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RESULTS OF WARS.
TIMELY REVIEW OF SOME OF THE NA
TION'S HISTORY.
The First War With England in Which
We Gained Our Independence—Other
Wars Which Have Added to Our Ter
ritory.
By the first war—the war which be
gan in 1775 and ended with the treaty
of peace with England in 1783—the
United States gained independence, a
* place among the nations, and an op
portunity to try the experiment of self
government—then only an experiment
anywhere—on a larger scale and under
•better conditions than had been possi
ble before that time.
The quasi war which the Ufiited
States had with France on the ocean in j
1798, and in which, in a short time, two ,
French frigates and many French pri- j
vateers were captured, and others were
defeated and escaped, showed, in the
words of President John Adams, that ;
'“we are not a degraded people, hu- j
miliated under a colonial spirit of fear
and sense of inferiority.” It ended :
French insults to American ambassa
doss and the American government
and won for us as respectful treatment
from France as that country accorded
any great nation of Europe. *
Several times, particularly in 1803-5
and in 1815, the United States fought
the Barbary pirates—of Morocco, Al
geria, Tunis and Tripoli—instead of
paying tribute to them, as Europe did.
We profited by this course, in self-re
spect and in money, and the world con
ceded that the American plan was bet
ter than the European by ultimately
following the American example.
These little wars—with France and
the Barbary pirates—are skipped by |
most of the American historians, but j
they raised the United States at the J
time in the world’s respect, and should j
be read and remembered by all Amer
icans.
The second great war of the United j
States, that of 1812-15 against England, I
is ridiculed by some of the historians ;
because the question which produced j
the war—the depredations on American
•commerce, the impressment of our sea
men into the British service, and the
instigation by British agents of attacks
by the Indians on our frontiers—were
not mentioned in the treaty of peace
which ended the war. The war set
iled nothing, they said. They are mis
taken. The war helped the United
States in many ways. Its brilliant
victories on the ocean and on the lakes
over the mistress of the seas won the
world’s armiration; it went far to
ward breaking down local prejudices
sand particularist narrowness, and cre
ated a healthy national sentiment
throughout the land; and, moreover, it
■cut the United States loose from all
connection with Europe’s ambitions
and complications.
The war of 1846-48 with Mexico,
coupled with Texas’s annexation, which
was the chief cause of the war, added
more than 900,000 square miles to the
country’s territory, gave us the richest
gold field (California) which the world
has known, rounded out symmetrically
in the southwest the national domain,
and by the Wilmot proviso and Califor
nia admission controversies which it
precipitated, it hastened the abolition
€>f slavery through the conflict which
slavery caused.
One more war, that of 1861-5, com
pletes the list of conflicts in which the
country has been engaged, except that
which is now under way. The war of
1861-5 destroyed the secessions doc
trine. It did this in two ways—by
overthrowing it in battle and by the
decision of the supreme court in the
case of Texas versus White, growing
out of the war, in which the secession
ordinances of the eleven states of the
Confederacy were declared to be null
and void and the government was pro- |
claimed to be “an indestructible union 1
of indestructible states.” It destroyed
slavery, made the country free in fact !
as well as in theory, removed the sec
tional barrier between North and
South, started the south on its career j
of social and material advancement, j
and settled the conflict between Hamil- !
ton, Marshall and Webster on the one
side, and Calhoun, Hayne and Jefferson
Davis on the other, by deciding, as the i
three first named contended, that this
government was a nation and not a j
league.
Manitoban Cnre for Drunkenness, i
“They have a very effective way of ;
putting the brakes on inebriates up in ■
Manitoba,” said Mr. O. A. Bemis of
Minnesota at the Ebbitt.
“When a man has been convicted j
twice or thrice for drunkenness in the j
local police courts, he is sentenced to
wear a brass collar, which is a plain I
tip to saloon-keepers that he is a per- j
con to whom it is forbidden to sell
any intoxicating beverages. No man
with this badge of disgrace can get a
drink anywhere, for the law is strict
ly respected. The result is that in
many cases an entire cure is effected
in the individual. Whenever the au
thorities think that the collar penalty
has been endured long enough the col
lar comes off and the citizen is at lib
erty to get a drink.”
A an tie's Wise Opinion.
But speaking of people who are not
as intelligent as the law allows, I heard
an old colored woman use an expres
sion the other day that was new to me,
and so pat that it would be interesting
to know its origin. She had a young
girl with her, and some especially stu
pid remark of the girl’s had annoyed
her. She looked at her in disgust.
