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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
County Gleanings.

Work vas started OH Salem's new
stone road on Monday.
Salem's City road bonds of $50, 600
have been sold to the City Bank. Their
bid was 81 per cent. and l per cent.
premium, OF a total of $35,350.
W. B. Jones, of Elmer, has rented
the Kiger canning factory at Daretown
and will begin to can apples next Mon
day. He will still continue his store
business.
John II. Nickerson, who was con-
victed at the May, 1896, term of Salem
County Courts and sentenced to State
Prison on a seven years. term for con-
spiracy in a serious affair, has been par.
doned.
Lemuel Harvey and Walter Turber
of Salem. have enlisted for the Philli-
pine war. Judge Sinnickson suspend
ded sentence OH these men last Friday
for assault and battery on Nathan
Walter because they had volunteered to
60 fight the Filipinos. They are ft
subjects for a
The combined Baptist excursion
from Salem to Brandywine Springs on
Wednesday was large. The steamer
Endeavor took 500, her limit, and left
100 on the wharf. About Go took a
naptha launch from Salem and about
IS drove to Penn's Grove and took the
launch Roy TO Wilmington.
On Thursday of last week during the
thunder storm which passed W. Sa.
lem county, two trees in the yard of
Eli b. Zane, on the Henry Rumsey
farm, near Hawks Bridge, were struck
by lightning and the ground was torn
up for a considerable distance about the
yard, and a coop of chickens and a hog
of about $50 lbs. weight were killed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04
Warninpi
Building Lots For S,To

AS my wife Clara B. Dilks and have parte
/ forbid any n harbOrlng or trusting her 0
my account. FRANK DILKS.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

On Delaware Avenue and Penn Streets, Al
these lets are high and water good. Can be hai
as unreasonable prices. For particulars apply Il
N-rti. S q, TURNER.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-04

JONATHAN w. ACTON, Sol. sheriff.
Dated Sheriff's Office, Salem. Nd. july itll,
1S9l-July list.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

HINDERING.-(Ns. 4 and O.-The
Assyrio- -Israelitish people resented the
refusal of Zerubbabel. They may have
felt that by reason of their long resi-
dence in the land they had greater
right than any new corners, and that
on the score of religion their right was
equal. They could not be supposed to
look with Indifference upon the estab-
lishment of religious services and
community gathered about those ser
vices from which they should be eX-
cluded. Such action would be a stand
ing reproach to them and to their chill
dren Hence they opposed what before
they had offered to assist. Their oppo-
sition took two forms-it was direCy-
ed against the Jews themselves, by lay
ing difficulties before them for their
discouragement, and it was also en-
ployed at the kings court through
hired counselors ezra iv:12-16) who
sought to reverse the decree concern
ing the building of the temple. This
continued all through the reign of Cy-
rus 1t is probable that this hostility
was the secret cause of that animosity
which afterward existed between the
Jews and the Samaritans. (John iv:9).
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

This is the verbatim report of an in
tensely interesting dialogue which took
place at recent uptown dinner 1t
began with soup:
Yes" said one, "I call any standard
wheel a good wheel"
What's your test for a standard
wheel?" inquired the other.
well, I don't mean a cheap wheel"
"Oh, your idea is that a wheel is all
right if it cost a hundreS?"
II didn't say So"
Il said that a standard wheel ought
to be all right"
"YOu ride a Boomerang, don't you "
Yes, and it's a good wheel"
Huh, l wouldn't give it house room.
Why don't you trade it for Dodo?"
"A Dodo? I wouldn't have a Dodo on
the premises. The Dodo uses the Film
fam tire"
ITS the best tire made. I wouldn't
trade a Fiimham for a stack of Goo
COOS"
"I don't use a Googoo. use a Hew-
gog."
"A Hewgog? Ha, ha. That's the
worst tire made"
"Oh, is it?"
That's what I said"
well, I'll tell you what you are. You
are a word that rhymes with tire
that's what"
And l tell you what you are. You
are word that rhymes with gas
that's what"
Gentlemen, gentlemen" cried the
frightened hostess.
Then they glared at each other and
proceeded with their dinners.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer"
The young lady with the sable cloak
rushed into the telegraph office and
raped sharply on the counter with the
inkstand. The clerk came forward to
see what she wanted this time.
"Oh," she said, "let me have that
telegram l wrote about fifteen minutes
ago. l forgot something very impor-
tant forgot to underscore the words
perfectly lovely. in acknowledging the
receipt of that Bracelet. Will 1t cost
anything extra"
mo, ma am" said the clerk, as he
handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy lines
beneath the words and said
ITS awfuly good of you to let me
do that. 1t will please Charlie much. n
Don't mention it," said the clerk
"If you would like | viii put a few
| drops of nice violet extract on the tele-
! gram at the same rates"
"Oh, thank you, sir You don't know
how much | would appreciate it.. I'm
going to send all my kilograms through
| this office, you are so obliging"
And the smile she gave him would
have done any one good to have seen
with the possible exception Of Charlie
) Detroit Free Press.
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indicates that crime is. to a degree,
contagious; that a certain ethical in
tiuence or psychic influence is cast
abroad and that this influence is to
large degree magnetic. Conditions of
the weather which favor the induction
of electricity or magnetism are cap
able of spreading these crime germs,
if we may call them, so that they come
in contact with those sensitive to such
influences and a literal breeding Of
crime is the result.
Just as certain atmospheric condi-
tions of certain localities cause the air
to be laden with the germs of malaria,
so the air itself may be said to be laden
with the psychic, but none the less
potent, germs Of crime. Those among
us who are, as we say. "accimatized," ;"
escape the malarial influences; and
equally so, those among us who are
morally acclimatized escape the evil
psychic germs that are sometimes
among us. But the "sensitives," eth
er moral or physical, fall under the
dire influences, and these we call
criminals. Who shall say that when
science, advanced to that point where
the reins of natural law are complete
ly In control of man, and the weather
is at his command no less than the
functions of his own organism, we shall
not be able to preserve a perfect me-
teorological condition, and thus ami
hilate an external excitant to crime,
if we have not long before that time
wiped out the criminal himself?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

