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The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

summer comes again, You must seek
your holes when the right time comes
and then be sure to curl your tails well
in to keep them from the frost"
They all squeaked a little promise to
remember what she said and not think
they knew better, and then they whis-
pered softly to each other Of the great
world and the sky and the winter time
and how quite soon they should be
grown up mice And while they talked
and chartered merrfly catching flies
from time to time and trying who
could be most clever and saying how
much they had grown since yesterday
Mr.. Harvest Mouse came home and
rubbed noses with his wife with
grave and anxious air. for he brought
bad news from the corn close by. The
hawk had come and caught their kind
ly neighbor ~ Field Mouse. But this
he said quite gently. sitting close to
Mrs Harvest Mouse, lest the little ones
should hear "Ah," she said and heav
ed sigh, how glad am we chose the
long stiff grass IN the hedge bottom
rather than the corn in the held"
Yes" said he: 1--WE did well to choose
the hedge bottom And with that he
ran about the nest and counted his
eight children anyiously and scolded
them a little and then went hunting
for his supper till by and by the quiet
night came down md settled on the lit
tie family and all was peace and dark
ness for awhile Black and White.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

measures sixty feet, a saving of the
original Notwithstanding on a barn
end. A new barn should be built that
way, provided one is not prepared to
adopt the plan of the second cut. max
ing d nice stable about the silo. Many
favorable comments are made by our
friends on these silo plans, but they
fear the expense and seek something
cheaper than the stable. about the siio
All are agreeing on the matter of
more protection from cold especially
those who have small silos of the stave
pattern exposed TO the winds. Rough,
open Notwithstanding is very little bet
ter. The natural and surest way to ac~
complish this Is to keep the sflo warm
by the heat the ensilage produces when
fed to the cows by the air of their sta
bic circulating about the siin@ 1t has
been favorite plan to build some four
to SIX feet from the barn and weather.
board that shoot or mech, getting in an
extra bill of expense for the supposed
necessary way to climb up the silo and
throw ensilage down. In almost all
such cases room has been accessible IN
side Of the barn frame at very much
less expense
With the price of siding as high as it
rs now we do we'll to carefully consider
our plans before we begin work. An
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

Every one knows that when soldiers
cross a bridge they are ordered TO
break step so that the regular vibration
of so many feet shall not endanger the
safety of the structure. An army sur
geon of France discovered that the
brain Jar Que to long marches In regu-
lar step is as trying on the human
frame as such marching is on the struc-
ture Of bridge. To the regular repeti-
tion of q shock to bones and brain
caused by this uniform and long con
tfnued marching are due the peculiar
aches, pains and Illness of the troops.
On one day march. he says. this
shock is repeated 10000 times, and Of
ten the strongest men who can walk
the same distance without trouble
when not In line Succumb to the strain
In two or three days Therefore this
surgeon proposed as remedy the use
of rubber heels This device has been
tried in the French infantry with great
success.
But our army has q better plan than
that, We simply break step with the
command route step" At this gait
the men march in columns of fours at
the rate Of TO 31s miles an hour. They
carry their pieces at will. keeping the
muzzle elevated. They are not required
to preserve silence nor to keep the step.
And that's why the American army
doesn't wear rubbers. New York Press.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
rural England a Land Of SONG.

The love OF song is strong as ever
among the agricultural folk of Eng
land. and at the harvest home supper
there is always plenty of melody of a
sort. says n London newspaper. The
old ballads and songs of the peasantry
as found in broadsides and manu-
scripts are full of character. In the
great majority Of cases the authorship
Of these poems is unknown One of
the old favorites for recitation at coun
try festivals used 10 be a dialogue be-
tween husbundman and a serving
man. and Mr.. Bell in his collection of
poems and ballads says he heard this
on one occasion recited at Selborne by
two countrymen. who gave 1t with con-
siderable hunor and dramatic effect.
They delivered it In kind of chant or
recitative,
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

The use of high heels by the cowboys
Is not wholly TO be attributed TO van
ity. We all know the broncho, some
Of us by reputation and others by ex-
perience, and know he Is. TO say the
least. trifie unreliable, On the sad
dies used In the west the small. light
stirrup of iron is not used In its place
is the large wooden stirrup. similar TO
the one used in the cavalry, but mostly
without the leather guard over the
front, and 1t is here where the high
heel plays Its part. The wooden stir
rup Is 80 large that an ordinary shoe
as worn would slip through, and 1t
does not take much Imagination to pic
ture what would happen II at this time
the rider should be thrown from the
saddle and one foot be caught In the
stirrup With the high heel this Is Inn
possible, for the foot cannot go all the
way through. So vanity Is not the
whole reason of the COW punchers
high heel.-Phlladelphia Record
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
BROOKSIDE.

