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The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08
Wealth of Some Americans.

Among the richest American estates
ever gathered is that of the Astor fami
". Efforts are made to conceal the
enormous figure that would express
tie worth of the property, but it is
probable that $50. 000, 0OO is not an ex.
trayagant estimate. The estate Of
William H. Vandeibil was $500, OOO,.
ynO. A. T. Stewart was worth at the
time of his death fully $50, 0OO, OOO, a
large part of which has gone one way
or tile other, but mostly the former.
Jay Gould may be credited with $780,
600. 700, and lust as much more as lie
pleases to make, Armour, the Chico
20 hog -packer, is worth $4,000, 900.
Maekey, whose s~tep-daughter. the child
of IA camp-barber, married the Prince
Of the ancient house Of COlonna. is
worth at least 5000, 0O0, 600, and Fair,
his former. partner, has fully that
amount. d. o. Mills is worth at least
81, 900, 900, and Edwin ID. Morgan, the
heir OF the Ex-Governor, mas $3O,O0O,.
200. James Gordon Bennett, one oil
The richest of the young men OF Ameri-
Ca, has a fortune of Sis, 600 .OO0: Miss
Tatharine Wolfe, the w~salthiest spin
Ter in the country, has nearly Sl5,-
", 900, and is the last CT her line.
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EARTH WORMS.

The apparently insignificant earth
worm should stand in high estimation,
after studying its habits and realizing
that to its untiring labors We owe in q
great degree the fertility Of the soil.
Tho Kew Bulletin contains a report by
the assistant Colonial Secretary OF La
COZ, on Yoruba Land, In Western
Africa. He says:
The whole surface of the ground be-
meath the grass is seen to be covered
by rows OF cylindrical worm casts.
These vary in height from a quarter Of
an inch to three inches, and exist in as
tonishing numbers. 1t is IN many
places impossible to press q finger
upon the ground without touching one.
For scores of square miles they ove
the surface of the soil, closely packed,
upright, and burnt by the sun into
rigid rolls of hardened clay. The rains
ultimately break them down into n fine
powder, rich in plant food and lending
itself easily to the hoe OF the farmer.
These casts are very different in form
from those familiar in English gardens.
Having carefully removed the worm
casts of one season from two separate
square feet of land at a considerable
distance from one another, and chosen
ct random. Mr.. Millson found the
weight to be 103 pounds in a thorough
ly dry state. This gives a mean OF
o, er 5 pounds per square foot, and a
total of not less than 62,233 tons OF
snbsoil brought to the surface on each
square mile OF cultivable land in the
Yoruba country every year.
II seems more than probable that the
comparative freedom of this part of
" est Africa from dangerous malarial
fever is due, in part at least, to the
| work of earth worms in ventilatIng and
constantly bringing to the surface the
soil in which the malariM germs live
and breed.
From specimens which Mr.. Millson
has sent home it appears the worm be-
longs to a new species of the genus
| Siphonogaster. The type OF this genus
has been quite lately described from
the Nile mud.
Darwin also estimates that worms, by
swallowing earth for the sake of the
vegetable matter it contains and form
| ing castings, brings to the surface as
much as ten tons Of earth per annum
on an acre.
Worms are great promoters of vege-
tation by boring, perforating, and
loosening the soil, and rendering it
pervious to rains and the fbres of
plants, by drawing straws and stalks of
leaves and twigs into II, and most OF
all, by throwing up such infinite num-
beers Of Jumps of earth called worm
casts, which form q fine manure for
grain and grass.
The earth without worms would soon
become cold, hardbound, void OF fer
mentation, and consequently sterile;
this has occurred in many. cases where
the worms have been accidentally or
Intentionally destroyed, and the fer
tility Of the soil thus lost has only been
restored when the worms had again
collected and resumed their fertilizins
work.
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It's sometimes said patent

