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The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

FUMIGATE A SICK RooM.-The fol-
lowing will be found to be a cheap and
pleasant fumigator for SICK rooms, and
diffusing a healthful, agreeable, and
highly penetrating d%isinfectant odor in
close apartments or wherever the air is
d~eteriorated. Pour common vinegar
on powdered chalk until effervescence
ceases, leave the whole to settle. and
pour off the liquid. Dry the sediment
and place /, in a shallow earthen or
glass dish, and pour onto it sulphuric
acid until white fumes commence aris-
ing. This vapor quickly spreads, is
very agreeably pungent, and acts as a
powerful purifier of Initiated air.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

The STING REMovED.-He put on
his hat, started slowly for the door,
came back, sighed deeply, and took the
lily white hand in his own and pressed
1t to his lips.
"Katie," he murmured, 81 have
waited long-oh. how lon2!-for this
opportunity. Win you. Kate, will you,
darling, be mine?'
Henry" she replied, with q look
half of sorrow, half Of determination,
cit can never be-"
Never bel Oh, why have you per-
mitted me TO hope? Why have you
encouraged me, only to stamp upon my
bleeding heart at lastp"
81 am sorry, Henry, but l can never
be yours. ! have other objects In view.
"Other objectsl"
"Yes, Henry, I cannot consent to
belong to any man. I intend that you
shall be mine"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

The fact that the sale of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pnrgative Pellets exceed tnat of
any other pill In the market, be it great or
small, is on account of the fact that they
are tiny, little, sugar-coated %granu'es, and
that In most cases one little "Pellet" is
sufficient for a dose; that they are purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless; and for
constipation, biliousness, sick headache,
and all diseases arising from arrangement
of the liver. stomach or bowels, they are
absolutely a specific. A gentle laxative or
active ~cathartic, according ~ size Of dose.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

For spiced grapes take the pulp
from the fruit, preserving the skins.
Boil the pulp and run through a celan-
der to get out the seeds, then add the
skins to the strained pulp and boil with
the sugar, vinegar and Juices. To every
seven pounds of grapes use four and
n half pounds Of sugar and n pint
Of good vinegar. Spice quite highly
with ground cloves, and a little CHINA
mon,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10
The Potato Crop of The United States.

The following estimate Of the potato
crop of the United States for 1883, APP
peared in the TURNER'S Eeuiep:
There is no longer room for doubt
that the potato crop of the present sea-
o is the largest ever grown in the
United States. From statistics fur
.nished By correspondents Of the
Turner's Rerie,o, based on actual har-
vest returns, we make the following
estimate:
Ohio = Acreage, 1876, 1868; average
yield. 90 bushels; total, 15,06S, 4aS
bushels. Indiana 99,S75;
average yield, 68 bushels; total, $751;
500 bushels. Illinois-Acreage, 49,
BIT; average yield, 50 bushels; total
1907, 994 bushels. Iowa Acreage,
150,276; average yield, 11S bushels;
total, 17,732,5 6S bushels. Kansas
Acreage, 120,9I6; average yield. 81
bushels; total, 6,S92, 2l2 bushels. Ne
braska-Acreage, 66, 53S; average yield
"a bushels; total. 5,5s9,19 bushels.
Mlchigan-Acreage, 15S,46S; average
yield, 9G bushels; total, l~5,212,92S
bushels. Wisconsin - Acreage, 49,
254; average yield, 100 bushels; total
1926, 1T6 bushels. Minnesota-Acre-
age, 81, 000; average yield, 10S bushels;
total, 1885, 600 bushels. Dakota
Acreage, 65,707; average yield, 90
bushels; total, 5,9l3,030 bushels. Mis-
souri-Acreage, Se,3l6; average yield,
SO bushels; total, 1888 124 bushels.
Kentucky = Acreage, 52,O72; average
yield, IS bushels; total, 1905, 544
bushels. Total for the IL States and
Dakota, 116, 1913, GIG bushels. In the SO
other States and Territories we assume
that the average yield will be equal to
that of 1884. viz: S5.8 bushels per
acre, as reported by the Department of
Agriculture, which, allowing for in
cas- in acreage, would make a total
of 100, 272, 143 bushels, or a grand total
of zig, GAG, 049 bushels, against EOS, 1884,
425 bushels in 1888; $780, $50 600 bushels
in 1884; 175. OPS, 600 bushels in 1885;
las, 051, 600 bushels in 1886, and 1884,
000, 600 bushels in 1887.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Too LATE. - Emigration Go,hiu,s-
sioner-What could have tempted you
to leave home in such destitute circum-
stances?
Emigrant-Phwy, they tould me in
the old country that Oh could foind
goold in the sthrates of Ameriky.
YOU'RE too late, my man. Gould
sailed for Europe in the last steamer"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

