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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE.
The Fourteeeih Annual Meeting Bids
Fair to be ofGreat Interest.

The Fourteeeih Annual Meeting Bids
Fair to be of Great Interest.
The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Lake Mohonk Conference on In
ternational Arbitration will be held
May 20-22. Its list of speakers is rep
resentative, including jurists, diplo-
mats, business men, editors and cler-
gymen. The greatest interest will
centre around the discussion of the
Hague conference, which will be taken
up by two of the members and others
who are dissatisfied with the results.
The members of the conference are
invited guests OF Mr.. Smiley and the
meeting marks the opening Of the sea-
son at Lake Mohonk which will close
with the tweDty-sixth annual confer
.ence'of the Friends of the Indian
and Other Dependant Peoples, Octo-
Der 81, D and %.
Mr. Smiley celebrated his eightieth
birthday on March 18th, at his winter
home in Redlands, California The
Smiley brothers began in a small way
thirty-nine years ago and have demen-
Strated the fact that summer resort
may be successfully conducted without
intemperance or Sabbath desecration.
No LIQUOR of any kind is allowed upon
the premises. Morning and evening
prayer services are conducted in one
of the parlors each day, and every
Sunday a sermon is preached in the
morning and a song service is held in
the evening. OnSunday the the gates
leading to the grounds are closed and
no guests arrive or depart. No dogs
are allowed upon the premises and on
account of some narrow drives auto
mobiles are also excluded.
The Christian Advocate of April
3Oth says" The twins. who were
Quakers, were not only exceptionally
successful teachers, but by rare bust
ness sagacity forty years ago they
bought picturesque tract of land on
the crest of the Shawangunk noun
tains and made it one of the most SUI
perb summer resorts in America. One
of the twins, Alfred Smiley, of Mime
waska, has departed this life, but the
other Albert K. Smiley. still reigns at
Lake Mohonk, rich in years and hon
ors, friend of peace, and one of the
most Jealous of American philanthro-
DiStS
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
Letter to John L.. TaImadge.
Morristown

Dear Sir: The wear of paint goes by
gallons; the lesS-gallons paint wears
longest. The reason, of course, is its
strength. 1t takes less gallons, be-
cause it is strong; it wears long time,
because it is strong. 1t is all-paint
and the strongest paint.
There is a best paint among all-paint
paints. No two are alike, of course;
no two cover alike or wear alike. One
is thin. another is thick; one has too
much lead, another too much zinc,
another is right. The right is Devoe
q Reynolds, SO far as is yet known.
Perhaps somebody's will find-out a
better paint than Devoe & Reynolds /:
then Devoe & Reynolds will become a
more-gallons paint, coStlier paint, a
weaker paint, less durable paint, a
less-economical paint, timid paint.
Bigger changes than that have come
over the world. Devoe & Raynolds
has the lead; why shouldn't we lose it
to somebody-else.
Yours truly,
+, w. DEVOE & q. T.
"a RAYNOLDS co.
p. s. Geo. E. Voorhees, and +. Pan
taenius sell our paint.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

1t was announced at the anti saloon
meeting on Saturday night which was
addressed by Governor Hanly. of Indi-
ana, that James r. Sayre, of Newark
will give $4,000 toward the expenses
of prosecuting the campaign against
the liquor traffic. The money will be
paid in five installments Of Sc, 900 each
MI. Sayre two years ago gave 10000
toward the INSTRUMENTATION re-
viyal In Newark.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
TREBLE CLEF CLUBS CONCERT
Held last Tuesday Evening In the south
street Presbyterian church.

