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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Mis.ress-What fearful smell OF gasl sup
pose, Bridget it is all right in the dining
room?
Bridget-oh, yes, mum. blew it out long
time ago in there.-London Fun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
Through Car to St. Paul and Minneapo1i.

An elegantly upholstered tonrist-car leaves Oak
land every Tuesday evening at o'clock for all
points in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.
No change of cars. Dining-cars on all trains Come
and get our rates IL you expec. to make a trip to
any Eastern point. 4. X. ateler, General Agent
Northern Pacific Ry. Co, 63S Market street. :. F.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
HIS FIRST HIT.

Bryan's friends will be gratified to learn that
he has shot a deer. 1t is the first hit he has
made since the Chicago convention.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Santa Claus owns the original mare that
made the money go.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Read the advertisements and post your
self on bargains.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

ANY old thing gees now if you call it a
Christmas novelty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The first big store that makes conspic-
uous display of California novelties and
delicacies IS going to make len- strike.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Eastern people who do not like billiards.
know very we'll where to come to get out
of the way of them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The latest novelty in tricycles is ma
chine in which you do the riding and an
other fellow works the pedals. 1t is the
boss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

DON'T let your child strange with whoopine
cough, when a bottle of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
can be had for a dollar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

.. The funding bill may come up at this
session off Congress. but it will not stay
up The people are onto it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

o Santa Claus never hesitates to- count on
the home market, and what is more-he
never gets left.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
CALIFORNIA glace fruit pudding. Townsend,s.

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery :.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
NEWS OF FOREIGN NAVIES.

Sir William Armstrong; company at Els
wick obtained contract october II, through
their resident agent in China, J. j. Chichester,
for the building OF two cruisers for the Chi
nese navy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The total number of torpedo-boat destroyers
in the British navy built, building or ordered
is ninety and it is expected that orders Tor ten
more. OF five knots greater speed than the
fastest yet built, will be ordered given the
END of the Il seal year. making 100 altogether
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

aCleveland's message in defense of his
administration will not be exactly a char
'ity', but all the same it will cover multi
tude of sins.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

9. The coming session of Congress- prom
Uses to be dull, but we shall have lively
session of the Legislature to make up
for it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The report that Cleveland has decided to
make his future home in Princeton en-
+. courages the hope that he may yet learn
something.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

There is apparently only one way to pre-
vent Bryan from continuing mis- tour OF
agitation and that is TO employ Tom Wat
son to head him off.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Really it does not matter much now
whether Cleveland recognizes Cuba or not,
ashe will soon be in a position where
Cuba will hardly be able to recognize him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Ohio statesmen evidently figure long
way ahead, for some of them are said to be
laying plans to defeat Senator Sherman
when he comes up for reelection two
years from now.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

There is a manifest tendency on the part
OF many Eastern people to criticize 'Bry-
ans book before he writes it, and that can
hardly be called iudicious advertising.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Two things for Californians to do in
Congress this winter are. to fight the fund
ing bill and work for the esta blishment of
Department of Mines and Mining.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

San Luis Obispo will be claiming, to
have the cream Of CALIFORNIA; population
within her borders this week simply be-
cause she is to hold a dairymen's conven-
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Sir Edward Reed, ex-chief constructor of the
British navy, has been engaged by the Chilean
Government TO superintend the construction
of battle-ship of $500 tons and a cruiser OF
1900 tons, the latter to.haye a speed of twenty
three knots. Both vessels are being built at
ElSWick.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Our country beats the world talking of
international arbitration and the continu-
ance of peace. but as we keep right along
improving our coast defenses and enlarg-
ing our navy nobody regards us as a Ma
ton of dreamers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Keep. a lookout Tor California products.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The gold-standard Democratic papers
In the East are in queer state of indie
cision' whether to set to work reorg anizing
their own party or to pass the time advis.
ing Republicans not to reform the tariff.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

