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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
COURSE m FORESTRY.
United States Government to Hold
Ranger school at Colorado Springs.

United States Government to Hold
Ranger school at. Colorado Springs.
Arrangements have been made by
the United States government to CO.
operate with the Colorado College
School of Forestry at Colorado
Springs in giving forest rangers
course during the winter. The course
will be special. covering period o.
ten weeks. from Jan. II to March u,
1910, and is planned to meet the needs
of forest rangers of district 2. includ-
ing national forests in Colorado, Wy
oming. South Dakota, western Nebras-
ka and western Kansas, timber cruis-
ers, logging superintendent. owners
of timberlands and any who wish to
acquire general knowledge of the
principles of forestry and numbering
Men from the district office of the
forest service at Denver will be de-
tailed to assist the college faculty in
the instruction. The first fifteen days
of the course will be held at the col
lege, and the remainder of the course
will be given at Manitou park, within
the Pike national forest, where prac-
teal demonstration will be given and
actual work done along the lines Of
study. The Colorado School of For
estry owns $4,000 acre tract of tim
berland there and is equipped with
cabins to accommodate the students.
A commissary will be conducted at
the park. which will bring the cost
of living within the means of all and
encourage attendance of men whose
financial condition might otherwise
prevent their taking up the studies.
No tuition will be charged, and the
course will be open to forest officers
as well as men not in the service who
desire to attend. To reward faith
full service and encourage advance
ment among the forest officers each
national forest will be entitled to send
one ranger. The selection of the men
will be left to the discretion of the
supervisors. who are best fitted to
judge of a rangers qualifications for
the detail.
This course will be supplemented
by course Of study ON the national
forests during the winter, outlined and
carried on by the supervisors. aided by
the district Office. Each forest office
is equipped with forest library. and
text books will be selected from the
library and circulated among the, ran
gers, accompanied by digests. The
circulation Of the books will be sys-
tematically arranged and progress OF
the work checked by periodically re-
viewing the work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
THE PRECIOUS METAL CROP.

The general idea probably is that the
production of the precious metals is
nothing like so great now as it was
during the sensational periods follow
ing the development of gold mining in
California and the discoveries in the
Klondike, and that of silver in the
bonanza veins of Nevada, Colorado.
Utah, and other states of our north
west. AS matter of fact the yield of
these two metals continues undated,
and last year the worlds production
OF the two was greater than it was the
year before, the increase in the value
OF the gold crop being S3l. 376 300, and
that of silver 18,992,30O fine ounces.
The total value of gold products was
8f4l, 1872, 200, and of silver S1O8 1884, 400.
Another fact which will be surprise
to many is that the greatest increase
in the product of gold in any country
of the world, last year, as compared
with the figures for 1907, was in
Africa, which increased from $151 $780,
600 in 1907 to Sl66. $40, 500 in 1908, or
an increase of S14, 800, 900. The increase
in the product Of gold in, the United
States in 1908 was 81, l24, 300. Mexico s
increased product of gold for 1908 was
$500, 100. The greatest loss in the
product Of gold in any country was in
Australasia, the decrease amounting
to S2,350,000. The largest increase in
the production of silver was in Mexico
and amounted to IL, SIT 200 tine ounces.
Canada followed with an increase of
1926, 400 fine ounces. There was a de-
crease in the silver product of the
United States as compared with 1907
of 4,074,0OO fine ounces. The coinage
Of gold in the world in 1908 amounted
to 1922, 0lS.2OO; the coinage of silver
was Sl94, 500, 900.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
no Get Gas From waste Of cltles.

