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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
DANGER IN THE OYSTER.
succulent Rivalve Prolific Producer
OF Disease,

succulent Bivalve Prolific Producer
Of Disease.
There is probably no one article of
food, except raw milk, which is so
frequently a cause of disease, and some
times even fatal illness, as is the oys-
Ter The nutritive value of the oyster
is very small 1t takes fourteen oys.
;ers to equal one egg in food value.
and more than ESQ oysters to equal a
fingle pound of beef in food value.
This is due to the fact that the oyster
consists chiefly of water, the balance
being mostly liver and germs. The
oyster lives upon the ooze and slime
Of the ocean bottom. Typhoid-fever
germs, and other disease-producing or
ganisms are tidbits for the oyster,
and millions of them are always found
in the oysters stomach and the mu-
cous, or Shiny juice, in which the oys.
ter is always bathed.
Another paper recently reports the
death of the Dean of Winchester from
typhoid fever, as the result OF eating
oysters al the mayors banquet in
England. The result of this death
according to wholesale oyster dealer
in England, has been the falling of in
the consumption of oysters to the ex
tent of rs per cent; that is, that there
is only one oyster eaten now where
four were eaten before these facts
became public. Oyster merchants anc
persons engaged in the oyster bust
ness generally, in England, are com
planning that their business is ruined
Within three or four days after the
death Of the Dean of Winchester, the
oyster trade fell off at Ellsworth from
five thousand to nothing.
Several similar epidemics have oc
CURED in England, and few in this
country, in which fatal cases Of ty
pioid fever were traced directly to the
use of the oyster
The oyster is a scavenger, and alb
solutely unfit for human food The
idea that it is more digestible thar
other foods is in the highest degree
absurd. In addition to the germs will
which it always swarms, the oyster
contains large amount OF uric acit
which can not be gotten rid of by boil
ing. or by any other means.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Girl Captures Burglar.

Lena Neuschler, of Newark, who is
nineteen years old, distinguished her
self by capturing burglar at her
home, "a Hawkins street. When the
girl went to her bedroom she found
a man rummaging in the dresser. In
stead of screaming she asked him what
he was doing there. The stranger
made a dash for the door, but Miss
Neuschler seized him. AS they
struggled the girl called to her father,
who was In another part of the house,
and he hurried to her aid. When he
arrived the thief ceased struggling,
and the young woman ordered him to
sit down in chair in the corner of the
room. While she stood guard over him
telephone message brought PATROL
man DAILY. When the man was
searched at the station 1927, lot of
gold rings, a bag of loose diamonds
and gold pins, the whole valued at
several hundred dollars, were found in
his pockets He gave his name as
Otto b. Ford Some of the jewelry
already has been identified Before his
arrest Ford offered Miss Neuschler
500 to let him off.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
Another Newspape r.

Another language is represented in
New York's polyglot press by the APP
pearance of the Ecoul Americei (the
Echo Of America weekly newspaper
written in Roumania. A leading arti-
Gle in English introduces not only the
Ecoul, but the Roumanian people to
Americans. 1t says that there are
already between 10000 and $4,000 Rou-
maniaus in the United States, of whom
$4,000 are in New York City. 1t like
wise gives an interesting account Of
these new immigrants, their habits,
customs and characteristics.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
CHAPTER ".
Continued.

