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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21
Three Nature, Barometers.

From the earliest days of the war
men have found fascination in trying
to foretell the weather There is ar
old chap in Brooklyn who has three
barometers. as he styles them-a cat,
a hive of bees and bundle Of corn
fodder. AS every farmer knows full
well, corn fodder is extremely sensitive
to hygrometric changes. When dry
and crisp 1t indicates fair weather;
when damp and limp, look out for rain,
A bee was never caught in a shower;
therefore, when his bees leave their
hive in search of honey he knows that
the weather is going to be good. AS
for the cat--every one knows about the
tricks of pussy and tabby. The act CT
washing the face-a sort Of dry wash
with the fore paws a sure sign of a
change in the weather; If below the
eyes only, fair weather; if over the
ears, rain. If puss licks her hair
against the grain OF sits with her tail
to the fire, look out for squalls.-Ph
delphja Ledger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21

nese soldiers In their home empire, and
be says for physique. general bearing
and smartness the Russians compare
poorly with the japanese.
One Of the Oldest printing presses iii
existence was built at Boston in 1742
by Thomas Draper It was the first
press ever used in New Hampshire. At
that time it was owned by Daniel
Fowler, but afterward came into the
possession OF John Melcher, the first
state printer. 1t is now owned by a
firm of press builders in New Jersey
who keep it as a curiosity.
In 1915. the earliest year for which
exact figures are obtainable, our ex-
ports were valued at $106,04O,111, and
our imports were $113, 1892 Our ex-
ports passed the 200000,000 mark in
1853, the 5000, 100000 in 1860 and did
not exceed S40o, 000, 900 until 1871. Dur
ing all the years from 1915 to 1876 our
Imports exceeded our exports in value.
except four. Since then our exports
have exceeded our imports every year
except 1888 and 1889 We now fire.
quently export goods Of as much value
in a single month as were exported iii
the year 1915.
Sir John Primrose at a recent ban
quet at Glasgow made reference to a
new process for obtaining complete
combustion of coal He said that the
burning of the coal takes place in u
chamber surrounded by water Jacket
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21

comfortable upon the other side.
II think SO. too said Miss GabeIle.
After you are through with the tea
won't you take our three chairs
around there?"
"Gewissr' said the man and spun
away.
Miss Gabelle drank her tea with
great breeziness, so to speak, and then
went below to see how her aunt was
surviving. She smiled on Durant as she
passed, and hope foamed high on the
surf of his heart wave. When the
steward came for the chairs. it was in
a voice of the utmost assurance that he
was hidden:
Take mine toov
When Miss GabelIe came back she
seemed not at all surprised at seeing
him still one of their party. She even
smiled again when he sprang up to in
stall her among her wraps. And then
when she was intrenched in her castle
Of pillow and plaid he boldly occupied
the neighboring territory, and, as the
powers in her case were otherwise EN-
gagged, no one entered a protest.
And then they talked. How they
did talk! Only a seafarer knows how
far into a heart to heart conversation
two may progress by the third day
out! 10 make matters more agreeable
the wind freshened so that even upon
the sheltered side a pretty girl requir-
ed continuous and solicitous retucking.
Toward night it began to rain.
II think that we must move again"
Durant suggested with heavy accent
on the Eve
Dear me, so we must" she answer
ed, beginning to prepare to rise. He
sprang to her aid, he extricated her
from her rugs, he hailed a deck hand,
and he pointed out his work to him.
Take those four chairs out of the
wet,' he told him in such tone as
Nelson used at Trafalgar. Hell have
them all ready when we come up after
dinner he added to Miss Gabelle.
She smiled sweetly.
I'm SO glad / have met you,s she
said as they went inside together this
time). Tive been dreading such a
long, lonely voyage"
Durant looked down at her, and she
looked up at him. They both smiled
and she blushed.
Is it necessary to say more2
Try and guess the outcome.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21
A VAMPIRE VINE.
Death Dealing swamp Plant That
Grows In Nicaragua.

