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The Penn's Grove record., 1905-06-16
west JERSEY ( SEAsE1sE RAILROAD
On and after May 2Sth, 190I

Oh anu dlbor May loJu, l9U0,
trains will leave WOODBURY. as follows:
S.29, 9.i9, 1902. iii A. NJ; 1.02. IL 2.6 ~
Saturdays only, 800, 4N4. 4.46,. sis, 6.OI, 6.5S
days. 500, SIG, 8 "a A. M; 1903, $50, 5 Al, $50,
For Glassboro, GA, $40, 8.4S, 1904, n.32 A. M:
iZ;33, ~ Saturdays only POP, 1922, 3.37, 3.47,
5 3 D. 5;26i 5.43, 6.S2, 7;O2, 500, 9.S2, ll.l2 T. Nj;
A. M.;5.3l, $50, and 1881 p. M.
For Swedesboro, ga, 9.12, 11.32 A. NJ; POP, 4.53,
Nj & II %; q ! ?. n N. weekdays. Sundays, $50 A.
For vineIand and Millyille. ga, S.1e
An r. 80 337, 5;4S, 1902 r; M. weekdays.
Sundays, S.Q4 A. M; 5.3l P. M.
River Branch. 8.J9 A. M; 1873 and SAB P. M.
weekdays. Sundays, 5.31 p. M.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City, $40 A.
M; SS1 + M. weekdays. Sundays, 7.52 and
For Cape May, $40 A. M; 8.87 P. M.
weekdays. Sundays, 7.5S and 8.O4 A. NJ.
days: Sundays, 8.04 A. M, and 81 p. M.
For Salem, via Glassboro, 8.4S A. M. ;3.47P. M.
xeek-d syys 4 Via y s S%e ( E; ga; az, Ll.$2
For Bridgeton, GA, 8.48 A. M; 1888, 3.47, 5.26,
and 6.32 1. m. weekdays. Sundays, S.29 A.
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Philadelphia for Woodbury., 6.12, 7.4S,
1890 Saturdays only, 100, 2.50,. BIS, 3.25, AS
4.32, 800, $40, $40, go, 6.28, 7.30, 900, 1O.40
and 1.50 P. M. weekdays. Sundays, 7.3O,
S.OO, $40 A. M. 1870, 500, $40, $50, 900 and
1000 p. M.
Leave SMedesboro for Woodbury., SIS, e.56,
8.06, 9.34 A. M. 1923, 4.46, GIG p. M. week,
days. Sundays, ia A. M. 4.49 p. M.
For time tables and further information apply
to Ticket Agent at the station.
w. W. ATTERBUhY, j. r.. WOOD.
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Manager.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-06-16

Mayor Weaver is smoking some of
the rodents out in Philadelphia. Sam
Salter, the acquitted ballot box suffer
has resigned his position in the City
Hall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-06-16
The PENIS Grove Record
D JUNE 16, 1905.

There are ten bankers in the Ohio
~penitentiary. The only regret their de-
positors have is that they did not get
there sooner.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-06-16
Flowers, Flowers.

I have a full stock of bedding and decorat.
ing plants for sale at my hot house on Rail.
road AvenNe, near Broad St., Penn's Grove.
JOHN N. SMITH, Florist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
How owls catch ChIcLcn..

When l was n chunk OF a boy | shot
a horned owl, the spread OF whose
wings was four and one-half feet. and.
TO the surprise OF the boy who had car
ried 1t for several miles. the weight
was only four pounds. They were
rather numerous at that time I'm that
section OF the country and were trou-
blesome about carrying OF chickens.
which mostly roasted in apple trees
about the farm buildings. The belief
that they could carry away full grown
hens was common one. II was also
commonly believed that an owl never
picked a chicken of the roost. but.
alghting on the limb. crowded the
chicken of and as it few toward the
ground caught it on the wlng.-Forest
and Stream.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
SOURCES OF COLORS.

