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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-27

twinkled in his eye as he evaded our
questions. We both were lost in con-
lectures as to what would happen next.
AT last we arrived at certain we'll
known, large hotel and followed the
stranger into handsomely furnished
private sitting-rOom. it.
"If you will be seated, gentlemen, l
will tel! Maggie you are here" he said,
as he left the room. t4t
In few minutes he returned. They
had seemed hours of torture to Gerald.
He LED Maggie up to him, and with
mock gravity, said:
"Allow me to introduce to you
capricious young lady in her real char
acter. This is my daughter, Margaret
Livingston, known to you both, I be-
lieve, as Maggie Robbins"
We were speeches. with surprise,
and a look of intense relief passed over
Gerald's face. Maggie, laughing and
blushing, was very reticent in answer
ing our inquiries as to the meaning Of
the delusion practiced on us. Later on,
when she and Gerald were engaged,
with her fathers consent, the whole
truth became known to us.
Mrs. Robbins was her foster mother,
and when she wanted to spend few
days in New York she frequently stayed
with her. Mr.. Livingston was wild
over, and disliked the city, so he sell
dom accompanied his daughter there.
Maggie confessed, to his surprise, that
she had known Gerald well by sight,
and heard great deal of him from
one of her girl friends before he had
met her.
For myself 1 privately conjectured
that Miss Maggie had fallen in love
with my handsome friend before even
she spoke to him, and that her little
plan had been all arranged between
Mrs. Robbins and herself previous to
her visit to New York.
Maggie laughingly told us that she
had also heard of Gerald's determi-
nation never to marry gigl beneath
him in station, and that when she saw
he took her for Mrs. Robbins daugh-
ter she enjoyed the joke much, and
determined to keep it up.
Well, he had to make no sacrifice of
pride, for Margaret belonged to good
old Knickerbocker family, equal to any
in the land.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-27
THE MlsER.

He hugs the earth-he sees no splendid sun;
II soul he hath, 1t doth not one appear;
But rather dense aud humid atmosphere,
OF holy light conducting ever none.
The noble him despise-and learn to shun;
Pursuing keen what robbers hold too dear,
He orphans cry Ignores and Widows tear,
Nor kn0weth God-nor God-llke work hath done.
The love OF woman never moved his heart,
Nor dream OF heaven filed with haloweG fire:
He Mammon worships-base is his desire;
And proved sopiid dog In church or mart
The wretch will read these lines that indite,
And swear the man ne'er lived of whom write.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-27

"There were lots Of funny things
about the wal" said Col. Frederick Mar
tin of the Brooklyn elevated recently,
snow that you think of them when the
tears are dried away, and about the fun
NEST things / recall were the queer
articles the boys used to pick up on the
march and the eccentric way they'd tote
'em along to finally adorn some ditch by
the wayside. Stragglers were the worst
at this, but all the fellows were bad
enough. Whenever the army went
through first family residence the
boys would capture what struck each
as most attractive, and some of their
tastes were peculiar. They had a great
weakness for cradles. You may ask
me what man treading his way to the
front wanted with a mahogany cradle,
and I'm blest if know. but they took
'em. First one man would back a cradle
and cart it dozen miles; then he'd be-
gin to cusS and finally dropit.
"Now, you'd suppose that any ordi-
nary idiot would just look ut that cradle
as it lay in the road and pass on, but
they wouldn't. Some would be certain
to pick it up, and lug it few miles
further into the Confederacy.
81 recall one cradle that travelled
one hundred miles on blue backs before
it went to increase the blaze of a mess
fire. Somehow they seemed to think
vaguely that there was chance of get
ting the infant soother home, but they
never succeeded.
"The funniest thing I ever saw car
ried was a looking-glass five feet high
and two feet wide. l saw it first in the
parlor of central Yirginian mansion,
and next day on soldiers back, headed
for Petersburg. Then lost sight Of it
for two days, and found it again
propped up against tree forty miles
further along. The next day l saw it
travelling tenderly on a straggler's
back. He had his gun in one hand,
and had somehow strapped the glass so
he could get along without holding fast
to it.
"Well, this fellow must have got tired,
for the next day third man had it, and
on the next fourth. This chap toted it
into the lines at Petersburg. He sat it
up against a tree, took long, regrettul
look at full length of his shabby self,
and turned away with sigh.
at was just as we'll that he did. The
next minute along came MIME bullet,
buzzing like hornet, and hit the glass
square in the center, and smashed it
into frame full of cracks radiating
from around the hole.
"The heavier and more useless things
were the more they chung to them, even
combining to escort pianos into I'M
timely graves in mudholes; but the
man who could steal rocking-chair
was a white robed angel in his own
mind, and the object Of universal envy.
Another funny thing was to have
the sutler strike camp loaded up with
condensed milk. I've seen whole
regiment sitting on fence, each man
with milk can in one hand dipping
out the sweet, thick stuff with his fore
finger and licking it off with an ex-
preston of beatitude that would make
a Raphaelite saint look sick in COM
parisOn.'
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