Death Dealing swamp Plant That
Grows In Nicaragua.
Mr.. Dunstan, naturalist, who spent
nearly two years in Central America
In the study of the flora and fauna of
the country, relates the finding of a
singular growth in one of the swamps
which surround the great lakes of Nj
caragua. He was engaged in hunting
for botanical and chronological speci-
mems when he heard his dog cry out,
as if in agony, from distance. Run
ming to the spot whence the animals
cries came, Mr.. Dunstan found him
enveloped in a perfect network of what
seemed to be fine rope-like tissue of
roots and fibers. The plant or vine
seemed composed entirely of bare, in
terlacing stems resembling more than
anything else the branches of the weep
ing willow denuded of its foliage, but
of dark, nearly black hue and COW
cred with thick, viscid gum that ex-
uded from the pores.
Drawing his knife, Mr.. Dunstan en-
deavored to cut the animal free, but
it was only with the greatest difficulty
that he succeeded in severing the
feshy muscular fibers. To his horror
and amazement, the naturalist then
saw that the dogs body was blood
stained, while the skin appeared to
have been actually sucked or puckered
in spots. and the animal staggered as
If from exhaustion. In cutting the
vine the twigs curled like living, sinu-
Gus fingers about Mr. Dunstans hand,
and it required no slight force to free
the member from its clinging grasp,
which left the flesh red and blistered.
The gum exuding from the vine was
Of a grayish dark tinge, remarkably
adhesive and OF a dlsagreeable animal
odor, powerful and nauseating to in
hale
The native servants who accompa-
MED Mr.. Dunstan manifested the
greatest horror of the vine, which they
call "the devils SNARE and were full
Of stories Of its death dealing powers.
He was able to discover very little
about the nature OF the plant. owing to
the difficulty of handling it, for its
grasp can only be torn away with the
loss Of skin and even Of flesh, but as
near as Mr.. Dunstan could ascertain
its power of suction is contained in
number of infnitesimal mouths or lit
tie suckers, which, ordinarily closed,
open for the reception Of food. If the
substance is animal the blood is drawn
off and the carcass or refuse then
dropped. A hump of raw meat being
thrown it, in the short space of five
minutes the blood will be thoroughly
drunk off and the mass thrown aside
It's voracity is almost beyond belief.
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Do not run holidays Saturdays only
Except Monday s.. Except Sundays Stops
on notice to conductor to let off passengers
from Scranton and points west IT From
Newark to Morristown on Mondays only.
81 Stops signal for passengers for Water
Gap or beyond.
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East-bound trains leaving at 600, $50, $50,
s.54. $40, Hos a. M. and 40, 2l5, 255, 800,
500, $50, ll.20 p. m. week days, and 2.l5, 5.l5,
sSV ep1ine ssa York AZ s
80, $50, 1910. lilo a. M, and 400, AGO. $40,
1915 ?. m. week days, and 1890, $50 q. M, and
100, 200 $50, DIS p. m. Sundays, run no fur
Chester Branch.-Trains leaving New York
at 800 (via Boontonl and $40 q. m. (via Morris
town. reach Dover ut 10 05 and Chester at 1915.
Leaving New York at 1890 noon reaches Dover
l.50 and Chester 5.l5 p IN. Leaving New York
$40 (via Boontonl and $50 p m. via Norris
town reach Dover III and Chester Z, Al. Leave
Chester for New York 6.5l M and 1920 400
D m No Sunday trains on this branch.
Sussex Branch Trains for Newton leave
New York at 4.80, 800 a M. 100 noon, 400. $40,
800 p. IN. week days, and 4.30, 500 a. m. and
400, $40 p. m. Sundays. Leave Newton for
New York at 6.l0 7.2O, 8 90 a. m. and 40, 900,
GAS p. m. week days, and 700 u. M, 100, $50,
6.45, $50 p. m these trains running via Morris
Train 4O3, leaving Morristown at s.3s a. m ,
runs through to Easton, connecting there with
Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh
Valley Railway; connects at Denville for Boon
ton branch; at Dover for Binghamton and in
termediate points; at Netcong -Stanhope for
Sussex branch at Washington with the Lack
awanna Limited for Buffalo and all points
west. Sleeper on this train rms through TO
st. Louis. Observation and Dining Cars to
Buffalo.
Train 5, 254 D. m. stops at Morristown on sig
nal for passengers for Water Gap and points
beyond Pullman sleeper and coach run right
through to Chicago. Dining and Parlor Cars
to Binghamton.
Train 405. leaving Morristown at 4.40 p. M,
runs through to Easton and connects with the
Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh
Valley Railway Company connects at Dover
with Scranton and intermediate points.
Tickets to all points in the United States
sale at Morristown Ticket Office.
For further information, call on T. M. Flynn,
Ticket Agent, Morristown; Guy Adams, Divi'
sion Passenger Agent. Newark: u. w. Lee.
General Passenger Agent, 20 Exchange Place,
New York.
T. w. LEE,
General Passenger Agent.
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WHEN THE FIRE BELL R1Nas-
Look at This and Tou WIN Be Able
to Locate the Blaze.

