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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

On Southern plantation the
dairy hands were accustomed to do
the milking, squatting down in a
primitive fashion, until the owner
introduced milking stools.
But the first experience with in
novation was not success. The ne
gro who sailed forth with the stool
returned bruised and battered, and
with an empty pail.
4 done my best, sah," he ex,
planned. dat stool looked all right
to me, but the COW she won't sit on
it,"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
STREET CAR THIEF GETS $1,000.
Chokes Philadelphia Bank Runner,
Seizes Wallet and Escapes in Store.

Philadelphia, Pa.-After choking
Joseph A. Vaughn, a bank runner,
and robbing him of $1900on a Chest
nut street trolley car, a man, whose
Identity is unknown, dashed through
the car, leaped to the street and,
darting into department store,
eluded the policemen who pursued
him.
The wallet was found in a saloon
The money was missing, but checks
amounting to 1925 were in it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
About Noted People.

Senator Platt, who is seventy-five
years old, said he thought he might
live to be ninety.
Baron Schlippenbach, Russian Con-
sui at Chicago, returned to New York
City, to become imperial Consul-Gen-
eral at that port.
Professor Frederic Louis Otto
Roehrig, Orientalist, philologist, edu-
Gator and composer, died at Pasadena,
Cal, aged eighty-nine years.
Governor Buchtel has killed horse
racing in Colorado. He has an
nounced that the races can be run,
but there must be no betting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
The World of Sport.

Ralph Rose won the snut-put and
Martin Sheridan the discus throw at
the English Olympic games.
Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of
the world, announced at Houston.
Texas, that he will retire from the
mat.
The boys who started the 1900
mile relay race to Chicago beat the
schedule time almost from the first
half mile.
The Philadelphia Cricketers lost
the match to Hampshire County, at
Southampton, England, by an inning
and S6 runs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
A Friend Indeed.

A party of Scotsmen had been hav-
ing little celebration in Canadian
township, and unsteady were the
steps on the Homecoming in the
morning. One fell by the wayside
and called for help from another way
farer. The would-be good Samaritan
tried to steady himself as he looked
down upon the fallen one, and then
settled matters by saying: II Gamma
help We up, but I'll lie doom aside
We. "-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
$500, 900 in Gold for Leopold
From Private Estate in Ugand

London, England. "A dispatch to
the London Daily Mail from Entebbe,
Uganda, states that two shipments OF
gold, valued at 100000, have passed
through Entebbe from the Kllo
mines, in King Leopold's private do
main in the Congo Independent State,
from which foreigners are vigorously
excluded.
1t is surmised that territory COW
ering more than hundred miles IN
Ituri province is enormously rich in
gold.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
/ j ]. HAYES, AMERICAN,
MARATHON WINNER
Italian, Dorando, Assisted Over
Line in Lead, Collapses.
DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE HELPED

Hayes Fresh at the Finish--Ameri-
cans Are Joyful, Having Taken
First, Third, Fourth and Ninth
in the Long Race.
London, Englano.--Surely there
can never have been such Marathon
race run as that which an American
won 1t was started in the precincts
of Windsor's historic castle by the
Princess of Wales, and the picked
long distance runners of the world,
numbering ffty-eight, began their
long run of more than twenty-six
miles to the great stadium at Shep-
herds Bush. OF these fifty-eight
America provided seven OF these
seven no less than five were num-
bered among the first fifteen to cross
the winning line, which was placed
before the Queen of England.
1t was a remarkable demonstration
of the strides that long distance run
ming has made in the United States
and astounded the competitors and
athletic sharps of the countries that
competed. Always in the race from
the start, the Americans, not over
prominent during the early period of
the contest, began to come to the
front rapidly during the closing miles,
and when Dorando, the Italian, col
lapsed ten yards from the finish and
was dragged unconscious across the
line the protest which the Americans
raised was soon settled in their favor
and Hayes. of America, who was two
minutes later in crossing the line, re-
ceived first place.
Hefferop, of South Africa, got sec
0nd place, and Forshaw, of America,
third. The order of the finish for the
first eighteen men was as follows:
HOW THEY FINISHED.
*First-Dnrando, Italy.
Second-Hayes, United States.
Third-Hefferon South Africa.
Fourth orshaw, United States.
Fifth-W elton, United States.
Sixth-Wood, Canada.
Seventh-Simpson Canada.
Eighth-Lawson Canada.
Ninth-Svanberg, Sweden.
Tenth-Tewanina, United States.
-Nieminen, Finland
Twelfth affery, Canada.
Thirteenth-Cl Clarke, United King
dom.
Fourteenth-Barnes, United King
lom
ifteenth-Hatch. United States.
Sixteenth-Lord, United Kingdom,
nteenth-Goldsbor Canada
Eighteenth-Beale, United King
dom.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Dogs to Guard Luxembourg
Museum in Paris

