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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

sO9 all the movements in the coun-
Try since / was an undergraduate"
said John Morley, at Oxford the other
day, ''that which has raised women
In an the chances Of life to something
like an equality with men strikes me
as the most far-reachingD
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

No Power viii officially admit that
1t is hostile to the American Republic,
but at ieast two Continental Powers
would be delighted to hear that Amer
lea had neither army nor feet, the Lon
don Spectator declares.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

The great Cape to Cairo Railway, The
dream Of Cecil Rhodes. is gradually
nearing completion. It has now reached
point within sixty miles Of the Vic
toria Fails, and the engineers hope 70
get to the falls BY March AS soon as
the falls are reached work VIII begin
TO harness them after the fashion or
Niagara
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

Far every 100000 people in England
there are $50 medical men. In this
country they are too numerous to
rcunt, comments the Birmingham
EAla.) Age Herald
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

whether It's better to sin pleasant
h, and be judged, or remain viEtueus
In misery, and be condemned BY sus-
Dicion7' asks Maude Roosevelt, in Lip
pincott'e.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

II the alarm is sounded from box rs. the fire
bell win strike two, then pause and strike five,
which win indicate that the fire Is in the vicin.
ity Of No. Is box Every alarm is repeated
four times
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-23

A Newfoundland dog, which was taken
to Portland, Ore, twelve months ago, has
the 1900 miles in search Of familiar scenes
and faces. The animal belonged to Jerry
Sullivan, formerly sexton Of Holy Sepul-
chre Cemetery at Omaha When Sullivan
and his family moved to Oregon the dog.
which was ten months old, was taken
along. He. remained six months, but re-
fused to eat, lost all his playfulness and
day he disappeared Nothing more was
heard of him until short time ago he APP
peared in Omaha gauDt and sluggy, With
cookie burrs matted in his tail, his feet
badly blistered The animal went straight
to the house where his master had lived.
Finding strangers, he wbined dismally,
and soon hmped sau4y away, He is being
cared for BY neighbor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
"JOsh BillinEs'" Wit,

There are some who have an idea
that "Josh Billings" wit depends
largely upon his il-literary posing
his bad spelling and strained gram
mar, but this is a serious misunder-
standing. What these did was to call
attention to the text. The clown in
the circus says witty things. which
would be just as witty if he we're in
respectable dress; but the tradi-
tional fool costume makes attention
to him more certain and continuous.
You can take samples of "Josh Bill
lings'" sayings almost at random,
and find their pertinence and shrewd-
ness unreduced, with their spelling
corrected. Here are two: ~ like to
see man just as honest when he is
measuring a peck of onions, as when
he is shouting Glory Hallelujah!' "
Some folks brag of their great de-
scent, when their great descent is just
what ails them."-From Josh Bill
lings," by Joel Benton, in Four-Track
News
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
Stylish Accessories of Dress

am going to write chiefly Of the &C.
cessories and details of dress, not that
l am particularly fond, where Access
cries are concerned. of following any
particular mode; but would point out
that, while there are many charming
accessories this season there are also
many pitfalls for the unwary.
The cult Of the veil has been an in
teresting one, and when suited to the
individuality of the wearer, the veil
falling on to the hair at the back was
q charming mode, but alas! it is one
which has been adopted by women who
should keep only to the most severe
styles. Short, stout women should not
IN any way widen the effect of their
toilettes, especially about the head.
And very few women, I might add,
look well in the colored veil The
craze for the colored veil is almost as
disastrous as was the craze for the
tulle bow some years ago.
1t is not in the least necessary to
wear colored veil or a cheap lace
tlchu, and there is no excuse for the
woman WHO wastes part of her limited
dress allowance upon such atrocities.
She had far better put the bulk of her
expenditure into neat coat and skirt
and some tidy blouses made with a
high neckband. I must say that the
high color is one of the most welcome
accessories of dress this season.
There are all sorts of dainty trifles
to be picked up at the shops; the only
thing to avoid is getting very cheap
things, which soon become common. A
simply accessory, such as a waistband,
turnover collar. a neat stock. or an
attractive and well-made jabot, is
worthy of purchase and will be useful
on many different OCCASIONS
Some of the new, shaped Wristbands
are charming, and very inexpensive
But do not imagine that the cheap imi-
tation of a good belt will look as well
as the original. II your dress allow
ance be limited you may be able to
make 1t do, but it is generally wiser, if
you cannot afford the genuine thing, to
get different kind altogether Above
all, avoid fanciful Wristbands, unless
you can give good price for them.
Very few people possess such we'll
shaped waists that they may be ex-
cused for calling attention to them. At
the same time, Wristbands in general
are well-cut to-day, and have certain
harms of their own; but do not collect
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13

