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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

facing each other, on the papers. Each
holds his right foot in his right hand,
and a candle, in a holder, in his left
hand.
One candle is burning, the other is
not, and the trick is to light the Sec
ond candle from the first.
1t does not look easy, and it is a
good deal more difficult than it looks.
1t is pretty hard to keep your balance
on one knee, especially the left knee,
and it is hard for many people to do
anything requiring exactness or deli
cacy with the left hand
You are very likely to topple over
sidewise, and viii have to let your
right foot, and perhaps even the candle,
go, and catch yourself as best you can.
Now l would not describe this trick
if it were absolutely necessary to use
lighted candle, spill grease about,
and possibly burn yourself or set fire
to your clothes or the house. The trick
will be safer, though just as difficult
and amusing, if other things are sub
stituted for the candles.
For example. one boy may try to
hand a letter or card to the other.
This is comparatively easy. When you
have mastered it. try exchanging
cards, which you viii find very diff
cult.
Or one boy may try to slip a ring-a
very loose one, Of course on or of the
others finger, or to write on a card.
held in the others hand.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
SYMPATHY.

Harper's Weekly says that one after
noon recently there entered hospital
in the POORER quarter of Philadelphia
a little girl Of about eight years. bear
ing in her arms a fox terrier WHOSE
forefoot had been crushed by heavy
wagon. To the attendant who tells
the story the little girl explained that
she desired to have the doctors six
the doggy's foot" The physicians
were for refusing the case at first, but,
ia view of the great distress Of the
youngster, they finally permitted their
good nature to get the better of them,
ChIoroform, instruments and bandages
were produced and neat operation
was performed, the child bravely as
sisting.
Now said one Of the doctors. ssyou
may take the dog home with you
The little ones eyes widened. oh
she explained, lit amt mine | jest
found it, an / think you oughter take
care Of it,"
And off she went, leaving the dog
in their custody
That is a very pretty story. and one
which should be read to children and
to folks generally.
The men and women Of the future
will be kind to one another IL the boys
and girls Of to-day are taught to be
considerable of dumb animals and SYM
pathetic with their Affections
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
1ouSFHoLD
RECIPES PES !. {

Tutti Fruit Cake -One-half pound
butter, one-half pound sugar white
creamed, three-quarters pound -four,
tlree-quarters pound fruit one-quar
ter pound nuts, five eggs When add
ing eggs, three at a time, use a little
tour, sprinkIing remaining -four over
the fruit. Bake in moderate oven.
Pumpkin Pies Pare, cut in small
pieces and stew the pumpkin until soft
and tender. Strain through colander,
add one egg. one-half cupfuI of sugar,
one teaspoonfuI Of cinnamon. one Of
cloves, one-haIf teaspoonful Of ginger
and two cups of milk; line deep pie
pan with rich crust fill with the mix
ture and bake slowly.
Chicken or Turkey Fritters- Sepa
rate some cold cooked chicken or tur-
key from the bones and cut into pieces
about half an inch thick and one and a
half inches long. The pieces need not
necessarily be perfect in shape Sprin-
kle with salt and pepper dip into frit-
ter batter. coating well on all sides,
and fry in deep. hot fat until golden
brown. Drain or brown on soft paper
to absorb the grease. When all are
done, arrange on a folded napkin, gar
nish With parsley and serve.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
THE LITTLE THINGS

A writer in the Delineator speaks
OF the little things Of housekeeping
that mean SO much one way or the
other. The squeaking door. for ex-
ample, which gets ON the nerves, can
be quieted by feather dipped in
oil and applied to its hinges. Wood
work penciled-marked by little fin
gers, can be made Immaculate by rub
bing with split lemon and after
wards with little whiting on cloth.
Spots on carpets or rugs should be
iusted with fuliers earth, and after
wards rubbed with benzine. Shabby
willow furniture is made new by
scrubbing with strong salt water.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
ABOUT KEROSENE.

