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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
Miss Howland,s win rrobated

The will of the late Miss Rowland
was admitted to probate in the or
phap S court Friday morning. She left
all her diamonds to Miss Anne How
land Ford for her use during her life
time then to go to St. Peters Church
to be inserted and kept in the holy
communion service belonging to the
church. She left Virginia Lee Fraser,
$1,000; Lila Mcneil, $1,000; Eliza
Guerard, $500: Patrick Griffin, $500.
For bed in Memorial Hospital she
left a blank sum, and for a set of
chimes for St. Peters Church also a
blank amount, the chimes to be in
memory of William Hazard Rowland
and Anne Marie West Rowland The
balance of the estate was left to Miss
Anne Rowland Ford who was named
as executrix. AS Miss Ford has since
died, her mother, Mrs. Millen Ford,
was appointed executrix with the will
annexed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
BRooKLINE ATHLETICS
Henry Carroll in Charge of the High
School Classes.

Henry CafFell IN CnArRe OF the HIGH
School Glasses.
Henry Carrell is spending his vaca-
tion with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Carrell. He holds the position of
physical instructor at the Brookline,
Massachusetts high school having two
hundred and fifty boys under his di-
rection for regular periods, the same
as assigned to studies. There is also
a physical director for the girls of the
school, In the afternoon his duties
are to coach In baseball, football and
basketball, and work up track events.
The classes are held in the municipal
gymnasium where any citizen can have
athletic training absolutely free except
for the cost of the athletic suit. Ex-
aminations are made and assignments
made to classes most suited for the
work needed. The gymnasium build
ing of large size and under the main
floor are locker rooms and a large
apartment for basketball
Connected with the gymnasium by a
passage way is the municipal bath
house with large tank and shower
baths. This is self-supporting varying
fees being charged which include
swimming trunks and a towel. The
bath is open from nine a. m. to ten p.
M, hours being assigned for men, wo-
men, boys and girls. There are free
hours for boys and the schedule of
hours is SO arranged. that all can be
accommodated. A swimming in
structor is also provided.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
MRS. MARY II. EMoTT.

Mrs. Mary Fl. Emott, widow of the
late James Emott, died at the resi-
dence of her son, Charles G. Emott,
Headley road, this morning.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21
MATINEE RACES.

There we're interesting races at the
driving park on Saturday afternoon
under the auspices of the Morris Coun-
ty Road Drivers, Association. John B.
Gougherty' s Tommy won the cup race.
The summary:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-21

2:50 500 TRoT OR PACE.
F. A. Ballentines MaDle,
OIL. n1..... ............ l
e. A. Carpenters Silver
Heels, b. m...s.... ..... 8 5 2 2
D. Losey's Heldam, b. g.. 3 4 3 3
L. A. Waters Gertrude
McG., Dl. M ............. 4
D. Baldwin's Lady B., b. m. ? dr.
H. w. Armstrong; Trilby,
b. M. ,.....1......... 2 2 dr.
Time -2:43a, 2:36, PAPA, 2:43.
2:25 TRoT FOR SILVER CUP.
J.B.Gougherty Tommy, ch. 6. ] /
A.M.Guerin's Shylo Boy, ch. g. 2
W. Draggoos Fancy Spot,ch.m. 3 3 3
H. A. Jeger's Vance, ch. m... 4
Time 2:27, 2:29, 2:3O.
2:30-2:40 TRoT OR PACE.
Thomas Holmes Emerald, brig. 1 2
@. McCollhm's Anidal, b.. m.. 2 3
A. M. Guerin's Thornton, b. e. 8 3 3
John Ryan's Don W.,b. g -. 4
Time 2:34, 2:36, 2:33.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Parish of ST. Landry.

