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Churches in Rome.

The guide books are responsible for
the popular impression that there are
365 churchs in Rome, one for every day
in the year, but that is a mistake. The
exact number is 1852, including the four
great basilicas outside the walls. Be
sides these there are about 91S chap
els connected with monasteries, nun
neries, schools and private palaces,
and a large number of shrines erected
by individuals in different parts of the
city to fulfill vows or show gratitude
for deliverance from peril or sickness
There are 6S monastery establish
ments, AZ for monks and 26 for nuns.
The number of inmates varies from
time to time with the season, and av-
erages about 4,000.-N. Y. Sun.
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Investigating the Chances.

"For a woman-and especially a
young woman-she has wonderful
head for business"
GLOW is that?"
"Old Richman wanted her to marry
him, and the prospect of becoming his
widow certainly was a temptation-if
she didn't have to wait too long. SO
she made him apply for a life insurance
policy"
"Wen?"
swell, she reasoned that if he was
a good risk for life insurance COM
pany he was poor one for her, and
vice versa. If he gets the policy she'll
break the engagement; if he doesn't,
she'll marry him. Chicago Post.
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A GLANCE at the Future.

Prof. Collins, Pennsylvania scien-
tiic agriculturist, some time ago was
recommending to a Berks county
farmer a powerfully fertilizing man
ure in which he was Interested After
some discussion the sagacious farm
err declared that he had no faith in
the manure, as the proposed quantity
was too small to be of any use.
"My dear sir" said the professor,
"such are the wonderful discoveries
in science that l should not be sur
prised if in the near future we carry
the manure for acres of land to the
field in the pocket of our coat"
'That may be So" replied the
farmer, but in that case I'm inclined
to think you would carry back the
crop in the pocket of your vest. IN.
Y. Times.
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is an oval-shaped pit 70 feet deep, 60
yards long, and so yards wide. In
entering the visitor Climbs down the
precipitous sides of rock into a mar
row gorge and into running water.
The water gushes forth from the
solid rock in two large streams, which
unite below small island, on which
are two affairs, one made from many
trade guns stuck muzzle downwards
in the ground and topped with human
skulls. The other is made of wood
and supports more skulls, bones,
feathers, blood, eggs and other vo-
tive offerings to the Ju-Ju, including
the head of the last victim.
Over the rock from which the run
ming water springs is a roof of hui
man skulls with a curtain, the top
part of which is composed of clothes
and the lower part of native mat
ting, screening the rock and hanging
just short of the waters edge. The
lower portions of the rock composing
the other sides of this crater are
draped with mats only.
The sacrificial functions of the
Ju-Ju are performed on the left side
of the entrance, opposite the island,
where a fat-topped ledge has been
hewn out of the rock The waters as
well as the walls and whole interior
of the charnel-house abound in fetch
lore. The pool is about IL inches
deep and abounds in tame, lazy-look-
in oraV-cOlOred fish about two feet
in length. These fish have long suck
ers and glazing yellow eyes. The
roof of the Ju-Ju is formed by a mass
of densely interviewed creepers.
At the left of the entrance, through
which the visitor is escorted, rests
the greatest evidence of the devotion
of the native wOrshipers to their be-
lief in fetichism. There lie the skulls
of scores who have been sacrificed in
order that the Ju-Ju rites might be
fully administered and the spirit
world communicated with through
material offerings.
The natives in these fetch centers
of West Africa believe that by vent
ing their wrath upon human beings,
animals and even inanimate objects
they are enabled to worship the gods.
If they are prosperous and escape!
what they regard as misfortune, the
objects of their devotion are petted, !
but if the reverse is true they min
lister the most eXcruciating punish
ment and cast some portion of the
object in the Ju-Ju.
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Batteries Under water.