BRANDRETH's PILLS purify the Blood,
stimulate the Liver, strengthen the Kid
neys, regulate the Bowels. They were in.
troduced in the United States in 1885. Since
that time over fifty millions of boxes of
BRANDRETH's PILLS have been consumed.
This, together with thousands of convinc-
ing ties timonials from all parts of the world,
is positive evidence of their value.
BRANDRETH's PILLS are purely vege-
table, absolutely harmless, and safe to take
at any time.
Sold in every drug and medicine store,
either plain or sugar coated.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

"SAY, Pat, whatever made you go to
work for old uncle Dan? He's the
meanest man in the country
"Why, shure an he's the f%oinest,
aisyest-goin' master liver I had, bedad.
He gives a mar fifteen hours to do a
davis work inn
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

COUCH MIXTURE. - An excellent
cough mixture is made of one ounce of
pressed mullen, half ounce hoarhound,
n quart soft water, boil until thin as
molasses. strain thin, N pint Of New
Orleans molasses, boil a few moments.
Dose, one tablespoonful four times a
day OF after every coughing spell.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

The Proprietor of Kemp's Balsam gives
Thousands of Bottles away yearly? This
mode of advertising would prove ruinous
il the Balsam was not q perfect cure for
Coughs and all Throat and Lung troubles.
You will see the excellent effect after tax
ing the first dose. Don't h~esitatei Procure
a bottle to-day to keep in your home or
room for immediate or future use. Trial
bottle Free at all druggists. Large Size zoe
and 81.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

LEMONS AS A Observation-Disclosures
may often be used as a good household
medicine. They are undoubtedly very
excellent for blliousness. Lemons.
however, should not be taken in their
pure state. as their acidity will injure
the teeth and the lining of the stomach.
The proper way is to take the juice of
one lemon in a cup Of water, without
sugar The best time to take such a
dose is before breakfast or Just before
retiring. Lemonade is an excellent
drink in summer, and cal be used with
benefit by every one.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

AN artist strikes a country house
with a picturesque man and a little boy
Of six or seven years of age.
"Your grandfather looks to be a very
old man, my boy" he said inquiringly.
"Do you know how old he s."
The boy, musingly-No, sir; but he
can't be very young. I've always seen
him around the house.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

In reply to some inquiries it may he
stated that the new liquid explosives,
"Panclastic," as 1t is called by its
inventor, M. e. Turpin, consists OF a
mixture OF carbon d%isulphide and
and hyonitric acid. The liquids are
kept separate before being used. Un-
confined, the liquid burns with a solt
light like that of the moon. When a
little PHOSPHORUS is added to the al
sulphide the radiance is very brilliant:
Confined in shells, t~orpedoes. ETC.. ano
exploded with illuminate Of mercury OF
gunpowder, its effects are terrible, a
exceeding those OF dynamite or nitro
glycerine. 1t will not be wen LOT
inexperienced persons to tamper WIN
these liquids.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

LIVING at the early age that he did.
Adam must have felt keenly the alb
sence of many of our modern arts and
appliances. but he 'held over" us In
one respect, He never had to listen to
old men tell fairy tales about the num-
Der of cords Of wood they used to saw
before breakfast when they were boys.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

a En!gND IN NEED.-Mrs, d Tim
Id lat Long Branch hotel table)-I beg
pardon, but didn't you say you were
presented to the queen during your tour
abroadP
Prima donna-Yes, madam.
"And you spoke of other experiences
Of a like nature"
II was presented to several of the
crowned heads Of Europe. talked with
many Of the great generals and noted
diplomats and was granted an audience
with the pope"
Weren't you scared2"
"NOt at ALL"
"Then If you are not afraid, 1 wish
you would tell the head waiter that
this salt box is empty"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

