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The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05
Exiraordinarr Memories.

Among the recorded instances OF mar
velous memory is one given by Arch
deacon Fearon of a person IN his fathers
parish who could remember clearly all
the burials, with the exact dates and all
the details, which had taken place there
for ~thirty-tiye years, but in all other re.
spects was a complete fool. George
Watson, according to"Hone's Everyday
Book" could remember, with like exact
ness, every event of every day from an
early period of his life. Another SINH
lar case Is that of Daniel Mccartney, re-
lated 10 the Journal of Speculative Phi
bsophy. Memory Corner Thompson
was able to draw, upon order, exact and
perfect plans of many of tn. parishes of
London, with everything in its place
and nothing left out. Ga the side of
the learned, Scaliger read nothing which
he could not remember, aud committed
Homer to memory in twenty-cne days,
and all the Greek poets in three months.
Like powers, changing only the authors
learned, were displayed by Bishop
Saunderson, Euler, Lcibnitz. Gilbert
Wakefield, aud Person. The same
power is called into action in the ac-
ouisition of languages; and here we have
the instances of Crassus, who could try
cases and pronounce judgments in my
uf the dialects OF his Asiatic pretorate;
Mithridates, who administered the laws
in all the languages of the tweuty-one
nations Of his empire; Sir William Jones,
who knew thirteen languages well, and
could read with comparative ease in
thirty others; John Leyden, who had q
good acquaintance with fifteen Ian
guases; George Borrow, who translated
prose aud poetry from thirty languages;
Edward Henry Palmer, who could speak
the native tongue of every European
nation, and was 50 perfect a master Of
Arabic, Persian, HindustauI, Turkish,
and the language Of the gypsies, that
even natives were sometimes deceived as
to his nationality; Viscouut ~Strangford
and Elihu Burritt, ''tho learned black
smith," Cardinal Mczzofanti, who pro-
fessed to be able to speak in ''only fifty
two languages; Sir John Bowring, who
was much like him in gifts; and Won der
Gabelentz, who ''secms to have been
equally at hone with the Suahelis, the
Samoyeds, the Hazaras, the Aimaks, the
Dyaks, the Dakotas, and the Klrirls;
who could translate from Chinese into
Mauchu, compile y grammar or correct
the speech of the inhabitants of the FIJI
Islands, New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands,
| or Nav Caledonia. "-P0DuLlr .Scteace
Monthly.
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CxLvIII.

An Act to enable cities OF the second class of
thlss state TO disbaud volunteer fire organiza-
tions and to substitute therefor a paid dc
=
l.. be il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey, That 1t
shall and may be lawful Tor the common coun-
ell or ether governing body of any city of the
second class of this state, by resolution, by
and with the approval OF the mayor, to dis
band any volunteer fire department or organ
ization in such city. and to provide, by ordi
nance, to sell and dispose of all fire apparatus
belonging To said city, and provide for the
creation, control and regulation of a paid fire
Z. And he it enacted, That should any COM
mon council or other governing body OF any
city of this state of the second class adopt a
maid fire department therein as provided by
the first section of this act, the power and
duties connected with and incident to n paid
fire department shall be vested in a board of
commissioners; the said board OF commission
ers shall consist of five persons whom 1t shall
be awful for the mayor of such city to APP
point: the said board of commissioners to be
known and distinguished as the board of fire
commissioners of such city; the members OF
said board of fire commissioners OR other than
the mayor, shall hold Office for the term OF
one. two, three, four and five years, respec-
lively, from the date of their appointment;
the term of each member OF said board TO be
designated by the mayor IN his said appoint
| mept, and the mayor OF such.city shall there
after MI all vaeanies for any unexpired term
and appoint a member for u full term OF -four
years within one month of the expiration of
any members term of Office, aud at the expir-
alton OF each term the full term succeeding
shall he for five years. and the said commits
sioners shall receive no pay or compensation
for their services; the said board OF fire CON
missioners when appointed as aforesaid shall.
within one month after date OF SAID appoint
ment, take an oath, to be administers by the
city clerk of any such city, to faithfully and
impartially discharge and perform all the du-
ties on members of such board,
nd the said board shall enter upon and dis
charge the duties of said board MS vested by
this act within one month of date of said ap-
pointment, and shall proceed to select one OF
their number TO be president Of said board, wbo
shall be chosen by 4 majority thereof, which
said board OF fire commissioners, when APP
pointed as aforesaid, shall have the control
and msnssement Of the eaid fre department
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CHAPTER CXCIX.

