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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-18
Trial.C o the
c. Q. ID. Man
His Experience as a PubliSher Didr't
LaCt Very Long.
Copyright, 1903. by c. B. Lewis.l

copyright, 1908, by Z. b. Lewis.
"R A p HEN first became di
AM lapidated gentleman
w W said the @. o. D. man as
he received his fee in adj
vance and bowed his thanks, Il decid-
ed to take in the glorious west | was
doing some tramping, some mining and
a great deal of starving and cussing in
Montana when l struck a frontier town
one night to find good deal of excite
ment. The editor of the weekly paper
had been lynched for protesting against
the free and easy manners of the citi-
zens, and his body had not yet been
cut down. | stood gazing at it when
the leader of the lynching party came
up and slapped me on the shoulder and
said:
essay, tenderfoot, are We lookin' fur
jobY
81 am l replied.
"'Hey We got any brains in yer
headT
"I hope so'
"'Ye look to hev but We must also
hev common sense mixed with 'em or
yen come out as that Teller did Dye
think this town is too rough?
=" Not at all. It's just lively town.
Would We go in fur hevin' law and
orderY
"'No, sir. should leave every man
free to enjoy himself in his own way
"'Then We are the kyote we are look
in fur he continued as he grasped
my hand we want a new editor in
place of that critter up thar. Jest We
go right down to the Eagle office and
take possession, and I'll pass the hat
around among the boys and rake in a
| few dollars.
"'But l don't own the Eagle pro-
tested
"'That don't make bit of difference.
! Jest walk in and make yerself to
home ard begin to run things. If We
hit it Off with the boys yen be all O..
X; if - don't yen be hung in spite
of gum WIDER. Hump yerself along
and begin bizness.'
II hunped," said the G. o. d, man.
positors who were half scared to death
and who gladly welcomed me as ed
itor and proprietor. The man who had
accosted me on the street raised 500
in cash for me to go ahead on, and |
natter myself that got out four very
fair numbers. The fourth, unfortu-
nately for me, contained an item to the
effect that Bloody Hill, rival town
FIVE miles away, was doing a little
more shooting than our own. This was
looked upon as a bit Of fagrant dis
loyalty on my part, and got out of
| town while committee was looking
tor me with noosed rope.
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Charles Coypeau, Siour d Assouci, Il
French poet and musician of the sew
,enteenth century, relates in one of his
-'Avcntpres'' that his father and moth
or were one day cnsasod in Il discus
sion upon questions Of law when dis
rute arose between them with regard
To the precise Specification and bearing
of Il provision in Juslinian's code with
respect to the rights OF arothers. Ulti-
mateiy The quarrel waMed so furious
that tle oliisputants los, all control of
themselves, dehed each other to single
conlbut aud proceeded 10 settle their
difference and detciuline tile mind of
the ancient legislator bE a tight with
swords.
This singular duel took place in their
SONS presence, Coypeau pere was an
advocate by profession and Il mcmber
of one of the French parliaments.
Madame was exceedingly dininutiNe
and had to wear exceptionally high
pattens to approach the ordinary stat
ure of women, but she was fierce ana
domineering in temper. The combat
appears to have been a drawn battle
and the sense of Justinian remained as
obscure and debatable as ever
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RILL OF CLEAR LAUGHTER RANG OUT
FROM UNDER THE PINK BONNET.
never forgive me fer marryin pore
Jed, though he did go an die An
you amt able to support two families. .
Il will be. Pm a-goin' to be-you'il
see. An, Rusty, soon es ! sell my
wheat I'll hey $50 Eff you'll take that
fer the lot, it's a trade"
"Why. Zeke, you're plumb crazy"
Rushy's voice quivered little. 'You
know es good es i do faint worth the
half of that An what'd you do with
it anyway"
"Dig a WE'LL" said Zeke promptly.
I've got some land over that away
I'm 'lowin' to make a stock pasture Of.
an I'll need well right there to wa
ter EN-"
"Ef you're shore about the well,
Zeke. I'll take $25 fer the lot. an you
can go ahead an dig your we'll That's
a big price fer it, an | won't take a
grain more, not eff you talk week"
Rusty sat down upon her doorstep
when Zeke had gone and wiped her
eyes with corner of the pink sun
bonnet cape
BEST friend I've got in the world,
said she, shifting little, IAN got to
be separated from him by that crab
bedy nav Of his'n."
