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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-11-28
FLOODS IN TEXAS.
Rain Has Ceased Failing, hut Situation is
Serious

The flood situation in Texas is still
serious although rain has ceased fall
Ing. Passenger traffic is interfered
with to great extent and hardly a
road in the state is able to run trains
on time. The Texas & Pacific and
Cotton Belt expect to operate their
schedules regularly after tonight and
II no more rain falls there will be
general resumption OF traffic on all
roads.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-04-04

The Paris courts recently decreed
that balcony must be equal to the
strain of 171s stone. The decision was
the outcome of somewhat amusing
lawsuit, in which the complainant was
a portly person named Rudet, and the
defendant the proprietor Of villa near
the pleasant resort Of Fecamp. One
summer moonlight night while M. Ru-
Diet was enjoying the cooling breezes
from the sea the balcony suddenly
collapsed, and the guest, who tipped
the scale at 171s stone, came with a
crash to the ground, sustaining serious
INJURIES in his fall. He sued the pro-
prietor Of the villa for damages, but
the latter sheltered himself behind the
abnormal weight of his tenant, and de-
clined responsibility. The court, how
ever, did not take this view of the
case, and M. Rudet was awarded e12o
as compensation Detroit Free Press.
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There is a young man downtown
who has the trick, or habit, of say
ing: Since you press me" On be-
ing offered a cigar he answers smil-
ingly: well, since you press me, I
will, thanks and to an invitation to
luncheon, to the theater or to a
drink his answer is always the same:
Since you press me, believe / will"
1t happens that he is engaged to be
married, and that his fiancee has a
little brother. This lad has heard
often and with much wonderment
the phrase: "Since you press me, 4
used on all sorts of occasions, and
the other night at dinner party in
his house, when, unfortunately, there
were some strangers present, he
pointed his knife at the young man
and said in loud, childish treble to
his father: Papa, why is Mr. Blank
always a-sayin' to sister, Since you
squeeze me?s, Los Angeles Herald.
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in the lower side of (but not en-
tirely through the cap piece. The
pins of the lower ends should be. of
metal. Pieces of sawmill plate, in
which holes have been punched,
should be fastened to the sill for
these pins to play in. Thus the pins
will be kept from wearing the wood.
A similar plate should be placed
where the gates meet, to accommo-
date the vertical bolt on one of them.
The other gate should have latch.
The Stats and braces may be made
from stuff ~ inches thick and four
inches wide. They are attached to
each other and to the uprights with
bolts. The short braces are on the
opposite side of the Stats from the
long ones, so that the same bolt may
go through both where they over
lap. When finished, the frame and
gates should be well painted.
1t will be seen that these gates can
be used singly or together, and that
they swing in either direction. 1t
is always convenience to have a
gate swing away from you, no mat
ter from which side you approach.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSIT


John B. Huke and wife, Of Byram
township to Kate Stumpf, Of Roxbnry I;
property in Roxbury.
Phebe M. Bonnell, Of Randolph,
to Mary E. Hudson, Of the same town
ship; property in Randolph.
Cassie Morgan, of Chatham, to
Annie Dolezalelx, Of Summit property
in Summit; consideration $500.
Thomas B. Pierson Of Morristown,
to John Whitehead, of the same town ;
all property both real and personal.
Aaron r. Wolfe, Of Montclair. to
Florence a. Hyde, Of Mendham /; pro-
perty in Mendham; consideration,
81. 8O2. So.
Harrison Van Duyne and wife, Of
Newark to Joseph Il. Dwork, ct al, ..of
New York; property in Montville ;
consideration 1926.
Jacob G. Baldwin, ct AL, of Wash
ington Township to Catherine Frace
Of the same township; property in
Washington; consideration 1926.
Charles A. johnson. Of New Provid-
ence to the United States of america
by H. O. Payne, postmaster general ;
property in Madison; consideration
$40.
Ida p. Galloway and husband, Of
New York to William A. Hewlett, Of
the same city; property in the town
ship Of Montville; consideration
So, 100.
The Dover Water Company to the
Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and. Com
mon Council of Dover; All springs,
brooks, etc., in the vici:.ity of Dover ;
consideration $40, 600.
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,>..ss,.
|DR1B|0gDIl.T|DRE.
THE FRUIT BUSINESS.
Il Requires More HeadworIx and Exc
perience Than Most Branches
OF Agriculture.

