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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
STEAMER A TOTAL Loss.
The Portia, From New York For Hall
lax, Runs Ashore in a Fog.
ALL SAVED EXCEPT ONE BOY.


rbe Vessel Grounded on the Rocks on
... poi,t-rhe 117 Passengers
sa""r'
and Crew Were howeu ash"re-i"e S
War. Ont All Night on an Island
Close to the Mainland
- M. ~
HALIFAX, N. 5. tSpeciai)'-lhe s'e"pner
portia from New York for Halifax, was
- 5,rtn, n dense fop IN FIinn's
wreoAeu t.. =. euoon
Island, on Sanlpro' " Polht "n'u' "'tso"
miles to the eastward OF HALIFAX. Tue
noseenoers and crew, III in all, were safe
a.. In1 In ,ha sLIn,s boota
~ lahueu III II sam -
The only victim Of the wreck was "
twelye-year-old Syrian lad, known by the
apooh who was Travelling second
- VII 30 e. Iobn,s N f
class from New YORK 10 ot' 'ohn 3, ~ =
where his mother lives. He was left In the
.btu ond vas NOT missed until the passen-
sn,p and n crew we're landed on the island.
Tha disaster occurred shortly before 7
Tha passengers. of whom there were
more than seventy five, were nearly all
tau rists The steamer had a cargo for
tbis nort and st. Johns, n. F. The place
,rhara aba strnek IL known as Big Fish
Shoat and "a one and n half miles west OF
tha Iisht on Sambro Island.
the startling news OF the wreck OF the
port,a was received here by telephone from
sambro Village. Captain Farrell and a
boat,a crew had landed at Sambro, after
oil the passengers. ON ,ers, and men had
haen comfortably housed on inner Sambro
Island There are only two houses on In
~ aamhro Int the occupants OF these
nviokiu tnrned ont TO receive the large
sbin-wrecked party.
Whan the steamer struck. most OF the
nasssneers we're on deck, despite the damp
ness of the surroundings. The Portia took
the shoal with a dull. grinding shock that
can't n thrill from stem to stern and brought
oil on dack 70 their feet In alarm.
The steamer came to n sudden stop and
tho engines which were Immediately re-
varsed refnssd to null her of. In the long,
strong swell her stern moyed.gently up and
down hut her bow held immovably to the
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Many a an cannot seattle devil because
he is hiding him down his throat.
The devil scores a point whenever a good
man opposes a good cause.
A man who dislikes to be 10 a minority
that IL right does not know how delightful
1t is to be right.
Saloon keepers are the Governments re-
cru'ting officers for tho great army of
American drunkards.
The German Association Against the Mis-
use OF Spirituous Drinks has issued a cir
cular to the students Of Germany asking
that the compulsiOn in the corps and
verelns to drink beer be done away with.
The Kayan Tartars, who abstain from al
cohol, have q death rate OF only twenty-one
per thousand, while the r l%ssians, who are
great drinkers, have n death-rato OF forty.
1t Is reported from st. Petersburg that
the plan OF Government control of the Ii
quor traffic has already substituted the Of
fetal bar for %, 900 private liquor shops IN
that capital. At the Government bal
liquor Is sold only Ia small sealed bottles,
and the rule is that only sober men can
buy.
The Rhode Island ~Anti-Saloon League
has issued a partial report OF its work. II
appears that more thRn 400 900 pages OF
literature have been distributed and 100
audiences address d. Liberal financial
support has been received, The league will
devote Itself largely to law endorsements.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The Duke d'Abruzzi started upon
his journey of arctic exploration with
a c~ommendable tone of modeaty. He
declared that he had made none of the
boastful predictions attributable him.
aud he bids au revoir to civilization
with the sensible remark that the time
to talk about discoveries is after they
have been made. Would that some
other seekers after the North Pole
were as conservative in their state
ments! This nephew of a king has
chosen a frozen path to a glory that
he may approach no more nearly than
my who have essayed the same ven
ture. But the warm wishes of the
scientific world for his success will
follow his cold voyage in the dark
North.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The extension of American ship.
ping is of the first Importance to the
South, says the Atlanta Constitution,
because our section is prominently
the field from which the raw material
has to be furnished. Not only is our
staple crop of cotton the most valuable
article of export which the country
has, but our Of coal, iron
and timber, so necessary to shipping,
are inexhaustible. The rapid growth
of shIp-building, therefore, makes a
market for these raw materials, as
we'll as opening the way for an Amer
lean commercial conquest of tho
world.
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a chimney similar to those used on in
cubator lamps. Now when lamp is in
position place IL gallon tin can, with
top and bottom removed, over it so as
to keep the chick from lamp. A piece
of stove pipe will do. Do not have it
higher than the lamp. In top of
brooder, close to the roof, hang a
piece of tin or sheet iron to throw the
heat back to the floor. fused q wash
boiler cover which just fitted the small
space in roof. This gives top heat and
prevents leg weakness.
In the back OF brooder, at the bot
tom, bore holes through the two walls,
between the two floors, and on each
side of the lamp, to give the lamp air,
or it will not burn. | left no place in
mine for ventilation. The chicks did
not need it. I have never had more
than 100 in at a time, and now that
the weather is warmer | leave a space
Of about one inch under the roof door
at night. -Mrs. Mabel Treloar, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
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Art pays for itself and pays gener.

