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AMERICAN EcceNTRlclTY.
Frenchmen Never Tire of Talking of Our
Queer Freaks.

Frenchmen Never Tire of Talking of Our
Queer Freaks.
The French people never tire of re-
lating anecdotes of the eccentricity and
enormous wealth of Americans.
An American went into a hardness
er's shop in Paris recently and found
charming but poorly dressed girl en-
gagged in negotiations with the propri-
etor. She was offering to sell him her
magnificent head of hair for three napo-
leons-the man would give her no more
than one At last the poor girl gave
way with tears, and the barber was
about to employ the fatal scissors when
the American interviewed and demanded
the cause of the sad affair.
He found that the girls parents, who
formerly had been well off, were in the
last extremity of poverty, and that she
had determined to make SO great sac
rifice in order to obtain them little
bread The stranger drew out two bank
notes and offered them to the girl, say
ing:
"Will you let me buy your hair?"
Without even looking at the notes, the
girl at once said, eyes. +"
The American delicately took single
hair, put it in his pocketbook-and fled.
Not till he had gone did she look at
her bank notes, and found them to be of
the value Of $100.-Elmira Telegram.
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lVRYSoAP
IT FLOATS
Do not do your washing with soap that hurts
your hands 1t will hurt the clothes too. Ivory
Soap is pure and mild.
asPaocua e. GAM ECO. curL
Learning Trades in Books.

"Have you a copy of the Pattern
Maker?'"
The speaker was an intelligent-looking
young man, evidently mechanic from
his dress and appearance. who had just
entered prominent Broadway book
store. The salesman handed to him
small duodecimo volume bound in red
cloth. The young man carefully wiped
his hands in order not to soil the volume,
and looked at the publication mark and
some of the cuts. He then paid the
salesman, had the book wrapped up and
left the store.
NOW that is book never heard OF"
remarked Nail and Express writer, who
happened to be in the store at the time.
"What is it ?"
1T is a practical work on pattern
making, written by the foreman of one
OF the leading shops in this oity-sn
excellent work, and for which there is
good sale among members of that craft"
replied the salesman. "And by the way,
here is good topic for you. Very few
people realize the extent to which
mechanics of all classes rely upon trade
literature in our day. No one ever sneers
at book larnin'' now. Not only is there
the book farmer, the book stock breeder
and book fruit grower, but the book
engineer, the book miner, the book
machinist, the book electrician and SO on.
1T is very different from the time when
the apprentice simply learned his trade
of the journeyman, and that was all
there was of it. The specializing of
work and the rapid strides of inventive
genius have changed all that, and now it
is the apprentice who is often the brighter
man of the two. OF course, nothing can
take the place of practical training and
manual dexterity, but the reading
mechanic is so far ahead of his less intel
ligent and progressive competitor in the
race for success that all are, more or less,
forced into broad and theoretical study
OF their respective trades.
"Here are our shelves of trade books.
You see here books on mining in all its
branches, on stationary engines, marine
engines and their management; on metal
working and brass and iron founding: on
all forms of electrical appliances. Here
is remarkably helpful book, Incubator
and BarDyard', which tells one how to
raise chickens This one, The Sign
Painter, as you see, is quite an elegant
volume, withits brilliant colored designs,
and has large sale among the better
class ofpainters. This one, The Science
OF Horseshoeing' was written by an
expert. who retired on fortune of $780,
600 made in that apparently humble
occupation. This one, on Concrete and
Street Paving;' this, 'Fireman's Hand
book, and especially The Plumber
Guide,' which is mine of information
on gasfitting and mending water pipes
all have sales among the mechanics c
New York. This is the age of books. -
| Nail and Erpress.
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PREVENTED A DUEL.
Advice of Wise Little Woman Accom-
plishes q Double Purpose.

