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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
Every Old Thing Made New.

An old chair with small can of L. & M.
Home Finish varnish Stain. Any old furni-
ture with small can of L. & NJ Home
Finish varnish, Akitchen floor, porch floor,
with small can of the L. & M. Home Fin
ish Floor Paint. Old kitchen chairs, benches,
any old small things with a pound or two of
the l. x M. Home Finish Domestic Paint
"A carriage. a buggy, with about dollars
worth Of L. & M. Home Finish Carriage
Varnish Paint. Porch furniture, lawn
swings, iron ratings with small can Of
I. q M, Home Finish Porch Enamel Paint
in all colors. Ansold leaky roof made tight,
with a can Of Eclipse Roof and Bridge Paint.
All old things made new with these little
cans of L. & M. Home Finish Paints. Cost
is trifing. Be sure to get them.
Sold by Phillips & Day, Morristown; P c.
Henry, BasSing Ridge; w. r. Wilson, Whip
pany,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

A LONG felt need in Morristown is
about to be met in a practical manner
by the forming Of the Morristown Play
ground society. Everybody recognizes
the necessity for children to be in the
open air as much as possible and also
the fact that idle children are sure to
be mischievous. A play ground is a
great ciyilizer as there the children
can enjoy themselves in harmless
sports without violating the ordinances
of the town and becoming a nuisance
generally. This society should espe-
cially appeal to the good people who
always want the children to play ia
front of some ones else house. Let all
to the undertaking and
the children will cease to be a torment
to the nervous people Of the town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

APRoPOs Of the proposed examina-
tions OF the public school teachers and
principals, the following, from the
"School Journal" a recognized au-
tnority on such matters, seems to be
opportune -" A test that is not ap-
piled to ony extent, but which would
seem to be essential, is actual teaching
Of class before the board of examin-
rs or an authorized representative.
[ the teacher can be observed in her
,wn classroom, all the better. Other
wise there should be lesson with a
class supplied for the test. Number
one, good health, attractive appear
ance, and a pleasing personality.
Number two, culture and open mind.
Number three, enough OF theoretical
pedagogy to prove the earnestness of
the teacher to really try to understand
her work. Numbers four, five, six and
seven, ability to govern and teach chill
dren. A good starting poinU in search
ing for a standard for the preparation
OF teachers, meeting present demands,
would seem to be the tests which are
applied oy reasonable employers of
teachers, who are desirious of obtain
ing the services of the best persons
available with a modest remuneration
limiting the choice"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

Alta concert which took place in the
large hall OF the Royal museum at
Stuttgart recently, at which the king
and queen of Wurttemberg were pres
ent, no instruments We're used save
spinets, clavicembolas and pianos Of
the seventeenth ana eighteenth CEN
turtles The most interesting Of these
were the one which was once owned
by Johann Sebastian Bach and anoth-
en- on which Queen Louise Of Prussia
learned to play.
Following the example of Paris, the
chief Of police at Dresden has selected
twenty OF his men to act as inter
prefers to visitors to the city who can
not speak German. These men are
Qualiiied to give directions and answer
simple inquiries in French, English
and Russian. They can be identified
by a little embroidered flag worn on
the arm showing the national colors of
the country whose language they
speak. Two of the interpreters have
learned Esperanto. They wear on the
sleeve a green star of Ave rays.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

APRoPos Of the decision of the State
superintendent that when a school
board deems it advisable to hold exec
utive sessions it has the right to do
SO, a contemporary says This should
effectually put a quietus upon the
lslly-billy stuff that has recently been
published concerning the local board
of education" Whatever this means
we have nc. way of finding out, but
if it means that school matters are to
go along as in the past someone is
greatly mistaken. In score of years
THE JERsEYMAN has struck no chord
in local matters that has met with so
emphatic a response as the articles on
the school question in the last two is
sues.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

FORMER SENATOR EVERETT COL
BY's speech at the Y. NJ. G. A. dinner
in Newark was ill-advised. 1t does
not come with good grace from Mr..
Colby to refer to our senators and as
semblymen at Trenton as bunch of
muttonheads. They have their
faults, no doubt, but ignorance is
hardly one Of them. Some of them
know rather too much than too little,
perhaps. When Colby was in the leg
islature he did not set the world on
fire himself. it might have SOLDERING
effect upon him to remember that
1t would probably prevent him from
growing peevish. jersey City " Jour
nal"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
WANT A POLICE JUDGE.

