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The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
SELECT sIFTISas.

There are only two lawyers in Iceland.
Asphalt payements were frst laid in
Paris in 1854.
The notation system OF writing music
vas invented in i070.
A sedalia tMo.) preacher sdvertises
''good music and short sermons"
During the years that Henry WI.
'eigned $4,000 thieves were hanged.
The swords of Damascus we're world
amous five hundred years before the
Christian Era.
A dozen bee trees IN New Madrid, Mo-,
we're lately tapped, and yielded 500
pounds of wild honey.
Twenty-Five large nails were found in
the stomach Of a bullock recently
slaughtered in Wilkesboro, N. c.
An antideluvian frog has been foan1,
still alive, imbedded in anthracite coal
y feet below the surface of the ground.
Performances at theatres of ancient
Greece sometimes lasted twelve hours.
seven o'clock in the morning was the
time for the raising of the curtain, so to
speak.
Franceville, one of the New Hebrides
Islands, is said to be the smallest Re-
public in the world. Its population
comprises forty whites and about 500
Africans.
The city Of Bsnjsn, in Great Bu-
charia, is cut in the side of a mountain.
There are 1900 artificial caves and
two statues, one ninety, the other twenty
feet high, each hewn from a single
stone.
A pistol ball was recently removed
from the right thigh of q man which
had been there since 1864. The ball, 1t
is said, had g~ravitated ABOUT a foot and
q half through the flesh in the last TWEEN
ty-niue years.
A couple of pheasants, joined after tho
manner of the Siamese twins, were shot
by a hunter in Bellefonte, Oregon. The
connecting ligament was half an iuch
long aud a quarter of an inch thick,
and united them just in front of the
wings.
A level head is possessed by a certain
young man in Winamac, Iud. He loved
two girls equally well, and both Of them
adored him. He set them to cooking a
dinner, each in turn, in his presence.
He married the one whose dinner he pre-
ferred.
There'has been plowed up in Andrew
County, Missouri, an ancient Roman
sword, it is reported, which is believed
to have belonged tn some member of
De S ,to's expedition, who were ezplor.
ing in that part OF the country in the
middle OF the Sixteenth Century.
Palindromes, that is to say, sentences
the letters of which read the same from
left to right or right to left, are just nov
very popular in London at honi gather
ings. Here are se7crds good examples
Eros sew Eve tue, but Eve was sore
Repel o leper-Was it a cat I saw-Evil
did I ere l did live-Big was l ere I saw
Glib.
The "oyster" is thought by epicure,
to be the sweetest tid-bit of a turkey.
1t is a portion of exceedingly tender
dark meat which lies in a hollow on each
side Of the backbone, near and just above
tho second joint. Ely examining the
bare frame of a carved turkey, the two
hollows where the .soystcrs" lie will be
easily perceived, and one will note tina
their shape is a long oval.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
AN IndIanapolls drayman

An indianapolis draymau who
monkeyed With a barrel of tomato
ketchnp was blown higher than Gil,
,oy's kite. 1t is lucky for tne rat.
IONS OF Indianapolis restaurants TIA
The condiment WAS never deliSeIeo
10 tho consigneoA
A rich man dcspiscs those who Get.eI
him too much, and hates those who d,
not f]atter him st all.
Hard times have notably affected
the attendance at Vass"r College.
The earliest known bank was one at
Babylon, b. @. 700 managed by Egibe.
1t received deposits and issued drafts.
The m of Iceland have had
municipal suffrage for more than TWEEN,
ty years. They are o eligible to
municipal offices.
An English matchmaker exhibits an
engine of l22 distinct pieces mot in
Guiding thirty-three bolts and scrswsl,
which could be hidden in a lady's
thimble.
The brides cake OF to-day is a re-
lie of a Romman custom. At a Roman
marriage the bride was expected to
prepare q part, at least, of the we'd
ding feast with her own hands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
a MOORISH S


A Horrible Dungeon WI ere Human Be
ings Are Confined.
OF all the places where human be-
ings are confined for punishmenb
there are said to be none so horrible
as the prisons of Morocco. The one
presented in our illustration is stu
ated at Fee, and was, a short time
ago, visited by a traveller who gives
the following description of it: You
ascend by "a narrow staircase, he
writes, and come out on a fat roof
bathed in the glorious spring sur.
At your feet Is a square opening
with a heavy wooden grating. 1t is
hell's hatchway. You look down
and instantly turn sick with the
horrible stencil which arises. You
look again and you see down there
u%pturned faces, white, ~passlonless,
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
Peppermint, Spearmint, and Tansy.