An Act TO enable cities of tn second class IN TINS
state to reconstruct Old school houses and pur,
chase additional land and construct new school
houses thereon.
1. he 1t enacted by the Senate aud General As
scmbly of the State OF New Jersey, That hereafter
il shall be lawful for the common council. board OF
aldermen or other governing body Of any city OF the
second class in this state In which a public school
house shall be in n dilapidaicd, unsanitary, unsafe
or unsatisfactory condifion for tchool pnrposos't 10
purchase additional ground, either adjoining such
school house or cl sewhcrc as may seem hest for
school purposes, and reconstruct such school honse
on a larger scale and with better and more modern
appointments, at an expense not exceeding one
hundred thousand dollars.
3. And be it enacted. That for tho purpose nfoEe-
said ii shall be lawful for said common council
board of aldermen or other governing body, TO issue
bonds Of such city for the payment OF snch cxpen'
dtture, n to exceed the sum one hundred thon-
sand dollars. payable In not less than twenty, years
al a rate not TO exceed five per cenlnm, p'edglng the
faith and credit of such city for the payment there
af, which bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder.
alter having first advertised the samc for salc III
two newspapers of the county for at least two
weeks.
3. And be II enacted. That all acts and parts oil
acls and charter provisions Inconsistent herewith DC
and they are hereby repealed. aud this act shall take
effect immediately.
ApprOyed April IA, 1891.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.
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Recent d~evciopements IN cnen'ca.
science promote bcilet In the eN'soence OF
elementary forms Oh matter ho' ys
actually observed
A new railway appliance enables the
conductor to signal to the engineer ac-
curatay and promptly by means oi'com-
pressed AIR. IL IS a Trigger deVice.
In France successful experiments have
been made with sulphate Of iron and with
sulphate of copper, lime, and water as q
spray in preventing potato disease.
A Limoges firm has introduced a new
process Of firing porcelain by means of
petroleum or residuum oils, which give a
very pure heat without smoke or fumes.
BY a new device, pieces of metal can
be STAMPED with greater npidity by be-
ing first rendered plastic by an electric
current lust before the stoke of the dies.
The erosion of big guns is thought to
be largely due to igniting slow.burning
powder at the base of the charge. where.
by the bore receives attrition from the
hard unburnt portions of the powder.
Professor, I.e,v;s Ross read n naner re.
,,n,Ir l. Wa.h;nr.on N n hafnro tho
National Academy of sciences. in which
he said that the average speed of the
stars through space is twenty eight miles
a second, while that OF our sun is about
twenty five miles a second.
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ing the str;de Of the ostrich ia from TWEEN.
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when terrified from eleven and one.balf
IN fourteen foot or AT the rate of about
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The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05

A stylishly -dressed and good-lookine
Frenchwoman who stepped off the
steamship La Bretagne recently at
tracted the attention of the Custom
House inspectors by the remarkable
size of her hustle. The lady was &C
companied by her husband, and the
pair seemed to be in o great hurry tc
leave the dock.
The inspectors called q woman as
s~istant, who searched the vivacious pas
senger. She gave her name as Marie
Clemantine Brochon, aud said she was
going to live with friends on West
Fourteenth street.
Contained in Nine. Brochon's hustle
was found a large assortment of jewel
ny, some of it very handsome. The
collection is valued at $4,000
1t includes 80 gold rings seyeral Of
them we're set with diamonds; % pairs
of gold and silver earrings, s breast
pins, 4 bracelets, % pairs OF gold
mounted spectacles, s pairs OF gold
mounted eyes-glasses, and 16 watch
charms. The goods were confiscated,
and .ne tearfu! Nine Brochon and her
husband were allowed to go. Her bus
sic also contained twenty-five yards Of
silk and q number OF handkerchiefs and
neck scarfs.
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A New Remedy for Cancer.