let me pass and / viii try and for
get all this
Her words recalled SteiDhausen to a
sense of his own conduct.
He saw he had indeed overstepped
the limits of good breeding, but the
check made him all the more earnest.
Yes, he said, in low tone, Il sup
pose must seem insane to a calm,
woinanly woman like yourself; YET the
feelings you have reused are not I'M
worthy Of your acceptance.
Surely you can imagine nature
different from your own-more eager,
more impassioned, yet not less true.
Ny better self Graves for you. How
can convince your
1T is useless to pursue this argu-
ment," again interrupted Lies, her
heart beating visibly under her muslin
dress, and pressing her hands together
in an attitude of entreaty; 'it is only
painful and distressing.
Even if / were inclined to listen to
you, it would but add to my difficult
ties. breaking off and resuming
quickIy-"I cannot believe a sudden
whim can cause any real grief, though
there is truth in your voice.
II am sorry, very, very sorry, to
cause You moments pain, but'-sniI-
ing, while the large tears hung on her
eyelashes-'I have no doubt some good
and fair Prussian will be all to you
that must not be-"
She held out her hand to him, and
then snatching it back, as if she had
yielded too much, pressed her handker-
chief to her eyes, now trimming over.
LET me go" she said, entreatingly.
81 must; it is all over" returned
Steinhausen, gloomily, as be stepped
aside.
yet, no; will not renounce the
hope of seeing you again-of ascertain
ing what barrier stands between me
and happiness"
But Lies nade no reply and hurried
away, more moved than she would
have liked to own.
The evening was dull enough.
Frau Cheering apologized for her
daughters absence.
"She had bad headache" she said,
'and was unable to leave her room
the result. probably, of walking too
much in the fierce sunshine"
Again conversation was mainly kept
up by the judge and Burchardt, while
Steinhausen, in the blacklist of moods,
inwardly cursed his own folly, first
In permitting himself to be overpow-
cred by so sudden a passion, and then
for his mad, useless avowal. while he
could only hope that some fresh fancy
might soon drive the present keen dis
appointment out of his head or heart,
or both.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
President woodrow wilson.

President Woodrow Wilson, OF
Princeton University, doubts the util-
ity of the worship of the flag, as now
taught in the public schools" The
learned educator, of course, spoke
loosely perhaps when he used worship,
comments the Washington Post; still it
must be admitted that the respect and
reneration that are inculcated for the
flag smack somewhat of worship. For
a man like DR.. Wilson to say that it
is wrong should give us pause. We
have not seen his reasons for the
wrong, if any. But whatever he says
is worthy of respectful consideration
yet greatly worthy as it is we doubt
If in the present case the doctor has
not spoken from surface conditions.
The cultivation of the sentiment Of pas
sionate patriotism by the exaltation Of
the material emblem is manifestly his
point. To that whole class Of argu-
ment much weight attaches. 1t can
not be very high feeling that is fos-
tered thus. But we doubt if, in the
present case, it be not high enough for
its purpose, and, moreover, the only
thing of its kind; and its kind some
thing that is badly needed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

! 1t seems to be fact that the Stand
ard Oil Company is quitting Kansas,
says the Hartford Comm Courant Its
monthly pay roll in that State has
shrunk in that State since December
from $4,000 to $4,000 Its daily pur-
chase Of Kansas oil has shrunk from
l11,0OO barrels to 200O 1t is surrender
ing its Kansas leases and preparing to
transfer the tanks to the Indian Terri
tory I'VE have decided that the peo-
pie don't want us here" one of its Of
ficers said recently. 1--WE cannot
afford to do business in a State so I'M
friendly to us as Kansas But the
Secretary of the Kansas Oil Producers
Association jubilantly tells the Topeka
Journal that the Schell Company
English companyis going to build a
pipe line of its own from Kansas to the
Gulf. Wen have a market for our
oil in foreign countries within short
time" says Secretary Parker.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
In All PARTS Of the State.

A new electric light company from
Atlantic City has applied to Pleasant
vile Council for a franchise.
The President recently appointed
David w. Carthy postmaster at Frank
lin Furnace and Jacob Feldman at
Woodbine Robert W. Leida was
named fourth-class postmaster at
Knowlton.
The cannery at Eldora is preparing
for pack of tomatoes larger than any
year since its establishment.
Pleasantville children are reaping a
harvest by gathering fragrant arbutus,
making it into bouquets and selling it
on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
The State Prison authorities have
decided that j. F. Cordova, late pastor
of the Methodist Church at South
River, can neither see nor write to
Julia Bovine, the girl with whom he
elOped, or receive letters from her.
A number Of glassblowers of Salem
have been laid off because of a scarcity
of orders. The glass situation in South
Jersey is not very bright.
Woodbury. housekeepers are almost
frantic over a scarcity of help.
John D. f. Morgan, rural mail car
rier from BIackwood has resigned, and
John L. Price has been appointed his
successor.
The Woodbury. Country Club has en-
gagged a professional golfer as in
structOr.
OF Alloway's 415 inhabitants an in
veatigator has found that there are
twenty five old maids, thirty five wild
ows, twenty-one widowers and twenty
three bachelors.
Farmer Fink, CT Mantua. forgot to
cover up lis hotbed, and had 20,O0U
cabbage plants killed by frost.
The forest fire near Dennisville drove
three deer into the upland.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
B~ MIS- ALExANDER.

