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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
In All Parts Of the State.

The Woodbury. trolley cars are on a
fifteen-minute schedule through the
day.
Tramps have discovered that the new
Jail at Woodbury. is very inviting and
comfortable.
The Ferracute Machine Company
win occupy its handsome new plant at
Bridgeton about New Year
Snow birds are unusually plentiful,
indicating much snow through the win
ter according to the wiseacres.
Samuel M. Sheldon assumed Office as
Clerk Of Cumberland County.
Charles Hughey, of Woodbury., had
sixty pullets stolen the other night.
Millville's four night schools are at
tended by large numbers Of young toll
ers, who seem to yearn for an educa-
ton.
Cumberland County farmers are
shipping carloads Of cabbage from
Bridgeton every day. the demand being
strong and prices high
The Mullica Hill Board Of Education
has elected Professor ]. g. Given, Of
Port Republic principal Of Union Acad-
envy to succeed Professor HeisIey, re-
signed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
Can't stand Husbands Laugh.


Mrs. Henrietta Forler, young wom-
an of Hawthorne Borough. has begun
suit against her husband for an abso-
lutte divorce on the ground that his ex.
cessive good nature, which shows itself
in strong and hearty laughter at all
times, has become such an annoyance
to her that she can only find rest for
her nerves in separation. The WON.
ans husband. Jacob Forler, is plum
Der. He commutes between Hawthorne
and Newark daily. He never goes out
at night, but reads the jokes and scans
the comic pictures in the daily papers,
taking special delight in jokes on his
trade. and laughing so loudly as to dis
turb her. Even during the night, Mrs.
Forler says, she is not free from the
torture. At odd times she is awakened
by the noise OF her husbands laugh
ter, and to all inquiries the plumber
returns the stereotyped answer: II just
thought of something funny" Forler
is fifty-ope years old and his wife is
twenty eight. The couple were mar
ried In Canton, N. X, several years
ago and have no children.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

For the first time in the history Of
the Paterson postoffice young woman
has entered her name as a candidate
for mail carrier She is Bessie III.
smith,. daughter OF Richfield farmer,
and she wants rural free delivery
route. Before making her application
Miss Smith underwent a physical ex-
animation, and the doctor assured her
that she was in the best Of health.
The work is arduous. The carrier
must report at the postoflce In all sorts
Of weather at $50 a. m., and must be
familiar with all the departmental
work OF The home Office, Miss Smith Is
we'll educated and thinks she viii have
no difiiculty in filling all the require
ments, which include a knowledge Of
horses and the delivery route, which
covers sixteen miles. The salary for
the first year is $3.50. Out of this the
carrier has to supply horse and ve-
hicle. There are several male candi-
dates for the position.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

@The oriel on the left" ! continued,
projects from Sir Edmund's room;
that on the right from Miss Lascelles'. .
There are stone mnllions at the angles
OF the oriel. ana lattice windows be-
tween, hung inside with Venetian
blinds. have marked a cross where
Miss Lascelle saw the eyes looking
through. The oriels are supported by
corpels They are perfectly inacces-
sible from the ground except by .
ladder
"Rut from the story above?"
There are no windows over the oriel.
The only means Of descent would be
BY rope from the roof
Are there any other means Of get
ting at the Window.
None whatever that any human
being could use"
what is this projection between the
orielss" he asked. feeling the paper
A two-sided bay carried up from the
ground to the gable, pierced with lat
ticed windows from top to bottom. It
gives light to the stairs inside"
"Do the Window open n
Yes
And what distance is there between
the windows IN the bay and Miss Las
celIes' window"
Seven or eight feet at least
land the wall between i perfectly
naf1s
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
CHAPTER VII.