Mr.. Salmon, of Newark, has been
the guest of Charles McLain.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pruden, of Mend
ham, spent Sunday with friends in
this place.
Mrs. S. r. Smith and Miss Matte
Peloubet are spending a week with
relatives in Newark.
Mrs William A. Ward entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Read, OF Brook
lyn, the first of the week.
Rev. Robert johnson, of Hill Top
Church, Mendham, will preach in the
chapel Sunday afternoon.
Martin P. Jones has returned to the
city so also has DR.. Campbell, leaving
his place in charge of R. M. Crowell.
A crowd of our sporting fraternity
expects to 90 to Madison on Saturday
to see the Giants play the Madi-
son A. A.
j. A. Brown pitched his last game
for the season last Saturday tanning
fourteen men, and winning his game
by a score of 2 to /. He's Brownie "
by name, and "brownie" in size,
but he can deliver the goods all right.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
GERMAN VALLEY.

Mrs. William 0. Schoenheit is visit
ing among friends in Newark.
Augustus M. Harrison has moved
from German Valley to Mendham.
Miss Emma Hoffman is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Morris d. Carter at Eliza
beth.
Herbert Thomas has secured a situa-
tion at the Edison Works at Stewards
ville
Miss Lena Wise, of Morristown was
a recent guestof Miss Annie @. Naugh-
right.
Walter Todd, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his mother, Mrs Emily s.
Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown, of Or
ange, are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Charles.
State Senator J. W. Welsh is at
Trenton this week helping to make
new school laws.
Miss Ida Farley, Of Pottersville,
has been visiting among friends here
for the last week.
William Todd, of High Bridge, is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs. Emily S. Todd.
Miss Elizabeth A. Welsh and bro
ther John, have been spending several
days in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Matthias T. Welsh is spending the
week at Salem, n c., looking after
his lumber interests there.
Miss Beatrice Charles, of New York
city, was a recent guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Charles.
Ira Sanderson will move his family
to Plaintield in few days where he has
taken situation in grocery store.
The funeral Of Mrs. John S. Wiley,
of DrakeStown, aged "a, who died at
an early hour last Friday morning,
Miss Sarah Coursen, of Stanhope, is
the guest OF her brother, Principal
Harry A. Coursen, of our public school
Mrs. George Conner and Mrs. Will
lam II. Condit, of Someryille, have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. David NJ.
Seals.
Miss Miriam Ward, of New York
city, is spending the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Y
Ward.
The Misses Lena and Lille Pang-
born, OF Newark, were visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Pangborn,
this week.
James Anthony, Leo Gray and Ed
son j. Neighbour represented Chester
Lodge, No. 209, l. o. o. f., at Netcong,
last Monday night.
The stork a few evenings ago left
two nine-pound boys at the home of
John Van Nest, and ten-pound girl
at the home of Philip S. Alder.
Augustus Munson & Co., of Rock
away, have taken a long lease on the
Middle Valley limestone quarries and
will put them in operation very soon.
A few nights ago George Fowler's
barn was burned, together with a
horse and several wagons The flames
were thought to have been the work
of an incendiary.
was held in the Drakestown M. E..
Church last Monday afternoon; Rev
DR.. Conklin officiating. Interment
was made in the Hackettstown ceme-
terry. Mrs. Wiley was the mother of
our townsman, Franklyn }. Wiley.
The marriage of Miss Gussie Ham,
daughter of William Ham, and Charles
Demass, of Philadelphia, was solem-
nized last Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. Fl. Preston McHenry, of the
German Valley Presbyterian Church,
at the home Of the brides sister, Mrs
Luther Ort. Miss Ham was formerly
a teacher in our public school.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
A Tunnel Dilemma.

