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TUESDAY, Nov. -.
Running Six fnrlongs, purse $3.50;
half mile heats, two in three, purse,
5000; seven furlongs, purse, $3.50; one
mile, purse 5000.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13-
Harness. 2:2O class, trotting, purse
$500. Free for all class, pacing. $500.
Running, five furlongs, selling, $3.50.
Six and half furlongs, selling, $3.50.
THURSDAY, NoY. IA
Harness-2:26 class, pacing, purse
$500. Free for all class, trotting, $500.
2:18 class, pacing, purse $500.
FRIDAY, Nov. 10
Seven hundred dollars reserved for
running races, programme and con-
ditions to be arranged after meeting
opens,
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An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the we'll known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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dispelling colds headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
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every Objectionable quality and sub
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liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
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Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front Of every package.
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For sale by all Druggists. SOC. per bottle.
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: Smil man in a large place is like a
s.-let IN au auger h sIe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07

Don't wait until yopr friends are
dead TO give them flowers. Atehison
Globe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
A COUNTRY ROAD.

A dusty, stony way, whose bord'ring sod
Is thick with blackberries and goldenrod;
Abrupt baxe hills on one side looking down,
And from the other you can see the town
Follow the rivers course through meadows green.
Ger which thick woods and marble lodges lean.
little farther where the road descends,
A brooks soft tinkle with some bird song blends,
Ozone from its edge the dear old DANES small
cot
Half hidden by quaint fowers); lush bergamot
Makes sweet its banks, its depths the boys still
swim
Or watch the minnows from some willow limb.
Upon its bridge how often have stood,
Watching the west, whose glory seemed to food
With tenderest light the poorhouse and the graves
Beside it-turn to gold the brooklet's waves
Till from the hill, oh, dearest sight of all,
saw my father, and l heard him call!
He came with sturdy stride and swinging pail
My hand in his-told my days whole tale
OF Joys, that meath his bright smile seemed to
grow,
While lessened was my every childish woe
AS his sweet words fell my soul like balm
While we walked homeward through the fragrant
calm.
Mary NJ. Mccarthy in Boston Transcript
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
THE BRITISH TOURIST.
He Was Pleasantly Surprised by the
Train Boys Attentions.

HE vas fAeasantiy Surprised by the
Train Boys Attentions.
The British tourist sat in the car and
gazed idly across the bleak prairies
He felt Il slight touch and, looking
around found that uniformed youth
had deposited several ruddy oranges
on the seat.
"He didn't wait for the money" re-
marked the tourist, gazing from the
fruit to the rapidly retreating train
boy.
'He never does" said the fellow pas
senger, with knowing smile.
ooh, see! 1t is one of the advan-
tages of your great railroad system.
Free fruit for its patrons"
The British tourist was just peeling
the second orange when a dainty pack
age of chocolate confectionery was de-
posted on his knee
"By Jove," he exclaimed enthusiasts
tically, this is delightful! When re-
turn home, l shall write paper on the
excellence of American travel
In less than ten minutes he was the
recipient of another package. 1t was a
little box containing black cigar and
two matches.
mo wonder you Americans like to
travel" he said, biting the bitter end
of the cigar. Then he found that a
comic publication had found its way
to his seat.
"This is greatY' he grinned. 81 am
going to tip the boy. Wait moment"
The train boy halted, and the tourist
held out a dime.
"What is that for?" asked the boy.
"For yourself"
''You owe me half, mister"
"Owe? l thought you were giving
these things away?"
mot today. The half please"
But why don't you take the money
when you leave the stuff?'
Because we'd never sell it,"
The tourist reluctantly handed over
the coin.
Going to write about the excellence
of American travelw asked the fellow
passenger.
Not l." responded the British tour
list. II am going home and tell the ma
ton about the train robberies over
here! Exchange.
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where Yankees Beat EN-.