Paris.-Man's best friend, the dog
Paris, that of museum keeper.
M. Dujardin Beaumetz, Secretar.
of the Fine Arts, has decided to en-
roll in that body fox terriers for tn,
new Luxembourg Museum. They will
act as auxiliaries to the human guar
dams, simply being used by night II
give an alarm when necessary.
The careful recruiting of the new
canine functionaries has alread!
commenced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
TO Close Bic Diamond Mine.

The De Beers Company, forced to
further retrenchment, will shut down
the De Beers diamond mine in South
Africa until the American trade has
revived. There are enough diamonds
in the company's safes for normal
two-years' supply.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Fogs and SandbanIs.

Fogs are common over sandbanks
because shallow water covering sand
banks is colder than the deep sea.
The Banks of Newfoundland fogs are
aggravated by the warm Gulf Stream
running into this layer of cold water.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
planchette swindler Flees.

Berlin.-The planchette swindler,
Willis j. Skinner, alias William E.
Scott, of Boston, who was arrested
near Berlin last February, charged
with receiving large sums of money
in the sale of these articles, by means
of which he declared people could
hypnotic themselves and read the
future, has jumped his bail of $685.
600.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

so bad with kidney
trouble that / could
not straighten up af-
ter STOPPING without
sharp pains shooting
through my back. /
had dizzy spells, was
nervous and my eye
sight affected. The
kidney secretions
we're irregular and
too frequent. | was
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
snowstorms Sweep the Alps.

Heavy snowstorms in the mount
aims of Switzerland are driving the
American and other tourists from the
high elevations down to the cities.
Many accidents have been reported.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
cuIIcuRA CURED FOUR.


Babies Had SKIN IrOubleS-CaIIs
Cuticura Her Old Standby.
My baby had running sore ga his
mech and nothing that | did for it took
effect until l used Cuticura. My face was
nearly full of letter or some similar skin
disease. 1t would itch and burn SO that
could hardly stand it. Two cakes Of Cuti-
cura Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment
cured me. Two years after it broke out on
my hands and wrist. Sometimes | would
go nearly crazy for it itehed so badly.
went back to my old standby, that had
never failed me-one set of Cuticura Rem
edies did the work. One set also cured
my uncle's baby, whose head was a cake If
sores, and another baby who was in the
same fix. Mrs. Lille Wilcher, ITO Elev-
enth St., Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 10, '07."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

in a terrible condition, but Doan's
Kidney Pills have cured me and l
have enjoyed perfect health since"
Sold by all dealers. 5Ocents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Hughes willing to Run Again.

At Saranac Inn, N. Y, Governor
Charles Evans Hughes announced
that he would accept denomination
for Governor if his party so desired.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

Iron cloth is made from steel, and
has the appearance of horsehair cloth.
1t is largely used by tailors as ma
terial for stiffening the shoulders and
collars of coats
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. Fl. R. Kline Id. 93l Arch ST.. Phila.. Pa
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
LATEST NEWS
BY WIRE.
Glidden Ascends 400 Feet.

Glidden Ascends 1900 Feet.
North Adams, Mass.--Charles j.
Glidden, of Boston, madea fight alone
in the balloon Boston from here. He
was in the air just an hour, and
reached a height of 1900 feet. He
landed without incident at Peters
burg, N. Y, fifteen miles away.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, u powder 1t makes tight or new shoes
easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
all druggists and shoe stores. CSC, Don't nc
rept any substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted Leroy N. Y
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Women Would Sign Votes.

