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

sible that he has already glimpsed
something of the punishment that is
to be his, so long as breath and rea-
son remain within his body.
Is the Judge Rlght7
Was Judge Kavanaugh right? Is
1t true that life Imprisonment is a
more terrible punishment than the
extinction of the criminal? Do men
die hundred deaths where their vic
Tins died but one2 His pronounce
ment is new, so far as the bench is
concerned. 1t has been debated. how
ever, for generations by philosophers
and students. Cold reason tells the
human mind that death would be
preferable to a life lived In the mar
row confines of steel cages and stony
corridors, but every criminal well
comes the alternative Of imprison-
ment all his days when actually con-
fronted by the gallows or the electric
chair. Judge Kavanaughs speech to
the condemned man serves to awaken
interest in that last and greatest OF
the powers of the state. the right to
take human life.
In all civilized countries In the
world, with one exception. the death
penalty is exacted Of the murderer
and the traitor. Italy is the single
exception, but there is rarely an at
tempt to secure the Communication OF
a murders sentence in that country.
when he is finally sentenced. it is
the end, for there Is no hope of par
don except in the most undoubted
cases Of innocence, and thus far the
prison gates of that country have
never swung open to release a muir
derer. In America there is always
hope so long as there Is life.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
Where He Was Queer.

The negro, on occasions. displays a
fine discrimination In the choice Of
words.
Who's the best Whitewater in
town." inquired the new resident.
Ale Hall am bond a'tist with q
whitewash brush, sah," answered tho
colored patriarch eloQuently.
We'll, tell him to come and white
wash my chicken house tomorrow"
Uncle Jacob shook his head dubt
ousiy.
"Ah don believe, sab, ah'd engage
Ale Hall to whitewash chicken
house, sab"
Why. didn't you say he was good
whitewasher?"
Eyes, sab, powerful good white
washer, sab; but mighty queer about
a chicken house, sab, mighty queer!"
-Mack's National Monthly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
All Need the Earth.

There is an Antaeus In every one
of us and in the whole Of us which
needs the EARTH" says Henry Dem
Arrest Lloyd in his posthumous book.
"a grandmother was spreading before
the vision of beloved child picture
of the beauties of heaven with It's
gates of pearl and its pavements OF
gold What said the scorpful boy,
unpactivated, no mud? There spoke
the real philosopher. We are earth
animals, and we need contact with
all the aspects Of nature, human ma
ture, and other nature. They who
feed wholly on white bread and. the
tenderloin and the sweetness and
light of the best people. art for the
arts sake, cannot get phosphates
enough and soon develop the ricketts,.
The man heard say he liked to eat
with the common people once in a
while, the woman you heard say that
she thought 1t was her duty to as
sociate with the middle class, confess
the approach of extinction. They are
losing touch with the source Of all per
sonal and social power"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

The per capita wealth of the Indian
Is approximately $3.50, that for other
Americans is only little more than
$1,000, The lands owned by the In
dians are rich in oil, timber and other
natural resources of all kinds. Some
of the best timber land in the United
States is owned by Indians.
The value of their agricultural lands
runs up in the millions. The ranges
which they possess support about $780,
900 sheep and cattle, owned by lessees,
bringing In revenue of more than
s272,O00 to the various tribes besides
providing feed for more than 1,500,000
head Of horses, cattle. sheep and goats
belonging to the Indians themselves.
Practically the only asphalt deposits
in the United States are on Indian
laIds.-Red Man.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

assertion made by a remarkable Grim
lnal. 1t caused many jurists to won
der If, after all, the deprivation Of
liberty ought to be allowed to take the
place of the death penalty.
Judge kavanaugh's Opinion.
A Chicago courtroom listened re-
Gently to strange address made by
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, Joseph Wei
come, the prisoner at the bar, had
pleaded guilty to the charge of MUIR
der. 1t was crime of peculiarly ag-
gravating circumstances. Welcome
had driven his wife from home. He
followed her to the boarding house
Of Mrs. Mary Mclean and quarrel
ensued. Enraged by her avowed in
tention of quitting him forever. he
drew revolver and shot her down.
In attempting to save the life of the
unfortunate woman Mrs. Mclean was
killed by a bullet from the degen.
crates weapon. Moved by the plea
Of guilty and his appeal for the mercy
Of the court, the jury fixed Welcomes
punishment at life Imprisonment.
When the prisoner rose to receive
the sentence, Judge Kavanaugh said:
Welcome, you committed terri
BILE crime, Your punishment is to be
more terrible STILL When your wife
sought to escape you shot her. 1t was
no fault of yours that she lived and
that you. in fact. then killed another
woman who was making useful way
In the world You could hardly get
twelve men in the box who would
not infiict the death penalty upon
you. vet it is the policy OF the law to
regard plea of guilty in some meas
ure of itself mitigation.
The instructive, unreasoning hor-
ror OF mankind regards death as the
most severe punishment. This idea
is not correct You are now to re-
ceive a sterner punishment. Your
victim died but once. You will die a
hundred times. You viii suffer more
the day you put on your prison
clothes than she did in her death.
After that there will be only the
hopeless, painful years. from day tc
day, from month to month. stretch
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
Home Thouoht.

