Cor. XIV, 5S; Gal. v, 1926; vi,
0; II Tim. iv, Z, 8; Jas. i, IL; Pet.
v, IA; Rev. ii, 10.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26
Plumbing, Timing, Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mill street, tele-
phone 2S4-l, or at the store of William
II. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member of this partner
ship, JOHN j. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as a plumber
is too well known for any further com
ment. 253S.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
MARINE
INTELLIGENCE

Upon her arrival at Baltimore the
steamer Frederick of the Merchants
and Miners Line reported a very rough
voyage. Oft the North Carolina coast
she picked up the United States navy
tug Hercules, which was in helpless
condition, and towed her into Norfolk.
The Hercules blew out a cylinder head
during the gale Sunday, while endeav-
oring to float the submarine torpedo
boat Moccasin, aground at Currituck
Inlet.
On account of the disagreeahle
weather the schooner Stanley II. Miner
and the bark Carl Gustav, which were
scheduled to sail yesterday, will not
pull out until to-day.
The State of Texas sailed last night
for Baltimore in the place of the Chat
ham which was scheduled to sail.
The indications are that, beginning
with the next season, shippers will
make it point to charter more of the
new light draft vessels similar to the
German steamer Ockenfels, which sail
ed from this port yesterday for Bre-
men.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Winkler wishes his patrons a pros
porous and happy new year. He will be
found at his stalls this morning with
a good supply of good things.
George Wagners Son, florist; never
before in the history of Savannah have
the people had the opportunity OF get
ting such beautiful cut flowers. Bull
street.
Frank Werm, jewellery store, ia Bull
street, is showing a beautiful line of
ladies' watches and chains at popular
prices. Save money by buying at
Werm's.
Chas. A. Cox, the practical tin-pIate
and sheet iron worker; tin, slate, tar,
gravel and tile roofing; best work; low
est prices. 142 Barnard street.
For Christmas presents, nothing
appreciated like nice trunk.
suit case or bag, for half you pay else
where, at Chatham Trunk Factory,
Broughton, corner Abercorn.
A. L. Desbouillons, the reliable jew
eler is showing a fine line Of watches
clocks and jewelry ware. Get prices on
rings, pins and charms. 4S Bull street.
The Richmond Business College is
daily receiving pupils from North and
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and
from all over the state of Georgia
Thoroughness is our motto.
Walker Mulligan Furniture Company
has succeeded the w. 7. Walker Furni-
ture Company. See them for bargains
Your credit is gooG. Corner Brought ton
and Jefferson streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
ne of the company's numerous litiga-

one of the company's numerous litiga-
tions.
One of the unsettling influences of
an outbreak of hostilities, which has
been most feared, was large with
drawals of French capital now in
vested in London discounts to take
care of French holdings of Russians.
The market closed rather easy, at re-
actions.
Bonds, dull and irregular Total
sales, par value, $1S5O,O00.
United States bonds, unchanged.
Total sales of stocks to-day were
419.2OO shares, including: Atchison,
2l,6OO; Baltimore and Ohio, 1900; Chi
cage Terminal, $500; do preferred, 20
900; Colorado Southern, 5000; Erie.
5.4Oo; Missouri Pacific, $500; Pennsyl-
vania, 1890; Reading, $500; Rock Is
land, 1880; st. Paul, 1920; Southern
Pacific, 1860; Union Pacific, &c, 500;
Amalgamated Copper, 7S,SOO; Ameri-
can Sugar, 5000; United States Steel,
21,6OO: Steel preferred $4,000; Brooklyn
Rapid Transit, $780,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08