REFLECTIONS.-E Every work is re-
lated to the past and to the future
it gathers up and conserves the results
of the struggles of bygone centuries,
and it makes possible the achievements
of the coming time. Memory and hope
stand to view the laying of foundation
stones, shedding tears or Offering
praise. 1t is a great honor to begin a
good enterprise, to take those first
steps which involve the interest of hui
manity, but II is also a most solemn
responsibility, requiring wisdom and
courage. At such a time one is liable
to mistakes and decisions made in ref
erence to proposals may cause much
anxiety and trouble 1t usually occurs
that every good work meets opposition.
Some who selfshly seek to cooperate
afterward hinder. Many good enter
prises have been delayed through the
sinister motives and evil deeds of ene-
mics. And yet this opposition is only
for a time. Zerubbabels temple,
though delayed, was built. So every
good work that has Gods approval,
however numerous the foes, shall sue
ceed.-(ACts v:39).
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STORIES TOLD BY TRUTHFUL
MEN.

A nervous young lady called a
physician for a slight ailment, but
one which she magnified, in her own
estimation, into a serious one.
Run" said the doctor to a servant,
giving him a prescription, ito the
nearest drug store and bring back the
medicine as quickly as you can"
"Is there much danger?" replied the
young lady, in alarm.
YES" said the doctor, "if your SER
want is not quick it will be useless.
"Oh, doctor. shall l de?" gasped
the patient,
There is no danger of that" said
the doctor, but you may get we'll be-
fore John eturns."--Boston Traveller.
story was told on the dock recent
ly in Seattle of three young men who
were cured OF the Alaskan fever in a
very practical manner. They had con-
cluded that they would go on the AL
Ki, and had purchased three berths.
Nov. you boys" said the aged ad-
wiser, want to remember that it's
pretty cold up there. It's pretty low
temperature here today, but nothing
10 what you'll find on the Yukon. Now,
let me advise you. Before going 10
that country you would better have
some experience. You may not like
it and then you will want 10 come
back. Tonight promises 10 be pretty
cold, have tent at my house that
used when in Alaska. You boys
take the tent out on Queen Anne hill
and sleep in II tonight"
ut Is now 10 o'clock Don't eat
anything until about 3 o'clock this
evening, Then build a FIRE In your
tent, cook some beans and bacon, fix
up some unsweetened black coffee and
make a meal Until bedtime sit
around the fire smoking and chewing
tobacco and playing cards. and then
fix up q rough bunk on the ground
and sleep until morning. II YOU en-
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REFUSING W. 3)-The proposal was
| rejected, as it ought to have been,
] for the following reasons: I. Zerub-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