I child! She was married to her cousin,
the Herr Hauptmann
Cheering"
Come ong cried steinhausen,
fiercely.
"Why stand in the rain to hear the
maunderings of that stupefed block
head?"
married. / cannot understand it,"
said Burchardt. pressing his horse to
come up with his comrades.
Il do not believe the old fellow
knows what he is talking about"
Understand! No. laughed the
Fahnrich.
II fancy the Fates are against our
ever solving the question whether our
charming host is maid, wife OF
widowl''
"Fate or no fate, will find out the
truth yet" said Steinhausen to him
self.
Quickening their pace, the officers
galloped on to overtake the squadron,
and villa Bellevue, with its mystery
and its charms was among the things
of the past.
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Next morning did not fulfil the
promise of the fine sunset; lowering
clouds and drizzling rain had changed
the face of nature into accordance with
Won Steinhausen's mood.
His brother officers openly ayowed
their regret at having to leave such
pleasant quarters, and proved their
enjoyment of good breakfast by pro-
longing that meal till the trumpet sum
moned them to mount and ride"
The young Fahnrich did not fail to
"annex'' Clarchen's photograph; but,
with more than ordinary Prussian hon
esty, left his own in its place.
The eldest daughter was not well
enough to appear at breakfast; but just
as the Hussars We're ready to set forth,
she came out on the steps before her
own apartment to bid them courteous
adieu.
Burchardt and Won Planitz bowed
from the saddle; Steinhausen pressed
his spur till his horse was close enough
to the steps where Lies stood.
Your hand" he said, in low tone.
'your hand once more" She hestitated
an instant, and then placed hers in
his.
"Au revoir," said Steinhausen; sit is
not adieu, remember
And then, with friendly salute to
the rest Of the party, he rode quickly
after the others, who had already
passed the gate.
AS they descended the hill. Burchardt
and Planitz chatted merrily, pleased
at the idea of being quartered at Ores
den, though" added the latter. TIVE
win not soon find better quarters than
the villa Bellevue
"And that Clarchen! she is a little
darling. Do you know, Rittmeister, /
think she viii be prettier than her sis
ter" continued the youthful Hussar,
with an air of mature experience.
Steinhausen muttered some unintel.
ligible reply, the tone of which was
anything but amiable.
Have you discovered if the fair Lies
is married or sfngle?n asked Burchardt
unadvisedly.
you We're long time inspecting
that fine view from the balcony last
evening"
! Il know nothing more than you do
replied Steinhausen, curtly
1T would be bad return for such
kind hospitality to intrude an idle
curiosity on our hosts.
Aye. to be sure. Still am not a
little curious There he continued
quickly, as good luck win have it
there is the Dorfschulze with whom We
spoke yesterday. He win know ali
about the family.
Good day, Herr Schulzel If you SEE
the Herr Amtmann. give him a warm
greeting from us; and tell me now
you have known the family long. ]
supposew
ia wohl. mein Herr, from the bot
tom Of his chest.
Steinhausen, apparently occupied il
4 pulling up bis stirrup leather, lisyenet
1 eagerly.
IS the eldest daughter mariedg
~Ehe eldest daughtArs7 repeated ths
/ old man who ssmaed not over bKieht.
! pei eeW{asl certainly the poo
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The trial Of Chief of Police w. II.
Smith before the Common Council, Of
Asbury Park, upon charges Of allow
ing gambling in the form of bookmak-
ing on the streets, and also with play
ing the races himself, was begun. On
the stand the chief declared that he
never had made a bet, except in the
line of duty. George Vunk was the
most important witness examined. He
once owned horse named Bad Penny,
with which several killings were made.
1t was alleged that once when Vunk
had big winning ripe, he put it
through without notifying the chief,
and was driven out of business as a
hookmaker in consequence Vunk tes-
tilted that he had book from 1899
until 1902, and that the chief regularly
made bets with him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The Oregon State fisheries exhibit,
which will be located in the north end
of the forestry building at the Lewis
ara Clark exposition, Portland, Ore,
win be one OF fascinating interest to
Eastern people visiting the fair. The
exhibit will show the methods used in
Matching salmon, the chief fishing re-
source of Oregon. and there will be
many specimens Of the 4'lordly CHI
nook, the king Of fresh water fishes.
Some Of the largest fish of the spring
catch, weighing eighty-ave or ninety
pounds, and measuring Ave and one.
half to six feet long will be preserved
in formaldehyde in inverted glass jars
made especially for the purpose. The
exhibit will be the finest Of its kind
ever displayed at an exposition. Rec
reation.
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To be continued.


