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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
GATES EOR PANAMA

scraper. The series of Orders above
them will range from 38 feet apart
near the bottom to feet apart at the
top. and over the skeleton structure
thus formed a sheathing of water
tight armor plate will be bolted much
after the fashion of clapboards on a
house.
The thickness of the plates will
range from an inch at the base to
seven-sixteenths of an inch at the top.
The weight of single gate will be
about 900 tons and the dimensions
are n to SO feet high, 60 to IS feet
wide and Z feet thick.
The thousands of individual pieces,
numbered and fitted to go together
as easily as children's blocks, will be
shipped by steamer via Baltimore and
with them will go over 400 skilled
structural steel builders to set them
up. The advance guard of experts
leaves here in December and the first
work will probably begin early in
1911. 1t will take three years to COM
plete the job.
The location of the 46 pairs Of gates
will be: Twenty at the Gatun dam on
the Pacific side, ~ at Pedro Miguel
and IA at Mirafores, near the Atlantic
entrance. The gates are designed to
hold back water Ala feet deep in a
channel 10 feet wide, which means
a pressure of million pounds.
Engineers assert that even If ire
mendous explosion or earthquake
should damage or destroy one or more
sets of gates, no great disaster would
ensue, for all locks are to be made in
duplicate to accommodate traffic in
both directions at once, and the
wreckage Of one set of locks would
only necessitate the diversion of com
merce into another set. But really
violent earthquakes have not occurred
in the Panama region for more than
two centuries.
Each lock win be ample for ship
SO per cent. larger than any vessel
now afoat. and 1t has been estimated
that as many as 100 ocean ships may
be handled In single day
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
She covered Her Head.

Scene, country church Of Episco
palian denomination in process Of
being decorated for the Christmas
season. The rector, who has strong
leaning towards forms of all kinds. IL
fastening festoon of evergreen
about the baptismal font. when, en-
ter Miss olympic. who unceremoni
ousiy fings her hat upon the seat Of
pew and comes to his assistance
The rector suddenly observes that
she is hatless and remarks severely:
Miss olympic. 1t is particularly for
hidden that women shall come into
the church with uncovered heads"
"Oh, bother, forgot" responded
the young lady irreverently WELL
grabbing up the rector's derby and
setting it jauntily on her pert little
head, will this dor
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
BARGAINS IN CHEAP STUFF
Few Deft Touches VIII frequently
Give Garment an Entirely Differ
/ ent Appearances.

Often you will see real bargains
In frocks and blouses on the ready
made counter Do not give one look
at the cheap lace or trimming, or at
the way the seams are finished, and
throw it back. Buy your bargain, take
1t home and redeem and regenerate
1t.
Cheap lace can be replaced by
good; dainty tulle or net frills can
take the place of cheap ruffies; seams
can be restitched and coarse en-
broidery worked over by hand. If the
material and the cut justify your buy
ing the garment at all, you can give it
an Individual touch that will raise the
value Of your bargain 75 per cent.
And even where there is nothing
noticeably cheap or common about
the garment try to give those little
extra touches; then you will be In no
danger of meeting your new gown
on another woman at the next street
corner
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
Had Cost England Many MIlIIon..


London. Harmuzd Rassam, the AS
syrian scholar and explorer, whose
cruel treatment by King Theodore in
volved England in a Sac, 900 900 war
with Abyssinia. which ended In the
suicide Of the African ruler, died a
few days ago In the English village of
Hove, where he had been many years
In peaceful retirement. He was horn
in northern Mesopotamia, opposite the
site Of the ancient Ntneyeh, and went
to England early in life, becoming
connected with the British museum.
In June, 1864. after having held a
British political position at Alden. at
the Indian ocean end of the Red sea.
he took charge of the English mission
to King Theodore of Abyssinia. who
had imprisoned and maltreated the
British consul and several other Eu-
ropeans. He demanded the release OF
the prisoners. At first he was treated
with consideration. but afterward he
and two OF his companions were shut
UP In the fortress of Magdala and
were kept there almost two years In
chains They suffered from misery.
cold and hunger. and were In constant
fear Of death. When Great Britain
sent to Abyssinia punitive expedition
under Lord Napier King Theodore
shot himself to death to avoid the hu-
initiation of capture
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
TRAIN APPLEEATER

