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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

In some parts Of New Mexico there
grows a grass which produces SOM
niferous effect on the animals that
Craze upon II. Horses, after eating the
grass, In nearly all cases sleep stand
Ing, while cows and sheep almost In
variably lie down.
1t has occasionally happened that
travellers have stopped to allow horses
to feed In places where the grass
grows pretty thicltIy and the animals
have had time to eat considerable
quantity before its effects manifested
themselves.
In such cases horses have gone TO
sleep on the road and II is hard to
arouse them The effect OF the grass
passes OFF In an hour or two, and no
bad results have ever been noticed on
account OF It. Cattle on the ranches
frequently come upon patches OF this
grass, where they feed for perhaps half
an hour and then fall asleep for an
hour or more, when they wake up and
start feeding again. The programme
il repea ted perhaps dozen times I'M
I'll thirst obllges them 10 go to winter.
Whether, like the poppy, the grass
contains opium, or whether its sleep
producing property IN due to some
other substance IL not known.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

An old lady recently bargnincd with
cabman standing outside Colchester
railway station TO take her into the
town.
The sum being agreed upon. the dame
returned into tho station and soon re-
appeared with two parrots In cages,
which she handed up to the cabman.
Again she journeyed TO the platform
and brought out two cats. A third
trip she made, bringing bnck a daintily
dressed fox terrier, and a fourth ex-
pedition was Interrupted by cabby ex
claiming:
"Beggin' your pardon. ma'am, but
you amt expectln' food, ! 'OpeT
Dear me, no." was the reply. what
ever made you ask that question,
cabbyT
"Oh, it's all right, ma'am," said Jehu.
~ thought I'd ask, cos I amt certain
ns 'ow my horse can swim, and fan
cied by the look OF your luggage that
you were a-tnkin' my keb for Noah's
arkw London Answers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

"Am To understand that you were
discharged from the army for u mere
breach OF etIquetteT queried the inter
ested friend.
"Ycs, SIR" boldly asserted Colonel
Blupher.
What was itT'
Turning my back TO the enemy
Philadelphia Record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

People stood and gazed at It and
wondered what II was. Balm OF
Thousa nd Flowers" II had an attrac-
tive oriental sound YES" thought DIR.
Ripley to himself II am sure that II
will sell"
But there was n trifing error In his
reckoning.
That error was due to the insignia
cant fact that In Longwood at present
there WAS not a single case OF Group or
whooping cough except that OF his
small daughter DIR. Ripley sat for
few minutes and thought about 1t.
Nance" he said after awhile. "if
you want that child to get better you
must let her get out In the open air.
Medicine can do much, but air liz the
important thing after all. Send her out
and let her play"
But, Howard" protested his better
half, there's no place for her to 90 but
In the street. We haven't any back
yard, you know. And the street In full
Of children, and they'll take It,"
Howard shook his head. Full OF
walton Nv the first law OF nature, and
she must have the air. Send her out.
The children must take care OF them
selves"
Tho Doctors youngest was compan-
lonable little girl and soon made
friends, and she speedily became ex-
ceedingly popular becau she could DO
certain things the others couldn't DO.
Some Of the things that she could DO
were TO stand on one leg and wind the
other round II and double herself into
human knot and grow black In the face
and utter wild west yells Of warfare.
She didn't enjoy these things, but they
did, and whenever she started In she
was surrounded by an interested
crowd. II she had had her fathers
business ability, she could have put up
a tent and exhibited herself for a small
consideration.
And W Marion got plenty Of fresh
air and incidentally all Longwood took
the whooping cough. II was only
question OF time
II 10 happened that school opened
about two weeks after the doctor had
tucked up his placards through the
town. The children from the doctors
nsfghborhood associated with the 9th
er children In Longwood, as was 10 be
expected, and, 10 and behold. ono
bright day the school was clOssd-ali
the schools we're closed Longwood
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

