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The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29
PERSONAL.
DR.. Jennie McCoWen, President Of
the Academy of Natural Sciences.

DR.. Jennie McCowen. President OF
the Academy of Natural Sciences.
DR.. Jennie McCowen, of Davenport,
H., has been unanimously elected Pres
ident of the Academy of Natural
Sciences in this city. DR.. McCowen
had for two years previously acted as
Corresponding Secretary for that or
~ganization, and for three years proceed
ing that as Librarian, having in charge
the 10000 volumes upon its shelves.
She is one of the best-known and most
popular women in a State famous for
its progressive and aspiring daughters.
The range of her industry and accom-
plishment would put to the blush many
an o~stentatious business man. Her own
profession, in which she has high rank,
is not enough to satisfy her poised and
interchangeable spirit. For rest and re-
creation she merely "changes works"
When her duties as q physician tax her
strength she turns to literature, philen-
thropy, or science as an offset. DR..
McCowen is OF French extraction, Pres
byterian on her fathers side and Quak-
er on her mothers. She was born near
Cincinnati, and isthe daughter Of q ply
stefan. Her parents both died when
she was young, and she educated her.
self for q teacher at . normal school in
Ohio, fromwhich she now has an "A. NJ"
title. She taught and studied, studied
and taught, until she was able and old
enough to become q doctor.
She assumed her own support at six
teen, and became q resident OF Iowa in
1864. She took a three years course in
the medical department. of the State
University. Upon her graduation she
was Immediately offered q position on
the medical staff of the State Hospital
ofthe Insane at Mount Pleasant. She
remained there three years, and then
began private practice, with the deter
mination of making mental diseases, es-
pecially those of her own sex, her life
work. Her value in her chosen field
has been generously recognized. She
has been three times elected to the Sec
r~etaryship of the Scott County Medical
Society. At the close Of her last term
as Secretary she was elected President
of the Society, q thing hitherto I'M
dreamed of in the history Of the medical
world. She is also a member OF various
lutulChi bOClttlcoy hiloiS 1900
York Medico-Legal Society. She was
elected to this in 1884, when there were
but two other women members to 4Oo
men. She has been associate editor
since 1885 OF the LoWa Medical Report
er, and q contributor to many medical
journals, chiefly on insanity. In 1888
she began the issue of q little paper in
connection with the Working Woman's
Club, which club is her especial pride.
This paper is called Lend a Hdnd
Echoes, and all the work done upon 1t
is done within the membership OF the
Club. The motive throughout Is phi.
lanthropic, being the Improvement and
encouragement of working girls and
women in Davenport.
In person DIR. McCowen is said to re-
semble Frances Willard, but the resem-
blance is only in the type. Her hair
has a tinge OF warmth, her eyes are
blue, her teeth even and white, her
laugh hearty and contagious. her dis,
position sunny, her insight keen and
her will strong.-Davenport Ia.) Letter
TO Chicago Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

Many tests have been snggesed to
determine whether or not life is extinct
where death has appeared to occur.
One of the most recent, and held TO be
one of tho most reliable, Is called the
ammonia-hypodermic test. In using
this test the operator injects n hypo-
dermic syringeful Of strong solution OF
ammonia under the skin of the arm or
some other convenient portion OF the
body. II the body he not dead-if
there be the ~faintest circulation-the
ammonia will produce on the skin,
oyeo the point where it was injected, q
bright red patch, on the surface OF
which raised red spots will appear; but
IL theie be absolute death, there will
be produced a brown dark blotch, which
is definitely conclusive against any
possible vitality.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29
HOUSEHOLD.

HOUSE DECORATToN.4So many sug-
gestions for methods Of cheap decora-
ton find their way into print addressed
to those who have very plain homes and
who are out of the way Of knowing
what is really good that the need seems
rather TO be of hints what to avoid.
While trying to adorn it should be re-
niembered that wen evere plainness is
better than bad ornament. The walls
Of a oom and its floor are the point,
which are most conspicuous, and there
fore most need to be saved from too
brilliant coloring and too conspicuous
patterns. If bare white walls or those
covered with ugly paper confront us,
they may be remedied at small expense
by timing with a soft, delicate color,
some neutral tint being the safest to
attempt; or there are to be found, al
most eveiy where, wall papers at low
prices in small indistinct patterns and
subdued co,ors which are even pretty
in themselves and which give warmth
and tone to the room; or the plain,
coarse gray paper, which makes so ex-
cellent u background for pictures, is
available, SO that it seems almost wrong
to weary the eye and the brain Of the
room with the gaudy, Obtrusive papers
50 often used.
If the white walls or the ugly paper
cannot be changed, let us not increase
the ugliness by putting patches of bril-
liant color in any form Of ornament
upon them. Even the Japanese fans,
which aie SO popular that one hardly
dares utter a protest against them, do
not always beautify. They may, indeed,
if judiciously and moderately used in a
plain dull colored wall, make a pleasant
relief to the eye, or a frieze composed of
them is sometimes good. Still, We hope
their day is over and that they are pass
ing away from even the remotest farm
house walls,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