TO Get Gas From Waste of Cities.
Louis G, Harris, of East Orange, has
invented a process for converting gar
bage, street sweepings, peat, sawdust
and other waste matter into gas for
lighting. heating and power The dis
covery, Mr.. Harris believes, solves the
problem many cities are confronted
with in regard TO the disposal Of gar
bage and oJher refuse.
The inventor believes that If his pro-
cess be universally adopted it will
mean great saving in many ways.
Hotels, he says, which always have a
large amount of garbage and other re-
fuse on hand, will be enabled to utilize
it for light, heat and fuel purposes.
Cities confronted with the garbage
and refuse problem could also run
their own gas plants, he argues, and
at an almost intinitesimal cost. Pri-
vate homes could be equipped with
small plants, declared Mr.. Harris, as
the operation of them would be simple
and easy. He claims sufficient gar
bage and sweepings are secured in
most homes TO furnish both light and
heat. The labor required, accord
ing to him, is no different nor greater
than that exercised ia the operation
of heating furnace.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
Model Of Small Flying Machine.

w. r. Clark. an inventor living in
Spokane, Wash. has completed mod
ell of flying machine one-sixth of the
normal size. containing 952 cubic feet
of plane surface, with which he will
attempt flight in a short time He be-
lieves he has solved the problem of
successful aerial navigation by Great
ing friction on the element against
which he is contending. Four pro-
pellers are used on the sides and the
rear of the machine with two top
wheels. giving the same action as the
gyroscope The speed of the side
propellers is 1000 revolutions min
ute. while the gyroscope wheels are
geared to 1000 revolutions minute.
There is also dome to hold the air
under pressure and give the ship the
steadiness maintained by a descending
parachute. The completed machine
will be forty-four feet from tip to tip
and sixty-two feet from pilot to rud-
der, the motive power being two forty
horsepower gasoline engines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
Parlor Horse Racing Fad In Paris.


Paris has Il new gambling fad. or
rather a child's game adapted to the
nse of adults 1t is parlor horse rae
Ing Two clubs are active in this
sport now. and the craze seems to be
spreading. Devotees keep their sta
bles modelled after real ones and have
any number of little lead horses which
are kept by an imaginary force Of
grooms and stable boys. The favorite
horses are tended with the greatest
care to protect them from being dis
abled. The clubs meet every week,
when races are run for stakes varying
from 40 to 800 francs. Regular en-
trance fees are charged. and the races
nre governed by series Of rules. A
miniature course is laid out on table
and the horses are advanced by throws
Of dice. The races are begun with
three or four dice. and as the goal is
neared the number is reduced to ono
to prolong the suspense.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
$500, 200 FOR COUNTY,
Board of Freeholders Meets To-day
and Adopts 1910 Budget.

anu ADOPTS 1910 fudEeC.
The report of the finance committee,
Messrs. George Esther, w. FL. Guerin
and Joseph D. Budd, engaged the at
tention Of the board of freeholders at
its last meeting OF the year held Fri
day morning.
The committee told of a profit to
the county OF S2,670.57 from the surro-
gate Office and a profit of 1857. "a fron
the county clerks office.
The total receipts of the county for
the past year, including the 1908 bal
ance, were S2l0, 1888 40. The county
borrowed in anticipation Of taxes
$4,000, making the total receipts
1886, 939. 40. Discussed and transferred
was 1920. 1926, leaving a balance in
the hands of County Collector Joseph
Mclean of S96, 1915. The appropria-
tions we're apportioned in the tax rate
of S265,000, and so far SOLO has been
received, leaving a balance due the
county of Sl90,790.
Reports of other committees were
heard and a letter was read from Free
holder Asa T. Cook. who was unable
to be present.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
Value Of EIectron, the New Metal.