Art pays for itself and pays gener-
ously. The Americans spend annu-
ally SIS, 900, 900 in European travel.
While they do not all go to see the
treasures of art in the glorious old
galleries, it is yet beyond question
that the majority of them do. The
cost of the Congressional Library
Building at Washington was $6,O00,-
900, of which about $500, 900 was ex-
pended on the decorations, or six per
cent. of the whole. 1t is safe to say
that ninety per cent. of the persons
who visit that library go there to see
the decorations.
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DIVERSE SIDE OF ADMIRAL pEwEY's MEDIA
ISLANDS ALIEN TERRITORY.
The Insular Commission Reports oil
Spnin's Coded Territory.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. (special).-The In
sular commission has prepared an exhaus-
tive opinion by which it holds that the ISL
ands in possession of the United States as
a result OF the war with Spain are not part
of the territory OF the United States.
The commission hold that there is n radi-
cal difference between territory, 4 part OF
the United States and territory In the pos
session OF the United States. 1t has been
gneralIy concedel !, they say, that we can
do as we please with the islands which we
obtained from Spain, that we can sell them,
give them away or turn them over to the
Inhabitants who live upon them for the es-
tabltshment of Independent Government.
If this general admission is true, then
they affirm the Islands cannot be part oil
the territory Of the United States, because
no part of the United States can be allen.
ated. The United States can neither sell
nor alienate any portion of its territory,
nor can any portion OF the territory ALLEVIATE
itself from the United States. This was
well settled by the Civil War.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

When the billboard question was
taken up by the City Council commit
tee it was brought out that one of the
billboard companies is paying out be
tween $500, 900 and 5000, 900 a year to
the owners of vacant lots, and that in
many instances the price of the lease
almost pays the taxes on property
which otherwise would not bring in u
penny's revenue, states the Chicago
Tribune. As an illustration, one ed
vertising company is saidto pay $4,000
a year for the privilege of erecting
billboards on the vacant lot at Con
eress street and Wabash avenue, and
finds money in it even at that rental.
The money paid out for the use oil
brick walls and for the right to erect
sign boards on the top of buildings
runs up into the tens of thousands Of
dollars IN Chicago alone
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Freeman Cochran was hanged at Beth
any, Mo-, for the murder OF George Stan.
borough. Cochran protessed religion last
aight and was baptized. He made a
speech OF the gallows, saying that he was
,ayed and advising all to abstain from
laid many crimes were committed while
men were under the influence Of drink,
and that the law makes nc distinction be-
tween a man drunk and a man sober. Then,
stepping back to the centre of the scat
lold. Cochran took hold OF the Moose
iangling from the crossbeam and, raising
It aloft, dramatically said:
Whenever you turn up a glass Of
whisky, look in the bottom and you will
sec the shadow OF this rope.'
1t was the most effective temperance
lecture ever delivered in the State. At the
conclusion OF his remarks the cap was ad-
Iusted and the trap sprung.
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New York State statistics show that
whereas in 1870 the high schools OF
the State numbered 60, and the acad-
emies 126, in 1898 there We're only
1871 academies against 504 high
schools. And the New York School
Journal says; ''The academy tends
more and more to become parochial,
perhaps provincial in character; the
high school is tho natural outgrowth
of a cosmopolitan system, and is thus
more in accord with national ideals of
education. The academy has been
an important factor in the develop
meut of a taste for something more
than the rudimentary education given
in the country schools. But its days
of public usefulness have ended. The
high school and the college are en-
joying the fruits of its pioneer work.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN,
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.
The Man with the Load-An Argument
Used at T. Town Meeting in PennsyI.
vania That Was characterization
Ir.I.aI L.. aro...a.uG-t n.i.hI-