"Well,” said she, “you certaihly
ought to be tapped for the simples.”
A nutmeg tree of the largest size will
produce no more than five pounds of
nutmegs.
.
THE BICYCLIST'S HUMP.
; r
Assumes This Position in Blind Obedience
to a Law of the Bungs.
It has been generally believed that
fast bicycle riders lower their heads
and bend their bodies to reduce the
wind resistance of the body, but now
comes a French scientist who says that
this belief is wrong.
Dr. Eifer, well known in the medical
world of France, has been experiment
ing with cycle riders to discover the
reason for the hump-backed scorcher.
He finds it in a blind obedience to the
law that the lungs seek to draw in air
with the greatest ease. In fast riding
the air assumes a new relation to the
lungs and the human body adopts a
new position i» the saddle. This posi
tion is, comddericfe the new work, the
only rational one
Dr. Eifer says a profound savant has
declared that “a horse runs with his
legs and gallops with his lungs.” This
propostion is equally true for runners
and cyclists. An inexperienced runner
stops not by reason of fatigue but be
cause of being “winded.” If breathing
is less rapid on the wheel it constitutes
none the less an obstacle. The suc
cessful cycle crack must learn to
breathe slowly and deeply to oxygenize
his blood, and must avoid being sur
prised into quick, jerky breaths, which
prevent the play of the lungs. This is
the primary cause of a “stitch in the
side.” In the middle-distance race
with Starbuck at Manhattan Beach last
summer Fred Titus before he reached
the tenth mile suddenly clapped his
hand to his side and had to leave the
track. Thoughtless persons hissed him.
According to Dr. Eifer the fault was
not in Titus’s spirit, but in his way of
breathing. He dashed off from the
start, and wise people knew that
“Star’s” time would come. Titus could
be seen “swallowing” the air. No man
who does that can get his second wind,
and no man can win a long, well con
Dr. Eifer says he has lived among the
Indians and has never seen one finish
breathless. The Indian may finish
tired, but it will be his muscles, not his
lungs, that give out.
Dr. Eifer shows that the principal
obstacle to respiration is speed, which
Is greater with the cyclist than with the
runner. So, not only is nasal breath
ing recommended, but the inclinaVpn
of the head is best adapted to satis
factory breathing. Nose breathing is
from the bottom to the top, while
mouth breathing is the contrary. So
the roof of the nose acts as a wind
break. When the cyclist, as speed in
creases, lowers his head, the head
forms a shield against which the shafts
of air beat harmlessly.
As speed gets greater the cyclist
lowers his head still more, until at his
maximum of effort his nose is almost
parallel with the course. The tendency
to lower the head to influence breath
ing is unconsciously shown by any pe
destrian who faces a stiff wind.
Items of Interest.
There are 10,000 camels at work in
Australia.
The whistling buoy can be heard
about fifteen miles.
German school boys study harder
and play less than those of any other
country.
Pious Russians do not eat pigeons
because of the sanctity conferred on
the dove in the Scriptures.
A perfectly formed face is one-third
forehead, one-third nose, and one-third
upper and lower chin.
The entire collection of coins and
medals in the British Museum consists
of nearly 250,000 specimens.
Ostrich taming is a very profitable
Industry in Africa; here it is compute^
there are over 150,000 tame birds.
New Zealand has twenty-two estab
lishments for freezing meats for Eu
ropean markets. They can handle
4,000,000 sheep a year.
The title of “Majesty” was first giv
en to Lewis XI of France. Before that
time sovereigns were usually styled
‘‘highness.” ,
The nests of the termites, or white
ant, are, proportioned to the size and
weight of the builders, the greatest
structures in the world.
In India there is a species of butter
fly in which the male has the left
wing yellow and the right one red.
The colors of the’ female are exactljr
opposite.
The Smallest Republics.
Goust is the smallest republic as to
irea, but Tavolara is the smallest re
public as to population. Goust is only
; one mile in area. It is located on the
flat top of a mountain in the Pyrenees,
i between France and Spain, and is rec
; sgnized by both of those countries. It
| |s governed by a President and a Coun
| ;il of twelve. It was established in
j 1648 and has 130 inhabitants. The
■ President is Tax Collector, Assessor
ind Judge. Goust has no church, cler
gyman or cemetery. The people wor
ship in a church outside of their own
territory, and the dead bodies are slid
flown to a cemetery in the valley be
! low. In that valley all the baptisms
| ind marriages are performed. Tavol
ira is twelve miles northeast of Sar
1 flinia. It is an island five miles long
by a half mile wide. Its total popula
tion consists of fifty-five men, women,
ind children. The women go to ths
polls with the men, and elect every
pear a President and Council of six,
ill serving without pay. The inhabi
;ants support themsflvesv by fishing
ind raising fruit and vegetables. The
'■epublic has no army anduio navy.