Advice of q Wise Little Woman Accom-
plishes q Double Purpose.
There is a man in Washington who
has wife of the best type, but, like
good many husbands with that kind Of
wives, he doesn't always appreciate her
at her true value.
Well, this husband had been insulted
outrageously insulted, as he thought,
being sensitive man of fiery temper.
and he was burning with spirit of re-
venge.
He had thought to resort to violent
measures in defense of his sacred honor.
but a second sober thought came to him
of his respondent wife and children, and
for their sakes he had staid the avenging
hand
Again he had thought of appealing to
the law, but that seemed almost cow
ardly to his high born spirit, and he set
it aside as quite impossible.
All day the insult ranked in his
bosom, and when the shades of evening
had come and he wendell hisway home
ward on an avenue car, he was in con-
dition of the most irremediable indigna-
ton.
He had some kind of vague idea
that night of sleep might heal the
wound of the insulter, but, that failing.
he knew that blood alone could make
atonement
AS he neared home, thinking every
second of what he would, could or must
do, he happened to think of his wife,
and it dawned upon him like a sunburst
that she was woman Of spirit and
Judgment, and that she might be able
to help him i'll his sore difficulty and
suggest a soothing balm to his hurt hon
Or
With this new thought urging him on
he fastened into her presence as soon as
he hoped off the car and kissed her.
He did this, thinking possibly that by
this time tomorrow evening he would
be beyond the power Of OSCILLATION.
Naturally, this unusual demonstration
surprised the good woman.
They had been married Is years.
"Why, Harry, she exclaimed, "what
is the matter with you? You seem
strangely excited"
1t was minute before he could con-
troll his voice sufficiently to use it for
talking purposes.
81 am" he fairly snorted. 81 have
been insulted. +"
"How? Who did it?" And the wife's
spirit rose
''By scoundrel who came into my
office this morning. have nursed my
wrath all day and now come to you for
advice. What would you do if man
were to tell you to go to the devilf''
AS he strobe about the room he kicked
over table, two chairs and the cat.
"Why. Harry" she replied. after the
impulsive manner Of women, and with
the utmost sincerity, 81 wouldn't CO."
Then he sat down and concluded that
| good wife's advice was an anchor to
| windward in husband g most tempestu-
Gus moments.-New York Telegram.
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Hoods Sarsaparilla has achieved great
success in warding off sickness which, If
allowed to progress, would have UNDER
mined the whole system and given disease
q strong foothold to cause much suffering
and even threaten death. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has done all this and even more.
u has been taken in thousands Of cases
which were thought to be incurable, and
after ! fair trial has elected wonderful
cures, bringing health, strength and JOY
to the afflicted Anethcrimportant point
about Hoods fsareaparilla is that its
cures are permanent, because they start
from the solid f1undetIon Of purified,
vlfalized and enTfoIled blood. But It 10
not what We sa1 3ut What Hoods Sarsa-
PsEIlla doss thai 5slIs IA story.
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SA OHDAY, MAKCH 20, 1896,
In front of the Court House, in the city of
Salem, N. j :, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon of
said day, all the following described lots,
tracts or parcels of land, situate in the town
ship of Pilesgrove, county of Salem and
State of New Jersey, to-w1t:
No. l. Ali thai certain tract of land con-
tanning acres, more or less, bounded by
lands of Moses Ale, Joseph r. Croft and
Jacob Fries, being the same that David ID.
Ssurgiss by deed dated March l, 1898, and
recorded at Salem in Book No. so of Deeds,
folio SO, &C.
No. O. All that certain other tract of land,
situate as aforesaid, containing ~ acres of
land, more or less. bounded by lands of
and Samuel H. W eatherby. and is the same
that James Abbott and wife conveyed TO
Samuel Sturgiss by deed dated April 16. 1891,
and recorded as above, in Book No. 70 of
Deeds. folio 446, sc.
No. IS. All the right, title and interest OF
Henry Howell of, I'll and to a certain house
and lot of land and premises, situate as
aforesaid, and bounded by late Isaac How
ellis lot, late Joseph Engle, late John Dick
inson, and John Howell, containing l acre
claimed to Henry Howell by Jacob House
and wife, October24. 1858. recorded at Salem
in Book No. 80, page $40, SC.
No.4. All the right, title and interest OF
Henry Howell of, in and to all that certain
| lot of land, situate as aforesaid, bounded by
Enoch, containing about 81 acres, more oil
less, and is the same that Isaac V :, John w
and Charles Dickinson, conveyed to Henry
Howell and John Howell, March q, 1867.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop
erty of Samuel Sturgiss and Henry Howell
at the suit of John B. Reeves, and to be sold
| by OLIVER III. VIRGINS, Sheriff.
Dated Salem, N. j Feb. 20, 1896. 22S
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If Won eat what Won like. and dieest il

II You eat what you like, and digest it,
you will surely be strong and healthy.
But if you don't digest it, you might
almost as well not eat, for what good can
your food do you if it doesn't nourish
You?
If you find that you can't digest it,
there is simple help for your stomach.
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
BY the Shakers of Mount Lebanon. 1t
has never failed to cure the worst case {
indigestion.
Strength and health come from the food
you eat, after it has been digested and
has gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food. The
best aid to digestion. Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
When you have acid eructations,
nausea, headache, wind. dizziness, offsn-
sive breath, or any other symptoms Of
dyspepsia, Shaker Digestive Cordial will
cure you.
At druggists, Trial bottle 10 cents.
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Not TO be Trined with
(FRoM CINCINNATI GAzETTE.)