It's sometimes said patent
medicines are for the igno-
rant. The doctors foster this
idea.
"The people," we're told,
" are mostly ignorant when it
comes to medical science"
Suppose they are What
a sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but a cure, and the medi.
cine that cures is the medicine
for the sick.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Med,
ical Discovery cures the "do
believes and the don't be-
lieves." There's no hesitance
about it, no "if" nor "possi-
bly,"
1t says-"I can cure you,
only do as l direct"
Perhaps it fails occasionally.
The makers hear of it when it
does, because they never keep
the money when the medicine
fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went
on that principle. eve beg
the doctors pardon. 1t
wouldn't do y
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93l

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yetpromptly on the KidneyI
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn e~ffectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers aud cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and 20
ceptable to the stomach, prompt IN
fts action and truly beneficial IN III
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
ih many excellent qualities com
mend it to all and have made Il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs b for sale in BOO
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
euro it promptly for any one whe
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
NJ. NEW YORK, N.
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with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
eure Il ~au have to take Internal remedies.
Hall's Ca arrh Cure il taken Internally, and
acts Gre lily on the blood and mucous surfaces.
,nas n,escr,had Nv one n n9 ~ he1 nast nhvsician IN
this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scrIption. 1t Is composed Of the best tones
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination OF the two Ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
Ing catirrh. Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY Il CO, Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

One of the latest fsds Is a collection
of shoes of var GUS nations as a drawing
room commentators an, Egyptian,
Turkish, Chinese and il madame has
q pretty foot she inserts among the
motely crew her W tiny. coquettish
Partisan slipper.
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A prominent photographer expresses
the opinion that the gallery OF the fu-
ture will contain nc skylight. A high
room, with the north wall entirely Of
glass, and a roof open to the sky, will
produce the best results. The inside
painted In light color gives admirable
illumination, without the disadvanta-
ges Of sunlight.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Sleeves are worn almost uncomfortab'y
long. They must extend certainly
over the wrist, and preferably, down to
the knuckles. They are full at the
shoulder and down to the elbow,
where they become close fitting for
The remainder Of the length.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

No new tangled mixture OF poisonous min
erals, but the good old fashioned pure yeget-
ago. when the only cure ais were medicines
to assist nature to throw of diseases by re-
moving compositions Of the liver, kidneys,
bowels, and skin which precede all diseases.
The old monks OF the middle ages were follow
ers OF HypOcrates and their st. Bernard Veg
etable Pills have never been surpassed In this
world. A sample OF the st. Bernard Veg
stable Pills VIII be sent free to all applicants.
Address st. Bernard Box 24l6, New York.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

The olfactoTeter recently exhibited
to the Academy of Scie .ce in Paris is
a little apparatus for testing the SMELL
ing powe' ) OF individuals. It deter
mines the weight Of odorous vapor in a
cnbic centimeter Of air which Is per
ceptible by the olfactory sense If a
!. erSOn,
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

There are two hundred members IN
The Society OF the Daughters of the
american Revolution In New York
t,Ity. and all have in their possession
colonial candle ticks, cGanes, spinning
wheels or miniatures of their fo.e-
mothers.
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Persian brocaded stripes appear on
fail!e silks in amber, stem green. april
cot and deep 81 anish yellow, and
magniicently illuminated matelasse
sAtins striped with velvet In black or
rich fruit shades, are outlined at the
edges with gold or silver initiating gimps
and galoons.
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COULDN'T PROCEED WITHOUT HIM.
Old Gentleman-"My boy, where is
your employer"
Office Boy-"Attending a funeral"
O. G.-"lndeedI WhOse?"
y. Bills own"
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.Pateut Medicines Did No Good"

2sHErFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, March 20, 1890.
! rec. ived your sample bottle OF Floraplex-
on, also your letter Of last Monday. After
considerable hesitation, l concluded to give 1t
l trial, as I had already taken so much patent
nrdic ne, and be, II so Unsuccessful with Il, and
lot having benefited me any, that IL seemed
ike money thrown away; but l procured the
2 oraplexion, and have taken four bottles, and
MRS. L.
F10raple1ion Is the spe. dy and permanent
.nrr Tor Sick Headache, indigestion, Dyspep-
,ility and Consumpt on. 1t is the only sure
. re- for these complaints. Ask your drugg st
tor 1t, and get well.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Living only TO get RI hes generally
turns out like the DO who got the hOr-
nest. Just as he thought he hid
1t he found out that IL lad him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