Balm Of
a Thousand,
F1OSQ,erS
BY WILLIAM II. OSBORNE


. PD' "'' =" - -
osOsCsCsoeCsCCsOsOsOsOsC"c
Dear meW exclaimed little Mrs. Rim.
lev to her husband the doctor "Mari
on's whooping cough is lust dreadful
and here we've shipped off all your
drugs. | don't know what we'll do
Can't you 90 out and get some EN-
brocation or some carbocene? The
poor child really needs It."
Young DIR. Ripley was busy mailing
some bulky wooden packages together,
He stopped suddenly and sucked fin
ger which he had macerated with the
hammer. Then he shook his head.
Nance" he replied, 81 don't see how
we can. I've got Just exactly enough
to pay our fares down to I.ongwood,
our new town, and the medicines cost
money even to a doctor She'll have to
stand II the best she can for the pres
emit"
There was wild commotion In the
| back room, and the young mother
sprang to the rescue. In five minutes
she returned with the child. Its just
dreadful, Howard" she repeated.
Howard stopped again and glanced
at the little girl with a professional
air. az don't know, Nance" he re-
turned, but that | can do something
for her after all. I've got little spare
change. I'll go down to the grocer's
and come right back"
When he returned, he went down
stairs, and with the aid of saucer
and discarded spoon, he mixed some
mysterious ingredients together
Here, now" he exclaimed, appear
Ing on the landing, you rub her on the
outside with this and give her some In
ternally too 1t may do some good"
The mother and the child retired TO
the back room. DIR. Ripley waited. FL
nalIy they came out.
More" pleaded the youngster. 81
want some more. II tastes like sugar"
The next day they had installed
themselves In their new but dingy lit
tie home In an obscure street In Long
wood. The young physician at once
hung out his sign and then started to
put things to rights.
"Do you know, Howard" said Mrs.
Ripley, ~ believe that stun you made
for Marion really did her some good
after all7 What was 1t? She hasn't
been nearly 40 bad as she was"
DIR. Ripley Strengthened up. Let me
take look at her haven't had time
to notice her much, I've been so busy.
The youngster was produced. The
young physician looked at her crit
ically.
"She does seem better" he admitted;
"she certainly does"
"And what did you give her" In
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14
NO..

had whooping cough for tair, ana
whooplng cough Is no respecter Of per
sons. It attacked young and old as
male
At first they took 1t as Joke, ex-
cept those mothers who knew really
what II meant and what II involved,
But In a few more days all LongwoOd
was In agony-spasmodlc ngony-and
then LOngwood as one man sought for
remedy.
ers, ma'am." the druggist would say.
"a new remedy and good one and
very cheap. We can recommend 1t.
l can, for my little boy and so on.
The town bought Ripley's remedy.
The supply became exhausted. Dr.
Ripley bad To hire help, He became
famous From selling his remedy he
became the crack whooplng cough doc
tor and sold prescriptions like cakes
Off hot griddle.
"The Balm OF Thousand Flowers"
was the cry. Everybody bought 1t,
and In the direct sequence of cnuse
anu ene',' oec"usc eNer!pouS pousn'
'he ie,ncuy' 90 young ir, n'piey pro,
eoeoeu " puy norse "nu oussy anu
."en nv" n""Se' ""u "ounu NV
,ou'e W"S "'"ei pe", "i" :" 'he
LOVE- u'o were p"i'eo Ut ""S' ="
"Nance," he said one day, "it's funny,
uu'' Wv S"u Nno"' :" .'' ,eN' Wv"
snolos 'io' sis" VI whoop'ns 'ousn'
o''"se' 10" NJ ny '''e way ~" W.
'Vu nun m"t,o' :" '''u'as on
peau''iuily. eAciniiheu MS "iie'
D .,a, 'ne vousns "s s.,. m
N"hoe' went VII 'nu uoc'ol' iNe
so' soiiie re'".iveS III Tue mex. Town.
"ou'uh you ''Ne 10 luxe Murion unu
go Owe, 'nere anu iiiahe WISH ~ u
NC '''nse ~, YOU "n" P.' mp" NV
eous" "ni s'' 'e.'e, -,
Mrs' N'p'ey s'n'ieu S'sn'ie"n'iy.
VIII She rep''e"' VI, oiu con'i'io''
anu 'n"' 10 ,""' !ou 'ei ~ "h"
you put IN the Dunn vi lho''S'p'
rwWerS.
no II, No repiieu' pu. neVe'
.eii III 'i'is ,'''' scr Nv" pu' npo y,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

Grny was asked why he had written
the "Elegy In a Country Churchyard."
Because" he returned, II thought II
was the best place to make the ghost
walk"
And indeed this seemed reasonable
when II was remembered In addition
to being Gray he had both duns and
blues New York Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14

II In one Of the appointed conditions
0f the labor OF men that In proper
ton to the time between the seed SOW
Ing and the harvest In the fullness OF
the fruit, and that generally, therefore,
the farther of we place our aim and
tho less we desire 10 be ourselves the
witnesses Of what we have labOred for,
the more wide and rich will be the
measure Of our success. John Huskin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-08-14
THE BEST FENCE.
FARM FOR SALE.