Opelousas, La: The committee III
charge of the work of devsing ways
and means to secure the location of
the proposed new state normal school
in this parish held a meeting and went
fully into the plans. 1t is expected
that a petition will be ready for pre-
sentation to the police jury at its
meeting on March 2, and that the
election will be fixed for the same
date as the general election in April
Four Business Houses Destroyed,
Logansport, La; Fire broke out
Sunday morning about 1890 O'Clock
in the building of the estate of S
Midyett, and destroyed the mercaa
tile houses of F. r. Aston, S. Mid
yeti and ]. E. Ruddell and Mrs. ]. S
Hardy's millinery establishment.
There was no insurance on any Of
the burned property.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
"Greek" GoWninu,

Greek lines are what the fashion
makers are seeking, and few women
there are who can carry off the STYLE
The models sent here from foremost
French houses, notably from one ia.
nous house, are styled classical" but
the fact is they are modern in everv
sense of the word. The skirts have
high Wristbands on empire lines, but
are fitted as closely as they can be
and still allow for any movement of
joints under them, and this is not EN-.
pire and neither is it Greek; it is dis.
tinctly modern French. Many of the
skirts are untrimmed but large
number of them have tunics, which al.
ways have long lines falling in with
the soanty folds of the skirt.
The fashion is for ultra dressers,
women who can afford to wear an ey.
pensive costume a few times and then
abandon it, and they must have per.
feet figures.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

and work the stalks with embroido,,
silk in cording-stitch The bow wbi.t
ties the stalks is worked partly with
ribbon and partly embroidery si,k
When the work is finished tho oil,
must be pinned out on a board ovo.
a damp cloth to remove all pucksr.
caused by the working; let it remain
until the cloth is quite dry. Nom
line the inside with a piece of flanns,
and over that silk. At the straight
end put pocket Of silk with a gath.
cred heading quite across one end.
sew strap of ribbon across highs,
up, and stitch it down to form looms
for scissors, thimble, packets of need,
les, etc. Finish the entire edge with
silk cord composed OF all the colon
used A loop Of elastic is sewn under
the pointed end, and a button sewn on
the other end so that when the case
is folded over in three the loon and
button fasten it.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
A SOUTHERN ROTATION.

II an East Texas farmer plants or
field cotton one year, corn and peas
the next year, and then oats followed
by peas the third year, he not only
has an excellent three-year rotation
but grows five crops in three years
two Of them restorative crops. Where
cotton can be matured and gathered
early it might be a good plan to have
the oats follow the cotton. Corn and
peas leave the land very dry, and
oats come up much better If sown on
the land that has been well worked
in cotton. 1t might be we'll to SOW
oats after one Of the pickings and
cover them with a cultivatOr run be.
tween the rows.
Different crops do not require diff
ferent elements of plant food. They
all require the same elements, but
they use them in different proportions.
Therefore, one kind of crop may TEN.
porarily exhaust the soil Of one ele-
ment and cease to grow well, while
another crop can still do we'll. But
the greatest benefit Of this or any
other rotation arises from the restora.
tive crops grown, and the great
amounts Of nitrogen the bacteria en-
able them to get from the air.-Green.
vile (TeX) Banner.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
How to Wear CoIors.

The authenticated woman looks best
in the browns that shade into the
tones of her hair or in the rich, dark
greens.
The yellow-haired girl can wear red.
The greens, too, are delightful on her;
also certain yellows and blacks. White
is less becoming.
Blues, particularly the pale and cold
blues, are best adapted to brunettes
whose color is warm.
The woman whose hair is dull and
whose complexion and eyes lack bril-.
liancy may still be attractive if she
wears frocks that harmonic with her
eyes and hair. Usually dull.finished
materials in browns, blacks and Ger.
tain shades of blues that match the
eyes are !kindest to her.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Electric Liqht System.

Amite City, La: j. M. Ritson, re
Gently of Birmingham, Ala, but now
of New Orleans, has assumed charge
of the electric lighting system, and
will give the plant a thorough over
hauling, making all necessary i'm
eprovments. The sum of $4,000 vii
be used in fitting the plant with good
serviceable material.
The Tangipahoa Parish Teachers
Association will hold its next meet
ing in Amite Saturday,( March 4.
The high water, which, owing to the
recent heavy and protracted rains, has
been unusually disastrous, is at las
beginning to fall perceptibly.
An epidemic of la grippe has beer
prevalent here for the past month.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
GOT TO PULL THROUGH.

If we pull, as surely we will, through
this crisis, the country will be bet
tered by the struggle. However, it
will only be the few who will profit by
1t. Natures law of compensation-or
1t might be more comprehensive to
say, natures law of checks-always
rights things that seem out of joint.
Extravaganza is sure to come to want,
and the struggle the latter brings fits
the mind to better conceptions Of the
necessity Of good management. There
should be no such thing as a mean,
illiberal disposition in human nature,
but there is; yet economy in all things
should be employed. The grasping
tendency Of the times leads some to
illiberality, while the extravaganza of
others, usually Of those Of moderate
means, leads them only to rigid exac-
tions to squander or to pacify every
trivial desire.-F. U. Guide.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Living Relatives of Washington.