Local Branch of the State Charities
Aid DisIIkes Present system
What about Simmer Cook?" was
the principal question before the ''sta-
ted" meeting of the Morris County
branch of the State Charities Aid AS
ISOLATION hello Wednesday afternoon in
the Market Street Mission.
Mrs. Julia Keyes COLES brought up
the subject after Mr.. John e. Tay-
Tor had read the report of the COM
mittee on the county jail, of which he
is chairman.
Cook has been boasting in the
public print of the number of times
he has been in jail and something
ought to be done. We are the ones
to do it," said Mrs. COLES. =
Rev. Thomas B. Ironside explained
that, some time ago the society had
requested the Board of Aldermen to
appoint a competent man as police
judge and then it would be ques-
ton Of 'sdavs or dollars" The drunk
can be given days or SIS fine and
he is not held for months in Jail at
the expense of the county for costs.
Aldus H. Pierson, the secretary, sta
ted that the justices of the peace or
police justices by whom drunk
who is found lying in backyard is
sent up, commits him on two charges
of being drunk and dlsorderly and
collects two fees. Then most likely
the" drunk" stays in for month
Mrs. COLES moved that a commit
tee of the society again request the
Board to appoint police judge and
hold regular court. This was passed
and the executive committee of the
society assigned to look after the
matter.
The reports of the committees show
ed everything in good order at the
county poorhouse and county Jail. AT
the former place there was a request
for a telephone, but nothing was done
about it.
The other committees of the socie-
ty whose chairmen reported were
shown to be in good condition.
Simmer Cook was arrested this
morning for the 186uh time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

9 BET IRE and After would not be a
b d title for the two pictures accom-
panying this story if they we're both
of the same block but they show what
conditions are on one block on Wash
ington street and what can be accom-
plished by complying with the board
of aldermen's regulations regarding
signs and sidewalk distractions as
shown by the picture Of the block be-
tween Market aud Bank streets on
Park place.
At the March meeting OF the board
of aldermen notice was given that
rules regarding the overhead signs
across the sidewalks and distractions
and other Entertainments on the side
walks would be considered at the
April meeting. At this meeting The
rules were adopted and sixty days
grace was. given the people to comply
with them. This sixty days will be
up on j Inc 5th.
That the regulation of the signsand
sidewalk distractions is not new
proposition is evidenced by the fact
that the ordinance under which the
rules we're adopted Was approved in
1890 and amended in 1906 The rules
provide THAI hereafter no signs extend
ing across any street or. sidewalk or
any wooden or iron posts or framework
for supporting any roof or awning over
or across anv street or sidewalk shall
be erected and that any signs, awnings,
framework, or posts now So placed
shall be removed within sixty days.
Signs hung upon brackets shall be
limited to tive feet in width from the
building line and the bottom Of the
signs to be at least seven and one-half
feet above the sidewalk. Upon appli-
cation the street committee may issue
permit for the erection at tine curb
line of call bell posts not exceeding six
inches in diameter or eight feet in
height and the wire connections
must be carried under the sidewalk
and that any sign placed upon the
posts shall not exceed IA square inches
in area. The committee also has the
power to gram temporary encroach-
ments upon the streets or sidewalks
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
MENDHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nicholas has
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Quimby and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacquith,
of Roseville.
Miss Emma Rabbit, of Morristown,
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Babbitt.
Or. and Mrs. William McMurtrie
have been visiting friends at Bslyi,
deFe.
Mr.. and Mrs John Apgar have been
entertaining Mrs. john Hoffman, Of
Caltfon
MIR, and Mrs. Frank Groeadyke have
had as their guest Mrs Greondyke's
mother, Mrs. pruden, OF MortiSiown.
Elizabeth Harris. of Newark, mas
been visiting friends here for few
days.
The young son Of MIR. and Mrs.
James Banks Is convalescing from an
attack OF pneumonia.
David Kag2en has been visiting his
daughter at Gladstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Lindsey have q
young son.
Mrs. Susan Lawrence, of Newark, is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Th0mpson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
" The CITY BEAUTIFUL. ?
Discussed by DIR. Adams, ofNew orir
Art Commission.

