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The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

The daring descent, the lonely house,
the rocklness and solitude seemed 70
attract her.
90" she cried, pointing to a tree
the boughs Of which trailed their cius'
tiers Of Intensely glowing purple bios
SONS over the door, "look at that beat
dful Judas treer"
He started slightly.
"What did you call itT"
'"The Judas tree. 1t grows wild n,
Nebraska In May 1t Is a mass OF ira
grant flowers. The tradition goes that
it was on such q tree rs that Judas
hanged himself. I wonder you neve
heard that"
He laughed grimly. "The treacher
GUS apostle had an eye for the pictup
esque!" he commented.
Summer passed. The purple bios
SONS were gone. Fall came-winter.
The tree ratified Its skeleton arms over
the portal Of the stone house. Waring
often woke in the night and heard the
branches cracking in the wind. He
tried to shut out the sound. He could
not. Finally he ceased to try. When
he awoke he was listening and with
his heart beating hard. A change came
over him. His boyish face took on a
drawn, aged look. He lost his glad,
confident spirits. His companion no
ticed 1t. The farm people discussed it
When spoken to about 1t he laughed
| 1ervously.
at is nothing-nothing." he declared,
'but that cursed insomnia"
April came. The winter wheat was
green. Cottonwoods ~bourgeoned. Mea-
dow larks lifted. And the Judas tree
rippled all over with tiny green leaves.
Then there were prisoned buds, and lol
3 brilliant flame of purple blossoms.
Warning had watched feverishly the
glorious identification.
"You admire that tree very much,H
Dane said to him n day. =
at is a beastly thing to have at q
mans door," he answered. 81 shall
have 1t cut down."
You are IL" she said solicitously. "You
nave not been like your old self lately.
You need a change. We must 60 away"
"Where?" he questioned.
10, there must be many other places
where we would be just as safe FROM
She did not conclude the sentence.
He laughed harshly. This damna
BILE solitude and monotony Is telling on
, you also. All for love and the world
well lost sounds very WELL"
Harry How a your
He kissed her and admitted he was
not quite himself. He said he would
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

The average life OF a locomotive is
said to be about fifteen years and the
earning capacity $500, 0O0.
The army and navy OF the Arpen.
tine Confederation are kept up at an
annual cost of $40. 900, 0OO.' &,
1t is probable hat in q very few
years it will be a common thing to sell
electricity In jars like milk.
The territory of ancient Troy and
that of the District of Columbia are
equal, seventy square miles.
Over 800 British criminals have
been executed In England since the
accession OF Queen Victoria.
-Afghanistan has an area OF 279, 009
miles, or about the combined area OF
Idaho, Colorado, and Florida.
kerosene is "a good counter irri-
tant.
"A Victoria cross once changed
hands in Durham, England for $l25.
Ceres, the first of the asteroids to
be discovered, was found on the first
day Of the present century. Its mean
distance from the sun is about 257,-
on, 900 miles.
-Dahomey IS the smallest State IN
Africa. 1t has 1000 square miles, al-
most the exact size OF Connecticut.
AT the present time nearly all
collars used on work horses in Belgium
are made of iron.
biologists say that all Known
species of wild animals are gradu p
diminishing in size.
Apparently the heads of some people
were given them merely IS convenient
bumps upon which to do up their
hair.
The wars OF the last seventy years
have cost Russia 81, 675, 000. 600 and
the lives of 664. 900 men
For a long time the coral was sup
posed to be q plant Even Reaumer
treats 1t as such.
In acubic foot of phi osphorescent
sea water theIe have been found 25, 600
living creatures.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26
SET A PACE FOR CLEVELAND.
AT. and Mrs. Kay, OF Grafton, Call Atten'
ton to . COincldence.

Frank Kay and wife, of Grafton, PENN,
are setting the pace for Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. Mr.. and Mrs. Kay have three lit
tie girls. named Ruth, Esther and Naomi,
born In the order given. Mr.. Kay is a jobber
Of glassware. Struck by the coincidence In
his family and that of the President, he
wrote to the latter. He received the follow
Ing reply from the White House:
"My Dear Sir-The President directs me to
acknowledge the receipt of your recent kind
favor, in which you inform him that your
two children bear the names Of Ruth and
Esther and were named in each case before
the children OF the President were named
Both Mrs. Cleveland and the President are
much interested in this coincidence and beg
leave to express the wish that your little
children may have long and happy lives and
that they will always be a Joy and comfort
to you.
"HENBY F. THuRBER, Private Secretary"
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

