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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
An Unusual REQUEST.

Arthur Templeton has written to j.
8, Newell of the Newell clothing
store, from San Quentin, making an
unusual request, says a dispatch from
Los Angeles, Cal. Templeton incloses
an order for SIS vnd announces that
he wishes Mr.. Newell to send him the
suit Of clothes at which he looked
two and half years ago before be-
ing arrested for felony in Los An
gelcs and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three years.
Ten;pleton says that owing to his
good behavior he will be released
after serving two and a half years
and he wishes Mr.. Newell to forward
the clothes which he, selected at that
time and asked him to keep. The
request will be granted.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
Record Rental for a store.

A new high record value in store
leases in this city was established
when f. M. Andrews Of the Greeley
Square Hotel company announced
that the ground store on the Thirty
fourth street corner Of the new hotel,
which is to occupy the entire easterly
side Of Broadway between Thirty.
third and Thirty-fourth streets, had
been leased from the plans to drug
company of Boston for 81 years at
$4,000 a year. says the New York
Times. 1t IS virtually double the price
that has been asked for high-class
ground-hoor stores in the choicest re-
tail districts of Thirty-fourth street
and Fifth avenue. The store will con-
tain about $500 square feet, SO that
the renting value averages about $40
a square foot.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
Trade Schools for Girls uroed.

In an address on 1.-THE Social Prob
lem of the Education of the Women
and Girl Wage Farmers" before the
Chicago Association of Collegiate
Alumni, Prof. George Herbert Mead of
the department of philosophy, Univer.
sity of Chicago, suggested the estab-
lishment of trade schools for girls as a
means Of training and preparing them
for their future life struggles.
Professor Mead stated that this
course would be the only means of
guarding against the probability of
many girl going wrong, because she
had not been informed through her
work of her relationship to society. He
declared the establishment Of trade
schools would make for better and
more intelligent generation of women,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

there's cold rain here. and it looks
like snow to come"
But want you to drive down in
your cart. Chope is rather queer. In
fact, have told him that you'd meet
him"
1T seems to me you are rather
queer yourself. IT'S a four-pound box
of candy If CO."
'I'll make 1t FIVE"
There won't be anything heroic
about it, but I'll CO." said the girl
after explaining to the mother.
THE road is glare OF ice. If the
rain turns to snow and blizzard sets
In"
Then may have chance to be a
heroine. met Mr.. Chope. l handed
him a scarf to tie around his tender
ears, and muff to hold to the nose
which has been peeled by a tropic
sun. With him plunge through the
awful blizzard. We are fast in a
snowdrift l put on the whip. We
are through. drive UP here with a
whoop-lal and lift the frozen Chope
out in my arms, and after an hour of
playing the plano to him he revives
and pops the question. / say yes,
and marriage and bridal trip to
Europe follow. Bless you. my mother
bless you'll"
Myrtle Ashmore, you are hoy.
den!"
Ma Ashmore, you are the best
eSer!"
Six-forty was the train time at
Meadville, and the railroad station
and village were a mile away. AT
$50 the rain turned to snow. At six
there was half an inch of the beauti.
full on the ground. Ten minutes later
Miss Myrtle Ashmore, would-be he.
roine. set out with the pony and cut.
ter, and she had hardly started when
the wind came down from the North
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

Just before his departure from Eng
land for the aviation meet at Boston
Mr.. GrahameW White. the foremost
English birdman. in an interview thus
described the nerve strain of flying,
.It is the tension Of fearing that some
thing unexpected may happen-that
the engine may fail, that stay may
break, that controlling wire may
snap. Any one Of these things may,
one knows quite well, bring about a
fearful fall. The rush Of air. and the
fact that one is high above the ground
have very little to do with the or
DEAL
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
The story Of a Cabinet.

