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The Penn's Grove record., 1895-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Eastern ana
fiddle States

Mayor Strong, of New York, signed
he bill giving the Kingsbridge road
franchise to the Third Avenue Railroa
Company.
A slight fire occurred in the parochial
school of the Roman Catholic Church
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in New
York city. The 400 children in the
school were all gotten out in safety.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company bought the Valley Railway
property at United States Court sale in
Cleveland, Ohio. The Baltimore and
Ohio was the only bidder, and the
property wal knocked down to them at
5000, 900. This gives the Baltimore
and Ohio a through line from the lakes
to the seaboard. 8
All reports received at the Treasury
Department show that the seal herds
are being destroyed. To such an ex-
tent is this the case that vessels en-
gagged in pelaglc sealing are returning
to port with very small seal catches as
compared with previous years.
A train on the New York Central
Railroad was run from New York to
East Buffalo, a distance of 1864 miles,
in 407 minues. This is an average of
643 miles per hour. The best time
made in England was 634 miles per
hour.
AT a meeting in New York Of Span
iards and Cubans loyal to Spain, a fund
was raised to fit out an armed cutter
for service on the Cuban coast. II will
be presented to the Government of
Spain.
The yacht race for the America Cup
ended in a fiasco. Both Defender and
Valkyrle made the start, but the Amer
lean boat sailed over the course alone,
as Lord Dunraven withdrew his yacht
shortly after crossing the line. 81
Boiler & Robinson's grain elevator in
Brooklyn, with a large stock of grain
which 1T contained, was burned. Loss,
800, 600.
The large barn and outbuildings
owned by John D. Rockefeller, near
Tarrytown, New York, were burned.
The fire is alleged to have been started
by discharged laborers. Loss, $50, 900,
The village of Palermo Centre, o.
wego county, New York, was almost
wiped out by fire. Addison K. Scud-
der was killed while fighting the fire
by an explosion of gunpowder.
The steamer Bridgeton, of Boston,
has been towed to Colon in a disabled
condition by the steamer Louisiana.
She had been adrIft for two weeks with
a disabled propeller and rudder gone.
Colonel John Warren, who was in
by the falling of a piece of stone
from the Masonic Temple in Boston, is
dead. He took part in the Fenian up
rising in Ireland in 1867. III
John A. Lemon, ex-Auditor General !
Of Pennsylvania and State Senator from |
the Blair Cambria district, died at his
home in Hollidaysburg, aged 70 years.
There was a conference in New Bed |
ford, Massachusetts, between the man
and spinners. The manu-
lecturers are hopeful of an improve
ment that will justify them in making
an advance in wages in the near future.
is not yet known whether the opera
lives will strike OF wait for an advance.
The health of John Y. McKane, the
former boss of Gravesend, and now one
the most notable prisoners at Sing
Sing, has been the subject of contra
statements. A despatch from
Sing Sing says his condition causes
.nxiety, and that he has lost 80 pounds.
DR.. Irvine thinks he may not live out
lis sentence. 81
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pemocr.tio q the Extreme.

The French President and his fam
fly generally live simply. although oh.
serving so much state on ceremonial
occasions. The other day Nine. Faur,
was late for dinner. President Faure
grew anxious and paced the dining
room, repeatedly asking the officer in
attendance where his wife could be.
The cook grumbled that the dinner
would spoil, and the Elysee was upset.
At last the missing lady appeared. My
dear" she said to the President, al am
Sc sorry 10 be late. but the omnibuses
we're so full that I had to wait such a
time for a seat" Mime. Faure had new
er thought Of taking the carriage wher
she went out shopping.
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Southern ana
Western States

