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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13

Chameleons, as no doubt readers are
aware, all belong to the old world, and
particularly to Africa. In their tongue,
their feet and their eyes they differ re-
markably from other lizards. Their
feet. though possessing five toes, are
divided into two grasping groups, look
ing like hand in mittens, and only by
close examination you perceive the
presence of the two or the three oppos-
ing respectively, but so close together
as to appear like one broad one.
On the padded soles or palms of
these grasping limbs you can feel and
see the small-may one say-palpi,
which enable them to grasp so firmly
that it is difficult to detach chameleon
from its foothold. These clinging feet,
together with their prehensile tail, en-
able them to sustain themselves on the
branches in the strongest gale.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13

Every missionary committee would
do well to read the following by Dr.
Herrick johnson to its society:
The Christian that does not believe
in foreign missions does not believe in
the great commission. Repeat 1t and
see.
The Christian that does not believe
in foreign missions does not believe in
the Apostles Greed. Repeat it and see.
The Christian that does not believe
in foreign missions does not believe in
the Lords Prayer. Repeat it and see.
The Christian that does not believe
in foreign missions does not believe in
the Doxology In long meter. Repeat 1t
and see
The Christian that does not believe
In foreign missions in this generation
believes that 300 more millions of the
heather world ought to die before we
tell them OF Jesus Christ How long
10 this belief to so onl How many
more millions must die before the
church of God is ready? IF thou
canst believe. all things are possible
to Him that belleveth"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
Friendly SQUIRRELS.

Among the most attractive features
of Capitol square, in Richmond, Va,
are the great numbers of squirrels,
Being in no way molested, the pretty
creatures are fearless. One afternoon
as gentleman sat doing on a bench
he was aroused by something hopping
on his lap. This turned out to be a
gray squirrel. For fully minute it
sat eying it's host and then, feeling as
sured, jumped on to his shoulder and
nestled against his collar. Except that
it was always "hands off," it was per-
fectly tame. By and by another and
another came playing about the gentle
mans knees and legs until he counted
six in all. They were plump. healthy
and friendly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
MonR1srowN posroFF1cE.
open from In the Morning Until
in the Evening.


in the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
1904. M.-For New York and all intermedi.
ate stations.
8.15 A. M-For Easton, Newton Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany
s.l5A. M.-For Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
915A A. M.-For New York; and intermediate
stations.
0.l5 A. M.--For Mount Freedom.
9.45A M.-For Newark, New York and be-
yond.
lips A. M.-For Newark, New York and be-
yond
l245 p. M-For New York and all interme-
date stations.
1245 p. M-For Rockaway and Dover.
$50 p. M.-For New York and all interme-
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
1920 A. M.--From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
$50 A. M.-From Hackettstown and inter.
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt. Freedom.
ga M.-From Brookside Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
1920 A. M.--From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
IA, M,--From Dover
*ll0P NJ. From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
1.28 P. NJ. From New York.
s.80P. M.-From Philadelphia, Faston, New
ton, Chester and intermediate stations.
43O p. M.-From Brookside, Mendham and all
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
A Game For Children.

A nice, noisy, nonsensical pastime is
musical chairs" Several chairs are
placed in line, the little ones range
themselves in order. and the pianist
commences one of Offenbach's merriest
polkas During this time the youngsters
march round the chairs till the music
suddenly stops, at the discretion of the
performer, with the result that every
one scrambles for chair, and as there
is enc more player than seats some one
is left out in the cold, with the salts
faction that his or her misfortune will
only evoke peal of laughter.-New
Xork World.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13

A Chinese bride called upon foreign
lady, says a missionary. On entering
the room she deliberately turned her
back upon her hostess and made an
elaborate obesance. OF course the for
eign lady was amazed and annoyed,
but she found out the reason of the
strange proceeding afterward. The
brides conduct had conformed to Chi
nese etiquette.
She had performed her obelsance, her
k'o-t' -ou, to the north because that is
the direction of the royal abode. If the
foreign lady was so ignorant as to
stand on the south side of the room,
that was not the brides concern. She
knew, if her hostess did not, in what
direction to bow her head.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
POULTRY HOUSES.
II You Know How, You Can Make
Good Ones at Reasonable Cost.


