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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
The Airship in War.

The dirigible balloon, or airship,
as it is usually called, is now an es-
tablished success, and is sure to play
an important part in future wars.
The French Government is taking the
lead in the matter and will soon have
whole feet of aerial cruisers, cap
able of sailing over the enemy's de-
lenses and dropping hundreds Of
pounds of dynamite into their fortifi-
cations; or of gliding quietly out at
night over battleship and dropping
down on her enough dynamite to
aend her, shattered wreck, with all
on board, to the bottom of the sea.
Germany is also making rapid
strides in this work. Count Zeppelin,
working under the patronage of the
government, has built the largest and
probably the most scientifically
planned airship ever constructed. -
From Henry B. Hersey's Expert
ences in the Sky" in the Century.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
Chair Made From Gallows.

Warden Burns e. Norton, of the
Maine State Prison, has just received
from the mandatory table-chair
made from the drop of the old prison
gallows which was used before capital
punishment was abolished.
The gallows drop was made of solid
rock maple, with a pine top, the
whole being thoroughly pus together
with bolts.
The old drop for many years had
been lying about the prison and
moved from place to place. Warden
Norton finally ordered it to be cut for
firewood and it was thrown into the
refuse.
The idea then came to him to have
a chair made from it, and the work
has just been finished. The chair is
combination seat and table. after
the old-fashioned chairs so well
known 100 years ago.
The five men who stood upon this
drop when executed were: Lewis H.
F. Wagner and John True Gordon,
1876, and Raffale Capone and Car
men Santore, and Daniel Williamson,
in 1885 Boston Herald
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
blessings of the Blind.

The calamity of the blind is i'm
mense, irreparable But it does not
take away our share of the things
that count-service, friendship, hui
NOR, imagination, wisdom. 1t is the
secret inner will that controls ones
fate. We are capable of willing to be
good, of loving and being loved, OF
thinking to the end that we may be
wiser. We possess these spirit-born
forces equally with all Gods children.
Therefore we, too, see the lightnings
and hear the thunders of Sinai. We.
too, march through the wilderness
and the solitary place that shall be
glad for us, and as we pass, God MAX
eth the desert to blossom like the
rose. We, too, go in unto the Prom.
ised Land to possess the treasures OF
the spirit, the unseen permanence OF
life and nature.-From Helen KEEL
lers Sense and Sensibility, in the
Century.
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FOUR MEN CONVICTED
IN CAPITOL CRAFT
Sanders0n, Snyder, Mathues and
SEumaker Guilty.
TRIALS AT HARRISBURG, PA.
Two Years Imprisonment and $1,000
Fine Maximum Penalty in Penn
syivania Loss Of $5,O00,000
Claimed by State.

Harrisburg, Pa.-The jury in the
first of the Capitol conspiracy cases
to be tried gave verdict Of guilty as
to every one of the four men who
have been on trial here for seven
weeks, after six hours deliberation.
There were two ballots taken, but the
jury did not come into court until
two hours after reaching conclusion
The men found guilty are: John H.
Sanderson, contractor; William p.
Snyder, former Auditor General; w.
L. Mathues, former State Treasurer,
and James M Shumaker, former Su-
perintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Motions for new trials were made
in each case.
The jury came into court at $50 in
the evening, and minute later Fore
man Dunkle, in reply to Clerk of the
Court Warden, announced that they
had agreed upon verdict.
1t was read to the court and then
aloud. The jury was not polled, but
when the clerk read the verdict con-
victing all of conspiracy, each man
gave his assent by nod Judge
Kunkel thanked the iurymen for
their patience and the care given to
the case, and dismissed them with the
customary thanks of the court The
entire proceedings occupied ten min
utes.
Only Sanderson and Snyder were
in court when the verdict was given,
and neither would talk. None of the
counsel for the defendants would say
anything about the case The States
attorneys said they were pleased at
the result OF their hard work The
maximum penalty for each defendant
in this case is two years imprison-
ment and $1,000 fine.
The four men were convicted of
defrauding the State in furnishing
the new Capitol, which cost the State
about 100000 instead of $4,000.
900, the figure at which the contract
was estimated. The present case con-
stituted one of the longest jury trials
in the history of Pennsylvania courts
and it attracted much attention
throughout the country.
The prosecution of the alleged
frauds was the outcome of the politi-
cal upheaval in Pennsylvania in 1905
which resulted in the election of Will
lam H. Berry, a Democrat, as State
Treasurer in the fall of that year.
Berry threw open the books of the
State Treasury and showed that the
cost of building the Capitol was more
than three times the amount of the
contract. The case was laid before
the Attorney-General and indictments
were found against fourteen persons.
L. H -.
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IN BETTER SHAPE THAN
AT START, EVANS REPORTS
Great American Fleet Arrives at
MagdaIena Bay.
READY FOR ANYTHING, SAYS BOB
Battleships Make Splendid Voyage
After Target Practice There
Remains Only a Junket Along
the California Coast.