The claim that fruit growing suc-
sessfully requires experts is absolute
" true. Almost anyone can raise pigs,
poultry and general crops, and can
make a moderate living. But few can
produce fine fruits. "A great many start
In with the idea that they can, and
then after failing as result of their
ignorance they condemn the whole
business. tits not unnatural that they
should influence others to believe that
there is no money in raising fruits.
Fruit growing requires more head
work than most branches of agricul-
ture. The farmer must understand
how to raise fancy fruits and how to
sell them. If he cannot do either he
must fail. 1t is no novice's work to
raise fine fruits. There must be skill
and experience, knowledge of varie-
ties and species, and spirit OF en-
thusiasm which makes one strive for
the highest. Brains and labor COM
bined never counted for more than to-
day on the fruit farms The man who
possesses the ability and push to raise
ine fruits is in fair way to make
something more than good living.
1t is a good thing probably that the
incompetents are dropped out Of the
fruit growing business. Their failure
is an assurance to the reliable and in
telligent growers that they will make
more profit. These ignorant novices
give the whole fruit business a bad
name. It is not that they brighten
others from the business by their COM
plants, but that they lower the stand
ard of market fruits with poor, half
matured products. They actually de-.
moralize some markets, which must
inevitably affect the goods Of those who
have been careful in their work. The
sooner we get rid of the croakers in
the fruit business, the better it will
be for the whole trade, and we can aft
ford to lose them. IS. w. Chambers, in
American Cultivator.
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swiss MOUNTAIN Traditlons.

There is no more intensely and pas
sionately republican republic in the
world than Switzerland. This is now
illustrated by the announcement that
the president of the Swiss national
council has been compelled to resign
because he refused to return to Pres
ident Loubet the decoration of the
grand officer Of the Legion of Honor
conferred on him for services as com
missioner general OF the Swiss section
Of the Paris exposition. France is a
republic, but that makes no difference
with the Swiss people. They win have
no decorations or titles from any for-
eign state whatever. Boston Herald
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|! s
+ ARI'TIa.lA.IpD|E.Nl.
4 ~
GATE THAT CANNOT SAG.
Invented by New York state FARM
er Who Considers 1t a Device OF
Rare Merit.

A subscriber living in Westfeld,
Chautauqua county, N. Y, who pre-
fers that his name should not be
used in print, sends to the New
York Tribune description of gate
which he constructed several years
ago on farm where he then lived.
Its great merit is that it never Says.
For gateposts he used eight by
eight timbers, set fully 10 feet apart.
With the idea of letting a load of
hay through, the cap piece ought to
be fully IL feet above the ground,
and may be advantageously cut out
Of six by eight stuff. The posts
should be set in stone or cement, so
as to be proof against the action of
the frost. A sill or threshold is also
provided. This should measure six
by eight or eight by eight and con
sist of oak or chestnut. The better
the timber for the rest of this frame
the longer it will last.
The full length upright Of each
gate is made, by four by four hard
wood scantling, The upper ends are
rounded, and inserted IN holes bored
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How many giraffes are there in Eu-
rope2 Only seven, says a Belgian con
temporary; two in Antwerp, one in
Berlin. one in Leipzig, a couple in
Frankfort, and the seventh in Paris.
where he was born IN 1873. There is
none, continues the veracious chron-
icler, in England. It is true we are
not popular abroad. but we might be
allowed such credit as goes with the
possession of a giraffe There is an
elderly, but still very fine specimen
OF giraffehood at the Regent's park
now, and two more expected in few
months time. So that we may ex-
pect shortly TO lead Europe in this
Important respect. Detroit Free
Press.
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SHERIFF SALE.
MONTHS COUNTY CIRcUIT COURT.

