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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
To stop Hiccoughs.

DR.. Louis Kolipinski reports the
arrest of persistent hiccough by de-
pressing the tongue. A patient was
attacked by hiccough which had per-
sisted for four days before being
seen by the doctor He complained
of the fulness in his throat. a condi-
ton which he thought the result of
the hiccough.
He was directed to sit up, and
with large spoon handle the tongue
was pressed down and back with
steady force to allow inspection of
the fauces. Firm pressure on the
tongue with the hope of further not
ing the action of the palatal muscles
was continued, when to the doctors
surprise and the patients astonish-
ment and JOY the hiccough ceased.
When the hiccough returned the pa
tient himself stopped it by using the
spoon handle.-London Globe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
FOUR DEAD, MANY HURT.
Towns in Jersey Shaken by Dynamite
and Powder Explosions.

Towns in Jersey Shaken by Dynamite
and Powder Explosions.
Dover, N six hundred pounds
of dynamite stored in the dynamite
cartridge house of the forcite works
of the Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Company, on the eastern shore of
Lake Hopatcong. near Landing. ex-
ploded, killing the four men in the
place and absolutely blotting out the
whole building. The dead are:
Charles Henderson and Stephen
Gladis, of Stanhope; Louis Barth, of
Kensil. and Joseph Sestak. of Land
ing. Their fellow employees found
only fragments of their bodies. All
were married men Barth left a fam
lily of six and Henderson a wife and
child.
woodbury., ". j. - An explosion
that was felt for many miles around
occurred at Gibbstown in the powder
works of the Eastern Dynamite Com
pany, which is connected with the Du
Pont Powder Company. The first el-
plosion was followed quickly by sec
ond, and four of the buildings in the
plant were blown to pieces Twenty
persons were injured, but no one was
killed Windows in houses all over
Gibbstown and Paulsboro, four miles
away, were wrecked.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Medicinal Heating Lamp.

Electricity now plays an important
part in the practice of medicine, one
of its most useful applications being
the concentration of powerful heat
and light rays upon the affected parts.
A new heating device of this nature
has been patented by an Iowa man,
two views of which are shown in the
accompanying illusu alton.
The heater consists of a hemisphe-
rical reflector containing an electric
incandescent lamp, the edges of the
reflector being covered by soft pad
which protects the body from the hot
metal shell, the lamp being protected
by wire mesh. In the application of
the heater the reflector shell is
pressed over the part where local ap-
lication of heat is desired. AS no
heat can escape, the interior of the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
THE OLD FARMHOUSE.


Why don't you sell him2 He must eat
His value in month"; twice told
He's spawned, hidezbouhd, nearly blind;
He's twenty If he's one day old.
x gu never work him. What on earth
GU keep the brute for can see;
Your other horses, young and sound
Seem to fare scarce as well as ne.
~I'll tell you, neighbor, why keep
This old horse, though he's lame, hall
Once-he don't look it now, own
He was a good horse, sound and kind;
He hadn't one bad trick and worked
Right faithfully, day in, day out,
And he could trot; though he toiled hard
He was as lively as trout.
when / first took this farm on shares
| own it now all free and clear
Twas twenty year or more ago
Then land was cheap enough round here.
1t was hard scratching with me then,
For | had little cash or stock,
And though the soil was fairly good,
Twas sprlnkled pretty thick with rock.
sold Dan, there. was little foal;
u raised him, fed him, broke him, too
Put his first. harness on, and soon
Obedient to my word he grew.
i never saw steadier horse
Before the harrow or the plow;
Although he is SO feeble now.
bought, one year. the land I'd leased;
This sorely crippled me in purse;
The next my crops failed out and out,
And matters went from bad to worse.
My mich cows died; at length / had
10 give mortgage on the place;
i sold my team, but still kept Dan,
Though ruin stared me in the face.
'But I'd touched bottom, though twas
deep,
And things at last began to mend
worked hard, pinched, crops turned out
well;
Where once / owed | now could lend.
And Dan had proved a friend in need
Friends when you're down are precious
few.
No Dan. old boy, I won't forge.
X How hard you toiled to pull me through
sand so you see, that Dan and I
Have known the ups and dc-71 of life
Icgether. I'll not part with him.
Neither will May-that's my wife.
The children. too, love poor old Dan.
Though failing fast in wind and limb,
When he was Young he helped me out,
And now he's old, I'll stick to him
w. R. Barber.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Monn1srowN rosrorFIcE.
Open from Z In the Morning r1til q
in the Evening.