There are rumors flying that before
next season the Pennsylvania RsIilrossd
will extend the old Salem RAilrOad
from Elmer to New6eld, which IS but
n short distance, aud establish a ferry
between delaware City and the foot
Of Broadway. Then, after the extern
sion slotg Salem creek Is built, pass u
gers from the south for CIpe May and
Atlautic City will I've taxi IN through by
this Lew and much shorter ruute. We
give the rulnur for what it is worth
~JerseyBteR.
Eleauor G. Strntton, widow OF the
late Rev. Daniel Stratton, died at
Salem, last Wednesday, in the 14lh
year OF her aee. She was the mother Of
Morris II. Stratton, Esq, Of Salem.
We had n pleasant call yesterday
from BIO. Gwynne, Sr. Of salem Sat-
beam. He has retired from the q
active duties of the profession, fortu-
nately having in his o Bob" an tx
cell-nt and acceptable substitute. Bro.
Gwynne is thus enabled to enjoy u
competency the result Of years Of pa
tient labor aud All upright business Ca
reer in community Of which liz has
been nearly forty Yeas q member. -
w. J. Press.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

Egg Harbor Is One of the most extern
sive wine-producing distr lets IN the
Middle States. It's vineyards "
the greater part OF three townships,
from which the revenue derived annual
~ approximates probable not less than
$500, 900. Even $500. 900 may not 9
TOO large al estimate. Ii the latter IS
the correct calculation the Yield this
year will fall slio,t at lei,st $50, 900;
that is about the amount Of damage
done by the rot. This disease is pro-
dmced by continued wet wertiter. Fifty
thousand dollars is II big sum To destroy
In a small community. aud the cm-
sequence Is very serious am mS those
upon whom the loss has been chief,
entailed. The damage is suffered most
by vineyards in low lands and thos
adjacent to dense timberland. Those
located on hillsldes, and even on fiat
lands having the advantage Of the sun
all day, the disease has been less de-
structive. The must hardy and BIS.
wine grape, In the opinion Of many
growers, is the Cynthia. 1t produces
fue wine, and seems exactly adapted Ia
the soil of New Jersey. This species
has stood the rot exceedingly we'll.
The Cordifolia is n good grape fo'
wine, but subject to disease. The
real wine grape of this g 'uniry belongs
l. the stivaiis class. included II
wnchstIeCm H., N'ru,D,, Vir'i" .
seel-!n a..4 otLeis
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

