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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

"Hardly ever answered one of Chi
cago's Oldest bank cashiers, to the
query of a reporter, who asked if such
things as unclaimed bank deposits were
Of frequent occurrence.
"Where he keeps his money" con-
tinued the banker, sis about the last
thing a man ever forgets. But some
times a depositor shuf1es of his mortal
coil without remembering to leave his
surviving relatives any clue whereby
they can learn who were his bankers.
This is to them a truly distressing state
of affairs, and it necessitates 3 thorough
search of all the banks until the right
one is found. No, very few people
forget where they keep their money,
or neglect to call for it soone OF
later,
"Hold on a minute" suddenly ex-
claimed the cashier, as the reporter was
taking his leave. 81 have got a little
story about a remarkable deposit once
made here. That was twenty years ago.
1t has been advertised from Maine to
California, but has never been claimed.
But the most extraordinary circum-
stance connected with the affair is, that
nobody in the bank ever saw the depos-
itor or issued him anything TO show for
his money"
GLOW could that be2''
"Just this way. That was in early
times, when banks here were very in
significant affairs compared with what
they are now, and there was compare
lively so little danger of robbery that |
used frequently to go across the street
to lunch, leaving the door open and no
one in my place. Well, II day when
| came back from lunch, / saw that
some one had entered and left lying IN
the window-seat an old carpet-bag. /
gave it no notice, thinking the owner
would o call and take it away. But
| he didn't come, and the bag still lay
there when the time came for closing
up. | threw it into the vault and went
home. Several days later the office boy
came across it and brought it out, ask
ing if he should throw it into the ASH
barrel, as it appeared to be of no value.
We thought we'd open it first and see
if it contained any clue to its ownership
or ANYTHING Of value. l broke the lock
with a paper-weight, the bag few open
and out fell and rolled all over the
floor a shower of gold, mostly in small
coins THAT was absolutely all the
bag contained, ana there was $3.50 Of
it."
"And nobody eyer called to claim
.ity"
"'They haven't yet, and | guess they
are not liable 10 at this late date. 1t
struck us strangely enough that any
one should lie 80 forgetful ABOUT such a
matter, and, when all our advertising
was Of no avail, we thought 1t very
strange indeed"
"What was done With
"What did we do with the money!
Oh, our new cashier employed it very
adyantageously in bringing his accounts
into a presentable shape 10 lay before
the board Of directors"
Several bookkeepers who had been
listening in open-m0uthed establishment
to the cashiers story, grinned audibly
| at its appropriate ending, and the re-
porter, who hardly knew what to say,
said nothing and took his leave.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

week, and they advertise ard are adj
vertised for just as any Other class II
talent. 1t is a regular business there
and well followed. Shouters are gem
orally decent fellows, but as their uasi-
ness is often p~recarious they sonnet mes
will accept a situation with an uure-
liable Snowman, and that, perhaps is
one thing which has prejudice 50
many people against our trade. But
shouting is our business, and 1t does
not make much difference to us wheth-
er it is the a%mphibious and c%arnivor0us
dog or a panorama of the Holy Land.
1t is not an easy business to learn, but
when once a nan becomes accustomed
to 1t he can shout before the crowned
heads with the dignity and ease of a
fish peddler i'll the most familiar alley
on his business route. 1t Is a great
business in one way. You see, we
don't have to pack any apparatus or
carry any wardrobe. A man can start
on a moments notice. But hotel men
are not apt to think any more of a
traveller because he has no baggage.
That is the way it goes-one thing
balances another. There are advanta-
ges and drawbacks, ups and downs.
The worst calamity Of all, Of course, is
the failing of the voice. Did you ever
see a shouter who couldn't shout?
Well, he is the most melancholy man
you ever will see. He pines away and
dies. Before dissolution everybody
abuses him. The curiosities whose
praises he has sung for years refuse to
recognize him, and the boys who steal
in under The tents make him the butt
of all their jokes. He is the embodi-
ment of misery. You a knock him
down with a straw. Try it,"
AT this point the shouter paused. He
had ratified off his story of the strange
business in much the same style he
would have assumed on his box in front
of the show. He did not appear the
least exhausted, but the reporter found
some difficulty in keeping track of the
ideas e%lucidated by the voluble show
man.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22
LONG AGO.
slt beside the ,lnking hre.