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my second and last editorial expert
ence occurred two months later. l was
tramping in Nevada and eating roots
much oftener than meat when headed
for mining town called Carson Flats.
| was within a mile of the town and
sitting down to rest when along came
about thirty men in body. They
Were tough looking fellows, and the
leader looked me over and asked,
Say. young Teller, why don't We
hang yerselfT
"'Whar We goin'Y
"'Down to the Flats
"4What fur?'
@'To hit a job on the Banner
"'Then We are Il newspaper galootT
Something of one
THE fellow consulted with three or
four Of the others, and | was asked to
come along to the Flats in their com
pany We had hardly reached the
town when we came to a stop before
the Banner office, and the leader and
two Of his crowd entered In about
two minutes they reappeared with the
editor and proprietor, who had rope
around his neck and was somewhat
perturbed There were cries of Hang
him. from various indi iduals, but the
boss waved his hand Tor silence and
said:
All in regular ordeis boys. and no
hurry about it. This ere individual
is the editor of the Banner His paper
seems 10 be all right fur this town Of
Carson Flats. whar they are ready r.
put up with most anything in the lii
erary line. but It don't satisfy us as live
over at Pine Hill. and we are we're Il,
gin this kyote chance that is. he,
got to git or hang and don't think
we care which he does. What will it
be, misterY
What fault do you find with my
paperT asked the editor, who was far
cooler than would have been looked for
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"Thar amt huff whoop to it, and
we don't believe we are the right sort of
critter to put the whoop in. Will ye
travel and look fur another p,acc or
will We lay down yer cares and burdens
here and new
'T think Ill travel, slowly repl I'd
the editor.
''Then be a-gittin'.'
'They gave bin time to make up
bundle of clothes and then started him
off, and when he had departed the boss
turned to me with:
NOW, young Teller, step in and take
possession. We may hang We inside of
two weeks or ye may pull along fur
two or three months
"Ten minutes later | was in full pos
session of the office and found enough
white paper to get out three issues,
The entire outfit, press and all, could
have been packed on the back of Il
mule went to work with the aid OF
boy and got out two fairly decent
looking sheets. and as each copy sold
for 80 cents spot cash it was better
than mining. The second number had
just been issued and ! was patting my
self on the back when about fifty men
came marching up and halted in front
of the office. Only one man came in,
and he had noosed rope over his arm,
and he told me it was time for me to
move on
"'Wl9fs wrongT asked.
Oh nuNin', only we've got to git
and git | did, ana that ended nv e,li-
trial experience ana completed my
dilapidation" NJ. Quad
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One sunny morning Uncle Billy Bias
com turned his back upon his four eld-
err children.
They're so darned cranky no Teller
couldn't live with 'em," he explained
to an inquisitive neighbor, ~ done
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-18
CONDENSED STORIES.
Didn't Think the Queen Would Like
Equality of Happiness.


An English paper tells a funny
story of Prince Edward of Wales
when he had only few wears to
his credit. His teacher was irving
to give him some idea Of HEAVIER.
Everybody will be happy there"
she said. 'Every one will share hap
piness equally"
REALLY, truly equal?" asked the
little boy.
eyes, my dear"
Every single one Of us? insist
ed the keenly interested listener.
Yes; no matter what or who we
are in this world" was the innocent
reply.
After some seconds came the
question, 'FWill great-grandma 1.-THE
queen go to heaven?"
Shocked, the teacher assured him
that it would be impossible to doubt
it even for moment.
well" after an instant's reflec-
ton, I'm very sure she won't like
that. I'm sure she would rather
stay here, for she won't have any
sort OF time there"
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Once, in the edge of a pink summer
twilight, Zeke Armstead rode up to
Rusty Hooker's cabin. RushJ had
Just come up 10 illc door With tin
bucketfula5f cioaT pl,aS water (which
she set upon Thorough step.