Good Ones at Reasonable Cost.
AS this is the time of the year to be
considering plans for a good poultry
house, one that is durable, comfortable
and economical word along this line,
we think, will not be out of order. We
have in mind a poultry house we saw
last winter. The poultry house in ques-
ton was between the railroad and
dwelling house. We could very clearly
see the dwelling house through the
poultry house by reason of the cracks
and openings in the poultry house be-
ing SO prominent We venture to say
before spring the owner was writing
to some poultry journal and inquiring
of some neighbor that he knew was
reading d poultry paper and had been
successful with poultry in the past as
to what was the cause of his hens not
laying, giving description of diseases
that We're attacking them.
At another place we saw a poultry
house that was good enough for a
dwelling. There was enough extra and
unnecessary expense on it to have built
another good, comfortable house. Some
breeders seem to have the idea that
they must have q two or three hundred
dollar house if they have been success
full at some of the shows in securing a
first prize and placing a value on some
of their birds from $25 to 500. A
twenty-five dollar house will protect
one hundred dollar bird Just as COM
fortably as a two hundred dollar house.
On the other hand, some have the
idea that most any old thing will do
for chickens and never prepare for
them: consequently they never receive
anything in return. 1t would be very
difficult to give a definite plan for
poultry house that would suit all poul-
trymen and circumstances, as advan.
tages and disadvantages of locations
would necessarily call for q variation
Of plans. But the houses most gener-
ally used among the average class of
poultrymen is the single and double
colony plan. We have the double colo
ny and single colony, and to say which
is best is utterly impossible, as both
are good.
For the double colony house we make
them 10 by SO feet, with fourteen foot
scratching shed in the center, which
gives us a 10 by II foot house on each
end. Roost poles are placed in the
east end, and nests. grit and charcoal
boxes are placed in the west end. We
say east and west end because we al
ways have our houses facing the south
The studding in rear of building is
eight feet, and the front studding is
twelve feet This house can be built
for $50, all finished up in good shape.
The single colony plan is just the
same, only cutting off laying room on
west end. The single colony we use
principally FOR young stock in the fall
Those houses will be found the cheap
est of any houses built and are dura.
bic Fifty hens can be wintered in
them with satisfactory results We
never place more than fifty hens in
them unless 1t is for short time; then
we sometimes place 100 hens or more
in them. but for winter quarters fifty
hens are enough. The roost poles in
these houses are placed about thirty
inches above the floor.-J, G. Clipp in
Poultry Keeper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
PROPOSALS FOR BON Is.

sUCCASUNNA. NEW JERSEY.
THE Board of Education of Roxbury Town
l. ship. Morris Count, New Jersey, hereby
dated April LIST, 1853. in denominati ms of
81 600 each. One of said bonds to be due and
pa, able zach year. commencing with the year
1904 Interest four per cent payable semi
annually Principal and interest PAYABLE AT
the National Union Bank, Dover, n. J Sealed
proposals tor the purchase of the above bonds
will be received at Succasunna school house
on saturday, February 2lst until Up m
The right is reserved to reject ar and all
bids. Rids should be marked Proposals for
Soho, j Bonds" and addressed to the under
signed from whom further information may
be obtained.
LEWIS ID. WILKISON,
District Clerk.
1890 LedRwon I, n.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
WOULDN'T USE THE GAVEL.
Former Governor Werts Lacked Con-
fidence in Hudson Co. Jurymen.

