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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

IN Mr.. g. ii. Cooper's new book, "The
Twentieth Century Child" there
are some really amusing sayings
and epigrams. A little girl who was
travelling in Italy wrote in her diary
that 1T may be the home of music.
but the family are out Of town"
II didn't mean to laugh, but my face
slipped. Is really funny saying, the
best in the book.
Another little girl, aged four, stoutly
refuses to repeat the same prayers
every night God must think me 50
stupid to say the same thing again and
again"
Two little boys were watching their
saother sticking together broken or
la fnent, when the elder inquired,
sIother, when an angels wings set
broken, what does God stick them
with2a
Seecotine, Of course, came ike
lightning from the younger
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02


Mrs. Margaret Booblitz, storekeepef
in South Millville, fell from step and
broke an arm.
Public school children Of Beverly
gathered nearly 500 worth of good
things, which were distributed to tho
poor.
The managers of the North American
Window Glass Works, at Millville,
deny that they are soon to close their
plant.
The changing Of school hours caused
so much hardness that the Beverly
Board of Education began a general
crusade!
The Pennsgroye Waterworks Com.
pany has contracted to furnish water
for Pedricktown, and twenty five fire.
plugs will be used.
Residents of Elmer have presented a
long petition to the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad Company asking
for an additional train to Salem.
Slashing his throat and wrists with
a knife, Amiel Wassmore hanged him
self with his suspenders in cell in
the Freehold jail, but was cut down.
Miss Maud Abbott, of Woodbury.,
pulled needle from her knee.
swindler passed a bogus check on
John N. Martin, a Millville merchant.
Having served on the Board of Edu-
cation for a number of years, DR..
James V.sRoberts has resigned because
of his election as Mayor o. Beverly. J..
L. Perkins has been elected to fill the
vacancy.
The Salem County Teachers Associa-
ton has elected these officers Presi-
dent, j. A. Wentzell; Vice President,
Professor w. J.. Beckett: Secretary.
Miss Elizabeth B. Souders; Treasurer.
Miss Emma r. BuPt
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
Dlsgraced rather Wants to Die.

1t was learned that William Il. Nor
ris, father Of Howard Morris, in Jail
at Freehold for alleged completely in
the Natal murder, had attempted sui
eide. Crying, This is more than |
can stand" the old man placed pistol
to his temple and was about to pull
the trigger when the weapon was
hurled from his hand by visitor in
the house. 1t is feared that Morris
will lose his reason. His son, however,
claims to be able to prove an alibi.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

A twisted sheet dangling from the
roof of one of the reformatory build
ings, at Railway, led to the discovery
that two prisoners had escaped. The
alarm was instantly given and armed
guards set out in pursuit. Tracks led
them to trail which brought them
to a spot mile away, where one OF the
fugitives lay helpless and in great pain,
suffering from broken leg. The man,
whose name was not made Known,
broke the leg in the drop from the end
of the rope, which was too short, to
the ground, but in spite of the pain
he struggled on to freedom until he
dropped exhausted. His companion
then continued his fight alone.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
CTo be. continued.)
chlesro,. Rsasora .Rrsalslag FIremsn.


Chicago has to-day one of the fastest
and most effective fire departments in
the large cities of the world. The city
has the record for the smallest percent
age Of loss of property involved, in
comparison with the number of fires
extinauished. The records for 1904
show the actual loss on property in
volved to be less than $50 per cent.
The department worked on nearly 5000
fires during the year. In 1908 there
was a 2.73 per cent. loss, the value Of
property involved being Sill, 743, AL.
and the actual loss So, 062 1881, which is
a record seldom equalled by metropol-
itan departments. In a display where
splendor was considered, the depart
ment of the windy city" would not
head the list, but the records made, IN
der the leadership Of the gray-hairec
chiefs, stand out in bold relief. Fire
Marshal John Campion, the present
chief, and w. H. Musham, lately re-
tired, are both veterans Of the great
fire of 1871. To them and the sturdy
men who followed their stentorian
commands is due the credit of driving
the Are-fend to his den.- Leslie's
Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

