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The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
WAS MARY's BEAU.


Away down East, whereof wtS IelIe"' ""V"t
ms Yankee kin, ~ n,o.o nous
There used to live a pretty i!rl whose nam'
And though SoS MA Il, many yean rInce last saw
And t ihas S1g I fsef I'm sadly trn by Western
SIM oftentimes / think absss the old familiar
place, Lh,or for Mic,
And IN nv heart i feel onss more revivinei
I used Tia To- ffeeeei in those old tsIes when I was
On Friday night I'D drop aroUnd to make my
An though / came to visit her, I'D have 10 see
with Mays mother sitting here and Mary's
The conversation never fiagtld so far as I'm
Sometimes I'd hold her wd ted, sometimes
we'd play at games,
Sometimes dlssect the apples lhlch VIC ha"eu
Oh. how I Ioathed The shrllh oned clock that
told me when to 60.
twas ten o'clock at hali-past light when l was
Mary's beau. ,o or,
God crant tGey bring the old tEeet smile back
TO your pretty fac
Tod grant they bring you tho tghts oil me, not
as ! am to-day, 49,,
With faltering step and dlAImlhs eyes anu
asVect grimly gray: ,,u =,
But thoughts that picture net's Ialr anu iuil vi
As we we're e in Inc oldcn tims -as you shall al
Think ~ me ever, Mary, as tn boy you used to
When time was feet and life tras sweet, and ]
was Mary's beau.
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/ are special seats set apart for any: I'm
| prayer all are held to be equal, and D"
places are reserved"
Standing in long and solemn rows,
all the worshippers on a given signal
stand very upright, their hands raised,
the palms turned outwards towards
heaven, and their eyes directed up-
wards. AT another signal the whole
congregation PROSTATE themselves to
the ground, their foreheads touching
the floor. After q few moments they
rise, and the same ceremony is re-
peated at least three times. Certain
very simple prayers are next reclted,
one of which is only less beautiful
than the "Lord's Prayer"
The worship in q mosque is chiefly
prayer, and foreign observers have
considered that much of the service
tends to degenerate into attention to
the mere forms and ceremonies. An
English Protestant would miss tho
singing OF by INNS, the reading aloud of
the Bible, and the rich and noble
English Liturgy. But there is an I'M
deniable attraction in the Mohammed-
an worship, chiefly owing perhaps to
its uniform and absolute simplicity.
Sermons are not usual, though they
sometimes follow prayers at the Friday
service. TIGHE HOPKINS.
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AN UNUSUALLY LIVELY CHOIR.
olscord Among the Singers Put the Par
son to Flight.