Art Commission.
"The City Beautiful" was the sub
ject of an illustrated lecture given by
DR.. John Quincy Adams, secretary of
the Municipal Art Commission of New
York, and member of the Executive
Board of the American Civic Associa-
ton, before the closing meeting of
the Mems Club of the First Presby-
terrain Church, Tuesday evening.
DR.. Adams opened his lecture by
saying that trip about Morristown
yesterday afternoon had made him
think it was an anacronism to speak
on 1.-THE City Beautiful in such a
beautiful place as this.
He said Paris was the mother of
the "City Beautiful" and was the
cause for the starting of the work
towards identifying the cities of this
country. During his lecture he show
ed many scenes of Paris. He said
there was a law in Paris which COM
PEELED builder to make the cornice
of his building like that of his neigh
Dor. Dr. Adams showed some of the
streets of that beautiful city They
were clear of wires and Instructions
and neatly kept. In contrast he had
some pictures of a New York street,
which was filed with poles and wires,
thrown on the screen, A Boston
street was also shown in relation to
the wires and another followed it
showing what had been done. The
condition of the river banks in his
country was also touched on.
The doctor also spoke of the setting
of house and the simplicity of style.
He showed some pictures of beautiful
parks and trees setting off some large
building, He said it was surprising
how much the grass plot in front Of
the First Church set off that beautiful
church which he said was one of
the most beautiful he had ever seen.
He also showed row of houses,
which were made hideous by fancy
cornioes at the top to make the house
look as though the cost of building
had been great.
Sign boards We're also hit by the
doctor. He showed a couple of pic
lures Of dainty signs, which tell as
much as the blazing signs sometimes
seen in this country. In Paris again
the name of the merchant and his
business is emblazoned on a small
brass plate on his doorpost
Monuments and drinking fountains,
two things which are round in every
city, We're touched upon also. In
Morristown, the doctor said he
thought there was room for neat
statue on the style of the Nathan
Hale statue in New York comment
Grating some historical event which
occurred here OF drinking fountains
he showed a picture of the hideous
cast iron affairs used in many places
and the handsome bronze and stone
affairs which have taken their places
A few remarks concerning the shape
in which the back yards should be
kept and couple of pictures show
ing before and after taking" ended
the interesting lecture.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

The ordinance provides that after
two hours notice to remove any sign or
obstruction fine OF five dollars shall
be collected by an action for debt.
Any person violating the conditions Of
the permit granted for temporary OBJ
sFructions is liable to fine of twenty
i've dollars.
BY order of the mayor and board of
aldermen the street commissioner or
town marshal shall be authorized to
remove any obstruction of the kinds
mentioned.
Macy Of tie business men have re-
moved the sigHs and awning frames
that are violations OF the ordinance,
but many yet remain These will
come down, however, even if they
have TO be removed by the authorities.
1t should appeal TO the civic pride Of
the townspeople 81 carry out the ideas
Of the board Of aldermen ia chs mat
ter and beautify tbA town to that ex-
tent by taking hown the loffending
signs. The bldck OF Washington
street shown infthe picture is proba-
bly, the wors5inStown and in compari-
son with the blJck Immediately below
it on Park place, also pictured, it is a
decided contrast with the lower block.
1t is the intehtion of the city faith
ers to pave the Streets about the park
as soon as money will permit. A mod
ern brick pavement will probably be
used, new curb fines established and
modern roadway Constructed as far as
practicable. La order TO hasten these
improvements it is up to the property
owners TO assist. The sewer laterals
of course must be PUT III to the curb
line before anything in the line of
paving can be done. Complying with
The ordinance regarding the signs and
viii also help. by showing
that the property owners are ia sym
pathy with the cam paign for better
looking town and incidentally remove
mary poles and awning frames from
the sidewalks. Each man's work may
not amount t0emuch individually but
collectively VIII aid the street depart
men5 very much.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
METHoDISTS TO EXPERIMENT
Plan Whereby Teachers and Scholars
May Receive missionary Training