More than one-half of all the oil Of
peppermint, spearmint, and tansy
used in the world is said to be pro-
duced and distilled in Michigan. Tic
center of the industry is st. Joseph
County. Peppermint plants weigh
ing is, 900 tons when dried are culti-
waited every year in the State. From
these the essential oils are distilled.
Early In spring the roots are planted
in burrows from two to three feet
apart. In q day a good workman
will plant an acre with them. a few
weeks later the rows meet and cover
the entire ground. In September
the plants mature. They ar then
covered with fragrant purple pos
SONS. and the time has arrived for
moving. After lying in the sun TO
dry they are raked into heaps and
taken to the distilleries, of which
there are about $50 in the
State. 1t Is estimated that $50
pounds of dried peppermint llants
produce one pound Of oil. The yield
per acre is fifteen pounds OF oil. Dis
titled peppermint brings from s1.25
to So. 90 per pound in the home mar
ket. The industry was originally cs-
tablished In Mitcham, England.
about $50 years ago. Early in the
| present century a beginning was
made in this country in Wayne
County, N. Y, and in st. Joseph,
| Mich. To-day nine-tenths Of the en-
tire product of the world is made in
the United States. The rich alluyial
soil so abundant in Michigan, to,
gether with its desirable climate, has
enabled the State to take precedence
| over any other State or country in
this industry,-American Stockman.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
Sums CarIons Remains.

Some very curious and important ar
Genealogical remains were unearthed q
Creston, Iowa, the other day BY some
workmen engaged in digging 9 cellar.
They struck what at first appeared to b
a solid ledge Of rock or coal, and, sitting
down to rest, one Of them began idly to
peck at an apparent ~issure, when q sohd
block nearly two feet square disappeared
with a dull thump. The men set eagerly
to work, and removing the bottom Of
the Dit discovered a chamber with 9
fi~fteen-foot ceiling twelve by twenty feet
in extent, the walls being OF neatly
scanned stone work. Ranged 10 rows on
rudeiy constructed platforms were skele-
tons, each with a tomshawk and an
arrow 1T its side, earrings aud bracelets
of lead lying where they were dropped,
and piles Of what appeared to have been
furs in the centre Of the platform, each
pile crumbling to dust as soon as ek-
posed to light. A number of tools made
OF copper were unearthed and fresh dis.
coveries are constantly being made
Picayune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
SLEEPING IN BUSINESS HOURS.
Bricf Protests of Active Minds Against 10
ing OyerworBed


ing Overworked.
We were in an elevated train, ano
having nothing better TO 90 were
watching a welI-known inancler o.
this city, who sat in an opposite sea-
pairing his finger nails.
He vas a man whose name Is q
household word all over this coun'
try for his great wealth and the oar
ing speculations by which he mas
won it.
He appeared to be uneasy and
crossed aud recrossed his legs con
stantly.
Suddenly he sat perfectly still,
knife in hand, while his eyes, hxed
on nothing in particular, took on q
far-away look and the lids contracted
slightly.
His whole appearance %betokened a
man who was thinking SO intentiy
on some sub ect that he was entirely
obliyious to his surroundings for the
moment
II wonder what big scheme he's
connecting now" I whispered to my
com anton.
"None at all, I'll bet YOU" was the
answer from my friend, a shrewd
young doctor.
II have noticed" he continued,
'that men Of active faculties often
lapse into such spells, and persons
who see them generally suppose that
they are the outward marks OF in
tense mental application: but my ex-
perience convinces me that they are,
on the contrary, brief periods during
which the mind is really thinking OF
nothing at all.
II call them mind maps and l be.
lieye them to be as highly beneficial
to the mind as sleep is to the body
They are a sort of protest and pro-
lection Of nature against the excess
sive strain put upon the mental fac
ulties by too energetic thinkers
"If you ask a man at such times
what he is thinking a'nGt so ic'rnt'r
he will generally give you an cvasVe
answer, because he would rather
have you suppose he was connecting
some deep scheme than not; but thc
fact is that his mind has really been
asleep and when he IS actually think
Ing hard you will generally find his
eyes rowing from one object to an.
other, and his whole body in Il state
of fdgets. New York Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
FARM NOTES.
LANE rLAsrEn ron sfXBIEs.

