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The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

The witches held high carnival on the
night of October 81. and being ia merry
mood their kindly offices will be invoked
by young people throughout Christen-
ION to divine the name of future hus-
bands and wives, aud otter matters alb
out which young hearts are wont to won.
der and surmise. 1t is All Halloween
The eve of All Saints-and aboutit clus-
ter a host of superstitions and legends
that have been treasured for centuries
and handed down intact from one gene
ration to another. The sober, work-a-
day citizen who mayhap has forgotten
that the 31st of October is any but an
ordinary occasion will doubtless have
the fact recalled 10 mind should he ven.
ture out on That evening. He will meet
troope of boys and young men in grotes-
que costumes parading the streets to the
noise of tin kettle bands, he will see
mischievous boys ringtngdoor.be bells and
making their escape before the summons
can be answered in a way
more hasty than dignitied, and
he will probably meet young ladies run
ming madly down the street, each with a
mouthful Of water and a handful of salt.
Each OF these latter are ~endeavoring to
win from the witches the name Of her
lover. Wbatevar name she hears
spoken OF " ne IN lkes a hur-
ried circuit OF. h isthename
OF the man VIII be her hus-
band. At ieas1 o.. - g. Plrstition,
and whether tue ur ere ldres believe
it or not. they are very fond of trying 1t.
They will also burn nuts, each one OF
which Is first named. Ii the nut cracks
and jumps its namesake is tickle; If il
burns, he is constant and true; and ii the
nut named after herself burned at the
same time, she will marry him. Names
written upon little slips OF paper are
rolled into balls of meal and these balls
are thrown into a basin of water. where
of necessity they quickly dissolve, allow
ing the papers to rise to the top and
float. The first one to appear is of course
the anne of the n most worthy of af-
lection. These are a few of the tests
which will be made. Apples and nuts
will be eaten in unlimited quantities and
weird dreams will be the result more of
the eatin & than of the occasion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24
JOSEPH 0. WHITAKER, Proprietor and Publisher
THE TREE.

Drop, drop,
From the old tree top
The walnuts fall and roll away,
Round, round,
Through the leaf-strewn ground.
Gather them, gather them while you may
Coverlets red and yellow and brown,
Beds of the silk grass, soft as down,
Shells for their gowns, still as still can be,
Walnuts under the walnut tree.
List to the birdsl They call you in songi
children, we think they are sleeping too
longl
Waken them, gather themi We can see
Walnuts under the walnut tree
"Pull off their coverlets, lad and lass
Out of their beds, in the. silky grass,
Wake them and take them; so say we,
Walnuts under the walnut treeI
Cup in the garnet let them be dried,
So many mummies till Christmas-tide;
Then, by the home-fire, feast with glee,
Singing the praise ofthe walnut treei"
Drop, drop,
From the old tree top
The walnuts fall and roll away,
Round, round,
Through the leaf-strewn ground.
Gather them. gather them while o may
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

was lifted lightly to the ground, and led
up some steps; Dyer carpets soft and
deep, into which her tiny feet SINK;
and then again he spoke to her:
"Efie, my own darling, do you love
me?n
She lifted her rosy lips to him for
answer.
erich or poor, in sickness or in health,
you will ever be the same to me-"
She threw her arms around his neck
and chung to him.
II shall love you always-always."
"Come, then, fairies, wave your little
wands of love and introduce our little
Cinderella to her kingdem."
He turned her three times around,
kissing her at each turn. The band
age fell from her eyes, and Efie saw
before her such a room as she had never
imagined to exist ever in Fairyland.
Every luxury, every beautiful thing
that he had been able to find, which
money could buy, he had gathered to-
|gether here for her.
He opened a magnificent inlaid ward
robe, and before her there were the
most beautiful costumes awaiting her.
She had never once spoken.
"Efie, all you see Is your own; are
you glad darlingp"
"And are you not poor after ALP"
she asked; the wonder increasing in her
eyes.
"No, my Efie; | am very rich"
"And you don't want Inc to comfort
you," she said, the tears starting to her
eyey. "Then, dear, why-why did you
marry me?"
because l love you, Elite; because
you are so good and gentle and patient
and forgiying; because you are the very
best little woman have ever met; and
because-last, not least-no n else in
the world have l eve wanted for my
wife,
"Lionel," she whispered with a hap
py smile, ''you and the fairies have been
very good to poor little Cinderella"
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24
9 Dudes Hat.