Miss Anna Barrows, lecturer in
domestic science at Columbia univer
sity, tells the following little story:
THE first cooking class ever had
was class Of poor boys in Boston
Materials were rather scant, and one
day the sole article provided for .
lesson on poultry cooking was the
smallest, skinniest chicken ever
saw.
Right in front sat little hunch
hacked boy, a very good little boy
and very much interested in the les
sons. After had dressed the chicken
and explained the anatomy Of the poor
little bird he suddenly raised bis
hands and said:
eff that had lived to grow IN
would it a been turkey y .
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

The Department Of Agriculture 4
Washington. ID. c., announces tina
there is growing market in this cour
try for Guinea hens as table birds. an
suggests that they might well be br
in the United States more extensively
either with other poultry or in large
numbers by themselves. Very younl
broilers bring good prices early in th
season in city markets" says the bul
letin, while the older ones are easil
sold throughout the autumn and win
Ter. They may be prepared for til
table like ordinary fowl OF. like gam
birds and have very much the sam
food value as chicken
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
knew Where to Find Mamma.

Attendants at service in the Free
hold Methodist Church the other night
were somewhat startled to see the
figure of little curly-headed boy in
his ''nightie" walking slowly, uncer-
tainly up the aisle. He stopped, looked
around and in voice audible all over
the room, cried, II want my mamma"
He was four-year-old Raymond Pit
man, who had been tucked safely in
he'd in his home next door to the
church, but he got his mamma, and
everybody in the audience wanted to
hug him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
Thinks Boy was Kidnapped.

Howard, the ten-year-old son of Mrs.
Samuel Paul, of No. 1875 North Broad
street, Trenton, has been missing from
his home since and his mother believes
that he has been kidnapped by his
father. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul have not
been living together for some time.
Paul is Penn Valley, Pa, farmer.
The woman says she has been informed
that man was seen to pick up the
boy on the street and carry him away
despite his struggles.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

& Children over three feet in height
must henceforth pay fare on Swiss
railroads. Here's something our local
transportation companies might try on,
suggests the Boston Transcript-let
them adopt yardstick rule
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
Match Factory Burns ont.

Spontaneous combustion started 4
ere which caused the destruction 81
the Mutual Match Company's factory
at Clifton. N. J. The hre was discov
cred by the watchman Jacob Cohen
Of Passaic, who was overcome whiIi
lighting the flames.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

The ideal teacher is not the one
who bends all minds to match his own,
but the one who is able to bring out
and develop the good that is in the
pupil him we will crown with laurel,
declares Ebert Hubbard
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

From the plans and specifications on
exhibition, says the Chicago Tribune,
it is inferred that the game of foot
ball, when reformed in accordance
Herewith, viii be something else.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

4 Senator Depew wrote magazine
article in 1880 on "Why 1t Pays to Be
Honest" He probably has not changed
his views since that time, remarks the
Hartford Post
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

According to Comptroller OF the Cur
reney Ridgely, France is the richest
nation per capita. Next comes the
United States, then Germany and
then Spain.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

Again somebody is asking what to
do with ex-Presidents. Perhaps to per-
init them to attend to their own affairs
would not be bad idea, suggests the
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

England is now nation Of readers
1T promises half century hence to
be nation of authors, says the Liter
a-y World
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
Murderer Saves His Neck.

Before Judge Hendrickson, in the
Ocean County Courts, at Toms River,
John Cayaldi. who shot and killed Ira
Cranmer, Of West Greek. in a fight al
that place, last September. on the adj.
vice Of counsel retracted his plea Of moi
guilty and pleaded guilty Of murder
in the second degree, He was sen.
fenced to twenty years at hard labor in
State prison.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

Some of the Eastern universities
have decided to become mere institu-
tons of learning, declares the Mime
apolis Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

"A well dressed young woman wal
seen In London, Eng. with monoci'
r affixed to her right eye.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

1t would seem cruel to Kill scorch-
ing chauffeur without giving him
few moments tine to repent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02

A new double quartet choir has been
formed in the Newbold Baptist Church,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16
hY CHANGES
 .. BLACK MAN WILL BE loueo POLITICALLY 1 IN FUTURE
|,4 o; Kansas Negro in Ly' |.o Indicates How Ad- |stration Will Stand.