| sit beside the sinking fire,
Watch the weird faces in its glow
All through the night | should not tire
But they have faded, long ago.
Ah-dust to dust the last repose-
Ashes TO ashes well l know
How surely this hath been with those,
Those whom L loved, so long ago.
How surely this with me will be!
From every petty joy and woe,
From fancied slight, from jealousy
Made free and safe-ah long ago.
And yet some things with us stay
As on the waters lilies blow
In white and green-just as they lay
In white and green so long ago.
It's pleasant now to th ink,-"Perhaps
In memory's light ones face may glow;"
upon Time !" for all things lapse
In that sad, dreary long ago.
But when I'm dead, don't thou forget
Thou whom [ used to treasure 80;
Yet may one tear thine eyelid wet,
Because l loved thee-long ago
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

DR.. T.. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT, .
guaranteed specific for H. stsris d zzinsss oonvalsions, Fts,
Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous ProstrAtion caused
BY the us Of alcohol or tobacco, WAkefulness, Mental De-
preston, sotening Of the Brain resulting in insanity and
leading to misery, decay and death Premature ord Age,
BsTsnness, Lose of Power Ia either sex. Involuntary Losses
and Spermatarrh9a caused by over sEsrtt0n OF the brsia.
self abuse or CveTlndulgsnee. Each box contains one months
treatment al a box, OF ak boxes for 50, sent by mail pre-
paid on receipt Of price.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

The agricultural editor OF the New
York Times says that no doubt many
farmers who are intending to undeddrain
their farms would save money by en-
ploying an expert at the first to lay out
the whole system and make a good be-
ginning, and so avoid any possible mis-
take, which might cost ten dollaFs for
every one paid for skilled advice. 1t
should not he forgotten that when a
drain is laid it is laid.
A A driver was taking a gentle
man across country from the Pleasant
Plains Station on the Staten Stand
Railway, yesterday, when the paIsen-
ger remarked hat the snowstorua OF
Sunday was quite heavy. Eyes" said
the driver, ''but faint like the shows
we used to have. Bee that plain over
there?" asked the venerable Jlehu,
pointing down the hill. "Well, one
day in sc l drove up to that peaked.
roof farmhouse, stopped my team on
the snow-crust beside the chimueT and
dropped them provisions down Through
a chute in the snow
We may compare the soul to iinen
cloth-it mus be first washed to take
off ITS native hue and color and to make
it white, and afterwards it mubt be
ever and uon washed to preseryd and
keep it white.
M. Dalton GIBSON asserts thht on
dissolving molecular proportions ot ami
line aud auIin In alcohol and evspora-
ting at a moderate temperature 4 red
crystalline residue Is Obtained, soluble
IN alcohol, imparting to it an orange
color. 1t dyes silks in neutral solutions
exactly the same shade as aurin.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

A marble company at Rutland, VT,
employs more marble cutters, it is as
serted, than all the Italian Qusrries put
together.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-03-22

