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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

down in the bowels of the earth in a
sulphureus atmosphere at an enormous
pressure in darkness SO dense as to
seem material. My head WAS buried
under some crushing weight. Ages
passed thus. and | had become incor-
porated with the rock itself. when hu-
man voices broke in upon the eternal
stiffness of my inferno; but, although
l heard their very words and can re-
member them now they conveyed no
meaning to me. Then came the sound
Of blows. which gave way to fearful
crash. and the pure air Of heaven rush.
ed into my prison house. felt myself
lifted upon my feet, but movement
was SO painful that threw myself
down again, for felt that only want
ed to sleep undisturbed Then voice
said:
Morris. Norris! For Gods sake.
rouse yourself!'
walk him up and down." said an
other voice. Bring him out into the
passage!"
Again l was lifted up and forced
along. and after what seemed to be
endless peregrinations 1t began to
dawn upon me that was in the pas
sage Of Gravelly Grange. surrounded
by Springthorpe's guests.
'How did this happen. doctorY' ask
ed my hest. who held me by the arm
I turned and gazed upon him stupidly.
"How did what happenY' asked.
"What has happenedT
"You left your gas turned on full on
going to bed"
"Impossibler'
1T h true. However. we were In
time to save you. 1t was fortunate
circumstance that the major here
chanced to be awake and. detecting the
smell of gas was able to trace 1t to
your room. We were just in time. for
you were quite unconscious"
II cannot explain it," I said. II
never make a practice Of leaving jet
burning. 1t Is incredible that should
have broken into habit of a lifetime"
In FIVE minutes l was sleeping on
couch in my hosts room without being
troubled with dreams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
I arose the next morning little Il

! arose the next morning little IL"
worse for my experience. At hrcc.I
fast | met Mrs. Springthotpe. he.
face na.l o worn look, and her erec
were susk,n ana surr"3"led l.! dark
sparkling rs ever. When she ro!ulu.~
Grated me on my nights adventure
and coquettishiy rA!led Hc on ;Iy
hredlessuess could feel NY suspici>;a
Slipping away from M.
After breakfast stole upstairs -"
made Il careful examination az IT,,
bedroom. No suS!I lire had been lii,
ken had no doubt but that Il dc,i'
crate attempt haA been made on NY
life. There MAS no ineans of iuGrc>>
t., TIE roo..l except l'y the window, u,s
,lat WAS at least forty feet from Ii.
ground. with no balcony or othr'
projection from the steep face of tllt
wall.
As stood looking from tn" wiuGr'
Mrs. SpriHsthorpr crossed Tie @.uHAG
below. locking up and hoWin@, WI;
her most radiant smile. in Wl4ir!l
thought detected ii shade OF solu'
thing like defiance.
You are no ordinary woila...
thought |, apastroplI: IL her it';:,-..'
ing figure. "N'ho plays with E1u /.
Il dangerous opponent. Etut 4. :"
such Il thing as oynrreael1t4zs aleSs..
To-day s1ould have eft yet va rI
q sign. Now remain % see tlr : ~
out. ov"l ;!.ouG! | AIN fatctl.
That n4ght went 10 the Same =" H..
.tS it t.;.d hecn thoroughly ventilated
begged tlfat no change BE made. / W..
just dri. nag into Il doe when
strAltly toutster fcii Iii on ny ""r
seeming 10 come from ti!n coru"r 81
the roolu behind me, W. VIC
awake ia an instant. hat +, si:sf resS,t
Tie impulse to h't"ay n.s5.ft lay IN"
ton The footstcp Was repeated ;.-;,il
and again and seemed apffe.seA1@ a.
colnpanied by a deep. eHnnr"Ss"t
breathing The sounds ceased at t!I
bedside. With Il l0M- sustained ia},lir.;
tion. At that moment with Il suddr
twist of my body. | brought myself &
my feet on the floor. prepared to @rHl
pie with the intruder. TO my colls'cr
nation there WAS no one tnefe
My t:sst thought was that t.Iy irna-
inatioa laa it.ay"d III" Il trick {ly irjs
interpreting som" distant sound: hul
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

