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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
A High standard. /.

Notwithstanding the widespread
business depression which prevailed
during 1908, the recently issued annual
report of the Lackawanna shows that
the ." Road of Anthracite" had not
ably prosperous business year, which
directs attention to the fact that few
heads of great corporate interests
realize to higher degree the true
value of the loyalty of their subordi-
mates than does President w. II.
Truesdale, of that company.
Mr.. Truesdale's administrative pol
icy during the ten years he has been
engaged in upbuilding the structure
of this truly remarkable railroad, has
been consistently and constantly re-
tiected in just and liberal leaning to-
ward the rank and file, which is plain
ly apparent in the spirit of loyalty
which pervades every branch of the
service of that corporation, and which
is further evidenced in the splendid
condition of the property.
The policy of the Lackawanna's
president in this connection has been
established and maintained without
any brass band accompaniment, but
that a high standard of esprit de corps
is plainly in evidence is known and
appreciated by those in the least fam
iliar with the relations as they actual
ly exist between the management and
its employees. Railroad Employee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
An old Railroader.

The Lackawanna has a seasoned vet
eran in its employ Of the name of John
Hall, and he is one of the men that
helped to make history on the road.
When the old management ran the
road, John for twenty-three years was
in charge of the Morristown construc-
tion train, and assisted in nearly every
roadway Improvement made on the
division during that time. In 1895
Mr. Hall was assigned to the Denville
section as track foreman.
In fact, HE has been practically
identified with the track department
since 1866. To him belongs the honol
of having won first prize at the last
track inspection for. having the bes
section of track between Denville anC
Hoboken. 1t took the form of a silye
medal, accompanied by $50.
Mr.. Hall, who is sixty-one years old
has resided at Denville all his life
He has two sons. one of whom is ;
train dispatcher en- the Norwalk anC
Western, and the other an enginee
on the Erie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
Horse Thieves steal chieAens.

Thieves entered the barn of Butcher
Samuel I. Smith, on the Dover road,
in Rockaway township, between three
and four o'clock, Saturday morning.
They stole Mr.. Smiths bay mare,
harness, some robes and blankets and
a wagon which was the property OF
James Hiler. The barn is located op-
posite Mr.. Smiths residence, A
watch dog" was near the residence,
but failed TO arouse his master. The
burglars visited also the farm of Frank
Lock, adjoining the Smith property,
and stole large number OF chickens.
There was no one In the house. 1t
has been concluded, from the wagon
tracks, that the thieves went through
Rockaway with their booty and head
ed toward Newark.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
He was Near Death.

tramp named McCann was the
cause Of soaring the engineer of the
6.57 train from New York Friday even
ing. The man was intoxicated and
had been walking along the tracks and
just before the arrival of the train lay
down on the west bound track. The
engineer saw him when almost upon
him and stopped the train with the
emergency brakes. He ran back ex-
pecting to find the mans mangled
body, but the fellow had rolled off the
track just in the nick Of time. A
charge of diSorderly conduct was made
against him and Justice Howard gave
McCann four days in jail In which to
see the error of his ways.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30

On Thursday about two miles OF
streets were scraped under the direc-
tion Of the street department. AS
weather permits all the streets in town
will have their accumulation of mud
removed and Commissioner Cole will
arrange the work OF his department
that the business streets will be clean
ed regularly one or more times a week
as the traffic makes necessary and tie
streets Of the residential section about
once in every two weeks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
SMALLER FAMILIES NOW.
Average in 100 Was 5.s. while in
1900 It Was 40.


