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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
New Nitrate Beds in chile.

The Chilean Minister of Finance
has declared in the Senate that the
rumor current in Europe of the Inn
pending exhaustion of the nitrate sup
ply was unfounded. He stated that
deposits had been discovered at Anto-
fagasta and Tocopilla as rich as the
original deposits at Tarapaca.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Her Own Eyes Good Enough,

A little Scotch boys grandmother
was packing his luncheon for him to
take to school one morning. Sud-
denly looking up in the old lady's
face, he said:
Grandmother, does yer specs mag
nify?"
"A little, my child" she answered.
Aweel, then" said the boy, 81
wad just like it if We wad tax them
aft when ye're packin' my loonch. =
n Epm The Reader.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
MAY GET JAMESTOWN SITE.
Believed That Exposition Co. VIII
Fail to Repay Government Loan.

Norfolk, Va.-No statement was
forthcoming regarding the failure Of
the Jamestown Exposition Company
to remit to the Government an ac'
count of it's 81 100000 loan.
1t is foregone conclusion in the
minds of many that the exposition
will never be able to repay this loan
and that the Government will get the
site of the exposition for naval
training station.
The exposition is now going along
with a good attendance, but the re.
ceipts are not up to what had been
expected. The explosion is having
trouble collecting concession money.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA.
Were Treated at Dispensary-Did
Not unprecedented Months
Perfect Cure by Cuticura.

my three children had eczema for FIVE
months. A little sore would appear on the
head and seemed very itchy, increasing
day after day. The baby had had it about
a week when the second boy took the dis
ease and few sores developed, then the
third boy took it. For the first three
months | took them to the N Dispen-
sary, but they did not seem to improve.
Then used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, and in few weeks they had
improved, and when their heads were well
you could see nothing of the sores. Mrs.
Kate Keim, 5l3 West Goth St., New York,
N. Y. Nov. l. 5. and I. 1906"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Al Tax On Marriage.

Army and Navy officers in Germany
are obliged to make a deposit Of
e1500 with the Government before
they are permitted to marry This
draws an income of three per cent.
and at death is refunded to the fam
lily or heirs.-Tft Bits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

will interest the thou
sands of veterans who
came back from the
Civil War suffering tor
lures with kidney com
plant. Capt. Ely says:
81 contracted kidney
trouble during the Civil
War, and the occasional
attacks finally devel-
oned into a chronic
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Attorney-Gencral win Appeal.

Harrisburg, Pa-Attorney-Gen
Todd will at once take steps for an
appeal to the State Supreme Court
from the decision of the Philadelphia
court that the two cent railroad fare
law is unconstitutional. The ,decis.
ion came as a surprise to State off.
GERS here, who had considered the act
carefully drawn to meet the consti-
tutional requirements.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Smallpox Epidemic Keeps Up.

There are no signs of abatement
In the smallpox epidemic at Vienna,
Austria, During the last few days
10000 persons have been vaccinat-
ed. Public meetings and professions
have been .orbidden,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Cavalry For the PhiIippines,

The United States army transport
Thomas sailed from San Francisco
for Honolulu, Guam and Manila, with
nine troops of the Sixth Cavalry and
a detachment of field artillery fol-
the Philippines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
womahs Speculation Alleged Reason.

WUIlIaH SpeCuIaJIOh AIIegeu heasoni
1t became known that e. B. Hav-
ems &c Co., New York City, the failed
Wall street firm, sunk $657,443 in
speculation, more than half of which
was incurred in the name of their
bookkeeper's wife, Mrs. Fish, who
says she never speculated.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Good Rule For All Investors.

The small investor must keep
sharp lookout on every detail concern
ing his real estate holdings. Boston
Globe. N.Y.-38
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

1t is the opinion of the supporters
Of the Queen Victoria Clergy Fund in
London that the minimum wage of
the clergy should be at least $1,000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Paw Largo Dividends

Life insurance companies in Japan
ire paying sixteen per cent. dividends.
In one of them the directors got only
$500 fees for their years work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
CRUSHED 10 DEATH BY CAR.
photographer Killed and Five Per-
sons Injured Near Allentown. Pa.

