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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
THE SIZE OF THE OCEAN.

An officer of liner once remarked
that most men seemed to be as ig-
norant about the size Of the sea as
they are of the distance between the
heavenly planets. Here are a few
facts: The Pacific covers IS, 1000, 900
miles; the Atlantic 30.O0O,OOO, and the
Indian ocean, Arctic and Antarctic
100000. To stow away the contents
Of the Pacific 1t would be necessary
to fill tank one mile long, one mile
wide and one mile deep every day for
$40 years. Put in figures, the Pacific
holds in weight 94S, 900, 0OO, 900, 0OO,-
100000 tons. The Atlantic averages a
depth of not quite three miles. It's
waters weigh $4,000. OOO. 0OO, OOO, OOO,-
900 tons, and tank to contain it
would have each of its sides 430 miles
long The figures of the other oceans
are In the same startling proportions
It would take all the sea water in the
world 100000 years to flow over the
Niagara.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
NEW RACE OF PIGMIEs FOUND

Just as the world began to think
that 1t had been wholly discovered,
with Peary reaching the north pole
and Shackleton all but putting the
British flag at the south pole, Africa
Invaded from Cairo to the Cape and
Asia book with almost all its leaves
cut after Colonel Younghusband's col.
umn had biyouacked In Lhasa. the
stronghold OF hidden Thibet, new
race is found In the innermost re-
cesses of Papua or New Guinea. The
interior Of this man-eating land had
never been really explored, and when
DR.. Won p. w. Schmidt went there he
came back with new story-the
story Of hitherto unknown race Of
pigmies who have livaa from time i'm
memorial in strict isolation from the
taller race in the same mysterious
island.
DR.. Schmidt's minute investigation
Of all the pigmy races known has led
him TO support, with some modiflca-
lions, the view maintained by the we'll
known anatomist Of Basic, ]. Kohl
mann. who holds tha pigmies to be the
Oldest peoples on eartn-the child.race
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
The Great Art Of DYING.

To die without rebellion and without
weakness is the masterpiece Of a man,
A mountain guide whose name the
London Daily Mail does not mention
in narrating the story Of his heroism
with two others, was leading a party
over one Of the most dangerous passes
Of the higher Alps.
The men, as is usual, were tied to-
gether by a long rope. AS they scaled
a wall Of Ice they slipped on the
edge of a frightful chasm The guide
was at the end of the rope.
Without his weight there was q
chance for the others to regain their
footing; with it, his experienced eye
told him, there was none. With In
slant courage he drew his knife from
his belt and said quietly to the man
next him:
Tell mother how it happened, ed
mond"
He cut the rope and fell. never to be
seen again.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
CONCERNING USE OF PLUMEs
Newest Trimming In Millinery Shows
Styles Such as Our Mothers
Never Dreamed OF.

The newest trimming in millinery
emphasizes the use Of plumes. Such
pInrnesI The word conjures up an in
finite variety of styles of which our
mothers or grandmothers knew moth
ing, and fair women of today can be
doubly grateful for the efforts of MILL
ners.
Gwlands of plumes are used ON
broad. low hats. They are spotted and
flecked with color, and some are made
of layers Of different shades, giving a
wonderfully irridescent effect.
On velvet turbans the use of a sin
gle plume attached at the front, and
extending toward the back in a slant
ing line, is quito evident. This line for
the plume is used on large hats as
well. And speaking of the wide, fiat
shapes leads us to the introduction of
ostrich feathers to edge the brim. Two
successful Paris milliners have done
this with great effect.
Feather rosettes are made Of ostrich
plumes. Concentric circles Of cut
feathers are placed around a jeweled
center. At the side of turban or on
the upturned brim Of large velvet
hat this new type of ornament is ex-
tremely chic.
A feather band is being used on
many large hats. Black and white
plumes are favored for these orna-
ments. They are detachable, hooking
at one side. This idea is attractive,
for change OF trimming means .
change OF hat.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
SUPERSTITION FULFILLED.

