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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

The Mullica Hill fire company has
appointed committee to secure site
for q fire house.
School Physician Wilson reported a
number of cases of pink-eye among the
pupils of Woodbury. schools.
An addition of two stories is being
built to the Children's Summer Home,
at Cinnamison, near Riverton.
Farmers of Cape May County were
afraid that large quantities of peaches
and cherries have been destroyed by
frost.
Trenton builders were greatly wor-
ried because of bricks in local yards.
A casino, to cost $1,000, is to be built
at Pitman in time for the summer sea-
son.
Mullica Hill residents are up in arms
over the speeding of automobiles
through that town, which cause many
runaways.
The Millville Board of Education has
decided to make one more determined
effort to secure an appropriation for a
new school building
In wreck on the Lehigh Valley road
at Pennington Junction, caused by the
parting Of freight train, dozen cars
were damaged, but no one was hurt.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Lost Child Upset Police.

The Police Department OF Trenton
was completely upset early the other
morning, and it was little thing that
did tagged three years. All was quiet
in the First Precinct Station, when
Detective PiIger brought in little
girl whom he had found wandering
about the trolley terminus on West
Hanover street. The child was neatly
dressed, but was unable to tell her
name or where she came from. Poor
little thing said the Sergeant. Let
her stay in the station for a while.
Somebody's sure to come and claim
her. The detective departed and the
sergeant went on with his work, while
the lost child played hide-and-seek with
the station house cat. Suddenly the
telephone bell rang. What's the trOu-
ble?'' cried voice on the phone. This
is the roundsman on post, The red
light is up II didn't signal" said the
Sergeant, and rang off. Tr-r-r-ring!
went the telephone bell again. What!
More red lights cried the Sergeant.
1.-THE signal apparatus must be out of
order / didn't signal" AS soon as
the Sergeant rang off for the second
time all the bells in the station house
began TO cIam0r Tor aItenlOu. Ineus
as if to drive him to distraction,
s'clang'' went the station gong. There
was a scurrying of feet up aloft, and
downstairs tumbled the reserves,
sleepy eyed and buttoning their uni
forms as they came. They stood at
attention before the desk. The Ser
geant rubbed his eyes, blinked, and
breathed hard. The changing Of the
patrol wagon bell sounded on the street
outside. The patrol driver dashed into
the station and saluted. 'I-I-didn't
-call--any of-youv' said the Sergeant
weakly. He stared at the signal boxes.
The men followed his gaze There,
under the rows of buttons on the wall,
stood the lost child with her finger in
her mouth. BLESS her little heart
said the Sergeant.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
Literary labor.

1t is an interesting study to compare
the different methods of world-famous
authors in producing their works. Vir
gil, for instance, thought no toll too
laborious in order to perfect his verse;
his Eclogues occupied him for three
years, his Georges seven, and the
Aeneid no less than twelve. Yet Dry
den translated the whole in less than
three; but then composition and
translation are not quite the same
thing. Our great Shakespeare must
have been very rapid worker, to
judge by the voluminous quantity Of
his plays; while as for Sir Walter
Scott, he fairly takes our breath away.
On the other hand, there is Addison
who used to stop the press in order
to insert comma. But of all remark
able feats in rapidity of production,
to our mind there is nothing to COM
pare with that of William Beckford's
"Vathek." Beckford was the son of
an Engllshman, one Alderman Beck
ford, leader of the Opposition Of the
city of London, in the stormy times Of
Wilkes. Yet ''Vathek" was written in
French. and written, too, in the course
Of continuous sitting of three days
and two nights, the author sustaining
himself by large uraughts of wine.
Beckford is, perhaps, best remember
ed now as the original builder of Font
hill Abbey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
(ro be ContinuedA
Foils DIG Brother and Gets Married.

Jacob Sachs and Minnie Wechsler,
both of Newark, N. J., wanted to get
married, but Minnies big brother, Jo-
seph. said mo" Minnie. in tears,
planned with Jacob that. big brother
or no big brother, they would get mar.
ried, and in the night. when it was
raining. they slipped out Of their home
and eloped to New York.
Joseph, the big brother. followed hot
on their trail. He was unromantic
enough to look upon the affair as an
abduction and not an elopement, and
he told the police how Jacob had car.
ried off his infant sister With two
sleuths Joseph traced the pair and had
them arrested.
why, my sister is only seventeen
years old" said Joseph in court. This
man abducted her. She has no right
to choose husband"
Insane jealousy" snapped Minnie.
Then she counted back to the time
she was born and proved by arithmetic
that she must be at least twenty three
years old.
.'And, o, Judge, won't you marry
u.s. cried the girl.
The Judge could and did, and Minnie
was bride before she had time to
xealize it.--New York News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Statistics received by the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor, through
its Bureau of Statistics, indicate that
the worlds output Of coal in 1908 was
S48 millions tons, Of which the United
States produced $40 million tons, as
against $50 millions produced by Great
Britain, 100 millions by Germany, thir,
Hy-nine millions by Austria Hungary
and thirty-flve millions by France. The
worlds growth in coal production is
coincident with its growth in com
merce, states the New Haven Register,
indicating the close connection between
coal supply and industry and transpor-
tation. From 1900 to 1850 the worlds
production of coal was relatively small,
and only increased from eleven and
one-half million tons at the beginning
of that century to eighty-one millions
in 1850; the worlds commerce of dol
lars to four billions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

