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AT CHRISTMASTIDE.
** With trembling fingers did we weave
A holly 'round the Christmas hearth"—
Another anniversary of the
holly wreath has reached us, and
Christmas-tide is in full glow—
for old and young alike. The
story of Christmas has been told
and retold by talented Churchmen,
and yet the story is ever new.
while the refrain. “Peace on eaith
and good will to men,” rings from
every church tower in Christendom.
This is the day of the passing of
remembrancers from one to another.
The gifts may be of small intrinsic
value, but the spirit of good will
conveyed is esteemed as of higher
worth than the value of the gift.
And as verbal expressions of good
will are floated along the Christmas
air, it may not be out of place for
the Chronicle to extend its best
wishes to its patrons and friends.
A number of our State contem
poraries, following a custom that
has bloomed annually for several
decades, are out with illustrated
Christmas numbers. Foremost
among them are the Washington
Star and the Orange Journal.
Regarding child labor in many
factories, the chief factory in
spector, in his annual report, says
that the law cannot be fully en
forced until, false affidavits cease to
be recognized. This opinion,
however, is not original—it was
advanced years ago and never
acted on.
“Down among the dead men let
her rest.” A Trenton saloon
keeper offers trading stamps with
each drink. As woman, lovely
woman,#appears to be fascinated
with trading-stamp offers, what
will become of our household god
desses if they follow up the various
lines of trade ?
We are indebted to the Hon.
Charles N. Fowler for an index of
bills introduced during the recent
special session of Congress. This
index fills one hundred and ninety
four pages, and furnishes an
interesting list of documents that
might prove of great value in
cases of iusonnnia.
In another column will be found
a copy of a circular letter which has
been sent to all tax collectors in
the State, together with a copy of
Article VI. of the Revised Tax
Act of 1903. This act does not
grant discretionary powers to col
lectors—they must collect the tax
or themselves suffer. The law is
also of interest to taxpayers, as it
permits of no evasion on the part
of tax-shirkers
Congratulations are in order for
Isaac R. Pierson, senior of the
firm controlling the destinies of
our contemporary, The Jersey -
man, he having received the ap
pointment of supervisor of bills
for the incoming session of the
Legislature, which position he
filled acceptably during the last
session of that body. Using the
phrase of the ever-popular “Rip
Van Winkle,” “May he live long
and prosper.”
For several years the projectors
of trolley roads have been fighting
certain statutes prohibiting them
from seizing prjperty under the
law of eminent domain. The
statutes, we believe, went even
further, denying the right of such
roads to carry freight. Last
winter, however, the electric
roads men made an onslaught on
the Legislature and gained several
points The conceding by the
Legislature of the claimed rights
of the trolley companies was looked
upon with suspicion by those not
directly interested in such compa
nies, especially as the officials of
the steam roads companies were
not putting up a stiff opposition.
The law passed last winter con
ferred upon trolley companies
organized under the law of 1886
the right to condemn lands for
right of way. Justice Fort now
steps in and says the act is un
constitutional.
This ruling will probably dis
courage trolley companies from
endeavoring to secure rights of
way from individuals wherever
opposition develops, and the com
panies will make their best efforts
to gain right of way over the j
public roads, which, if successful, ;
will be greatly deplored by those;
using the highways.
—
New Jersey’s taxation codex, as
it now exists, is one of the most
puzzling problems that confronts
the average Jersey real-estate owner
and real-estate taxpayer together
with those humbler ones who sit at
the feet of the Jersey Gamaliels,
expounders of the laws, and wonder
why the decisions are almost inva
riably against them, while shady
corporations with shadowy financial
foundations have the call nearly
every time.
But a few weeks ago Supreme
Court Justice Charles Grant Garri
son furnished a decision on an in
tricate point of Constitutional law
—which, by the way, does not ap
pear to give universal satisfaction—
to the effect that certain laws now
spread upon the statute books
granting exemption of tax to the
amount of $500 on real or personal
property, together with the archaic
and “ robber baron ” excise known
as poll tax, to members of the State
militia, soldiers of the Civil War
and members of municipal fire de
partments, where such departments
are volunteer, were of no avail—in
fact, such exemptions had no con
stitutional warrant for existence.
Of course, there is a general
“kick.” Why wouldn’t there be ?