As soon asCongress assemblies Repub-
liean caucus will be held to decide
whether any tariff legislation shall be at
tempted at this session; but the problem
involves so many factors the solution will
not be easy, and the chances are that the
whole thing will be left for the next Con-
gress to deal with.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Illinois has new political organization
calling. itself the Christian CITIZENSHIP
League, and if it carries out all the re-
forms demanded by its platform it will
have to sweep the State with a new broom
ana mop up the spot where Chicago was
with hot water
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

One of the things which will be much
discussed IN California this winter will be
road improvement. and it is probable Tie
discussion will bring out the fact that dur.
Ing the past year there has been much
more improvement of the kind made in
the State than is generally supposed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

New York and Wisconsin claim to make
all the Limburger cheese that is used in
this country, but we see nothing in the
claim to be proud of. California can al
ford to turn UP her nose at it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Among the concessions asked of the
managers of the Paris Exposition is one
, by an American who wishes to put up a
glass barrel tifty-two feet long and twenty
seven feet high, with an American bar in
side OF it, and it would seem to be trans
parent money-making scheme. o
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

According to the London correspondent
OF the Inter Ocean it is reported in England
that ex-President Harrison will be the
next United States ambassador TO that
country, but American news from that
source is always more amusing than in
structive
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Early purchasers get the first pick.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

1t bas been noted that Colorado gave
Bryan larger plurality than he obtained
in the five Southern States of Georgia,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana; but the notice is not to the
credit of Colorado.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Now for holiday trade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Totals ...,- "a, e31,795 $l6,eS0, 1874,
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02

General Ssturnins 1elais, the head
of the Federal telegraph lines of Mex
leo, has been suddenly removed.
Joachim B. Mathiser, a we'll known
architect of San Francisco, Cal,
hanged himself with q four-in-hand
necktie.
A storm has done considerable dam
age on the west coast of Mexico. Al
tata is inundated and aid has been re.
quested for sufferers.
Ex-Mayor John d. Hopkins, OF Chi
cago, ILL.,, has filed a hill for an ac-
counting against Henry c. Miner, his
former partner in the theatrical BUSH
ness.
The Texas cotton crop has been
seriously damaged by heavy rains. A
japanese agent is in Texas contracting
for a large part of this years yield.
Thomas Walker Page, A. M, Phi.
D., of Leipzig, a distinguished scholar,
has cabled his acceptance of the profes-
sorship OF history in Randolph-Macon
Woman's College, Lyncnburg, Va.
New York's Board of Estimate au-
thorized the issue of $1,000, 900 worth
OF bonds, to provide school facilities
for 40,00U children for whom there il
no room 10 the present schools. z
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
CARPETS,
FURNITURE,
FEATHERS,
BEDDING,
BLANKETS,
QUILTS

MUTUAL FIRE ms. co. OF
SALEM COUNTY,

OFFIcE-HEAD OF MARKET ST., SALEM.
gINHIS old and reliable Company OF 80 years
standing continues to insure all kinds Of
property, not extra hazardous, in town or conn
try for any length of time not exceeding i've
years at as low rates as Will pay losses and ex-
penseS. 1t insures against ire or lightning or
damage by either. Its losses are promptly adj
tusted and paid. It's funds on hand are ample
to meet all probable loss, being larger than at
any previous time of its existence and steady
increasing, while Its reserve assets are Of Il
character and amount to surely meet all losses
however extraordinary, and cannot be FILTERED
away by unfortunate investment or defaulting
officers.
Direetors-J0seph Waddingt0n, VIM. b. Car
penter, Charles Hires, Josiah Wistar, David +.
Grier, o. ii. SinnteksOn, Woodruff Pettit, Bar
clay Griscom, Quinton =. Harris, Chas. W.
Casper, j. Howard Sinnicks0n, John s. Elwell,
Richard Bassett.
Executive Committee - W Is. Carpenter,
President; Joseph Waddington, Woodruff
Petit, Q. r. Harris, Q. w. Casper, who meet
weekly, on Seventh.day, at 8 4. NJ.
Secretary and TreasureI-W OOdnutt Petit,
to whom applicants may be made In relation
to any business connected with the Company,
at the office of the Company, lS3 Broadway,
Ihead of Market street, or this residence, 80
K. Broadway, Salem.
In addition to the above the following per-
sons have been elected Agents and Surveyors
X. NJ. HitchneF, Elmer.
George Il. Gfier, WOOdstown.
Josiah Summerill, Upper Penn's Neck.
Asa G. Turner, FenniS Grove.
Daniel ID. HitchneT, COhansey.
j. F0rman SinnicksOn, L. p. Neck.
John Hltchner, Alloway. 20
Joseph B. Liyezey, Berkeley.
David ID. Grtscom, NaTlton, N. }.
George r. Morrison, Salem.
Is; AsftSn.
I'M. B. CARPENTER, President.
PETIT. Ssc'v and Treasurer
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
New Jersey Items