Washington, D. .-Rear-Admira
Evans reported to the Navy Depart
ment that the battleship fleet he COM
mands had arrived in Magdalena Bay,
Mexico. The fleets voyage of 3114
miles from Callao, Peru, was made in
eleven days, twenty hours, and it ar
rived two days ahead of scheduled
time.
Fighting Bob Evans Characters
tically adds in his report that every
vessel in the feet is in better condi-
ton than when it left Hampton
Roads, Va, December 16; that the
feet is prepared to meet any emer-
gency that could arise and is ready
for any service at a days notice The
Admiral adds that the feet will begin
target practice as soon as the ranges
ean be established. Four GOLFERS
awaited the battleships' arrival.
A feeling of exultation pervaded
the Navy Department, a feeling whose
impulses are expressed partially in
the telegram which General Horace
Porter, president of the Navy League,
sent TO AQmlraI Evans.
THE Navy League of the United
States greets the commander, officers
and men of the splendid feet which
has indicated the judgment of the
friends of the Navy by it's successful
voyage, eyincing readiness, efficiency
and discipline and assuring national
protection and continued peace, and
extends to them its congratulations
and pledges them it's continued
friendship and support"
The battleships left Hampton
Roads December Is; sailed 1850
miles, arrived at Port of Spain, Trim
dad, December 90, remained six
days; sailed 400 miles, arrived at
Rio Janeiro, Brazil, January ~,
stayed ten days; sailed 1928 miles,
arrived at Punta Arenas magellan
Strait), Chile, February 1, remained
six days; sailed February z, passed
Valparaiso, Chile, February 13, and
having steamed 1855 miles, arrived
at Callao, Peru, February 20, stayed
nine days; sailed February 20,
steamed 3114 miles and arrived at
Magdalena Bay March IL, having
traversed 1898 miles in seventy
eight sailing days and having passed
ifty-three days in port.
Naval officers emphasized the fact
that the latest and longest LEG" of
the cruise, the 3114 miles from Cal
lao, was covered at the fastest rate
Of steaming, so verifying, if that was
needed, Admiral Evans statement
that the war vessels are in better con-
iition than when they started. They
said, too, that taken primarily as a
practice cruise, the voyage has
equalled expectations and ample and
repeated opportunities have been
given for drills, evolutions and other
tactics, as well as opportunities for
careful and exacting seamanship in
waters in which many American naval
men are comparatively new. Above
all, the feet has finished the voyage
without an unpleasant happening,
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FIVE YEARS FOR JOHN r. WALSH
Released on Supersedeas in $50, 1000
Bail by Judge Crosscup.