A remarkable instance of battery
of accumulators working under wa
ter was recently given in Munich
The station is situated on an island
in the Isar, and during the flood the
water covered the batteries. One of
the batteries which ran the car lines
was completely cut out, and it was
thought that the other, which fur
nished light, would have to be treat
ed in the same way. The fy-wheels
of the engines were half in the wa
ter Nevertheless, as it was almost
indispensable to light at least the
principal streets of the city, it was
decided to try to operate the sub
merged battery The attempt was
successful, and the battery, which
had been constructed to give 5000
smpere-hours with 60-ampere dis
charge, was able to furnish 1900 am
pere-hours during the night. The re-
mainder was lost in discharges in the
Scientific American.
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Hard to MntricuInte-

Mr.. Peixoto, lodgekeeper of Girard
college, prides himself on his intimate
knowledge of the regulations of the
institution. The other day a bright
looking young hoodlum of some sever
years of age, carrying telescope bag
and with cigarette iauntily poisec
in his mouth, entered the lodge.
"Say, want to come to this school,
said the visitor.
"You can't some here if you smoke
that thing" answered Peixoto.
'Well, I'll throw it away" was the
ready reply.
as your father living?" asked the
lodgekeeper,
"'Course he is" said the boy.
Eve don't admit pupils whose fa
theirs are not dead, only orphans"
"Gee!" was the response. "Then tc
get in I've got to kill the old man
OATS tough!"-Philadelphia Times.
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AN AFRICAN SHRINE.
Long Ju-Ju," Mecca of the Slaves
of Fetichism.
GruesOme Place Where Hundreds of
Human Lives Are Sacrificed
Every Year-Mysteries of
the Retreat Revealed.

Fifty human lives are sacrificed
every year at the Long Ju-Ju," one
of the many fetch centers that dot
the jungles of central and western
Africa, in order that evil spirits may
| be banished from the land and the
wrath of the gods appeased. The
Long Ju-Ju" is one of the most no.
torious and most powerful meccas of
the slaves of fetichism. 1t is here
that hundreds of the superstitious
natives pile up their material offer
ings to the spirits and journey in res
olute bands to deposit the relics of
Ju-Ju rites.
Some interesting figures concern
ing the Long Ju-Ju' have just come
out of the interio1@from a correspond
ent with the Arc expedition. 1t is
estimated that every year 500 pill
grims journey to the sacred spot to
receive the fetch decree and advice
which is vouchsafed to them by the
recognized powers. To most of them
it is a dear experience. About so of
them are sacrificed annually in order
that their skulls may be offered to
the gods, while fully 200 people are
sold into slavery. The remainder are
allowed to go away free.
The Long Ju-Ju" is one of the
most fascinating spots in western
Africa to the curiously inclined ex-
plorer. On account of its sacred
/ holdings it is closely guarded by the
natives, and it is by no means easy
of access, even when the traveller is
accompanied by an experienced and
| licensed guide. The utmost secrecy
is observed in approaching its en-
trance. In addition to the difficulties
the conducting of visitor to the
Ju-Ju is a somewhat lengthy process.
When he arrives in the immediate
vicinity of the uncanny spot he is led
by a circuitous route and finally is
marched in backwards.
The approach to the Ju-Ju is
through dense bush, which gradual
ly becomes thicker and thicker, until
the entrance is reached. The Ju-Ju
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"Look here" snapped the lean-nosed
woman, what are you doing in my YES
tibule?"
81 am just trying to get out, ma am, u
said the peddler, as he started for the
steps.
eyes, but what were you doing there
in the first place."
"Well, er-you see, ma'am, | am sell
ing face powders and paints, but | see
you are too young and beautiful to
need any cosmetics"
"You think so? Well, you are right,
but let me look at box" And he sold
her three packages right there.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
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strange Adventures of Meteorites.

Some of the meteorites that fall
upon the earth possess a peculiar
structure, indicating that they have
more than once been in molten con-
dition. DR.. Berwerth, of Vienna,
concludes, as the result of his studies
of this class of meteorites, that they
came originally from volcano stu
ated in some distant part of space
but that before reaching the earth
they were subjected to great heat
which metamorphosed their struc-
ture. To explain this he suggests
that in the course of their celestial
journey they may have passed
through the atmosphere of a sun, OF
may have been fused through the
sudden birth of a new and neighbor
ing star. The heat developed during
their fall through our atmosphere is
not sufficient to explain the changes
that they have Undergone Science
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Stone BRIDGES.