But was still credIlous. How was
the girl hiding in the woods all day to
know OF the existence OF the ledge
1t was true she had access to the house
at night, but | doubted If it were pos
sible for her to see the ledge. in the
dark even from the bay window. But
admitting the possibility, would she
risk her life for no purpose but to
alarm Miss Lascelles? There was too
much strength in Lola's character for
such senseless and feeble device to
be acceptable to her. 1t was not the
act of rational being, but Of mis-
chievous or malevolent idiot.
was inclined to believe that the ex-
PLANTATION Miss Lascelles had offered
was a just one, and that what she
had seen was purely imaginative and
the result Of fear, inspired by those
mysterious sounds which might yet
be explained.
This was not Van Hoeck's opinion,
nor was it Braces.
II will not say the kid has done it,
he said; there's no sayin' what
greaser blood win not do. For the
sake Of argument, we will say she
did, but ! undertake she shall not play
the same bower twice, If her fathers
persuasion counts for anythin'; and
he went off at once to search for
Lalo in the wood.
When we were alone, Van Hoeck
said:
ASK Sir Edmund; he will tell you.
as he told me- that Brace was In the
woods yesterday willie you were phil
nndering with Miss LascelIes. What
was he there for but to find his daugh-
ter and employ her in working out
this plots''
Good heavensr' I exclaimed, losing
my temper; what notion have you
got hold of now? Last night you sus-
pected Sir Edmund
TO be continued.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

There has always been lower per-
eentage OF divorces among men en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits than in
any other calling, not excepting the
clergy, the Baltimore American states.
Soldiers, sailors and marines, on the
other extreme, show the highest aver
age Of marriage infelicity. Next
among the high averages come the hos
tiers, the actors, agricultural laborers.
bartenders, servants and walters, mu-
sicians and teachers OF music, photog-
raphers, paperhangers, BARRIERS, lum-
bermen, and 50 on; diminishing in ra-
dio until the lowest average is reached,
as before stated, among the farmers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

There is stone noIding running
along parallel with the floor Of the
first story and the base Of the oriel
why didn't you tell me that?1 ne
asked sharply.
Because it Is perfectly impossible
for any one to walk along it.
what width has it?"
"a few inches. 1t seems to be mere
IL stone gutter to carry off the water
from tile oriel.'
"Is there no ivy on the house moth
ing to catch hold Of
s'There is no ivy, but there is pipe
midway between the hay and the
oriel; it descends from the gable to the
gutter"
aWhatl and you tell me it is impos-
sible to get from the bay to the win
dows'
II still mean what said. The gut
ter is SO narrow that no one, even fac
ing the wall closely, could stand on i
and maintain centre Of gravity"
.But with the aid Of the piper
ssThe pipe is four feet from the bay
ana four feet from the oriel. Now,
suppose Lola, for / know whom you
suspect. got from the window in the
bay she would have to advance holding
to the mullion Of the window for sup
port, and with one hand only. until
the other could touch the pipe, a span
Of four feet"
-Four feet; that is not impossible,
unless the girl is short limbed."
ut is impossible. il in holding to the
mullion or the pipe the girl had to
support part Of her own weight
sLet us 60 up and measure the width
Of the LEDGE said Van Hoeck; at
may appear from below less than il
isl"
We went up to my bedroom in the
right block, which, as ! have said,
corresonded in every external respect
to the block on the left; and from the
oriel I measured the width of the
stone ledge outside. Van Hoeck's sup
position was just; it was wider than ]
expected, measuring a trifle less than
my span, which is nine inches. Van
Hoeck placed himself fiat against q
|swall, and turning out his toes until he
obtained the limit Of width uron which
The could sustain his equilibrium. bade
me measure the distance between bis
heel and the wall. found it was
fully three inches within my span
and was astonished to perceive upon
how narrow a space one may stand
with safety. This settled the point
Lola might well have passed along the
edge with safety.
Now" said Van Hoeck, draw me 9
plan Of the rooms, roughly and broadly
showing their relative position to the
stairs. the bay, and the picture gal
lery."
complied with his request marking
the several points with figures, which
/ explained to him in the order marked
below.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

o. s. Marden, in Success declares
that debt is great force waster' be-
cause very few men OF women can be
heavily in debt without worrying or
being anxious. If you are SO deeply
involved that it is impossible TO extri-
cate yourself without going through
bankruptcy, then take your bitter med
icine at once, and start again. Fay
your debt in fun afterward, when you
are able Get rid Of all vitality sap
pers. II yon have taken on unfortu-
nate step, retract It if you can. Never
allow what is dead and should be bu-
ried to keep bobbing up and draining
OF your life capital in worry or vain
regrets.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

