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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-25


ever had before. He went to Paris,
where he pitched deep into work to
try to forget the maiden, but thoughts
of her would creep in in spite of
himself, and sometimes her image, a
laughing, haunting image, would steal
in between him and his canvas, and
then he would have to give up
work for that day. 1t was no use.
He would go out on the streets and
walk and walk and walk, trying to
wonder if the maiden's answer was
final, calling up little scenes of their
days together conjuring up her looks
to see il he could not again read in her
eyes and find something there that he
wanted. He wrote her long letters tell
ing her a great many things that were
not always kind. Some of the letters
he sent across the ocean to. her; others
be tore up and tried to forget. But
there were only three letters from her
in all the four years he was gone, and
they all came on Christmas eve Long
friendly letters they were. just like the
chats they used to have. but with no
sign Of the thing he wanted her to
write above all else. The stupid artist
worked so hard that be could hardly
help winning some shadowy success In
all that time. There was a picture or
two In the salon; his Instructors grew
encouraging; there was q line now and
then ID the papers, all Of which pulled
him up nightly because he vainly
hoped they might make some difference
with the maiden.
when four years had passed the
artist thought he might return to his
home In New York and start his work
there. He told himself over and over
again that he was going home to the
maiden, and his heart beat absurdly
with hope Of seeing her and then sank
heavily again at thought Of the change
the years might have made. of the es-
arrangement they might have brought.
During the time he had been away she
had written many stories and had final
" convinced the editors of their worth.
He saw her name in the contents Of
number OF magazines The old days
were changed, 1t WVAtu ~ A0hSSh HA@
her il the cheap boarding house. II
she sent him away three years before,
she probably had almost forgotten him
in all this time. but the thought Of the
Christmas letters spurred him to write
to her and tell her Of his return. He
would reach New York the day before
Christmas. the anniversary Of bis leavi
Ing. Would she meet him that evening
at half past Ia the little restaurant
He would wait for her at their same
table Ia the corner. and they would talk
oyer old times The artist arrived ln
New York on the day he expected. ane
/ tesnoon he wandered about walt
gap she honf d their enlightenment
.lrealln9 4 lor foar sue shout
fl1g This aaad falf waved
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fought it steadily for three days be-
fore she won. She knew ii she wrote
to him her letters would keep her
In his mind and that some time she
might carelessly say something to
bring him back sooner than he ought
to come. 1t was hard not to yield to-
what her heart pleaded for, but she
felt he could do his best work cut Off
from thoughts Of her and then
Joyce paused.
"And then2 the man said quickly
'sShe thought perhaps ne might nave
fooled himself that he wanted to marry
her while circumstances drew their
lives so closely together. Now that he
was seeing more Of the world and
meeting other women he would weigh
the matter and would learn his mind
If he came back and still wanted her.
she would know he meant it. and"
s'Yes2" the man broke In eagerly.
"Thatss alls she ended lamely. smil-
ing up at him.
s:No, not all Together shall we try
to end the stories with They lived
happily ever afterY
She reached out her hands to him
for answer, and he closed them ten
derby In his.
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To the patrons Of THE CHRONICLE
We extend the compliments Of the
season, and trust that they may have
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year. May the benign influence Of
the Christmas season bring to them a
realizing sense Of the many blessings
enjoyed by those who live in this per-
iod Of the worlds history and In this
land of freedom and opportunity, and
work out In kindller feeling to those
not so well favored; with determine
ton to do more toward bringing about
the reign Of the Prince Of Peace over
all the world.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-25

THE first and second class pOstmast-
ers Of New Jersey are to form an or
ganization. a meeting will be held
about the middle Of January at Tren-
ton, at which plans will be discussed.
Those interested ID the movement say
that an organization of this kind will
be to the best interests Of the post
masters, and that its objects viii be
to postal matters and perhaps make
recommendations to the Postoflce De-
partment at Washington.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-25