you" he said ~ like to talk to you
Perhaps 1t is because you are n good
listener"
again pleaded thHt my patients in
Baltimore required my attention and
Informed him rs gently as possible that
Mrs Spring borp" was beyond my
help. ] begged him t. be prepared for
tie end
Springthorpe WAS stunned hy my IN
forHtatlpn but so far from operating
as had hoped my statement only
seemed to make hln ;""re insStent
that should remain Again sought
refuge in u While lie and explained
with great clrcumSpcction the impossi-
bhfty ot my stay iHs It cay longer SeF
eGlL Of tn" guests who were to be there
until Saturday afternoon importuned
tue 10 acr"de to Mr.. Springthorpe re-
quest. but ! was obdurate. | could not
bring my self to pass another night I'M
dor iht roof of hostess | knew to be
morally if not technically, nur-
deress Seeing that argument was un-
afailu@, %prngherre ordered a car
t4f# ~ 'tlN'' ilia IL Atlt SldlIpIIa dh1l-
lookia@ nt my watch / saw that l had
barely time To cateA= the. fast mail for
Baltimore Tine carriage came in due
time, anu With Il hurried "Goodby,"
WIS about 10 step into it when serv-
ahi from tine Grange Informed me that
bS mistress begged that on no account
Should l"arc without secinl. her. [
MIS- in y pl1udafy. but there was moth
n2 for me hut u wait In moment
Mr. - ngthorpe arrived. Her usual
y drawn features ware more pinched
tram eyer. aud sfte walked uncertainty
fi2r tu and Stopped forward and gall
l#ntly assisted her AS Mrs. Spring
thorpe approached the carriage size
looked At the in an in.lescribably sig
aiicant uIaunnr and holding some
hing aIUrt said.
doctor, have you not forgotten
.hISf,
which she had tie night before at
tempted my life In the confusion of
the Inun"nt | had neglected to pick it
up from th" floor where it fell when
grapplcd With her and she must have
got it after | had left to start for
home. MI SpriHSthofpe reached for
tn. instrument, but she withdrew her
hand.
No" she said. II will hand it to the
doctor myself He has been so kind
to me since he has been here" And
She gave me Il meaning look rs she
advanced, shaking off her husbands 8
arm.
| was in doubt as to the creatures
intentions Something i'm her eye,
something in the tGrcss like movement
with which she came toward me. warn
cd me that her mind had given way
and that there was just enough lucid
ity left TO enable her to realize that be-
fore her was an enemy whom she must
destroy. But | stepped forward. at the
same time keeping my eye fixed upon
the knife. We were within couple OF
yards of each other when Mrs Spring
but for her husband who caught her
as she reeled backward
FASTENED to her side AS bent my
head toward her bosom heard an in-
distinct whisper. | listened and with
n last effort she fairly hisscd into my
ear. 81 hate you, and should have"--
She collapsed made careful ex-
animation, but it WAS unnecessary.
Mrs. Springthorpe had paid the price
of her ambition
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

" RECEIVED one morning in nv
surgery ID visit from Herber,
Spriugthorpe.
Il lave heard Il good deal of
YOU Iately. doctor ht saId
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20
Gbe Price
Of Ambition
DOCTORS
CHRISTINA ~ HEKBEKI
sTORV MONTGOMERY
ICo1yrGf 1909 by C. nEouJ

copyright, 1909 BY {. II. Etaerln1.oy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-20

