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The Spendthrfft.

Once upon time there was spend thrift who made his father very un. happy through his prohigate habits.
 My son." said the parent. you spend every penny that you get, and 1t must cease Remember that the pennies make shillings and the shil- lings make pounds. If you do not change your habits of always spend- ing to habits of judicious saving, will not spare the rod.'
 The admOnition had no good effect on the youth. and he continued to spend the pennies before they could accu- mulate into shillings.
 His father spoke no more about the matter, but he applied the rod most vigorously to him until he howled with pain.
 Moral.-He who spends the pennies will get the pounds.-New Yor'. Her eld.
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D,uns Want Too Much.

A Lone Star State man tells the fol- lowing story of q negro baptizing in. Texas:
 An old negro preacher did the hon. ors. and the candidate for baptism was coal black negro woman. The preach CT led his victim far out into the stream. where she could be thoroughly i'm mersed, and at the suspicious moment he cried in loud voice:
 "Be stiddy, sister, be stiddy, and you'll cum up whitah den snoww
 "Oh, parson," she exclaimed, "dat's askin' too much a cream colouh'l dow-New York Times.
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Instinct of Horses In War.

Arabian horses manifest remarkable courage in battle. It is said that when a horse of this breed finds himself wounded and perceives that he will not be able to bear his rider much longer he quickly retires from the con- flict, bearing his master to place of safety while he has still sufficient strength. But. on the other hand, if the rider is wounded and falls to the ground the faitaful animal remains beside him, unmindful of danger, weighing until assistance is brought.
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THEY DRINK SEA WATER.
COckntoos and Wild Pigeons Do Not
 Seem to Mind It.


 "In 1881, while resident on Gazelle peninsula, the northern portion of the magnificent island of New Britain, in the south Pacific. had many oppor- tunities of witnessing both cockatoos and wild pigeons drinking salt water. I was stationed at place called Ka- baira, the then 'farthest out trading station on the whole island, and as had but little work to do found plenty of time to study bird life in the vicinity. Parrots of several varieties, ull of beautiful plumage, were plenti- full. and great focks of white cocka- toos frequented the rolling, grassy downs which lay between my home and the German head station in Blanche bay. twenty miles distant, while the heavy frost of the littoral was the haunt of thousands of pigeons. These pigeons. though not so large as the Samoan or eastern Polynesian bird, formed an agreeable change of diet for us white traders, and by walking about fifty yards from ones door half Q dozen or more could be shot in as many minutes.
 "My nearest neighbor was German. and one day when we were walking along the beach toward his station noticed some hundreds of pigeons fly down from the forest, settle on the margin of the water and drink with apparent enjoyment. The harbor at this spot being almost landlocked and the water as smooth as glass and with out the faintest ripple. the birds were enabled to drink without wetting their plumage. My neighbor. who had lived many years in New Britain, told me that this drinking of sea water was common to both cockatoos and pigeons alike. and that on some occasions the beaches would be lined with them, the cockatoos not only drinking, but bath ing, and apparently enjoying them selves greatly. Daring the next six months, especially when the weather was calm and rainy, l frequently mo- ticed pigeons and cockatoos come to the salt water to drink.
 "At first I thought that as fresh water in many places bubbled up through the sand at low tide the birds were not really drinking the sea water. but by watching closely I distinctly saw them walk across these tiny run nels without making any attempt to drink. Then, too. the whole of the Gazelle peninsula is cut up by count less streams of water. and rain falls throughout the year as rule. What causes this unusual habit of drinking sea water? Another peculiarity of tue New Britain and New Ireland pigeon Is it's fondness for the chili pepper berry. During three months of the year, when these berries are ripe, the birds crops are full of them, and often their flesh is 30 pungent and smells 50 strongly of the chili as to be quite un. eatahln." ."-Chambers Journal.
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Smallpox in Barbadoes

Smallpox continues to spread in Barbadoes at an alarming rate. A week ago the total number of cases reached 12. The other islands are ob- serving the most strict quarantine; against Barbadoes.
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HIS ONLY REGRET.
The Great Sorrow That Consumed
 Bichut When He Was Dying.