EDGAR q. LETHBRIDeE, OF Orange,
Essex county, was chosen Wednesday
for Speaker of the House of Assembly
at a caucus of the Democratic Assem-
blymen held in Newark Until We'd
nesday morning Joseph Fl. Firth, Of
Warren, who had been selected for
the position last week refused to with
draw and only did so finally after a
long interview with United States
Senator Smith, who pleaded with hin
for party harmony. Archibald Alex
ander, of Hoboken, was a candidate
for the place and had Hudson's sup
port. His friends had expected three
votes from Essex, but they did not
materialize. All the Hudson men adj
vocated his selection in speeches and
Alexander himself made warm
speech denouncing United States Sen
ator Smith Lethbridge accepted af-
ter long conference with Senator
Smith. yet he claims that he is inde-
pendent Of Senator Smiths control.
He is a marine insurance broker in
New York City, inexperienced in leg
islatiye matters and has shown very
little decision of character. When
the result was announced, Alexander
gracefully lavded Lethbridge, and
took satisfaction because the Essex
man had been named contrary to the
desires OF the bosses.
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a wonder how the floor Of such
house can dry out at all II is not q
difficult matter to knock hole In the
side Of a poultry house and put IN a
window. This should be done now
says the Farmers Review. The addi-
tional light will prove great boon 70
the fowls, which VIII thrive better be-
cause Of the light in their dwelling
house. In the summer the fowls have
the RIM Of the farm and spend but Ut
tie time III the poultry house but ~
the winter they have to spend q very
large amount Of time there, especially
If the location is ii states where snow
remains on the ground during q con-
siderable part Of the winter.
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Horses that are roughlng u 10 Wa1set
can take care Of themselves r. &ney
have d shed to 90 in when they ueslre
shelter. The work horse should pe pFo-
vided warm barn Of else planKeted.
A sweaty horse Will not remain SOUND
Il put IN a cold barn without blanket
Ing.
Poultry. like sheep, can STAND q great
deal Of cold il it is only dry cold Hens
thaf ire given plenty Of exercise IN d
sunny scratching shed that may be en-
tlrely open On good days and curtained
Win cloth On stormy days VIII be
healthy and lay In the coolest weather
IL fed properly.
The keynote Of shelter for stock Ii a
dry place with plenty Of sunshine
GIVE all the liberty possible, and they
will seek shelter when they feel the
need Of I'll Successful Farming
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-25