his heart with your revela ton. De
nounce me as murderess."
She fell forward. raised her and
seeing that she was indeed near the
point of death. administered q restora-
tive from my case.
Mrs. Springthorpe." said when she
had somewhat recovered. whatever
your crime. this is nora time for judg-
ment. and am not your judge To-
morrow leave this place, and. believe
me, shall never open my lips In re-
gard to what l have discovered. Your
punishment is complete. May your
days end in peace and your husband
never have cause to regret you less
But let me assist you to your room
You must not be discovered here"
raised her to her feet. but she drew
away. MY door is locked on the in
side" she said and glanced toward the
window.
"Not that way. for hea aven's sake" |
cried. But she sprang upon the win
dow seat and. turning. waved me back.
Then she disappeared
| dared not look after her. fearful Of
bringing about the catastrophe | dread
ed. l stood breathless until | heard
the words seemingly whispered in my
very ear:
"All safe! Good night!'
The next day | announced that |
should be obliged to r"tnrn at once to
the city. Springt'or''" Il, iacted strenu-
Ously. II have taken lat liking to
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
Oynters TO He Taxed.

The upholding Of the Cumberland
County Board Of Assessors by the State
Board Of Taxation in the matter OF the
right to tax the oyster industry will now
undoubtedly bring into the courta the
final determination of the question,
which has been discussed for the past
eighteen years.
The Cumberland county assessors Will
proceed under the ruling and tax the in
dustry as personal property. The oyster
beds have never been taxed, and the
States only revenue from them has been
the rentals paid by oyster growers, who
hold leases from the State. With the
growth Of the industry there has come
the demand that the industry should pay
a reyenue to the different municipalities
where oysters are grown.
The oystermen Of the State are up in
arms against the proposition of claiming
that they are now practically taxed in
the rentals paid to the State, and that q
local tax cannot be justified.
The tax will be assessed on the grow
er's interest in his grounds. This inter
est will likely be computed as the amount
for which the owner would sell his rights
in his business. The growers say they
will carry the issue to the highest court.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
Upton And Advertising.

Between thirty and forty years ago
Thomas Upton was a stowaway on .
steamer from Charleston, s. c., to New
York City. It was because he had no
money. He was dragged from his hid
ing after the boat was out at sea and
with kicks and curses set to earn his pas
sage by shoveling coal.
The stowaway boy has returned across
the Atlantic as q knight OF Great Britain,
as a member of one of the most aristo-
cratic yacht clubs in the world, charged
with the purpose Of winning the interna-
tional cup which has been in America
for wei fifty years. He returns to Amer
lea for the third time with his Shamrock
III, as the associate Of royalty, as the
merchant magnate whose ships sail every
sea and whose laborers toll in every part
of the globe in his world wide tea bust
ness to add to his golden gains.
He returns to America under circum-
stances so different than he left that the
recital of his early life equals the tales OF
magic and fairy land. No romance can
surpass in interest the truth about the
man as passed by leaps and bounds from
a stowaway to the spendor of millions.
Sir Thomas Upton says he owes his
success to advertising. He declares: Il
believe in advertising. 1t is the life
blood of modern trade and everybody
reads,n
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
South Jersey News


A now $4,000 Methodist Episcopal
Church is to be built in Princeton.
Several hundred acres near Trenton
and the Inter State Fair Grounds have
been bought by the Pennsylvania rail-
road for the a~ssemblage Of all the COM
pany's repair shops between Jersey City
and Philadelphia. as well as those at
Lambertville.
Greenhead flies we're never thicker
than now along the marshes of Cumber-
land County. It Is almost impossible for
a horse to live through drive in that
vicinity.
General VIM. II. Skirm, former Treas-
urer Of Pennington Seminary, has turned
over his accounts to the trustees Of the
institution. d.. James Marshall, Presi-
dent Of the Seminary, said during the
meeting that there had been . gain Of n
per cent in attendance ct the school dur
ing the last spring term.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
6wedesboro.

Mrs. Amos HURT is the guest Of her
son, Aaron II. HURT, proprietor Of Sill
verside Cottage, Atlantic City.
William j. Glutting has purchased R.
N. Blacks farm, near here, aud will re-
move to il in the fall.
Robert H. Rainey brought the first
Jersey peaches to market last week. We
understand that he has fair crop Of
early fruit, which sells readily for 81 to
$50 per basket.
-FAeswedesboro Glass Works closed
the season Inst week. Notwithstanding
the numerous mishaps during the year
incident TO tho glass business, the year
has been ! prosperous one, and the out
look for next season fs good.
The home Of Harry Holman, who re-
sides near 6wedesboro, wa Frightened
on Saturday evening BY the presence Of .
large number Of friends, who gathered
to celebfate the birthday Of his wife.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
Across the River.