He was wise man and merely said:
We'll, gentlemen, I'll get them.
Thank you for the suggestion"
The next day Baked Apple and
Cream" was written in red ink on the
bill Of fare. There was a rush for the
apples that startled the restaurant
managers, and several barrels are now
served there every week. That sug-
gested the Apple Consumers league.
and we began at once to spread the
work We went about calling for ap-
pie, and when the restaurants and no.
tells failed to offer the fruit we made
1t our business to make life a burden
to the managers. The apple army grew
like magic and ere long thousands of
travellers took up the refrain. Up to
that time the dish Of fruit on hotel
tables contained bananas and oranges.
We filled up these dishes with apples,
and made baked apple fair partner
with sliced oranges There can be no
doubt that this simple organization
has increased the consumption of ap-
pies by 20 per cent.
Some amusing things have grown
out Of it. The Pennsylvania Horticul-
tural society met at Gettysburg one
year. This is the heart Of the famous
York Imperial section, yet there was
not even the smell of an apple about
the hotel Some so or more guests be-
gan to call for apples, and kept 1t up
at supper until the proprietor sent out
and bought some Ben Davis, which he
served raw For breakfast the baked
fruit came on piping hot.
When the New York fruit growers
met at Penn Yam there was served at
dinner an apple pie like mother used
to make" The writer found that the
hotel cook was woman and he sug-
gested that she ought to be made an
honorary member of the association as
woman who could take a handful Of
-four lump of butter and sugar and
even Ben Davis apple and make a
pie that would induce man to buy
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
STATE TO INSURE ALL MEN
England's Contrlputory Scheme to
Counterfeit Lack of Employment
Outline of Plan.

London.-As the British government
has already announced that it has
in hand national scheme of insur-
ance against unemployment it may
be taken for granted that Sir Hubert
Llewellyn Smith. who is chief of the
permanent staff OF the board Of trade,
indicated sem:-officially the lines on
which that scheme is based in the
address which he delivered recently
as president of the economic science
section of the British association.
First" he said, "the scheme must be
compulsory otherwise the bad per-
sonal risks against which we must
always be on our guard would be GER
tain to predominant; second. the
scheme must be contributory, for only
by exacting vigorously as a necessary
qualification for benefit that suffl-
cient number of weeks contribution
shall have been paid by each recip-
lent can we possibly hope to put lin
its on the exceptionally bad risks.
Our analysis leads us step by step
to the contemplation of national
contributory scheme of insurance,
within the limits of large group OF
trades-a group so far as possible
self-contained and carefully selected
as favorable for the experiment, the
funds being derived from compulsory
contributions from all those engaged
In these trades, with a subsidy and
guarantee from the state. The rules
relating to benefit should be so de-
vised as to discriminate effectively
against unemployment which is
mainly due to personal causes, while
giving substantial allowance to
those whose unemployment results
from industrial causes beyond the
control of the individual"
Such scheme Sir Hubert regards
as actuarily possible, at least for
such group Of trades as building,
engineering and shipbuilding
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

Berlin. Until very recently the mo-
lasses residuum from the manufacture
Of beet sugar IN Germany was consid.
cred worthless, but now several val
liable by-products are obtained. one
is a 97.7 per cent. alcohol-for medici-
nal and chemical purposes produced
by distillatlon, with second quality
denatured for fuel and light. There
still remains a thicker and darker mo-
lasses, resembling pine tar In appear
ance. and from this residue, after I,
variety Of processes OF somewhat dan
gerous nature, there is extracted
potassium cyanide, besides several
other bs-products Of commercial value
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
WAS SIRE OF TEXAS
Noses Austin, Grandfather Of the
Lone Star State.
Former Republic Asked to Care for
Missouri Home and Tomb Of Fa-
NOUS Pioneer Who Made Pos
slble It's Founding.

