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sleep IN. The guides took turns
throughout the night at watching the
camp fire in front of the tent door
which kept us warm, even though the
nights were cold.
1--WE hunted and fished by day and
at night sometimes went upon the
lake, where with the aid of lights we
could see deer and hear them in the
water as they ate the moss and roots
of lily pads. While it is unlawful to
kill deer at night in this manner, it is
one OF the most exciting experiences
imaginable to be padded silently over
the surface of lake in the solitude.
to hear deer come and go in the water
and note their approach or retreat
through the woods, the senses becom-
ing more acute every instant, and then
to finally approach deer that is held
spellbound by the light so closely that
You may almost touch it-"-New York
Herald.
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Serene Simplicity.

With his grandchild on his knee
He sits, gazing off al space;
Backward to simplicity
He has wandered. In his face
There's the simple, childish look,
The old honesty, once more,
That he long ago forSook,
That, ere knowledge came, he wore.
Though his tie has worked askew
He nor notices nor cares;
There is lack of SmartneSs, too,
In the raiment that he wears.
Here and there a gap appears
Where an unused button shows:
By the right of many years
He ignores it, If he knows.
In the faces of the twain
There is natures honesty:
One has left off being vain,
One has not yet learned to be:
Close to earth and unconcerned
By the things the world may think,
One to wander, one returned,
They are sitting at the brink.
Sweet the innocence that lies
In a baby's honest gaze,
Sweet the candor in his eyes
Ere he learns OF worldly ways,
Sweet the simpleness of men
After all the strife is past,
The return to nature, when
Vanity departs, at last.
S E. Kiser
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OF VALUE TO ONE MAN.
Spring Poem Was Not Absolutely
Without Worth.

Without Worth.
The spring poet, as we'll as the sum-
mer poet, the autumn poet, and the
winter poet-all the same man-sat in.
the sanctum of the editor of The Sun
ny Smile, awaiting an audience with,
that august parsonage. At length the.
editor looked up with What can I
do for your" air.
'sThe poem I submitted last week.
said the poet.
The editor took the manuscript from,
pigeonhole in his desk and handed
it to its author, saying:
Il am very sorry, my dear sir, that
your contribution is not exactly suited
to the needs of The Sunny Smile. It's
declination," he continued, uncon-.
sciously adopting the language of his
rejection slip, must not be understood
as implying any lack of merit. In
fact here the editor again be-
came the man-"while the poem is not
available for our uses, l know a man,
who would accept it. He wouldn't pay
much, to be sure; but
Anything will be acceptable" said
the poet; unfortunately my muse is,
dying of starvation and needs bread.
What is the name of the MANI"
81 do not know his name" said the
editor. "All I know is that he comes
here once a week to take away our
waste paper."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
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Shoot! Shooti"
The exasperated guide hurried1v
extracted the empty shells from his
rifle and began to reload. The sports
man stood in his tracks. His half
cooked gun rested in his .neryeless
fingers In the brush close at hand a
deer leaped over Instructions and on
to freedom with the irresistible joy of
life. As the form of the fleeing ami
NAL grew indistinct among the pines
the sportsman raised his gun half way
TO his shoulder with a jerk and fired