The Man With the Load Argume ni
Used at L Town Meeting in Pennsyl.
vania That Was UnanswerabIe-Fam
lily Ruined by Temperate" Drinking
Poem suggested by Edwin M~arkham's
famous Mar With the Hoe
Bowed by a weight of fiery stuff, he leans
Against the hitching post and gazes
round!
Besotted emptiness is in his face.
He bears a load that stu may get him
down.
Who made him dull to shame and dead to
pride,
A thing that cares not and who never
thinks,
Filthy, profane, a eonsort for the pig?
Who loosened and let down that stubby
jaw2
Whence came the scum adhering to those
lips?
What was it clogged and burned away his
brain?
Is this the thing the Lord God made and
ave
To have dominion over sea and land;
To love and to be loved; to propagate
And feel the passion OF Eternity?
Is this the dream He dreamed who shaped
the suns
And plllared the blue armament with
Down all the stretch of He'll to its last
gulf
There is no shape more hideous than this
More tongued with proof that Darwin
didn't know
For where in all the world of british
beasts
Is one from which this monster might
have come?
His blood flows in the frail, dlsngured
babe
Ger which the pale, heartbroken mother
bends.
But what to him are those hot tears she
sheds,
What cares he for the taunts his children
The hungry cries they raise, their twisted
limbs?
Through this dread shape the devil boldly
looks,
And in that reellng presence mocks the
world
Through this dread shape humanity is
shamed,
%Profaned, OUTRAGE dragged down ani
brought to Acorn
Made to inhale fumes from the slime he
spews
And hear him Jest at Virtue and at God.
Omasters, lords, and rulers in our land,
Must this foul soleeism still
Be tolerated In an age when men
Grasp power from tho c~ircumambient air
And speak through space across the roar
ing gulfs2
Must this vile thing be left to wed ut will
And propagate his idiotic spawn,
A shame upon the age in which we live,
A curse on generations to be born?
o masters, lords, and rulers In our land,
How may We hope to reckon with this
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

A disease showing strong symptoms OF
scarlet fever, has broken out in West
Point, N. Y. Several OF the cadets have
been attacked by the malady. All the
physicians OF the post are in a tendance
on the patients. and every possible pre-
caution is being taken to prevent the
snread u the disease.
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THE BIBLE IN ENGLAND.


An incident occurred in q London
court the other day which shows how
it is possibIs for a child to remain in ignor-
unce of the Scriptures. The case dealt with
the appearance OF a boy OF ten before the
Coroner to give evidence, and this Is what
happened: /.
Coroner Langham-"Do you know what
it means to speak the truth, my boy?''
frhe little fellow gave no answer, but
looked round irlghtened.l DO you 80 to
SCHOOL,"
The Boy (qulckly)-"Yus, sir"
The Coroner-"What DO you 20 10 school
for?"
Tho Boy-"Cos I as to-"
The Coroner-'Yes, but what do they
teach your"
The Boy-"Sums and lessons, and lots FER
nngs."
The Coroner-"But don't they teach you
the Bible?"
The Boy--'The Bible-What's thatf"
The Coroner-"Haven't you ever seen or
heard of the Bible3"
The Doy-"No, sir"
The Coroner -"I IN afraid this d evil
dence cannot be taken, as his education
appears sadly at fault"
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PARIS CLEAR OF ROCKS.
salvagers Save the American Line Steamer
From Destruction.