What was one the town of New Lib
erty, Ky. is nothing now but a portion of
the Ohio river. Never will it be known
how many souls have gone forth into
the infinite hereafter during this awful
flood of 1884. Already from all the
villages and farmlanas Inquiry is made
for those of whose fate nothing can be
learned.
Recentlyas a steamer carefully plowed
her way a shout for help was heard.
Te our right a faint light was seen. A
skiff was lowered and put out toward
this feeble ray. It returned with a
motley crew. An old man, an old
woman i've children.
"These FERNS my grand-chiFsans:
this 'erns my wife-their grandmother.
My names Col. William Humphreys
Col. VIM. Humphreys, of Kentucky
State, gentleman, sers, gentleman, evry
inch of me, sersl Flooded, flooded.
Coin way, sers; goin' to my only liyin'
son, sers. Can't STAN it; nothin' left,
sers," explained the head of the family
"Col. William Humphreys" and his
brood were provided with state rooms.
At breakfast the next morning the
children ate like famished beasts. l
sat neal the old man. His silver bowed
spectacles were tied on with a piece of
Irvine; he glanced over them at me
sharply.
''Don't mind 'em, miss" he said,
they'll soo fill up. Day before yes
terday, miss, enc they he'd a mouth
full. No stove left tub cook on; nolhin'
left to cook"
81 saved the banjo though, spoke up
the old lady, whom her consort adj
dressed as Miss Mag" eyes; Isayed
the banjo II the stove did go. Miss,
can you pick?"
"Pick what-cotton?" 1 asked.
sob no; bless my soul no. Pick the
banjo. Eff ye do, now, we can just have
bit emusic. 'T'wd sort o. ~coniforta
My Sally, she used to pick right
smart"
These strange Kentucky peoplel
From the richest to the poorest, the
most polished to the most simple, Their
calamity seems to slip from their
minds like water from a ducks back.
From all the larger towns which have
suffered the least, daily small steamers
start ON excursion trips to view the
scenes of disaster. The people visit
these places where ruin is spread dyery-
where, and the waters are but a bepul-
chre to hide the dead, with bands of
music, with dancing and every appear
ance Of festivities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
Birds Which DrOwned Grea, FISHES

Manchester Eng.) Courier: Capt. M'Lean
of the iron bark Firth of Lorn of Glasgow,
which sailed from Lyttleton, n T., April 90
last passed Cape Horn May %, and arrived
at London Aug, 81, reports the following
singular occurrences: July 20, when in lati-
tude 29.01 north, longitude 49, rs west, a
floating spar was seen and a boat was lowered
and the spar towed alongside. On examina-
ton it was found to be valueless, being worm
eaten throughout, but lagre shoal of fish
which had accompanied the spar abandoned
il and commenced eTting the barnacles from
the ships bottom. This continued until the
9th of July; when in latitude SO. ~ north,
longitude 36.46 west, the fish left the ship,
after having cleared the ships bottom, by
which the speed of the vessel was increased
two knots per hour. Soon afterwards sin
gular commotion was observed on the ocean,
which was nearly calm. Birds was seen
moving about on the surface with great "a
pidity, occasionally disappearing beneath the
water and coming up again, half strangled.
As the vessel approached it was seen that the
shoal of fish several acres in extent was Wis
ible on Cthe water. A gannet or liver would
alight on the back of great fish, spread its
tail and wings to catch the breeze, dig its
claws deep into the fnny monsters hide,
and go before the wind at such tremen-
dous speed as soon to drown the animated
raft The bird would then devour the fish at
its leisure
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
Western Honnean,l,,

It is no use, says the Boston Transcript,
for an Eastern man to try to tell big story
when there is a Western man about.
''When was young man." said Col. B.,
eve lived in Illinois. The farm had been
wooded, and the stumps were pretty thick.
But we put the corn in among them and
managed to raise a fair crop. The next
season did my share of the blowing We
had 'sulky' plough, and l sat in the seat
and managed the horses, four as handsome
bays as ever man drew rein over. One
day l found a stump right in my way. I
hated to back out, so I just said a word to
the team, and, if you'll believe it, they just
walked that pillow right through that stump as
though 1t had been cheese" Not soul ex-
pressed surprise. But Maj. s. who had been
quiet listener, remarked quietly: cts Gu
rious, but l had similar experience myself
once. My mother always made our clothes
in those days, as we'll as the cloth they were
made of. The old lady was awful proud of
her homespun-said it was the strongest
cloth in the state. One day I had just
plowed through white oak stump in the way
you speak of, colonel. But it was little too
quick for me. 1t came together before was
out of the way, and nipped the seat of my
trousers, felt mean, can tell you, but
put the string on the ponies, and If you be-
lieve it, they just snaked that stump out,
roots and all. Something had to give, you
knoWD
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
iSals Lake Tribune.l

