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The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30
Novel Mountain Railroad.

Two Syrian engineers have beer eS-
p%erimenting with great success, says
the Geneva correspondent of the Lon,
don Daily Mail, with n novel mode oil
locomotion, which consists OF a captlVe
balloon attached to a single suspended
rail fixed TO the side Of a precipitous
mountain.
The balloon remains about Twelve
wards above the rail, to which it is at
tacbed by a wire cable, and Is man
oeuvered up and down the side OF the
mountain at the will of the engineer.
When ascending the balloon itself
furnishes the lifting power by means
of hydrogen gas; in the descent Il res
ervoir in the balloon is filed win
water. which serves as ballast. Under
the balloon a circular car is suspend
ed. through the centre of which the
cable passes, and is attached TO the
regulator on the rail,
Not a single accident has occurred
during three months Of experiments,
and the system is without any dan
ger.
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NEWS OF THE STATE


Actuated by IN impulse to vindicate
his reputation as a successful promo
ter. Silas ID. Drake has purchased the
ll:tle town of Lincoln, which was re-
Gently auctioned off by the Sheriff.
AIR. Drake purposes to rejuvenate the
place and settle In full with the credit
ors and stockholders. Being the
founder Of the town he naturally took
ar interest in Its welfare. but two
years ago he was ousted from the
presidency of the land company that
controlled the property. After that
time Lincoln did not prosper. W. w.
Smalley, into whose hands the proper
ty passed by reason OF his being the
receiver. disposed of the town to Mr..
Drake. The new proprietor intends
to have factories located Mt Lincoln,
aud will also try to build a boulevard
from Dunellen to the eastern end of
Dewey Park, another small place
which he boasts of having founded.
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Since the great diffusion Of printing
literary crazes have been more fire.
quent and of shorter duration. We
need go back no further than a gener-
alton to find abundant examples of
eccentrlcities of style and expression,
Of crazes over some author or some
book, as unlccountable on principles
of art as many of the fashions in so
cial life. The more violent the attack
the sooner 1t is over. Readers of
middle age can recall the Juror oyer
upper, the extravagant expectations
as to the brilliant essaylst GILLIAN,
the soon-eXtinguished hopes of the
poet Alexander Smith. For the mo-
ment the world waited in the belief
of the rising of new stars, and as sud
denly realized that 1t had been de
ceived. Sometimes we like rugged
ness, and again we like things made
easy. Within a few years IA distin-
guished Scotch clergyman made a for
tune by diluting a paragraph written
by st. Paul. 1t Is in u memory how
at one time all the boys tried to write
like Macaulay, and then like Carlyle,
and we have lived TO see the day when
all the girls would like to write like
Heine.-The Century.
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THE RIDE TO c%AmPMEErIN.


bt bnhNh Ii oIhNIoN.
'Twuz long about campmeetin' time. with
preachin' high an low,
An sence Sally wuz a-goin--well, I
lowed that l would go!
20 / harnessed up OF Betsy-a cretur'
true an tried
An headed for c%ampmeetin' with Sally
by my side.
She never looked so sweet to me in any
time or place;
The red rose warn't a pictur' to the
roses on her face!
An, steaiin' sidelong g%lances, the thought
that come wuz this:
"Them arms wuz fer a necklace, an God
made them lips to kiss!"
We rid past bloomin' medders, an seen
from left to right
Sweet fel's arrayed in Twin green an
rivers of delight"
But / jest had eyes fer Sally, an said,
with many a sigh:
"On Jordan's stormy banks | stan, an
cast a wishful eyei"
An Sally-she wuz listenin', an ! tol
her that the way
20 that dear little heart O. hers seemed
longer day by day;
An she said-a-lookin' at me as cunnin'
az you please:
Must you be carried to the skies on flow
cry beds of easeE"
That teached my heart a lesson, but I
top her on the way,
Single I'D not live always, an / asked
not fer to stay!"
An then she said shed have me!--an' I
shouted, full and free:
/" 'Amazin' grace, how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like mel"
Saturday Evening Post
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

'"The improvement in weapons does
not render the prosecution OF war
more difficult, as is contended in some
quarters" declared Sir William Mac.
Cormac, President of the Royal Col
lege of Surgeons, In Il paper read
before the British Medical AssociG.
ton. The character of gunshot
wounds has completely changed since
my experience in the Franco russian
war (when he was surgeon-in-chief to
the Anglo-American ambulance), Not
only has the severity of the wounds
been diminished, but they are less
frequent. Only six per cent Of the
wounded die
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