A near relative Of the English
Beresford family youches for the truth
OF the fulflllment OF seemingly UNI
reasonable superstition which oc
CURED at the death Of the beloved
Louisa marchioness Of Waterford, in
1891. The marchioness, remarkable
for her beauty. talent, and charm, was
the daughter and co-heiress of Lord
Stuart de Rothesay. From him she
inherited possession of her child
hoods home, High Cliffe, on the
Hampshire coast, just opposite the
Isle Of Wight. She lived there almost
always, for neither Curraghmore, the
marquis Irish seat, nor Ford castle,
her dover house, could rival beautiful
High Cliffe in her affections. Yet
narrow as are the Solent waters, Lady
Waterford had never once crossed
them until, in August, 1890, Queen
Victoria commanded her presence at
Osborne. A nursery superstition had
chung to her all her days If ever she
should be beguiled into crossing to
the island, her death would fmmedi-
ately follow. So she believed. And
so it fell out
OF course there was no alternative
but to obey the aged sovereign's com.
mand. The marchioness went to Os-
borne, stayed all night, forgot all her
grim representations, and immense
ly enjoyed her visit. The queen. too.
seemed well and happy, and delighted
with the society of one she had known
well in the long ago days-one who
was actually older than herself, who
could recall joyous memories of the
golden time of her young matronhood
you will visit me again, Louise 2"
said the queen. Then the old super
stition returned and in full force.
mo, ma'am," the marchioness said.
quietly. This is my last visit any
where. My days on earth are done.
In the early spring she died. That
journey to Osborne was in truth her
last visit anywhere"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

There is nothing that lends so
pleasing note of color to somber
room as an attractive bit of brass. A
brass bowl filed with autumnal flow-
ers or foliage, placed in dim corner.
an odd pair of candle-sticks on
mahogany mantel and brass book
rack on the center table, are very
charming and decorative. If one is
fond Of artistic things and wishes to
add touches of beauty to ones home,
very quaint pieces can be gathered at
moderate prices at the old shops that
abound in every large city. Antique
brasses are becoming rare. and they
are within the means of almost every
one.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

A tight-cut lingerie waist OF white
lAce and embroidery gains wonder
fully in elaborateneHs by the addition
of the latest French fancy. This is
broad band of net in pastel shade,
embroidered in soutache braid Of the
same color and applied Just over the
bust. With this is worn one OF the
new neck scarfs OF chiffon, in color
that exactly matches and with the
ends embroidered in the soutache.
Both of these are easily made up at
home by any clever needlewoman
and will go a long way toward hiding
the deficiencies Of a pretty but aging
lingerie waist The chiffon scarf is
especially charming when embroid-
cred Its entire length with large coin
dots In satin stitch.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
LonqItude and Dinner Time.

About eleven o'clock one morning
Aunt Dinah was peeling potatoes for
dinner. Now I reckon that all ober
dis big worr eberybody what's got
anything to git meal with is a-gittin'
ready for dinner" she placidly re-
marked.
"Oh, no, Aunt Dinah," said Miss
Nina. I'm New York it's just about
dinner time now, and out by the
Rocky mountains It won't be dinner
time for three hours yet"
"Oh, my, Miss Nina! You plumb
sure o. that?"
Plumb sure, Aunt Dinah."
We'll, rs mighty glad | lives in q
Christian land. whar when it's 1eben
o'clock it's 'leben o'clock, and we
can't nebber git mixed up on the din
ner time"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Of mankind. The child-race-no a
half bestial race. The distinction is
shown very clearly when one regards
as whole the characteristics of the
pigmy races. They are entirely men.
but undeveloped men. Their mind is
human, a thinking mind; they pos
cess human feeling, and a'distinct eth
ical will.
Their intellectual attachments are
very low, but they are capable of re-
spending to demands made upon them.
One of the greatest inventions OF man
in the hunter stage-the bow and ar
rows, according to Or. Schmidt, to
be attributed to them. In physical in
dications there are, Of course. many
marks of non-human ancestry, but
the upright or projecting forehead and
the frequently large and expressive
eyes mark distinction which cannot
be overlooked.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
THE NEW SHOE BUCKLES
Gut steel and Rhinestone Predominate
for Decorating Evening Slipper
This Season.

