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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14
DON'T BE A HoARnER.

Don't dust and clean the same old
things you never intend to use and
put them back in the same place
to be house-cleaned another year.
Here is what woman found in her
attic: An old tricycle. that no one ever
Intended to ride, big bundle of old
wall paper, two piles of dusty old
magazines that no one ever wanted
to read old-fashioned curtain fix
lures that were broken, hangers full
Of old clothes, paper boxes heaped
high full of trash and an old
broken rocker
When asked what she was keeping
them for, she admitted that she didn t
know. She was persuaded to get rid
Of the stuff, and that attic is now a
cheerful little room, coy as can be,
the gathering place of her friends
instead of dingy old trash room.
So don't save your things to give
them away when they are no good to
any one. Give them away as soon as
you find they are of no use to you.
They will help some one in some way.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14
CHAPTER VII.
A Painful Interview.

Campion was shown into the pleas
ant morning room, bright with daffo-
dis and narcissus, whereas he had
earnestly hoped - he found Sybil
alone. She was standing by the man
telpiece, and he thought she had been
crying, though her eyes were dry as
they rested on him for an instant.
He had meant to go to her side at
once, but something in her glance
checked him, and he stood near the
door waiting for her to speak. At
last she said, in rather muff1ed voice
and without looking at him, "You
might have warned me-"
"Of what?" he said.
"That was-like that"
"But-good heavens! you are not
like that. How can you think so?"
She gave dreary little smile. "Of
course I don't think so, really. /
know I'm not so hideous as that-you
thought SO yourself once-but if I'm
not, what made you paint me so?"
II never did paint you So" he said,
eagerly.
"Can you prove it?" she said, and
her face seemed to tighten up with
sudden hope. "Oh, if you can only
show me am wrong-that it couldn't
possibly have been you"
He knew too well-the unhappy
man-that such evidence as could be
had would probably be unfayorab,s.
He dared not appeal to proof.
"Sybil," he said, brokenly, at
present can't. / may never be able
to prove that. have only my word
but is not that enough?"
"No," she said, mot now-not af-
ter yesterday"
If you can misunderstood me so
cruelty" he said, II suppose it must
end here.
"Yes, it must end," said Sybil.
PLEASE go now; cannot bear much
more.
"And to think how happy I was
yesterday about this time" he said.
Yesterday! Two hours lgo-I ives
happy then. And now?"
To be Continued.
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III !s 81
HSSA{REEdPES1SMH

Cheese Omelet-Break six eggs
into dish and stir them gently. Add
one-half cupful of grated or Clipped
cheese, salt and pepper to taste, and
one-fourth teaspoonful of extract of
beef dissolved in one tablespoonful
of boiling milk. Melt two tablespoon.
fuls of butter in the pan, turn in the
mixture and cook slowly. Cut in
quarters and turn when brown.
Apple Bread Stew about ten APP
pies and when done whip them till
they are quite light; have one part
apples, two parts -four, the usual
quantity Of yeast, salt, and little
sugar; knead we'll and set to rise for
twelve hours; bake then in long
loaves If the apples are juicy no
water will be needed except that used
to dissolve the yeast; bake in same
manner that is used for baking other
bread.
Marguerite Salad-Arrange on in
dividual salad plates six small, crisp
lettuce leaves. In the centre of
these put Tablespoonful of mayon-
naise. This makes the centre of the
daisy. Around the centre arrange
narrow-cut strips Of the whites of
hard-boiled eggs. to represent the
daisy points. Mash the yolks
through sieve, and scatter over the
mayonnaise to make the rough sur
face of the yellow centre. With care,
this may be made an attractive dish.
Chocolate Bread Pudding-Two
cups stale entire wheat breadcrumbs,
four cups scalded milk, two squares
chocolate, three-fourths cup sugar,
! two eggs, one-fourth level teaspoon
full salt, one teaspoonful vanilla. Add
the milk to the bread and let stand
twenty minutes. Melt the chocolate
over hot water. Add enough of the
milk to make thin enough to pour,
then add it to the bread Add the
/ sugar, eggs beaten slightly, salt and
vanilla Pour into buttered baking
dish and bake one hour in moderate
oven. Serve with hard sauce.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