n1Ohh45 SOUNLI NAhOult NOdAI.
Nelson Morris, Edward
Morris. and Ira N.
Morris. partners, trad Tn A+tachmayt
& Co. - 'is0A MOTIFS On Contract
Peter DuPuyt.
Returnable to May term, A. D.. 1909.
J. w. DRYoE. Atty of Plaintiffs.
DY VIRTUE OF the above stated writ Of ex-
Id ecution, to me directed and delivered. /
shall sell at Public Vendue, to the highest bid
der or bidders, at the Court House, in Morris
town, New Jersey, on
MONDAY, THE l4TH DAY OF APRIL,
A. d. 1909, between the hours OF IL O'Clock M.
and O'Clock in the afternoon, that Is tc say.
title. interest and estate of the defendant.
Peter DePuyt, in and to all that tract or par.
eel of land and premises, situate, lying and
being in the Township of Pequannoc, in the
County of Morris and State OF New Jersey,
Beginning at the eighth corner Of the whole
ira Thence running a. along the seventh Inns
of the same north fifty-seyen degrees east
three chains and zine links; Cd south thirty
seven degrees east eight chains and fifty llnka
to the first line of whole tract; CD along same
south fifty-fiye and one-quarter degrees west
three chains and sixty-one links to beginning
of whole tract; l4) north thirty-fOur and enc
quarter degrees west eight chains and forty
links to the beginning. Containing two and
thirty. two one hundredths @ 32-l00) acres more
or less.
lev and wife to Peter pePuyt by coed dated
April nth. 1891 and recorded Il tire Morris
County Clerk q office In Book H-l2 Of Deeds, on
pages 374, &c.
wife conveyed 70 Carrot b. Smith by deed
dated May 4Lh, 1879.
Together with the teuements hersditpents
and applrtenances.
Dated MOrF letoWn, Nd.
March s. a ID. 1917
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Sunday Trains.

Through service West mo. 85l, al B.i5a.m.
runs to stanhope, connects there with Sussex
branch train to Branchville; connects at Dem
vile for Boonton branch.
No 4os leaves s:as =. M. runs
WITH Central Ra iIoa & nav s1sss
and Lehigh Valley Railway; connects at
Denyille for Boonton Branch; at Dover for
hope for Sussex Branch; ct Washington with
the LackAwanna Limited for Buffalo aud all
points West. Sleeper on this train rims
falo; dining car to Buffalo.
No. Sis leaves $40 q. m-, runs through to
Chester; connects at DenvilIe for Boonton
branch.
No $50 leaves 1:2b p M. runs through to
Branchville on Sussex branch: connects at
Denville for Boonton Branch at Dover for
Cherter Branch and for Phiilipsburg and I'M
termediate stations.
to Scranton and West thereof. y Pullman
sleeper, and coach on this train runs through
to Chicago. Dining car to Binghampton.
No. 1851. 3;S2 p. M. runs to Dover.
No. 4o5 leaves 4:40 q. M, runs throuEh to
New Jersey and Lehigh Valley Railway :;
connects at Dover with train for Scranton and
intermediate points; at Stanhope with Sussex
branch train.
connects there with train for Newton; con,
meets at Denville for Boonton Branch
No. 1857 leaves 1854 D. M, runs To Chester;
connects at Dover with fast train for the
Vest through sleeper to Chicago; sleeper to
Buffalo; passengers can remain In this
sleeper until s a, M; dining car to Strouds-
burg.
Z No. 1853 leaves 7:28 D. M. runs through to
tiackettstown. Connects at Stanhope for
Newton.
No. s7l leaves $3.50 p. M; connects at
Dover with solid vestibuled train for the West.
having THROUGH sleepers to Utica, Oswego.
Ithaca and Buffalo.
Tickets are sold to .all points in the United
States.
For further information call on %. j. White
Ticket Agent, Morristown. MI; Guy Adams,
Division Passenger Agent Newark. N j. :; IT,
Lee, General Passenger Agent. 20 Exchange
Place, New York.
r. w. LEE
General Passenger Agent
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rhe worrd,r nest TSmekeens,.