olscord Among the Singers Put the Par
son to Flight.
Perhaps il the Rev. Lamb Agnus
2f Weeping Canon, N. M, knew as
much about church choirs as he does
now he would not have attempted to
start a male choir at that place. Ii
the reports of the Weeping Canon
experiment are correct, Mr.. Agnus
had but recently left a theological
school and had more enthusiasm than
p actical know edge, but there al
be no doabt that his intentions
were the best. 1t was said many
times in Weeping Canon that the
Clergyman ''meant we'll but had no
sabe.'" At all events. according to
the generally credited accounts of the
affair, as given In the B ston Adver-
tiser, Mr.. Agnus set about forming a
male choir soon after his arrival 10
Weeping Canon.
At his personal and urgent solic.ta-
ton about every cowboy and miner
In that part Of Sierra County who
could sing, or who thought he could
sing, was taken into the choir on
trial The first few 1ehea sails we're
a source Of many sleeples, night to
Mr.. Agnus, but matters finally pro-
gressed to such a stage that it was
announced that q concert would be
given by the choir on an evening In
the early part of June. 1t was gen.
gally supposed that an influential and
popular individual who was known as
'Jhloridc Jack" would be given the
leading part because Of bis remark
ably powerful If not particularly
sweet voice, but Weeping Canon was
startled by the announcement that a
young ranchman, Pompilio Penalties,
was to be the star Of the evening. 1t
was noticed that Chloride" was alb.
sent from the rehearsals after that,
and many of the older and wiser
Numbers Of the choir at once resigned
from the organization.
The concert was held on the even.
ing as announced, but what the
Weeping Canon Coyote, the local
weekly, described as an 'unfortunate
r understanding" served to shorten
the program noticeably. After the
choir had sung two athens, which
were vigorously applauded. Senior
Penalties started in on a SOLO He had
hardly finished a brief recitation when
a double barreled gun was thrust
through n of the open windows and
a heavy load Of buckshot was dis
charged at the soloist. As the buck
shot scattered" to a great extent
stseral per.ons in the audience were
more seriously injured than Senior
Penalties was, and the injured ones
rate haste to whip out their six
shooters
A large portion Of the audience
made a rush for the door; many 9th
ers dropped quickly to the floor and
.crawled under the benches; some
vicious cowboy "shot out" the lights
and, to queue the Weeping Canon
Coyote, ''the scenes that followed
beggared description"
Abont 0 o'clock that evening a
young mar in clerical garb hailed the
Hermosa stage exc!tedly and clam.
bered in. His muddy and dishevel,d
attire was not such as the Rev. Lamb
Agnus usually wo G. but he was the
individual. He was afterward in
duced to return to the Weeping
Canon Church after a few weeks had
elapsed; but for several years since
his return he has insisted upon purely
congregational singing.
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I VINO go out to borrow it.
SHADOWS are black, but they have
no teeth.
The devil watches the feet Go
sees only the heart.
/. WRONG doing of every kind has in
It the seed of murder.
THE devil keeps close to the mar
who gets mad quick.
SOME of the DEVILS best work i;
done by careless people.
ONE step toward God will put the
devil behind your back.
1T takes a blockhead a long while
to lind out what ails him.
EVERY good mans life is a volume
Oh Gods thoughts in motion.
The man who loses most is the one
VINO tres TO keep all he gets.
If gravestones told the truth the
millennium would be here now.
THE man who bends one OF the
commandments breaks them all.
No MAN gets religion right un!es;
1t makes a big change in his life.
A LIE is always a few shades
olacker than the sin it tries to hide.
No MAN Is a real hero who does
not know that he Is right with
God.
MEN who serve God only when
they feel like it never do a full day:
work.
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The ..Gatored Mule.n

"Dld you eve hear of a gatored
mule?'" asked MI. William G.
Thompson OF New York, who Is on
his way home, after a year spent in
Florida for his health.
"a 'gatored mule as he is called
in Florida, is n of that stubborn
race which has been eriven partially
insane from an alligator fright. In
fact, while a mule will stolidly wait
to be thrown OFF a railroad by a loco.
motive before he moves, he goes into
a wild state of terror at a single
glimpse Of a saurian monster.
There are hundreds of gatored
mules in Florida To tell the truth,
| helped to gator M myself. How
did it happen?
"Well, 1 had been staying at Oca-
la some weeks, and finally agreed,
with several friends, to go hunting
ia the South. About twenty miles
from town We located upon q small
stream Astounding In game. After
pitching camp l went for a walk, and
before Iona found a gator hole.
From the strong, musty odor which
Issued from IT, knew that the owner
WAS at home.
Calling my companions, / decided
u capture him We rammed a long
pole into the burrow several times.
Finally We heard a snap like the re
port OF a gun, and the pole remained
fast The gator had seized it. We
tried yainly to pull him out. Then
some q suggested that we try our
camp mule. We shouted. The mule
was led down to the hole, a chain
fastened to the pole, and then the
frightened animal was started.
"There was a cracking Of chains, a
roar, and the alligator, fully seven
feet in length, came out with a rush
as the mule started on q wild run for
the road. The saurian's teeth were
sunken so deeply into the wood that
he could not release himself. and
away went the mule, pole and all.
The alligator spun around, kissing
like a steam engine, but he held on.
while the mule, thinking himself
pursued, snorted and ran. We FOL
lowed, into the streets of Oscala flew
the mule and his queer load. Com
Ipletely exhausted. he was stopped By
a party in front OF the p~ostofice.
1.-THE gator was dead. We skinned
and stuffed him. The mule recovered,
but the sight Of a swamp now throw,
him into a perfect frenzy Of terror
Washington News.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
USEFUL BASKET.