AIIentown, Pa.-At Nazareth, neal
here, car of the Lehigh Valley Tran.
sit Company, which was descending a
steep grade, got beyond the control
of the motorman, and jumping the
tracks at sharp curve, turned tur.
tie, crushing John D. Owens, a Beth.
lehem photographer, to death, and
seriously injuring five persons.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR.
Thousands of Soldiers Contracted
Chronic Kidney Trouble While
in the Service.

The experience of Capt. John L. Ely,
of Co. E, 18th Ohio, now living at 500
East Second St., Newton, Kansas,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

Recent earthquake shocks in Ha-
wall killed fish in great numbers,
throwing them upon the shores.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. Hines Great Nerve
| Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free.
| DIR. III. X. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St., Phila., Pa,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

Seven pounds of American -four will pro
duce as much bread as eight Of English
Aour
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduce sinfiammae
tion. allays pain, cures wind colo, 26c bottle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

Mexico is beginning to grow rice on a
large scale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24

lean shopkeeper hnds Il pays 10 show
goods 20 persons who 90 not buy at the
moment bscause he Is sure Il Is the best
way TO advertise his goods and 70 IN
duce them to buy later The English
shopkeeper IS accustomed TO dealing
with ths methodicaI Englishwoman.
who knows what sha wants when she
gees shopping and seldom buys anything
else
Americans in London expect to shop
as they do hcre-turn over the entire
stock and buy or not as they choose.
Londoners cannot understand this and
the floor walker IS very likely 10 foliow
a shopper TO the door 10 demand an
exclamation why she has bought npth-
ing: while the shop girl, who secs her
customer going away empty handed,
Is sulky ard, the shopper thinks, un-
civil
The moral IS that American methods
are unpopular Ia Locdon just as Ion
don methods would be unpopular here.
Imagine an American shcp giTi saying,
NO, M0ddom, we have nothing IN
brown. hut here's q very pretty thing
in green and being indignant because
the customer did not accept the SUD
stitute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
McCrackenS
Fret in Jail,
Waiting rial

From e life of ease and plenty in
handsome home on Connecticut avenue
10 the bare necessities OF life in a cell
at the District 5ail; from the luxurious
surroundings of the most exclusive resi-
Dental section OF the city 10 an asso-
citation with felons and petty criminals,
the McC-aclzen family is far from
pleased with It's confinement. and VIII
liam John McCracken insists that his
mothers health is falling rapidly.
Mrs. McCracken is sixty years Of age,
and shows plainly the strain she has
been under sirce her arrest IN Belti-
more q week ago. Her daughters, Ruth
and Jean, sit quietly in their cells, while
william John walked uervously back
and forth IN the little cage all OF yes
terdaY.
When the matron would come TO the
cell 20 bring food or to see that her
prisoner was all right, Miss Ruth Nc
Cracker would look pleaGingly at her
ana ask: How long do We have TO stay
IN this dreadful placer" Time and
again she asked the question, and the
matron would reply that they must be
confined until their case was disposed
or in the courts.
The four members of the AIcCracl,en
family are each charged with grand lar
ceny,- II being alleged that they oh
tanned goods from washington meT-
charts and took them out Of this Juris-
dlction without paying for them The
police say the family obtained thou
sands Of dollars worth Of goods from
local dealers by making false repre-
sensations
The McCrackens viii probably be pre-
scented to the grand jury Monday. and
If indictments are returned against them
they will not be given hearing in the
Police Court. but viii be tried in the
Criminal Court.
Central once Detectives Hartigan
and Evans spent considerable time yes
terday interviewing merchants and OBJ
tanning evidence to be presented 20 the
grand jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24

Lady Auckland recently Joined the
colony Of titled EnglishwOmen who have
gene into trade" She trades in the
name Of Morton & Edwards. Evidently
she does not ike the American way Of
shopping" for she wrote recently to
George Grantham Bain's Daily Illus
trated News Service; Il have done no
business with Americans. They come in
curiosity parties, turn my shop inside
out. generally at closing time. have
not sold one Bhilling's worth to them.
My trade has been exclusively with the
best old English families. who really
know what is good and artistic and ap-
preciate the essence Of refinement. To
them I owe my gratitude. Most London
tradespeople tell me the same thing,
ard they are right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
Sixteen Pieces of Pie
With Only Fire Cuts
w. r. Pratt Solves Sunday Times Problem of
How to Get Greatest Number of Slices
Of Pumpkin Connection.