This is said to be the electric clock
in the basement Of the Berlin observ-
atory, which was installed by Prof.
Forester in 1855. 1t is enclosed in an
air-tight glass cylinder, and has fire.
quently run for periods of two or three
months with an average daily devia-
ton of only $4,000 of second. Yet
astronomers are not satisfied even
with this, and efforts are continually
made to secure ideal conditions for a
clock by keeping it not only in an air
tight case, but in an underground
vault where neither changes of tenn
perature nor of barometric pressure
shall ever affect it.-scientific Amer
lean.
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Mud, that at first glance seems so
unsightly, is in truth the annual bless
ing Of the lowlands to which it is be-
ing borne. We sometimes feel impa-
tient at the way In which sediment
closes the mouths of our rivers and
impedes navigation. II we could see
q map Of our country, with red line
surrounding all the portions that have
been built out Of this silt, think It
would startle most Of us to recogRize
how much of our best land is the gift
Of these muddy streams Prof. s. G..
sehmucker, in Ladies Home Journal.
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Preparation of the land is an es-
sential too often neglected. 1t has
been asserted that not infrequently
one-half Of the potato crop is lost by
means of insufficient preparation Of
the soil. OF one of the noted potato
growers of Wisconsin it used to be
said: 'sHe works the ground so much
that the potatoes do not know in
which direction to grow to find the
surface. So they fill the soil full"
Sometimes the best of potato grow
ers slight the preparation of their
soil because of a rush of other farm
work at the time their potato land
is being prepared. No after cultiva-
ton can atone for the neglect of
thorough preparation; for in no case
can the soil under the hills be af-
fected by the cultivation given in
the rows. Farp srs' Review.
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Notice to Creditors
Estate OF James S. Stearns decel

Estate OF James S. Stearns deceased.
PURSUANT to the order of the Surrogate
i of the County Of Morris, made on the 9th
day Of February, A. D., one thousand nine
all persons having claims against the estate OF
James s. Stearns late Of the County Of Morris,
deceased. to present the same, under oath or
affirmation 70 the eubscriber. on or before the
fsth day of November next, being nine months
from the date of said order; and any creditor
negleeting to bring in and exhibit his. her or
their claim. under oath or affirmation, within
the time 30 limited will be forever barred OF
his her or their action therefore against the
Executors.
Dated the fifth day OF February, A. d. 1909.
JOHN n. yaEELAND. Morristowp, MI
IRA B. WHEELER. Elizabeth. N. j. S26s
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MONSTER TOMATO VINE.
1t Is Twenty Feet In Height, Eight
at the Base, and One of the
wonders of California.

Lieut.. w. II. Hoag, of chemical en-
CINE No. |, Los Angeles fire depart
ment, is the proud possessor Of an
immense tomato vine, represented in
the accompanying picture. Nine
months ago the slender, single stem
sprouted from the soil that was
hauled in the front yard of his resi-
dence lot at las South Belmont av-
enue. 1t was later on transplanted
to the back yard. 1t has made phe-
nomenal growth Of over 20 feet in
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Notice 10 Creditors

ESTATE OF KARL JulUs GEHRKE DECEASED
Pursuant to the order of the Surrogate of the
County of Morris made on the 18th day
Of February. A.. ID. one thousand nine hun
bred and two, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against the estate of
ris. deceased, to present the same. under oath
or affirmation. to the subscriber on or before
the 18th day of November next, being Nine
Months from the date Of said order; and any
Creditor neglecting to bring in and exhibit
his. her or their claim, under oath or affirma-
ton, within the time SO limited will be for
ever barred of his. her or their action there
for against the executor.
CHRISTOPHER BAU Err, Executor.
Dated the 18th day of Long Hill. NJ J..
Feb, a. d. 1902. 1888
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Notice TO Creditors.

ESTATE OF FREDERIC wooD, DECEASED
PURSUANT to the order Of the Surrogate of
L the County Of Msrris, made on the 18th
day Of March a. one Thousand nine hundred
and two, notice 10 hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate of Frederic
to present the same, under oath or affirmation
to the subscriber, on or before the eighteenth
day OF December next. being nine months
from the date of said order; and any creditor
neRlecting to bring In and exhibit his, her or
their claim. under oath or adtrmation, within
the time so limited will be forever barred of
his, her or their action therefore against the
Administrative,
Dated the eighteenth day OF March.a dl9Os.
CAROLINE WOOD, Administrators,
1928 Morristown, N. 8.
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Leave Morr,sJown, for all stations to White
house, D.. l.. d w. Station, $40 a. M; 6.Ob D.
Watnong Station, $40 a. m. and s. 80 p m.
Leave BroOkside for Morristown. 7.l5 a. m
and $50 q. M; for Whitehouse, $50 a. m. and
5.45 p. m.
Leave Mendham for Morristown. z .06 I'm.
and 3.05 p. M; for Whitehouse, 1905 a. m. and
5.65 D. m.
Leave Whitehouse for Morristown, 500 a. m.
md 1.90 D. M. Arrive at Whitehouse from
Morristown. II. 40 a. m. and 7.00p. m.
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70 CONSUMPTlvES.