Forest fires are again raging on
Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan,
and the village of st. James is In i'm.
minent danger of destruction.
The Eastern and Western window
| glass manufacturers, at a conference in
| Chicago, have decided to advance the
prices of window glass 5 and 10 per
cent. to cover the advances in wages
and in "a material.
William B. Palmer, travelling mana
ger of Palmer & Jarrett's s'Trilby"
Company, committed suicide in his
room in a st. Louis hotel by shooting
himself through the head. He had
been on a debauch for over a week.
Judge Gilbert, in the United States
Circuit Court at Portland, Oregon, de-
cided the famous "overlap" land case
against the Oregon and California
Railroad In favor of the United States.
About 200, 900 acres of land are under
this decision restored to the public
domain, but the case will be appealed. 8
Fifty thousand Grand Army men
paraded IN Louisville, Kentucky.
When Robert Dudley, of Albany,
Ga, tried to settle a quarrel between
Rev. Daniel Griffin, his father-in-l law,
and Ben Smalls, Griffin shothim dead.
H. H. McCreary, editor of a Gaines
vile, Florida, newspaper. has been ar
rested on a charge of criminal libel for
saying that the umpire of a base ball
match had robbed the home team of
the game.
Federal officers in Missouri have ar
rested two counterfeiters sDdHaptared
a number of moulds ark
Mountains. 1t is SAID ing
were preparing to coip nd
ard silver of proper W
An earthquake, las..nszo seconds,
prevailed in lower East Tennessee,
along the North Carolina State line.
The Zenith FIGURING Mills, at Bloom
ington, Illinois, were destroyed by fire;
loss, $50 1000.
Serious forest fires are reported in the
vicinity of Green Bay, Appleton and
other points IN Wisconsin.
Cape Vincent, at the foot of Lake
Ontario, was stuck by a tornado
recently. The railroad depot,
storage shed and other buildings were
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1t has been positively demonstrated
that tobacco is one of the prime causes
of color blindness, and men who are
employed in positions where it is
necessary TO distinguish color are
cautioned against excessive smoking.
He who has not a good memory
should take upon himself the
trade of lying.
Billboard cars, for advertising
purposes solely, are being run on
Cleveland (OhIo) street railways.
Amos Holmes, of Unadilla. N. Y,
ninety-four years old, claims to be the
oldest bicycle rider in New York
State,
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Il thought you would know him.
he said. "In fa06 l was sur of It
Now we have q clue to Mr.. Mildue'
disappearance. Who is heF
"Mr. MiIldue himself
"Oh, nonsense"
well, he is the man who came L
Bamford as Mr.. Milldue. AS l said, !
had not seer him for twenty years
II he is rot my uncle's old friend, Il,
escape is most fortunate"
what do you meanT'
"He-he asked me to marry him. III.
aertaking to get this money if l would
do so. I understand there are difficult
ties and expenses. I felt very CRATE
full, and-and 1 consented"
Inspector Bolter looked the pictur,
Of q puzzled officer.
Recovering, however, he ~dispatche,
Miss Tapley to London to the solicit
ors who were supposed to have adver
tised for her. 1t was necessary Il
know whether the story told by til
mysterious stranger were true or a fab
rication. Then he wired to the 0
try town for the assistance Of a csuplt
Of detectives.
They came. They searched LombaEd
villa by way Of a start, but discovered
nothing of Importance.
The almost fruitless search ended,
Inspector Bolter took his assistants to
the prisoners cell, in the hope that they
would recognize him.
Thought you said he was a young
tellow?" said the first to look through
the spying hole.
$50 he u.s." whispered the inspector
applying his eye. He started back in
SANITY as pale as q corpse.
"I am q ruined mani" he gasped. The
lex moment he had the door unlocked
and stood within the cell.
The prisoner had changed to an ole
mar almost bald. The few hairs re-
naming were white. He was asleep,
with his head bowed over the table,
On the floor lay a wig.
What do you mean by this, Mr.. Mil
fueT' he cried, furiously.
Wuht uO tOu ulthA Wy hE Gus Int
rejoinder, after an astonished pause.
"Didp't I get black In the face telling
you I was myself and nobody els
Dye think I was going to let all sh'n
gleton know why I chose to make my
self look young and smart again
Thanks to your stupidity, the folks vii
know, I suppose; but II you've done M
out of a wife and $4,000 into the bar
gain you'll be sorry for It as long A.
ever you live"
No time was lost In getting the shiI
gleton Character outside the Single
ton police court. As he left the build
'rsa telegram was handed to the down
cast prime mover. He tore open the eD
velope:
From Tapley, London. to Bolter, pc
lice station, Singleton. Money al
right"
''That settles itP' exclaimed the un
fortunate inspector. 'Ill have to clea'
out Of Singleton"
And he did.
The marriage Of Mr.. Milldue to Mis-
Tapley was announced shortly after
ward.-London Answers.
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Money Il old postaes stamn..

