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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

D as B G is to D e. Putting this in
figures: 5 " is to 60 as Z is to the
unknown quantity-the height of the
tree. Multiply A D (6O) by B G 90
and divide the result by A B (5k),
and the result is approximately 76
feet inches, the desired measure of
the tree.
With this formula firmly in mind
the surveyor may secure the same
result by a simpler method on the
same principle. Drive the pole into
the ground until the top is just at the
level of the eyes; then lie down and
sight" as before. Since the lines A..
B and G B thus secured are equal, the
lines A d and ID e will also be equal,
and it is only necessary to measure
the line A D in order to obtain the
height of the tree. If the surveyor
knows the length of his step he can
pace the distance. and thus measure
the tall tree pretty accurately without
the use of foot rule, tape or anything
of the kind Youths Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

Harrisonville farmers are plowlr

Harrisonville farmers are blowing.
The South Seaville and the Asbury
M. e. Churches gave Rev. w. A. Boyd
and wife purse of gold for we'd
ding present,
In the Bayonne police court Re-
corder Mara fined Louis Scapfila $50
OH a charge of cruelty to animals. 1t
was alleged that Scapfila fed needles
and pins to a horse owned by a rela-
tive for whom he worked and stuck
several pins into the sides OF the
animal.
Blackwood needs more school
room.
Samuel Coombs, who for quarter
century has collected toll at the old
toll house at Mantua, is to be retired.
He knows more people by name than
any other man in Gloucester County.
Miss Ada Hendricks has been APP
pointed teacher of the Stockton pub
lie school, succeeding Miss Ethel Ser
Wis, who resigned.
Accused of assault and battery on
James Hendricks, at the foot of Twen-
ty-sixth street. John Hultz, of No;
I244 North Twenty-ffth street, was
held in $500 bail by Justice OF the
Peace Tatem, in Camden.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Plan to ston "Hookex.n

The Ocean County School Board
Association, in session at Toms River.
spent most of the time threshing out
the truancy problem. 1t was decided
that where all other means fail, and
boys or girls are determined to play
hockey" the matter will be taken be-
fore the Common Pleas Court, with
the view to having the delinquent
child sent to the State Home. Coun-
ty Superintendent Morris has had the
law looked up, the necessary blanks
prepared, and the school boards of
the county are unit in saying that
the compulsory school attendance
law must be enforced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
MoR:RTsTowN PosToFFicR.

Open from z in the Morning Eltil
In the Evening.
MAILS CLOSE.
Z.SoA.M.- For New York and all intermedt
ate stations.
s.l5A A. M.-For Easton, Newton, Chester and
all intermediate stations. Whippany.
s.I5A. M-For Brookside, Mendham and all
stations on the RocKaway Valley Railroad,
e.l5A. M.-For New York and intermediate
stations.
els A. M.-For Mount Freedom.
e.4bA. M.-For Newark. New York and bs
1884 M.-For Newark. New York and hs
yond
diate stations.
lisp. M-For Rockaway and Dover.
$50 p. M.-For New York and all inter'Se
eiate stations.
MAILS READY FOR DELIVERY.
1904 .-From New York and intern,edt
ate stations
$50 A. M.-From Hackettstown and int
mediate stations. Whippany. Mt. Freedom.
eA.M.-From Brookside, Mendham and oil
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
.s.2O A. M.-From New Yor. and intermedi
ate stations.
IL M.-From Dover.
%1.10 p. M.-From New York and intermedi
ate stations.
120P. M.-Frum New York.
BSOP M-From Philadelphia, Easton, New
ton, Chester and intermediate stations.
40 p M.-From Brookside, Mendham and AL
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
+Allp. M-From New York and tnter1Gedi'
ate stations.
s4.l4 From Newark and New York.
delivered by carriers
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Three Hurt in Train Wreck.