He is from England and not long
from there. He was visiting his friends
in Hyde Park and of course, he was
Boosting.
'Oh, yes, me boy, the United States
does very well for a new nation" he
said kindly. You are great in some
respects, but look Mt us. We have our
navy, that beats the world; our army,
never licked; our great steamship lines,
our bank, Lombard street, the financial
center of the world; our loyal colonies,
and all the rest. What can equal
them?
"And we have age too. Look at our
abbeys and our ancient towns and our
papers of state. Why, man, in what
can you boast of beating us?"
His Hyde Park friend studied mo-
ment Then he replied:
'Down in Texas there is an old chap
who was talked to just this way once
by man from your country who went
there for his health. And after @ll the
Englishman's boasting was done the
man Of the cattle country winked at me,
rolled his tobacco over in his mouth
and spit "A feet into the eye of pig
standing that far away.
kin any bloody Engllshman on
earth do that? says he. And ask you
can heY'
The Englishman suggested brandy
and soda in disgust Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
JOHN ADAMS WIFE.
A Letter From Abigail A@ams-The
Vice President's FenctiOn.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6, 1907.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6, 1907.
Dear Sir-I received your letter of
Nov. "a by the post of yesterday With
respect to The notes you write me
about, wish you to do by them as you
would by your own, as do not want
at present either principle or interest.
think it would be most for my inter
est to do by them as you propose. The
method you mention, of adding to the
clubhouse SO as to give me dairy room,
like very much and would leave it to
your judgment. l think it would be
best to have it large enough to take OF
a closet that cold yictuals etc, may not
be mkt in with dairy affairs. / should
be glad to have it complicated if posi-
BILE before l return in the spring, but
the winter has set in with great vio-
lence here, and the rivers are already
frozen up, so that l fear we shall not
have chance of getting any cheese
here.
Congress are but just getting into
business, and the vice president is not
yet arrived to sit six months togeth-
SI IeeS uldtlHS ucDdleS, uuOuSIdlluS
warmth and reading papers is a labori-
Gus task and what, l fancy, the present
V. P. does not like so well as rocking in
his pivot chair or amusing himself
with the vibration of a pendulum. l
have never yet seen the southern man,
Washington excepted, who could bear
close application for any length of
time. What a ringing would here have
been in all the Jacobinical prayers
from one end of the United States to
the other if somebody else had done so!
We are all well. The cold weather
has entirely put stop to the yellow fe-
yer, and no person would now suppose
that such a calamity had ever befallen
the city The synod recommended a
day of fasting and prayer. The differ
ence between this place and N. Eng
land was this: Being recommended by
a body of PRESBYTERIAN ministers, none
of the church clergy would join in it,
Every shop in the city was open as
usual, and very small proportion of
the inhabitants attended worship. Bust
ness and pleasure went on as usual
Remember me to Mrs Tufts and ali
other friends From your ever affec-
Tomato ABIGAIL. ADAMS
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
Sailed BUTTER.
Why 1t Keeps Better Than Butter
That Is Fresh.

Why 1T Keeps Better Than Butter
That Is Fresh.
Why does salt butter keep better
than fresh butter? We must first real
ize that the bacterial population of a
moderate sized pat of butter may be
reckoned by millions, that tiny lump
only large enough to go into thimble
has been known to be tenanted by
nearly 100000, that, in face, in CON
Stunning a slice of bread and butter you
may unconsciously be assimilatihg in
diyidual lives exceeding in number
those Of the whole of Europe. Thus
the urgency for keeping these hordes in
check and hence the efforts which are
made, first, to set up effectual barriers
to their ingress by taking proper pre-
cautions in the production of milk and,
second, in the conduct of the processes
involved in the manufacture and distri-
button of the finished article.
Included in these processes is the adj
dition of salt in such quantities as to
justify the butter being known as salt
butter this addition being made with
the object of extending the keeping
powers Of the butter or, in other words,
to suppress to large extent the actiyi-
ties of the butter bacteria. That salt
does act in this manner is shown by
the fact that in butter thus treated
very large reduction in the number of
micro-organisms present is effected.
There can be little doubt, therefore,
that the common butter microbes do
not by any means regard salt as their
elixir of life.
In England boracic acid is said to be
extensively used in butter as a presery-
ative or antiseptic agent, while in the
United States a recent public health
document states that none was report
ed to have been found in the samples
of butter examined. This is probably
due to the fact that in America there
exists a strong prejudice in favor of
salt butter, whereas in England the use
of salt butter is the exception and not
the rule. Hence in America salt can
be used as preservative instead of the
boracic acid employed for that purpose
in England.
The densely populated condition of
butter above referred to is not to be
wondered at if we realize that the raw
material in the shape of milk may con-
tain from 100000 to as many as 169,-
100000 of bacteria in a few drops
Longman's Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
advice From the Box.