YOUNG MAN getting off street carl
Here is my fare, conductor; you for
got to ask me for it.
Passenger-Who is that young man
who just got off, conductor?
Conductor-I never saw him before;
some crank, l guess. 1t takes all sorts
of people, sir. to make up the world.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

NEW YORK GIRL-So your papa is
going to nov to philadelphia, Maud?
Don't you think you'll find it awfully
dull therep
Maud-Of course; but then the ferry
boats run over to Camden in a very
few minutes, you know.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

A MEDDLEsoME old woman was
sneering at a young mothers awkward
ness with her infant, and said:
II declare, a woman never ought to
have a baby unless she knows how to
hold it,"
"Nor a tongue, either" was the
ouiet reiOinder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

HOMEMADE FANCY CHAIRS. - A
neatly ornamental chair for a sitting
room can be made by taking a small
wooden backed rocker with a woven
rattan seat and painting it white OF
light blue, pink or yellow, and then
dressing 1t up with a slumser pillow
and a thin square curtain to match.
Sometimes the cushion is made long
enough to hang down in front nearly
to the floor. but it is usually simply a
| square cushion covered and decorated
like the pillow. These dainty affairs
are very popular. One white chair
which we saw had a pillow and cover,
made of very coarse figured wool lace
over yellow silk. with the figures in the
lace pattern drawn out by half solid
work in yellow.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

INFORMATION. - Teacher - Y s,
children, the hairs Of head are ali
numbered.
Smart boy quilting out a hair and
presenting itl-Well, what's the num-
Der of this hairp
Number one, Johnny, and quilting
out several more) these are numbers
two, three, four. i've and six. Any
thing else you want to know?"
"N-no, SIR"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

NEVER put away food on tin plates.
Fully n half the cases OF poison from
the use of canned goods is because the
article vas left Or put back into the tin
can after using. China, earthenware
or glass are the only safe receptacles
for '.left-overs."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

A WEIGHTY REMARK.-Smith Ito
Jones, who lives In the apartment over
head)-I say. old fellow, you must have
been awfully full last night. 1 heard
you fall when you got up stairs.
Jones-I didn't fall, dear boy. That
wa my wife--she dropped a remark as
| went In.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

HUSBAND lat a late breakfast)-My
dear, did you go through my pockets
before l got up, this morningr
Wife-No, l thought from the con-
dition you were in when you came
home last night, that 1t would hardly
warrant the trouble.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

WIFE Ito scientific husband)-What
are you trying to invent nowp"
"Don't bother me-"
''Still working away at the perpetual
motion problem, 1 suppose. l don't see
how you can be SO foolish"
"Why2"
mo such a thing is possible"
"Madam, did you ever consider your
jaws?"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

sCRoFULoUs DIFFICULTIES. - Tea
made of ripe or dried whortleberries,
and drank in the place of water, IS a
speedy cure for many forms Of scrofu-
lous difficulties.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

The scientist Lecwenhock says: 81
have often compared the size of the
thread spun by full-grown spiders with
the hair Of my beard. For this pur-
pose 1 placed the thickest part of the
hair before the microscope, and from
accurate judgement 1 could form, more
than a hundred of such threads placed
side by side could not equal the di-
ameter of n such hair. If, then, we
suppose such a hair to be Of round
form, it follows that 10000 of the
threads spun by the full-grown spider,
when taken together will not be equal
IN substance to the size of a single hair.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

A recent lecture by Professor Bon
ney on the "Foundation Stones of the
Earth's Crust" before the British As.
ISOLATION, was illustrated by real Sec
lions of rock. 10 thin as to be partially
transparent, which were projected on
the screen. The conclusion at which
the lecturer finally arrived was that
gneisses and schists are the Oldest
minerals known to us, and are, there
fore, to be regarded as the foundation
stones of the earth's crust.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Porcelain shot are now made IN
Munich, designed for cleaning WINE
and medicine bottles. The advantage
over lead shot, often used for this
purpose, is that porcelain is entirely
free from contamination and is not
acted upon by either acids or alkalles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

