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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
poURTH Ar HOME AND ABROAD.
Roosevelt Appeals For Firnness
and Fairness With Evildoers.

New York City President Roose-
welt, In a stirring speech to his Oys-
ter Bay neighbors, made a strong
plea for common sense and the
avoidance of hysteria in dealing
with wrong and wrongdoers, and
making individual excellence of
home life the basis of good citizen
ship. He was drenched by a heavy
shower, but did not permit it to in
terupt his address. In the evening
there was the usual fireworks party
at Sycamore Hill.
The American Society gave its an
nuaL Independence Day dinner in
London, at which Ambassador Reid
and w. j. Bryan exchanged some
good humored raillery relating to
politics Mr.. Bryan read speech
on 1.-THE White Mans Burden.
At Tammany Halls Fourth of
July celebration the assembled
braves, headed by Charles F. Muir
ply, cheered the name of William
Jennings Bryan when Congressman
Robert L. Henry, of Texas, predict
ed he would be the next President
of the United States
An unusually small number of ia
talities and injuries was caused by
the celebration in this city Parks
and amusement resorts we're crowd
ed, and the sale of fireworks broke
all records
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
ROOT SAILS FOR BRAZIL.
Tho Cruiser Charleston. Bearing
His Party, Gets Under Way.

His Party, Gets Under Way.
New York City.-After some sim
pie ceremonies, including the boom
ing of q few guns, the interchange
of polite compliments between the
representatives of the Republic of
Brazil Secretary of State Elihu
Root sailed away on the U. S. cruis-
er Charleston for the Pan-Ame rican
conference at Rio de Janeiro and
his unique round OF visits to the re-
publics of South America The Sec
rotary was accompanied by Mrs
Root, Miss Root, his youngest son,
Edward Root. a secretary and two
maids.
The Charleston's itinerary is as
follows: Arrive San Juan, p r.,
Sunday. July 8; leave San Juan,
Tuesday, July 10; arrive Rio, We'd
nesday. July rs; leave Rio. Monday,
August 6; arrive Montevideo, Fri
day, August 10; leave Montevideo,
Monday, August 10; arrive Buenos
Ayres, Sunday, August IA; leave
Buenos Ayres, Sunday, August 10;
arrive Valparaiso, via Straits of Ma
gellan, Thursday, August 30; leave
Valparaiso. Tuesday, September Al;
arrive Callao. Sunday. September g;
leave Callao, Saturday, September
Is; arrive Panama, Saturday. Sep
tember 81; leave Panama. Tuesday,
September Is: the Secretary and
party arriving in New York Monday,
october /.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
BRrroNs LOSE FAMOUS CUP.
Grand Challenge Trophy at Henley
Captured by Belgians.

Henley, England. The crew rep
resenting the Club Nautique de Grand
(Belgium) defeated Trinity Hail.
Cambridge, by three lengths in the
final for the Grand Challenge Cup.
Time, seven minutes nine seconds
The cup thus leaves England for the
first time in it's history. and for the
next twelve months will adorn the
headquarters of the Belgian Rowing
Club.
The ease with which the Belgians
beat the crack British crew was a
rather rough shock to the compla-
cency of the home oarsmen and to
their belief in the hitherto unshaka-
BILE invincibility of their methods of
rowing
The short, quick stroke and lack
of leg-work OF the Belgians have
been criticised by the British experts
since the first appearance Of the for
eign crew
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
JAIL FOR TRUST LAWYERS.
TO Have an Opportunity to Prove
Charges Against Toledo Judge.

Toledo, Ohio. Judge Kinkade. of
the Common Pleas Court, who re-
Gently sentenced the icemen to the
Workhouse, sentenced Thomas H
Tracy and Clarence Brown, their at
torneys, to ten days each in the coun-
ty Jail, and Alexander Smith, another
attorney, to pay a fine of $3.50 for
contempt of court in filing motion
charging the Judge with misconduct
in the trial of the icemen.
The sentence was suspended to
give the attorneys an opportunity to
show to the Circuit Court that their
charges against Kinkade are true.
the three men sentenced are the
most prominent attorneys at the To-
Iedo Bar.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
Heavz Penaltr For land Fra..d.

