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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-13
An Actual Occurrence.
SCENE AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Teacher: Where is the Rock OF
Gibraltar ?
Bright Boy (who reads the papers,;
In Newark, N. J. 1t is owned by the
Prudential Insurance Company.-L1e,.
DeceDlber 90, 1898.
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1t cost the State of New York about
$50, 900 to gather and count some 1000
votes cast by soldiers-S15 for each.
They come high, but we must have
'em, says the politicians.
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We are glad to know that Rev. w.
P. Tomlin has recovered from the grip.
He was out Saturday for the first and
preached on Sunday.
We have received our new Epworth
League cards they are very nice. Mr..
j. NJ. Given, our liItt Vice President
will lead Sunday e19ning, January Is.
The Topic is "Wh4 e am ! going? Psa.
119: 57.G4
John M~attsOn, "A near Swedssboro
spent Sunday with bis aunt Mts. Lucy
Given OF near heIe.A
Frank Turner threatened with
typhoid.
Mr.. William W. England is serious
ly i'll at this writing
j. M. Given and Jacob Hunt attend
ed the funeral of R}v. ]. G, Stump, at
Pedricktown on Friday last. Owing
to the weather and 70 many was sick
prevented a good mkny more from this
place from going. Mrs. Stump has our
sincere sympathy in her sad bereve-
meut. Mr.. Stump sias been connected
with the Sunday School association of
this township ever since it started I'M
til he resigned as pastor Of the Baptist
Church. AT one time he filled the
position of president, another of secre-
tary.
Miss Matilda Darlington is visiting
her friend Grace Locuson, at Church
Landing.
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Among every 1000 bachelors there
are IS criminals; among married men
the ratio is only IS per 1000. This
proves that marriage is a good thing
and makes better citizens.
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MI. Addicks finds that he owns only
about half the Republican legislators of
Delaware and Col. Dupont owns the
other half. When these millionaires
lock horns to be U. S. Senator a Della
ware Legislator should be worth some
thing. Neither would represent the
people if sent to the Senate. There
may be another vacancy in Delaware.
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India has a population of 300, 900, 600
and it is governed by 10000 British
soldiers. Cuba has about a million
and a half of people and the admins.
tration is going to send an army of So
600 men to govern the island. Is it
possible that an Engllshman can gov
ern 4,295 people, while an American
can only govern 80, and that 80 con-
sist Of 6 men, 6 women and Is children2
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No healthy person need fear any danger
Gus consequences fiom an attack OF Ia
grippe if properly treated. 1t is much the
same as a severe colo and requires precisely
the same treatment. Remain quietly at
home and take Chamberlain's cough Rem-
edy as directed fora severe cold md a
prompt and complete recovery is sure 10
follow. For sale at Sweetens'.
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-xxHE DELIGHTS of an evening spent around a ~well-ighted read
ing table are not half understood. An illustrated magazine
with its wealth of illustrations, its stories of adventure and
love, its descriptions Of travel which carry you to the rernoeSt
ends of the earth. and its instructive articles for young and old-these
are the frs. requisites for your own enjoyment and the entertainment
and proper education of your children.
To secure for you the best and most interesting of the great Illus
trated magazines at the lowest possible price has been the aim OF the
editor ofthis journal. That we have succeeded we leave our readers
n iudoa A snecial contract recently entered into with The CoSno-
poluan, which seeks to become better known in this neighborhood, has
enabled us to offer you a years subscription to the greatest OF the Illus
trated magazines together with a years subscription to this journal,
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SPARKS-Near PeBn's Grove. Jan
uary s., 1899, Maria P, infant daugh-
ter of Vincent and Jennie Sparks, aged
6 months.
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Both Together One YearforOnNS|.SO

