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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23
Boys.

Burdett says Cain was tue first boy
and all his education depended on his
inexperienced parents. There were no
other boys in the republic to teach Cain
how to lie, smoke, drink, fight, cheat
and steal. There were no country re-
lations upon whom little Cain could be
inflicted for two or three weeks, when
his wearied parents wanted a little rest.
| don't wonder that Cain turned out
bad. Ialways said he would. We all
have our own boys to look after, as your
neighbor has a boy whom you can look
after much more closely than his moth
er can, and much more to your own sat
isfaction than to the boys comfort.
Your boy is like Adams boy; he asks
questions, and if there is any truth in
the old theory of transmigration of
souls, whena boy dies he will pass into
an interrogation point. The older he
grows the more questions he asks. The
oldest boy | ever knew was fifty
seven years old, and | went to school to
him, and he did ask the longest, hard
est, crookedest questions that no boy
could answer. And now your boy, ceas-
ing to ask questions, begins to answer
them, until you stand amazed at the
breadth and depth of his knowledge.
lie wants to be a missionary-or a
pirate. So far as he expresses any pre-
ference he would rather be a pirate,
where there are more chances Of making
money end fewer fer being devoured.
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a Giants Bare Foot.

Messrs. Spencer and RldenOur, who
returned from their rich copper dis
coyer.es, have told of a discovery they
made when in the Grand Canon, Colo
RADIO. In the basin of the canon, which
was once a sand bed, and probably a
THOUSAND years ago a broad, level plain
but the narrow passageway is now
hemmed in by walls rs feet high,
they came upon an imprint in the sand
rock ~denoting a bare foot, with toes,
instep and heel as plain and unmistak-
able as the orb of day. 1t measured
twenty-siX inches in length and twelve
IN width. The average depth of the
imprint is four inches, while at the
ball of the foot it is six inches. These
imprints appear along the edge of the
narrow passageway for some distance,
and they are distinctly ana evenly
eighteen feet apart, showing the great
distance the monster with the human
foot could make at a single step. The
men had only three pack mules and
prospecting tools with them, or they
would have taken out the rock contain
ing the foot imprint, but it is their in
tention to return to perform the work,
and bring these evidences of a monster
human race to the public gaze.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23

Heroes are not all dead. Joseph
Dana Is only an indian, so years old,
and like many others, he sometimes
imbibes The celebrating fluid. He
stands about six feet unshod, is broad
shouldered, full-chested, carries his
cad erect, and has a straight spin z
column. On November 10, at about A
O'Clock, he arrived at Lincoln, Maine,
on a ride from Lee, a distance of twelve
miles. Being thinly clad he was cold,
and, being cold, naturally wanted
something warm on the inside. While
in the act of taking his inner warming
the cry cane: "a boy in the pondI A
boy drowningl The ice has broken and
lots are in the waterl" sounded OF his
ear. Like a chieftain of old of his tribe
at the sound Of the war-hoop, he
'leaped through the door with Indian
strides, rushed to the scene of danger,
and stayed not his pace until he broke
through the ice within about ten feet of
where four small boys were struggling
for life. Then, as a wild moose escap-
ing the hounds breaks the ice with his
fore feet, so Dana with his fists and
giant arms smashed the ice between
himself and the drowning boys. He
reached them, and with the aid of an
otner indian who had plunged into the
water, three were landed. The other. a
boy of about six years, had risen and
sunk twice, and was then beneath the
cold water, far from reach of rope or
pole. 1t was then Joseph showed him
self a hero. Plunging beneath the ice,
nearly chilled to death himself, he
grasped the boy and brought him to
the surface in an exhausted condition.
Life was not quite extinct, and though
the sled rope had to be cut before it
could be taken from his hands, through
prompt and skillfui efforts the boy still
lives
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Interview with a Peanut.