At Portland, Ore, Henry Meldrum,
former United States Surveyor Gen.
eral for the District of Oregon, was
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 on
each Of twenty-one counts and to
serve sixty days Imprisonment at
hard labor on each of eighteen counts,
in the Federal penitentiary, for con-
spiracy to defraud the Government in
connection with land deals In the
State
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
Newsy GIeanings.

Georgia has begun her pea-h saip-
ments.
IN Aviile is to have new hotel
costing $1,000,p00
The disconnected peasants in Rus
STA Gro getting beyond control
The new State Of Oklahoma will
have population Of $4,000 600.
The sailors OF tho Atlantic fleet
have refused TO eat canned meat
The Turkish newspapers are de-
nouncing the quality Of American
butter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

Athletics are said to cost $685. 900
yearly at Yale.
It begins to look as il America
will SON be the iaad Of no prize
fights.
FoxhalI Keene admits the possl-
bility OF polo match between British
and American players
Go Between, FOR years a selling
platter, won til Suburban at the
Sneepshead Bay track.
Emperor William sailed his yacht,
the Meteor, to victory in the race for
inrro nnhannare nt Kial
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
cHoKED SISTER TO DEATH.
Brooding Over Prospect of Separation
Drove Woman to Act.

Nebraska City, Neb. - Miss Lucy
Lloyd, thirty-four years old, confessed
that she choSed her sister, Della, thir-
ty-seyen years old, to death at their
home on farm.
Della Lloyd was losing her mind,
and, brooding over this and the separa-
ton that would result, the younger
woman stepped up behind her sister as
they were preparing for bed and
choked her to death and remained be-
side the corpse all night The two
women lived alone.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
TWO BRoTHERs DROWN.
Benz. Smith Perishes With Isaac,
Whom He Tried to Save.

Swedesboro, N. ]. - Three boys
were bathing in Raccoon Greek here.
Isaac Smith, thirteen years old, was
taken with cramps and cried for
help. His fifteen-y ear-old brother
jumped to his rescue. The younger
lad graspvd tightly about Benja-
Minis neck and both went down af-
ter terrible struggle The bodies,
still clasped in each others arms,
were found an hour later.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

British statesmen Will have to ex-
tend the suffrage to womenv-in self
defense.
Countess CastelIane. formerly
Miss Anna Gould, will not return to
America.
Miss Helen Romans won the Me-
tropolitan women's lawn tennis
champ ionship, In New York City.
Mrs w. P. Fleming, OF the Hal~
ward Observatory, is the first Amer
lean woman elected to honorary
membership in the Royal Astronoln-
ical Society.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
H. MIX. TwoMBLY, JR., DROWNED
Seized With Cramps While Swimming
in Big Squam Lake.


Ashland, N. H-H Nick. Twombly,
Jr., only son of the New York CAPT
talist. got cramp and was drowned
in Big Squam Lake, Holderness, NJ
H., six miles from Ashland. He was
eighteen years old, and four weeks
ago had graduated from Groton
School, in Groton, Mass He had
looked forward to course at Yale,
and only a short time before his
death had been talking enthusiastic
ally Of his future career at college.
The young man, whose mother is
the sister of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt and of William K, Frederick
W. and George w. Vanderbilt, would
have been one of the richest boys in
the United States had he lived to at
tain his majority.
Young Twombly had gone to the
lakeside with party of students who
had graduated from the Groton
School. He was the best swimmer
in the little cbterie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
il NEEDED THE MONEY.
Novel Excuse Given by Bank Cashier
Who Stole $12, 900.

Homestead. Pa Excuse me, need
the money VIII try to pay it back in
side two years.
This was the note left by Anton Paul
Fite, cashier and bookkeeper of the
banking house of NJ Kasoman & CO.,
here, when be disappeared with about
$4,000 Of the firms money.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

Fire destroyed the Ouichita House,
an old frame hotel, at Monroe, La.
John Taylor, proprietor; Irwin Tay-
Tor, his grandson and John Farrell,
of Bienville parish, a guest, lost their
lives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
RoJEsTvENsKY PLEADS GUILTY.
Russian Vice-Admiral Courts Death
TO Save Subordinates.