Annapolis, Md.-For the first time
the women of Annapolis, who pay
taxes, had the right of suffrage in the
$4,000 bond issue election. The de-
feat of the proposed issue is largely
credited to their votes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Tunnel Into Hidden River.
Hawaiian Naval Reserve

Honolulu, Hawaii. - The visit of
the battleship feet has led to move
ment here for the organization of
naval reserve, to be recruited mainly
from native Hawaiians.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

Aldershot.-The new airship for
the British army made the first of
series of trials. The fight was
brief one, but successful. The air.
ship did circle of two miles.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

The cattle egret of India is bird that
follows grazing cattle to secure disturbed
insante
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Ladles cam wear shoes

There are forty-fve medical societies in
New York City
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

The Two and One Game.
1t takes two to make a bargain,
but only one of them gets it.-Puck
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

Mrs. Winslow'e Soothing Syrup TOR Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces nflamma.
ton. alays pain, cures wind collie. 25ca bottle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Esperantists' Congress Ends.

Chautauqua, N. Y.-The Interna-
tional Congress of Esperantists closed
here and the members enjoyed an
excursion on Lake Chautauqua.
twenty-five hundred dollars in indi-
vidual subscriptions was secured at
the last session for the holding of the
fifth international congress in the
United States.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
200 Casualties in Teheran.

Teheran, Persia - A heavy cam
nonade, it is reported, has been going
on at Tabriz. Advices received here
say the casualties number 200. The
residents of Tabriz have made an APP
peal to the Shah through the Euro
pean legations here. Disorders are
reported in Ispahan and other places.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Stole $1,000 on street Car.

Philadelphia. A. Baughn, a
messenger employed by the Empire
Trust Company, was robbed of wal
let containing $1,000 on a street car.
He was on his way to the Sub-Treas-
ury. The thief escaped.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
French Airship wrecked.

Paris.-The engine of M. Bierot's
monoplane gave out while he was.
flying at height of fifteen feet. The
machine crashed to the earth and was
wrecked. The aeronaut escaped with
Commissions
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28

Bears are liable to taxation in some Jap
anese villages. N. Y.-31
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
wrestlers Fan Into Canal; Drown

Grand Rapids, Mich.-The second
double drowning here in two days oc-
Cured with Joseph Brizisky and
Stephen Wolseinski as the victims.
During their noon hour the men en-
gagged in wrestling match, fell into
the power canal and were drowned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
A TERRIBLE CONDITION.
Tortured by Sharp Twinges, Shooting
Pains and Dizziness.

Hiram Center. 518 South Oak
street. Lake City, Mimi, says: Il was
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
commons Amer Mead Trust

London. The British Government
is taking up the campaign against the
American meat combine seriously.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
BY CABLE.
Arion Singer Dies Abroad.

Arion singer DleS ADroau.
Frankfort on Main, Germany
Jacob Schrumpf, one of the members
of the Brooklyn Arion Choral Society
who remained in Berlin on account
of Illness, is dead.
Tunnel Into Hidden River.
Berne, Switzerland. Through the
tapping of a subterranean lake or
river the Loetschberg tunnel, in the
Berne Alps, was flooded and twenty
five workmen were drowned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Blow From Baseball Fatal.

Elizabeth, N. William Heffer-
man, twenty years old, died in the
Alexian Brothers Hospital here from
paralysis, brought on by being struck
by baseball. He was catching and
wore a mask, but the ball hit him
back of his left ear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
LYDIA Z. PIN REHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPO UND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, Of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
81 feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. /
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
| and to-day am well and strong"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
G. A. r. Quits Parade.

Mount Vernon, Ind.-At the I'M
yelling of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument here, veterans of the Civil
War refused to march in the parade
behind the veterans of the Spanish
War and formed parade of their
own,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Ten Killed in Feud.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil.--A fatal po-
litical feud is reported from the little
town of st. Ann du Paranahyba, IN
the State of Matte Crosse. The trou-
BILE arose over local politics and was
confined to two families, both promi-
nent and influential The i'll feeling
ran so high that general armed con-
test resulted, in which ten men were
killed. Among the dead are two mag
istrates.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
A SURGICAL.
OPERA

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of a
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women In our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sary and MANY have been avoided by
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Service For New Hampshire.

Portsmouth, N. H. - Governor
Charles M. Floyd, of Manchester, Wis
tied Portsmouth and completed ar
rangements for the presentation of a
silver service by the State to the new
battleship New Hampshire.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Sir w. r. Cremer Dead.