One century ago died Xavier Bichat, the famous physician and anatomist, author of "L'Anatomle Generale." He probably dissected more human corpses than any other man in the worlds history. He established record when he opened 625 bodies during one win ter. He was not vivisectionst and was wont to say, II would rather dis sect two dead people than kill one chicken"
 Of his nerve tale. is told. When he lay on his deathbed, he called his col leagues to him and said: Dear friends. am done, but what comforts me Is the fact that my case Is remarkable one. l have had unusual symptoms for some days which 1 have analysed. They have greatly surprised me-" The doc tors sought to reassure him. He an- swered that he was under no illusion with regard to himself. 'I shall die fairly satisfied with my life and go to the grave with only one regret. one great sorrow"
 What is that?' he was asked T am distressed that after death l can not dissect my own body. l could, l am certain. have made some beautiful scientific discoveries" TEen he sank back, murmuring: "I must not think about it. It won't bear thinking of."
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Beryl-So Ethel's parents have pur- chased her an automobile?
 Sibyl: Yes, they think that she will be able to run across some eligi- ble young man that way.-Baltimore Herald.
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A Genius.

Small Son-I know what I'll be when I grow up-I'm going to be great in- ventor.
 Papa-That's encouraging, certainly. What makes you think you have in. ventive genius?
 Small Son-Why, wanted to take a screw out and couldn't find screw driver, so unscrewed 1t with your ra- zor.-Short Stories.
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Two Tours to the Pacific Coast via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

q Leave New York August 2, visiting
Chicago, Denver, Colorado Springs,
Salt Lake City, San Francisco. Del
Monte Monterey, Santa Barbara,
Los Angeles, San Jose, and Portland
on the going trip.
Returning, Tour No. will run
eastward through the magnificent
Canadian Rockies by leisurely day
light trips, with stops at Glacier,
Banff Hot Springs, and other points,
reaching New York on August 81.
Tour No. will run eastbound via
Yellowstone National Park, lnclud-
ing the usual six-day trip through
that interesting preserve, arriving
New York September 4.
Special trains will be provided.
Rates from New York, Philadel-
phia, Washington, or any point on
the Pennsylvania Railroad east of
Pittsburg, including transportation,
Pullman berth, and all meals on the
tour except during the five days
spent in San Francisco, when Pullman
accommodations and meals are not
provided
For Tour No L., 5000. Two per-
sons occupying one berth, $3.50 each.
For Tour No. g., $780, including
all expenses through Yellowstone
Park. Two persons occupying one
berth, $3.50 each.
A preliminary announcement out
lining the various details will be fur
nished upon application to Ticket
Agents, Tourist Agent, 1876 Broad
way, New York, or Geo. W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia. $500
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Whippany,s New HOSIERY.

Whipany's new hotel, the Lake
view, under the capable management
of Landlord MCGEE is becoming pop
ular not only with transient trade but
with summer boarders. For SINE
time past it had been impossible to
get satisfactory accommodations in
that village, but now with railroad
trains, macadamized roads, and ex-
cellent hotel accommodations sum-
mer guests will find at the new house
a fine and attractive place in which
to stop. Mr.. MCGEE has made many
improvements in the old Colonial
house including new dining room,
parlors, reception room and kitchen.
This enables the management
to cater to the wants of large num-
Der of patrons. The fishing in the
vicinity of the hotel is excellent,
while the drives cannot be excelled
in any section of the county.
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Executors Sale of Real Estate.

PURSUANT to an order made by the Or
/ phans' Court of the County of Morris, on
the third day of July, A. D., nineteen hundred
and two, the subscriber, Executor of Karl
Julius GeErke deceased will sell on the prem
Uses in the township of Passaic, Morris County,
New Jersey, on
WEDNESDAY THE 18Th DAY OF AUGUST,
A. D., 1902 between the hours of IL O'Clock
noon and O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, all the right title and interest of the es-
tate of the said Karl julius Gehrke. deceased.
of and in the following described tract of land
and premises, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land and premises
lying and being in the Village of Meyersville.
in the township of Passaic. County of Morris
and State of New Jersey, joining the lands of
Joseph BiglOW, deceased; Beginning along
the road leading from Meyersville to Chat,
hama corner of the said Biglow's land at
the road fence and running a northerly course
along said Biglow's land eighty.fiv feet to
stake; thence easterly course eighty-hve feet to
another stake parallel with said road; thence
from stake southerly eighty-five feet TO
cedar tree for a corner; thence westerly course
along said road fence to the place of begin
ming:
Being the same tract of land and premises
that was conveyed to the said Karl Cor
rietta .Datard. ExecutriX of Henry Datard.
and recor led in Morri county Clerks office in
CHRISTOPHER BAUER,
Executor
1924 Long Hill, N. j.
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Weather and Crop Conditions.