"Only a peanut. True, sir; but ]
want to call your attention to the fact
that there is a vast difference in pea
nuts, said the peanut to the reporter.
Do you suppose for an instant that l
would associate with one of those little
miserable scraggy fourth of July and
cattle show peanuts which come from
Tennessee aud sell for five cents a
quart? No, sir. A quart Of us viii
cost you from fifteen to twenty cents,
according TO the idea of the dealer of
what his profit ought to be. | was
raised III old Virginia, and l am proud
to say that | belong to a family that has
no superior in the world. We are all
fat, healthy, well. conditioned indiyi-
duals and everybody likes us. You
would scarcely believe it, but there are
500 bushels Of us brought into Boston
every week, taking an average for the
year round. That means :, 400, 900 pea
nuts, almost a pint for each man, wo-
man and child in the city. But the
fact Is, only about half of that quantity
are eaten by Bostonians. The other
half go round into country towns to be
gObbled up by the Unsuitable ~populace.
We are nothing in this world but a
large bean with a shell around us, and
grow Oh a root IN the ground. We are
not at all popular in a raw state, but we
have the advantage of keeping pretty
well preserved until the time comes to
bake us; 50 they don't bake us now UNI
til they are ready to sell us. That is
the reason why you can no longer find
us in stores as you used to. The ltal-
ian peddler with his little rooster and
his cheap prices has cut the regular
dealer out entirely. SO we have come
to be Bohemians, and if anybody at
tempts to eat a bag of us in a horse-car
or theatre folks laugh. If they knew
more about US they would not laugh.
If they knew how many farmers had
made a fortune off of us in Virginia
they might be more respectful. We are
much more profitable than cotton or to-
bacco, and folks eat all they can get of
us. You may not think we are aneces-
sity, but facts show otherwise. During
war times, when they couldn't send US
up North from the. Southern States,
they sent way to Africa and Spain for
US. Our foreign cousins were quite
popular for a while, but We demonstrate
ed our superiority by running them out
of the market in a jify after the war
closed. Who do you think is u chief
rival in commerce. You would never
guess it. The peach. Just as soo as
peaches come we fall away In the pub
lie estimation and while the peach is in
the height of its favor there is scarcely
any show for us at all, but the moment
the peach disappears the children begin
to cry for us again. And between yod
and l, it is the girls and boys, who
know a good thing when they see it,
| who are our chief admirers. Country
men on a spree are also said to be par
tial to us, but that is a libel, l think.
The best way 10 have some fun with us
is to guess how many of US it takes to
fill a quart measure and then buy a
quart ana see how ignorant you are
| ahoUt the ppmmODpst things ~
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23
Lights In the Barn.

1t is estimated that nine-tenths Of all
fires are caused by carelessness. Now
is the season when the lantern is fire.
quently used in the barn, and we give a
word of caution. Never light "a lamp
or lantern OF any kind in the barn.
Smokers may include their pipes and
cigars in the above. The lantern should
be lighted IN the house or some out
building where no combusltbles are
stored. A lantern which does not burn
we'll should never be pat i'll order in the
hay NOW. There is a great temptation
to strike a match and relight an eX-
tinguished lantern, wherever it may be.
1t Is best To even leel ones way out to
a safe place than to run any risks. If
the light is not kept III the4and, 1t
should be hung up. Provide hooks in
the various ruouls where the lights are
used. A wire runnin, the whole length
Of the horse stable at the rear of the
stalls and furnished with a sliding hook
is very convenient for night work with
the horses. ) me farmers are SO care
less as to keep the lamp oil in tine barn
and ill tue lantern there while the wick
is burning. Such risks are too great,
even il the bIildings are insured.
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THE IVY.

Pushing the elods of earth aside,
Leaving the dark where foul things hide,
Spreading its leaves to the summer sun,
Bondage ended, freedom won;
So, my soul, like the ivy be,
Rise, for the sunshine calls for thee J
Climbing up as the seasons 60,
Looking down upon things below,
Twining itself in the branches high,
As if the frail thing owned the sky;
So, my soul, like the ivy be,
Heaven, not earth, is the place for thee
Wrapping itself round the giant oak,
Hiding itself from the tempest's stroke;
Strong and brave is the fragile thing,
For it knows one secret, how TO cling;
So, my soul, there's strength for thee,
Hear the Mighty One, Lean on Mel!
Green are its leaves when the world is white
For the ivy sings through the frosty night
Keeping the hearts OF oak awake,
Till the flowers shall bloom and the spring
shall break,
So, my soul, through the winters rain,
Sing the sunshine back again.
Opening its green and fiuttering breast
Giving the timid birds a nest;
Coming out from the winter wild,
To make a wreath for the Holy Child
So let my life, like the ivy be,
A help to man and a wreath for Theel
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23
Home Comforts for Farmers.