Cronstadt- a manly effort to
save the surviving members of his
staff and the other officers who, he
believed, surrendered the gunboat
Bedovi on account of their affection
for their wounded commander and
their desire to save his life, Vice-Ad-
miral Rojestvensky pleaded guilty be-
fore court-martial.
In a short speech to the court the
Admiral declared that he took all
the blame on his own shoulders and
asked that he alone be punished to
the fullest extent of the law, virtually
an appeal for condemnation and
death. which is the penalty for haul
ing down the st. Andrews Cross to
hostile vessel.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
Chairman Perkins Justified.

With the retirement of George w.
Perkins, Of New York City, from the
New York Life. the Fowler Commit
tee presented a special report Justify
ing all his acts as Chairman of the
Finance Committee
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

The two large mercantile agencies,
in their weekly review OF the bust
ness conditions prevailing throughout
the country. unite In saying that the
fiscal year Just closed has been the
most successful in the country's his
tory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
600 NATIVES SHOT DEAD.

Transvaal Volunteers Defeat Oppo-
nents With Terrible Slaughter.
Pietermaritzburg. The Transyaal
Volunteers have defeated a force of
1000 natives near Noodsburg, killing
900 and losing one killed and two
wounded The natives showed amaz-
ing courage. They charged repeatedly
in face of a terrible FIRE.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
HELEN KELLER TO AID BLIND,
Governor Guild Appoints Her Mem
Der OF a State Commission.

Der OF a State Commission.
Boston. Miss Helen Keller. Of
Wrentham, the deaf. dumb and blind
girl, will be member OF the new
commission for the industrial educa-
ton of the blind, which has long been
advocated by her. and which was re-
Gently authorized by the Legislature.
Governor Guild announced the APP
pointment of five members to make
up this commission, and besides Miss
Keller, who will serve on the commits
sion for four years, are DR.. e Hart
we'll, of Boston, five years; Miss An
Meta P. Rogers. of Boston, three
years; DR.. j. H. A. Matte, of North
Adams, two years, and Robert L.
Raymond, of Milton, one year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

One of the few adverse reports in
the business world is the delay to re-
building San Francisco by the high
price of labor and the hardness OF
some insurance settlements.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

The crop situation as whole is
good, in fact. excellent, and will COM
pare fayorably with any similar
period In the country's history.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
BoRGEs GETS FIFTEEN YEARS.

Convicted of Larceny in Connection
With Ubero Plantation Swindles.
Boston. Ferdinand E. Borges was
sentenced to from twelve to fifteen
years in States prison, the first day
in solitary confinement, for his con-
nection with the Ubero Plantation
Company swindles, whereby hundreds
Of Investors were defrauded OF
money given to promote fictitious
plantations of fruit and products in
Ubero. Mexico In passing sentence
the Court adjudged Borges to be a
common and notorious thief.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
Plumbing. Timing. Steam
and Gas Fitting

at their OFFICE, Al Mill street, tele-
phone 284-l, or at the store OF William
81. Hibler, South street, city.
The Senior member Of this partner
ship, JOHN ]. CARROLL, has been
plumbing in this city for twenty-nine
years, and his reputation as plumber
is too well known for any further COM
ment. 1888.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
Iron nnd Steel Orders Large.

The iron and steel industry Is maxi
ing satisfactory progress. and book
ings Of new business are still made
at healthy rate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

The Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor, of New York
City obtained $4,000 to secure the
additional gift Of $l25,O0O from JohD
u. Rockefeller.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
New Village at VcsmvIus.

The Duke and Duchess Of Aosta
laid the cornerstone for new village
on the side of Vesuvius, italy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10
NOTICE!

JOHN j. CARROLL. who for years,
mas been in the firm of LOoNEY g. CAR
ROLL, has formed partnership with
his son, WILLIAM J. CARROLL, and
they arenow ready to receive orders for
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

WANTED Sc EE AL INDUSTRIOUS pNH.
a Sons "a each state 30 travel for house STAR.
s.s II eleVen years and with large capital ~
~ RrontAple hne. Permanent enaaeensnF.
y ssksy casp salary Of s2a and all travelling sxs
1880 Ss.Se s n netei Oils ad'lsnced In caah each
rf ,2S sud enclose aekf-addreeaed erTelerS.
A'7aAs a 110NALAa2 Dsar born et., Ghsesnas
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-10

President Starts His Vacation.
President Roosevelt reached Oys.
ter Fay for his summer vacation.
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KRONENBERG'S
81 w Al HINdTON ST.