The juice of the Papaw has long been
known to have the remarkable property
Of sottening flesh, aud leaves are often
used by natives Of tropical America tor
wrapping around meat to render it ten
der. DR.. Mortimer Granville believes
that this property will prove of great
value IN the treatment of cancer. He
has studied the matter for a considerable
time, and has convinced himself that the
juice, or its active principles, would
prove an effective solvent for cancer It's
sue when used with some other sub
stance, such, for instance, as periodohy-
methoxychinolin.- Trenton IN. ~ Amer
lean.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05
CHAPTER CLXvu.

A Supplement to the act entitled "A further supple
meiil 10 an act entitled An act concerning corpo-
ratioDs'" tRevisionl approved April seventh, one
thuusand eight hundred aud seventy five, which
further supplement WIS approved April fIst,
one thousand eight hundred aud cighty-scven.
/. BE it enacted by the Senate aud General As
sctubly OF the state of New Jersey. That the first
and second sections of the act to which this act Is a
supplement. entitled "A further supplement to an
act entitled An act concerning corporations Ike,
yisionI, approved April seventh. one thousand
eight hundred and scyeniy-tivc. which said further
supplement was approved April. first. one Thousand
eight hundred and eighty-seven, be so amended and
supplemented that the same shall respectively read
as follows:
i. be il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
where one or more persons heretofore or hereafter
authorized to organize or iucoi parate any corpora
ton heretofore or hereafter authorized to be ere
atcd by or under any general or special act shall
have died before such corporation shall have been
completely organized, pursuant TO law, II slla l ana
NAV be lawful for the survivor, or a majority OF the
survivors, to heretofore or hereafter designate IN
writing other persons who may take the place and
act Instead of those deceased in the organization,
snd any organization heretofore or hereafter affect
cd by the aid of any such persons so heretofore or
hereafter designated shall be H. valid and ~effectual
in law as If the organization had been effected by
all the perrons so authorized to organize or incor-
porate any corporation as aforesaid; always pro-
vidrdt that the provisions of this act shall not in any
manner apply 10, atfcct or impair the rights or ma
be pending 1t the time of its passage.
. And be IL enacted, Tint all acts and parts OF
acts, general, special, public. private, local or other
wise in any manner Inconsistent with or rcpngnant
to any of the provisions Of this act be aud the same
hereby are repealed.
3. Aud be 1t enacted, Ihat ths act thai take
effect Immediately.
Approved April 4, 1881.
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under and by virtue of the aforesaid rcsolu-
ton as provided for in section one Of said
act.
q. And be IL enacted. That Switchboard of fire
commissioners shall have power to elect by
ma jority vote OF said board all members and
ofBccrs Of said lire department, and 10 deter
mine md fx the compcnsntiod 10 he maid 10
each.
4. And be It enacted, That the members of
any such Are department, Organized under
and by virtue of this act. shall seyernlly hold
their respective offices and continue in their
respective e~mployments rs such officers and
employees during good behavior. efsciency
and residence in such county. cxceut such
fire commissioners who shall hold Office rs pro
yided i'm the second section of this ACT: and the
term Of any such oficer or employee shall not
be determined or depend upon the pleasure or
caprIcc OF any municjpal officer, onicers or
hoard authorized 10 make emploympnt or an
pointmcnt in said fire depnrtment: md no
person shall he removed from office or employ
iucnt In such fire dppnrtment of any such civ
for political reasons or for any other cause
than iucapacjty. miscond,ict- non reside or
disobedience Of just rules and regulations cs.
tablished or which NAV he established
for the fire department or force of such city.
4. And he IL enacted. That any person who
shoiI have served fvo wears aa a ,nc,uhor oT
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ton TO grant or allow such fees or compensation to
the several officers Of said borough as 70 them shall
seem necessary and proper; provided. that the may
or shall not receive q salary exceeding three hundred
dollars per annum for the performance Of his oficiai
Office as a justice OF the peace; that the members Of
council shall not be paid. directly or Indirectly. any
compensation for the performance of their official
duties; the fees Of the assessor and collector to be
II. And be it enacted, That the said council shall
and may make aud impose fines and penalties
against all persons who shall offend against the by
laws and ordinances Of said council; and the mayor
of said borough IL hereby constituted a court OF
record to take cognizance OF all offences against
such bylaws and ordinances and punish all Offend
ers against the same by fine not exceeding fifty
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days
in the jail of snch borough or in the county Jail or
both, together with the corts of conviction: and 1t
shall and msy be lawful for the said mayor, on COM
plant made on oath or Affirmation of an offence
committed against the said bylaws and ordinances.
and on conviction thereof to issue his warrant TO
the marshal or any policeman of said borough. com
handing him, in case any offender or offenders be
sentenced to imprisonment, TO convey him. her on
them to the jail Aforesaid. there to remain until the
term of Imprisonment shall have expired and the
costs of conviction shall be paid; aud in case the
offender or offenders shall be adjudged to pay q
dne. then it shall and may be lawful for the said
mayor TO Issue an execution to the borough mar
shall or any policeman OF said borough. command
Goods and cbsiiteIs OF said offender or offenders.
aud the said borough marshal or policeman Is here
by authorized and required 10 execute the process
Aforesaid; that the Jaiier OF ire county 10 which
such borough is situate shall receive and safely
keep all such offenders as shall be committed TO the
Jail of said cot ty BY the mayor OF said borough
for the term of >. her or their imprisonment as
expressed in tn warrant OF commitment, and all
the expenses of \ eping said offenders in said jail
shall be- borne and paid by the county.
2a. And be it enacted. That the assessor shall as
rcss and the collector collect The taxes ia the same
manner as the assessors and collectors OF townships
in this state are required by law to nssess and &C
lect; and In case OF the non-psylncnt Of taxes inc
eaid COLLECTOR shall proceed to enforce the collection
thereof nr now required by law OF township col
lectors in this state
III And be Il enacted, Thai The commissioners OF
appeal In cases of taxation shall meet annually on
the fourth Tuesday OF November. to hear and deter
mine all complaints OF unjust taxation: they shall
! sit frum ten o'clock In the forenoon until five O'Clock
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05

