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The Morris County chronicle., 1906-04-17
Y. NJ. c. A. MINSTRELS.
Great interest in the Hospital Benefit
this wednesday Evening.


this "Wednesday Evening.
The one topic Of compensation that
is agitating the youthful mind as well
as engaging the interest OF many Of
the older heads, is the minstrel enter
tainment given under the auspices OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion for the benefit OF the building
fund of Memorial Hospital.
The sale Of tickets is being rapidly
pushed under the supervision Of a
committee Of the Academy boys com
posed Of the following: Montague
Smith, chairman; Steuart Emery,
Reginald Smith. Raymond Bennell,
Edwin Beach, Lyle Hazeltine. Stephen
Hurlbut, Mortimer Wilmerding.
The entertainment promises to be
better than any that have preceded it
and the chorus and end men are put
ting forth their best efforts to make
good. Those who are familiar with
the work that has been done before
will be interested to learn that Gil
bert Hicock, who made such hit on
the end two years ago will again be
in the cast and in the second part
Messrs. Secor and Hickok will be seen
in their very clever sketch "Stingy' 's
Rehearsal. The quartet will con
|sist Of Messrs Biggen, Glazebrook.
Genung and Johnson.
Some members of Newark s Associa-
tion !" Model Glass, (" who captured the
first prize in the gymnastic exhibi-
tion at st. Louis will be seen in some
special work and Mr.. Metz will give
an exhibition OF fancy club swinging,
he is conceded to be the champion
club swinger of the East.
In the afternoon and evening there
will be a cake and candy sale at the
Lyceum also. A number Of the ladies
will have charge Of the different tables
among whom will be Mrs. S. v. Hoff.
man, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Brinley, Mrs
Hill and Mrs, Landfear.
The patr0nesSes of the entertain.
ment are Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mrs
Frederic w. Stevens, Mrs. Douglas
Bushnell, Mrs. Grinnell Willis, Mrs
Mahlon Pitney, Mrs. George Carr
Henry, Mrs. Henry Shaw, Jr., Mrs. A.
Fillmore Hyde, Mrs. Lloyd Saltus,
Mrs. Frederic r. Kellogg, Mrs. Archi-
bald Forbes, Miss Elizabeth N. Little
Miss Eleanor G. Bushnell, Mrs. Wy
nant d. Vanderpool.
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CHANGES OF CLERGYMEN

Made at the recent Session Of the IA. w,
Conference Anecting this Vicinity.
A partial list Of the appointments
only those affecting this vicinity
made at the NJ. E. Conference just
held is herewith giyeh
Newark District.
Presiding Elder, J. M. Meeker, East
Orange.
Basking Ridge, w. /. Dietz. Ber-
nardsyille, G. H. Won Claim. Caldwell,
H. G. Thompson. Chatham, 81. E.
Curtis. Denyille, w. w. Vanderhoof.
Green village, f. B. Currie, supply.
Madison, J. B. FaullSs. Mendham, 2
Fl. Murdick. Morristown, r. B. Ur-
my. New Providence, t. B. Gordon.
New Vernon, E. e. Carton, supply.
Parsippany, supply. Pine Brook and
Clinton, G. E. Apgar Rockaway Val
ley, j e. Skellington. Summit, A. HI.
Tuttle. Verona, G. e. Little. Whip
pany, H. G. Kohr, supply.
Paterson DlSDr1CGs
Presiding Elder, G. S. Ryman, Pas
sale.
Boonton, Nathaniel Brooks. Dover,
First Church, A. B. Richardson Grace
Church, S. HI. Jones. Glenview, Nor
man Kays, supply. Hackettstown, J..
A. Owen. Hibernia, A. B. Blades.
Hopatcong and Hurdtown, A. B. Liy-
ingston. Montville, g. w. Robbens.
Mount Fern, M. A. Shurtes, supply.
Mount Freedom and Millbrook, S. O.
Rush. Mount Hope, w. HI. Hudson.
Port Morris, A. M. Harris. Richard
Mine, j . III. Keep, supply. Rockaway,
#. a. Mason, supply. Stanhope. AL
fred Lucas. Tebo, G.. "a. Davis, sup
ply. Towaco, A. r. Phipps, supply.
Wharton, George Fountain.
Elizabeth District.
Presiding Elder, Daniel Halleron,
Newark.
Chester, F. J. Crawford. German
Valley, A. u. Fretz, supply. Glad
stone, o. L. Joseph. Succasunna, A.
Van Dusen.
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sIlver weddinr.