Electron is the name of new metal
lighter than the lightest hitherto
known. 1t has been compounded In
Germany, and great future is proph-
esied for it, especially in the construc-
ton of airships, flying machines and
automobiles. 1t is described as a mag
nesium alloy which can be cast, press
ed, rolled and drawn. Its specific gray
ity Is Ito to 2. That Of aluminium, the
next highest metal, is from 81 to 3.
AS cast metal it has a tensile strength
Of eighteen Kilograms to the square
millimeter and a ductiIity of . per cent.
After COMPRISING process. such as
rolling or drawing, the tensile strength
Is raised to thirty-five Kilograms to
the square millimeter and the ductility
to IS per cent without any notable In
crease in its specific gravity The new
metal is silver white IN color and lends
itself TO brilliant polish.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

President Edward Guerin, of the
recently organized Triple G club of
the Methodist church, has announced
the following committees ~ Member
ship Frank e. Pierson, chairman
Daniel Jensen, Ernest Bockoven; En-
tertainment-Ge George Burr. chairman I;
Harry Mitchell, Harry Anderson /;
Color and Emblem Raymond Leg
gett, chairman: Harry Anderson and
Ernest Bates.
The clubs notices are Culture,
study to show thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed Conservation, Let every
one that nameth the name of Christ
depart from iniquity Courage, Thou
therefore endure hardness as good
soldier OF Jesus Christ
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

THE most reprehensible case of sem
sational journalism that has been in
f1icted upon community in recent
years is that Of the Newark "News' in
a series OF articles now running in
that paper under the caption 8 Sane
Among the Insane A Record of Per-
sonal Experiences and Acquaintance
in the Morris Plains Asylum The
writer admits in his opening article
that he was nervous wreck from
drinking and overwork, that he was
committed to the institution by his
relatives on the advice of reputable
physicians and all in due course of law
From the fact that he was committed
to the institution it is self evident
that he was not in frame of mind to
judge Of his treatment. There are
hundreds of persons in the institu-
ti0n who testify to The kind aud sym
pathetic attention they receive, while
there are Others, as there'are in all in
stitutions, who complain. Everybody
knows that if there we're no insane
there would be no insane hospitals,
andtif there are insane persons they
naturally show it in some way. For a
reputable newspaper to lend its col
umns to give publicity to the cmana
lions Of a disordered mind is o. yond
comprehension 1t may be there IRE
persons OF a morbid turn Of mind who
will find pleasure in reading such mat
ter, but what about the friends of pat
tents there? and especially what a
terrible thing it must be to persons in
a very nervous condition physically,
with clouded mind. who can but look
forward to the time when they may
have to be treated at an institution of
this character, to have the life on an
insane ward spread out before them
in all it's narrowing details? No fam
lily of sane mem bers could stand hav-
ing the minute details of it's daily
life and conversation spread before
the public, much less family of ire
sponsibles, There is certainly no good
purpose served by these articles, and
the managing editor of the News"
should bar such morbid and harmful
matter from his paper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
SONS TO HONOR WASHINGTON
Banquet In Honor of omcers ana Men
Who Camped Here.

Who Camped Here.
The New Jersey society, Sons of the
American Revolution, will give din
ner in the rooms Of the Woman's club,
East Orange, February 4th, in honor
of Washington and his men who
camped at Morristown during the
winter of TIT.
The chapters in New Jersey of the
Sons of the American Revolution,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, Colonial Wars and Colonial
Danes have been invited to be pres
ent.
A fine menu has been prepared,
and will be followed by addresses by
the president, Judge Edward S. At
water president-general, Morris b.
Beardsley; Governor John Franklin
Fort, Job Hedges, @. A. Pugsley, Ed
win Wartield and the Rev. DR.. William
r. Whitaker, An excellent program
of vocal and instrumental music will
be rendered.
The committee OF arrangements
consists of I. w. Williams, chair
man; J. J. Hubbell, Colone. j. r.
Mulliken, J. Frank <Parmly, N. P.
Howell, e. ALLEN Smith, Lowell Carr,
@. Symmes Higgins, Fred G. Hyer,
George O. Sterling, John B. Wight,
j. Leonard Merrill, David L. Pierson,
Henry A. Potter, Edward P. Holden,
Phillips Osborn and Leslie r. Fort.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