1900 It Was 4.6.
The size of the average family in the
United States has decreased from So
persons 10 1870, the date of the first
census taken in this country, to 4.6 in
the same area in 1900, according to a
volume now being prepared by the
Census Bureau.
OF especial interest from a sociolo-
gical point of view are those statistics
in the book which deal with family
life. In 1890 families composed of no
more than three persons represented
but one-fourth of the entire number
of families, while in 1900 families of
similar size made up nearly 40 per
cent of all families. Families COM
posed of six or more persons repre-
sented in 1870 more than one-half, but
in 1900 scarcely more than one-fourth
of the families enumerated.
On the basis of the proportion
shown in 1870 there would have been
in Continental United States in 1900,
80, 800, 900 children, whereas there were
less than "a, 100000.
In 1890 the Smiths led all the rest,
there being 80, 245 Of this ubiquitous
family in the country, while other
families followed in the sequence
given: Brown. Davis, Jones, johnson,
Clark, Williams. Miller and Wilson.
These nine names represented about
per cent. of tine total white popula-
ton OF 1890
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
Hard to Catch simpson

Conductor Theodore L. Simpson, of
the Lackawanna, is noted for his good
humor and many of the Morristown
boys like to jolly him occasionally.
On Sunday evening a Morristonian
walked up to Simpson in the HobolSen
terminal and asked Train for Lynd-
hurst" Simpson was right back at
him with Do you think | run an
oyster train" The smart young man
retired to the smoker crestfallen while
the bystanders laughed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30

No Adjournment Before Next Week.
With 10S bills on the calendar for
third reading, the House resumed
work last night. Many of the meas
ures will probably never receive SER
ious consideration, but there will be
enough to keep the Assemblymen busy
longer than was at first planned. The
men who have been hoping for final
adjournment this week do not see how
the calendar, even if it is expurgated,
can be cleared before some day next
week.
Clerk James Parker, who has been
pinning his faith TO final adjournment
for Saturday morning, April 3, said
last night that things were moving so
slowly that he did not look for ad-
journment until some day next week,
possibly not until April or TO- The
Senate always passes less bills than
the House, and so there will be no de-
lay on account of the upper branch.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
WEDDING BELLS
HIxoN-DAY.


The marriage of Russell M. Hixon
of Liberty street. and Sash Elizabeth
Day, of Washington street, this town
took place Saturday afternoon at 4.li
O'Clock, at the parsonage of the South
Street Presbyterian church, the Rev
Alexander MacColl officiating. On ac
count OF the recent death of Mr.
Hixon's mother the affair was quiet
only the contracting parties and wit
nesses being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hixon left on the 4. .4(
p. m. train for Washington, N. j.,
whore they remained over Sunday, re
turning to,their home at No. ) Liber
ty street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
HOLY WEEK, 1909.
The Union services OF the Week OF
Prayer.

The First Presbyterian, South
Street Presbyterian, Baptist and
Methodist churches will unite in
union services to he held in the Meth
odist Episcopal church for the week
Of Sunday, April 4th to Friday, April
9th. The order of services follows:
Sunday, April 4th, 7:45 p. NJ. Christ
and the Individual. Christ's Appeal
to the Individual; Recognition of the
Personal Ideal in Christ The Individ-
uality OF Christian Responsibility.
Monday, April 5th, 800 p. m. Christ
and the World. The Universality of
Christ; The World Wide Mission OF
Christianity The Cosmopolitan Re
sponsibilitY Of the Individual.
Tuesday, April 9Th, 500 p. m.
Christ and Society. Bridging the
Gulf between Rich and Poor The
Christian Principle for Capital and
Labor The Kingdom of God and the
Social Ideal.
Wednesday, April 7th, 500 p. m
Christ and the Family Home Duties
as a Christian Vocation; The Child
Jesus in the Home; Keeping the
Christian Spirit in the Home.
Thursday, April 8th, 500 p. M
/ Christ and the Christian Self-Con-
quest The Discipline of the Body
The Mastery of the Mind The Con.
troll of the Spirit.
Friday, April 9th, 500 p. m. Com
munion service.
The pastors Of the several churches
and others will speak at these services,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
Races ar whippany Cub.