Professor Dean, OF the oatario Agri-
cultural College, says OIL the subject of
land plaster in stables: "We use con
stantly on our floors a liberal quantity OF
land plaster or gypsum, which has three
effects: ~ 1t fixes the ammonia aud
makes the manure more valuable. C2)
1t sweeteps the stable, absorbing bal
odora. (j) 1t gives the stable a better
appearance aud looks neat and tidy. In
fact, an hour after our COWS are turned
out you would scarcely know that a COW
had been in. This is accomplished by .
liberal use of plaster ard whitewash.
Both are cheap"
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

A short time before DR.. Charco,
died he said in a lecture that semi.
scientists had for more than fifty
years ridiculed the idea that the
full OF the moon was a dangerous
time for mad people. Better-in-
formed men are coming back to that
old-time notion, said Or. Charcot. az
tie result Of increased learning on
the subject of earth tidce, similar to
the OSCILLATION of sea tides.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props. Toledo, 0.
ney for The last is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tion made by Their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
wALpiNG, KtSvAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, OHIO.
Ha is Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
A Queer Proposal.

A granddaughter of Delacroix re.
teived the following curious pro-
posal Of marriage from the famous
Champtleury: "Mademoiselle-lf you
believe, as I have heard, that an
unmarried person is like the half
Of a pair Of scissors, which is USE
less without the other half, l offer
you my sympathies, my love and my
best efforts TO cut together the
material Of life" The young girls
answer was the gift of apair Of scis-
sors, followed by a marriage three
weeks later.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect Of Syrup of Figs, when
in need of a laxative, and if the father
or mother be costive or bilious, the
most gratifying results follow its use
so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have a
bottle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
The Fafnss' Mutual fire ms. Co.


atIfH COTSTK.
OTTIcE-liEAp or MARKEI ST, sALEa.
fTthlS old and reliable Company " ~ rear,
L Standing continues To insure all Etuds Of
property, not extra haTarduu,. ~ toxin rs c,Gn
Try iof any length Of time not exceeding Gye
years al as low rates as will PAY losses and tx
peRHes. II inSIres against lrr Or lightning or
damage by either. Its losses are pIUmptiy al
iusted and paid. Its funds on hand are ample
TO meet all probable loss, b"ing larger than at
any previous tint of It's eAistt nee and steadily
Increasing, while its reserve assets are Of a
character and amount to surely meet ali losses
however extraordinary, and cannot be FILTERED
officers.
Directors-A. Bnderback. j. B. Grier. Joseph
Waddlngton, William Is, Carpenter, W0o.nur
Petit, 9uiDton 7. Harris, j. II. SiuuttksGa. C.
IL StnnIekson, Barclay Grlsc,,n. ! q IiV!me,
Charles Hires, II Josiah Ntstar. u. r, CTleT
Executive Committee-W. Il. Carpenter
President; Charles ", Casper, Joseph wad
f IN meet weekly, on Seventh day at ''''0'I
Secretary and Treasurer-woodnutt Petit,
70 whom applicants may be made In relation
70 any business connected with the COmpanN.
81 the o,ne OF the Company go East Broad
In addition to the above the following per.
snns have been elected Agents anS Surveyors
L NJ Hltchner, Elmer.
George Y. GFier. WOOdstown.
Josiah Summerln, Fenn's Grove.
Daniel ID, Hitehner, COhanssy.
F"rlnan Sinn!ckson, l., Z. Neck.
John lltchucr, AIluway.
Joseph r. Live2ry, Berkeley.
David ID, GTlscum, MaTltOn, M
George R. Morrison, Salem.
EB, Slekler,
WY B. CARPENTER, President.
PErTiT, Sec'y and Treasurer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

|IfIn every land between Spitsbergen
and Patagonia there is some species of
the common blood sucking mosquito.
In British America and Alaska they
are very large and troublesome.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
At the Fair.