On one occasion in the fifties an anna
teur dramatic performance was given
in San Francisco for the benefit of
some deserving charity. Among the
performers was the late Hugh Farrar
McDermott, the poet, and in box was
Mr.. Mills. The play was some classic
piece, and the acting was so bad that
what should have been tragedy be-
calae a farce. In the last act McDer-
mott dropped his sword and, STOPPING
awkwardly, picked it up. There was a
litter in the audience, which increased
as the luckless performer asked, what
shall do with this envenomed blade?'
From the bankers box came in a
queer stage whisper, stab yourself,
Hugh, and be done with Frank
Lesile's Monthly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
Vitality of Hehrexvs.

If the future population Of the earth
is to be estimated on the basis of race
vitality, then there is no question but
that the Hebrews will yet be in the
majority. Statistics show that the
average longevity of the Hebrew race
is greater than that of any other Their
numbers must therefore be increasing
relatively 10 every race, and they GER
tainly are. Whether it is due to the
sanitary measures enjoined by their re
ligion or because of native vitality is
for students of sociology to decide, but
the fact still remains. Yet numbers
are not always to control the destiny
of the race, and it is to be supposed
that fraternity and good sense are slow
ly wiping out race distinctions Bos-
ton Globe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
A Humble Analogy.


eve feel that an apology is due ex-
plains the editor of the Spiketown Biz
zard, ito the estimable young woman
who teaches at the schoolhouse in Dis
trict No. 3. Through the wretched
blunder of a worthless tramp printer
whom we trusted with the setting up
of an item Just as we were closing the
forms for our last weeks edition we
were made to say that Miss Ruby Nc
Connell the handsome and popular
teacher in Riggs neighborhood, is the
proud possessor of an elegant new
black beard We wrote it black
board. '"-Chicago Tribune.
Looking For Work.
eyes, ma'am." said the ragged fat
man, I'm lookIn fur work. Yer amt
got no odd Jobs Of scrubbin or washin
ter be did. have yer?"
"Why, you surely don't do scrubbing
or work Of that sortY said the house
keeper.
"Sure not. I'm lookin fur work fur
me wife, Philadelphia Record.
Expressive.
who is that girl with face full Of
freckles over yonder?"
"She's recent importation from
Switzerland"
"Ah. seei Dotted Swiss. "--Detroit
Free Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
Frienln No Lonucr,

II cut his acqna ntance," she remarked.
because he paid such a poor compliment
TO my taste and Judgment"
what did he do?'
He wanted me TO marry him. Phil
adclphia Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
No, the same.

"My SON. said the good old man, ''if
you only work hard enough when you I'M
iertake a thing you're bound to be at the
top when you're through"
But suppose | undertook to dig &
Philadelphia Press.
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Forth and Back.

Verses"
This was the heading the poet wrote
over the latest effort Of his muse.
Aud reverses," he muttered as it came
back to him from the magazine publish
ers.-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
They Eat Themselves.

From various causes, such as anger
and fear, many animals eat their own
flesh. Rats. when caught in a trap by
the leg, will gnaw off the captured
member, and mice In captivity have
been known to bite off their tails. But
there are some creatures which go
much further and actually eat parts Of
themselves If left for too long period
without food.
A hyena belonging to menagerie
was kept by the proprietor without
food In order to tame it. One morning
he was Mortified to find that the fero-
cious creature had actually eaten part
of its own leg.
An eagle In the ZOO few years ago
was noted for the fact that 1t would
now and then pick pieces of flesh out
of It's own legs and eat them.
Certain caterpillars and toads devour
their cast off skin. This may be due
to fear, but it looks like economy.
There is just trace of this charac-
teristic In human beings. Children
when In rage sometimes bite their own
hands and arms, although 1t must be
admitted that they desist when it be-
gins to hurt.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
Lave md Thrift.

