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gusts. Wednesday, March H. 1905 at 2 p NJ. No
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ter Company of Frankfort. --
JOHN w. MANSON, Secretary.
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Three members of the Senior class have
presented the school with a cast of the Lin
coin Imp. 1t is sngularly appropriate, and
the board at the front OF the
room
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The Senior boys were excused early Mon
day morning to arrange Memorial Hall for
the rehearsal of the play.
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March 10th is the date set for the appear
ance of ''The Mercury" The editorial staff
has a group picture taken by Hall last Fri
day, which will be reproduced and appear
in the paper.
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The Juniors are having frequent class
meetings to discuss the question of class
rings.
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Mr.. Orrin }. Dickey has sent the school
soil from the streets of Tampa, Florida.
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Next Friday evening, March 9th, the
Senior class will present the two-act comedy
''The Counsel for the Plaintiff at the Me-
mortal Hall, with the following cast of
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The Sophomores have received their class
pins throughC base & Doak, land are wearing
them. They are of an artistic design, with
the class coIors in green enamel and gold.
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r1OQ Mems and WOmen's
pls1C HIGH GRADE SHOES

q or Mems and women 5
Dl.1C HIGH GRADE SHOES
In this lot you will find comrades to
the ones which you would pay $500. $50
and $500 for Strictly up to the times on
style and all the called for feathers. ~ look
at these shoes will demonstrate our two
for one offer.
ILL., This counter is almost exclu-
" sively devoted to boys ana girls,
although now and then you will find few
women's Shoes Take this opportunity to
fit the children out with shoes that would
cost you ordinarily sl.25 to $3.50. Remenl-
Der that in samples never appears that
article commonly known as leather board.
No matter what the manufacturer puts in
afterwards his samples are always SOLID.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Ex0nerated..

The Judgment that was pronounced
on the manuscript which a playwright
had in his possession during the time
OF King William III. could be applied
with equal propriety to the works Of
some modern writer's which find pre-
.sentation on the stage. Having been
arrested and brought before the Earl
Of Nottingham on the charge of own
ing reasonable papers, he denied at
great length all knowledge Of the af-
fair, saying that he was a poet and
that the papers in question were only
a roughly sketched play. The Earl,
however. examined them carefully,
and finally. having settled the thing in
his own mind. turned to- the prisoner
and said:
Il have heard your statement and
read your manuscript, and as l fail to
Zee any traces of a plot In either, you
may go."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Yet the King Liked sou.a.. BAND.

In the words Of the song, who liz
Sousa, what is he that all the agents
commend him? He is the conductor
of what is called a military band: he
comes from America, for which great
country-so l learned from a press
paragraph lately-he has written a
national anthem or march; and he has
been and may be now playing in Lon.
don. 1 attended one of his concerts
recently and am now slowly recover.
ing. Not that his band is at all a
bad one. On the contrary. it seemed
to me quite as good as those that play
by order Of the London County Council
in public parks. The Americans are,
they themselves state. a great people,
and apparently they like great noises.
In no other country in the world but
America could Sousa and his band
have gained the reputation they have
there.-The Musical Critic of London
Saturday Review.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Uninsured Treasures.

1t is startling to think that. while al
most any bridesmaids shop that might
be burned down is covered by insur-
ance, the British Museum, If it were
burned down tomorrow, would not
cost the insurance companies one half
penny. Neither would the Houses Of
Parliament. They stand for three
millions sterling, but not one single
sovereign ST this vast sum Is covered
by insurance. Three thousand pounds
a year is npent on n force Of police
md aremen to protect the Honses Of
Parliament by day and night, and the
British Museum pays the rent OF q
fireman'sQ in Coram street, but
that Is the full cost Of thesprecautions
against fri i1 these places The Brit
lsh Museu5 believing that prevention
Is better am cure. has ~ artificial
1S9,n a
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ooo 600 CINCINNATI FIRE.
Pike Theatre Among the Half q Block of
Buildings Destroyed.