1t WAS long supposed that the soils OF
New Jersey were well adapted to The
cultivation Of the sorghum sugar cane,
but after five years of careful expert
menting, aided by encouragement from
the State Legislature offering a bounty
Of 81 per ton for every ton of sorghum
cane raised In the the State which
should he converted into sugar, and one
cent per pound upon every pound of
understandable sugar made therefrom
within the State, it is concluded that
the business is not u profitable one.
This act of the Legislature WAS made
operative for u period OF five years only
aud became Of no effect in February of
the present year. During its existence
the State paid in bounties on came S3l,
l28. %, aud OIL 1853, 535 pounds of SUI
gar Sl2, 500. IS The farmers OF Cape
May county alone went into the new
industry aud Charles N. Hilgt rah, of
Philadelphia, established the first plant
at Rio Grarie in the year 1881. Hi
gerth manufactured about 100000
pounds Of sugar, hut disappeared in
1882 without laying claim to bounty.
AT the Rio Grande sugar plantation
the record shows that for the past live
ears seven and seven-tentlls tons of
u~nstripped aud untopped cane only have
been grown per acre, while the aver
age ,ish of understandable sugar per
ton of cane has not excusied forty
pounds. Sugar-growing, therefore, a
a regular crup with the New Jersey
farmers is MT probable for many years
TO
To know what will make "a prsy6i able
crop is Just now the perpiexing question
with the tillers Of the soil IN that Sec
ton, for the farmers, like the ely mer
cham, is quick to notice n demand for
any special article, aud the consequence
is an 0verburd ned market and a col
lapse. That fact is Evidenced III the
prductiou of small fruits this SEASON.
Acres of as fine strawberry plant as
ever grew are being plowed up and field
crops subsisl utsd, while hundreds OF
quarts Vt luscious raspberries were new
er gathered. The answer to all this is,
uyerproiuciion. A few years ago Ter
rirs OF all kinds we're scarce aud good
fruit was always in demand AT the very
best prices. That fay0rite fiuit, the
currant, always lealised to the grower
at least six cents per p,nud until recent
years. This eas'm thousai. DIS OF pounds
in good chip baskets could I've parcl,as-
ed as low rs two and IA half cents, and
the buyer need take only a single pack
age, il no more was waiitod. From this
had to he deducted commission, freight
aud carriage, besides the cost to the
grower of picking.
Tue same may he said OF the craze
that seized New Jersey farmers 70.
raising chickens for city markets Broil-
ers in April have brought sl.25 apound
but that was before patent incubator
became You cannot travel
4 mile without paiiable evidence
that the great industry is egg.hatching
and the result a hole 80 thoroughly
knocked ont OF the market that any
quantity of incubators may be had al
80 per cent. of their cost, and the farm
err is gradually returning TO the original
plan of making u living on a farm
hat OF hard, honest toll by the now
or and the reaper.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

The citizens OF this section will
given an opport urnrty to make II grand
trip to Cape May on the steamer Re-
public on next Thursday 18th. Capt.
Denny, of the S. A. Mccall, has mad.
arrangements to meet the Republic on
that day and has secured such reduced
rates that 1t will be the cheapest excni-
sion Of tie season. There will be an
abundance OF music aud a grand ot-
cert on the Republic which is worth
half tine fair. Refreshments are OIL
tie boat and dinner will be served ut
reasonable rates. This will probably
I've the only opportunity given the peo-
pie of this srction To make u trip on
the palatial steamer SO lot 1t be well
patronized. The excursionists will
l-ave Pennsgrove Of the Mccall at 8 81
A. M. and return about 7.3O, Pm.
Fare for adults only 80 cent?; children
between 6 and 10 Yeas, so cents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
State News