Potosi, Nov Washington county Of.
hcials have recently appealed to Texas
state officials to arrange for that COM
monwealth to care for the grave and
home of Moses Austin in this city.
Moses Austin was father Of Stephen F.
Austin, honored as the father of Texas.
AS truly as Stephen r. Austin was the
father OF the former republic and the
late state, Moses Austin was its grand
father, for he did the preliminary
wark, made the treaty and planned the
colony that made possible the work
of his son as founder of the repub-
lie.
1t is believed here that the recent
removal of the body Of Stephen f.. Aus
tin from lonely grave in a Texas
village to state-built tomb In the cap
ital city that was named for him, and
the memorial services in several cities,
will arouse sufficient interest in the
Austin family to result in arrange
ments being made to care for the al
most dismantled tomb ana the decay
ing log cabin here.
The cabin stands on one corner of
the public square of this city 1t is all
that is left of the once pretentious
Durham Hall. Moses Austin's early-day
home. At the time of the Louisiana
purchase there was no more elaborate
private estate in the whole Mississippi
valley than Durham Hall, where the
owner entertained such notable men as
Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson and
Thomas HI. Benton.
Moses Austin, under grant from
the Spanish government. opened the
first lead mines and built the first lead
smelter in Missouri. He was at the
head Of the first bank established in
st. Louis and was member of the
first Masonic settlement period.
He conceived the idea of settling
Texas with Americans, and 1t was
under treaty negotiated by him
with the Mexican government that the
first American colony was established
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

Simplicity Of manner is the crown
ing touch Of woman--the real you.
The rest Is but the outer shell, mat
ter Of training the work. as with sim
plicity Of dress and house decoration
Of clever milliner or decorator. says
Home Notes.
DO not pose. do not be affected.
and, above all, do not boast. You may
not realize it, but in meeting strang-
ers the simple, easy, sincere manner
makes much better impression with
the right people than airs. much man
ner, or great assumption Of place and
power.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

gowns the smart touch of fur.
For less expensive millinery the
turban Of velvet is the most effective
that can be chosen In order to get
best results, good quality Of plain
velvet Is selected or one Of the
"panne" velvets in good colorings.
The latter are little less expensive
than good quality in plain velvets.
Fancy feathers and wings are cho-
sen for their decoration
1t takes about yard and a half of
velvet to make a turban. Rows Of
parallel shirrings confine the velvet
to the frame, which may be either Of
wire or of buckram A soft crown
should be supported by a lining of
crinoline.
Fabric hats are much in evidence
Silks, satins, velvets, brocades, tapes
tries, figured ribbons and colors of
various descriptions, all are cast IN
the play for winter millinery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
NOTHING soRDID ABOUT HIM
Poet Was Looking for Appreciation
Of the Ages That Stretched into
the Future.

The editor looked at the poetry
and then he turned back to the poet
For a moment his customary as
surance failed him The poet was SO
thin and seody and hollow eyed.
See here. my friend" he said in
as gentle a voice as he could assume
on short notice, 4 don't want to dis
courage you, but while your stun
here is fairly good and perhaps a
little better-it is standing rule of
this paper never to buy poetry"
The poet drew himself up with
sudden snort
why, suffering Dante" he cried,
you didn't suppose from my appear
ance that was out for the filthy
simoleons, did you? Why, bless your
journalistic soul, all I'm working for
is a plain niche in the Hall Of
Famei"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
How Consumers League Finds
Numerous Recruits.
Members Go About Calling for Fruit
and When Restaurants and Ho-
tells Refuse Demands Lives
Made Miserable.