Not only the peach crop, but also the
keiffer pear crop.in Delaware will be very
short this year. This is no surprise, as it
was generally understood that the sever
frosts of the early spring killed the buds.
The bulk of the peaches will be of the
late varieties, and these will, no doubt,
net the growers considerable money.
The washouts along the Delaware Riv-
or between New Castle and Delaware
City are undermining the trolley track,
and unless promptly repaired, will cost
thousands of dollars. Communication
cannot be made by trolley, and it is feared
repairs cannot be completed before Aug
ust, To reach Delaware City from New
Castle means 16 miles by railroad, while
the air line distance is less than eight.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has already decided to enlarge its freight
yard at Edge Moor, and room has been
made for a total Of ninety tracks in the
new freight yard in Wilmington.
New Castle is without a lookup. After
arresting a man it is necessary to hand
cuff him to a hand railing in the Office Of
Mayor Boyd before the trial can take
place. The prisoner must be guarded by
the officers, and others may escape with
valuable booty. Council will endeavor
to secure quarters from the trustees of the
Market Square.
The largest vessel that ever left the
Wilmington shipyards will be launched
from the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany's works on Saturday. The vessel is
the steamer C. W. Morse, building for
the Peoples Line, to ply between New
York and Albany, on the Hudson. It
will be 42O feet long and will have a speed
of Is miles an hour.
A special meeting of the New Castle
Presbytery has been called for July 10th
to consider Rev. j. A. Elwood's sensa.
tional sermon previous to the lynchinp..
A Wilmington pastor thinks it unwise to
investigate the matter as Mr.. Elwood,s
church backs him in his ~utterances.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Slavery which divided the Methodist
Episcopal Church South from the M. E.
Church North has been a dead issue for
forty years and prejudices are fast dying
away with the growth of another gener.
alton. Efforts are being made to reunite
the two churches. On Tuesday a COM
mission of fifteen appointed at the last
general conference of the Methodist
Church to revise the catechism and to
adopt church rules which shall put in
harmony the Methodist Church North
and the Methodist Church South in their
rituals. met in Asbury Park. The COM
mission is a joint body of bishops and
ministers, representing both divisions of
the church. They will be in session sew
eral days.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
West JERSEY { sEAsEisE RAILROAD
On and after June q. 1868.

