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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26
BIRDS MAKE TOILET


AS bird fashions do not change, the
lady birds of today wear the same
kind Of dresses their grandmothers
wore and are never troubled about
style. Two suits a year are quite
enough for most birds, but they need
to take great care of them Each sep
arate feather must be cleaned and look
ed over and the useless ones pulled
out. You have seen canary preening
his feathers by lifting them and
smoothing them out with his bill, and
you have thought him vain to do this
SO often. If you neglect to comb your
hair it will become tangled and look
untidy, but more serious things happen
to bird who does not comb his feath-
ers. These feathers are not packed
close together, you know, but lie loose,
and have places between them filled
with air. When a bird wants to get
warmer he lifts his feathers so that
these air spaces may be larger. but if
his feathers are tangled or wet and
dirty he could not raise them, and soon
he could not keep the heat in his little
body and would die, of course.
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Cats and Cattle.

In certain parts of southern Califor-
mia it is absolutely necessary to have
cats to successfully raise cattle. The
cows feed on a red clover which
makes a superior quality of beef. This
clover grew very sparsely until it was
discovered that one farmer who had
raised a large number of tabby cats
always had fine clover fields. Investi-
cation proved that the cats killed the
field mice who killed the wild bees
who fortified the clover seeds by car
rying the pollen from flower to flower,
thus causing the seeds to sprout thick
ly every year. Now all the farmers
have many cats.
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Old Leather Bottles.

Leather bottles, or blackjacks, were
common in Europe two centuries ago.
The bottles were often made of one
skin doubled up and closely stitched
together, leaving an aperture for the
neck. The thick piece between was in
serted for the slip. It was meant to be
slung at the back, leather thong pass
ed through two loops placed on either
side of the neck, and it was sufficiently
fat at the base to stand when put
down. The stopper was made of wood,
horn or old leather. A good deal of
care was required in the preparation
of the leather, which had to be oiled
and worked with hammers to make it
supple and then washed with I've so
that all the impurity was entirely re-
moved, leaving the leather clean and
dry. No moisture or air had any effect
on it. Blackjacks We're, in fact, fiagons
made in various sizes. They were
sometimes pitched inside
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26
origin OF city Plans.

All cities, with few exceptions, trace
the origin of their plan to the inclosed
camp, and many still show marked
features of primitive Notifications. In
all early scheme for defense the in
closed square was considered the best
From the time when wagons were
merely parked on the plain to the time
when buildings were constructed with
blank walls to the enemy, and their
facades to the open square, this plan
has been universally adopted. and
many of the great squares or market
places of great cities still show unde-
niable evidences of these precautions
for defense. In the old city Of Brus-
sells the square upon which faces it's
wonderful city hall is approached by
streets SO narrow that they must sure
ly have been constructed with the idea
of defense in mind.-Architects and
Builders Magazine.
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The sturdy Man Of Japan.

The average Jap we see in Europe
gives no fair idea Of the physique of
his people. He no more represents the
average man of his people than does
the boulevardier represent the French
peasant.
The average Japanese man, while
not tall, gives one the impression of
being probably the hardest man on
earth. He lives perpetually in the
open air and on the simplest food. His
home consists of paper screens, which
never shut the air wholly out and are
always open great part of the day.
He is hardy because he has been in
ured to the most extreme discomfort
since infancy. He does not know what
comfort is. His home has practically
no furniture. Mating, bedding no
bed and tray for food supply his
wants. In land cold beyond belief
over large part of the year he never
has coal fire, but warns himself over
a box holding few fragments of burn
ing charcoal.-London Mail.
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Poison In Walls.

''As much as 46 per cent of organic
matter has been found in plaster taken
from the walls of hospital ward in
Paris" Statistics tell us that it is not
uncommon to find air i'll public assem-
bly, rooms and even in dwellings con-
tanning from ten to fifteen times the
amount of carbonic acid found in pure
air. OF this gas Tomlinson says: ut
acts as a poison. If we attempt to
inhale it by putting the face over the
edge of beer vat the nostrils and
throat are irritated so strongly that
the CLOTHS closes and inspiration be-
comes impossible" One need remain
but half an hour in an unventilated
room to have inhaled GOO times the
foul and poisonous fluid; the blood
will have carried it to every part of
the body, and the entire system will
have become saturated Exchange.
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saved by Quick wit.

