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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
shQuting. Mrs GOODWIN came down

shouting, Mrs. Goodwin came down
to the gate again.
Il hope you will bring him often,
she said to the banana boy. You
might wheel your cart in at the car
riage gate, and then you can play on
the lawn.
So twice 4 week the two boys came
to eat their dinner under the Good
win elms, and Ned ate with them.
Mrs. Goodwin saw that they had
plenty of milk to drink, and the food
that she supplied made 1t feast
to the visitors. After dinner there
was always a half-hour Of fun for
the little ones; andsfor the next three
days Ned could talk Of nothing else
At last, one day the banana boy
came alone. His face looked troubled,
and he was absent-minded and sad.
What is the matter. Carlo?s asked
Mrs. Goodwin. And where is Tony?"
| He ees seeck, mann l hafa
leave heem all Iona. I"
isn't there any one to look after
him?"
No, ma Fam. Da woran mex door,
she go away to worka. I fhusta go
| queeck now"
go right home and fetch him to
me, said Mrs. Goodwin. II will take
care OF him until he gets well again.
So the banana boy brought his
little brother to Mrs. Goodwin, and
she nursed him. Carlo sat beside
him for hours, singing softly sweet
Italian songs, the folk-songs of his
| own home land, in voice that was
pure and sweet. Then, when the
| little brother began to mend, and the
big one had to leave him by day to
| go on the banana route, always at
evening-time the singing was re-
sumed. "Sing, Carlo, sing!" the voice
coaxed; and the sweet notes would
| swell and gayly now, because
the little brother was better and
Carlo was happy He was such a
good brother; he could not do enough
in every way for the little sick one
sHow he loves that child" said
Mrs. Goodwin to the doctor. at is
like fathers, and how he sings to
him!" And the doctor agreed and
said that such wonderful voice
ought to be cultivated.
al think SO myself" replied Mrs
Goodwin. II do not think that any.
thing beautiful should be wasted
and if Carlo has voice. some way
shall be found to teach him. will
write note to our organist, and ask
him to call this evening while Garlic
is singing.
i SO Mr.. Goodwin wrote the note,
and the organist came; and before
long Carlo was taking singing les.
son twice week And now he does
not peddle bananas, but works for
the doctor, and goes to evening
school. The little brother goes tc
school, too. with Ned, while both OF
the boys live at Ned's home, so Ned
is never lonely, and Carlo sings mer.
rily Elizabeth Hill, in Youths Com.
panion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
TOM. THE FANTAIL.

thought perhaps you would like
10 hear about my fantail pigeon,
named Tom. He is a beautiful bird.
He is white, with black wings and
tail. He is SO proud of himself that
be often tumbles backwards when he
walks around the lawn back of our
house. have taught him to eat
from my hand and sit on my shout
der. He comes to my window every
morning for hempseed l have twenty
other pigeons, and the boys Of our
neighborhood have formed club,
called the Hancock Pigeon Club. OF
which am the president. = George
Lang, in the New York Tribune.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
COTTON CURTAINS IN STYLE.

Among the draperies offered for
side curtains are cotton prints that
are excellently done. They are imi-
tative of the best designs in the fine
old French and East Indian cottons,
and they make an effective note in a
bedroom.
They are not expensive, they wash.
and keep their color, and they are
wide enough to hang we'll.
Many housekeepers prefer them to
stuffs that do not wash, as there is
always feeling of cleanliness about a
sleeping room where the draperies go
to the tub.
Even in the most carefully kept
houses curtains that do not wash are
not taken down, shaken and aired as
many times winter as they should
be. They collect dust germs, cob
webs and all manner of unclean par
ticles at the top and in the gathers.
When a curtain shows soil quickly,
it is taken down and goes to the tub
and, therefore, one feels well assured
of its cleanliness
These cotton prints are also used
for covering large armchairs using a
valance around the bottom. Cushions
of the same material are heaped up
in seat, and other cushions of ii
are put on touches and on the other
chairs.
These covers should never be at
tached to cushions; they should be
made into separate slips with buttons
and buttonholes at one edge; they
can be sent to the wash whenever il
is necessary.
The woman who puts a cotton print
cover-and many of them do-righi
over the stuffing and stitches it in
has a cushion that will not be fit to
use more than two or three months
at best.
She can't wash it, and whatever
cleaning fluid she uses to take OF the
soil soaks in the stuffing and makes
a most disagreeable odor.--New York
Times.
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MANS NAILS GROW
IL FEET In 20 YEARS.
Those on Middle Finger More
Rapid Than Ttsse Of First and
Third.