Blessed is the man that has found
his work. One monster there Is in
the world, the idle man.
He hazardeth much who depends
upon learning for his experience.
1t would be better for many grown
up children if they could beseen, but
not heard.
Don't forget tIat your children will
pay o attention to your tracks than
than they will to your precepts.
There is q time to keep sweet, and q
time to fight, but these two good
qualities should never be mixed.
No difference how poor a mans
memory is, he never forgets when you
owe him money.
We expect other people TO change
their opinions, while we tenaciously
cling to our owl.
Because we are to prepare for q
rainy day, is no reason we should steal
our neighbours rubbers.
Fear nothing 80 much IS sin and your
moral heroism is complete.
Love listens to fiattery, friendship
! Is never given the opportunity.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

be better when that tree was out of
the way. Nevertheless, when, on the
following morning, the men came to
cut 1t down, he told them quite gruf1y
to leave 1t ~alone-that he had changed
his mind. The fascination Of the tree
forbade Its surrender.
The summer wore on. Warning nov
seldom went to town. Music rarely as
cended from the house In the hollow.
When 1t did 1t was no longer gay,
ing. seductive. It was fierce and bac
chanalian. The little woman regarded
the player often with eyes in which
lurked a vague terror.
Once more 1t was winter, and agaiL
the lcadess branches Of the Judas tree
writhed and ratified In the wind which
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
Tow the General Government and the
States Are Fostering 1t.

5khteb ~
The status OF agricultural education in the
United States is given an extended review In
the year book OF the Agricultural Depart.
nent. 1t shows there are sixty-nve institu.
lions in operation under the provisions Of
The acts o fully 2, 1862, and August 30, 1851.
sixty OF these maintain courses In agricul-
.ure. In fourteen States separate institu.
lions are provided for white and oolored
Students. Special courses in dairying and
other agricultural industries have been re-
gently established at a few Of the colleges.
The value of additions to the equipment Of
these institutions during 1894 is estimated at
o., AIS, 495. Agricultural experiment station:
are now in operation in all the States and
Territories. Sub-stations have been estab'
lished in several States. Exclusive OF these
the total number of stations is tifty-fye, OF
which hfty-one receive the appropriations
provided Tor by law. The total. income OF
the stations during 1894 was 1886, 1877, OF
which $719, $50 came from the Government
and the remaineer from States and indivfd-
uals. The station bulletins are now regu-
larly distributed to half a million persons
closely identified with agricultural interests
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

Miss Mary BeIcher. a young woman who
iives at Sugar GROVE, Ky, Is a mental
wreck, owing to the use OF complexion pow
der. She was a very pretty girl, but sud
denly grew pale and bought the powder to
hide 1t. After using the powder for a while
coarse black hair began cropping out all
over her face, and shaving only made II
worse, She was a most popular girl, but
when the hair continued to grow she wor-
ried 80 over it that her mind gave way, and
Z Is feared she will never recover her reason
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

Cuban sympathizers In This Country.
1t Is said that the Cuban revolutionists are
receiving the sinews OF war at the rate OF
half a million q month from their sympa-
thizers In this country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1895-07-26

The last Texas lynching came on
without a hitch. The victim was rid
died with hpileta
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
He Disposed of His Samples.

A crowd of statesmen were sitting in
evenings ago telling yarns about the big
bills of goods they had sold. Finally
boot and shoe drummer sauntered up and
said: my sales this year have been out
of sight. I covered all my territory and
closed out all of my firms stock They
wired me to take no more orders, but
asked me to try to dispose of my sam
pies. Now. you all know that shoe
man only carries one shoe of each kind,
and was up against hard game. 1
thought the matter over and finally con-
Guided to come to Louisville during the
G. A. r. encampment, and would you
believe it, I sold out my entire lot of sam
Piles to one-legged veterans! '-Louisville
Commercial
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
Value OF peanuts.

According to the Atlanta Journal, Ed
ward Atkinson, who is visiting the ex-
position there, told the directors the 9TH
er day that the peanut, indigenous to the
South, would some time in the future be.
come as great staple as cottonseed; that
the oil Of the peanut, had been of great
commercial value in the Oriental nations,
and would be in the United States. He
reviewed the difficulties attending the in
PRODUCTION of cottonseed oil as staple
of food and Illustrated the strange preju-
dice existing against it by the following:
ssWhen cottonseed Oil was under the
bane of popular prejudice and the law
as well, Chicago lard-maker shipped
some lard 'adulterated' with cottonseed
oil to Europe. It was pronounced excel
lent lard. 1t was liked SO well that he
received great order for 10000 tierces.
But at this juncture he could get no oil,
and was forced to ship the pure lard.
The consignee pronounced it off sample,
wouldn't have it, and the unfortunate
Chicago man lost a large sum of money"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
Told the Truth.