plants killed all could, as for many
years l made business of elephant
hunting and lived by it, and pretty hard
living it was, with about hundred miles
Of walking, in bad season, for each ele-
plant killed, and a lot of running after
and away from some of them into tho
bargain! Most of my elephants were
shot in the early seventies with obsolete
muzzle-loading guns. The result of my
own experiences with the dangerous
game of South Africa is that the lion is
on the whole the most likely to charge
If wounded. Speaking generally, it is the
most dangerous animal of that region.
After the lion should regard the ele-
plant as the more vicious and reader to
charge than the buffalo-that is, taking
an average of many cases, and not amin
dividual example here and there of abb
normal ferocity. There is, however, this
distinction to be observed; that charg-
ing buffalo is more dangerous than
charging elephant, for the latter, unlike
the former, will usually turn when hit
by bullet. The buffalo keeps straight
on it's course unless the bullet either
breaks its neck or penetrates it's brain.
Either of these desirable results is diff
cul Of accomplishment, as the animal
charges, with its nose held straight out.
What Mr.. Selous was to the lion of
Africa, that was Gen. Sir Montagu Ger
ard to the tiger of Asia, and his wide ex-
perience Of many kinds of big game en-
titles his opinion to the greatest respect
IS to Indian game, both the rhinoc-
eros and buffalo, found in very restricted
areas in the northwest of India and AS
sam, take deal of killing, particularly
the latter. There is, however, this miti-
cation of any danger that might other
wise belong to their pursuit, that they
inhabit such dense marshy reed brakes
that they can only be shot from elephant
back, in which position the sportsman
runs practically no risk.
"As regards encounters with Indian
game in the open, fancy that heavy old
tiger is about as dangerous as any. Com
pared with the buffalo, he has the great
er ferocity of the flesh-eater, besides
which he has been known to attack and
kill a>sull grown buffalo. doubt wheth-
er there is any comparison between a
tiger and a lion. A boar is the Quickest
animal that walks the jungle, but his
strength is not in proportion to his spir-
it. His short blind rush may be avoided
even by an unarmed man on foot, and he
rarely turns back to charge again, once
he has gone past. A good spear may kill
the biggest boar single-handed if the
ground is fairly open and his mount is
good.
1T is the tiger which is more likely to
charge home before the sportsman real
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
"STATUMANlA" IN FRANCE
Mania Possesses the People to Erect
Memorials to Persons of
Little Note.

From time to time one sees a feeble
protest in the Paris press against
what is known as statumania. q
the mania for erecting statues, says a
Paris correspondent of the London
Globe. l once asked a Frenchman why
his countrymen were so fond of put
ing up statues to mediocrities. His
reply was in these terms: There are
so many sculptors in France that it is
difficult to find employment for them
all. Besides, we like statues, and the
man who organizes a committee for
statue to one of his friends is certain
to be allowed an opportunity of max
ing speech-an Grafton he would call
it-when the day comes for the unveil-
ing. Perhaps he may be fortunate
enough to obtain decoration. And
when he dies he hopes somebody else
will do as much for him." I think the
answer was a genuine one, for I re-
member on one occasion when I went
to the ministry of the interior to see
a functionary there, he told me the fol-
lowing story in illustration of the
weakness of his countrymen for deco.
rations: when anyone comes here"
he said, Gin search of a missing friend
or relative this is the sort of dialogue
which ensues:
"*What name?'
Jacques Delarue.'
"'What age?'
"Thirty-five.'
"'What profession?
Retired officer
"'Was he decorated?'
eyes
Then there is no hope of finding
him."
Which means that there are so many
men with decorations in France that
the man without one is more easily
identified.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
H. $I Z q = nkllf$
LONGING.