HUsBAND-Wife, you are everlast-
ingly reading books.
WIfe-Yes. l find them very inter-
estlng.
sits a pity l amt a book, then you
might take some interest in me-"
81 wouldn't object if you were the
right kind of a book"
"What sort of a book do you think a
husband ought to be?"
San almanac, so l could get a new
INT every year."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Nothing Cures Dropsy, Gravel, Bright's, Heart,
Diabates, Urinary, Liver Diseases. Nervousness,
de-, ike CAMS Kidney Cure. ONCE, S31 Arci
St., Phila. 81 a bottle, 8 for S. AT Druggists.
Cures the worst cases. Cure guaranteed. Try 1t.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

HEADACHE. - Turpentine. in doses
of twenty or thirty minims. will not
only remove the headache, but produce
in a wonderful manner, a soothing In
tluence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

II you have ~catarrh, you are in danger, as the
disease Is liable to become chronic and affect your
general health, or develope into consumption.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by purifying
and enrichlng the blood, and building up the sys-
tom Give IL n trial.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Use the great specific for 'cold in head
and catarrh-Dr. Sage's Catarrb Remedy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

One greasing with Frazer Axle Grease
will last two weeks, all others two to three
days. Try it. 1t received first premium
| at the Centennial and Paris Exposition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

SLEEPLEssNEss.- Draehm doses of
duid extract of conium allay and often
cure sleeplessness. and are useful in
chorea, spasm of paralyzed limbs anu
general irritation
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

WARTs.-Oil of cinnamon will cause
the disappearance of warts, however
hard, large or dense they may be. The
application gives rise to neither pain or
suppuration.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

IL is said that q small bag Of sulphur
kept in a drawer or closet that is In
tested with red ants will quickly dis.
perss them, This is easily tested.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10
james Murphy says that he has not
engaged to train for J. B. Haggin; as
reported.

FITS; All Fits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits afoer first days use. Mar
Vicious cures. Treatise and s.. 90 trial bottle flee 70
Fit cases. Send TO Dr.. Kline. 1871 Arch St hla,P
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

GIVING HER AwAY.-Snobberly-
Have you wei crossed the ocean, Miss
Flirty2 ,
Miss Flirty - No, Mr.. Snobberly, :!
have a dread of the water. l don't
think l could ever be induced TO en-
bark in a ship of any kind.
"How about acourt.ship, sisp' asked
Johnny. Miss Flirty's younger brother.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

With scarcely an exception every re-
port on ensilage is favorable. The silo
will cut a big figure in future farming.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Rup1 ltlarAntced by
DIR. J.. b. Mayer, S31 Arch ST., Phil'a,
Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de-
lay from business, attested by thou.
sands of cures after others fail, advice
free, send for circular.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

No OPIUM in PiSo's Cure for Consump-
tion. Cures where other remedies fail, csc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

BY Warner Of Safe Cure fame. Regu-
late the Regulator with warmers Log
Cabin Sarsaparllla.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

1faf1icted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
son'sEye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Soapstone incorporated with oil, after
! manner of a paint, is said to be
pfrior to any kind of paint as a
hservatiye.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Loo CABINS. lacking ele-
gance, were yet comforts
bic homes. Health and
h ,ppiness were found 10
them. The best Of the SIM
Iole remedies used are given
20 the world In Warmers
Log Cabin Remedies made
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Puget sound fr is taking the place of
walnut, ash and mahogany for fine car
work.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

During the last three months nearly
$500 foreign Jews have left Odessa
under the expulsion law, enacted in
the spring.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

a mile track being built at the
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

