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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
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Mr.. John A. Harding was Saturday
visitor.
Mrs. l. G. Adams was an Absecon
visitor Sunday. :
The property formerly owned by DR..
Somers is having q mansard roof added.
The revival meetings of Central M. E.
church commenced last Sunday evening.
The choir of Central church gave q
musicale at the asylum last Thursday
evening.
Mr., Shriver of Phila. was in town Sat-
urday looking after the remodeling of
his summer residence.
Capt. and Mrs. Reuben Somers enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Elva Fifield and
daughter Of Bakersville on Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. Enoch Townsend have
issued invitations for the marriage of
Mrs. Townsends sister Miss Mary Jane
Rose of Camden to William A. Michel of
Baltimore. The wedding will take place
at Mr.. and Mrs. TownseDds residence on
Wednesday November gath at noon.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
Town Topics

The Authors Club met at the home of
Mrs. F. L. Jewett on Monday afternoon.
The readings were from Dickens.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
ABSECON.
DIR. Gardiner is very busy.

Dr. Gdr0lner lS very DuSy.
The causeway has been repaired.
Mrs. Richard Doughty is improving in
health.
Mrs. Weaver is having her grounds
beautified.
Mr.. Dan Robinson was Pleasantville
visitor Friday.
Mr. Edward Wilson is frequent Phila-
delphia visitor.
It is rumored that there will be a
swell wedding in town shortly.
DR.. Samuel Johnson, our dentist, has
some of the best trade on the Shore.
John Clark has improved his dwell
ling with new weather boarding.
The young granddaughters of Captain
William Cordery are graceful bicyclists.
Miss Mabel Reed, of Atlantic City,
spent Monday with her parents here.
Our blacksmith has been building
several neat express wagons for the
trade.
Johe Bates, our genial postmaster,
is agent for the very best grade OF
wheels.
Mrs. Joseph Champion, OF Atlantic
City, was the guest Of friends here on
Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Dugan was the guest OF
Rev. Mr. Gregory at Port Republic,
Monday.
Mrs. Frank BabcOck was the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. John B. Smith, at Pleas
antville, Friday.
Captain Abel Babcock and daughter,
Miss Charlotte, were Pleasantville
visitors Friday.
MIR. Hires has put up a shed and
barn for his horses and stock, adiOin
ing his garden.
DR.. Johnson's father and mother
are much improved in health and ex-
pect to be out soon.
Miss LOttie Babcock has returned
from her trip South very much i'm
proved in appearance and weight.
The town is quite lively since the
work of the railroad has began.
Our stores and homes notice differ
ence.
Captain P. B. Reed after a long
chase in the South looking after his
vessel is expected home for Thanks
giving.
Evangelist E. L. Hyde will begin
revival services in M. E. Church on
Friday evening, 7.30. Everybody in
vited
Prayer meetings this week at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Clark; on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings at the
church. A large attendance is re-
quested. Stewards meeting after
devotional service.
Mr.. C. P. johnson met with an accident
to his team on Tuesday. The horse
took fright and ran away in Atlantic
City and smashed fifteen dozen egge,
besides doing considerable damage to
himself and the wagon. Mr.. Johnson
himself was not injured.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. R. l. Risley give dinner
tonight to large party of friends.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
MCKEE CITY.

Hnnting goes merrily on with every
acre having one or two seekers after
game
Joe Hildebrandt has nearly completed
his two and half story cottage on
Washington street.
A contract has been given to Pleas
antville contractor to build twO-story
house for Mr.. Thos. Carrick.
Settlers are coming here right along
and clearing sand, building, ETC., in spite
of the GROWERS and enemies of energy
and enterprise.
The protracted revival meetings under
the supervision of the Rev. N. M. Wick
ward has been great success. 1t was
in session two weeks.
About sixty people surprised Mr..
Walter Goddard with music, etc, on his
birthday which occurred on Saturday
last. An enjoyable time was had until
the wee sma hours.
The increased membership to the
Union Christian Sunday School has made
it possible to erect proper building in
the near future. Great credit is due to
the postor, Rev. N. NJ. Wickward.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-24
LEEDS POINT.

