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The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

| or the Organization OF the Newark
| Conference is Held III MorriAtown.
The fiftieth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Newark Conference
fof the Methodist Episcopal Church is
| being celebrated in the local church.
The members Of the conference began
to gather las t Tuesday afternoon al d
by the time the main conferenC e
opened on Wednesday morning there
were about three hundred present
from out Of town. The delegates are
being cared for in the homes of Nor
ristown residents, the accommoda-
Uions at hotels and boarding houses
being inadequate to house so many.
The noon lunch is served in the
church.
The services opened with the cele-
bration of the communion which was
followed by the reading of memorials
of the ministers who have died dur
ing the past year.
Six men were placed on the super
numerary list. They were Reys.
Charles q. Winans, Of Haledon; Isaac
Thomas, of Mountain View; Albert
Cain, of Little Falls: Albert A. An
derson, of Bloomsbury, and William
HI. Carson, of Flanders, while Abra-
ham J. Conklin, of Waldwick, was put
on the superannuated list and his case
recommended to the generosity of the
conference board of stewards.
The relation of Richard Johns, OF
the Elizabeth District, was made eff
| fective, instead of supernumerary.
In the afternoon the Women s Home
Missionary Society held its anniyer-
sary, while the Conference Life In
surance Association met in another
room. The evening was devoted to
the anniversary Of the Centenary
Fund and Preachers Aid Society.
On Thursday a business session oc.
cupied the morning hours and in the
afternoon the anniversary of the Wo
mems Foreign Missionary Society was
observed. In the evening the semi
centennial celebration was held with
prayer by DR.. Buttz, anthems by the
Drew Seminary chorus, and addresses
by Rev. John f. Dcdd, d. D., Rev. T.
III. Landon. D. D., and George j
Ferry. Rev. Fred Glare Baldwin, D.
D., read a poem prepared for the oc-
casion and DR.. Marshall and General
Russling presented the greetings OF
the New Jersey Conference.
Business sessions and anniversariCs
alternated until the final session this
morning.
Conference adjourned shortly after
one o'clock this afternoon, the last
thing on the program being the as.
signment of pastoa@$ Rev. w. A
| Chadwick, of Newton, is sent to Mad
ison to succeed DR.. Faulks, who was
| named as conference evangelist. Rev
! g. IL. VonGlahn, OF Bernardsville, il
sent to the Asbury Church, OF Hack
ensack, being succeeded in Bernards
vile by r.. w. Elliott. DR.. Coulta!
was transferred from the RoSevill(
Avenue to the Halsey Street Churcl
in Newark. Rev. l.. @. Muller, o
Paterson, was made presiding elder o
the Paterson district, the former PIE
siding elder going to Ridgewood.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09
KOUNTZE.

St. Thomas Church was the scene
Thursday afternoon of the wedding OF
Miss Annie w. Kountze, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Kountze, to ].
Gordon Douglas. The brides dress of
white satin was almost entirely con-
cealed by old point lace, and in lieu Of
the customary bouquet she carried a
gold-bound prayer-book. Miss Sybil
Douglas, in frock Of pale blue chif-
fon, trimmed with lace, and wearingsa
Leghorn hat adorned with blue feath-
ers, was her only attendant. She car
ried a bouquet of gardeniaS. Efiing-
ham Townsend Irwin was the best
man, and the usherS were Pierre Lor-
lizard, Jr., W. DeDancey Kountze, Ar
thur B. Randolph, Harry B. Hollins,
Jr., Kenneth b. Schley and Cyril
Hatch Bishop Henry O. Potter per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by the
Rev, DIR. William Il. Huntington, rec
tor OF Grace Church, of which Mr.. and
Mrs. Kountze have long been pewhold-
erS. st. Thomasi was picturesquely
decorated for the occasion with white
azaleas, crimson rambler roses, Easter
lilies. banks OF daisies, golden genesta
and palms and ferns OF every descrip-
tion. The ceremony was followed by
a reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Luz
ther KountZe at their ,shOme in East
,37th street. The newly-married couple
sail next week for Europe, and on their
return, in July, will come to Morris
town,
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09