A steeplechase and race meet is be-
ing arranged for May 22nd at the
Whippany River club. There are to
be six races including the Whitney
cup and farmers race, new event
in this section. There will be no
quarter-mile pony race on the card,
the farmers race being substituted for
IT,. the other races being practically
the same as last falls successful meet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30

Expect Judge Lanning to Be Elevated.
Indications point to the sure coming
lof the circuit judgeship in this United
States circuit to United States Judge
William M. Lanning, of this city, says
the . Elizabeth Journal" and it is
said by those who know whereof they
speak that before the week is over
President Taft will send to the senate
the name of Judge Lanning to be cir
cult Judge in the place of United
States Circuit Court Judge George M.
Dallas, resigned. 1t is limited that
the circuit judges left in this third cir
cult are all favorable to the selection
of Judge Lanning, and that is some
thing very powerful with the appoint
i've power.
So sure are the friends of Judge Lam
ming that he will be elevated, that the
name of United States Attorney John
B. Vreeland is being mentioned as the
sure successor to Judge Lanning as the
district judge. This would make
Judge Cross senior judge and Judge
Vreeland associate. Ia the event OF
Judge Vreeland being named he will
make Trenton his residence.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
naltusrol GOIr club House Burned,

The home of the Baltusrol Golf club,
with all its costly furnishings, was
completely destroyed Saturday morn
ing at one O'Clock by fire which
started over the kitchen, the origin Of
which is unknown. In escaping from
the burning building, the chef, Gasson
Fesso, jumped through a window and
fractured both legs. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000. Insurance is $780,
900.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30
Horse rhieves at German valley

HOI7O AII0VS77 90 y III''H 'IIHNF'
Cornelius Wyckoff's barn at German
Valley was visited Sunday night by
horse thieves and two horses taken,
One of the equines is described as a
red bay and the other red brown in
color, both are work horses. The
thieves hitched one horse to a buggy
and drove off, leading the other ami
. alt----.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-30

A valuable pair OF horses in fine con-
dition. May be seen at Miss Coghill's,
Normandie park, Morristown, N. y.
The white house.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
NTBBINS OF FARM NEWS

It is estimated tina 2.595.5g- 0h,
bushels of corn We're raised in n.
United States last year.
A farmer near Wisier's Hill y,
killed a hog 23 month old which
weighed 726 pounds dressed and
yielded six cans OF lard. The size Of
the cans. which is really the nub NJ
the story. is not given.
The late Oliver Dalrynple. OF CAS-
SETON, n. D., had 1900 acres ~
land, employed 500 men and 600
horses to work the farm. They used
$50 gang plows that urn from three
to eighteen burrows at q time, seventy
gang drills. $50 self-binding harvest
ers and twelve steam threshing out
fits. and shipped two trainloads OF
wheat every day during the threshing
S
Herman F'usthoff. a dairyman "
ST. Louis, Mo, turned twenty-five of
his cows into a luscious Cornfeld t.
give them a treat. In a short time
they were all suffering from q malady
known as "HoVen.' and five OF the
cows died.
The flet beetle in British Columbia
by it's d~epredations has made the Sit
uation in the hop fields there almost
hOpeleSS-One prominent firm alone
losing $4,000.
A Long Branch. n. J.. woman dis
covered among her flowers a freak
plant which combines three distinCe
Notwithstanding, rose and tulip
grown upon a single stem, the blends
being perfect
In the Purdue building. recently re-
modelled and equipped by the Indiana
board of agriculture, the Purdue Ey-
pertinent station and the school Of
agriculture will place a mammoth eX-
hibit. BY means Of grains, fruits.
large photographs, charts and other
materials, the results Of experiments
will be presented. Demonstrations in
making spray mixtures and applying
same, judging stock. selection OF
seeds, etc. will also be given.
More than $4,000 gas engines have
been purchased by farmers of the
United States in the last two years
and the demand seems TO be growing
steadily.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

1t IS a far cry from the little fo.-
toed aog-iike creature. Of the eaSen,
zebra Of today, the only ann, en-" The
walk on one toe Species hL '!"e
they flourished and became ex+i9pStl'e
O class, leaving to their poster. IS
Of changing themselves H. me
n needs Of a changing earth.
1t is believed hat these Amar.,.
horses are the original ancestors u.
all the various extinct member. ". VI.
the horse family in the world. b,t +hoo'
cannot be definitely established NM tI
certain fossil deposits in central As;,
shall ave been thoroughly exDlnrsl
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
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TILL &44444lH4e CATALOGUE
INV WIRE e IRON WKS. L0uiSvALE.W