Chicago.-A new trial was denied
John r. Walsh, former president of
the Chicago National Bank, by Judge
Anderson, of the United States Dis
trict Court. Walsh was forthwith
sentenced to serve five years in the
Federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth.
1t was the general opinion that
counsel for the defense would con-
sumo long time in arguing the mo-
ton for arrest of Judgment, but after
Mr.. Hart had spoken for thirty min
utes the court interrupted him, say
ing:
think you may place those mat
ters before the Court of Appeals, Mr..
Hart. You are making no showing
here"
Turning to the prisoner, Judge An
derson said:
Mr.. Walsh, have you anything 20
say why / should not now pronounce
sentence upon your"
Walsh, without arising, shook his
head slightly, and the court said:
"The character of the evidence and
the character of the crime of which
this defendant has been found guilty
call for extreme Judgment. The facts
are. however, that this defendant is
seventy years old, and that mere inn
prisonment is of itself so heavy
punishment in a case of this kind ]
have concluded that the law will be
satisfied with the minimum penalty,
which is five years"
The court further directed that all
the counts in the indictment be served
concurrently, and further directed
that the defendant pay the entire cost
of the trial.
An application was Immediately
made to Judge Grosscup of the
United States Court OF Appeals for a
supersedeas, which was granted, ana
Walsh was released under bonds Of
$4,000 pending the hearing of his
appeal
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A Fiji Rainfall.

The astonishing effects sometimes
produced by cloudbursts are well
known, but not many trustworthy
records of the depth of the rainfall
during such occurrences exist. The
following instance, therefore, pos.
sesses much interest. On August G,
1905, during a thunderstorm in the
Fiji Islands, the measured depth Of
the rainfall in gauge elevated TWEEN
ty-five feet above the ground was
three feet and one inch. The rain
continued thirteen hours, and owing
to unmeasured overflow, the total
amount remains unknown, but it is
estimated to have been not less than
forty-one inches.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
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500 Reward. &IOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Tatarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
cure Send for list of testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, D.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Coming Down Anyway.

Some years ago there lived in
Perth, Scotland, man of convivial
habits, we'll known by his Christian
name, jamie. One dark night an ac-
qnaintance found Jamie lying at the
foot Of an outside stair. rs that
you, Jamie?" asked the acquaintance
in voice of the greatest astonish-
ment. AYE, it's me-" replied jamie
in tone of complete resignation.
Have ye fa'en doom the starr" was
the next question. AYE! / fell doom;
but was comm doom, whether or
no. Bellman.
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FLEET TO VISIT AUSTRALIA.
To Sail From San Francisco on July
6 For Hawaii.

II OF f1AWaHs
Washington, D. C.-Admiral Evans
battleship fleet, after leaving San
Francisco, will visit Hawaii, Samoa
Melbourne and Sydney, Australia;
Philippines, and return toFNew York
by way of the Suez Canal.
Secretary Metcalf announced the
future movements of the fleet after a
Cabinet meeting. 1t will leave San
Francisco on July for our Pacific
possessions, !" as Mr.. Metcalf styled it.
The vessels will first touch at Hawaii,
where they will coal. After that they
will go to Samoa, following this up
by visit to Australia, where they
will stop at Melbourne and Sydney,
the invitation of the Australian Gov
eminent to visit that country having
been supplemented by an even more
cordial one from the British Ambas-
sador, Mr.. Bryce. Leaving Australia,
the vessels are to go to Manila, and
while in the Philippines the annual
fall target practice will be held.
Thence the return will be made to
the United States by way of Suez,
stopping only at such ports as are
necessary for coaling.
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Normal Schools.

They originated in Germany and
were for considerable period con-
fined to that country. The first was
organized at Stettin, in Prussia, in
1875; the next by Frederick the
Great, at Berlin, in 1748; another
was opened in Hanover in 1857, and
others followed in various parts Of
Germany. The first school for the
instruction of teachers in France was
established in 1910, the first in Hol-
land in 1916, and in England in 1880.
The first normal school in the United
States was opened in 1889.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
MUSIC STUDENTS
Should Hare Steady Nerves.