The schemes for cheap living may
become interesting to Il greatly in,
creased number of families if the re.
ports as to the scarcity of vegetables
shall prove to be well founded. In.
deed. it is a fact that the price of DO
tatoes has gone up in most Northern
markets, and there are solemn predic,
lions of an almost complete failure OF
the crop. How far the cupidity OF
dealers is responsible for this advance
in the price Of potatoes has not been
ascertained, but 1t is the part of wis.
dom for the people to keep in a hopeful
frame Of mind until the alleged scar.
city snail have been placed beyond a
doubt. From Virginia comes the
cheering announcement that the DO
tato crop of this year in that State has
exceeded that of any past year, We
may Save the same SORT Of news from
other sections before long.
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And so appendicitis is "catchlpg,'
according to a story from Boston. 1t
is not carried around by mosquitoes
or tleas or flies, to be sure, nut is
transmitted by "auto-suggestion.'
Several weeks ago a young woman
was operated on for appendicitis. Her
tiancee was constantly at her side dur
ing her illness, and suffered almost IS
much as she did with very similar
pains. Finally the young man was
obliged to call a physician, who dag
nosed his ease ms appendicitis, and
said he had caught 1t by auto
suggestion from his sweetheart.
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Welded sixty-slx Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Holman, oil
Van Hiseyille, near. Freehold, have
celebrated the sixty-sixth anniversary
of their marriage. Mr.. Holman was
eighty-nine years old on July 4 last,
while Mrs. Holman Is n~inety-one.
They were married on August 2G, 1885.
at Goshen, now Cassville. They have
had eleven children, six of whom are
still living. Their descendants include
Twenty-Five grandchildren, forty-three
great-grandchildren and two great
REORGANIZATION. Mr.. Holman was
originally a farmer. but afterward
kept the William AIien Hotel at Cass-
vile and then Cars Tavern. Both
the old people are well and quite ac-
tive. Notwithstanding their advanced
age. Throughout the entire sixty-six
years of their married life the hale old
pair have not had n single quarrel,
and they present n remarkable in
stance of domestic tranquility.
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Lord Selborne, outlining in the Brit,
ish House of Lords the plans of the
Government for improving the navy,
said that 1t vas proposed to establish
a school of naval strategy, such as ex-
listed in the United States. Lord Dud-
ley, Parliamentary Secretary to the
Board Of Trade, said it was clear that
Great Britain would have to look
elsewhere than to her mercantile ma
rine for naval reserves, adding that
the number of British seamen was
now 5000 fewer than it was thirty
years ago.
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TRUCK FARMING PAYING.
Agricultural Department is TO Review
the Great Industry.

The Agricultural Department is to
publish an exhaustive report by Ed.
ward G. Warde, Jr., and Edwin S.
Holmes, Jr., on truck farming and
the transportation of fruits and yege.
tables in the United States.
The increasing population Of cities
and consequent demand for n greater
quantity and larger variety Of vege-
tables at all seasons, the surplus of
labor in the South after the close
of the Civil War and the ' Hiding
Of many thousands of miles of new
railways have given this industry an
impetus which has caused it to de-
velop with remarkable activity, and
large areas throughout the. entire
country are now devoted almost ex-
clusively to the growing of what is
known as garden truck.
This is especially true Of all the
Southern States, where from late
winter until early autumn thousands
Of acres are under cultivation TO sup
ply Northern markets with fruits and
vegetables.
Many of the improved facilities
which have been adopted by the
freight departments of u railroads
are directly attributable to the hand
ling of perishable agricultural pro-
ducts. Routes have been shortened
through schedules adopted. motive
power increased, and by the use OF
ventilator refrigeration, speed and
quick delivery. the railroads are en-
abled to place the truck in the North
ern markets in ms good condition as
when 1t left the Southern farm, even
when it necessitates q journey of
many hundreds of miles.
Such a thing as a particular season
for any kind of vegetable in our
principal markets is at this time
practically unknown, and it Is now
possible to draw upon the different
sections of the country and receive at
any season of the year nearly all the
standard varieties of vegetables. In
the late autumn and early spring
Florida and the Southern States fur
nish the supply for the Northern mar
kets until the advancing season (Which
moves northward at the rate of about
fifteen miles a day. natures the crops
through the Eastern and Central
States. These States supply the mid
summer and autumn markets until the
frosts of winter once more compel n
return to the South, where n fresh
crop is at the command of the market.
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When the Cows Pay.