BURaLARINa A DUDES MOUTH
Say, pard, they amt none o. these fel-
FRS here got anything" said train rob-
,er No. /,
Eyes they have. too" SAID No. 2
That ar dudes got gold film in his
eeih, Got yer forceps2"
.sNaw."
"Then gimme yer corkscrew, We
,otter get them teeth"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Choking, sneezing and every
other form of catarrh in the
head, is radically cured by
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Fifty cents. By druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

The demands Of feminine adorn-
ment are SAID to be responsible for the
prospective extiucion OF the beautifi
British kinghsher. 1t has d sappeared
already from the Engl sh counties of
Sussex, Oxfordshir. an | Hampshire.
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Now FOR AN ExPLANATIoN-"He
was awfully fattering. He said my
cheek was The color of his fsvorite rose"
said Maude.
"IIe told me he liked yellow roses
best" returned the genial Estelle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Tho blue jays come when the skies
are bleak
The WOO llani paths to cheer,
But tile green jays from across the
creek
Are with US all the year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

DISTANCE LENDS ENcHANTMENT.-
Hostess-Don't you think my daughter
has a fine voice, Mr.. Bronson, and that
l ought t. send her to Paris to have 1t
cultivated"
Bronson-"Yes; II I were you I
would send her at leas. as far as that"
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TWILIGHT.
BY BROWN PERRIMAN.

still hour that blends both day and night,
by each in peace possessed
Placed like a vestal dream between
Lies struggle and lis restI
Silence and thought, mute landmarks roam
Thy realms in search of bliss,
Strange memories cleave and yearnings fond
q The feet OF fancy kiss.
LIES obscure purposes run clear
In thy diviner air,
we dream upon desires fulfilled
~Untiannted by its care.
Passion, and pain, aud want, and woe,
Like wolves when the night hath flown,
Steal TO their lairs before thy peace,
On twilight, now our own!
Yankee Blade.
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s.You told me you were a quill
driver
"WeIlP"
Sand here you are tending geese"
"Well2'
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Collector allow about meeting this
notel"
Merchant-"I can'tdo 1t to-day. But
Ill make a note of this meeting"
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NINE. Koch, wife Of the famous
German professor, has the entire
charge Of her husbands immense cor
resp ,ndence. She is a native of CLAUS
thai. in Hanover, Germany. She 10 q
competent secretary.
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A SLIPPERY Observation-Disclosures
Ac'or-"Well, what did you think Of
my Bamlet?"
Candid Friend-"Er-u UNI; well, to
tell the truth, if I'D been the old mans
ghost I'd ha' spanked yeul"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Cams Kidney Cure for
Dropsy. Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv-
business, &c. Cure guaranteed. S3l
Arch Street, Philad'a. 81 a bottle, 8
for So. or druggist. 1908 certificates Of
cures. Try II.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

1T WAS NOT THERE.-Snooper-"I
bought these S3trousers in a ft Of econ
omy." r
Hunker surveying the garment)-"T
don't see the fit"
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1t is proposed doing away with the
old system of light; ing rod protection,
and replacing the rods with narrow
ribbons Of copper, which will s mp
the energy Of the lightning and save
the building from destruction.
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NEEDS A KEY.-Mr. Fresh. Of
professor, now how would you CLASH
fy the language spoken by the guards on
the elevated trains.
Professor Langue-"As verbal HER
oglyphics."
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

There Is a Justice IN Islip. Long Is
and. of the name OF Clock. Ills prin-
cipai business Is to give time to the pris-
oners.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

CRuFL.-"That was a sympathetic
audience | had" asked the lecturer.
"Yes. | thought they all seemed
sorry for each other" said his bosom
friend.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Owing to the diff .ulties that have So
often been found with the closed type
bf engines for electric light machinery,
The English Admiralty has abolished
Them in recent ships and substituted
open engines of the compound type.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