"A piano in the home renders
that home happier, brighter and
better It is worth while to think
about this
When buying a piano last week,
the father of large family expressed
to US his great regret that he had al
lowed the years to pass without pur-
chasing a piano, without securing mu-
sic for the home. He deplored the
fact that he had deprived his elder
daughters of the advantages of musical
culture, and had done it needlessly
and thoughtlessly. Il have been 90.
ing to buy piano. said he, anytime
these dozen years. / have promised
my wife aScore of times that she should
have it; only now am | keeping my
word Is this case like yours? If it
is, the remedy is easy indeed.
What is lost by not having piano2
If you cannot answer for yourself, put
the question to someone who can. Ask
a school principal, physician, cler-
gyman---anyone who has given atten-
ton to ethical and moral questions.
have no doubt as to the nature Of the
reply. You will be told on every hand
that piano helps, and helps wonder
fully, to elevate, to refine and to uplift
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09
THE PARK PLACE FOUNTAIN.
Two Hundred Horse Owners in Nor
ristown Sign Petition.


ristown Sign Petition.
Profound appreciation has been ex-
pressed by Morristonians that an un-
named benefactor contemplates max
I ing improvements at the end OF the
Park, facing Becker Block. There is
room for improvement where at pres
e it there exists neither beauty nor
order, and any artistic additions will
be gratefully welcomed by our citi,
zens, one and ALL The fact that a
handsomely designed horse and dog
fountain is to be erected there, to re;
place the present simple but very use
| ful stone basin, is an item of interest
to the city, and any design planned by
John r.. Brinley, landscape architect,
for the beautifying Of the park, is sure
t5 meet with the approval of public
spirited Morristonians. If however
rumor is correct, there is reason fol
some objection to two aspects of the
proposed fountain, but these objec-
tions under discussion may be rem
edied before the fountain is built.
One is the report that not more
than three horses at a time will be
| able to drink at the new fountain
whereas seven horses are frequently
seen around the present spacious bowl
Could not the new basin be made tC
accommodate five horses !? The larger
| the basin the less chance of care
less, impatient driver refusing to wait
his turn to water his thirsty horse.
BY way of a second objection, it is
1 to be noted that the new fountain, in
stead of being supplied with free-flow
/ ing water, will be provided with the
undesirable stop-cock. The argument
against this is not only that the water
is never as clean, but it takes longer
for the refilling of the basin while
horses are waiting their turn, and il
is not practicable for use in cold win
ters
People who reside near Becker
Block, as well as horse owners, speaE
enthusiastically of the usefulness O.
the old fountain and of the large mum
ber of horses it accommodates daily
From six in the morning until aftel
dark the use of it is inceSsant, and al
certain hours it is encircled by from
four to seven thirsty animals drinking
of the never failing cool, clean supply
On account of this question OF the
stop-cock, the petition has been signed
by scores of horse owners, including
the prominent business men of the
town who could be found in their Off
ces, as we'll as men from the farms
! 1t is said, that all were more thar
willing to add their signatures, anC
that many more could have been OBJ
tanned had there been more time L
spare.
1t is earnestly hoped that this ap
peal of the owners OF horses will not
only meet with the effect SO properly
desired, but that the donor will un
derstand that the request is made not
| in critical but in a mutually helpful
| spirit.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09

DR.. Erdman officiated at the South
Street Presbyterian Church on Sun
day morning for the last time, the oc-
casion being the regular communion
service. There was a large attend
ance and seventeen were received into
the church on confession and three by
letter. Next Sunday DIR. Dwight will
occupy the pulpit of the church and
by direction of Presbytery declare the
pulpit vacant. DR.. Erdman is spend.
ing few days at Scran on.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09

