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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09
sLEnGE-TIA MINERS TO DRIVE
TAI Ks.


Because the State Board Of Health
wasted the public money in hiring
legal counsel at high rates, the State
Legislature passed a law that al State
commissions and officers should fake
the advice Of tile Attorney general
upon legal matters, and appointed a.
deputy at S., 600 a sequence is hat very
little work is done, and applications
for advice are dismissed by brief
letter, non-committal and sometimes
evasiye. The duty Of the State was
to rebuke the State Board Of Health
and mend the evil then and there
Instead, new and lazy Office is
created.
In this county we pay the Surrogate
and County Clerk and Register Of
Deeds large salaries (s5500 Year, for
doing nothing. They are in She hands
of their clerks, mere figare-heads. Al
ter next November, we shall do the
same with the Sheriff. only his salary
will be larger. Its the general testi-
mony that the work is not as well
done as under the fee system, When
the officer had personal responsibility
But because the fees were enough toll
pay for good service and made some
men rich, the system was changed,
and the public interests are suffering,
as result. On the other hand, such
offices as the County Collector, the
County Auditor and County Counsel
receive less than half the sums paid
the places which were formerly paid
by fees although they do nearly all
the county's important work.
In checking abuses, this State and
county have acquired the habit of u.s.
ing sledge hammers to drive tacks.
When an officer fails in his duty it
seems necessary to change the whole
system, instead Of merely rehuking
him, or dismissing him. 1t is an ex-
pensive and troublesome policy New
ark Sunday Call
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

The question has been raised as to
whether under the Hillery maximum
rate lawsinking fund accounts and in
terest charges on bonds must be in
cluded in the maximum tax rate, even
though they were incurred before the
law was passed. We have made in
quiries from lawyers in position to
Judge in regard to the matter and find
that they construe the law as requir-
ing money raised for these purposes to
be kept within the limit. The only
exemptions are State School Tax, State
tax, and judgments that may be OBJ
tanned against the taxing district.
This maximum rate Of $3.50, plus the
State School tax really fixes the maxi
mum at about S1.6S for municipalities
under SO, 600 inhabitants. We observe
that in one or more cases lawyers are
recommending or suggesting the plan
OF defaulting in the interest on bond
ed debts, let suits be broughtand judg-
ment recovered and then include the
amount Id the next tax levy. This is
ingenious if not business-like. How
ever, the municipal authorities can
fall back on the referendum II they
cannon get along with the money
authorized 20 be raised: s,ss
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09
JAPAN,s POPULATION.


There is an average yearly net in
crease on 10000 in the population OF
Japan by birth. The present popula-
tion is about fifty millions, including
Formosa, which is more than that OF
France. That country has less than
forty millions. Japan has about seven
millions less population than the Ger
man empire in Europe. Austro-Hun-
gary has three million less population
than Japan. Russia in Europe has
more than double Japan's population,
and the United States, without its
dependencies, has about eighty-two
millions. The losses of the present
war cannot equal the increase of pop
ulation for one year in Japan, so that
there will be no such exhaustion as
France suffered in the Napoleonic
wars, when conscripts of fifteen had
to be enrolled for the French armies
that fought at Leipsic and Waterloo.
Japan is also in point of population
about the equal OF all all the European
states except Russia, and the thou
sands of miles of water that stretch
between the Japan seas and Europe
double her defensive power and make
her superior to any single European
nation in the Orient.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09


THE Mayors suggestion that the
officials Of the town should work for
the interests Of the town even though
they might occasionally do the duty of
some other official is TO the point.
Some time ago the clerks in certain
store had the habit of throwing all
sorts of packing material and empty
ing waste baskets In the rear of the
store. There was usually a lot of loose
paper, excelsior, etc, piled up near a
large can Of benzene. On several oc-
casions mischieyous boys started fires
in the heaps. In addition. the papers
blew out in the street and were a
nuisance to the neighbors generally.
1t would seem an easy matter to have
the nuisance abated, but parties at
tempting to do so ran up against an
endless chain system and were sent
from one official to another, while the
nuisance continued as long as the par,
ties did business in the store.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09
A REFERENDUM FARCE.