Mrs Lena Vansant of Somers Point
is the guest of her sister.
Samuel Blackman is confined to his
home with La Grippe.
Russell Smith 'of Brigdntine is the
guest Of Thomas Giberson Jr.
Mrs. Christopher SmalIwood is enter-
tanning her two sister from Brigantine.
II. D. Kane attended the session of the
Grand Lodge of |. O.. o. F. at Trenton
last week.
Quite number from this place attend
ed the annual School commencement at
Pleasantville.
Randolph Kane is suffering with q
broken collar bone, the result of fall
from a bicycle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-11
some new PESTS
Lot of Scales New to Sci.
ence are Reported.
Prof. koebeie Sought the "Orange
Worm"-it is a Sad Affliction.
Blight from Orient.

When Albert Koebele left last April
for Mexico, on collecting trip for ben
eficial insects in that country, for the
Hawaiian Government, says Alex.
Craw, a California quarantine officer,
requested him to look up the orange
worm and secure preserved specimens
for me for Identification He recently
returned and informs me that the only
States that he is positive the worm
exists in are those previously men
toned He made five visits into More
los and On the last visit, about the
middle of October, he secured the lar
vac. He reports it as a most disgust
ing pest, a single orange containing
sometimes over dozen maggots and
very frequently with no external indi-
cation of their presence.
On September 30th, the steamship
Doric arrived in San Francisco from
Japan and had a shipment of fifty tea
bushes that were very seriously in
tested with that destructive scale,
Diaspis amygdall Tryon. The plants
and cases were destroyed. This scale
must be spreading in that country.
Six years ago we only found it slightly
upon some Towering peach
trees Since then it has been found
upon plum, cherry, walnut, persimmon
and Cycus revoluta. This is the first
time that it has been recorded upon
tea plants. Cabinet specimens were
saved. In Ceylon and Jamaica, where
the scale is also found, it is a very gen.
eral feeder. Liquid remedies are
worthless against this pest.
During the past six months the fol-
lowing scales have been found that
were new to science:
Aspidotus greenii, Cockerelli, on
stems of bamboo from Japan. This
would be a difficult one to kill, owing
to it's locating in great numbers under
the leaf shields encircling the stem,
where it is secure from insect enemies
or sprays.
Chionaspis latissimus, Cockerell, on
Distylium racemossum from Japan.
This is one of the most distinct species
of this genera.
Chionaspis cockerelli, Cooley, on
palms from China.
Chionaspis aneubae, Cooley, on aucu-
| has from Japan.
Chionaspis wisteriae, Cooley, on yis-
terra from Japan.
Leucaspis japonicus, Cockerell, form
| erly found upon cytissus, has been
| found upon naples.
When the Chinese ambassador ar
rived in California, July 18th, one OF
his attaches had very pretty split
bamboo cage, containing an unusually
large species of "katydid." In the
cage was slice of apple for food. He
made a strong plea for his pet, but il
had to die.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-11
HARVARD's OWN POLICEMEN.