(FR0M CINCINNATI dAhEIIb.I
Will people never learn that 'cold''
is an accident to be dreaded, and that
when it occurs treatment should be
promptly applied? There is no knowing
where the trouble'will end; and whilecom-
plete recovery is the rule, the exceptions
are terribly frequent. and thousands upon
thousands of fatal illnesses occur every
year ushered in by little injudicious ex-
posure and seemingly triiing symptoms.
Beyond this, there are to-day countless
invalids who can trace their complaint
to sscolds," which at the time of oc3ur-
renee gave no concern, and were there
fore neglected. When troubled with a
cold use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t is prompt and effectual. 25 and 30 cent
bottles for sale by George M. Andrews,
Druggist,
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How much business can a man do
whose system is In state of disorder?
Headache is only a symptom. 1t is not
disease. The pain In the head is the sign
of rebellion. There have been mistakes
in diet and other abuses.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a
gentle, effective renovator and invigorstor
of stomach, liver and bowels. They assist
nature without threatening to tear the
body piece meal. There are no gripping
pains, no nausea. One is laxative.
A book Of 1908 pages, profusely illus.
trated, written by DIR. R. V. Pierce,
called "The Peoples Common Sense
Medical ADVISER" will be sent free for
81 one cent stamps to cover cost Of mail.
ing only. Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo.
NJ
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All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills, of
Lebanon, Conn.,, was badly afflicted with
rheumatism. At times it was 80 severe
that he could not stand up straight, but
was drawn over on one side. II tried
different remedies without receiving
relief" he says, until about six months
ago bought bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. After using it for three days
my rheumatism was gone and has not
returned since. For sale by George M.
Andrews, Druggist.
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PUBLIC SALE OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY
VIII be sold at public sale, on
-,,nnAx kAARHL "A 1900

A. the residence of the subscriber, in w Gods
t a M corner Springgarden street and Allen
foowing anal pgenpsIe:y BAY
Jo1 tsi,y 81 months old, by Pilot Chief, one
coi he most promising colts of its age in the
OLIVE .np Partridge Cochin chickens, buggy,
WAGONS n,ssa snesr abse
MOVE move hrooder. lot of chicken coops, hives
barI LOVE ohaif-bnshel, churn, patent beam,
81 3alrm n boiler, wood stoves, lounge, chairs
PORK p y. Commence at O'Clock, z. Nj. Con
SAFE 70 - sale. HENRY A. HICKMAN.
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vor1cr is hereby given. that John n. Wal al
bosough 81 county sss an oi a sa'em
mew jersey mas asfate to the subscriber, for
the equal ~ - bene ne Of his creditors And the
SAID crediiors are hereby notified, that "a al
claims against said estate must PC
Assignee as aforesaid, within three nouns g,.aus
from this date, or be forever pAIIeu 1toi'l
banning IN for division of said estate.
JOHN s. ELWELL, Assignee.
Yorketowp, n. j..
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Go not to a covetous old man with any
request too soon in the morning, before
he hath taken in that days prey; for his
covetousness is up before him, and lie is
in ilI.humor; but stay till the afternoon,
till he be satiated upon some borrower.
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The Professors Wife--The professor
is in the laboratory conducting some
chemical experiments. The professor
expects to go down to posterity-
(From the laboratory Br-r-r-r- bangl
The Visitor-I hope the professor
hasn't gone.-Harlem Life.
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FARMERS MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company,
OF SALEM COUNTY.
Office-Head of Market ST., Salem.