Thos. w. HURT, of Hurffyille, who
is always u large hay producer, has
this year beat his own record by saving
Isl loads Ut upland hay.
The Knights of Labor will establish
a cooperative store IN Camden.
The Port Norris Gazette Is the name
of a new paper which has just made
lis appearance in the thriving oyster
town at the tel minus of the Cumber-
iard and Maurice River Railroad. The
prnprietors are w. Is. Hand and l.. G..
Appleby.
The peach crop of Cuml erl nd coui q.
W, the Pioneer says, lis especially dine. +"
There Is an issue between the Glass
mapufacturers and the Glassbiowers'
League oyer the decision OF the latter
body 10 suspend the apprentice system
for one year. aid also ON the wage
question. A conference of committees
from the two organizations win be held
on Friday next, at the Continental
Hotel. Philadelphia, to adjust the dit
ference if possible. The committee OF
manufacturers consist of u. Wilson
Moore, Of Clayton: Thomas J. Craven,
of SaIem;Dr Thomas, Of Wiliiamstown,
G. W. Shoemaker, Of Bri1geton, and
Mr.. Williams, of P~ougiiLeepsie.
The New Jersey peach crop this yea,
is estimated at one million baskets. OF
this amount Hnnterdon county viii
furnish nearly half.
Cox. the hoe harrow manufactures
at Pan'sbnr' rs 40, roc hills Of egg
paft oV aieu acres.
Ha5i pig richardson, "a memN5r oftne
pstraF n,se bsdl Chlha4dgn- oftb-..
e-arf yers IS q native eet lsf1 -lslf.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
County

The Prohibition mass meeting al
Woodstow0 is to he held Oh August
18th. Gen. Fisk will ba there.
The Register makes the prediction
that the WoodstowB Fair next month
will be the largest ever held there. The
prophecy will come true II the wealth
err permits.
Smith & Hewitt, stock dealers. OF
WoodsLown, have sold 1000 sheep since
harvest and have now on hand 500 as
tine ewes as have been in the country
for five years.
The foundation for Humphreys new
building, adjoining the Opera House
on Salem street has been finished, and
the nlasons and carpenters are now at
work on the superstructu re.
S. Preston Carp inter-, of Warrington,
rs Matching ducks with an incubator.
He already has nearly 400.
County Superintendent Holme will
hold an examination If candidates for
teacher certificates at WNodsto wn, on
the oath inst.
At n recent meeting of the stock
holders OF the Gloucester and Salem
Turnpike Company. 1t was decided, by
a vote of s37 out of 1852 shares of stock
to dispose Of that portion of the pike
lying between Swedesboro and Woods
town,
Starr & Bro. commenced running their
Hancocks Br idge canning factory to-
day. This Is earlier than usual.
The Monitor is of the opinion that
the talk of erecting a brewery in rear
Of the Rnmsey Building is only for the
purpose Of unloading the property.
This is altngeter likely, as the property
| then would be worth comparatively
less than now. Tho temserance agita'
ton is decreasing the value Of all such
property.
A party Of Philadelphia scientists
under the Leadership Of professor J. y
Rurk. az TIT University Of Pennsylyania
visited woo"stowa their principle oh
;ect 'ctnr s cattle ome ofthe large
~ gross "a lr pond NnrA'
we're m waiting G S alton a"'
conveyed uptown Bon
Thev too nner Il tte Noo3stoN
HOUSE st tl+t tls a
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