Mr., and Mrs. Theodore d. Pierson
celebrated the twenty-ffth anniyer-
sary Of their marriage by reception
at their home on Atno avenue last Fri
day evening. a large number Of rela-
tives and friends gathered to extend
their congratulations Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierson received a large number OF
handsome and useful presents. Dur
ing the evening an impromptu pro
gram was rendered consisting Of read
Ing by Miss Easton, recitation by Miss
Kitty Lane, piano solo by Miss Bessie
Beach, whistllng solo by Miss Lulu
Lane, and duet BY Miss Lane and
Charles Kay, Miss o. n. Crane at the
piano
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New Tower onerine.

Rev. Philemon Sturges has issued a
circular to the members of St. Peters
parish, stating that the Easter offer
ing will be for the tower fund. Last
year the collection was for the same
object, but work was delayed on ac-
count of the absence Of the rector. 1t
has been found that instead Of costing
5000 as the estimates showed when
the church was built. the cost Of ma
terialS and labor has risen so that the
estimates now foot up to almost $685.
600. Architects have been over the
plans carefully to see if the cost could
be reduced in any way, but without
result. 1t is planned now to build the
tower up to the belfry seventy feet
from the ground, leaving the other
fifty feet for a later effort. This much
much win cost about $4,000 and it is
hoped that sufficient funds may be
raised on Sunday to make it possible
to proceed with this section Of the
tower at once.
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rne Hurlbat-Blanehard NuptlaIs.

Preparations are actively progress
ing for the Hurlbut- Blanchard to.
morrow. At the homa Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Blanchard,
on Kitchell avenue, large temporary
dining-room has been erected. The
sides of the interior will be hung with
drapery, while the ceiling will be ef-
fective from floral handling. The New
Jersey Engineering and Construction
Company has force OF men wiring.
Seven hundred extra lamps will be
used in the house, and Kitchell ave-
aue from Madison avenue to Force s
corner will be brilliant with as many
more incandescent lamps hung on the
trees.
The Rey. George S. Dickinson, OF
Newark, win preform the ceremony.
Ralph Leslie Blanchard, Raymond
Unger, and the Messrs. Keroland, of
San Francisco, viii act as ushers, and
Verne Hurlbut, the groom's brother,
as best man. Miss Nell Blanchard will
be maid Of honor and the Misses Lii
liam Blanchard, Lillian Birdsall, OF
Glens Falls, N. Y; Edith Hart and
Jean Holmes, of Orange, and Serena
Stewart, OF New York, the brides
maids.
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Ex-Mayor =. A. Quayle has set a
good example BY donating fine young
horse-chestnut tree which has been
set in the Park opposite McClellan's
store, Street Commissioner Dickson
says at least a half-doxen more are
needed, which he win gladly set out II
given.
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MILLs-sTUDLEY.

John M. Mills and Miss Cora Studley
were married by Rev. r. B. Urmy at
the Methodist parsonage on Saturday
afternoon. The only others present
were Miss Norah Pruden and Arthur
Mills. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Mills went to Madison where they
took the train and started on we'd
ding tour.
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THE LAU'FER SMALL GRAND

Every person Of musical attain
ment who has examined the Lauter
Small Grand Piano is delighted with
its exquisitely beautiful tone, its fault
less construction, and its dainty and
artistic appearance. The Lauter Small
Grand is a genuine small grand piano
of wonderful volume. In its construc-
ton we have succeeded in making
powerful instrument that at the same
time is little in case dimensions. We
have not sacrificed tone to small size,
as is true Of practically all latter-day
small grand pianos.
The quality Of tone in this instru-
ment is extremely attractive to the
cultivated ear. Musicians, both pro-
fessional and amateur, find it difficult
to stop playing, for the tone has a
charm that is indescribable, that holds
the artist enthralled. One concert
pianist Of national reputation said to US
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lately: vNever have / played on small
grand that has really pleased me be-
fore. This one is ideally beautiful in
tone production, and is faultleSs in
elasticity Of touch and beautifully bal
anced SCALE"
The Lauter Small Grand has gone
in to very many homes not only in
New Jersey and. across the Hudson,
but it has been in great demand
wherever we have a representative,
wherever the piano is shown. Our St.
Louis agent, Mr.. John Feld, wrote us
the other day that on every hand the
piano was securing the warmest praise
and recommendation, and we have
countless testimonials in similar vein
from piano dealers and musicians.
The Morris County chronicle., 1906-04-17

The telephone company is putting
up a pole line on Soaring avenue 10 re-
move the lines from the electric light
poles, also running through FairYiew
place,
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Age IA.
THE FIFTEEN FAIRIES.