Pike Theatre Among the Half q Block of
Buildings Destroyed.
Cincinnati, Ohio.-Fire destroyed one
half Of a square in the centre of the
business district of the city and caused
a loss Of more than So, 900, 900. There
are approximately 400 losers.
The flames were discovered in the
cellar Of a grocery in the Pike Build
ing. in Fourth street, between Vine and
Walnut. An hour later there was an
explosion, supposed to come from
liquors in storage.
The Pike Building was destroyed, in
Guiding the Office Of the United States
Express Company, the Adams Express
Company, the Pike Theatre Auditor
ium and offices on the second, third,
fourth and fifth floors.
The fire swept across the alley known
as Baker street and burned the large
publishing house of the American Book
Company and other property along
Baker street, and did great damage to
the telephone building, so that all tele-
phones in the city were cut off for
ONE time.
Henrietta Crosman, in s'The Sword
Of the King" was the attraction at the
theatreSsburned. The entire scenery
and costumes were lost.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
QUESTIONS.

There once was . creature whose long
Washed IN with a pink ribbon bow.
Now, was it a whale!
Or was it a snail!
OrsWassit q crockery crow!
There once was a tree who was making a
speech
To q lady who wore . white sash.
Now. was it a beech!
Or war it a peach!
QrsWas it a ~gold-headed ash!
There once was a bird who wrote with a
pen
And ate up a whole lot OF hay.
Now, was it a wren!
Or was it a hen?
Or was it a gingerbread jay!
There once was a fruit who was ignorant,
very,
Because it would not 60 to school.
Now, was it a cherry!
Or was it a berry!
Or was it a Gooseberry Fool!
Carolyn Wells, in Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
In All Parts Of the State.

Harness thieves are active around
Othello.
Tillie T. Dolbey has been appointed
postmaster at Seaside Park.
Thieves have been at work around
Elmer, several places having been en-
tered.
Riverton real estate men are unable
to supply the demand for dwelling
houses.
Mauricetown residents are elated
over the establishment Of a crate fac
tory in that town.
The Methodist church in course of
erection at Delanco will be finished
and dedicated about May 1.
Many focks of wild geese have been
seen passing northward wei Hunter
don County within the past few days.
White potatoes are bringing fancy
prices in South Jersey, and farmers
having them are rushing them to mar
ket.
Cape May City Council failed to
make an appropriation for music the
coming season, and it is probable that
individuals will subscribe the required
sum for q band.
~
West Cape May Council received Pc
ttions so numerousiy signed by citi-
zens opposed to electric street lights on
the ground of cost, that it declined to
pass the ordinance.
Flickers and other spring birds have
been seen in great numbers in South
Jersey Of late, but how they have stood
the snow and sleet is more than the
"Oldest inhabitant' can tell.
Gloucester County farmers say the
seeds planted in hothouses are not
coming up well because Of dampness,
and have generally made d second
planting.
William Newcomb, ST., OF Dividing
Creek, who is past eighty years Of age,
recently chopped q cord Of wood In
less than four hours.
One. good effect of the rural free de-
livery system around Shiloh is better
roads. Overseers are taking a pride in
keeping the highways in good condition
that the mail agent may make good
time.
Farmers Of Gloucester County are
partly solving the help question by
going more extensively into poultry
raising and dairy business, and will
leave considerable land untitled this
year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Serenity of Character.

Who does not love a tranquil heart, .
sweet-tempered, balanced life? 1t does not
matter whether it rains or shines. or what
misfortunes come to those possessing these
blessings, forythey are always sweet, serene
and calm. That exquisite porse Of charac.
ter which we call serenity is the last les
son of culture; it is the Towering Of life,
the fruitage of the sou. 1t is precious as
wisdom, NOR. to be desired than gold.
yea, than even fine gold. How contempti-
bic mere money-wealth looks in compare
SON with a serene life-a life which dwells
in the ocean of truth, beneath the waves,
bevond the reach of tempests, in the eter-
nal calm! How many people we know who
sour their lives. who ruin all that is sweet
and beautiful by explosive tempers, WHO
destroy their poise Of character by bad
blood! In fact, it il a question whether
the great majority of people do not ruin
their lives and mar their happiness by
lack of s~elf-control. How few people we
meet in life vino are well balanced. who
have that exquisite poise which is charac-
t~eristic of the finished character!
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Graduating Weeds.