The failure of the referendum as APP
piled to most questions when the yot-
ing is done at a special election is for
chilly illustrated by two instances that
occurred on successive days at Asbury
Park last week, says the Paterson
" Call" The questions were in both
cases whether issues of bonds very
large considering the rank of the city,
and for purposes Of great public inn
portance, should be sanctioned, as the
law providing for them required The
city has more than 1000 legal voters
Only a handful of these votes were
pOlled at either of these special cleo
tions. In that of last Tuesday, at
which the issue $50, 900 OF sewer bonds
was at issue, only ia persons voted,
95 being in favor of issuing the bonds.
1t is obvious that in such elections
half dozen persons who were inter-
ested for or against the project at
stake could easily secure votes enough
to carry or defeat, thus making the
: popular referendum" farce.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

Miss Aline Herbert McNair and
William Francis Roelofson Griffith
were married on Wednesday, April
twenty-sixth, at Miss McNair sisters
home at Dongan Hill, Staten Island.
The ceremony took place in the draw
ing room, the walls of which were
banked with greens, palms and daiseS.
Inc house was decorated with Easter
lilies, palms and ferns. Under the
same floral marriage bell the groom s
father and mother were married.
thirty-two years ago. The Rev. DR..
Lonyds, of New York, pronounced
the couple man and wife, Miss
Price from Virginia, a friend of
the bride was matron of honor. The
BRIDE who was given away by her
brother-in-law, Mr.. walker, was
gowned in an exquisite white lace, her
lace veil arranged in a cor0net was
fastened with orange blossoms. she
carried a shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley. Her matron of honor wore
a gown of white chiffon. over white
silk and carried bouquet of pink
roses. The best man was MIR. Con-
dray, Of New York. The usherS were
Edwark K. Mills and Frank Cleve-
land. There was reception at the
house after the ceremony to which
only relatives and friends were in
vited.
Washington Hall was the scene of a
pretty entertainment on Tuesday
evening for James Flanagan Deschert.
MT. and Mrs. Otto Ell. Kahn come
out to Cedar Court to-day. The lawn
Of Cedar Court over fifty acres in area
is IN flne shape at present, and it is
claimed is the finest lawn in the coun-
ty.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

In recent remarks on the subject Of
taxation Major Lentz said In my
studies on thai subject ! find that
there is a law in Germany on the ques-
tion Of taxation which provides that
in case Of a mans death, upon the in
yentory Of his estate being filed with
the proper authorities, it turns out
that he leaves an estate so very much
larger than that on which he has paid
taxes during his lifetime, then the
law compels that out Of the estate the
taxes that the man when living should
have paid must be paid, together with
interest. That law, gentlemen re-
are honest for the sake of protecting
their estate after their decease." We
can imagine what shrinking there
would be In many legacies If this law
was operative in this county,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

Coughs.
Colds

Lots of people look at a cough or
cold as if it were inevitable, and refer
to it as some ailment, which they
naturally expect during the stormy
winter months. No person need
have the slightest attack of cold or
Ia grippe, nor even pneumonia, if
their system is properly fortified.
RExALL MUcU- Tone will fortify your
system against any such attacks.
Since ] make this strong statement
will tell you how Mucu-Tone
does this Coughs, colds and pneu-
monia are but the result of a ca
tarrhal condition, which is in
reality an internal scrofula. If the
system is free Of catarrhal germs you
need never fear coughs, colds and
pneumonia. Mucu-T Tone will do it
because Mucu-Tone clears the sys-
tenn of every trace of catarrh all
germs, tones up the system, shakes
off hanging on tag-end coughs and
colds, revitalizes the entire system,
increases the appetite and makes
you put ON flesh. You take no
chances in buying Mucu- Tone, be-
cause back il up BY refunding the
price if you are in any way dis
satisfied. I couldn't afford 10 spend
my time selling this remedy if it
didn't benefit ninety-eight out Of
every hundred persons who use it.
want you to try, on my personal
recommendation, large trial-size
bottle that + sell for fifty cents. .
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

SOCIETY.