The difference between a paying
times so apparently slight that it is
not noticed by the average person.
Here are two animals which look
almost Identical. Both are healthy,
good eaters and gEJtnas3kers. But
one has a persistent tendency to
yield just q little mere milk per day
than the other. and IL anything it is a
trife richer in butter fats. Moreover,
careful observation shows that r ss
COW keeps in milk a little longer 4uh
the other. Now. these points could
not be noted without some attempt
at keeping accounts. The record of
every animal on the farm should be
kept daily, and in this way COMPARE
sons can be made. Now. suppose one
COW thus gives about a quart of milk
n day more than another, and extends
the milking period oyer a much longer
time every season. This difference
added up and converted into dollars
and CENTS would show aat the end of
the year that one animal paid a good
profit, while the other barely paid ex-
penses.
This condition of affairs is just
what can be observed ON many farms
to-day. The dairyme1l may be ex-
perts In their line, and they have
brought the question of cost of feed
ing down to the point where Little
further improvement Dan be made.
Yet there is such a difference in the
relative yield of the a1imals that the
gonats of one must be cut down In
ofer 10 make up for 1.-THE deficiencies
of 'thelEs. So extreme are these cases
at timG5 that there Is n difference of
one-half some years between the ac-
tual profits of two different dairy
cows. The difference Is due entirely
to causes that ran be riemedied. Grant
ing that both are fed the same, and
very satisfactorily and economically,
the cause Of the difference in the yield
must be found in the cows themselves
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

Professor Marshall, the English
economist, estimates that $500, DOC
is spent annually by the British work.
ing classes for things that do nothing
to make their lives nobler or truly
happier. At the last meeting of the
British Association, the President, in
an address to the economic section,
expressed his belief hat the simple
item of food waste alone would jus
tify the aforementioned estimate,
One potent cause of waste, to-day, is
that very many Of the women, having
been practically brought up in factor
ies, do not know how to buy economi
cally, and are neither passable cooks
nor good housekeepers. 1t has been
estimated that. In the United States,
the waste from bad cooking alone is
over 81, 900, 0OO, 900 a year!
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

Albert Kenrick, the eleven-year-old
son of William f. Kenrick, prevented
a probable accident to the Greenwood
Lake train due at the Bloomfield sta
ton at 3 o'clock p. IN. Heavy rains
had washed away n part Of the road
bed above the trestle over Broad street
and young Kenrick discovered the
damage and saw the train coming
around the curve at almost the same
l oment. Kenrlck had a red handker-
chief and he stood in the middle Of
the track and waved it. The engineer
saw him in time to stop the engine a.
few feet from the bridge. The train
was backed up to the station until the
damage was repaired. The boy was
thanked by the passengers and train
men for his presence of mind.
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short and Usefui Pointers.

It's the hens that are kept scratch
ing that lay the eggsl
The COW stable and the mllk-room
should not be together.
There is Il o loss whatever in send
ing clean eggs to market.
A change Of feed lis oftentimes a
good thing for a milch COW.
Improper feeding Us the cause Of
ninety per cent. of the horse diseases.
Too many farmers fail to see the i'm
portance of watering their stock
properly.
The pig, in order to turn in the most
profit, should ha as few setbacks
as possible.
Hens can't shell ss,t the eggs unless
they have some'nl5sg to make the
shells out of.
It's the pigs that have the run of
the pasture that are the healthy and
profitable ones.
The daily ration of the farmers
family should contain more fresh
eggs and poultry.
While planning your land for the
different crops to be grown next
spring be sure to rotate.
No matter how much farm work
there is to be done, 1t will pay big to
give at least some attention to the
hens.
Don't give the mich COW water to
drink that is ice cold. 1t is said that
COWS prefer warm water even in sum
mer.
Keen the houses dry in which the
stock are confined. Dampness will
do more harm than a low tempera-
ture.
This ought to be a good time to
buy thoroughbred stock, as breeders
do not care 10 winter too many ami.
mails.
The hens viii appreciate a few
chopped onions, a89 in most cases
will pay well for I'M in the shape
Of eggs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

Professor Arlo Bates Of Massa-
chusetts, is shocked by the enormous
number of books published in this
country every year. We do not see
why he should be. Surely we have
got to do something to fill the shelves
of all those new Carnegie Libraries
that are being built. Book-writing
has come to be a great national in
dustry, and this is no time to try
to check it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