The Swedish consul at Marseilles
has received modest but interesting
memento in the form Of cabinet for
papers for transmission to King Gus
tav ". The history Of the cabinet is
interesting. It is made of juniper
wood, and the tree was supposed to be
a thousand years old when it was
felIed. 1t had grown on an estate near
Marseilles which had belonged to the
Gary family. One u the daughters
married Bernadotte. the founder of
the royal hor of ''-eden. Bonaparte.
Il is said, used to e; 10y sitting under
this tree. Some time before the death
Cd Oscar IL. the present king visited
the home of his ancestress and ex-
pressed a desire to possess some SOU
ysnir Of the place. and the cabinet is
the outcome Of that wish.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

Some people say a trap nest is more
trouble than it is worth. but others
who are really interested in the chick,
en- game find it to be of great benefit.
In fact, there is no other way of telling
just what each individual hen does.
but they require the attention of some.
body who can be ON hand at all hours
during the day to open the traps and
let out the hens.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

speaking OF compliments" said
Rev. James A. Solandts of Newark, N.
j., s'what consider the highest com
pliment ever paid the American |
heard given BY guide while we were
on top Of Mount vesuyius last year. |
was with party Of Americans who
had taken the climb to the summit Of
the famous mountain. and when we
neared the top we were told we might
have a drink Of anything we desired.
The guide surveyed US critically and
said: You people all look like Amer
icsns. and know that you don't want
anything else to drink but lemonade.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

1T was the worst calamity that ever
happened to me-" sighed the pale, in.
tellectual high-browed young woman
II had written modern society nov
ell. complete to the last chapter, and
a careless servant girl gathered the
sheets Of the manuscript from the
floor. where the wind had blown them
and used them to start fire in the
CRATE"
What burning shame that vast"
commented Miss Tartan
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

A good memory is not wholly gift
of nature. 1t is the result of paying
tention and taking pains. Anyone
who chooses may have an accurate
memory, and anybody who doesn't
choose may have wretched one. One
can aid memory by subtle laws Of sug-
gestion. The main thing. however. is
to pay attention.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
SANITARY ENGINEER.

It's the old and much abused
trade Of plumbing, placed on a
scientific basis, and II offers
splendid opportunities to the
ambitious boy who longs to
take up a, good trade.---How he
can start it and how ne must
spend his first five years-The
possibilities after his appren-
ticeship is ended. -P ositions that
will pay all the way from five
dollars a day to thousands Of
dollars a year.
BY c. w. JENNINGS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
She MouIdn,t 60 Sd Ear.

They were arguing about the alleged
Unborn strain of deceitfulness in WON
an, aud she retaliated by citing the in
stance of men deceiving their wives.
81 suppose said he, that you hold
stAot man should never deceive his
wifeqo
"Oh. no" she smiled back at him; Il
shouldn't 60 50 far as that. How would
1t be possible for the average man to
Get wife II he didn't deceive herr"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

and all others present to quake" on
hearing the word of God.
Originally the Society Of Friends, or
its foundation in 1916. called them.
selves Seekers because they sought
the truth, after the manner Of Nico-
demus, who came to Christ by night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
RrItIsh Importa Of Meat.

Great Britain imports much less
live stock than formerly. In 1909 the
receipts Of live cattle were $4,000
less from the United States and 5000
less from Canada than in the previ-
Gus year. AT the same time 1t i'm
ported greatly increased quantity
of chilled beef.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

Apparently there may not be much
difference on the surface, or even un.
der the crust between the mock mince
pie and the real, but that there. is a
difference can be seen on the peaceful
countenance OF the small boy as he
lies In the realms of dreamland.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
Whv kickY

Louis Wisna, the Newark artist,
wore gloomy look on his usually
cheerful face.
1T has Just struck me-" he said to
Charles Stasse, that my shoes don't
cost me as much as my youngsters
Then what are you complaining
about?" asked Stasse.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
Vehement discourse.