A list of stone bridges of more thar
60 meters span is given by NJ. Dut reuN
in Genie Civil for January is, 1902
The greatest span is the Trezzo bridge
built over the AIDA by the duke OF
Milan, Barnabo Visconti, in the wear.
1370-77. The span was 72h meters, and
the bridge was destroyed by war il
1416. No other bridge exceeds &c
meters, except one just completed at
Luxembourg, Cabin John bridge nea1
Washington Q8Go) has a span of o.
meters. A few European bridges have
spans over 60 meters. The bridge al
Chester, England, is nearly e1 meters
span. The new Luxembourg bridge
has a central arch with a span of "a Sc
meters and two side arches of 21.6(
meters. The bridge is 16 meters wide
and presents several interesting fea.
lures in its construction..-N. Y. Sun.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

NORRIS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
Nelson Morris, Edward
Morris. and Ira N.
Morris, partners, trad In A.,onhv,ov+
ing as Nelson Morris IN Hontrant
Peter DuPuyt.
Fieri Facias tested February 26, A. D. 1909.
Returnable to May term, A. D., 1902.
j. w. DEYoE. Atty of Plaintiffs.
DY VIRTUE of the above stated writ of ex-
I'D 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. 1902 between the hours of IL O'Clock M.
and O'Clock in the afternoon, that is to say
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, all the light
title, interest and estate of the defendant,
Peter DePuyt, in and to all that tract or par
Gel 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 CD along the seventh line
of the same north tifty-seyen degrees east
three chains and nine links; Cd south thirty
seven degrees east eight chains and fifty links
to the first line Of whole tract; Cd along same
south fifty five and one-quarter degrees west
three chains and sixty-one links to beginning
of whole tract; "a north thirtyfour and one
quarter degrees west eight chains and forty
links to the beginning. Containing two and
thirty two one hundredths (232-l00) acres more
or less.
Being the same lot conveyed by John CORN
ley and wife to Peter DePuyt by deed dated
April nth, 1871, and recorded in the Norris
County Clerk Office in Book H IL of Deeds, on
pages 374 &c,
Being part of sixteen acres John p. Maby and
wife conveyed to Carrot b. Smith by deed
dated May 4th, 1872.
Together with the tenements, hereditments
and appurtenances.
Dated Morristown, n. j.
March 8, A. d. 1902.
CHARLES A. BAKER,
Chronicle and Argus. Sheriff.
P.F. $50.
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Heat from stars and Planets

Experiments have been made from
time to time since 1869 to measure
directly the heat radiating from
stars. In 1855. with an apparatus
that registered heat radiation one
one hundred and fifty thousand
times as small as that of the moon,
Mr.. Vernon Boys found no trace of
radiant heat from Venus, Jupiter and
Saturn, nor from the bright stars
Vega and Arcturus. The subject has
lately been taken up at the Yerkes
observatory of Chicago with appar-
atus tenfold more sensitive than that
of 1888. The relative intensities of
Vega, Arcturus, Jupiter, Saturn were
found to be as the numbers O.51, LA,
2.39, 0.37.-N. Y. Sun.
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Sunday Trains.

Through service west-No S5l, at 8. l5am.
runs to Stanhope, connects there with Sussex
branch train to Branchville; connects at Dem
vile Tor Boonton branch.
No. 4oa leayes 1888 a. M, runs
With Central Railroad Of P"A New jersey rssy
and Lehigh Valley Railway; connects at
Denville for Boonton Branch; at Dover for
Binghamton and intermediate points; at STAN
hope for Sussex Branch; at Washington with
the Lackawanna Limited for Buffalo and all
points West. Sleeper on this train runs
falo; dining car to Buffalo.
No. 3i5 leaves $40 a. m, runs through to
Chester connects at Denville for Boonton
branch.
No. $50 leaves LIS p. m, runs through to
Branchville on Sussex branch; connects at
Denville for Boonton Branch; at Dover for
Cherter Branch and for Phillipsburg and in
termediate stations.
No. 8, 1904 D. m, stops for passengers going
to Scranton and West thereof. Pullman
sleeper, and coach on this train runs through
to Chicago. Dining car to Binghampton.
No. 1851. S;32 p. M. runs to Dover.
No 4o5 leaves 4:40 D. m, runs through 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. 367 leaves 1854 D: M, runs to Chester;
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; dinlns car to Strouds-
burg
No. 1863 leaves 1928 p. M. runs through to
Hackettstown. Connects at Stanhope for
Newton.
No. 81 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 D. j. White
Ticket Agent, Morristown. N III; Guy Adams,
Division Passenger Agent. Newark N j.. T. W I.
Lee, General Passenger Agent, 20 Exchange
Place, New York
T.. w, LEE
A ~
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Notice to Creditors.