Mechanics are getting ready for a
building boom at South Cape May.
The Argo Mills and Bingham Mills
at Gloucester started upon full time
after being idle for two weeks.
The inquest in the case of Stultz
Carlisle, who was shot and killed by
Simon b. Shaw, will be held at Leet-
burg by Coroner Sawyer.
The body of the drowned man found
at Washington Park, wal identified as
that of Abraham Greenspan, of Phila-
delphia.
The Coroner's fury, at L.eesburg,
held Simon b. Shaw responsible for
the murder of Stuliz Carlisle. 4
ferbert Pine left his bicycle in front
of the post office at Shirley while he
went inside for a few moments. When
he came out it was gone.
James Warner, n Vineland farmer,
lost his balance while standing in II
wagon, and fell against an IRON rod
which penetrated his stomach, making
a serious wound. 5
Joe Hooker Post il actively engaged
trying TO secure for Atlantic City the
next g. Az r. State encampment.
Henry Stanton, of Pennsgrove, has
rais, d a hill of sweet potatoes number
ing 10 and weighing TO pounds.
Sneak thieves entered a rear o
of John Trost's hotel, in Stockton,
and stole SAC from q bureau drawer.
Cumberland County prisoners, in
cluding Simon B. Shaw, charged with
murder, will be confined in Cape May
County Jail, while Cumberland County
is building a new one,
Willie Key, IL years old, of Bur
lington, stole So of his fathers hard
earned silver and started out to see the
world. He only got as far as Mount
Holly and now he is in jail. l
In the Supreme Court in Camden,
the trial OF the More Phillips Chemical
| Company, indicted for maintaining q
nuisance, was begun.
The North Baptist Church, at Mil
vile, was recognized by the West Jer-
sey Baptist Association. 2
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
Virginia Items.

NEWPORT News. John J.. Vaughan
was killed in A. b. Rees's saloon by
Thomas b. Murray. V~aughn's death
was caused by a blow over the heart
from Murray's fist. While Intoxicated
Vaughan insulted Murray, who struck
him first in the face and then on the
chest. Vaughan died fifteen minutes
atterward. Murray is an athlete, aid
has frequently figured in sparring ex-
hibitions. He enjoys a good reputa-
ton, and his friends say that he was
never known to pick a quarrel.
PETERSBURG, VA.-A difficulty &C.
Cured in the bar-room Of Willis Gil
Ian (colored), IN which Powhatan Cole
man, (colored) wal cut seriously about
he head, and Cornelius Stokes (also
colored) badly beaten.
WILLIAMSBURG, NA.-Mayor John /.
Mercer reported that all the bonds re-
Gently issued by the city had been
taken, and that they had been dis
posed of in our town. The issue
amounted TO So, 500, and are 6 per
cent. ~non-taxable coupon bonds.
PETERSBURG, Va.-James Manson
and Litha James tcolored), who have
been confined in the Jail of Prince
George county for some weeks, on the
charge of numbering the old negro
man John Main, at City Point, several
months ago, have voluntarily confessed
their guilt. The supposition has al
mo xrO hnan that AIatn rrhA r,u 4. aAr&
of miser, and lived alone in his little
house, was murdered for his money.
The deed was committed with an axe
which was found in the room with his
dead body. How much money was
gotten, if any, has never been known,
and probably eve will he. James
Manson says he struck Main two blows
with the axe, which disabled him, but
that the fatal blow was struck by Litha
James. The latter, who is n sister Of
the deceased, admits her guilty share
in the murder,
DwALE.-Mark Davis was sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the
penitentiary at this term of the County
Court. He was convicted of forgery.
lie is a young man, not more than %,
and has led a wild, reckless life.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.-The jury in
the case of Damn. indicted for arson,
agreed upon a verdict, finding the ac-
cused guilty and fixing his punish
ment at four years in the penitentiary.
NORFOLK, VA fire broke out in
the big fve-story brick building occu-
pied by the Merchants and Farmers
Peanut Company, on Water street,
and before it could be gotten under
control, had completely ruined the
stock and machinery of the company.
The total loss IS estimated at from
$50, 1000 to $45, 600. The Merehsnts'
and Farmers Company are said to lie
fully insured. 9
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
PENIS GROVE. NJ. FRIDAY. OUTOBER 2. 1896