Probably most Of the visitors to Har-
ward University in Old Cambridge,
says the Boston Transcript, as well as
many of the students and residents in
that part of the city, when they hap
pen to see policeman about the col
lege grounds, suppose, if they give the
matter any thought at all, that he is
one of the regular members of the
Cambridge police force. But they are
mistaken. Harvard is not dependent
upon the city police for protection, for
the University has a police force of it's
own. It consists of two uniformed
members and eight or ten men in plain
clothes. They are drawn from the spe-
cial police force of the city, but are
under the direction and in the pay of
the University.
The two uniformed members are
dressed exactly like the regular city
policemen except for the lettering and
insignia on their badges and buttons.
The badge on the front of the helmet
bears the letters III. IT, and the gilt
buttons have the words Harvard Uni
versity" around the edge and the
shield of the college with the three
open books in the center. On the left
breast of the blue blouse is pinned the
regular oval badge Of the special force,
bearing the inscription in large, plain
letters, Cambridge Special Police"
These men go on duty at 6 O'Clock in
the evening and remain on their beats
until 5 O'Clock the next morning. One
of them looks after the safety OF the
buildings in the yard, while the other
keeps watch over the University prop
erty in the immediate neighborhOod
of the yard. with the exception of Me-
mortal Hall, which has special pO-
liceman. The Botanical Garden and
the Observatory are also otherwise
guarded.
The un-uniformed members of the
Harvard police force are on duty only
on special occasions, such as the even
ing after a Harvard team has won a
game, when the exuberant spirits of
the students sometimes need to be re-
strained. In case of any inclination to-
ward an outbreak these policemen in
plain clothes are able to mingle with
the crowd and to do prompt and eff
fective service. They are ably second
ed by any member of the Students
Committee who may be present.
The chief trouble, however, with
which the Harvard police have to deal
is the sneak thief. who dresses himself
in student costume and then goes
walking about the college grounds and
into the buildings, mingling with the
real students and stealing whatever
he can lay his hands on. AS may be
readily understood, it is an extremely
difficult task to detect these pseudo
students and prevent their offerings.
One of the most recent instances or
their work was the stealing of several
books from the classical library in
Harvard Hall. The college police were
so hot on the trail of the culprits that
they had to leave Cambridge to avoid
the risk of arrest and conviction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-11

A Statue of the President to be Made
of the Precious Metal.

A Statue of the President to be Made
of the Precious Metal.
Rehan, in silver, is to be outshone by
William Mckinley in gold, according
to the New York Herald. The added
fame which the actress acquired by
posing for the Montana statue of solid
silver exhibited at the Worlds Fair is
to be approached if not eclipsed, by the
President of the United States. who
will furnish the figure of life-size
statue of solid gold
This will be the most costly lump of
precious medal the people of the mo-
dren world have ever seen. So says F.
d. Highly of Chicago, who has been re-
tanned by Western millionaires to fur
nish such statue for exhibition at the
Paris Exhibition in 1900. I Mr.. Highly
was in New Yory recently on his way
to Washington, to get the consent of
President Mckinley to pose for the
figure.
AS Mr.. Highly took a prominent part
in the headquarters management of the
late national Republican campaign,
and has asked for no Office, he is con-
fident of success in this mission.
s'You know said Mr.. Highly, "that
| designed and built the Montana stat
lie at the Worlds Fair of which Miss
Rehan posed. I suppose it was because
of my experience that I have been re-
tanned to build this statue, which, with
the base will contain bullion to the
value of s1,O5OOO0.
"While I designed, primarily, to first
exhibit this statue at Paris in 1900, the
directors of the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton, to be held on Cayuga Island, in
the Niagara river, in 1899, are anxious
to have it completed in time to be ex-
hibited there first. 1t is likely that
this arrangement will be made.
81 cannot divulge as yet who the cap
italists are who are back of this pro-
ject, but there are a half dozen OF
them, and everything is ready for the
beginning of work on the statue as
soon as design is completed"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19
HIGH OHIMNEYS.
A Glasgow Stack That Towers Up
468 Feet-Weighs 5000 Tons.

The honor of possessing the highest
chimney in the world belongs to Glas-
gov, where there are two stacks Of
colossal proportions. One of these
the Townsend shaft at Port Dundas
has a total height of 468 feet, with
diameter at the base of 80 feet, and
at the top of 10 feet 4 inches. The
structure weighs about 5000 tons.
The other stack-that at st. Rollox,
Glasgow-has total height of 445
feet 6 inches, with a diameter at the
base of so feet and at the top of -
feet 6 inches. The managing director
of Joseph Townsend, Limited, Mr..
Oliver G. Townsend, has been good
enough to give me the following par
ticulars of their shaft: Founded in
May, 1857; coping laid October 6,
1859; bent by storm of September 8,
1859; restored to perpendicular by
saving from September 21 till Octo-
Der l, 1859. Total height, 468 feet;
from surface to top of cope, 454 feet;
outside diameter at foundation, so
feet; at surface, 80 feet; at top of
cope, IL feet 8 inches; height of light
ming conductor at top of chimney,
20 feet. There is a chimney at Co
logne which is 442 feet high, with a
diameter at the square base of 80
feet and at the round top of II feet
inches. Its weight is about $500
tons. Another towering chimney on
the continent is that at the Royal
smelling works near Freiburg, in
Saxony. 1t is built upon the top of
a hill, where it stands isolated, and is
400 feet high. The most costly Chin
ney in the world is in Bradford, at the
famous Manningham mills. The
shaft is remarkable structure archi-
tecturally, and is the most prominent
feature in the landscape in that part
of Yorkshire. 1t is $50 feet inches
high, and 21 feet square. 1t contains
5000 tons of material, and cost rather
more than 100000, A popularity of
this shaft is that it is as broad at the
top as it is at the bottom, but the in
terror is wider at the summit than at
the base, the dimensions being 10 feet
and 10 feet, respectively. In addition
to possessing the most expensive
chimney, Bradford has the gloomy
distinction of having experienced the
most terrible disaster on record-that
of the Newlands mill.--Ludgatc
Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19
BREvITIEs OF FUN.