Many kindred of George Washing
Con dwell on and about the original
Washington plantation in Westmore-
land county, Virginia John Washing
ton of Brighton parish, Northampton
shire, England, came to Virginia in
1857 and bought a farm on the Poto-
mac river between Bridge creek and
Pope's creek, in what was then North
cumberland county, but which long,
long ago became WestmOreland cOun-
ty. He bought the farm from Col.
Pope, a great landhOlder in the early
colonial era, and whose daughter,
Anne Pope, became the wife Of the
Immigrant John Washington. These
were the great grandparents Of George
Washington the Great. John Wash
tngton, through his marriage to Anne
Pope, obtained lands outside OF the
farm purchased by him. The original
farm is owned by John E, Wilson, who
married Miss Betty Washington,
granddaughter of William Augustine
Washington, a nephew of George
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are
advanced in years A score or more
Of Washingtons live on their ancestral
lands within rifle shot Of the spot
where George Washington was born.
Some of these people, writes Guy E.
Mitchell in Technical World Magazine,
are prosperous farmers and profes-
sional men; others are not prosperous.
They are all plain and simple folk
who have the good will and respect Of
their neighbors, A peculiar thing
about this family is that all its mem
bers have the distinctive Washington
features.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
FASCINATING Rosettes

Most fascinating are the rose ros
cites which every one from the pro
fessional designer to the girl who re-
models her own frocks is using
They're simple enough to make. The
material is cut on the bias, then fold
ed around and around, beginning in
the middle, until one reaches the de-
sired size. Silk satin, gauze and
chiffon are appropriate materials. and
In addition to being used as hat trim.
ming, evening frocks are most success
fully decorated with them. They catch
waist drapery, hold lace flounces and
sometimes finish the ends of ribbon
strands.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Neqro Prevented from Shooting.

Columbia La: George Smith, a ne
gro, made a vicious assault upon Mr..
W. Y. Warner, a prominent resident
Of Grayson, La, and but for the fact
that his pistol hung i'll his pocket
when he attempted to draw it, Mr..
Warner might have been killed; When
Mr.. Warner saw that the negro in,
tended to shoot him, he threw an AK
at him and knocked him down. The
negro was then disarmed by Mr.. War
ner. and will be turned over to the
authorities to answer the charge OF
carrying concealed weapon. The ne
gro assaulted Mr.. Warner because he
insisted upon the payment of a debt
which was long past due.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
LOUISIANA NEWS.
Petitions for an Election.

Ferriday, La: Petitions are being
circulated throughout this (COncordia)
parish, which will go before the police
jury, requesting said body to call an
election, not later than the election
for governor in April, to determine
whether license shall be granted for
the sale of intoxicating liquors after
December 81, 1908. AS these peti.
tions are being signed by numerous
citizens and voters in each ward, it
is very probable that an election will
be ordered This move has been brew
ing for some time, or since MissiS-
sippi has showed indications Of going
dry, the people here claiming that
with that State dry, the saloon ele.
ment would oyerrun the parish, hence
the interest.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
School Notes.

Napoleonville, La: The contract
for painting the Cancienne school
building has been awarded, work to
begin as soon as weather permits.
Estimates are being received for
furnishing the lumber for the school
building at Upper Texas.
The total monthly pay roll Of the
school board amounts to $26S2, and
the session is nine months.
The school board is considering tbs
erection of new buildings at Brusle
Maurin, Plattenville, Canal and st
Vincent. Only modern buildings were
considered
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Negro Arrested by the Sheriff.