Not long since 1 was riding toward Cloud
Peak, and had gone only three miles when
discovered two enormous grizzlies down in
the horseshoe canon. 1 left my pony, went
TO the canon wall and opened fire on the en-
emies. The bears were FIVE hundred yards
away, Ny first shot wounded one of the
monsters, and the wounded one immediate
" attacked the other bear. They fought des-
perafely for fifteen minutes. Il was a ter
rible encounter. The wounded bear was
beaten by its antagonist, after which / shot
the victor. They were both ferocious look
ing animals, and the two would weigh over
three thousand pounds. Their tusks meas
ured three inches, claws four inches, fest
fourteen inches, and the bears were twelve
feet long.
Leaving the two bears, walked over
ridge not more than q mile away, and came
on to four more, two black and two silver
tip bears. They did not see and nv position
wss good one, on the lee aud near q nice
smooth erag Of granite. Slipping on pair
Of moccasins, was soon on top Of the gran
lite knob, $50 feet above the ground.
opened fire Immediately, only 200 Yards.
killed two at the first shot, and soon had
them rolling down the. mountain together.
1t was an exciting time; the four bears
made terrible noise. After seeing large
eagle sxoop down among the pines, catching
grouse. descended from my rocky knob
and ventured up to the bears. There they
all lay in heap, all dead aud in the guIch
together Those six bears would weigh over
1000 pounds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28

the rack in defense of the institutions Of
the state. He did not do it and he tried to
cover his cowardice with pitful explanation.
lApplause.l
Mr. Boole then showed that while Mr.
Blaine was pretending to be prohibitions.
ne was also in hearty sympathy with the
liquor traffic by reading his letter to Charles
Emory Smith, in which he makes the propo-
sition that the national supplies be reduced
and state taxation lessened by dividing
among the states the revenues from the tax
on liquors, adding complacently that ''the
tendency would be to increase rather than
diminish this ratio as time rolls on" Mr..
Boole said that he merely read this letter to
show that Mr.. Blaine was not prohibition
ist. II would not care for that" he added,
''were it not stated to US that he is.''-New
York World
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
Oysters and Scarlet Ferer.

New London (Conn.) Letter to New York Sun.
Gideon F. Raymond has met with another
rebuff in his business Of raising oysters on
birch trees and poles, which are set slant on
the muddy fats of Poquonnac river, broad
estuary of Fishers Island sound, three
miles east of New London. Mr.. Raymond
and other Groton fisherman had planted
many oyster orchards in the river several
years ago, and were about to acquire hand
some fortunes from the industry when the
Groton health board, attributing an epidemic
Of yirulent scarlet-fever and diptheria in the
town to the choking of the river water by the
submarine forest, pulled up the trees and
destroyed several thousands Of bushels of
oysters. Mr.. Raymond sued the town, and
the case was carried through the superior
court Of errors, which decided against him.
Last winter the Connecticut Legislature 70.
ted him 1000 remuneration for the des-
truction of his oysters. Last spring Mr..
Raymond went to work to replant his beds
using bare poles instead Of bushy birch trees
At once scarletfever appeared in the ham,
lets on the banks Of the Poquonnac river,
and bitter opposition was excited against the
peculiar industry. Mr.. Raymond had plan
ted 5000 poles, and then the Groton select
men warned hum to cease planting. He
kept on, and the selectmen hired lawyers,
who had him arrested and prosecuted before
Justice Hill Of Stonington a few days ago.
He was bound over for trial before the next
term Of the superior court under 500
bonds
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
Ren,ttu and the .Bennett.