said Sybil, Il should not come, but
indeed it's too absurd Of you, Ronald.
to lose confidence in yourself and in
me like this.
do you think SOL" he said.
"Wait. Z"
Her pride was wounded by this
strange response. What had altered
him from the buoyant and ardent
Ronald of only yesterday? Could
this be the moment she had looked
forward to SO confidently?
She stood for some moments before
the cruelty elaborate caricature of
herself, and Campion at her side
could almost hear the blood surging
up into his brain.
At last she turned. Her eyes
were misted over as with pain, and
her face was shade paler, but she
smiled, and he alone read the proud
contempt in the curve of her lips.
1T is not--not quite what l ex-
pected to see," she said, "but 1t is
very clever, and complete surprise.
1t would not have been at all right to
prevent me from seeing it"
Then she turned from him to Bah
cock, who had come up with Mrs.
Standard in the meantime. And
now" she said, suppose we go and
see something else. !"
They moved away, Babcock moth
ing loath, and were followed little
way by some whose curiosity was
still unslaked, and who would have
followed further but for the entrance
of renowned beauty, with superior
claims to their attention.
Campion was left behind with Mrs.
Standard, who was sternly taking in
every unfortunate detail of her
nieces portrait, with pursed lips and
an occasional @Humph! of indig-
nant disgust. swell, SIR she said
at last, shave you anything to say for
yourself?"
"Only,. he said, "that have no
idea how it comes to look like that.
"And this horrible image what
made you put that in? Was it to
crafty me?"
at was mistake, he said al
never thought till too late. I"
She turned away. He saw her
pause and put up her glasses in
search of Sybil, and then the crowd
closed on her and he was alone.
He stood staring blankly at his
picture, straining his eyes for some
evidence Of an alien hand, with a
dreadful haunting fear that if he
looked long he would be compelled
to recognize it as all his, yet unable
to tear himself away.
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Ethel and Sam.
BY JOSEPH VAN RAALTE.

It may be the shade and shape OF
those violet eyes of hers; it may be
her soft, warm cheeks, or her laugh
ing lips, or that provoking little nose
tip-tilted like the petal of flower.
Any one of these fascinating frag.
ments it may be, or the indescribable
combination of them all that makes
her such an irresistible curly little
bundle.
With fancy all aglow and off on
riotous theme, Sam sits with his
mouth and eyes full of hair and his
arms full of Ethel-and right then
and there Fate catches up with him,
The brethren and kinsfolk of Sam
plead with their gods for light tc
understand just what the young man
sees in Ethel; and the kinsfolk and
brethren of Ethel modify wonder
exactly what, under the crescent
curve of the new moon, the young
woman sees in that fellow Sam.
When the sisters of the young
man say Ethel is critical" they en-
ploy subtle and euphonious mode of
calling uST tulu, anu when Tile
cousins and the aunts of the young
woman term Sam interesting" they
assume an oblique fashion of saying,
Were not sure, but we think he
drinks"
The happy day arrives wherein the
young man stands up and in shaky
voice promises never to forget to love
the lady of his choice; while the rela-
tives, friends and enemies assembled
sit back signalling the message, "All
right. You're happy now, you two,
but-just watt"
They wait.
The honeymoon slips by. One day
Mr.. Ethel discovers that by means
of little nature taking Mrs. Ethel
can in two hours so arrange her hair
that legitimately she may refer to her
efforts as a couture. And about this
time Mrs. Sam finds herself face to
face with the distracting fact that
Mr.. Sam is not as fond of chocolate
layer cake as he is of corned beef
and cabbage.
Comes the reimbursement.
Then they look at each other and
they smile-a reflective smile-and
they both reach the conclusion that
it's prosy old world, after all.
But 1t isn't.-From Puck.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14
EFFECTIVE CURTAINS.

