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The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

"A bill TO make the breaking of cam
paign pledges penal Offense has been
introduced In the Kentucky legislature,
notes the Savannah News. That would be
fine for the lawyers. No trouble whatever
about showing that a campaign pledge
means something else.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

The manager of the Cincinnati baseball
team has decided that he win sign no
player this year who takes a drink Of
liquor in any circumstances or at any
time" Baseball is business, and business
mixes badly with highballs.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
A Point to Remember.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
TITS pretty tough when a man looks
like monkey"
SO it is, but he can do much TO redeem
himself by not acting ike one"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
Strange Names.

From the Kansas City Times.
a Chicago paper says that bod CASTOR.
OF Kansas. has name that is little short
OF swearing. But speaking Of names that
are blasphemous. New York editor asks:
How about Charles G. D. Roberts?
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
The stntehood situation.

From the Santa Fc New Mexican.
The Statehood outlook from the inside looks more
favorable than from the outside wherein the stua-
ton differs radically from that in rast years. when
the outside indications were hopeful while those on
the inside were pessimistie
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

New Rochelle man, feeling for a door
in the dark. broke his nose on the edge
Of it, says the New York. Herald And
all the sympathy he viii get will come
from the fellow who has nightly difficulty
fitting the key 10 bunch Of keyholes.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

at Is Il morose person. indeed, who
cannot find amusement in Florida" says
the Jacksonville Times-Union. Amuse-
ment is easy enough 10 find in Florida
II is expensive, some, however.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Mrs. Bwana Jumbo, jr., 10 be, may as
well prepare herself for more different
varieties Of publicity within the next few
months than e'er were dreamed Of in
her philosophy heretofore
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Young Mr. Roosevelt is reported 10 have
made wonderful progress learning the
carpet business, For an eligible young
man, however. he did not stay on the
carpet long.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
Happens Sometimes.

Here is joke that | have never seen
before" remarked the literary editor.
Decline it." advised the art editor
Some INSCRIPTIONS person Is trying to
palm of something new and original"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

make US very thankful that coffee is on
the free list; otherwise it probably woGld
cost something like IS cents a pound
at retail
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

The POst-office Department has issued
an order prohibiting rural mail carriers
from stopping to fish when on duty An
extremely timely but more or less cruel
PRONUNCIATION we think.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
Our .IeNNeIA.

'The paper states that eggs have gone
up s. a carat"
"A carat?"
"Oh. pshaw! I read It wrong It's So
crate"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
\ Reminder of Happy Days.

From the Knoxville sentinel.
We never see Likeness Of Rear Admiral-to-be
Peary's grim Visagc without thinking Of Dr. Cooks
smiabe grin. liz wreath Of roses and his gumdroIs
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Mr.. Peary is used 20 rough shedding, but
set by the distractions the House has
set along his road to that rear admirars
berth.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Among those United States Senators
investigating committee, however, the
name of Simon Guggenheim does not
appear.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Japan asserts that It does mot question
Secretary Knox's motives in the least 20
This is as cheerful as the fellow who in
forms you next morning that you might
look worse. OF course"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

A New Hampshire man believes he can
breed q variety Of hens that will lay
three eggs per day. Castles in Spain prob
ably would look like tumbled down shacks
TO this man.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Senator Plat has nothing TO say,
notes the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The Senator deserves great credit for
saying II. then.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
a Mean scheme.

lie thought it was a valentine;
II made him thrill.
1t hurt his pride to find inside
4 pcsky bill.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
About Due.

Here is an aeropIane catalogue"
Good enough I'll supply It with
dialogue and have the first aviation
novel"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

The Pullman Company is about to di-
vide $2o.0oo,oo0 of profits. This informa-
ton Will hardly tend 10 make sleep
sweeter in a Pullman berth, neverthe-
less
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
voting by ELECTRICITY.