Mighty glad 10 see you, Ieke," size
said fam5ing herself with her apo
What yoH been doin with that littla
old three cNnered lot: The way things
has been happenin' fairy skeeis me. -
WHATS no doE'' asked Zeke.
well honest, Ieke, sence you've
been over yonder adiggin' your well
could hey sold that scrap of land
forty'leven times over. First como
Brother George, then Columbus, then
Marthy Ann an jimmy, all a-wantin'
to trade their land fer it or buy it.
told 'em they knowed good es did I'd
sold it 10 you, but they lowed you
hednt paid yet an the bargain wasn't
bindin an offered me more than what
l let you hev 1T fer An next half
the county, 'peared like, come polin'
along. all a-wantin' the three cornered
lot 4 lowed to all of Fem I'd made
bargain with you an I'd stick by it
EFF they wagged their tongues off, an
so / will, ZelSe. But wouldn't none of
'em tell me what they wanted it fer
give one reason an another there
wasn't a grain of sense in, an l jest
naturally knowed 'twasn't the real one.
An George am Columbus an the girls
is all as mad at paw es rails fer let
tin me hev the lot first place What's
it all about, Ecker
'Come over a-purpose to tell you,
Rusty. l didn't strike any water a-dig-
gin that well, nor oil neither, but 1 tell
you what | did strike--a solid bed of
salt hustled around spry an he'd it
looked into by them that kn0wed, an
they said il was 90 per cent pure salt
The railroad folks are a-goin' to build
a branch track out there. Your folks
an the others heard what was a-goin'
on, an of course every tinker of 'em
, begun to figure up what they could
make out of it. Rusty, your three
cornered lot is worth more than any
property in this county"
SIN mighty glad, Zeke," said Rusty,
"but faint my three cornered lot: it's
yours. I've sold it to you fer $25."
"Well, | reckon not!' vowed Zeke.
you've got to take 1t back-or else
you've got to take me. Which is it,
Rushy?"
Rusty was sitting in the doorway
now. and Zelle was close beside her.
She was looking dreamily away to the
western hills. where the amethyst
shadows of the twilight were spread
ing.
II reckon" she made reply, you
could tend to the salt mine better than
what could, Zeke."
One sunny morning Uncle Billy Bas-
com turned his back upon his four ED
err children.
They're so darned cranky no Teller
couldn't live with 'em," he explained
to an inquisitive neighbor, ~ done
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IN THE THREE
CORNERED LOT
BY HARRIET WHITNEY


George, I've aet him. hey the ole
homestead farm, bein' he's the oldest
of the heap; Marthy Ann, she's got the
blackjack holler strip; Columbus am
jimmy. they've got the two twenty acre
lots, an they're TO take keer of me
long es l hast turn about"
Uncle Billy Bascom looked as lean
cheerful and alert as Il grasshopper as
he sat on the top rail Of the old fence.
AN | reckon Rushy never got os
much as buidock patch"
Zeke .Nrmstead looked hard ut Uncle
Billy who s,W'rmed little.
''Rnshy got Jed Hooker. That ought
TO satisfied her. seem every kin per-
son she he'd WAS sot ag'in him. an eff
he left her a wilder without So much
es the scrapln's of Il mush kitrle she
had herself h0 thank lloWsomever,
not to make it look 100 pinted I've
give her the three corRered lot y0nder
at Buttermllk ridge"
Uncle tlily chuekled.
Zeke growlcd like an irritated mas
tiff
s',rhe three cornered lot-a little ole
scrap of ground In the tiff rock coun-
try, not big enough fer truck patch
an too pore to raise black eyed peasi
That's big slice fer your Youngest"
The young man started his team
along. He was on his way to town
with load of cordwood. About a
mile beyond Uncle Billy's he stopped,
hitched his team in the shade and fol
lowed n narrow. weed grown path that
seemed to lead nowhere but brought
up AT tiny cabin Its scrappy little
dooryard was full of that cheerful
common yellow flower known as but
ter ana eggs" A plump. fair young
woman in pink calico sunbonnet was
feeding brood of chickens out OF a
tin pan.
"Hornin'. Rushy,' said Zelze.
"Mornin. Zeke. How's everythingT
"Jest joggin'. hear your paws give
you some land"
A rill of clear laughter rang from
under the pink bonnet.