LONDON (By C~able),-The salvagers
moved the American Line steamer Paris
astern for a distance OF $50 yards, and
shifted the vessels position slightly to the
eastward. The Paris was moved clear Of
the rocks.
The intention OF the salvagers was simply
to slus tho stern of the liner, so as to facill'
tate the operations Of the divers, put II
was found that she moved more freely
than was expected. Three salvage boats
alone practically removed her from
critical position unaided.
The Paris was towed to Falmouth, ano
If on inspection her condition warrants II
She will be taken to Southampton or tC
some other dock for repairs.
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Salycylic Acid In Beer.

Much of our beer is a n~oxious chemical
compound in which salycylic acid, poison
aus ishberries and other drugs replace
hops and malt.
As to our wines, the story of their sophis-
tication would fill volumes, while with re-
gard to distilled liquors. chemical analysis
has proved that the finest are those most
obnoxiously adulterated, and, indeed. that
The only tolerably 'pure" kinds are those
lery and maddening stuffs sold in low
oarrooms at "three cents for a large
glass
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
The first number of Lady Randolph

Inc UfSt umDe Oh Iuuy Iduuoipu
Churchill's magazine, the Anglo
Saxon Review, contains an important
article by Hon. Whitelaw Reid, dis
cussing advances in international law.
In this article Mr.. Reid denies that
the $40, 900, 600 paid to Spain was
purchase money for the Philippines,
as the islands were ours by conquest,
and explains that the money was paid
solely in recognition of the principle
that debts attaching to territory and
incurred for its benefit should be
transferred with its sovereignty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Herbert NJ. HarrimaIs of the Meadow
Brook Golf Club of Hampstead, L. l., won
the amateur golf championship OF America
las, who won the title OF champion last
yelr. The Gnal score was three up and
Two to play For the 1rst time since ANA
ieur golf championship tournaments have
been held in America, an American-born
golfer holds the position OF honor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The Nebraska division OF the l.. A. W.
has succeeded In having repealed an OBJ
noSious ordinance which Disseminated
against wbeelmen and favored owners OF
other vehicles,
The cycle racing organizations have not
experienced Il profitable season thus far,
Probably every race meet, with the excep-
tion OF those held at Newark on sundays,
point,
Palmer, Walters and Armstrong, the
English racing men, do not use crauks
over six and three-quarter inches, though
their gears are much over one hundred
Tbs Isl fact worth remembering In long.
crank discussions
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

In Glasgow the manufacturers are
alarmed over American competition.
So they are in London, Paris, Berlin
and several other foreign centres.
Nothing wonderful in this, when the
superiority of our skilled labor and
labor-saving machines are considered.
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TEACHERS TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Wonen Delegates Killed In IA Co
lision at Newman. Cal.

NEWMAN, Cal. (Special).-A special train
OF nine coaches, in charge Of S. h. Drury
OF the Burlington road, on its way from st,
Louis to Los Angeles and loaded will
teachers bound for the National Educa
tional Convention, ran into n freight trair
near the station at this place u few day!
ago. Two women were killed and thirteer
other passengers injured, one severely.
The killed are Mrs Lena Thomas, of st
Louis, and Miss Addie Harris, OF st. Louis
Both were in the forward birth OF thu
sleeper. Mrs. Harris was killed instantly
her head being crushed. Mrs. Hammond
who was an elderly lady, was taken from
the rocked car In Il dying condition
She never recovered consciousness an(
died In Ave minutes,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

For some weeks past the cattle in vari-
Gus parts OF Louisiana have been seriously
attacked by the malignant disease Charlton,
and serious loss has been sustained In both
cattle aud mules. 1t now appears that
the malady has attacked deer, rabbits and
other four-footed game, and. remarkable
reports are coming in to New Orleans from
the country districts regarding the new
spread OF tie disease.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The British colonists at the anti
podes are more like Americans than
any other people in the world, and in
many respects, political and social,
they are ahead Of all the rest of man
kind. Our best wishes go with them
on their further progress. advance,
AustrAliol"
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