Aunt Nellie sat thinking. 1t was
only week before Christmas, and she
had nothing ready for her little niece,
who lived in distant city. At last,
with look of relief, she said: II have
thought of something! know it will
please her." She then wrote letter
to Marys mamma and folded into 1t a
crisp bank note On Christmas morn
ing Mary opened her eyes upon
bright silver quarter, which lay upon
her Pillow, BY the side of it was a
tiny note, which read as follows:
Dear Mary: am one of fifteen fairies
which arc to appear today with a
Christmas greeting from Aunt Nellie"
20, how NIGEL" said Mary. What a
funny auntie; always doing something
different from other people" Wide
awake, she jumped out of bed and be-
gan to dress. She found shining
piece of silver in the foot of each of
her stockings, two of Aunt Nellie's
fairies were in her shoes, another
faced her in the wash bowl and wee
bne was in the box beside her brush
and comb. These will almost fill my
poor, little empty purse she thought,
las she took it from the drawer and
}touched the spring-but i'll the purse
was bigger fairy than had yet ap-
peared. Such a merry time she had
dressing that morning! She kept call
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Eldon, Iowa.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEN-
DENCE.

In 1776 the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was written. 1t was written by
Thomas Jefferson and was slightly re-
vised by Adams and Franklin. 1t was
reported to congress on the second of
July and on thoofourth of July, 1776,
it was agreed TO and signed by John
Hancock, the president of the con-
gress and after that the thirteen col
onies were no longer colonies, but free
and independent states. They were
fighting because the king refused to
make good laws for the colonies and
would not let them make good laws
for themselves and taxed their tea
without their consent. Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia offered resolution
asserting that these united colonies
should by all means be free and indie
pendent states. Thomas Jefferson was
on one of the committees. Well, as
my story IS getting rather long will
draw it tc. close.
Anna Lavinia Thorne, age IL.
r. R. No. s, Ottumwa.
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THE EAGLE.

The eagle is very large bird. There
are many species of the eagle. The
Bald eagle and the Harp eagle and
the gray eagle.
They are very savage. They will
watch the fishhawk as he starts down
among the waves for his prey, and
dart at the fishhawk and make him
drop his prey and then catch it be.
fore it hits the water. In some parts
of Europe the eagle will go and wal.
low in the sand get his feathers cover.
ed with sand and when he meets any
cattle he will fly above their heads
and shake the sand in their eyes. Som
are known to go blind. The eagle
builds her nest in the forest in some
high tree. They have been known
to go to the sea i've or ten miles off
and get fish for her young. When she
takes it to her young she will circle
around the tree four or five times it
there are any enemies watching he
Yours truly,
Glen Schlotter,
Selma, Iowa
Age IA. R. F.. D. No
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ing mamma in and how they laughed
ooL foj, hot

ing mamma in and how they laughed
over each new fairy that appeared.
At breakfast she was served first to
silver quarter, another shone in her
glass of water. She wondered if the
chicken and rolls would turn into sill
yer when she began to eat them. How
many times during that morning she
counted her silver fairies! But she
hunted in vain for the other five.
Fairy No. IL did not appear until din
ner time, when it flew out of her nap
kin and rolled merrily over the floor.
Mary spent happy afternoon, plan
ming what to buy with her fairies.
Some Of them should turn into a pair
of warm mittens for poor Tommy
Smith. She would carry basket Of
frosted cakes to poor, blind Ann, and
a pretty coll to little lame girl
around the corner. But mamma was
calling her to get ready for walk.
When she felt in the pocket of her
dress for her mittens, she found in
stead fairy. Another peeped out
from the bow on her hat in a laugh
able way. That night at supper little
cake was placed before Mary's plate
and fairy No. IA came near being eat
en-, but appeared just in time to be
saved from such fate The last of
Aunt Nellie's fairies was resting quiet
ly on her pillow when she went to bed.
Early next morning Mary turned her
fairies into the queerest shaped bun
dies, and her big basket was quite full.
What fun she had in giving away her
presents. why, it's nicer than my
Christmas, mamma" she whispered as
she turned to leave the little lame girl,
whom she had made so happy with her
first doll. So many hearts were made
glad that day and the whole long year
by Aunt Nellie's fifteen fairies.
This is the end of Aunt Nellie's fif-
teen fairies.
Your Junior,
Esther Garrison.
Eldon Iowa
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The Courier Junior
Published by
vHE COURIER PRINTING CO.,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA REVEREAUx.
St EDITOR.
ABOUT THE3HoNoR ROLL.