SIoHED FOR LARGE-sCALE STINGI-
NESS. Frugal Husband-''I wish l
had $50. 600 q year,"
Unappreciative Wife-What fort
You don't spend a quarter Of your pres
en- income
F. II -"Oh, I know; but then Icould
economic on a larger SCALE"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

LOVE AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY is
said that all is fair in love and war, but
there is one great difference between
Them"
Bio bumper-"What is it?"
~Spatts-"In love the fighting doesnot
begin until after the engagement Is
over.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

The camera shows that the star
Vega, one of the brightest In the
heavens, is apparently a double star,
composed of two suns. each revolving
around a point midway between
them,
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

BORE HIS HoNoRs HUNGRILY.-Jax
N (who has been introducing Jixon in
o society)-s'You carried yourself cap
tally, old fellow. Your were an honor
% the OCCASION"
Jixon (who diIn't get all he wanted
o eatl-"Well, il 1 was. J Ia an empty
ionor, l can assure you"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

When you decide to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
10 not be induced to buy some substitute prep
aratioD, which clerks may claim Is 'as good as
Hoods" The yeculiar merit Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla annot be equalled. Therefore insist
upon Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

A steel company of Cleveland, Ohio,
recently rolled q 20-inch square ingot
into a hree-qnarter-inch plate at q
single heat. The ingot weighed $500
pounds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

"This a bad slgn," said Hicks. as the
single of Rludboory, Blithers & Co..
was blown from its place and landed on
his high hat.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Rupture cure guaranteed by
DR.. j. b. Mayer, S3l Arch ST, phli'a,
Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de-
lay from business, attested by thou
sands OF cures after others fail. adyice
free, send for circular
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Sufferers from Coughs, Sore Throat, etc,
should try "Brown's Bronchial Troches,' a
simple but sure remedy. Sold only In bores.
Price 25 cts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

When an article has been sold for "a years,
spite OF competition and cheap limitations, 1t
muSt have superior quality. IbebbiRs' Electric
Soap has been constantly made and sold since
1855. Ask your 0r0cer for Il. Best OF q !.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Fayori e song Of the American heir
ess and beauty:
"When l can read my title Gear"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08
He WAS Et

He WAS EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.
Mrs. de Flatte--''Boy. did you gee a
stray pug dog around here anywhe;e?"
smart boy--"Yes'm. ] just saw one
bein' chewed up by a big bulldog and l
saw another bein' tied to a tin can an
kerosene poured all over i'm, an l saw
another beln' chopped up for sausage,
am"
Mrs. de Flatte (%clutching at a railing
for suppoiD-'Oh Oh. horrorsl I'D give
S. to get my little Fido safely back.
Smart Boy-"Ali right. mum. You
wal. here half a minute"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08
HUMOROUS.

An expert In handrlshtins-- The
manicure.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

Stockholders usually hope for divi-
lends, but the dividends are often like
The hope-deferTed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

FITS; All Fits stopped free py Or. Kline's Irsss
Nerve hestoref. No FITS afler nrst days use. Mar
,el0us cuTes. Treatise and 81 w trial bottle frees %
lNeases- Send 10 Dr. hlIne.y Si Arcn ST. Pa
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

IMP. .ovEMEET ON RAILWAY SAND
vICuEs.-,cene, Central Africl-tAr-
ival Of the express train at the chief
owD.)
Granddaughter TO the e%ngineer)-
what does this mean? / don't SEQ any
conductor"
fnglneer-'No, the 1rst-class passen-
gers have eaten him mp since we started.
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Stops Pain, Cramps, Inflammation N eody q H TmI.
Hke magic. Cures Group; Asthma, coias Gas " fe ans
~ sim Joints and Strains Full particulars free rr,cs
= eta post paid. l. y. JOHNSON q co' Dosso"
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

1faffiicted with soreeyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
k~CnsEye-water. Druggists sell at Sc. per bottle
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-08

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IS
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-11
BOROUGH ITEMS
GLEANINGS BY THE LOCAL
CORPS OF REPORTERS.
WHAT THE SCRIBES SEE AND HEAR
The Electric Railway Company Is
at Work and There is Nothing
New to be Given the Pub
lie at Present.