It is the general understanding and be-
lief that the Freuchmans mode Of living
Is as swift, or swifter than the turbulent
tide Of the Seine, which has but recently
carried destruction into the French capt.
tai. The Frenchman shows electrical swift
ness IN his domestic, social. and business
life, and now he is to show a similar
swiftness IN casting his vote when the
next chamber convenes. The old system
Of roll call was entirely too slow for the
sprightly and nervous Parisians. being
distinctly lacking in that element Of spec
taculaTism which has always been g JOY
10 every French heart ~ the next meet
ing of the chamber its members VIII find
facing them a screen, placed directly in
the rear Of the secretary's table. which
will contain the names OF all the mem
bers. Opposite each name will be five
spaces marked present" absent. 20
yes, mo" and vote unrecorded.' At
the beginning Of each session when the
deputy takes his seat he will press a but
ton on his desk so as 10 record the fact
that he is present. When a vote is wish
ed all that viii be required OF the mem
bers is gentle pressing Of a conveniently
placed button on each mans desk. and
each vote viii be recorded upon the screen
within full view Of all. including the
gallery.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
A PaIpabIe Hit.

From the Austin Statesman.
Senator FOraker's declaration that he would never
hold Office again shows that he has at last struck
popular breeze and voiced a sentiment that meets
the cordial Endorsement Of a large majority OF his
party in Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Raising goats for meat is profitable
business" says rural exchange. Like
so many things, however, there is a
butt" In the suggestion.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
An EnectunI Cure.

'She wants TO be a sister TO me-
You can easily get her out of that no
ton"
"As to how?'
Treat her as you would a sister"
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Rich beyond the dreams OF avarice. "
Somehow, we think there is an expression
that might Tighteously be canned and for
gotten.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
The Presidents Son.

From the Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
President Taft was second IN scholarship in his
class at Yale. His son ranks first in his class It
is wise child that knows more than is own
father.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

So far, nobody has suggested Mr.. Bryan
as a suitable man TO head south polar
expedition. And yet Mr.. Bryan is accus-
toned to freeze-outs.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

a man out West has been accused of
forty murders" says the Rochester Union
and Advertiser. Time for that man to
give up being a chauffeur
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Yesterday a stevedore; to-day operated
upon for appendicitis! A very versatile
sort of monarch is Gustave of Sweden.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

We hereby nominate DIR. Frederick A.
Cook to be a high private in the rear
ranks Of the horse marines.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
ThOuRhtIeAs.

From Bon Viyant
Sir you are the biggest scoundrel that
know"
Sir, you forget yourselfls
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

People who make a practice of riding
in taxicabs gradually become more and
more charitable IN thought toward gas
meters
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Coffee in bulk costs only cents a
pound, yet I have to pay 3S cents a pound
for that which use on my table, says
Representative Longworth. This should
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

The new English Parliament bids fair
to be a sort of ncw-you-see-it-now-you-
don't Institution.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

o the
OF
In
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

The Wilmington Dispatch SAYS Uncle
Joe is a Chestnut" Some people would
say "chesty." rather.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Where Ignorance Is RIi,,.

From the Baltimore sun.
The Pore doesn't 6now what lie missed by net
seeing Mr., Fairbanks.
The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

Pickles are going up in price. Oh. girls
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

THERE is not city in New Jersey
that excels Atlantic City in its educa-
tional facilities. It's school houses are
all of the most modern construction,
supplied with every facility and con-
venience for the rapidly growing school
population. And what is especially
creditable to the municipal and educa-
tional authorities is the fact that they
keep on building fine school houses,
thus keeping pace with the growth of
the mum Der of school children. tits GER
tainly most commendable feature of
the administration of the city's affairs
that, while always having an eye open
TO the possibilities of attracting yisi-
tors to the seashore and thus promot-
ing the business development of the
city, it gives close attention to provid-
ing for the education of its youth in
every intellectual and material direc.
tion. There is no city in the country
where money talks' as it does in
Atlantic City. Civic pride there does
not wait upon expense, that is to say,
if the Improvement sought for is
deemed desirable, cost is a secondary
matter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
TAX APPEALS HEARD.
state Board of Equalization of Taxes
Listens TO supplicants.

