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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Henry Tragedy Recalled.

Daniel Henry, seventy-fve years
old, died at the New Jersey State Hos
pital for the Insane, in Trenton, where
he and son have been inmates for
more than twenty years. HIS was for
merly prosperous and highly es-
teemed business man. The son, then
a mere boy, became lost in the woods
south of Trenton one day, and was
not found until week later. He was
insane from fright and suffering, and
never regained his reason. 1t was
soon necessary to commit him to the
asylum. Three gears later Henrys
wife was killed on the railroad. The
troubles of the son and the tragic
death of his wife drove the senior
Henry insane, and he, too, was COM
mitted to the asylum. 1t is believed
that the sons case is hopeless, and
that he will never leave the institu-
ton.
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The fact that Mrs. Helen Beach
Jones, wife of the late Golden Rule
Mayor of Toledo, will go on with the
plans inaugurated by him for the vel
fare of his work people is one, it ap
pears, that is received with consider
able interest by residents of all
classes in Toledo. She is the second
wife of the Mayor, having joined
forces with him at the outset of his
public career about twelve years ago
Mrs. Jones, it is said by those who
know her best. brought to the union
sterling qualities of heart and mind,
a dignified and winsome personality,
and a broad culture. She has been
a close participant and active assist
ant in all the late Socialists enter
prises, supplying the element of con
sentative thought and ripe Judgment
Her intimate knowledge of his real
purpose and aims will be applied, il
is said in the continuance of the
operations which he had begun for
the social uplift of the people and in
the management Of the industry
which he was gradually putting upor
a complete cooperative basis
Boston Transcript.
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Shock OF shipwreck Fatal.

Heart disease caused the death of
Edwin Ives, seventy-one years old, in
his home in Loncoln street. Montclair.
He was one of the wealthiest men in
Montclair. Before he retired from
business several years ago he was a
manufacturer in New York Several
years ago he was on a steamer that
struck on rocks three miles off Ber-
muda, and the experience he went
through at that time affected his
heart. The steamer was wrecked in
the early morning, when all the pas
sengers were in their berths, and
there was panic. Many persons
were drowned The sights he wit
messed then left him weakened man.
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Zeal Renressed.

The Shanghai Taotai has reported
to the Throne that there are many
bad characters in Shanghai, and he
wishes to be instructed to decapitate
them all despite the nature of their
crimes, but an imperial rescript has
been issued to the effect that those
who committed high crimes may be
sentenced to decapitation, but those
who committed lighter crimes may be
sentenced to Imprisonment of various
degrees, according to the nature of
their crimes. Mercury.
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HONEYMOON in State Prison.

"Just to give his best girl a ride"
is the only reason John Hendrickson,
of Bordentown, could give to Judge
Horner, at Mount Holly, for stealing
a horse, wagon and harness from
Charles E. Branson, of Chesterfield.
He will serve eighteen months in the
State Prison. "The best GIRL" who
became Hendrickson's wife shortly
after the ride in the stolen rig, was
also in court, she having been taken
into custody upon the charge of vio-
lating her parole after sentenceshad
been suspended over her and her hus-
band few months ago for stealing
some clothing in Burlington. She
was sentenced to nine months in
State Prison
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CHAPTER XIV.
In Port.