In purchasing Lauter Piano you will Sc
cure an instrument that is made to satisfy an
artistic demand We do not make an ordinar.
lily good piano, but one of superlatively beauti-
full character. We pride ourselves that the
Lauter in scale, in Tone in interior finish and in
architectural beauty, is without a superior
Many unbiased piano experts and musicians af-
firm that it is without an equal
We want you to have Lauter Piano. We
want you to come here and ascertain for your
self the reasons back of their splendid standing
in the musical world, We want you to visit our
factory and see the instruments being made for
yourself we do not think that this country
offers better example Of MoyoAghness in work
manship than you will see there
We invite you to send for The Lauter
Piano Book This is bound volume of 100
pages 1t tells the facts about the Lauter Piano
in an interesting way. 1t explains how easily
you can have one We mail free to anyone In
terested on request.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09

all who may be brought under its
influence. You will be told that pi-
ano means recreation, good cheer, So
ciability and happiness, and that it
helps decidedly to make life really
worth while
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09

lcoNrINUrD ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09
THE MoRRISToWN POSTOFFICE

Shows an Increase of Business.
The Mdrristown postoflice seems to
have habit of constant growth.
While individuals complain that busi-
ness is falling off, etc, yet in the mail
service the past year has seen an in
crease of over $1,000 in receipts, and
also an increase in the money order
branch. The figures for the year as
compiled by Postmaster Clarke are as
follows:
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-04-09
Humane's Ball.

The annual ball of Humane Steamer
Co was held in Washington Hall last
Tuesday evening with large attend
ance including many visiting tiremen.
Sharrette's orchestra furnished the
music and the grand march was lead
by Allyn Thompson, an ex-foreman,
and Miss Elizabeth Tyas of Gloucester,
N. j. The program Of dances which
followed kept the participants busy
till far along toward morning. The
committees were as follows: floor
A. H Thompson, James Wright and
Frank Marshall; reception Benjamin
Sayre, William Theiler, George Doug
las; arrangement A. II Thompson,
w A. Lyon, w. A. Woodruff, james
Wright, Frank Marshall and Presi-
d Mt Walter o. Stiles.
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There was n kind OF public record
office attached to the palace and tenn
pic at Nincvch, In which 1t was GUS
tomary to cposit important legal and
other documents, such as contracts
and agreements for the purchase and
sale OF property, marriage settle
ments. wills, etc. Among these there
were discovered official statements as
Ia the history and transactions of the
eminent banking house of Egidu at
Ninoveh. Assyrian chronology proves
that these refer to n date about 200
years before the Christian era. when
Abraham dwclt ut Ur of the Chaldces.
as Is stated In Genesis. We may,
therefore. claim for this firm the re-
putation OF being the oldest bank in
the world, ut least, of which we have
any record, or are likely to have. The
accounts are very voluminous, and
cover the transactions of five genera
tons of the house from father To son.
The firm grew rapidly in importance
during this period, during which they
attained great wealth; for they had
succeeded in securing from the king
the appointment of COLLECTORS of taxes,
II position which in the Fast always
leads to fortune. They afterward
farmed the revenue for several OF the
Assyrian provinces, with very great
gain to the firm.
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is only si33.79. The assets of life in.
surance companies, totaling oyer 81
700000,000. are likewise chiefly made
up of the savings of those of small
means. The farms of the United
States are valued at si6,Gi5.OO 900,
and 5.G9o.0O0 families live upon them,
giving an average holding per family
of only $500"
Tho Engineering News goes into
tho question of the equal distribution
of wealth and putting to test by act.
ual figures the socinlistlc theory, 1t
finds that II II were possible to bring
about the stupendous changes involv-
ed, each wage Garner would find his
average income increased just $3.50 n
year or 80 cents day.
The figures and facts complied by
the Engineering News makes n most
interesting study and perhaps the
man who earns his few hundred n
year may find something satisfying
In them, and then again he may not.
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BOOMING THE BooMs.