Held last Tuesday Evening In the south
street Presbyterian church.
The Treble Clef Club closed its sea-
son last Tuesday evening, when an in
vitation concert was given in the Sun
day School room Of the South Street
Presbyterian Church, nearly four hun
dred friends of the members of this
fiourishing musical organization being
in attendance. The concert was de-
lightful showing improvement in the
chorus, while the solos numbers were
greatly enjoyed.
Special interest was manifested in
the number, specially written and de-
dicated to the club by Harry H. Matt
hews, of Philadelphia, a brother of the
conductor of the Treble Club, who was
present at the concert. Disappoint-
ment was felt at the Illness of Mrs.
Harry Matthews, who was on the pro-
gram for a song cycle, written by her
husband and another number, but on
account OF her throat was obliged to
give up all but one selectin which was
roundly applauded.
Interest was added by the violin
playing of Mrs James Otis Post and
F. Fl. Holden, who rendered duets and
also played an obligato for the best
work of the club, Cigars g Snow. "
Asa Howard Geeding, the new di-
rector of the South Street Presbyte-
rian choir, also favored with two num-
bers, being accompanied by Miss Mabel
Jenkins.
Mrs. j S. Matthews accompanied the
club. The full program follows:
FIRST PART.
" Ebb and Flow .. ........ Oliver King
/" The Snow =. .,............. Elgar
The Treble CIef.
Obligato for two violins Mrs. James
Otis Post and Frank FL. Holden.
(a) MOndnacht .......... Schumann
(b)" Authenticate ".......... Schubert
Asa Howard Geeding.
Romance. .....l............R uDenSteln
Largo Holy Art Thou n.. Handel
The Treble Clef
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
riIIans Versus Sod Mulch.

In recent fruit growers conven-
ton Professor Hedrick read a paper
on ''Tillage Versus the Sod Mulch" in
which tillage had decidedly the better
of it. All the points in this paper
seemed to prove that, with rare excep-
tlons, tillage is the only plan for
orchardists to follow if they would
reap the largest returns. Most of the
persons who adopt the sod mulch plan
are looking for an easy way to care
for their orchards and not only often
forget the mulch, but in many cases
they also take the easy way in other
orchard practices.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
creosote For Eencsposts.

Fenceposts of many kinds of cheap
woods which ordinarily would soon de-
cay can be made to last for twenty
years by simple treatment with creo-
sote, according to the Forest Service.
Most of the so called inferior woods,
such as cottonwood, aspen, willow, syc-
amore, low grade pines and some Of
the gums, are well adapted to this
treatment.
When properly treated these woods
outlast untreated cedar and oal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
Paint Ready for Use

/. & M. PURE PAINT semi-mixed is sold
for $I.65 per gallon. I.inseed Oil is sold
from the barrel for 90 cents gallon. Buy
!, a gallons L. & M. PURE PAINT and mix
with it 3 gallons linseed oil, and you then
make gallons of paint at cost Of only
: 81 20 per gallon. Done lin minutes
Phillips & Day. Morristown; P. c. Henry,
Basking Ridge, MI; w. r. Wilson, Whip
Pany; J R. Meade, Hanover, l.. s. NJ. Paint
Agents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
For Postomce site.

The omnibus public buildings bill
carrying 1923, 129, 900 was introduced in
to the house of representatives at
Washington Thursday as the result of
the sitting Of 500 bills. Among the
places provided for is an appropriation
of $35, 900 for site for the Morristown
postoffice. Orange had $50, 900 included
for the same object.
The bill passed the house on Friday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

The sewer contractor is closing up
work on Morris street, Water street,
Jersey avenue and ELEPHANT Park.
Work Is also under way on Park place,
Washington, High and Prospec
streets, Western avenue, Spring street
and Spring place and Willow street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
sewer Laterals.

A public-spirited leader and public
spirited, neighborlY, sensible residents
are making the Franklin place, Frank
lin and Hill streets district an oasis.
Every one of it's residences has had it's
sewer laterals carried from main to
curb, so now the town authorities can
and will have its streets put in first
class order.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
A SMALL ROOF FIRE.
Little Damage Done, but Much Diff
Guilty Experienced in Reaching it.