- s's'ss sne Hiaze'
HOW TO SEND IN An 4nARm
To send in AN. ala,,, ,,,..,, - s,.
the lever on the i,,s; VII -. ~. ~
sent in. the fire hall viii ,,,'s =. 49, =
the box and reneat Az sss. go =
There are several Jews & a,. -.
held by persons -. s..4on sss
to each box gives a. =
Policemen also have tavs Z .s'4 q 8
HOW TO LOCATE AN ALARM
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As Technicaily Expressed.

Eyes, SIR said the man who was
telling the story, lit was the narrow
est escape l ever had; the dog was
right on me and was about to help
himself when, as long chance, /
reached down and scratched his back
to appease him. | won; he subsidized
at once Now, wasn't that extraor-
dinary?" Not at all' remarked the
thoughtful man. every day you read
of somebody winning by scratchr--
Now arlaans frineas nnrnnnrat
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Corrected to May ),

Chicago trains daily going West 2.54 D. M, East
2l0 p. m. Stop only FOR western passengers.
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A FEW LINES OF
INTERESTING FACTS

There are twenty-tnree roorpan veams
In the Syrian Protestant college at
Beirut
Among the New York bricklayers
the lowest wage is $26.20 week, and
the highest is over $50.
Some of the redwood trees in Cali
fornia are said to be 1856 feet high and
1876 feet In circumference.
The language Of the republic Of
Haiti is French, while the language
of the republic Of Santo Domingo on
( the island of Haiti, is Spanish.
Mr.. Saunders Of the Dominion ex-
perimental farms believes an apple
tree suitable to the conditions Of the
northwest has been discovered.
In Australia the output Of fruit has
been enormous, causing heavy losses
to growers in consequence of the glut-
ted condition of the local markets.
The United States consul in Edin
burgh records the fact that Canadian
apple imports are gaining very
strong position in the Scotch markets.
The per capita value Of Englands
foreign commerce last year was $3.50;
that Of Germany, $4760; France, SAB;
Austria, SIT, while that of Belgium
was $120.
That coral reefs are made up entirely
of the skeletons of animals and algae
is proved by borings to depth of more
than 1000 feet In the Pacific island OF
Funafuti.
India has Christian Endeavor paper
called Masihi Karigar, which is pub
lished in Urdu and Hindu and devoted
to the interests of Christian Endeavor
in the United Provinces.
The playing of golf on Sundays is
practiced to such ain extent that in a
certain parish in England, it is said,
the hour Of services has been changed
to suit the convenience Of players.
The penny lin the slot machine is not
by any means modern invention. In
the old Egyptian temples devices Of
this kind We're employed for automat-
icalIy dispensing the purifying water
At Braintree, in Essex, England, a
farmer has boiled bushel and half
of dead rats and given them to his
pigs He says that mixed with bran
and oats they are better than mutton
broth.
In investigating the cause Of the sud
den cutting off of the power Of a street
car at New London, Conn. it was found
that woman's veil had become SO en-
tangled about the trolley wheel as to
completely insulate it from the wire
An interesting addition has been
made to the collection in the museum
of the Maine fish and game department
in the shape of a finely mounted head
Of spike horn deer The head is in
teresting because there is but one horn,
and that in the velvet
On the Peabody estate. in North Tar
rytown, N Y, clay deposit has been
found worth, it is declared, millions
of dollars The land was in the mar
ket for years at $4,000, with no pur-
chaser The discovery was made by a
civil engineer who was surveying the
land
An oak on the farm owned by George
Brown in the town of Preston, Conn,
standing on the banks Of Broad brook,
measures one foot from the ground
twenty three feet around, and it will
measure more in other places. 1t is
some eighteen feet before you come to
the limbs
The piercing of the first Hudson river
tunnel was completed in March, The
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21
WHIPPANY RIVER RAILROAD.

Trains leave Whippany foi Morrstown at
730 a. m. and 5.42 p. M, except Saturdays; on
Saturdays at $50 and $50 D. IN.
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Unprotected.