Somehow they amt no music
That can cheer an make me grin.
Fer I long to leave the city;
An wanter go ag'in
Farm out into the country
Where the clover blossoms blow;
They amt nothin' in the country
That my soul don't want an know.
was brung up 'mongst the cattle,
'Mongst the colts an little chicks,
And the slopin' of the medders,
And the singin' of the cricks,
An the clackin' of the windmill,
And the gurglin' overflow
OF the water, an I'm longin'
For to hear the cattle low.
An 1 long to bed the horses
An to pet 'em in their stalls,
An to stand while an listen
To the nightbirds' quav'rin' calls.
An to see the moon rise slowly
'Bove the graveyard on the hill,
To the mournful calm, CALM
OF the distant whippoorwill.
F l had been born in a dungeon,
An had never seen the sky,
I would see the fields in fancy.
An the clouds a. sailin' high;
An I'd hear the country calm
To my soul between the bars
An Id see the moon a-risin,
An I'd see the blinkin' stars.
I would like to shake the lantern
Till the light went out once more,
Then to go inside an hang it
On the peg behind the door;
Then set just outside the parlor
An keep still as anything
Like I used to, and to listen
Just to hear my mother sins.
y. NJ. Lewis, in Houston Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13

ICES his proximity than a buffalo or ele-
plant. The pace of its rush and the cum
ming with which it conceals itself are
both in its favor. Then. too, it is a COM
paratively small mark, and an old male,
weighing perhaps $50 pounds, is not easy
to stop, while one clean blow from his
paw will smash = mans skull. as If it
were an eggshell.''
The wild boar has warm sdmirer in
Mrs. Alan Gardner, who has seen more
big game shooting than most ladies.
I'm my opinion" writes Mrs. Card
ner, Z wild boar is the most dangerous
of all animals. In the wild beast fights
In the arenas Of native princes boar
has more than once beaten tiger in fair
fight. As regards the danger to sports
man following UP wounded game on foot.
I imagine that there is little to choose
between a tiger, elephant, Or African
buffalo., Save in exceptional circum-
stances, wild beasts rarely attack man
unless they are first wounded, though Sir
Pertab Singh once told me that in the
spring months at Jodhpore an old Wild
boar will sometimes charge man even
when not molested." EG. ALFALFA
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
CURIOUS BODY OF WATER.
Lake in .Abyssinia That Is suppueo
by Streams Flowing Inland
from the Sea. Z

In Consul SINNERS recent report u.
his visit to Abyssinia he mentions one Oh
the most curious bodies of water IN inc
world, though we rarely hear or IT, no
says, quotes Washington report, that
Lake Assal has an immense supply Oh
good salt and holds out very exceptional
prospects to capitalists. A. concession
has already been granted for the ex-
ploitation of the salt.
Lake Assal is small body OF very salt
water lying seven or eight miles Inland
from the bay of Tadjoura, one OF the
French possessions in East Africa IL
comprises only about 16 square miles.
1t is surrounded by wonderful con-
| fusion of jagged mountains, descending
to the waters edge SO that it is almost
impossible to travel around it. Its wa
tiers are salt to the point of saturatlon'
and at it's lowest level there is seen
upon it's bank layer of nearly pure salt
over foot thick.
For years nobody knew whence 1t de-
rived it's water. The few men who VS.
tied it could not ascertain that any
stream flows into it. 1t was thought
that the lake probably had subterranean
aff1uents, but this theory was not dem
onstrated
The mystery of Lake Assal was solved
in 1885 by the French explorer, Henry
Audon He carefully examined the
shores, though he found it very difficult.
His hard work was at last rewarded by
the murmur of waterfall.
Guided by the sound he approached
the spot, and the solution of the enigma
was before him. He found large brook
of crystalline water foaming over the
stones and throwing itself impetuously
into the lake. He tasted the'water, and
found it as salt as the ocean, of which
indeed it had been a part.
Lake Assal lies considerably below
the surface of the sea. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that the water that pours into it
comes from three brooks which flow
from the Gubbet ell Karab little bay
at the extreme western end of the bay
of Tadjoura
The waters of the Indian ocean are
carried inland to fill this depression in
the interior, and when they reach Lake
Assal they are about 400 feet below the
level of the sea. From time to time the
salt has been carried by caravans as far
inland as Menelik's capital.
Perhaps there are only two other in
stances known of water flowing inland
through brooks from the sea- Both
these brooks are in the island of Cepha-
lonia, in the Ionian sea, west of Greece.
They are on the southwest side of the
island, near the small town and port
OF Argostoli. For little way they flow
near one another straight from the sea,
and then follow different courses. Both
streams finally disappear in the ground,
probably reaching some subterranean
reservoir whose waters perhaps again
reach the sea through assures in the
rocks
There IS no tide in the sea here, and
the flow OF the salt water streams is
perfectly steady and continuous.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13