Central Office, State Experiment Sta
tion, New Brunswick, N. j.,
July 8, 1909.
The reports received for the week
ending Monday, July 18th, were de-
cidedly more favorable. The warm
weather and frequent showers,
quite heavy in some places, greatly
stimulated all growing crops, es
pecially corn, small garden truck,
and the second crop of clover, but in
terfered somewhat with the harvest
Much wheat, rye and hay have been
cut, housed or stacked, and some has
been little injured by rain. Pota-
toes, both early and late, have great
~ improved; digging of the early
varieties in the Southern Section is
progressing, and the shipments in
creasing daily. Late tomatoes, for the
canneries, have obtained a fine set,
and the prospects for good yield are
most encouraging. The temperature,
sunshine and precipitation have been
about normal.
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hundred dollars (829, 50000) was agreed upon
to Unnecessary to be raised by special tax
upon the property embraced in the limits
of the Board of Education of Morristown
The main building on Maple avenue is
brick and composed of twenty class rooms
with necessary cloak looms and gene1 al
audience room on the third floor. 1t il
heated by six Richardson u Boynton's hot
air furnaces set in brick and one steam
boiler under addition to the main building
A three inch stand pipe runs from the Gel
lars to the top floor with line of 50 feet hose
on each floor to be used in case of fire only.
The class rooms in the building are venti-
lated at the bast into ve ntil4ting flues which
are carried from the first story to the roof.
There are stairs on eact side of the building
in the front also from each side in centre of
building and single pair in the rear. They all
go from the first to the third fl or.
The building on Speedwell avenue is brick
and composed of ten class rooms with cloak
rooms attached.
1t is heated by four Richardson a. Boyntons
furnaces set in brick, and each room in this
building is ventilated at the base, (fresh air
coming in al the ceiling) INFO separate venti
lating fiues carried from the first story to the
roof. This also has stairs in the front, centre
and rear
The building on Liberty street is brick and
contains four class rooms with cloak room,
attached.
1t is heated and ventilated by what Is known
as the Smead WHY'S system of Warm airs
ventilated at the base of each room and car
ried by fiues to the roof. There is also port
able furnace for heating the halls.
The buildings are kept clean and in good
order.
The length of the morning session is two
hours and forty-fve minutes, with short re-
cess for primary classes.
The afternoon session is two hours, with
recess for primary classes.
The youngest pupils in the FIRST grade are
required to remain only a part of each ses-
siou
There have been admitted and taught during
the ar 1918 pupils.
The total monthly enrolment is 1880.
The average monthly enrolment is ,24S.
Per cent. of attendance 81.
There have been employed during the year
besides the principal, SO teachers.
E. o. PEEK,
II. A. FREEMAN, President.
Secretary.
July LIST, 1892
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
TO JULY II.

Thomas F. O'Brien to Mary Byrne,
all Of Morristown; property on King
street, consideration, 81, 200
James r. Voorhees, and wife to
Morey W. Grant and wife, all of
Morristown; pr operty in Water street,
consideration, 81, 900.
Caleb H. Ely and wife of the town
ship of Hanover, to Benjamin Cook,
of the same place; property in the
above named township, consideration
1910.
Hiram Cook, executor of the last
will and testament of Benjamin Cook
late of the township of Hanover, to
James J. Mulhall, of Newton; proper
ty in Hanover township, considera-
tion, $50.
James Cook, of Hanover, to jam es
J. Mulhall, of Newton; property in
Hanover township 81.
Lawrence W. Marley and wife, of
Paterson, to Thomas Marley, of Nor
ristown; property in the latter town,
$3.50.
W. II. Vase and wife to John
Lindberg, all of Dover property on
Richards avenue, $400.
George Hanoe and wife ct al, of
East Hanyston, to Z. W. Dram, Il.
F. Dram and g. H. Neighbour, exec
utors under the last will and tesla
ment of Robert F. Dram, deceased,
Tract of land in the borough of
Wharton. 81.
Francis G. Lloyd and wife, of Ber-
nards township to Walter P. Bliss, of
New York; property in the township
of Mendham, 81.
Agnes H. Littlefield, of New York,
to George W. Sickle, of Rockaway !;
property in Rockaway township, ISL.
Daniel G. Gollette and wife, of San
Antonio, Texas, to James Steuart
MacKie, of Morristown; property in
Franklin street, So, 500.
William H. Wood, of Binghamton,
N. Y, to Julia A. Wood, of Morris
town; property in Pequannoc and
Rockaway townships, 81
Cyrus W. Carpenter to Robert Cur
tbs and wife. all of Dover, property
in Dover, 50, 300.
Julia A. Wood, of Morristown. to
Francis S. Kinney, of Pequannoc;
property in the townships of Pequan-
noe and Rockaway, $1,000.
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Notice TO Creditors