New Grads, La: The sheriff has ar
rested on suspicion R. S. Spiller, ALA
jim Williams and Kid Harris, black
negro, ) feet inches, weight 16O
scar on forehead, near hair; small
scar on right corner of forehead;
about half inch cut on left lower jaw
age about 80. He refuses to talk
but letters from Nacogdoches, Texas
Alexandria and Monroe, La, telling tC
be careful on account of that trouble
were found on his person
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Teachers Consider Crop Situation

Port Allen, La; The public school
teachers met in regular monthly ses
session yesterday. Owing to the re-
cent heavy rains and the consequent
heavy roads, and owing also to much
sickness in the parish, only half OF
the teachers were in attendance. On
account of this it was. deemed advis-
able to request DR.. w. K. Dodson, OF
Baton Rouge, who was to have ad
dressed the teachers on What the
Public Schools Can Do to Encourage
Scientific Agriculture to postpone
his visit until the next regular meet
ing of the teachers, on March 81.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

Don't get so woozy as to go back
on your home merchant. You need
him in your business, and he needs
you. Don't get him mixed up with
the sort of people who get their living
off Of the world without rendering an
equivalent. You know who these are
The merchants business is to keep a
stock of the things you want when
you want them and at a reasonable
pay for his services. There are a
whole lot of fellows who are not do
ing anything for the world, and every
one Of these you have to support
makes 1t that much harder for you to
get good living.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

1t is we'll not to make faces at Or
sighting remarks about persons who
look the part of foreigners. They may
be subjects Of governments that are
touchy. Calling one of the least Of
these a harsh name or biting him
lightly on the ear may bring on inter-
national complications. Some of the
governments that pay no attention to
their subjects when at home unless
they organize bread riots or ask in
low, polite voices for universal suf-
frage, get mighty touchy when the
subject has left them for a country
that he thinks he will like better.
Then his liberty and pursuit of happi-
ness cause much tender solicitude.
They may step on him at home, but
over here they want his rights pro-
tected in three languages. Tears we'll
up In the eyes Of gentlemen whose
breasts look like pawnshop windows
by reason of their display of medals,
while secretly they wish we were so
small that they could lick us. How
ever, there may be more method in
their solicitude than would appear to
person up tree. If their wandering
boy doesn't get good job how can he
continue to send money to the old
folks and thus help to keep down the
poor rates?
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
SMART COMBS AND PINS.
Seasons Styles Are Adapted to Both
Blondes and Brunettes.

The plain amber-colored combs and
pins for the blonde girl and those in
dark shell for the brunettes are en-
tirely correct this winter.
The combs are smarter when made
with plain tops without knobs or other
decorations.
The button pins are used where the
hair Is worn on top of the head. The
top part of these pins turns back over
the hair in fiat piece of shell like a
large button.
The effect is very good.
For keeping flying ends of the hair
at home are shown corkscrew pins
OF amber-strange looking things that
screw into the hair in spiral fashion,
so that it would seem that they never
would come out again. But they are,
in fact comparatively easy of adjust
ment.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

Simply because we have not made
everything a full-fiedged success that
we have undertaken, don't think we
have either failed or have anything
even to discourage. This is the larg.
est organization on earth, and as it
seeks to have to do with matters that
all the people Of earth depend upon,
1t is natural that many Famifications
can not be controlled for even years.
The wonderful progress made along
educational lines, however, has been
ample pay for all the time and trouble
we have expended on the organiza.
ton. This is seed time, and the har.
vest is now even in sight. We are
diversitiers; we have something com.
ing in all the time.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

In the annual report made by the
superintendent of prisons Of New
York Is the suggestion that some per-
centage of the money earned by Grim.
tnals be used by the state to support
the families of these criminals who
may, by the Imprisonment of their
heads, be rendered destitute. Such a
suggestion is good and practical. The
punishment Of the breadwinner is apt
to bring want upon the family, but IL
a systematized distribution Of the
money is made In this manner one of
tne problems met with in dealing with
the criminal classes will be effectively
solved.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

Feminine grace can only be retained
by acquiring proper mode of walking.
An ungainly woman is not attractive:
1t requires a great deal of physical
beauty to counteract the loss OF grace.
fulness, whereas the possession of the
latter quality will do very much to
outweigh plain features, says a writer.
When the hair is full of dandruff
there should be special treatment be.
fore shampvoing. According to the ma.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
A bill has been introduced

A bill has been introduced in the
house of representatives providing for
20 per cent. rake.off for Uncle Sam
spon every foreign title purchased by
an American heiress. AS the United
States is interested in protecting its
home industries it should have the
same care for its women, and a too
extravagant importation of impecunl.
GUS tised foreigners might be pro-
vided against with a clause In the
tariff bill placing q tax upon foreign
junk of all sorts.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Just can't resist the termination to

