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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 0, 1899.
MORRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
The Republican voters of Morris
County are requested to meet in their
several townships, boroughs and
wards, at the places hereinafter desig
nated, on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1899,
and elect delegates to the County
Convention to he held at the Baker
Opera House, in the city of Dover, on
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1899
at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, for the
purpose of nominating a Sheriff, two
members of the General Assembly,
and three coroners to be supported at
the ensuing election.
The several townships and wards
are entitled to delegates to this con
vention as follows:—
Boontou, fi
Chatham Township, 1
Chatham Borough, 2
Florham Park,
Chester,
Dover, 7
Hanover, 5
Jefferson, 1
Madison Borough, 4
Mendham, 2
Montville, 2
Morris, 3
Morristown, 1st Ward, 4
“ 2d Ward, 3
“ 3d Ward, 3
“ 4th Ward, 2
Mt. Arlington, 1
Mt. Olive, 1
Netcong Borough, 1
Passaic, 2
Pequannoc, 5
Port Oram Borough, 1
Randolph, 2
Roekaway Borough,
‘ ‘ Township, 4
Roxbnry, 2
Washington, 2
Total vote, 70
Boonton—Hopkins Hall, 8 p. m.
Chatham Township, — Committee
Room , Hickory Tree, 8 p. m. '
Chester—Chester House, 8 p.m.
Hanover—Troy School House, 3.30
p. m..
Jefferson—Mechanics Hall, Mil
ton, 4 p. m.
Mendham—Town Hall 7.80 p. m.
Montville—Kanouse’s Hotel, 4p. m.
Morris—Town Hall, 4 p. m.
Morristown, 1st Ward—First Ward
Hose House, 8 p. m.
2d Ward—Romine’s carriago reposi
tory, 8 p. m.
3d Ward—Republican Headquarters,
8 p. m.
4tli Ward—Carpenters’ Union Room,
8 p. m.
Mt. Olive—Forest House, Budd’s
Lake, 7.30 x>- m.
Passaic— Millington Hall, 4 p. m.
Pequannoc—Mechanic’s Hall, Poinp
tou Plains, 3 p. in.
Randolph — Spargo stone school
house, 7.30 p. m.
Rockaway Township—Stickles Hall,
Rockaway, 4 x>- m.
Roxbnry—Barrett’s Hotel, Ledge
wood, 7.30 x>. ni.
Washington—Stexiheus & Co. ’s storo,
1). in. 4
Chatham Borough—Borough Hall,
8 ]>. m.
MadisoiiBorougli—Republican Head
quarters, 8 xi. 111.
Mt. Arlington Borough—Borough
Hall, 7.30 x>. m.
Netcong Borough—Drake’s lumber
office, 7.80p. m.
Rockaway Borough—Stickle Hall,
8 p. in.
Port Oram Borough—Sclioolhouse,
7.30 x>. ni.
City of Dover— Moller’s Opera
House, 8 p. m.
Florham Park—Afton H. & L.
Truck House, 8 p. m.
Byorder of the Morris County Re
publican Committee.
Lowis O. Stiles,
George E. Poole, Chairman.
Secretary.
The call for the Republican Prim
aries to nominate delegates to the
county convention, which will name
the Republican candidates for the
Assembly, the shrievalty,and coroners
appears at the head of this column.
The primaries will be held one week
lienee and the nominating convention
six days lator.
The offices to be filled at the ensu
ing election aro important, and the
duty of the hour is plain—very plain.
Nominate representative men as
delegates, then send them instructed
to nominate the best men, in the
truest sense of that word, and the
Reimblican candidates can be elected.
It is the duty of every voter to at
tend the primaries.
If the Dewey arch were to be \nado
permanent in marble and bronze it
would be a lasting monument not
only to Dewey but to tlio heroes of
the American Navy. Among those
who have given their assuranco of
support to making the arch a perma
nent structure are ex-Goveruor Levi
P. Morton, former Secretary of the
interior Cornelius N. Bliss, formor
Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont,
J. Pidrpont Morgan, Anson II. Flower,
Jefferson Seligman and David A.
Boody, fomer Mayor of Brooklyn.
Such an arch as has been suggested,
it is estimated, will cost $1,500,000.
One of the promoters is said to have
offered a check for $50, (XX).
ATLANTIC’S NOMINEES.