When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as wen as the new one.
II this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
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the assistance of the German gentleman
skated toward him. He glided past them.
They thought maybe he did not know
enough to stop, so they turned and skated
after him. They chased him three times
around the pond. and then, feeling tired,
eased up and took counsel together. Il m
he must have seen U.S., said the
younger girl. What does he mean by lt?'
well, have not come down here to play
forfeits," said the other, added to which
I want my breakfast. You wait here
He was standing only a dozen yards away.
Alone, though not good performer on the
ice, she contrived to cover half the distance
dividing them. The officer, perceiving her,
with pleasant smile came to her assist
ance and greeted her with effusion. oh"
said the lady, who was feeling indignant.
Il thought maybe you had left your glasses
at home" II am sorry" said the officer,
but 1t Is impossible" What's impossi-
ble?' demanded the lady. That can be
seen speaking to you" declared the officer,
while you are in company with that-that
person" What personT" She thought
maybe he was abiding to the lady In the
sledge.
The chaperon was not snowy, but, what
Is better, she was good. And. anyhow, 1t
So far as they were concerned. they had
no use for a chaperOn. The idea had been
q thoughtful concession to European preju-
dice. THE person in the knickerbookers,"
exclaimed the officer. oh that" exclain-
ed the lady relieved; 'he just came up
and made himself agreeable while we were
putting on our skates. We have met him
somewhere but I can't exactly fix him for
the moment" You have met him posi-
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question: her trouble is lest she may miss
a word of Il. II may not be so good for
one From a talk with the American girl
one comes away with the conviction that
one is brilliant conversationalist who
can hold a charming woman spellbound.
But while II lasts the sensation Is pleas
ant one.
Even the American girl cannot on all oc-
casions sweep from her path the cobwebs
OF old world etiquette. Two American la
dies told me a sad tale of things that had
An officer of rank and standing invited
them to breakfast with him on the ice.
Danes and mobiles of the plus haut ton
would be there. 1t Is social function
that occurs every Sunday morning in Ores
den during the skating season. The great
lake in the Grosser garten Is covered with
all sorts and conditions of people. Prince
and commoner circle and recircle around
one another, but they do not mix, The
girls were pleased. They secured the serv-
ices of an elderly lady. the widow of an
analytical chemist Unfortunately, she
could not skate. They wrapped her up
and put her in q sledge. While they were
in the garde robe putting on their skates
a German gentleman came up and bowed
to them. He was a nice young man OF
prepossesslng appearance and amiabie man
ners They could not call to mind his
name. but remembered having met him
somewhere and on more than one occa-
sion.
The American girl Is always sociable.
They bowed and smiled and said IL was
fine day. He replied with volubility and
helped them down on the Ice. He was
really most attentive. They saw their
friend. the officer of noble family, and with
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Jewish Disunion.

From the London Jewish World.
In the dark days OF persecution II was re-
sistance. grim and Incorporating, that
kept the people together. In these days
and in this country of indulgence 1t Is the
lack of the call for resistance that is likely
to lead to disunion.
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but we are none of US logical all the way.
1t made her mad the thought that she had
been seen by all Dresden society skating
With hairdresser. We'll" she said II
do that even In Chicago" And she return
ed to where the hairdresser was illus
trating to her friend the Dutch roll, de-
termined to explain to him as politely as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
Fashions From the Stage.


Only q few years ago the stage used to
be considered the last place to gather ideas
from regarding dress and appurtenances TO
mems attire. but today all this Is changed.
and not only do the ladies of the stage
set fashions, but the gentlemen do so also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
ON A PLEASURE JAUNT IN
THE SAPPHIRE COUNTRY