state Board of Equalization of Taxes
Listens TO Supplicants.
To hear appeals from decisions OF
the county oax boards of this section
the state board for the equalization of
taxes held session Friday in the
court house here with Frank P. Jess
presiding over the hearing. Six APP
peals were heard and decision reserved
on them all.
After the hearing the members Of
the board, including Commissioners
Jess, Bloomfield S. Minch, George M.
Mccarthy, Henry J. Trick, Theodore
Simonson and Secretary Henry w.
Buxton were the guests Of DIR. Britton
d. Evans at lunch at the State Hos
pital for the Insane at Morris Plains.
Isaac It. Reid asked the state board
to have the assessment for 1909 on his
distillery property at Jacksonburg
Blairstown township, Warren county,
assessed for $4,000 reduced to 5000.
The Chester Securities company and
B. Nicoll s. Co. asked that the assess
ment of 1909 on limestone quarry
known as the Nicoll quarry. in Hardy
ston township. Sussex county, assessed
at $1,000 and raised by the Sussex
county tax board to s12,5 500, be reduced
to $1,000.
The franklin Mineral company and
B. Nicoll s. Co. asked that the assess
ment of 1908 ON limestone quarry in
Hardyston township, Sussex county,
assessed for $4,000 and reduced by
the Sussex county tax board to 81, 500,
be further reduced to $1,000.
The estate of Copper Lord asked
that the 1909 assessment of SITS, OOO
On real estate in the town of Boonton
known as the old nail works be reduced
to sl5O,OO0.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy
was a supplicant before the state
board. He wished the 1909 assess
ment on his place in Mendham town.
ship known as the Oliver Hall place
and consisting of sixty-six acres 9s-
sessed for $4,000 and reduced by the
Morris county tax board to S12, coo,
further reduced TO $4,000
Peter s. and John @. Conover, Of
Chatham, represented to the state
board that they had been assee sed in
1909 on house and other buildings
situated on Fairmount avenue, Chat
ham, and also a sessed for bill boards
and sign boards on the property and
claimed that these hoardings belong
to the Lee Co., the Newark Bill Post,
| ing company and the Randolph Adver
tising company and asked that thelas
sessment of $1,000 on Improvements b
reduced by the amount assessed
against the bill boards to the sum o
81 900.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

PRO AND CON
IcoNr1NUED FROM FIRST pAeEl

the society haYing visited the real ess
tate agents in its quest for site and
James Bagnall added his objections
to the location as a resident of the
neighborhood.
The Rev. Ralph B. Urmy presented
figures on the value of property ad
joining tuberculosis sar atorium and
asserted that the talk of depreciation
OF value Of property was exaggerated.
Property in the neighborhood Of Mem
orial and All Souls hospitals had not
deprecated in value, he said, despite
the fact thar contagious diseases have
been cared for at both institutions.
Or. Clifford Mills asserted that the
resolutions presented by the township
health board were out of place as the
Hillside school was now closed by
scarlet fever and that patients from
the township we're cared for in the
Barker pavilion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
DrnggIstss Mistake Kins Horse.

George Watson lost by death last
week the chestnut gelding Florham
Prince. The animal was taken sick at
Mr.. Watson's Florham farm, Madison,
and veterinarian who attended him
wrote prescription intended to con-
tain sulphuric ether. The druggist
who filed the prescription read it
sulphuric acid.' Whether the yeter-
marian or the druggist was to blame
will probably be settled in the courts.
The death'of the horse spoiled pair
that the dealer was counting on TO
sweep the shows this season.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