The Republicans of Atlantic county
have nominated Charles T. Abbott, of
May’s Landing, for Assembly, to
succeed Assemblyman Ashley, who
has spent two years in office. For
Sheriff, Smith E. Johnson, of Atlantio
City, was nominated, and Emory D.
Ireland and George W. Senft, far
coroners. \
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TROLLEY KEEPS BUSINESS.
The Plainfield Trolley Company is
getting consents for a line to Warren
ville, five miles distant from that
city, with the nltimate aim of reach
ing Basking Ridge, Peapack and Ber
nardsville. These towns are located
in a rich farming country, which the
trolley company hopes to make tribu
tary to Plainfield. The line will run
through the “Notch.” the only gap
in the Watchung Mountains between
Somerville and West Orange. Plain
field stands at this natural gateway
and already gets much of the trade
from that vicinity.
One of the purposes of the company
is to control the produce trade be
sides the passage travel and it is not
unlikely that the cars will have com
partments for baskets of fruit and
vegetables for the Plainfield trade,
besides carrying the mail.—Jersey
man, Sept. 29.
We are glad to find out from the
above where the Jerseyman stands on
the trolley question. Its endorsement
of the trolley as a briuger of trade
comes a little late but comes in a
very suggestive way.
Of course, the Jerseyman would
rather have the the people of ‘ ‘ Bask
ing Ridge, Peapack and Bernards
ville” come by trolley to do their
trading in Morristown rather thanin
Plainfield. And the “rich farming
country” might as well be “tribu
tary” to Morristown as to Plainfield.
At the recent Protestant Episcopal
Convention in New York, the com
mittee appointed to consider that por
tion of the address relating to marriage
and the due observance of the Lord’s
Day, the chairman, the Rev. Dr.
Morgan Dix reported:
The Committee is glad that the Bish
op has now laid his hand upon two
of the greatest evils of the hour. The
desecration of the Lord’s Day, carried
to wider extremes of license, in
threatening the integrity of this peo
ple as a God-fearing nation. The
steady spread of loose views as to the
stability of the marriage contract,
and the reckless ease with which the
relations of married people are disolv
ed by divorce, are singularly threat
ening the existence of the family and
the home. We believe there are no
two points on which our Chief Pastor
could more seasonably have pointed
the finger of warning; we wish that
his impressive words might be read
and heard by every member of the
church of this diocese and seriously
laid to heart.
JERSEY STATE BANKS.
Commissioner Bettle has reported
to the Controller of the Currency the
condition of the State banks, trust
companies and savings banks of New
Jersey at the closo of business Sep
tember 7, 1899.
The number of State banks is twen
ty-one, the aggregate loans and dis
counts of which amount to $7,812,797.
69. The stocks and securities are
$1,160,677.90; due from National,
State and private banks and bankers
and trust companies, $1,923,454.78;
total cash on hand, $639,531.70. The
total of resources is $12,559,128.06; of
liabilities, individual deposits subject
to check, $8,693,992.63.
The loans and discounts of the
trust companies amount to $18,964,214.
26; securities, etc., $8,876,958.90;
bonds and mortgages, $7,716,476.73;
due from National and State banks
and trust companies, $4,818,170.79;
total cash on hand, $1,021,056.80; total
resources, $43,647,040.60. Under lia
bilities the various deposit items
amount to $35,739,043.12
The bonds and mortgages of the
savings banks amount to $22,222,
046.08; United States bonds $5,885,100;
other bonds and stocks, including
premium, $23,435,481.99; cash on de
posit in banks or trust companies, $2,
892,597.94; total resources, 68,611,844
86 jamount due depositors, $53,162,442. -
89; surplus, $4,982,894.45,
Tho Common Council of Orange re
cently adopted nu ordinance creating
the office of police captain, which had
been tabled for two years past. With
less politics in the Orango Council,
more attention could bo given to
matters appertaining to the welfare
of the community.
SIGNIFICANT.
_
Puddlers in the Pennsylvania fur
naoes, have recently received their
fourth increaso in wages from $3.25 to
$4.00 per day and steady employment
for every ono willing to work. The
furnaces have orders booked extend
ing far into 1900.
FREEHOLDER SMITH REMOVES.