Little Damage Done, but Much Diff
Guilty Experienced in Reaching it.
A general alarm at 2 O'Clock Thurs
day called the fire department. to
the double house on Spring street hill,
owned by the Misses Burnett and oc-
cupied by j. Lepine. The fire was at
the peak of the roof and fortunately
a painter was working next door and
he Immediately brought his ladders to
the scene and after several pals OF
water were poured on the burning roof
extinguished the flames.
A still alarm had been sent for the
truck, followed by the general alarm,
The chemical engine arrived on the
scene, but in rounding the sewer ex-
cayation at the junction of Spring and
Water streets one of the rear wheels
of the truck went down in the ditch,
wrenching the axle and breaking the
tiller. Planks were secured, ladders
removed and the truck pried out.
There was no one at the tiller on the
trip, although four men were aboard.
The excavation was specially hard to
round, the ditch along the center line
of Spring street extending to within
about eleven feet of the far curb of
Water street and beyond this, dirt was
piled so that there was barely room for
a vehicle to pass between the work and
the curb. The trip down Morris and
Spring streets was made with diff
Guilty because of the sewer work.
Second Assistant Engineer Welsh
was in command at the fire and stated
that the department had experienced
considerable difficulty in keeping the
streets passable for fire apparatus and
he had been obliged on one occasion to
threaten arrest in order TO keep access
to one OF the street.
Opinions were many, some saying
Driver Ridge drove to fast, while
others declared that the tiller should
have been manned. Members of the
company state that it would have been
at risk of life for a man to attempt to
steer the long and heavy truck on the
route taken for the box rung.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

Kiernan in Joseph jefferson Plays.
One of the most delightful enter
tainments ever given before a Norris
town audience will be presented by
George Herman at Washington Hall,
Thursday evening, May 2Sth and Fri
day afternoon, June 5th, who comes
with high reputation for art imper-
sonation, and has made q searching
study of the Jeffersonian manner and
has caught its spirit.
From the University Club of Brook
Ign =
1t gives me great pleasure to write
you an unsolicited testimonial as to
your remarkable performance of Rip
Van Wrinkle" at the University Club,
Joseph Jefferson was constantly before
US"
In presenting these plays which
Joseph jefferson has made famous,
Mr.. Herman has selected u field
in which he can have no competitor.
Never was there an actor SO beloved
by Americans as Joseph Jefferson, nor
one whose exit from public life will be
so universally regretted. 1t is high
praise but no exaggeration, to say that
Mr.. Herman is capable of keeping the
personality of Jefferson before the
public so far as this is possible by
means'of representation.
The Rivals" will be given Thurs
day evening, May 18th, Grip Van
Wrinkle" Friday afternoon, June 5th,
at Washington Hall.
A very high-grade and most charm
ing entertainer, Mr.. Herman will most
certainly prove to the Morristown peo-
pie. a.
These recitals are being arranged for
by subscription, and already a large
number Of MorristOwn society people
have subscribed
The plays are characterized by
thoroughly artistic treatment, and a
worthy contribution to the profession
and worthy of the liberal patronage of
a cultured public.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
SECOND PART.

Z" Waken Lords and Ladies Gay ".....
....... ... -. HI. A. Matthews
Dedicated to the Treble Clef Club.
(a) "As the Cleaning Shadows Creep !"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. mcdowell
(b) Thou Art to Me "..... Chadwick
A. II. Geeding.
The Dragonflies. =. $685.. Bargiel
The Treble Clef.
Violin Obligato.. IF. H. Holden
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

Seventy-four men we're laid off at
the Pickatinny Arsenal last week.
Most OF them belonged to the labor
gangs the mechanics being retained.
A new appropriation is available about
the middle Of June when it is probab BILE
that the old force will be restored.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
improvements to be Made.

In the. appropriations for the ensu-
ing year the board of freeholders have
allowed $4,000 for the permanent i'm
provement of the court house. The
committee plans to use this money in
replacing the present boiler plant now
twenty years old and worn out on ac-
count Of forcing. The boilers had a
capacity of 5000 feet of heating sur
face and for some years have been run
ming 10000 feet taking last year 28O
tons of coal for the work. 1t is planned
to excavate and make changes in the
boiler room which will largely increase
its size and put in three boilers of 1000
feet capacity each which can be used
one or all as necessity requires, the
work costing in all about $1,000.
Then the committee plans to replace
the worn leaders with copper pipes
and to put additional filing cases in
the'vault of the county clerk where
all the present shelf room is in use.
Some money must also be spent in
furnishing the offices before the end of
the year much of The present furniture
being the personal property of the
county clerk.
BY new law approved on April 10
and going into effect Immediately the
pay off the sergeant at arms of the
Morris county court with others is
raised to 5000 per annum instead of on
a per diem basis. Sergeant Byram is
consequently on the regular pay rolls
in that capacity as we'll as court crier
IN nor diam
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