Hon. CHARLES N. FoWLER's prom
ised letter to the people in regard to
the situation in this Congressional
District was given out on Monday.
1t is lengthy document, and would
fill about one page of this paper. We
give summary of its contents on the
first page. Unfortunately for Mr..
Fowler's cause he is so Incorporate in
his language and so sweeping in his
denunciations of Senator Kean and
State Treasurer Voorhees, as to con-
yey the impression that he is vindic-
tive rather than argumentative, and
stirs up antagonism to himself where
none existed before. AS an instance
he charges Senator Kean with barter
ing the votes of the Union county
representatives in the Legislature to
Mr.. Voorhees, for help in his contest
in Morris county. This leads Senator
Alderman to say in reply to the asser-
tion that United States Senator Kean
had influenced his vote for Uncle
Dan" Voorhees,. Senator Kean has
never influenced my vote for any man,
said the Senate's Republican leader.
AS a matter of fact, Senator Kean
has never asked me to vote for any
candidate for anything. He has never
spoken to me about any appointment.
His brother, Hamilton, has talked
with me at times about some particu-
lar measure, but | assure you that |
have never voted for any measure
simply because he or any other parti-
cular man favored it. AS to Mr.. Voor-
hees, ! may say that | made special
investigation Of his fitness for the
office. From twenty bank presidents
and many other men of affairs, to
whom | wrote, / got letters speaking
of the qualifications of Mr.. VOORHEES,
in the highest terms. / have always
been friendly to Mr.. Fowler; there
are many things like about the man,
and i don't see why he should say
what he has. l have been opposed to
any fight against him, and have so ex-
pressed myself only in the most recen
past"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
IDEAS FROM
PLAINFIELD
[ooNTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

sewer system the town can be kept in
a good sanitary condition. But get
your disposal plant as far away from
the town as possible, = said Mr.. Fisk,
mot because Of any smell from it but
because OF the sentimental smell. , .
Il your people smell the Standard
OIL plant at Bayonne they will say at
once it is the disposal works.
That the streets Of ten years ago
were not the proper streets for to. day
was point of Mr.. Fisk s address. The
automobile traffic made the macadam
road the most expensive to maintain.
Madison avenue..was cited as being a
good road. Mr.. Fisk said that the
best method was the mixing of the
stone and binder by machinery such
as the bitulithic or Amiesite pro-
ceSSeS.
Other important features of town
improvement were good cross walks
and side walks and the proper distri-
button Of street lights. To get all
things in perfect order it is necessary
to keep the people interested. They
should know all about their town and
find out how the other fellow lives. AS
much attention must be given by the
town authorities to the complaints of
the man of small means as to those of
the wealthy, making all the citizens
feel at home, for, said the speaker.
the poor mans tax means as much to
him as the rich mans and his vote
counts just as much.
In the schools the boys and girls
should be taught what proper govern
ment is, thought Mayor Fisk The
Fairgrounds were touched upon by the
speaker and declared to be one of the
most important steps toward the de-
yelopment of future good citizens.
Manual training in the public schools
was recommended.
Morristown was characterized BY
the speaker as being part of the
metropolitan district of New York
and that the people of that city would
look to this as well as other towns in
this section Of New Jersey for homes.
The necessity of the extention of troll
ley lines, connecting the towns, was
enlarged upon and the advisability Of
business methods in handling trolley
matters was deemed necessary to at
tract capital.
The meeting was presided over by
President David F. Barkman. Mayor
Theodore Ayers introduced Mayor
Fisk to the audience in short speech.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

FOR more than score of years. Nor
riStown has been coquetting with the
trolley matter. While from business
standpoint it was much desired, from
a residential point of view it has been
bitterly opposed Although much dis
cussed nothing was done in the matter
until dozen or so years ago Messrs.
Foote, Capstick and Sickle organized
and secured charter for the Morris
County Traction company, mainly for
the purpose of controlling the situa-
tion. In course of time some outside
capitalists tried to do some work un-
der the charter but met with so much
opposition that they went to Dover
where a more liberal spirit prevailed,
and running out into the adjacent
country have added thousands of dol
lars to the trade Of that town. Last
year the trolley crept into Morristown
by the back door, and despite its limi-
tations is great public convenience.
Now, under progressive management.
backed by ample capital, the trolley is
to be continued on through the town
TO connect with the great trolley sys-
TENS below us. The managers do not
ask for financial assistance, but do ask
the good will and encouragement of
the people and a square deal on the
part Of municipal authorities. No
captious or burdensome conditions
should be imposed but every effort
made TO encourage the capitalists who
have more faith in our possibilities
than we seem to have ourselves.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