In This way YOU secure your own home paper and an illustrated
magazine at a price that is only about a fourth of what some OF the
illustrated magazines sell for. For three years The Cosmopolitan, mas
undisputedly claimed that it reached the largest clientele possessed by
ANY, periodical, daily, weekly Or monthly, in the world. 1t was The
COSMOPOLITAN which sent Julian Hawthorne to India to let the wora
know the real horrors of famine and plague, 1t was Inc Cosmopoi-
itan which established at its own cost a great Free Correspondence
University which now has over 10000 students on its rolls. was
The Cosmopolitan which offered a prize of 5000 for the best horse
less carriage and prizes for best plans for public baths, and best arrange
ment of sewer and pipe systems for cities; 1t was Inc Gosmopohaan
which set the presidents of great schools and universities seriously
discussing the defects of existing educational systems. 1t IS me
Cosmopolitan whose enterprise is always in the lead IN advancing the
s"aldS civilization. r.
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Black Cheviot
Sack Suits, and
our $I2 Gray
Mixed Cheviot
Suit have been
big sellers a II
w r. We
don't think you
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SIIERIFF'S SALE.

Writ dated January Srd., 1879. lietufnabie
February It'll, 1889.
ppY virtue of the above stated wit of Heti
Is facias to me directed and delivered l VIII
sell at public vendue on
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We are glad to know that Rev. w.
P. Tomlin has recovered from the grip.
He was out Saturday for the first and
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We have a&o sccstledi in arranging for two additional ofe'sln
connection with this Journal and The Cosmopolitan.
After placingo1 }orboo<-t tablet the best OF the illustrated MAGAZINES
in connection With }cr home paper, probably the most important
t1q in A hoIshod-lor every household, in facts the pfoptr
Icing Of scoouutS. The only thorough system of Self'instruchon
N B~o5Ekesrjnr is the ellis" ltis not only a complete instructor
tWih il. neatly put up III a box, go sahs-book, cash book, journal
fJfer, hl5ead<, statements, bank book, bills payable and bills re-
= l}#.. checks, .leuitting book and every conceivable aaEpla'ct Tor
using aud carving on the business of the farm, the SloP, t1
>,l lmy or the store. More people fi. i'll business ltcrSt tNy
ROT keep their accounts straight than from any ot1SE GUS
r.s and mechanics, husbands and wives, students AID ioits,
"a Al men, Young and old, rich and pool, all need some lt"MluEe OF
counting. BY The ELLIS SYSTEM this is easily acquired taIotSh
jGne study.
The cheapest price at which this is sold at retail is Sis XpreSs
from Michigan unpaid, but The Cosmopolitan has puic@dS "LI:y
thousands Of sets 50 that it may offer them II taken IN (''1lIl''n
with this paper and The Cosmopolitan
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-01-13

JONATHAN W. ACTON, SOlr.
dated SheIid's Office, Salem, N. D.. January
Attn > 1899, loot
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Balance in bank Oct. 81 96 1,001, 524 As
Tuesday evening the Republicans
held a caucus and decided unanimously
on John Keen as their candidate for u.
S. Senator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-08
MILLIONS FOR NIMBECILE
VIM. j. Wood Becomes Owner of a
Rich Mine.

Denver, May 8.-By the confirmation
or the sale of the Emma mine at Aspen
William j. Wood, now an occupant of
the Kansas state insane asylum, be-
comes owner of a property that has
outputted millions of gold and silver
and lis now held to be worth So 900, 0OO
This is the last act in a drama where
Jerome b. Wheeler of New York for
ten years has essayed to defend his title
to the mine against the claims of
homeless imbecile, whose guardians al
lege that he had been defrauded out of
his possessions by false representations.
The court cOncurred in these allega-
t1onS and now steps will be taken to Sc
cure the best talent in the world to re-
store the owner to his faculties.
There is an inmate of the Topeka
asylum registered under the name of
William Wood who was admitted to the
institution Sin 1879. He is credited to
Sedgwick county and is in such a con-
d1tion that he can give no information
about himself. He is probably the man
referred tO.]
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ABOUT SCHOOL TEACHERS.
IFrom the Post-Dispatch.l