LAcKAwANNA is the last of the five
railroads which acquired control Of
Lehigh Valley in 1901 to dispose Of it's
stock. The holdings of the other roads
Erie, Reading, Central of New Jersey
and Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern
were acquired recently by the Reid
Moore interests. The price at which
the stock was sold is understood to
have been around l05, and as iu was
originally secured at around thirty
three the transaction represents a
handsome profit for the Lackawanna.
The company might afford to build
the Morristown station now.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

THE referendum has again failed in
New Jersey. Tuesday the voters Of
the six towns and townships forming
what is commonly known as North
Hudson were called on to vote on the
question of consolidating them into
one city. Not more than thirty per
cent. Of those entitled TO go to the
polls and vote " Yes . or " No = awaited
themselves of the right. There had
been public meetings in every town
and the benefits and advantages of
the plan had been discussed and the
stand. patters" had had their say
but nothing could bring the voters to
the polls. The six towns concerned
Weehawken, Union Hill, North Ber-
gen, West Hoboken, West New York
and Gutenberg occupy all of Hud-
son county from the northerly line of
Jersey City and Hoboken to the Ber-
gen county line. Combined they have
a population of about 10000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

PLEASE omit flowers" Will be IL e
rule for the opening day of4the New
Jersey legislature so far as the senate
is concerned. The chamber is so small
and the customary wealth of mammoth
horseshoes and nosegays SO great that
the fragrance has proven too much OF
a good thing in recent years, and sena-
tors have become faint and had to go
out. The floral remembrances must
be left in the corridors; SO the caucus
decided.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

Mayor Ayers appointed the follow
ing committees Finance Twining,
Revere, Arnold; streets Cory, Revere,
Henriques; fire Revere, Gill, Reed {;
police Arnold, Twining, Sturgis sal
aries-Cory, Reed, Henriques ordin-
ances Reed, Cory, Sturgis j; licenses
Henriques, Gill, Twining; lights
Twining, Arnold, Sturgis; printing
Gill, Arnold, Reed; sewers-Sturgis,
Henriques, Revere.
A communication from the Morris
County Board of Elections TO the al
dermen recited that there was no cleo
tion for freeholder from the Third
ward at the last election and that it
was incumbent upon the aldermen to
elect someone to the place. Senator
Mills confirmed the statement. Alder
man Cory nominated DR.. Gustav A .
Becker and Alderman Sturgis put
forward the name of John P. Lyons.
DR.. Becker was elected on party
vote, five to three, Alderman Twining
being absent. Clerk Toms immedi-
ately made out certificate of DR..
Becker's election and after it was
signed by Mayor Ayers, George G.
Runyon, DR.. Becker's counsel, con
veyed it TO the board of freeholders.
On Friday evening the old board
held its last meeting for 1909. No
thing of Importance was done, except
ing the passage of bills and the follow
ing resolutions praising che fire de-
partment:
RESOLVED, That this board hereby
extends its thanks to the members Of
the fire department. for their ready re-
spouse under most trying conditions of
weather to the Morris street alarm on
Sunday morning, December Goth, last,
and for their most efficient work at
the fire, by which serious confiagra-
ton was averted.
RESOLVED, That the clerk send a
copy of the above resolution to the
foreman OF, each company Of the de-
partment, and that the local news
papers be requested to publish it in
full
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

UNDER new-federal law, which
goes into effect on Saturday, 1t will no
longer lie possible for the GQmmuter
living in New Jersey to have BOTTLES
of wine or OF liquor shipped to him
from New York in box Of groceries,
unless the label on the outside of the
box shows plainly his name, with the
nature and quantity OF alcoholic con-
tents in the box. The law, Section
240 of the Penal Code of the United
States, applies 60 all shipments
from one state to another of
packages containing liquor of any
kind that is intoxicating, whether the
shipment is entirely of liquor or OF
bottles mixed with groceries. Atten-
tion is also called to another new sec
tion, PIT, which prohibits the sending
of Intoxicating liquors by mail. My,
my, what blow at personal liberty.
One cannot drink on the sly, without
danger Of being found out.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