ESTATE OF THEoDoREW. PHOENIX, DECEASED
pursuant to the order of the Surrogate of the
i County of Morris, made on the 9th day
of June, A. d. one thousand nine hun
bred and two notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against the estate of
TheodoreW Phoenix late of the County of Nor
ris, deceased, TO present the same. under oath
or affirmation to the subscriber on or before
the 9th day of March next, being Nine
Months from the date of said order; and any
Creditor neglecting to bring in and exhibit
Il n, within the time so limited will be for
ever barred of his. her or their action there
for against the ADMINISTRATIVE.
MARGARET r PHOENIX.
Dated the 9Th day of Administratrix.
June A. d. 1902. Mendham, N. J.
350r
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GOING EAST. GOING WEST.
Leave Ar, Ar. leave Ar. Ar.
MOI I. new N. \. IN. Y. New'k Mort.
A. M. A. M. A. MAN AM M
II 30 125 200 IL 80 100 3 "a
s 10 Q Is $40 80 5l0 TX
912 10 09 10 40 | $50 "a N
III III II ~ IL 40 30 10 % II 08
:. +. M. IL 10 IL Oh Is
II AZ IL 81 % P. Pm
P. M liz COM IL 81 Ia
IL 40 80 30 P. M.
215 812 $40 90 ls2 24o
" II 40 200 232 3 80
10 6L2 40 400 40 5 80
~ 81 800 500 6.32 737
w 9U 40 30 706 813
~ ~ 09 10 40 500 S32 8 80
50 III % II % 9l5 947 10 81
A. M. A. M
I IL 30 IL 90 (l6

Through service West-No. 81, at 6.I5a.m.
runs to Scranton, connects at Stanhope with
train for Branchville; connects at Denville
TOR Boonton branch
with Central Railroad of New Jersey
and Lehigh Valley Railway; connects at
Binghamton and intermediate points; at Stan
hope for Sussex Branch; at Washington with
the Lackawanna Limited for Buffalo and all
through to st. Louis. Observation car to Buff
falo; dining car to Buffalo.
No. 355 leaves $40 a. M, runs through TO
Chester; connects at Denville for Boonton
branch.
No. $3.50 leaves LIS D. M, runs through to
Branchville on Sussex branch; connects at
Denville for Boonton Branch; at Dover for
Cherter Branch and for Phillipsburg and in
No. 5, 2:56 p m, Pullman sleeper. and
coach on this train runs through to Chicago.
Dining car to Binghamton. Parlor car to
Binghamton.
No. 36l, 3:32 p. M. runs to Dover.
No 405 leaves 4:40 D. M, runs through to
Easton; connects with Central Railroad Of
New Jersey and Lehigh Valley Railway;
connects at Dover with train for Scranton and
Chester; at Stanhope with Sussex branch
train,
No. 1863 leaves 554 p. M; runs to Dover,
connects there with train for Hackettstown
connects at Denville for Boonton Branch
No. 1857 leaves 6:54 D. M, runs to Newton;
connects at Dover with fast train for the
West; through sleeper to Chicago; sleeper to
Buffalo; passengers can remain in this
sleeper until a. m; dinins car to Strouds-
burg.
No. 1859 leaves 7:2S p. M, runs to stanhope
Connects at Stanhope for Newton.
No. 81 leaves $50 .. M; connects at
Dover with solid vestibuled train for the West.
having THROUGH sleepers to Utica, Oswego,
Ithaca and Buffalo.
Tickets to all points in the United States on
sale at Morristown Ticket Office.
For further information call on d. ]. White
Ticket Agent, Morristown, Nj. Guy Adams,
Division Passenger Agent. Newark N j.. 7. w.
Lee, General Passenger Agent, 20 Exchange
Place, New York.
T. w. LEE
General Passenger Agent
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SHERlFF'S SALE.

