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The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

THERE are few kinds of information
more in need among farmers, and
which are o practical and interest
Ing than a general knowledge of the
grasses. Although some over 5000
species of grasses are known, very few
as yet contribute in any measure to
agricultural wealth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

A SAN ANTONIO ddrky YVES on trial
for stealing money frpm a house on
Soledad street. Julian Van Slyck, the
attorney for the prisoner, in his address
to the jury, said:
:'Gentlemen, my client is a poor
a He was driven by hunger and
want to take the small sum of money.
All that lie wanted was sufficient
money to buy bread, for 1t is in evil
dence that he did not take the pocket
book containing $500 that was in the
same bureau drawer. IIf he was a pro-
tesslonal thief. he would have certainly
taken the pocket-b0OoAL
The eloquent attorney for the ac-
cused was interrupted by the convul-
sive sohs of his client.
,"Wny do you weepP" asked Judge
Noonan, who was on the bench.
"Bekase l didn't see dat ut pocket.
book in de bureau drawer," was the
reply. 'a 7fssF .s'tl
Everybody laughed except Van
.slyck, the attorney fortthe defence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

SLICED CURRANTs.-Eight pounds
Of fruit, Ave pounds sugar, one pint OF
cider vinegar, Que ounce cinnamon,
one-half ounce Glove, one ounce nut
meg. Boil n hour altogether. Put
In more spice il you wish, and cook II
down as much as you wish. A very
nice relish with meats.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

"cutsts N schosd.sae y aoast know
as the adjective would have occurred 10
me fnjust hatfcopnection. But If you
mean. that they do thetg work ~thoropghly,
yet make no fuss about it; eause nc pain Of
weakness; and, in short, are everything
that a pill ought to be, and nothing that 4
ought not, then / agree that Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets are about the cutesl
little thipgs goiaglsI iato12 sge'
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

To remove a cinder from the eye it
Is recommended to send a flax seed in
after it. The glutinous substance
which it forms with the, lachrymal Sc
erection, envelopes the irritating body,
which Is carried out THUG encapsuled.
Travellers on railway trains who are
peculiarly liable to receive cinders into
the eye, should carry a small supply Of
0ax seed with them against these ac-
cidents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

COcoANuT CUsrARD.-Make = good
boiled custard, flavor with one lea
spoonful OF bitter almond essence,
CRATE a cOcoanut, and when the Gus
tard is quite cold lit should be poured
when warm into a glass bowl), strew
he cocoanut on the TOP. Sift white
'Sagar over this.
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To the Editor PLEASE inform your readers
that i have o positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. 4
FREE TO any of your readers who have consump-
tion If they VIII send me ther Express and r. D.
address. Respectfully, -.
TIA sIoCUM. NC, ISL Pearl St, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

AS well as the bandsomest, and others are
invited to cali on, any druggist and get free .
trial bottle OF Kempfs Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs q remedy that is selling entirely
upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure and
relieve oil Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large bottles,
50 cents and 81. ~
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Mr.. CUMso (who has Just Witnessed
some aerial performances). ~ tell you
it takes considerable education 10 learn
to walk q rope. The man has to study
IL a good DEAL" 49,,
Mis-. Gums. "Yes, even the rope. be
walks on has to be. educated,n bio
Mr. Cumso. "How is thatp''rs stas
Mrs. Cumso. at has to be tadt, you
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

r John, what Is the matter with your
right eyer" said IN Iowa wife to her.
husband. 7it ~ qilS uln SEA-,
81 don't, know, my love. 1t keeps
ltwitching and winking constantly, and
I am quite unable to control i"
3'sJohn. ! would like to make one re-
au swS SssG y, L. nv dsearss zinc ".
. *PIease don't drink any soda.water
until that eye gets well.n @nnie w.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

"How's your girl, Charley?" sob,
it's all up with usp "HeN's that2"
The hot weather was too much"
What had that 10 do with you2''
well, she soured on me.o
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