ACCORDING to the annual report of
the State Fish and Game Commission,
the f1rst sixth months of the opera
tlon OF the resident hunters license
system, which went into effect July
4, justities the wisdom Of its enact
ment. The amount received by the
state from county clerks on account
OF resident licenses was S35.356 up to
December 49, Another showing made
by the report is that the law gives i'm
petus to to the taking out Of licenses
by non-residents. and during the year
1909 there was received from this
source S5,460, as against $1,000 last
wear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
a Decided Loss to the Community

A Decided Loss to the Community.
To those familiar with the work OF
Miss Margaret Campbell, the late SUI
perintendent of the Morristown Me-
mortal hospital, there is very general
regret that the institution and Nor
ristown are to lose so capable an Off
cial Coming here a comparative
stranger some eighteen months ago,
she entered upon the work with her
whole soul, and brought to the dis
charge of the duties of superintendent
experience, skill and an executive abil-
ity, which was Of great value to the
hospital. Her endeavor was to put
all departments on a practical working
basis and her efforts were eminently
successful. Her resignation is deplored
and She will take with her on leaving
town the kindest wishes Of many
friends.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

being entertained on playground
with swings, yelocipedes and many
other amusements, followed by re-
freshments and presents. The older
scholars held their entertainment il
the church Wednesday night, the fea-
ture Of the affair being the presenta-
tion Of purse by the officers and teach
ers to the pastor, Rev William Rps ell
Bennett, for the purchase Of books.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

In special sessions Tuesday Judge
Alfred Elmer Mills received the plea
of guilty to charge OF breaking and
entering a house at New Foundland
and stealing silverware valued at $50
by James w. Norris. He was sem
fenced to eighteen months in state
prison.
Francis Larcolar, of Montville,
plead guilty TO rape and he was sent
to Trenton for five years
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

Princess Anna of Lowenstein-Wo
theim. in Germany. recently patented
under the name of Karma, an inven-
ton to prevent seasickness by keeping
the berths horizontal. no matter how
ever the ship may roll. The balance is
maintained by gimbels similar to those
in use on marine compasses, but the
princess also employs magnets and
electricity. The inventor believes the
principle ID adaptable to guns on war
ships and operating tables on hospital
ships.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

Tuesday q merry party enjoyed a
sleigh ride to Sheriff Calhoun Orr's
residence at Rockaway and spent a
pleasant time. In the party we're Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. E. Dennis, Miss Lane,
Miss Bessie Jones, Miss Rose Jones,
Miss Edith Ketch. Miss Helen Brown,
Miss Florence Meeker, Miss Adele
Miller, Robert Hathaway, Arthur
Lane, Arthur Linde, Stephen France,
Russell Brown, William Weber, An
drew Ballantine, and Harry Ayers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

Mr.. TAFT has warned number of
census supervisors that he expects
them to keep politics and the census
separate. We infer, from the report,
that he left them with an impression
that If they can not separate the CEN
sus and politics he can separate the
census and them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
Jerseys Census Enumeratora.

The full list OF census enumerators
for New Jersey is as follows;
First district. William d. Brown !;
Second district, Evan f. Benners.
Moorestown, Burlington county; Third
district, William K. Fem, Asbury
Park Fourth district, Harry B. Sal
mon, Trenton; Fifth district, Louis
V. Hoagland, Elizabeth; Sixth dis
trict, George A. Fischer, Paterson J;
Seventh district Samuel A. Smith,
Newark; Eighth district, John FL.
Weastell, Jersey City,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

IT is estimated that nearly $50, 000,-
900 in cash was sent from this country
to Europe during the holiday season.
And many poor man no doubt Stint
ed himself to save up something for
the old folks at home"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04

IT is staI ed that The distinguished
party of Americans hunting in Africa
failed to secure che giant hog ex-
pected. With hogs at the present
record-breaking price the disappoint-
ment must be severe.