The nervous system OF the musi-
dan is often very sensitive, and any
habit like coffee drinking may so up
set the nerves as to make regular and
necessary daily practice next to Inn
possible.
u practice from seven to eight
hours day and study Harmony two
hours" writes Mich music student.
Last September was so nervous I
could only practice few minutes at
cine and mother said would have
to drop my music for year.
This was terribly discouraging. as
] couldn't bear the thought or losing
a whole year OF study. Becoming
convinced that my nervousness was
caused largely by coffee, and seeing
Postum so highly spoken OF. / decided
] would test II for while.
Mother followed the directions
carefully and ! thought had never
tasted such delicious drink. We
drank Postum every morning instead
OF coffee, and by Novemo Der / felt
more like myself than for years. and
was ready to resume my music.
II now practice as usual, do my
studying and when my days work is
finished am not any more nervous
than when began.
Il cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practice
half a day. My father is physician
and recommends Postum to his pa
tients. Words cannot express my APP
probation for this most valuable
health beverage, and experience has
proven its superiority over all 9TH
hrs" There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich Read 1.-THE Road TO
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
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rortugal,s valuable Grown.

When King Manuel of Portugal will
be crowned the ceremony will include
his assumption of the most valuable
crown in Europe Taken at jewel
.er's estimate, the Portuguese CROW.
is recorded as being worth &1,oo6,-
600. In shape and size it is almost a
Ise-simiIe of the Spanish and the old
Polish crowns, though in the value of
its jewels its nearest rival is the
Cars diadem, which is supposed to
have cost 91,300,000 The crown
placed upon the English Kings head
is valued at mere a360,000.-
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BIG CORPORATION CUTS WAGES.
Amoskeag Cotton Mills, Employing
$4,000 Hands, Reduces 10 Per Cent.

Amoskeag Cotton Mills, Employing
$4,000 Hands, Reduces 10 Per Cent.
Manchester, N H.-Notices were
posted in the mills or the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company, announcing
wage reduction averaging ten pei
cent, to take effect on March 80. The
Amoskeag Corporation has the largest
cotton manufacturing plant in the
world, and employs about $1,000 OPP
eratives.
Nashua, N. H.-Notices were post
ed at the mills of the Nashua Manu-
featuring Company and jackson Com
pany announcing a reduction of ten
per cent in the wages of operatives,
to take effect March 80. 1t was
further stated that the forty hours a
week schedule, which has been in eff
feet since the first of the year, will
be continued Indefinitely. About
1000 operatives are employed in the
cotton mills here.
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King Edward and Queen Alexandra
object to the abuse Of rouge by young
ladies'.
American women in London are
made victims of anonymous letter
writer's.
Mrs. George Law, of New York
City, was reported to have hired an
agent to suppress the publication OF
news OF her doings in society.
The possession Of 49, 900 left to
her by relative SO nnhinged the
mind Of young woman named Bell,
Of Sterkstrom, Cape Colony, that she
committed suicide
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
Our Peruna Tablet
Is Peruna With
Fluid Removed.

h of the surfaces Of the mouth olcuar atah
the chronic ah of the hea This writer classes
hyas stomachc tonic useful in atomic dyspepsia Chronic gastric
Of the duodenum aah of the gall of
ntese catah of the kidneys Bghts diseased Of the
bladder and catarrh of other pelvic organs
BARTH0L0W REGARDS C0PAIBA excellent
cath of the bladder chronic bronchitis atah the bronchial b
BARTHoL0w STATES ingredient Puna pro-
appetite digestion circulation the blood
full in chronic nasal catarrh cuar phangi atarrh Of the panx
increasing the ton Of the membranes of the throat also
eves Useful atomic dyspepsia atah the soma and
chronic catarrh of the colon and ~ the bladder rostatoThe
and chronic bronchial affections
MILLsPAUGH MEDICINAL PLANTS the authoritative
works medicinal herbs the English language commenting
C0LLNS0NA CANADENSS that the and
motor increases the seeon Of the membranes
general In the mountains of Virginia. Kentucky Tennessee and Carolina
consona considered panacea many disorders including
headache collie dropy and indigestion DR. SCUDDER regards
highly remedy diseases the lungs heart disease and asthma
These citations ought be sufficient show candid mind that
caarTh remedy Surely herbal remedies that command the
enthusiastic confidence authorities onab brought together
oughtto make catarrh remedy the efficacy
This claim, able to subana this claim by ample
quotations the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES IN THE WORLD
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
Countess Shuvalovo Transfers
Dubno 20 Austrian Noble,