The wear in which August has five
SUNDAYS is called ministers leap year;
for. in effect, a week 10 added to the
usual vacation seaso, The present
Is the third successive year in which
the pastors holiday has thus been pro-
longed.
The many friends Of Rev. WIN. X.
Rogers, of Portland, Conn, will Oe
glad to learn that be is improving in
health, and that rs loon rs it Is deeIn-
ed ~expedieDt he will move to Penns
grove.
List Of letters remaining In the Post
Once for the month ending July Dist,
| George w. Bard, A. Brener, Miss Car
ry Campbell, Miss Osee Jones, Miss
Hannah Kidd, Mrs. Daniel Shull, Mr..
Adolph Van Gruber. Any person cal
ling for the above will please say ad-
vertised. W. 8. Avis, p. NJ.
Chas. Elkinton died Monday morn
ing, aged about 80 years. He vas very
extensively known throughout all this
section of this country. He had been
afflicted for several years. He held the
maJoi Ity Of stock in the P~ennsgrove
Pier Company, and was largely inter
ested In First National Bank Of Woods
town NJ.
Both W. A. Summerill and d. V.
Summerill Of the RECORD are off on
the water this week. w. A. is OFT
with the Farmers Club of Salem on the
Bessie L. Stuu studying agriculture,
horticulture or some other kind of II
culture at u distsssee while d. V. dali
lied with sen sickness on Nena Roqolaad
on the fishing banks off Cape Henlopen.
Very considerably they left tive p. DIS.
in charge, who have rushed this weeks
issue through p. d q.
Last Thursday the Vega captain
Taylor, commenced. to carry produce
from the "HigkH Hills" wharf to Phil
ad elphia. Since Captain Dave has
owned the Vega he has given her Il
thorough overhauling, and she looks rs
bright as q new pin. Judges say this
bat will carry about On s-third more
and show it to better advantage than
any boat running on the Creek.-Sue-
desboro lines. This Is the boat for.
merry owned by Capt. ]. II. Walker,
of South P~ennsgrove.
The fourth Of the series of six games
Of base ball beween tie Woodstown and
Kappenheim club Of Salem was played
ut Woodstown ON Thursday Of last
week, score 8 to 18; in favor Of Woods
town. Woodstown has now Won 3
games out Of 4.
Bro. Fogg, Of the Monitor will cele-
brate the conclusion of the series as
follows: ave have a little Cochin China
rooster In training which was hatch
cd about 4 weeks ago and isjust begin
ming to flop his wings and trying ~
CROW. We expect him TO he in full
Voice aud feather by the time this
series Of games is ended, and if all goes
right, will take him to the Telephone
and call Bro. Smith, Of the South Jer-
seynaa, tn the other end, where, with
the receiver NJ his ear, he eap hear the
critter crow rs per request.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
NO Time

Like persent time; so if
you believe in old say
ings or want Summer
C~lothing-either one,
so you get the clothing
and of us-we will be
satisfied. Don't buy of
us unless we can suit
you just as well and at
just as low a price as
any one else, though.
We want your trade,
but don't propose that
you are 10 ne 1.-THE loser
by our gee yg it. Plen-
ty of map ls for selec
ton in lIacas. Mohairs
Serges, Tlannels, Seer
suckers and other sea
sonable goods. All
price reduced 10. per
cent ] reduce stock, as
we have too many goods.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
FOR SALE,

A House and Lot with a Store, good
will and fixtures thereto. This is Il
chance for a person who wants TO Sc
cure a good business There is one of
the best wells of water in Penngrovs
on the property. 1t is finely located on
Penn street, handy to school and church
es and within 10 minutes walk of the
II. II. station. For conditions apply to
MAIILON ADAMS.
junl2tf P%ennsgrove, N. j.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
DIED.

ELTINToN. In Pennsgr0ve, on
Monday Aug. 9Th, 1886, Charles Elkin.
ton. aged 80 years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
Aanamahtr's
PHnADsLPHlA. August 6, 1886.

Till late in September the
store will close at one o'clock
on Saturdays.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
MARRIED.

JIENECKER- VANLIER - In
Pedriektown. Aug. 4th, 1886. by Rev.
J. Garrison. John Jienecker Of Pedriek-
town, and Elva Vanlier, of Centre
= Iuarp, y. j.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

Half teaspoonful of Brazilian Eaim in
hot watee 3 times a day cures dy spepsa
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14
NEWSDEPOT