The new First Methodist Church at
Dover will be formally dedicated on
Sunday, June 18th, by Bishop Henry
Spellmeyer
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19

William Gordon, Superintendent Of
the Water Department on this diyi-
sion of the Lackawanna Railroad, who
has been in the continued service f
the company for forty years, has ar
piled to be placed on the pension roll.
His request has been granted, but will
not go into effect until September.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

According to the Newark Sunday
Calf The Pennsylvania r. r. expects
to use its line to Thirty-third street,
New York, inside Of a year. The
tubes under the rivers and under the
city are through, the fill from the tun-
mel entrance to the Hackensack River
is ninety per cent. finished and the
Harrison transfer yard is filed. There
yet remains to be filled part OF the
line between the Lackawanna and the
Hackensack River and here most Of
the bridge work is up or on the ground.
Plans have been finished for the trans
fer station buildings, including two
platforms eleven hundred feet in
length, a power house, and building
for the storage of the motors. The
motors and equipment have been or
dered and the force at work on the
line has been doubled, about thou
sand men now being employed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06
THE WEDDING OFF.

It reads like fiction, but is based
on fact. 1t happened in this way. A
young man bearing every indication
of high type of American manhood
and Southern chivalry was making a
tour of Texas He entered a small
city for the first time. He did not
know soul in the place. He felt
like an anti-Bailey man would in Den
YER The first thing that he noticed
after entering the town was an old
gray-haired man being numerically
pommeled by burly man of 25. This
was so out of harmony with our
friends idea of right that he took the
part of the old gentleman, and pro-
ceeded to administer to the man with
pugilistic ways some severe punish
ment The turn of events so pleased
the old man that nothing would do
but that the young stranger should
go home with him. At home the old
gentleman was pleased to introduce
his recent protector to his daughter,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06
Attention. Woodmen.

Sunday afternoon, June 7th. 1908,
at p. M, at the Christian church,
the Woodmen Circle and the Wood,
men of the World will hold their an
nual memorial service Sow L. D.
Anderson will deliver a joint address
to the Confederate Veterans and the
Woodmen of the World
Members of Holly Grove No. 29S
Woodmen Circle and Sycamore Camp
No. 26, Woodmen of the World, will
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p. M, where they will form line and
march in a body to the church. Con-
veyances will be provided for the
lady members of the Circle After
services at the church, line of march
will be continued to the Old Gene
terry, where Sow. ]. P Roqnemore will
conclude the service and the commit
tee and members will decorate the
graves of deceased Sovereigns and
comrades.
Every member is expected to at
tend, and visiting Sovereigns are cor
daily invited All members are re-
quested TO bring or send flowers, if
possible COMMITTEE.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06

just making graceful turn into her
18th year. While the old gentleman
was washing the blood from his face,
the young lady was plying the new
friend with questions as to what had
occurred. Unity of cause makes
myriads of one mind" When the
young lady learned the facts she felt,
and possibly manifested, a very kind
ly feeling for the young stranger. The
young tourist was loath to quit this
hospitable habitation. He secured
and successfully taught, a school in
the neighborhood. Naturally strong
friendship grew up between the new
teacher and all the occupants of this
home. This friendship as between the
young couple soon took on a phase
of tenderness and pathos, to describe
which would palsy this pen. The day
was fixed, and all preparations for
the wedding were in progrej he
~, that unlncky mis- 8.
devoted pair were about ready 70 20
to Choir practice" The young lady
stepped into the yard for a flower as
finishing touch to her toilet. Just
as she turned the corner of the house
on her return, Alphonso bethought
him to get a bucket of fresh water,
picked up the bucket and dashed the
contents over her whom he would
have guarded as the apple of his eye
Now, this young man was noted for
his ability as pleader, but with all
his persuasive eloquence he never
was able to convince that girl that
that was an accident of the purest
ray. Finally compromise resulted
This young lady, like many men, had
one weak point She had long fondled
the notion that she would like to own
a drug store. So to get matters in
shape again, her lover agreed to buy
her a drug store, provided she would
admit that the water episode was an
accident. So, after looking over the
country he decided that Patrick's
Drug Store would fill the bill, and he
took her to look at it. Then she got
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06
THE WAY OUT.