In CHASoERY OF NEW JERSEY
Wherein The Dover Building and Loan Asso-
citation is complainant and John G.. Funke
and James j. Lamb, executors and guardians
etc, under the last will of Hugh Nc
Donald. deceased, are defendants. Fl. ia.
for sale o. mortgaRed premises. Returnable
to October term, A. D., l9O2.
FORD D. SMITH, Solicitor.
DY virtue of the above stated writ of Fieri
ID Facias III my hands. shall expose for sale
al public vendue at the Court House in Morris
town, N. j., on
MONDAY THE 4th DAY OF AUGUST
next, A D.. 1902. between the hours of l2 M
and O'Clock P. M, that is to say at o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, all that tract or
parcel of land situate, lying and being in the
Town of Dover, in the County of Morris and
State of New Jersey, bounded and described as
follows:
Being lots Nos and 20 of the block of build
ing sites fronting on the southerly side of
Blackwell street as shown upon a map of the
lands of William S Phillips made by Andrew
Rossi in November, 1878 and begins at the
southeasterly corner of Blackwell street and
st. Mary's avenue as shown on said map. be-
and runs thence Q) in a. southerly direction
along the easterly side of st. Mary's avenue
two hundred feet to the northeasterly corner
of St. Mary's avenue ami Elm street as shown
on said map; thence ca in an easterly direction
along the northerly side of Elm street fifty feet
to the )uthwesterly corner of Lot No. FL as
shown on said map; thence CD IL a northerly
direction along the westerly lines of Lot Nos.
q and as shown on said map, a distance of
two hundred feet 10 the southerly side of Black
well street, thence (D in q westerly direction
along the southerly side of Blackwell street, a
distance of fifty feet to the place of beginning;
containing ten thousand square feet And be-
ing the same premises conveyed to Hugh Nc
wife. dated June 30th 1888 and recorded in
NJ iris County Records of Deeds in Book liz,
on pages 70, etc.
CHARLES A BAKER,
Date June 80. 1902. Sheriff.
Chronicle and Era. 35l0 p. f. $1,000
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Notice to Absent Respondent.

NORRIS ORPHANS COURT.
In the matter of the estate of SAMUEL
RICHARDS, Deceased.
To the HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF
New York.
TAKE NOTICE, that Carnot B. Meeker,
Executor and Trustee under the last will and
testament of Samuel <. Richards, late of the
county or Morris and STATE of New Jersey.
deceased, has filed his final account as such
Executor and Trustee, in the office of the Sur
rogate of said county of Morris, at Norris
town, N. j., and that by an order in said mat
ter, made by Orphans Court of said County
dated the pineteenth day of June, A d. 1902.
you are required to appear in the matter of
said account on or before the first day Of
August next, or such proceedings will be had
against you as If you had appeared, and such
decree will be made in said matter as the
Court shall think equitable and just
Dated June 10th, 1902. ,
CARNOT B. MEEKER,
Trustee of SAMUEL e. RICHARDS, deceased.
P. 0. Madison, N. j,
DAVID YOUNG.
Surrogate and Clerk OF the Orphans Court,
Morristown, Nj 34v4
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The Southern Railways New Entrances
Into Jacksonville, Fla.
Effective July 1st, 1902.

Effective July 1st, 1902.
By an arrangement for trackage
rights over the line formerly known
as the Plant System, between Savan-
nah, Ga and Jacksonville, Fla, and
Jesup, Ga, and Jacksonville, Fla,
the Southern Railway will be extend
ed from Savannah and Jesup. respect
lively, to Jacksonville, Fla, and will,
on and after that date, operate its
own train service into and out of
Jacksonville.
On and after the aforementioned
date, the high-class through trains
of the Southern Railway from the
East will be operated into jack
sonville in Savannah and the new
Short Line, which reduces the dis
lance from Savannah and from Jes-
sup to Jacksonville, 20 miles.
Through Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car, New York to Jackson
vile and Port Tampa 8; also Dining
car service New York Office, 2711
and 1885 Broadway.
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In Chancery of New Jersey.
TO WILLIAM BOWEN. JR

TO WILLIAM BOWEN. JR.
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Court of
ID Chancery of New Jersey, made on the
day of the date hereof, in a cause wherein the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
is complainant, and you and others are de-
PENDANTS, you are required to appear and
plead. answer or demur to the complainant's
bill of complaint, on or before the
SECOND DAY CT AUGUST
next, or that in default thereof the said bill
will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill Is filed to eOreclose certain
mortgage given by Eleazar H. Woodruff and
Anna Woodruff his wife to the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, dated
February sixteenth, 1888, covering property in
the Town of Morristown, Morris County, New
Jersey. And you are made a defendant be-
cause you hold a mortgage which is claimed to
be lien upon said mortPaged premises.
Dated June 2. 1902.
FREDERICK G. BURNHAM
Solicitor of Complainant
347l Morristown, N. J.