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The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

HE TOOK A DRoP.-A.-"As l was
going down broadway l saw Jones take
a drop all by himself"
B.-"Wby, he is a Son OF Temper.
ance. l can't believe that he drinks
81 didn't say that he did drink. He
only took a drop on the sidewalk-sat
down heavily on the sidewalk, you
know"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10


How JOHNNY SHORTENED THE
RECITATION. Little Johnny was learn
ing TO spell and read at the same time,
and his book was a first reader. Hi,
chief stumbling block was a doubl, let
ter. When he came to the word feel
Instead Of spelling it 'f-1oubls ell, fer
he would say '|f-c-:-l, feel,' repeating
the double letter twice. 1t took weeks
to impress him with the necessi y of
saving double" whenever lie found
two letters together, but he learned at
last. One day toward the close Of a
vacation, during which he had grown
rusty, he was brought out before a
company Of ladies and gentlemen to
read any piece they might select in his
first reader. IJ5 mother watched him
with trembling anxiety, but he appeared
to feel himself equal to the occasion.
A young lady among the company Sc
lected a little poem which began with
this line:
Up, up, Lucy, the sun is in the skyl
The embryo logiclan took his place in
the center of the parlor floor, made a
low bow and read the first line as fol-
lows:
Double up, Lucy, the sun is in the skyl
He never finished the recitation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

To the Editor Please inform your readers
mat ! nave a positive remedy for the above
hamed disease. By its timely use thousands OF
nopeless cases aave been permanently cured. |
ehsll De gIaa 10 send two bott. es OF my remedy
FREE 70 any OF your readers who have consunp-
Won n lney VIII send me their Express and 7. q.
address. Respectfully,
TIA. sLOCUM, NC, Isl Pearl St, y. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Do 10 use any n when planting
the young reach trees. Simply remove
the top soil, then dig holes for the roots.
Set in the tree firmly, throwing the top
soil next to the roots. Firm down the
earth well, cut the trees well back, and
stake them if there be danger Of their
being severely shaken by winds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

M. T. r. E. Peek states that there
are important differences in tie COM
position of hot springs of Iceland and
Of New Zealand. The hot mud wells of
Iceland contain so much copper that
several companies have been formed to
work them commercially, while the
New Zealand mud springs are so full
Of infusoria that in times Of famine the
natives sustain life on a diet consisting
chiefly Of mud,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
March April May

Are the months IN which TO purify the blood, for
at no other season ls the body SO susceptible to
benefit from mediclne. The peculiar purifying
and revising qualities of Hoods ssrssnarils are
Just wha' ale needed to expel disease and f'rtlfy
the system against the facilitating effects of mild
weather. Every year Increases the popularity OF
Hoofs sa-saparllla, for 1t Is Just what people
need at this season 1t is the ideal spring medi-
cine. II you have never tried II, do 50,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

&Not what a man has, but what a man
is, is the true measure of a mans worth.
1t is his properties, rather than prop
erty, by which he is to be estimated.
And the way in which a man shows
what he is, and what are his properties,
is by his chosen activities in life. His
tastes and their gratifying. his desires
and their pursuing, are a resultant evil
denee of a mans character. "Be aware,
therefore," says Marcus Aurelius.
THAT every man is worth just so much
as the things are worth about which he
busies himself" Hence it is true, IN a
sense, that what we do for others
is the evidence of what we are in our.
selves.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
The heart has reasons that reason
does not understand,

A good appetite is essential to good health and
loss OF appetite indicates something wrong.
Hoods sarsaparillac creates and sharpens the ap-
petite, assists the digestive organs and regulates
the kidneys and liver. Take Hoods Sarsaparills
this season. Sold by druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

A SHARP INTELLECT.- "George
Smith, do you recollect the story of
David and GolIah?"
Yes, sir. David was a tavern-keep-
Grand Gollah was an Incorporate man. ="
How do you make that Uutp"
why, 1t says in the Bible that David
hxed a Sling for Goliah, and Goliah
got Slowed , with it.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

WHY SHE DID T.-She-"I don't
see how any woman a make such a
display of herself on the stage. Why,
she's kicking as high as her headI'
He-"I suppose the poor thing is
doing her best to make both ends meet"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Genuine p~oliteness is a beautiful
trait, whether in a white man or a
black man, a horse or a donkey. 1t
is largely a matter of habit, and
we advise all our readers to cultivate
II.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