Open nom III Luo nAoThth- '~-AeAh
in the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
1904. NJ For New York and all intermedi'
ate stations
s.lbA. M.--For Easton, Newton. Chester and
ALI intermediate stations. whippany.
Sl5A. M-For Brookside Mendham and al,
stations on the RocKaway Valley Railroad
sl5A. M.-For New York. and intermediates
stations.
elbA. M.--For Mount Freedom.
sAA. M.-Tor Newark. New York and boz
yond.
1l.25 A. M.-For Newark. New York and be
yond.
l2.45 p. M.-For New York and all interms
date stations.
l2.45 p. M.--For Rockaway and Dover
ESQ p. M.-For New York and all inferno
/. date stations.
MANS READY FOR DELIVERY
T9A. x.-From New York and intermedt
Atsstations
S& A. M.-Brom Hackettstown and inter
1 mediate stations. whippany. Mt Freedom
h eA.M.-From Brookside, Mendham and al
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
1920 A. M.-From New YorA and intermedi-
ate stations.
I2A. M-From Dover.
FLO p. M..-From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
1928 p. M.--Trom New York.
Rsp M.-From Philadelphia, EastQn, New
ton, Chester and intermediate stations.
49OP. M.-From Brookside. Mendham and All
utntions on the Roclaway Valley Railroad.
MAp. M.-From New York and intermedi'
ate stations
%4.lG From Newark and New York.
sDelivered by carriers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
TRAPPED BY FLAMES,
50 PERISH ON LAKE
Explosion Sets Fire to Wooden
Crib at Chicago.
MEN BURNED OR DROWNED
Rescuers Have Trouble in Reaching
Them-Some May Be in Tunnel
Under the Lake Others VIII
Die.

Chicago Trapped by flames on a
wooden crib, surrounded by water
filled with huge cakes of ice, at least
fifty-three men persisted. They had
been living on the structure while en-
gagged in building section of tun,
mel which was to draw pure water
for Chicago from the depths of Lake
Michigan. Powder and dynamite ex-
ploded and set the structure afire,
and many we're burned to death,
while others persisted in the lake
Fifty-three bodies were recovered,
and rescuers report that at least three
men slipped from cakes of ice and
drowned. Some men may be in the
tunnel at the bottom of the lake.
Only thirty-nine we're rescued, and
many of these were so badly burned
or chilled that they will die
First word of the disaster came in
telephone message to the offices of
the Jackson Company on the shore,
which said.
''The crib is on fire. For Gods
sake send help at once, or dozen or
more of us will be burned alive. The
tug"
Then the telephone wire burned off
and the men on shore heard no more.
The crib was one established by
the George w. Jackson Company,
contractors, mile and a half out in
the lake, and was connected with
shore by an aerial tramway, which
proved useless as a means of escape.
Except for steel shaft to keep it
in place the crib was made wholly
of wood and the flames spread rapid
ly.
The fire was caused by an explo-
sion of powder or dynamite, and
flames Immediately enwrapped the
wooden structure.
Those who were not killed by the
first fiery blasts rushed out, to find
no means of escape. On every side
were the waters of the lake, its sur
face almost covered by great cakes
of broken ice.
A mile and half distant near the
shore lay their only hope, the tug
Morford. It could be dimly seen
through fog and smoke
On the shore a dim black line in
Dictated the gathering of crowds at.
tracted by the flames.
Captain Johnson, of the tug, had
already hoisted anchor, and the
sturdy little craft was already buck
ing the ice. The firemen worked des-
perately getting up full head Of
| steam
From her deck the crib could be
dimly seen. Black spots appeared
and then disappeared into the water:
below.
Some of the imprisoned men were
seeking to escape by swimming ant
some of them were seen to cling tt
cakes of ice for a time and ther
| disappear.
When Captain Johnson, after wha
seemed to him an interminable trip
reached his goal, a scene worthy thu
pencil of Dore greeted his eyes.
Frantic victims, their hair singel
off and their skins blackened. were
struggling in the water and ice
Some fought against their rescuerl
| only to sink unconscious on decl
when forced aboard the tug.
When everybody in sight had beer
taken aboard a second muff1ed es
plosion was heard. probably markin:
the snuffing out of more lives in tht
! tunnel under the crib.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Common Luck.