The great duty of life is not to give
pain, and the most acute reasoner can.
not find an excuse for one who volun.
tarily wounds thu heart Of o fellow.
creature. @
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Mr.. Tomas ,. Bell, Assistant Sup.
erintendent Of the Cincinnati (OhioI
Water Works, In the course Of a paper
written by him upon ..eThe Wastage of
Water" gives the following table as
representing the daily per capita 'cans
sumption Of five American cities, and
claims. with perfect truth, that the
great increase of rate II to be charged
directly to waste instead Of necessity,
Boston, per capita rate in 1850. 80
gallons; In 1851, o., gallons. .
Brooklyn, per capita rate In 1856, II
gallons; in 1880, "a galions.eE7a
Chicago, Per capita rate in 1887, 43
New York. per capita rste il 1867,
So gallons; IN 1875, 100 gallons. n'
Philadelphiass par capita fates3n 1867.
Sc gallons; In 1880; 81 eallonS.
Cincinnati, per capita rate in 1916 ,
81 gallons; In ASA, ~ gallons. gsh
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

CuJcoIy ASA VFGETABLE.-Chi-
cory Is generally thought OF as a deln-
siys mixture in coffee; and but few
persons know its value among 1.-THE
green's" If not young and tender the
stems must he removed before boiling.
otherwise treat as spinach. Cook in Il
very little boiling water. drain, pass it
through a sieve, w1m up again with
butter, drawn butter Or yolk OF egg
stirred in, Use as a garnish with roast
shoulder of lamb; or else serve as u veg
etsble in a deep hot dish, dotted with
.triangles OF crisp toast or fried bread.
1t goes admirably with roast lamh.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Regny'ing electric shadows, n, r
fiess has published the following laws:
An electrified surface shines in the
pei air only In the places which have
been strue&sbg al oppisitely electrified
air current. The surface does not shine
where the current Is ~interposed coz
Quoting body; but there issa shadow
Of the atue form as the interposed
body. III the current isnot discharged,
but only turned aside by non conduc.
,er, there Is usually no shadow, but in
sometimes produces a slight shadow.
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for Infants and Children.
HOUSEHOLD.

A NEW POT PGE.-Sift into a quart
OF sifted -four Two teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder. Add q large lump OF soft,
fresh butter and two cups of sweet
cream aud a pinch of salt, working the
dough into a soft mass rs quickly u
lightly as possible. DO not cut. but
pinch off with the fingers roll-shaled
pieces OF dough-. put IN a haking-pa IN
a rather quick oven, and bake TIL a
light brown on top. Then with Tie
fingers tear the rolls in two and place
on a platter, pouriug over your chicken
stew. TO make this cut up your
chicken and cook slowly on the back
Of the stove with a little water, a large
piece of butter aud pepper and salt.
When done add 20 the gravy a cupfui
or two OF cream and when at the boil
ing point thicken with -four smothered
IN a little cold milk or cream 1t
should be remembered in making the
crust for this dish that the mixing ot
the dough must be done with the ut
most %auickness, lightness and dellcacy
of touch; beating and proddlng it with
a heavy hand seems TO take the vitality
ont of II. Made properly il 10 rs light a.
q feather and il far more wholesome
thus baked than when boiled in the
old. fashioned way. Breast of veal or
lamb make good pot pies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

n fluid having high retroactive and
dispersive powers is thus made by Herr
Carl Rohkbach, OF Leipsic. To 100
parts of iodide of bsrium and 100
parts OF scarlet blnoxide Of mercury
20 C. C. OF distilled water are added,
and stirred meanwhile with a glass rod
in a test tube plunged into an oil-bath
heated to about 1869. The result is a
double fluid iodide Of mercury and
barium, which is poured into a shallow
porcelain dish and ev~aporated down to
a density which will, while warm. float
a crystal of epidote, and when cold a
piece of topaz. Lastly the liquid Is
filtered through glass wool. -
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
son'sEyc-water. Druggists sell at Csc. per bottle
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21
Make life q. ministry of love, and j
always be worth living.