1T must have been frightful," said
Mrs. Bossim to her husband, who was
in the earthquake. Tell me what
was your first thought when you
awakened in your room at the hotel
and heard the alarm"
my first thought was OF you," an
swered Mr.. Bossim.
How noble!"
Yes. First thing knew, a vase of
the mantel caught me on the ear /;
then a chair whirled In my direction,
and when I jumped to the middle OF
the room four or five books and a
framed picture struck me all at once. .
Even after saying that, he affected
to wonder what made her so angry for
the remainder of the evening. Mack's
National Monthly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Twice, as the bus slowly wended its
way up the steep Cumberland Gap, the
door at the rear opened and slammed.
At first those inside paid little heed; ).
hut the third time demanded to know
why they should be disturbed In this
fashion.
Whist" cautioned the driver
doan't spake SO loud; she'll overhear
u.s." IS
"Who2" ~
The mare. Spake low! Shure, Oi'm
desavin tn crayture Every tonne
she ears tn door close, she thinks
won O. yez is gettin' down ter walk
up tn hill, an that sort O. raises her
sperrits. Success Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER.
Full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

II have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease
called by some M. DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite of all / could do,
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors, it slowly but surely extended un.
til year ago this winter it covered
my entire person In the form of dry
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part Of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. l tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of, without any relief. The
18th of June started West, in hopes
/ could reach the Hot Springs.
reached Detroit and was so low
thought / should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Ian
sing, Mich, where / had a sister liv
ing. One DR.. treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good. All
thought l had but short time to live.
] earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came off;
f1nger-nails dead and hard as bone;
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my God! how did suffer.
MY sister wouldn't give up; said,
We will try Cuticura.' Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. com.
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three time day after meals; had a
bath once day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening Result: returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
left, and my skin as smooth as this
sheet Of paper. Hiram e. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency Of the cure. Under date of April
%, 1910, Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, Clio Walnut st. So,
Lansing, Mich: Il have never suf-
fered a return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed have
not forgotten the terrible suffering ]
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

In " s1EflE are LlllGS WnCu d Au5A,
a stiffness that is awful in its
"a intensity, falls over court
room. The trial has dragged
out it's painful length, the evil
dence is in, the pleas have been made
and the jury has returned verdict
expressed in that one short Anglo
Saxon word, Guilty" The convicted
murderer rises to his feet at the COM
mand of the judge. He stands up to
receive the measured sentence of the
law. Every eye in the courtroom is
turned upon him and every ear is
strained to catch the words that will
mean life or death to the unfortunate
who stands upright to meet the blow.
If you stood in his place would you
hope for those ominous words,
Hanged by the neck until Dead or
would you welcome a sentence of
life Imprisonment" If you knew
that life imprisonment meant just
what it is supposed to mean and that
there was no hope of escape, no hope
of pardon, nothing but the long
months reaching into drab monoton-
Gus, loathsome years of loneliness,
would you still choose to cling to the
life that was In you?
The legal world was shocked and
the public was Mortified by the plea
Of Albert A. Patrick, convicted MUIR
derer of the millionaire, William
Marsh Rice, who demanded death
rather than life Imprisonment. In
remarkable document he tried to re.
ject clemency that saved him from
the electric chair. giving him life i'm
prisonment in the place of death. His
petition recited this, as his principal
reason: Life imprisonment is far
severer punishment than death in any
FORM" This action of his has no
parallel in the court records of the
United States. 1t was a remarkable
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
economy

The late former Governor Allen d
Gambler of Georgia was famous in
the south for his quaint humor
Governor Gambler" said Gaines.
Vile man, "once abandoned cigars for
pipe at the beginning Of the year,
He stuck to his resolve till the years
end Then he was heard to say:
By actual calculation, / have
saved by smoking pipe instead OF
cigars this year sos. But where Is
III n"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
one From enc Cashier.

The harmless customer leaned
across the cigar counter and smiled
engagingly at the new cashier. As he
handed across the amount his dinner
check called for he ventured bit Of
aimless converse, for he was, Of that
sort.
Sunny" said he, how easy it is to
spend money"
Well" snapped the cashier as she
fed his fare to the register, III money
was intended for you to hold on to the
mint would be turning out coins with
handles ON 'em."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
The ncountrx churohxard !.