The oldest hen in New Jersey il
dead at the 6 of fourteen years.
This hen was the property OF Aaron
Brewer. a prosperous agriculturlst Of
South Plainfleld. Mr.. Brewer says he
is ready TO stake his reputation that
the hen was Matched i'll the spring of
1887. The hen was OF the Plymouth
Rock variety and was considered one
of the best layers in Mr.. Brewers col
lection. OF late years, however, she
had moi deposited any eggs, but was a
persistent setter. 1t is estimated that
the hen had Matched out more than
thirty broods of chickens.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

The Chicago ordinance for NUM-
cipal supervision and encouragement
of athletics has passed the council
shorn of the provision for boxing ex-
hibitions. The ordinance makes 1t
the duty of a committee "to encourage
the physical development of nj PEG.
pie, and to educate them TO a knowl-
athletic exercises and sports will
greatly benefit the physical and moral
health Of those who engage in such
exercises
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"
Store of Live Fish Stolen.

The New Jersey Fish and Game
Commission is out after several parties
living at Beverly whom, it is claimed.
have robbed the Charleston millpond.
Recent heavy rains broke the dam,
and the large pond was reduced to
small bitches or channels. In these
the fish naturally sought refuge. The
parties went out from Beverly, and
with scoop nets and n wagon sew
eral hundred fish Were taken. There
was always good fishing in the Charles.
ton millpond, but 1t is said It viii take
years to restock 1t to its former thrift
" condition.
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A Handy Fodder Sled.

Hauling shocked corn fodder OF Cane
from the fields is a hard and tedious
Job where the hauling is done with a
wagon and rack-the usual method.
Then, too, the tearing down Of the
shock, the throwing of Ii uQsn the
rack and the unloading OF Il again
break off the leaves and dry en-
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

Any soil that will produce weeds Is
| n good condition, as only rich land
Will produce some kinds of weed. One
Of the surest indications of good soil
Is when pig weed fourishes. As the
lane should not be required to pro-
duce two crops at the same time no
farmer should allow weeds to make.
Roadway at the expense of the regular
crop,
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

Lieutenant-G General Miles has issued a,
general order. intended to improve tsS
conditions of the army. 1t admonisN
officers and men regarding their dut@
soldier, specifically mentioning patriotism.
discipline, physical development, self-re'
spect, selfreliance and resourcefulness.
also adding that professional KNOWLEDGE
is necessary at all times. The General
says that on account of large aceessiol1s
of officers and soldiers who have had onI~
limited experience in the military seryi
the instructions contained in the ord
are issued for their guidance, as well
for TINT of othera.
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AGRICULTURAL.
eseseeessessssesees
Plaster a Good Fertilizer.

Plaster Is white and clean. 1t does
not inJure animals, not being caustIc
like lime. When used in the stalls
1t is an absorbent. and gives the stable
a better appearance. 1t is also bene.
hciai In the manure, and is of itself
a plant food, being considered 8
special fertilizer for clover.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

The new title proposed for King
Edward, "of British Dominions Be
You'd the Sea, King" has one obvious
and great merit. 1t Is automatically
adjustable, and will fit the case
whether the oversee domlnions be ex-
tended or contracted.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

There is no greater r~evealer of char
acter than the human voice. 1t is the
first thing that strikes us in q stranger
or in a new acquaintance. If it has
that spontaneous ring Of truth that
no training can impart we recognize
its appeal for confidence. Some voices
have the jar of falsehood, and are as
full of warning as the hiss of a ser-
pent. The unconscious ma 7ral voice
is TO be regarded as the inde1 2 char
acter. To speak promptly a. posi-
lively is generally to act promptly and
positively, to speak politely is to act
politely, and to speak erniilv and rude
ly is a good way 10 make rude action
easy.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

With her weu0ing day approaching
and preparations heing made to cele-
brate the event, Miss Susie PANTY, Of
Washington Valley, fell n victim to
consumption a few weeks ago. AL
though everything possible was done
to stop the progress of the disease.
Miss PANTY continued 10 fail, until
death relieved her of her sufferings a
few DAYS ago.
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Lady Henry Somerset takes the
right view of impressing temperance
upon the community at large. She has
enlisted a number of beautiful girls in
the cause, and they will deliver lee
lures all oyer England.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-08-30

This seasons remarkably large mum
Der of deaths by drowning continues
to increase. Can some scientific sta
tistlcian assign a reason for this?
asks the Buffalo Times.
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Spain will manage to struggle along
without a naval board of inquiry.