Warts on the teats and udder are
often very bothersome in milking. They
can be got rid OF IN this way, accord
Ing TO the Iowa Agriculturlst: Clean
The udder with mild creolln solution
Or about d teaspoonfili Of the creolin
ana a bucket Of water Then cut on
the warts with common scissors or
knife, ana touch the roots with q pencil
Of silver nitrate The only treatment
needed after this Is That Of keeping
the udder and teais sofkened with lard.
Sometimes It "a necessary to repeat the
Whole performance but lhIs ~ very
seldom
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her wand for him this time, for the
maiden really came, and she is just the
same, dear, sweet maiden as in the old
days, only the shabby clothes are re
placed by new well cut things, and
there is a quiet air Of prosperity about
her. She looks just little older. per
haps, and the eyes are tribe more
serious, but they are the same tender,
splendid eyes, rejecting big, sweet
soul. The two talked over many
things, but all the time the artist has
searched the maiden's eyes to see If he
could find there any sign Of what he
has longed for all these years. diff
ferent answer to the question he put
to her four years ago. He is eager to
offer again to make home for her and
to spend his life trying to make her the
happiest woman in all the world"
He looked over at the girl ut is for
you to end the story" he said quietly.
Her cheeks were flushed, and she
was toying with her spoon She look
ed up at him moment, and her eyes
were shining. Il want to go back a
little and change your story some. |
shall begin where the artist had his
opportunity to go abroad and study.
When he told the maiden about the
chance and offered to give it up for
her it was the hardest thing she ever
had to do in her life to refuse the sac
rifice, but she had some small sense of
right, and she knew what those years
abroad would mean to his future, SO
she rebuffed him and made him do the
thing she knew his head dictated,
though his foolish, generous heart led
him to offer the other. He thought 1t
was hard for him, perhaps, but he had
Paris. with all its diversions. and the
spur Of his new work. while she had
only the lonely sense of his absence.
She used to haunt the places where
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| LAiuSo3 DIS IL
they were well used to the ways of the
place. Shabby and i'll kept most Of
them looked, but their faces were
bright and their lips were bubbling
with little snatches Of song, overflow
ing evidently from hearts full Of gay
ETY..
At one table in a corner sat man
apart from the crowd and clearly OBJ
Iivious to the life of the place, his eyes
eagerly watching first the clock and
then the door. Once or twice he start
ed and half rose from MS cnalr as some
one entered. scanning face closely,
only to sink back with a long sigh 1t
was five minutes of o'clock. "She
isn't coming" he thought, and he let
his chin fall heavily into his palm
while he tried to gather his thoughts
At last, half conscious of some one
approaching, he looked up and found
girl standing there her hand out
stretched. 4 am late.v she said hur-
riedly. "Have kept you waiting
longg'
Yes. but it doesn't matter. Nothing
matters now that you are here.' he
said warmly. taking her hand in both
of his. est down and let me look at
you' He drew out her chair and
seated himself opposite. Both were
silent for moment while they looked
steadily into each others eyes. The
color rose slowly in the girls cheeks,
and she turned away.
ut is almost like old times, isn't itf"
she asked, with a nervous little laugh.
"Like all the best of the old times
rolled into one" he said. Heavens,
how / have wanted to be back, Joycer'
I'VE are both growing too old to be
sentimental, Jack. ! want you to tell
me all about Paris and your success.
i read about you and was very proud
to be an old friend of the distinguish
ed young American artist, Mr.. John
Hamilton Seawell."
They were Interrupted by the wait
er, an old friend of the two, who bow
ed and scraped an infinite number Of
times before they could stop him. ITO
night we are to have all the things we
used to pretend we didn't like because
the figures were too steep for our in
comes, with a few of the more familiar
things thrown in for aud lang syne,"
he said. scanning the menu card
Joyce nodded her head and smiled, and
the order was finally given after
long conference of the three
When the waiter brought the dinner,
the table was heaped with little dishes
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES,

THE electric lighting situation IN
Morristown las reached. an accute
stage owing to a section Of the lights
falling on two evenings last week. The
matter was taken up by Mayor Reed
who wrote to the President OF the
Public Service Corporation the letter
with the reply of Mr.. McCarter will be
found on our first page, together with
q call for a meeting Of citizens and a
plan for a new company. After the ex-
perience Of a month or six weeks ago,
which Mr.. McCarter admitted was
The result OF an inadequate plant, TO
have a recurrence just at the time IT
must of necessity cause great loss to
our merchants and others is inexcusa-
bic. AS Mayor Reed suggests it is a
powerful argument for municipal OWL
ership or competition, and something
should be done about it at once. It.
is not matter of sentiment or poll
tics but pure hard business and If the
present managers of public utilities
cannot furnish the service they con-
tract to give, the opportunity should
be given someone else to do so. Nor
ristown pays enough to have the best
of service and our citizens will not be
satisfied With anything less. a sug-
gestion has been made that when a
new lighting contract is made III
should have a penalty clause SO that
the company would have to pay when
the service failed and not as under
the present contract simply receive
no pay when no service is rendered.
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BETWEEN HIM AND THE CANVAS"
of all sorts. more than they could pos
sibly have eaten II they had been saw
ing mp for this one meal during all the
time Of their separation. In reality
they were both too excited to be hun
CRY, and their tongues went so fast
that there was time only for spasmodic
dips into the various dishes. When
the dinner tapered of to coffee and
cheese, however, they both fell into ST.
lence. The man lighted cigar in the
old easy way they were used to and
said between puffs, Il want to tell you
a story, Mile. Joyce, If you will listen. =
II shall be most happy she said
with assumed gayety 'sBut be sure
to make it end we'll don't like sad
stories on Christmas eve"
Il shall do my best not to make 1t
end unhappily, but that isn't for me to
say. Well, here goes:
"Once upon time there lived a
dear, foolish maiden and stupid.
struggling artist, whom she befriend-
ed The maiden at least ought to @lve
been very rich, possessor Of stately
mansions and all that sort Of thing Il
she had had her deserts, but. truth "a
tell. both Of them weresvery, very poor
so poor that the maiden used to wear
frayed skirts and cracked shoes some
times. though she laughed and pre-
tended she did Il for fun, and the art
ist was SO poor that well, be was
poorer than any really respectable per
son ever was before. The two lived
next door neIghbors high mp b lhg
same cheap boarding house IN d buss
little city called New York FoF s9nis
unfathomahle reason the maiden t92h
nlEN al lhe artist am used Lo heln MIN
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they had been
together. and
sometimes the
days dragged
so that only
the thought Of
the milestone
she would have
been to him if
she had acceded
to his plan kept
her from doing
some desperate
t h Ing. Then
there came his
letters begging
her for some
line in return
and that was
4l,o 6orf1ook hot
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No end Of the unprecedented pros
perity Is seen BY the President unless
there is reckless speculation and dis
regard Of legitimate business methods
on the part Of the business world. =
ID q word, business WIN be good II
business men, along With their energy
and enterprise Ate upright ana prn-
dent
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loss Of themaid
en-. There was
not m 0 n ey
enough for both
to go, so he pre-
ferred to stay
and make a lit
tie home for
her in the busy,
heartless city
But for once
the maiden was
cold and I'M
yielding, telling
him that she
did n t care
enough for him
to share his
home. She sent
him away with
q heavier heart
than he had
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know the rose VIII bloom again
know the butterfly
VIII aaunt once more across the plain
His beauties to mine eye.
/ know this world In springtime's glow
This mlen severe VIII doff.
But ere that time what tons Of snow
Wen have to shovel off,
Washington Star
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[ was CnrlSVIndS
eve, and Carts
little bohemian
restaurant was
b eginning to
fill with gay,
laughing folk,
who sauntered
in by twos and
threes, the men
slapping one
another on the
shoulders as
t b ey passed,
bantering the
little German
proprietor and
taking calm
and easy pos
S e ssion of
things. as If
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Two
Christmas
Stories
BY KATHERINE GLOVER