When Sophy went down to Cam
bridge, she was in deep mourning;
but the heaviness of heart within
her was caused by the sense of her
own unworthiness, and not by her
recent loss. The notion that the
death even of the worst of husbands
is matter of regret is very gener-
al one, and is recorded on many en-
during substances, such as tomb
stones, But the truth is that there
is no relation in life which can hold
its ground against persistent wrong
doing. That of the dead we should
say nothing but good is an excellent
maxim; but, unfortunately, it takes
too much for granted-namely, that
OF John Adair, it might, indeed,
have been stated that he had an ex-
cellent head "for figures;" but even
that eulogium, since it included the
art of classifying accounts, was of a
| doubtful value. For my own part ]
never feel that slightest regret when
offensive persons of my acquaintance
are removed to another sphere COT
course ] may be mistaken in my es-
innate of them; but, in that case, it
is a consolation to feel that they are
gone where their merits, which es-
capped my limited observations, will
be appreciated); and therefore can
not blame poor Sophy that she felt
so little sorrow for her bereavement.
Some distress and pain, however,
she did feel by reason of the manner
of her husbands departure. John
Adair, it was generally understood
was murdered. He was found dead
under that cellar flap in Miller street;
and 1.-The theory of what would have
been 'the prosecution" had there
been anybody to prosecute, was as
| follows: Mr.. Dawson, as has beer
mentioned, had an establishment ii
this street, which consisted, however
only of certain underground prem.
Uses used for storage probably Of
stolen goods When Adair so indis,
creetly exhibited to him that parce
of bank notes, it came into his MIND
that he would rather go abroad will
ill-gotten gains than with the pos.
SCISSOR of them, from whose custody
he might (and doubtless would hayi
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rhe LocomotIve,s offsprinn.

When the Canadian Pacific railroad
ran its first train through Maine there
were a great many people on the Dor
der who had never seen a train Of
cars, and the first work train that
came into one of the towns caused
nearly all the people to turn out to
see it. After they had gazed at the
engine and cars for some time the
train pulled on to a siding.
The roadmaster came along on q
railroad velocipede and stopped at the
town crossing. An old lady who had
been gazing in wonder at the engine
and cars asked some one what or
earth that thing was. Some one in
the crowd told her it was a young en-
CINE. She looked at it steadily for 0
few minutes. and then said: What
in the world are we coming tol Is il
yearling or a 2-year-old?"
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Gas on During Nan.

Mrs. Fannie Smith, of A Hamburg
avenue, went to the General Hospital
at Paterson in a serious condition as
the result Of the gas being turned on
while she was taking a nap in her
home. Feeling tired she lay down in
her room, apparently not knowing
that the gas jet was turned on. Some
time later persons in the house de-
tected gas and traced it to her room
She was found lying unconscious on
the bed and the room full of gas. Mrs
Smith says she did not notice that the
gas jet was turned on when she lay
down.
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some difficulty in extracting them.
With the aid of confederate, he
therefore planned a simple scheme
for acquiring them; the only thing
necessary to the success of which was
that Adair should take the right hand
Of the street. There was no reason,
indeed, why he should take the left
hand; but if he had CHANGED to cross
the road. the scheme would have
been failure. In that case Adair
would have simply walked down the
river stairs where the boat was
awaiting him; as it was, instead of
embarking on the Thames, he crossed
the Styx.
Dawson's confederate on the other
side of the way was thought to have
given some signal for the bolt of the
cellar trap to be withdrawn just as
Adair stepped upon it, when as we
know, he suddenly disappeared from
the sight of the detective. At all
events he was found there dead.
Sophy was received at the Laurels
with open arms, but not at all like
returned prodigal. Matters were
made to go on as much as possible
exactly the same as they had been
used to do; those half dozen years
of absence and misery were treated
as though she had been away on a
weeks visit, and was now come home
again. So many stitches cannot, how
ever, be dropped in the web of life
without leaving veg ugly hole.
The contrast between what was and
what had been was sharp and clear
to her, for all their care, as a jagged
rock against summer sky. Bitter
est of all were her reflections upon
what might have been. Even for
Sophy's sake Robert could not con-
ceal his love when Alma came-a
girl dutiful as beautiful, tender as
pure, born for the admiration of all,
for the devotion of one. Not one
spark of jealousy of her glowed in
Sophy's bosom; but in her supreme
happiness she recognized all that she
herself had so recklessly thrown
away. She did not envy her as the
chosen bride of an honorable and
worthy young fellow-"all these
things had ceased to be" with her as
though she was on her dying bed
but the gifts which made her so pre-
cious in her eyes; some of these, at
least, she had had in her power to
bestow, and she had flung them into
the gutter. Young as she still was in
years, the joys of youth were al
ready over with her; it was though
she belonged to two generations
back, and for the future could only
hope to find her happiness in the
happiness of others.
After Roberts marriage he re-
turned to India once more, from
whence, at intervals, two baby boys
were forwarded to the care of grand
papa and Aunt Maria; it is needless
to say that they were received with
rapture, but they never put little
Willie's nose out of joint in the af-
fections Of the canon.
Boys may come" he was wont to
say, as, bending over some picture
book together, he mingled his silver
with her golden hair, "and even girls
may come; but they will never come
between me and the girl who made
me her heir" And they never did.
THE END.
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Big Familx Holds Reunion.

