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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

Engineering News remarks: There
has been for two or three months
past chorus of railway presidents
complaining that the public will not
invest in railway securities because
Of anti-railway legislation at Wash
lngton and elsewhere. The Union
Pacific and Chicago & Alton revela-
lions are a full and sufficient reply
to all these statements. When our
fnanciers adopt the plan of giving
the small stakeholder all his property
earns, and not as little as they can
and still keep outside of prison bars,
there will be no lack of funds for
legitimate railway development. The
investing public fears High Finance
more than it fears the President or
Congress.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The Christian Register remarks:
We often wonder why a hundred
years ago minister in New England
with no salary to speak of could sup
port his family in comfort, send his
boys to college, and, dying, leave a
moderate estate to his family. One
reason is evident. A parish minister
hundred years ago did not buy
shares in mining OF other stock com
panies. His modest savings were in
vested in a homestead or lent on
good security at six per cent. inter-
est. If thorough exposure of the
investments of ministers in our time
and the losses sustained by them
were possible, we should discover an
astonishing leakage.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The Premier of England says that
"old age pensions will be taken up
as soon as time and money permit.
Far from sapping inde-
pendenee and undermining thrift, it
would be just the opposite. Any
scheme ought to be universal and
must be put into effect by the State,
which alone has the means of carry
ing it out" Speaking to the same
deputation, Mr.. Asquith, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, said there was
nothing nearer his heart than to be
able to submit financial plan for
such pensions" He fayors one ''al-
together ASSOCIATED from the Poor
Law" and States "the government
regards this question as one of ex-
treme urgency" The Premier de-
clared that it should be applied
without inquisitorial machinery"
Whatever the wisdom of it, the
Christian Advocate believes that the
tend encies of industrial and other de-
partments of society will bring about
old age pensions within the next
quarter of century
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The newspapers are telling OF the
remarkable feat of postal clerk who
n civil service examination did not
make single error in properly sort
Ing $4,000 test postal cards, each rep
resenting postotfice in certain ter
ritory assigned. This was done at the
rate of thirty-three and one-half cards
minute. Far more noteworthy is
the memory of an expert piano play
er, who will play an entire seasons
concerts without a note of printed
music before him. His memory is so
perfect that hundreds of thousands OF
notes must be at the orderly and in
slant disposal of the will And this
Is combined with a multiplicity OF
synchronous recollections of timbre
tempo, expression, etc. The mystery
is at present past the limiting of any
explanation, ard this fact is as beau
tiful as it is appalling. 1t shows us
how far we are from any real science
Of ychologv.-American Medicine
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Sixty Years in sunday.school.

Miss Margaret Miller, of 2S Pas
sale street, Paterson, has the distinc-
ton of having taught in one Sunday
school for sixty years A reception
was rendered to Miss Miller, who is
seventy-five years old, at the Auburn
Street Congregations Sunday-school,
when she completed her sixtieth year
of service. Several hundred parish
toner's were present, and Miss Miller,
who is still active and full of enthu-
siasm for Sunday-school work, was
delighted by the warmth of their
greeting. Miss Miller received a set
of engrossed resolutions. She has
been absent from very few sessions
of the school in sixty years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
IN 7S 81 2SS 81 q

