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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02

table Compound all the
credit, for l knowit has
cured me of all my
troubles. I would not
do without your rerne-
dies for anything"
Mrs. E, FURToN, of
Meade. Mich, writes:
1.-TWO years ago l was
troubled with constant
~hackache and
S headache and
W was very nerv-
I Gus. l resolved
Y to try your medi.
ycine and took two
-% bottles of Lydia
fE, Pinkham's
~lV Vegetable Com
pound, and on taking
the third a turnor was
expelled. | Was a littiO
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02

There are 1900 miles OF telegraph wires
In Madagascar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02

To Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or CSC.
II G. C. @. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02

The workable area Of coal beds In Colo
RADIO is Is, 100 square miles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-02

Guaranteed cure for all Malarial diseases
At all druggists, or sent on leceiptof 2jCents
L a GAMnnL LII. Suinrm. ". y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
MsxIco's Wonders.

Among the features which Mexico
can boast are the richest silver mines
in the world: the cradle of civiliza-
ton on the American continent; the
ruins and romance ri historic and pre-
historic America; + Cholula pyramid
the Tower of BaLel of Indian tradt-
ton; the spot where the first known
European set foot on the New World,
to which ne gave his name-the place,
the coast near Tampico, the man,
Americas Vespucci; the largest me-
teorite in the world; the statue of
Charles VI on the PaseO in the city
of Mexico, the first, and, according to
some authorities, the largest bronze
ever cast in America, and according to
Humboldt, the finest equestrian statue
in the world next to that of Marcus
Aurelius at Rome; the stoutest tree
on the continent, and perhaps in the
world, at Tula, one hundred and fifty
four feet two inches in circumference
two feet from the ground; Popocate.
petl, according to the latest figures,
the highest mountain on the continent.
The largest American church build
ing, in the Mexican Cathedral, and the
most beautiful, in that of Puebla; the
first pulpit and the first church
structure in the New World, at Tlax-
acalaz; and the largest bell in Amer
lea, and one of the largest in the world,
in the Mexican Cathedral. This bell
is said to be nineteen feet high. The
monarch of BELLS in the Kremlin at
Moscow, is twenty feet high. and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
ANOTHER AIR SHIP.
INVENTOR CLAIMS 1T WILL
NAVIGATE THE AIR.
Gasoline Motive Power-CIaimed for 1t
That 1t Will Garry Passengers to Any
Station in the Air or Clouds-The In
ventiOn Described.

! Every once in a while some ambi-
| tious inventor claims to have con-
quered the difficulties of aerial navi-
cation and constructed a machine that
| can be made to travel through the
clouds at the will of the steersman.
| Subsequent developments have always
existed only in the mind of the in
| yentOr or that a screw loose in the
complicated machinery rendered fly
ing impossible.
DIR. Robert S. Gabbey of Rossville.
Kan, declares that the secret has been
mastered by him. He has constructed
a flying machine after a careful study
of all the failures of others. He main
tains that he speaks advisedly when
he says that his machine has in it no
element of failure, but will fly with
out the shadow of doubt.
DR.. Gabbey describes his invention
as an airship, and says that the mo-
tive power will be gasoline. The ship is
an elongated continuance provided
with pointed ends. Amidships is
compartment serving as an engine
room, and Immediately forward of this
is the passenger cabin. Both in front
and back of these compartments are
buoyant chambers. Near the forward
end of the ship is compartment
serving as pilot room, the front part
being transparent plates, through
which the pilot may see.
The vessel is constructed of wooden
beams partly covered with rawhide
secured to which are strips of rattan,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
View Eger GOo Present Terminus Of the ungrau Railroad

only by the most daring mountain
climbers. From the snow line upward
the roadway will lead through tunnels,
except at the stations, which are to be
built at favorable points along the
sides of the mountain.
The gauge of the road is only 81
inches. The motive power is electri-
city, with a central rackrail as con-
ductor. The power is obtained from
two mountain streams, near the begin
ming of the line, with a capacity of $500
horse power. The supply demanded by
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