Freeholder John Smith has pur
chased a saloon on the leading street
in Rockaway, where he will make his
future homo as soon, according to
Freeholder Hoagland, “as his crop of
pumpkins and buckwheat cakes are
harvested in Jefferson Township.”
An attractive feature of farm life
in some of the beautiful rural districts
of western New Jersey is the free
mail delivery. The postman brings
the mail once or twice a day, sells
stamps and takes whatever mail mat
ter is to be posted.—American Agri
culturist.
Judging by the sermons preached
in old Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
the “liberal” Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott
has been superseded by a pastor,
the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis,
who believes and preaches, that the
Bible is the inspired word of God.
This congregation is steadily gaining
in numbers.
The official board of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church of Orange lias
decided to allow Rev. J. M. Meeker,
pastor of the church, to accept a call
to the Market street churoh ,of Pater
son. The latter church has been
without a pastor 'since the death of
Rev. Dr. D. R. Lowrie, who died at
Mt. Tabor about a month ago. Mr.
Meeker has been pastor of the Orange
church for about eighteen mouths.
THE LAND OF GOSHEN.
Continued from. First Page.
but earnest talk on the Volunteer
firemen whom he said were ever ready
to risk life and limb at the call of
duty. He was, both by call and com
mission a fire-lighter and he was glad
of it. He urged a high ideal of life
as the privilege and duty of all fire
men. Judge Vreeland an honorary
member of the Independents followed.
He said he was “sorry” and “glad,”
sorry because he was not an active
firemen, and glad that he could at
least claim membership though honor
ary membership. ’ ’ The Judge gave
several instances illustrative of the
bravery of the volunteer fireman and
closed by paying a high tribute to the
reception tendered the visitors from
Morris, by the Cataracts.
The Rev. Bruce Clark, the next
speaker and who has been an active
member of the Cataracts, and its
honored chaplain for many years,was
greeted with cheers: After facetiously
referring to the “parade” throughout
the hotel corridors, at an early
morning hour, in which the uniform
worn, the chaplain said, was very
different from that worn at the re
view, he gave a most practical
and earnest talk appertaining to fire
manic affairs, which was greatly ap
preciated by all. At the conclusion of
the Chaplain’s remarks, Toastmaster
VVyker gave the following toast,
which was drank standing amidst
hearty cheers:
To our chaplain:
‘ ‘ He preaches and ho prays for the
heathen Cracker-Jacks
And he’s first in the hearts of the
Cat-a-racts. ’ ’
Alderman Eugene S. Burke, respond
ed in a few well chosen words, on
behalf of the Warden, s. Ex-Fore
man George G. Smith who with
Ex-Foreman “Ginger” Carrell and
D. Farraud Sturgis are considered
among the wittiest speechmakers in
the Hose Company responded to the
closing toast: “Pre-liistoric Fire
Fighting Machines. ’ ’
The speaker showed great familiar
ity with his subject, also evidencing
the fact that in the extended neces
sary preparation authorities, ancient
and modern and future, had been
carefully conned. Three times three,
for each other and everybody else,
was given with a will and the ban
quet wTas brought to a close with the
sentiment offered by Mr. Sturgis, “We
have heard of Orange county horses and
Orange County butter, but it was left
today for the Wardens and Hose boys
to meet the “Cream of Orange County
firemen. ’ ’
More reunions, additional fireworks,
several loads of redfire search-lights
and music by Voss’ band occupied the
time until the special pullod out of
the Goshen depot which was crowded
with friends, about nine o’clock. The
run was then made to West End,
where a special engine brought the
Morristown companies home in safety
sometime after midnight.
This brought to a close one of those
happy occasions which will go down
into the history of those participating
as “red-letter days. ” The Wardens and
Independents were brought into closer
relations through the joint invitation,
while it can safely be said that both
companies feel it a great honor to,
have for firemanie friends such genu
ine whole lioarted men as those com
prising the membership of Cataract
Engine and Hose Company, of Goshen,
New York.
The visit of the Independents and
board of Wardens to the Cataracts
will always be remembered as the
spanner which will ever tighten the
bands of fraternal feeling between
those organizations.
To the residents of Goshen the Mor
ristown firemen will always feel un
der deep obligations for a welcome
which was simply spontaneous.
The Wardens were officered by
Foreman W. T. Coghlau, and Assis
tants H. 0. Roy and V. E. Boell.