In phiiateiy many harmless person.
still find recreation and some dealers
substantial profit. During the season
for the sale by auction of rare postage
stamps. which seems to be just now
drawing to a close. one firm alone has
disposed of specimens of the aggregate
value Of 100000. Messrs. yentom,
Bull & Cooper. who hold the record,
took f1,2S1 at their last sale, and the
lots included a collection of 300 varie-
ties. which fetched f210; n pair OF New
Zealand, watermark IN. H." Id. brown.
which sold for ESQ; a Finland, errors,
5p. and Top, for which ESQ was obtain
ed, and a block Of four Great Britain
1854, Cd. vsoie. unused, which realize
Fnn - Nah1H|
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n sect calling itself "The Peculiar
People 10 attracting attention In Eng
land from the number Of deaths among
Its children, doe to its trusting entirely
to the Lord and refusing to call in doc
tors. One mother testified before the
coroner's jury that she had allowed i've
children out Of SIX to die of bronchitis
In this way. They call in the doctor
when ar animal Is sick, for the Biblf
says nothing against that.
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"A curious faqk has been noted by
arctic travellers. know when at a very
low t~emperhtnr4 absorbs moisture and
dries garments,
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with!
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers,
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid,
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
A THRIFTY YANKEE.
Took a Half-Dollar Fee for Finding Him
self.

Took Ialf-Dollar Fee for Finding Him
self.
sThe thriftiest citizen I have yet
seen,'' remarked the drummer to the
hotel clerk, 81 met last week"
'Who was he? A Yankee?" asked
the clerk.
"Not exactly, but half Yankee. He
lived down in one of those towns in
that part of Ohio called the Western
Reserve. and which was settled by New
Englanders.'
What did he do? Invite you to be
his guest during your visit and bring
in bill?"
Worse. You see, I was looking
around the town for q man named
James Wiggler, who owed us a bill, and
I couldn't find his house. I was di-
rected to several places and it was al
ways the wrong mans house. At last
1 got mad and the next man l met on
the way went at directly"
I" Excuse me- said /, do you know
where James Wiggler lives
EYES, said he, looking at me kind
of funny.
swell said I, I've been looking
for him all morning, and il you'll take
me to his house I'll give you half dol.
lar
'''All right said he and he took me
around a square or two and stopped at
a gate with a big tree in front of it.
That's the place, said he, nodding
toward to house.
'''Good enough said I, 'I'll go in
and see, and if you are right, I'll give
you the money
''My guide leaned up against the
tree on the far side from the house
and I went in. 1t was the right place,
but Mr.. w. wasn't at home, SO came
out.
II guess you found was right, didn't
you? he asked with a grin when I re-
joined him.
Ives, but he wasn't at home. Here's
your half dollar. I'll come back after
awhile, said 1.
You don't have to, said he pocket
ing the coin.
why not?" said in surprise.
g Because I'm him. What do you
want to see me about?' And he smiled
with such a satisfied air that wanted
to knock him down. Detroit Free
Press.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
PlTH AND POINT.