One section of the new electric rail-
road up the Jungfrau. one of the high
est mountains in Switzerland, has been
completed. Trains run from Interla-
ken to the edge of the Eiger Glazier,
an illustration of which is shown in
the accompanying picture. Interlaken
is 1853 feet above the sea level, and
Eiger Grotto 1855 feet. To cover the
altitude represented by the difference
between these two points-5,7O2 feet.
or about one and one-tenth miles
the railroad trains must run over
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

stand the sudden transportation into
the rarified atmosphere of the peak.
The ailment>known as mountain sick~
ness is common at attitudes lower than
that Of the Jungfrau, but physicians
agree that it is due, as a rule. to over
indulgence in alcohol. wrong diet, Or
too much physical exertion.
The last stage of the trip from tho
terminus of the railroad to the top OF
the peak will be accomplished by
means OF an elevator Of American
make. A physical observatory of the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

of historic relics for some trace of the
old milestones that in generations gone
by marked the distances on the old
Gulf and Haverford roads, in Mont
gomery county. These milestones,
carved out of sandstone blocks, were
known as "Penn's milestones." because
on one side of them was craven Will
liam PENIS arms-three balls In
closed in an oblong. often spoken of as
the "apple dumplings." The stones
were placed on the roads by an old
fire insurance company as a price for
its charter from the Penn family, and
gave the distances in miles from Phil
adelphia. Several of the stones were
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

one-half of the entire undertaking, it
is higher up than any other similar
railroad in Switzerland. The Pilatus
railway carries passengers to a height
of 100 feet, and the line up the R1gl
reaches $500 feet. The work so far
accomplished demonstrates that the
original appropriation of 81. 800 900 for
the enterprise is not enough, and will
have to be increased to 100000, il
not more.
The construction is to be pushed be-
yond the Eiger station through the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
A LITTLE SIDE DEAL.
40 Is tho Smartest Money-LendS9 q
Thorn All.

ne Is tho smartest Money-LendsR ~
Thorn All.
There's the smartest money lender
OF them ALL" was the verdict of De-
troit broker given to the Detroit Free
Press man, as the man in question
passed. You can go to him with q
story which tells as plain as words
that you would be willing to pay 81
for the use of 81, and he'll not chaxxs
you a cent more than the lawful In
terest. He will assure you that he has
too much heart to become a usurer and
enter sympathetically into all your
troubles HE must be an especially
pleasant gentleman with whom to do
business" "Try him once. I was car
rying a good deal Of copper few
weeks ago and needed $500 to Keep
my margins good. I went to him and
explained the case SO fully that no
saw must have the money. I offered
him $50 for the use of the loan re-
quired for thirty days, but he smiled
on me like a father and said he would
not take advantage Of my extremity.
I will let you have it, he said unhes-
itatingly. There's that davenport,
he continued, as he pointed to a dilap-
idated and disreputable piece of furni-
ture. 1T is an heirloom, but I have
so much in that line that I must dis
pose of it. Such things are very val
liable now, but I will take your note
for $500, throw in the davenport and
call it square, I was pinched and ac-
copied the offer, coming out good
winner in the end. I've investigated
since and find that to be the way he
does business. He never charges ex-
tortionate interest, but he sells some
old relic for anywhere from ten to
fifty times it's value.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

standing for the guidance Of traveler'
as late as fifty years ago. Apropos OF
the three balls on the arms of Founder
Pam, there was once tradition, of
course unfounded. that Penn was
toasted with dumplings by the Indian
King Tammany at the Treaty tree, and
thereafter adopted three balls to rep
resent dumplings on his coat-cf-arms.
philadelphia I-cOrd.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