trade much of the increase
in our purchases abroad being IN
merchandise for use in our factories
and industries, though the classifica-
ton shows substantial IN
finished goods, including luxuries.
We have passed through the period
of extreme loss in balance or excess
Of exports, and are getting back to a
better adjustment. There is a great
invisible balance against us, in the
form Of freights, interest yment
travellers expenditures and the fl
nancing which u bankers undertake
abroad. We have been able to aid Lon
don this autumn in it's monetary strin-
gency. sending gold freely to Brazil
and Argentina; now the Bank of Eng
land is in the strongest position at this
season in many years. having built up
reserves and increased gold holdings
substantially of late. Our own crop
moving has passed, with timely mod
Grafton in stock speculation and with
the New York banks able to maintain
surplus reserve by heavy transfers or
shifting Of loans.
France maintains its remarkable
strength, with gold holdings 6 IL per
cent larger than a year ago, 81 1-2 per
cent gerater h al this date in 1907,
the crisis of the American panic pc
riod. Compared with that time, the
A$SW ClCdI'IS IiouSe DdI1hS SIlO"
reserve surplus Of $9,60O.0 900 against
a deficit under the laws requirements
Of $4,000 900; they hold sos, 900, 900
more in deposits, with only $4,000
600 more Of loans outstanding.
Between the dates, or at this time
last year, excess of deposits over loans
rose to So, 900, 900; loans had been
$~10S, 900, 900 greater than deposits i'll
November, 1907; now they are ST.
100000 greater. Excess Of loans at
the season of autumn demand for
crops n general business is not
alarming, If not carried too far; it
means active business, If not compli-
Gated by demands of speculation.
Fortunately, the latter were checked
at the right time; there is evidence
that no return Of the ~exuberant mar
ket exploitation that began last March
and ran well into the autumn will be
permitted; the difference between 2
per cent call money and 5 a is plain;
stocks had their turn, or speculation
in them a it; they enjoyed six full
months Of "d~iscounting'' general trade
recovery; now that the is in
full swing, and a great business year
looms fair in the prospect, speculation
must be reasonable; no more strain,
but BROAD, sensible continuation of the
advantages already gained. must pre-,
vail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Department of State.
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
To All to Whom These Presents May

CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
To All to Whom These Presents May
Come-Greeting:
Whereas. It appears to my sa'S,
faction, by duly authenticated TeCoiU
Of the proceedings for the VoIuhe@t'
dissolution thereof by the unanimous
posted in my office, that the Ma
tional Turpentine Company, q cor
poration Of this State, whose PrIitis,
cipal office is situated at NO. -
Tucker Bldg, in the City OF Ralelsn'
County of Wake, State of North Cdl0
lima, (John w. Thompson BENG tI
agent therein and in charge thefeG,'
upon whom process may pc 9ttNo|n
has complied with the recurrence
Of Chapter FL, Revisai OF 199o' -
titled Corporations preliminary
the issuing OF this Certificate o. ~
nr,an
Now. Therefore, L. J. h''%T #
Crimes. Secretary OF the 9tal' 4rs
Carolina, dc hereby certify ina -
said corporation did, on the ~ a"}
November, 1909, file in my oltCS ri
duly executed and attested cghSg#di
in writing to the dissolution OF Sa'u
corporation, executed by an
Stockholders thereof. which saIu
sent and the record Of the pr0S'S ~,
ing aforesaid are now on hie i" 49,
said office as provided by law ..ata
In Testimony Whereof, [ have NJ
set NV hand and affixed my oll1 !"
sea, at Raleigh, this IL day
November, A. D. 1909: ,1,6r1
T BRYAN GRlMf1'
rsaal1 Secretary Of STAG
Weeidy<t.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