New York.-A farmer living near
Scranton, Pa, disposes Of his surplus
apples, windfalls, etc, by shipping
them to town to be distributed to the
children Of the factory district.
This is good way to dispose of
Gull apples. Every one of these chill
dren will become an apple eater and
will never get over the habit. We
need not fear surplus of apples in
the future while such an army is being
trained, says writer In Rural New
Yorker. Every year at this time some
one comes asking what the Apple Con-
sumers' league is. It happened that
about dozen years ago the writer
had dinner at well-known New York
restaurant He became apple hungry,
but 1t was impossible to find baked ap-
pies or apple sauce on the bill of fare.
He called a waiter and put up hard
complaint. In a short time a very po-
lite man came like one who seeks to
side-step trouble and about the follow
ing dialogue was spoken:
u hope there is nothing wrong with
the food"
why, 1t isn't all here!"
What Is lacking?"
applet Many of us we're born in
the country and brought up on apples.
We like them and want to go where
they are served, Why do you not Of
fer baked apple and apple sauce? This
is first-class restaurant-why not
make it complete?'
The manager looked around and saw
a dozen heads nod with That's right"
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The nest. almost as large as bushel
basket. was found In the woods by the
women. They cut off the limb to
which the nest was fastened and
brought the trophy to Hamilton, who
placed the nest over his fireplace.
He was on his porch waiting for the
hunters moon to show over the east
ern hills when he heard a roaring
noise inside. Thinking the chimney
was afire he rushed in. The room was
fun of hornets, swirling in clouds. The
warmth from the fireplace had awak-
ened them, The artist pried open two
windows and threw open door to
cool on the place. At midnight he ven
tured into the house. as the cold air
had reduced the army to quiet.
At 3 O'Clock the next morning Ham
ilton had cleaned house and buried a
pailful Of hornets under the pines.
did you get stung? was asked Of
Hamilton.
'H'ml In what way do you mean?"
he SPARED. "oh. by the hornets? Moo;
not BY them"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
END STOMACH TROUBLE NOW
Dyspepsia, Gas, sourness or IndIges
ton Go Five Minutes After Taking
a Little Dlapepsin.

If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or you feel bloated after eating, and
you believe 1t is the food which fills
YOU; II what little you eat lies like
lead on your stomach; II there is diff
ficulty In breathing, quotations Of
sour, undigested food and acid, heart
burn, brash or a belching of gas, you
can make up your mind that you need
something to stop food fermentation
and cure Indigestion.
A large case of Pape's Diapepsin
costs only fifty cents at any drug
store here in town, and will convince
any stomach sufferer five minutes after
taking a single dose that Fermenta-
ton and Sour Stomach is causing the
misery of Indigestion.
No matter If you call your trouble
Catarrh of the Stomach, Dyspepsia,
Nervousness or Gastritis, or by any
other name always remember that a
certain cure is waiting at your drug
store the moment you decide to begin
It's use
Pape's Diapepsin will regulate any
out-of-order Stomach within Ave min
utes, and digest promptly. without any
fuss or discomfort. all Of any kind OF
food you eat.
These large 5O-cent cases coatain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure any chronic case OF Dyspepsia.
Indigestion. Gastritis or any other
Stomach trouble.
Should you at this moment be suf-
fering from Indigestion. Gas, Sour
ness OF any stomach disorder, you can
surely get relief within five minutes,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

r. HE influence of Oriental ideas is
! more evident in our millinery
styles than for many q year. The
dressier turbans for evening wear APP
pear to be pieces of rich fabric draped
about the head and fastened with gor-
geous looking ornaments Of mock
jewels. Gold and silver tissue and
Jeweled bands are used in these.
I For day wear turbans made on
larger frames show crowns in hand
some fabrics, such as heavy brocades,
tapestries and gold or silver tissues.
Tinsei nets are draped over silk nets
or lace. Nothing is more popular for
the brims or "coronets" than bands
of fur. This is, in fact, the furriest
of seasons. Fur bands appear about
the bottoms of handsome gowns for
street or visiting and on the fllmiest
of fabrics for evening wear. Lace
hats with collars of rich fur and hats
of all descriptions share with the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
Consists Of TRANSMISSION Of Blood Of
Healthy individuals Into Veins
Of Afflicted.