''He came that night-with the
Baroness Nantille.'
Eyes, / remember her"
LENA is now having singing les
sons with the baroness"
At last Charlie lost patience. He
threw his cigar into the fire, and, ris-
ing from his seat, stood in front of
his host with his table" arm resting
on the mantlepiece.
Il WISH he said, without raising
the level tones of his voice, but
speaking rather hurriedly, that you
would tell me what you suspect, what
you know, and what you wish to
know. If we are to help each other,
there must be no reticence between
us. OF what has been going on dur
ing the last year I know absolutely
nothing. Mrs. Wright's letters have
rarely alluded to Lena. The colonel
never wrote-Lena herself rarely.
My mother has been away in France
You, and you alone, are the only
source of information that / have.
1 need hardly tell you that am as
QACdSy dDOuL ILLS uldtGC1 do yOdl-
self. All l know is that Lena is diff
ferent; all / suspect is that her
mother is no longer her confidante
in everything"
Laurance Lowe looked slowly up
into his companions face, while the
hand that held the cigarette shook a
little.
"Seen that too?" he said, interroga-
lively. "All 1 know is that since she
has been taking lessons there has
been something wrong. Before that
she was anxious about your brother.
We have all been anxious; but now
it is something more than anxiety"
"And what do you suspect?"
Seems to me that jacob has sue
ceeded in establishing some influence
over her. The girl is afraid of him"
Lena goes to this womans house
for the lessons?" asked Charlie.
eyes"
"Could we not get that altered?"
suggested the sailor, whose ideas
were quick, though his speech was
slow.
Tried it,"
"You have tried it? And who OBJ
jected?"
'Lena-piano or something"
"Did any one make inquiries about
the Baroness de Nantille before this
arrangement was made?" asked
Charlie, who now turned and re-
sumed his seat
Eyes. She had long and severe
illness. Found, when she got better,
that her property, which was all in
Russia, had been confiscated, father
banished, mother dead Reduced
circumstances, took to giving singing
lessons. She sings like an angel her
self"
"And have you done anything
about Jacobi?"
Lives by teaching violin. Has
many foreign friends. Eminently
respectable; is supposed to be con-
nected with several foreign political
societies.
"Um-m-! In fact, he is shady
character" suggested the sailor.
Internal swindler!"
They sat and talked in the same
aggravatingly unfinished" manner
until late into the night.
81 think you and I can settle ia
cobi," the old man said, as he shook
hands that night with the young
sailor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Find Food Bill Defects.

A hearing was held by the Senate
Public Health Committee, at Tren-
ton, on the Freylinghusen Pure Food
bill. Mrs. Lakey, of Crawford, was
one of the principal speakers in favor
of the BILL She is secretary of the
Consumers Society, and took active
part in having the National Pure
Food bill passed. She declared that
the women of the State unanimously
were in favor of the Freylinghuysen
bill, and would worry" the men I'M
til it became law. George Berringer,
of Camden, secretary of the State
Pharmacy Association, said there
were numerous defects in the pro-
posed law. He said that provision
making druggists write the ingredi-
ents of physicians prescription on
a bottle would alarm patients, partic-
ularly where such drugs as cocaine
are used. Many recommendation
were made for Improvement of the
bill.
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In Ali Parts Of the State,

The Pitman Board of Trade will
spend $500 in getting out booklet.
The Cecil public school has been
closed for three weeks on account of
measles among the pupils.
Miss Louisa B. Adams and Miss
Emma Rudolph have resigned as
teachers in the Glassboro public
school
Eggs are bringing only seventeen
cents per dozen at Pittsgrove, and
the market is glutted at that.
Miss Anna Smith, of Trenton, and
Miss Clementine Clendenning, of
Richmond, have been elected substi-
tute school teachers at Williamstown
and New Brokolyn.
The Mount Holly Improvement AS
ISOLATION has elected these officers:
President, Richard B. Eckman; vice
president, Richard P. Holeman; Sec
rotary and treasurer, Joseph r. Gill
lam. Mr.. Walters made an encour-
aging report on the distribution of
flower seeds to the school children.
The Central Baptist Church, rem
ton, has extended to Rev. J. Miner
Wilbur, of Narberth, Pa, call to be-
come its pastor.
Many guests were banqueted by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Brooks, of Vine
land, in honor of the, twenty-fifth an
niversary of their wedding.
The congregation of the Glassboro
M. e. Church rendered a reception to
Rev. w. P. G. Strickland.
West Cape May Council has ap-
pointed committees to take steps to
carry out the recommendation for
sewers and sidewalks
James Sawyer sustained a crushed
foot at the Manantico Bleach and
Dive Works Millville
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Here's a new beauty" recipe b,

Here's new beauty" recipe by
W. E. Pabor in the Florida Agricul-
turist: The most beautiful woman"
In California says to her sister wo-
men, young and old, eff you want to
know the easiest way to become
beautiful, l will tell you. Pillow.
Get into some old clothes and follow
the pillow for an hour each morn
ing" Fancy ''Sassiety'' girl doing
this and so changing that line of the
poet that tells about the weary
plowman vending his way home
ward.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Religion No Excuse.