A scientist has estimated that in
lifetime Of seventy years a man grows
nails which, If 1t were possible to
preserve them uncut, would reach the
length Of seven feet nine inches.
Exactly on what argument this
statement is based 1t is hard to say,
for little observation will show
that during the greater portion OF a
mans life he cuts his nails on an
average of once a week, and at each
pairing removes a sixteenth OF an
inch, or the equivalent Of a quarter
Of an inch per month, working out at
three inches year.
This would give him growth of
seven feet six inches during the thirty
years he lives between twenty and
fifty, says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. In the other forty years, when
the growth is less rapid, he would
certainly produce four feet Of nails,
so that eleven feet is a better average
for the nail producing capacity of a
man.
1t should be noted, however, that
the growth of the nails on the right
hand is, in most people, more rapid
than of those on the left hand, and 1t
may be that the scientists in question
has based his argument on the slower
growth Of the left hand nails.
Another curious point is that the
rate of growth of the nails depends
directly on the length Of the finger;
thus, the nails on the two middle
fingers Of men grow more rapidly
than those on the first and third
fingers, respectively, and these in
turn are more speedy in the growth
than those on the little fingers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
THE BANANA BOY. p

Lonely little Ned Goodwin stood at
the gate, watching for the banana
boy" Twice week, at noontime,
the banana boy turned aside from his
route along the main road and pushed
his cart up to the Goodwin gate
Pretty soon the hand-caEt appeared
round the corner, and then Ned saw
with surprise that the banana boy
had little one trotting beside him
. dark. curly-neaded youngster, about
as large as Ned himself. The little
boy was chattering blithely, but as
they drew near. he gazed at Ned
with shy yet friendly eyes.
My leetle brud der" said the
banana boy, as he wheeled his cart
ups He play with you"
He took box of food from the
cart, and seated himself on the grass.
Come" be said to the child, and
the little brother snuggled at the big
brothers. side, and reached up for a
piece Of bread-never once taking his
gaze from Ned's face.
Ned felt excited and bashful. To
have boy to play with What fun!
But he was not very polite about it
he turned and ran as fast as he could
go to his mother.
Mother Mother!" he shouted.
"A boy. The banana boys little
brother!
Mrs. Goodwin went down to the
gate to see the little boy who had
come to play with Ned. When the
banana boy saw her he stood. UP,
pulled off his cap and smiled.
MY leetle brudder," he explained
He all Iona Got no mudder- jusa
me. ! taxa heem away from streeta
boys. You leetle boy, he all Iona, too.
Dey playa some.
What is his name?1 asked Mrs.
Goodwin.
Tony, answered the banana boy.
Antonio"
And yours?" she asked.
my name Carlo We Merican
Dogs now. talka Merican to heem
ell time. The big brother smilingly
istroked the little ones curly head
with 4 loving caress.
When the lunch was over, Ned and
the little brother played together,
and while they we're running and
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
THE MIND READER.

A parlor amusement recently car
ried out with great success is as fol-
lows: Send person out of the room,
decide upon an object or some simple
thing to do, then recall the person
and have one member of the party
place his fingers lightly upon the
persons shoulders, while he and all
the others think intently of the OBJ
ject or act decided upon. The re-
suits sometimes are almost uncanny.
A lady went straight and drew a
scarfpin from mans necktie, Just as
we had willed; found key hidden in
a lady's slipper, and did several other
things correctly. Record Junior.
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Il, !M, I
81 lREGPESlSE
- 1T sESfrif=