Isabel f. Hapgood, the translator of
many Of Tolstogs books, once visited
the great Russian, and during her Wis
it he told her story of one of his an
cestors. This ancestor, an army Off
Ger, was an excellent mimic. One day
he was impersonating the Emperor
Paul to a group of his friends when
Paul himself entered and for some
moments looked on. unperceived, at
the antics of the young man. Tolstoi
finally turned and, beholding the EN-
peror, bowed his head and was silent.
Go on, sir" said Paul. Continue
the performance
The young man hesitated moment,
and then, folding his arms and imitat-
Ing every gesture and information of his
sovereign, he said:
'Tolstoi, you deserve to be degraded,
but | remember the thoughtlessness of
youth, and you are pardoned"
The ear smiled slightly at this
speech
well be it So" he Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Poe.s Love of Richmond.

Poe loved Richmond as he loved no
other place on earth. His happy child
hood was spent there-the only period
of his troubled life which was free
from want. Here he found his foster
father, John Allan. who was proud of
the orphan boy. and the only mother
he ever knew. who was sweet and gen
tie with him to the end. Here were
the friends and playmates of his boy
hood, and here lived the gentle wo-
man who was the Helen of the most
beautiful of his early poems. Here,
after a first ceremony in Baltimore, he
was married by second to the lovely
and youthful Virginia GLENN, and
here they spent the happiest year of
their married life. Here, as editor of
the Southern Literary Messenger, he
did much of his best work.-Charles
Marshall Graves i'll Century.
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The MosIem Girl.

When she is twelve or fourteen the
Moslem girl comes to know she is beau
tiful, though she does not marry at the
early age of the Hindoo girl She
counts the saris and Cholis and signs
for fringes of pearls and modern dia-
mond earrings she sees the friends of
her mother wear. In her rose colored
veil and gold spots she is the prettiest
picture you ever saw. With gazelle
eyes and Asiatic grace she is full of ar
dor and naivete at the same time. She
runs like fawn at the approach of a
stranger, but when unobserved her
laughter rings through the house, and
the instructive coquetry of her smiles
shows that the purdah is necessity
Everybody's Magazine.
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Following In His Footsteps.

Visitors to China are particularly
struck by the numbers of pairs of
boots hung in separate wooden cages
in the archway of the main west gate
of Hsuanhua, the valedictory gifts of
beneficent projects. 1t is an attrac-
tive custom in China to invite de-
parting magistrate whose rule has
been popular to leave pair of old
boots for suspension in prominent
place as hint to his successor to fol
low in his footsteps. 1t is consider
able honor to be asked to leave these
boots, and the ruled make the request
all the more eagerly because they be-
lieve in the efficacy of the hint.
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From Turkey and India.

In Sofia, Turkey, there is society
that is practically Christian Endeavor,
having committees, meetings and top
les identical with Christian Endeavor
and members of both sexes, though Or
gained as a Y. NJ. G. A.
A model Christian Endeavor meeting
was feature of the annual Missionary
Association of the United Presbyterian
Church at Sialkot, Punjab, India. The
subject was Fellowship" and greet
ings were sent to the all India conven-
ton, then in session at Lahore, and an
offering of $40 made for the Punjab
district union, that day organized at
Lahore.
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what MrinIs1ea sirnifv.

Wrinkled foreheads in children be-
token consumption, ricketts, or idiocy.
Vertical wrinkles of the brow come
early to men who do much brain work.
Arched and crossing wrinkles about
the lower middle of the forehead be-
token physical or mental suffering.
Fine close meshed wrinkles which COW
er the face, sign of age and decrepi-
tude, are caused by loss of contractile
nervous force and are prevented by hot
bathing, friction and electricity.-At-
lanta Constitution
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The Drum Major.

The dignitary known as drum ma
jor was not generally recognized in the
English army till the close of the reign
Of Charles l. Corporal punishment up
to the time of William III. was execut-
ed by the provost marshal and his dep
uties, but afterward the drummer was
intrusted with the task. Among the
records of the Coldstream guards is an
order that 1.-THE drum major be answer
able that no cat has more than nine
tails In 1861 drum major of the
parliamentary army received Is. Cd.
pay per diem.-All the Year Round.
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4 GLOOMY wedding Gift.

Two septuagenarians have just cele-
brated their golden wedding, and
among their many presents was one
from a tombstone manufacturer, whose
gift took the form of tombstone with
the names of the couple engraved upon
it. 1t will be at once erected upon a
spot which the recipients of the gift
have selected as their last resting
place-Liverpool Post
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Altitude and Voice.

Generally speaking, races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus among the
Indians living OH the plateau between
he ranges of the Andes, at an eleva-
ion of from 10000 to $4,000 feet, the
nen have voices like women, and wo-
nen like children, and their singing is
| shrill monotone.
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The camel is found in Arabia, Per-
STA, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Balu-
chistan, Mongolia, western China and
northern India as well as in Syria,
Turkey, north Africa and parts of
Spain. The camel is known by the
same root word in nearly all these
lands. Not page scarcely of an Ara
bic lexicon but has reference to the
camel. The language itself, according
5,744 names. The only reason why
Scripture is comparatively silent is be-
cause the topography of the Holy
Land is such that in most parts the
use Of the camel is an impossibility.
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Letters of Introduction.