Former Governor Werts Lacked Con-
fidence in Hudson Co. Jurymen.
The familiar face of former Governor
George T. Werts, WHO is counsel in the
Gun powder Case which has been in
progress during the week, recalls many
incidents and stories connected with his
career while he lived in this community.
Speaking of the Governor the other day
Morristown man said to representa-
tive OF the Chronicle:
81 shall never forget when Werts was
made Judge by Governor Albeit, and
assigned to the Hudson county circuit,
to take the place of that martyred
Justice, Manning M. Knapp who was
stricken with death, upon his bench
while denouncing one of those calloused
grand juries in that county for their
systematic protection of crime. He had
been presented with handsome gavel,
which was inlaid with gold. of pure
ebony and was dehcately carved. 1 Iva,
rather anxious to see it, and while in
Jersey City one day 1 ran over to the
Judges house on the ''Heights" to
make call. The Judge was in and
after brief conversation ! asked to see
the new gavel. 1t was promptly taken
from its case and given me for inspec-
ton"
Suppose you will use that while on
the bench, wont you Judge I asked
mo, sir, he replied, ''those Hudson
county thieves would have it in a pawn
shop in less than twenty -four hours"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
CLIPPED FROM EXCHANGES.

Spy Oak" said to be the largest tree
in New York State, standing on the
Pelham road, Westchester, has been
condemned as unsafe Its trunk Is
hollow, and there is danger of it being
blown down. 1t is said that man,
spies and deserters were hanged from
its branches in Revolutionary times,
and that at night weird cries issue
from the hollow trunk. Timid persons
do not walk or drive past, it, at night.
The trunk is six feet in diameter,
The Elizabeth Evening Times has
added SO, 500 Cox Duplex Angle Bar
press to its equipment.
Naval Constructor Richmond Pear
son Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac
episode, has rendered his resignation to
President Roosevelt through the Sc
cretary of the Navy. Rear Admiral
Fl. O. Taylor, Chief of the. Bureau of
Navigation, has recommended that the
resignation be accepted, and Rear Ad-
miral Bowles, the Chief Naval Con
structor, is credited with having taken
the same action. Secretary Moody has
not forwarded Mr. Hobs on's letter to
the President
There are 117,259 militia men in the
country, members of State or Territory
militia companies ready for immediate
service. The number of men in the
country available for military duty. but
unorganized is 1883, 1896. This infor-
nation was transmitted to the House
Monday in report by Adjutant General
Corbin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
Fim the plnce wel1.

Where one man is called to be hero
on some great scale 10000 men are
called to be courteous. gentle, patient
There are conspicuous virtues which
make reputation, and there are quiet
virtues. the virtues of private life.
which make character. 1t is not every
mans duty to fill a large place, but it is
every mans duty to fill his own place
well. --Christian Evangelist.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
The Winter Layer.

The good summer layer is the good
winter layer when the conditions can
be controlled. A good, warm house,
with plenty of grain and an abundant
supply of green feed, with a small
quantity of meat and bone and plenty
of grit and shell, will produce eggs if
the hens can be made to exercise
enough to keep in good health and with
good appetites.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
BEAR HUNTING IN ARIZONA

1t Seems to Have it's Exciting Features
Even For Lawyers
1t is said that Walter P. Savage, a
lawyer. formerly of Morristown, en-
countered large silver-tipped" bear
while out with hunting party in
Squaw Creek, Arizona. The bear at
tackled one of the party and when Mr..
Savage went to the rescue it then at
tackled him. A battle followed in which
Mr.. Savage succeeded in stunning the
animal with an axe but not until it had
torn his clothing TO shreds and scratched
him with its paws.
The huntels then rushed upon the
bear and killed.it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
BY Honorable John b. Vreeand, Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Morris:

the Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Morris:
Notice is hereby given that. on application
to me by Catherine Turner and William Turn
err, her husband. both OF the town of Morris
town, Morris County New Jersey, the said
Catherine Turner claiming an undivided one
half part OF all that tract or land In the town
of MorristowD. in the County If Morris. and
State of New Jersey, described as follows:
The same being Il part of the Gabriel Ford
tracI and II ing between A.orrls Street and the
Morris and Essex Railroad adjOurning lot
of land now owned by William Moody: BE
GINNING In the middle of a ditch. the third
corner of William Moody's lot, the same
having been conveyed to William Moody by
Mrs, Henry Lewis, and running (first) along
the centre of said ditch North forty, four de-
grees and nfty.two minutes west fifty feet;
thence CD north fifteen degrees east two
hundred and thirty -one feet and six inches to
the centre of new street; thence I'D along the
centre of said new sire south eixty-eight de.
grees and twenty-five minutes east fifty feet;
thence % along the line of the Moody lot
north sixteen degrees east two hundred and
fifty feet to the place of beginning. ! HAVE
NOMINATE ID John II. Stanburrough, Amedee
Boisaubin and Frederick s. Smith commits
sioners to divide the said tract of land into
two equal shares or parts and, unless proper
objections are stated to me at the Court House
In Morristown, New Jersey, at ten O'Clock In
the forenoon on the second day of March,
next the said John II Scarborough, Amedee
BoisaubiD and Frederick s. smith will then
be appointed commission ers to make partition
If the said land, pursuant to an act entitled
IAN act concerning partition and the supple
ments thereto and amendments thereof"
Given ~ der my hand this twenty fourth day
of January. nineteen hundred and three.
JOHN VREELAND,
37SS Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County If Morris
HARRISON P. AINDABURY.
Proctor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
*44l p. M.-From New York and intermedi
ate stations.
*4.l4 From Newark and New York.
*Delivered by carriers.
Maral Gras at New orleans.

For the above occasion the Lackawannn
Railroad will sell special excursion tickets
to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola.
Tickets will be on sale from February 10th
Orleans will be $34 10, and to Mobile or
Pensacola. $32 Is Tickets will be limited
to return not later than February 2Sth,
except that upon payment of 80 cents and
by depositing ticket with joint agent this
limit may be extended to March 18th.
For further information apply to local
ticket agent or address,
GUY ADAMS,
Division Passenger Agent.
TAO Broad ST., Newark. N. j.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
NOTICE

NOTICE Is hereby given that l.. Benjamin
~ w Fenner. of the Town of Morrietown.
,"ill make application 10 the Board of Excise
G mmi-sioners within and for the Town OF
Morri-'own At their next regular meeting,
"Wednesday evening, February IL. 1903, to have
the license to keep an inn or tavern at the
place knoen az the Mansion House. which
was granted to Lamont L. Guerin on May l4th
last, transferred to me for the unexpired term
thereof.
Dated January 18th, 1903.
BE NJAMIN w. FENNER.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13

Tupman-My watch is one of the
cheapest makes. but 1t hasn't varied a
second in the last three months.
Snodgrass-lt seems almost incredi-
BILE. doesn't it?
Tupman-Oh, ! don't know about
that. 1t stopped the first day bought
1t and hasn't gone since.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
A Narrow MARGIN.

John Stuart Mill was once dining
with tive brilliant French takers who
were given 70 monologue One had
possession e the field. and the Other
was watching him so intcntly to strike
in that MIN exclaimed aloud. IF he
ltops to breathe. he's gone"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
TO CHICAGO FOR $500.
VIA LACKAWANNA RAILRO-

Through train leaves Morristown daily
at 2 56 o. m, arrives at Chicago $40 p. m.
next day. STANDARD sleeping car, parlor
car, first class coaches and dining car for
all meals. Four other good trains at con-
venient hours during the day For tickets
and further information apply at Morris
town ticket office
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13

Last spring the Washington Times Newsboys band
Washington
ngon Times which procured the services of Professor NJ White Detroit
instructor Professor
had trained the
of military bands years
knew musical Chinese mineral
A Boy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-13
Evi.iences Of Amnenne.

why do you think he is million
aire?"
Because he spends so little money
ana his son spends so much" Chicago
Post.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
DOING WITHOUT n1nED GIRLS.