Street shoes should Ia removed a
soon as the wesrer returns home They
should be pulled into form while still
warm and placed so that they will pro-
perry air inside.
Dip fish In boiling water for a mo-
ment before scaling tbemr
Half a lemon, dipped in salt, is good
to clean a copper or brass tea-kettle or
other utensils.
The hollyhock has been promoted to
decorative purposes at Newport dinner
parties and rivals the sweet pea Ill Ia
yor. Those used are the new double
varieties, and come in beautiful rose
reds and faint pink and lemon, ami
they are said to he extremely effective
for aesthetic purposes.
Whiskey will take out every kind OF
fruit stain. A child's dress will look
entirely ruined by the dark berry stains
on II, but II whiskey is pourd IN the
discolored places before sending 1t into
the wash It will come out al good as
new.
A home made paste chat a be re-
commended In unqualified terms Is
made OF two tablespoonfuls Of laundry
starch and one tablespoonful Of gum
arabic. Dissolve tt csc in a little warm
water and pour over them about a pint
bol il rig water. Sir rapidly over the
6;e for a few minutes and set 1t aside
to cool. When the paste Is nearly cold
add three drops of oil Of cloves to keep
1t from moulding or being discolored.
1t brightens a carpet wonderfully to
wipe 1t off with a sponge wet I'll water
to which a tablespoonful Of turpentine
has been added. This should be done
once a month after the carpet has been
tho roughly swept
When packing gowns put tissue pa
per between tire folds and crumple a
sheet Of 1t ard place it In the large
sleeves. This will prevent their creasing.
Some OF the morern trunks have straps
across each tray to prevent the contents
from slipping. If your trunk has not
this invention the same results can be
obtained by lacking tapes inside each
tray, and this method will save much
crushing.
Here is a way OF ''lxing" the most
treacherous colors so they cannot fade
unless you use s1ft-soap, or burn them
with q hot iron. II there are any stains
on the linen. remove them without
dampening the silk; dissolvea table
spoonful Of sugar-of-lead in q teacupful
Of hot water and add 1t to a pailful OF
cold, rain water. Soak the goods in
this for two or three hours. then wash
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
A FLORAL ARTIST.

Marianne North, who spent her tint
and talent in painting the flora of thu
tropical regions of the earth wa:
| one of the busiest of women, and 81
we'll contented with her lot in life tina
her autobiography has been wei
named the "Racollections of u Happy
Life"
In fifteen years of travel, she did al
amount of work which might have oc.
| cupied an ordinary lifetime.
She visited North and South Amer
lea, Africa, Hindustan, Japan, TIL
West Indies and Australasia. Neither
| heat nor cold deferred her from seek
ing her hearts desire.
Her first introduction to the publ,
| was through the loan of her pictures t.
the South Kensington Museum. WheI
negotiations were in progress, two
gentlemen were sent to look at hel
work, and one was overheard saying t.
thu other, % they entered:
"We must get out of this civilly
somehow; 1 know what these amateur
things always are"
After looking at the collection, how
ever, he cried enthusiastically, "W,
must have them at any pricei'
When the gallery was finally opened
to the public, n visitor said TO Miss
North, not knowing who she was:
at isn't true that all these are
painted by one woman, is it?"
81 have done them ALL" said she,
quietly.
He seized her by both hands and ex.
claimed, "YouI Then it's lucky you
didn't live two hundred years ago, OF
you'd have been burned for q witch!"
One of her most interesting quests
was that of the blue puya in South
America. She took a guido and q horse
and when the ascent was too steep fol
riding, went on foot fright into the
Clouds"
"These were 30 thick" she writes.
''that 1 could not see a yard before
me, but l would not give up, and was
rewarded, at last, by the mist clearing,
and behold just over my head was q
great group of the noble flowers.
standing out like ghosts, at first, and
then assuming their full beauty Of
color and FORM"
In 1890 this happy and t~ireless wo-
nan died, and England is her debtor
for this gorgeous and unrivaled collec.
ton of paintings Youths Compan-
ion.
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| as directed sb1ve. This is an admira-
BILE way of setting the colors In fading
prints, lawns aud all cotton fa6ricS
To take out scorch lay the article thai
has been scorched in the bright sun :
shine.
An easy method Of removing bits OF
foreign bodies from the eye is to place q
grain Of flaxseed under the lowerltd, and
close the lids. The seed becomes sur
rounded by q thick, adhere emit mucilagP,
which entraps the foreign bsdy, anu
soon carries It out from the angle OF
the eye.
The gold contained in the medals,
vessels, chains and other objects pre-
served in the Vatican would make more
gold coins than the whole of the pres
emit European circulation, 1t is said.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