The Capper-It's three rings for
cents, gen'rmen; and every time
Uncle Hiram-Say, Samanthy, amt
them rings cheap! 4e don't sup.
pose they be solid gold, do ye?-Puck
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

St Peter-Who is that stout lady
standing outside? Assistant uecn
Victoria, your holiness. St Peter
Indeed! Just ask her if she won't
come In out OF the reign. Truth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
German
Syrup"

Ny niece, Emeline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption
She tried nearly all kinds of medi.
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. Il
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and a good appetite.
had it from her own lips. Mrs
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Stranger In far Western restau.
r~ant)--Is it necessary to tip the
walters here In order to secure
proper attention? Native--Not il
yeh got a gun.-New York Weekly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Containing all the post ofices arranged al.
phabetically, in States and Counties, with all
other matters relating to post ONCE affairs can
Dc ordered from b. SALISGER, y. .. Box. ilSs,
Philadelphia. Pa. No business mar should be
without 4. Price s2.0 paper cover with monthly:
q. % cloth cover with monthly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Investigations of rain drops lead to
the conclusion that some of the large
drops must be more or less hollow, as
they fail when striking to wet the
whole surface inclosed within the drop
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Experiments made by NJ. d'Arson-
val with an instrument which he calls
|myophone proves, contrary to the
older opinion, that nervous excitability
may exist for many hours after death.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

The moon is not so small after all.
Its surface area is fully as great as that
Of Africa and Australia combined,
which would make it only about 1871
times smaller than our earth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

The coins of Constantine struck A.
D. 312 were the first to bear the Christ
ian emblems. These showed the cross,
the monogram of Christ, and some
times the words alpha and omega.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

TRAIN-RoRBINa is becoming SO dan.
ferrous that the industry Is suffering
rom great depression. And the on.
y safe burglars now are those who
fave quit the business
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

The actual occupancy of Mars by q
"a ce superior to our own is said to bt
very probable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

The Importance Of keeping the liver and
kidneys in good condition cannot be oyeresti-
mated. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a great remedy
or regulating and invigorating these organs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Coughs and Colds. Those who are suffering
from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, ETC., should try
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. Sold onlyfn boIes
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Hafnlcted with soreeyes use DR.. isaac Thomp-
sons Eye water. Druggists sell at2oc. pet bottle,
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

The astronomers discovered twenty
ninen planets during the last year
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly ant
effectively, OF the liver and bowels. Csc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15

A wonderful stomach eorrector-Beechami
Pills. Beecham's-no other. 25 cents q box.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
ACTUAL VIEW OF STUDENTS BANK IN
GoIdey Wilmington Commercial
COLLEGE @School of Hand
s.h and Market sts., Wilmington, Del.

one ut the five built up Business Offices OF the
College. conducted by the students. 800 students
u % ladies', from 1o7 places and ! States last year
Every year larger. Everything practtcal.
Teaches ~seif-support. Graduates aided to sit
nations. individual instruction, therefore enter
at any time. Expenses low. Eighth, year
One OF the most costly and magnificent Satalo-
CUES ever issued in America, mailed free beartl-
fully illustrated BB-Write for 1t.
II. S. G0L.DEY, Principal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-15
Tides.

Hoods Pm. cure sick headache.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-01
CORNER STONE LAID.
Methodist Society OF Newton Highlands
tn Erect q New Church.