blades, so arranged that the raised and
OF one blade will be contiguous to the
lower end of the companion blade. By
this arrangement the air is taken into
the raised end of each blade, and the
screw tends to lift itself. Each blade
is formed of a series of wood bars.
forked at the outer end, covered on
the top with a series of rattan bars,
and on the bottom with metallic
plate. The lower end of each shaft is
so connected with the arm that 1t has
a slight swinging motion as well as
revolving movement. and the top part
of the shaft is connected to brace
which is pivotally connected to the
side of the vessel. The shafts are thus
capable Of moving forward and back
ward, but are incapable of moving
transversely with reference to the
sides of the vessel. When the shafts
are inclined forward the vessel will be
driven forward, and when the shafts
are inclined backward the vessel will
be driven backward. Means are pro-
vided for adjusting the shafts forward
and backward.
The engine to drive the screws will
be a compound gasoline one, weighing
about 700 pounds, and of $50 horse
power This power" says the in
ventor, "will be applied to the six
screws of my airship, and will read
lily cause these screws to revolve at
rate of $50 to 400 revolutions per min
ute. The car complete will weigh
about 1900 pounds, and the six screws
built in the form and size I propose,
when revolving at the rate of 800 revo-
lutions per minute will have lifting
capacity greater than the total weight
of the car. At 375 revolutions they
will lift more than ton, and at 44O
revolutions they will lift fully 2,7OO
pounds"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
Mans Lifting Power.

The lifting power of a youth of II
is ESQ pounds; in his thirtieth year
this Increases to 800 pounds, and m
the thirtieth and thirty-first years it
reaches i height-365 pounds. By
the fortieth year he has decreased 8
pounds, and this diminution continues
at slightly increasing rate until the
fiftieth year is reached, when the fig
ure is $50 pounds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

heart of the Eiger Glazier and the
Monch. From there it will be cut up
ward and upward, inside the jung
frau, to a platform just below the
topmost peak. 1t is estimated that it
will take three years to complete the
upper section. Then the journey can
be made luXuriously in comfortable
cars to point which is now reached
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
His Revenge.

Wouldn't you like to be a Judge of
music, Grumpy" You can bet I
would; I'd have some of these singers
up for contempt of court mighty
quick. "-Philadelphi Record.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

the railroad will not exceed 1 900 horse
power. The maximum speed will be
from five to six miles an hour.
The Swiss government will compel
the company to insure the lives of its
passengers. The company officials have
found that their doubts were unfound-
ed regarding the ability of invalids and
persons with weak constitutions to
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

weighs four hundred and forty-four
thousand pounds, but it is cracked and
useless, while MeXico's bell is sound
and SerViceabie
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

ance company in a recent action on a
policy which expressly excluded liabil-
1ty for such reprehensible habits It
must be conceded that suicide, If it be-
comes habitual, would have the ten
dency described.-Casea and Comment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

forming a network over which silk or
other cloth covering is placed. Outrun-
ming from the sides of the ship, and
near the bottom thereof, and on the
same plane with each other, are six
arms, three on each side of the ship.
Held in bearings on the outer end of
each arm is a rotary shaft, extending
vertically above the arms and carry
ing propelling screw or aeroplane.
Fixed to the vertical shaft is a ratchet
device which will permit the aeroplane
to turn in one direction but not in the
other.
Each propelling screw consists of
swo dish-shaped spirally disposed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

The West Indian humming bird,
weighs only 20 grains.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

tracks twelve and three-quarters miles
long
The distance from the power station
to the Little Scheidegg station is five
miles, from there to the tunnel en-
trance is two and half miles more,
and the tunnel to the Eiger Grotto is
six and quarter miles long. Though
the completed section represents only
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

william Penn's Milestones.
For the past three months or more
an unavailing search has been made
by parties interested in the collection
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
A Bad Habit.

A Bad Habit.
That suicide is a "pernicious habit
that obviously tends to shorten life"
is the defense set up by life fnsur-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

most modern type is to be erected on
the peak, which is far above the limit
of eternal snow. The company offers q
sum of $4,000 for the building of the
observatory to be devoted specially to
meteorological and other tellural and
physical works, and agrees, in addi-
ton, to contribute $1,000 a year to-
wards Its maintenance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