s'Score'' for twenty came into the
English language about 1900. 1t comes
from the Anglo-Saxon scor, the root
of shear, shire, scar, and means to cut.
To avoid the difficulty of large num-
bers. accounts were kept by cutting
notches i'm stick, called a tally, and
after twenty such notches the tally
was cut off, which thus became a
score" These were used in England
for keeping the exchequer accounts.
even to the beginning Of the nineteenth
century A cricket score was once
spoken of as so many notches, and
the rind of pork is scored The word
is first used in a poem called 1.-THE
Restiary1 and in Cursor Mundi."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The New York express over the Cen
tral Railroad OF New Jersey due in
Atlantic City at 1.13 p. m. became de-
rallied after leaving the drawbridge on
the meadows. The trucks OF the two
passenger coaches jumped the tracks.
The air brakes were quickly applied
and they stopped .he train. The 200
or more passengers were jolted and
frightened, but no one, according to re-
ports, was hurt The passengers Were
transferred TO a special train and
brought to Atlantic City. A wreclzing
crew cleared the tracks and travel was
resumed. An erroneous story of loss
of life quickly circulated at the hotels,
causing great anxiety among those ex-
pecting relatives or friends.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

note one of your correspondents
suggests that all legal holidays be
celebrated on the nearest Saturday.
says correspondent in the New York
Times. In England they have made
the leading holidays fall on Mondays
in order that with the previous Sun
day and Saturday half holiday, the
people can have an opportunity to get
away for out-of-town visits and excur-
eions. We followed this idea In max
ing the frst Monday in September
Labor Day. We now have two holt
days in the short, cold month OF Feb
ruary, only six weeks after New
Years, and no holiday during the fol-
lowing fourteen weeks. The celebra-
ton of the third or fourth Monday Of
April as Lincoln's Day would be much
more appreciated by all workers, and
add greatly TO their enjoyment and
benefit. Connecticut has wisely Sc
lected October % as Lincoln's Day,
thus putting holiday between Labor
Day and Thanksgiving, but she would
have done still better had she taken
the third Of fourth Monday Of October
as Lineoln's Day. There Is so little
that can be done on February -. as
compared with possibilities Of April
or October. that believe the Legisla-
fure could pass no more popular act
than one 10 transfer this midwinter
aa3f.1.4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
ASK Receiver For Hello GO.

Vice Chancellor Grey, of Trenton,
signed an order requiring the State
Telephone Company to show cause why
a receiver should not be appointed to
take charge of its affairs. The appli-
cation was made by ]. Platt Cramer, of
Atlantic City, ara George Fl. Kinney,
Of Collingswood, holding respectively
$4,000 and $4,000 of the bonds of the
company on which the payment of in
Ierest had been defaulted. The bonds
were part of an issue Of $1,000,O00, to
secure which a mortgage was executed
to the Fidelity Trust Company covering
all the property of the company The
bill states that the physical property
Of the company, so far as the complain
ants have been able to discover, con-
sisted Of line from Jersey City to
Camden, with various branches Dill
gent inquiry, they said, failed to dis
cover any operating office of the COM
pany in the State.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