The derailing of the locomotive
and one car of the 63S train from
Mount Holly to Medford, at Medford
Junction, caused the injury of three
passengers and the wreck of the loco
motive. The injured are: Mrs. Sam
uel Clevenger,. of Rutland avenue, in
jury to back; Mrs. T. H. Brannin, of
Brainard street, lacerated face and
hand, and Joshua M Reeve, sprained
ankle, all of Mount Holly. The ac-
cident was caused by an open switch
at the point where the Medford track
and a siding connect.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

have the lifting done automatically,
yet this is what the attachment shown
here does. The hook is attached to
the case, or whatever the article may
be, lever released, and presto, the
case is pulled upon the truck, The
chain moves in and out of a holder
containing compressed air. When
the lever is released the slack of the
chain is taken up, pulling the case
onto the truck. In addition, the
chain prevents the case from fitting
forward and falling off as the truck
is being wheeled along.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Kisses Blamed For Pneumonia.

Mrs. Helen Gentsch, of Cleveland,
died from pneumonia in the Mount
ainside Hospital at Montclair. and
the novel suggestion is made that
she contracted the malady by kissing
her son. Charles Gentsch, Jr., the
son, is suffering from pneumonia.
His father, DR.. Charles Gentsch, had
hoped the boys life would be saved.
Mrs. Gentsch, however, was in such a
weakened condition from worry con-
corning her sons illness that she sue
cumbed after little resistance Young
Gentsch, pupil in the Montclair
Academy, was taken ill with pneu-
monia, and next day Mrs. Gentsch ar
rived. The boy was not removed to
the hospital, but was kept under OBJ
servation by DR.. James S. Brown in a
boarding house. Mrs. Gentsch was
almost constantly at the bedside of
her boy, and repeatedly kissed him.
She developed pneumonia. She was
removed to the hospital.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Where II. II. Davis Lived.

Don't you think you would like to
have this studio?" the caretaker
asked when he. had duly exhibited it.
Richard Harding Davis lived on the
floor above"
No." said the artist, I'm afraid
Richards a Jonah What was the
matter with him? Didn't he pay his
rent2 This is the fifth studio i've
looked at this morning and he lived
either on the floor above or the floor
below Of every blessed one Of them p"
New York Times.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Ten-Mile walk For Patriarchs.

Jonathan B. Davenport, of North
Caldwell, who celebrated his seventy
eighth birthday at his home, with
John B. Baldwin, seventy-eight years
old, and +. Augustus Bogart, who
celebrated his eightieth birthday re-
Gently, took ten-mile walk, cover
ing the distance in two hours and
half, on heavy roads. On their re-
turn to the Davenport home the three
men We'd in dancing jigs, to the mer-
riment of the guests. Each man
danced three minutes at time, and
kept this up for an hour.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
THE HEIGHT or THE TREE.

To know how one may without in
struments-and with approximate ac-
curacy-o obtain the height of trees,
buildings and similar lofty objects
which are inaccessible to measure
ment "by hand" is a bit of simple
knowledge that may sometimes be
of great value-and is always sure to
be amusing and instructive.
For purposes of illustration take
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Held For Murder.

A Coroner's inquest was held into
the death of Joseph Somerf1eld, who
was shot and killed at the home of
Mrs. Madge Kinkle, at Bivalve, and
the verdict of the jury held Richard
Donegan guilty of the murder Mrs.
Kinkle and her fifteen-year-old SON,
George, both of whom were also shot
by Donegan, were sent to the hospi-
tai. Donegan was infatuated with
Mrs. Kinkle and when repulsed by
the woman, it is alleged, had FREE
quently threatened her life. He
broke into hardware store at BIZ
valve and stole several revolvers.
Loading one of these he went to the
home of Mrs. Kinkle. The woman, it
is said, fearing an attempt on her
life, had asked Somerville to her
home to protect her Somerville was
In the house when Donegan got there,
and the latter fired through the win
dow, killing him Instantly Donegan
then entered the house and shot Mrs.
Kinkle and her son, the latter having
gone to his mothers aid.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