The fourth annual reunion of the
Lake family was he'd in the Wesley
M. e. Church, at Pleasantville, where
Society. Nearly 100 members of the
family from New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania We're present and greetings
were received from those in Canada,
Germany and elsewhere. Addresses
were made by Rev. J. Wesley Lake,
the president, of Jersey City; Rev.
William Lake. of Ocean City, and
Rev. j. E Lake, of National Park.
Thomas Lake, inventor of the subma-
zine boat, was unable to be present.
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1t is improper to describe the in
habitants of India as Hindus. They
are Indians, and some of them by re-
ligion. are Hindus. But, if in Amer
lea we speak of Indians without quail
tication, we are always understood
as speaking of North American In
dians. The New York Times pays
this tribute to Kentucky: Gin eighty
seven counties Of that grand old State
additionally associated with beauti-
full women, fast horses, and good
whisky, the sale of intoxicating liquor
is prohibited. OF the remaining
thirty-two counties three, Jefferson,
containing Louisville, and Kenton
and Campbell, each of which has a
town just across the river from Gin
cinnati, Ohio, are classed by the jes-
tiers as "wet." Meade County, we be-
lieve, also tends to wetness and for no
such good reason. Louisville, of
course, has escaped the 7ave of re-
form in the use and abuse of ardent
spirits which has swept over the rest
of the State, but nearly all Kentucky
kas marked tendency toward pro-
Inhibition. This seems strange to us
Of the North who have been taught to
look upon the South as the land Of
the jnlep and the cobbler and to re-
gard Neyery Southern gentleman as an
accredited judge Of the merit Of
whiRlfv
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Pastor and Bridge Builder.

A bronze tablet has been placed in
Groeswen Chapel, near Caerphilly, to
the memory of William Edwards,
who, during the forty years he Off
ciated as pastor of the Groeswen In
dependent Church, built number of
bridges in Wales, including that at
Pontypridd, which at the time of it's
erection had the largest stone arch
in the world. To his trade of builder
William Edwards united the occupa-
ton of farmer and minister of reli-
gion. -London Tit-Bits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

In the Sunday World, Eugene
Christian, a food chemist, discusses
the influence of diet on morals, with
special reference to the responsible
ity of flsh-eating for crime The
eating of meat, he alleges, ''has a
tendency to stifie the finer sensibili-
ties of our natures and to produce
grosser passions and he refers to
the theory that tmost murderers have
been heavy fesh-eaters.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
HOLSTERS For Boulevardiers.

The head waiter of the Cafe de
Paris is going over to spend month
in New York for the purpose of
studying the method Of preparing
American dishes. He will make a
special study of broiled lobster and
cocktails. Henri, with his pink whis-
kers-one of the sights of Paris-is
known to all wealthy Americans who
visit Paris.-Paris Dispatch to New
York American.
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N. NJ. Houghton Dead.