The stage manager catches one Of
the actors smoking behind the scenes.
Here! You can't smoke ON the
stager he says.
whats the oddsi The scenery is
fireproof..
But you're not
As the actor discovered when he got
his two weeks notice judge.
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Trains leave Morristown for all stations to
Whitehouse, D., I; q " Station, $40 a. M,
Watnong Station $40 a. m. $50 p. m. reach
ng Whitehouse at l1.s0 a. m. and 40 p. m.
Leave Brookside for Morrstown, Ills a. m.
545 p. m.
Leave Mendham for Morristown, 705 a. m.
and 8.05 p. m. for Whitehouse, 1905 a. m. and
Leave whitehouse for Morristown, 500 ard
l.80 p. IN.
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MoRRIsTowN PosToFFIcE.
Open from in the Morning Until Z
In the Evening.


In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
7so A. M.--For New York and all intermedi-
ate stations
s.l5 A. M.-For Easton, Newton, Chester aud
al intermediate stations. Whippany
BIO a. M-For Brookside, Mendham and an
stations on the RocKaway Valley Railroad.
9l5A- M-For New York; and intermediates
stations.
9.l5 A. M.-For Mount Freedom.
e.45A. M.-For Newark, New York and be.
yond.
lia5A.M-For Newark, New York and b.
yond.
lsA :. M.-For New York and ali interme.
date stations
ls45 r M.---For Rockaway and Dover
$50 p M-Fcr New York and all interme-
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY
*72oA M.-From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
$50 A, M-From Hackettstown and inter
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt Freedom
A. M-From Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the Roclkaway Valley Railroad.
1870 a M.-From New York and intermedi-
12A M.-From Dover
lilo P. NJ. From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
l.28 p. M.-From New York
$50 P. M.-From Philadelphia, Easton, New.
CON- Chester and intermediate stations.
$50 P. M.-From Brookside Mendham and all
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
~44l Z. M.-From New York and intermedi-
s4.14 From Newark and New York
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To our subscrIbers.

When you wish to change the address
of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
IT this is not done it Is impossible TO-
make the change promptly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
.RALLROADS
.HAWLEY BACK OR
Line TO COAST
HIS LINES TO BE WORKED INTO
| MONUMENTAL.
He Refuses to Give Details But It Is
Understood That Recent Movements
on His Part Point to Great Lakes to
Pacific System. +
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Sept. 21.-Another trans
continental railroad combination is
planned. Edwin Hawley is it's sponsor
and the undertaking involves the So.
called Hawley lines in the middle
states, including the Alton, the Toledo,
st. Louis & Western, extending into
eastern trunk line territory, and the
Western Pacific, now being built from
the Salt Lake gateway to the Pacific
coast. Such a deal, if carried out,
would mean combination with lines
from the Great Lakes to the Pacific
ocean. -. 49,. s.- ....- l.. j.
Hawley has said it would be unwise
to tell the details of his plan. He says
his control of Chicago & Alton is too
old fact to be discussed. He admits
that he still dominates the Glover Leaf
and adds that Chicago interests in that
line will have nothing to say as to it's
disposition.
It now becomes public that Hawley
went into the directorate of the West
ern Pacific with the idea Of building a
new transcontinental system to include
the Toledo, st. Louis & Western, the
Chicago 8, Alton, the so-called -Hawley
lines in the central west, the Colorado
Southern and the Western Pacific.
A combination of the lines now I'M
der Hawley domination would mean a
system Of railroads from Toledo, lake
and trunk line point, to the Pacific coast,
with branch lines in the middle west
and in the Colorado territory.
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RAILROAD NOTES,

H. G. Wiringer. nov travelling freight agent
of the Omaha at Eau Claire, has been appointed
general agent of the road at Sioux City, in place
of G. L. Mckinley, resigned
L \. D. Edgar. who has been in charge Of the
Helena office Of the Northern Pacific ailway
since the death Of q. S. Richards, has been
appointed general agent at. that place. 49,
The Northern Pacific railway has received q
call for 100 laborers at Rhodes, N. D.. None
Of. the local agencies could supply the demand
While the situation is q satisfactory in most
places, some Of the demands for help cannot be
met. -~--.-- ...
1t is reported in local railway circles that
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient company has
secured a tract of ninety-three acres at Armour
dale for it's freight and switching yards. Tht
ultimate terminal of the road is Port Stillwell
Kansas City thru Kansas Oklahoma, Texas ant
Mexico. ---
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Trans-Guatemalan Line.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-The Elk,
aminer says that Mrs. Jane Stanford,
the Crokers, Edward Searles and Gen
eral Thomas H. Hubbard, as owners,
thru the Pacific Improvement COM
pany, Of the Guatemala Central rail
road, have made a deal with Sir Will
Liam y Honf fheT have baea @
ested in an overland railroad in Guate-
mala. It will be 27O miles long from
ocean to ocean, and will be completed
within twelve months. It is proposed
to run a line Of steamers connecting
with New York on the Atlantic and
another line on the Pacific connecting
with San Francisco, s 49,. -E4-. -
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OPPOSE SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
Railroads Look Upon Them With Dis
III favor-Risks Too Great.