London.-Sir William Randall Gre
mer, Member of Parliament from
Haggerston since 1885 and for thir-
ty-seven years secretary of the Inter-
national Arbitration League, is dead.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Rests With President.

Washington, D. c. - President
Roosevelt will decide whether the
eight cadets of the Military Academy
who have been suspended for hazing
shall be dismissed or after a years
suspension shall be serevely repri-
manded and permitted to re-enter the
academy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Bather browns at Summer Camp.

Suffern, N. Y.-Frank Gray, Of
New York, who wasl spending the
summer at Mombasha Lake, was
drowned at the Y. M G. A. camp.
Gray could not swim and wore a pair
of water wings.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
Release Horse Thief; Lock Up

heIeAse HORSE InIeI; LOCK Up JaIIer.
Bassett, Neb.--A gang of horse
thieves held up the county Jail here,
released Bill Hazard, noted horse
thief, locked the jailer in cell and
escaped.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-28
THE HAvRE HERALD. BAvRE. MONTANA

This phenomenon is repeated Ia the
Rocky mountains and over the broad
ms Of Montana. When the cain Ok
wind has reached the Rock noniti n \.
moisture laden and this
moisture Is precipitated by thai hill
range and its deviating spurs 1t is
rendered dry lat the summit Of the
Tsci@Ies and is again warmed by It's
rapid descent to theMontana pans,
/; this benign Influence is often ez-
ended to the Dakotas.
TO the people inhabitating the vast in
nor this chinook has ever been a
v and mystery. When SHOWS Ivy
deep, the lakes We're ice-bound, ID
Indian herds were furnishing, the al
origines, from the Mandans of Dakota
tc The Yakimas and the Walla Wallas,
sought to propitiate and to welcome
this great spirit by lamentations
and long continued dances. In af ea'
years the white herdsman, despondelt
as he saw his horses and cattle dying
on the frozen SHOWS, found cheer and
returning fortune in its warm and
melting breath"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-28
ROOSEVELT AND WALL STREET,

That these are stirring times in the
making and unmaking OF men, no one
who reads Alright the signs of the
tues will deny.
That the crisis is on between the
people and the public's plunderers all
must admit. That Theodore Roosevelt
10 sad disappointment to the destroy.
ers OF this nation there can be no
doubt
They cannot rule him. boss him, in
timidate him or ride rough-shod over
him. Roosevelt is to be commended
for his everlasting enmity against the
plunderers and the people of all creeds
and factions should rally to his sup
port. He is one of the chief actors on
the stage of human life, and his ey-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-28

AT every great crisis in the worlds
history, an All-wise Providence has
never Yet failed to raise up some
great and daring soul, burning with
patriotic Zeal and fully equipped to
dominate circumstances, foster civiliza
ton and preserve a sacred cause. So
it will be in this year of our Lord.
1908.
We believe that William Jennings
Bryan's nomination at Denver will be
an inspiration and that his election
will exalt this country and bless man
kind.
In spite of unparalleled detraction,
in spite Of brutal and undeserved as
saults upo hisn motives. his patriot
ism and his ability to fill the great
office to which he aspires, he still
stands like old giant Atlas of Gree
Ian mythology, unsuitable and uncon
quered and uncomfortable, while
Storms and tempests thunder on
his brow
And oceans break their pillows al
bis feet
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-28

The people know that Bryan believ-
es what he says and says what he be-
lieves They feel this in their very
bones and that is why his followers
stick to him with an admiration
shown to no other man of this gener-
alton.
Though only a private citizen, he
can draw a larger crowd today, with
equal advertising and transpo tat on
facilities for the mu titud S than any
man in America, not even except
ing Roosevelt. People wonder that he
does not, and his friends sometimes
feel that he will in some of his
speeches and public acts make a
mistake that may loose him friends
and the confidence of his countrymen.
How can he? The man is so alb
soluteI devoted to the principles he
advocates and SO transparently hon.
est In their PRONUNCIATION that this IL
simply impossible of occurrence.
No man doubts that Bryan would
instantly decline denomination t.
the presidency at the hands OF hii
party in the coming national conven
tion at Denver this summer, IL coup.
led with the abandonment or emascu
latson of the peoples cause.