,on Ian. 16.-Prof. " '.
 Ouindaro, Kas., a negro, Innointed register of the / Q succeed Judson Lyons.
 carries s5,000 a year, and
 civen to negroes by the bt. lointment is made after ln-
 of charges filed against l Senator Long and the Kan htion gave united support hsas man.
 |ere opposed, however, by tashinton, of Tuskegee, and ] first reversal sustained by Eyn negro educator at the 6e.
 |bns are, also, that it is a kyersal, and that Washing bnce was dined by the presi- | hot carry the weight he has (retofore in Washington. bthern negro is declared to Ind out so far as the Roose- histration is concerned. Jud- b comes from Georgia. |me understood some time Lyons would not be reap egister of the treasury, but Is friends have been hoping would be given "something } good.'
 they pressed his case, how y were informed that the
 was done with the negro of |: that so far as MT. RoOse-
 concerned the southern ne tical future was behind him, son is assigned for this ac- le part of the president, but ved that he has come to the hat the southern negro is a ctor in Republican politics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16
OF ROOSEVELT
(ed Late Prof. Harper of Chi.
 eago University.

Q, Jan.16.-President Roose-
 be considered as the pos innate successor to William Harper as president of the y of Chicago, according to ent made by a member diversity faculty, who refused ms name to be published.
 exists, however, whether, in nt Of President Roosevelt's ce upon retiring from office in way could be found to waive
 established by Rockefeller mead of the university m. st p'lsl' ahe president being a ol the Dutch Reform church, o'eu as sign ficant that three 'n whom President Harper 'aAe part in his funeral ser iohs before his death all 'uelea as candidates to sue.
 President W. H. P. Faunch university, pastor of Rocke- uurch in New York City; oF E. Benjamin Andrews of .e's " of Nebraska, and l. ~, o,' 'uason, dean of the uni P Chicago faculty.
 n services over the body of
 pr: Harper, president of <, University were held at da ', residence. Addresses ns es Dr Frank w. Gonsaul- sno, 0i central church; Dr. T. psea, ~ secretary of the univer. ke Ie u..l Rev. J. L. Jackson, pas !, nyae Park Baptist church. s, |lv ,.s!, Dlll remain in charge of |ere, sa'll Saturday, when it will ,sa to Haskell hall on the
 na4u saoands, where it will lie '' Sunday at 2 O'Clock e,a. aouse funeral will be held
 a'ns Will be in oakwood 1 tha , snort distance from tho aarper family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16
THE FREE BRIDGE
 H.IMVal NO DEFINITE STEPS TAKEN AT THE CONFERENCE MOM-
 DAY. '
However Judge kerwin Says the Pre- llmnary Work Will Be
 Pushed Rapidly.

An important conference was held Moiday afternoon hefWeeh the free bridge commissioners and the cyecIl- i've committee of the Pine Bluff Ncrth and South Railroad company. he meeting took place in the private offices of County Judge E..J Kcr- win, who is eX-officio chairman of the bridge commission, and while no definite steps were taken looking to 'he building of the new bridge. the conference was important in that it marked the real initiative toward such happy consummation.
 Those present at tho meeting were the bridge commissioners, County Judge E J. kerwin, Leo Andrews and w. D. Hearn, and the executive com. m1ttcc of the Pine Bluff North and South Railroad company, s. C. Alex "nder, Jr, Dr. J. T.. Caldwell, !. F Rutherford, w. N Trulock, P. p. Byrd and Dr. Z. Orto.
 The railroad committee laid before the bridge commissioners tho present plans of the company for the building of the North and South road. and gave out the details of the work that has been accomplished up to date. Two surveys have been made for the road. and the preliminaries of this kind have been finished ihe company is now but awaiting the building of the bridge so that the road can be constructed me committee urged that the com missioners take up this work al once. Judge kerwin as chairman of the commission, assured the committoa that the work before the commission would be entered into without delay and that the bridge will be built acz cording to the orders of the leyvino. court
 Judge kerwin asked the committee about the bill now pending before cor. sress granting to the North and South Hallway company the right to con strnct the bridge, stating that the bill as at present framed gave the railroad this privilege, while the work. as he understood it, was to be done by the county. This objection was met by the committee stating that the right could be transferred to the co,,n ty when granted by congress. Judge kerWin did not seem to agree alto gether with the committee in this view, but stated that the legal points involved would first have to be look ed into.
 In discussing this matter subse- quently with a reporter for the Ora. rhlc, Judge Kerwin stated that the construction of the bridge would re- qulre more time than many people imagined. "There are so many points to be looked into and so much red tape to go through with before we can take any definite steps," he said, that it will require postponement of action of definite nature"
 However continued Judge Ker. Win, we will go on with the work as fast as possible"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE MINISTER'S MEETING
 MONDAY. Df. Frisch Makes Statement Which President of Association Says
 Is Correct.