Uncle Sam has $500 10000 in gold
in his Treasury-enough to give sew
eral of us a farm wlthotk any Okla
homa lottery.
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power" said G~oldthorpe. my wife
is a woman of great won't power"
added Bickers.-Brooklyn Life.
1 never knew how generous
My lady fair could be,
Until ! popped the question and
She gave herself to me.
Philadelphia Record.
"What's this now about Jack and
Bessie breaking their engagement
Every sad case. They quarreled about
which, loved the other best."-Boston
Traveller.
Diggs-''There go "a newly married
couple" Daggs-"How do you known"
Diggs-"I saw him give her a five-dol.
lar bill to buy some chocolates with"
Ohio State journal.
Girls are growing much taller-oh, fright,
full the plan
That makes woman stretch up-looilng
down upon man.
Chicago Record Herald.
"Maud felt awfully cut up about her
wedding presents" "What was the
trouble?' why. she didn't get Q sin
gle duplicate, and so there was moth
ing she could change" Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Mrs. Jones 1.-THE kidnapers have
thrown two more messages onto the
P%orkenhamm's front lawn" Mrs.
Propah Stock-"There's no use trying
to keep a front lawn looking decent If
one has children Judge.
Luck never seems to come my way.
The pessimist complains.
"Whene'er | save, and try to lay
Some cash aside for a rainy day,
Why, then, it never r%ains!'
Philadelphia Record.
Moses-"How did you make your
f~ortune?' Levi So by horse-racing."
Moses-"Not betting?' Levi--"No, |
started a pawnshop just outside the
racecourse for the people who wanted
to get home when the races were
over."-Philadelphia Press.
Teach.r-"Wha is the meaning of
the word ~'exeavateY" Small Pupil
at means to hollow out" Teacher
Correct. Now form n sentence in
which the word is properly used
Small Pupil-"Stick a pin in n boy
and he viii excayate."-Chicago News.
Wife-'There's a burglar down II
the cellar, Henry" Husband-"Well,
my dear, we ought 10 be thankful that
we are up stairs" Wife-"But he'll
come up here" Husband-"Then Wen
90 down in the cellar, my dear. Sure
Iy a ten-room house ought to be big
enouch IN hold three people without
crowding boston Traveller.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-10-24

sse prsybieralo rysy.
Krotkim, przymussonym'
moznaby rec szata6skim u
Smiechem ~odpowiedzia} On ma
ostatoie s}owa malzonki. Po~
tenn ale rzekl:
Bardzo ]adnie, moi ia
taskawa, W samej rzeczy bar
do }adnie. Vice tn zachodzf
jakis dobry przyjaciel z
dziecinnych jeszcze lat PAM,
pozwala sobie niekt6re zu~
chwalstwa, p moja wielmozna
zonka Jest o lyle naiwna. Ia.
dat 90 mnIe, abym zwazal IA
take wybryki.
A buchn9wszy glosnym
sm;echem, dndaE pc chwil':
Mech PAM mi pozwoli,
ably W tym razie moja VIOLA
przyczyni'a sic rozstrzygajaco
do wzbronienia rzemlosfa to-
90 iajaaka, DO PAM ME jes~
tes )uz wiecej dzieck}e'n, lecz
prawna ma!zonka hrab'ego
Karola z Maros6w. Pamieta)
PAM ma to!
Z okrzykiem ma wskros
wzruszs1acym wyc'agne]a
biedna hrabina obie rece do
swego okrutnego meza - on
ale Smial sic, a odwr6ciwszy
sic I'd niej, wybiegl ze salonu,
ME widzac, hub ME chcac WI
dice. jake be- zmYs{6w padla
ma ziemie.
Cygan lepiejby b>} ma tenn
wyszedl, gdyby sic litoSciwa
hrabina ME by}a wstawia}a "a
MIN, BIO moze ME bylby cho-
ciaz postradal zycia.
Teraz bowIem stana} hrabia
prey samej ]awie, ma kt6rej
le3al :nieszcze$liwy starzec, |
komenderowai do przedfuze-
MIA straszliwej eksekucyi. al
obaj hajducy zadna ME mogii
juz poruszye reka a cygan
zadnego JUL ME wydat re
siebie glosu.
DIVA dni p6znei Smiert u
wolnila biedpego starca cd
straszliwej meki.
III.
Srraszny ten czyn hrabiego
zdawa} sic ujst ziemskiej
sprawiedl}woSci. Wedlug 6w~
czesnych praw we Wegrzech
Mkt ME byl upowaznionym
pociagac 90 do odpowiedzial-
ncSci "a to, czego sic by} do
puScl} 49, I Mkt by sic TED ME
byl powazyl wystapic naprze'-
civ moznemu bogatemu
hrabiemu a to ieszcze W spra-
vie ma smierc ubitego cyga-
ma. . #... s. .F..%