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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

1 want to tell you o true story to-day
about a young man who became famous,
Like many another poor felloY he was O
slave OF the fearful habit of drink. This is
the story:
One day when a rich and talented young
lady of Richmond, Va, was out driving,
she came upon Il young man who lay be-
sale the road, drunk. Moved by pity, she
alighted from her carriage and placed her
handkerchief over the young mans face,
then continued her ride.
Some days later the young mar called to
see her, and said, Il am ashamed to look
you In the face. l am the man you so
kindly cared for the other day. l found
your name on the handkerchief, and have
come to thank you for your kindness. 1
have signed the pledge. With my hand on
my mothers Bible. | have sworn, Goo be-
ing my helper, that 1 viii never drink an
other drop OF intoxicating liquor"
He kept his pledge. His reseuer became
his wife. He was a young man of rare
talents, and it was not long before he be-
came widely known rs a brilliant writer.
His name was William Writ. He became
the Attorney General OF the United States,
and was once nominated for the Presi-
dency.
This little act gave to America one OF her
greatest lawyers. Christian Inquirer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16
PENIS GROVE, N. j., FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1899.
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.


The Reasons Why In Spite OF the Violent
Opposition of the Uindoos, the Rum
Traffic Goes on Increasing In India
Club Life Under Ideal Conditions.
DR.. Franclso E. Clark, President Of tho
Christian EndeaYor Union, In his "TrtTels
in India" deals forcibly with the liquor
problem Ia that country. 1t Is n ia tnat
hardly requires mentioning that after Chris
tians with the Bible came to India. pro-
Tossing Christians with whisky, gin and
rum followed, and despite the violent OPP
position OF the Hlndoos, the most temper
ate people on earth, the traffic In rum mas
gone on increasing. DR.. Clark, in this
volume, gives one anecdOto, as follows:
In n Hindoo club in the enyirons Of Ma
dura the conversation turned on the tenn
perauce question, and l was obliged to
blush In good earnest for the branch of the
Aryan race which I represented before my
brothers of another branch. In the most
perfect English-pronunclatlon, infection,
modulatlon, the best Bostonese-they com-
planned pathetlcally and bitterly OF the
evils OF lntemperance which the Govern
ment had forced upon them.
I'VE Brahmans are teetotallers by rellg-
ion, custom, birth and tradition. " said one;
"but the Government under which we live
Is forcing the liquor curse upon us against
our will. Even when we struggle to free
ourselves, it is no use. Our rules think
more OF revenue thar they do Of our souls
and bodies, and Ropld send us all to perdi-
ton for the sake Of raising the taxes more
easily. We are trying to get II Law passed
to prohibit the sale OF liquor In any district
where three.fourths of the people OF the
district or city ward petition against it.
But even that the officials will not allow,
and our country will be cursed by liquor,
We fear, r.. 'pite Of all"
"But what happens" said I, when q
Brahman drinks Intoxicating liquor2"
"He Is accommodated at once" was the
prompt reply, az It Is known. No Brah-
man drinks intoxlcants except in a secret
and underhanded way"
"But do you mean to say that no liquors
or wines are sold or drunk In your cIub?"
l inquired again.
piled. "No drop Of liquor ever has been
sold, or ever shall be sold, so long as We
are In control. In fact, the question that
is agitating the club now is whether bot
tied lemonade and soda-water shall be sold,
md after q warm discussion 1t has been de-
cided by II large majority IN the negative.
We do not wish to Introduce foreign drinks
of any kind. Soda is associated with whisky
and brandy, and we will not have the faint
of a saloon about our club. Coffee ndt tea
are good enough for u.s."
When l said good-by to my hospltable
temperance hosts, they asked me to write
a sentiment in their club book. My senti-
ment was, 81 rejoice that there Is one club
on the face of the earth where liquor is not
sold, one clubhouse that does not reek With
the fumes OF Wlne and tobacco"
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FARMERS
MUTUAL FIRE ms. co. OF
SALEM COUNTY.