ESTATE OF FREDERIC WOOD, DECEASED
DURsUANT to the order of the Surrogate OF
l. the County of MSrris, made on the 18th
day Of March q. one thousand nine hundred
and two, notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate of Frederic
Wood, la @ of the County of Morris. deceased
to present the same, under oath or affirmation
to he subscriber, on or before the eighteenth
day of Decembr next. beipg nine months
from the date of said order; and any creditor
neRlecting 10 bring in and exhibit his her OF
their claim. under oath or affirmation, 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 d.l9f2.
CAROLINE WOOD, Administrators,
1928 Morristown. N. j
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Wnter Publication

Ozone is oxygen in a highly active
condition, and it occurs in small guam
titles in the air of the sea and The
mountains. Near Berlin an establish
ment has been erected for the pur
pose of experimenting on the effects
of ozone in Kidding water of the mi
crobes it contains. Ozonized air. con
tanning from two to three grams pei
cubic meter Ga cubic meter equal:
$4,000 gallons, and a gram is about 1!
grains English) is passed upward into
a tower which is filled with flints. ant
in its passage meets the water coming
down, and thus acts upon it. 1t has
been shown that, as regards water
from the Spree, the number of mi
crobes was decreased from 100000 pei
cubic centimeter (o.061 of cubic inch
to 10, which is practically nil Brit
ish medical journals of high authority
insist that ozone can be artifcially pro
duced at reasonable expense to purify
the air in tunnels, sewers and other
places in London.-Science
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Foreign Flowers Bring New Insects

As birds carry the seeds of plants
from one part of a country to another,
and even from one country to another,
so flowers and plants from countries
bring new insects to this. Concealed
in the bud or blossom, they lie dor.
mant during the long voyage, but when
they reach land where climate and
surroundings are congenial to their
growth and activity, they come forth
to establish themselves in their new
habitat. From Bermuda, for example,
we have brought hundreds of insects
concealed in the beautiful Easter lilies
that we import by the shipload. From
far-distant parts of the world we have
brought strange insects in the cup
like blossoms of rare orchids, to Sc
cure which hunters have risked their
lives. Some of these insects live and
multiply; others soon die because
their new surroundings are not favor
able to their survivaI.-Nature.
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Notice TO Creditors

ESTATE OF KARL JULIUS GEHRKE DECEASED
County of Morris made on the 18th day
of February A. ID. one thousand nine hun
bred and two, notice ia hereby given to all
persons having claims against the estate OF
Karl Julius Gehrke late of the County of Nor
ris deceased, o present the same, under oath
or affirmation to The subscriber on or before
the l3fh day of November next being Nine
Months from the date Of said ORDER and any
Credit negleotipg to bring in and exhibit
his. her or their claim, under oath or aft ma
ii n. within the time so limited will be for
ever barred of his, her or heir action there
for against the executor
CHRISTOPHER BAUER Executor.
Dated the 18th day of Long Hill. N. j
4 eb., a. d. 1902 32S9
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Havana Getting Healthy.