Thousands Of people have found In Hoods
sarsapsrrla a positive cure for rheumatism.
This medicine. by its purifying action, neutral
ICES the acidty Of the blood, which Is the cause
OF the disease. and also builds up and strength
ems the whole body. Give IL a trial
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

She, and lie had been llsnening to the
music on the insect world, fsAtrhur,n
she exclaimed. breaking the noisy ST.
lence. sshow deli6htfuL, and yet how
sad Is the ,molotOnous. chorus Of those
~toadstoolsp, t.Toadstools, my dearp'.
replied Arthur, ~ think YOU mean
crickets.H .Yes, crickets, that's what
" mean. I Knew 1t was something to
sit down ont M1nRallc oil E'
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

1t takes longer for a man to find out
man than any other creature that is
made. - q 8ssaEs
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

when Baby was sick, We gave her csstoria,
When she was = Child, she cried for Csstoria,
When she became Miss, she chung 10 CastOria,
When she had Children, she rave them Castoria
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

SARCAsTIC.-uusband: III have
been making my will dear. Leaving
you everything, wlth-ah- full power
Wife-Oh, darling, never 7 SQI .*
Gi H sband-Yes. love- Andtwith a
sardonic chuckle) in that case shall feel
assured there will be at least one who
win daily depiore my DEATH
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Send for pamphlet on ''Taylor's Hospital
Cure for Catarrh." Mailed free from City
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

one Of the greatest blessings You
can enjoy is a tender, honest and en-
lightened conscience.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

A DEyoTEEoF ART.-"What's that
pencil forpn inquired Mrs. Sharp,
sternly, of her daughter, @
w s'For pencilins the brows, responded
the 0amsei. ~ u isa4.a.g igl Be- u,
swell, what do you want to uss one
forp" -N'i ttt7'~'A " '7'''4' TO-.
ITO drawn tssAsE siea'@ e
Draw what?'' saiaaA s9ati.s n
Draw a beau." 10 sAg 81 ks,a, %
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

A man must not ask leave of hi
stomach TO be a happy man.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Sorrows + called clouds, but how
beautiful some clouds are when seen in
J certain lights.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21
Frazer Axle Grease.

AS the wax melteth before the fire,
SO doth pride melt before love.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Tic experiments of DE-. Haensel, a
German sayant, have awakened much
interest. lie has succeeded, after
many experimental, in photographing
several flashes Of lightning. The pho
tograph took in part of the landscape,
and made it possible TO estimate with
accuracy the locality where the light
ming struck. 1t also proved possible
to compute the length Of the course
traversed by the electric current.
These experiments are to be continued
with the aid of s~terescopy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

S~o5ningiike canhis hidney cure for Dropsy.
Gravel, Bright's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases,
NeEfouHpesss kc. Cure gnaraAleeA sOnlce, sal
ATent 81 kaa1 " bottle Z Tor sscs. Druggists
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

what's a chestnut bellf"'
said his glrl. -
fone tells an old story.'l agGH isssI
swell. they ,couldn, t call me q chest
nut belle; / have nc ring" 10
2 1tsucceeded, ana they are to be mar
ried when Charlie gets his salary, raised.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Take proper care Of the child and
the man will take care of himself.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Mild, soothing, n healing Is DR.. sage's
Cat4frh hemedyr, ~ III - .
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21
DLuNBEal;iNG IRISH TIM.
"Reminiscences of an Eceentric Mem.
her of a Michigan Company.

IilnOthY GttIalISle was x prlVate III
Battery X, First Michigan Artillery.
lie was distinguished by being the Oil
ly lriShman of a Company COMPOSED ell
tifely Of Germans, and by being killed
At Mariette, Ia, according to The field
surgeons report, and yet coming home
with his battery, and landing in De-
troit rs fresh and spry as when he left
the city for the Potomac as a member
of Battery X.
lie was an embodiment of4he senti-
ment so Justify sung by all the soldiers
that could raise y tune ID those stirring
times OF war and hard-tack: s
"Lct the wide world war as 1T viii,
I'll he gay and happy still
Tim Vas always gay and always
happy. He apparently cared for moth
ing. As a soldier, in the general mean
ing of the term, he had not the least
qualification: but as a comrade and a
general diSpeiier of hlues he was q bril-.
liant success.
Had he been charged with all the
clothing he wore and lost and the cost
deducted from lis pay, he would at this
day he in debt to the government, even
had his wages gone on since his dis
charge. At least that is the testimony
of his officers. Even his llayersack was
not sacred to him. When 1t wasgwell
filled with PROVISIONS a comradeS came
TO lin and said, HIim, that is my
hayersack You have" Tim looked a.
him a moment and said: "Begorra, il
that Is so just take it and welcomed
at tile sasi4e time unslinging the sack
and handing il to ms conlrade. Tin
went straight way to his l~ieutenant to
ask for another LA versack. That officer
replied. "gop shall have none. ]
have given you il dozen already" GAL
right,'' said Tim, and walked ava.
contented. A few minutes afterward
when the battery was ready to march
Tim took his accustomed place and
with Il hayesssck slung over his Shout,
der. But such n iayexs$cklgTlle had
| taken off his drawers, tiled the bottom
of the legs together, stuffed his ratiOns
into them, and after tying the toy
hung The garment around his neck bot
tom upward.
Rather than set up a tent or be bur
dcned with carrying it Tim slept on The
opeh ground, literally no canopy buf
the sky, no 6GFefing but his blanket
One night at ! O'Clock he raped gentl,
on the tort pole of his lieutenant
WHO'S tilerey" calleds@that officer
s.It's s,ef' "What nov, Tim2
'%'Slnlc, sir, ir's sling to rain aud I
want ~ pick and shovel To dig a tfencl
around me SO | will not get wet!'
You intolerable nuisance" said thu
Officer, IL it does RAIN crawl under my
| tent.i'
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