Hannah, said the mistress to
her new girl, "you can take that
brown serge dress of mine and put
it in soak" "Yes'm,p said Hannah,
who's your fav'rite pawnbroker?' -
Household Words.
Modern Definitions. - Son
"Paw, what's meant by a horse of
another color?" Wheeler-."A BIZ
cycle Of another make" Son-"And
what's dark horse paw" Wheel
er-"A nameless wheel. Puck
"A Theory.-Towne-"T don't
believe that alimony can be legally
collected" Browne-"Why not?"
Towne-''Well, marriage is generally
recognized as a lottery, SO alimony
must be a gambling debt."-Truth.
Her Criticism. = Mistress
F'Well, Norah, how did you enjoy the
scenery Norah (who has just re-
burned from a weeks outing on the
Maine coast -"To shpake plainly,
mum, tn scenery's not so iligant as
pit looks. Judge.
! William Walker-"Yes, mum; /
hate ter travel through de country,
an find de farmers so hard up. 1t
makes me really sick at heart" Mrs.
Backdoor-"Why, what do they seem
hard up for?" William Walker
tfFer help, mum."-Puck.
"A Prophecy. - "That actor
doesn't seem at home in his work,"
said man who makes comments.
mo-" replied the theatrical manager,
Igloomily; che isn't. But he will be
unless business gets better pretty
soon. Washington Star.
f, 81 can't help thinking I've seen
you somewhere before" said the man
with the brown leather valise, who
WAS waiting for train. "My friend"
replied the man in the soiled linen
duster, who was always waiting for
a train, "don't make any effort to.
help it. It's too hot for the exertion.
Let it go at that" And he sauntered
on.-Chicago Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19


BY the treaty Of February %,
1919, Spain ceded to the United
States the peninsula Of Florida, "
ing south Of the 31st parallel, west
.of the River st. Mary's and east of the
Mississippi river, excepting the is
land of Orleans.
Madison johnson, colored man
of Columbus, o., has just had new
pair Of shoes made for him, and they
are whoppers. The size is No. %,
they are 16 inches long, six inches
wide, and each shoe weighs u pounds.
Johnson's height is eight feet seven
inches.
Some buildings on large sheep
pasture near Cloudman, Cal, took
fire from locomotive spark. A later
train on the same road was held up
by the owner of the sheep pasture,
who, rifle in hand, compelled the
trainmen to assist in extinguishing
the fire.
With the aid of his dog, w. G.
Woodward tried to drive his ~ cows
home. The whole herd, with low
cred horns, made a dash for the dog,
and the animal fled to its master.
Mr.. Woodward was knocked down
and severely trampled by the en-
ragged cattle.
"A shadowy ghost, said to have
just come from the realms Of shade,
made its appearance at a spiritual
istic meeting in st. Paul. A doubt
ing lady jabbed hairpin into the
ghosts leg, and the meeting became
as lively as circus. The ghost
roared; 'Murder" and threw in few
curse words.
DR.. Tyler Hull, ], of Dimondale,
Mich, contracted blood poisoning,
and was so certain Of a fatal result
that he refused medical assistance.
At his request large mirror was
placed at the foot of the bed, SO that
he might witness his last struggles,
and he died with his eyes steadily gaz-
ing in the glass.
In 1889 Georges procured a royal
grant Of land extending from the
Piscataqua to the Kennebec. The
name of the territory under the new
charter was changed to Maine in
honor of the queen (Henrietta Maria,
wife of Charles l. whose patrimonial
estate, as princess of France, was the
French province of Wayne.
An ivory and silver statuette was
stolen from an art exhibition in Buda-
Pesth, Hungary, and the next day
the pawn ticket for it was received at
the art rooms. The statuette had
not been missed, and the secretary,
on going to the pedestal, was amazed
to see on it card bearing these
words: "Stolen for a day or two"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19