Kerosene is really non-explosive if
used with common prudence, and its
cleaning properties are not half under
stood. For cleaning bathtubs, zinc or
porcelain, it has no rival, and the
greasiest kitchen sink is made clean
and wholesome after a abath in the
same oil. Apply the oil at night, rub
bling the rusty places hard. In the
morning rub the sink dry, and let the
hot water run through until every
vestige Of the oil has vanished. An
old dust-clogged clock is given a bath
Of kerosene in simple way, by plac-
ing inside a piece Of absorbent cotton
drenched with oil In few weeks
time the cotton will be heavy with
dust and the works will be clean and
shining,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Flshermen on Horses.

Horses play an important part in
shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast.
A procession of weather-beaten fisher
men starts from the shore. each man
mounted on the back of a trained
horse dragging the triangular purse
shaped net, which scoops in the
shrimps as 1t passes over the sands.
These fishermen on horseback FREE
cuently make hauls Of several hun
dred weight in a single trip.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

toward a point on the rear section and
brought closely against the portion
Of the Foot Immediately above the heel.
The upper Is divided into two sections,
which are primarily disconnected, ex-
cept where they unite near the sole
at the sides Of the shoe. the front sec
ton Of the upper overlapping the rear
section, SO as to present NO apparent
openings between the parts. Straps
fastened to the back section connect
with eyes secured to the edges Of the
front sections, the straps being per-
f0rated at regular intervals and fastens
ing in a suitable buckle. The fasten-
ing operation consists in crossing the
straps at point on the rear section
Of the upper, which is directly over
the heel of the foot, after drawing
the straps tightly in buckling their
ends together.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
wHIrrInR,s coNYERsIoN.

A party Of young people. visiting the
Historic places in New England, spent
d day in Whittier Land, as the sec
tion Of Essex County has come to be
called where Whittier lived and wrote.
AT the old home Ia Amesbury Mr..
Pickard, Mr. Whittier's nephew by
marriage, who lives In the old house,
received them graciously, and showed
them many articles associated with the
poets life ana work. Aa the exhibit
tiou of these articles led to discussions
OF his life and character one and an
other expressed surprise at some OF the
characteristics OF Whittier which the
visit disclosed.
The poet was seen to be not merely
genial but jolly; his pIayfulness APP
peared again and again in connection
with the memories Of his life and work
The jealous reformer and the benign
leld Quaker merged into man genuine
" mirthfnl, but terribly in earnest;
u man Of faith and reverence, bur a.
man also Of quaint little foibles Of his
own. and odd little ways of making
quiet fun. Besides this, they ware sur
prised to discover how large was the
bnauence Of Mr.. Whittier in matters
Df current interest Ewing his quiet
aife apart from the world, be was
hone the less an ardent ana aggressive
politician
'You are right. said Mr.. Pickard,
when you say that Whittier was a pol
Ntician. he was one by nature. aud be
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

frail texture. These lovely shells are
offered for sale at nearly all the sea-
side sresorts, but. are not found. except
in very rare cases, on our coast. They
are natives of the seas Of warm elm
ates and of deep waters Because of
their frailness they are seldom found
in perfect condition, the edges usually
being more or less cracked or Clipped,
and for this reason an unblemished
specimen is exceedingly valuable.
These shells belong to the female,
and, so far as known, have no other
use than to protect the eggs which
are deposited within them.
The nautilus has been the subject
OF much romance and conjecture 1t
was supposed to have the power of
4fmping air into or out of it's shell
SO that it might float or sink at will
and, from its position when swim
ming, with the open part above the
surface of the water, was thought to
sail, instead of swim, catching the
breeze i'll the hoodlike she'll Another
suggested thought came from the fact
of its having many divisions or sepq-
rate chambers in the shell. beginning
in the centre and growing regularly
larger in spiral form. This was ac-
counted for by supposing that the ami
NAL as it increased in size and out
grew its original house Withdrew itself
from crowded quarters and grew a
larger compartment to accommodate
its greater bulk. This process, often
repeated, finally produced a large
shell, with many outgrown rooms, It
lis to this Oliver Wendell Holmes re-
fers in his beautiful poem;
The chambered nautilus, beginning.
Build thee more stately mansions, oh, my
soul,
As the swift seasons roll
Leave thy low-vaulted past,
Let each new temple, npbser thanfthe last,
Shut thee from Heaven with dome more
vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by lfe's I'M
resting sea.
philadelphia Record.
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TO AVOID THE RING.