Joshua, or a Caleb, or a David, or a Paul
may come down n help us In the battle
against unrighteousness. Oh, how l would
like to have them here--him of the Red Sea,
Hill! English history says that Robert Clay
ton, of the English cavalry, at the close OF
the war bought up all the old cavalry horses
lest they should be turned out to druigery
and hard work, and bought a piece Of ground
at Knavesmire Heath and turned out these
old war-horsesinto the thickest and richest
pasture to spend the rest Of their days as
compensation for what they had done in
other days. 0ne day a thunderstorm came
up and these war-horses mistook
the thunder Of the skies for the
thunder OF battle-and they wheeled into
llne-no riders on their backI-thsy wheeled
into line reaoy for the fray. And l doubt
me whether, when the last thunder of this
battle for God and truth goes booming
through the heavens, the old Scriptural war
rlors can keep their places on their thrones.
Methinks they will spring into the fight and
exchange crown for helmet. the palm
branch for weapon, aud come down out OF
the Kings galleries into the arena. crying:
make room! I must fight In this great
A~rmageddon." The old war horses min Cling
In the fight.
Beloved people. / preach this sermon be-
cause l want you to toll with the sunlight In
your faces. 1 want you old men to under
stand before you die that all the work you
did for God while yet you ear was alert and
your foot feet is going to be counted up In
the flnal victories. l want all these younger
people to understand. that when they toll
for God they always win the day, that all
prayers are answered and all Christian work
Is In some way e~ffectual, and that the tide is
setting In the right direction, and that all
heaven Ia on our side-saintly, eherubic,
~archangeic, omnipotent, chariot and throne.
doxology and procession, p~rinclpalities and
dominion, Be who had the moon under His
feet, and all the armies of heaven on white
horses.
Brotherl brotherl all / am afraid OF is, not
that Christ will lose the battle, but that you
and 1 will not get into 1t quick enough to do
something worthy of our blood bought i'm
mortality. o, Christ, how shall I meet Thee,
Thou Of the SCARED brow and the scared
back and the SCARED hand and the scared
foot aud the SCARED breast, II I have no scars
or wounds gotten in Thy service2 1t shall
not be so. / step out to-day In front OF the
battle. Come on, ye foes Of God, / dare you
to the combat! Come on, with pens dipped
In maligancy. Come on with tongues forked
and viperine. Come on with types soaked
In scum of the eternal pit. / defy you! Come
on! l bare my brow, l uncover my heart.
Strike! l can not see my Lord until l have
been III for Christ. II we do not suffer
with Him on earth. we can not be g~lorified
with Him in heaven. TAX good heart. Ont
On! oni See! the skies have frightened!
Seel the hcur Is about to come. Pick out all
the cheeriest of the anthems. Let the Or
chestra string thor best instruments. "The
night Is far spent, the day Is at hand"
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
Food for Thought