years for the purpose of turning them
into very modish tailor-made street
gowns. This she said the Scotchwomen
were in the habit of doing. .
A Baltimore woman who goes TO Eu-
rope frequently. and who has collected
several of these shawls, recently had
one made at her dressmaker's into the
very latest shawl dress style. The skirt
was plain, with a full godet in the back,
edged around the foot with heavy
fringe. Around the knees there ran an
other row Of the fringe, ami the waist
was trimmed in the same manner, in
Eton jacket form Underneath was a
vest of the same shawl plaid
\ big brown velvet hat. with a touch
OF mahogany in il. was covered with
feathers and ribbon Of the same hue.
This matched the main color Of the
shaW! HELEN GREY-PAGE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19
A RUSSIAN DOVE DRESS.

ering the belt, down the front of which
there was the same trimming.
sleeves, which means that the puffs
blouse over a band of braid at the ell
bow. The sleeves belled little around
the hand.
A dress of this kind, trimmed with
braid and made Russian after this de-
scription, is called a Russian dove dress.
one with crown of light-gray birds
breast feathers sewed on a circular
mat. A large steel star held this mat
down to the hat. 1t was surrounded by
a puff of steel-gray velvet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19
A new Turkish minister to IL e
United States has been appointed.

The doctor may be good old man
but even so, medical examinations
and the "local-application" treat.
ment are abhorrent to every modest
woman. They are embarrassing
often useless. They should not be
submitted to until everything else
has been tried. In nine cases out of
ten, there is no reason for them. In
nine cases out of ten, the doctor in
general practice isn't competent to
treat female diseases. They make
branch of medicine by themselves.
They are distinct from other ailments.
They can be properly understood
and treated only by one who has
had years of actual practice and ex-
perience in this particular line. This
is true of DR.. r. V. Pierce, chief con
sulting physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
Buffalo, N. Y. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, remedy for all de-
engagements OF the reproductive or
gans of women, has been in actual
use for more than years, 1t cures
every form of "female weakness"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-19
HIS WIFE WAS NOT LOST.
This Man Wanted to Hear from His
Absent Spouse.

absent spouse
The wife Of a well-known newspa-
per man left Pittsburgh last Thurs
day for Atlantic City. She wrote him
a letter on Friday, which he received
Saturday, but that was the last he
heard from her for several days. a
joker and he went to the composing
room of the paper for which he works
and had the following notice set:
COSTA wife, aged 81 years,
about five feet six inches in height,
slender, eyes large and nose prom
inent; fair to look upon, and quite
attractive; she is original in her ideas,
good talker, and has a temper of her
own; when last heard from she was
at Atlantic City, but has since been
seen in Philadelphia and Swarth-
more. She was accompanied by a
son, aged Is, who can easily be identi-
fed by his inclination to chew the
rag. Any information Of the lost
couple will be thankfully received
by lone and much-abused husband
and three motherless children"
Then he got an issue of the paper
and carefully pasted the cad" in the
proper column and mailed the paper
to his wife, blue penciling the Gao"
The wife is also somewhat of a joker,
and she proceeded to get even. She
wired, collect, the following;
Noticed 'ad' for lost wife. You
can't lose me, Charley"
About an hour later another col
lect message came, as follows:
"Friends think | am meant by the
'ad' and insist that l let you know
that | am not lost. l am far from
lost, strayed or stolen. We are hav-
ing an elegant time, and am too busy
to write to you, but will telegraph you
four or five times a day to let you
know how | am getting on. PITTS
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.