. *.- -
C. W. ENNIS h CO.
(Successors to Eunis <fc Parbhurst),
LUMBER!
Sllinglas, Sasfi, Blinds and floors, mouldings
Trin>n)iogs, Etc.
MASONS’ MATERIALS,
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, LATH, BLUE STONE
Flagging, Curbing, Crossings, Sills, Steps,
Coping, Pier Caps, Front Brick.
YARD AND OFFICE:
Morris Street, Opposite D., L. & W. R. R. Depot
Telephone Call 104, MORRISTOWN, K J,
1843. THE 1897,
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CU,
OF NEW YORK.
RICHARD A. McCURDY. President.
Nassau, Cedar and Liberty Streets, - - NEW YORK CITY.
The Largest Life insurance Company in the World.
Assets.$253,786,437 66
Liabilities.,218,278,243 07
Surplus.-.$35,508,194 59
Since 1843 it has paid to and invested for its members $716,783,388 37.
THE MUTUAL LIFE Issues every desirable form of Policy at the
Lowest Rates,
GEORGE B. RAYMOND, General Agent for New Jersey.
Box 310. Sullivan Building, Morristown, N. J.
PURCHASE AND BE SATISFIED!
PETER M. HALL’S
FURNITURE, UPS .TEfiWG BHD BEDDING W0BEBODSE,
FARRELLY BUILDING, 7 SOUTH STREET.
We guarantee perfect satisfaction and prices to suit all purchasers. Have
now in stock a fall line of.
CHIFFONIERS, DRESSERS, BUREAUS AND SUITS.
- - - Medium and Low Prices. Also - - -
MORRIS CHAIRS, ENAMELLED BEDS & DRESSERS.!
In fact everything for home comforts. All goods marked in plain figures and 1
as cheap as city prices.
x=>-. ;;
Particular and personal attention to Renovating and Re-npholstering
Furniture and Bedding. All kinds of Cabinet work, new and old. Estimates
Furnished.
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING WILL ALWAYS SELL HONEST GOODS.
Store C!osed all day Monday, Sept. 26, 1898, on Account of Holiday.
Fall Ribbon Features
Ribbon of Fashion—A brigade of beauties touching off all the most correct
i modes for autumn and winter wear. A grandly graduated gathering em
bodying a multitude of proper plain and fancy weaves.
| NEW MILLINERY RIBBONS
NEW DRESS TRIflMING RIBBONS
NEW NECK RIBBONS, NEW WAIST RIBBONS
.~NEW FANCY WORK RIBBONS
The premier grades of each. The pick of the rich novelties, newest colorings galore, pro
fu&e assortment of staples. Pre-eminently autumn ribbon stock of the State.
I Satin Ribbons, with taffeta back, all silk, fine quality, high lustre, soft finish. q
I newest and most correct 1898 autumn styles, all the desirable shades, four inches *2 cSC*
wide, the yard.O
I Peau-de-Soie Ribbons, in rich variety, all silk double face, all the latest and
most fashionable tints and newest and most correct 1898 autumn styles. Two ICC
widths and prices, 5 inches wide 45c. a yard; 4 inches wide, the yard.
No Agents or Branch Stores Anywhere. Mail Orders Filled.
Free Deliveries to Morristown by our own Wagons every Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday.
S. PLAUT & CO., 707 lo 721 Broad, 8 Cedar St., Newark, N. J,
DANIEL LOSEY,
Successor to Charles McCollum.
NEW LIVERY STABLES,
REAR U. S. HOTEL,
MORRISTOWN, N. J
First-Class Rigs, Good Horses,
Reliable Drivers.
Outfits Furnished for Stated PeriodB. Spec
ial Facilities for Receptions, Weddings or
Funerals. BeBt Accommodations for Boarding
Horses by the Day, Week or Month.
DANIEL LOSEY,
Telepone call 19b. Proprietor
ADVERTISE
"-^1T PAYS.
ESTABLISHED 1888.
GEO. CTSMITH
GROCER.