The comfort Of the farmers family
should not be overlooked. Very old
farm houses, and those that are cheaply
built for temporary use until a better
can be afforded, are often uncomforta-
bic in severe weather. Windows and
doors admit the external air more freely
than is required for ventilation. Wealth
er strips made of India rubber are very
effective, but they are not to be had
everywhere, and require more of an
outlay than is always convenient. a
little ingenuity will provide substitutes.
For the windows, place small wedges
between the upper and lower sashes, to
prevent rafting, then paste on strips
of brown paper to close all the cracks,
using stiff -four paste, or that made of rye
meal with a little alum added. 1t is
well to leave one upper sash to be let
down, as ii may be required for venti-
lation. Doors may be made tight by
lacking tailor's listing or folded strips
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23

Court Pl0ster, Soak lsinglass IN q
little warm water fer "a hours then
evaporate nearly ali the water by gentle
heat ; dissolve the residue in II little
dilute alcohol, and STRAIN the whole
through a piece OF open linen. The
strained mass should be a stiff jelly
when cold, Now stretch a piece OF silk
or sarsenet on a wooden frame, and Tx
it tight with tacks OF pack thread, Melt
the Jelly, and apply it to the silk thinly
End evenly with a badger hair brush
A second coating must be applied when
the first has dried. When both are dry
apply over the whole surface two or
three coatings of balsam of Peru, Plas-
ter thus mad is every pllable and never
breaks.
FEATHER fans with flower cenlers and
ieweled handles are very fashionable.
They are so large that a lady cannot
futter the fan around enough to show
it off without catching her death of cold
but then collins are very aristically
made nowadays.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23

SrUrFING.-T0 make a good stufing
for turkeys or other fowls and veal, chop
finely oue-quarter of a pound of suet;
mix with 1t twice the quantity OF bread
crumbs, a large spoonful OF parsley, a
teaspoou.ul Of thyme and mar!oram
mixed. oue-cighth Of a nutmeg, some
grated Iemo.-peel, salt and pepper, and
Diud tine whole with TWO eggs. A tea
spoonful OF finely shred snallot or on
ion may be aided at pleasure.
PUppNa made Of cracked wheat is
very agreeable and nourishlng. To II
quart Of sweet milk allow nearly half
a cupiul OF cracked wheat; put it in a
PUDDING dish and bake slowly for two
hours, stirring it several times. Ii you
'ohoose to do so you can add raisins
and a little cinnamon for davormg, but
most people prefer it well sailed, and
to eat IL with q little cream and sugar.
This is nice both warm and cold.
an improvement in base balls, or
balls for any games where they are sub
lected to rough usage, has been paten-
ted by a man in Fleetwood, Pa. 1t
consists in having the cover fastened
upol the ball by stitching which is en-
tirely upon the inside, aud is Ros ex-
posed or apparent upon the exterior at
all
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23