Try not to ask for letters of intro
duction to your friends friends. 1t
often causes both embarrassment and
inconvenience. If the letter of intro
duction is offered accept it and present
it dutifully. 1t will not be difficult to
Ascertain whether or not the person to
whom it is addressed finds the intro
duction pleasure or bore. 1t is folly
to pursue an acquaintance thus gained
unless each finds the other congenial.-
Exchange
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The stickleback Legend.

The stickleback is one of the species
Of fish that build nests. There is a
legend that the stickleback builds a
nest because during the deluge it
pulled the tow out Of the bilge hole of
the ark, and If it had not been for the
hedgehog, who plugged up the leak
with his own body, Noah and his sons
would have had an exciting time bal
ing out their boat. When Noah found
out who had done the deed he ordered
as punishment that the culprit should
be compelled each year to build a nest,
while other fishes would have an easy
time of IL
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Colorado springs water.

Colorado Springs, Colo. has the pur-
est water of any city in the United
States. The supply Is derived from
reservoirs and lakes on the side of
Pixies peak. which are fed by springs
and melting snow. Chemical analyses
Of the water have repeatedly shown it
to be purci than that of any other city
IN the country, due to the fact that
the supply is derived from such an al
titude as to make contamination i'm.
possible.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26

Tompkins with a "p" is not moro
significant than Patterson with two
IT'S" if tradition is to be trusted. Ac-
cording to the story that has come
down from the sixteenth century, the
Pattersons all spelled the name with
one It" before Queen Elizabeth set
about marking those Of her subjects
who left the ancient Catholic faith and
cast their lot with the Church of Eng
land. She insisted that all the Prot
estant Pattersons take to themselves
second IT. and since that time many
have followed that mode Of spelling
the name.-London Standard.
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In this era of education, of books and
ibraries. of newspapers and period
lcals, of schools and universities, even
ing schools. lectures and the other end
less opportunities for self culture
which our country in particular af-
lords all clSsses, there is no excuse for
ignorance. 1t is only will that is want
ing.-Success.
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Practical Economy.

A man whose impecunious condition
is chronic and who borrows with the
airy grace of beau in an old comedy
recently approached an acquaintance,
all smiles and geniality.
You're just the fellow l wanted to
see," he said. could you lend me S.
for a minute?"
81 could" said the acquaintance dry
ly, but let me tell you how to save
that SIS. Wait minute and you won't
need it."
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AND TEXAS POINTS

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An Idol,s Long sleep.

In Pegu may be seen an English SEN
try keeping guard over Burmese
idol The Burmese believe the idol is
asleep and that when he awakes the
end of the world will come. The SEN
try is there to prevent any one from
entering the pagoda. which is his place
of repose, and awakening him. His
slumbers have lasted 5000 years.
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The Cnpacitx of the Lungs.

The lungs contain about one gallon
of air at their usual degree of imitation
We breathe on an average 1,200 times
per hour, inhaling 600 gallons of air, or
"a 900 gallons per day. The aggregate
surface of the air cells of the lungs ex-
ceeds 10000 square inches, an area
nearly equal to the floor of room
twelve feet square.
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snntos-Dumont,. Conouest.

As a balloonist Santos umont has
made the conquest Of the most exclu-
sive set In the world-that of the Aus
trian court including couple of arch
dukes and his royal highness Don
Jaime, says London Truth. The ami
able Countess d'Eu sent him the scapu-
larry OF some saint whose mission it is
to protect his votaries from falls. She
invokes that saint on his behalf when
ever she hears that he medltates per
ilOus ascent.
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Convention History.

Christian Endeavor has made Won
derful convention history. At Boston
in 1895 more than $4,000 registered
delegates came together in the largest
religious assemblage of all time. To
the San Francisco convention $4,000
persons crossed the Rockies, and the
London convention amazed the worlds
metropolis by its great size and vigor.
Christian Endeavor World.
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Her Awful nIunder.

Tess-Oh, that's your new hat, eh1
Jess Yes. and such bargain; only
$1S What do you think? dropped
IN to let Miss Grumley see 1t just now,
and she pretended she wasn't interest
ed. Didn't even ask how much paid
for it. Tess No dear, she didn't have
to. You've forgotten to take off that
feg marked $4.0S. Philadelphia Press.
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A Friendly Call.