POTATOES AND SARDINEs.-Slice
~parboiled potatoes half an inch thick.
Melt a piece OF butter IN q stew-ran
and put in a layer of half the potatoes.
A couple of chopped onions and some
parsley must be steamed with a piece of
butter in a small stew pan. Chop ear
dimes or anchovies and stir them into
the latter. Stew for a few minutes,
then spread them over the potatoes In
the stew-pan. Cover with the other
half of the potatoes and stew them ten
minutes. or the whole may be done il
the oven, with the dish covered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

EMMA (aged 7, to her old uncle. who
wants to go into the garden) Uncle,
YOU must not 60 into the garden.
Aged Uncla-why not, little 81 II
Emma (blushing violently because
nv stockings are on the line.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

PEACH-BLossoM CAKE.-Ope cup
full of powdered sugar and half a cupful
of butter, creamed together; half a cup
full of sweet milk; beat the whites of
.hree eggs to a stiff froth; stir butter,
add the whites, and lastly a teacupful
Of flour in which n teacupful of bak-
ing powder and one-half ~teaspoonful of
cOrn9 starch has been sifted. Flavor
with lemon or peach. Grease cake-tin
and line with paper. Bake in a mod
erately quick oven, and when a straw
will pierce the cake without sticking,
take from the oven and sandwich with
finely grated ~cocoanut aud pink sugar.
Frost sides and top with clear icing.
and sprinkle this with powdered pink
sugar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

500 you know the gentleman 7"
asked a San Francisco lady of her little
Girl in reference to the minister, who
was making a pastoral call.
"Of course l do" said the little dear.
she does the holleIing at our church."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

MR.. SoFTY "a very conceited man)
You are looking at me very closely,
Miss Austin. Pray tell me, what do l
remind you Off"
Miss Austiu-"A river, Mr.. Softly"
"Why a river?"
"Because your mouth is larger than
your head"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

"LoNDEMIA," called out the clear
cold voice Of Mr.. Jarvis flom the heat
of the stairway, ''nas that young mar
gone YETI"
Deep silence il the paIlor.
''If he has not, " continued the voice
twill you have the kindness to remint
him that it is our custom to have fam
lily prayers held an hour before break
fast?n
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
HOUSEHOLD.

IIMBALE OF MAcARoNI.- Boil
three quarters Of a pound OF macaIpni
in sailed water and butter, or soup stock
for twenty minutes. Drain, put back
into q saucepan, with pepper, Q pint OF
white soup-stock, four ounces OF butter,
four u Of Parmesan cheese, half q
dozen chopped mushrooms, two chopped
truffles, two slices Of beef tongue boiled
and cut into short fine shreds. Do not
break the macaroni while mixing. But
ter some small timbale mods, line with
very thinly rolled puff paste, fll the hol-
lows with the mixture made as directed,
press down on top little lids Of the paste
covered with buttered paper, and bake
dfty minutes In q moderate oven. Turn
them over into an entree dish, let them
stand for five minutes, and take off the
molds. Serve with italian sauce.
RUSSIAN SALAD.-Boil some carrots
and turnips in sailed water, do not let
them get overdoDe. When cold, cut
out of them, with a vegetable scoop, q
number Of pieces, each the size OF an
olive; cut some cold boiled beets out in
the same way, and some truffies. Take
a cupful Of each, and the same quantity
Of canned haricot beans and canned as
paragus. Two tablespoonful each of
capers, French picked gherkIns cut
into the shape Of capers, and of ancho-
vies cut into small pieces; two dozen
olives, stoned, one tablespoonful of tar
ragon minced fine. and half that guam
tity of minced chives. Mix all lightly
together with a dressing made rs direc-
ted for chicken salad, only using the
yolks Of the eggs raw and we'll beaten
up, and Lucca oil instead Of cream,
Ornament with rings of hard-boiled
eggs, caviare, olives, pickles, etc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Notning Cures Dropsy, Gravel, Brlght's, Heart,
Plaosies' grInafy, Liver Diseases, Nervousness,
g. Ike Cannls Kidney Cure. once, s3l Arch
Cutestne Worst cases. Cure guaranIeed. lrI L.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

WIFE-"John, the doctor is down
stairs with his bill" Husband-"Tell
him Pm not well enough to see him."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

-Gray gloves are worn by many
ladies' who are weary of the continued
use OF ~tan-colored gloves.
w. B. Jennings has purchased at
baltimore, Of NJ. Jordan, executor Of
the estate Of the late Joseph McMahon,
tne brown mare Swift, foaled 1880, by
great Tom, dam Mariposa, by Jack
Malone. for $500.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