The members of the New York Oil
Exchange are a rather swell set of
young men, but the lead in the matter
of clothes is taken by a youth known
as ''the dude" whose name is with
held for the sake of his relatives.
This dude strolled into the Exchange
during a dull hour recently, and
Solomon in all his glory was never ar
rayed like one of him. To begin near
the bottom, his feet (the dudes not
Solomon's) were enceased III the CLOS
siest of patent feathers: his trousers
fitted like the paint on the lamp-post !;
his coat had never a creas from tail
to top; his linen was starched until it
shone, and his collar was perfection
itself and raised his chin so that he
could only gaze at the floor, at the
hazard of cutting his throat. But
his tout ensemble, so to speak /. was
completed and set off by the darling
est silk hat imaginable. with the broad
est and most curling of brims and a
beautifully bulgent top. Altogether
he was radiantly, dazzlingly beautiful.
The dude stopped near the middle of
the floor, struck an attitude much af-
fected by garden statuary, and gazed
serenely and pityingly upon his COM
mon place fellow-brokers. But, horror
of h%orrorsl A rude nan came behind
him and jerked the silken tile from
his head, and the next moment it Was
thrown to the floor, had received a
vicious kick, and a dozen brokers were
running after it. They surrounded it,
scuffied for it, and away it sailed again
towards the ceiling with the entire
membership of the Exchange, a v
only the owner, in wild pursuit. Round
and round the floor gambled the
merry brokers with the hat before
them. Now it was suffering in their
midst, then it shot over the floor in
desperate efforts to escape, only to be
again ~overtaken, trampled, kicked. and
trodden until it presented an appear
ance as if it had been lain down on by
a COW and then spent a summer under
a dust-heap, and the gay brokers were
tired out and perspiring.
The dude during this terrible period
stood aghast, and with horror depicted
in every feature, turned in frozen de-
spair as the gambols of his wicked as
sociates led them to the four cardinal
points of the rooms compass. But
when a grinning messenger boy
brought him the battered corpse of his
precious dices, he forced a smile which
was only a desolate mockery of happi-
ness. and remarked
Jaw dawn't care, anyway. 1t was
an old hawt."
Then the rude mar who had torn
the tile from the unhappy ad~olescent's
head approached and handed HIM the
silken hat uninjured, and the dude
learned that he had been the victim of a
wicked joke. An old hat had been
substituted on the floor, while the joker
held The victims tile behind his back.
And it came to pass that the noise of
unholy laughter was so great as to jar
the ticker irto the tape-basket, and the
dude viii yea a derby hat to-day and
forever after while on the floor Of the
Exchange.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

What we call miracles and wonders
of art are not 50 to him who created
them; for they were created by the
natural movements of his own, great
soul. Statues, paintings, churches,
poems, are but shadows of himself.
Over one hundred and thirty
million cans of tomatoes have been con-
sumed In this country within the last
three years, it is figured out
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

Mr.. Emerson wrote to a friend in
1929; 81 suppose that prosperity is al
ways dangerous, especially for the very
young, In college, l used to echo an
ejaculation of my wise aunt: oh,
blessed, blessed povertyl' when ! saw
young men of fine capabilities whose
only and fatal disadvantage was
wealth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

Prof. Frisch bias found that the cleo
trio organs OF the torpedo are developed
from the outer gill muscles OF the fifth
gill arch. These, which in rays and
sharks form tie powerful lower jaw
muscles, are absent in the torpe-
do, the electric apparatus taking their
place.
The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-24

A YOUNG man in South Carolina, only
twenty years of age. has been engaged
nineteen times already. He will not be
so reckless as he grows up, should he
ever grow up, But smart people die
young.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
ATrip from New York to Texas.