rHIS Old and Reliable Company, of 40 years
| standing continues to insure all kinds of prop
ertv not hazardous in towns or country Tor any
length of time not exceeding five years, at as low
AGAINST fire and lightning, danger by either its
losses are carefully adjusted and paid Its funds on
hand are ample to meet all probable losses, being
larger than at any previous time of its existence and
steadily increasing while its reserve assets are OF
character and amount to surely meet all losses how
eyer extraordinary and cannot be frttered away by
unfortunate investments or defaulting ofhcers.
DIRECTOR
robn 6. ElwSll. c. H Sinnickson,
J. H. Sinnckson, Richard basseu,
William B. Carpenter, c. w. Casper,
Woodruff Petit, losian WStar'
Ouinton P. Harris, Charles Hires,
David F. Grier.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIVE. B. Carpenter, Pres
ldent. Chas w. Casper, Joseph Waddington, Quin-
top p Harris Woodruff Petit, who meet weekly
on Seventh-day, at O'CLOCK. .
SrreRrARy AND Observation-Disclosures Petit, to
whom application may be made in relations TO any bust
ness connected with the company, at the once Of
styeet. or at his residence, ESQ East Broadway
In addition to the above, the following persons
we're elected Agents and Surveyors:
George B. Grer Woodstowp.
Josiah Summerili, U. p Neck.
r. M. Hitchner, Elmer.
Asa G.. Turner, Pennsgrove-
I. Forman Sinnickson, L. P. Neck.
Daniel d. Hitchner. Cohs,s "mo- Soun'y'
John Hitchner, Aiioway.
Joseph Livczey, Berkely. .
fSsvid D. Grscom, Marion, Burlington I
Zaccheus Sickler, Salem.
George R. Morrison, Salem
10; heIIn SA b CARPENTER. President.
WoODNUTT PETIT, Sec'y & Treas.
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TH0UHGTs OF NIMRoD
On the Natural Weakness Of Human.
ifv.

Fer since man did the apple eat,
In Eden's blooming land,
Great human weakness has come down
AS reached from hand to hand.
Now mother Eve, the first one was,
Who did this weakness show,
By yielding to the Serpent's guile,
For what: she did not know.
In Adam, too, 1t was portrayed,
When he the apple took,
And thus to please his appetite,
His Gods commands forsook.
From Adam down to Noah's day,
This weakness surely spread,
TIL God in Judgment thought it best
To check it by the flood.
The human race was then destroyed.
Except this Cody man
And family were only spared
To people the earth again.
But when the earth againwa dry
And all the waters sunk,
This weakness then again was shown
By Noah getting drunk.
And while in this condition lay
This ld-redeeming one,
Then weakness was again shown forth,
1t was by Ham, his SON
W lille Shem and Japhet pitied him
And would have hid the worst,
Ham laughed to scorn the other sons,
And by his God was cursed.
1t did not cease in N oah's time,
Nor lessen in Hams day,
But it has spread all DER the land
In many another way.
When Israel's children pass the sea
AS If twas on dry land,
To them the great ana all-wise God
Displayed His powerful hand.
Yet soon they did their weakness show;
Great numbers of their band
Did murmur and complain and wish
They were in Pharoah's land.
They also wished for other Gods,
And one of gold did make;
The GOD of all in judgment sent
And from them it did take.
Belshazzar, too, while reigning king,
Showed weakness by his pride
TO rule as with an iron rod
And o'er his subjects ride.
Like others did not God obey
Nor of Him counsel seek,
Until God in His Judgment did
From him his kingdom take.
COO did behold mans weakness sore,
Spread throughout the land;
He did once more compassion take,
And reached again His hand
He sent His own beloved Son
Into this world of sin,
That man by Him might learn the way,
Eternal life to win:
But then, how soon they did conspire,
This Holy One to kill,
By bribing one who did profess
better place to fill.
1t was for thirty pieces, he
His Master did betray;
And sold his soul. and with 1t hope
OF everlasting day.
But Judas did not act alone
In this display and show,
For all the Jews. most willing were,
po"oi ~ oVerthro";
And PLATE, too. not even dare
What he in Justice knew
Was right. for him as indpe be sat
With Christ the Lord to do.
But now we'll nass tn otber soanes
And see If in our mind,
1t can be traced to this onr dav
Av,a xr,Ix< a.
Anu where IL we can ma
Some who profess their COD to serve
And follow day bv dav.
Are oft o,ertaken ere thew think
Anu thereby go astfay-
AS Peter. when he told his LORD
He'd follow unto death.
Deride him. and his weakness sbowed
III ainios' Inc same ofeatn.
By others. too. II Ia dispiGyeg.
In great apparent zeal;
To show that they great interest take.
' Az ~ 10 my A0'i.
For vanity and self-display,
Is there so plainly seen,
That thinking ones, and surely God
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All our progress is an unfolding like
the vegetable bud. You have frst an in
stinct, then an opinion, then knowledge,
as the plant has root, bud and fruit.
Trust the instinct to the end; though you
can render no reason.
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SATURDAY. MARCH %, 1896.