three feet at the top, and more than
fourteen feet high, or something like
two and half times as high as our
subject.
Nothing less than eighteen pounds of
butter can be considered sufficient for
a years supply, and this means that
in his lifetime our man will dispose
OF the contents of more than a dozen
barrels, each containing 100 pounds of
butter; while, limiting him to one
pound of cheese a month, we reach an
aggregate of $40 pounds; or. assum-
ing that we are providing for a man
Of 100 pounds weight, FIVE and quar-
ter times his own weight.
So far we have laid in a stock of
food which II would take 500 strong
men to carry to our imaginary larder,
for it weighs we'll over thirty tons, and
this is. as can be seen. but an install
ment of what we shall require.
OF tea and coffee we will furnish no
more than pint a day, having re-
gard for our patients nerves; and yet
we shall find that he will drink dur
ing his life no fewer than 1920 gallons.
A coffee pot large enough to contain
the two beverages (for we can safely
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Shipping Memoranda.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. ARRIVED,
steamers Twilight (Br), -, Huelva
Apache. Staples, Jacksonville and pro-
ceeded for New York; Huron, Ingram,
Jacksonville, and proceeded for Bos-
ton; schooner Abbie Bowker, Bennett,
Corn island, bound for Philadelphia,
put in for provisions; houseboat Rough
House, Price, in tow tug Blanche, from
Southport, bound to Florida.
Cleared, schooner Joel Cook, Walker,
Port ROYAL.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 7.-Arrived,
steamer Henry Horn (Ger), Hansen,
Bremen; steamer Algonquin, Hale,
Boston and cleared for return; schoon-
ers Marie +. Cummins, Thompson,
Philadelphia; Cox and Green, Thomp-
son, Norfolk; Susan N. Pickering,
Haskell, New London.
Port Tampa, Fla, Jan. 7.-Arrived,
steamer Teresa (Aust), Percich, Phil
adelphia.
Sailed, Mascot. Allen, Havana, via
Key West.
Pensacola, Fla, Ian. 6.-Arrived,
steamer f. S. Ciampa Qt.), Coxerulle,
Liverpool.
Leary, Amsterdam and Bremen; City
of Honolulu Qt.), Vale, Genoa.
Sailed. steamer Eutope (Br.), -,
Havre; Dictator (Br.), Vincent, Liver
pool; Imgard Horn (Ger.), MolIer,
HaYre.
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. ARRIVED,
steamer Forth (Br.), Matizinges,
Gaudeloupe; banks, Precursone Qt),
Schiaffina, Cape Town, via Barbados;
Mowam, Mcdonald, Rio Janeiro.
Cleared, steamers Pensacola, O'Lea-
ry, Tampico; Marc (Ger.), Schroeder.
Tunis; steamer Nanan Qta.), Gibelle,
Sestri, LeVant.
Sailed, steamers Sanzibar (Br.),
Leary, Amsterdam.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 7.-Arrived,
steamer Ollvette, Turner, Havana and
sailed for Port Tampa.
Fernandina, Fla, Jan. ARRIVED,
schooner Frank Barnett, Francis. Bos-
ton.
Sailed. schooner Mary Palmer.
Campbell, Boston.
Baltimore, Jan. 7.-Sailed, steamer
Frederick, Savannah.
Philadelphia. Jan. z. Arrived,
steamer Allegheny, Savannah.
Liverpool, Jan. 6.-Arrived, st. irene,
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08

Trains arrive Savannah as follows;
No. 20, daily, from New York, WASH
:ngton and Cincinnati, $40 IA. in.
No. 80, daily from New York and
Washington, 1925 p. m.
No. 80, daily, from all points West,
via Jesup, IL SO D. m.
No. "a. daily, from ali points West,
via Jesup, 100 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Union Depot.
Trains 80 and "a, THE NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vesti-
buled limited trains, carrying Pullman
Drawing-room Sleeping Cars between
Savannah and New York. Dining Cars
serve all meals en- route.
TRAINS 20 and 80. THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED.
Vestibuled limited trains, carrying
Pullman Drawing room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York.
Dining Cars serve all meals en- route.
Also Pullman DTawing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
natl, through Asheville and THE Land
of the Sky"
For information as to rates, sched-
ules, ETC., apply to
C. H. ACKERT. G. NJ. Washington.
d. c.
S: II. HARDwIcK, C. P. A, Wash
ington, d. C.
W. H. TAYLOE. A. C. P. A, Attain
ia. Ga.
r. C. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent, Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
E. G. THOMSON, c. P. & T. A., Sa-
vannah. Ga. 141 Bull street. Phones
$50
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK.
Consumption of Food i'm the Life of
Person of Average Health.

From Tit Bits.