Unbleached Russia crash can be
used for making very effective cur
tains. Turn a three-inch hem on
the right side and haste on two and
one-half inch band of goldenrod yell
low linen so that one edge covers the
raw edges of the hem. Leave the
edges of the linen raw and button
hole on both edges with coarse brown
silk. Near the inner edge of the
curtain outline two stems in brown,
going up from the band of yellow,
and top them with four-petalled
yellow flower, butterholed around
with the brown and with center of
dark red. Make valance across the
top of the window on which button
hole simply narrow band o. linen
New Haven Register.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

When anybody asks Abel Hicks,
sexton of the Bushby Orthodox meet
ing-house, what he thinks about the
probabilities for fair weather, MIR.
Hicks gives his opinion with the air
of one having authority.
When I took my old bell-rope in
hand last night to ring for the Chris
tian Endeavorers. Mr.. Hicks will
say on occasion, "she's sQunched up
dry as an old bone. You no need to
carry your umbrellas to-day, unless
you want 'em for looks
But there are other times when
Mr. Hicks shakes his head at the
hopeful leaders of picnic party.
Better plan to stay nigh shelter
to-day, SOS you can get under COW
err" he says, firmly There want
a mite O. give to my old bell-rope,
till yesterday, but last night she's
most as mist as sponge, all kind O.
stringy an spodgy. tell We, Ishould
put off that enterprise o. yours till
next week. The roadsll be prime
after the two days rain that's COM
ing to us. Youths Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

One of the curiosities of modern
forestry is the care Of beautiful old
shade trees. The amputation of dis
eased or dead limbs is as carefully
performed to prevent further decay
from the elements as in surgical OPP
erations on human beings. Decay
ing cavities are cleaned and filled
with a preserving cement. as is done
by the modern dentist. And the
latest advance is to build a tin roof
along the upper surface Of wide
spreading branches where little hol-
lows might hold dampness and pro-
mote decay. Some handsome pat
riarchs well deserve it,. Boston Her
aid.
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A Boon to Chemists.

Recent reports indicate that the
use Of sodium peroxid for producing
fusion of substances in a closed cham
Der presents great advantages over
former methods of analysis. Ores
Of galena. chrome iron and manga
nese are completely decomposed when
mixed with sodium peroxid and me-
tallic sulphids andignited in nickel
crucible. In analysis of plants by
ASKING, loss of sulphur and other
elements through voiatilization is
prevented by the peroxid method. 1t
is especially useful in the analysis OF
sulphur in pyrites, and In rubber;
and Of sulphur and arsenic in organic
compounds.
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3 How Perfumes
3 Are Made.

Glass sheets held by frames few
inches apart are smeared rather
thickly with lard, and between these
sheets the freshly picked blossoms
are scattered, touching the frames
) but not being pressed by them. In
one day the oil of the flowers exudes,
and the lard absOrbs the precious
drops. If the flowers are plentiful
they may be changed every six hours,
and in the case of jonquils thirty
times; jasmine is usually changed
eighty times before the layers of lard
are entirely saturated When the
lard has dissolved as much oil as
possible from the flowers, it is melted
and dissolved In purified alcohol made
from grain. When this mixture is
filtered, the concentrated extraAt may
be redissolved in spirits, diluted, or
mixed with other oils according to the
strength or quality desired.
Altar of roses and neroly, the base
of eau de cologne, are made by diff
ferent method. The perfume may be
extracted by an ordinary process of
distillation If very even heat is OBJ
tanned, but the usual method is the
bain-marie. A large kettle of lard is
immersed in a tub of water at the
boiling point until the grease reaches
uniform temperature and is entirely
melted Into this warm lard the
petals of orange blossoms or of roses
are thrown. The petals remain a day
or less in this bath, and then the in
odorous wilted flowers are removed
and fresh ones submerged until the
mixture attains the desired strength.
The women beat the mixture into
cream. After the pomade is made,
the oil may be shipped in this state,
or distilled and sold in it's concen-
trated form as altar of roses or
neroly, or diluted to the strength OF
perfume" or eau de cologne.
Twenty thousand pounds of rose
petals are required to make one pound
of altar of roses, valued at about
5000. A thousand pounds approx
mately of the petals of the bitter or
ange are necessary to make a pound
of neroly, valued at $40 on an aver
age.-Jane Rosamond White, in The
World To-Day.
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USES OF PAPER.