Plan whereby Teachers and scholars
May Receive Missionary Training
If an experiment in church work to
De tried soon by the Sunday School
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
this city proves a success this school
will be placed in the position Of
pioneer among. all of the Sunday
Schools Of the world in the inven-
ton of a new method Of developing
missionary enthusiasm in the church.
At a special meeting of the Sunday
School Board of the Methodist school
held last Sunday afternoon, it was
decided to adopt a plan presented by
a special committee to the Board,
whereby both the teachers and the
scholars will receive thorough
course in missionary training and
study.
1t is planned to devote one evening
week for eight or nine weeks next
fall, during October and November, to
the special training of the teachers
and officers in the methods of teach
ing missions in the Sunday School,
This missionary institute will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Ralph e. Diffedorfer,
secretary Of the Young Peoples For
ward Missionary Movement. Mr.. Diff
fendorfer is especially interested in
the subject of missions in the Sunday
School, and is considered to be the
best posted man on this subject in
the United States and Canada. His
home is at Madison, N. J. He will
instruct the teachers on the ways to-
handle the missionary material to be
used later in the school.
On January l, 1910, the regular In
ternational Sunday School lessons will
be set aside, as regular part of the
teachig material of the school, and
in their place will be substituted some
missionary lessons furnished by Mr..
Diffendorfer These lessons will be
of graded nature, and will be so
adapted that they can be used as
we'll in the primary as in the senior
departments. They Will include stor-
les Of missionary heroes, history of
missionary enterprises, and problems
Of missionary evangelism in all parts
of the world, both in the home and
foreign fields
Mr.. Diffendorfer appeared before
the board last Sunday and discussed
the matter with them. He told how
ne had tried this scheme with great
success on a small school in for
eign neighborhood in Long Island
CITY. He wanted the local school to
adopt the scheme as an experiment
TO show what could be done by a +
special course in missionary educa-
ton in large Sunday School. The
keynote of the scheme, as outlined by
Mr.. Diffendorfer, is that missionary
is fundamental to mission
airy giving. If the Children are taught
to have the proper attitude to mis-
sions, the gifts will be increased as
natural consequence.
If the experiment is successful and
he local board feels sure of it, the
thousands of Sunday Schools all over
the world will be waiting to copy the
results and methods worked out here.
In order that every teacher and
officer in the Sunday School may be-
come personally interested in the
plan, it is arranged to have social
gathering of the Board at near date, |
when Mr.. Diffendorfer will again pre-
sent his plan for the classes of teach
ers next fall
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
About $5,ooooOo worth Of quinine is

About $5,Ooo,00o worth Of quinine is
consumed annually the world over.
Electric heating devices are. success
fully employed for branding cigar
boxes.
More than 100000 pounds of CO.
Goa leaves are annually harvested in
South America.
The main factor in Argentinas prog
ress during recent years has been its
constant railroad extension.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