In 1904 somo adventurous french
fishermen of Normandy and other coast
provinces of France prosecuted their
vocatl IN of the shores of Newfound-
land, in the first French vessels thai
ever appeared there.
ALI the blood In the body makes
tie entire round OF circulation in 20
seconds, SC that three times in every
minute all the red globules Of the blood,
which are the oxygen-carriers, |, must
each have Its fresh modicum of1nxvran..
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
August
Flower

My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came a burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
of your books, I purchased a
bottle Of August Flower. 1t worked
like a charm. Mywife received i'm
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs I65 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deieterious results as was formerly
the case. c. H. Dear, Prop'r WASH
ington House, Washington, Va. O
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STATE OF ONO. Cry or TOLEDO, ,

huCAB COUNT1. y
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm Of F. J. CHENEY q
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each. and every case of Q uarrh that
cannot DO cured by the use of HALt's CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
worn to before me and subscribed in my
pre- ience,t this 9th day of December, A. u. 1850.
srAL}
t) N tdrv Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces oil
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
L. j. CHENEY il Co., Toledo. y.
HB- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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PURE ANO WHOLESOME QUALITY

PURE AND WHOLESOME QUALITY
Commends to public approval the Call
fornia liquid laxative remedy, Syrup OF
Figs. 1t Is pleasant to the taste and
W acting gently on the kidneys, liver
and bow els to cleanse the system tfiec.
tus'ly, It Promotes the health and COM
/. TT OF ali who use 1t, and with millions
1 Is the best and only remedy.
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WI, They Are Called spinsters.

Among our industrial and frugal
English forefathers it was a maxim
that a young woman should never be
married until she had spun herself a
set OF body, table ana bed linen.
From this custom all unmarried
women were termed spinsters, an ap-
pellation they still retain In all our
law proceedings.
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Mary Hartwell C~atherwood, the
brilliant author Of "Old Kaskaskia,'
began her literary career when a mere
child as contributor to a Boston juven'
lie magazine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

In Dutch Guinea the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
ings in the shape OF heavy bracelets,
anklets, necklaces and even crowns OF
gold and silver.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

A story is toll of a New York mil
lionaire's wife who has been for the last
three years ''traveling all over Europe
| trying to match a pearl"
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

Miss bod, the lady tennis champion
of England. only recently celebrated
her twenty-first birthday. She is also
an excellant bicyclist and golf player,
as well as q singer and pianist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

All that ne can say as to the merits OF Dobbins'
Electric Soap, pales into nothiaGness before the
story it Will tell you itseJ, of its own perfect
quality, if you will give it one trial. Don't take
Imitation. There are lots Of them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

The orange was first planted in
Southern California by the Franciscan
fathers soon after they established
their first mission in the state at San
Diego, in 1869.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

Some of the women of China are be-
| ginning to comprehend the folly of
COMPRISING the the feet. A missionary
has been enlightening them on the sub
ject.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

The people Of Germany and Belgium
are the greatest potato eaters; the
consumption IN these countries annu-
ally exceeds 1000 pounds per head Of
population.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

The topaz took its name from a
Greek word meaning guess. since the
ancients could only guess at the locali-
ty where this beautiful stone was OBJ
tanned.
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CIRCUMSTANCES AND GASES.