IFrom the Post-Dispatch.l
asked little girl 10 years old about
her school life. Il suppose you have
nice teacher" said.
The little girl looked very grave and
spoke with great seriousness as she
answered:
does not know how to control US at all.
She allows the girls to talk back to
her. When any of us do wrong or break
the rules of the school, she threatens TO
send US home, to punish US in some
way. and then she doesn't.
L have seen girls put on their clothes
disgrace and then the teacher would
say: Go back to your seat
''Of course we are not at all afraid
of her threats, as we know how they
will end. She never does what she says
she will do. She gets very angry and
cross, and the girls only laugh at her.
don't think she ought to be a teacher"
I was sorry the young woman was not
hidden behind a screen in my room to
hear this very calm, dispassiOnate and
frank criticism of one of her pupils.
The little girl was not in the least
spiteful or petty in her judgments. She
seemed to feel genuinely sorry for the
shortcomings of her teacher, and she
saw them with the clear eyes of child
hood.
There is another teacher in the
building that 1 just love-" the girl
added. Il go in to see her a few mo-
ments every day. 1 wish 1 could be in
The mind of this little girl instead of
being in the calm receptive state of
childhood is disturbed by the glaring
faults she is forced to see in her teach
er's methods.
She is, like all little girls. in good
health, full of kitten-like impulses of
mischief. But she wants to be con-
trolled and governed by a wise, kind
hand. The fact that her teacher pos
sesses no idea of government strikes
this child a serious calamity. And
so it is. She gravely disapproves of her
failure to keep her word when she
threatens to send a child home. And
well she may. No child can respect
such a teacher, and respect is the very
first feeling which an instructor should
inspire in a pupils heart. The teacher
who is respected and loved is one of the
chief toilers in Gods vineyard. She is
helping build the new Jerusalem"
There is no higher or more important
work in the world than that of helping
shape and direct young minds. 1t is
work which is incalculable in its in
f1uence and endless in it's results. Those
who undertake it should be morally as
well as intellectually prepared. 1t is
immoral to be unreliable and untruth-
full in the least degree in dealing with
children.
Examinations are more and more ex-
acting each year in regard to the in
tellectual endOwments of teachers. 1t
is pity that this exactiOn does not
reach into the matter of disposition
and methods as well.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
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STOLE SIX TROUSSEAUX.
Queer Story of Wellington Girl That
Comes Via Wichita

Wichita, Kan, May S-Nellie Moore,
a beautiful girl of "a, has just been ad-
judged insane at Wellington. Miss
Moore has been engaged to seven diff
ferent men in the past six years, and
just a few days before each wedding
the groom either died or deserted her.
The cause of desertion in each case
was because Miss Moore had been de-
tected in stealing her wedding clothes
and arrested. This sad form of klepto-
mania drove her mother to the grave
and caused her father to spend all his
fortune getting her out of scrapes, but
at last he deserted her and allowed her
to be sent to the asylum. Miss Moore
kleptomania only attacked her a few
weeks before an approaching marriage
and in each instance she stole her we'd
ding gown or part of it and kept the
money her parents gave her to buy IT,
They accompanied her several times
when she went to buy her clothes, but
invariably the girl stole away and sue
ceeded in stealing the desired article.
One young man to whom she was en-
gagged died of grief after hearing of his
dancee's actions. Others deserted her
and the last one assisted in her prose-
cution and testified that she was insane.
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BERNHAROT AS A GIRL.

Just thirty. years ago Octave Feuillet. in
a letter to his wife, drew the following pen
picture of Nine Sarah Bernhard, then at
the beginning of her career:
"A queer girl. indeed. is Sarah 1t is the
first time in my long career that I have
met with genuine actress. comedienne
of the eighteenth century, elegant, eccen-
trio. insOlent and bold.
Contrary to the habit of all other act
reSSeS, she comes to the rehearsalS in full
dress, or at least in toilet arranged after
her own fashion. She always wears vel
Vet-a velvet dress. a velvet hat. a scarf
of black lace over her shoulders and a lit
hair like that of poodle dog, and with
some fresh flowers in her hand. she re-
peats her part with care and somber gray
ity. and occasionally with attitudes a la
Rachel At the close of the act she
prances about like a ballet girl skips upon
one foot. and then sits down atzthe piano
to accompany herself while singing a
queer negro air She has a very sweet
VOICE. Then she gets up and begins to
laughing in everybody's face and chewing
chocolate candy. with which she always
has her pockets filed At times she takes
out a little case in which there is a small
brush, which she runs over her lips to
give them a ruby color. after which she
laughs. shows her teeth and recommences
to MUNICH her chocolates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-08
AFFORD MEMORIAL.
George R. Peck's Tribute to the Twen-
tieth and One of Our Heroes.