There is Joy IN pieland. for the whole
sale slasning. cutting. end mutilating OF
the non-explosive pumpkin pies has
ceased.
Thousands OF pies were slashed by
contestants for the prize offered for a
solution of the problem Of cutting an
ordinary pie into the greatest number
OF CHUNKS with but five slashes OF the
knife. Thousands Of solutions were sent
in, but. much 70 the disappointment OF
the Problem Editor, no one submitted a
genuine pumpkin pie to illustrate their
answer.
The correct solution was submitted by
w. r. Pratt, a Patent Office empIoye.
who made five slashes and got sixteen
pieces out Of his pie. Mr. Pratt IS
awarded the s. offered for the proper
solution. The winner evidently recog-
Dized the problem as an old acduaint-
ance OF college days. when ne and his
classmates were wont 60 knit their
brOws and tear their hair because Of
their inability to solve the problem. lie
submitted a neat diagram Of the pie and
the slaehes. and declared his was the
only solution to the problem.
now ne CuI II.
Mr.. Pratt made one slash straight
through the center OF mis- pie. About
one-third in from the circumference
line he made another incision, and
slashed straight across the physlognomy
Of the pie. His first slash will be called
a and the second, 3. Less than an inch
TO the right OF the top Of A he inserted
his slasker and ripped the pie open from
one side to the other. The slash was
on the slant and ended more than an
inch to the left OF the bottom Of A
This was slash c. About two and a
half inches 10 the left or the top OF A
he began another cut. Tnis was slash
.. IL ended quarter Of an inch below
the right end OF slash 3. Two inches
and a half about the right end Of slash
3 he started his nftn. last. and win
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
DISTRICT STOPPED PAYMENTS.

Disbursing Officer of the District
Charles c. Rogers fled with the Treas
TRY Department yesterday a new bond
for $4,000 his old security which ran
for four years having expired Friday
at noon Mr.. Rogers turned over 70 the
Treasurer of the United States every
penny Of Federal money he had In his
safe. The amount was 1898. 1858. The
District ceased the payment OF money
or checks when the surrender was made
Payment will be resumed probably on
Monday, when Mr.. Rogers new bond is
aDpl owed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
PROGRAM FOR CONCERT
OF THE MARINE BAND

The Marine Band VIII give the fol-
lowing program at its concert at the
Marine Barracks tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
March, General Haywood .SsnteImann
Z overture, Light Cavalry -..--....-- Suppe
Swedish Wedding March" Soderr5an
1nt5rmezzo, "Whisperings Of Love-
Won Blon
Grand fantasia, "CavalIeria Rustf-
N@a-A .Hs.s AuFSCugu1
Waltz, THE Merry Widow I char
Romance, YesterthoUght s'' ..... Herbert
Characteristic. "PunchineHo''. kIerbert
1dyl, What the Pond Lilies Wthis-
March, The Diplomat ......'..... Sousa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
Staid English Shopkeeper Cannot Under
stand American Buying-Wants to- Sell
Goods; Not to Show Them.

eve do not mind trouble to please
but for Americans we have hard labor
and no reward. You are welcome 20
use my letter as you please"
Later Mr.. Balm received the follow
ing. Since writing to you nave been
visited by one Of your real American
beauties, Mrs. Henry Smith. who has
been perfectly sweet and done great
business with me. I shall be delighted
II you can send me some more ladies
Ike h=r."
Lady AUckland's structures harmonize
with the criticism OF American shop
methods made by a representative
American woman sent recently 10 in
vestigate them for an association OF
women in New York. But may there
not be justice on both sides. The Amer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
Coat Found on Ferryboat.