Men liable to be called on at a
moment’s notice for duty on behalf
of the Commonwealth and lesser
municipalities—why wouldn’t they
protest when certain privileges
heretofore conceded them and
which have been considered per
fectly fair and just, until McGuire,
the Rockaway iconoclast, was
seized with an idea, were taken
from them ?
There is law, and law.
Let us consider the wonderful
workings of New Jersey’s taxation
laws ; and ask ourselves whether or
no we are in Nova Caesarea or in
New' Jersey? -whether in Colony
or Commonwealth ? These laws,
as construed, work seriously
against the common property
holder; but corporations are in the
swim and attrition operates not
against them but against the other
fellow.
New Jersey may not be the
creator of corporations, but she is
certainly hailed by them as
“Mother” ! New Jersey’s fran
chise mill is constantly working,
and the feeders and the gleaners
are certainly working to good
profit. There is no Stale tax—so
called ; the receipts from corpora
tion franchises are presumed to be
sufficient to carry' on the State
machinery without direct taxation.
Few realize the splendid fight
put up several years ago against
the railroad corporations, culminat
ing iu the establishment of the
one-half of 1 per cent. State fran
chise tax and the municipal tax of
1 per cent. It was a half-and
half victory for both taxpaying
citizens and railroads, but really
a gain for the public.
Now, another phase of court
ruling conies before the public.
A 7x9 concern known as the
“Nothing More to Pay.”
That’s what he said and further, lie (Mr. Ebe Walter, of
Clarksville, Del.), said this :
The feature that I particularly like about my policy is that the longer
I live the more I get, and that during the balance of my life, there is nothing
more for me i o say.
. (From Washington, (Del.) News, Nov. 21,1902.)
That fact is that a Fifteen-Year Distribution Policy, is
sued by The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York is
a very interesting document. A yearly dividend—increasing
each year after the policy is paid up—a sum paid the estate,
and options which make it almost like handling so much cash
and yet keeping it for your heirs at the same time.
In writing for information about a policy of this kind,
state what you would like to receive in cash at the end of
limited payment period .amount you would like your beneficiary
to receive in event of your death.
** MUTVAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW YORK
Oldest ir\ America Largest in the World
RICHARD A. McCURDY, President
GEORGE B. RAYMOND, Manager, Newark, N. J.
J. Frank Lindsley. Morristown Trust Co. Bldg,
i American Mutoscope Company of
| Hoboken, floating a corporate
stock issue of $2,000,000 face
value (real value indefinite), and
presumed to pay one-half of 1 per
'cent, franchise tax thereon, claims
I full exemption of tax for the rea
son that the laws prescribe that
I where one-half of the capital of
the company is invested in this
State the company and its per
sonal holdings are exempt from
taxation. The incorporators claim
; that the value of the patent under
which it is working is part of the
investment, and the courts uphold
them. The State Board of Tax
ation admitted the patent portion
of the claim, but assessed the other
portion of the property at $2,000.
The company appealed to the State
Board of Taxation for exemption
under the statute aud the claim
was denied. Then the company
went to the courts, and Justices
Dixon and Fort upheld the con
tention.
As the case now stands, men
who render services for the common
weal—who devote time and risk
of life or limb for the saving of
life and property—are denied priv
ileges, under strained legal con
struction of statutes, which are
granted to a company working
under an intangible holding.
Perhaps the Legislature erred in
passing a special bill—if such it
was. But while the eighth para
graph of section 11, Article IV., of
the State Constitution prohibits
special legislation for stated sub
jects, the twelfth paragraph pro
vides a remedy.
Surely some Moses must arise
able to lead benighted Jerseymen
out from the legal tangle now
existing !
PINE BROOK.
In consequence of the storm on Sun
day, there were no services in the
church.
Skat ing was good all last week up to
Saturday night. And then the rain
spoiled all.
The Rev. Jesse Jacobus, who is
located in west Maryland, has been
visiting friends here.
The time for the Pine Brook mail
leaving Caldwell in the morning has
been changed from 8 to 10.30.
Oscar VanDuyne was felling a tree
on Saturday, near* the bridge below
the schoolhouse on Bloomfield avenue,
when his axe slipped and cut deeply
into his foot, nearly cutting off a toe.
Elsie Neatle, now Elsie Cadmus—
having been adopted by Mrs. Cadmus
—lias been suffering severely from
heart-trouble, and inflammation of
the bowels. She has slightly im
proved.