Pine Bluff, Ark Jan. 1G, 190G.--To tie Editor of the Daily Graphic: regret very much that I have been fcrced into print by an article which appeared in yesterdays Graphic, don't know who is responsible for the article in question, but it contained such an Incorrect account of the part took in the meeting of the Ministers association Monday morning that must abandon my habitual privacy. re- luctant as am to do so, and ask you kindly to publish the correct account o' what took place. The appended statement of the president of the Min- isters' association testifies to the i'm. partiality of the account now give.
 First of all, said nothing at all about the worship offered OF the sub- jects discussed in the Ministers asso. ciation meetings. Accordingly the re- port in yesterdays Graphic that I re- quested f'that Jesus be eliminated from the associational meetings: that "the worship of Christ as mani. fested in the work of the association at it's meeings made his (my) position an embarrassing one as a member of the Ministerial association. .. is absolutely without foundation Whatever I said dealt exclusively with the matter of denominational or secta- rlan instruction or influence in the public schools.
 My attention had been called to the fact that children of our congregation had been assigned tasks in the public schools against which they had relig- icus scruples. had personally heard songs sung and prayers delivered in our high school which likewise con- tained doctrines which pupils and pa rents of my people could not con scientiously accept. I mentioned these things to the Ministers association and said that in view of the facts that our public schools were supported by our taxes as we'll as those of others and that they are entirely noa-secta- rian institutions where no religion is permitted special privileges nor pref erences. but where all must be treat ed with absolute impartiality, want ed to make the following notion:
 "That the Ministers association put itself on record as being opposed to any sectarian or denominationa} teaching or influence in the public schools"
 gave as arguments for my mo- tion: CD That instruction or infu ence which gives preference to one re ligCn as ahead of another is contrary to the spirit of tbe constitution of tho United States and contrary to the let ter and spirit of the constitution and statutes of Arkansas. @ That such instruction or influence was not just from the standpoint Ot fair play.
 My motion was not seconded. De- bate was, however, permitted and ar guments and counter arguments were presented They are too lengthy to reproduce. The members of the asso- citation did not accept my arguments as valid, objecting also to my use of the word "sectar.an" in that sense. Truly yours,
 EPHRAIM FRISCH.
 I vouch for the correctness of the above statement.
 w. c. WATSON. President of the Ministers associa-
 tion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16
COTTON MEN
Executive Committee in Sesion at Hot
 Springs.
Springs.

Hot Springs, Ark. Jan 6.-Vfe executive committee of the Southern Cotton association assembled here fs day to elect officers fer sha year and to map oat the plai. of "anraieE for next season. There appears 10 te no opposition to the rc'ele' on ol President Harvie Jordan and ire otf- er principal officers If ''.e assocla- tifll
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16

the unfts5 yDsr a thousand paper duct snl.ed snl States, and their annna', mounts to about s.5oo,- Doo, any valued at over
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16

Officer w. D .Higginbotham of the city police force leaves today for Louisiana, his old home, to spend a few days on a business trip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-16

Up to Date Stylish Cloth. Made by Eisenkramer, the gentle. mems tailor, above Citizens bank. Second avenue and Pine street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-20
Reciprocity.