cried
There's BAKING, aud scrubblnG, and sweeping
beside"
But she went at the baking with laughter and
song,
And said As she finished "that didn't take
And then to the scrubblng-and how she did
The boards were like snow when she gave the
last rub.
Hsp hands were so deft and her arms were so
And She said, as the finished, "that didn't take
long"
And then to the sweeplng-she made the dust
fly.
She looked at her work with a critical eye.
And yet all the time she kept humming a song,
And sheitacked 10 the last verse; that didn't
take long,!
The dinner was over, the work was all done;
And now for that errand, " she said; II mus
run"
Six o'clock comes so soon when the days are
so long,
And of she went, humminG a verse of that
Song.
The road she'd to travel was as straight as a
die,
She knew every step. and she meant Just to
fly;
But she met an acquaintance down there by
the st.le.
And somehow-that errand-it took a good
while.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

Don't work your horses to death with poo
axle grease; the Frazer Is the only reliable make
Use it once and you Will have no other.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

No matter of how long standing. write
for free treatise, testimonials, ETC., to = !
H~ollensworth g. Co, 0wego. TioRa Co., NJ l.
Price 81; by mail Sl.lh
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

A large black turtle, weighing nearly
1000 pounds was caught off Cape Look
out, North Carolina, recently.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
Camn's kidney Cure FL

Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Heart, Urinary Of Liver Diseases, Nsr-
vousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. S31
Arch Street, Philad's, 81 a bottle, 6 for
So, or druggist. 1000 certificates OF
cures. Try it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

n ahlIcted with soreeyes use Or. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye, water. Druggists sell at25c. pet bottle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08

Beecham's Pills correct bad effects of over
eating. Beecham's-no Others. 25 cents a box.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-09-08
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Warming Notes Calling the Wicked t" X"
p~entancc.

D good Is the
good of all.
!. Love nevel
works by the
clock.
EXAMPLE II as
contagious a the
smallpox
CHRIST never
preached a n }
funeral sermons.
TROUBLE runs
to meet those
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-15
RUNS ARE ENDED.
The Chicago Banks Passed Through the
Trying Ordeal Safely.

The Chicago Banks Passed Through the
Trying Ordeal Safely.
CHICAGO. June S.--Quiet has been
fully restored to the small arc of the
monetary circle that was disturbed
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
A great many of the timid saw
ings depositors who rushed to
withdraw their cash from the banks
under false impression that sort
of financial day of judgment had
come are now replacing their money in
the banks and the only result of their
scare is the loss of whatever interest
might have accrued on their de-
posits. At the Bunk of Commerce,
Globe savings and Dime savings
the run" has ceased entire
ly. At 1890 o'clock a M, at the re-
ceiving teller's window in the Bank of
Commerce, were some twenty persons
waiting 10 deposit money and at the pay.
ing teller's desk were two men having
checks cashed. At the. Dime savings, de-
positors are revoking the notices they
gave Monday of their intention to with
draw their cash. The run" continued
in a mild way at the Illinois trust, the
Union trust and the Hibernian banks.
At the Illinois trust all depositors were
Maid in cash in full of all claims
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-06-15


Four times has summer sent her flowers
To deck this radiant land,
Since we ae school girls here did meet
This happy, hopeful band.
But now the time has come to part,
And we must say Farewell"
And enter life's greatsbattlefield
To try Dame Fortunes wheel.
Though many times our path seemed dark
and verv hard to tread,
Yet by our own persistent work
We've reached the gate ahead:
And now when out upon lif0s track,
The daily tolls we meet.
With more success we II do the work,
Prepared by school days sweet.
Dear classmates now our school-days end,
Anu we to-day must part.
Each leaves the High School palace train,
On life's hard path to start.
To teachers. friends and classmates dear,
We bid fond farewell.
And may our memory ever cling.
To the school we love so we'll.
At this juncture President Darling
presented box of relics and an eraser
of '93 to President Alfred Chadbourne,
of '94. The latter, on behalf OF his
class, made neat response, at the
close of which he presented to each
member of '93, card to which a
chestnut bell was attached. Laughter
and applause followed.