M. M. Houghton, for thirty years
manager of the Monmouth Beach
Clubhouse, died of euremic poisoning
at a private hospital in Eighty-sixth
street, New York City, aged seventy
one years. Mr.. Houghton was the
son of Merritt M. Houghton, and was
born at Amherst, Mass. He married
Sarah Seymour, daughter of the late
General Horatio G. Seymour. He
erected the clubhouse soon after he
settled at Monmouth Beach. He
leaves two sons, DR.. H. S. Houghton
and Clarence Houghton,
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The latest proposal for solution
of the crisis in the South of France
is to substitute rose growing for
vines. At present rose growing and
the manufacture of altar of roses Is
a monopoly of Bulgaria. AS altar
of roses is the base of nearly all the
high class scents, French perfume
manufacturers annually give millions
to Bulgaria, which money could be
kept in France if roses replaced the
vines
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
PAYS s75, 900 For Thimble,

Among the great quantity of jew
elry purchased in Berlin by the King
of Siam is gold thimble covered
with diamonds and other gems, which
is valued at $4,000. The Kings
store of jewels at Bankok is already
enormous. The walls of his bed.
chamber are covered with gems, and
the apartments of the first and sec
ond Queens contain amazing collec-
fiOns
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

The happiest people in the world,
maintains the Christian Register, are
those who take no thought concern
ing their place in society, and ask
for no rewards and privileges except
ing such as come to them naturally
as the result of what they are and
what they do.
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You have to sell advice to make
anybody believe it is worth follow
ing, complains the New York Press.

Says the Louisville Herald: That
fine of s29,240,0O was body blow
to Standard Oil because it was the
first big victory in the campaign Of
Men vs. Money.
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From the reports of many explor-
ers we learn that the plays of chill
dren in Greece two thousand years
ago and in Egypt twice as many ages
since were almost identical with the
plays of children to-day, with toys
which might easily do service in any
modern nursery.
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Major Rowland Receives Medal.

The seventeenth annual tourna-
ment of the New Jersey State Rifle
Association at Sea Girt ended with a
great victory for New Jersey marks
man, Major Arthur Rowland, of the
First Regiment, who, by a score of
$50, won the associations new Sea
Grit championship match, the first
prize of which is the championship
medal presented by Governor Edward
G. Stokes, of New Jersey, and $25.
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Though the inventor of the chemi-
cal compound who promises by means
of it to keep ice from melting is mod
estly reticent about his other achieve
ments, it is not at all unlikely that
he has solved the problem of per-
petual motion
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Kansas Chiggers.

Mrs. McCown is experimenting the
chigger department of picnic this
;.1.ternoon at Flat Docks, whereat the
Steeles, Mrs. Borton, the Harises, the
Kenneys, and the John Steeles Of
Kansas City are disporting them
selves.--Emporia Gazette.
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Esperanto meetings continue to
attract many adherents in Paris.
Plays and recitations in the new Ian
guage are features Of these confer
anees.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

William Charles Steadmau, build
er, who helps to. represent trade
union interests in the British Parlia-
ment, recently asked the trade unions
to raise his salary by $40 a week, and
they refused.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

In the Vatican at Rome is the larg-
est topaz in the world. 1t weighs
seven pounds and has carvings upon
it that occupied three Neapolitan la
pidaries sixty-one years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17

The first Japanese newspaper was
published in 1868, only forty-three
years ago, and it contains some news
translated from some of the Dutch
papers. To-day Japan has 1900
daily newspapers and periodicals.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-17
Dog Dies with Mistress.

Mrs. Lena Mason. a widow. COM
mitted suicide in Chicago by swallow
ing poison. Her pet dog licked the
poison sprayed lips of his mistress,
and died at her side.
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Hot Fight in MilIville.

The Millville Mayoralty fight has
been given new turn by William
Simmerman's announcement of his
candidacy. The other candidates are
Mayor George w. Payne and Joseph
F. Smith, young lawyer.
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Clarence Drake at a moving picture
show in Trenton, and he nearly
wrecked the place before it could be
learned what was the matter with
him.
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The nrst pocket nandkerc6iefs,
utilized In the manner they are to-
day, were manufactured at Paisley in
1743.
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Rev. John Bodine Thompson Dead.