twice. The bullets went somewhere in
the treetops, for the deer never raised
Its tail to give the signal of having
been hit Shamefacedly and with a
heart that thumped painfully, the
sportsman turned to receive the re-
marks of the angered guide
Buck fever, hey? It's a wonder
We didn't shoot me when We got to
go1n! Spilled the purtiest shot ye1l
ever hev, consarn it, Thar he stood
eatln them black cherries, an We
walked right on him.
Hundreds of enthusiastic men and
women plunge boldly along well de-
fined trails in the Adirondack forests
each autumn seeking the stately buck.
noe or upon the forest trail is one of
the rarest experiences in human ex-
1stence. The most mysterious influence
with which the hunter has to contend
Is the "buck fever
"Just wait till you git buck fever"
says an old hunter. iii tell We tibet
when man or woman gifts tibet fever
they air likely to do anything. I've
known 'em to shoot in the air, shoot
through the bottom of the boat and
sink her or tremble so thet they could
not shoot at all.
zone night was up a tree with a
guide waiting for a deer to come out
and feed. After we'd waited nigh an
hour we saw the bushes on the edge
OF the woods above us begin to move.
The moon was shinin' an we could
see fine deer comm down to the
water. Right at the edge of the wood
he stopped an shifted. He waited a
mint and then began to nibb1e the
bark of a tree.
NThet guide with me shook as if he
had the ague. He trembled so tibet he
could hardly hold on to the tree an
we lost tibet deer all on account of thet
guide gittfn' buck fever He he'd
been huntin' deer fer years, but he
said he always felt the same way
when he saw a deer come near an he
could not see well enough to aim a
gum
81 had the buck fever once" says a
woman hunter who visits the North
Woods regularly each autumn. 1.-The
guides had placed me on a runway
and 1 waited there three hours before
began to hear something moving
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in 1t had one room and a loft. The
room served as kitchen, dining room
and living room, while the loft had the
one bed occupied by both men and
women The bed was perhaps twelve
feet wide and. was made entirely of
ba1sam boughs and blankets.
AFTER a few moments of intense
thought and whisperings the women
climbed the ladder to the loft, select
ed the left-hand side to sleep ON, loos-
ened a few belts and buttons and re-
tired The reflected light from the
broken stove below had a weird effect
in the loft Squirrels capered over the
roof and aroused the nervous Finally
the men climbed up and crawled under
their blankets
There was little sleep that night,
but we entered into the real enjoy
ment OF rough camp life the next day.
after the men got up tent for NJ to
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through the woods toward me- At first
way OF in the distance heard a dry
twig crack L had been expecting the
sound for a long time, but when
heard it my heart began to beat very
fast The deer may not have been
three minutes from the time I first
heard it in getting into full view, but
it seemed an hour to me- began to
think that would never see him
when there suddenly appeared a beau
tiful buck only a few rods away. He
looked straight at me and could not
take. Ay eyes on him. I was simply
spe1Ibound. My arms were like lead
struggled inward to burst some mys-
terious bounds The gun lay in my lap
ready for use. 1 appreciated all these
things, but was helpless
AT last, after a great effort lift
ed my arms But they came up with .
violent jerk and frightened the deer
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Israel.