Mr.. PoRCrNE, Is a very digniGed
man, He objects to any unseemly
familiarity. A few days ago his daugh-
ter Julia stole,up behiD3 him and threw
her arms around his tiack.
""Jalial" he exclaified, ~ am sur.
prised at you. That WAS very indie
corous.ns dugtbI-ih
4, Excuse me, fathsr,f' she replied de-
mhrely, 81 took yOuj for the coach
man 81 GEa@tN,30 Il
The horses are now having a rest
while Mr.. POrcine htInts up a coach.
man ugly enough to sdtisfy him.
---
CLERK-"I have udw been in your
employment for threeI weeks, and as /
strive to please. i hope Il have succeeded
in giving satisfaction" Employer
You perform your duties very.well,
but what / most admire about you is
the daily punctuality with which you
go down to- the office half an hour be.
hind time, and the promptness with
which you quit work, half an honr 100
soon. In fact, you are too punctual, if
anything" .t.taJss .5J5 sii. .aA.u~ ~,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

BLowHARD isha great boaster, but
not without ehumor. In his composition.
Whennarrating his h%airbreadth escapes
In Algeria, he made the. nstountmg
statement that 1inTone hunting axpedi.
ton be- cut off q lions tail with his
bowie knife. "Why didn't you cut off
the beasts headgn was the natural in
quary.t Somebody had done that the
night before,n was the satisfying re.
ply. 'G-s''' ssl
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

|-. ~ N.|I . HHHr
There are obstructionists under the
very shadow Of the French academy OF
Sciences even. Some of the membersof
the Chamber of Deputies contend that
the transmission OF kilograms was not
so easy with wires when they were
laid under the ground as when they
were stretched lnpoa poles M CGch-
cry has accordingly invited a number
Of these holding q contrary opinlen to
demonstrate beyond all cayil on the
lines now in existence thattif there IS
any difference 1t is quite immaterial
practically. There is no doubt that the
decision Of the allectrical engineers to.
whom the matter Is submitted will be
in favor of having not only t~elegraphic,
telephone, but electric lighting con-
Quoting lines also, placed under ground
on both reasons Of sightlinSks and pub
lc safety. 3frat0..E zs;,sgJ
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

u may fairly lie taken, says w. Wal.
lace, that the durability Of a-Etope de-
ponds on its impeDetrability to water
its density, and the amount Of binding
material contained in it. 1t is notice
able that building stones first begin to
decay immediately below any fat pro-
jecting surface which allows the rain to
collect and then ~percoiateA through
them, and thus dissolve or liter the
binding material. To preserve sand
stone it Is Advisable, first 20 let it dry
as thoroughly as possible and then TO
paint it or to coat 1t with silicate OF
soda. &A
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

In . paper recently, presented TO the
Berlin Academy OF Sciences DR., Werf
ner Siemens makes the statement that
gases subjected to 9 temperature Az
which steel melts do not emit any
luminous rays IL they are merely heated
and not also influenced chemically, I39bl
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

= THE Utsserrer Of waterloo New
York, says that san editor found a,
pocketbQok, .apd not knowing what 1t
was, adysEtised for the owner No
doubt III advertised 81 his own pa
per. and; the owner being found he,
charged him for the ad., 7"a -
eIt Is really3very hardtoget ahead Of
On hon st editor. iQni0 nj rs vs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