Walter a. Wyckoif. professor of So
GEOLOGY In Princeton, was once travel
ing disguised as tramp in search of
information. While on a railroad train
out west they came to very dark tun-
nel, and one of his fellow travellers
asked a passing train hand how long it
would take to reach daylight at the
other end. "Oh. about half an hour, .
snapped the man as he hurried away.
The traveller, as DIR. Wyckon could
dimly see, at once began fumbl.ng
with a grip which he had, In about
three minutes the train shot into day
light once more, and everybody saw
that the traveller had intended TO use
the thirty minutes Of dgrkugss in
changing his shirt There he sat, thM-
derstruck, his coat shirt nec6tie ana
collar thrown orcr abe next seat, as
naked from 90 waist up as d man
about 70 take 8 bath.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

A curious case occurred In one of the
Parts hospitals which excited much
comment in medical circles Some
time ago woman named Legros, 50
years Of age, was found lying In the
road In a state of insensibility and alb
solutely rigid. She was removed by
the police to the hospital, where for
three weeks she remained In the same
state The doctors then decided that
she was dead and had been so since
she was found, the preservation Of her
body being due to the amount Of alco-
hol she had imbibed.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

A curious preference of certain pt-
geons for the use of metallic objects in
building their nests is noted by M
Maurice Dusolier in the Revue Scien-
tihque. He assures us that several
pairs of these birds that he has OBJ.
served In Paris have raised their youna
in nests made entirely of hairpins.
These articles they collected in the
paths of the Luxembourg. The young
pigeons grew up normally as they
would In a softer nest M. Dusolier
believes that there is a useful sugges-
ton in this for pigeon fanciers, who
are often overanxious, he thinks, to see
that their charges have soft material
for their nests.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

A veritable sea Of pumice has been
discovered by the French ship Vim
cennes. The ship was sailing near the
Pylstarri island when suddenly she ran
into vast mass Of floating puulice
partly in powdered form and partly In
large pieces.
The vessel sailed two miless before
she found even partially clear water
again Almost everywhere Ia those
two miles the sea was covered 50 thor
oughly that no water couId be seen at
all
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
PINE BROOK.

Next Sunday night special autumn
nal exercises are to be held in the
church.
The public school held no session on
Friday eth inst, on account OF the
severe storm
Tuesday and Wednesday were kept
as holidays by the Jews, being the
closing days Of the Feast of Taber-
nacleS.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
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sILo CONS TRucTloN.

Plans For Locating and weather.
boarding the sflo.
An Ohio man who has been advocat-
ing the building of lath and cement
silos tells in Ohio Farmer. how he
would locate and weatherboard them.
He says: To weatherboard a s1lo 20
feet In diameter over 90 feet circun-
ference must be covered, which, added
to 40 foot barn width, makes 100
feet to cover. If adding to an old
barn take the siding from the end and
inclose the silo in triangle, making
some extra stable and NOW room. and
we find the space to cover shown by
the dotted lines in the first cut only
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

A song with the title There's Sigh
In the Heart was sent by young
man to his sweetheart, but the paper
fell into the hands of the girls father,
a very unsentimental physician. who
exclaimed:
What wretched, unscfentiffc stuff is
thisf Who ever heard of such a case%'
He wrote ON the outside:
Mistaken diagnosis: no sigh In the
heart possible Signs relate almost en-
tireiy 70 the lungs and diaphragm"
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
sIro AND srABnA

extension of the barn roof IS the eco
nomical way to cover the sflo when the
gable to the barn is high enough TO in
sure sufficient depth of pit Some have
made O great mistake by making
breadth instead of height getting the
right capacity. but exposing too much
surface to feed from and for ens1lage
to spoil over before beginning to feed
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate Of anoNan p. MclaAN, peceased.