The pillar of the cloud famed as a pyre
OF EgyptS hope, that in the trackless
night
And garish day-led by the Lord OF
might
The tribes should go as strong and sure
fire
Or eagles wings-our sages never tire
OF their great glory: wonder and de-
light
Their poets give: and in the fair stars
sight
From their high race was born the
worlds desire
And to what end, OH. splendid Israel?
Why have you joyed and sorrowed, po-
tent. won
Freedom from tyrants-seen the
blessed rod
OF Aaron Triumph; pure of blood you
dwell
In alien lands; this you have proudly
done
That you may say forever: Thou
One God
Maurice Francis Esan.
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No Plush Cars for Kentucky.

1t has remained for the Kentucky
state board of health to take the first
step against the use of plush car seats
which collect and hold disease germs
until the next passenger comes along
to receive them into his system. The
board will indict every railway official
in the state whom it can reach who is
responsible for the use of seats uphoI-
stored with heavy plush.
Leather or cane for both s1eepers
and day coaches are the substitutes
the board will permit, and of the two
cane is preferable, for the leather
seats are hot and uncomfortable. Lin
en- makes a good seat covering, as it
can be removed and laundered fire.
quent1y. The effects of this initiative
move may extend to other states until
all our railway systems have sanitary
car seats.
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975z7 rs
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"And the world will say: What did
she see in him?'"
Exactly. That's Just what the
world is saying of me, 1 expect!" FL
lice Dare threw back her pretty head
and looked a little defiantly at her
husband of a year. what did she
see in him?'"
"Well?" he laughed bit constrain-
edly. "And what did you see in me?"
She lifted her gray eyes to his and
shrugged her slender shoulders with
an insouciant air.
mot much!" was the unexpected re-
ply. May I-offer you a bachelors
button, Geoff?''
She held out the tiny red blossom
little more than a daisy blushing Wv
fdly-with careless bow, which
somehow had the power to irritate
him in his present mood.
, He took it and flung it far away
across the cliff.
II am no longer a bachelor now
worst luck!" he muttered, as he turn
ed on his heel and left her.
Ellice Dare shivered a little, al
though it was mid-June. These little
tiffs were becoming of almost daily
occurrence now, and both of them
were at fault, she knew. And yet
GeoHrey would not, or could not, see
where he provoked by his heavy, I'M
certain temperament, and Ellice a
creature made for smiles and laugh
ter and fun, loved nothing SO much
as to tease him.
A sob escaped her slim. white
throat as she sank down on q seat.
and the sea made a little tapping
sound on the sand below which seem
ed fit accompaniment to her
thoughts.
I'll try ever SO hard-ever SO hard,
next time" she murmured to herself.
"Perhaps-oh. if only Godfrey would
not take things so seriously! Why
oh, why. didn't he kiss that bachelors
button. 1 believe if he had, I'd have
kissed him"
She rose and whistled to her dog.
and the two were soon racing over
the heathery moor which fringed the
coast. each in their different way, en-
1oying the exhflarating air and the
exercise of mind and body
All at once something her husband
had said came to her mind. She had
been very near to forgetting it in her
volatile way.
Il am no longer a bachelor, worst
luck."
Had Geoff meant that-real1y meant
1T! And il SO, what about herself?
Did he wish that she was dead? But
she was young and strong and healthy
and likely to live for many a long
day?
Something must be done. She could
not give him back his bachelordor
except in part! She could-run away!
Would he follow her up if she did:
Would he put detectives on her track.
who would find her dead body cast up
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not employ detectives; he made not
the slightest effort to find his run.
away wife. She had gone-it was her
choice, and he accepted it in the
same phlegmatic way he lived his life.
There came a day when he had to
so into his wife's room for some
thing, at least twelve months after
her disappearance. He had not enter
ed it from that day when he had come
home to find her gone till cow, and
to-day as he stood on the threshold
the daintineSS and emptiness Of 1t
struck home. Where. was she, the
dainty owner of this pretty home?
On the dressing table a withered
blossom lay, quite dry and shriveled
up, but bearing a very faint semblance
to that he had flung away the last
time he saw her-a bachelors buttoni
He picked 1t up and it cracked in
two. Wondering at himself he laid
his lips on the dead thing. then put
it carefully away in his pocket.
Come with me- said friend to
him, meeting him in the city the next
day, I've got case on in the police
court, and it is likely to be amusing.
M1llman Smith, you know, can be aw-
fully witty at times
he was tired and unfit for work So
he accepted his friends invitation be-
cause he felt disinclined for anything
else, and the two men were soon lis
tening to the case before Lyne's.
which had not yet come on.
Il seem to know that voice." Dare
muttered, as a steady, girlish voice
broke on his ears
He looked up to get glimpse of
the speaker. She was defendi 1g her
self-a slim young waitress-from an
accusation made against her by an
other waitress from the same estab-
hshment-it was a charge of stealing
half sovereign. and though no one
had seen the defendant commit the
act, half sovereign was found upon
her when she was searched She de-
MED that it was the other girls; it
was her own, she said.
Dare's friend had taken the oppor-
tunity for an after luncheon nap. the
girls voice broke in the middle of a
long sentence, and Godfrey, looking
up, caught startled gaze fixed upon
him. In an instant it flashed across
him. Ellice!
He scrambled down from his seat
and came up behind Millman Smith
who greeted him with a hasty smile
Then ensued a slight consultation
The magistrate spoke: This emf
nent gentleman, Mr.. Geoffrey Dare
will defend you." he said
And defend her Dare did to the hes,
OF his ability. Following his sugges
ton, the other waitress jacket linins
| was searched, and the lost money
was found; there had been a hole in
the pocket. and it had slipped through
Accused was acquitted.
Come along Dare said giving her
arm . gentle squeeze. "Ellice. l am
going to take you home. dear"
She gtill hung back-he looked M
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day by being asked to accept the fact
that Lady Ellice Dare had run away
from her solemn-eyed, clever hus-
band-and the funny part was that
the world was not a bit surprised.
The usual what she ever saw in
him" wonder that she had managed
to hit it off with him for so long, and
few regrets were some Of the COM
ments, ere the world settled down
again, as it always does, to think no
more about the matter.
Godfrey Dare said little; he did
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Making Sure of His Fee.