The careful housewife has use
for everything, and the daily papers
are by no means an inconsiderate
factor toward insuring clean kitch-
en-. For instance, supply of paper
folded in eight and hung up over the
kitchen sink will be found most con-
that has just been lifted from the
stove.
A store of full-sized printed sheets
should likewise be kept in the kitchen
table drawer, so that there is always
one handy to spread over the table if
necessary during work, which can
afterward be burned.-New Haven
Register.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

A well-known English writer. Mr..
j. Ellis Barker, author of Modern
Germany" has lately published some
statistics showing that Germany is
growing richer and Great Britain
poorer with every decade, and that
already the former can meet better
than can the latter most of the tests
OF national wealth Mr. Barker's
data and deductions are corroborated
by the latest election manifesto of
the German Social Democratic party
and by Mr. Richard Calwer, the
leading German Socialist statistician
who are not likely to exaggerate Ger.
man prosperity under the existing
political and industrial regime,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

There has been an epidemic of
suicides in st. Petersburg for three
months. the average number being
eighty-five month. The high rec
ord for a day was reached lately,
when eighteen persons killed them
selves. Many of the suicides were
destitute, says the Argonaut, but most
were Respondent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Congressman Dawson, of Iowa, in
speech said: 1.-THE American hen
can produce wealth equal to the CAPT
tai stock OF all the banks Of the New
York Clearing House in three months,
and have a week to spare. In less
than sixty days she can equal the
total production of all the gold mines
in the United States. In one year
and ten months she could pay off the
interest bearing debt of the United
States"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

The Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle notes that one feature of
the canoe accidents this year has
been the number of canoeists who
could not swim. If youth who has
never learned to swim chooses to
risk his life in cranky canoe that
is his business; but such a person
has no right to invite another per-
son. especially woman, to accom-
pany him. Every one, male or fe-
male, should learn to swim; but es-
pecially persons who are fond of
water sports.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14
CLEANING CANE CHAIRS.

To clean and restore the elasticity
Of cane-bottom chairs, turn the chair
and with hot water and sponge sat
urate the cane-work thoroughly. If
the chair is dirty, use soap. After
ward set the chair to dry out of doors
and the seat will be taut as when
-Indianapolis News.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Ella Wheeler Wilcox may be tell
Ing the truth when she says she now
holds pain as her dearest friend, but
the majority of us are going to con-
tinue giving her dearest friend a wide
berth as long as possible, observes
the Washington Post.
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RIB PROPOSITION. I'M FAcT.

Woman Suffrage Advocate Ito.
Speaker Cannon)-"I maintain that
woman has always been the prime
factor in this world"
Uncle Joe (blandly) don't
know In the very beginning woman.
woS only side issue. Judge.
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Monisln.

Monism is the doctrine of the one
ness of all things Mind and matter,
God and the creation are one and the
same thing There is no supernatu-
raj tAIl are but parts of one stu
pendous whole" the various phenom-
ena being merely incidental to the
great unity.
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MIXING THE METAPHORS,

For my part" said one, Il think
Fred is very bright and capable. L
am confident he will succeed.
YES" replied the other, "he is GER
tainly worthy young man, but l.
doubt whether he has head enough
to fill his fathers shoes. ~ oseleaf.
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Young Maxim, who has just per-
fected his noiseless gun, says he
stands appalled, at his own achieve
ment. So was the deacon who prayed
for rain and brought freshet, is the
comment of the Atlanta Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

ASLtI O1EoOAA LIN EACEs
Here lies poor woman who always was,
busy;
She lived under pressure that rendered her,
dizzy,
She belonged to ten clubs and read Brown
ing by sight,
Showed at luncheons and teas and would
vote. if she might;
She served on school board with courage.
and zeal;
She goIfed and she kodaked and rode on j
wheel;
She read Tolstoi and Ibsen, knew microbes.
by name,
Approved IF DeIsarte, was Daughter
and Dame"
der children went in for the top educa-
ton,
Her husband went seward fol \. JUS
prostration.
One day on her tablets she found an hour
The shock was too great and she died in
stantlee!
Saturday Evening Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