In front of the Court House. in the city of
Salem, N j., between the hours OF IL and
in the afternoon of said day. to-wit, at 3
O'Clock, p. NJ, all the following described
mortgaged premises to-wft ALI those two
certain tracts or parcels of land and prem
ises, situate in the township of Pilesgrove.
in the county of Salem and State OF New
Jersey, to-wit:
No l. All that certain valuable farm stu
ate on the road from Sharptown To Woods
town, bounded by lands of james McAlis-
ter, decd, lands of Jonathan p. Cawley,
decd, Joseph Peterson, decd, and others,
and con taining within said bounds l6l acres
of land, be the same more or less. Being
the same premises conveyed to Samuel NJ,
Lfppincott by Jonathan ID. Smith and wife
by deed dated March IL. 1866 recorded III
Salem County Clerks office, IN Book No. SO
of Deeds, page 37S, sc.
No O. All that valuable house and large
lot of land where the said Samuel nj. Lip
pincott now resides, situate on the west side
Of Main street, in the borough of woods
town, Salem county, N. j., bound I'd by
lands of the late Isaac Scull, now James G.
Panc0ast, David Pancoast and others. and
contains acre and 33-100 of an acre of land,
he the same more or less, and is the same
that Edwin Colson and Franklin Petit, ex-
ecutors, &c, conveyed to Samuel N. Lippin-
colt by Deed bearing date March 20, 1871, ana
recorded at Salem in Book No. IL of Deeds,
mage 5lS. &c. and to be sold by
OLIVER II. VIRGINS. Sheriff.
Dated salem, N j., Feb. 20, 1896. Is
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Farmers Employment Office

peg to inform the Of p salem aq %
Gloucester coIGatiseo Rows $40 for ali kinds Of farm
I wor M WAGES to suit the times All o orders
viii be promptly attended to to OF lei With e
Fr.nk In, W va SWvoodstown, Agent for
REED g. PYLE.
v,.. 9. pills. Pa. SO sm
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(which do you prefer, fact or fiction"
sob, the former, by all means. Fiction
nowadays is much too matter-of-fact."
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sHERIFF's SALE.

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
Between the First National
Bank, of W oodstown. Fl. Fa.
Complainant, | for sale of
and Mortg lged
Samuel M. Lippincott, ct. ais, Premises
Defendant.
Dated Feb. 25 1898. Returnable May term,
1896.
10y virtue of the above stated writ of FL.
ID Fa. to me directed and delivered, will
SeIl af mn bile vandua ON
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The very best way to know
whether Dobbins' Electric Soap is
as good as it is said to be, is to
TRY IT YOURSELF. 1t can't deceive
YOU. Only be careful not to get
an imitation. There are great
many Electrics and Magnetics, all
intended to deceive the public into
supposing that they are Dobbins'
Electric, or just as good. We
have made this since 1860. 1t is
the original Electric, and is guar
anteed to be worth four times as
much as any other soap ever made.
For washing anything, from the
finest lace to the heaviest blanket,
it is without peer. Only follow
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SHERIFT'S SALE.

DY virtue of writ of Fl. Fa. to me di-
ID rected and delivered, Issued out of the
Salem Common Pleas, Will sell at public
vendue, on
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narrative; but it came to an end all too
soon, and Ezekiel received vigorous
punch, with the announcement. "Your
turn now"
'T-I-don't know anything STAN.
mered the embarrassed youth.
Eyes, you do, too; you know lots. Go
on
Poor Ezekiel was in a state of hopeless
dread at the ordeal before him, and Miss
Mead mpassionately came to the rescue.
'You shall not be forced to tell story.
Ezekiel," she said, kindly, '.if you would
rather not; but believe you could tell
one very well worth hearing. Besides,
such practice is improving, and will help
you to become fluent speaker some day,
besides giving pleasure to Others"
This was quite encouraging; and as
Hugh emphasized the young lady,
remarks with another punch, and a
scowling expression of contempt on his
usually sunny face, Ezekiel thrust his
hands deep down in his pockets, as tho in
the hope of finding inspiration there, and
plunged recklessly into the waters of the
untried sea before him.
"Once," he annouced by way of a
beginning, There was woman and a
man."
Then he came to stop.
"Never heard of such thingp' ex.
claimed Hugh, in tone of intense sur
prise. ..But don't hurry
May we ask" said Miss Mead, as she
struggled with a troublesome inclination
to laugh. what relation existed between
these two people r.
"she was his wife, was the concise
reply.
Ezekiei's style could scarcely be.czlled
. narrative ono. as hard facts sesrned
moro nAhia line. IS s 5. "a 5