An Act relating TO- depositlng OF refuse from

An Act relating to depositing of refuse from
chemical factories near residences.
l. De 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That IL
shall be unlawful for any manufacturer of
chemicals in this state to deposit, or cause to
be deposited, on any vacant lot within one
hundred feet of any human habita.ion any re-
fuse or proceeds from such manufacture and
that any person or persons who shall violate
any of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemcanor and shall be
liable TO a fine of twenty-five dollars for each
offence.
2. And be IL enacted, That If any manufac-
turer of chemicals who may have already de-
posted, or causnd to be deposited, any such
refuse within one hundred feet of any resi-
dence at the time of the passage of this act,
and who shall within thirty days after notice
given to him or such chemical company at its
office by any citizen living within one hundred
feet of such refuse or by the owner of any res
idencc which is within one hundred feet of
same, shall refuse or neglect to remove such
refuse he shall be deemed guilty of u misde-
meanor,a and subject to a fine of ten dollars for
each day that such refuse shall bc allowed to
remain after such notice.
0. And be il enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts Inconsistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed, and that this act snail
take effect Immediately.
Approycd April 2, 1891,
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The theatre at Savannah, Ca, Is said
to be the oldest play house in the United
States. 1t was built in 1878, on a solid
rock foundation, with walls That are four
feet thick.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05
CHAPTER CLVUI,