FRUIT MINUTE PUDDING.--Measure
n quart Of rich new milk, reserving
half a pint in order 10 wet five large
rounded tablespoonfuls of sifted -four.
Heat the larger portion of the milk to.
gether with one wen cupful of sugar,
to IA boil, in a farina kettle and turn tile
hot mixture gradually owe the cold
milk and flour, stirring all the while to
prevent Jumps. Return 1t tn the kettle
and cook till it thickens, which will be
about ten minutes after it begins to
boil. Take it off the stove and beat
while it is cooling. When half cold add
sliced bananas, or whole Strawberries,
whortleberries, raspberries, blackber-
Ties. sliced apricots or peaches. Serve
ice cold. The amount Of fruit will be
determined by the taste OF the maker.
A delicious variety of the same pud-
ding may he made by leaving out the
fruit and replacing one half pint of milk
by the same quantity of strong coffee.
Again, a chocolate pudding may be
substituted by using n square of choc-
olate with the quart of milk and cook
ing it just as for the fruit pudding but
minus the fruit.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

N. Cornu, a French scientist, re-
Gently expressed the opinion in the
Academy of Sciences that the light
emitted by the shooting stars is not due
to confiagration or to the heat of
impact. In those high regions, he said,
our atmosphere is too unsubstantial to
render the explanation satisfactory. 1t is
much more probable that the phenome-
non is one of static electricity developed
by simple friction, and it is well known
that rareiied gases can be made to
glow intensely with but very little
electric fluid.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

M. Ungerer, a French scientist, be-
iieves that flowers and the perfumes
distilled from them have . salutary
influence on the consultation, and,
indeed, may be regarded as a thera-
peutic agency of high value. He says
that residence in a perfumed atmos-
phtre forms a protection from pulmo-
nary affections and arrests the develop
ment of phthisis. He adds that in the
town Of La Grasse, where the making
of perfumes is largely carried on, phthi-
sis is rare, thanks to the odorous
vapors exhaled from the many dis
tilleries.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

WIFE-s.Mrs. Dawson says That l ann
a perfect fright, even in the handsomest
dress"
Husband-stDoes she?"
"She does. Now, do l look like a
fright to you, John?"
"Look like a fright to me? NO, 1
guess not. I tell you, May, 1t takes a
good deal to brighten me-"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

Among the '~'paradoxes OF science"
BlackWood's Magazine mentions the
fact that water, which will allay
thirst, augments 1t when CONCEALED
into snow; so that it is stated by Arc
tic explorers that the natives prefer en-
during the utmost extremity of thirst
rather than attempt to remove it by
eating snow. Yet, II the snow is
melted, it becomes drinkable water.
while ice, which melts more slowly
than snow in the mouth, Is very eff
Gent in allaying thirst.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

"WHAT are you dong now, BrownP'
''I'm a silver chaser at present, Quinn
by"
That's a new business for you, isn't
"No; I'm merely looking for a man
with a quarter to lend. Do you happen
to have one?n
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

DINER-oUr-"Waiter, how's thisf /
have just discovered a collar button In
my soup"
Waiter-"Yes, sah-you's de lucky
man. We has prize soup on Mondays
am Wednesdays. A harnsome GIT IN
every twentieth plate, sah."
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

Most persons who have walked on a
railway track have observed how much
rustier rails that are infrequently used
are than those in constant service. A
French scientist thinks he has found
an explanation of this phenomenon In
the fact that when q mixture Of iron
rust and iron is submitted to great
pressure the magnetic oxide Of iron is
formed. In the case Of rails in cor
slant use he thinks that a superficial
coating of magnetic oxide is formed by
the compression OF the rust IN the
metal by the passage of trains.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29

"ABoUT what TIME and where did
the knights originate and f~ourishf''
asked the teacher.
And the smart bad boy said he reck-
2 5nu re dark cages. And Tor the
n that week the poor, patient
- bed he could get out y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
PERSONALS.