George r. Peck loses none of his in
terest in Kansas history and Kansas
people. In sending to J. w. Gleed a
generous contribution to the Afford
memorial fund, now being raised among
the alumni and faculty and regents and
eX-regents of the university, Mr.. Peck
says:
Il need not tell you with what pride
have watched the career Of the Twen-
tieth Kansas, and now that the whole
world is ringing with it's praises, try
to take some little glory for myself be-
cause 1 was once a citizen of that great
state. I did not know Lieut.. Afford
personally, but I knew his father and
his associates and friends in Lawrence
and at the university, and L feel in re-
spect to his death as if some boy of
my own neighborhood had fallen.
THE country needs, as you have sug-
gested, tabletS to the memory of the
young scholars who have given their
lives for their country. 1 am glad of
the opportunity to be one of those which
will contribute to placing a permanent
memorial in the university to the men,
DRY of this gallant young hero who was
the first alumnus to die in BATTLE
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GRAIN TIED UP.
Ten Million Bushels Sold For Export
Cannot Move.

Buffalo, N. Y, May S.-There was no
change in the situation along the water
front this morning. Work at the eleva-
tors was proceeding quietly The con-
tractors are making strenuous efforts
TO secure sufficient number of men
from out of town to man all the eleya-
tors and claim they will be in full op-
GRAFTON by Wednesday, The exporters
OF gram are suffering as a result of the
congestion here. 1t is estimated that
full 10000, 900 bushels of grain have
been sold for shipment abroad this
month and many of the exporters have
engaged ocean freight room for this
month, which cannot be used unless the
grain is delivered at New York in time
The state board of mediation and ar
bitratiOn, Harvey D. Goulder counsel
for the Lake Carriers association. who
arrived in town early this morning and
Gibson T. Douglas of this city. are
holding conference with Bishop Quig-
ley at his residence. About the last
hope of a settlement of the strike is
based upon the result of this confer
ence.
Little Importance is attached to the
proposition which the new grain SHOW
elerS union is to present to the Lake
Carriers association this afternoon. a
member of the Lake Carriers associa-
ton said this morning that the propo-
sition called for the abrogation of the
contract, precluded any possibility of
favorable action upon it no matter
however reasonable it's other terms
may be. The association he said was
determined not to break the contract.
President Keefe of the International
LongshOremens union who has seen
the proposition, says it is a fair one
and should be accepted by the lake car
rierS.
Between $50 and 200 housemen in the
employ of Grafton & Lattimer struck
this morning in sympathy with the
ShOVelerS. They operated the Erie Cen
trail and several other elevators which
In consequence are idle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-08
SPINACH THE FAD.
(From the New york Press)

(ErOm the New Y DIRK PreSS.)
If you want to be healthy. eat spinach.
The specialists have discovered that this
plant is the most precious of vegetables"
1t contains salts of potassium. iron and
other things which conduce to good com
plexion, long life and a cheerful disposi-
ton. The man with disordered liver
and the woman with a bad complexion
should contract the spinach habit. and
these things viii be rect1hed- II the sy S-
tenn needs iron. eat spinach and the yolk
of eggs. The chemist Bingo says that
these two articles of food contain more
iron to the square inch than the most
renowned ferruginous remedies. French
beans and lentils contain much iron, but
spinach beats them both. For that tired
feeling eat spinach.
roads and machinery the Andrew Carnegie
from vast fields Of spinach. This most
precious of vegetables has heretofore
future the real hygenic family should
make it the principal dish and bring up
more medicinal properties than almost
any other article of food. So convinced
value of the once despised spinach that.
ACCORDING 70 the ,sanlta aiy record: 1T IS al
and salable tonics''
gathered at breakfastabie. each having -tirai in
front of him large plate of boiled spin
boiled egg sliced up on top of it. Spinach
really has some taste and is Palatable and
Vegetable the child can go to school with
out feeling. as some of US did under, the
oatmeal regime, that a glue pot had been
swallowed. Spinach is cheerful in color
and will especially reconpend itself to the
American from the Emerald isle
The iron in spinach is easily assirni1ated
and the vegetable is easily digested- The
fact that Spinac has such remarka Bile
effect upon the complexion will recommend
it to the girls, and its beneficial effects on
the liver will recommend it to the men,
In short the virtues of the vegetable are
so numerous that it would take long
time to tell them, but if the spinich habit
grows to anything like the. proportions
reached by the oatmeal habit, We shall
shortly turn into q strong, frOn-built,
fresh-complexioned, anti-bi1Iious nation.
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Anthony Hopes Fiancee.