An Act providing for the vacation of roads
in townships which have been laid ont by
surveyors appointed by the court, to open
which no appropriation has been made for q
Scriod of four years after they were laid
out.
l.. he it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
whenever no legal appropriation has been
made for the opening of any road or part Of a
road laid out by surveyors appointed by the
court In any township in this state, for the
perIod of four years after such road or part of
road has been laid out. IL shall lie lawful for
the court of common pleas of the county in
which road Or part of road lies, wholly or In
part, upon the application of ten or more Tree
holders of such township, and upon proof of
the aforesaid facts made or presented by them
10 the said court to its satisfaction after four
weeks notice of such application to the court
for that purpose. published in at least two OF
the newspapers of the county in which such
application is made, il there he that number
published in that county, otherwise in one
only. to make an order or decree declaring
such road or part of road to he vacated unOn
such terms a. the court may deem just, and
thcreupon the same shall be vacated and cease
to exist the same us il it had never been laid
out.
i, And be 1t enacted, That this act shall b.,
a public act, and shall take effect imInc-
Approved April 2, 1891.
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The fore, of marines at the Norfolk (va.)
Navy Yard has BEEN very much depiete in
order to supply the ships OF the White
Squadron. Scarcely enough are left at the
navy YarI to mount guard,
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and couutersigned by the clcrk. aud no warrant on
the borough treasurer shall be authorized except In
pursuance Of an order OF SAID conncil passed at a
stated meeting and entered GU their minutes: aud
such warrant shall be made and numbered payable
10 the order OF the person or persons to receive tho
same. and shall specify for what purpose the
amount therein mentioned IL dirccfed to be paid the
said treasurer shall keep arec0rd OF the proceedings
affecting the revenue OF said borough, and shall
make out annually on the first Tuesday In March, or
oftencr should the council require, and publish In
newspaper printed In the county In which eaid
borough Is situate, u any there be, a detailed and
ury. and Of all moneys dieburecd thcrefrom from
the commencement Of his Official year TO the
date aforesaid, and hle a copy with the borough
clerk.
IL. And be Il enacted That the said council shall
have power TO pass, enforce. alter and repeal ordi-
nances to take effect within said borough for the
vscste. alter. grade. aii up, strniEhten. extend.
clean, repair. refill, establish. alter aud regulate the
grade and grading Of all streets, avenues and roads.
grade and boundaries Of all streets, public alleys,
roads and sidewalks In eaid borough, and to
authenticate any and all Of said improvements by
t ihss, es ~ .hal RI not be- altered iSas ia EXCEPT sra'i By o com.
sent Of the owners OF two thirds Of the frontage
affected by ench alteration for the regulating. paw.
Ing. crawling. cleansing and keeping in repair The
In such borough; for regulating the planting and
protection Of shade trees: for preventing or remov-
Ing all distractions, encroschmenis. cImbrances
roads. highways, sidewalks, alleys, enclosures and
lots in such borough; for ascertaining and estab-
fishing. the boundaries OF all streets. alleys and side.
walks In such borough; for cauring tho territory
embraced within the boundaries of such borough
20 be accurately surveyed and mapped for roads.
streets and avenues; for grading, paving. eraveling
and laying sidewalk In such borough, for prevent
ing and removing all distractions, impediments or
nuisances on any street or street crossing caused by
any railrnad company or ite agents; for preventing
upon the sidewalk, except when necessary to cross
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-28

Patron--Here are ten dollars which l
wish TO present 10 messenger boy No. 900
Agent am glad to hear that one OF
onr boys has been Of so much service
When was Ill
Patron-Yesterday. i sent him 10 the
exchange with an order on my broker 10
buy 10000 shares X. Y. II. stock, but be-
fore night the whole bottom dropped out
OF y. Y. u. / rushed around TO my
broker and was delighted TO learn that
the boy hadn't got there yet.