Honor and shame from no condition
rise.
Silence your opponent with reason,
not with noise.
Affections are but the shadow OF
od's wings.
WhitewashIng a rascal never help
him any on the inside.
1t is not the clock that strikes
the loude@ which keeps the best
time.
There is hypocrisy in praying for
what We are not willing TO work
for.
The most certain sign OF being born
with great qualities is to be born with
out envy.
There is nothing so mint e OIL incon-
siderate that | would not rather know it
than not.
Be your character what it will, it
will he known, and nobody will take it
upon your word.
Napoleon Mckinley will meet his
Waterloo ON the Sd of November at
the hands of BRYAN,
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02

dents of Waynesboro, was struck and
killed by a passenger train on the
Western Maryland Road.
Judge Pershing decides that Schuyl.
kill County coustahles will not he paid
fees for making returns to the Quarter
Sessions, as they have been heretofore.
Failing to find in the woods the
body of missing Frank Menka, of Red
burn, Lycoming County, Stanislsus
Blascok, who was last seen with him,
was discharged.
Augustus Stetter was arrested at AL
lentown for driving away with a 5000
horse and rig from Gilbertsville that
belonged to Miller Bros, %liverymen, at
Pottetown. 9
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02

Ihave been calledan Anarchist
because l have opposed the trusts
and syndicates which would man.
age this country. 1 am glad to
have the opposition of these men.
1 am glad that If L am elected
there Is not a trust or syndicate
that can come to me and say, "We
put you there, now pay us back"
VIM. j.. Bryan.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-10-02
Gable Sparks ~

In Glfu prefecture, 400 houses we've
destroyed, and along the Haji-Gawa
1890 persons lost their lives.
At Kobe, after the fire had devasta-
ted the city, forty people we're swept to
death by the food. In an Their prov
ince the loss of life reached 25OO.
A Constantinople correspondent tele-
graphs that he has received private
reports stating that the number of
persons killed in the disorders in the
interior of Armenia a week ago num-
bered nearly six thousand. 8
Queen Victoria was congratulated
upon having occupied the throne
longer than any other British Sover-
eign. In accordanc with the desire of
the Queen the occasion will not be
celebrated officially until 1897, when
her Majesty will have completed the
sixtieth year OF her reign.
William f. Gladstone has written to
a French newspaper that the Sultan's
diplomatic triumph over the six Pow
ers, by which he is permitted to con-
tiiitto tAO hiab-uIiO w Sii-AStiaAoJ ~
without a parallel IN history.
The Dervishes have eyacu ted the
province of Dongola. A number of
Dervish Emirs have surrendered to
the Egyptian troops. 4
Cavite, in the Philippine Islands, is
occupied by Is, 200 insurgents. Over
a bundled monks have been murdered
in the islands since the breaking out
of the rebellion. Many were burned
to death. They were fastened to trees,
their clothing having been soaked with
kerosene oil and then ignited.
General Kitchener, commanding the
Anglo Egyptian Expedition, has cap
tured 900 prisoners, and his cavalry is
pursuing the enemy.
United States Ambassador Eustis
had an interview with the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of France in regard to
the case of lyman.
Spain is making preparations to send
5000 additional troops to the Philip
pines.
1t is reported that 1000 Armenians
have been put to death at Kemah, near
Erzeringan. b
A majority of the German news
papers speak ~unfavorably of the anti
Turkish speech made by Gladstone. l
The dock laborers of Hamburg have
gone out on a strike.
The Sublime Porte says that Armen-
ians burn their own houses to excite
sympathy.
Colonel Francis W, Rhodes, brother
of Cecil Rhodes, will retire from the
British army.
The London Times believes that no
further movement will be made in the
Sudan at present.
General Meredith Reads daughter,
who married Count de Mares, has
| given birth to a daughter.
A combination of British Goa! opera
tors has been effected, with the object
Of limiting the output z