Fred Leuhs, of the Observation-Disclosures will
return from Germany tomorrow.
The family of Mr.. F. Hermann will summer
at Palisade, Rockland county, N. Y.
Silas c. Halsey, brother of ex-Congressman
George A. Halsey, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison to the consulship at Sonneberg.
Counsellor Z. S. Cowles sails today for a little
rip to Europe. He will visit the Paris Exposi-
ion as he goes.
Nh. +. 0. Matthiessen, of the sugar refining
firm of Matthiessen & Weichers, has suffered
bereavement in the death of his daughter in Paris
last week.
The Rev. DR.. Brett, of the Bergen Reformed
Church is a D.. D. Tusina College, of College
vile, Pa, conferred the degree on him,
School Superintendent Poland is attending the
National School Teachers Convention in Brook
Yr.
Colonel Erlenkoetter's family are summering
at the Catshdlls.
The Prof. Anon medal for proficiency in violin
playing in the st. Mary's violin class was
awarded to Martin J. Whelan. The presentation
was made by the Rev. Father Corrigan.
The members OF Company c, OF the Second
Regiment, want Assemblymaa Pagan TO become
their captain. 1t is probable that he will.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
Politics and Liquor.

The Republican press lis in a bad
way over the liquor question. They
are so fearfully cornered that they
know not how to escape. The success
of the Democratic legislation OF Last
winter renders them frantic, killing as
it does their only practical hope OF
winning any advantage in the Fall.
AT n moment we are told that in
the passage of the present high
license bill the Democracy outraged
the temperance sentiment OF the State.
In the very next breath we are told
that in order to coaciliate the temper
ance vote of South Jersey, the Democ-
racy betrayed the interests of the
saiocnkeepers.
Now, obviously, both these things
cannot be true at one and the same
time. As a matter of fact both are alb
surdiyuntrue; butthefact that both are
urged as campaign arguments OF the
Republican side, shows that the lead
ers OF that party have lost their heads.
Strange as it may seem. the policy
of the Republican side. SO far as it can
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
T

Halsey is off for a summers outing
in Europe, and Phelps will go to Ber-
lin in a few days. Frederick A. Potts
and Gardner r. Colby are dead. The
financial outlook of the Republican
party in New Jersey seems bleak this
year. The nomination of Millionaire
Grub for Governor looks like a party
neeessity.-Reaoayk Journal.
1t is early in the season, but already
the fight for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Senator has settled down to a
contest between Henry d. Winton,
editor of the Bergen County Democrat,
of Hackensack, and John Huyler, of
Tenafiy: while the Republicans men
toned are Mr. Asa Dickinson, OF
Hackensack, Mr.. Benjamin w. l..
Hanfeld, of the same place; MI. Peter
Alderman, of Midland Township. and
Mr.. Charles T. Harrington, of Union,
both ~ex-members of the Assembly
EngleSpood Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
SUMMERINGS

Miss Mamie C.. Heating. of York street
will spend the summer at Red Bank.
Mrs. George Miller, of Ocean avenue,
has gone to Ocean Beach for the hummer.
County Register George B.. Fielder and
family Will summer at Indian Harbor,
Mass.
Miss Bertha Edwards, of Summit ave
niue, will pass the summer months among
the Catskills.
Miss Effie Earle, of York street, is in
Flemmington, n. j.
Miss Annie Hopper, of Monticello ave
nue., Dis summering at Colo Spring.
Mr.. Thomas Butler will spend his vaca-
ton at Meriden and New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. William Woodward, of Pa1isade
avenue, has gone to Niagara.
Mr.. Otto Bauman has gon with Il party
to camp out at Lake Hopatcong.
Mrs. H. j. Van Wrinkle, of Montgomery
| street, is spending the summer at Sharon
Springs.
Councilman Stanton and Family, of
Hoboken, are at LeXingben, Green
county, N. Y.
Mrs. Frederick Davy, of Wayne street,
has gone to Bound Brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Sands win spend the
summer at Bleomingberg, N. Y.
Miss Mary Nicholson, of the High
School, will travel through Canada and
spend some time among the White Noun
tains during the ummer
Miss Maud Winans, of PaVonia avenue,
will spend the SGTHmer at White Lake,
N. Y.
President Erlenkoetter, of Hoboken
Common Council, and family will spend
the summer in the Gatskills.
Miss Wygant, of the High School, has
gone to Memphis, n. Y.
Mrs. John Merrill, of Eighth street, is
in Yonkers.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Falrier are sum
mering at Asbury Park.
Mrs. Olcott, of Grand street, is spend
ing the summer at Weston, n. j..
Commissioner Gayle, of Hoboken, anc
family are summering in the Catskills.
Miss May Cummings, of Grand street
has gone to Marthass Vineyard for the
ufnmer.
Mrs. Bowker and Miss Grace Bowker
of Warren street, viii spend the summer
at Ocean Grove and Fallsberg.
Mrs. Reeves, of Summit avenue, is al
\ Nyack Tor the summer.
Mrs. j.. u, Lewis, of Grand street, il
spending the summer at Syracuse.
Miss Carrie Ewald has gone to New
port to remain until fall.
The Rev. Father Francis is resting
among tire CatskiHls.
Nh. and Mrs. M. Boyle are summaering
at Lexington, N. Y. Y
Mrs. Elmer Drake, of Summit avenue
is suEnmering mt Ocean Beach
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
Did He Steal the Package?