A witness in Judge Lows department
of the police court came near being seat
to jail for contempt of court for telling
the truth. The witness was called and
sworn.
'.What is your name?" asked Prose
cutting Attorney McMadden.
Il. Denau," replied the witness.
whats that?' demanded the judge.
81. Denau," repeated the witness.
The judge and prosecuting attorney
stared at each other in blank amaze
menr.
'Look here, sirv' roared the judge
when he had recovered his breath, you
will not be permitted to trifle with this
court"
'Well-er-I only know what | have
always been told is my name" eX-
planned the embarrassed witness. "Of
course / can't swear to it, but if it is
not my true name, I'd like to know it,
your honor"
''That is all any man knows of his
name," declared the judge. What have
you been told was your name!
II. Denau, sir"
you don't know? Mr.. Clerk, enter
II didn't say I didn't know" hastily
explained the witness. II said my name
was I. Denau-Ignatz Denau, SIR
"Oh!'' said the judge.
"Ohv' echoed the prosecuting attorney
San Francisco Post.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11

your house has six rooms, each room
will get good cleaning every six weeks;
if they are ten, and you are restricted
in help, they will get overhauled only
four or five times year, but in either
case there will be no domestic revolu-
ton, no complete upheaval of your lares
and penates.
1t is very much better for the fur
niture, ETC., to be treated Systematically
all the year round in this fashion. Limo
leum oil and floor cloths, washed and
polished in the same way as stained
floors, only with thinner preparation,
will look better and last much longer
than if merely washed in a slovenly
manner for six months, and then elab-
orately scrubbed or otherwise treated
with drastic remedies to remove stains
and marks which have been allowed to
eat into the material until it becomes a
difficulty to remove them. The same re-
mark naturally applies to polishing.
A little done every week keeps the fur
niture in much better condition than
spasmodic operations; it can be per-
formed with such variety of prepara-
tions that the difficulty lies in the choos-
ing. One of the most satisfactory pol
ishes is also the simplest namely, a
mixture of linseed oil and vinegar, kept
in a well-corked bottle and shaken be-
fore use; the furniture must be busted
first; then the mixture can be applied
over a small surface, polishing quickly
with old silk rags. This somewhat prinl-
tive but efficacious compound has double
advantage; it does not form cake over
the wood, even with long use (which
cake invariably produces cracks), and
the combined Oil and vinegar remove
many stains and grease marks that or
binary polishes do not touch Mirrors
and looking glasses should be cleaned
as regular thing every time room is
done; nothing looks so bad as a stained
surface to glass of any description,
and little spirits of wine judiciously
applied with a soft rag will remove the
most obstinate marks; picture frames
and books, too, should be we'll busted,
and the cupboard shelves busted and re-
lined with clean paper.-New York Re-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
$4,000 IN AN OLD BEAM.
But the Money was Not of the Kind Used
Now.


Visions of untold wealth and a life Of
ease and pleasure foated through the
brain of John Shannon of Falls Of
Schuylkill, a few days ago, when he
discovered $4,000 in banknotes, snug
~ wrapped up in tinfoil and a stout
piece of paper, which had been secretcd
thirty-four years ago in a beam in the
old Miiiin mansion, fronting on Ridge
avenue, below Spencer street.
During the past summer the old man
sion has been demolished, the timber
being sold for frewood, says the Phila-
delphia Record. Shannon purchased a
load and had it slowed away in his cell
lar Kindling wood ran short the other
day and hence the discovery.
After counting the entire lot and find
ing the amount so large, confidential
friend was called in only to blast all
their hopes by stating that the entire
lot was not worth cent, the notes be-
ing issues of the old state banks, now
out of existence. Shannon sent the
notes to a broker in the city, with the
possible chance of realizing something
from them, as some of the banks are still
in existence and the notes are redeem
able on demand.
Around the Falls it is supposed the
money was deposited in the hiding place
during the early days of the Rebellion
by Brewer John Stein, who lived in the
mansion at that time.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
Hustling ana Spending.

One who frequents the corridors of the
New York hotels cannot but be i'm
pressed by the unostentatious dress of
the really rich people who are travelling.
French and English. You can see them
at the Waldorf or the Holland, for in
stance, in the most modest travelling cos
tumes-and people, too, who think moth
ing of paying $25 or $50 day for
suite of rooms. At the dining table they
partake of frugal fare and seldom go
who are hustling for the almighty dollar
put on most of the style here.-New
York Letter
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
A Man Bomb.