A man who suffered badly went to
a specialist and after ten difficult les
sons learned to say quite distinctly,
Peter Piper picked peck Of picked
peppers. His friends congratulated
him upon this splendid achievement.
"Yes," said the man doubtfully,
but it's s-s-s-such a d-d-deucedly
d-d-d-diflcult rem-mark to w-w-work
into an ordin-n-nary RECOMMENDATION,
y'knew, s-Everybody's Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
LATEST News.
BY WIRE.


Wages Advanced to 1900 Hands,
Pawtucket, r. I.-Announcemen
was made to the 1900 EMPLOYEES at
the Royal Weaving Company's mill
here that beginning February 1 their
wages would be increased one-uuarter
of a cent a yard on all qualities of
goods.
o,,abec canada Tba oar,ant
is announced here of Hugo Ferretti
Tortonia, son Of Prince Augustus
Tortonia, Prince of Ciyitella Cesi,
Italy, to Miss Margaret Duchesnay,
OF Quebec.
Indian Killed in Kentucky.
Harlan, Fisherman Insley
killed an Indian giving his name as
Hatfeather, a fugitive from Okla
homa, where he was charged with
killing a man. Insley, a private citi-
zen, sought the $1,000 reward offered
for capture of the Indian, who offered
a desperate resistance and Insley
Father Was Sons Best Man.
chicago, lH.--A IaLler ACTING as
best man at the wedding of his son
was the unczual feature at the mar
riage of Miss Kathryn Charlton, of
Oak Park, and Lloyd R. Steers, of
Chicago George $. Steers served his
father and SON have been almost in
separable chums, living together at
the Union League Club.
Lincoin's Fortrait on stamps.
Washington, D. C.-To commemo-
birth of Abraham Lincoln. 100, 000,-
600 two-cent postage stamps bearing
his portrait viii be issued.
cannon see trust BOOKS.
New York City.-Judge Noyes, of
tion by counsel for the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company in its suit
for S33,O0O,000 damages against the
American Sugar REFINING Company
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

Boston, as the birthplace of the
poet, honored the centenary of the
birth of Edgar Allan Poe; celebra-
tions were also held at the University
of Virginia, Baltimore and other
places.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

According to the records of the
internal revenue department, New
York City drank fermented liquors
enough to give each inhabitant near
ly three quarts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Mine Planters Leave.

Rio Janeiro. The United States
mine planters Armistead, Captain
Ferguson, and Ringgold, commanded
by Lieutenant c. f. Corbin, which are
proceeding from Governors Island.
New York, to San Francisco by way
OF the Strait OF Magellan. sailed from
Rio Janeiro for Montevideo.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Margherita Going TO Japan.

Rome, Italy.-Queen Margher.ta,
mother of King Victor Emmanuel, is
going to Japan next August and will
remain in the islands for three
months. She will receive hearty
welcome from the Emperor and EN-
press of Japan, who will both meet
her when she arrives at the Toxic
railroad station.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
American widow Brings Suit.

Mrs. Brodt, of New York City.
widow of John E. Mcdonald, has
brought suit in London for damages
for Mr.. McDonald's death and irju-
ries to herself in the Salisbury train
disaster
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
settlement U-ith venezucln.

A protocol for the settlement Of
DISPUTES between the United States
and Venezuela has been agreed upon
at Caracas by Commissioner Buchanan
and the Gomez administration.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

The 1920 Anniversary of the birth
of Robert e. Lee. coincident with the
anniversary of the birth Of Stonewall
Jackson, was celebrated in Richmond
Va, and throughout the South.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Mine Flood browns 100.

johannesburg. Transvaal Ten
white men and $50 natives we're
drowned in the Witwatersrand gold
mine, which became flooded by the
bursting of Knights Dam. Heavy
rains caused the dam to give way.
The water from the dam flooded also
the lower sections of the town of Els
burg. Many houses were swept
away and thirteen persons We're
drowned
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
A Diplomatic Shift.