Mr.. Thomas Ogden, of Ogden's express
has lately had considerable trouble with
a fellow named Hugh Clarity, who until
recently was in the employ of the firm as
a driver. Clarity was dismissed after g
number of trials for bringing short re
turns. A young man named William
Dunn was employed in Garrity's place.
Since then the ex-driyer has done little
else than to annoy his late employees. He
would jump on the rear of the wagon
and in spite of the driver would renal.
rs long as he chose. He was driven of
a number of times by Mr.. Ogden. A few
wagon, for which he mas been compelled
Il pay the owners. At the same time
Garrity was missed, and yesterday Justice
Aldridge was appealed to for aid. A
warrant has been issued for the arrest OF
the supposed thief.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03

imagined / always judge of a
widows grief by the shape OF her cap.
l wonder is that unkindy This young
lady, l feel sure, was no victim TO sor-
row. There was nothing whatever
feeding on her damask cheek. | am
certain that she made that cap her
self. 1t had a ruehing OF crepe lisse
in the front, which was bent down
a la Marie Stuart, and in either space
beside the bend was a mass OF softly
fiuffed out hair, curled within an inch
of its life, and then drawn out so that
each individual hair showed an in
dependent little ring of its own.
We were calling at a friends house
where she was staying and we heard
the hostess say:-"Poor thingl Quite
recently lost her husband. Feels 1t
deeply" The cap was coquettish,
the fringe was inviting and the coun-
tenance was by no means forbldding.
Laurel, our American friend, is great
on the subject of widows. Il know,
she says. that society expects widows
to sit ON their husbands collins and
make everything uncomfortable, and
society is just the firsttoturn and rend
them for doing it. Just you wait until
I'm a widow. I'll be a real smart one.
This is the sort of a cap I'll wear."
And she sketches her own pretty
head, with q cap about two inches
square on the top and a pair OF
"weepersn streaming in the air be-
hind. There! shan't / look nice?
oh, girls, | wish | had been born a
widow, that L doln
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03

vulgar tastes of the gallery folk; but
there is no good authority for the
statement, and the story is highly i'm
probable. Ben Johnson had hair of
the ruddy hue. When, in the course
of explorations among the vaults be
meath Westminster Abbey, made in
1919, the remains of Rare Ben were
discovered, a few hairs, undoubtedly
red, We're still to be seen adhering TO
the skull. Shakespeare's hair is usu-
ally described as auburn, but it was
perhaps dangerously near the more
pronounced color, for it seems very
probable that the Rufus of John Mar
ston's satire, "~Pygmalion's Image"
published in 1893, and the Rufus
Laberius Crispinus of Ben Johnson's
Postmaster were both intended to
refer to William Shakespeare.
The dislike to red hair has been re-
ferred by some l%enquirers to another
origin than the Judas tradition. The
ancient Danes were a r~ed-headed peo-
pie, and it has been suggested that to
the terror and hatred aroused
throughout the country at the time
and by the memory of their sanguin-
airy raids may be attributed the preju-
dice against all people with hair Of
their color. In the west of Cornwall
''red-headed Dane is the most insult
ing term of reproaeh that the native
mind can invent. The Chinaman, in
a similar complimentary spirit, al
ludes in his W language to the
detested foreigner as the ''red-haired
man." or sometimes 'red-haired
devil.n Cornishmen have a ira
dition that many centuries
ago a great battle was fought ON
Gwenvor Sands, in Whitesand Bay,
at the Lands End, between the
natives under King Arthur and bands
of invading foreigners supposed to be
''red-haired Danes" This oppro-
brions name has long been given to
people with hair of the sam hue, who
are popularity supposed to be the
descendants of the ancient invaders,
and until recent times so strong was
the prejudice against these Danes"
that intermarriage with them was
generally frowned upon, and, as far
as possible, discountenaneed. The
tradition further promises that the
'red-haired Danes will again some
day attack Cornwall and that the in
vasion will be speedily followed by the
end OF the world.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
She Deserved Success.
From the Chicago Mail