Heavenly Gems-One egg, one cup
sweet milk, two cups bread -four, two
teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one tea
spoonful soda, one-third cup melted
butter. or partly beef drippings; mix
in order given; bake in gem pans.
Cafe Parfeit-One cup sugar, one
half cup water. one-quarter black
coffee, six egg yolks, one pint heavy
cream. Cook sugar and water five
minutes and add coffee. Pour slow
ly on the beaten egg yolks, add whip
from cream, turn into mould and
pack in ice and salt. Let stand four
hours.
Spiced Apple Jelly-Cut up the
apples without being cored or peeled.
Make bag of mixed spices (cinna-
mon. cloves. ginger root. etc.. Cover
the apples with two-th.rds water and
one-third vinegar, add the bag of
spices and let boil until the apples
are well cooked, drain and add equal
quantity of sugar, let boil until it jel-
lies (about half an hour), and you
will have firm jelly.
Oatmeal Bread - One cup rolled
oats, one quart water; boil twenty
minutes; add one cup molasses, but
ter size of an egg. one teaspoonful
salt; boil a little while longer, then
put aside to cool; when cool add one
half yeast cake, two quarts of wheat
-four; let it rise over night; in the
morning add one cup of raisins; let
1t rise again, and bake. usually put
the seeded raisins in one loaf as I
dip it in my baking tin. and the other
two loaves I leave plain. This recipe
makes three loaves.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
A FINE DoDGER. SURELY.

Carols grandfather had served in
The Civil War, and Carol liked to
hear of the many battles in which he
had fought One day, after listening
to the vivid recital of many heroic
deeds. Carol asked:
Grandfather, you went through
all those battles?"
Yes"
"And the shot and shell fell all
around your"
Eyes"
4And soldiers were falling and
dying everywhere?"
Yes.
swell, grandfather. what fine
dodger you must have been! Dee.
Hive.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
Speed Records.

This is the list of mile records for
speed made by land travellers: Elec-
trio locomotive, ~ seconds. 1908; sau-
tomobile, 2Sh seconds, 1906; steam
locomotive, 80 seconds, 1898; motor
paced cycle, min, 1-5 Sec, 1904;
bicycle, unpaced, min, 40 rs sec.
1904; running horse. / min, 35 u
sec, 1890; pacing horse, min, So
sec3 1906; trotting horse, / min.
$50 Sec, 1905; man, skating, 2 min,
SO sec. 1896; man. running. 4 min,
12A Sec, 1887; man. walking,
min, 23 Sec, 1SsO.--Argonaut.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
Very sagacious.

A farmer had very sagacious oog
which he had trained to count his
sheep as they passed through par
ticular opened gate, against which a
pile Of stones were placed for the
dogs use. AS each sheep passed
through the dog placed one OF the
stones aside. One day. much to the
farmers surprise, he found the dog
trying to break stone in half, ana
on himself counting the flock he found
there had been an addition in the
night Of a lamb.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
How to Make a Fountain by Penning
Up q Spring.

1t is perhaps difficult to believe it,
but nevertheless it is fact, that a
spring which emerges from Doggy
place and passes out of an overflow in
a rill can be often converted into a
fountain or geyser spring by penning
1t up. 1t seems at the first glance
that it is folly to attempt to make
water rise above its ordinary level,
because it appears to controvert nat
ural laws of hydraulics, but that de-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
CoNuNDRUMs AND ANSWERS.

When are fleas like the north wind I?
When biting.
When are stories like our nearest
friends? When related.
Why does a man resemble a tree?
Both have limbs.
Why is the world like music? Be-
cause it is full of sharps and fats.
Why are clouds and kings alike?
They both reign-rain
When are infants like fast horses?
When being trotted
When is a musket like bill?
When charged. Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
moRRrsrowN PosrorFIcE.
Open from In the Morning E1til 7
in the Evening.