Berne, Switzerland DIR. p Rit-
ter, the Swiss Minister to Japan, has
been named to succeed Leo Vogel, at
present Minister of Switzerland at
Washington, D. G.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
PROHIBITION WINS AGAIN.

Holiday ELL Passed Over Governors
Veto by Tennessee Legislature.
Nashville, Tenn. - The Holiday
Statewide prohibition bill has been
passed over Governor Patterson's
veto in both houses Of the Leglslat-
ure. The vote in the Senate was 90
to 10, and in the House 81 to So.
An enthusiastic demonstration took
place in each house when the vote
was announced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

reflector soon becomes as hot as can
comfortably be borne. The appara-
tus is always ready for instant appli-
cation, being much superior to a hot
water bottle, as it never leaks
Washington Star. a
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
New Submarine Flag.

Hereafter ship captains entering
and sailing from Yankee ports will
keep a sharp lookout for craft fly
ing flag with black fish on white
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Shaw Announces His Death.

London, England. - George Ber-
nard Shaw, the dramatist and author,
who was to have delivered lecture
before the Fabian Society, was un-
able, owing to illness, to keep his en-
gagement. In reply to a note inquir-
ing as to the state of his health Mr.
Shaw said Inform the public that I
am dead. 1t will save great deal of
trouble"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
WHEN THE FIRE BELL RINGS.
LooF ct This and You VIII Be ABB
~ to Locate the Blaze. 4

Look ct This and You VIII Be Able
to Locate the Blaze. "a
HOW TO SEND IN AN ALARM. J
TO send In an alarm, open box and pull down
the lever on the inside. When an alarm 10
sent In, the fire bell will sound the number Of
the box and repeat the alarm four times
There are several keys to each box. which are
held by persons living nearby--a card attached
to each box gives the names Of such holders
Policemen also have keys.
HOW TO LOCATE AN ALARM.
II the alarm Is sounded from box Is, the frW
bell win strike two, then pause and strike fiv0
which viii indicate that the fire is in the vicin,
lty Of No. rs box. Every alarm is repeated
four times.
NO. BOX. LOCATION.
Western Ave, near Miller e.
28.......,...... Mendham Ave. corner MIS- st.
T..........s... Corner EARLY and Harrison Sts.
28............... .speedwell Ave, near Early st.
Bl...................Ws Water St., corner Cole Ave.
6....................... Morris st.. at Depot
49,. ....... Morris ST.. near Washington E'd'q's
@............ Madison Ave, near Ford Ave
tS............ Franklin ST.. near Franklin Placs
as. Maple Ave between Oak 8 Boyken SITS.
t6.......... Market st., corner Macculloch Ave.
E.......... Washington St. at Roy's drug store
81. ...... Police Headquarters, Speedwell Ava
$50. .............. Memorial Hospital, Morris ST
g. Water st.. corner Llnden. Ave.
Sc. ............ Maple Ave. corner Madison 81.
-ee, ......All Souls Hospital, Mt. Kemble Ave.
So. ......... South ST., front Morristown CluJ
6l............. Sussex Ave, corner Mills ST
85........... Washington ST. corner Atno Ave
49,. .Macculloch Ave, corner Boyken st
13............. corner Park Place and South st,
n......... Cor. Ridgedale and Albeit Ases
*To be rung at Police Headquarters.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Korean Emperor on a Jaunt.

Seoul, Korea.-The Emperor, ac-
companied by Prince Ito, the Japan
ese ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Korea, de-
cided to start on a tour of the north
ern portion of the empire on January
27. The Emperor will visit all the
principal cities and towns in that Part
of Korea.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
BY CABLE.
Austrian Boycott Lifted.

Constantinople, Turkey The Gov
eminent has issued instructions to
the customs authorities to take meas
ures to suppress the existing boycott
on Austrian and Bulgarian goods.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26

Wages Advanced to 1900 Hands.
Pawtucket, r. Announcement
was made to the 1900 employees at
the Royal Weaving Company's mill
here that beginning February 1 their
wages would be increased quarter
of cent yard on all qualities of
goods.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Prince Wins Quebec GirI.