When lovers hang over the gate
there is good deal to be said on both
sides before they quit. Texas Siftings.
-He-"My views on bringing up
family" She-'Never mind your
views. I'll bring up the family. You
go and bring up the coal."-Y onkers
Statesman.
If woman wants new spring hat
She'll have it-that she will;
'1is the part of wise discretion that
You promptly pay the bill.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Financial. -Customer with q hand
ul of worn currency)-"These green
.acks are tough" Cashier-"I beg
Jour pardon. they are legal tender. -
Detroit Free Press.
No matter whether he is eloquent
n not, the man who lives right will be
listened to with interest by somebody
every time he stands to speak in
church. Rams Horn.
Mr.. Newcome-sWhat is the latest
at the opera?" Miss Wagner-"For the
last three nights it has been young
Mrs. Felix in her latest Partisan
GOWN. Y. Ledger.
Hill MacShorte has sold poem
entitled ode to Fair Lady" Hulls
-sHas he? Well, he is more compe-
tent to write verses entitled Owed to
q ."-Tit-Bits.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Yell, and the world yells, too.
But you'll most always find,
If your rent is behind,
You will have all the groaning to do.
Atlanta journal.
-She-"Why, this is only thirty-two
inches, and you advertise it as a yard
wide. Three feet make a yard" Gal
liant Salesman-''Notsu feet as yours,
lady. boston Transcript.
-Phil-"Would you be sorry to hear
that / am going to marry Ethel?"
Priscilla-"Yes, indeed should" Phil
(hopefully)-"Why?" Priscilla =" BE
cause like Ethel. Vogue.
-Cholly Chumpey-"I see that ear
rings are coming into fashion again.
Have your ears ever been bored?" Miss
Caustic-"What a question. Haven't
often listened to your twaddle?"-Syra-
cuse Post.
-Visitor-"It must be very difficult
to produce such an exquisite work of
of art" Dealer-'Nonsense. Almost
anybody can paint a picture; but find
ing victim to buy it after it is paint
ed is where the art comes in.'-Tit-
Bits
please, ma'am,'' said the cook,
'I'd like to give you weeks notice"
why, Mary, this is great surprise.
Do you hope to better yourself -
''Well, no, not exactly that answered
Mary, with blush. 'I'm going to get
married. "-Christian Register
ST like Pingrey," Fogg says, ..'but
vet hate to meet him. If accost him
with How are yer? he will reply
with the prolixity and particularity he
would use in describing his symptoms
to doctor; and if I merely say Good
morning or Good evening" he is sure
to go into long disquisition upon the
subject of meteor ology.' - Boston
Transcript.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
HINTS TO HOUsEkEEPERs.

SPIRITS of salt for ink stains may be
used on mahogany.
TRY slip of ivy started in hanging
glass bowl of water.
A WEAK tea of tobacco water kills in
sects on plants.
THREAD a needle from the end of the
thread last cut from the spool.
SOAKING the wick in vinegar and
drying before using prevents it's smok-
ing.
WASH potted plants, pots and all, In
suds and rinse in tepid water once o
week to kill insects
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
t6ediseased portion Of theear. There isonly
one way to cure Deafness, and that is bycon-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition of the mucous lining
Of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets inflamed you have arumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness Is the result, and unlessthe
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, Free
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O..
ny Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, Is cents.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Actual Settlers.

The first week in April the Great
Northern railway took a train of 405
people, actual settlers, not excursion
lists, to the Red River Valley and the
Turtle Mountain country of North Da-
kota. They occupied nine coaches, and
their household effects and farm imple-
ments filed several long freight trains.
We believe this to be the largest move
ment of settlers to new locality that
has taken place in one body for sew
eral years. The people composing this
colony are known as Dunkards, or Ger
man Baptists, and come mainly from
Indiana, with a few from Ohio, Kansas
and other states. All are farmers
Many of them will take up government
land, while others will buy farms on
the crop payment plan. several of the
old bonanza farmers in North Dakota
having divided up their places and take
payment in a share of the crop. No
crop, no payment. This is the second
party of these people tolocate in North
Dakota, 235 having gone there last
spring in one body, and their report
being favorable this train IVES the re-
suit,
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
areat Northern country.

The most complete publication so far Is
sued in the interests Of any Western rail-
way is the new and beautifully illustrated
book entitled the "Great Northern Coun-
try" which attractively and truthfully COW
ers the territory from the Great Lakes to
the Pacific ocean, traversed by the Great
Northern Railway. The work is really an
edition de luxe and is being distributed
among libraries, clubs, reading rooms and
hotels, rather than for private use 1t con-
tains hundreds of fine views Of scenery
along the line, accompanied by well written
descriptive matter. all OF which must prove
of value to the region so aptly shown up.
The variety of useful and handsome printed
matter and pictures now being issued by
the Great Northern will compare in every
particular with that of any road in the land.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Hayward Case.