"H0w can we eradicate daisies ana
similar weeds?" is asked at every meet
ing. There are some reasons for the
appearance Of weeds which, If UNDER
stood, will show us what to do. One
Of natures laws is that something must
be kept growing on the land. This is
for the purpose of protection. When
the desirable, more complex plants fail
to grow coarser ones ome in. Make
the soil a c%ongenial and comfortable
home, so those plants wanted can
thrive, and the coarser one disappear.
One of the surest ways Of getting rid
OF daisies is to use plenty Of manure.
A second reason is the neglect to pre-.
vent their seeding. A common practice
is to NOW the fences after haying or
harvest. At this time most Of the foul
weeds have matured seed we a great
er space than If let alone. Many of
them when cut early will form q sec
ond crop, which is rarely looked after.
A third reason is the system of using
machines and abandoning the hoe.
Where the fields are level and level cul-
ture is practiced, where smoothing har-
rows and weeders are used with intel
ligence the fields are, or can be, kept
clean, but under any other conditions
our fields are weedy and much more
weed seed is matured than under the
old methods. In most cases the hoe
could be used to advantage as Of old.
It's use would produce better yields and
fewer weeds.
In fighting the orange hawkweed
devils paint BRUSH an application of
5000 pounds Of salt was found to kill
them, and II applied in the afternoon
when the grass is dry did not hurt 1t.
Salt can be applied to dock and weeds
Of that kind with success. The wash
ing Of excessive amounts Of salt on to
adjacent plots should be guarded
against. The spraying Of weeds with
copper sulphate (blue v~itriol) is sue
cessful where used. One oat field was
badly infested with many weeds and
WAS thoroughly sprayed. In August
there were few weeds, and the oats
were larger and cleaner in straw than
the unsprayed, yielding a third more.
The amount used was one pound to
four gallons of water, and about forty
gallons per acre. Plants that are COW
cred with wax, oily substances, hairs
and projections are not affected by this
treatment.-New York Tribune Farmer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
.sun.hineu in the Voice.

fTt wasn't so much what she said as the
way she said it." One often hears some
such remark, made in tones expressing
varying degrees of ~indignations grief, an
ger, pleasure, content, resentment. accord
ing as "the way she said it" had stirred
one or other of these emotions. Words are
mighty and once set forth cannot be re-
called, but tones need just as careful
watching, and often a sharp or contempt
uous tone will rankle long after the words
that went with it have been forgotten.
Sometimes, on the other hand, a calm,
cheerful tone, even though it only observes
some commonplace about the weather,
helps me out of a momentary depression
In ones own home especially should there
always be sunshine" in the voice. There
are many attractions of which most of us
must be content to fall short. But q
pleasant tone and a gentle tanner of
speaking is to be acquired by every enc
who will firmly resolve that no harsh,
querulous words shall ever pass her lips.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
new JERSEY STATE NEWS
Lonely woman Ended Life.

A woman, who gave her name as
Mrs. Charlotte G. Wellington, COM
mitted suicide by inhaling chloroform
In a boarding house at HaddOn1eld.
The woman left a note in which she
said: II am the last Of a distinguished
family, left so alone that / am tired Of
life. Will you kindly see that my re-
mains are decently buried. I inclose
money to pay expenses. My clothes
give to the. poor. Please keep this as
quiet as possible" With the note was
SIS. The woman went to the boarding
house about February 20. She was
apparently in good spirits. She was
about fifty years old, refined and plen-
tifully supplied with money. She often
referred to having lived in Mount
Holly and Medford. N. J.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Insane Patients Dance.