Cut steel and rhinestone predomi-
nate in the shoe buckle for decorating
the evening slipper this season In the
cut steel, which has very refined ap-
pearance. the designs are very beauti-
full The buckles made of this mate
rial seem to be the leading ones.
They are made oblong and large,
and though this Is actually the choice
among the metals, there are other
sizes and other metals still available,
Tor though it is quite new, 1t does not
exclude. any Of the others that with
some are still popular.
Rhinestone buckles are favored next
to steel and there is wide variety Of
these from which to make choice.
S6mail and large ornaments, square
and round ornaments. oblong and star
shaped ornaments-in fact, in the
rhinestone one can get an ornament
IN almost any shape a person desires.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

whose side appears what is apparent
ly profile of the great American hu,
morist.
The calf is brown and the image OF
Twain is in white. The calf has been
seen by thousands of persons and ali
OF them have agreed that the figure
resembled the great humorist, except
lady pianist from Missouri, who saw
in tho image her favorite composer
Paderewski.
When the calf was born the imapa
was Immediately noticed by the WALL,
er family, for Mrs. Walker was 10,
many years a neighbor Of Mark
Twain, living near his summer home
They decided that they would not re
veal the secret and would wait until
somebody else discovered the remark
able image on the Calls side.
A week or two later some one cali
ed at the farm to see Mr.. Walker, and
while in the barnyard. exclaimed in
amazement: do you realize that YOU
have a most wonderful calf? It bears
the features OF Americas greatest hu
morist, Mark Twain" The news soon
spread through the little town. Mr.
Walker was offered 5000 for the calf
but refused II.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
BAKER BOASTS WIFE ALIVE

A diaboltcal affair occurred recently
at Pivesti, In Roumania, where a
baker named Moraru literally baked
his wife alive. He came home intoxi-
Gated in the evening, sent away his
apprentices, who he declared were
spelling the bread and tried to finish
the baking himself. His wife scolded
him fiercely for being too drunk to
work, and tried to take the bread out
of the oven herself Moraru seized
the opportunity to push his wife bod
lily into the oven and close the door
upon her The woman's shrieks
brought the apprentices back, but the
baker attacked them with poker,
and drove them out of the house.
When they returned with the police
the woman was dead and her body
charred beyond recognition.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
cretonne Lampshades.

The very newest and prettiest thing
in home decoration is the lampshade
Of shirred cretonne or lowered silk.
For these. heavy wire frames are pur-
chased, the round shape being the
best. The cretonne or silk lie then
shirred tightly under this frame, and
clamped or glued to 1t. A narrow Dor
der of furniture gimp couceals the
joining place.
In tapestry. this variety of lamp
shade becomes really gorgeous. The
idea, OF course, can be applied in any
Of these materials to candleshades as
wei.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

and fancy feathers, wings and ribbons
are all available. The soft caps are
more simply trimmed,
Soft caps OF fur or fur fabrics are
easily made at home. The crown is in
four sections. like a boys jockey cap,
and the brim slightly curved collar,
which is wide enough to turn up about
the crown This is lined with silk or
satin. A fine wire may be introduced
in the outside brim edge to advantage
II should be put IN between the fabric
and the lining, and will serve to keep
the hat shapely.
Such hats Of plush or fur are very
comfortable real protection to the
head, and the becomingness is a new
discovery. 1t is all in adjusting the
right shape to the head in the right
way.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
docile. affectionate nature.

docile, affectionate nature.
One night c4.a of the sisters heard
the child screaming, and on being ask
ed what was the trouble she said she
had had a frightful dream in which
she saw Christ on the cross and sol
dier driving spear into his side.
In the morning the child complain
ed Of pain in her wrist and arm.
On examination there were plainly
seen a red cross with the letters
Il. H. s." marked on her forearm. A
few days later there appeared above
the cross and surrounded by scroll
the letters II. N. RI. After lapse
of another day or two there appeared
crown of thorns, and then a chalice,
surmounted by Host, sending forth
radiations in red, and last of all a
fiower-shaped drawing, near which was
written the word Lily"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