ed. Louis" and the latter replied, as he bit
into fresh perfecto. Surely. Dickey, the
rocking chairs the thing"
Ed Barrett, who came up from Btrming-
ham to meet the party, helped to form the
rocking chair brigade, and when the real
sports came back from two days drive
over the mountains took 1t upon himself
to look down from his immaculate perch
and sneer at the sunburned, dusty and har-
dy veterans who had braved the rigors of
flood, field and mountain top. The same
which will cost him money the next time he
shows up in Washington.
There was another who came on to meet,
the party-and It may be said in parenthesis
for those who cannot read between the
lines to capture 1t he was Col Barbour
Thompson late of Culpeper. Va, sir, pres
emily of Atlanta, and the possessor of the
most inscrutable poker face this side of the
Rockies. He came In his own private car,
and by this time he probably has bought
another. If 1t had not been for Mr.. J. c.
Burrowes, Col. Hayes and Col Aiken, the
aforesaid Col Barbour Thompson might
have foregathered whole Pullman equip
ment, but they came to the front and res
cued the Washington lambs and took them
up to the Battery Park at Asheville, where
the visitors were allowed to draw breath
and likewise a draft-to continue In Col
Barbour Thompson's company down to
Toxaway, where they arrived in the even
ing and were taken to the Toxaway Inn.
Next morning early the whole party were
carried around Toxaway lake in a launch
and permitted to view the scenery and
nurse their remorse and their proposed Yen-
geance on Col. Barbour Thompson equal
division between remorse and vengeance).
That Toxaway lake is wonder Imagine
a stretch of water with fifteen miles of
shore line, on top Of mountain 5000 feet
high. and overshadowing 1t another noun
tain 1000 feet higher. 1t Is chockful of
trout-at least Jonn Miller said so-al-
though Sam Blythe insisted that they were
property" trout. Anyhow, some fellow al
ways few into the hotel office about break
fast time with a string OF beauties that in
variably created a run on the boats and
guides for that evening and the next morn
ing. ! stealthily marked one OF them, but
they shifted the deal on me next day and
the marked one did not show.
That afternoon the party started out in
hacks and Surveys for twenty-four hours
drive through the mountains, broken oy
a stop-oyer on top OF Mount Toxaway cine
place where Commissioner West poked his
red beard through the tent f1aps). For
three hours IL was steady climb over
good road through some OF the most mag
niflcent scenery east Of the Rockies. AT
times the road ran along the side of
roaring stream, the Horse Pasture river.
had to hold John Miller and DeGraw to
keep them from jumping into the stream
and bailing out the fish with their hats,
Arthur Dunn and Commissioner West
sneered and allowed that Ii looked to them
a most unlikely place for golfng. Other
times the road dipped down into great ya-
vines where the hemlocks lowered for q
Hundred feet and rhododendrons and lau-
rel and immense ferns made an impene-
trable thicket.
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JEROME K. JEROME.
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THIRD 11lZE
aARENCE y ERNST
"a FLA AVE NIX
Winners of Prizes.

The Sunday Stars amateur pho
tographic contest for last week was
limited to Front Yards. The prizes
were awarded as follows:
FIRST PRIZE, $500.
VIM. Musser. 1906 18th street north
west. Front yard Allison Majors
residence.
SECOND PRIZE, $780,
Egerton Graham, 40 18th street
northeast. Yard at 40 18th street
northeast.
THIRD PRIZE. 800.
Clarence J. Ernst, AZ Florida ave.
nue. northwest. Yard at 1000 MARI
land avenue northeast.
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After three hours preliminary climbing
the real ascent Of Mount Toxaway COM
menced. You go UP 1900 feet in three miles
of road. and that is climbing some. It was
a sight TO see airy, fairy Sam Blythe hit
ting the trail-likewise some others of the
same kidney-for every able bodied citizen
got out and walked to spell the poor,
painting horses. Fortunately there were oc-
casional springs. and the rule of the road
about crossing running water was invoked.
The comnfssary wagon was kept In the
rear and the S. r. had stocked II thor
oughly.
Now. icy spring water at an altitude of
1900 feet, after you have laboriously toiled
up 2.00o feet. when mixed IN due proportion
wtth-well. It Is hardly necessary TO go into
small details such as that. Let It pass.
So. by these stages. the party came at
last to the summit and was rewarded with
the sunset view over three states and more
than fifty mountain peaks. Likewise COM
pensated by cracking good country din
ner and the sight of those Immaculate cots
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lican In her ideas, but she draws the line
at hairdressers. In theory 1t Ia absurd.
The hairdresser is a man and a brother,
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bly, at Wiesman's, in the Pragerstrasse.
He Is one OF the attendants there" said
the officer. The American girl Is repub-
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Special From Stan Correspondent
on TOP OF Mt. TOXAWAY. n. C..
One Day Last Week