They tell little story about Com. Bennett
and a young Cleveland woman who has
been the rage at Newport for some time.
Benefits magnificent manner, the regal
style in which he lives, and the fascination
which the memories of his wild escapades
give him among women, chained the fancy
of the Cleveland beauty. She is q young
married woman, about % years of age, and
her husband-as is the case with most all
young married-woman beauties-keeps dis
creetly in the background. She is said to be
worth million or two, and in my opinion
she is the most beautiful woman of the sea-
son. When Bennett arrived she made a
dead set for him. They got to be capital
friends, and she devoted most of her time
to trying to get him to take glass of wine
with her. She said she only did it for lark !;
but it made no difference whether she did or
not, for Bennett never humored her. She
was quite popular in society there until a
week ago when the Commodore came ashore
and took her off for q sail in the Namouna.
They were back by 9 o'clock at night. A
few days later Mr.. Bennett decided to give
the lady in question a luncheon, and he
asked her to invite her own guests.
She asked twelve women, and every one of
them refused fatty. She was in despair
She appealed to Bennett, and he looked
sbout. There was not lady in Newport
who would make one of the party with the
Cleveland beauty. 1t was as complete frost
as l have ever seen, and it was an internal
outrage, too, for the little woman is as
straight as die. 1t was all the result of
one of those malicious remarks that are
started so easily at Newport, and that will
kill the best reputation in an hour. The
lady in question-for she is lady-left New
port the day the luncheon party was to have
occurred,-TNew York Letter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
PARTIAL Loss OF MEMORY.
Exemspussea oy an Interesting Case.

ExenspIiJted 5U an Interesting Case.
Sick persons have been known to lose al
remembrance of what has happened to them
during their sickness, and sometimes,
stranger still, of the period Immediately pre-
ceding their sickness, while easily recalling
what went before and followed after. The
brain plays odd tricks with US at times,
especially when is has been subjected to a
sudden shock; and scientific men who think
that its various convolutiOns are the seats of
various faculties of the mind, derive some
confirmation of their theory from the fact
that the power of memory may fail without
any failure of general intelligence, and may
fail in part without being altogether i'm paired.
notable instance of this last mentioned
popularity occurred about dozen years ago.
A lad in the country was accused of throwing
another into pond, and he was put on his
trial before bench of magistrates. His elder
brother, who bore high character in the VII
lage, both for conduct and for mental shrewd-
ness, had seen the previous struggle
between the lads, and he was called upon to
give evidence. He declared his belief that
the fight was perfectly fair throughout, and
that the immersion in the pond was an ac-
cident. Questioned as to what took place
circumstance. "Did the prisoner attempt to
rescue the deceased!' the chairman asked
him. He could not say. ''The bench un-
derstands that you leaped into the water and
recovered the body" ''They tell me so.
he said, Shut have no recollection Of it."
''The constable has told US that you dived
twice, brought out the body, and carried it
to the parents house." II have not the
slightest remem brance. only know that
was at home in bed at o'clock''-six hours
later-''and the last thing could remember
was seeing poor Smith fall over the edge"
There could be no doubt that the witness
was speaking the truth; and he could have
no object in doing otherwise. The shock
which he had received on seeing the fatal re-
suit of his brothers. quarrel had paralyzed
his brain; the memory was interrupted by
those few hours, though in all other respects
he had acted like man in the full posses
sion of his senses.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-28
JoNArHAN EDWARDS.
Il Profound Theotocian ,cIo ioas a Master
of Pmngent Repdrtee.

Il Profound TheotoCian tcI,o aUas O Master
ofPmnDent RePartee.
Stockbridge (Mass.) Correspondence Pitts
burg Dispatch: The fame of Stockbridge
rests largely upon these great names, of
which the first is that of Jonathan Edwards.
Here is the house in which that wonderful
preacher and philosopher used to pray, and
read, write, and fight hand to hand
with the Devil. Here is the very table at
which he sat, and on it are ink-stains from
which the very old ink-horn into which he
so often dipped his pen.
Here is the very chair in which Edwards
often sat; perhaps the very one in which he
was seated when a young man called upon
him to ask his daughters hand in marriage.
''You can't have herr said the preacher.
s'But love herr ''No matter, you can't
have her.. ''But she loves me, too 81
say you can't have her." "ButI am well off
and can support herr ''You can't have
her, tel you" ''Why not, Mr.. Edwards?
What have you against me!'' Nothing"
Well, then, why can't have Emily!'' ''Be-
cause l think you are pretty decent sort Of
young man; too good for her." What? Mr..
Edwards, what in the world do you mean?"
She's got a wicked temper, and you wouldn't
be happy with her." But l thought she was
q Christianl' $50 she Is, young man, so
she is. But before you have lived as long as
l have you'll find out that there are some
people in this world that the grace of God
NAV get along with but you can't.