A FARM Of 80 Acres, one and one-halr
"A miles from the Gaithersburg Depot lie
offered for sale. The farm is in a high state
Of cultivation, aud 10 improved by a good
Frame House, Stable for four horses and
fifteen cows, Hay Barraek, Ice-llouse and
all other necessary outbuldings. Also 6ne
young orchard OF apple, pear, ounce aud
damson trees. The place 10 well watered and
there Is a fine we'll Of water at the house.
Apply 10 ALEX. q. CARLISLE,
feb 2I-u Gaithersburg, Nd.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
HURFFvILLE.

The entertainment given by the mem.
bers of the Sunday-school on Christmas
Eve was quite success thirty-seven dol.
lars being added to the treasury.
On Christmas Day Danial Watson turned
his mothers valuable horse in box stall,
and in some way the animal got its head
fast between some projecting rails and in
releasing itself tore its head nearly off,
and on Saturday had to be killed.
Isaac Heritage, son of Arthur Heritage, a
lifelong citizen here, was buried in the M.
E. cemetery on Saturday. Heart trouble
wasthe cause Of death.
The jar of beans in grocer CIark's store
will be counted tonight New Years., and
the nearest guesser will receive the large
lamp now on exhibition.
Robert Ramsey will move in Mrs. R. J.
Clark's house this week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
PAULSBORO.

Mr.. Silas Richards, AEed IS years, died
al the home Of his son, Richard, on Della
ware street, Saturday morning with dropsy
Mr.. Richards lived nearly all his life near
Jefferson, where he carried on shoemaking
and farming Funeral services at R. Rich
ards, Tuesday.
Mr.. G. M. Titus lost roll OF money
containing about one-hundred and fifty
dollars out of his back pocket last week
while coming home from Woodbury..
Mr.. j. L. Edwards and Miss Mia Wood,
of Williams town, and DIR. Erby, of Mullica
Hill, were over Sunday visitors at R. A..
Testers, visiting Miss Anna Jester, their
Normal School mate.
Mrs. DIR. Laws and daughter Maud are
very sick shis week with grip.
Miss Lucy Clement, lifelong resident
of this place, died at her home on Com
merce street, Tuesday last, and was buried
at Eglington cemetery Saturday.
Professor Sullivan and wife are spending
their Christmas holidays at their former
home, Toms River, N. J.
Charles W. Tomson will sell his farming
utensils and break up farming and move to
Paulsboro. He could not live away from
this town after being here so long.
John Zane, Jos. Middleton and Elwood
Hannold are hanging a large shad fishing
net and will start next week for Charleston,
where they will try their luck fishing for
shad.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
REDWOOD.

Mrs Sarah Armstrong and daughters
Sadie and Ella, spent Christmas at Bridge.
ton, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
jackson.
The FISHER family held their annual re.
union at Eli Heritage's on Christmas Day.
Miss Jennie Thomas, Of Clayton, spent q
few days last week as the guest of John
Rulon and wife.
Wade Heritage is on the sick list.
Extra meeting commenced in our church
on Sunday evening.
The Munyan family held their annual
reunion at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Miller st Pitman on Christmas Day. There
were twenty-one at dinner.
There are some beautiful Christmas trees
about town.
Charles Roth and family, and Henry
Renter apd family, spent party of the holt
days in .Phila.
John Cassidy had one of his thumbs
badly frozen.
Bartine Straeton has accepted position
as book-keeper with a firm in Phila.
Recreation Gun Club viii shoot match
with Daretown on New Years Day.
J.H. Porch is receiving twenty dollars
per ton for hay-the highest price hay has
reached in many years.
Mrs. Hartman Swartz is disposing of her
personal property at private sale.
Frank Knight has purchased new
horse.
Recreation Gun Club held shoot on
Christmas Day at 26 blue rock each. Score
As followa A. Armstrong broke 20; w.
Elkins. %; 7. Munyau; 90; w. Reichardt,
8: 6. Williamson, o; F. Knight z; C.
North, 10; A. Tomlinson, Is; William
NIadara, 20; VIM. Jenkins, 20.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
MANTUA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stranger, of Spring City,
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Carlton
Hendrickson.
Mrs. John Eggie and family, of New
York, are spending the holidays with Eus-
tice Eggie.
Harry Eastlacx and Coates Hewlings
leave on New Years Day for the Pacific
coast Harry will demonstrate patent
ballot box in the large cities in that part of
the United States.
Miss Ray Reeves was the guest Of Miss
Estella Heritage oyer Sunday.
Miss Amanda Vanmeter of Deerfeld is
the guest of Miss Sarah c. Long.
Mark Swope, one of the oldest residents
in this neighborhood, died at his home on
Sunday morning from pneumonia Mr..
Swope was eighty-two and greatly respected
in this community.
VIM. Brown and family and Alex Brown
and family, of Lansdowne, were guests Of
VIM. P. Care on Monday.
J. H. Tharp entertained a number Of
guests on Christmas.
Grocer Smith presented his customer;
with very handsome calendars on Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schell gave party
at their county seat on Friday evening
December 26, IN honor of the 21st birthday
of their son, Louis ]. Grauch. Those pres
ent were the Misses Anna Eastlack, Marga
ret Eastlack, Helena Hewlings, Tessa Hew
lings, Sue Smith, Esther G. Truncer, Lizzie
Mullen, Catharine Grauch, Carrie Fink,
Eva Crane, Lillian Beakley, Estelle Beakley
Ada Beakiey, Mary Kean, Hettie Schell,
and Bell Mallen, of Philadelphia; Anna
Davidson, Of Gloucester City; Messrs
Coates Hewlings, Robert Eastlack, Harry
Eastlack, Edison Packer, Louis j. Care
Richard Kincaid, John Kean, Will Kean
DR.. Grant Sparks, Louis Grauch, Charles
Grauch, George Frazier, Sylvester Frazier
John Frazier, George Kean, Chas. A. Smith
and Dayton Mullen. After most delight
full evening the guests departed with best
wishes for the happiness and prosperity Of
Mr.. Grauch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
wILLIAMsToWN.