Mr.. Cephas F.. Robertson recently
came to this country from England.
He carried eleven hat boxes and valet,
and was full of brandy and soda and
enthusiasm. Three days after he ar
rived in New York he met an old friend
in the usual way on the Bowcry. The
meeting cost MI. Robertson 81 100. He
left the following day for Chicago The
city he met another old friend who OBJ.
framed from him loan of $3.50 on $l95
worth of glass diamonds and cretified
check on Canadian bank which failed
two years ago. Mr.. Robertson then
undertook to go to ST. Louis, and it cost
him 500 to have lawyer explain to a
judge why one glass Of pale sherry,
which he had taken with casual ac-
quaintance, should have 80 muddied
his brain and tangled up his legs that
he lost his watch and his reputation for
sobriety on the public street at IL A NJ.
Mr.. Robertson got into Louisville just
in time for the most exciting horse-race
of the season, and was fortunate enough
to secure "pointer from too confd-
ing friend, which enabled him to lose
Gl, fou III uNc mluubts vi Nuub 10 Cdlleu
in that depravcd region a whipsaw." I"
He theu driftea into Texas, and got
into friendly argument with cowboy
and into the surgical ward of a hospital
on the same day. Flying to New
Orleans he went down with the break
bone fever, and then spent So, 900 try
ing to win The capital prize in the lottery.
He will now return to England, and will
convey accurate Impressions OF this
country to the British public life.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
Chinese Manic.

A gentleman who has lived among the
Chinese tells, as an illustration of their
abilities as magicians, an incident that
took place under his own eye, and in his
own room, where apparently there was
no chance for deception.
The magician was naked from the
waist upward, and his only magical in
strument seemed to be strip OF white
cloth twisted about his loins. Taking a
dish ofuncooked rice the juggler covered
it with his mysterious girdle. sduatted
before it and began his jncantations,
which continued for half an hour.
During this process his bare arms were
passing to and fro beneath the cloth,
and this was all the gentleman saw him
do. At last the linen was removed, and
10! there were six plates filed with
cooked edibles of various kinds, while
dish of boiled rice had replaced the
one containing raw rice.
Another gentleman, describing how
he was deluded, says.
ia juggler in the open street seized
boy or years of age, dragged him
struggling into the circle, threw him on
his back, and in spite of the boys
agonized cries and the remonstrances OF
the people, apparently nearly decapita-
ted HIM. The victim gradually became
motlonless, while tho blood streamed
from the wound. Finally the magician
removed the knife, muttered few
words, called aloud to the child, who
soon showed signs Of life, and at last
raised him to his feet, when the boy ap-
peared unharmed. Both actors in this
strange scene were literally rewarded by
the crowd, and the boy ran off to play
with his wondering companions"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
A Prisoner Claims to be Dead.
rFrom the San Francisco Call


Justic Ross, OF the supreme court, yes
terday ordered an application of Lloyd L.
Majors for writ OF habeas corpus, to be
made retnrnable before Judge Belden,
at San Jose, on the 10th inst, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. Majors, in his petition
for the writ, states that he was charged,
with John Showers and Joseph Jewell,
with the killing OF W. P. Renowden, in
Santa Clara County, ia March last. He
was convicted of the charge, found guilty
of murder in the first degree, the iur fix.
ing the peualty at Imprisonment for life.
From the verdict no appeal was taken,
and the scptance was carried into effect,
and the petitioner was committed to San
Quentin. Subsequently he was, upon
information charged with the killing of
Archibald Mcintyre, in the samecounty,
and upon on order of Judge Beldep, of
the superior court of Santa Clara County,
removed from San Quentin to the jail
at San Jose, where he now is, to await
trial upon the charge. In his petition,
Majors, among other statements, says
he Is unlawfully kept at San jose, that
his proper place is at San Quentin,
where his legal sentence may be carried
out; that, having been sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life, and the Judgment
against him being final, ho il, under the
provisions of section 674 of the Penal
Code, "civilly dead" and is not subject
to prosecution or trial for tho crime
charged against him.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
The Domini on the Fence.
tFrom the Christian Advocated

In a great strike in the East, where
the capitalists were arrogant aud the
strikers desperate, IL Baptist minister,
who had both in his congregation, was
asked to address meeting of tue
strikers and capitalists. He consulted
capitalist MS to what he should say. The
answer was, "Urge them to yield, for
we never will" Then he went to a
leading striker. "Wnat ought to
say ?" "Tell the owners to give way,
for we never will till we drop" In that
situation the minister ascended the
platform and made speech that har-
monized everything. 1t was quite long,
but afterwards a great debate arose as to
what he had said. AT last it was re-
ferred to him. He replied: F" Gentle.
men, / saw that neither would listen to
reason-it was question of endurance.
I made up my mind to say as near to
nothing as [ could, but in most excel.
lent spirit"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06