Mr.. and Mrs. H Nick. Twombly are
again at Florhani.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Vernon and Miss
White, of Maple avenue, leave, Morris
town to make their permanent resi-
dence elSeWheres
Mrs. Alexander Fl. Tiers gave a large
bridge party at her New York resi-
dence on May 3rd to which many of
her MOrristown friends were invited.
Mrs. John Murray Forbes, of Madi-
son avenue, gave luncheon yesterday
in honor of her mother, Mrs. J.. n. A.
GriSwOId.
Miss Helen Shelton gave a bridge
party OF two tables on Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. McNickar and Miss McVickar
are now occupying the Fonda house
on Farragut place.
Miss Etta Mccormick is stopping at
Miss Colbath's.
Bayard Smith as rented the Steven
son house on South street and not the
Madison avenue house previously stat
ed.
Mrs. William r. Thomas, of Farra-
gut place, who recently sent out invi-
tations tor a bridge party for Wednes-
dQy VI dlJ 4ftlls liQo CiidIlRGU JIlG UbUG
therefor to Monday, May I'D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Behr will
come back to Morristown for the sum-
mer II they can lind house that will
meet their requirements.
Miss BOstwick is at Mrs. TuniSS.
Mrs. Emlen p, Franklin will enter
tain the Euchre Club on Tuesday,
May 9th.
Red-Top. on South street, the form
er home Of Miss Mary Smith, has re-
Gently been sold to General Roy Stone,
who will raise the house and build a
new first story Robert G. Walsh is
the architect.
Miss Egbert is visiting in New York
| for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster G. Estes, Of
South street, will leave on Friday for
a fishing trip near Pittsfield, Mass.
Miss Beatrice Flagg, of New York,
has recently Deen guest of Mrs.
Abram Quick GarretSon.
Mrs. HoweH and Miss Howell, of Elm
street, are ii Atlantic City.
Mrs. Millen Ford is expected home
| t his week.
| Major and Mrs. Mcdonnell have re-
turned to The Elms Britt Macon
lnell is again at school in Pomfret.
Conn.,, which has been reopened.
Mrs. u. G. March is at the Goliath
House. Mrs. March expects to re-oc-
/ cupy her Headley road house about
| June 1st.
Mrs. William Young Marsh, former
| ly Of Morrist0wn, recently lost her
eldest little girl, a victim Of spinal
meningitis.
Mr.. and Mrs Kerlin, of New York.
are now occupying Mrs. Fay e tie
Smiths house on Morris avenue.
! Miss shaw Of Franklin street, has
returned after weeks absence in
/ New York.
Mrs. Jay S. Adams and Miss Adams.
lof Elm street, will 60 to Virginia Hot
| Springs as soon as Mrs. Adams health
will permit.
Mrs. Tunis is at Asbury Park for a
week.
MI. and Mrs. William Wallace ara
still at Lakewood.
Grinnell Willis is In South Carolina
! Major. @. b Mitcham, the com
mandant, of the United States powder
depot at Picatinny, who was married
lin W shingt0n. ID. O. on April is. has
returned to Dover with his bride ana
is at the Mansion House. Major
Mitcham has leased tile Columbus
Beach house, at the corner of Orchard
and Bank streets, Dover: and WIFI
take possession Atay1 Mrs Mitcham
was Mrs. Bessie b Stlgges, of Wash.
Iingten, ID. g. A \,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

OF course, being a bachelor, Gov
ernor Stokes naturally synpathizes
with females in distress. So when a
South Jersey representative of the gen
tier sex who felt that she was handi-
capped with the name Jennie Jaggers
applied to have it changed to Pauline
Gladys Smith ne signed tie bill with
out regard to consequences.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09
Barn Burned.

The barn in the rear of Mrs. F. W.
Merrel's Macculloch avenue house,
occupied by Vice-Chancellor Stevens,
was almost destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The roof was entirely burned
off and the lower part Of the structure
Quilted Judge Stevens kept no horses
in the barn, but there was some hay
in the NOV and in lower room Mrs
Merrell had some furniture stored.
The furniture was removed unframed.
1t is thought that the barn was set
on fire. The structure was insured
for 81. 200
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

GOVERNOR STOKES is still delibera-
ting over Senator Bachelors bill to
prevent the taking Of potable water
ont Of the State to supply municipali-
ties, In the meantime The nunicipal-
ties are pushing their contracts and
hope to get their arrangements made
before they are shutout. The bill was
drawn in the Attorney Generals office
and the point made by the governor
that it may be declared unconstitu-
tional seems to the average layman a
poor excuse for the delay. What is
the use Of having a Forestry Commits.
sion and spending money to preserve
the water supply il we are to let pri-
waite corporations sell the water To
New York municipalities
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