This good woman says that she can
not get a hired girl and does not see
how she is going to get along and do
her work alone. Lots of good women
are in Just this fix. She wants to
know what she shall do. Hard ques-
ton to answer. But perhaps we can
offer a suggestion which may help out
a little. Get husband and son to sit
down and tell them how it is and just
what things they could do, just what
~conveniences they could supply you
with which would tighten your house
hold toll. Then kindly but firmly in
sist on these things being provided. 1t
is quite likely you could arrange to
have your bread baked and the wash
ing done by some one out of the home
Then study how to simplify the whole
round of household duties and chores.
If there is & young boy in the home,
work him in as a helper. 1t will be
good for him and you too. Let style
go, and study your own comfort. ease
and health. Anyhow, do not be afraid
to ask for those things which will
make your work lighter. Most men
are selfish enough, so that they had
rather grant these requests than pay
a big doctors bill or have to put up
with a lean widow at Sc Il week as a
~housekeeper. Insist on hard and soft
water and fuel supply handy, a hard
wood floor for the kitchen. a modern
cooking range, some sort of a refriger-
ator for III. mer use and hot baking
powder biscuits not oftener than twice
a week. The native shrewdness Of
women should be able to evolve from
the foregoing hints some relief at
least. Then all that is needed is sand,
sand to carry things out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
WISCONSIN MARSH LANDS.

We have an inquiry as to the value
of the marsh lands of central Wiscon-
sin out of which to build up a desira-
BILE farm. If we understand it right,
these marshes are largely peat forma-
tons resting on a sandy subsoil, pro-
ducing in their natural state either
wire grass OF ~cranberries. We should
not, assuming the foregoing statement
to be correct, consider such land of in
viting makeup for general farming.
The peat bog on a muck or clay foun.
dalton is q very different proposition.
such lands when drained being in ii. (,
converted into very fertile and pro
ductive fields. This surface peat for
nation is largely humus and little
else and is wherever found del. ant
in the p~hosphates and nitrates and
where not burned over in the potash
so essential as plant food. These
marshes in their natural state as pro-
ducers Of wire grass have, because of
the many uses to which this grass is
now put, become really valuable lands,
the wire grass cured as hay command
ing a price in the market equal to the
best timothy or clover. If one could
secure such a marsh and place it under
a proper irrigation system. planting to
cranberries. he would have a very
profitable investment indeed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
A COSTLY ECONOMY.

Economy of the most pronounced
type is sure to crop out in the man
agement of all cooperative enterprises
conducted by farmers, often of that
kind that it becomes the most foolish
and wanton waste instead. Here is a
case in point: We know of a co-opera-
tive creamery where this false econo-
my has found vent in the wages paid
to the butter maker, with the result
that during the past year the product
of this creamery has sold continuously
at 4 cents a pound below that of west
ern extra in New York. This creamery
turned out during the year $4,000
pounds of butter. The loss between
what it did get for its butter and what
it should have got was an ever 3d.
600, and this loss was wholly traceable
to the fact that the board of directors
thought it better to pay a butter MAX
er $40 per month rather than $40. The
very first thing creamery directors
should secure for their creamery is
brains for the butter room. If they
can't afford to buy brains, they had
better shut up shop.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
A CHEAP

By the time you read this-about the
LIST of March-it will be time to make
that small hotbed for family use. Here
is the way we make ours: Pile about
three wagon loads of fresh horse ma
nure up against some fence having a
southern exposure. Pack it into a bed
5 feet wide and 16 feet long, place on
it a beard frame 3 feet wide and ii
feet long and 10 inches high. Put in
side of this frame four inches of good
earth. pack firmly and cover with your
old sash. In three or four days it will
have warmed up in good shape; then
sow your lettuce, radish, cabbage and
seed, just as you would in a
bed in the garden. Keep the bed we'd
watered and ventilated by raising the
sashes during the middle of the day
when the weather will permit. This
is about all. Follow these directions.
and you will be able to raise all the
radish and lettuce you need for the
family and enough early cabbage and
tomato plants for yourself and your
neighbors as well. We do it. You can
If you want to.