When Baby was siek, We gave her castoHA
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she elung to Csstoris,
When she had Children, she paye them Castoris
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Religion is the best armour that any
man can have, but the very worst of
cioaks,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Its thousands of cures are the best adver-
tisement for DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

The Frazer Axle Grease Is the Standard
Axle Grease of she world. Use IL and save
your horses and wagons. One greasipg
will last two weeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

MRS. O'DoYLE-''Topo of the morn'n
till We, Mrs. Grady, Is Mr.. Grady sickt"
Mrs. Grady -''Divil a bit. It's SYM
pathy for the coal strOikers, that's all"
GLOW is that, Mrs. Grady2"
"Not a lump Of coal will he handle
willis the stroik lasts. SO l hav' to
build the d g meself, bad luck to it."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Hoods sarsaparilla is prepared from ssrsspa-
rilla, Dandenou, Mandrake. Dock, Juniper Der.
ries, and other well known vegetable remedies, In
such a peculiar manner as 10 derive the full me-
diclnal value Of each. 1t viii cure, when in the
power OF medicine, ~scrofula, salt rheun, sores,
boLs, pImples, all humors, dyspepsia, biliousuess,
sick headache, Indigestion, general debility, ca
tarrh, rheumatism, kidney and liver complaints.
1t overconies that extreme tired feeling and
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.
New Arrival lin New York)-"I was
told to come here, sir, for information
about getting natursliled."
New York Oficill-"iIappy to meet
you, sir; hope you had a Pleasant voys
age. What can 1 do for your"
81 wish to know how long a man
must bs in this country b fore he can
vote ?"
HUm-er-what ticketp"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

THE PRoPEREsT Way First
Texan-''I don't believe that yarn
about Martin blowing out the gas in
Washington"
second Texan-"I don't neither.
Every burned fool knows the properest
way is to wet your fingers and put il
out. You know they got up Just SIGH a
lie on Regan-saii that he tuck a bIth.'
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Do not fret. 1t only adds to your
burden. To work hard is very well;
but to work hard and worry, too. is
more than human nature can bear.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

hronenits is cured by frequent small
aeses o. Ptso's Cure for Co Sumption.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

A WESTERN LOAF CAKE.-Take
three cups of bread sponge quite thick,
one cup of either butter or pork gravy,
two cups of coffee sugar, one and a half
cups OF chopped ~ralsins, four eggs, n
teaspoonful OF ground cloves, n Of
cinnamon and a half teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in two spoonfuls of hot water.
Mix well and put In buttered dishes, let
it stand and rise for half an hour in a
warm place, then bake in a pretty warm
oven.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
FARM NOTES

IoRsE-STADLE FLooRs.-''A clay
noor was adhered to by some for years
and such was the earnestneSs of Its
advocate and the many arguments
brought to bear upon it, that | was ln-
duced some twenty years ago to try 1t.
In three or four months l had the
planks lack again, being satisfied of the
disadvantages CT clay for this purpose.
Our present floor of plank is inclined a
little IRON front to rear, where the
usual gutter is made to carry off the
liquid weddings. We do not bell ave in
sand, coal-ashes, sawdust, asphaltum,
flags, cobbie,stones, or any Of these
modern devices to injure horses. Thus
far we have never noticed that this
little inclination was in anyway injuIl'
GUS; and we doubt whether the wooden
grating that we frequently sea placed
over the plankiug that some use, would
lie Advisable on the ground that the
animal would be more comfortable.
while this movable grating, or second
floor, might lead to accidents. When
a person can keep horses in a good,
sound, healthy condi ion for five to
seven years, as we have done on a care
fully constructed plank flooring, iuclin-
ing a little to the rear, it is just as well
to be satisfied with it. DO what Il
will, holes will be dug by the stamping
Of the feet in the clay, and these will
be filed with moisture, which will ne :
~3essaIily result in scratches quarter
crack, etc. If the clay is levelled off
and beaten down daily, it will make no
Inference. Some time ago we iuspec-
TED IA number of stables where many
horses were kept, and We encountered
only Ii which was composed of any
.liag bat wood. OF course there Will
De new things neutrality-suspicious.
W, which are 10 meet and overcome
every objection, and there will be some
10 adopt them, but we shall he satisfied
with what we have until there is
thing produced about which there will
he no mistake"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

= Deckons a man up, and If he
attempts to climb will help him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Time conquers grief, as the sunshine
dispels the clouds, and love o'ercomes
distrust,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

"LYNCHINGd doesn't put down GRIMM
ais In Texas" No, it raises them
up.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
Consumption sursIx curaa.