The true Wilson is as productive as
ever, and more SO than most of the
highly vaunted new varieties.
IS Pierce County, Washington Terri
tory, the wool: growers have pooled their
stock, about fifty Thousand poitnds, and
are holding it for twenty-five cents a
pound. This business, holding for high
or prices, rarely ever pays, and farmers
who go into it nre apt to lose by neg.
lecting their own business, which right
ly attended to rarely fails TO give u
profit. The wool growers could much
more easily increase the clip one pound
per sheep than add one-half cent to its
selling price.
The Eurserymen and gardeners Of
England or of Canada appreciate the
value of thorough drainage better than
their American competitors. and will Of
ten thoroughly underdrain field when
they have only a five or six years lease
of it. They say the loss by too much
water in one year often amounts to more
than the cost OF drainage. II this is
true, what an advantage there must be
in draining land which one expects to
own lifetime, and to leave to his chill
dren after him.
WEEDS aie the most serious drawback
to successful American farming. On
most of our soils there is latent fertility
enough to produce good crops if the
soil we're not robbed by weeds. In
hoed crops the weeds may be readily
killed by the necessary cultivation, but
it is not 80 generally Understood that
the small weeds that appear in spring
grain may be destroyed by surface
narrowing, Which not only will not in
jure, but will absolutely benefit the
grain crop. At harvest the ground
thus narrowed will be nearly free from
weeds
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
Authorization.

ltrom Lhe Detroie Free Press.1
A colored man DER whose head about
seventy summers had passed., was quietly
but earnestly wrestling with a water
melon near the market, when he was
disturbed by the appearance of a small
boy Of his color. The boy sat down on
a box and looked grudging,y at the
melon, and the old man looked up at him
AID queried:
Young man, / reckons 1 could give
You half dis mellyon an hab plenty
left.
Thanks, uucle." -
But shan't DO it, kase it might be
de spilin of We. In de fust place, de law
am plain an cl'ar on de- pint dat what L
leave behind goes to my material heirs.
In de second place, pusson widout an
ticipashun mus be dreffully unhappy.
AS the case now stands you anticipate.
You anticipate dat half dis yere mellyon
will stuff me full an L II have to leave all
de rest. You anticipate dat I'll git
choked on de seeds, or git sun struck, or
be tackled by the collie. AS dc mellyon
gradually disappears you'll anticipate
dat | won't gnaw dc rinds werry clus.
AS the rinds disappear you'll console
yerself wild de fack dat de seeds am left.
As l wrap de seeds up in my handker-
chief you'll reckon on lickin' de bod
whar' de mellyon was cut an eaten, but
as I lif' up dat bod an gin We whack
on de back yell anticipate better dan to
crowd in whar' We amt wanted. Now
you skip"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
The First SIS Greenback.
[From the Nashville iIn.) Democrat, !

lfiotA tio NaeuNliie ttu.l OeInOCrAt.l
Maj. G. w. Candee, paymaster of the
army, is the fortunate posscssor of the
first SIS greenback ever issued. 1t bears
the date of March IL, 1868, and is
marked No. ] of series of A." with the
initials of William H. Seward in the
northeast corner. Tho major came into
possession OF this valuable relic in 1876,
the bill being discovered among the
money sent on to pay Gen. Clusters COM
mand the last time those poor fellows
were permitted to feel the subtle texture
of the root of all evil. The major has been
offered several hundred dollars for the
great treasure, but will not part with it
for any amount. 1t is we'll preserved
and inclosed between two panes Of glass.
Maj. Candee is a brother Of Mrs. j. S.
Tindale. late of this city, and now OF
Bslleville,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
A Theater Without a Wardrobe.

tFrom the London Times.]
In June of last year the German the
ater at Riga was burned down, and all
representations had to be suspended till
November, when temporary theater
was opened. But the committee who
had undertaken the work had not suffi-
cient funds at their disposal to provide
costumes. SO there was no choice but
to perform in modern dress. "Emilia
Galotti" was selected for the opening
piece, and Lessing's tragedy looked
strange in nineteenth century attire.
Stranger still was the appearance pre-
sented by other dramas and even operas.
At length, at the end of March, a
complete wardrobe was secured at Han
over, but the Russian protective tariff
imposed such an enormous duty on its
importation that the idea of bringing it
to Rega had to be abandoned. 1t was
then proposed to divide it into small
lots, which might be introduced by in
dividual actors as their personal effects.
But the Russian douaniers got hint of
the scheme, and were equal to the occa-
sion. The aggregate duty demanded
amounted to over 20, 900 rubles (uearly
E3 ,000.) So the costumes were gwen up
and the director of the theater was in
structed to continue the bizarre fashion
Of the last eight months.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
Got His Tobacco.
(From the Philadelphia Press.