Prince Wins Quebec Girl.
Quebec, Canada The engagement
is announced here of Hugo Ferretti
Tortonia, son of Prince Augustus
Tortonia, Prince of Ciyitella Cesi,
Italy, to Miss Margaret Duchesnay,
OF Quebec.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Power From Moving Water.

A means of securing power from a
moving stream without the necessity
of resorting to waterfall to turn a
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Morgan Buys Washington's Sword.
Bryan's Daughter Sues.

Lincoln, Neb.-Mrs Ruth Bryan
Leavitt has sued for divorce on the
ground of dessrtion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Fail to Form New Cabinet.

Belgrade, Servia. All efforts to
form a new Ministry have failed, and
the Ministers. at the Kings request.
have consented to remain in office.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
Maior-General Alexieff Indicted.

st. Petersburg, Russia. Major
General Alexieff, retired, was indicted
for peculation and having received
brides while in the service by order
of Minister of Marine Dikoff.
Carrie Nation Arrested.
Newcastle on Tyne, England
Carrie Nation, the American anti-sa-
loon crusader, was arrested here
while engaged in raid on saloon.
Ernst Won Wiidenbruch Dead.
Berlin, Germany. Ernst Won Will
denbruch, the German poet and dra-
matist. is dead He was born in 1S45.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
LincoIn's Portrait on Stamps.

YOV,UOU 20 RJuI W. IIfIOOIH WY
Washington, D. C.-By g vote OF
46 to "a the Senate adopted Senator
Knox's amendment to the Lincoln
centenary resolution appropriating
$4,000 for survey of 1.-The Lincoln
way between Washington and Get
tysburg.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-26
BOWS Death FOLLOWS BLOW.

Boys Death Follows Blow.
Fall River, Mass. George H. May
nard, ten-year-old schoolboy, die'
as the result, it is alleged, of bloy
in the stomach inflicted by Elpho
Cardin, a fourteen-year-old playmate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-13

NEW YORK, June 12.-This transi-
ton period has already brought back Il
host Of old friends, and though they
have not been much seen yet, they arc
getting ready 10 figure in picture cos
TUNES at the first garden parties and
SON IN September will undoubtedly
bring out greater profusion of such
styles, but these heralds OF the early
year will have the advantage Of be-
ing unspoiled and fresh. Among the
returned styles Of past day are point
ed basques with tails, draped panniers,
fuller skirts and Victorian bonnots.
Some OF the new basques, which are
by no means common yet, are buttoned
at the back from peplum to yoke with
Tiny, closely placed buttons and fringe
is often used TO edge them Ultra
fashionable gowns have been seen with
such basques made of brocade or ere.
tonne, with plain colored skirts which
are usually plated, When the basque
is of different material from the skirt
1t often has hip panniers that turn it
into short polonaisc, but this is not
always the case. The deep pointed
bodice is already heraldcd by the re-
verse position of the pointed girdle
which is beginning to turn downward
at the front rather than upward
We have seen the tunic for several
months, but it is Just now becoming
general style, 1t looks as though the
next season would find the plain skirt
quite passe de mode. The double skirt
style is always a convenience for the
home dressmaker with made-overs on
her hands. for all sorts OF exigcncies
are met with ingenuity when half the
skirt is covered. Some of the pretty
class day gowns made for this years
college girl are frankly copied from
classic vases. For example. one gown
has white lawn tunic over cling
ing skirt of the same material. which
is embroidered at the hem with a green
Greek ket pattern. In line with the
princess tunic effects there are host
Of gowns beng launched for the street
which may or may not be actual coats.
The cuirass bodice which encases the
figure from the neck or bust almost to
The knees Is often in Jet or spanpes
Il verItable armor The last seen of
this style until now was in the early
SOS of the last century, when thev
are remembered for the fiat. ungracefnl
appearance they gave their wearers.
Nothing better shows the Improvement
IN present dressmaking lines over the
past than today's fashion in this
SheathIng garment. In most cases the
cuIrass reaches only three or four