The drainage of the Troy and Black
meadows has been dream for years
around Whippany, Parsippany, Troy
and Hanover, and the people think
they have plan now that will work.
An association has been formed and a
committee is at work on plans. There
are more than 1900 acres of land in
these peat boys and it would be avail
able for cultivation if the water level
were reduced three or four feet. Ex-
cept in pockets, the bog is only two or
three feet deep and it should not be a
difficult matter to drain it, 1t is not
overlooked all Of the time, In fact, the
river does not get out of its banks
more than month in the year. The
work Of the commission viii be watched
with interest.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
NEW MARRIAGE LAW.


Every clergyman in New Jersey was
last week notified by the State Board
of Healthof the possibility Of their be-
ing subjected to a fine of $500 or tc
imprisonment for term not exceed
ing six months if they performed any
marriage ceremony without the pre-
sentation Of a license obtained under
the new law passed by the last Legis-
lature which will go into effect July
l, next.
The attention of the ministers was
also called to that part of the law
which requires them. after solemniz-
ing marriage, to transmit the certi-
ficate of such ceremony within five
days to the local officer who issued the
marriage license. Failure to do so
will subject them to fine not exceed
ing $50.
The ministers are advised of their
power under the law to administer
oaths or affirmations to the parties APP
plying to be married and to require
the latter to make true answers to in
quires that may be made to ascertain
whether any legal impeachment to the
proposed marriage exists. Such an
swers are to be reduced to writing and
signed by the party making the same
and attached to the marriage certiti-
cate.
In cities, boroughs, towns aud other
municipalities the marriage license
must be obtained from the Registrar
of Vital Statistics, if there be such
officer, and if not, then from the mum
icipal clerk. Ii there is no Registrar
of Vital Statistics in townships the
assessor of taxes is empowered to issue
the license. In Morristown applca-
tion should be made to DIR. Clifford
Mills, at the Board of Health office,
and in the township of Morris to AS
SCISSOR Thomas f. Sands. No license
shall be issued to any persons unless
they are accompanied by an identify
LIE VAuAOSos hhOWA W ullO pCloOu loo IL
ing the license, and the questions fur
nished by the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics to local registrars and others
are fully and satisfactorily answered
and sworn to, both by the identifying
witness and the applicant for license.
In case the male applicant to marry
shall be minor under the age of
twenty.one years, or the female appli-
can't under the age of eighteen years,
such license shall not be issued unless
the parents or. guardians of the said
minor, If there be any, shall first certi-
fy under their hands and seals, in the
presence of two witnesses, their con-
sent thereto.
The Acknowledgement advises that
in applications for licenses where it
appears that either one of the parties
is divorced it shall be necessary for
them to produce copy of the decree
of divorce before the license can be
granted This precaution is made
necessary, according to the Attorney
General, because :" it very frequently
occurs that woman is betrayed into
second marriage with a man who is
already married under the pretense
that he makes to her that he has been
divorced" ~@
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24
New Cook Book.

Worth your Investigation because
the matter has been prepared by ex-
perts Of the United States department.
of agriculture. This book gives scien-
tiic recipes for the preparation Of
meats and vegetables. No household
should be without one. A special edi
tion is being issued by the /" Brooklyn
Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N. ". Send
your name and address and ten cents
for copy to be sent you about June
LIST.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-24

The people will probably turn out
on election day this year equal to a
presidential year, because of the num-
Der Of Offices to be filed. There will
be a governor, ten congressman, a full
legislature and the usual local offices
besides in several Of the counties, one
or more county offices. There will be
fully 1000 candidates for the various
offices and they will get out pretty
full vote. 1t looks as if the total vote
will be ABOUT 100000, of which the
republicans will poll about 25O,OO0 and
the rest will be divided among the OPP
position and the side shows.