OFFIcE-HEAD OF MARKET ST., SALEM.
THIS old and reliable Company of 30 years
i standing continues to insure all kinds OF
property, not extra hazardous, in town or coun.
try for any length OF time not exceeding, fve
years at as low rates as will pay losses and ex-
penses. 1t insures against fire or lightning or
damage by either. Its losses are promptly ad-
Iusted and paid. Its funds on hand are ample
to meet all probable loss, being larger than at
increasing, while its reserve assets are. of a
character and amount to surely meet all losses
however extraordinary, and cannot be FILTERED
away by unfortunate investment or defaultine
officers.
Directors-Jos *. Waddington, VIM. B. Car
penter, Charles Hires, Josiah Wistar, David +.
Grier, c. ii. SinniekSon, Woodruff Petit, Bar
clay Griscom, Quinton T. Harris, Charles W
Casper, j. Howard Sinnickson, John ). Elwcll,
Richard Bassett.
Executive Committee-W. B.. Carpenter,
President; Joseph k. Waddington, Woodruff
Petit, Q. +. Harris, z. W. Casper who meet
Secretary and Treasurer-Woodnutt Petit,
to whom applicants may be made i'll relation
to any business connected with the Company,
at the Office of the Company. lS3 Broadway,
(head of Market street, or at his residence,
$50 L. Broadway, Salem.
In addition to the above the following per
sons have been elected Agents and Surveyors.
r.. NJ. Hitchner, Elmer.
George b.. Grier, Woodstown.
Josiah Summerill, Upper Penn's Neck.
Asa G. Turner, Penn's Grove.
Daniel d. Hitchner, Cohansey.
j. Forman Sinnicksop, l.. T. Neck.
John Hitchner, All0way.
Joseph b. Livezey, Berkeley.
David d. Grlscom, Marlton, Nd j..
George X. Morrison, Salem.
10. Acton,
Q. Il. Seeker,
WM. b. CARPENTER, President.
HoopNUTr PETIT, See'y and Treasurev,
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The saloon bird nav be known by its
nest and nestlings.
T, Ia ran,rtod .ha+ mara than 1000 sa-
looms have been established in Cuba since
the close of the war,
Tolstoi. we are told. Is a teetotlar and a
vepeterinn He never takes tea, coffee,
butter. eggs. milk. cheese or sugar.
There were 1855 convictions of men
and 80. 7S4 convictions of women for
d-rnnkenness In England md Wales last
wear.
Tha cormo, ,esociotIor AGAINST the
Misuse Of Snirituons Kinks has issued a
c~ircnlar 10 Inc students OF Germany ask
Inc Ihnt the n mnnlsion in the corps and
yereins TO drink beer be done away with.
MI nrt.oIaIaa toato,olism annear to
no 40 ttna ~ staadIIv In Scotland. not
withstandlng the enormous waste oil ex-
pendlture which still goes on In intoNicat-
Ing drinks among the working classes
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THE SUCCESSOR TO REED
David B. Henderson, Of Iowa, vii
be the Next Speaker.
More Than Enough Votes Have Beer
Pledged to Insure His Election to
the Coveted Position.

WASHINGTON, D. G. (special).-The next
speaker OF the House of Representative.
beyond all doubt will be David B. Hender.
son, of Iowa. More thar a sufficient num-
Der OF votes have been pledged to him to
insure his election when he is nominated
at the next session OF Congress. The West
srn delegation In the House is a unit for
him, while the congressional delegation:
Of New York, Maryland and Massachusetts
have declared that they will vote for him.
The election of Mr.. Henderson to the
Speskership will crown a brilliant Congress
sional career which began in 1882.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

The secret drinker Is no doubt injured In
the same way as Others, and his foolish ef-
forts to conceal this act intensiles the In
Jury, which after u time breaks out in some
unexpected form, ending fatally. The
sudden, unexpected death of persons pre-
viously supposed to be well, has In many
cases revealed the fact OF secret spirit
drinking OF many years duration, with de-
struction OF vitality and general decadence.
Life insurance companies are often aware
OF this fact, and appeal for help, but 1t Is
exceedingly difficult to convict or prove
secret drinking In a man with a large in
surance, and more difficult after death to
bring out this fact. The law in these cases
will seldom allow presumptive evidence;
It must be dire ct and positive OF the use OF
spirits. Unmistakable insanity is present
In some cases, seen In the usual cunning
and wise calculation to procure spirits and
conceal its effects. Christian Work.
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What a measure of significant meaning
lies in the fact that so often in times Of
emergency and peril, as In the case OF riots
and other public disturbances, ono OF the
first acts OF the authorities Is to oder the
closing OF all the saloons. This has been
lone repeatedly in the mining regions in
recent years when rlotous proceedings
we're on foot, and a similar measure has
been adopted at various times by our
military commanders in Cuban cities, But
II the saloon fills such a necessary place in
the life ofthe world as some would have us
believe, il it is, on the whole, an institution
that ought to be licensed and tolerated
generally, why should its influence be so
feared and dreaded in times OF public
peril? II 1t has an inherent and legitimate
place In the natural order of things, why
should its operations be suspended at any
time or anywhere2 II the saloon works
any good in times OF peace, why not IN
times OF war? We pause for n reply.
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JOB PRINTING
AN oRpEn foR A H