MethodfSt Society of Newton Highlands
tn Erect . New Church.
NEWTON, Mass. Dee. 1. - The Meth
odist society of Newton Highlands have
real cause for thanksgiving as they engage
In the ceremony Of laying the corner stone
OF their new church ednce. The church
services OF the day were held in Lincoln
hall at 10 O'Clock and Immediately after
wards the corner stone was placed in posi-
tion.
Bishop W. +. Mallalieu, D. d., of Buf-
falo, N. Y, gave the address and among
other speakers were Rev. J. w. Hamilton
and Marcus ID. Buell.. dean of Boston uni
versity school OF theology. Other features
were music by a special orchestra
The new building will stand at the
corner Of Erie avenue and Hartford street.
and will cost about 5000. The material
used In the construction are field stone,
five feet from the ground. and wood above
with exterior covering of cedar shingles
There are three entrances-one through
the vestibule of 'tower on Hartford
street, one at the opposite corner OF the
building and the third ut the pulpit end
of the church.
Auditorium he's a pitched flcor with
semi-circular seats, and will accom- mmoaate
2G0 persons The Sunday school room
opens from the main audience room aud is
connected by sliding doors. When re-
quircd it can be used for church purposes,
and will provide room for 100 persons
There will be q triple arch over the pulpit
end of the church. The choir room and or
gan Is located in the rear OF the pulpit
platform. In tho rear OF the building, adj
joining the Sunday school room, the Indies
parlor is located 1t is to be handsomely
fitted up with tiled grate, handsome man.
tel and attractive decorative features.
There is kitchen in the wing which is to
be provided with all necessary conve-
niences. The library occupies the space
over the Sunday school room. The pas
tors study is entered from the right side
Of the pulpit platform.
The dimensions of the building are
74xi6-10. The outer roof will be broken
~ arched windows. and II large window
will be located in the relr of the pulpit.
The inside treatment will be that. OF
natural wood flush. The overhead trusses
will be hard pine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-01
Thanksgiving Day Fires.
TUE TARIFF BILL.
Income Tax and Other Important Items
Have Been Adjusted.


WASHINGTON, Dec. LIT has been def.
nitely determined that the income tax sys-
tenn, to be reported by the ways and means
committee, will be confined to tax on
the net incomes Of all corporations and a
tax on succession and legacies. A strong
fight was made for n plan broad enough to
include all incomes of individuals in ex-
cess OF 5000 per annum, but the will of
the msiofity was TO abandon the gradu-
ated income tax In favor OF one applying
only to corporations and SUGGESTIONS.
The Democratic members have now
reached definite conclusion on this sub
ject and it can therefore be confidently
announced that the income tax system
will be narrowed down to these specific
limits unless the recommendations of the
committee are upset in the house and
general plan for graduated tax on all in
comes. private as we'll as cooperative, bs
adopted.
The Democrats Of the committee have
also decided 10 increase the tax radically
on cigarets aud TO impose tax on play
ing cards, the object on the one hand
being TO tax nuisance" and on the
other TO tax an article which can bear
heavy burden without any individual
feeling the weiQht Of ii. The internal rev.
enue tax on whisky is still an open ques-
tion,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-01
WOMEN MUST RETIRE.
Names VIII he Stricken From the Roll
OF sons of Revolution.

of sons of Revolution.
CONCORD, n H., Dec. 1. - The New
ii npshire branch OF the Sons of the Rev
olution is in an embarrassing situation,
from which it has sought relief, with pros
poets of eventual success. When that
branch was organized both men and
women were admitted TO membership.
Since the formation of this branch the
Daughters of the American Revolution
has been established, and the male MEM
bership has increased to much larger pro-
portions than was contemplated mt the
start, and, besides. the women want to be-
come members of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution.
Owing to the construction Of the char
ter this cannot be done without acti on by
the state officers OF both organizations.
The state regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has been written to
by President G. f. Staniels, asking her to
devise means by which the women can
join some of the New Hampshire chapters
OF the National Society Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
The national society Of the Sons of the
American Revolution has instructed the
president OF the New Hampshire branch of
that order that the names Of women are
not allowed upon its rolls, and that they
must bring about severing of that fea-
tnre of its membership.
The vice president general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, Mrs.
Ellen Harding Willworth OF New York,
requests that all women now connect ed
with the Sons of the American Revolution
he allowed to join the Daughters of the
American Revolution.