The annual fancy dress ball for the
benefit and entertainment Of the pa
tients Of the New Jersey State Hospf-
tai for the Insane took place in the
ris Plains. Warden Moses X. Everitt
and Miss Ida Rittenhouse, who repre-
scented George and Martha Washing
ton, took their places In the centre OF
the ballroom and as each couple entered
the herald announced the names and
presented them. After all the patients
were introduced the grand march was
started. The march ended in a bewil-
dering maze Of spiral INTERVIEWING that
caused wonderment at the experiences
Of the patients.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
plTH AND POINT

Auntie-"Are you getting any marks
at school, Freddie?" Freddie-"Yes,
aunty-on'y I can't show 'em to YOU
Tit-Bits.
Mrs. Henpecque-"Married men live
longer than single men," Henpecque-
Eyes, and it serves them right."-De-
troit Free Press.
First Boarder-"This hash must be
q review Of the week." Second Board
er-"No, 1t isn't. It's a review of re-
vtews."-Cbaparral.
The Doctor-'Are you sure you never
buried any one alive" The Undertak-
er-"Well. none of your patients. at
least."-Chicago News.
The worlds work-aye, it must be done
By many men. But scores
Of us meier reach such dignity,
And merely do its chores.
Merchant Ito new boy)-"Has the
bookkeeper told you what to do in the
afternoon?" Youth-"Yes, sir; l am to
wake him up when l see you coming"
-Pick-Me-Up.
"Name the worlds greatest COM
poser" said the musical instructor.
"Chlorof0rm," promptly replied the
young man who had studied medicine.
Chicago News.
Uncle John-"Why. my girl, you've
grown like q cucumber vine! What
progress are you making toward matri-
mony?" Clara-"Well, uncle, I'm on
the fifth lap."-Tit-Bits.
81 guess we would be amused if we
could see ourselves as others see u.s."
But think how amused others would
be If they could see us as we see our
elves."-Philadelphia Press.
Forgiving and forgetting might
Be practiced oft in debt,
Were lenders willing to forgive
As borrowers to forget.
The Smart Set.
Mrs. Mann-"Hannah, didn't I hear
something break in your room this
mornfngy" Hannah-"It was only ono
of your china vases, marin. l suppose
you thought it was something that be,
longed to me-"-Roston Transcript.
Twill your employer be in after din.
ner?" inquired the visitor OF the office
boy. "Nope," was the laconic reply,
what makes you think soy was the
net query. "Coz," replied the boy as
he prepared to dodge, that's what he
went out after."-Judge.
I'm your vermiform appendix" the
surgeon told him after the operation
was over, I'VE found, strange to say, q
small brass tack" ''That proves I was
right" feebly answered the sick man
when / said it was something 1 had
eaten in mince pie."-Chicago Tribune.
"What is your name?" inquired the
justice. "Pete Smith," responded the
vagrant. "What occupations" contin.
ued the court. "Oh, nothing much al
present; just circulatin' round" IRE.
tired from circulation for thirty days.
pronounced the court dryly. The
Green Bag.
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Prominent Peepl..

Rome has bestowed the freedom Of
the city on Sisnor Marconi.
NJ. White, the Russian Minister OF
Finance, Is an ardent temperance
worker.
Professor John Lyle Campbell has
lust rounded out ffty-four years as 4
teacher at Wabash College, Crawfords-
vile, Ind.
The German Emperor is said to have
remarked ON his forty-hfth birthday,
81 am impressed by the fact that Ma
poleon and wellington were just my
are at the tj1ne Of Waterloo On
10 the IN 11peror VIII hakes reached
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06

The obsolete English battleship Belle
Isle. which has already been made the
object Of experimental battering, is to
be fired at nee more, this time to as
certain the effect of shell splinters on
the engine room. At the last firing
some rats We're placed in the coming
tower, and they came out uninjured.
F. 7. Jane, the naval expert, suggests
that some officer volunteer tosstay on
board this time. in order TO see person
ally the effect Of the batter4ng: Tor in
this way only will the experiment
really be of value. Nj. Jane has not
volunteered himself
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Sporting Brevit1es.