having turned into the school fund
for the last two years nearly 5000.
She then outlined the work OF the
associations, the plan of organization
and offered her services to any teach
er. man or m who wished 10 or
ganize a local branch Of the Better
ment Association.
Mrs. E. E. Moffitt was introduced to
the assembly and impressed upon her
hearers the Importance Of observing
Peace Day that the pupils might
learn the lesson of international peace,
rather than war.
Round Table Discussion.
For an hour Prof Judd conducted
a round table discussion which was
full Of interest. Many excellent peda-
gogicai ideas were advanced, many
teachers taking part in the discussions
Miss Caroline Phelps, Of the Physi-
cal Culture Department Of Meredith
College, then spoke on the importance
Of athletics among girls.
A large number OF the teachers ex-
pressed their delight at the success
Of the meeting. declaring that it had
meant much to them.
The nex meeting will be held in
this city. January 14-15. The first
day will be spent in visiting the city
schools.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
THE ORIGIN OF THE HORSE
The Remote F'orefather of This Use
full Animal Was a Vastly Different
Creature.


(By Sophie B. 1itterington.)
Wyoming is a wonderland Of the
past. rich in fossil remains.
A few years ago there was found in
the Wyoming fossil beds the remains
OF a little creature which scientists
claim is the original equine. It's front
feet show our distinct toes, the hind
feet three.
o a little plaster animal repre-
senting the proboble appearance of
the "protohippus." as it is called.
stands in the New York museum in
the same alcove with the cast of q
tie body and tiny pointed head do not
equal in bulk the big head Of the
great Percheron.
This little horse OF the eocene pc
Rod measured twelve inches at the
shoulder. AS time passed on it In
creased to fourteen inches.
Incalculable ages passed, and his
descendants Of the miocene period
stood eighteen inches hight and three
toes on each foot
Ages later he grey taller still, and
his feet grew harder, having yet three
toes. At this time he measured al
most ten hands at the withers, and
his head and neck had grown long.
There were now several branches OF
his family. and one Of them, the Thy
pophenus," must have looked much
like a Virginia deer.
The time passed on. Where the
fou.-toed horse had found the foliage
and vegetable food within easy reach
Of his tiny head and where he had
spreading feet, needed to support him
on the soft soil OF tropical forests, his
descendants Of the next million years
had to experience great physical
changes to adapt them to their chang
ed surroundings.
Age by age the spongy forest-set
loW-lands were elevated higher and
higher above sea-level, and as the al
t1tude increased there was less mois-
ture and with dryer conditions and
cooler air the rank forest vegetation
gradually gave place to grasses.
AS the trees grew less and the grass
range increased the descendants of
the little protophippus changed also.
the feet grew harder to meet the
firmer soil. the legs grew longer and
the heels higher to allow him to swing
over greater distances and the neck
grew longer to allow him to browse
On the grasses at his feet. The teeth
also changed to suit the new food.
He had q wide. noble feeding ranpe
on the luxuriant grasses before the to-
age came to change everything. His
I trail Is found from Escholtz bay on
the north to Patagonia on the so,t,,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
Death in Dirty Milk Cans.

Death turks in dirty milk cans.
wherever found. If the babies escape
poisoning it is by accident only. The
cheap milk cans are easily indented
when the tin begins to crack, leaving
assures for milk and water and acld
Under such conditions the tin petIS
and falls off and the cans quickly be
come unfit for use.
The only way to prevent the use o.
insanitary and dangerous milk cans Is
by close inspection on the part or the
creameries and condenseries and Guy
dealers. Cans should be eXa1nIneo
frequently and all rusty or broken
vessels should be promptly con-
demned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

Australia leads in the production %
wool, but is closely followed by Arseh-
tina and the United States.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

Hes married and got three chu-
dren and next July
Hes going to celebrate the 1oUrh'
I suppose"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-02
At The Grand.

Three acts this week which makes
another good show and drawing cap
acity houses. James & Jeffers, COM
ing directly from the eastern circuit
are making a hit in their Irish COM
edy sketch Looking for a wife"
They are introducing decided novelties
among them the song. 81 have a pres
ent for you" Howison, noted the
best bird warbler on the vaudeville
stage. His limitations and delightful
trills and high notes are accomp-
lished by natures organs, the teeth
and tongue, His warblng of the
"Glow-worm" is a clever feat Last
but not least is the slack wire and
juggling attraction by Little John"