An excellent way to avoid the ring
eft by benzine is the following French
process. As soon as the spot is
cleaned and while it lis still entirely
wet, cover it with fuIlers earth Do
not rub it on, simply cover entirely
the spot, letting it dry this way. When
dry shake off the fullers' earth and
brush lightly the cloth # properly
done there will be no ring. Sometimes
the fullers' earth used alone is quite
sufficient to remove the spot.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
MoRR1srowN PosToRFIcH.
Dpen from In che Morning Until ?
ia the Evening.
MArTa orosn.

Dpen from In che Morning Until ?
ia the Evening.
MAILS cLosn.
lsg.ue a. M.--Tor New York and all intarmedAs
ito stations.
ais a. M.--Bor Easton. Newton. Chester ard
all intermediate Htations. Whippany.
SIS A. M.-TOr Broolrside, Mendham and al
tations on the Roeksway valley Railroad. /,
0.15A. M.-Tor New York; and Intermediates
rtAtions.
0.IbA. M.--For Mount Freedom.
04bA. M.--Tor Newark. New York md ~
Fond.
llssA.x-Eor Newark. Nov York Aad -.
Fond
uiate stations.
n3P. M.-For ROclaway and Dover
2SO p. M.-For New York and all interzse'
ainte stations.
mAna READY FOR DnLIvHRx.
1884 M.-Hrom Now York and intermail
Sts stations.
$50 A. M.--grom Haekettstown and IneaR
mediate stations. Whippany. Nc, Freedom.
0AM-B'rom Brooiside. Mendham and ~
stations on the R0olrawsy Valley Railroad.
1870 A. M.--Erom New York and tutsrsnedl
ate stations.
G2 A. M.-H'rom Dover.
sl.l0P. K.--Erom New York aad lntesmea
Ate stations.
lbs r. M.--Vrom New York.
R90p r. rr.--7From phfladoluhiM, Easd0m NgNe
Ton, Chester and intermediate sbations.
$50 r. NJ From Broohaide, MsndhaSn AlaA -
stations on tho Rockaway valagy Rnalroa&
sAAp. M.-Erorn How York and Inter@
ato Htntioua
s6l4 From Newark and New York
Delivered b. cavriega,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
THE zAMBESI RIVER BRIDGE, VICTOR
la FALLS, RHODESIA.

Tie great steel arch bridge designed
to carry the northern extension Of the
Rhodesia Railways across the gorge
of the Zambesi River just below the
famous Victoria Falls in South Africa.
was opened TO traffic on Sept. 2, 1905.
The 50O-foot span of the Zambesi arch
ranks it among the large steel arch
bridges Of the world. To this feature
of interest is added the novelty that
the bridge was erected thousands Of
miles from its place of manufacture
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

At the recent meeting of the Ger
man colonial congress in Berlin. DR..
Marensky, formerly a missionary in
South Africa, said, in speaking of the
negro propaganda of africa for the
Africans" there was no doubt what
ever that a great Ethiopian uprising
would take place sooner or later in
South Africa. menacing alike British.
German and Portuguese authority.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

\. No arrests may be made on Sum
day except for treason. felony or a
breach OF the peace; and freedom from
arrest at any time on civil process Is
privilege enjoyed by members of the
royal family and their servants,
bishops, peers and peeresses. and
members of parliament during the sit
ting of parliament and forty days be-
fore and after each session.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
NEW SHOE FASTENING.