Independent Hose, Foreman Elias
Ammermau, Assistant J. B. Ayers.
Tho Village of Goshou is located on
tho Erie Railroad, sixty miles from
New York, in the geographical centre
of Orange county, of which it is the
county seat. Besides the Erie Rail
way it is the terminus of the Mont
gomery & Erie R. R., the Goshen &
Dockertowu R. K., and tho Lehigh
& Now England R. R. These lines ex
tending north, south, east and west,
gave it direct railway connection
with all parts of the county. It is
also tho terminus of the Middletowu
Goshen Traction Company’s electric
railway. The population of Goshen
is about four thousand. It is located
in the centre of the famous dairy
farms of Orange County.
Tho natural beauty of Goshen’s lo
cation, its convenience of access from
New York and other large centres, its
broad and well kept streets and
avenues, shaded with grand old
maples and elms of noarly half a cen
tury’s growth, the picturesque drives
which extend in all directions, its
pure air and water, its freedom from
disease and its possession of all the
improvements of an up-to-date com
munity all combine to render it a
most pleasant and desirable place of
residence for persons of wealth who
wish to live a quiet and retired life
among congenial surroundings, and it
reminds one very much of Morristown
in this respeot.
NOTES.
“‘Jack B. ” the intelligent fox ter
rier who has been adopted as ‘ ‘ mem
ber No. 87” of the Wardens, covered
hinise'f with glory during the Goshen
visit. He likes music, and the iingl
iug of the bells of the fire apparatus
seemingly sets him wild. But what
pleased the Goshenites most was
to see him seize the large can
non crackers with his teeth when
the lighted fuse was sufficiently long,
and carry the thing unti,l a second
before the explosion, when he would
deposit it in the street, capering
about madly after the explosion.
The visiting companies are fine
bodies of men, handsomely uniformed
and best of all gentlemen in every
sense of the word. They seem de
lighted with the reception given
them and are more than pleased with
the beauties of our village—Goshen
Democrat.
Morristown’s Board of Fire War
dens, who are guests of Cataracts,
today, is composed of the leading
business and professional men of the
town.—Middletown Daily Argus.
The Wardens and Hose boys passed
Wednesday evening pleasantly by
looking over the town and becoming
better acquainted with its residents—
noticeably those of the gentle sex.
The New Jersey delegation is unani
mously of the opinion that there is a
greater percentage of good looking
girls in Goshen than in any other
foreign town they have ever visited—
and the girls—they very modestly in
sist that nowhere in the United States
(or New Jersey) are there men of bet
ter judgement than the members of
these self-same fire companies from
Morristown.—Middletown Daily Ar
gus.
Among the newspaper men who,
renewed their youth at Goshen were
R. F. Goodman, editor of the Sussex
Register; R. E. Foster,local editor of
Sussex Register; J. L. Bunnell, edi
tor ot the New Jersey Herald; and
John Stives of the Middletown Times.
iACHTS FAIL TO FINISH
A Lack of Wind Spoils the
Second Race.
SHAMROCK AHEAD AT THE END.
Columbia Crosses Line First anil,
Huuiilntf Before the Wind, Crntvis
Away From Challenger, but Finally
Is Outpointed and Outfooted.
New York, Oct. 6.—Another ilny of dis
appointment. Like the first tussle be
tween the Columbia and the Shamrock,
yesterday’s race also ended in a fizzle.
Want of wind was the cause of it. With
the morning giving every indication of a
respectable blow, the thousands who
boarded the excursion bouts were filled
with joyous anticipation of a decisive
struggle between the two big yachts, but,
to the disgust of everybody, as the day
wore on the wind weut down until even
before the starting gun was fired there
was hardly enough of it to move a toy
boat. For nearly five hours the two
yachts drifted, rather than sailed, on a
sea that was perfectly culm and under a
cloudless sky, and when the race was
finally called off the contestants were still
some miles from the turning point.
To have another and a successive futile
meeting between the challenger and de
fender of the cup was aggravating in tile
extreme. It was disheartening to the
multitudes on the big fleet of pleasure
craft. When it became apparent that
nothing less than the remote possibility
of a gale springing up would permit of
the course being sailed within the time
limit a feeling of melancholy settled up
on nearly every one. The scene was total
ly lacking in the enthusiasm and anima
tion that usually attend the tourneys for
the America’s cup. Instead of a gay
crowd of shouting partisans, and of ves
sels with whistles and horns blowing,
moving swiftly through the water in or
der to keep pace with a pair of crack
racers scudding along witli all the sail
they can carry, yesterday’s affair was ns
dismal and as dispiriting as a funeral.