Fig. p. Now nail two boards, ten
inches by nine feet, to the sides, and
even with the top of the legs, letting
them project one inch at either end
After this is done nail the boards on
the top. A strap of iron six inches
by one inch by quarter inch is
screwed to the first top board about
one inch from the end A Gig 81, to
brace boards against while planning
them. Now fasten block six inches
by two inches by one inch perpendic-
ularly to the side board, and mar
row strip nine feet long along the
bottom of the same board. This is
used to keep board in position
while planning the edge. If you
choose to have wise in your work
bench it may be attached at the up
per corner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

Among the ingenious devices re-
Gently patented is the novel attach
ment for hand trucks shown in the il
lustration below. With truck
equipped with this device a man can,
with practically no effort, raise
heavy packing case, barrel or article
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Chose With Judgment.

Mrs dashboard Skuse NAH
'pert'nence, honey, but why on erf
did yuh hitch up tub SIGH homely
niggah as yuh man is?''
Mrs. Washington-''W a-al, yuh
see, chile, prefud a ugly husband
what'd sty tub home n wiring NAH
clos radr'n shore han'sum niggah
what wud kite round IA wiring NAH
heart st, Louis Republic.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
KiIIs Doc at Hen-SIaughter.

Newkirk Vanmeter, of Elmer.
heard a racket in his hen house and
found a hound dog killing his breed
ing fowls. Altogether twenty hens
were mangled. Procuring his gun,
Vanmeter killed the dog, which was
too intent on the job to run away.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Thief Finds Secret Bank.

Mrs. Joel Ridgway, of Barnegat,
who had a distrust of banks, kept
her savings, amounting to about
5000, in a tin can in her cellar.
Someone who must have known
where she hid her money broke in
the house and emptied the can.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
To Our Subscribers.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
If this is not done it is impossible 10
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
Sentenced For Twelve Years.

Indicted for killing Peter Keder, a
miner, at Franklin Furnace, on De-
cember 20, Andrew Cosack made
plea Of nolle contendre and was sem
fenced to twelve years in prison
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

of any description onto the truck,
whence he can easily transfer it to
the point desired.
1t is well known that articles of
great weight, after being placed on a
hand truck, can be readily moved by
one man, but the latter very often
strains himself getting the article on
the truck. Imagine what 1t means to
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
How to Make a Work Bench.

The articles required to make a
good work bench are: Twelve feet of
2x4 pine scantling, few boards and
some nails. Cut the scantling into
four pieces, each three feet long.
Make a gain in the end of each six
inches long and one inch deep Gig.
u. Next get two boards, each two
and half feet by six inches. and nail
them firmly into the gains. (See
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
The Making Of an Auto.

What Has Been Accomplished by the Mechanical
Branch-The Platform Of the Modern Manufactures
Departments in the Factories Motor Car Of To-day
Oneofthe Highest Products Of Mechanical Engineering
BY coKER F. CLARKsoN
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02

WANTED SEVERAL INDUSTRIOUS PER-.
sons in each state to travel for house estab-
lished eleven years and with large capital to
call upon merchants and agents for successful
and profitable line. Permanent engagement.
Weekly cash salary of $24 and all travelling ex-
penses and hotel bills advanced IN cash each
week. Experience not essential Mention ref
erence and enclose self-addressed envelope.
THENATIONALS82 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Now that the schools are closed the teachers have taken advan. tage of their vacation and start ed for home to visit with their parents and relatives previous to starting the next years work Miss Cora Buxton left on No ? Saturday for her home in Kan sas and after short visit there there Will go to Chicago where she will take a post graduate course at the University of Chi cago. Miss Mary Myers and Miss Sadie Young were passen- gers on No. ' Saturday evening, the former going to Los Angeles tor brief stay after which she will make a visit in Texas. the the latter going to San Francisco, and later 10 Pennsylvania.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

pole is to be used for hOisting "Old Glory" as well as holding an arc light,
 Mir. Sutherland has a book of clippings from newspapers i'll various parts of the world which makes interesting reading and but for the fact that he ispresent in the flesh and his picture ap- pears in numerous places accom- panying the articles it might read like the imagination of some vivid journalist rather than ac- tual facts.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08
PRILCc-? SINGS.