"Yes, the three cornered lot. It'll
make me rich, reckon"
"Want to sell it?"
go 'long, Zeke! What's the USE
askIn' foolish questions? I'd most sci
ii fer two bits, an nobody wouldn't
give that"
Rushy's smile hadn't an atom OF bit
terness in it, yet it went like lance
through Zeke Armstead's heart. Ht
knew a little OF the sore poverty en-
.dured by the girl he had wooed before
his rival won her.
"Rushy, why won't you quit your
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Photo and Autograph Albums all styles and
Fine Pocketbooks Ladies' and Gentlemen
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Romance and Reality.

when father brings my roller skates.
Said Master Aubrey Arthur Bates,
'.I'll go on errands every day.
For doing them will seem like play.
I'll wheel the baby while skate;
At school never win be late.
Oh, people when they look at me
A very clever boy will see!
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corrrrarness am take me am ler me do
the supporting
The pink bonnet was shaken decided
ly.
.'You know why. Zeke. Your nav
don't want me at her house. She's
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pretty well fer Rusty. am her am zeie
has asked me to come along an live
with ,aBl'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
FROM MACAO T0 HAVANA ~ or.
A Sea Captains stsry OF voyage That
Began ON Feb. m and Ended July 4.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-ST: On
Washing ton's birthday. Feb, -. 1851. the
ship Messenger. under my command. sailed
from Macao. China laden with coolies. bound
for Havana. We had u smooth Trip down
the sea. and stopped at ANGER Point only long
enough TO take water and few fresh pro
visions. I suffered from an Inflammation OF
the lung. and have never forgotten tho kind
ness OF the Holland agent AMI his eoot wife
They took mo 10 their house for few hours
and gave me mitch goat upon my departure
which proved Of great value,
Arrived mt st Helena. we bought the meagre
fresh stuff that offered, anA having watered
ship. sailed without hearing one word OF
the breaking out Of hostilties. or that civil
war threatened In our country
Passing between Barbados and Santa
Lucia. we overhauied a small coastinR vessel
and obtained copy oi The Sun that gave
an account Of the burning Of the Norfolk
Navy Yard This gave me great anxiety.
an I felt sure that the Gulf OF Mexico would
he Allied with Confederate privateers. NV
first thought was to go to Kingston. Jamaica.
and arm my ship. but We passed Morant
Point flying along twelve knots. and did
not have tho heart to stop her. We had al
ready got out two. long l2-pounnsrs. over
hauled. and felt sure could stop the stnatn
OF an Ordinary grivs,eer we had also ns ,,
one hundred Nhtnttt- anu psHCru NVuo WA
tons Of stone sewed In canvas along the rails
10 repel boarders in boats; ! Thought Of
Cienf,iegos, too. and Of sending the Chinese
by rail to Havana. but we were moving along
40 fast and would be up with Cape San An
The ID q Jaly broke very ape: and AZ .
light and spoke the bark COLLEEN Rocket of
Rockland Me-. bound TO- Cienfuesos The
wind favored. and next day. the Fourth Of
july. we entered Havana. iO2 days from
Macao
Two hours after we spoke the Golden Rocket
she was captured by tho Confederate priva-
teer Sumter, Capt Semynes The crew
were landed In Cisnfuegos. and the captain.
coming 70 Havana. was placed by me In
command of the Messenger. and sailed for
New York, as | was detained in the settle
mept Of my freight
Having arranged nv business. | took pas
sage In the steamer Matanxas at Matanzas.
moment before .liling l overheard our
his papers would be found letters which would
secure him from capture. as a large part Of
his vessel was owned In the South Gully
reported this on arrival, and the Consul was
discharged
with the pilot at Sandy Hook came tho
news OF the battle Of Bull Run. On arriving
at Providence, n. l.. Gov Sprague offered
and obtained for me the appointment OF
acting Volunteer Lieutenant In the navy. and
later ! was put in command OF the United
States ship Relief Of seven guns. and served
In the sq,iadrons of both Dupont and Farra-
gut tho better part OF the war. X, a.
NEW YORK. July a.