Icopyrignt, 1906. BY katherine clover.l
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

A generous audience greeted the
Juvenile Band Mt the Broadway
Opera House Thursday night to
hear their introductory concert.
The program was IN two parts
and showed care in arrangement
and selection.
The hand handled gavotte, waltz
and qulckstcp IN II credItable man-
ner and showed what is possible To
he done with raw material under n
competent instructor.
The male quartctte furnished
mirth for the audience and. while
some excellent harmony was
reached ut TIRES. their selections
were not up to the standard.
The readings by Mrs. Trclmr
were heartily enjoyed and showed
the careful training of nm accom-:
plishcd elocutionist. Mrs. Trcloar
was recalled several times to en-
core.
The popular soloisi. Mrs Ed.
unn, rendered two beautiful
soprano solos
As u whole the first concert Of
the Juvenile band was pro.
nO,inced success.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

Louis ID. Conant arrived in
town Wednesday ON a short visit.
He has been in Los Angeles. Cali
fornia, three years and decided il
was time to make visit to his old
home in Monte Vista. In com
menting ON the recent trenblor in
California and its effect ON the
business interests of the state. Mr..
Conant says that, IA great deal of
the Wholesale trade that formerly
went TO San Francisco is now be-
ing handled from Los Angeles.
There has been no exodus from
Los Angeles such Ms reported. and
realty values there have suffered
but very little. A large number
Of refugees of the northern city
are being cared for in the south
where it is the belief that San
Francisco will rebuild. Recon.
struction will. Of course, require
some time and the old order of
things cannot l3 brought about in
II day. The tourist crop. which
to many fasteners appears to bc
the most profitable on the coast,
may fall below normal for short
tune, but with the return Of the
blizzard season will come the
seeker for climate and he will not
seek in vain.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

Attorney B. l.. Twitchell Of
Denver. representing Isaac and
Abraham Schiller Of the defunct
Bank Of Alamosa, was in Alamosa
Wednesday comforting with the
depositors, committee. Twitchell
proposes TO give the tlepositors 33
l-3 Ger cent in cash and all Of the
assets of the defunct bank, which
are worth 10000 bringing the
amount up to 10 per cent.
The depositors are divided as TO
whether to accept the proposition
or go on with the prosecution.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05
TIVE Big Ranches.