With their engines stopped for the great
er pnrt of the time there were little signs
of life on any of the vessels that lined
each side of the course. Flags and bunt-'
ing hung dejectedly, while the smoke
from the stacks arose in a perpendicular
line. Altogether, the day, from a yacht
ing point of view, was about as cheerless
as a picnic on a rainy day.
Columbia First Over Line.
The course was the same as on Tues
day—a run to leeward and return.
Before the starting gun was fired both
bouts fought hard for position, and the
Columbia went across the line 12 seconds
before the Shamrock, Captain Barr hav
ing the best of the preliminary skirmish
ing
i tie cnampiotis moved omy at a snail s
pace. Forward the big bullooners tilled
and sagged in the tiekle breeze, while the
spinnakers drew only slightly. But what
little wind there was was made the most
of by the Columbia. Slowly, inch by
inch, she forged ahead for a length.
But, hope ns one would, it was nothing
more than a drifting match that was be
ing watched. The sea was as smooth as
a mill pond, and the fleet of excursion
boats filed along like so mnny sober
minded burghers. At noon the wind
canted to north northwest. Spinnnkers
were doused, staysails broken out and
mainsheets trimmed. The race was now
changed from what had been a run to
something very like a reach, with the
wind just forward of the beam. A luffing
match followed that took the boats eight
points off their course and with Barr
frustrating Hogarth’s efforts to get on
the Columbia’s weather. Half way to
the outer mark the Columbia had in
creased her lead to a half mile and was
doing so well as to leave no doubt as to
which yacht has the finer qualities in
light airs.
Just before 1 o’clock the Columbia
went over to the starboard tack, and the
Shamrock at once followed. As they till
ed away the Irishman was placed in the
weather berth, but had dropped so far
behind, fully a mile, during the long luff
ing match that the advantage was of lit
tle use.
The rest of the story of the contest can
soon be told. The Columbia ran into the
doldrums, while the Shamrock, still hold
ing the wind, eventually caught the de
fender. Then the race degenerated into
nothing more than a drift. The Sham
rock, laying to the windward, seemed to
be favored with a few occasional puffs
that had given her a slight lead, when at
3:45 o’clock the race was called off by
mutual consent.
Enthusiastic as Sir '^Thomas Llpton
was on Tuesday In commenting upon the
admirable order which was preserved
among the excursion fleet, he ha^M^en
more cause for satisfaction yo^Hfay.
So well did the vessels behave tH^—"up
turn Robley I). Evans, at the eif ^ . the
day, had not taken the name of aUlngle
steamer for disobedience of orders.
A special dispatch to the Raleigh News
and Observer from Jefferson, Ashe coun
ty, N. C., says the famous Ballou will
has been broken. This will had tied up
the most valuable Iron deposit in the
state, known as the Ballou home, place
bank. The Norfolk and Western railway
people for years endeavored to secure it
LETTER FROM CHINA.
The following interesting letter has
been received by relatives here from
Dr. Samuel Cochran, who, with
others, recently left Morristown to go
as missionaries to China:
Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Hakone.
Wednesday, Sept. 6th.
We have at last landed in Asia and
spent two days and a half here, and I
know I could write books full of what
we have seen already. And so much
■of it has already been written far bet
ter than I can hope to that I will only
give first impressions.
'm* -i £$ morning we turned up the bay
®r'T'<bjrl» about breakfast time, and in
two 1 >ours or so were at anchor. We
were just preceded by the * ‘ Zealan
dia, ” U. S. Army Transport, from
Manila, with the Montana regiment
on the way home. The “Valencia”
also arrived the day before. The har
bor is full of warships, principally
British, and the streets are full of
American soldiers and British bine
jackets.