Those who recall Gray's sElegy In
a Country churchyard' win remember
that the peaceful spot where "the
rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep"
is identified with st. Giles, Stoke
Poges, Buckinghamshire. In the pro
sale pages of a recent issue OF the
Gazette there appears an order in
council providing that ordinary inter
ments are henceforth forbidden in the
churchyard
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

II you'll make up your mind to be
Contented with your lot
And with the optimists agree
That troubles soon forgot.
You'll be surprised to ind. I guess.
Despite misfortunes darts
What constant springs OF happiness
Lie hid in human hearts:
What sunny CLEANS and golden dreams
The passing years unfold,
How soft and warm the lovelight beams
When you are growing old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Ever play the ponies?" casually re-
marked the racetrack tout to the man
sitting near him in the hotel lobby.
mot quite smiled the other; @but
I've played the lion in The Wizard Of
o. the dog In Buster Brown. and
half the elephant IN Wang"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
T-hanks 70 Hurnf Cork.

Gosh! But the colored race is a.
comm to the front fasti" whispered
innocent Uncle Hiram, at the vaude-
vile show, as the black-face comedian
was bolsterously applauded.
Eyes, indeed" smiled the city man;
anyone can see that that fellow is a
self-made negro"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
a MedIcaI cornnronnlae.

"You had two doctors in consulta-
ton last night. didn't your"
Yes
what did they say?"
We'll. one recommended one thing
and the other recommended some
thing else"
"A deadlock. chr"
mo. they finally told me to mix
emil"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
Economy n an.

"of course" said Mr.. Sirius Barker
Il want my daughter to have some
sort Of an artistic education. ! think
I'll have her study singing
why not art or literature?"
"Art spoils canvas and paint and
literature wastes reams of paper.
Singing merely produces a temporary
disturbance Of the atmosphere.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

A collapsible conscience may be
more comfortable than an ingrowing
one. but it works as much harm.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intiamma-
tion. allays pain. cures wind collie, 25e bottle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

Stop guessingl Try the best and most
certain remedy for all painful ailments
Hamlins Wizard Oil. The way it re-
wounds. burns. scalds. etc. is wonderful,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
A Great Invention.

A Great Invention.
Vance, think Ferdie ranks with
Edison as an inventor and benefactor
of man
Luella-What did he invent?
Vance-He invented device to pwe.
vent cigawette papers fwom blowing
away in a stwong breese.-Scraps.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27
important to Mothers
Reverse Art.

"An actress in her makeup re-
verses the usual rules of art"
How so?"
"she paints first so she can draw
afterward."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

You do not lift the world by rolling
up your eyes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

- HERE are times when hush,
a stiffness that is awful in its
intensity, falls over court
room. The trial has dragged
ont ita naipful length the evil
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-27

This trial has demonstrated:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-17

uas "hat owe him for cutting me out
IKE that. Keen about his cheek. aren't
you. Vincent?" @
He's swfully young. B-ancenetb br,
tner decent sort on the whole and
can see that he's grown steadier and
more OF man than when | knew him
year ago. And I'm glad Of that.
Agatha First is fine girl and deserves
Well, I'never did in all my life,"
SAID Dearest. as sort of lenvoi TO the
romantic tale OF our guests. What
VIII happen next. | wonder? What is
there left to happen"
Nothing possibly" said the three of
us together. Solicitor Barnes, by the
way, had taken no part in the discus
sion Of these interesting eyents-but
we spoke too soon. For even as the
words left our mouths saw Brance-
peth, who faced the French windows
OF the dining room. which opened out
on to the side veranda. pointing with
his finger at some apparition which
had evidently jus, come within his
range of vision.
Look" he said. 4.t5
l turned around but before | could
exclaim. Dearest had pushed back her
chair with cry OF pleased surprise and
started forward. Why. it's, the Chill
terms" she said.
And SO it was. Our friends from the
next county had arrived In our midst,
unheralded even by the noise of their
motor car. which now made itself plain
ly audible as 1t chugged its way slow
ly to our garage. so intent had We been
upon the telling of Agatha First's and
Brancepeth's tale
Friends" said Chiltern in the wear
led. bored tones that have become ha-
bitual to him as chairman of innumera-
BILE political meetings, I'VE have come
to tell you"
We feel it our duty to tell you" put
in Agatha Fourth.
That you are undertaking a great
responsibility in allowing our former
guest. Miss Endicott. to receive the at
tentions Of" There he stopped short,
for he seemed to perceive for the first
time Brancepeth and Agatha First,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-17
SUCCESS TURNS MANY HEADS
Average Man Assumes an Importance
to Which He Actually Is Not
Entitled.