Friday night Lieutenant Crawford
boarded the Lakawanna for AIexan-
dria. When the landing was made at
Giesboro Point, he was seen by. several
passengers, That was the last that was
stem Of him. At Alexandria his hat and
coat were found on the deck OF the
steamer.
Lieutenant Crawford had been pri-
vate secretary to Admiral Dewey for
the last eight years and his services
were regarded by that official as invaI-
liable. The Admiral spoke highly of his
former private secretary. and said he
thought Lieutenant Crawford had made
way with himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24

Love Affair in Household
Broken While Alex
andra Visits.

LONDON. Nov 2s.-It has Just leaked
out thai when Queen Alexandra re-
turned to Sandringham with her daugh-
ter, Queen Maud Of Norway. and Prince
OLAF as her guests. she found the ser
wants IN state of civil war.
There were two camps, the members
OF which invariably passed cacu other
In stony silence and never lost an op-
portunity OF airing each others def
ciencies. The general Of one party
was tie butler, while the hclskeeper
was the commanding officer Of the
other
As there seemed to be no possibility
Of the servants working amicably to
getherr the Queen determined to find
out the reason Of the open breach.
The cause was as surprising as the
result One OF the under footmen, fol-
lowing the precedent in the royal house
hold, had been engaged for a consid-
cradle time 10 one OF the housemaids.
During the absence Of the Queen ana
the King they had quarreled and The
engagement was broken of.
The rank and fie Of the servants re-
sented this, for they had looked for
ward with keen pleasure to the wedding
festivities IN the servants hail. and
they did not scruple to yentilate their
grievance. The hOusekeeper took sides
with her hOusemaid, while the butler
espoused the cause Of the faithlsss foot
man.
On learning al these details the
Queen had the couple brought 10 her
and used such powerful arguments that
before they left the room she had re-
Joined their hands and renewed the
enga cement. she talked ike a female
Cupid" said the fOotman when tellins
the butler that The wedding would take
place at Christmas, and that Thigh
Jinks'" would be ths order OF things
in the servants hall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
CRAWFOR WIFE
THINKS HUSBAND
ENDED HIS LIFE
Reward Offered for Body
of Admiral Dewey'S
Missing Secretary.

The boat Al the HarbOrmaster wharf
viii be ordered out at dawn this morn
ing to continue the search for the body
CT Lieut.. John w. Crawford, u. s. N,
secretary to Admiral Dewey, who is be-
Iieved 20 have committed suicide by
leaping from the deck of the ferryboat
Lakawanra. Major Sylvester has Of
fered a s25 reward for the body and this
has brought many OF the fishermen
along the river fronts to aid in the
search.
At the home of Lieutenant Crawford,
1902 G street northwest, last evening it
was said that he had been in no difh-
Guilty. so Gar as the family knew, that
would have prompted suicide. His home
life was ideal. it was said, and he had
never been known TO have had any
financial troubles.
Wife Accepts Suicide Theory.
Mrs Crawford Is Frustrated by the
terrible shock Gradually she is be-
coming reCOnciIed 10 The belief that her
husband must have committed suicide.
Bennett A. Allen, chief Of the divi-
sion of accounting at TIE postCl1ce, to
whom Lieutenant Crawford directed a
letter saying he intended TO commit sui
eide, is at a loss to understand Craw-
ford's reason. He is a close personal
friend and never heard Crawford say
anything OF financial trouble, though in
his letter the lieutenant said he had
become involved financially. -
Before leaving his Office Friday aft
ernOon Lieutenant Crawford carefully
arranged all his personal papers in a
bundle. and address than to Mr. Al
len. whom he requested TO act as his
executor He also left his gold watch
and chain, and a note 20 his wife on
the desk He had been careful 10 re-
move all stubs from his check book.
making IL impossible to learn in that
manner what expenditures he had made
recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
FRENCH WAR BALLOON
WILL GUARD FRONTIER

PARIS, Nov. 28-OGcers from the
fortress OF Verdun, opposite Metz, test
&C the dirigible military balloon la
patrie today and made a favorable re-
port, so it viii be attached to the fort
ress IN future. The voyage lasted from
S;45 a. m. until 3:45 p. M, during which
the balloon sailed 160 miles
The crew consists Of three officers and
one privBte-a mechanic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
NAVAL OFFICERS PROTEST
AGAINST RETlREMENTS