IT must be admitted that Governor
Stokes needs a wife to look after him
and prevent his injuring his health by
doing foolish things. He returned
from fishing trip last week reaching
Trenton at 2.3O a. m.-the usual bed
time for politicians in Trenton-and
instead of going to bed went to his
Office in the State House and started in
on his days work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

the police to see that the ordinances
in particular are enforced without
waiting for complaint and if they do
not they must expect to be criticised
so sharply that they will either do it
or resign.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

The body of Samuel A. Brown who
has been missing from Mansion since
April 9th was found in the Hudson
river at the foot of Thirty-ffth street,
New York, on Sunday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

No Gloss Carriage Paints Made
will wear as long as Dsvoes No other
are as heavy bodied. because Devoe's
weigh 3 10 & ounces more ~ the pint
sold by GEO. K Voorhees,, philips q Day
and H E Stirn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

Morris County Connecting Railroad
shed west of Wharton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09
CURE A no COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets All druggists refund the money
II itfallh 70 enre. H. w Groves sigma
ture Is on each box e5c.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

Morristown Lodge, B. P. O. E., in
itiated one candidate on Thursday
evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-09

Henry M. Smith.
Reveal Agency
The daily sentinel., 1905-12-09
THE KNIGHTS ARE COMING.

Tomorrow is to be a great dav in
Grand Junction with the Knights OF
Columbus and the CITY will be filled
with visiting Knights of Columbus
from Leadyille. Denver. Pueblo and
other points ali day long.
The Grand Junction lodge of the
knights " Columbus will start IN
with a strong organization. The cere-
monies and initiatory work is 10 be
held in the Elks hall and il is prob
able that the METRE day will be re-
ouired to make the limitations and
perfect the organization of the new
lodge There are Fortv-eight can
didates for Initiation and il is prob
able that the number will be increas-
ed before tomorrow morning.
Services at ST Josephs Catholic
church viii omen the DAVIS program.
The list of charter members of the
new lodge contains the names of manv
of the best citizens of Grand June
ton and there is no doubt that the
The daily sentinel., 1905-12-09

Remember that Frederick Warde
lectures Monday evening. His lee
lures in Colorado have drawn
crowded houses at every point and
brought forth nothing but flattering
comment What few seats are left
are on sale at Arthur's drug store.
At the close of the teachers meet
ing Friday evening 1t was unanimous
ly voted TO organize Bible study
club and various committees were
appointed to further the work. The
second meeting will be held in the
church parlors next Thursday after
noon at 500 pm.
J. w. Langdon, representing the
Eureka Soap company. of Cincinnati.
Ohio. is in the city today calling upon
his patrons among the local drug
gists. Mr.. I.angdon is an old time
friend of Rufus NJ. Horn. of the SEN
tinel. His home and headquarters
are in Denver and his territory EN-
braces ten western states.
Two car loads of new machinery
to be installed at the electric light
plant is expected to arrive any day as
the cars passed through Denver sever
buildings are completed and the ma
chinery will be installed at once.
Today the Lyons clothing store
has been pretty well crowded with
bargain hunters.
Many Palisade and Fruita people
are in town today on shopping expe-
ditions
FOR Remington typewriter
that has been used two months. In
quire at this office.
The daily sentinel., 1905-12-09
HUMAN SPIDER NARROWLY
ESCAPES Deaf IN ACCIDENT.