A few years ago there was only one
stage between Caldwell and Pine
Brook, arriving at 12 noon, and leaving
a half-hour later. Now there are
seven both ways, and hearly everybody
has been to Newark during the last
few days. Wonderful stories are being
told by the children of how they have
really seen Santa Claus.
A SUITABLE
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
OR TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCE
A PRETTY BOX OF CANDIES
WITH RED RIBBONS AND
HOLLY BRANCH PUT UP
BY DAY.
WILBUR F. DAY
CONFECTIONER
BROOKSIDE.
William Emmons lost a valuable
horse one day last week.
Mrs. James Chisholm is entertaing
Miss Bertha Chisholm, of Mt. Free
dom.
Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, of Kenvil, spent
part of last week with Mrs. W. A.
Ward.
Charles McPeek. of Port Morris, is
spending a few davs hunting in this
vicinity.
Benjamin Woodhull was at Flan
ders several days last week, looking
I after a tract of timber land.
Frederick Hulbert is|putting|up new
signboard posts at each cross-roads in
Mendham township.
C. H. Day is doing a rushing busi- i
ness in ice. He has one order for
twenty carloads, and has a number of
men employed.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wynn and
Misses Jennie Dunham and Kate
Thompson, of Basking Ridge, spent
last Thursday in this place visiting
with Mrs. Emily Losev.
E. 8. Day has sold the cabin in!
which James Wilson formerly lived in
Dismal to George Smith, of Mt. Free
dom. The owner removed it one dav
last week and Dismal has lost one of
its landmarks.
Our people were disappointed last !
Saturday morning when they went
for their mail and found that the!
Rockavvay Valley Railroad trainmen
had thrown off the Ralston mail by
mistake, and as a result, didn’t re
ceive their maik until Monday morn
ing. P'
Invitations are out for the marriage
of illiam Clark, of Brookside, and
Miss Addie Carter, of Millbrook, which
takes place at the home of the bride
on New Year’s Eve. Sotta voce:1
‘•Will” is an honorary member of the
Sercnaders. and expects tlie boys to do
their best when he gets back from his
wedding tour.
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Furnishings and Care of the Right
Kind of Bedrooms.
Bedrooms ought to be bedrooms
and nothing else, says Caroline
Hunt in the House Beautiful. She
advocates sleeping in garret rooms
if there is no other place in the
house where one can fit up a bed
room and a dressing room separate
ly. The floor of the bedroom should
be of hard wood or at least painted,
so that it can be wiped up with a
damp cloth and so that there need
be no dust to get into the bedding
when it is aired every day in the
sun, as it should be. Beds which
are light enough to be moved easily
and cleaned easily are naturally the
best beds, for they may be moved
from one position into another and
always be where they get the most
sun in the daytime and the best air
at night. If the headboard is no
higher than the footboard, as in
the iron single beds, the position
of the bed in the room is very much
easier to determine, since it may
even be pushed against the wall
sideways without appearing awk
ward.
Washstands and dressing tables
should not be solid to within a few
inches of the floor, hut open so that
the floor may be easily cleaned.
And bedrooms should never be used
for dressing rooms at an afternoon
or evening gathering. To throw
outside wraps upon the bed is to
make a nest for the microbes of the
street which are ever ready to de
vour. _
For Mending Purposes.
An excellent cement for mending
almost anything may be made by
mixing together litharge and glycer
in to the consistency of thick cream
or fresh putty. The cement is use
ful in mending stone jars or any
coarse earthenware, stopping leaks
in seams of tinpnns or wash boilers,
cracks and holes in iron kettles,
etc. It may also he used to fasten
on lamp tops or tighten loose nuts,
to secure loose bolts whose nuts are
lost, to tighten loose joints of wood
or iron or in many other ways
about the various kitchen utensils,
the range, the sink and in the pan
try littings. In all eases the article
mended should not he used till the
cement has hardened, which will re
quire from one day io a week, ac
cording to the quantity of cement
used. The cement will resist the
action of water, hot or cold, acids
and almost any degree of heat.
The Bachelor‘s Psalm.
Lives of henpecked men remind us
Who ) . yet been caught
Tlr.it we might leave sons behind us.
But we rather guess we’ll not.
She that's trim may be a fat one;
She that’s sweet some day be grim,
When by merely looking at one
She will squelch the soul in him.