Sunday excursions have been looked
upon with disfavor by many Of the
started by several companies for an
agreement to discontinue them. The
risk in handling heavy excursion trains
and keeping up the regular traffic is a
great one, and the revenue derived from
them hardly warrants the practice. The
leaders in the movement are the North
Western, Burlington, Illinois Central
and Santa Fe roads. X,
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s1s-st. Louis and Return-s1s.

Every Monday and Tuesday in Sep
TENDER and October the Rock Island
system will sell tickets to st. Louis and
return for $l3, good seven days. These
tickets are first class in every particu-.
lar but will not be honored in sleepi
ingcars. Cafe observation car on morn
ing train. Two through trains daily
leaving Minneapolis 9:10 am. and 1880
pm. For full information and folders
giving detailed information about the
fair, call or address 322 Nicollet ave.
nue., Minneapolis. A. L. Steece, City
Passenger Agent. w. L. Hathaway,
District Passenger Agent.
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Hits Transfer at Duluth.

Portland, Sept: 21.-The Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company has an
per hundred on wheat from Chicago to
Detroit. The rate from The Dalles to
Chicago is 621h cents, which will make
the new schedule 671@s cents per hun
bred from the Dalles to Detroit. This
change is made to obviate the necessity
FROM that pon az the lakes to pe
troit and vicinity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
OMAHA ANNUAL
Net Income Shows Falling OFF Bic
Permanent improvements,

Chicago. Sept. 21.--The annual report
of the Omaha. controlled by the North
Western, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1904, shows decrease Of $815,226
in the net income, altho the falling off
This difference is accounted for prin-
cipallys by one item Of 100000 spent
for permanent improvements. The
total income was $11,530, 1865, and the
operating expenses were 1929, 6l4, OF
$566,249 less than last year.
Dividends Of 6 per cent on the com.
oc ana P psd cam amo ON fne Ell e
81 ,9O1, 800. The surplus from opera
tions for the year was 500, $3.50, which
makes the total surplus $1,000, 602.
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500 Line to the Kootenay.

az R1alREd M ita oas4n
other points. The rate every day until
October 18th, is $22.50. Call at the
ticket office for your reservations and
booklets on the Kootenay country, 119.
Third street 8. INA
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FINE FOR PALOUSE
Coast Grain Is Finding It's Way East.
<-.. ward.

Owing to the high prices of wheat in
and eastern markets, much
to Ghcago AND MHe sve rs to the
1t is expected that practically the whole
crop from the Palouse country will
eventually find it's way east.
The grain growers Of Washington and
Oregon are greatly pleased over the
market thus far and should the spring
wheat yield prove to be as light as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
KILLED By SNEEZIN0.

New York Sun Special Service.
Worcester, Mass, Sept. 21.-Philias
Bourgett, IS years old, blacksmith, died
at the city hospital today from injuries
received Sept. II as the result of a fit Of
sneezing. While crossing the railroad
bridge in South Worcester he sneezed so
hard that he lifted himself off his feet
and fell to the street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21

500 Line Homeseekers' Rates
To the Dakotas and the Canadian
Northwest every Tuesday in Septem-
Der and October, 1904 One fare for
the round trip plus So. Ticket office,
l19 Third street S. III ~.~'
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Light Comes at Intervals.

moved from a comforter, but North
Star Blanket can always be fresh and
clean. We can save you 80 to 40 per
cent on the slightly imperfect ones.
North Star Wooden Mill CO., 228. Sec
ond street s, Minneapolis, one block
from Milwaukee station.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21

More cases of sick headache, bilious
ness, constipation, can be cured in less
time with less medicine, and for less
p p!}7 by using cafters Little Liver
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The railways were prepared for the
and are preparing for addi-
tional demands. 38