Means are always in our power; ends
very seldom so.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

A CoNsIDERATE SOMA Texas
father and his nearly grown son had
just entered a saloon to take a drink
when the son, looking over the top Of
the screen, perceived a still younger
brother steering for the same saloon.
The elder son, turning to his father,
said:
Johnny is coming; Governor, you
had better slide out of the buck door,
and be careful you don't let him see
you."
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
Hoods ~SarsapariHa

"for many months | suffered greatly. Ny
whole system seemed to be entirely run down, my
ambition was gone, had pains in my back, AMI a
feeling Of lassitnde which | could not throw OF. |
was treated unsuccessfully for kidney trouble
! determined to try Hoods Sarsap lrllla. Before
the first bottle was taken | can candldly say that |
was relieved. have used the medicine OF and
on ever s nee, and 1t for kidney or
liver conplaints.r MRS. w. IL. STRAsG, 1871 Atlantic
Ayenue RooEIvn n v
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10
Purifes the Blood

"seven years ago, when my little boy was play
Ing 10 the yard, he was bitten by 3 spider. The
poison entered his blood, and sores soon broke cut
about his body. Several { mes we succeeded in
healing the sores up, but in spite OF all we could
do they would soon break out again. Finally we
tried Hoods Sarsapari,la, and he took one bottle
AMI onc-third OF another, when the sores dlsap-
peared. lie has not a sore spot on him now, and
| consider him perfectly cured" WV. II. b.
WARD, DOwnington, Penn.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

To CLEANSE FEATHER BEDs.-T0
cleanse leather beds there is no better
way than to empty the tick, wash and
scald it thoroughly, and, when dry, re-
turn the feathers to it and let the bed
lie in the sun for several days turning
1t every day and beating it up carefully.
feather beds without removing the
feathers, by using a brush and hot soap
Suds. then rinsing carefully in clear
water, and leaving the bed in the air
and sun until it is dry. Feather beds
are much criticised by writers on health,
and with reason, but for the very old
in very cold nights they are very COM
Portable,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

Cur DUMPLINGs.-Two eggs, one
cuptul Of milk, II tablespoonful Of
butter, a little salt, a dessertspoonful OF
baking powder, -four to mix a little
sitter than pancake batter. Grease
and flour six cups. Put three teaspoon.
fuls of jam In the bottom of each cup,
pour in the batter and steam half az
honr. Any pudding sauce or cream and
sugar a be served with these.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

ITALIAN SAUCE.-Fry two table
spoonfuls of chopped shailots in two
ounces Of butter until brown. Add one
pint of chopped mushrooms, a ladleful
of strained tomato sauce, some chopped
parsley and the juice of half a lemon.
Thicker slightly, darken with a few
drops of soy, and pour around the tim.
bales before serving.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