The undersigned having been restored 20
health by simple means. after suffering I0r
several Years with severe lung affections
ana that dreadful disease. Consumption, IS
anxious TO make known to his fellow sufferers
the means of cure To those who desire ". he
will cheerfuliy send Gree Of charged a COPY 0t
the prescription used, which they Will nnu 2
sure cure for Consumption, Asthma, CataI!h,
and all throat and lung fialadieg.
He hopes all sufferers will try his remedy -
II IL invaluable. Those desiring the preacrip-
don which will cost them nothing, andsmag
nrera 4 Blessing, viii please address, sSex,
A WILSON BrooRlvn.N X. Aloke
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height and eight feet at the base,
with continual trimming to keep it
practically in cone shape.
Since the vine commenced bearing
ripe tomatoes last June it has pro-
duced large quantities of ns fine to-
matoes as there have been in the
market, all the while blossoming and
producing tomatoes Of all stages of
maturity. This tomato vine is one
Of the wonders Of southern Cali
fornia to the many eastern tourists
who visit it.--Los Angeles Herald,
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Motica of Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the accounts O
IN the subscriber, one Of the executors OF Nah
lon Minton, deceased. will be audited ant
stated BY the Surrogate, and reported for set
tIement TO the Orphans Court OF the COUNTY
of Morris. on
Friday the fourth day of April next
Dated February 9th, 1909.
WILLIAM MIHToN Executor.
1899 Chatham, N. y
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Whippany River Railroad

Time table for passenger service in effect
March 20. 1899.
Trains leave Whippany for Merristown. z.30
=. M; 5.42 y. m, except Saturday; 30 and
so D. M. Saturday only.
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p~ot cotton Tor Young Trees.

A. J. Edwards, OF WISCONSIN, as
serts that every year thousands Of
new fruit trees are set in that state
that are foredoomed to be failures,
for the reason that they are not
given proper attention at setting
time, and are neglected after they
are set. Hs advises protecting the
bodies Of the trees as soon as plant
ed. and urges that the ground around
them be thoroughly cultivated. For
protection he uses rye straw He
thinks this better than lath, as it
does not scar the trees, and. besides,
it can be wound around the trees as
high up as the larger limbs!
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THE AGE OF TOOLS.
Farmers Must Keep Pace with Mod
ern Progress or They VIII In
evitably Fall Behind.

The tools and machinery of Amer
lea are capturing the world. The ma
chine, with it's unerring accuracy, has
taken the place of human hands in
every department of industry, and has
immensely increased the productive
capacity of the artisan. On the farm,
too. the same rule controls. The mod
ern binders have superseded the old,
slow methods of the harvest, and made
the great grain fields possibility.
To the effective use of machinery on
the farm is due the great exporting
capacity of the country, and in every
ayocation in life it is the man behind
the machine that is moving civilization
forward.
Brain power is taking the place of
human muscle, and the result is an
elevation of the farmer to higher
plane, requiring the application of
business methods to agriculture. The
inevitable tendency of the increased
use of machinery on the farm is the
increase in acreage in the hands OF
one man, since the machines make in
tensive culture possible over larger
areas, The more effective the MAJ
chimes are made the wider scope they
will need, and great farms, conducted
on wise business methods, will become
more and more common as men realize
the possibilities Of such culture. The
great accommodations of capital will not
always be kept out Of the farm. for
the capitalists will come to see what
money will do in businesslike farm
ing. It is the age Of tools and ma
chinery, and the farm must keep up
with the procession. Practical
Farmer.
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To the Honorable. the Board OF Excise Com
missioners Of the Town of Morristown, N. j..
THE subscriber hereby requests your hon
l orable body to grant him a license to sell
at wholesale In quantities from one quart to
Ave gallons, any malt, fermented, vinous and
spirituous liquors at the place now occupied
by him at No. 81 Madison street, in Norris
town, aforesaid. TO endure for the term of one
year from the granting thereof.
Dated March 26, 1902.
The foregoing application will be presented
to the Board Of Excise Commissioners wi'hi
and for the Town of Morristown. aforesaid at
their next regular meeting Wednesday even
ing April Q. 1909.
Dated March 70, 1902.
1889 JAMES LAwLESS.