This artificial limb business is geb
ding to be something wonderful" said
George Moore, of the Gilsey house.
When a man can wiggle the fingers
OF an artificial hand it is uncanny.
Practical jokes of terrible effect are
possible with the artificial limb, and
the victim is such in the true sense Of
the word.
"a man came in here not long ago
and walked up to the clerk and in a
friendly way. reached across the count
er to shake hands. Then he wheeled
away and left his hand in the grip of
the clerk.
1.-THE clerk tainted actually faint
ed. although he realized, i believe, that
the hand he held was but an artificial
one. The man who wore it had de-
vised a scheme by which he might
throw it off b. pressing a spring The
delight he took in the joke ceased
when his victim collapsed. n" New
York Telegraph.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

It is not clear why the Missouri SEN
ate refused to pass the McIndoe bill
requiring children to support their par
ents, when the former have sufficient
means and the latter are without re-
sources, remarks the Kansas City
Times. Such law should not be nee
essary, Of course, for it should be the
desire of every son or daughter to give
support to parents who are unable to
support themselves, provided such chill
dren themselves have means or earning
power sufficient to meet the demands.
But unfortunately such law is nee
essary in some cases. The State is pay
ing for the care of many old persons
whose children should provide homes
for them. And that is not the worst
of it, Such children should be com
PEELED to save their parents the humil-
iation, of becoming public charges.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

If young people were taught the value
of proper food and taught the correct
way of breathing, the lungs would de-
velop accordingly, and the resistance
to disease would be increased, states
the New York Medical Brief. And it
is very important that the young be
taught the correct way of breathing,
for then, when carried on correctly,
there will be an increase of appetite
and of the vital functions, providing
this appetite is supplied with proper
food; there will be a greater lung ca.
pacity, and increased movement in the
bony articulations of the chest, and by
correct methods Of breathing and a
just proportion Of proper food, we reg
ulate the general blood and lymph cir
culation, for every protoplasmic unit
OF the body must have its essential
quantity Of oxygen, but that protoplas.
mic unit must be there to unite with
the oxygen in such an abundance thai
the body viii not be defeated, then in
the return for the oxygen it yields its
products Of activity. Proper breath.
ing and proportionate food are, there.
rara al the utmost Importance.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
Bold Attemnt to Rob Bank.

A bold attempt to rob the Demands
vile National Bank was made early in
the morning. The bank is in two
story building on the Claremont road.
A family occupies the second floor.
About 100 a. m. the occupants of the
upper floor were aroused by a mufiied
explosion. Startled, they arose and
listened intently, but heard no further
noise Then a member Of the family
went down to the lower hall and tried
to open the door leading to the street.
1t was fastened. The occupants find
ing themselves shut in, at once sus-
pected that an attempt was being made
to rob the bank, aud running to win
dow gave the alarm. A score of per-
sons living in the vicinity were soon on
the scene. 1t was found that the
outer door of the safe had been blown
open. Two inner doors were not dam
aged. The burglars used nitro-glyc-
crime and wrapped the safe with
blankets to deaden the noise. They
were believed to have escaped on y
handcar on the railroad.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

A writer in Cornhill says of village
life in England: "The plain and ter
rible truth of the matter is that, in
districts far wider and more numer-
Gus than the kind jewellers in towns
and casual visitors to our pretty viii
lagos can be expected to realize, the
agricultural laborer, his wife and his
children are half starved from the be-
ginning to the end of life"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
Five on Trial For Murder.