judge Of color in dress, though an ex-
cellent judge of art and furniture. Much
as l admire her natural beauties,
have long given her up as hopeless.
Few people indeed realize her beauty,
for she plays havoc with a magnifi-
cent figure and glorious face. But
there, I am not sure that the best
dressed women are not very often the
least good looking. In the daytime, at
any rate, the smart woman generally
looks better than the merely pretty
one. The former knows how to turn
her best points to account; she wears
exactly the right clothes with the as
surance born of knowledge that she Is
well dressed.
The lace veil is giving place to that
Of chiffon, which, in Paris, is worn as
q string on one side, and drawn over
the face in the form of curtain This
is an excellent idea for women who
motor to races, etc. We SEQ good
many pretty washing lace wells worn
over the face with the Breton sailor
hat, as we'll as some good specimens Of
the Chantilly lace veil thrown back,
but in Paris the lace veil is practically
dead, for, like many a pretty fashion,
it was overdone at the outset.
Parasols to-day are really charming.
You can have very simple en- tout
cas- with plain shade and border OF
contrasting color and an abnormally
long handle finished with ball of en-
| amel or crystal. Or you may choose a
| taffeta shade with raised bobs and tat.
feta trimming thereon. Beautiful ex-
| amples in chiffon and mousseline de
sole show hand-painted medallions OF
! pompadour design outlined with ole
lace. Then we also see the early Vic.
torian satin parasol with it's silker
fringe in many colors, the satin shade
with its border of grass lawn, and the
! old-fashioned satin-striped parasol
Others are composed entirely of lace OF
| beautifully hand-painted chiffon.
Fashion in gloves is changing. That
| is to say, long gloves are much worn
in the daytime on account of elbow
i sleeves being in vogue again. Softes
lavender, white, palest yellow and
mouse-colored suedes, with pearl but
tons, are worn in Paris, while on smart
occasions in the afternoon few quaint
dresses are completed by lace mittens
For morning wear with the tailor-made
dress, the thick white kid or gauntlet
military glove is de rigueur.
| ELLEN OSMONDE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
Master Of the Kings Music.

Many good stories are told of Sir
Walter Parratt, the master of music
for King Edward, Of England. Here
is one illustrative of his extraordinary
memory. Some eight or ten men were
assembled one evening in one of the
lodges attached to St. Michael's COL
lege, Tenbury. Sir Walter Parratt and
Herr Won Hoist played in turn upon the
piano such music as was asked for.
This went on for some time, until at
last the chessboard was brought out.
Sir Walter then proposed to play two
men at chess in consultation, still re-
naming at the piano and playing from
memory what was demanded, eth er
from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin
o. Mendelssohn. Without even a
glance at the chessboard he won the
game in an hour.-Good Literature.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
A PICTURE HAT.