1t Is rather a remarkable illustra-
ton of the weakness of our nature that
there should be SO many persons
whose heads are completely turned by
attaining even the slightest degree OF
success. Instead of realizing that the
achievement which won him fame Is a
thing of the past. and therefore buried
in oblivion. except to those nearest 10
him, the average man imbibes good
ly portion of self-satisfaction and
drinks to his own conceit. His one sue
cess looms very large upon his narrow
horizon. and the temporary adulatlon
of a tickle public magnifies its proper
tfons and appears to give him an I'M
portance not really his due. This self
importance is apt to be reflected In all
his further efforts. If indeed it does
not forbid effort of any sort, and once
a man becomes obsessed with an exag-
gerated idea OF his attainments there
is small chance of his ever duplicating
those attainments. 1t is just here,
however, that SO many persons make
the mistake of their lives by believing
that having once established record
for themselves there is no need to
live up to 1t. II they could only forget
their successes. or hide them away IN
the dim places of their own minds to
he peeped at only for inspiration. their
self-aggrandizement would give way to
a correct valuation of their ability,
which would go far toward helping
them to new accomplishments. A
mans most serious thoughts should be
of what is to come, of what he is to do
in the future, not of what is passed or
of what he has already accomplished
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-17
MADE A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT
Row Of Tempting Pies Attracted Mu-
sIcai Students to the Boarding
House Round the Corner.

Pie. the national dish, has been the
subject lately Of pure food investiga-
tions. fumigation and of an eating
contest, in which the champion pie
belt of the world was won. But still
more recently, in Boston, 1t was used
as an especially clever advertisement.
In a certain kitchen window In GER
tain apartment house that backed up
against a certain court. around three
sides Of which lived certain musical
students and other people who dined
at restaurants-in this kitchen win
dow was displayed each day a row Of
tempting pies.
The crust was flaky and delicately
brown. Oozing through fancy little
pricks in its top was juice so rich and
plentiful that the mouth watered at
the sight Occasionally a faint pie
odor would float across the court and
drive the restaurant frequenters wild
with longing. Day after day that
kitchen window was pie-filled. Then
some student asked the owner Of the
windof II she took boarders. mo. -
she replied. with the selfpossession Of
one who had been awaiting the query.
but those pies are made by friend
Of mine on the next street. No doubt
she could board you" And she did
Boston Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-12-17
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright 1910. by W. O. Chapman.
Copyright in Great Britain.

Archibald Terhune. popular and in
dolent young bachelor of London, re-
ceives news that he has been made heir
to the estate of his Aunt Georgiana. with
An income of 10000 a year. condition
that he become engaged to be married
lea The story opens at Castle WyekoT.
where Lord Vincent and bis wife, friends
him wife within the prescribed time. II
seems that Lady Vincent Is one Of seven
chuIns. She decides to invite two of them
TO the castle and have Archie there as
one Of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as handpainted beauty. Agatha
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him. but will require
months time fully, to make UP her mind.
ceives attentions from Leslie F'reer. Four
days Of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on on
sickness excuses herself from motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
Asatha First be PekRf discuss
Agatha's seeming duplicity. The follow
ing day the party, visits the ruins o. OF "a, an
tentions to Agatha Sixth. Then suddeny
he transfers his attentions to Agatha
First Vincent scores him ,ns Tor ms appar az the
time allotted in which to become engaged
arrives. The following day Solicitor burns
will arrive from London. and the Nin-
cents anxious to consummate the en-
gagement. Vincent discovers Agatha
First and a man with his arm around
her waist. Vincent decides that the man
must be Terhune. The next morning Ter
hume and Agatha First are very friendly
at the breakfast table. while Agatha
Sixth seems somewhat displeased. Solicit
tor Burns arrives. The vincents are
anxious In an interview of Vincent and
his wife the latter cries in desperation
over the puzzling condition of anairs
Solicitor Barnes arrives. The Vincents
are anxious Will Terhune report an az
fanced or a free man? Terhune tells
Lord Vincent that he proposed to Agatha
Sixth and that she had refused to marry
him Terhune declares that II he cannot
have the woman of his choice that he
will sacrifice his aunt's fortune. An auto
mobile arrives. Murray Brancepeth. a
Young man who resembles Terhune, steps
out OF the machine He has been In love
with Agatha First, and was the man In
the checkered suit. 1t now lacks three
minutes of the time that Terhune has for
announcing his engagement Vincent
rushes Terhune to urge Agatha Sixth to
accept him. Solicitor Barnes Is notified
and the ceremony is performed