"CHRONICLE BUILDING.1
33 Washington Street.
We ball goods by their right name, sell them
at a fair profit and do onr best to
Please Customers.
TELEPHONE 05a.
Established Yesterday, 18—
W.T. COGHLAN,
PAINTER
WALL PAPER,
in Stock and made to Older.
CORNICE POLES.
Personal Attention! Reasonable Prices!
Telephone 258 a.
Deserts at Short Notice.
Call Telephone No. 118.
PI EXGELLEHT IC6 ClB3D,
With fresh fruit, Straw
berry flavor, etc.
Charlotte Russe,
Chocolate Eclairs,
Chantilles,
Fruit Tarts
-AND
DELICIOUS PASTRY PIES.
Wagon Delivery Three
Times Daily.
First route, early morning, bread and
rolls. On Wednesdays and Saturdays,
Delicious Krantz and Coffee Cakes.
If you have no telephone, a penny
postal will serve your purpose.
W. F. DAY, CATERER.
ANGELO J. A. BENNELL,
DEALER IN
FISH, FRUIT,
and VEGETABLES
Game and Dry Picked
Poultry a Specialty
Oysters and HH Kinds of Sfiell Fisfi
ANGELO J. 0. BENNELL,
WASHINGTON MARKET,
31 Washington Street, Opp. Mansion House
MORRISTOWN, N, J. Telephone 55b.
.
_
COOL DRINKS
—FOR—
HOT WEATHER
are very healthful provided you
use the right kind. We have a
full line of the best brands of im
ported and domestic
GINGER ALES,
BIRCH BEER, ROOT BEER,
CLUB SODA,
SARSAPARILLA,
UNFERMENTED GRAPE
JUICE,
RASPBERRY SHRUB,
RASPBERRY SYRUP,
ORANGE PHOSPHATE,
APOLLINARIS,
CLYSMIC
and
LYTHIA WATERS.
ADAMS & FAIRCHILD,
20 Park Place,
MORRISTOWN, N. J.
FIREPROOFSTORAGE
FOR ONE MONTH OR LONGER,
MAY BE OBTAINED OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ON APPLICATION.
J. H. VAN DOREN, Cashier.
MARKET & HALSEY STS.
NEWARK.
Store Closed all Day Monday, Sept. 26, 1898, on Account of Holiday.
- - CONTINUATION OF THE - -
FORCED DISPOSAL OF STOCKS
-AND
TREMENDOUS SACRIFICING
— ALL OVER THE STORE ; ALSO THE —
NEW CARPET DEPARTHENT OPENING,
presenting the handsomest, best and lowest priced line of 1899 colorings
and designs from the foremost carpet makers of the land. No passe
•styles or odd lots to be worked off and and not a roll in the en
tire stock that was not inside the factory walls sixty days ago. You’ll
serve the interest of your purse oy consulting ns on the carpet question.
Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled—Goods Delivered Free.
L BAMBERGER & Co., Market and Halsey Sts,
NEWARK, N. J.
ESTABLISHED 1873.
JOHN D. COLLINS,
Contractor and Bdilder,
Mason Work Done in all its Branches.
Stone, Brick Work and Plastering,
All Kinds of Jobbing Promptly Attended To.
Residence and Office, No. 25 Miller Street, Morristown.
Personal Attention Given to All Work.
STURGIS BROTHERS,
THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS
MASONRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
HIGH GRADE STONE AND BRICK WORK A SPECIALTY.
Residence 54 and 56 Early Street.
P. O. Box 116, - Morristown, N. J.
Lonqwooo Kennels ano Mini Yards
DAVID L. PIERSON,
PROPRIETOR.
Personal Attention Given to the
Boarding, Training and Nurs
ing of Dogs,
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs For Sale
From Selected Fowls. Jl.OC for 13.
Houdans, $2.00 for 13.
09* All eggs from selected, prize win
ning stock.
Address, P. O. Box 22,
Morristown, N. J.
SANITARY PLUMBING
Best Grades of Kerosene Oil by Barrel or Gallon.
FAIRCHILD & OLIVER,
78 Park Place, • - Becker Buiiding
- ... - ... . . - --
YOUR
PRINTING
DONE
IN JUST THE WAY YOU WANT IT,
AT JUST THE TIME YOU WANT IT,
AT JUST THE PRICE ITS WORTH TO
US TO PRINT AND YOU TO PAY.
CHRONICLE OFFICE,
33*35 Washington Street.