Estate of GEORGE p. MCLEAN Deceased
DURsUANT to the Oruer Of the Surrogate Of
L the County of Morris, made on the S0th
day of September, A. D., one thousand nine
hundred and three, notice Is hereby given to
all persons having claim, against the estate Of
George r. Mclean. late of the County of
Morris, deceased, TO present tbs same, under
oath or Affirmation. TO the subscriber. on or
before the Both day of June next, being
Niue Months from the date of said order: and
any Creditor neglecting to bring In and ex-
hibit his. her or their claim. under oath or af
6rmation, within the time so limited, will be-
forever barred Of his her or their action there
for against the administrative.
Dated the 60th day of September, A. D., 1903
MARY @. MCLEAN
Administrators,
1854 Butler. N. J..
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
THE LARGEST AND MOST PERFECTLY EoUIPPE
Mail Order Service
PRESENTING uNEGUALED SHOPPING FACILITIES
FOR THOUSANDS OF ouT-oF-ToWN PATRONS.

thoroughly experienced staff of buyers this department will
make selections satisfaction will be
refunded We of the state
all paid purchases c. DIS amounts aggregatng
$5. 90 more
Try SYSTEM will not only but have the
additional advantage Of ssormen equaed in Newark
Samples address
upon the receipt of postal card.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
EsTATn or AMOS P oLlvrE, DronAsnD.

PURSUANT to the order Of the Surrogate of
Il the County Of Morris. made ON the 2Dth
day Of Aug. A. D., one thousand nine hundred
and three, notice Is hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate Of Amos P
Oliver. late Of the County of Morris, deceased.
to present the same, under oath Oh Affirmation
to the subscriber, on of before the Twentieth
Day of May next, being Nine Months
from the date of said orders 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 of their action therefor
against the Administrator.
Dated the Twentieth day Of Aug. A. D.. 1908
: E. FRANK OLIVER,
Admin of
40l4 New Vernon, N. ].
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. BOUADLESS OPPORTUNITY
II A SMALL ExpEASE-WITHOUT LOSS
$1OO,oOO,OO IN SIGHT

!. Lnere has been recently discovered one OF the
p;lggess s;taS 81 dGOLp MINES in the World They are
Sr;raesq su;1 n the State OF Sonora Mexico The
Oeen n named NATIONAL BANK NINE be- be.
Sause a OF the enormous wealth already in sight.
!, wsSstr,power more than ample is upon the
mining In California in 1854, is the discoyerer
sha sano who got deed for the Mine direct from the
INTO the NATIONAL. BANK GOLD MINING clMpANV
A prospectus Of this wonderful Mine and how
Eou can secure fortune at small expense. will
% sent free upon application. Address,
AMERICAN SECURITIES COMPANY,
90 Broadway. N. " CITY
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

The stork a few evenings ago left
two nine-pound boys at the home of
John Van Nest, and ten-pound girl
at the home of Philip S. Adler.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

The Misses Lena and Lille Pang-
born, of Newark, were visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Pangborn,
this week.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

James Anthony, Leo Gray and Ed
son J. Neighbour represented Chester
Lodge, No. 209, l. o. o. f., at Netcong,
last Monday night.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

Augustus Munson & Co., of Rock
away, have taken long lease on the
Middle Valley limestone quarries and
will put them in operation very soon.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

Miss Miriam Ward of New York
city, is spending the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Y.
Ward.
The Morris County chronicle., 1903-10-16

A few nights ago George Fowler's
barn was burned, together with a
horse and several wagons The flames
were thought to have been the work
of an incendiary
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06
In MemOriam

The beautiful life of Miss Cora
Belle Scholar who died at the
home of her parents on July 29th,
should not pass unnoticed. She
was born i'm Columbus, Miss;
moved to Birmingham, Ala, i'm
1896. She united with the Chris
tan church at the early age of Is
years. Her life has been full of
implicit trust, and faithful, MAX
ing it beautiful in its rare uu-
selfshness and fragrant with
kindness. Gentle i'm disposition,
unfaltering i'm purpose, she pos
sessed the true nobility of char
acter that has always been the
crown of true womanhood. Her
long painful illness was patiently
borne. Such devotion to her
family, especially to her mother.
[ have never known. We can
not understand the mysterious
dispensation of Providence; can
not understand why our loved
ones are taken from us; can only
bow to His holy will and humbly
say: Thy will be done. Wish I
could say something to assuage
your grief, but words are empty
sounds. 1 can only point you to
God who alone can console and
heal your broken hearts.
Cora is not dead, only sleeping.
Her sweet voice is hushed, her
angel form is basking in the sun
light of heaven Rest there.
beautiful dead, angels guard
their soft repose. Even the
heavens wept, mingling tears of
sympathy with those of the loved
ones over her departure.
We laid thee to rest with the pure
white flowers.
Thy spirit with God doth dwell,
He is whispering to ms through the
long dreary hours,
OF our beautiful and beloved Cora
Belle.
FOndly.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06
Hints About Conversation.