Blue black is the charcoal OF the vine
stalk.
Raw sienna Is the natural earth near
Sienna. Italy.
Ivory chips produce the ivory black
and bone black.
Turkey red Is the madden plant.
which grows In Hindustan.
Prussian blue Is made with impure
potassium carbonate. This most useful
discovery was accidental
Cochineal insects furnish many OF
our most gorgeous colors-carmine
scarlet, crimson and purple.
India ink is made from burned cam
phor. The Chinese are the only manu-
facturers OF this and will not reveal Its
secret
Cuttlefsh give us sepIa. which Is
nothing more nor less than the inky
fluid which the fish discharges to rem
der the water black when II is at
tackled
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Fishing For sheen.

When sheep We're first introduced in-
TO Cornwall England. n flock which
had strayed from the uplands on 10
Gwithian sands We're caught there by
the tide and ultimately carried into
ST. Ives bay during the night. There
the floating flock was observed from
the St Ives fishing boats, whose crews,
never having seen sheep. took them
for some new kind OF fish and did their
best TO secure them both by hooks and
lines and by netting. Those they Sc
cured they brought home triumphant
" next morning as a catch to which
even pilchards were as nothing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
WITH THE IMMORTALs.
Creatures That Seem Never 60 Dis
From old Age.

from otd Age
Wandering unconcernedly In the Geld
OF view OF any high power microscope
there may be seen AN animal which
has probably been living continuously
ever since life first appeared on the
earth and which has certainly never
lost an ancestor by death. The creature
Is transparent and resembles a drop OF
slightly more vlscid fluid In the thin
film OF water in which IL Is confined.
Amoeba is the name by which Ii Is
known 10 science. Splash drop OF
Ink on paper, and you will have an
idea Of Its form at any one moment.
but it's form is never the same. Even
as you watch IL its shape, which had a
resemblance TO Ireland as IL appears
on the map. changes. The headlands
at the southwest corner are becoming
more and more prominent till now they
are Ike the fingers or an outstretched
hand OF which the palm Is rapidly
shrinking The whole creature Is fiow-
ing rather than creeping toward a
small chain OF bacteria. which present
" IL devours. There Is no mouth
Though which they pass. They are
simply engulfed as small drops OF wa
ter may be merged into a larger. In
an hour or two they will have been
digested-burned OF as fuel to supply
the activities OF their destroyer.
Occasionally amid its ceaseless
changes OF form amoeba may be seen
to be developing a waist" which
grows smaller and narrower until IL
SpanS and fnSfao1 - ono ,o---., 4, ,,t...r
we have two small ones. which, with
out even mOmentary pause. continue
the search for food till. In a few hours,
each is full sized and ready to divide
again.
But what has become OF the original
amoeba? In the absence OF anything
which could be called his corpse we
cannot declare him dead. IL must be
said that he is still living as the two
new amoebae- Now, this splitting into
two being the only mode OF reproduc-
tion OF the race. IL follows that all the
previous parent amoebae from which
our present two are descended are still
living. or course thousands OF the
animalculae are destroyed every day
by natural foes, but 1t must be re-
membered that these unfortunates
cannot by the nature OF things leave
any children and so Will never be an
cestors. and that so long as any one
amOeba is living none OF his direct an
cestry is dead.
The conclusion has forced itself up
on biologists that death is no part OF
the life scheme OF these humble crea-
furpS T'hov oro NOT rfl,o - ,,,o.r,t,os
preordained to run down I'm a more or
less certain period OF years-but they
live on Indefinitely till some chance &C
cident cuts short their career. Youth,
or. rather, immaturity. they experience
from time to time. but old age never!-
Grand Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
An Amended ann,a,,on-

Miss Ida Tarbelrs first journalistic
experience was as editor OF the Chau.
tauqua. Her predecessor on the four.
nal. once editor OF the oil City Derrick.
had established the custom OF heading
with a quotation the column In which
he made brief mention OF the news
or the day. Miss Tarbell followed his
habit and bent her mind to the task
OF supplying suitable quotations. Once
upon a time she set down. as plain as
pen could set IL:
The meek eyed morn appears. moth
er OF dcws."
Then she went home, pardonabIy
proud or knowing her Thomson so
well. and at the head OF the column
next day she read:
The weak eyed worm appears."-
Washington Post
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
JUST TEA LEAVES.
The Spectacle They Present uEdc
Powerful Microscope.