Rev. John Bodine Thompson, re-
tired Presbyterian clergyman and
father of Assemblyman Henry D..
Thompson, professor in Princeton
University, died at Mckinley Hos
pital, in Trenton, from apoplexy He
was seventy-seven years old and had
been i'll for some time. He was for
merly one of the best known clergy
men in the State.
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one of the choicest delicacies in
Jamaica is a huge white worm found
in the heart of the cabbage palm.
When cooked it tastes like almonds.
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Bug in His Ear Started Rampage.
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The daily tribune., 1907-10-24
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BIG SNOW STORM

Monday, the 21st inst. was the an
niversary of the big snow storm which
a year ago wrought such damage to
the apple crop in Fremont county
orchards The snow fell to depth
of nearly two feet and for the first
time in the history of the Arkansas
valley practically destroyed the fruit
crop.
1t nearly always happens that we
have snowfall in this section of
Colorado in October, although the
month bids fair to pass away this year
without it. Fifteen years ago last
week there fell in the Cripple Creek
district the most memorable snow
since the settlement of the country,
which for few days put an effectual
quietus on business of all kinds. The
snow was from four to six feet deep
all over the district, and in places
where it had drifted, was several
times that depth. All of the old
timers in Cripple Greek remember
"the big snow
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24

The attention of the state of Colo
RADIO is officially called to the mass
meeting that is to be held in Pueblo
on Friday night to discuss and devise
ways for averting a coal panic. At
torney General Dickson of Denver,
has received letter from the COM
mittee of arrangements, asking him
to attend the meeting and to encour-
age the people of Pueblo in their
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24
TWO FOOT BALL GAMES
TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY

Two foot ball games will be played
In this county Saturday-one here in
the morning with the Centennial
High school of Pueblo and the Flor
ence High. The game will be called
at 10 o'clock and will close in time
for the visiting eleven to 60 to Canon
to play on the gridiron of that town
in the afternoon.
The Pueblo eleven and their friends
will arrive on n special train before
the time scheduled for the game.
There will be twenty -four Puebl o
players and they will probably be
divided into two elevens. There will
be couple to spare in case any of
them are carried from the gridiron.
The local team is looking forward to
the game with much pleasure. They
have been coached up by Prof. Smith
and have made rapid improvement
under his direction. The rate from
Pueblo is 81 round trip. but rate
will be secured from here to Canon 20
that Florence people can go up to
witness the afternoon exhibition.
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24
NAPOLEON BONApARTE

showed, at the battle Of Austerlitz, he
was the greatest leader in the world.
Billiards. Snow Liniment mas shown
the public 1t is the best liniment in
the world. A quick cure for rheu-
matism, sprains, burns, cuts. etc.
A. @. Pitts, Rodessa. La, says ;
II use Billiards. Snow Liniment in
my family and find it unexcelled for
sore chest, headache, corns, in fact
for anything that can be reached by
a liniment. Sold by Yelton Drug
Co. It's
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24
COLORADO CHANCES
BY CORRESPONDENTS

Floyd Clapper, an employe of the
sugar factory at Rocky Ford, while
working yesterday WAS caught in ono
Of the belts and thrown with such
violence that he was hurled through
a wooden partition in the building.
Both legs were broken and he suffered
compound fracture of tile hip joint.
He may die.
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24

Anticipating the financial crash
which has resulted in the closing of
the Knickerbocker Trust company and
it's causing worry to the National
Bank of North America and other
banking institutions in New York,
the owners of the Colorado Eastern
railway have during the last two
weeks offered the road for sale at
%, 500, 900, which is 81, 800, 900 less
than they asked a year ago.
The daily tribune., 1907-10-24

Kans., writes: ''My husband lay
sick for three months. The doctors
said that lie had quick consumption.
We procured a bottlc OF Ballard $
Horehound Syrup and 1t cured him.
That was six years ago Since then
we have always kept bottle in tho
house. We cannot do without IL.
For coughs and colds 1t hns no
equal" 25c, SOC and tl.00 Sold by
Yelton Drug Co. tts