er, none of us can afford to give up
the becomingness of the black hat.
There are so many days when we feel
we can put on no hat but black one:
of course, it must be light or we shall
look and feel hot.
Then with light frocks like q sim
pie black parasol; this gives decisive
note which is often lacking In crowd
OF gay summer toilettes.
A few smart folks over here ara
wearing red shoes with morning frocks
OF linen and serges of the same color.
Very elegant are the soft suede shoes
In pale gray, tan and mouse color. Pale
green kid footgear, too, is pretty, With
an apple green frock, while pale blue
kid is used with pastel cloth gowns,
Details Of this sort when carried out
by the really chic mondaine are most
attractive; attention to detail is always
pleasing to the fastidious eye. +s@*=*s~',~
ANNETTE GIRVY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
Now Why Should She be AnSry1

''John, .Billus, found this photograph
in the inside pocket of an old vest of
yours hanging up in the closet I'd
like an explanation. Whose is it,"
Cant you see it's an old picture,
Maria? What's the use of stirring up
memories that
Il want to know whose picture that
isl
Rather pleasant-faced girl, isn't
she?"
IT want to know her name"
mo jealous fury in that countenance,
is there?"
Whose is it?"
tits portrait Of a girl used to
think great deal of, and
''Her name, sir?"
well, you sat for it yourself Maria,
about 10 years ago; but to tell the
truth I always did think the pleasing
expression was a little overdone Put
on your spectacles and look at it again,
and then compare it with the reflection
in that mirror over there, and see
what are you getting mad about ?"-
Stray Stories.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
The Dangers Encountered
Shooting Big Game y X.
Leading EnS'it6 Hunters Tell Which Animals Are Most
TO Be Feared.

In giving you my opinion as to tho
relative danger to be apprehended from
lions, leopards. buffaloes, rhinoceroses
and elephants, let me first give you tho
data on which that opinion has been
based. For a number of years during my
hunting career in South Africa kept a
very careful record of the game killed,
and have lately compiled list of all the
animals shot by me from 1870 down to
the present time. The numbers of those
which you place among dangerous game
are as follows: Lions, 30; leopards, four;
elephants, LOG; white rhinoceros, %;
black rhinoceros, &c; bubaloes, IT'S.
These are what I actually shot myself:
but have helped to shoot several more
lions and a great many more buffaloes
and elephants, and have seen all the dan
gers incidental to killing them. Of ele-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
One for the Comnanv

A well-known comedian, celebrated
for his eccentricities, boarded a street
car the other day and duly paid his fare
upon demand. After riding a block or
SO farther he produced another nickel
and rendered the same to the passing
conductor.
The honest conductor refused the
prohered coin, while the actor vehe-
mently protested his desire to pay his
fare.
"You have given me your fare al
ready" argued the man in uniform.
Il know" responded the comedian.
but this is for the company"
Everyone laughed excepting the dis
comtited conductor, who had omitted to
register the first collection.-N. Y.
Times
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
Curious DESCRIPTION.

John S. Sargent, the noted painter,
was saying that the late DE-. Evans,
the American dentist Of Paris, had
once shown him all his curlos.
Among these curios," said Mr.. Sar-
gent, there was letter that amused
me greatly. DR.. Evans had received
the letter in his youth in America. It
was from young farmer of Vermont
who wanted a set of false teeth made
and sent to him. He wrote for the
teeth In some such way as this:
my mouth is three inches acrost,
flve-eighth inches threw the Jaw.
Some hummocky on the edge. Shaped
like boss shew, toe forard. IT you
want me to be more particular I shall
have to come thar."-N. Y. Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13

becoming to us. For instance, an ex-
tremely beautiful woman of my &C.
,quaintance, with a superbly classical
head and of statuesque build, invaria-
bly, invests in ready-made, frou-frouing
blouses, fly-away hats and skirts Of
poor materials and general skimpiness
AS a matter of fact, she ought to es-
chew all but the hard, bold and beauti-
full lines of the old masters. She is q
woman who should never wear jewel
more than she is obliged to, or a su-
perfuous ribbon or bow, but, unfortu-
nately her craze is for strings Of color
ed beads, and Indifferent jewelry. and
added to this she is a shockingly bad