CONTEXT.-Last lesson gave an ac-
count of the proclamation of Cyrus
and the preparation of the Jews for re-
turn from captivity. The heads of the
families who went forth on that expe-
dition are recorded by Ezra in his
second chapter. The congregation
made a very brief stay In Jerusalem
and then distributed themselves in the
old cities from which they or their
fathers came. ezra il: 70) Several
months after there was a general as
semblage at Jerusalem for the purpose
of observing the Feast of Tabernacles.
a national festival that continued
seven days at the close of the harvest,
during which the people dwelt in
booths or huts made of the boughs Of
trees. (Deut. xvi: 13O The old altar
that had been so long in ruins was
builded, and sacrifices were offered ac-
cordlng to the law of Moses The oc-
casion was one of public rejoicing, not
unlike our Thanksgiving season. only
more protracted and more generally
observed.
BEGINNING CV. 1O).-Two years
passed away before the returned Jews
! y
| required of them in his proclamation.
The time was well employed. The
great body of the people were engaged
in erecting dwellings and in providing
the comforts of home. a matter of the
utmost importance in a land that had
been wasted by war and had been a
| desolation for nearly century.
| Meanwhile, the officials, both civil and
roll lipin fgl,t
| preparations. The debris of the old
| temple must be removed, materials for
| the new house must be gathered. and
men must be secured, some of them
| skilled workmen. At length, and in a
| very brief time, considering the obsta-
cles, all was ready for the formal be-
| ginning. Zerubbabel, the governor.
| alag. ii: % assembled the priests and
Levites, who gathered about the
trenches to witness the laying of the
| foundation.
PRAISING (Vs. 10 and 1D.-That
was a glad hour. Prophecies were Il
be fulfilled and hopes revived A peo-
pie. long iS bondage, brought back II
their native land, deprived of all things
except their religion, yet cherishing
| memories or GOdS FAVOR in the CEN
turies gone by, We're now to begin. by
grace of the ruling monarch, a new
career. 1t was eminently proper that
| there should be public expressions OF
| JOY. Appointments had been made tc
that end. Arranged in order were the
priests clad in their holy garments
bearing trumpets, G Chron. xvi: 5, g.
and the sons of Asaph with cymbals
forming an immense choir after the
style of David and Solomon in the ole
temple. G ChrOn. vi: 31) Then broke
forth the song of praise to God, ren.
dered in parts, the different sections Of
the choir responding to each other
That glad refrain, Because He /.
good, for His mercy endureth forever
psalm CXXXvi: - echoed and re-
echoed through the city, expressing
the sentiment of every heart.
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Joy it, so to Alaska; if not, stay at
home"
The boys caught up with the idea
enthusiastically, and promised to car
ry out the programme. Whether they
did or not is not known, but yestcr-
day morning three misera BILE looking
boys cancelled three tickets on the
Al-Ki and as they humbly left the
steamship office one was heard to
say:
'Do you really suppose it gets that
cold in laska?"-Seattle Intelligencer.
A pretty anecdote is related of a child
who was greatly perturbed by the dis
covery that her brothers had set traps
to catch birds. Questioned as to what
she had done in the matter, she replied:
II prayed that the traps might not
catch the birds" Anything else?"
Yes" she said. IT then prayed that
God would prevent the birds getting
into the traps, and" as if to illustrate
the doctrine of faith and works, II
went and kicked the traps all to
pieces. ."-HOusehold Words.
An Alabama editor, being asked to
give a definition of poetry" replied:
Poetry is nothing more than words
thrown together with a Jingle at the
end of each line like the music of a tin
can at the end of dogs tail"
Not to be outdone by the above,
Georgia editor adds this opinion:
Poetry is the foolishest thing in the
world, but it has return stamps on one
end that help an editor to get his mail
off. Atlantic Constitution.
Imagine a clerk trying to sell an ar
ticle to his own "boss" and actually ac-
complishng it and winning an increase
of salary as a reward! That is what
happened recently in one of the branch
stores of Upton, the great English
grocer and provision dealer. He has so
| many clerks that some of them do not
know him by sight. 1t was one of these
latter that called Mr.. Liptons attention
to fine specimen of poultry as he was
| walking through one of his stores, and
the clerk was so earnest and adroit in
extolling his wares that finally the Gus
toner ordered it to be sent to his resi-
| dence.
When the address was given the en-
ergetic clerk, and he found that he
had been pressing the goods upon his
| own employer, he nearly had fit but
| soon recovered after being informed
that his assiduity had earned him an
increase of pay.-Merchants Review,
What would you do If turned you
down." she shyly asked as they sat on
| the sofa.
The young man looked straight
! ahead, but said nothing.
After a silence lasting about min
! ute and n half she nudged him with
| her elbow and said; Didn't you hear
| my question:"
lie looked around alarmed. II beg
| your pardon" he replied, II thought
you were addressing the gas,"-Puck.
A white minister. after conducting
services at a colored church, asked an
! old deacon to lead in prayer. The
! brother in black offered a fervent an
| peal for the white brother and said:
! "Oh Lord, give him de eye OBJ de eagle
| det he spy out sin afar off. Wav his
hands to the Gosepl plough. Tie his
tongue to the line of truth. Nail his
ear TO the Gospel pole. Bow his head
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Talk about consistency? he said.
savagely. "A woman never knows her
own mind from one days end to an
other. Why, within week of our wed
ding you insisted that you wouldn't
marry the best man who ever lived"
Well" she remarked sweetly, 81
didn't."-Chicago Times Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

way down between his knees and his
knees way down in some lonesome,
dark and narrer valley where prayer
is much wanted to be made 'Noint
him with de kerosene lie of salvation
and sot him on fire.-Roanoke News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
Sunday-SchOO Lesson for September 3.
Rebuilding the Temple.
EZRA 11l:1O to IV:S
BY J. e. GILBERT, D. D., IL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
EZRA 111:10 to lV:5.