From Tit Bits.
The most modest eater in the world,
or even the man who complains that
he never has an appetite" would
probably be appalled, IL he could see
passing in imposing procession before
him all the solids and liquids he will
consume in a lifetime.
But let us assume that we have to
deal with a man who is not ashamed
to admit that he enjoys his meals, and
let US place before him all the food
and fluids that he will require to keep
him going for a lifetime Of seventy
years.
Such a man will make light of dis
posing of 100 four-pound loaVes every
twelve months, so that we must pro-
vide him with 1000 substantial loaves,
a weight of bread sufficient to raise
a couple of hundred men off their feet.
If he is not sufficiently impressed by
this spectacle, let us engage seventy
seven herculean carmen, each carry
ing a sack of -four $50 pounds in
weight, every one of which will be
required to supply him with bread for
his life.
OF meat he will eat, on an aver
age, a pound a day, and IL we limit
him to beef we shall require nearly
forty bullocks to provide the neces-
sary joints for life, or, IL he prefers
mutton, we must sacrifice about forty
sheep on the altar of his not immod
crate appetite every ten years. OF
potatoes two hundred weight should
last him a year. This means that
his aggregate consumption of tubers
will weigh seven tons, representing
ninety-three sacks, each weighing 1853
pounds, or, approximately, the entire
product of a couple of acres of land.
We shall require half a dozen strong
horses to draw our potato supply, and
each years consumption will weigh
considerably more than our subject
himself.
OF fish we must allow him half
hundredweight a year, so that his
aggregate fish," IL not so large as a
whale, will yet turn the scale at one
ton fifteen hundredweight, and will tax
the strength of thirty strong men to
carry it to his larder.
Our purchase of eggs will be on
formidable scale, even limiting our
men to an average of fewer than two
eggs a week. In all we shall want
1000 eggs, weighing at least 700
pounds, and representing a years in
dustry of about eighty hens.
Assuming that we only provide sew
en-tenths of glass of milk a day-a
very modest quantity for all purposes
we shah find 1t necessary to monop-
olize the services of a COW for two
years, and a quarter and the result
ant milk will measure 1,120 gallons, and
will weigh more than five tons. To
contain the milk we must provide a
can FIVE feet in diameter at the base,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08

mix them for our purpose) will stand
eighteen feet, and a top five feet across.
The pot, with its contents, will out
weigh three companies of soldiers. and
fifty people could be slowed away in
side Of it If they did not object to a
little temporary discomfort
We will suppose that our hero is con-
tent with a pint of beer every day
two glasses-and that he does not touch
1t until he has reached his twentieth
birthday. Then, in spite of his moder-
alton, he will require for the balance
of his days more than 255 nine-gallon
casks, which would prove a sufficient
burden for eight powerful dray horses.
Limiting him to a bottle of whisky
a week for fifty years he will consume
$500 bottles, Weighing not much less
than two tons; and when he has drain
ed his last glass our moderate drink
er Will be astonished to learn that
his bill for whisky and beer alone
amounts to ar least e650. But yet
the man who will consume these noun
tains Of food and rivers Of liquids in
lifetime can never be accused OF be-
ing at all abnormal In his Appetite
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
OCEAN TsrmlGHTs.

COTTON-Savanah to Boston, per
100 pounds. Csc; to New York, per 100
pounds, zoe to dock; zSc lightered; to
Philadelphia, per bale, 500; Baltimore,
$1.00.
pool, zoe; Manchester. 30c; Bremen, Csc;
Hamburg, 30c; Rotterdam, 24c; BARGE
Iona, 42c; Genoa, SSc; Trieste. 40c; Ven
ice, 42c; Havre, soc; Antwerp, soc.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight active;
to Baltimore. $500: to Philadelphia,
s4.75; TO New York, $5.62h; to Port
land, $500.
Baltimore, $500; to P. r. r. OF b. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, is 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to foot); to New
York, 1925 per M to dock; lightered.
800; to Boston. to dock, $500.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
APATHY IN STOCKS
VAR NEWS CONTINUES ACTOR IN
SPECULATIVE MARKETS.
Il. S. STEEL LOST GROUND.
n,NKING INTERESTS OF CORPORA
rION RALLIED TO ITS SUPPORT.

1sa-I.et Generally Sluggish and List
,sss-France Withdraws Capital
Novv Invested in London Discounts
In Take Care of French Holdings
20 the Russians-Standard Stocks
Moved Narrowly and Did Not
Maintain POsitiOns-HnrIxet Closed
Easy at Reactions.
New York, Jan. 7.-To-day's stock
,,,arket reflected a more sober view of
+be conditions growing out of the war
Isis in the Far East. The result
,,.as A. moderate recovery from the
eou of Yesterday. War news con-
t;nued something of a factor in all
If the speculative markets, and wheat
rose and cotton fell in response. Lon
don had already scored some recovery
from its early decline, before trading
began in New York.
ro-dav's market here was sluggish
and listless. The standard stocks NOV
ed narrowly, and did not maintain the
positions, rejecting the shifting opera
lions of professional traders merely
seeking to follow prices. There were
wider movements in a collection of
minor stocks, principally among the
railroads, but embracing some of the
Iow-priced industrials as we'll.
United States Steel preferred was
arm throughout the day, until the clos
ing dealings, when its gain melted
away with reaction in the whole list
The buying of United States Steel pre-
ferred was attributed to banking in
terests, associated with the corpora
+on. and was believed to be for pur-
poses of support.
News of the day from the trade Of
fered no explanation of the f1rmness
of the stock Amalgamated Copper
showed temporary firmness in face of
the heaviness of the general market,
and then weakened decidedly, pre-
sumably on account of the reports of
a judicial holding on minor point in
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
COASTWISE.