-
All the late libraries, news and stury papers,
fashion monihlies and magazines.
The Century. Harpers. bippincott's, Gody's,
Peterson's, Popular monthly, Sunday Maya
zines, sc.
WEEKLY STORY PAPERS
Tid-Rits, Saturday Might, Family story. Fan
ner Weekly, Gulden bays, siftings, Arkansas
Traveller, etc.
LIBRARIEs
Muuros Tousey's, Beadle's, War, Army, and
Navy, etc
Press. Times. Ledger, Record. North America
,,ermau Democrat, besides q full lire OF Story
and Joke books, reeitations, dialogues gain's
etc. ,ha
/ serve these in neighboring along the
Della II. R.R. Main Office at W. f. Wal
ksr's store, Pennsgroye branch, at W. kng-
ler's. Paulsboro. AT either place orders may De
left. Monthly subscriptions received 10 over
200 newspapers aud magazines at publishers
nriees. CAN ON or send for price list at either
Office. Give me Il call.
HARRY SMITH. Agent.
xERMB CASH.
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

Fosco,is, 2 tlrsa a"l ls-sna
The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

tari }ag ki~ richardson, amemNar aftle
pstre n,se esdi CIphaadou-o ftbe,
a-arf vers. IS q nattes aet laf1 shane
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Avoid Instantan.ou, R,.,nr.

Do not violently disturb sleepy
child by lifting it suddenly out of bed
before it is fully awake. Do no vic.
lence to your own sleep either if it is
possible to avoid instantaneous rising
at the first waking moment. There
are professions, the soldiers, the doc
tors the nurses, where wakefullness
to order and OH the jump is required.
But oil persons are not under such
bonds to attention., all young folks
are not West Point cadets to start up
at the "reveille." The words of an
expert are worth quoting: "Fifteen
minutes spent In gradually waking up,
sitter the eyes are opened and in turn
Ing over and stretching the limbs, do
as much good as sound sleep, because
the operation sets the bloodin motion
by degrees, tending to equalize the cir
culation, for during sleep the blood
tends to stagnation, the heart beats
feebfy and slowly, and to shock the
system by bouncing up in an instant
and sending the blood in overwhelm-
ing quantity to the heart, causing it
to assume a gallop, where the instant
before it was q creep, is the greatest
absurlitY. This instantaneous bounc.
ing out OF bed as soon as the eyes are
open will be followed by long wear
mess before noon. "-Phlladelphia Led
GER,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
Disease in clothins.

Miss Nightingale gives the following
advise: There is reason to believe that
not afew OF the apparently unaccount-
able cases of scrofula among children
proceeds from the habit of sleeping
with the head under the bed clothes,
and so inhalins air already breathed,
which is further contaminated by ex-
halations from the skin. Patients
are sometimes given to similar hab.
it, and it often happens that the bed
clothes are SO disposed that the pa
tient must necessarily breath air more
Of less contaminated by calculations
from the skin. A good nurse will be
careful to attend to this. It is an i'm
portant part, SO to speak, of ventila.
ton. It may be worth while to re-
mark that when there is any danger
Of bed sores q blanket should never be
placed under the patient. II retains
dampness and acts like q poultice.
Never use anything but light wooden
blankets as bed covering for the sick.
The heavy impervious cotton coun-
terpane is bad, for the reason that it
keeps the emanations from the sick
person, while the blanket allows them
to pass through. Weak patients are
invariably distressed by a great weight
OF bed clothes, which often prevents
their getting any sound sleep what.
ever.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-07-16
To Grass A Bank.

According to the Gardeners Chroni.
Gle, the Germans employ the following
described method to seed bank: For
each square rod to be planted take
half a pound of lawn grass seed and
mix it intimately and thoroughly with
six cubic feet Of good dry garden earth
and loan. This should be placed in
q tub, and liquid manure diluted with
about two.thirds of water added and
well stirred in, SO as to bring the whole
to the consistency of mortar. The
slope must be clean and made perfect.
ly smooth, and then we'll watered, af-
ter which the paste just mentioned
should be applied with trowcl, and
made as even and thin as possible.
Should it crack from exposure to the
air. it must be again watered and
smoothed up day by day until the
grass makes it's appearance, which
will be in from eight to fourteen days,
when the whole declivity will soon b.
covered with close carpet of green.