! 1t Is well known that coin in circu-
lation loses weight by abrasion, de-
clares the Louisville Courier-J Journal,
but an additional loss results from the
same cause in shipment to Europe. An
instance has been cited in Wall Street
circles where as much as 1872 per cent.
has been lost through abrasion alone
an shipping gold coin, which would be
at the rate Of more than $500 in a ship
ment of $1,000, 600.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

"Old Ben, bald eagle that mas
been captive at Glen Miller Park,
Ind, since the fall OF 1883, is dead.
The bird was presented to the city by
. Wabash citizen and was named Ben
jamin Harrison in honor of the Indi-
anian, who that summer was nominal.
cd for the Presidency. "Old Benz
was possessed Of all the dignity that
birds Of that species ever show and he
declined to associate with the other en-
giles ia bis cage. He measured nearly
six feet from tip to tip Of his wings.
The severe winter has been hard on
the eagles at the Glen. and it is sup
posed that "0ld BEN was badly FROST
60 from exposure indianapolis News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

In that one Of Ruayard Kiplings
Pyecroft stories which is entitled
'Their Lawful Occasions the torpe-
do boat which figures as hero does its
work under cover Of fog and a trawl-
er. Now, of course, the Russians and
Japanese, as well as every one else
who is interested in war, read Mr.. Kip
ling's stories. The one in question was
enough to make Admiral RoJestvensky
suspicious OF all trawlers, as well as
to make the Japanese appreciate the
uses to which British trawlers might
he put. Is Kipling to blame for that
North Sea blunder? asks Harper's
weekly
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Charles Magic, Nebraska farmer. b.
cause Of superstitious fear Of Satan has
not sat down for the last six years. Nagle
ance. eats from i high shelf, standing.
walks to town with his team and never
rides IN street car or an elevator. lac pc
heves that If found in sitting posture an
EVIL spiriS viii capture him unawares ma
Gle owns q fine farm ten miles from Omaha
and works in the soil rs any other farmer.
He Is forty years Of ags, and talks IN az
intelligent manner. Except for hls fear of
wrong wis|i the. man either physieallS oF
mentally &. y
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

thing O. this kind hes ever happened
to you afore?' asked the Judge.
"As child / was timid, but I can
not remember ever being 50 fright
ened.''
s.You don't look as if a trifie would
skeer you. / will allow" and, rising
from his chair, the Judge added: II
you'll excuse me, Ill go and prospect
the place straight off, for I'm lorth
to say it looks to me like as if the Kid
had been taking hand in this game
by all means, said the Baronet;
.1the sooner the truth is discovered. the
better
We all went out on to the lawn
which faced that part Of the building
in which Edith's room was situated.
On the way Van Hoeck, who had
taken my arm for guidance. gripped
it tightly and whispered:
What did tell you? This is the
beginning Of the endv'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

you speak Of. the space between them
the old part. understand. Go on"
he said.
THE great door is in the centre Of
the old part, the dining-room is on one
side. the library on the other. The
floor above is occupied by the picture
gallery. 1t has a gable roof, and the
belfry rises from the middle. The
block on the right and that on the left
are alike. The ground floor is divided
into drawing rooms. sitting rooms, kit
chens, ETC."
Where are the dairy and the door
that is left open at night for the Kid?"
SAT the back of the house. 1t can
not be seen from here
rs that in the right block or the
left?'
I'm the right; the kitchen is in the
left. On the first floor are the princi-
pal bedrooms; the servants are above.
Our rooms are in the right block. Sir
Edmunds and Miss Lascelles' are in
the left
What means Of communication are
there? For instance, how could Sir
Edmund get to your roomg"
by simply passing through the pie
ture gallery"
II understand; go on"
"There are two oriel windows and a
bay in the end Of the left block facing
us as we stand here
I drew another diagram to explain
the wondows to Van Hoeck. Here it
is:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