Baltimore: Per steamship state of
Texas-565 barrels rosin, 64,254 feet
lumber, IA packages fruit, 423 boxes
oranges, 252 tons pig iron, 80 packages
vegetables, go barrels oil, 1888 cases
canned goods, 400 packages lard.--Wm.
w. Tull
New York: Per schooner Josie Ala
veri-457,70 feet yellow pine lumber.
-Coney Eckstein & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
FOREIGN.

Barcelona: Per steamship Aquileja
(Aust)-7,070 bales cotton, 1892, 592
pounds; 534 pieces pine lumber 23,951
feet; $500 barrels rosin, 2,766,395 gal
Ions; 440 bags clay, 30 tons.
Bremen: Per steamship Ockenfels
Ger.)-12,978 bales upland cotton, g.
452,345 pounds phosphate rock, 2,1S2
and 710-I 900 tons. For Hamburg, 500
bales upland cotton, 193,135 pounds; sc
bales cotton linters, 42,464 pounds; l.
35S sacks cotton seed meal, 224,070
pounds.
Bremen: Per British steamship st.
Leonards-7,576 bales upland cotton,
3,735148 pounds.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
MONEY MARKET,

New York, Jan. 7-Money on call.
easy, at 2@3 per cent; closed offered
at per cent. Time loans, 41h04% per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5@5k.
Sterling exchange, strong with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S5.156
4.S5.25 for demand, and at $4S204S so. 10
for sixty days posted rates, $4S218@
4.S3 and $4.S512@4S6. Commercial bills,
s481A. Bar silver, STAG. Mexican dol
lars, 43%c.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Cleared.

Steamship Aquileja (Aust.), BARGE
lona.-Master.
Steamship Ockenfels (Ger.), Hartzog,
Bremen.-A. F. Churchill.
Steamship st. Leonards (Br), Bre-
Steamship State Of Texas, James,
Baltimore.-Wm. w. Tull.
Schooner Alaveri, New York.-Coney,
Eckstein.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08

at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
This office operates a time ball on
the roof of the Cotton Exchange, drop
and holidays excepted). 18th meridian
time. In case of failure the ball is
lowered slowly minutes after u.
Clarence Hatch,
In CHARGE
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Sailed.

Steamship Ockenfels (Ger), Bremen.
Steamship Aquileja, Barcelona.
Steamship State of Texas, Baltimore.
Schooner John B. Biemiller, Bruins
wick.
Yacht Mispath, Palm Beach.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
a. N0ROEN & co.

Cotton Exchange Building, New York.
Members New York Cotton Exchange,
New York Coffee Exchange.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Iiverpool Cotton Association.
Special attention paid and facilities
for accepting consignments of cotton
as tenders on contracts at lowest pos
sible rates.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
ereu at o0O.
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.

Exchange Rate, in Effect Jan. 3,
1S0EBuying, so cents per thousand
discount; selling, rs cents per thousand
premium; selling, $25 and under, 10
cents premium; $25 and under $50, 10
cents premium; $50 and under 500, 20
cents premium; 500 and under $500,
rs cents premium; 5000 and under $500,
30 cents premium; $500 and under $500.
IS cents premium; $500 and under $500,
40 cents premium; $500 and under $ooO.
AZ cents premium; 5000 and over, rs
cents premium split rate to banks,
1917 cents premium; telegraph trans
fers, 81 per 1000 above regular rates.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling.
sixty days, $4.S0.75; ninety
days, s4.79.25: French, 5.22A; Belgian.
5.23; marks, sixty days. "a 3-16;
ninety days, 1914.
The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
RauI< Stocks.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Nnficn rn nInrInern.

Pilot charts and photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters OF
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Notice 10 Captains of Vessels.

Vessels arriving at night will be re-
ported by the Morning News in it's dis
patches without charge IL captains will
confirm reports of their arrival to No.
241, either telephone.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Arrived.