future site of New York City. After
governing the colony with energy, tai
though not without criticism, he was
recalled to Holland in 1851. Failing,
after several efforts to secure o reap
pointment to his office, he tendered his
services to the Swedish government,
which had formed projects for a colony
in the new world in the same year that
the Dutch obtained possession OF Man
haitian. This plan, which had failed
of accomplishment through the death
of Gustavus Adolphus, was revived by
Oxenstiern the Chancellor under Queen
Christina, and, bearing a commission
from him, Minuit was sent with body
of Swedish and Finnish colonists to es-
tablish post of the Swedish West In
dia Co. in America. Ascending the
South River with his two vessels, the
key of Calmar" and the "Grifiin,
Minuit purchased from the native in
habltants tract of land, extending
from Cape Henlopen to tho Falls of
Trenton, and in March 1898 began the
building of Fort Christina, near the
present site of Wilmington.
This act was not allowed to remain
unchallenged by the Dutch, who had
! some scattered settlements on the South
River, and who, through the governor,
kieft, sent protest against the Swed-
ish occupation, reminding M;nuit that
he, rs a former governor of Manhattan,
must be aware that the Dutch laid
claim to these territories. The protest
was disregarded, but, although the
Dutch, in retaliation, built Fort Cash
mir on the present site of New Castle,
it does not appear that the hostile
spirit took any active form for several
years. But, in 1854, Governor Rising
was sent from Sweden with a large
number Of colonists, and, emboldened
by this access of strength, the Swedes
| took Fort Casimir, without bloodshed,
| and renamed it the Fort of the Holy
Trinity from tho day on which it was
captured.
In prompt retaliation, Governor
Stuyvesant of Manhattan appeared
with six or seven vessels, in the South
River, and, after taking both Forts
Casimir and Christina, forced the
Swedes to take an oath of allegiance to
the Dutch, on pain of Punishment from
the country. From this time Dutch
governor ruled the colony until 1864,
when tine English, under Sir Robert
Carr, obtained possession Of the Dutch
colonies on the North and South
Rivers, maintaining their control, ex-
cept from one year Of reverses, until the
final transfer of government to the SOW
ereignty Of the United States.
/ Among these political changes were
laid the foundations of Trinity parish
and out of these troubled times has
grown the religious community which
stands today before Gods altar to
praise Him for His manifest mercies to
the fathers who were as Syrians ready
to perish. The religious interests Of
| the colony. were under Swedish super
vision from 1888 until 1901, when they
passed into the control of the Episco-
pal Church.
Going back for moment to the
! church in Sweden, it is interesting to
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01
READING R. R. co. BLAMED
Severely Censured by the HOrriStOWn and
POttStoYn COrOnerS' JurieS
FOR THE COLLISION AT EXETER
No Absolute Safety in Running
Trains
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM

Norristown, Pa, May 27.-The
Norristown and Pottstown coroners'
juries, which have been Jointly in
vestigating the cause of the wreck on
the Reading railroad at Exeter, about
two weeks ago, resulting in the loss of
20 lives, rendered today verdict
severely censuring the company. Fol-
lowing is the verdict.
"First-We find that the said Charles
Fl. White and others came to their
death by shock and internal and other
injuries, received in railroad coll
lision on the Philadelphia & Reading
railway at Exeter, Pa, on Friday
night, May 18th, 1899; and we further
more find that the Reading Railway
Co. is primarily responsible for this
accident, for the reason that it has
never established a modern and
adequate system of communication by
telegraph or telephone between all
signal stations and the main Office.
Had this system been in vogue, the
accident, in our Judgment, could have
been avoided. We are further of the
belief that there is no absolute safety
in running trains according to the
present system and rules.
Second Having so inadequate a
system OF communication between
signal stations, it erred in dispatching
trains on so short an interval of time
as five minutes.
Third Trains are dispatched on
that portion of the line without written
orders.
"Fourth-The railway company has
been negligent in not providing sight
and color sense test for employees who
are required to distinguish colors on
signal boards at a distance, at least
once year and hearing tests as often
as necessary.
"Fifth-The failure to require signal
tower men and crossing watchmen to
have accurate time-pieces is censurable.
"Sixth-We further find that mis-
takes were made by employees of the
railway company concerned in the
running of the two sections of train
No. II on the said night, but they
were insufficient, in our Judgment, to
have caused the collision had a proper
system of signals been in use on that
portion of the line.''
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