was at 6nglH uclbIHllilSu Gh"N AZ" -
cayations should be opened. Amid the
~operations a subterraneOus murmuT
was heard mIngling with the sound OF
the pike. Suddenly a wailing cry rent
the air, and the earth seemed to trem-
Bile. Those above rushed III terror to
the mouth of the pit, and the most fear
less were about to descend, when the
call. bell was rung violently. Every
rope was at once put in use, while the
miners were white and trembling with
intense fear.
To every inquiry they accorded the
most disconnected replies, such as "a
MANI "a Demon" ga miracle!" All
length from n old man they garnered
that they had worked steady to open
communication between the new and
the .old mile, but finding only a small
obstruction at last a sturdy blow was
made, and the dividing wall had given
way; that when the cloud of dust had
passed from before their ~astonlshed
eyes they saw a young man; that he was
lying upon a rocky bed; he seemed tc
be sleeping; that his cheeks looked fresh
and fair. and that his lips were still red.
Instead of approaching him they had
fled in fright, filed with the belief that
it was an evil spirit in human guise
that they beheld.
The owner of the mine listened at
tentiyely. As the old man ceased he
rushed forward exclaiming: "fo the
minel To the minel' Soon the truth
was known. Ere many minutes three
miners issued forth bearing between
them the body of the young man.
With a feeling of irrepressible horror
they laid him down upon the green
sward. His clothes were old and indi.
Gated a style worn years and years ago.
all were, however, in a perfect state OF
preservation. He seemed dressed as
though for a fete. In his hand he held
a box. 1t contained a gold cross, chain
and medallion. Time had blackened
these little pledges which tue stranger
had doubtless intended for some village
maiden.
They were about to raise the body
and bear it away for burial, when ole
Amy was seen approaching.
They made way for her, and those
near at hand were struck by the Singh
lar expression of her face. Her eyes
spanked with new life, and her steps
usually so feeble, seemed almost to hay
gained the elasticity Of youth. Waving
them aside with an imposing dignity.
she advanced directly toward the dead
man. Kneeling she parted the dark
hair on his brow and mmmured in q
tone of inexpressible love and tender
ness, his name-"Alickl'
AT once all was clear. In an instant
the old people present recognized the
companion of their youth. Again she
spoke:
R"Alick, friend of my childhood, my
husband, 1 knew that we would meet
again on earth"
AS she ceased speaking her head
dropped lower and lower, until it sank
upon his breast, as if in prayer,
AT length the young men advanced tC
remove the body. Gently the women
raised the figure of the forloln woman,
Seeing that she made no resistance, they
bent over her and found that she, too,
was dead. Her long, loving vigil was
at an end. The same grave holds then
both, and many a sweet flower is laid
upon it in remembrance of their fate
while the legend of their love is Otter
recounted in the humble homes of the
poor.
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A MAN can never pa Idle his own
canoe with bat gers.
A NEW novel is called Her Lilies
Secret. II the secret Is not he age We
give it up.
The next thing to excellence is to
love excellence; and to love its opposite
is TO be its opposite. To hate excel
lence is to be at its opposite pole.
Poverty is hard, but debt is horrible.
A man might as well have a smoky
house aud a scolding wife, which are
said to be the two worst evils of his
life.
Silence never shows itself to so great
an advantage as when it is made the
reply to calumny and defamation.
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and the Mexican boy back to apprise
Lieutenant Baldwin of the state of
affairs and while we were waiting for
him ROmara became quiet and we were
convinced ne was dead. EspinOsa still
lived. however, and we could only get
at him by making a charge, which
would expose us to his fire. This We
finally did. lie fired, but without Ell
feet, and then | shot him a second time
and lie fell back his shoulders striking
between the trunks of two fallen trees
and sustaining him. In that position
he died. He held his pistol clutched III
his hand. l succeeded in getting it
from him and tried to talk to him, but
he stared at me and muttered something
about our being brutes. When he was
dead | took my knife and cut off his
head. 1t was a CHASTITY job and | didn't
like to look at it afterwards. Then /
told the Mexican boytr 70 and ant Oft
the head of the other fellow. He took
the knife and went away. but came
back soon without the head. | said:
Why didn't you cut off his headI' The
boy said he thought the dead man was
his cousin. | told him that made no
difference. The dead man wa5 an out.
law and [ wanted him to 90 back and
cut off his head. He did so, and We
took the heads to Fort Garland, where
Colonel Tappan took charge of them
[ gave the knife l took from Espinosa
to Colonel Tappan and the n l used
in cutting off Espinosa's head to Lieu
tenant Welt. l don't know what be
came of them afterwards nor of the
heads, but I've heard lots of stories. "
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-23
The French Market in New orleans.