Make me II hammock. deep and strong,
OF hue and pattern tasteful-
OF dimensions not SO very long,
For space this way is wastefll.
I'm seeking u hammock built for three.
Not often you have call so
Unusual It's for Nell and me,
And for young Dan Cupid, also.
So common the hammock thnt's built for
two,
IT barely draws attention.
But the one | am ordering now Of you
Must hold the three | mention.
Make it with such a wonderful weave,
For comfort and eiee designed us,
That Nell, by my side, will hate to leave,
And no bungIing chump can find US.
The hammock must know my touch, Of
course.
Since ! am the chap to ne 1t;
But it must rear up ike a bolky horse
When another man would choose it.
And steady and true must this hammock
swing
To the will Of us happy three. sir:
For wish to be sure that no such thing
As u failing out will be. sir,
Edwin L. Sabin in Puck,
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COAL MINERS STRIKE.
More Than 5000 Men Go Out in the Clear
field Region-Railroad Crippled.

held LEGION railroad Crippled,
ALTOONA, Penn. (SpeciaD.-Between 9O0t
and 1000 bltuIninous coal miners In the
Clearleld region went out on a strike fol
an increase Of two aud a half cents a tor
In machine mining. All the mines In the
region shut down excepting those of the
Berwind-White Company, and the miners
made a strenuous effort to close these also.
Over 500 men, headed by a band, marched
to the Berwlnd-White works. The men
who refused to quit work were looted at
and dertded, but they stuck to Il : posts,
An effort will be made to close Up the en-
lire Clearneld region.
Because OF the strike the Buffalo, Roch.
ester and Plttsburg Railway abandoned
nil traf1c except the hauling Of passenger
and local freight trains. Nearly 1000 OF
the railway employees are out OF work. The
Sheriffs of Clesr1eld and Jefferson coun-
ties anticipate an outbreak of violence
among the strikers and are prepared to
take vigorous action.
There is danger that the strike will ex-
TEND all over the bituminous field shipping
coal to tidswater. Miners all over the
district are restless. Secret conventions
have been held at several places, and the
miners leaders say openly they can close
he district in a day. Should the strike
spread ali over the field 10000 miners will
be Involved, and not a pound Of coal can
30 shipped to Philadelphia or New Yorl'
markets.
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An old friend sends a clipping lo-
lating to Mr.. Alexander Sutherland's
article in the Nineteenth Century ON
the question Of war being on the de-.
cline. The conclusion is that the loss
OF life in Europe 10y war during the
present century DOES not exceed one
Der anuum ont of every 10, 600 of the
population, whereas one in 100 would
be n low estimate OF similar deaths
in the Europe Of 1000 years age. -
New York Press,
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NEW CANAL COMMISSION NAMED.


WASHINGTON, D. g. (speclal).-The Prssl-
lent has appointed tho following commits
ZION to determine the most feasible and
practicable route for a canal between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including
both the Nicaragua and the Panama routes:
Rear7Admiral John G. Walker, U. &. N;
samuel Pasco, OF Florida; Alfred Noble, o.
e., OF Illinois; George S. Morrison, O.. T.,
otNew York; Colonel Peter c. Hiatus, U. 8.
A.; Professor William H. Burr. of Connec-
lieut.; Lietenaut-C Colonel Oswald II. Ernst,
U. S. A; Lewis NJ. Haupt, O. E., OF Penn.
Pennsylvania.
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Thomas Bracket Reed is Il golf enthusl,
asst.
Elisha Baxter, formerly Governor Of Ar.
kansas, died a few days ago at his home ii
Batesville.
Admiral Dewey is rich. Aside from hs
navy pay he has an assured income Of ne
less thai $40. 900 a year.
Governor Tanner, Of Illinois, has bought
O large tract Of land In Iowa, which he
means to turn into a model farm, an idet
to which he has given much thought,
The order of the Red Eagle OF the third
class has been conferred by tho Emperor
upon Captain S~choenfelder, the command,
or OF the German cruiser Fake, now at
Apiu.
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The Horseshoers' Union of Providence Is
lubilant over having It's city chosen as tho
place OF the next international conyen.
lion.
The city OF Detroit, Mich, has appro-
priNted the sum Of $1,000 for public cen
certs this summer and mono but union
musicians will be engaged to furnish the
music.
The organized paper rulers of New York
City have adopted q union label for tho
purpose OF enabling union compositors to
distinguish union from n%on-uDlon ruled
paper. The label has received tho lndorsc-
ment OF the Allied Printing Trades Coun-
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Dr.. Blunt, Health onlcsr OF Texas, who
arrived at New Orleans, La, a lew days
"go from Texas to examine the health con
d.tjon Of Nav Orleans, declared after a
careful examination that he saw no sus-
nicious signs OF yellow fever aud at once
revoked the quarantine against all freight,
except secondhand furniture, which has
existed since May %. lie withdrew the
quarantine against passengers, n New
Orleans and Texas are now in lulI ana Tree
Intercourse with each other.
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CUBAN BANDITS KILL AND ROB.