Chicago.--A cure, for pellagra is as
serted to have been discovered as the
result of experiments conducted at
the Cook County Infirmary at Dunning.
It consists of the TRANSMISSION Of the
blood OF healthy individuals into the
veins Of the aflicted. Out Of "a cases
30 treated DIR. G. o. White asserted
that nearly all have been cured.
"Pellagra is common in our institu-
tion," said DR.. white. "The transfu-
sion Of healthy blood into the veins Of
the affected persons Is about the only
method know Of that will cure 1t, and
certainly we have had great success. !
don't think the Rockefeller Institute
has anything on us In the treatment
Of these cases, and. as a matter OF
fact, | guess we have a little the best
Of them because pelIagra Is uncom-
mpp on the east, and they can't get as
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
Canal viii Require Ninety-Two
of Them.
Giant Portals to Be as High as Six
Story House, IS Feet Wide, 7 Feet
Thick-The Cost Will Be
$5,5oo,ooo.

Pittsburg. Boys. dreaming of gates
they will seize as Halloween trophies
would not in the widest nightmare
imagine such enormous gates as are
being made in Pittsburg for the Pan
anna Canal. They will be the largest
gates in the world
Any one of the 90 of them-for
there are to be 46 pairs in all-will
be about as high as six-story build
ing, as wide Cos feet) as many city
buildings, and feet thick.
The structural steel that will go to
make them will weigh 10000 tons, or
over eight times as much as was used
to build the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The mighty portals, designed to ad-
NIT a worlds commerce from one
ocean to another, must withstand a
tide of criticism as we'll as tremen-
dous pressure of water and possible
commissions of the earth. For years
the controversy over gates or no
gates, locks or sea level, has been the
dividing issue of the canal problem.
In the face of fear in some quarters
that the foundations on the Isthmus
are not sure enough for locks, that
earthquakes or water pressure would
dislodge them, and that an enemys
mines or accidental explosions might
easily destroy them, the government
has begun to build the gates,
The cost of the gates will be $4,000
0O0 OF the 10000 tons of steel re-
Quired the heaviest single pieces will
weigh about Is tons. These win be
the base Orders. which are seven feet
long and which will be placed much
like the first floor Orders of sky
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

One Of the prettiest corners of a
certain girls garden Is that In which
every plant has been the gift Of some
special friend The sweet old-fashion-
ed flowers that bloom there have thus
a double significance, and their owner
persuades herself that while they
flourish she may be very sure that
she Is not forgotten. A fragrant
clump Of Dinks was set in place by
her dearest school friend and now
that this friend is living abroad she
likes to think that every breath az
perfume brings her kindly thought
Of her old chum. garden Of friend
ship is pretty fancy and one that
gives lasting pleasure
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29
Austin and His Home.

In Texas. The consumation OF these
plans necessitated an overland trip
from Potosi to San Antonio, the hard
ships of which resulted in the death
of the protector.
Stephen F. Austin continued the
work Of his father, led the American
colony into the southwest wilderness
and helped the Texans to establish a
republic
Moses Austin's body lies in a rick
ETY., weed-covered tomb in the Presby-
terrain churchyard, not a block distant
from the log cabin. A marble slab, not
more than 18 inches square, set In a
rustic tomb of hand-hewn rock, bears
this simple inscription.
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FINDS CURE FOR PELLAGRA

many patients in New York to work on
as we have.
We have been giving this treat
ment for about four months and have
treated "a cases. The best blood for
TRANSMISSION comes from persons who
have been cured of the disease, and It
only takes one incubation. Shortly
after the treatment we notice that the
skin Of the patient clears up and he
becomes more active In body and alert
in mind"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-29

The most economical and satisfac-
tory way Of obtaining hand-embroid-
cred shirtwaist is to purchase a ready
made waist with machine embroidered
design and work over the embroidery
b. hand. thus saving stamping, pad
ding and making the waist A blouse
embroidered in this way win deceive
the most expert needlewoman.