About week ago Assistant District
Attorney Kinsey sent a large arm chair,
that had been occupied by Governor
Pattison when comptroller, to the peni
tentiary to be recancd. 1t was returned
promptly. Mr.. Kinsey sat down in it to
read a newspaper. While idly swinging
his hand to and fro his fingers touched a
slip of paper that had been fastened to
the arm Of the chair. and was almost
imperceptible. He detached the slip,
and, opening it out, saw that it was a
message from the convict who had done
the repairing. The prisoners name and
the number Of his cell were given, and
the communication continued: 81 got
three years from Williamsport; got %
months to do yet; will get out May 26,
1885; done this chair and made good
job of it. This ought to be worth some
tobacco to whoever it belongs. Good
by. Old man time is rolling on; don't
forget, whoever gets this note" Mr..
Kinsey purchased five pounds of chewing
tobacco of the best quality, put it in q
pretty box and sent it to the convict,
with his compliments.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
MARRIAGE and Politics,

The marriage which took place on the
11th of August, at Cettinje, between
the Princess Zorka, daughter of Prince
Nikita, of Montenegro, and Prince Pc
ter Karaeeorgevitch, of Servia, may be
attended by important political conse-
quences. The st. James Gazette says:
"The Karageorgevitch FIRMLY assert
claims to the throne of Servia; and ac-
cording to their view the crown worn by
King Milan belongs Of right to Prince
Peter. The Karageorgevitch faction
will of course be strengthened by the
alliance with Montenegro, the more so
as Montenegro enjoys the special favor
of Russia. Russia, on the other hand
has not been well disposed toward
Prince Milan since Servia, beneath his
rule, has undergone the influence OF
Austria. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch
is apparently prepared to accept sup.
port wherever he can find it; while Rus
sia, in Servia as in Romania, is ready to
back up any party which will accept her
guidance, or whose action-dlrected by
Russia or not-will have the effect OF
creating divisions in the country and of
weakening the government"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-09-06
The. GAME AZ. LONG eaArcn

] :.
The wsltzes were over at Lelands
And stood hy;my chaperon,8 chair,
Where Che breezes coming In from the ocean
And II syer mortal was thankful,
1t was that The window was there.
For own 10 you, Nell was choking.
And 1t seemed ike tbs moment OF doom, -
had spied him, my falthicss Tom Hawiey,
Making love-don't you think and 70 whom
Bnt the heiress OF piiipatsnts millions,
And ths vulsarest thing IN the room. S.
Now, Tom, as you bhow, Ia too handsome
For anything under the sun-
Yes, honestly own had hirted,
But only little, IN fun
and twas clear she was trying TO catch him,
II sne thing could possibly be done.
1 felt In my bones twas ali over ~
Thecottxge, and Thomas, aud bliss--
For, of course stwss agrand speculation
Which fellow like Tom wouldn't miss,
But to think, after all his palayer,
That he ever could snub me like tb;a
1 cannot describe my emotions,
Butt gave my poor heart-strinRsa q tug.
Then sAwmy old chaperon glmper ~
And up to me whom should she TUG
But that great millionaire from Nevada.
Whose head is os bald as Jug
The occasion, you know, proves the hero
And 1t came to me just like Hash:
Hos Dcen dangling around all the season. 2
feR OF course 1t Hes dreadfulIy rash.
3 But tjnst thought I'D sEec Mr., Thomas
4 Z 9ox to!ptay, y the game vas for cash.
Would walk on the breezy veranda ?n
"Oh, thank yon"-now, Nell, you can rueEs
How 1t all cane around, and ims sotno
That moment Of choking distress
When said, seeing Tom through the window
Indeed, Hh you-that is-why- y-e-s.o
SO It's all coming of in October;
am having my trousseau from Worth,
ae aa Is nice, Nell, and perfectly solid,
Rut, somehow-that is--welL, 1 don,t tpr,v
I'm the wretchedest girl upon earth.
-Csatt,ry Magazine