There Is New York barber who
wears No. IL shoe. He was SER
geant in the German army, noted fer
his stability. he has brother in the
old country whose foot is SO big that
no readysmade shoe can be found to
ct him. When he needs new pair
Of shoes he buys side Of leather and
sends fog shoemaker, who fashions
his footaAar at home. His foot is the
largest in al Germany, about No. II ii
size.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

Only millionaires can afford to throw
their money away en- genuine old mas
ters, cut from the frames during the
French revolution, passed from hand to
hand in the Canadian provinces, and
, finally hawked by impoverished owners
in Milwaukee, Wis. Such bargains
are out of the scope even of art mu-
scum directors, declares the Boston
transcript.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The fact that SO many white men
still disregard the tradition of thrift
that so many people of all races fail
TO understand the necessity of living
within their means-is what makes DR..
FWashington's advice to his own people
who especially need it-good advice
for all Americans, wisely observes the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
Glass Comns.

To preserve the features Of those who
have died it is proposed by Russian
to embalm corpses by casting around
them solid mass Of glass. OF course,
1t is not possible to pour molten glass
directly on the body so it is first coated
with a thin covering of sodium silicate.
This is allowed to harden and forms
a protective coating. The body is then
put in a mould and melted glass poured
around it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

Wanted 100 boys named Tom. !"
This small adj appearing in Milwaukee
(Wis.) newspapers was the means
taken to secure real Thomas boy
choir for st. Thomas Episcopal
Church. OF the entire number answer
ing fifty were named Tom" three
were Williams with a last name OF
Thomas. The leader Of the choir is
named Thomas Il. Thomas.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

When an "all-star' operate perform
ance is announced we know what to
expect, says the New York Evening
Sun. But when it is an "all-star' the
atrical performance it means in most
cases that those who viii take part
have had their names in big letters on
bill boards at some time or other and
nothing more.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

Raisuli has been appointed Governor
of the Fahs district. It was Mr.. Perdi-
caris who suggested him originally as
the best man for the job. Foreigners
Twill be secure in future 1t is a case of
setting kidnaper to keep prospective
kidnapers in order
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The students Of a California art in
gtitute hazed a young boy so as to
leave him a cripple for life. Charming
mentality for the upbuilding Of
American art. certainly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

! "A fifth transatlantic cable is being
laid by the Commercial Gable Com
pany, in spite of wireless telegraphy.
This indicates belief on the part of
the cable company that wireless teieg-
raphy for commercial purposes is still
sin the air. concludes the Boston
transcript.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

The Sultan Of Sulu almost ruined
the pearl fisheries about his American
klndom recently He gave the pearl
fishers sleeves and told them that they
could have All the pearls which fen
through the mesh but BIZ would kecp
the big ones
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

Just before congress adjourned the
members of the Texas house delega-
ticn presented Samuel Bronson Coon.
er who goes out after long service.
with handsome silver loving-cup.
The presentation occurred at the ways
and means COMMITTEES room, The
speech Of pFesentation aesng made By
John H. Stephens,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
Confesses Seven Murders.

A person who signed himself M.
e. ~ has written letter to Governor
Stokes, at Trenton, from Pittsburg,
Pa, saying that he is the murderer
Of Max Wollenberg, of Paterson, for
whose death Arthur Laster was under
sentence of death. The writer further
said that he has committed six other
murders for which innocent men have
been hanged. Governor Stokes has
sent the letter to the Board of Pardons.
It was written in clear hand on
soolscap paper and said: For the sake
If a guiltless man am writing you.
Arthur Laster is not guilty of the death
IF Max WOllenberg / am the guilty
nan. j meant to do it and did it will
ing. But | am not willing to see this
DOR old negro die for this crime. Six
already has died for such crimes l
alone have committed. / am writing to
the President of the U. S. A. to save
This poor old negro. / am on my way
10 the West" The authorities are try
ing to find the writer Of the letter 1t
Is the general belief that he had moth
ing to do with the murder.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18

More advice on How to Live One
Hundred Years. but no decline in life
insurance rates reported.