In the illustration below will be
found shoe fastener entirely different
from any yet introduced
A Baltimore man is the inventor,
and he does away entirely with eye
let's and laces and uses instead COM
bination Of straps, eyes and a buckle.
In the fastening operation the normal
overlap il increased, the part Of the
upper above the instep being drawn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Serve q light salad with the dinner.
Fannie Merit Farmers Boston cook
iEG class made a very original salad.
recently which would go excelIently
well with turkey. Sweet oranges were
quartered and the skins removed The
orange pieces were laid on blanched
lettuce hearts and dressing poured
over them made of equal parts Of oil
and tarragon vinegar Salt and pap
rika seasoned the dressing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
APlPE.ARCM BRIDGE.

An engineering curiosity, said to be
unique in this country and to have but
one parallel example in Europe. is the
pipe-arch bridge over the Sudbury
River, which carrieG Boston's water
supply. The span is eighty feet, and
the steel pipe, seven aud one-hal9 feet
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
CUBA AIDS q. s. STRIKERS,

House Passes $4,000 Appropriation
For Key West Cigarmakers.
Havana, Cuba The House of Repre-
sentatives passed an appropriation Of
$4,000 to assist the striking Cuban
cigarmakers at Key West.
Since theintroductiono the latter bill
the Cuban newspapers have been urg-
ing its immadiate passage. and there
was not the least opposition to it in
any quarter, with the exception of the
American newspapers here. which ven
7ured to oppose the granting Of Gov
eminent aid to the strikers
The Havana Provincial Council ap-
propriated $4,000 and the Havana City
Council $1,000 for the aid of the Key
West strikers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Oregon undertakers are now charged
with grating BY dividing fees with
physicians and ministers who thrown
business their way That's the trou-
Bile. Whenever a popular fad is dis
covered, some one tries to run it into
the ground.
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p,onsr ApoIory rorthcolning.

The other day a British merchant
vessel saluted the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert in passing and the Victoria
and ALBERT did not return the salute.
The skipper OF the merchantmen COM
planned to the admiralty and the cap
tain OF the royal yacht sent him an
npologv.
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continued to be one all ms llIe. TIC
did not care greatly to discuss poetry;
he was always ready to discuss poll
tics. He wrote letters to Presidents
and Governors and Senators. APPROX
ing or suggesting official acts.
1T was not only his poem, The Pris-
oner For Debt, but his active influence
upon men in political life which
brought a repeal of the laws for inn
prisonment for debt, and that by
majority of one vote And 1 could tell
you many facts which reveal his in-
fluence in politics, both in the accom-
plishment Of ends he deemed desirable
in Amesbury town meetings, and in
such larger matters as dissuading John
G. Fremont from standing as a eandi-
date of the Abofitionists against Lin
coin in 1864. Whittier at one time in
tended to go to Congress. and had laid
his plans with great political sagacity.1
What deferred him." was asked
when he was about twenty five, Z
replied Mr.. Piekard, whittier expert
enced what can be called nothing less
than a conversion. He had been
rather gay young Quaker, and was
very ambitious. But he faced the
question Of the use to which he should
devote his life, and in the love of God
and Of his fellow men he espoused an
unpopular cause that meant the de-
feat Of his political ambitions. Always
politician, he sacrificed his own
hopes of political preferment to his re.
ligious convictions"
And he did not lose his gaiety?"
ssNo, he recovered it. There had been
running through his writings a strain
Of pessimism. A new note of cheerful
ness came with the change mention.
He had hard battle to fight, and he
fought it out bravely, And his buoy
ancy and cheerfulness and confidence
in God increased with his loyalty to
duty"
The young people went away with a
new light on the character of Whittier,
and more than ever admirers Of his
life and work. Youths Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

The following advertisement ap-
peared recently in the Help Wantedp
column OF a certain journal:
"Wanted--A fat servant for a single
lady - Harper's Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
New DNeetor 81 Metropolitan.