the Kerbaugh Construction Company,
Of jamestown, owes his leg and prob
ably his life to the fact that he had sew
eral dollars in coin in his trousers
pocket when he went to work the other
day. When he gave the signal to start
the steam dredge his leg was drawn be-
tween two big cog wheels and badly
lacerated. The coin threw one Of the
wheels out of gear and the mans cries
alarmed the engineer, who stopped the
dredger. The money was welded into a
shapeless mass. =
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Z a meeting Of al the sections Of the
Institute Of Fyance is to be held to de-
eide whether the G9nde Museum, at
Chantilly, shall accept the hat worn
by Napoleon at the battle Of Water
loo, which has been l-.cueathed to it
by the late celebrated artist, Gerome.
In all probability the bequest will be
refused, it being thought that the
Chantilly Museum is not proper place
for relic Of the man who was re-
sponsible for the execution of the Due
d'Enghien. The hat, the authenticity
of which is undeniable, was bought
by Gerome twenty years ago for $s4oO
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

In an address at Albany Or. Wander
yeer, remarking on the triumphs Of
modern surgery, said it is now posi-
bic to remove tumors from the brain
without great danger; the Iarynx may
be successfully taken out SO as to re-
move cancers or tubercular deposits;
and deposits on the lungs are cut away
with safety. He said that surgical on
erations on the heart sre now well rec
cgnized and that the records show re-
sovery in many cases that two years
ago would have been considered hope
less. Ampuiafions can now be made.
be said, without destroying the pa-
tient's consciousness an injection Of
cocaine into The spinal cord preventing
pain.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
YOUNGSTOWN PosToFF1cE.
Open nom . in the Morning Until I
In the Evening.

Upeu nom IN rne Morning Until
in the Evening.
MATS CLOSE
7.so 4. M.--Eor New York and all intermedi
ste stations.
ais a. M.-For Easton. Newton. Chester and
I'll intermediate stations. Whippany
el6 A. M.--For Brookside, Mendham and al,
ttations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
els a. M.-For New York. and Intermediates
nations.
8lb 4. M.-For Mount Freedom.
s.4b 4. M.-For Newark, New York and be-
Fond.
ii.ss A.m.-Tor Newark, New York and b
Fond.
.l2.sS :. n.-Tor New York and Al intsrms
tiAte stations.
ls.45 p. M.--Fcv Rochaway and Dover.
$50 p. M.--For New york and All intes1ne.
aiate stations.
MArs READY roR nELlvERx.
r.aoA. M.--Erom New York and intsrnedt
kte stations.
$50 a. M.-From HAckeststown and inter
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt Freedom.
"a. M.-From Brookside, MendhAm and all
Stations on the Rookaway Valley Railroad.
ate stations.
Il A. M.Nrom Dover.
\ tl.lo p. N. Prom New York and intermedi-
are stations.
1.26 p. M.-From New York.
$50 n M.--From Fhi,adelphia, Kaston, New
Ion. Chester and intermediate stations.
40 r. n. From Brookside. Mendham and all
staticps on the Roclaway Valley Railroad
~ +. n.--Erom New York and intsrrnsdi-
rte stations.
Atls From Newark md New York
delivered by carriers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
Modern superntitfou =.

Or. cabanes and DR.. Mass. In an ex-
celient and careful work lately pnb-
lished by them, say that hnsBand
wishing his wifes tomb at Rouen in
May last foana buEied therein caIf's
heart stuck fun Of pins, which had
been buried with the object Of beMitchs
inc some Person or persons upsinoWn.-<
Pail Mall Gazette
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
CHAPTER vi.