HISTORY moves in cycles. That i'm

HISTORY moves in cycles. That i'm
portant event in ancient history the
itch taking Holland has been re-
ted right here in Morristown. We
informed that the State Superin
.endent Of Public Instruction has
written to the County superintendent
that the meetings Of Board Of edu-
cation may, in accordance with its
discretion, be either public or private.
Whenever board shall deem it adj
visible to hold an executive session
no one outside of it's membership is
warranted in claiming admission. "
No one has disputed this simple fact;
but as st. Paul says, all things are
lawful, but all things are not expedi-
ent. Every board has right to hold
executive sessions, but its proceedings
should be made public afterward, and
the fact that it does SO is an admis-
sion that its regular sessions are open
to the public The great majority
of people care little how the routine
business of any public body is con-
Quoted. but they do care for results,
and the people of Morristown demand
the very best schools that the money
expended will secure or else know the
reason why. If we were not assured
that almost every member of the board
Of education regards the discussion of
he open or closed meetings as trivial
undignified, we would think they
Id lost their good business sense
a this connection, and referring to a
statement found in one of our local pa
pers, it might be well to say that no
ruling has been made in the matter by
Superintendent Hulsart and no decis-
ion has been asked for or given by the
STATE Board of Education; neither has
it been settled by the Morristown Board
Of Educarion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
LAWS AFFECT
ING SCHOOLS
iooNTrNuED FROM FIRST PAeEl


health or cleanliness of the pupils in
the school, and shall notify the parent,
guardian or other person having con-
troll of such child of the reason there
for. If the cause for exclusion is such
that il can be remedied, and the par
emit, guardian or other person haYing
control of The child excluded as afore-
said shall fail or neglect within rea-
sonable time to have the cause for
such exclusion removed, such parent,
guardian or other person shall be pro-
ceeded against and, upon conviction
be punishable as d.sorderly person.
This act shall take effect immedi
ately. -~
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

John 6. Emery Of Bedford, Ind,
made an incubator by placing a waod-
en- box on the hot water radiator.
Leaving the sides OF the box open, he
constructed fues out Of wrapping pa
per extending them from the top OF
the box to a point below the box. He
then placed eggs in the incubator, and
nice brood Of chickens has Matched
out The entire cost Of this apparatus
was 5 cents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

PRESIDENT KUsER, of the fish and
game commission, says farmers and
any member of their families, which
includes hired help, may shoot game
on their own farms without having to
secure a one dollar license. But if they
go TO poaching on each others pre-
serves they must take out a license.
That is perfectly fair, and no New
Jersey farmer can object to it. AS they
may freely shoot ana kill on their own
farms, which they thought was for
hidden without license, they will be
apt to Withdraw the opposition they
have been yoicing against the law.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

MOVED to action by reported plans
for statewide examinations Of public
school teachers, prior to September
LIST, when the tenure of service law be-
comes effective, the New Jersey Teach
ers' association has called a special
meeting for the first time since it's Or
ganization in 1858. The meeting will
be held at Elks hall, York and Hen
derson streets, Jersey City, Saturday,
May Goth, at one O'Clock. Definite
Steps will be taken by the association
to meet what it's members claim is
purely an effort on the part of some
boards Of education to drop teachers
in order to evade the tenure of office
act. Funds have been appropriated
already for the purpose and counsel,
retained to act for the association.
The teachers association is finding
that special legislation is not always
as beneficial as it would seem on the
first blush. For years it has had a
lobby in Trenton seeking legislation
and occasionally the teachers over
whelm the legislators in large num-
bers to secure the passage of bills.
Like many other protective measures
those persons along in years are the
ones to suffer from it as they find it
difficult to get positions, There is al
ways demand for high-class teachers,
and as rule they are Indifferent
about the retirement fund and other
helps TO the superanuated. Legisla-
tion will not overcome natural laws.
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

THE cleaning up of the town is go
ing forward with commendable
promptness, and it is to be hoped that
it will continue until Morristown shall
be but anothernamefor Spotlesstown.
We give views of two sections of the
town in this issue for comparison and
all will admit that the clean section
is far more inviting
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25

Wsshingtoo% ID. O., on.
Sunday, May 10Th. in his 69th year,
Stephen Vail. sou OF the late Alfred
Vail and grandson OF the1ate Ste
phen Vail, both OF Morristown
lnterment at Washington, d, G.