Evelyn Willard, the pretty actress,
who is said to be engaged to be married
to Anthony Hope Hawkins, the noted
novelist, plays the woman part in "Ad-
ventures of Lady Ursula" Gossip has
long been busy with these two interest
ing persons. That he was severely
srnitten with the charms of Miss VIII
lard almost everybody knew. 1t is said
that when he offered himself to her she
told him to give her a month to consider
the proposition. At the end of the stip-
uIated time she promised to let him
know to what decision she had come.
Now, the answer she gave her lover is
not yet definitely known, but there
seems to be no doubt in certain minds
that it was affirmative. At least the
inevitable story of the engagement is
again af1oat. Miss Willard is described
as exceedingly pretty. She made her
debut about four years ago in George
Alexander's revival of 1.-THE Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," and in the title role. She
has played several leading parts in
A1exander's plays. When 1.-The Prisoner
of Zenda" was produced Mr.. Hope su-
perintended the stage work, and it was
he who selected Miss Willard to play
the leading role. She succeeded so well
that the authors admiration quickly
turned into deeper affection. Mr.. Hope
is 35 years old and rich.-Chicago
Times Herald.
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CAN MAKE NO BRICK.
CoHeyville Shy of Gas and Compelled
to Close Valuable Plant.

Independence, May 8.-The demand
for brick has been so large that the
plant here has sold out all that it had
on hand and is now delivering the last
of them. Next week there will not be
brick in the yard. The Cherryvale
plant has just commenced work, but
the CoffeyVille plant has sold out all of
its brick and been obliged to shut down
for lack of gas. It looks like no more
brick would be burned at Coffeyville
until somebody drills some more gas
wells. w. p. Brown controls both gas
companies at Coffeyville but seems to
have failed to drilEnew wells to supply
the place of those that have given out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-08
CHICkASHA SHAKEN UP.
Indian Territory Town Is Visited by
Tornado.

Chickasha, I. T, May S.-A tornado
struck this place at AIS p. m. Saturday
doing considerable damage and pain
fully. if not seriously, injuring several
persons. William Murray was found in
a demolished building pinned down by
timbers, and on being taken out was
found to have both legs broken. Most
of the people escaped injury by taking
refuge in storm caves and cellars. The
storm was preceded by hail and fol-
lowed by a good rain. The storm came
from the southwest. Many buildings
were destroyed
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DROVE FROM CALIFORNIA.
Old Man of 90 Years Comes to Kansas
to Visit His Sister.

Wellington, May 8.-Quite a little
curiosity was aroused last evening by
an old gray-haired man who drove into
town with a dilapidated old wagon and
a scrubby little team of ponies.
This strange individual, who claimed
to be SO years of age, and whose APP
pearance fully indicated that he was
of that age, said he left California on
February 5, bound for Benton, Butler
county Kansas to visit his sister.
Pointing to his team of ponies, he re-
marked that they didn't appear to be
worth much, but he had made the en-
tire trip from California overland.
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against the wall, and each had to re-
tire, bearing the mark of his bill on his
countenance.
For the last week the lions have
spent their days with Fritz in the
training cage. The bird still holds the
front half of the cage, and the five
cowed lions occupy the rear. The two
contending parties take their meals
separately, and seem to pay no atten-
ton to each other. Only the fact that
Fritz always walks with his tail to thu
bars indicates that there has been
trouble.