Little Tommy-Mamma, may / go
over and play with Mrs. Nexdoor's chill
dren? Mother-You have never cared
to play with them. Little Tommy
But my ball went over into their yard
and they threw it back to me, and it
was all sticky. l guess they've got
some candy.
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what They Missed

Ibid you attend the Wilson obse-
quies2" asked Mrs. Oldcastle. ezra
cious, no" replied her hostess. "Have
they had some? Why, me and Josiah
was at the funeral of their grand
mother only last week. Chicago Rec
ord HERALD.
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Young Wife isobbing)-I will not be
quiet! Before we We're married you
said l had charming flow of lam
guage Young Husband-And so you
have, dear 1t not only flows, but
dashes, leaps, bounds, roars, goes over
cataracts and mill sluices, and there is
an occasional waterspout as well.
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Il am supposed to die Of broken
heart" said the unmanageable actress.
Now, how am to know how per-
son with broken heart behavesY'
I'll tell you what to do answered
the plain spoken manager. "You study
the author Of this play after he sees
your first performance of it,"
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The Main anestion.

"And you have finally decided the
momentons question:"
"Well, no-er-not exactly We have
decided to get married, but whether
Wen board, keep house or live in a
fat is still in the all" Baltimore
News
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Chr,ntian Endeaxor.

Not dreaming, but endeavor,
Must meet the worlds great need;
Not impulse, fair and futile,
But swift, outreaching deed.
Not dangerous aspiring,
But climbing. day by day:
Not sympathetic muslng,
But kindness by the way.
Not prayer alone of longing,
But prayer in action wrought;
Not dreaming, but endeavor,
With blessed fruit is fraught.
Edith H. Kinney In Christian Endeavor
World
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How He Gained success.

Didn't he make failure of life at
first?"
"Well, yes; he failed at everything
until he struck the happy idea of sell
ing advice on how to succeed to young
men who have more ambition than
sense. Chicago Post.
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Money" said Uncle Eben, lis what
makes de mare go, but sometimes 1t
wants sensible driver to prevent
somebody rum gittin' throwed hahd."
Baltimore American.
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How II Happepea.

Hawkins-You look out Of sorts, old
man. What's the trobule9 Parker
Just lost my new silk umbrella. Haw-
kins-How did 1t happen? Parker
Fellow that owned it happened to
come in the office and recognized It.
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Shocked Mother-My boy, my boy!
What became of that last piece of pie
| left in the cupboard and told you not
to disturb? Little Oscar-I Gated it.
shocked Mother-And what would you
all an act like that? Little Oscar
Disturbing the piece, / suppose.
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The Friends.

Effie Gust engaged What do you
think Edwin said last night? That If
he had to choose either me or $4,000
he wouldn't even look at the money!
May (still waiting)-Dea loyal fellow!
| suppose he wouldn't like to risk the
temptation.
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Stupid.

Perdita-It doesn't matter if this is
the third installment of the story. The
synopsis is printed, telling how the
first chapters went, so you can start
reading it from here. Penelope-Yes;
but how stupid of them not to have
the synopsis tell how it ends.
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Pressed For Time.

Judge Knott-Why did you rob this
man in broad daylight? Prisoner-I
couldn't help it, your honor. had an
engagement every night that week.
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Higgles-Is there any truth in the
report that your employer discharged
you last week? Muggins-Yes, but l
added insult to injury Higgles-Why,
how's that? Muggins-He advertised
for small boy to fill my place.
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First Student-A funny thing hap
oened to me in class today. Second
Student-1he ideal First Student-Yes
rhe professor called me up, and then
ie called me down-Princeton Tiger.
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secretary vogt,s work.

General Secretary Won Ogden Vogt
covered eighteen convention appoint
ments in Illinois In March. He spent
January in New York state and Feb
ruary In Pennsylvania.
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Partially returned.

Algy-You say she only partially re-
Gurned your affection? Clarence Yes,
and that's what I'm annoyed about
She returned all the love letters, but
etaned all the jewelry.
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Dolly Were you pleased when Char
ley proposed? PolIy--Pleased? came
pretty near giving him our college yell.
Puck.
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Mrs. Smith = Mr. Smith, your rage
makes you inconsistent. Mr.. Smith
How so? Mrs. Smith-Why, because
you are swearing on the prayer rug.
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Many bow sweetly to the gardener
when his roses are in bloom.-School-
master.
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We are slow to beliege that which IL
believed would hurt our feelings
Ovid.
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NOTICES!

JOHN J. CARROLL, who for years,
has been in the firm of LooNEY 4 CAR
ROLL, has formed partnership with
his son, WILLIAM J CARROLL, and
they are now ready to receive orders for
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There is difference between being
busy and being Industrious.