and, as they offered there the first
fruits of their land, to declare "A
Syrian ready to perish was my
father. jacob their father had been
stranger in the Syrian land, dwelling
among people who spoke another
language, and whose spirit was not
always friendly. Surrounded by enc
mics and threatened by famine, he
seemed. indeed. ready to perish y
but God led him down to Egypt and
preserved him that he might become
"a nation great, populous and mighty. "
IA Syrian ready tn perish was my
father So spoke the Israclite in the
day of his prosperity, as he recognized
how a divine hand had shaped mis-
peoples destiny, and so may we speak
today as We turn from surrounding
evidences of present strength, to think
of the days when a little band of stran-
gers and foreigners laid the founda.-
tions on which has arisen the spiritual
fabric Of this parish. Strangers they
were, and, at times, it might we'll have
appeared that they. were ready to per-
sh, but the faith which they held was
the truth which came down from
heaven, and the church which they
began to erect had its charter from the
Incarnate Son of God. Therefore amid
centuries of change, this church has
stood, and shall stand, until the work
of Christ on earth has been fully done
and His workmen shall be called to
their rest
In order to appreciate the suitability
of these thoughts to the occasion which
has callod us together, it will be
necessary to review certain passages of
secular history which form, as it were,
the setting for the story of Trinity
parish. :,
In 1926 Peterss Minuit, native of
Rhenish Prussia, having been ap-
pointed by the Dutch West India Go.
to be the first governor of the New
Netherlands, came to Manhattan Island
aud purchased from the natives tho
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

hymn, No. 311, "Ancient of Days, Who
Slttest, Throned in Glory y
A striking coincidence of the morn
ing was that a member of the choir,
Walter Doughten, son of Charles
Doughten, is of the eighth generation
from Christopher Springer, who lies
buried under the church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

The Pusey & Jones Co., Wilmington,
Del. u. S. A.-Dear Sir: Having
learned that the old Swedish Church
at Wilmington will celebrate its two
centuries jubilee on the 2Tth of May
this year we have arranged SO that a
copy has been taken of portrait, be-
longing to the town-church here, and
representing the Rev. Bjorck, once
minister of the old church mentioned,
and later ON our association priest,
which situation he occupied until his
death in the year 1740.
''The copy we have furnished with a
frame similar with that of the original,
and it is now our intention to send this
portrait to Wilmington as present for
the old church. We wish the picture
to be hung UP in the church and to be
kept there as its unsalable property,
and ask you on the arrival Of the
picture kindly to act for us and on our
behalf present the portrait to the
church. All expenses for freight and
duty we should be obliged to you if you
would Pay for us, and SO debit us for
these charges.
Trusting that tho portrait shall
reach Wilmington undamaged and in
good time, and thanking you before
hand for the service you kindly will
render us, we remain, dear sirs,
Very truly yours,
Stora KoEparbergs Bergslags Aktie-
bolag.
Carl Sahlin."
Mr., Horny said it was largely
through the instrumentallty of Samuel
G. Biddle, of the Pusey g. Jones Co. i,
and of the vestry that the picture had
been secured.
tory at the morning and evening SER
of the parish. He urged that the
future, not simply for the Episcopal
because he believed it the most precious
Delaware, at least in the way of a
building.
SERMON BY MIR. NELSON.
After the singing of hymn 299, "Lift
the Strain of High Thanksgiving, "
the sermon was delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Nelson of Philadelphia, whose text
was Deuteronomy 70, 8, And thou
shalt speak and say before the Lord
thy God, Syrian ready to perish was
my father, and he went down into
| Egypt and soiourned there with few,
and became there nation, great,
mighty and populous. . 1t was enioinec
upon Tho children of Israel that. after
| they had entered into the land of theil
promised inheritance, they should per.
form certain public acts, the purpose
of which was to keep alive the memory
of their progress from the day of small
things to prosperity and power, and tc
remind them of the divine protection
| by which they had been raised from a
small nomadic tribe to an eminen
place among the nations of the earth.
To this end, Moses commanded then
to appear by their constituted repre-
sentatives, before the altar of God