in the Evening.
NAILS CLOSE.
1904. NJ For New York and all interInedi-
ate stations.
8l5 A. M.-For Easton, Newton, Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany.
815A. M-For Brookside Mendham and ais
stations on the RocKaway Valley Railroad
el5A. M.-For New York and intermediates
Stations.
9l5A. M.--For Mount Freedom.
ebA. M.-For Newark, New York and be-
yond.
lbs "a. M.-For Newark. New York and be
yond.
12.A p. M.-For New York and all interme
date stations.
12.45p p. M.--For Rockaway and Dover,
$50 p. M.-For New York and al interme'
date stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
.7.9OA M.-From New York and internledi-
ate stations.
$40 A. M-From Hackettstown and inter
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt. Ereedom.
eA.M-From Brootside, Mendham and Al
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad,
as.2O A. M.-From New YorE and intsrmeti-
ate stations.
I2A M.-From Dover
11OP M..-grom New York ard intermedi-
ate stations.
LIS p. M.--Frum New York.
R.aOp.M -From Philadelphia, EastQn. New
ton, Chester and intermediate stationS
4.sOp. M-From Brookside. Mendham and Al
utasions on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
SAL p. M.-From New York and tntsrmsdt
ate stations.
.4l4Erom Newark and New York.
sDelivered BY carriers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
FROM ONE 70 THREE.

The year she had one candle
Upon her birthday cake
She couldn't blow It out, and so
We did it for her sake.
Only crumb we let her have,
She cared not in the least,
For, ere we'd well begun, alas!
She nodded at her feast.
The year two candles glimmered
Upon the sugar-ice,
With bib and pin beneath her chin,
She finished off slice.
She made us happy speeches while
a GRUMPY smile she wore,
And that birthday, grieve to say.
She wept aloud for more.
Tomorrow, when we gather
In honor Of the day,
Mapping, well find, Is left behind,
With crumbs and tears for aye.
A hostess in beribboned white,
a graceful bow she'll make;
Almost a grown-up girl viii light
Three candles on cake!
Nancy Byrd Turner, in Youths Com
panlon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
BETTER TUNES NOW.

Jamie was begging his father for
a second helping Of preserves.
when was a boy said his papa,
my father only allowed me to have
one helping.
Jamie was silent for moment and
then asked, Aren't you glad you live
with us now, daddy ?'-Bee, Hive.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
Cactus Leather.

The interesting discovery that
leather may be manufactured from
cacti has recently been made by Fred
erick G. Wright, of Tucson, Ariz.
A given piece of cactus contains an
exceptionally large proportion of wat
er, and when this is pressed out there
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
ExcELLENT SHOE POLISH.

Put two quarts of soft water in an
old tin can, add one ounce of extract
of logwood, bring to a boil; then add
one drachm Of yellow prussiate OF
potash and one drahm of bichromate
of potash. Stir until black, then add
two ounces of borax, eight ounces of
gum shellac, one ounce of castor oil,
one ounce of neatsfoot oil. Boil all
together with one old rubber for
about two hours; when cold skim OF
the scum and bottle. Boston Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
LoAvEs FOR SANDWICHES.

Half fill pound baking powder cans
with bread dough, and let rise unth
nearly level. Bake as any bread, and
you will find neat, round slices with
no crust; suitable for sandwiches,
luncheon boxes. parties and picnica.
Boston Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

remains mat of fibre Of great
strength, which while damp is plia-
BILE and bears some resemblance to
leather, but on drying out becomes
brittle and useless. Mr., Wright has
discovered that by soaking the fibre
for two or three hours in a bath of
seventy-flve per cent. water and TWEEN
ty-fye per cent. glycerine permanent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12
A CURE FOR STAINED WALLS.

We have. large chimney which
stained the wall paper in spite of
successive coats of size, paint, varnish
and shellac. A paperhanger RENEE
died the matter by pasting sheets Of
tinfoil over the spot, taking good
care to smooth out all wrinkles. When
this was thoroughly dried the CHM
ney was repapered. We have not
been troubled or bothered with any
stains since. The foil is so very
thin that it may be used under any
paper without danger of showing
through. OF course, the wall was
first cleaned of the old aper.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

An Italian physician has discovered
that carrots act as an intestinal anti.
septic. and will cure many forms OF
digestive disorders.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