Dear Juniors: We@have decided not
to run the Honor Roll" each week.
However, we will keep it and will not
forget the successful Juniors. We feel
so well acquainted with their names
that we would be lonely if We could
not look al them once in while. If
the Juniors miss it from their TAPER,
why perhaps we will use 1T again. 1t
Is So very long that:it takes mp a good
deal of room. What do you think about
1t, Juniors?
We vii! continue the postal card con-
test little longer, because the Juniors
have only this week appeared to un-
derstand the rule perfectly.
Now to receive a souvenir card the
Juniors must ask their little friends to
become members Of the Courier Junior
family. 10 belong to this big family
the little friends must each write a
nice letter or else a story one one of
the following subjects:
"Brother Goat or Brother Rabbit
"The Eagle"
History of the Postal Card
Fall Games"
The rrize for this contest Is an al
bum. In which to- put the souvenir
CdTuS, auu Cuc JULIUS ioCSitIsiS lno
most cards will be awarded the prize.
We will not publish the details Of the
contest again because they were pub.
lished twice. The prize will be an
nounced Friday November 8, and the
contest will be open until then. How
ever every Junior writing during No
vember will receive souvenir card for
every letter or story and for each new
Junior secured. At the end of the
month we will give another album to
the Junior having the most souvenir
cards. s
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THE EAGLE.
There are about seventy kinds of

There are about seventy kinds Of
eagles.
They are known by their hooked
beaks and their sharp, powerful claws.
They are very powerful in fight and
vision. They use their claws in kill
ing their prey and thew are very soli
tary in their habits. The ancient peo-
pie regarded them as a symbol Of roy
atty and as the king of birds.
The largest eagles are about three
and one-half feet in length and nine
feet from tip to tip of the expanded
wings.
Eagles usually live in mountainous
regions or forests away from human
inhabitants.
They build their nest on high tree
or ledge of rock or cliff.
The eagle lives to a great age-more
than one hundred years
The golden eagle is very beau
tiful bird. 1t is found in Europe, Asia
and North America. 1t gets it's name
from the golden red color which COW
ers it's head and neck. The feathers
Of the body are of rich dark brown.
The golden eagle is the largest nf
the American eagles. 1t feeds on hares,
lambs, pigs and fish, which it carries
to its nest. 1t has been seen to carry
off a hare before the nose of a pack
of hounds.
The Imperial eagle, which is found
in southern EUROPE is nearly as large
as the r len eagle, and is like it In
appear %.
The ,ea eagle is more common than
the golden eagle. 1t lives along the
coast Of the sea or on the bank of in
land waters. 1t feeds on fish and re-
fuse which may be thrown upon the
shore, and also lambs and hares. 1t
sometimes builds on the ground and
sometimes in, high tree, but always
in a very lonely place.
Marjory Keller,
93Sa, N. Kings Highway,
st. Louis, Mo.
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= Douds- Leando, Iowa.

General Grant was born at Point
Pleasant. Ohio. April 81, 1922.
When he was seventeen he made a
safe command to West Point.
He changed his name to his mothers
family name, which is Ulysses Simp-
son.
The Mexican war broke out, Grant
behaved himself with great bravery.
His life had been strenuous up to this
time. He graduated at West Point.
The people of the north delightedl to
call him Unconditional Surrender
Grant.
One of the great battles fought by
Grant was that of Shiloh in Missis-
sippi. Grant came into his headquar-
tiers that evening and said: We'll, It
was tough work today, but we will
beat them out of their boots tomorrow"
In the afternoon Grant himself led a
charge against the confederate lines,
and they broke and were driven back.
Grant was thinking how to capture
Vicksburg. He thought it was great
problem.
Early in September, 1868, Grant paid
visit to General Banks in New Or
leans, and there had a narrow escape
from death. Riding one day in the
suburbs his horse took fright at a
train and came in collision with a car
riage, throwing the horse down on his
rider. From this severe fall Grant was
confined to his bed for several weeks,
until his death. July %. 1885.
y Yours truly,
Mae Heger, age IL,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
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Peanut Candy.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
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GENERAL GRANT.