From being breeding place of dis.
ease Havana has been converted into
one of the healthiest cities. Malaria
which was scourge for centuries, has
been greatly ameliorated; leprosy is
under control; yellow fever has been
practically stamped out. 1t is not to
be assumed that the old order will ever
be revived, but it will be interesting
hereafter to note how the sanitary
regulations established by the Amer
leans are maintained.-Albany Jour
nal
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

The undersigned having been restored TO
health by simple means. after suffering Tor
several years with severe lung affectlon,
and that dreadful disease. Consumption, Is
anxious to make known to his fellow suf1ere'
the means of cure. To those who desire II he
will cheerfully send Gree of charge) con I
sure eure or Consumption, Asthma, Catarrh,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung fAa's dies.
He hopes all sufferers Will try his remts as
it is Invaluable Those desiring the pre- Grip
ton, which will cost them nothing, andsmay
prove . blessing, will please address, Kew:
EDWARD A WILSON Bro0klvn.N Y. SC6S
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Notice TO Creditors

Estate of James S. Stearns deceased.
PURSUANT to the order of the Surrogate
4 of the County of Morris, made on the 9th
day of February, A. d., one thousand nine
hundred and two notice is hereby given to
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 TO the subscriber on or before the
fifth 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 affirmation, within
the time so limited will be forever barred OF
his her or their action therefore against the
Executors.
Dated the fifth day of February A. d. 1902.
JOHN n. Y2EEnAND, Morristown, Nj.
IRA b. WHEELER, Elizabeth. n. J. 326s
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GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Farmers "out west" wonder when
the price of land is going to stop as
cending.
Keep grade cattle if you can't keep
thoroughbreds, but don't keep the
"down grade" sort.
The average May pig with average
care does better by fall, usually, than
those narrowed in March.
A farm without modern conven-
fences and improvements is the one
the boys are going to leave.
Haul out the manure now; do not
wait until the time for planting ar
rives. On winter wheat spread it as
you draw it.
Some one has said that some cows
give milk and others give trouble.
True. The one that gives trouble gives
little milk, usually.
Heredity is all right, but there is
something in feed, care and general
management of the calf and heifer for
making good milch cows.
Flax is crop that will grow in al
most every climate, but there is little
money in it. Use good, bright seed, if
any.-N. Y. Tribune-Farmer.
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ROCkaway Valley Railway.

Leave MorrlsIown, for all stations to White
house, D.. L. q w. Station, $40 q. M; 5.05 ..
Watnong Station, $40 q, m. and $50 p m.
Leave Brookside for Morristown, lis a. m.
and 1920 p. M; for Whitehouse, $50 a. m. and
g. 40 p. m.
Leave Mendham for Morristown. Z. 05 a. m,
and 3.05 p. m. for Whitehouse, 1905 q. M and
B. 55 D. m.
Leave Whitehouse for Morristown, 600 a. ID,
and l.30 p. M. Arrive at Whitehouse from
Morristown. II 40 a. NJ. and FOOD. m.
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The Porosity of SOILS.

The amount of water necessary to
saturate soil depends on several fac
tors, the most important of which is
the 'porosity," or amount of space
between the soil particles. The porosi-
ty of soil depends upon the size of
the soil particles (or teXture) and the
way in which these particles are
grouped together, and upon the space
between the PARTICLES or groups of par
ticles. If a soil be cemented together
into homogeneous mass, its porosity
sinks to a minimum; if it be COM
posed, however, of numerous fine par
ticles, each preserving it's own physi-
cal condition, the porosity of the soil
will rise to maximum. The porosity
of soil may be judged very closely
by the percentage of fine particles it
yields on mechanical analysis. A fine
ly-divided soil has high capacity for
absorbing moisture and holding it.
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Apprehensivn.

"Charley, DEAR" said Mrs. Torkins,
Pm going to learn to play golf"
"All right. Wen both learr.."
'No, Charley, I'd rather give it up
myself than have you try it. Anybody
who can get as much trouble out of
tack and a hammer as you do would
be sure to get suspended from church
if he tried to handle anything as diff
cult as golf club. Washington
Star
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THE JACK IN OUTLINE.

By depressing the lever the axle is
easily raised and is kept in. position.
With this device the weight is over
the center of the base and the wagon
or buggy will not run backward or
forward as it often does with other
jacks. The base of the jack may be
as long as necessary. The hinge at
should be somewhat below the CEN
ter of d. always use bolts instead
of nails for constructing this jack
ORANGE Judd Farmer