There Is likely to Ike II rivalry
between l.. NJ. Green and Senator
Goodwin, both vt Indiana, To nee
who will become the best farmer.
Both have ranches Of about 5000
acres each, DIVIDED INTO hay md
gram lands. We are Inclined Ia
hank on Mr.. Green who il here
and has the nerve To tackle n big
propagation. So far hls gram land
l,ns never been piowcd until this
spring. He has had four ar five
teams with gang plows and twcnt;
or more single plows nj work all
the spring and most If the ground
II now IN peas and gram. Of
course there IL soinc poor land in
such n large tract. but Mr.. Green
proposes to make il MI gonl h..
fore he lets up.
The l.N(;mriim ranch IL also i.c,ns
looked after and bi9 improvements
nrc lc,ng make in the way OF
breaking up the lands that have
never before been cultivated.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05
\. Ar.y surgeon.

II may not be generally known
that there il At the Home an army
surgeon who has served forty
years in caring for the sick and
wounded Of those engaged in the
defence Of this country. We refer
To DIR. A. II. Mann who enlisted
in the 18th lila. regiment, Co. n.
liz wns soon after transferred to
Go. X. IA hospital steward. then in
command Of Captain Bloomfield,
and later WAS made regimsntxl
surgeon in which capacity he
served four years or during the
war" At the close OF the civil
war he entered the regular army.
DR.. Mann was badly wounded on
the plans by Rain in-ths- Face; he
served IN Cuba during the Spanish
war whore he was stricken with
yellow fever and placed in the
cooler m dead. but when about to
le removed one eye was noticed to
move which showed life and hence
his escape from being buried Alive.
DR.. Mann WAS over ~ years u,
active service and retired lest Oct.
on account of his aye. on full pay.
He came here IN visit his sister.
Mra. Adj. West. and the climate
has l,een ~ beneficial that he has
since resided here.
DR.. Mann makes frequent visiis
IN his old comraaie. Geu. Bloom.
f.l,l, through whose influence he
became MI army surgeon. DR..
Mann il = very entertaining con-
versat,onal,xt and il il hoped his
stay At Monte Vistx may liz per
mAn~Mt.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05
n Stroke Of Coed Luck.

The Monte Vista Motor Car
company on account of the earth
quake ut San Francisco have been
able to purchase car load of the
celebrated Pope automobiles
which were on their way to San
Francisco and stopped by the
manufacturers at Albuquerque.
They will be here in a few days.
No better made nor finer cars for
the price were to be seen at tho
Chicago show.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

Al Strawn, Of Pngosa, arrived in
Monte Vista the fore part of the
week. He has been appointed
range rider with headquarters
here.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

John Sylvester returned from
Fort Collins Wednesday. lie is
contemplating making II trip To
Long Beach, California. ON II visit
Ia his parents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

+. NJ. Knapp lost horse awhile
ago and found il in possession of
a mexican who claimed to have
bought it. He will have to prove
the purchase or stand trial for
stealing the animal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

G. n. Shakespeare has n con.
tract n lDuiki Tor Walter Boyle.
II Creole. = i've room horse il,
the southeast part Of town. This
hnuse will l~ built oe dry press~.l
brick anil work will liz comsencesl
~ soon ~ IN. brick plant II In
operation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05
Payable on Demand

Alta meeting Saturday of the
Cattle and Horse Growers associa-
ton ut Monte Vista il was decided
to publish books containing all Of
the brands of its members and OF
those who desire to become men,
ters. Parties desiring informa-
ton can inquire of the secretary,
John NJ. Cochran, Del Norte. and
may also send him their brands.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-05-05

During his four weeks stay in
Monte Vista, j. A. l'erthsumm
did business on the "instRllment
plan. Among the unnecessaries
70 bought WAS a ~ pipe for =
friend, q q bracelet for his best
girl, *2.3O in cash, etc. He tried
to work FAssett for . IS pair OF
shoes but the plan did not work.