tS ft'Ny AHN
l heard a story about a pretty little
widow the other day which contains
a hint to young women who are sud
denly thrown upon their w re-
sources. This little woman lost her
husband, and in the course of time 1t
became necessary to do something to
support herself. After trying a good
many places she was given a position
in a State street dry goods store, with
the handkerchief counter as her de
partment. The first day she was
there a gentleman came along and
stopped at her counter to look at the
goods. She felt that she ought to sell
him something, so she went at it ener-
g~etieally, and, though the man tried
in every way to elude her persuasive
ness, he couldn't do it, and was finally
forced to buy half a dozen aaldker-
chiefs. When she got her salary at
the end of the week she found a sub
stantial increase over the figure at
which she had been engaged. She
asked the cashier the reason why.
Because OF a sale you made the
first day you came. If you remember,
Won sold half a dozen handkerchiefs
to a gentleman after making a long
talk"
Yes, / remember she said.
"sThat was Mr.. Partridge. He
thought your salary ought to be
raised"
This was a good while age. The
lady is happily married again. You
may be sure that a girl who can sell
goods to the proprietor of a store will
not be long in getting q husband,
and a good one, too.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
Clean The Streets.

Yesterday was a day to realize the
condition OF the streets. They
were simply horrible. The road
ways were filled with black, pasty,
sticky mud. 1t was worse than walk
ing on ice TO try to on the slippery
stones, and, when the Shiny filth once
got on your shoes, you dragged it all
over the sidewalk with you.
Everyone wondered how such a
nuisance had been endured SO long,
and everyone wondered, too. how
much longer it would have to be en-
dured.
Let us hope it will not be long. The
Mayor is awake to the shocking con
dition of the streets; the new Board
of Streets has apparently a lively
sense of what is needed; MI. Tumulty
the new superintendent, says he
means business, and there will be no
delay.
The place to begin is in the business
heart of the city. The streets that
every uses should be first attended
to. Montgomery street and Newark
avenu ought to be made as clean as
Broadway, New York.
1t is moi a hard thing to do. Ii the
street is onee cleaned down to the
bare stones. and is then regularly
swept once or twice a week, it can be
kept I'M excellent order, and very little
money need be spent on it.
But the whole secret consists in
making the contractors do their work
thoroughly from the outset. If Mr.
Tumufty means business he will start
out that way. and if he does not, he
must be set aside for some man who
will, for the streets must be cleaned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03

be said to have any in its present
ratified condition, appears to be to
pose as friendly to the ruIn interests.
We do not hear a word of local option
now. That charlatanic device has
been allowed to fall into ~innocuous
desuetude. But, in its place, we near
a good deal of talk about high license,
and much hulnbug about the IN
justice of the present law.
The evident effort is to embroil the
liquor men with the Democracy, to
which they are naturally friendly
seeing that it is the only party from
which they have ever received fair
treatment. But the scheme will not
work. The liquor men are too shrewd,
and the record of the Democratic
party is too straight.
The liquor men know that if the
present law contains some thrilling
crudities, these will be easily adjusted
by the next Legislature, without any
radical change of principle being
made. The temperance people of the
State know that the Republican
talk is pure pretence, and that the
party will never attempt to return to
the daring indignities of 1888, which
so soon worked out its own punish
ment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-03
An Indecent Apology.

The New Brunswick Nedo1li0n is
the paper which got off that remarka-
BILE maxim:-''The yictors want the
spoils now-not next ~year--but right
away"
The editor seems to be rather aston
ished at the notoriety this pleasant
u%tterance has earned him. He is AT
some pains to explain it now, and lac
IA find no better way than to claim a
sort of honesty prize for speaking out
what every republican thinks.
But in this claim the editor merely
falls into the error common in cases o
cynical impudence with truth.