History has told of it; architecture
derides it. Progress looks back upon
it with curling lip; but the heart Of the
creole treasures its images and its mem.
cries. The stranger hastens to it as the
Moslem to his Mecca, and the long.
low stretch Of roof, pillar and pavement
are, usually, the qualntest object i'll the
qua.ntest city of the land.
1t is to New Orleans what old TEN,
pie Bar was to LOndon-and more.
Each marked the limit of the ancient
city. But Temple Bar is gone. The
French market stands intact. The in
curing traveller of to-day fingers hest
tatlng and uncertain near the line
where old London ended; but from
under the protecting sheds of the old
French Market he who possesses appre-
ciatiye sympathy looks with twinkline
eye, whispering those most blessed OF
all blessed words, Il know"
1t is The cradle of New Orleans.
Struggled in a corner of the little old
town, it lulled her children to slumbers
from which many of them are but now
awaking. The songs of France which
once filled the ear now mingle with
voices from every cline and people.
Swarming about the neighboriog cafes,
shops are sailors lodging houses,
~strolling up and down the corridors,
pouring over upon the leYee beyond,
the busting chattering Thong seems,
i'll its passage, to hold an unseen gate
shutting America out. All tongues
heard in the girdling of the globe there
tease the unfamiliar ear. But the
speech of progress and enlightenment,
expansion and uplifting, the one stead
lily absorbing all others rs the speech1I
human intercourse, is, there, like one
among a gathering of masks-eager to
recognize, yet shrinking from u%tterance.
Yet this is the very charm of that odd
locality, eXhaling the odOr Of crushed
aid extinct eras.
OF itself the market is nothing, a
mere shed; a roof supported by smooth
shafts of iron, underneath, a pavement
of stone flags-that is all. But as for
generations it has sat there compla-
Gently dabbling its feet in the onward
flow Of the Mississippi, so it and all in
its shadow have sat just there, playing
in the progressing current of the on
Ward-leapng world, and that same
world turns aside for a moment to look
c~uriously upon it. In the fierce pas
sionS bursting forth in muTderous point
of the vendetta between MIlanese and
Palermite nurtured at its borders, the
old markets history has its darker side.
So has life. But it is not such that we
love to contemplate.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-19

charged John l.. Sullivan and ALI Green
field on the charge of having made arrange
ments for q prize fight. The Judge
decided that there was nothing illegal in
the agreement, and the sparring exhibi-
ton takes place tonight.
Lake Mistassini.
QUEBEC, Nov. 1S.-T. II. Bignell Of this
city, who in June last was in command Of
the transport expedition, has returned.
He gives a few particulars taken en- route.
The party with great difficulty reached the
provinces in the northern boundary on
Height of Land. They then crossed
into Rupert's Land, and at the distance Of
$50 miles from Lake st. John, they reached
the southwestern extremity OF the great
Lake Mistassini. He states that the gen.
eral trend of the lake, as far as known, is
from southwest to northeast, stretching
away from Foam bay and Height Of Land
in the southwest, to an unknown distance
towards east Main and Labrador. The
waters are alive with fish Of all kinds, and
~fur-bearing animals are abundant. The
climate is agreeable and suitable for agri-
cultural purposes. 1t is stated that the
Hudson Bay Company have had their
agency there for upwards of 100 years,
but have held it secret that a lake OF such
dimensions ever existed. 1t is as large as
Lake Superior.
The Cattle Mems Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18.-At the second days
session of the National Convention OF the
Cattle Men, Hon. John Finn was ap-
pointed Sergeant-at-Arms. A>formal an
nouncement was then made of the Com
mittees CD Credentials, Permanent Organ
ization and Resolutions, consisting OF one
delegate from each association represented
in the convention, and one from each
State and Territory, numbering in all over
100 in each committee.
Getting Even ON h Brewers.
New YORK, Nov. 18.-The Herald de-
clares trouble to be brewing for the brew
ers, who practically were unanimous for
Cleveland. The scheme is to pass a law
to allow the introduction of all foreign
beers free of duty, to work against German
brewers here.
Another Knave Pays q Penalty.
New YORK, Nov. 18.-A special from
New Orleans says: Gardere C~sssnave, one
Of the celebrated Louisiana Returning
Board of 1876, that counted the vote OF
this State for Hayes, died here last night.
On His way to IN JollifcatiOn.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18. Hendricks
starts East this morning to attend the
Democratic Notification on Thursday.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-19
Removal Notice,

Mr.. P. Steler takes pleasure in announc-
ing to his patrons and the public in gen.
eral that he has adjusted his claims with
the insurance company and has removed
his entire stock into Whitton's building,
two doors south of the Post-ofice, at which
place he offers his magnificent stock OF
jewelry, solid and plated silverware,
clocks, etc., regardless of cost. 1t will
repay any one to inspect Mr.. Steler' stock,
and they will be convinced that never be.
fore in the annals OF the history Of Eureka
has jewelry ever been offered at such q sac.
riice as Mr.. Steler is at present offering
to the public. n
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-19

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