The late Professor Sluttleworth OF
London was particularly fond of telling
how, when he once acted as locum
tenens In Devonshire. he had to pro-
claim the banns of marriage of a
young yokel and a village maid. A
fortnight later the young swain called
at the professors lodgings.
you put up the banns for me-" be
said.
Eyes, l remember" replied MI.
Shuttleworth.
"Well,' inquired the yokel, "has 1t
got to go on?"
"What do you mean?" asked the pro-
fessor. Are you tired Of the girl?"
NO" was the unexpected answer,
"but like her sister better"
"Oh, If the original girl doesn't mind,
you can marry her sister"
But should 1 have to be called
again?"
Certainly, that's necessary" an
swered Mr. Shuttleworth.
But should have to pay againT
Eyes, 1t would cost you three and six
pence"
"Oh, would it," rejoined the yokel
after reflection "Then I'll let 1t re-
main as it is" And he did.-London
Telegraph.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
Harmony.

Parks q Weymouth hay press Is IN
own aud has several lots To press.
The railroad bridge is being put on
At Mainstream. A trestle has been
used thus far.
John Foss and Sewall Littlefeld have
each lost horse recently.
Lester Chadbourne is at work at
North Dexter.
Mrs. Jane Folsom is quite sick with
the grippe.
Rev. Mr.. Lombard WAS called to
Brighton, Thursday, TO attend funer
nj, aud to Athens, Friday.
The selectmen have been in session
the past week, getting the town report
ready Tor printing.
Next Saturday will be Washington's
day at Harmony grange when all are
expected to give something in regard
10 that honored parsonage. Some good
programs are being enjoyed, and new
members added.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
One way of Getting Even.

''There is fellow In our Office who La
a chronic borrower" said young man
employed in a large Market street es-
tabllshment recently. HE got into
nearly everybody In the place before
we all made up our minds to stop lend
ing. He has owed me 81 for nearly a
year, but I'm nearly square, although
he has never paid me penny of 1t.
That sounds queer, but 1t is the truth.
I'll tell you how I've worked 1t.
"Every once In awhile one of the fell
lows will say, I'm going to make So
and-so give me what he owes me next
pay day or know the reason why
That's my chance, and | casually re-
mark, III bet you a quarter you don't
get IT. Usually the fellow takes me
up, and when pay day comes he loses
his bet, for So-and-so never pays. In
small bets OF quarters and dimes,
luncheons and cigars have nearly got
back the amount l originally loaned to
the chronic borrower" - Philadelphia
Record.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
He Certainly Wa. . Fiena.

The stage was rolling along the can
yon trail when suddenly the horses
reared back on their launches as a
lone highwayman with a Winchester
appeared on the scene.
"Step out of the hearse, gentlemen,
and hands up" he ordered.
One by one they climbed out, with
elevated hands.
The hlghwayman relieved the party
and several times was forced to remind
one nervous little man to keep his hand
from his pocket.
whats the matter with you" he
finally roared. "You make another
move like that, and I'll pump the slugs
IN you!"
please let me-" pleaded the little
man as his hand again slid toward his
pocket.
please let your roared the despera-
do. please let you perforate met
You're imposing on my generosity, SON.
ny. Look out! Look out, Keep your
NIT away from that pocket, or by the
Eternal
but 1t won't hurt youw protested
the little man. 1T won't hurt you at
all. Stand just as you are now and
keep your rifle leveled. Therel That's
itp'
And while the highwayman was re-
covering from his establishment the lit
tie man had flashed his kodak and
snapped the button.-Indianapo Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
So. SOlon.

Carol Heald was home from Portland
few days last week, where he is attend
ing business college.
School in district No. closed last
week, district No. closed three weeks
ago.
Cecil Jewett started for Portland ON
Monday to attend business college.
Mrs Lucretia Head has been confined
to the house for the last month with a
very bad sprain 80 that she had to use a
crutch for three weeks, but Is doing
nicely at present.
Lester Shepley had five men at work
last week getting out box timber on the
Peter Savage piece.
Mrs. w. o. Paul left for Boston and
vicinity on Tuesday to visit her sister
and other friends Mrs. Ed. Spear of
Savage accompanied her and goes to
Quincy. L.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
w, Pittsfield.