John W. Mcclure has been on the sick
list during the past week.
The stork has recently visited the homes
of VIM G. McIlvaine and John R. Downer.
Benjamin Simmerman is very much i'm
proved at this writing.
The factories did not close down during
the holidays as usual, owing to so much
time having been lost Of late on account Of
a scarcity of fuel and boys. Only Christ
mas Day was observed.
The Township Committee is getting
ready to make the Improvements to Main
street. VIM. G. .McIlvaine and VIM. M.
Tombleson are candidates fdy supervisor,
both having petitions out for signers.
The public schools reopened on Tuesday,
the 30th ult. There is vacancy at Cross
Keys school. Any good teacher wanting
position should apply to the Clerk-Jacob
Burrough, Cross Keys, N. J. The salary is
$40 per month. Miss Petit, the former
teacher, has accepted a position at Haddon-
field at more lucrative salary.
Geo. Truncer, who is building a large
double house on West Main street, is having
a windmill erected to furnish water for the
house and also all other conveniences. Mr.
Truncer is one of the assistants for the
Prudential Insurance Co. He is also a
local preacher, and is one of our bright
young workers in the NJ. E. Church.
The Presbyterians held their regular
Christmas eve. entertainment. The Metho-
dists gave cantata entitled 1.-THE First
Christmas" 1t seemed to be the general
verdict that for home talent it was rem
dered exceedingly well.
There was an entertainment in the
Town Hall last Saturday evening for the
benefit of the new pipe organ.
Ward Creamer, one of our new glass
blowers, has recently moved here from
Glassboro.
The Free Masons held their annual cleo
tion last Tuesday evening, the % nit.
After the lodge was closed banquet was
held at Hotel Washington. All reported
an enjoyable time.
Harry Tyler presented Mrs. Tyler with
piano as Christmas present.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01

'Though New Jersey is the sixteenth
State in population and the forty-third in
area, we learn from the preceding table
that it ranks sixth in the total value of an
nual manufactured output. In the per
capital value of manufactured product,
which is the correct basis of comparison,
Massachusetts is first with 1868 OF per
capita and New Jersey close second with
1924. rs per capita. In the PERCENTAGE of
increase in total value of annual manufac-
turing output 1880 to 1901 New Jersey
is first, with the increase of 1916 per cent;
Illinois second, with 49, per cent; Penn
sylvania third, with 80 per cent; Ohio
fourth, with 1877 per cent; New York
fifth with 27.1 per cent and Massachusetts,
sixth, with an increase Of 16.5 per cent;
New Jerseys percentage of gain being
nearly four and one-half times that OF the
progressive Bay State.
Long ago both the manual training and
the technical school ceased to be expert
ments; and, surely, long ago we attained
the development required to realize how
indispensable this work is in symmetrical
education. Let us break away from our
conservatism and concentrate and properly
grade our smaller schools. Manual train
ing and technical training are already in
tegral parts of our public school system.
Let us make them such in fact, then broad
en- and strengthen our system Of so-called
high schools until, as termed in the law,
"a competent common school education
shall become available to every child in the
State Then shall wesmake the school sys-
tenn of our State Of New Jersey already
comparatively excellent, excellent indeed,
and correct exponent Of rational educa-
ton. ~
The address Of the evening was made by
James M Taylor, ID. d., president of Vas
sar College, on the subject, 'sThe place Of
pedagogy in the training of the teacher"
Boiled down the address contained these
thoughts -
ttThe first essential in the profession Of
the teacher is a missionary feeling. The
men and women who accomplish anything
are those who are burdened with the idea
that they have something which the world
needs.
ssAll the great teachers Of the world from
the greatest of them all down to our own
day have had the spirit Of sacrifice. No
man ever makes teacher who does not out
of his own heart give himself to the work.
The most essential of good teacher is
knowledge. There are great many teach
ers who know nothing.
"No one is fit to talk who is not also a
learner. Unless men and women are awake
in this sense the teacher must be perfume
tory and die of dry rot.
1T is crime to put teachers in the
school that are not equipped.
OF four hundred teachers of the State at
tending this meeting are the following !:
County Superintendent, w. FL. Eldridge;
Supervising principals Steelman, Of Glass
boro; Sullivan, of Paulsboro, and Frey, Of
Woodbury., and Miss Anna Reeves, of
Woodbury. High School
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
CLARKsBORO.