After two or three hours’ delay we
passed the quarantine officials and
moved up to near the dock. Swarms
of sampans surrounded us, and the
company’s launch and the hotel
launches came out. We went ashore
at three and took rickshaws to find
accommodations. We bad decided to
try a boarding house away up on the
Bluff, (No. 2), which is the usual
place for missionaries to go. So our
little procession of five, including
Harry Bruen, trotted through the
business streets and then up a native
street to the bluff. This was our first
glimse of the east and the impression
of novelty and strangeness was ex
ceedingly strong. In going to Europe,
even to Venice, nine-tenths of the
things you see are familiar, or you at
least understand their use and mean
ing. But here scarcely anything is fa
miliar and of a very large proportion
of the things that meet you, you
neither know origin, use nor purpose.
So much is strange that you cannot
really even see one quarter of the
things that pass; while you are in
tently examining some new object,
three others pass unseen.
Perhaps the clothes strike you first.
There seems to be no national or cus
tomary costume. Every man almost
seems entirely different from the rest.
Among the lower classes great num
bers wear a light cotton outer coat
with an immense Chinese character or
other design occupying the whole
back. Almost none wear shoes. The
rickshaw men all wear sandals and
everywhere you go, in every road and
path, the cast off sandals are seen
every few feet. Others wear wooden
pattens held on by straps; in front
iincatJ bij.oj.ib jjobb uciwccu laid gicai
aud second toe and if stockings are
worn they are made like mittens with
a separate stall for the big toe. The
straw sandals are held on the same
way. Hats are very various. Coolies
wear those hemi-spherical straw hats
now worn somewhat at home by golf
fiends aud others. Or you will see a
man in pattens, trousers, Japanese
upper garments of blue cotton, (some
thing like a short kimono) and a
broad brimmed straw hat of the fashion
worn at home four or five years ago,
with a parti-colored ribbon ; looks as
if it had formerly belonged to some
“dude” at home. Many laborers
wear so little clothes they are hardly
worth mentioning; as Mulvaney
might say, about “enough to dust a
flute with. ’ ’
The Japanese houses you have seen
described often; but it seemed very
strange to see them. They impress
one as being so very much smaller
than even the descriptions lead one to
imagine. A whole house of three
rooms is only a little bigger than my
room at Presbyterian Hospital. Of
course you know about the matting
covered floors, on which no shoe is
allowed to tread.
Well, we went up this long street
past numberless different kinds of
shops, and not one in three did I
have the least i • ea what was the
business carried on. When we got to
the hill we each had to have an extra
man to push to the top. But when
we came to No. 2 they were full. So
following the example of the King of
France, wo returned and went to see
Mr. Loomis, of the Bible Society,
to whom Mr. Speer had advised us to
go for advice and help. We found
him most kind and he has already
given us invaluable help in planning
what to see. Ho sent us to the Hotel
de Geneve, which we have made our
headquarters. It is very reasonable
and is comfortable.
In tho afternoon we took the train
to Kozu, southward along the .coast,
about one hour and forty minutes in
time. From there we took a horse
tram car for ten miles to Yumoto, at
first along the coast till we reached
Odawara, at one time the capitol of
Japan (A.D . 1500), then up a river
a short distance. There the ladies
took rickshaws while we tramped the
five and one-half miles to this place,
getting in about 7.15 p. m., a rittle
tired but with ravenous appetites;
dinner tasted better than anything
since we left Morristown.
Coming down from Yokohama, the
country we passed through was most
ly very beautifully cultivated. Level
fields of rice, which is now a bright
green, were everywuere anaie noep
in water which is apparently abso
lutely necessary to the best results in
rich rice-culture. The water is diver
ted from the rivers and runs from one
level to another through the fields
watering each terrace in turn. We
could see large numbers of the farmers
in the fields. They wore so little
clothes that one could see their great
strong muscles stand out beneath
their dark brown skin as they worked.
The women wear very nearly the same
costume everywhere, and, it is very
becoming. Many of them, especially
the young women and little girls
(who are dressed just like women)
carry babies on their backs just the
same as the pictures show. On Mon
day I heard a great clattering on a
side street and turning a corner saw
fifty or sixty women of all ages from
10 years to 60 hurrying along on their
pattens, evidently jus tout of some fac
tory or other assembling place, mak
ing a very pretty picture. This place
where we are staying is a well known
summer resort among the mountains
of the Hakone district. <it is 1,500
feet high and has hot sulphur springs.
The hotel is most comfortable and
hospitable.
This morning wo started early for
an all day walk. The ladies each had
a kago or chair carried on two bam
boo poles by four bearers. We men
walked, we went about seven miles
over a mountain 3,000 feet high to
Lake Hakone. On the way we passed
several villages in each of which we
saw much of interest in the little
open houses, where the people worked
and lived right out before the public.