Let us then go billing, cooing;
Let us call them sweet and fair;
It is lovely to be wooing.
Bn+ . *>u'd better slop right there.
fihicnco Record-Herald
Get Y our Horse Blankets
OF
D. S. BRINK
IT MEANS A BIG SAVING
Christmas Presents
Horse Blankets, Lap Robes, Blrvk and Brown Fur
Robes and .Sleigh Bells.
Traveling Bags and Suit Cases from $1-25, $1.50,
$1.75, $2.00, $2 29, $2.65. Leather, $3.80. Solid Sole
Leather, $5.89, $6.50, $6.94.
Trunks in great variety.
Large stock of Harness, $7.00, $10.50, $12.50,
$15.00 $18.00, $22.,co, $25.00, $30.00 and on up.
Stable Horse Blankets from $i.co, $1.35. $1.65,
$2.00, $2.25 and $2.50. Our ‘‘ Corker,” $3.50. Strong
Plaid Wool Lined, $4 .00. Best Fawn, $5.00. Outdoor
Square Plaid Blankets, $1 50, $2.50, $3.25, $4.00, $5.00,
$5.50, $6.50 and on up.
We bought our Blankets last January before the rise
in cotton and wool direct from the mills. We allow our
customers close wholesale prices, much lower than else
where.
Team and Farm Harness, $20, $25, $30, $35 and
higher if you wish it.
Daniels’ Horse Medicine and the International Stock
Food.
24 Washington St, Morristown
Christmas Gift Suggestions
For 1903.
Look over this list : it will help you decide :
Carpets
Rugs
Carpet Sweepers
Hassocks
Window Shades
Portieres
Tapestry Table Covers
Comfortables
Blankets
Spreads
Sheets
Pillow Cases
Linen Damask
Linen Napkins
Towels
Underwear
Gloves
Handkerchiefs
Note Paper
Pictures
• Photograph Frames
Perfumery
Umbrellas
Fancy Neckwear
Comb and Brush Sets
Silver Novelties
Burnt Wood Novelties
Down Pillows
Wool Shirt Waists
Ladies’ Sweaters
Dress Goods
Outing Flannel
Space will not permit to tell all. Call and see our
Fancy Articles. A large assortment to choose from.
Extra Red Stamps
SATURDAY, DEC- 26
20 With each Dollar Purchase 20
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas.
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A Large Variety of
LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S
FURS
Ladies’ Furs Altered, Relined and Repaired
MEN’S FUR GLOVES, NECKWEAR,
SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR, I COLLARS
ALL UP TO DATE
AT
CARRELL’S
Woman’s Progress.
“Do you think woman has really pro
gressed so much?”
“Certainly.”
“She does not seem to be prized as
much as she was formerly.”
“How do you make that out?”
“Well, the man in search of a wife
used to consider her worth stealing
once. Then he gave up his stealing
habits, except for an occasional lapse,
blit he still considered her worth buy
ing, and Ids success corresponded with
his financial rating. Now”—
“Well, what now?”
“Why, he dt . umls a cash bonus now,
so that in effect she has to buy him.”—
Cljicago Post.
Sclent ideally Considered.
“If I give yon something to eat, will
you chop some wood?”
“Lady.” answered Meandering Mike,
"(hit's one of deni hypothetical ques
tions. You know digestion draws d
blood from de head, which has a tend
ency ter weaken de Intelligence an'
de will power. If I was ter surprise me
system wit' a square meal, dere’s no
tellin’ what I might do.*—Washington
Star.
Oar Future Good.
So should we live that every hour
May die as dies t he natural flower—
A self reviving thing of power.
That every thought and every deed
May hold within itself the seed
Of future good and future need.
—-Mllnes
Baked Quinces.
To bake quinces wipe and core them
fill the centers with sugar and baste
while baking with butter and hot wa
ter, then with the sirup. Serve hot
with butter.
Slightly Mixed.
T-, a little boy of nine years,
handed in the following composi
tion on George Washington
“George Washington was the fa
ther of his country one day he wen'
in his farthers yard and cut down i
tree. What are you doing asked hit
father i am trying to tell a lie ant
cannot when he grew up he was
president and was killed by a max
named getto who was jellish of hin
and the no 9 engine house wa.4
draped in black.”—Harper’s Bazar.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
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