Arrangements are being made by some
or the naval officers who were retired
In July by the elimination board to
bring their cases before Congress.
One OF those whose friends are con
templating such relief is Capt. John Col
well, and it IS understood that his case
will be the first brought to the atten-
ton of Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24

ming slash. It nded a quarter OF an
inch below slash -.
This Is the only correct solution 10 the
problem, sixteen pieces being the largest
number OF pieces into which the pie
could be cut BY making straight cuts
Not all the chunks are Of the same size.
This is perfectly correct, for it must be
borne in mind that the star boarder
always inveigi4s the boarding house
landlady to cut the pumpkin pie in such
a fashion that he viii get the largest
piece.
If you care TO try Mr.. Pratt's method
Of carving pies, describe a circle FIVE
and one-eighth inches In diameter and
use something near the aforementioned
distances.
Many Ingenious Schemes.
Many schemes were resorted 10 by
contestants to make ave slashes and get
the largest number OF pieces. A large
number OF contestants make circular
cuts and all sorts Of fancy curves on
the face Of the pie, but their solutions
were incorrect, because no landlady ever
carved pie IN such fanciful fashion
Other contestants made five complete
circles. BY so doing, they got FIVE
pieces. which IS not the largest number
that could be gotten with their five
slashes-
Many pounds OF cardboard. blOttinE
paper, and other material were used by
contestants 10 illustrate their answers.
DR.. James Morgan Barber sent in a
separate sheet with a different color Of
pasteboard for each slice. He got
thirty-twO pieces, but they were OBJ
tanned by making a slash and then plaC-
ing the pieces on top Of one another and
making another cut The problem ed
itor smiled at this clever solution, but
ne declared that was no way 20 cut
q pie
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
KANSAS CITY FAVORED
FOR BIG CONVENTION

When the Republican national com
mittee meets here. December 6, there
will be one Of the forty-six States that
viii have two votes. and 1t is believed
II viii vote for Kansas City as the place
TO hold the convention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
FOOD FOR THE POOR.

Arrangements have been made by the
Southern Relief Society to distribute
food and clothing among the poor on
Thanksgiving day. Contributions VIII be
received by Mrs. George r. Covington,
5sV street northwest, chairman Of
che gslief committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
WHAT STUNG HIM.

Mrs. Wayback-I notice these here
submarine torpedos boats are named az
ter stingin' things mostly.
Mr.. Wayback-Ye don't say? Wonder
II any Wv them are yet named '.SOau
Agent" Portrait Solicitor" 'Rheurna-
liz Specialist" or Patent Churh Ped
der. Puck
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-24
80 PARTING OF THE WAYS.

"Cut out that crying cried the dcs-
perate husband. I'VE are at the parting
OF the ways Make your choice. Which
shall go IN The ash barrel-your picture
bearsT''
But the problem being too much for
the wife she promptly fainted--Fron
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
CATS CRIES FOR HELP Il
BRING ABOUT RESCUE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Nov. 24-Cries, almost
human in their distress, aroused the SYM
Tathies of the hundreds along the Pike
at Long Beach Saturday afternoon and
UP to noon yesterday.
The management and employees at the
bath house were appealed to, but they
were mystified as to the direction Or
source of the pitiful sounds.
Scores of persons examined the large
building, but the place from whence the
CT les came could not be located until
almost twenty-four hours after they be-
gan. Then it was decided they emanated
f. ON the southeast corner of the bath
house.
E. E. Carpenter, chief carpenter Of the
ba tn house, was sent for and labored with
sew and AK for an hour, and after large
hole had been cut in the wall. Tom" a
Get of large proportions and a pet along
the strand west of the pier was liberated.
The cat, after it's confinement ~ the
wall in cramped position, was suffering
from a pronounced attack of hysteria. 1t
staggered about the floor and was unable
to walk steadily until food was given it.
For hours following its liberation 1t fol-
lowed the carpenter as he went about his
work, rubbing its body against his legs
and purrinG its gratitude.
How the cat was caught in the wall Is
a mystery, but it is believed to have been
pursuing a rat and losing it's footing at
the top of the wall fell to the bottom.