You deposit your ~money-and lose 1t,
Your charaeter-and lose 1t. Your health
and lose It.. Your strongth--and lose it..
Your manly independence-and lose it.
Your home ~control-and lose 1t. Your
home comfort-and lose 1t. Your wife's
happiness-and lose it. Your children's
happiness--and lose II. Your own soul
and lose it.-W. II. Patton.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

There are 800, 600, 900 people in
India, spread over an area of over
1900, 900 square miles. England
keeps them all in perfect order with a
force of rs, 0 white and 140, 900 ma
tive troops.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The severe, protracted drought In South.
ern Jamaica is causing widespread distress
and alarm. The coffee, orange, and corr
crops are almost destroyed, and the de
struction of the natives provision crops is
causing a famine. The rural population is
fleeing from the homesteads, seeking re.
lief in town centres.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Captain Frederick Watkins, OF the Amer,
can line steamship Paris, now aground OIL
the Cornish coast, near the Manaeies, has
taken all the blame for the loss OF the shlp
on himself, and, as a result, he mas oeen
relieved OF his masters license ior two
years. Captain Watkins is still ABOARD tns
stranded ner. remaining there at tuo 'e
quest OF the underwriters,
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A Fatal Fire in New York City.

An early morning fire caused the death
Of a child and injury to twelve other per-
sons in n 1ve-story brick tenement In New
York City u few days ago. The dead
child is Rachel Silver, six years old, who
'ceumbed to her injuries at Gouverneur
Hospital. Four Of the other victims were
seriously hurt, but they will recover.
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Austria's Demands Refused,

The United States Government has de-
cllned he proposal OF the Government o.
Austria Hungary to arbitrate the claims
for da nages arising from the death o.
Austria Hungarian subjects during Tue
rioting at Hazleton, Penn, in September
1907
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

President Mckinley appointed Jack
Bishop, a negro, to be Postmaster at White
Oak, a village In eastern Alabama, q few
days ago. Bishop knew that his accep-
arce would breed trouble, and promptly
declined the appointment. He had not APP
Piled for the place.
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American Tourists in Europe,

Great crowds OF American tourists are
~throngIng the hotels OF Europe, ana the
transatlantic steamship lines are taIeu tt
their utmost capacity in handing the uh
usually large number of passengers
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

IT is disheartening to think that it
BENJAMIN Franklin we're now alive he
probably could not be elected to the
Municipal Council, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
Queensland one.s Military Aid.

The Government of Queensland has
,abled to the Secretary OF State for th'
Colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, Lon
don, Offering $50 mounted infantry, with
machine gun, for service in South Atricl
10 case Of hostilities between Ggsai HItsjl
and the TrspsysaL
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Woods Campaign Against Yellow Fever
General Leonard Wood has returned te
Santiago, Cuba, and is taking steps tc
stamp out fellow fever.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
CARS BRoTHER DEAD.

Grand Duke George Passes Away After n
Long Illness From Consumption.
ST. PETERSBURG (By Cable).-The Grand
Duke George, brother of the Car and heir
to the throne OF Russia, is dead
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
The brooklyn to visit Antwerp.

1t Is announced that the United States
warship Brooklyn will visit Antwerp, Bel
GUM, In August, upon the occasion OF the
Van Dyck fetes. A great reception awaits
her,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

The unquestionlble friendship be-
tween England and America has not
yet been effectual in diminishing the
number of unsettled controversies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

Tho Grand Duke had been in ill-health
for n number OF years past. He was suffer-
ing from consumption.
The Cars brother, Grand Duke Michael
Of Russia. Is now heir apparent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14

There are now about three hundred n
hfty public libraries In Great Britain
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-07-14
SENDS DEWEY HIS MEDAL.

Tt Commemorate the Famous Battle OF
Manila Bay.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. (Special).-The Navy
Department has dispatched to Admiral