Local correspondents Of the Philadelphia
and New York papers are busy sending
away dispatches concerning the progress of
the electric railway. They manage to
string out several chapters, but the fact is
there has been nothing upon which they
could base their statements.
Mr.. Eberle, the superintendent of
construction, has been busy the past week
consulting with the Girard estate officials
and is now in Philadelphia making his
report
j. r, Coyle, Esq, the attorney for the
company, was seen by reporter yesterday
He said, II haYe no news. Things are
progressing nicely and the construction of
the road will soon be under way. Mr.
Eberle is in Philadelphia and 1 expect he
will return Tonight His return will be a
signal for operations"
Mr.. S. S. Shaw, of Philadelphia, is reg
istered at the Ferguson House. He is to be
Mr.. Eberes assistant. He said this morn
ing that he sent large quantity OF tools to
be sharpened at PlopperGs blacksmith
shop, preparatory to the commencement of
work within few days.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-11
l~My Son. Deal With Men Who ADVERTISE You w

town would grow, no matter what his
business may be.
An association of earnest citizens
with modern ideas could get this town
out of the rut it is in so hopelessly. 1t
has advantages that other places are
without. 1t has, on the other hand,
disadvantages that other places are,
happily, without. 1t has a population
that is not easily moved. 1t has the
objection always brought against coal
region towns that is said to be under
mined. 1t has never had what might
be called a stable local government,
certainly not one that had the real
power to help along the cause of pro.
gress.
Happily the last objection has been
removed. The "underminedn scare is
without real foundation. Our popula-
tlon is steadily being thoroughly
mixed up and that is one encouraging
feature, for, where one class or one
nationality is largely in the majority
there never can be any progress. 1t
takes all sorts of men to make a good
town just as it does the world.
Briefly we need to, first, set about
securing a thoroughly competent local
government to begin the city with.
Then we want to advertise our ad-
vantages.
And then we want to make an or
ganized effort to get some benefit for
all from our advantages.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-11
No Better Medium

A glance at our advertising columns will
show the readers of the HERALD that the
business men of town know the best
medium through which to reach the read
rnR public A daily paper, as an adver-
tising medium, is far superior to the Sun
day papers John Wanamaker, who be-
lieves in the use of printers ink, never
uses the Sunday papers. He desires to
reach the public every day in the week,
and therefore uses the daiIies If you
want your announcements read by the
public, place them in the columns of the
HERALD. 1t enters nearly every house
hold in Shenandoah, and is steadily in
creasing in circulation.
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To the Travelling Public.

If you are contemplating trip to the
West or southwest the question naturally
arises, which is the best and most ecoaomi-
cal way in which to make the Journey.
his information you can ascertain by
sending postal to me answering the fol-
lowing questions; Where are you going
When are you going2 Where will you
start from ? How many will there be in
your party What freight and baggage
will you have to ship? On recent of tbi.
l will write or call upon you prepared to
furnish maps, time tables, and fullest
information regarding routes lowest rat, s
of all class of tickets land pamphlets, re-
sort books, Hot Springs guide etc.
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron
Mountain Route is noted for its superb
through car service. Pullman Vestibuled
Buffet Sleeping Paror and Tourist Sleep
ing cars, also Palace Reclining Chair Cars
free are run on all through trains ASK
for tickets via this popular route, and
correspond with me before completing
arrangements for your trip. j. P. Nc.
Cann Eastern Travelling Agent No. 657
n Main St., Elmira N. Y, or 39l Broad
way, New York City. w. E. Hoyt,
General E stern Passenger Agent, No. 89l
Broadway, New York City. The Missouri
Pacific Railway Iron Mountain Route. If