J IN 9g@TT 1NW H~II 49, EI|I M
A TRAIN was delayed for an hour In
Troy, N. Y, recently and a drummer
remarked to the conductor: T. ash r7
ht.This isi a sort Of twelve ounces TO
the pound affair. amt it2',
"Hnw,s tlat?" 7r
s"rroy wait, you know" e4
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

IN a paper read before the Geneva
Hygienic Congress, DR., Daily has
maintained that the deformitles Of peo1
pie may usually be traced to the posi-
ti0ns in which they are kept while at
school. That children are, as q rule,l
well formed at the commencement OF
school life, ID indicated by the research;
es of DR.. Chaussier, who found that
only 122 out Of l23, 200 Iiewly-born lbs,
fants examined by him possessed ALB
normal pecullarities OF any kind
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

L9lLFkJ- UflOe s EOUg ETfNJ
|, WHY He CHANGED His. QUAR-
rERs.NA french miser was looking
for lodgings5oE9i agb 10 liRT Il
found a suit that suited me pretty
well. on the Boulevard Barbes,r he
said TO ar.friend, "but after thinking
The matter oyer ! concluded not to take
aWhy notanT sb of 95i7aa
5t,Bscause all the funerals that so to
the, Saint Quencemetery pass by there"
7"Yes. that wouldn't he yerytcheer-
ful.n ns1 9B a7GEsaaGF sts
s.Ohl it WASN'T on that account, " re-
Piled the miser, ''but it's the custom to
uncover every time one meets one;
,you'n admit it's very wearing on hats.".
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I'M II HEAD.

I'M THE Head.
OF heavy headache,
Obstruction q the nasal passases, diseharges falling from the
z head into the throat sometimes profuse, watery, and ,acrid. az
Others, thick. tenacisus, mucous, par,lent bloody and p sdtla
the eyee are weak; there Is ringing in tho ears, deainess, hacking
p ooughins TO clear the throat, efpectorahon Of offensive mat;
ter. together With scihs from ulcers; the voice Is changed, aud
has 4 apasal twang the breath is Offensive; smell and taste
sion, a hacking cough. and general debility. Only a few Of the
above-nared symptoms are likely to be present in any one case.
Thousands Of cases annually. without manifcsting half OF the
above symptoms, result in consumption, ana end In tie grave.
NO disease Is 90 coImnon, more deceptive and dangerous, less
understood, Or mora pasusoesfuly treated by physicians.
E0-.-- 49,. II you would remove an evil, strike al fs
Vl.nW80N SfbSE root. As the predisposing or real cause Of
~"S catarrh is, in the majority or cases, somo
1HELTNsgT weakness hnpgrity, or 9 ~ Use, faulty Y
......-...s-1 cure the disease our chief aim II must " ~ Pc
oHous disease, and We treas sGcoessfully Thousands of cases an
nrialiy ut the fpvalidf Hotel and Surgical Institute, the more do
, we realize the importance OF combining with the use OF Q local,
soothing and healing application, a thorough and persistent inter-
nal us of bioodsIssfsEns and tonic medicines.
nu,r- In bring catarrh and a. the various diseases with
% sbroneiial, and lung diseases weak stomach hu ca,
tu6uAhol. ! Neutrality-suspicious. and EyPhnitie taints. the wonder
-sE1nzzzd fi pJTnts and virtues Of DIT. Pierceis Golden Med
tal Discovery cannot be too strongly extolied. 1t has a specific
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

The value of a life depends upon its
usefulness rather than its length. ~
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21
Tho Cgtest Lutte rhines. i.

HDon'twor vertroubles which have
MT yet arrlyedaoiY0 a'ilratnn
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Try to have "a opinion of your ow
and stick to 1t. ~,
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nkn It'd OF CIR OPS Is an unknoyn
AlLUnLc experience In Central and
Norihern Dakota and
Minnesota. Mans and full particulars re-
garding lands, prices. etc., sent free d.
dress g. II. WARREN, Gen. Puss. Agt.,
st, Paul., Mimi. H.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

BEING 9pnELv VEGETABLE. x
~. Pierces pelE . operate without disturbance 70
DE; A.a sent{ isSstfve, aitsrssiye. Or ssaiye
Poreauve, the& Kiye the most perfect ousIecuon.