was formal and official, as much so as
the appointed musical renderings in
our churches. However appropriate,
IL failed to express all that was in the
heart. Ceremonials have their proper
place, but at times they seem cold and
unworthy. and then the emotional ma
ture seeks it's own method OF express
sion, without restraint of rule or regu-
lation of leader. So 1t came to pass in
Jerusalem when the foundations of the
temple were being laid. The trumpets
of the priests and the cymbals of the
Levites awakened a Joy that could not
be confined in the hearts of the people
who were assembled. Like voters
that burst forth from fountains the
gladness overfowed With shoutings
and other demonstrations of physical
sort the multitude spontaneously told
each to the other, and all to their God.
the sense of gratitude and OF hopeful
ness as the foundations of the temple
were laid.
WEEPING CVs. 10 and 13).-All this
rejoicing was occasioned by a look
into the future. The building of the
temple signified the restoration of re-
ligious privileges, with all the benefit
to be derived therefrom. psalm cxxii:
H. despite the waywardness of some
religion is the largest element in hu-
man society, and house of worship
stands for more than any other one
structure. 1t is the center of influences
that run out like rivulets to the hum
blest and the least, blessing all even
though some are unaware and inatten-
tive. They who looked forward there
fore sang and shouted. But others
looked backward. The old men,
crowned with nearly a hundred years
! of experience. remembered the former
| house CHag. ii: ~ and the associations
! connected with it, remembered also the
men of the former day, now sleeping
| the long sleep, and they wept. So II
! came to pass that with shouts and
songs by some and with tears and sobs
! by others the stones were laid in the
| trenches.
| PROPOSING Tvs. 1 and 2)-The
captivity of Israel, the northern king
dom. effected Is. c. 72l, had been more
complete than was that Of Judah The
! Assyrians had not only deported the
larger part Of the inhabitants, leav-
ing only a poor remnant, but they
had returned to the land. some from,
| other portions of the empire, so that
the country might not become the mere
habitation of wild beasts. In the
course of the century and a half thai
| followed To the time of our lesson
these two races, the Israelites and the
| Assyrians, had intermaIried, produc-
| ing mongrel race inferior to both.
On learning that the building of the
temple had begun. these people came
to Zerubbabel and proposed to unite
in the work, declaring that they had
adopted the religion of the Jews and
that they worshipped the God of the
Jews. The offer was not wholly unlike
that Of the Gibeonites Josh. ix,6), ir
the days of the conquest.
REFUSING CV. 3)-The proposal was
rejected, as it ought to have been
for the following reasons: l. Zerub
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
RELATIONS BETWEEN
CLIMATE AND CRIME
EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON
HUMAN CONDUCT.

Greater in Summer Than in Winter.
Conditions Under Which Murders
and Suicides Are Most Common.
Meteorological Phenomena Re
sponsible for Many Misdemeanors.
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babel, Joshua and their associates, and
they only, had received the permission
frCm Cyrus TO build the temple. They
had no authority TO transfer any part
of the task to another or TO associate
others with themselves. 2. These
northern neighbors could not become
part of the Jewish household without
impcriling all the interests of the new
society to be formed. There would be
with this infusion of mixed blood much
danger of lowering the standard cf
morals and piety. 8. The kingdom Of
Israel was completely destroyed by the
judgment of God who did not intend
ever to restore that people (Acts viii-
2D. Had they boon brought in, Gods
purpose would have been frustrated,
For these reasons Zerubbabel acted
wisely declaring that he and the people
with him could accept no outside as
sistance.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-07
THE BLUFF WON.
Lieutenant with Fifty Men Captures 500
Fillpinos.

Lieutenant with Fifty Men Captures SOC
Fillpinos.
The capture by Lieut.. Monroe and
fifty men OF the 4th cavalry OF the
Filipino general, Conon, with 800 Off
GERS and men with rifles, several
Americans and seventy Spanish pris-
oners at Bayonbong, province OF Neu-
va Viscaya, was a successful bluff.
Lieut.. Monroe tapped the rebel wire,
telegraphed to Conon that he was ad-
vancing with large force and de-
manded his surrender. After nego.
tiations, Conon consented TO capitu-
late TO superior force" whereup-
on Lieut.. Monroe telegraphed that he
would enter the town with small
guard and receive the garrison's sur
render. He captured the whole Fill
ipino force and secured their arms,
the rebels supposing that Monroe had
an army behind him.