1t is necessary for the reader to
know what kind of building Monken
Abbey was, and something Of the dis
position of its rooms. in order to fol-
low clearly the action of the drama
that took place within its walls. I
can do no better than to give the de-
scription by which I brought the facts
home to the comprehension Of my
blind partner.
"Tell me what you see, Thorne,' he
said, as we stood on the lawn.
IAN old Gothic. building. fanked by
two later additions in the Tudor style,
that project beyond it,
II don't understand he said, impa-
tiently; "can't you make it clearer to
me?"
/ had a notebook in my pocket; press
ing the metallic pencil hard upon the
paper, I drew this rough diagram:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

! Guatemala City haberdashers ar
nounce fine line Of fancy shirts at
$3s each. Turnover collars, $4 each.
"A dollar OF Guatemalan money is
worth fifteen cents in gold. Even at
that rate prices are high enough in
Mexico's southern neighbor, says the
Mexico Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Magistrate Kochersperger, Of Phila-
delphia, has decided that it is wife's
privilege to search her husbands pock-
cts. We know Of cases where it is an
privilege and no profit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

\ Is q woman Of seventy three years,
who still wears French heels, compe-
tent to make viii? asks the Massa-
chusetts Ploughman. The question has
been raised recently, the contention
being that, under the circumstances,
she had obviously taken French leave
of her senses.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

] The latest wedding dresses are made
OF radium satin. Made OF this material
they are almost as dear as the dear
creatures who wear them adds The
Atlanta Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as wen as the new one.
= this is not done il Is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

If King Pete OF Seryia is still wear
ing his thirty pound crown he must
have headache and desire for
return 70 his boyhood days.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Il Two University Of California profess
Sors now contend that poetry affects
the heart beats. 1t occasionally has an
celebrating effect, also, upon the foof
beats.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Kansas City has u street known al
s'Petticaot Lane and it isn't in the
outskirts, either as you would nat
urally suppose. ssDs4S
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
HOW no LOCATE AN lLARn.

If the alarm is sounded from box rs. the fire
bell will strike two. then pause and strike Ave.
which will indicate that the fire is in the vicin.
ity of No. % boz. Every alarm is repeated
four times
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06

Money IN Pocket Saved Lee.
James Brieksrsioffl cganeSman for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-22
Work or Work,

These were the two alternatives pre-
sented to Knud Knudson on Friday
morning by Judge Muller. That is
either work for himself and family or
for the benefit of the city at large by
improving it's streets. Knudson had
not applied his energies to anything
useful for some time, having been at
odds with the railroad company on
account OF small wages, and he had
decided that he would sooner not
work at all than to work hard for a
small remuneration.
Chief of Police Bonde, however, had
a radically different opinion on this
particular question and his opinion
was sustained by that of the Judge.
After some deliberation, Knudson con-
cluded that he could make more money
working on the railway at 81. 80 a day
than he could working ten days on
the public streets at so. 90 day, so he
decided to discontinue his strike
against the Great Northern, and
Saturday morning found him doing
business at the same old stand, the
railroad yards.
! This ought to be fair warning to
anybody who contemplates spending
the hot summer months in idleness
when he can't aft it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-22
Rir9ville.
June l3.


Martin johnson is busy painting at
K. Monks.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Potts visited at J.
w. Simar's Sunday.
H. O. Halvorson visited at Sedan
Saturday and Sunday.
The Simar's young folks went to
Gems Lake yesterday. They report q
good time.
K. Mork is attending the annual
meeting of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod at Brandt, S. D.
Miss Mandy Sonstegaard returned
home from the Lutheran Ladies Semi
nary at Red Wing last Tuesday.
Miss Sandra Waag arrived last
Tuesday from Norway. She will work
for P. o. lverson for some time.
A party was given at j. w. Simar's
tended and big time is reported.
Two young people made their ap-
pearance at j. p. JOhnsOn's the other
day and asked for home. Mother
and children are doing nicely. Pass
the (2) cigars please.
We beg to correct q statement made
in the last TRIBUNE from here. We
said that Ole WIKI should be teacher
at Georgeville, but it should have
been ISIS Jose Larson.
Mrs. T. o. Tolo taught school at the
Shipstead schOOlhOuse Monday and
Tuesday of last week, while her sister,
Miss Jannette Thorpe, attended the
commencement exercises at the Will
mar Seminary.
Charles Niklaus had a very bad &C.
cident at the creamery today. He was
delivering milk when the horses ran
away, causing him fall to the ground,
bruising his arms and shoulders and
also one leg. We hope that the above
accident will make the milk haulers
more careful hereafter and that they
will tie their horses in the ring pro-
vided for that purpose.