w. w. Erwin's brief in the appeal Tor
new trial in the Hayward case was
fled The points are as follows:
First-In admitting Blixt's testimony
that in a conversation with Hayward
not relating to Miss Cling, Harry had
offered him S100 to kill a man, woman,
or child.
Second-In admitting the testimony
of Adry Hayward relative to the $780,
600 FIRE. ut was not competent" and
"the defense is unable to conceive how
the court can reconcile that ruling with
others which excluded exactly similar
testimony offered by the state.
Third--In admitting the testimony OF
Mrs. Blixt that her husband appeared
strange and not himself for two or three
weeks before the homicide.
Fourth-In admitting the testimony
of Valley.
Fifth-In refusing to let the defend
ant ask Mrs. Emma Goodale whether
she represented herself as able to fore
tell the future. In admitting the evil
dence of Mrs. Hazelton.
Sixth-In refusing to admit the testi-
mony of Drs. Norred, Myers and Hance
as to the shock to the nervous system
in such shot.
Seventh-In excluding the evidence
of Adry's insanity.
Eighth-In excluding the testimony
of Ernest Goodsell as to the finding OF
the whisky bottle.
Ninth--In not excluding the words
cor not from the testimony of Odeu
when he. stated that BliXt had not made
any such statement whether Miss
Wachter was present nor not" 1t was
a broader statement than was necessary
foundation for contradiction.
Tenth-In refusing to permit the de-
PENDANT to ask Adry if he was still be-
ing boarded at the county's expense.
Eleventh-In allowing Mrs. Adry
Hayward to testify in rebuttal that her
husband came home and got his re
volver al II o'clock in the forenoon OF
Nov. 90.
Twelfth-In refusing to permit the
defendant to show where Adry was the
evening of Dec. 2.
Thirteenth-In refusing to strike out
the testimony of jerks as not proper
rebuttal and unfairly held back by the
prosecution as trick.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
The Winners.

The annual oratorical contest of the
intercollegiate oratorical association
of Minnesota occurred in House of Hope
church, St Paul, and resulted in giving
e. M. Phillips, of Hamline, first place,
Arthur Helliwell, of the State Univer.
sity, second. and F. Fl. Forrsell, OF
Carleton. third. The institutions par
ticipating were the University, Ham,
line, Carleton and Manchester colleges,
each being represented by large de-
legation of students. Nearly 1000 peo-
pie were in attendance.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17

A beauteous sunset when, with many hue,
Thy royal purple fades to palest blue.
And crimson bands thy evening skies bestrew.
What scene affords lovelier sight to view2
Thy gorgeous scarlet hath with pink place;
The trees appear to lean against thy face.
Like folds of old-time hlmy lace,
Festooned with fairy fingers grace.
Like brilliant banners, fold on fold.
From faintest amethyst to deepest gold.
o reach to Heaven thy shadings fair.
And on each fold tender message bear,
To our beloved who have entered therci
Sarah Summerland, In Western Christian
Advocate
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
short .Iourneys on a Long Road

Is the characteristic title Of profusely
illustrated book containing over one hum
bred pages of charmingly written descrip-
lions of summer resorts in the country
north and west of Chicago The reading
matter is new, the illustrations are new,
and the information therein will be new to
almost everyone.
A copy of 'sShort Journeys on Long
Road" will be sent free to anyone who will
enclose ten cents ito pay postage) to GEO.
FL. HEAFFoRD, General Passenger Agent
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway,
Chicago, Ill.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17

An old time darby butler, such as
may be found occasionally in Phila-
delphia, used grander expression the
older he grew. He was helping Wis
itor the other day to don her walking
jacket, and as he noticed that she was
still struggling to push in her rebel
lious big sleeves, he suggested. re-
spectfully: "P'r'aps you will hab de
goodness to allow me to suppress den
puffs, madam. IN. Y. Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17

Which kept in order runs smoothly and
regularly, so the bowels keep up their ac-
ton if measures are taken to keep them in
good working order. This infers, of course,
that they are out Of order The surest re-
course then is to Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, a laxative mild but effective, which is
also remedy for dyspepsia, malaria, rheu-
matism, nervousness and kidney trouble.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17

On the principal lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee u ST. Paul railway passenger
trains are electric lighted, steam heated and
modera ap 1 raWay trayene at
high speeds has reached degree of safety
heretofore unknown and not attainable on
roads where they are not in use. Electric
lights and steam heat make it possible to
dispense with the oil lamp and the car
stove. Block signals have reduced the
chances for collisions to the minimum by
maintaining an absolute interval of space
between trains.