"A certain theatrical manager of
Chicago tells of an Irish policeman
in that city possessing Dogberry-like
traits.
On one occasion, at midnight, the
custodian of the law overhauled a
sleep walker who was promenading
a principle thoroughfare clad only in
his nightrobe. When the officer had
awakened the unfortunate man,
placed him under arrest and was
hSstling him off to the station the
sleep walker exclaimed with indig-
nation:
Surely you are not going to lock
me up?"
"Surest thing you know" airily
responded the bluecoat.
why, man, can't be held re-
sponsible for the predicament you
find me in! I'm a somnambulistl"
Sure, it makes no difference what
church you belong to-" sharply re-
turned the officer, I'VE can't parade
the streets of Chicago in your
mighty" Harper's Weekly.
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Hired Mourners.

SIT pays to be mourner in St.
Petersburg, and there are. agencies
which employ great numbers of
Migrants and tramps for the pur-
pose" says writer. These agencies
supply suitable clothing and pocket
handkerchiefs-eve in fact,
except boots, which the tramp must
show on his feet or he will not be
hired. When there is a more or less
important funeral the tramps gather
at the Nikolski market and are Sc
lected by an employee OF the agency.
The wage for the occasion, with tips.
generally equals about three shil-
lings. London Mail.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Continued.

''Is it," he asked, anything to do
with Charlie?"
Mrs. Wright appeared to be buried
in thought. She uttered no reply,
but leaning forward over her hus-
bands shoulder, she placed her finger
On the map, where the red and black
lines met beneath the word Bokhara.
A pitiful silence followed, such as
leaves its mark upon the human
heart.
Good Cod" whispered the col
onel
Mrs. Wright went toward the win
dow. The band that held back the
heavy curtain was twisted and some
what out of place. Slipping it off the
hook, she deftly put it right, and then
she turned her face slowly toward
her husband.
Then you think-he has failed?"
she said in a monotonous voice.
The colonel sat at the table with
h: chin resting on his folded hands
He was staring at the map.
eve should have heard from him
six months ago." was his reply.
Mrs. Wright crossed the room, and
sat down on low chair near the fire.
For nearly an hour they remained
thus, the white-haired old warrior and
his comely, gray-haired wife. After
twenty-four years of married life
they were lovers still; and as they
nat there-he looking out into the
yellow mist. she watching the change
full flames as they leaped up and fell
again-they were recalling the weary
years of waiting they had passed
through, ignorant of the love that
lay hidden in either heart.
Presently the door opened, and,
with food of warm light, Lena en-
terted.
81 verify believe you were both
sound asleep!" she exclaimed, with
a cheerfulness which for some reason
made her mother vince. SIS it not
dreadful-lamps at eleven o'clock in
the morning."
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Refused to Get RufFed.

Banking Commissioner D. o. Wat
kins, who represented the defendant
in suit between H. M. Meter, of
Philadelphia and S. E. Paul, of
Woodbury., on a claim for $3.50, had
little tilt in court with Attorney
William Johnson, of Philadelphia.
1t was while Mr. Watkins was argu-
ing point that Mr.. Johnson began
to "soliloquize," as Watkins declared,
In an audible tone, and that there
was a room adjoining for that pur-
pose. j" Suppose you come out, too, 3"
retorted Johnson, land I'll argue it
out with you, or any other time out
side of court" Are you through"
asked Mr.. Watkins, coolly. Judge
Endicott raped for order, and the
case went on. No cause for action,
was the verdict of the jury.
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is FREAK OF MEMORY.
Explanation of the Powers of Light.
ming CalcuIators."