Mrs. G. w. Patten with her daughter,
Catherine accompanied BY Mrs. Arthur
Patten Of Hartlaud, were IN Lewiston
at the encampment last week.
Mr. Charles Stevens drove the Canaan
stage last week; he is now nursing q
bad cold Mr.. Spearin who has been
the sickest ~ ever WAS in his life be
says, has 90 far recovered as to be able
tn go out doors and hopes to he able "a
attend 10 his duties on the mail route In
a week or two.
Mrs. X. A. Taylor has been quite sick
with grippe; her daughter Addie Perry
who WAS attending school at M. G. l.
came home to care for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds were
called to Unity by the death OF his
brother last week.
Mr.. Smell who has been sick long
time, Is said to be slowly improving.
Mrs. Naomi Walker is very poorly
and appears to be failing.
The lvceum that was given out before
the blizzard came eff Saturday eve,
another was appointed for next Satur-
day eve.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
SfarkS.

Josiah Cha oman OF Stalks was found
dead in bed at the home OF A. b Witham
on the Starks road where he had put up
for the night, last Friday morning Mr.
Chapman has for some time been draw
ing hay from S.arks to the Norridgewock
station on the Somerset railroad. using TOR
this purpose two single horse teams, let
ting one of them follow on behind the one
which he was driving. On Thursday
evening he got bothered by the one behind
getting out of the road short distance
from Mr.. Witham's and was obliged to
take the horse out and leave the load and
as he had on previous occasions put up
at Mr.. Williams. he stopped here this
time. After eating hearty supper he
retired On Friday morning Mr.. Witham
and his wife got up and got the breakfa It
ready and called Mr.. Chapman, who did
not answer, whereupon Mr.. William
entered his bed room and found him dead
though still warm. Word was sent to
the village by passing team when Select
man n. S. Whiting and DR.. +. Gard Ed
wards went Immediately TO view the re-
mains. The physician pronounced the
cause heart disease. His brothers James
and Asa Chapman OF Slarks arrived in
the afternoon 10 take charge of the re-
mains which were conveyed to Starks for
interment. Saturday. Mr. Chapman leaves
no family and has for some years lived
alone, h relatives say that at times he
has complained of pains in the region OF
his heart but nothing was thought of the
matter. He was o5 years and 8 months
OF age. He was familiar figure in this
section.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
East Madison.

At the last regular meeting of Somer-
set lodge, No. 81, A. o. u. W., the fol-
lowing officers were installed for the
year of 1901 by Frank Powers, assisted
by Geo. Benson of Old Point lodge !;
master workman, w. G. Hobart; fore
man, G. A. Messer: overseer, K. M.
Deane; recorder. H. G. Blackwell !;
financier, G. D. Young; receiver, c. j.
Hayden; guide, j. $. Hayden; inside
watch, w. NJ. Deane; outside watch,
L. l.. Smith. After the installation
refreshments were served.
Gala Rowell passed Saturday and
Sunday at home.
East Madison grange held their TWEEN
ty fourth anniversary last Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-28
East Madison.

The A. O. u. w. lodge had an install
lation OF officers and supper last Satur-
day night.
The twenty fourth anniversary OF
the grange was observed last Saturday.
Schools will close this week, Friday.
The town schools have had three terms
the past year of twelve weeks each.
Frank Estes had a road machine on
the road between this place and Skowhe-
gan, last week making road teamsters
pronounced first class.
Rev. II. B. HIATT will close his labora
with the church In this place next
Sabbath.
Mrs. Eunice iAmes returned from
Scion last week.
Mrs. Albion Thompson visited her
daughter at North Madison, last week
Miss Ida Fuller, who has been visiting
her sister, Mis- Annie Fuller, went To
Fall field, Monday.
Mrs. f. A. Spear went to Boston,
Tuesday.