Dr. James E. Kelly, the well-known
surgeon, relates the following anec-
dote of an eccentric old physician in
Dublin:
DIR. Murphy" he said, has been a
practitioner for many years, and of
course is fairly familiar with the fail
ings as well as the ailings of human
nature One day there called to con-
suit him patient who had a poor rep
utation for paying.
What can do for your asked the
old doctor.
IT called to see you about my utter
loss of memory replied the patient
".Aht Yes-er-why, of course. but
In cases of this kind, you know. 1 re-
quire my fee in advance New York
World.
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Strenuous Life.

The Mother-Now, be careful, my
son, and don't work too hard at col
lege, as you may injure your health.
The Son-Dont worry, mother. On
der the new football rules there isn't
half so zuch work required rs for
meriy.
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japanese M. e. Church.

The Rev. s. Sugihara is pastor of
Japanese Methodist Episcopal
church in Portland, Ore. His people,
who are mostly domestic servants or
day laborers, have made great sacri-
fees to raise $1,000 toward q church
building.
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by the sea some months afterward.
OF course that would be the correct
solution, but it was not one which
commended itself to her 1ife-loving,
pleasure-buiit nature.
No. she would run away; and then
perhaps Geon would be sorry and
miss her. He might even write and
ask her to return, and be as loving
and sweet to her as he had been in
the days of their honeymoon-days
that seemed SO far on now.
And 20 the world rs startled one
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21
GRADUATING HoNoRs
The Fridav Evenine cIub.

The last meeting Of the Friday
Evening Club for the season was held
in the Methodist Church on Friday
evening. Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart
who was expected to speak, could not
attend. The speakers were Hamilton
w. Mabie, who spoke on Literature
as a Personal Resource" and VIM. H..
McElroy, who spoke entertainingly on
some dinners ne had attended.
Appropriate resolutions on the death
of Charlton t. Lewis, late president
of the club we're adopted.
The executive committee has elected
the following officers for the coming
year; president, Norman Fox vice.
president, j. B. Vreeland second vice
president, Fl. w. VanWagenen secre-
tary and treasurer, N. G. Toms mem
bers of executive committee to fill
vacancy, t. Quincy Brown, Jr.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-21
MORRIS ACADEMY CLOSES
AFTER SUCCESSFUL SEASON


Morris Academy closed Wednesday
for the summer vacation and com
pleted the most successful years work
since the appointment Of the present
principal five years ago.
The attendance has been the largest
for fifteen years. This fact, together
with the present prosperity Of the
school has been a source OF much graft
itication to many Of the older residents
of the town, who were formerly stu
dents at Morris Academy.
Constant additions have been made
TO the school supplies and equipment.
The school library has been enlarged
by the & New Nature Library" and a
set Of the international Encyclopedia.
Nine Of the present members OF the
school will take preliminary examina-
tions for college Ropes, Thorburn,
Muir and Gray. for Princeton Brown
ing and Pierre Smith, for Yale; Bell
and Hawkins, New York State Re-
gents Hoagland for Stevens Institute.
In athletics, the base ball team has
left an exceptionally fine record, win
ming eight Of the eleven games played,
one OF which was tie, BY the follow
| ing scores
Morris Academy. 16; Morristown
High School, 2.
| Morris Academy, 20; Irving School,
Morris Academy, 4; Morristown
Field Club, s.
Morris academy, 5; Webb Academy,
Is.
Morris Academy, s; Colum bia
Freshman, 7.
Morris Academy, 3; Fordham
Freshman, 4.
Morris Academy. 49,; Trinity School,
| New York, 5.
Morris Academy, I; Newark Acad-
emy, 3.
Morris Academy s.; Morristown
School, 0.
Morris Academy, s.; New York Uni.
| versity Freshman, ?.
1 Morris Academy, s; Webb Academy,
Ia.
The Academy is we'll provided with
able and experienced teachers who
will undoubtedly further increase the
efficiency of the school the coming
/ uaar
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THE FIELD OF LOCAL SPORTS
ANOTHER GAME FOR PASTIMES