On and after June n, 1868,
trains will leave WOODBURY. as follows.
For Philadelphia. 5.55, $50, rs, 7.32. 7.4s, 7.53,
S:29, 9.2l, 1902. iii A. NJ; 1.n3. liz, 200
Sol, 6.5s, 8.l3, 10l2 and II .O3 P. M. week days.
sundays. {. ~, 800. 8.l8, S.S3A A. NJ: 1903. 549,
6.o5; 6.22 7.29, I 50 and 9 So P. N;
1872 A. M. 1888, / o. {Saturdays only, 2.O5,
81. BAT, 5.04, 5.28. 5.44. 6.32, 7.02, 500, 9.32,
LIZ 7. M. 1922 night week days. Sundays.
Il, S.03. 8-29A. NJ. $50, GIL, go, and 1913
For Swedesboro. 636, 855. 1L35 A. NJ 2.12, 4.34,
o;ia, !o5 T N. weekdays. Sundays, o.43 A.
i2ss. 81, S.49. s.g T. NJ Weekdays. sun
DAYS, Z y, SOB a. M.;6.1l p M.
FOR Maurice River and points on the Maurice
River Branch, S.32 A. NJ 123s and 5.54 P. NJ.
For Sea Isle City and ocean City. !. 2es 30 A. M.
o.40P M. weekdays. Sundays. S,0S A. M
For Cape May, 7.26, 8.32 A. NJ ;5.47 and 5.0 F.
I'm N. weekdays: sundays, % and SOB a. NJ
days; Sundays, SOB A. M. and6Ll p. NJ.
FOR Salem, via Glassboro. s.48 A. M; BAT 2.
n y: weekdays: Via swedesboro. s,36. $50
days. Sundays, 8.4s A NJ. ;652P NJ.
For Bridget0n, $50, 8.48 A. NJ; 1885. 3.T. SIS
ana 7.9z F N. weekdays. Sundays, S.29 A.
NJ. and Gil P. M.
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Philadelphia for Woodbury., 500, GA,
~, 500, S.24, 8.32, 9.23, 1.00 a. NJ; z
40S 4:32. 500, $40, $40, 900, 6.28, 7.30, 800,
lu4O, ll.O p M. weekdays. sundays, 100,
a.S, 100, $40 A. NJ; 1890, 500, 4.40, $50, go,
$50, and 1000 r. M.
Leave Swedesboro for Woodbury., SIS. SIS,
Gus, 9.4 A. M. 12.29, 4.46, GIL p. NJ. week
days. Sundays, TIP A. NJ. $40 P. M.
ror Time tables and further Information apply
70 ticket Agent at the station.
w. w. ATTERBURY. j. r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Ag't.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
Very Remarkable euro Of D,srrno..,

"About six years ago for the first lime
in my life had = sudden and severe attacL
Of diarrhoea' says Mrs. Alice Miller II
Morgan, Texas. II got temporary RELIEF.
but it game back again and again, and for
six lo5g years l have suffered more m;eerv
and 9gony than I can tell. It was wor.e
of dollars for physicians prescriptions and
treatment without avail. EnaIIv -
moved to Boeque county, our present home
and y day l happened to Sc a. adver,
tisement Of Chamberlain's Colo. Cbolers
and Diarrhoea Remedy with q test;mon;sj
Of . man who had been cured by Il. The
case was % similar to my y that / ~.
ciuded 70 try the REMEDY. The result ~
wonderful. I could hardly realize thst I
was well again, or believe Il couId - Is
after having suffered % long. hut that ~
bottle Of medicine, costing But s IN -
cured me-" For mIe by alldrn~;a~
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Mlae1ONARx LIFE In PERSIA.
Or. VS.. vanneman's work Is renrss.
We have been allowed q 49, =.
following interesting note. frc.sn- Nv
s. vanneman's letters 70 his amt m;.s
Mary G. Vanneman.
In one he wrote that Nh v.rr.r..n
and their three dausbterr v.rt ~.
October to city one hundred and Aftv
miles distant 90 they conld .at.cd .
school, - there was not ! MOD ora &
Tabriz. He says: The servant =. emit.
faithful. Ny patients. often aend me- H.
tie things y lemons, oranges
atea, cheese, &c. Sometimes / am ant .
whole Persian meal on ! waiter. The
upper class Persian cooking i very rich
and tasty. Like ii. but it 4 too rich for
every day. Our cook cooks mostly Amar;-
can, with once in Z while I Persian dish
thrown IN.
I treat ct least twelve different nation
alities here and sometimes have used an
interpreter; English, Russians. French.
Dutch, Swiss, Greeks, Austrians. Ger-
mans, Italians, Americans. Persians.
Turks and Armenians. So YOU zee I
have various kinds Of patients, with var
ious languages and customs. When / pet
tired Of English 1 can 60 to ! Russian
home, then TO Greek, &c. Wednesday
---AS-A
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

In another column is published the re-
port of Oldmans Township School Fund.
This is a complete report at the end OF
the school year. 1t has been the custom
heretofore to publish the school report
with the Township statement, which
makes it incomplete and does not give
the taxpayers the most intelligent cost Of
the schools. All the reports of school
funds should be published at the end OF
the school year after the animal settle
ment which is reviewed by the County
Superintendent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