One day learned professor was &C
costed by very dirty little bootblack
"Shine your shoes, sir"
Il don't want shine, my lad" said
he. but if you'll go and wash your face
I'll give you sixpence.'
"a RIGHT, sir was the lads reply, as
he went over to neighboring foun-
tain and made his ablutions Returning
he held out his hand for the money.
"Well, my lad said the professor
you have earned your sixpence Here
it is"
81 dinna want it, old chap returned
the boy, with lordly air. "Ye keep
it and get yer hair cut"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-20
Educating the Filipinos

In the Philippine Islands 800 Amcri-
can and 6,ooo Filipino teachers are busy
educating nearly 100000 pupils of all
ages.
Mr.. Scott, chief clerk OF the Philip
pine Board of Education, said few
DAYS ago that 10 per cent of the popu-
lation OF the Philippines, nearly 10000
now speak English, and that the Filipino
boy until he reaches the age Of nineteen
is mentally superior to the American of
the same age, but there his superiority
ends, and our educational system has rot
existed long enough to enable us to de-
termine his capacity during the second
period of his mental development
The Filipino boy is inferior physically
to the American boy at all stages. but
the girl of the islands, according to Mr.
Scott, though of small physique in early
years, exceeds at the age of sixteen the
stature of the American girl, and is in
comparably superior to her native
brothers.
All the American teachers and 200 oi
the Filipinos are paid by the insular gov
ernment The others are paid by the
municipalities.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-20
Oddities In New York Life.

There is no other city in the world set
amid such varied and beautiful sur
roundings as New York; no city with
such a pleasing prospect OF land and
water within and on its borders. There
is river teeming with traffic that di-
vides it; a picturesque stream on its
western line, backed by beetling pail
sades; mighty sound with green is
lands, abutting on it, high hills and slop-
ing wales within view; broad, inviting
bay locked within its arms, and miles
of white sand going down to the sea,
where, beyond the breakers. there is an
open stretch of ocean reaching for 5000
miles to the continent of the south pole,
New York City has. ready for duty. in
the state militia, 1o,3o7 men.
The coolest place Of retirement this
weather in New York City is the Tombs,
where there are two hundred and nine
Seen summer guests, twenty of them be-
ing accused of murder and the remainder
of various other felonies.
During the last six months there have
sailed eastward from New York City
1853 passengers.
Out of every hundred persons in New
York City sixty-one are unmarried,
thirty-one married, five widowed and
three divorced.
During the last twelve months S4o.-
21S,ooo in precious stones were brought
to New York City.
In New York City are about seven
hundred signs that read matchmaker,
and not single one of them belongs to
matchmaker, and few that have them
could make a watch; and if they could
and did the watch would cost about
S1oo, while any of them can sell bet
ter watch for $40 that came from great
factory
In the Sos square miles of water that
is in Ney York City, with its 353 miles
of water front, is wasted enough energy
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-20
FADS AND FANCIES.
By MINSA SCHArT CRAWFORD.

The returning throngs OF designer
and dressmakers fresh from their sum
mer explorations through the smart shops
of Paris and London have brought over
some very practical new ideas in semi
Citing short and long coats that will bc
hailed as welcome departure from the
tight-fitting styles of the past two years,
The return of the gored flare skirt,
winch fit. smoothly at hip and waist
and falls into voluininous folds at foot,
is also greeted with enthusiasm The
circular skirt is very pretty in theory.
hut its tendency to drag and dip at the
sides makes it ungraceful In the new
skirts this sagging tendency is corrected
hv means of cores and plaits which give
the new skirt the effect OF being en-
panelled. Its numerous seams enable
the drcssmaker to utilize narrow ia
brics and secure the full effect of the
circular skirt without distiguring criss-
cross seams
Folds continue to be the favorite gar
nture for skirts. These may be cut to
the exact shape of the skirt or made of
bias material, and are usually lined with
crinoline. Great care must be exercised
to cut the crinoline on a true bias, other
wise dampness will cause it to pull
and spoil the shape of the folds.