We passed several images of Buddha
and two or three small temples, but
did not go in. The mountains were
beautiful, but we only got brief
glimpses and never any extended view
as the mists hid everything. At the
lake we lunched in the summer house
by the water behind a little hotel.
The Lake is four miles long and
surrouuded by rather high mountains
which were covered with bright green
shrubs. The tops were hid in mists.
Somehow one was reminded of Kat
rine and Lomond, but the moun
tains were less rugged here. We
should have had fine views of Fuji
yama at intervals to-day but the
clouds hid her and all the distant
views.
We took two boats up the lake and
walked home another way, passing a
ravine called Oj igoku or ‘ ‘ Big Hell, ’ ’
which contained several hot sulphur
springs and even where there were
no springs the ground steamed like a
Troy Laundry, while a strong smell
of brimstone was all pervasive.
The trip was a delightful one and
is one of the best known near Yoko
hama. It reminds one of the Killar
ney trip, around by the valley where
St. Patrick hid the snakes, and back
by the lakes.
Thursday evening.
We have had a hard day and we are
going to turn in without telling about
it till our next letter. This goes to
morrow by the ‘ ‘ Empress of India. ’ ’
I will send by this or a later mail a
little box with the Gospels in
Japanese; they were gotten up for
distribution among the Imperial
Guard in the late war, and one was
given to each man by permission of
their commander, a cousin of the
Emperor.
LOCAL RELIGIOUS NEWS
Pastors will please send in their
religious notices not later than Tuesday
of each week.
FIRST PRE8BYTERTAN CHURCH.
Sunday morning service at 10.30, preach
ing by the pastor. Sunday school at 2.45
p. m.; afternoon service at 4 o’clock; Y P.
S. C. E. at 6.40. Mid-week service Thursday
evening at 7.45 o’clock. The Sunday afternoon
service is for everybody,the seats being free,
and the offering for benevolence.
SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday morning and evening services. The
pastor will preach. Baptism of infants at the
morning service. Sabbath Bchool at 3 p. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.45 p. m. Wednesday
3p m. Woman’s Missionary Society. Thurs
days p. m., midweek prayer meeting.
8T. PETER’S CHURCH.
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, early cele
bration 7.30 a m. Morning payer, Litany
and sermon, 10 30 a.m. Evening prayer, 4 00
Sunday School 3.00 p. m.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, Oct.8th
Morning prayer and sermon, 10.30 a. m.
evening prayer, 4 p. m.; Sunday school,
2.45 p, m. Morning Prayer and Litany Wed
nesday 10.00 a. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Divine Worship with preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. samuel Z Batten 10.30 the third
petition in the Lord’s Praver. 7.30 **Has the
Age of Revivals Past ?” Tuesday evening,
Christian Endeavor. Wednesday afternoon.
Ladies’ Bible Class, evening, Boys' Brigade.
Thursday evening, mid week prayer and con
ference meeting. Friday 4 J 0 p. m Childrens’
Hour. All seats free. You will be made
welcome.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The pulpit will be occupied both morning
and evening by the pastor. Rev. W. H. Ker
shaw. Sunday school and Bible class at 2.45;
C. E. service at 6.45 p. m. Thursday even
ing, prayer and praise service at 7.45 as usual.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
Masses on Sunday at 6.30 and 8.30 a. in.;
high mass at 10.30 a. m. Benediction at 3 p. m,
Sunday school at 2 p. m.
8T. MARGARET’S CHAPEL.
Masses on Sunday at 7.30 and 9.30 a. m.
WATER STREET M. E. CHAPEL.
Sunday school 2.45 p. m.; Epworth League,
6.45 p. m.; preaching by Rev. A. W. Willever,
at 7,30 p. m.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Class meeting 9 30 a. m. Preaching by
the pastor at 10.30a m. and 7.30 p. m. Even
ing Subject “Methodism and Music. Sunday
School 2.45 p, m, Epworth League Vesper
Service 6.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening.
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN SERVICE.
Scandinavian Lutheran service will be held
every Wednesday evening at 8.15 in the lecture
room of t‘ie Church of the Redeemer. Good
music and singing will be rendered. All
Scandinavians are invited.