The first use of the word strike
in it's present accepted sense occurred
in the London Chronicle in 1865. In
September of that year are many ref
erences to a great suspension of labor
in the northern coal fields, and the.
golfers are stated to have struck
out" for higher wages.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Hats trimmed with wings are
much to the fore at this season" so
runs a fashion note. AS may also be
observed, remarks the Providence
Bulletin, they are much to the rear
and quite as much. or more. to both
sides and up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

The Directoire gown, interdicted
in Paris as shocking and causing the
arrest of it's fair wearers on a charge
of indecent exposure, was pronounced
merely "outre' when it appeared in
Chicago, snears the San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Observes the Atlanta Constitution:
An exchange says eighty different
dialects are spoken in the Philip
pines. We will never begin to enjoy
our island possessions until we get
all those dialects into the American
magazines.
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AND DISSOLVED PARTNERsn1p
Gas Engines on British cu,,,.o.

The British Government b s made
,me trials with gas engines on 4
gunboat, and, according to Lord Ora.
ham, the advantages are reduced
coal consumption by nearly ATTY Der
cent, diminished space occupied di.
minished weight, and marked saving
IN labor Lord Graham reports thar
the further development Of the gas
producer plants will give England
the greatest labor economy il has
ever had
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

The little schooner venona won
the Bermuda race over bigger boats
by carrying sail in rough weather
That is the way American fishing
schooners, whalers and clipper ships
gained fame in the old days, and the
rule still holds.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

With the nobler type of physician
a woman is as safe as with her own
mother; but there are many facile
materialists and cheap skeptics in the
profession, says Julian Hawthorne,
who consider women fair game, and
who take advantage OF their oppor-
tunities to play havoc with them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Asks the New York Evening Jour.
nal: Wouldn't honesty be pretty
good labor-saving device? Isn't il
shameful waste of energy and time
that three good men, capable men,
should be condemned to idle, lazy
jobs, simply watching for dishonesty
in other men?
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KEEPING PATENT LEATHER.

KEEPING PATENT LEATHER.
Patent leather is always doubtful
leather to buy, as no one will guar
antee how long it will wear If the
shoes are cleaned and oiled frequent
ly with sweet oil or vaseline, they will
keep in good condition and last very
much longer than if they are left
alone. Philadelphia Ledger.
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A HARD LUCK STORY

What are you crying about, my
little MANI"
Jimmy Dodds licked me first, an
then father licked me for letting
Jimmy lick me, and Jimmy licked me
again for telling father, and now !
suppose l shall catch it again from
father. The Pathfinder.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

Those who contend that racing is
a sport will now be given an oppor-
tunity in New York to explain why
1t cannot exist without gambling, de-
rlares the Chicago Evening Post.
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ACCORDING TO REpoRTs.

Bessie" What kind of powder
does your sister use on her face?"
Bobby" From the explosions
heard in the parlor last night it must
be gunpowder. Life.
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NOTHING IN IT.

He Cautiously -"I understand
your father speaks very highly Of
me?"
She" Yes; but he doesn't mean
word of it,
M He" Are you sure Of that?.
She" Certainly. He does it lust
to torment mother. Chicago News.
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CALLED IT COLO.

Knicker-" How did Jones escape.
ptomaine poisoning?"
Booker" Didn't know how to pro-
nounce it. New York Sun.
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CHAPTER VI.

let not my love be called idoatry,
Nor my beloved as an idol show.
The hour was at hand to which
Campion had been looking forward
SO impatiently: it was about in the
afternoon whom he turned into Old
HopR strsst frem PlcadiIly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-14

"A decrease in the death rate of
New York City to 1925 from 1876 a
year ago is ascribed by Health Com
missioner Darlington to decrease of
nxcesses among all classes.
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IRREsIsTIBLE CoNCLUsIoN

Il see that the man who invented
the stock ticker died wealthy"
Then he didn't play it. Cleve--
and Plain Dealer.