4 suppose your husband feels
calmer now that the political cam
paign is over and done WITH"
Pm afraid not" said the worried
looking woman He uses the same
language in discussing the furnace
that he employed In his stump
speeches"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

"A Bible. please said an elderly
woman. stepping up to the counter the
other day.
DO you wish a teachers Bible 2"
asked Miss Witt, pleasantly,
mo, young woman. / do not, was
he severe reply. Il want Holy
Bible"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
IN Alnh lfa

Nurse crushing in excitediy)
Madam, the baby has Just fallen out
Of the nursery window.
Stylish Mother Horrors. and the
new cement sidewalk hasn't had time
to dry out yet. either!
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
orluIn Of Aouaker.v

AS to Quakers, the origin Of the
name is interesting, for it sprang from
the lips Of local Justice Shallow, one
Bennett Of Derby, England. in 1850,
and was gibe at George Fox, who APP
pearing before his worship babe him
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
Americans Meet.

you don't talk dialect exclaimed
the city man.
Sand you don't talk tough slang"
responded the farmerI equally sur.
prised.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

HE complains that he was unable
to get along with his wife's rela,
tives."
What was the matter? Did they all
want to live at his expense?"
mo. His father-in-law wanted him
to earn the salary he was getting from
the old gentleman"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

When woman refuses a man and
he takes to drink, it's question
whether he is trying to drown his sor-
row or is celebrating his escapei
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

Steal a march on your enemy by ad-
hitting you were in the wrong before
he finds it out.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

You cruel man, my tears have no
effect on you at all.
Well. drop them, dear Judge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13

The Eldest Daughter-If Harry had
lived in the old days he'd have made
good knight.
Her father-I don't know much
about that--but it takes him long
time to say good night now.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-12-13
CONFUSION q coIors.

Il wonder who win be the dark
horse in this campaign p
Cant be a dark horsev
"Why not?''
because the election is for fair
sort OF mayor
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
.NERDEN NOT
FINED BY
COURT

In the police court this morning
there were but two persons charged
with violating the city law, who an
swered their names when called by
the clerk
C. 3. Gibson was arrested Thurs
day evening. July 21st, at which time
he deposited So for his appearance in
court. He was not present, however,
this morning when Clerk Fulton call
ed for him The bond was forfeited.
Gibson was charged with being "un-
lawfully drunk
Anna Jones, colored woman, had a
SO bond on flle with the desk SER
geant for her appearance on the
charge OF yagrapcy. She failed to ap-
pear and the bond was forfeited.
Nina Bond forfeited a bond in the
sum OF s1O0 for her failure to appear
In court and answer the charge OF
vagrancy.
Emma Thompson failed to appear
on the charge OF vagrancy and her
$40 bond was forfeited. Miss Thomp-
son is colored woman. having ap-
peared In court yesterday and plead
ed not guilty TO the charge, During
the afternoon of yesterday, though
she succeeded In securing bail
When the name OF William Scheff-
Ter. charged with disturbing the peace,
was called, he promptly responded
and entered a plea OF mot guilty"
The case was set for hearing Tues.
day morning and the young man was
released on his own recognizance
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23

The complaint alleges that on July
2lst, the defendant attempted to
shoot Isaac Borper. much to the an.
noyance and discontinue OF the lat
ter.
Under the pseudonymn OF John Doe,
the clothing merchant OF 100 Twenty.
NTH street pleaded not guilty to keep
ing his place of business open on
Sunday. The case will be tried next
Tuesday and, in the meantime. the
merchant viii be permitted TO 20 on
his own recognlzance
1t having boen represented to the
court that Thomas Nerden, charged
with conducting hot tamale business
In the city without a license. has a
family OF children and must ply his
trade to support them and that to fine
him or lmprison him would make II
impossible for him TO properly take
care Of them, the court stated that a
sentence would not be pronounced ioI
another week. and that tho defend
ant might, in the meantime. see the
proper committee Of the CITY council
and get the privilege of CONDUCTING
the business without a license
The court rendered a decision In
the case of the City against A. r
Haywood, tried for maintaining a nuls
ance. an unsanltary place, in the city
In which the defendant was found moi
guilty and the defendant dismissed.
In passing Judgment the court stat
ed that the property In question be
longed TO the Commercial Nationa
bank and not to the defendant, and
that the corporation. legally. is re
sponsible for the keeping OF the same
The court further observed that the
statutes nre plain regarding proceed
ure in cases where corporations are
responsible flor the violation of the
law and that the corporation in thi.
case should have been tried for the
offense rather than the defendant
Haywood,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
TAFT LEAVES FOR
NORTHEAST HARBOR