While climbing the steeple of the
Swedish Lutheran church at Ttenty-
third and Ogden avenues in Denver
yesterday. U. II. Bryce, "the human
spider narrowly escaped death be-
cause of the foolish prank of a ~
ear-old boy who pulled the life line,
making Bryce lose his hold and pre-
cipitating him through dizzy height
100 feet from the ground.
Bryce only saved himself by catch
ing the last projection on the steeple,
and his presence of mind caused him
to grasp at the protruding ledge while
falling at a terrific rate through the
air.
Bryce always attaches long rope
10 the top of the steeple or tower
where he is working. This life line
he twists about his left arm, so that
If he should lose his balance and fall
from the chair, his fall to the ground
would be lessened by the grip on the
rope.
Yesterday afternoon while working
on the steeple 160 feet above the
earth all unconscious of the crowd
below him, a small boy. with chacFer-
istic reck lessness and disregard for
human life. caught the life line in the
street and pulled it suddenly away
from the steeple. Bryce was jerked
out and over the last projecting OPP
ticon which he caught after risky
fall of fifteen feet.
His suction pads. which work auto
matically through compressed air and
water. were torn from their places.
and Bryce hung for space of a few
seconds in mid air, Keeling in the
whrling chair in which he sat, then
he lost his balance. Down, down at
sickening speed, he lunged, with GER
tain death glazing up at him from the
street. which seemed to fairly jump
to meet him and crush him into a
limp and formless mass.
Clutching desperately and aimless-
ly. his hands closed over the edge
of the last opticon and held instincf-
lively with the grasp of death and aw-
full fear. Bryce could hardly believe
that he was really safe. he says and
he crawled painfully to a level place
and lay down to regain his breath an"
courage.
When his mother, Mrs. Hugh Bryce
heard of the accident, she was pros
trated. believing her son had been
broken to pieces in the street below
the church.
Bryce says that he has always been
afraid of boys playing near him when
he is at work, and their presence al
ways makes him nervous. His pre-
monition of danger in this respect
was proved in a startling and terrible
manner when the younster who pull
ed the lifeline yesterday nearly ended
his life.
member of the family will watch
the lifeline through the day after this
when Bryce is engaged in painting a
steeple, tower or tank.
Bryce is a specialist, and he IS
president of an association of dozen
men who do such perilous work. He
receives $40 per day.
Morris tribune., 1905-02-25
Some Good Oddities
Wise and Otherwise
DID LINCOLN SAY 1T?

The Cleveland Plain Dealer after trying
for some time to answer inquiries regarding the
occasion of Abraham Linco1n's use of the
words, "You can food all the people some of the
time and some of 4he people all of the time, but
not all the people all the time" gives it up.
Colonel Hay appealed to,but that biograph-
er of Presi dent Lincoln had to acknowledge
he never encountered the sentence, when max
ing minute investigation of Lincoln's speeches,
papers, letters and recorded saying. An Ohio
congressman who had been asked the question
referred the inquirer to the library of congress,
where, if anywhere, the information could be
obtained The Washington Post reports the
result Assistant Librarian Spofford made a
written reply, in which he says the sentence
does not occur in any of Lincoln's writings
adding that Mr.. Nicolay, Lincoln,s secretary
and associate of Colonel John Hay in writing
the elaborate biography of Lincoln,to spofford
the alleged Lincoln saying was spurious
Librarian Spofford says the real authur Of the
Morris tribune., 1905-02-25

We enjoy a little of the numerous side of
life occasionally, and especially so when we
view the pent up feelings exhibited through
the columns the press. We feel rather ashamed
of our weak nature and think more kindly of
our awful land of ice and after listening
to the tale of fearful sufferings undergone by
Iowa's poet, sage and philosopher E. n. Baily
of the Brit Tribune in the following article; in
which he describes the great blue storm in
northern Wisconsin years ago. "The snow fell
softly and gently taking the whole earth was
covered with blue snow. We were working in
logging camp then, 1t large camp, so
big that the pancake gridd1e half a mile
long, We used to tie side of bacon to each of
the cooks feet and let him skate back and forth
to grease the griddle. The batter mixed in
a mortar mixer and sent to frozen and baled.
That was great winter. The face of nature froze
and peeled off. The finger of time was so num-
bed with cold that it could not point with pride.
It froze the toe nails off the hill and paralyzed
the arms of Morpheus.
Morris tribune., 1905-02-25

The United States government is waging
war on the beef trust and this week prominent
officials of the various packing companies were
subpoened to appear before the federal grand
jury, and report has it that they will be punish
ed for contempt of court if it can be shown that
they have been engaged in fixing the prices of
beef since Judge Grosscup's order was issued
restraining them from combining to do this
Possibly when some of the officials of some of
the big trusts are jailed they will begin to see
the error of their way
Morris tribune., 1905-02-25

Gen. Lew Wallace, a veteran of the Mexican
and Civil wars, at one time minister to Turkey
and the author of "Ben Hur," "The Fair God !"
and other books, died at his home in Crawfords-
Vile, Indiana, last Wednesday February 18th,
he was 7S years old.