The trial of Charles Herder, Samuel
Redden, James e. Wilson, Thomas
Murray and Otto Blum, five Insane
Asylum attendants, who were indicted
for the murder of Patrick Corrigan,
an inmate of the asylum, was begun in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer, at
Newark. C1fef Justice Gummere pre-
sided, and Judge Fred Adams was on
the bench with him. When eleven
jurors had been accepted the panel was
exhausted, and the Sheriff ordered that
twenty talesmen be picked up on the
street. From this number a twelfth
juror was chosen. The State endeav-
ored to show that Corrigan was beaten
to death with a baseball bat, after,
being placed in a straitjacket. The au-
topsy showed that Corrigan's breast
bone and several ribs were broken.
The defense claimed that he met his
death while fighting with some of the,
attendants, whom he had attacked with
a fork, and that they used only suf-
ficient force to save their own lives.
II expect to show you," said Prose
cutor Young, ''that these injuries were
inflicted upon Corrigan while he was
lying strapped in the strong room. I
expect to show you that these injuries
were inflicted by baseball bat and
that such a bat was in tho attendants
room several days afterward, where it
had been hidden The four men who
did not WELD the bat, the Prosecutor
insisted, were equally guilty with thes
man who did Mr.. Young said that he
would be compelled to use the testf
mony of some Of the patients in the
Institution, whose competency as wit
nesses would be passed upon by the
court.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Several months illness ended in
death for James NJ. Seymour, one Of
New Jerseys foremost citizens, and
who as thrice Mayor of Newark, be-
came conspicuous for doing things.
During his last term as Mayor he was
made the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Seymour was sixty-eight
years old, and up to about two months
ago paid close and active attention to
his machine manufacturing business in
Newark, which was quite extensive.
He entered politics as member of the
old Aqueduct Board, of that city, 1884,
90, and at once sprang into popularity.
He was elected Mayor, although the
city Is naturally Republican, and was
reelected.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Attempting to lasso a locomotive, 4
bennington (Pa.) boy nearly caused
the death OF fireman ON the engine.
The lad was III charge Of switch on a
bridge 1870 feet above ground. He had
been practising with the rope. and
thought it would be sport to catch
some projection Of the locomotive. He
fastened one end OF the rope to a
beam. and az the engine passed cast
the loop at it, Just then the fireman
leaned from the cab and the moose set
tied about his shoulders. so that he
was drawn out until his legs remained,
when the rope broke and released him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
Clemencv For Murderer.

The Board of Pardons. sitting at
Trenton, committed to life imprison-
ment the sentence of Henry Jones, the
State Prison convict, who was sem
fenced to be hanged for the murder of
Elmore Durrant. The two men, who
were cellmates, fought and Durrant
was killed. Jones had one of his hands
cut off. He claimed he killed Durrant
in self-defense
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

No more "early to bed, early to RISE
in the pursuit of wisdom, in the opinion
of Professor John M Scott, quotes the
New York Evening World. It is the
consumption of midnight oil which
brings knowledge, and nowadays the
great scholars pore over their books
at night" Thus the old adages pass
into desuetude, making way for new
precepts which drop like pearls from
the mouths of professors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Diamonds have recently been found
in wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan,
and Canadian biologists are hopeful OF
discovering them in quantities further
north, the Buffalo Courier says. But If
Canadian diamond mines don't turn
out better than Canadian gold and sill
yer mines, the gem market is not likely
soon to be yisibly affected by any
clint
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Discovery of twenty new stars by the
Mills astronomical expedition indicates
the presence in the party Of some one
who could qualify as a theatrical i'm
nresario
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Words well used are so full of magic
that mere definition may make
whole philosophy for example. the
Hon. Carroll D. Wright's definition OF
a pessimist as "a man who of two evils
chooses both"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

The Columbia, S. G., State complains
at the pronunciation commonly given
TO the name South Carolina, which
is slovenized into South Calina," in
stead of being preserved in its proper
form Of Carolina. 7
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

According to girl essayist in
Philadelphia school, Boys wear out
everything but SOAP She must have
had some brothers, else she could not
have been so familiar with her subject,
the Youths Companion opines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

The world pays homage only to
those who can command it. for with
all our civilization our instincts are
still swayed by the essence of force
and its corollaries.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
To our Subscribers.

When You wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address ais well as the new one.
II this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

His suspenders stood Alfred Collins
in good stead, when he was knocked
overheard from fishing boat near
Tyaskln, ND. Unable to reach the boat
again, Collins swan to buoy . mile
away, and, being exhausted, tied him.
self to the buoy with his suspenders. 4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25

Springfield. Mass, has an automo-
bile patrol wagon and everyone is con-
niying to be arrested in order to get
free ride.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-25
Some Famous Links.