Base report ono day declared
Fairbanks leaned to cocktail drink
ing:
Was 1t slandc? oh. who cared?
Straight his White House stock
went sinking.
Fairbanks wits, though. never fail
lie is clever as joker;
So he started up the tale
That Bill Taft was fond of poker.
Taft. while much bedimmcd in glory.
Did not stay for vain regrets.
But devised and told the story
That Phil Knox smoked cigarettes.
Knox was injured by the news
II was just the kind that Iuccrs;
SO he whispered round that Hughes
Did not wash behind the ears.
So went on tho game of doom
'Mongst the presidency brothers.
Each ono helping on his boom
BY Il kick at all the others.
II. S. H., In Richmond Times
Dispatch.
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idea OF one court for the people and
another for the corporations that is
arousing the wrath of the people all
over the land, and that unless check
ed is destined TO result in making the
corporations rue the day they ever
Thought of such Il thing. For long
timc the great conservative element
OF the country have stood us Il bull
wark between radical measures and
inc corporations. but the insolcnt
abuse of the protection thus afforded
them Is rapidly turning conservatives
into radicals on this question Of the
regulation of private corporations.
AS 1t lis the Cumberland Telephone
Company has no very warm place in
tho esteem of the people of Louisiana,
and II would be wise for ii to pro-
coed slowly in its defiance of their
wishes and traditions. IL may consid-
or that has Strange hold upon
Now Orleans and the State ut large.
but II is scheduled for rude awaken
Ing II 1t persists much further In its
contempt OF State authority.
Orleans States.
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A SUMMER VACATION.

When he's ut homo he ycarns each
day
To quit the place; to 20 away
Where purling streams or breakers
white
Make restful music. day and night.
And so he takes
The train and makes
A bee line for some rural site.
But when the sunlmrn strikes his
arms
And noisy rcvclry alarms
His slumbcr that seems all too bricI
And fierce mosquitoes cause him
grief,
He packs his grip
And makes the trip
To town once moro. with great relief
Washington Star.
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THE FELLOW WHO ROCKS THE
BOAT.


We all know him. the fellow that
rocks the boat We begin reading
about him just ms soon us the wealth
or begins to yet warm enough for
him To take girls boating In the
spring, and he gets newspaper notices
all summer. He Is mn idiotic sort of
n fellow. and the other day his idocy
got him into trouble He was sum
mcr boarder nj New Jersey farm
house, and he taught people To call
him Percy Springer Miss Anna
Frcdcricks was also stopping at tho
same place. He took her out rowing
on the Delaware river, and just to
have II little fun with her he began to
rock the boat. II was nwfully funny.
nnd then she got badly scared He
rocked and rocked the boat. and she
began to cry. He laughed and rocked.
and then she got mad She got down
on her hands and knees in the boat
and crawlcd to him. and then she
gave him the surprise of his life IN
the shape of cuff on the ear that
topplcd him out of the loat. She
grabbed an oar. and she wouldn't lot
him climb back into the boat, but she
let him hang on while she rowcd him
close enough to shore for his feet To
touch bottom and his chin to he above
water, thon she beat his, hands loost
with the oar and made him wade
ashore. He got a good ducking. and
that evening at tho supper table she
told everybody all about 1t, and he
folt so mcasly mean that he sncaked
away from tho place. Maybe he
won't rock any more boats.
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CORPORATIONS AND THE FED.
ERAL COURTS.

While no person would wish To deny
any reasonable right to n private cor
poration yet the growing tendency OF
these corporations to ignore the
courts of the States In which they
are allowed to do business by rushing
into the Federal Courts upon the
slightest provocaton is most slgnifi-
cant case In point is that of the
Cumberland Telephone Company,
which only yesterday argued before
United States Judge Saunders an an.
plication for the issuance for an order
restraining tho state Railroad Com
mission from interfering with the
contemplated plans of that company
to raise certain OF It's rates and tolls.
We entertain the highest respect
for Judge Saunders and for the court
over which he so ably prcsidcs, nor
have we any wish to be understood
MS criticizing him In this connection
The application having been made TO
him In due and proper form II Is I'M
doubleday his right and duty to hear
Inc cause. The point TO be criticized
Is this apparent eaGcrncss of the tel
ephone corporation, while doing bust.
ness In this State and drawing sup
port from our people. to go over the
heads of our State Courts to break
into the Federal Courts. The implied
contempt thus shown to this state and
to the constituted courts OF justice SO
Ill becomes n corporation doing such
n large business here MS to merit crit.
icism and censurc of its course.
II Louisiana Is considered to be n
good enough field for the telephone
company to do business in. that com
pany ought to be willing to put itself
upon an equality with homo corpora
tions and our own citizens and to
take its chances before the courts of
justice that are organized for such
purposes. 1t Is just such instances of
contempt for State authority mani
Tested by so many private corpora.
tions In recent years that are rcspon.
siblc for the growing sentiment
throughout the contry for stringent
laws to regulate corporations and to
compel them to respect the authority
before which every citizen OF the
State must low.
The persistent attempts of these
corporations to constitute themselves
things apart from the people. with
rights and privileges superior to
'hpsc tllJoNtu ny INC common run or
the masses. is an evil that calls loud
~ for correction. When the average
citizen sees that tho courts which he
is compelled to respect and obey arc
arrogantly ignored and treated with
contempt by the Cumberland Tcle.
phone Company feeling OF resent.
ment is engcndcrcd in his bosom and
1t is small wonder that this resent.
ment should now and then express it
self in the enactment of harsh laws
and of stern repressive measures. It
is not pleasant for the citizen to con
template the attitude of such corpor-
atoms when by their acts they seem
to set IN the assumption that the
courts of Louisiana are good enough
for the people. but not good enough
for tho corporations; that the author
ity and power OF the State must fur.
nish them proper police protection.
but the courts are not to he trusted
In the adjudication OF their legal
causes.
1t is this abuse embodied in the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