PRACTICAL BUTTER RATION
EaIly cut hay, cut from ground drained
ly hatuIe or y art, nice, sweet fodder,
corr vi corn fodder, blight clover hay
with the leaves all saved, sound corn
meal and a few carrots will make the
best Of butter in amount, color, aroma
and texture. Bran will cut down the
quantity and qualify Ct the butter.
especially ii given in large quantities.
speak tt it as a substitute for corn
meal. There is no substitute Tor fine
ground cornmesl; not crushed, but
flour Ct corn. The energy of cows
must be turned to milk production and
not to .CorL-gIipciip, nor to carry two
pounds Of corn to CigeSt n with its
interference With Gi .es ion. We call
not afford to grind thirty-cent corn for
steers, but tlr cows We can. Oats will
not give the color TO the butter that
corn will wi lie the oil meals give a less
desirable color and texture. A small
amout If cotton-seed meal is favoranl.
TO quantity # a large amount Of corn
fodder is given, and i'll small amounts
not censurable. Two or three pounds
a day is all | desire, while ten pounds
of meal in tytal is enough grain.
Ivy GROWING JNDooRs.-English
ivy, properly treated, will live for many
Years, and few plants give less trouble.
WICK advises that water be given &C.
casionally to ivy grown in pots during
the winter. If one has an English iyy
that appears to be dying, and It's leaves
wither and fade, these must not, say,
this well known florist, be picked oil.
but must be left to drop of. If the
leaves are picked off when they show
signs OF decay, the tiny leaf bud at the
stem, so small! as to be unnoticed, will
be Liable to be killed; but if let alone a
new leaf or shoot vi | come cut of each
one.
GIVE ducks access to puddlss, shallow
streams and marshy ground in the
spring, and they will return every
night filed to their necks with animal
and vegetable food obtained from the
water, which is perfectly natural and
all that is required for constant egg
production. But let there beadrought,
or deprive the ducks Of there natural
food, and there ''shelling out'' will be
very uncertain unless material for egg
making be artihcially supplied.
SWEET potatoes are grown in sufl-
cient quantity to be reported intwen,y-
II States, the highest average Weld
being that of Florida, 1870 bushels;
Nebraska, %cuiiously enough, following
with 1l7.6 bushels, though the latter
State probably produces not one-tentll
the total amount that Florida does.
The lowest yield il that of Kentucky.
50 bushel,; the next highest is reported
t ON Ohio and II incis, 60 bushels.
ALL plants do not thrive at the same
temperature under glass, as in green.
houses n hot-beds. For radish. dan
delions and some flowers, like cTysan.
themums, violets and ~miEnonette, 4Oc
above zero at night and COO during tht
day is about correct. Lettuce, parsley
and Carnations prefer from 45o to 50
at night and from TO to so during tn,
day. The cucumber, tomato, tea rose.
and heliotrope do best with 600 at nigh
and from $40 to 9Go during the day,
&Not what a man has, but what a man
is, is the true measure of a mans worth.
1t is his properties, rather than prop
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

RAIsIN SPIRALs.-Two eggs, one
cupful of sugar, one-half a cupful Of
butter, II cupful of chopped ~raisins,
one-half a cupful of soul milk, n tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in the milk;
spice to taste; sufficient -four stirred in
TO make the mixture very stiff. Roll
out quite thin, cut strips about two in
ches wide and four long and roll around
the fingers as if curling hair. Fry in
butter till of adelicate brown. Sprinkle
with granulated sugar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10


Extended observations at Paris and at
Munich indicate that the sanitary CON
di lion Of a locality depends on the
amount of water contained in the
ground. The years in whics. there has
been a large quantity Of ground. water
present have invariably been the health
lest, while those in which there has
baen a smaller quantity have Invariably
been the u~nhealthiest.
Happiness is the result of harmony
between our wants as creatures and the
world without ; peace is the harmony
between us as spiritual beings and the
Father of our sp rits. The one Is as
changeable as the objects or circum.
stances on which it for the moment re.
lies: the other is as Interchangeable as the
God on whom 1t eternally rests.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

To him nothing is possible who is
ways dreaming of his past possiblli-
ties.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

DRESSED EGGs.-Boil until hard
half dozen eggs, and when cold take off
the shells, cut the eggs in half and take
out the yolks. Mash the yolks, season
them with salt, pepper and mustard,
and mix with some boiled ham chopped
fine. Then ill the whites with this, and
ct these halves in the oven TO brown,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

CHOCOLATE PIE. Two cupfuls of
sugar, two aud a half cupfuls of sweet
milk, one cupful Of water. n cake of
sweet chocolate. three tablespoonful of
of the milk, the water and chocolate,
boil and cool, then stir in the other In
gradients. saving the whites of the eggs
for frosting. lake in shells, and when
the pies are done spread a ,nerangue on
top, made of the whites of eggs beaten
up with three-quarters of cup OF sugar.
Return to the oven and brown lightly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-10

one-quarter of a pound of fine sweet
butter with three ounces Of -four and a
pinch Of salt. Add a pint of boiling
water and STIR constantly in a bainmaire
or double boiler, until it boils, to cook
the -four. Remove from the fire and
stir in two tablespoonfuls of cream or
condensed milk; then add half a pint of
picked shrimps, shelled. The sbrimps
may be chopped if preferred, but the
sauce is better without. Garnish with
shrimps and parsley,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27
A Friend in Need.

Mrs. De Timid lat Long Branch hotel table
Il beg pardon, but didn't you say You were
presented 10 the queen during your tour
abroadl
Prima Donna-Yes, madam.
"And you spoke of other experiences Of
like nature
Il 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 scaredf'
"Not at all"
"Then if you are not efraid, wish you
would tell the head waiter that this salt box
is empty. "-Philadelph Record.