Beloit (Wis.) College will build i
$4,000 gymnasium.
Claude has won the California Derby
at the Ingleside (Cal.) track.
Yale's basketball team has PLAYED
twelve games and won them all.
Pitcher Thielman has accepted the
Brooklyn Clubs terms for next sea-
o n
Pitcher Robert Z. Blewett, Of Gedge-
town College, has signed with Book.
lyn.
Pennsylvania oarsmen plan toll RIG
their racing shells after the En3lish
atyle this season.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
a Blow ut ~Palmistry.

The Supreme Court. In an opinion de-
fivered by Justice Dixon, at Trenton,
in the cas- of the State VS.. lola Kenil-
worth. a palmist of Atlantic City, up
holds the conviction of the lower court
with COSTS Kenilworth was convicted
before the Recorder Of Atlantic City
and fined for pretending to use and
using palmistry" in violation Of the law
concerning disorderly persons. Justice
Dixon holds that within the intent OF
the statute palmistry is a crafty
science, that is, one by which the SIM
ple-minded are apt to be deceived.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
,HIII#|88ll @[l|||1

winter quarters should have about ten
square feet for each hen. From actual
tests this has proved about right. They
may be confined closer if they have a
scratching shed where they can run in
bright weather.
This may be made open to the south
and annexed to the hen house, and it
would be better If such shed or apart.
ment was closed with plenty Of glass
on the south side. This apartment need
not be as warm as the regular house.
Mine is of plain boards put On up and
down, and cracks battened. It has two
large windows in south, as cut shows,
with spacious door, which can be left
open OIL fine winter days, SO the hens
enjoy a good warm sun bath. The win
dows should be arranged with curtains
TO close cold nights. Most Of the feed
ing is done in the scratching pens in
litter Of chaf or straw.-George II.
Townsend, in New England Home
stead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
lnsttuctor,s sister Asphyxiated.

Miss Anna e. Sill, a sister OF Mr..
Herbert F. Sill, Instructor in analytical
chemistry In the chemical department
at Princeton. vas accidentally asphyx-
lated. Miss Sill, while resting in her
room just before retiring, turned OF
the illuminating gas, but the defective
gas cock turned completely around.
She was found in the morning about 8
o'clock. Miss Sill was twenty-five
years old, and until last May was in
the university library. At that time
her health compelled her to resign her
position.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-06
Tho Homo y.retabIe Garden.

A4O0A0 sV6Ok6OA0
All who WI or rent homes should
raise their w vegetables, but quite
often it is the farmer who owns the
largest number Of acres who does not
raise one-tenth of the vegetables used
on the place. In planning for the home
garden this year try to have some
thing new. Few ever try to raise the
caulilower, knowing nothing Of this
most delicious of all vegetables. 9th
ers try but fail because seeds are start
ed in open ground, when they should
be started in hot beds very early in the
season. Soil must be well enriched
with a good manure. This vegetable
requires a high state Of cultivation to
bring it to perfection, and moisture is
mi of its most essential requirements.
Some varieties are naturally self
~blanching, while the outer leaves must
be tied over heads of others to insure
their snowy whiteness. Late sown
sorts are best grown in shade of fence
or buildings. The satisfy or vegetable
oyster is n OF our best vegetables,
and is indispensable for soups. This
not very well known root is like the
parsnip, and like it one of the few
winter vegetables, hardy enough to be
left where it grows and dug when
needed. This is sown in rows, OF
ridges like beets and can be sown at
gardening time in April. Have toma-
toes, radishes and summer squashes in
abundance. Many gardeners make one
planting Of peas and then stop. They
should be planted at intervals Of two
weeks from early April until June, and
then n can have them in succession
for quite a while. Have plenty of late
beans. for the October beans are usu-
ally more appreciated than the early
summer sorts. Sweet corr planted at
intervals during the summer will give
one any number of delicious buildings
until frost. Dc not make the mistake
of waiting until planting time and then
making the garden of whatever hap
pens to be on hand, but make your
plans early, and order fresh seeds
from some reliable scotsman, then you
will not be disappointed in poor seed
when too late to remedy your mistake.
Laura Jones, in The Epitomist