General Grant was the eighteenth
president of the United States. He was
born. April 81, 1922, at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, His father was dealer in
leather.
When he was seventeen he entered
the Military academy at West Point.
He was in the army eleven years. He
was engaged in every battle of the
Mexican war, except one, and that was
the battle of Buena Vista.
He was married in 1S48 to Julia
Dent. the daughter of Frederick Dent,
q merchant of st. Louis.
Six years after, when he had be-
come captain, he resigned from the
ermy and was engaged in farming
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Dear Editor:-As have never writ
ten to the Junior, thought l would
write. I am little girl ten years old.
I go to school. My teachers name is
Amy Bowen. like her very much. l
study reading, history. arithmetic,
geogra ply, grammar and
spelling. l have a little brother a year
old. His name is Zearl. AS my letter
Is getting long. / will close, hoping to
see my letter in print
Yours trulv
Esther Ramey,
r. F.. D. No. /,
Hedrick, Iowa.
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JUNIOR LETTERS.

Dear Courier Junior
/ am little girl years old and go
to school every day and I am in the
fifth grade. Miss Eft1e Robson is my
teacher and I like her very much, be-
cause she is so kind to me. We used
to live in Ottumwa out on Court Hill.
but have lived in Abba years. / have
a pretty white kitty and four little
chickens that sleep in a bundle and I
have to shut up every night I will
ask some of my little friends to join
our Courier Junior family.
My sister. Blanche Miller asked me
to write this.
Myrtle Nadine Miller,
Lock Box p,
Abba, Iowa.
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A FEW RECEIPTS.

We are going to publish few re-
ceipts each week Today we are CIV
ing you a receipt for cake to be
known as the Courier Junior Cake"
It is splendid receipt and one that
the Juniors big sisters can easily
make If they will follow the directions
carefully. In fact. many of the Juniors
can make it themselves with a little
help from their mothers and sisters.
We kill have an interesting contest to
announce next week. What do the Jun
Tor girls think of Courier Junior cake
contest? Of course, the Junior boys
will not enjoy this, although the editor
of the Junior has often heard of boys
being pretty good cooks. Let the Jun
Tors write letters and tell what they
think OF this contest. We will be glad
to have the Juniors send us receipts.
For each receipt sent in we will send
you souvenir postal card. The "Cour-
Ter Junior Cake" and other receipts fol-
low:
Courier Junior Cake.
Cream one-half cup butter and one
and one-half cups sugar, then add one
egg and beat until creamy; now add
one teaspoonful cinnamon, one-fourth
teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice,
and mace, one cupful seeded raisins,
Toured, one cupful sour milk, two cup
fuls entire wheat flour, and one-third
cup white pastry flour into which sift
one-half teaspoonful baking soda; beat
thoroughly and bake in loaf pan
half an hour When cool cover with a
maple narshmallow icing and decor
ate with marshmallows cut into quar-.
tiers. For the icing place one pound
marshmallows in double boiler, add
one-half cup water; when melted beat
thoroughly and add one tablespoonful
Bakers chocolate melted and one ia
hlespoonful vanilla extract.
Nut Cracks.
Mix one-half cup lard, one-half cup
brown sugar, one-half cup sour milk,
one cupful Porto Rico molasses, one
teaspoonful ginger, one level teaspoon
full ginger, on elevel teaspoonful soda
dissolved in cold milk, and enough
flour to keep the dough from adhering
to the board. Tear off pieces the size
of hickory nut; roll into balls; set
on creased pans, and bake While hot
put two together, roll in maple icing
dAu luSu III pCSuOIlo auI u1Cdto.
Moasses Candy.
Two cups New Orleans molasses.
two tablespoonful of vinegar, two Of
butter Boil without stirring. until
brittle when dropped in cold water.
When cooked, stir in two level tea
spoons of soda and pour into buttered
pans. When cooled sufficiently to han.
die, butter the hands and pull the
candy until almost white. Nuts may
be used il preferred.
Peanut Candy.
Butter a square pie tin and fill with
shelled peanuts. Melt a cupful of gran.
ulated sugar in a frying pan over a
low fire, stirring constantly. No wa
ter is used. Be very careful not to
burn it. AS soon as It is all Dissolved
pour it over the peanuts. With knife
mark it into bars before 1t is quite
cold.
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Dear Courier Junior
I am little boy years old and go
to school every day, and am in the
first grade. Miss Efie Robson is my
teacher. and she taught me last year
Tomorrow is Halloween and want to
have a good time. For my pets have
a black cat named Funny I suppose
you think this very funny name for
cat, but traded two last years funny
papers to a little boy for him, so
just named him Funny, and l have
dog whose name Is Omaha, my Uncle
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George sent me when he was little
puppy. He came on No. 4 all the way
from Omaha, in a little basket all by
himself Every summer papa and l go
fishing up at Tracy on the Des Moines
river.
My. sister, Blanche Miller, asked me
to write.
Freddie Edward Miller,
Lock Box p,
Abba, Iowa.