The art of conversation is a
most desirable acquisition. Al
though there are no rules by
which one can become a brilliant
talker, everyone can develop
what talent he may possess.
There are certain considerations
to be kept in mind in cuitivating
conversational powers. The re-
quisites for agreeable conYersa-
ton are dwelt upon in a paper in
The Delineator for September.
which will be a distinct aid to
to any one wishing TO improve
his accomplishments in this re-
SDect.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06
Things You Should Know.

Mark your ballot with a cross
on the side of the name you want
to vote for. Do pot scratch out
names. Ballots scratched will
not be counted.
You will not be given but one
ballot unless you spoil it, in
which event you will have to re
turn the same to the judges who
will give you a new one.
Note the marks vote for one,
vote for two, ETC. Voters on the
east side of the river vote for
two legislative candidates; on the
west side of the river only one.
In all beats two justices are
elected and the voter should vote
for two with the exception of
Beat Five, which elects three.
Only one constable in each beat
is to be elected.
The polls open at nine and
close at six.
Mark your ballots with ink.
If you make a mistake in mark
ing the same, take the ruined
ballot back and get a new one.
You are expected to cast your
vote in every race appearing on
the ticket which is handed you.
The ticket will include the United
States Scholarships. the State
Offices; the State district offices
such as Railroad Commissioner;
the county officers and your
beat officers. The way in which
they are enumerated here is the
way they will appear on the
ticket. Study the ballot closely
Vote for Vardaman.
Vote for Runnells.
Vote for Sharp.
Vote for Kincannon.
The DISPATCH has not yet
beer able to perfect its arrange
ments by which we will get the
election returns from Jackson.
We will receive a large amount
of Geographic matter from the
capital and what we receive the
public is welcome TO.
Under the law it is claimed that
the counting can begin early in
the afternoon. For this purpose
it is proposed to have two boxes
so that one can receive votes
while others are beng counted. /
In no case will the result of the
count be given out before six
o'cock.
1t will require until late at
night for the result to be known.
The ticket is a long one and it
require several hours to count it.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06
For Sale by MAYO & WEAVER.

Vote for clean and pure ad-
ministration; an administration
pitched upon a nigh plane; which
will be free from corruption.
scandal and shame Vote for a
Governor who goes into the of
fee without a promise made,
without a judgeship or any other
position Of honor or emolument
promised or bargained for; who
is free to appoint only good de
serving, capable, competent men
to office. Vote for a man whose
administration will elevate the
standard of official life in Missis-
sippi; which will build up a de
mOralized public sentiment
which will scourge offenders
from office. Vote for a man who
has convictions; who has the
courage to express them fear
lessly and who stands for the
right, justice. truth, fairness lie
all things. Such a man is Var
daman. The people have faith
in his integrity, in his honesty,
in his fearlessness and they are
going to elect him.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06

Mr.. J. B. Harris, preparatory
for the fall business, is having
the Board of Trade rooms over
hauled, re-painted and remodel
ed and when completed it will
be one of the handsomest offices
in the city. Mr.. Harris expects
to do a large business this fall
and invites those who are inter
ested in cotton and the market
to make the exchange headquar-
tiers while in the city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06

Mark a cross (X) thus oppo-
site the name of the candidate
you wish to vote for. The ticket
is arranged as follows; First,
the State ticket; then the State
district ticket, such as Railroad
Commissioners and District At
torney; then the county ticket
and then the county beat ticket
The ticket is a long one and
should be studied carefully and
closely by the voters.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-06

In voting tomorrow the PEG
pie Of Columbus and of Lowndes
county should remember the
men who have remembered
them. When the petition of the
Aberdeen Group for re-adjust-
ment of the Columbus freight
rate was pending before the
Railroad Commission, a petition
Which would have saved this
county hundreds Of thousands of
dollars in freight rates, Commits
siOner Kincannon voted to grant
it. He it was who made the
fight to break up the Parchman
regime of penitentiary affairs, a
regime costing the State thous-
ands and thousands of dollars.
His work in these two matters
should be Endorsed by every
man in Lowndes county. Vote
for Kincannon tomorrow.