The latest remedy for snake bites is
a wash of carbolic acid solution. There
are not 80 many cases now as when 1t
was fashionable to administer spirits
frumenti by the quart.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Characterize that very common compialut
c%aia-rsi.. The foul 9s,4er uroppmgf from rsleread
into the bronchial tubes or lungs, may bring on
bronchitis or consumption. which reaps an i'm
mense harvest OF deaths annually. Hence the,
necessity Of giving catarrh' immediate attention.
Hoods ssrsaparilla cures catarrh by purifying
and enriching the blood, restoring and toning the
diseased organs. Trv the peculiar medicine.
"Hood's sarsaparilla cured me of ~catarrh, sore
ness of the bronchial tubes, and terrible head
ache II. GIBBONS, Hamilton, Ohio.
Hoods ~SarsapariIia
Sold by all druggists 81; six for 81. Prepared only
by c. ]. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Guy failed to break his record of
2.12a at Cleveland recently. His time
was 2.1S4..
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-11-10

Over 100000 pounds of maple
sugar are produced in Pennsylvania
every year.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-18

When you just begin to be an author the
sight OF the blank sheet Of paper gives YOU
an appetite instead Of deprivng YOU f it.
You long to be at work and cover il with ink
marks. new writer not only enjoys writ
ing, but rewriting also; have known authors
VINO VIII copy out piece, over and over
again, until the page appears without an
eIasu"e That Is not bad thing by way of
practice and would no doubt be advocated
by the printers. But it is not likely 10 be-
Kept up more tuan two or three years. After
that the writer knows what he is going 70
write before he writes it; he has learned the
art 90 iutting the contents of his mind di.
rectly on the paper; besides, he has not the
tine to make copper plate reproductions Of
MS work. lie IS more apt TO put it oiP 10 tho
last practicable moment, and then 10 do il as
rapidly as he can. And b. and by it will b.
nksome to him to do il at all; and he will
wish that fortune would present him with a
years vacation, during which he could lie on
his back and do nothing
There Is period in the writing Of every
book when it seems impossible it should ever
be finished. What has gone before seems bad,
and what Is to come is either blank, or il
promises to be worse than the beginning An
apathy, paralysis, settles upon the worker;
he wishes he had taken up butchering or
liquor selling for a living. Every day that
be postponeS the completion OF his task it APP
pears more hopeless; his mind is gloomy, his
conscience oppressed he haunts his study,
but effects no more than "a ghost might he
draws pictures on scraps Of paper, reads
books that do not interest him, or even plans
out work that can only be executed at some
indefinite future opportunity at last his
final moment Of grace expires, and he sits
down In desperation and plungeS nis pen into
the inkstand The work goes on and then
b. wonders how he could have imagined any
The word FINS is written. AMI
he experiences an uplifting of the spirit
Thackeray, according to all accounts, was
subject 10 distressful periods of this kind;
but he declares, IN one Of his essays, that
alter finishing given book it was his custom
always to begin another before going to bed
n the mood Of reactionary lightheartedness
upon his depression. Haw-
-hOl1e in America
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-18
Woman's Rights in France.

Some millions of Frenchmen have re-
ceived shock; not an electric nor an
earthquake one. II belongs to the moral
order of phenomena, but it has none the
less spread CONSERVATION. The highest
court in France-the Cour dc Cessation
whose function is I'D decide knotty ques-
tons of law by a direct appeal to tho
moral principles from which all laws are
in theory derived, has declared that q man,
having promised marriage to woman.
incurs the liability to pay her pecuniary
indemnity in the event of his refusing to
keep his promise The shock is contained
in this decision, for which the public
mind was quite unprepared. A breach has
been made in a fortress that was held to
be impregnable and everlasting, and
through this breach it is feared the whole
army of Frenchwomen will march, feathers
and ribbons flying, and that they will re-
fuse to lay down their arms-there are no
longer distaifs-until a new revolution
has been proclaimed in favor of their sex.
Breach of promise cases in other coun.
tries, especially III England, have hitherto
proved an ineXhaustible mine Of humor to
the French journalists. They have told
us again and again that the principle of
assessing pecuniary indemnity for SEN
timental damage may seem natural
enough to John Bull to whom time is
always money. including the time spent
in unsuccessful love making, but that it
is much too revolving to the instinct of
Frenchmen for it ever to be admitted in
judicial practice here. Revolving to
Frenchmen the principle undoubtedly is,
but not SO to Frenchwomen They hold
that all weapons that can be used against
the male who profits in many ways by the
unfair division of power between the
sexes are good to keep in reserve. Paris
Cor. Boston Transcript.