In the game last Saturday after
noon, at Franklin Field between the
Pastimes and the Arnpere Al. G. of
East Orange, neither team scored un-
til the fourth inning when each sue
ceeded in getting a run. Both teams
scored again in the fifth but the Pas
times had the advantage of two runs,
and as no more runs were made by
either side they won by this number.
In the fourth the Alnperes made
their run after two were out by Thorp
singing, reaching third on a bad throw
of Brown to Studley and scoring on
Growers hit. In the fifth McMullen
singled, stole second and came home
on Crippons double, also after two
were out.
In the Pastimes' half of the fourth,
Morris by dropping Maloney's high fly
iii centre let Stndley in after two
were out. In the fifth Carrell knocked
a fly to right field which Vale muffed,
reached second before the ball was re-
turned and third on a passed ball
West went to first on balls and stole
second, Brown then knocked fly to
left field and Carrell came in on the
throw home. West was brought in
next by Doyle's three bagger and Doyle
himself came home on a passed ball
Grover was little wild in this inning
but in the rest Of the game he pitched
in excellent form. He was splendidly
supported by Houston. With the ex
ception of the two muffs in the out
field he also received good support
from the rest OF the team.
Brown was in fine form, striking oui
/ ten men and allowing only six hits
Carrell made a pretty slide home il
the fifth, Barrett made neat one
handed catch of Moore's hot liner II
| the same inning and Vests long run
ming catch of Throp's fly in the second
brought him merited applause from
the spectators on the left field seats.
The scores
| lPAsTIalE B. b. g.
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The e5tE wedding Anniv ersary.

At the pleasant home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David "a. Burnett on Whippany
Road. a delightful evening was spent
by a number of their friends, who
gathered there to do honor to the oc-
casion- it being the 25th anniversary
of their wedding June II. The pres
ents were numerous and beautiful.
Refreshments were served, and soon
after after, it being Saturday night,
their friends left, wishing their genial
host and hostess much happiness and
many years Of prosperity, and at the
end Of another quarter century, they
hope that a golden wedding may crown
their happy married life.
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GRADUATES AT ST.
ELIZABETH.S CONVENT.

There were five graduates at the
forty-fourth annual commencement in
the College Of st. Elizabeth, at Con-
vent Station, Thursday afternoon.
The exercises were held in the large
auditorium of the institution. The
program was excellent, and consisted
of mdsical selections, essays and an
address by the Right Rev. Bishop
John j. O'Connor, of Newark. The
orators of the class were Miss Frances
A. Hillmann and Miss Mary e. Flan-
merry. The valedictory was given by
Miss Mary A. Reimann, who won the
class honors of the academic depart
ment.
The graduates were Miss Frances
Hillmann and Miss Mary A. Flannery,
of Brooklyn, both of whom received
the degree of A. b.; Miss Anna NJ.
Thomas, OF Newton, Mass, who took
the degree Of bachelor of music; Miss
Mary Augusta Reimann, of Summit,
and the Misses Mary and Elizabeth
McGovern, of Drumhanny, Ireland,
who received diplomas of graduation
from the academic department of
study.
Studies will be resumed at the col
lege on Monday, September II. The
number of students for the past year
has exceeded thatof any previous year,
and the prospects are that the coming
year will call for increased facilities in
the matter of dormitories.
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FIRE at Kenyil.

The brick building used as dope
house at the Atlantic Powder Com
pany 5 plant, at Kenvil, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday Of last week. The
entire inside was burned, the dam
age amounting to about $4,000. The
exact cause Of the fire is unknown,
but it is thought that the belts which
are heavily charged with electricity
ignited the sulphur dust and the tire
ran down the belt to the fan which is
used tomix the soda and sulphur used
in the business. The building had a
valuable metal roof which was de-
stroyed as was also the machinery.
The preparations for rebuilding are
already under way.
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The rose industry of growers in New
Jersey is threatened with destruction
by the appearance Of tiny insect that
destroys the petals and causes the
young leaves to shrivel. So far great
damage has been caused and the grow
ers are at their wits ends to secure
means to fight the pest. The insects
made their appearance at Madison
several weeks ago. There are about
seventy rose growers there, and none
of the professional gardeners ever re-
calls seeing a similar insect. The pest
is almost invisible and jumps like a
flea. Other houses in Short Hills,
South Orange and other smaller towns
have also been attacked. According
to reports the rose crop this year IS Sc
riously threatened Summit Rec
ord.