OF All y~sluabies After a Fight.
HAVANA (BY Cable),-Particulars have
been received here of an outrage by out
laws oil the plantation San Francisco, near
Guanajay, Province Of Pinar del Rio.
On Sun lay night ten men, mounted
and well armed, surrounded the house
Of Francisco and Manuel Montelongo,
brothers, owners OF the plantation, and de-
handed entrance. The M~ontelongos open
IRE, which the thieves returned, killing
Francisco. They then forced an entrance
and carried away all the valuables leaving
Manuel bound.
A band, presumably the same party. at
tackled farms at Pepilla and Seratna,
where the Cuban guards drove them OF,
killing q negro named Antonio Mirales,
Major-G en- eral Lee and Senior Dolls, Civil
Governor of PiDar del Rio, have been
asked to send troops to a number OF small
towns.
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Frank Walker. colored, twenty-six years
Did, was arrested in Bloomfield, Conn,
charged with the murder OF Thomas Saun-
dcrs In Fayette County. West Virginia, on
March 10 last. He has been working on q
farm in Bloomfield for tho past month un-
traced by means of n box of clothing sent
to him from West Virginia.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

In the British House OF Commons Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary OF state fol-
the Colonies, admitted, in reply to ques.
tions, that the Government had received
information that the Trsnsyaal Govern
ment was distributing arms and ammunt'
tion among the Beers in the British Colony
OF Natal and arming its W subjects
against Great Britain.
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To Investigate Faith Curing.

A report recommending the prosecution
OF the parents OF children who died in Chi
eago from diphtherla recently after treat
ment by Christian Science methods, was
submitted to Commissioners OF Health Rey-
nolds by Registrar Heckard Of the Health
Department,
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ALASKAN INDIANS STARVING.
A Girl Sacrificed by tho snvages to Ap
pease the Great Spirit.

vIcroRlA, B. C.. (speeial).-Mlners who
have just reached here from the head
waters of the Stewart River tell ola num-
Der OF deaths from starvation among the
Indians. They sacrificed an Indian Cir
to appease the great spirit, troops
have gone from Selkirk Barracks 10 arrest
than.
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storms In Spain XIII Many.

A tornado swept over San Pedro and
Alarse, in the Province Of V%allOdoll1,
Spain. About $50 houses were destroyed,
and there was great loss OF HE. Toledo
has been visited by n great storm, which
has done considerable damage. Tho low
or portions of the city wcrO flooded.
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H.adaoh. Powder paraiyued. Then KILLED.

Headache Powder Psraiyzed. Then KILLED.
Mrs. John GruGan died at Glen Union,
Penn, after terrible suffering from tho
effects of powder guaranteed to be a sure
cure for headache. Almost Immediately
after swallowing it she felt u strange
sensation passing over her, and 10 a few
minutes become paralyzed. She died In
great agony,
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THE TRANsVAAL SITUATION.
Great Britain Quietly Preparing For War
Should 1t Come.

LONDON (By Cablc). - C~ommander-in.
Chief Lord wolseley has been busy for
several days and evenings at the War onlce
preparing for eventualitIcs In South Afrlcn.
The effective lists OF the First-Class Re-
serve have been prepared, and transport
Tor the First Army Corps has been pro-
vlsionally arranged. The officers on fur
Tough have been warned to hold them-
selves In readiness to return to tholr reRl-
nents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

Peter Wise, OF Egg Harbor, N. j., was
KILLED by falling from the porch OF his
house. Mr.. Wise was a somnambulist, and
in the night walked ont on the porch 'and
sat down In a chair. The chair was neal
the edge, and he fell over. lie was thirty
six years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

The civil authorities have renamed one
OF the streets OF Santiago, Cuba, aftel
General Wood. They propose to name the
road over which the American troops en-
tered tho city after the surrender Shaftei
venue,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

Baron Chrlstiana. who made an assault
upon President Loubet, OF France, at the
Auteuil race course, was convicted In Paris
of the offence and sentenced to -four years
imprisonment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16

Luna and Ramon went to the Filipino
headquarters to confer with AgutualdO, got
Into an alteration with the captain of the
guard, and one OF them drew Il revolver.
The guard then killed Lun and Ramon
with their ~bayonets.
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GENERAL LUNA KILLED.