Bank Clerk-"Y You will have to be
identified
Lady Customer My friend here
will identify me. !"
Bank Clerk But don't know
her.
Lady Customer we'll, I'll in
troduce you. Newark Call.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

In new electric device for drying
the hair with an air blast resis.'
lance can be switched in for heating
the hair.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

Lord B.sssey, the great English
authority on naval matters, is seven
ty-two years old. but he is deyoting
himself to studying German.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

A French engineer has invented a
rotary rudder by which he says a
vessel of any size may be turned in
its own length.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

An English scientist gives some in.
teresting figures regarding the occur
renee and distribution Of radium in
the earth. The total amount of ra-
dunn in the ocean is reckoned to be
10000 tons.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

Over 1000 tons of asbestos have
been mined from deposit discovered
last year on the Island of Cyprus.
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WHEN THE FIRE BELL RINGS.
Look at This and You VIII Be Able
co Locate the Blaze. \
HOW 10 SEND IN AN ALARM

HOW TO SEND IN AN ALARM.
To send in an alarm, open box and pun down
the lever on the inside. When an alarm is
sent in. the fire bell win sound the number Of
the box and repeat the alarm four times.
There are several keys to each box, which are
held by persons living nearby--a card attached
TO each box gives the names Of such holders.
Policemen also have keys.
HOW TO LOCATE An ALARM.
bell win strike two, then pause and strike hv4
which viii indicate that the fire il in the victns
ity Of No. Is box. Every alarm is repeated
four times
no. BOX. LOCATION.
%. ..,.............w Western Ave, near Miller 81
26. ......,.......M endham Ave, corner MIS- ST.
81. a.......s... Corner Early and Harrison Sts.
%. .............. Speedwell Ave, near EARLY st.
"a. Water st., corner Cole Ave.
65. Morris St.. at Depot
SO. ...... Morris st., near Washington Fd'd's
T..............,.M Madison Ave, near Ford Ave-
%. .......... Franklin ST., near Franklin Placa
IS. -. Maple Ave between Oak s. Boyken SITS
49, Market St., corner Mscculloch Ave
n. ......... Washington ST., at Roy's drug store
So. ....... Police Headquarters, Speedwell Ava
-58 .............M Memorial Hospital, Morris 81
g. Water St.. corner Lnden Ave-
So. .............. Maple Ave, corner Madison ST.
N62 49,. All Souls Hospital, Mt Kemble Ave
So. ........... South ST., front Morristown Club
81. ............S Sussex Ave, corner Mills St
So. ........... Washington st., corner Atno Ave
". ... Macculloch Ave, corner Boyken st
70. ...,....... corner Park Place and South ST.
N......C Cor. Ridgedale and Albeit Aces
~To be rung at Police Headquarters.
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The new process of producing in.
tense local heating by means of a
fame of compressed oxygen is find.
ing many applications. 1t has been
shown that 5000 times as much heat
is developed, in given space, by
burning one kilogram of hydrogen
with oxygen The use of the oxygen
flame for cleaning out plugged up
tap holes in blast furnaces has been
described in this column. Other uses
tor 1t are the piercing of armor plates
for warships and the improvement of
steel ingots by quickly burning a
passage to the pipes. or empty
spaces, often. left in such ingots in
the process of cooling, and filing
them up with superheated metal. An
oxygen blast, concentrated in a point
ed flame. will in eighteen or twenty
seconds pierce an armor plate nine
inches in thickness. To make the
same holes by drilling would require
two or three hours.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

Diagram showing method of con-
structing a fountain spring" Sp,
point of emergence of spring; G.,
gravel; S. sand; G, clay; b b 2
b 3, sunken barrel; 1 2 g.,
outline original excavation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-12

A French medical man advises PEG,
pie to drink <buttermilk for long life,
He says that the Tactic acid attacks
and dissolves every sort of earthly
deposit in the blood vessels, keeping
the veins and arteries so supple and
free running that there can be NO
clogging up; and hence there is no
deposit of chalky matter around the
joints, or of poisonous waste in the
muscles. 1t is the stiffening and
hardening of the blood vessels which
brings on old age.