states that aro thinking of passing;
two-cents-a-milc railroad faro laws
could do worse. than follow Virginia,
which placed tho matter in the hands
OF commissioner. New York is the
first state to tread in the foot steps
of The Old Dominion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08
Jim CROW, BOOM NOT GROWING

Nobody has called Forakcr's candi-
dacy Jim Crow BOOM" but 1t
would be a proper classification
Newport News Press
There was not much sound like
Growing In tho Foraker camp when
Taft won out n few days ago.-Schc-
ncctady IN. W Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08
Approprjate.

a want to get ribbon for my
typcwriting machine" said the au-
thor.
"All right, sir" replied the polite
clerk. what color-blue, purple or
black record?'
well, er-I guess you better give
me black record. | am going TO write
up the past ofYa Pittsburg million
airc. Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

The people who were seeing New
York from gasoline "rubbcrncck'
and who were mobbed. saw something
that the company does not guarantee
with every trip. II Will be something
for thom to talk about but it Is an
attraction Of which the company will
not make page display "ad.'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

Two Kentucky girls, aged 10, agreed
to die together because they loved
the same boy, aged fourteen. They
might have grown up to have some
sense. but the odds are. they would
not have.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

What n pity that the Hop Sings,
the One Longs, the Black LANDS ana
the Hunchakists cannot be put in n
40 acre 10. all well armed and equip
ped, and every man with grievance
against the other.
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Great Finance.

Madge--What did Molly mean by
saying that Joining the Audubon So.
cicty was good business PROPOSE
ton?
Marjoric-The dues are only So.
while hat with feathers on it costs
Mt least S20-IIarpcr's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

The other day Spaniard cut n
sailor from the battlcship Maine.
Strange to relate the yellows did not
feature 1t. Must have been that the
chiefs of the yellows are on their
vacations.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

"Did you ever know of man dying
OF snakc-bite. Pat?"
"Smrc did
WHO was hep
II don't know his name but I'm. Of
The opinion that he was n Prohibi.
tionist!"-Yonkers Statesman
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

a Detroit woman is suing her nus
band for divorce on the ground that
he brought talking machine into
the house. Wanted the entire field
to herself. probably.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

The temper of the people in tho
New York tenement districts is of the
nature that 1t Is not for tho father
to lead his own daughter through the
streets by the hand.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

Boss Murphy, of Tammany Hall
wants $4,000 damages from New
York newspaper for libel The ap-
praiscrs certainly found II surprising
ly large lot that was Manageable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

The young woman who Fairbanks
rescued from knee deep water in
Yellowstone Park threatens to 20 on
the stage. That will have worse
result than the cocktail.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-08

Japan since she took over Korea Is
like the pup that swallowed a humble
beet is awaiting inside informa.
ton.
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oolna Back On II.

Going back on the old farm this
Yes going back on the old farm.
Some new farm for ours. Washing.
ton Herald.
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Austral!an Black opals.

Black opals of great beauty. arc
found in Queensland, Australia. be
sides 56 other kinds of precious
stones.
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