BAR HARBOR. Me. July 22.-Pres-
ident Taft brought his stay In Bar
Harbor 10 a close this afternoon. He
left as a member OF merry coaching
party headed for Seal Harbor. eleven
miles away The Mayflower steamed
around TO Seal HarbOr to meet the
president The yacht afterward went
TO Northeast Harbor and anchored
there for the night with the presiden-
tial party on board. Tomorrow morn
ing she will steam across French
mans bay to the Mount Desert Ferry.
where Mr. Taft viii take q special
train to Bangor After visiting that
city for two hours and making
speech, he will proceed by special
train to Ellsworth, the home OF Sen
otar Hale, to be the latter's guest un-
I'll Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Taft also
will make a short speech at Ellsworth
The president left everybody in Bar
Harbor happy. He met the townspeo.
pie today on the village green and
made a speech 10 them. He spoke OF
the value OF vacations, and won much
applause by saving that two weeks
no longer sufflced for summer rest
but sixty days seemed the proper time
in which to recuperote from the nerve
exhaustlng work of the winter The
president told the people of Bar Har-
bor the summer air here was Ike
"champaene In prohibition state ~
and that the severe winters tended tn
build IN n sturdy and never surreDd-
ering race.
Guest Of Mrs. Mark Hanna.
AS soon as the president had fin
Ished his speech, he mounted the
coach which was fooled ny Phillip
Livingston of New York and with a
flourish OF trumpet was away for
Seal Harbor. Arriving there he and
his party were entertained NJ lunch
con by Mrs. Mark Hanna Tonight
the marty was entertained at luncheon
by Mrs Charlemongne Tower at her
place. two miles from the barbor
Mr Taft is adhering strictly to his
determination to keen away from pol
tiles on this trio. There was not a
suggestion OF politics in his speech
today. He smoke as follows;
I'm my fathers time, he thought
although a hard working LAWYER, that
two weeks was ample vacation time
during the entire year, and when
came to the bar. he suggested that |!
STAYED at home in the summer
months. would make a good deal
more money than II went away.
Necessity OF Vacation.
"But the American people have
found that there is such thing as
exhausting the capital Of ones health
and constitution and that two or three
months vacation after the hard and
nervous strain to which one Is sub
iected in the autumn and spring, Is
necessary.
"Mr. Justice Strong Of the supreme
bench. who lived 10 he IS or So told
me II was part of his life to take sixty
DAYS each year out in the woods, eNer.
cisine and living In the open air and
to that he attributed his long life"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
LIFE TENURE
OFFICES END

WASHINGTON, July 22-The final
readjustment of affairs in the ma
riDe corps was made today by a
change in the navy regulations. ap-
proved by President Taft. which com
pletely breaks up the system by which
staff officers of the corps have en-
joyed long terms OF duty at desks IN
Washington.
The change comes as one OF the re-
suits OF the recent court martial in
which most of the staff officers were
censured and the life tenure Of Of
fees in Washington condemned
Heretofore, the regulations have
provided that the officers of the staff
should be located here. President
Taft now has approved change 10
require them to do duty where ever
they may be assigned by the com.
mandant Under the old regulations
the adjutant and inspector took
charge in the absence OF the com
mandant Hereafter the secretary OF
the navy will resignate an officer to
I'll such temporary vacancy,
Practically all the existing lines Of
succession are wiped out and assign
ment of duty and the location Of staff
officers is left to the discretion of the
commandant Of the corps and the sec
retary of the navy.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
A [ In G
F @ r n E W
HEA TER