The Board Of Trustees elected Ed
ward Robinson. Of Boston, Mass, AS
sistant Director of the Metropolitan
Museum of.Art in New York City, at
salary Of 5000 q year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
WORKS OF ART THIRTY FIVE CEN
TURIES OLD.

In 1907 the French Government es-
tabIished special archaeological mis-
sion at Susa. in Persia The mission
was under the control of NJ. de Nor
gan, the former director general of an
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Charles A. Peabody, Standard Oil
man, was elected President az the Mu-
tual Life Insurance CO., ia rev York
City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Earrlnxs ! Marx Of Slavery.

In bygone days the slave always
wore his masters earrings In the
east they were sign of caste and
were buried with the dead
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
4 PAVEMENT OF WHALES BONES
Bx ARTuUa INKEnsLnr.

One Of the most picturesque towns in
California or On the Pacific Slope is
Monterey. Historically, it is the most
Interesting town in the Western
States. It was the capital Of Alta,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
alant orab.

A crab caught recently in the Eng
fish Channel measured three feet from
tip TO tip of claws and weighed nearly
fifteen pounds.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Hughes still AT II.

Mr. Hughes uncovered the financial
workings Of the Life Association Of
America, the President Henry r.
Townsley, being on the stand, in the
investigation being held in New York
City.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
49, S20 nA0 h No.

The President of the Wachusett Shirt
Company, Of Leominster, Mass, re-
ported the loss Of four notes for Sa0,-
600
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Trnln Rohhnrs ar "a.

Two nighWayalen who held Up the
North Coast Limited near Portland,
Ore, got $40 from the express CO. !
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Louvre. and a writer in the Illustra'
ton, OF Paris, describes them as fol-
lows: 1.-THE chief feature of the collec
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
BRIcK TRUST Is GUILTY..

Some Of It's Officers and Labor Leaders
Fined For Conspiracy.
Chicago, Ill.-The Brick Trust made
complete surrender to States Attor-
ney Healy in court, and number of
its officials and several labor union
officers We're fined in an aggregate Of
$4,000. They had been indicted for
conspiracy in preventing competition
and restricting the production and sale
Of bricks IN the Chicago market.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
asphalt In Hungary.

Asphalt IS found in large quantities
in various parts Of Hungary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

The Bible EyangelizIng Company is
japanese organization now three
years old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

THE ONE-LEGGED "LEFTTEs =
This sport is lots of fun for the play
ers, and still more for the spectators,
and a thick rug will remove al danger
of bumps or bruises. Over the rug old
newspapers should be spread to catch
candle grease.
The players kneel on their left knees,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

in diameter, rises five and one-half feet
above the horizontal It the centre. The
pressure on the abutments when the
pipe is filed with water is very great,
and Is resisted BY mass Of concrete
forty feet thick behind each abutment.
Across the curved top runs a hands
rallied foot-bridge. The steel Of the
pipe in the arched portion is i've
eighths Of an inch in thickness.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

and in part of the world which not
many years ago had been reached
only by few intrepid explorers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
A. SPANISH BALLAD.

a SPANISH BALLAD.
IA gentleman in fair Madrid
He loved . lovely maid, he did;
con, tink-a-tink-a-tinka tinlzl
He followed her both near and fars
Performing on his light guitar;
And often at her feet he sank
Oh, tank-a tank tank-a-tank
~ wish she said, you would behave! .
gAnd so he went and was monk
On, tunk-a-tunk-a -tunk-a-tunkl
Laura e, Richards, in st. Nicholas.
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NOW ID LooArn AZ Ar.AnlI.

IF the alarm IL sounded from box as. tho anu
bell viii strike two. then 9ause and strike 0vaA
which viii indicate that the fire 10 in the viainp
ity OF No. Is box. Every alarm is repeatsa
four times.
no. BOX. rngAf40w.
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Lhassa. the Forbidden City Of Tibet
has 10000 people.
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THE BEAUTIFUL NAUTILus.

Ones of the most beautiful shells of
4 the snail family is that Of the nau-
titus. with its delicate peariy ttnts and