The Partisan police are now in charge
of an unexploded bomb which is source
of much speculation and wonderment
among the members of the force. It
walked into one of the police stations
the other day, and is in the form of a
man. This human bomb bears the name
of Balthazar, is chemist by trade, and
being anxious to destroy himself on
original and scientific lines, and, remem-
bering that chloride of, potash and brim-
stone on coming into collision explode
swallowed first the one ingredient and
then the other, irt large quantities. He
then waited for the explosion that was to
take place in his stomach, and to blow
him into very little pieces, indeed. This
did not however, take place as he had
anticipated, and with view of COM
polling the two recalcitrant drugs to
recognize one another, he drank a guam
tity of water. Still there was no explo-
sion, and, regarding himself in his unex-
ploded state as a menace to public safety
and to the life of his fellow citizens,
he walked over to the police station AMI
asked the authorities to take charge of
him. They are now waiting for him
to Ego off, with as much patience as
they can muster under such particularly
trying circumstances.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
LIGHT IN THE SEWERS.
A Useful Device Invented by Mr.. Ames Of
Grand Rapids.


Grand Rapids.
George M. Ames of the city engineers
Office, who has had good success in re-
moving the obstacles from several
clogged sewers in the downtown district,
is at work upon a device which will en-
able him to look from end to end of
the smallest straight sewer. The APP
para tus is to be introduced at the man
holes, and it will be necessary for the
operator to descend into the cavity to
pursue the investigation. When he is
once there his assistant supplies him
with a ray of sunlight from above by
means of mirror. The light is then
DETECTED along the pipe by means Of a
second mirror connected with the ap-
paratus. Still another mirror enables
the operator to look with ease and COM
fort through small telescope, the length
of the Illuminated tunnel, and to discover
any instructions or imperfections in the
pipe that may exist. The whole ap-
paratus is simple and inexpensive, but it
is expected to be efficient. Considera-
BILE attention may be given to the condi-
ton of the various sewers of the city if
the authorities recognize the Importance.
of it. 1t is said that at least one ma1I
ought to be employed to give his entire
time to such work. Grand Rapids
Democrat.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
CENTRAL PARKS SHEEP.

Famous Throughout the Country as the
Source of Pure Southdown Stock.
Few persons know that New York
city is the possessor Of a flock of sheep,
with a real Scotch shepherd and sheep
dog to care for them, but visitors to that
portion of Central park known as the
West drive have often noticed the flock,
which Wanders over the lawns there
under the charge of the shepherd, James
Conway, who has herded sheep in the
lowlands of Scotland for years before he
came to this country.
The fame of New York's sheep herd
extends far beyond New York. The
sheep which compose it are of pure
Southdown stock, and as especial care
is taken to avoid any admiXture of blood
the Central park flock is known to all
breeders of stock in the country as the
one from which they can replenish their
stock without fear of introducing a pie
beian strain into their flock. There is
always a large attendance, at the sale of
lambs and surplus stock every June.
and the sheep are eagerly bought up at
large prices.
In order to prevent deterioration Of
stock by inbreeding the rams are sold
every few years and new ones intro
duced. This has just been done, and two
new rams, specially imported from the
estate of Lord Waltham, in England
were placed with the flock last week
The flock, which consists at present of
sixty-four breeding ewes, has been divid-
ed. This isolation will be carefully pre-
served. as each lamb when born is en-
tered i'll the Southdown Register, and
branded with the number which appears
in the books opposite its pedigree.
At present the sheep are confined most
of the time to the fold at Sixty-sixth
street and Eighth avenue, but when the
warm spring days come. and they are
turned out in the West drive crowds
of children come daily to see the lambs
gamboling with their mothers. Conway
is known to them all, and knows most Of
them, and tells them in his broad Scotch
accent all about the lambs, which he
knows as WE'LL if not better, than the
children.-NeW York Herald
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11

is pathetic little story of his classroom.
"a student, reading with the book in his
left hand, was called to order and hidden
to hold it in the other. He colored and
continued to read as before The pro-
fessor was annoyed and reprimanded him
sharply. The class Kissed at this. and
the student held up the stump, which
was all that remained of his right arm.
Then Blackie stepped down from his
desk and, taking the young fellow in his
arms, begged his pardon with tears in
his eyes, and, turning to the rest, he said,
I am glad that l have gentlemen to
teach,' and went back to his desk in an
outburSt of applause"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11
Rats Full of Gold.

It is said to be common practice for
boys in watch and jewelry factories to
kill the rats which infest the buildings
and burn the bodies to obtain the gold.
Many oiled rags are used in furnishing
watch cases, and in time they become
impregnated with gold. The rats eager
ly devour these rags and a few months of
this kind of diet fills the interior mechan-
ism of the rat with a gold plating.
Twice a year the boys have a grand
cremation. The rats are caught by the
hundred and burned in a crucible. The
intense heat drives off all animal sub
stances and leaves the gold in the shape
of a little lump. The amount of the
precious metal obtained in this way is
not large, but it gives the ingenious
youngsters plenty of pocket money. In
some factories young Napoleons of
finance buy UP in advance the shares
of their fellow workers in the rat col
ony.-Scottish Nights.