Explanation of the Powers of Light.
ming CalcuIators."
Arithmetical prodigies, often spoken
IF as lightning calculators," have an
unusual capacity for combining num-
hers. The wonderful feats of these
prodigies have been pronounced genu-
inc by competent judges, although
their psychological peculiarities, how
ever, seem characteristic pf most of
the known cases; an extraordinary
memory for numerical combinations,
and unusual methods for grouping
numbers. That their ability is not
entirely the result of special training
is attested by the early age at which
the power is manifested. Thus, at
the age of 6, T. H. Stafford computed
mentally the number (617,760) of bar
ley-corns in 1,040 rods, and could ex-
tract the cube roots of numbers of 8
and 10 figures. Buxton solved the
problem, to find the product of doub-
ling farthing 139 times, the result,
expressed in pounds, being number
of SO figures. Zerah Colburn, at 8
years of age, gave at sight the factors
of .394,967 ,297, and in 20 seconds
found mentally the number Of hours
in 1911 years. Raising 991 to the
fifth power in thirteen operations. and
giving the product of any pair of two
figure numbers in IL seconds, are
feats accomplished by Arthur Griffith,
who also memorized the squares of all
numbers UP to 100 and the cubes up
to 100.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

Observes the Inland Farmer:
Many farmers are ambitious to leave
The farm and locate in the cities and
towns, there to live at ease and to
give their children city advantages.
In the cities we find many business
uen, bankers, professional men and
aot a few mechanics who are eager
,or the time to come when they may
retire to the enjoyment of country
Or suburban life. And SO it goes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The time was when no man who
laid claim to the title of gentleman
would remain seated in the presence
Of a woman who was standing, but
now it is no uncommon thing to see
q business man remain seated at his
desk while talking to woman visi-
tor who remains standing simply be-
cause she has not been invited to sit.
Is this discourtesy or is it merely
granting to woman the equality she
SO long has asked for? asks Good
Business.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The airship, whether viewed from
the standpoint of transportation, war
or sport, is to have it's early Gin
ning," and the fact that rival govern
ments like France and Germany are
putting forth special efforts to be
each the first ION deck" would seem
to indicate shat the flying machine
has, to their minds, fully as great
and significant possibilities in war
as in the sports and the business of
peace.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Two win Contests Started.

Mrs. Dora B. Norton has filed a
caveat with Surrogate Plummer, at
Salem, against the will of the late
Margaret e, Holiday, and the case
will be heard in the Orphans Court
The executor is Warren Richman.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Jaquette, of Upper
PENIS Neck township, has filed with
Surrogate Plummer caveat against
admitting to probate any paper pur-
porting to be the last will and testa-
ment of her father, George w. Hew-
lit, late assessor. The estate is val
ued at about $4,000. William A.
Summerill of Salem, is executor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

Woman, the aggressive, the rest
less, the invading, has begun to
poach on the preserves Of the man
scene painter. AS yet there is, so
far as known, only one woman scene
painter in this country, but she has
painted the scenery for three promi-
nent New York theatres. Her name
is Grace N. Wishar, of San Jose, Cal,
and she received her education in
Paris.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
CHAPTER XVII.
Laurance loves Dinner Party.