Excavation work was begun on the
Lyceum theater ground today. undcr
the direction of Contractor : n.
Mcid. j. R Nuckless, the theater
man. who has longtime lease on
the new playhouse, Is giving the build
ing operations his personal attention.
He says he wants the house to be IA
be wants IT, and to that end he Is
going to watch the progress Of the
work
Il am going 10 eXpcnd about 200
in furnishing the interior of the
building and, naturally, | want TO see
that the architectural plans are car
ried out to the letter | am going
to call the new theater the Lyceum,
under which name the old one was
known, but l want to assure the good
people Of Ogden that 1t win be quite
a different playhouse. 1t looks TO me
as though the theater Will be ready
for occupancy by September 18th.
State Treasurer Dave MattSon was
in the city today looking after bust
ness interests. He states that his 90
room hotel, on the corner OF Lincoln
avenue and Twcnty-fitth street, will
be IN course OF construction In the
near future
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-23
NO SALOONS
ON The new
AVENUE

" movement. now under way does
not go swry. there win be no saloons.
gambling houses or other places OF
business which might be looked upon
by any part of the public as other
than acceptable on tho new block of
Hudson avenue. This movement. for
what is termed "clean street" Ia
lend by Joseph Peery. They have con.
siderable property interests on the
now thoroughfare. so have both
moral ard economic interest In tho
project which they are fostering
In an effort TO get the other prop
erty holders To combine with them
IN the project a circular letter has
been sent out, of which tho following
is an extract:
Hudson avenue stands I'm danger
of being the Commercial street OF
Ogden. In that event II viii be a hiss
and by-Tord To all, Stunned by re-
spectacle women, and real mcnncs
and injury TO tho Washington avenue
property.
1T can be made clean street,
where mothers viii go and send their
children. that Will increase In value
rapidly. and a street that We will
point with pride on owning property
therein II all depends on the own
ers.
II suggest that we call n meeting
OF the property owners and work up
sentiment among them TO make
Hudson acenue clean and respect
able street | would like TO talk to
such a gathering Then to get their
signatcres to something like this:
I'VE the property owners of Hud-
son avenue. Ogden. mutually agree
not 10 let orr Hudson avenue prop.
erty bc occupied for saloon purposes.
gambling. dIsreputable roomiLG
houses. assignation or 63wdy houses
or places OF Ill repGte. That We
pledge ourselves 10 usa our cndcNv
ors TO make til dsuu = euue a en-.
moral SPOT. whjCa III have a good
name I'm the community. That We
will frequent the street, both by walk
ing and riding in same. that We will
assist the merchants who do business
therein BY giving them patronage"
1t is likely that a meeting OF the
property owners will be held within
q few days when some such resolu-
tion as the one above quoted will
De acted upon.
This moral movement is backed ma
terially by the plans of bUildngs
which number of Hudson avenue
men now have I'm the hands OF archl'
tects J. T Hurst recently organized
a company to improve tho Auditor
ium which will face the new avenue
with an S6-foot frcnt. \ second story
Is to be added 10 this structure. While
1t is not known definitely what the
building will be used for, IL is prob
able thai the first floor will be rent
ed for store rooms. while the upper
rooms win be made into Offices.
The Peery brothers are getting out
plans for a modern Office and store
building al the corner OF Hudson ave
nue. and Twcnty-tifth street. II will
be two-story structure and thorough
is up-to-date. II will he built on the
site of the building now occupied by
the American Tea company, for al
though only a part OF the present
structure needs to be torn down to
make way for the new street. all OF
/ IL will be razcd and new block con
I Structed
1t is believed that every owner of
! land facing Hudson avenue has some
what similar plans for making the
street a modern business thorough
fare