Pc-ularity isn't always worth the price.
 Mailing lie won't always keep il down.
 ~he rolling stone never makes all uphill fight
 High ideals are often as unmaaage- able as airships. .-
 A politician is a ecod bit like a pi ano. If he is square he is considered old-fashioned
 After all, it may be better to be paid hack in your own coin than never to be paid back at all.
 The world would be a great deal more unhappy than it is if we had all married the girls we fell in love with at first sight.
 On windy day it is quite trying for a woman to attempt to ECld up her skirt. hold on her hat, and hold her tongue all at once.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Last Saturdays No. : was somewhat tardy, arriving here just ahead of No. 8. The princi- pal delay was caused by the de- railment of a couple of cars at CarrizO.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Theo. H. Shuff1in returned Thursday from the smallpox camp where he has been the past 35 days guarding the patients. He reports all well and dis charged.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Capt. Warren, manager of the Aztec Land and Cattle Com pany's interest, accompanied by Mrs. Warren and their son, visi- ted Winslow during the week.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

The work ot ballasting the second district is going steadily on, two work trains now being engaged in that work. A con- siderable amount of new rail IS to be laid on this district SO that the summer months will be we'll taken up with the rebuilding operations.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08
Arrangements for
 Celebration Progressing

v
 The Executive Committee on the Fourth of July Celebration are meeting with fairly good sue cess in soliciting subscriptions for that event and are working hard to make the affair an event not to be forgotten.
 When 1t is remembered that the committee have been out for only about a week tits commend able to note that they have all ready secured something over $5OO.O0 towards defraying the expenses of the celebration and as the citizens of WinslOw are now becoming enthusiastic be- cause of the fact that we are to celebrate at home 1t is expected that this amount will easily be doubled within the next week. A good program of interesting events has already been mapped out, there being sports of all kinds so that everybody will find something to his liking. There will be two days of celebration the fourth and the fifth-and the committee expects to be able to pull of, a high class baseball game each day, as well as having foot races, steer tying, Indian races and in fact all the various kinds of amusements that are usually pulled off on an occasion of this kind. A number of Wins low people had arranged to go to other places to celebrate the Fourth, but now that there is to be something doing at home the other dOings have been forgotten and but very few from here will be found i'll the neighbOring towns, each one being patriotic enough to stick by WinslOw and be ready to welcome all visitors from adjacent towns.
 The committee IS desirOuS Ot making the celebration here an unqualified success and are as siduously working for that end so that there will be something I doing every minute of the two days celebration.
 The affair will probably end J with a monster ball on the even ing of the fifth instant, more Ot which will be said anon.
 i: Mrs. P. A. Ward, in company
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

NJ. Jusserand, French ambas- sador to the United States, ac- companied by his wife, passed through on No. 1 last Saturday on his way to the coast, stopping at the Grand Canyon on h1s way west.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08
WinsIOw Notes.
FROM THE MAIL
Human Fly" Erects Tall
 est Pole in the World