st. Petersburg The town of Dub
no, having $1,000 inhabitants, has
been sold by the owner, Countess
Shuvalovo, to Count Offendorf, an
Austrian, for 100000. The trans
fer includes the site of the Russian
fortress at Dubno. This town is one
of several in Russian Poland which
have been held under the ownership
of individuals since feudal days. 1t
was founded in the tenth century and
was once owned Ivy King of Po-
land.
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Origin Of Pugilism.

Man being instinctively pug
nacious animal, and the fist being the
simplest and most natural weapon,
it may safely be assumed that
pugilism, as a mode of settling diff
culties, is coeval with man himself.
So far as we know, boxing for men
was introduced in the Olympic games
in the 23d Olympiad, 769 B. c., and
for boys in the 37th olympiad, 500
3. G.
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Owner of HistoricaI ManteI.

William Hemstreet, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, is the owner of the mantel be-
fore which Edgar Allan Poe sat when
he wrote his masterpiece, "The RAJ
ven." He will shortly, it is said, pre-
sent it to the Columbia University,
where 1T willhave conspicuous place
in the library.
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than ten years / was
in misery with back
ache. The simplest
housework completely
exhausted me. ! had
no strength or ambi-
ton, was nervous and
suffered headache and
dizzy SPELLS. After
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
Husbands Testimonial.

A Burman witness, looking IN the
prime of condition, deposed quite
complacently in a criminal case Chat
he had no occupation. my wife,
good, careful and hard working wom-
an, supports me-" he added.-Cal-
cutta Statesman.
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1000. GOO Year FOR CONSERVATIVES.

According to statement made by
the Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, consumption
costs the people of Philadelphia more
than $4,000 day, or more than
100000 year. At present there
are 10000 consumptives in that city.
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smalIest EIectrfc Motor.

A German mechanic has built the
smallest motor in the world, 1t is
used as a scarf pin and is run by a
battery in his pocket. He keeps it in
constant operation.
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PERuNA EDITORIAL NO. ..

DR. Hartman has claimed many years EXCELLENT
CATARH REMEDY Some the doctors critics have disputed
claim the efficacy of Peruna
Since secret what the edi
cal authorities the remedies of which
Take for instance the ingredient
GOLDEN SEAL The United States Dpensatory
that largely employed in the
chronic rhinis nasal caah atomic dyspepsia omach
chronic intestinal catarrh catarrhal aundce ~
diseased membranes the pelvic It
the peculiar women
ingredient CORYDALs in ths
United States Dispensatory
CEDR0N SEEDS another ingredient Peruna drug
has been largely overlooked the medical profession
years THE SEEDS ARE TO FOUND STORES
The United DpensatoTy
dysenter intermittent diseases
al SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE
C0PAIBA ingredient Peruna by
States Dspnsatoy mild
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EYESIGRT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema--Baby' Head
a Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

Our little girl was two months old when
she got rash on her face and within five
days her face and head were all one sore
We used different remedies but it got
worse instead of better and we thought she
would turn blind and that her ears would
fall off. She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This went
on until she was FIVE months old, then /
had her under our family doctors care, but
she continued to grow worse He said it
was eczema. When she was seven months
old | started to use the Cuticura Remedies
and in two months our baby was a differ
ent girl. You could not see sign of a
sore and she was as fair as newborn
baby. Che has not had sign of the eczema
SINCE. Mrs. II. F. Budke, LeSueur, MINI,
Apr. Is and May 2, 1907"
Gil II H. L.