Schooner Mary L. Crosby, Warren,
New York, light.-Southern Pine Com
pany.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Savannah Bank
and Trust Go.
Capftal. X35O.0OO.

ASAS p@SVSONOs
JOSEPH ID. WEED, PRESIDENT.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, wee President.
WM' F. McCAULEY, Cashier.
SAAL. L. CLAY, Assistant cashier.
general banking and exchange
business transacted.
savings Department., Interest
computed quarterly.
accounts of merchants, banks
ana corporations solicited.
american xpreas COmpany's let
'erS OF credit Issued available in ala
parts of the world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Storage
Vaults for rent.
correspondence invited.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Bank stocks
FINANCIAL.
HARRIS, GATES & co.
MEMBERS:

MEMBERS:
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
KEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT 10 Wall st.,
New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
an Southern
ON Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
by Goth meridian time-one hour slow
er than city time.
Schedule Effective. Nov. 20, 1908.
TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08

BaItimOre, Jan. I.-otd DOdIu CUIII-
mon, sSk@10; do preferred, 1Sh@1S; do
As, 6e5s. bid. Atlantic Coast Line COM
mon, 106h@10S.
New York, Jan. 7.-Standard Oil Of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
and Trust

Savannah Bank and Trust
eX DIV. .........s............ lSo
Savannah Trust ..............1 OOh -.
Railroads and IndustriaIs.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-08
Atlantic COaStLine Railroad Co

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE 49, 1903
ted by Time-One City
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-28
MAY BE SIX MONTHS.
Heforc Hooker is Put on Trial a
Benton

AS was positively stated in the
"Graphic Extra on Wednesday even
Jig, Houston Hooker. the murderer Of
Conductor Atwood, is in the Saline
cunty Jail at Benton. The Graphic',
Information was reliable, and it is
being confirmed now by the papers az
Little Rock and elsewhere
AS yet the Saline county authorities
have done nothing toward the pros
ecutiOn Of Hooker Circuit court at
Benton adjourned about two weeks
ago and another term will not be held
again for six months, unless a special
session is called. Judge Duffie also
has the authority to summon a spe-
cial grand jury to return an indict-
ment.
Hooker's wife and children are still!
IN Little Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-28

road transportation is an important
one with us and any saving that can
be made in that line must be con-
sidered."
Taken all in all, the matter of win.
ter quarters for the Mundy shows is
question of three cities. They will
either remain in Pine Bluff or go to
Little Rock to or Memphis.
Wherever they go, the business In
terests of the lucky city are sure to
p1 oft materially and it is to be hop
ed that the business men of Pine
Buff will appreciate the value of the
matter and lay before Col. Mundy :.
proposition of such a nature as to
leave but one result possible and
that favorable one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-28
PULLMAN COMPANY TO COLLECT

Chicago. Ill.,. Oct. 2S.-Efforts are
being made. it is said, by the Pull
man company to collect considerable
money due from the railroads for
equipment used during the Spanish
war and thereafter in the transpor-
ajion of troops. Collection has prov
er impossible. owing to the contro-
versy between the government and
railroads. Large sums of money ara
still due the railroads from the gov
eminent, there being dispute in the
courts regarding the rates which wero
charged and the rates which the gov
eminent said ought to have been
charged, in view of the land grant
deductions and the bond deductions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-28
FAlTHLEss sUIToR TAXED $1,000
French Matron Brigns Action Against
Merchant Who Sighted Daughter.

Breaches OF promise are rare in
France, where marriages ar so care
fully arranged by parents, trustees
and lawyers on both sides. Recently,
however, at the first chamber of the
tribunal of the Seine there was de-
cided an action in which a widow
sued a merchant for refusing to marry
her daughter, to whom he was en-
gagged. The merchant is established
in Paris and the plaintiffs mother
and daughter lived at Tours.
Last year the defendant saw the
young woman, who is very prepos.
sessing, and in due course of time
he proposed marriage to her. She,
Of course, referred him to her moth
er, who had no objection whatever
to the match. Everything then work
ed smoothly.
Rings were exchanged, the mer.
chant walked out with the young
woman and her mother, banns were
published, the marriage contract was
drawn up by the notaries, rooms
were selected for the young couple
and invitations to the wedding were
sent out.
A few days before the day fixed
for the wedding the merchant chang
ed his mind. He said that his atec-
ton for the fiancee was intense but
he was dubious about her mother.
He had serious apprehensi rs as to
ae results of having a Il other-in-
|lew, so he preferred to remain free