HID home milliner has been
E18kA able to find turban COW
Kd cred with fur OF almost any
NWWX description and almost any
~ shape The matter of trim
ming 1t at home is a prob
lem Of easy solution. Fur turbans are
exactly trimmed they are dec
The soft shapes, made without
barry bows, rosettes or motifs.
Applied fat to the body of the hat: or
tinsel and silk roses, smart cockade
or an aigrette fastened on with an or
namaE. all easy to procure and the
trimming easy Of accomplishment.
Fashion permits the trimming to be
placed anywhere, from back to front,
at the sweet viii and sense OF style
possessed by the wea.er.
Where the turban is made by cover
Ing buckram shape with fur, piumes
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, the wife of
the famous novelist, has taken up seri-
Dusly the sport of aviation. Mrs. Hew-
lett and her French partner. M. Blon-
deau. are the heads OF a fiourishing
aviation school at Brooklands, Eng
land. AS teachers of flying they have
already scored some brilliant sue
cesses, one Of these being Mr.. Snow
don Smith, Of the army service corps,
the first British officer to be trained
In any British aviation school Yet
another of their pupils is M. Ducrocq,
who is the first Frenchman to take
his pilots certificate in England, and
has already proved himself a bril-
liant and fearless airman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

The butterfly, dominant novelty
OF this seasons fashions, trails its
frivolous wings across the latest note
paper. Flights Of sulphur-coiored in
secta1 on a delicate green ground,
~ bright, soft blue ones over a
hite surface, none Of them
ptible are seen. It is fan
to have these decorated
BIS frivolous and brief al
ehost lives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
Divided skirt Practical.

Frocks OF velvet have been so much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
serge or other woolens are trifle
more novel. The divided skirt worn
in Paris is certainly practical and
might well be adopted for hard wear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
A shIxer Figure.

Nov, Arthur" said his father,
you've been going to school long
enough to write decently Don't you
know how to make figure three?"
Sure" said the boy. You put
your pencil on the paper and then you
SILVER"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Hyker What did the highwayman
say when he covered you with his re-
volver?
Pyker-He said Throw up your
handsi"
HykerH Huh! Had he been pi-
rate instead Of highwayman, ! sup
pose he would have said sAlI hands
laloft:.~
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
QUEER STORY FROM CONVENT

An unusual story comes from the
convent Of St Louis, in County Mayo,
ireland. Boarding at the convent is
q 1S-year-old girl who is a great ia
vorite with the nuns because Of her
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
TWAIN'S PORTRAIT ON CALF

While Mark Twain lay dying at his
home at Redding, Conn. there Twas
born on the farm OF w r Walker.
near seishotzyille. Pa, q cali. upon
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

When the virtues are only on the
surface they easily find vociferous
evaporation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
C OIL D 5
Cured in One Day
~! ]

As a rule few doses Of Munyon's
Cold Cure win break up any cold ard
prevent pneumonia. 1t relieves the head,
throat and lungs almost instantly. These
little sugar pellets can be conveniently
carried IL the vest pocket for use at any
time Or anywhere. Price rs cents at any
druggists.
If you need Medical Advice write to
Munyon's Doctors. They viii carefully
diagnose your case and give you advica
by mail absolutely free Address Prof.
Munyon. SD and Jefferson Streets. Philar
delphia, Pa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

The agents of the government are
kept busy trying to prevent the snug
Cling of Cinnamon into the United
States, and they find that the persons
who make business OF bringing in
the forbidden Orientals are as fertile
in devices as are those who attempt
to smuggle other contraband goods.
One of the latest schemes to be dis
covered involves the use of casks in
which the Cinnamon are set alioat, to
be picked up later and hauled ashore
at points that are not being guarded.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

This most attractive waist is of
checked old blue and white foulard,
with pretty yoke of old blue cashmere.
The guimpe. undersleeves, and frills
are Of white tulle. The girdle is of
plain blue liberty.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-07-21
Trial by Jury a Mockery?
PittsbOrO Record .