A month had elapsed since Charles
Mistleys return, and as yet he found
himself no nearer an elucidation of
Lena's altered manner than he had
been on first discovering it. He had
merely confirmed his original con-
viction that such change existed.
During those four weeks he had been
much in the society of Laurance
Lowe, as every frequenter of the
colonel's house was forced to be, but
from him no information had trans
pired. True, they had talked togeth-
er very little, both being silent men.
Laurance Lowe was not what the
world is pleased to call hospitable
man. This arose less, perhaps, from
that sense of economy which is the
result of a solitary existence than
from mental laziness.
Charles Mistley was by no means
ignorant of these traits in the char
acter of Laurance Lowe, which the
world naturally quoted against him
with infinite gusto; and when, there
fore, he received a CURLY worded in
vitation to dine at club, he knew
that there was some reason for it.
The meal was ludicrously charac-
teristic of the two men. No word
was exchanged, directly, between
them. Occasionally a mutual friend
lounged to their table with nod of
recognition, and made a remark to
which both listened with grave at
tention, Charlie replying to it, while
Lowe silently acquiesced. The old
gentleman did not, however, do badly
as regards the dinner, and the sailor
did better-the waiter did best in
the lift cupboard loves dinner
party was standing joke at that
club for some weeks afterward.
He smoked meditatively for some
moments, then, without looking to-
ward his companion, he uttered the
single word; Lena!"
Charles Mistley examined his cigar
critically, and with much apprecia-
ton.
"Ye-es," he replied, gravely.
Then Lowe made herculean eff
fort.
II think" he said, there is some
thing wrong"
The young sailors calm eyes were
resting on his hosts immovable face.
He might as we'll have attempted to
read the features of sphinx.
II have noticed it," he observed,
conversationally, lever since / came
back"
The ice was broken, the first word
was said, and now it surely was easy
enough to proceed. Only Englishmen
could have failed so lamentably to
take advantage of the situation.
They actually continued smoking,
and presently Charlie took sip of
coffee, which, slight though it may
appear, as mere incident was
enough to make matters worse.
Monsieur Jacobi," said Lowe, sud
denly. do you remember him?"
"Jacobi!" repeated the sailor,
thoughtfully. Jacob! There was
a fellow of that name came one night
to Mrs. Wright's about two years
ago."
Lowe looked up. There was ac-
tuallya CLEAN of life beneath his eye
brows.
THAT is the man"
ST remember him. A slippery
looking fellow-too sleek for my
taste"
Lowe nodded approval, and then
said, quietly:
''He is in it somewhere.
Charlie, completely puzzled, wait
ed with extraordinary patience till
the peculiar old gentleman should be
pleased to vduchsafe further informa-
ton. At length. after carefully de-
posting the ash of his cigarette in
the Ere, Low spoke againa !,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
somnambulist's Fatal TriD.

William Harding, somnambulist,
aged sixty-five years, died at his
home at Raritan as the result of ex-
osure several weeks ago. Harding
left his bed and walked in his bare
feet over the snow to the Duke es-
tate. He was found in scant attire
by Waterman near a boathouse
standing in the road with out
stretched arms that were frozen stiff.
Harding was unable to account for
his presence on the estate. He had
been awakened by the intense cold
and found himself unable to move
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The peasants of Pongibaud, in the
mountains of Auvergne, are acquaint'
ed with a singular summer formation
of ice, presumably due to evaporation
of underground moisture and conse
qIsent fall in temperature. OF this
phenomena they have for many years
taken advantage to cool and harden
their cheeses, which are deposited in
certain caverns, where this ice is found
to be present, and thus keep good dur
ing the hottest summer months.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Herd OF Deer ON Rampage.

A herd of deer belonging to the
Theodore A. Havemeyer estate. two
miles from Mahwah, escaped end ran
to the woods, near Saddle River,
distance Of nine miles. Five of the
deer were seen near Hoppers Creek,
and one was seen to jump from
high bridge, which broke its neck.
The farmers fear that the deer will
ruin much property.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Curious Freak Of Nature.

A curious freak Of nature was ex-
hibited recently by w. P. harmon Of
Warren, vt. 1t is a large apple. red
dish-yellow in color, with the excep-
ton of quarter section about an inch
and one-half in width which is a vivid
crimson. The apple was the only
one grown on the tree and is quite a
curiosity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The cheapness and exceIlency OF
the modern watch are due to Amer-
lean invention and skill. Watches
we're first made early in the sixteenth
century, but it was century later
before the coiled spring was intro
duced and the "bullseye" watch was
made 1t was long considered a spe4
cial mark of gentility to carry q
watch.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

r "a package containing s175.0o0
worth of stocks was picked up from
the pavement in Wall street the
other day. 1t took the sun several
hours to dry out the damp spot, sar-
castically observes The Commoner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Tahlet Eor Clerelnnd.

A bronze tablet concentrating
the birth of Grover Cleveland was
unveiled in the room in which the
former President was born, in the old
parsonage of the First Presbyterian
Church, at Caldwell.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02
Hostler Heir 70 500. GOO.

Charles Clegg, an Atlantic City
hostler, has fallen heir to fortune
of 100000 or more by the death of
his father in England. Clegg prompt.
lY quit work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-02

The ST Louis Post-Dispatch main
tains that if there is a prejudice
against wealth, ill-gotten wealth is
largely to blame for this condition.
Mankind demands a square deal. -",~vf