MANILA (By Cable).-Information ha.
reached here of the assassination OF Gen.
eral Luna and his aide-de-camp, Lieuten
ant Pasco Ramon, by Aguinaldo's guard
at tho Headquarters OF A~guinaldo.
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Drowned While RobDing a Birds Nest

Wallace, the nine-year-old son OF NJ. A.
Fay, Of Bolivar, N. Y, In trying to dis
| lodoe n birds nest from a girder of tho
eleetric road bridge across q pond Mt Cor
donis Mills a few days ago, fell into the
water and was drowned.
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All officers pa Id under this table below
the rank OF Rear Admiral or Brlgadier.
General are entitled by law to ten per cent,
npon the full yearly pay of their grades
for each and every period Of 1--WE years
service, as increased for length Of s~ervice,
or longevity pay" computed upon theif
total actual service In army, navy and ma
rine corps; provided that the total amount
Of such increase shall not exceed forty per
cent. upon the full yearly pay OF the grade;
md provided further the pay Of q captain
In the navy or colonel OF marines shall not
exceed :4500 per annum, and that OF a
commander Of the navy or "lieutenant-col-
onel OF marines, $4,000.
Naval officers OF the line, medical and
pay corps receive fifteen per cent. less than
the full pay (salary and increase) Of their
rank on shore, and full pay when on sea
duty or when detailed for duty beyond
seas. The reduction of pay on shore does
not apply to chief boatswains, chief gun.
ners, chief carpenters and chief ~sailmakers.
Aides to the Admirals have the pay OF
Captains In the navy. Aides OF a Rear-Ad:
miral have 5000, and the Brigadier-General
commandant Of marine corps $50, and an
acting commissary of subslstency 800 a
year, respectively, In addition to the pay OF
their rank, not to be included in computing
the service increase.'
The monthly Communication allowance for
quarters of the Admiral OF the navy is fixed
at S125. All other commanding officers
OF the line and OF the medical and pay corps
of the navy, and all officers Of the marine
corps, receive the same allowances, except
forage to naval officers, as are or may be
provided by or in pursuance OF law for the
officers of corresponding rank In the
army. When quarters In kind are not sup
Piled commutation Is allowed therefor at
the rate of s12 per month per room.
Any officer OF the navy with q credltable
record who served during the OWL War
shall, when retired, DO retired with the
rank and three-fourths OF the sea pay of
the next higher grade. (Act March3 0, 1899,
Section III
Twenty cents a month is deducted from
the pay OF each officer OF the navy and
marine corps, active and retired, to DO ap-
piled to the naval hospital fund.
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NAVY'S new PAY ROLL.
The Schedule Of Salaries Under the
Naval Personnel Act Issued.
ADMIRAL DEWEY GETS $l3, $780,

His Aides Receive $500, the Pay of Q
Captsin-Fiftcen Per Gent. Reduction
For Shore DutJ-Admiral's Monthly
Allowance For His Quarters - The
Naval Hospital Fund.
WASHINGTON, D. @. Especially A circu.
lar has been issued from the Navy Depart
nent giving the pay OF officers Of the navy
and marine corps under the Navy Person
mel act.
There nave been many questions pend
Ing in regard to this matter, and 1t has
taken a great deal Of work to prepare the
tabulation. The new pay table gives the
following salary to officers on sea duty OF
shore duty beyond the sea and on shore
respectively:
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-01

Some one has raised a question as
to the politics of The Enterprise. 1t
is Republican; it always has been, and
there is no reason for believing that it
will not continue Republican. The
doubt as to its position this year
seems to arise from the fact that a
political advertisement has appeared
in its columns. 1t was, as it purport-
ed to be, a paid announcement, taken
on the same conditions and regarded
in the same light as any other every
day, paid advertisement-say of boots
and shoes. The Enterprise does not
now, and has not, supported the
candidacy of Mayor Jones. His case
Is not different from that Of other re-
formers, who have, in the past, Occu-
pied the public stage. They do moi
discover that political parties are un-
necessary until the political parties
ascertain that they can get along
without them.