II Roosevelt's moral courage we're equal
10 his known physical courage he would
throw the Hanna-Payne c~ontigent- over
board and make the cleanest race for the
presidency on record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

There is no good reason why the oyster
grounds in Cumberland county should
mot be taxed as well az the wheat and
truck lands in Salem county. That very
profitable industry has escaped taxation
longer than It should.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

The politicians are determined that
First Assistant Postmaster General Rob-
ert J. Wynne shall be dismissed. Natur-
ally; 1t was Wynne who uncovered the
~rottenness in the PostofRce Department
70 the serious discontinue of Charles
Emory Smith, Marcus Alonzo Hanna,
Perry g. Heath and other politicians.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Ex-Postmaster General Smith is now
venting his vituperation on Tulloch,
Bristow, Inspector Smith and all others
who have helped to show up the rotten
mess OF Smiths administration.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Since Assistant Attorney General Robb
assumed the head of the legal division of
the Postofice Department the "get-rich-
quick coneerns'' have found it impossible
TO gel permission to use the mails, q COM
plete contrast from their experience when
Judge Tyner held that Office.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Tom johnson is to run for Governor of
Ohio. Whether he wins or looses he
would make the l~iveliest campaign for
President next year of any man the
Democrats can nominate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Nelson A. Miles has succeeded George
Dewey as president of the Jefferson Me-
mortal Association. Both names are
familiar and their connection with the
association should lead them to learn
something of Jeffersonian principles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

The early closing by the PENIS Grove
merchants Is right and should be during
NE entire year. Country merchants
have 10 make longer hours than they
ehonld.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Senator Mark Hanna recently told a
Salvation Army meeting that he would
preach if he had the time. Since Presi-
dent Roosevelt has asked him to be
chairman of the Republican national
committee next year he will be preach.
ing then that the election of President
Roosevelt will be necessary to the saliva
tdon of the country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Mr.. Roosevelt is attempting the inn
possible task of cleaning out the public
com-crib without disturbing the old rats
and their antecedents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

The 81 voting machines which the Leg
islature authorized to be bought will cost
$500 each. Bids we're opened by the
State Commissioner on Tuesday and by a
strange coincidence all the bids were the
same. The three bidders were the Unit
ed States Standard Company, the Bard
we'll Votometre and the Columbia Com
rouv
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

Ex-Postmaster General Smith rises to
remark that an appeal was made to him
on behalf of a woman friend and that he
would have been "a brute" If he had not
listened to the appeal and furnished her
with a salary from the Federal treasury.
OF course 1t never occurs to Mr.. Smith
that a case which calls for charity should
not be relieved from the public till.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10
The Penn Grove Record
FRIDAY, July 10, 1908

The last Legislature made the desertion
Of . wife q criminal offenbe punishable by
imprisonment. The first arrest has been
made in Camden.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

New Jersey has some beautiful game
laws which prohibit a man from catching
rabbits on his .own farm or shooting
birds which destroy his crops. If his
dog meets a rabbit path, follows it and if
seen by q game warden the owner is fin
ed. Those who own farms and have to
pay fines should keep on voting for the
party which make these great reform
laws.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-07-10

The policy, just Endorsed by the State
Tax Board, Of exacting taxes from the
owners Of the nch oyster beds, on the
theory that their interest in the riparian
industry is n assessable personally, was
first advocated in one of his annual mee-
sages to the Legislature by the late Gov
ernor Albeit. The more the taxing re-
sources Of the State are developed and
expanded the more luminous becomes the
tame Of Leon Albeit as the greatest ex-
FOUNDER Of taxation principles the State
has ever known. The corporation licens-
ing business that has given the State her
Overlooking Treasury, and the collateral
inheritance tax from which she derives
another tempting income, were both the
products Of his genius In that direction.
While he may have done many things
that invited just criticism, it is yet true
that New jersey neve had q Governor
who planned and secured 30 many mater
iAi advantages as he.