world over as the Human Fly has been in WinslOw and vicini- ty for the past three weeks doing soma work for the Santa Fe un- der the direction ofV. C. Proctor, in the way of painting smoke stacks, tanks and other such things that require a man of nerve who is not afraid to mingle with: the clouds standing, or sit ting, on practically nothing. Mir. Sutherland has been on top of the highest buildings, flag poles, smoke-stacks, church steeples and other high structures in all parts of the world, always ac- complaining his work within a shorter time than any Ofhis com petitOrs in his line of endeavor. In climbing church steeples and flag poles Sutherland does not use any scaffolding or rigging such as is used by other "steeple- jacks," but ascends by the means of suction pads which he wears on his hands and feet. These pads are a cOntrivance gotten up by Sutherland himself, the secret oftheir action being known only to him. Mir. Sutherland, q number of years ago, planted "Old Glory" on the Eiffel Towe, in Paris. He also put up a flag pole;on the Singer Building, and hassdone odd jobs of painting steeples, putting up crosses ant statutes and repairing the higl points of some of the famou: churches of the United States, a; well as the old cathedrals in for eign lands.
 During the Spanish-Americar war Mir. Sutherland was chic gunners mate on the gun boat Wins1ow, on which Ensign Bag ley was killed, being the frs naval officer to meet death dur ing that war.
 The first work Sutherland diC at Winslow was to paint two smoke stacks at the ice plant these stacks being 100 feet high but a height of such a few feet i' easy for this man. He has re gently finished painting the wa ter tanks in Old Town and i now negotiating other wOrl with the Santa Fe. But the mail portion of his work in this vicini ty was accomplished at GranC Canyon last week where h raised q flag pole on the brink o the Canyon, the pole being 12' feet high, 6 inches at the bas and ? inches at the top, paintin, the pole after 1t had been raised MT. Sutherland says that thi pole can safely be said to be tn highest flag pole in the worl'
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

:: Mrs. P. A Ward, in company with her mother, Mrs. Williams, were passengers on No. 1 Tues day for Los Angeles where they will visit with relatives for a time.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

County Supervisor 0. B. Slut ton came III from the ranch Tues day and will visit d few days with his family. MT. Sutton at tended the special meeting of the supervisors at Holbrook Tues day.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Engines 166S and l621 which have been standing unused for several months past on the rip tracks, were placed in commits sion again on the Secoud District this week, the hauling of cinders for ballast purposes causing the necessity for more motive power.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Mrs. J. A, Root, of Adamana, who has been visiting here with friends, returned home last Sat urday evening.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Sheriff Jos. F.. Woods came down from the county seat Thursday attending to some of fcial business.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Miss Ruth Tibbltts, one of the santa Fe operators at Belle mont, was WinslOW visitor the carly part of the week, leaving Wednesday, evening to visit with her parents in Ohio.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

W W. Perkins, the we'll known sheepman, has been in town the past week for medical attention.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Miss Eunice King, one of the Santa Fe operators, has been transferred from Crookton to BellemOnt.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

G. R. Bauerbach returned Thursday morning from the mountains where he has been for a brief outing.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Louis Korn and o. B. Sutton left Thursday tor Perkins & Slut tons sheep camp with d load ot much needed supplies.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

]. A. Lyons and G. R. Bauer bach left Monday morning for trip to the mountains where they will rust1cate for a time.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Judge J. F. Mahoney, Superin- tendent of the Reform School at Benson, arrived in town Thurs day evening for visit with his family.
Holbrook argus., 1909-06-08

Mrs. Al Stevenson and children, of Adamana, is spending a few days at Winslow visiting with friends.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-21

Loose leaf ledger or bin printing
Il q speciality az the Press once. We
have a complete stock OF paper for
this work. II you use the loose leaf
system let us figure with you.
TOday's news today II you read
the Evening Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-21

%Run er cowf Well. be dDggonedI ]
mout er tot yer ef yer run aeroSt ole
Jim Waters COW the dogs d run 'er.
I've been er-doggin' that ole COW OutsE
nv fer an summer. wont yer HSAs
an have e 1sekT6Flo 4
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-08

In the living room they were met by
the six young women dressed IN pure
white and with serious faces.
This way, If you please" said Bea-
trice Munroe, acting as spokeswoman.
led the way into the dining-room
where the bewildered, 1ncredulous
eyes of the people met an array or
daintily spread luncheon tables
ranged around the four sides OF the
room. while from the ceiling overhead
depended a Manila rope, and from the
end of this rope which passed around
her ample waist line, swayed the por-
tly figure of Madam Barlow-a dunn
nv In wax and other accessories.
But one brief moment was needed
for comprehension, then: "Hurrah for
the passing Of Madam Barlow" went
I'D from the guests.
and welcome to our engagement
feast" responded a chorus OF happy
voices. while simultaneously six inn
maculately dressed young men stepped
unblushingly out from some hidden
recess of the room.