Pittsboro Record.
SO many men have been acquitted
in recent years on the grounds of in
sanity lsO-called) that the State is
fortunate in having forced a submis-
sion to IL verdict of murder in the
second degree in the case of +. E.
Powell. 1t is safe to say, that il the
case had been tried in one of the sew
eral counties in the State where (as
in Mecklenburg county recently life
has been held SO cheap by iuries the
DEFENDANTS plea of insanity might
have escaped punishment altogether.
This brings up the subject of jury tri-
ais III genera
At the recent meeting of the State
Bar Association at Wrightsville
Beach an address of more than ordi-
nary interest on the Jury system, as
it now obtains, was delivered by Col.
John W. Hinsdale who took the posi-
ton that triaf by jury, as now ad
ministered, was a 1nOckery and that,
unless speedily remedied, it in many
cases, at least, ought to be done
away with. He declared that Justice
was not meted out even-handed and
that the jury system too frequently
became an instrument of oppression
instead of one for the correction of
wrongs.
The Record is a firm believer in the
right of trial by jury as the bulwark
and palladium of our liberties, but
the system should be remedied in
many respects. While many persons
advocate a bare majority verdict,
Others insist on a unanimous verdict
as now prevails. Yet better than
either of these might be two-thirds
or three-fourths majority verdict
This might be applied to the trial of
civil cases at first and, if found to
work satisfactorily, it might then be
applied to criminal cases also. The
grand jury presents an Indictment
and returns a true bill upon the az
firmative vote of II of its Is men,
bers. Then again the most impor-
tant questions of constitutional law
affecting all the people OF the United
States have been decided by major
ity vote of > to t of the Supreme
Court of the United States. II the
most learned Judges are not required
to be unanimous in their opinion OF
the law, why should twelve average
citizens be required to be unanimous
in their opinion of the facts in the
c0Sa9
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-07-21
THE GOLD LEAF.
THE CANNING INDUSTRY.
Every Housewife Should Can hei
Own Fruits and Vegetables.
Charlotte Chronicle

Charlotte Chronicle
Too little attention is paid by the |
housewives of North Carolina to the |
canning of fruits and vegetables.
This is an art that needs to be cuitl-
waited and the State Department OF
Agriculture is making a commend
able effort in that direction. 1t has
inst published bulletin on the home |
canning Of fruits and vegetables,
which should be in every farmer S
home. The article is written by the
assistant horticuIturist, 5. b. Shaw,
and it is worth quoting from. In
rnralcommunities, says Mr.. Shaw, it
il frequently the case that during the
winter months the most delicious
and wholesome fruits and vegetables
are absent from the daily bill OF fare.
Possibly some tomatoes are canned,
some fruits preserved or drled, Dut
the most nutritious vegetables ana
the most palatable fruits are allowed
to spoil in the garden and orchard
because OF the impression that It Is
impossible to keep them. This Is
mistake. 1t is just as easy to keep
corn, peas and beans as it is to keep
unaches and tOmatOes-a tact which
has been demonstrated by CONNER
ciaI packers who have canned almost
every variety of fruit and vegetable.
When the supply OF fruit and vege-
tables is greater than the family
needs and a market Is not conVen-
lent in which to dispose OF this fresh
produce, the surplus may be made a
source Of income by selling it in the
form Of canned goods. Sometimes
those living near a convenient mar
ket experience difficulty in finding a
ready sale for their produce on ac-
count of the conditions often existing
in the markets Of the larger cities.
In conditions of this kind, growers
can provide themselves with canning
outfits, suited in capacity to their
needs, put up clean, reliable grade
of goods, market them as iudiciOusly
rs they do their green stuff, and turn
to profit that which otherwise might
have been complete loss. There
seems to be a belief by the general
public that there is something mys-
FERROUS in the commercial canning
process. The great secret OF this
process is a careful observation OF
two things-cleanlines and complete
sterilization. 1t is possible for every
housewife to run u small canning
factory in her own kitchen, and on
the farm. This is both economical
and desirable. Fruits and vegetables
can be put up in glass jars or tin
cans at home much cheaper than
they can be purchased in the form OF
commercially canned goods, and the
flavor, texture and general quality OF
the homemade product can be made
superior to the product OF the aver
age factory
This bulletin is not only full OF de-
tails as to the process of canning all
kinds of fruits and vegetables, but
carries illustrations that make the
whole thing plain. 1t is printed for
free distribution, and a postal card
addressed to the Agricultural De-
partment at Raleigh will get it. The
Chronicle urges all OF its farmer read
ers to get copy. There is money in
it,