Owing to a lack of fuel st. Peters
Church was closed on Sunday last. Ser
vices were held in the Sunday school room
and will continue to be held there while
the severely cold weather continues
Mrs. Samuel Stetser attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Ralph Smith at PhiIa. on Tuesday
Of last week.
Miss Ressie Shoemaker and Mr.. Charles
Carr were married yesterday afternoon at
the groom's home in Paulsboro.
The pupils from the various boarding
schools are home for the holidays.
The Christmas festivals of our Sunday
schools were held on Christmas Eve, and
were all well attended and interesting A
book and box Of candy was given each pu-
pill of st. Peters Church.
Isaac Jones and bride were given a
reception at the home of Charles Jones at
Mt. Royal on Tuesday evening.
The pupils Of Mickleton schools gave an
entertainment last Tuesday evening for
the benefit of the library fund Mr. Frank
Durham kindly gave some stereoptican
views and several selections on the phono-
graph. The recitation, "Curfew Must Not
Ring tonight, ''giYen by Miss Worrell and
illustrated with the lantern, was greatly
enjoyed.
The annual meeting of the Upper Green
witch Library Association will be held in
the hall at Mickleton next Seventh Day
afternoon, the third instant, at 2 80 O'Clock
After the transaction of business, J. Will
mer Pancoast, Prof. of mathematics, at
George School, Pa, will address the meet
sv,% - !, l.
last Summer. All are cordially invited.
The regular meeting of the W. C. 7. U.
will be held next Friday afternoon. On
account OF the storm last month no meeting
was held, therefor the same program on
''Peace and Arbitration" will be presented
at this meeting.
Our school room was crowded last We'd
nesday afternoon, and the Christmas exer-
cises given by the children were very much
enjoyed There wore a fevE visitor at Mt.
Royal school who enjoyed the songs and
recitations. Mr.. John Bell gave several
selections on his graphophone.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
M. E. Church was held on Tuesday of last
week.
Corbit Hoffman and Cadet Clifton But
40AJ VI OiCSOnJ cPcue OHiIcouidS Lay WIFI
the formers parents at MIckleton.
Mrs. Thomas Stratton is suffering with a
felon on her thumb.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Underwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Harris Kitchener, of Frankfort,
Mrs. Sarah Livezey, and daughter, spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Livezey.
The following is list Of pupils with
their averages who are on the roll OF honor
in Prof. Hartman's room Dudley Buch-
ard, 81; Bessie Clark, 95l; Stella Hub
bard, 94a; Bessie Hollis, 944; Lizzie Green,
943; Ethel Eldridge, 94f; Mabel leopard,
94l; Roland leopard, 80 1916; Carrie
Davidson, SO 1916; Violet Wilson, 924;
Paul Thompson, 80; Hannah Thompson,
81 1916; Earle Reeves, so Sc; Cecilia
Shute, 9lt.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-01
Crushed BY Train.


Walter Pedrick, of Pedricktown, aged
80 years. met horrible death just before
one O'Clock on Christmas morning. He in
company with two friends was walking to
the home of friend in Camden to spend
Christmas. They were crossing the rail-
road bridge at Line Ditch, on the Atlantic
City Railroad, when Pedrick's foot became
fast between the ties and he was not able to
extricate himself. In joking way he
said, well boys, I'm hung by the foot,
instead of the neck. just then he dis
covered an engine bearing down upon him
and renewed, with desperation, the attempt
to liberate himself, but without avail.
Pedrick IS friends jumped into the ditch and
the engine passed over the unfortunate
man, leaving him mangled corpse. The
coroner decided that death was accidental.
Joseph Pedrick, father Of the victim, took
charge of the remains.