SVEN8K PRADIKAN.
Every Wednesday evening at 8.15 in the
First Presbyterian chapel. Rev. J. H. Dahlgren
will preach. All Scandivanians invited.
MARKET STREET MIS8IQN
Gospel services every night at 7.45. Sundays
at 7.30. Free reading room open during the
day. _
DEWEY AT THE CAPITAL.
President Presents tile Sword Voted
by Congress.
The culmination of Admiral Dewey’s
triumphal home coming was reached un
der the dome of the national capitol when
he received from the hands of tne presi
dent the magnificent jeweled sword voted
him by congress in commemoration of the
victory of Miltiila bay.
Mere official sanction could never have
thrown into the demonstration the fervor
of enthusiasm that was meted out to the
admiral as he appeared before the vast
audience, composed not only of all the
highest officials in the laud, but of spec
tators drawn from every quarter of the
United States.
The battle of Manila Bay was not for
gotten, but it might be said to have been
relegated almost to second place in the
desire to do honor to the man who had
proved himself as great after victory as
before it and who had shown in the long
and trying months that followed his na
val triumph the qualities of a statesman
and a wise administrator as well as those
of the leader of a victorious fleet.
And enhancing those qualities was that
af manly modesty, displayed in the quiet
dignity with which he met the occasion.
This trait of Dewey’s character was evi
denced from the moment he reached the
stand side by side with the president. He
paused at this point for a moment, un
willing apparently to take the place that
had been prepared for him on the right
of the platform lest he should appear to
usurp the place due to the chief magis
trate. President McKinley grasped the
situation in an instant and, taking his
great sea captain by the arm, placed him
by gentle force in that chair that had
been intended for him. Later in the day,
as the carriage bearing the official party
drove away from the capitol between
walls of cheering people, the president
again displayed his tact by remaining
covered uud ignoring the demonstration
himself, leaving its acknowledgment to
ui« aumirai uioue.
For Dewey it was a trying as well as a
triumphal day. It has been given to few
officers in the naval history of the coun
try to sit before a crowd of thousands
while the chief of the naval establish
ment dilated upon his exploits and then
to stand before the sume crowd to re
ceive at the hands of the president a
sword prepared for him at the behest of
the representatives of the whole people.
The strain upon Admiral Dewey reached
almost to the breaking point. None but
those nearest to him could tell his feel
ings during the address of Secretary
Long, but when he arose to receive the
sword from the hands of the president no
one could mistake the flash of the white
gloved hand as it rose to dash away the
tears before the admiral cume to the
rigid attitude of attention before his
chief.
When it came Dewey’s turn to reply,
his voice failed him, and he made the
effort twice before his lips would respond.
When he did speak, his tones were
eleur and steady, but so slow that only
those nearest him could bear.
Warships In Hampton Roads.
The north Atlantic squadron has arriv
ed at Hampton ltoads from New York.
Are you AWARE of a
place, WHERE you can
buy
UNDERWEAR
And other kinds of Dry
Good WARES that will
WEAR well?
If you are NOT aware,
come to the
-- New York Cask Store
And all doubt shall be re
moved from your mind.
We have the right kind
of UNDERWEAR at the
right kind of prices.
We have the kind, that,
when we sell to you once,
you will come again, when
you are in need of more.
Here, we can give yon
a few prices, but at the
store we can show you
the goods
24 DOZEN—
Fleece Lined Underwear
At 50c each
ANOTHER 24 DOZEN
MEIN’S
- Fleeced Lined Underwear
At 39c each
A complete stock of
LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S
WINTER UNDERWEAR
Anything in
Sommer Uoderwear
IS GREATLY REDUCED.
ONE LOT OF
FANCY
Ribbed Underwear,
Trimmed with Blue or Pink,
Special price, 9c each
A Good Story
can be Told Again,
And that is, about our
I
There are so good for the
price, that we can’t help
but to keep reminding
you of them.
If you saw them, you
surely would buy, and in
buying you would be per
fectly satisfied.
Another Twice Told
Tale is about our
$1.98 RUGS
We are never tired of tell
ing you about a good
thing, especially when it
is to your interest to hear
it. The sizes of these rugs
are 30 in., wide and 60
in., long.
Star Soupons Given.
d. p. mmn
Telephone 183.
Morristown, - New Jersey.