General James G. Wilson has an in-
teresting pair Of sleeve buttons: B6pe-
dict Arnold gave them 10 General
Washington when the folMer was In
good standing in the contiaenl&1 army.
After be fell from gradk Warrington
did not care to Keep them. 40 gave
them to General TarIeton, who. in turn,
gave them to an American loyalist.
who gave them to General Fitz Greene
HalIeck. and by him they were given
TO General Wilson.
Tie Austrian warsl Eaiserin Eliz.
abet has left Pola tsf Australia on
soyage Of scleni0E research.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

A complete and interesting presen.
tation of the scenic beauty and the
rich natural resources and rapid
growth Of the Pacific northwest are
set forth in beautifully illustrated
booklet recently issued by the CHI.
cago and North Western railway
which will be sent to any address on
receipt of 4 cents in stamps
The Lewis and Clark exposition
with the very low excur.ion "ates ant
personally conducted tours in connee
tion Herewith over the Northwest
ern line from Chicago and the eas'
have created an interest In this sub
ject never before equaled. For fui
particulars address W. B. Kniskern
P. r. NJ, 2)5 Jackson boulevard Ch
cago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
GROWING UP

There's something the mat.
ter with the child that fails
to grow up. A child that
grows up too much, however,
without proper filling out Of
flesh, is almost as badly off.
Nothing will help these pale,
thin weedy" children like
SCOTS Emulsion. 1t supplies
the rounding out of flesh and
the rich inward nourishment
of blood and vital organs
which insures rapid growth a
healthy and uniform develop
ment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20

was some time after this that, for
convenience's sake, the degrees were
divided in two, and thus the body
heat was twenty-four above zero and
the boiling point fifty-three. When,
many years afterwards. Fahrenheit
made his instrument and used mer-
curry instead of linseed Gil, which was
far more convenient: he again divid-
ed these degrees into four; so if the
number be multiplied accordingly, we
have 212 for the boiling point and
ninety-six fer the body heat. Fab
renheit. finding that he could get
lower temperature than freezing.
made this point zero, which brought
the numer eight of Newton's to thirty
two OF FahrG nheit. In this way the
therme meter was constructed. Awk-
ward as the scale is, yet it is histori
cally interesting as having been made
by our own great philosopher and
formed on the basis of the heat of
'hc human bndy."--ExchaEge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
GA AsT0 RIA,
Bear. th. H1he Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature q; Ze<>#2ZZz7zx
THERMOMETERS ORIGIN.

According to Sir Samuel Wilkes,
Fahreheit constructed his thermom-
eter from one made many years be-
fore by Sir Isaac Newton. ''In the
transactions of the Royal Society of
17O1 will be found the paper written
hy Sir Isaac Newton, who was at that
time secretary to the society,"" says
Sir Samuel. FHe invented the instru-
ment for measuring the degre of heat
in fluids by taking a tube and filling
it with linseed OIL On this he mark
ed the freezing point as zero by put
ting the tube in ice, and in the same
way he marked the point when placed
in boiling water. The very awkward
scale which we now use is evidently
that OF Newton; for, the decimal sys-
tenn not being then in use, he took
the number of twelve to denote the
heat of the body. This he found, and
made It the starting point of his
scale both upward and downward. 1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
PATRIOTISM AND
THE WOMAN'S CLUB

The woman's clubs have been accus-
ed OF many things, and now it is dis
ovsred that they are the generators
of alistocracy in this land Of the free.
Nevertheless, Miss Elizabeth Howard
Westwood points out in the November
number of the New Idea Woman's
magazine that they are fulfilling a
noble function in preserving the mem
ory of the past in this iconoclastic
age. She says:
Tie patriotic societies We're intro
duced in 1890 by the Society of Colon
ial DANES. Soon after, the Daughters
of the American Revolution. The
Daughters Of the Confederacy, Colon
ial Wars, Huguenot Society and New
England Society followed it's lead.
The immediate effect of this new style
OF club life was strenuous genealoeic
al research, and an excellent thing
it was. 1t is all very we'll for the
, free-born Democratic American to
hold in scorn the caste lines of an
aristocracy, but it does not excuse her
Indifference to the history of her
country and the deeds of her for
bears. The passport to membership
has been neither wealth, brains nor
! social standing, but an ancestor affil-
ia;ed with the cause which the club
cOmmemmOrates 1t is the nearest to
! the European nobility which this
country has approached. The pul-
i pose has been far from the imitation
of effete social systems, however.
about the nations past. to preserve it
from the vandalism OF materialism
and TO perpetuate it in the minds OF
succeeding generations. Nobly they
have done their work. Their activi-
ties have been varied. They have en-
couraged the study of American his
tory in the public schools. AS the
children of Israel. wandering in the
wilderness. collected piles of stones
to mark events of their sojourn, they
| have marked historic spots with
bronze tablets II has been their priv.
. ilese and care to purchase and restore
buildings which have figured in his
tory In New York the old Fraunce
| I, 4
to be fitted up as a museum"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-20
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