Just can't resist the temptation to
remark, in passing, that diversification
and merely changing from one crop
to another are quite different things.
Diversifications carried to it's final re-
duction is the raising Of everything
you possibly can that tends to a good
living on the home place. Move your
smokehouse from Illinois, your syrup
house from Louisiana, and your wheat
stack from Minnesota. Do this, and
with a good cow or two, and a poultry
yard, you are fixed up for any sort Of
a seige of hard times.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

Half a dozen business men of. Brat
tleboro, VT, have acquired tracts of
cheap pasture land in that vicinity,
and are setting out pine tree seedlings
by the thousand. They are not asking
what posterity has done for them, but
are preparing the way for a crop OF
pine timber So or 40 years hence
which will prove a handsome legacy
for children or grandchildren. The
little trees are from six to ten inches
high when set out, and about 1900 are
planted to the acre.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
farmers EDUCATIONAL
AND
COOPERATIVE union
G. OF AMERICA
A TEXANS PLEA FOR HOMES.
Tenants Are Wanderers and Sojourn.
ers Only.

SfkdIIlS ftIC w dIlO SSlSbii ~
ers Only.
A home, place to call your own,
a place where the rent collector dare
not intrude and the landlord say you
must move. The Farmers Union has
all along through its army Of lectur-
ers tried to arouse the people to
point where they would think along
the line of home owning. 1t is a very
important subject and one which ev-
cry man who has any patriotism ought
to consider Well" says one, what
are you going to do about it," l will
answer by asking you what are you
going to do about it?
To use common expression, it's
up to you. If you will take the trou-
BILE to inform yourself a little you will
find that about 60 per cent Of the peo-
pie of the great State Of Texas are
absolutely homeless, simply wander
ers without place to call their own,
paying OnefOurth to one-half Of their
labor each year for the privilege of
living in board shanty with leaky
roof. A large per cent of alleged land
holders are in almost as bad condi-
ton as the renter. They, too, are
paying large per cent Of their labor
each year to Eastern capitalists, loan
associations, etc. The Farmers I'm
ion believes that by organization and
cooperation a better state of affairs
can be brought about If the farmer
can reach the point where he can
price his labor he will not remain
homeless long, and he can reach that
point only by thorough organization.
We appeal to all good citizens to Join
us in our efforts to bring about better
conditions.-J. A. Cole, in Greenville
| (Tex) Banner.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

The Farmers Union is the best and
deepest founded Union on earth. 1t is
union of those who are their own
masters; it is union of those who
work for themselves. With such a
foundation as that, shall it fail? If it
does it will be because man forgets
that he is man and betrays his fellow
with himself for mess of pottage,
and he will fail to get the pottage.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
Start to Beinq a Man.

You, Mr.. Man, who have been wear
ing the lives Of your children and,
nay, even your good wife, out in rails.
ing cotton to be gobbled up by a
horde of merciless gamblers; don't do
it any more. Plant everything that
you and your family can consume at
home once and see the little folks
happy, and it will be an inspiration
to you to get above past methods.
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21
BODICE FOR HOME.DREss.
Useful and Pretty Garment Within
Reach Of Home Dressmaker.

This bodice is in the same material
as the skirt, that is, reseda-green
cashmere. 1t has a fitting lining, to
which the vest of lace is attached; the
material is tucked from the shoulders
to the bust; the opening turns back
with scalloped revers, trimmed with
tiny braid, and a fan-shape bow of silk
The Rice belt journal., 1908-02-21

ture OF the trouble, the remedy is Sc
lected. If the dandruff is dry and the
scalp itching there must be a. general
application of white vaseline first.
The hair should be parted close to.
gether and into each line should be
rubbed plenty of vaseline, this being
continued until the entire scalp has
been oiled. A soap jelly is then used
IN the shampooing water.
To clean the face thoroughly with
almond meal is not secret at ALL yet
comparatively few seem to know the
right method. First, wash the face
with warm CASTLE soapsuds, rinse and
dry. In the palm Of one hand place
teaspoonful of almond meal and mix
with water. When a paste is formed
rub it over the face and neck. Rub
gently and if there is any dust at all
1t will draw it out of the pores, and,
as it dries and peels off the face, all
grease and dirt go with It, leaving the
1ace and neck clean and, what is more,
white. One can powder over this