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creative power, which Is the vital factor
in the industrial success Of the nation,
rs well as in the high wages Of our work.
ingmen. as was seen during MCKINLEY
term. when, az Englishmen are now say
ing, American products invaded, az never
before, the United Kingdom, checked
British exports and precipitated the new
issue 80 suddenly started by Mr.. CHAM
BERLAIN-the execution of tho new
legislation enacted since MCKINLEY s
death il turned over to heads of depart
ments, chiefs Of bureaus and subordi-
nate clerks
In the extract We have quoted from
Mr. Smiths letter is the germ-a MI
crobe it really i5-of the prevailing no.
ton that the Government at Washing
ton can safely and justly undertake any
quantity Of new functions by simply
creating the requisite number o. new
departments and heads of departments.
forgetting that the Constitutional limit
of the work that can by Congress be put
on the Executive is the mental and phys
ical ability of the strongest President
TO faithfully execute the law according
20 the Constitution and the standard pre-
scribed and practiSed by WASHINGTON
and JEFFERSON
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THE OUTBREAK AT PANAMA.


WASHINGTON. July 27.--The State De-
partment has received several kilograms
from United States Consul-Generai Gudyer
at Panama in regard to the outbreak Of
Government troops at that place. Accord
ing to Mr.. Gudger, the refusal Of the Gov
ernor Of Panama to pay the troops was the
cause OF the trouble The Governor had to
take refuge in the house OF an American.
In another message Mr. Gud9er reported
that the situation was quiet. A still later
despatch received this morning contains
tie information that the Governorship bad
been rendered, presumably by the troops,
to a man who had refused to ACCEPT
While the outbreak see ms to be a purely
domestic affair, great interest in il ia felt
here on account of its possible bearing on
the Panama Canal situation. The States
of Panama and Cauca are heartily in favor
OF the canal and IL has been made known
to the United States Government that the
rejection Of the canal treaty now under
consideration in the Colombian Congress
would result in the secession OF these two
States and the formation by them Of an
independent republic which would make
a canal treaty with the Government and
ratify il without delay
Owing TO the refusal of the Central and
South American Telegraph Company to
transmit messages from Bogota until
money owing to it by the Colombian Gov
eminent has been paid no information in
regard to the treaty situation is being re-
ceived here,
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One Of the most important effects Of
the extension Of this system OF trans
portation, as yet only in its initial stage
is the opening up of easy communication
with areas which have hitherto been
known and regarded as back country
although in point Of distance they were
only few miles from our urban centres,
Admitting all Of the discomforts and
drawbacks, which are shared in common
with all other forms of social experience,
the fact remains that there is no more
delightful home and social life in all our
land than that found in suburban areas.
and the trolley has widely extended those
areas Beyond that, the ever-increasing
cross-country trolley lines open up a
new and broader life to the dwellers in
our country towns. Their influence is
already clearly marked. Rural villages
which ten years ago were isolated, mar
row in habit and narrow in thought, have
taken on new and larger ways and new
appearance.
The Broomstick Train is not only
system OF transportation-it carries with
ii broadening influence wherever its
humming wires are heard.
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BRISTOW BACK IN WASHINGTON
But Refuses TO Discuss the Purpose Of His
Visit to Oyster Bay.

WASHINGTON. July 27.-Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-General Bristow returned to his
desk this morning after his visit to Presi,
dent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay where thu
present situation with regard to the postal
service scandals was thoroughly gone over
Mr.. Bristow refused 10 discuss his visit
He said that while the course Of the genera
investigation and the probability Of further
developments had been discussed at length
there was nothing in the details Of the con
versation which could be mentioned for
publication al this time
Mr.. Bristow would not say whether
the fact had been mentioned in m"
course of his conversation with the Pres.
dent that on July 81 the statute Of imitn
tions will operate 10 pro tect PerryS Heath
formerly First Assistant Pr stmnster-
General and now secretary of the RepubIi
can Natio nal Campaign Committee from
possible pr secution for alleged Iregu.
larities in Office
FraIcls n Whitney, private secretary
TO the Post General received letter
from Mr. PAYNE this morning stating thai
he was gaining in health and strength each
day and would return to Washingtun on
Aug. , in fne condition and prepared to
soc the investiy ltion Of service scandals
through 10 the end Mr. Payne is much
encouraged over the betermeat in his
physical condition and the tone Of his lettcr
Is evidence that he has no present intention
Of re:igning.