If the cotton and corn fields were
as thoroughly cultivated as the politi
cal field, Grand Old Texas would raise
bumper crops all along the line.-Pal-
estine Herald
If the men who are cultivating the
cotton and corn fields and the men
who are selling goods and making
things and keeping books and paying
taxes would cultivate the political
field with greater intelligence there
would be more results worth while
from the men who are farming the
farmers under the guise of statesmen.
The trouble with public affairs is that
they are left to men who make a pro-
fession off the fruits of their political
activities.-San Antonio Express
We cheerfully subscribe to that
view. The Herald believes with the
Express that one of the chief troubles
with Texas and with the country in
general is that the masses of the peo
pie do not take enough interest in
politics. Here in Texas we see evil
dences of this truth every now and
then. And the result is we have
mighty machine so powerful that it
has Just been able to say to the Or
ganized democracy of the state that
you cannot give expression to the
principle that public servant cannot
serve two masters, because the ma
chine will not stand for R;Sst {,
here in Palestine this week we Lid =
illustration of this point, too. The
people, at least many of them. took
so little interest in a school election
that a proposition to levy small tax
to give us adequate schools was de-
feated in the face of the fact that
such measures were recognized as an
absolute necessity for the life of the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06
JUNE 6 IN HISTORY.

1742-Gen. Nathaniel Greene, Amerl
can revolutionary hero, born
Died June 10, 1856.
1755-Nathan Hale, hero of the Amer
lean revolution, born. Died
Sept. %, 1776.
1756-John Trumbull, American paint
er, born at Lebanon, Conn. Died
in New York, Nov. 10, 1S43.
1S13-Battle of Stony Creek, Canada
DEMONSTRATION on the st. Gothard
Tunnel through the Alps begun.
1S91-Peary sailed from New York on
an exploring expedition to
Greenland.
19O5-Marriage of Crown Prince Fred
erick William of Germany and
Duchess Cecilia of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin.
1907-King Oscar and Queen Sophia
of Sweden celebrated their gol-
den wedding.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06

mad and created scene, because it
was only half a drug store, and sent
him off to look for another. AS he
turned to go he gave her this parting
shot, Pauline, I'll never come back
until l find better one," and bless
your soul she has not seen him from
that to this good day. Lost opportu-
nifty. She just stands around, waiting
and hoping for somebody to throw an
other bucket of water on her. She
will never get another such chance to
go into the drug business, for the
half is not for sale any more, ex-
cept in small quantities.
Don't forget the number, 4041a
Main street. 4-6td 1w
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06
Here TO Stay.

Some people seem to have an idea
that we are only here for short
time, which is altogether wrong i'm
preston We are permanently locat
ed in Palestine, and are highly
pleased with our first years business
We have done a nice business right
along, regardless of the so-called hard
times, and expect to continue to do a
good business, because we know that
honest Pianos at honest prices, with
nice treatment to our customers, will
bring good business, and we are
trusting entirely to these methods on
which to build permanent and pros
porous business. We are here to stay,
and are prepared to give closer prices
and easier terms on honest Pianos
than any other house in Texas, and
we treat our customers so nice that
we make a friend out of each one of
them. II we have pleased others we
can please you.
III you are in need of a Piano it
would pay you to investigate our
Pianos and business methods.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-06

dering "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground, my Old Kentucky Home, !"
and "The Vacant Chair" and a eulogy
on Jefferson Davis by Judge John NJ.
King.
The Confederates and daughters
hope to have large audience present
to help make this important occasion
fitting tribute to the memory of the
great dead