The Spectacle They Present Under
Powerful Microscope.
"Have a look" said the hIstologist.
And he rose from the beautiful. dell-
cate microscope. and his companion
took his place.
There was a little fiddling and ad-
justing OF tiny screws. Then the
tyro said:
"Ughl Chastity What have we here
"A railroad wreckT'
You are looking" answered the his
tologist. lat part OF the remains OF n
Ceylonese caterpillar"
He withdrew that slide and put an
other In It's place.
Another tragedy" the tyro asked.
The remnants OF n beetle" the his
tologlst replied.
\ third slide was placed beneath tho
lens.
This" said the tyro. should be n
battlefield"
at Is only" returned the scientist. "a
commingling Of the desiccated frag-
ments of n tiy. centiped. n moth and
n slug"
The tyro yawned.
Histology is interesting" he said In
a bored voice. where did you get
these specimensT'
"Out of a packet OF tea"
"A packet OF tea? What kind Of
tear
Ordinary tea"
Heavens! l am a tea drinker. Ex-
plain yourself"
The hIstologlst. smiling. said:
Tea grows on bushes The leaves
are plucked by hand. Imagine your
self stripping rOsebush after rosebush,
miles on miles. OF their leaves. Well.
that is what tea picking is like.
The native pickers work East. They
pick as many as twenty pounds OF
leaves day-a bundle Tiger than n
man.
Now. the tea planS IS the prey OF n
hundred insects. and the picker In his
haste doesn't pause to brush or each
leaf or 10 wash IL. for he works, as we
say. by piece work.
The picked leaves are dried on char
coal fires. They shrivel under the heat
and the insect. larvae and chrysallds
among them change TO dust. This dust
looks TO the ordinary eye like leaf frag-
ments. but under the microscope Il
looks. as you remarked. Ike an insect
railroad wreck or pygmy battlefield.
IL tastes like-but you know as well as
I do what IL tastes like"
Tomorrow" said the other. Il am
going 70 bring some Of my wife's tea
here TO examine with you."-New York
Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
THE ANCIENT FORA.
NJ Was the First Corset and Wa.
Used In Cleopssrn'. Time.

NJ Wns the First Corset aud Wa.
Used I'm Cleopatra Time.
IL was back In Cieopatra's time tina,
the corset was first thought OF. Who
knows but perhaps the duSky beauty
or the Nile thought to hold Mark An
tony's tickle fancy longer could she add
some new chs RIM 10 her face or fiy,re-
Anyway, it was then that the EN-.
bryo corset first appeared IN the shape
or stiTened linen glrdle called q
"zora-' Sometimes IL was worn out.
side the tunic. tightly laced aud much
jeweled.
Then fashion wearied OF TIE "zora. "
and for twelve centuries DE corset
languished
The Greeks and Romans next held
sway. and beauty unadoSaed was good
enough for them.
In the sixteenth century along came
Catherine de Medici, that energetic
lady who meddled I'm everything. from
empires to hairpins, and she revived
the corset with a vengeance.
She not only wore IL herself, but also
issued an edict that all women OF birth
and breeding should wear corsets
which should reduce their waist meas
ures to thirteen inches.
This corset was called CORDS and
was stiffened in every possible man
ner. In this the body was pinched
and forced, while over the corps" was
ciasped perfectly fitting corset cover.
constructed OF thin plates of steel.
fashioned In two pieces and opening
on a hinge.
This instrument OF torture lasted I'M
I'll the early part OF the seventeenth
century, when more pliable materials
were adopted
Beautifully quilted satin bodices re-
placed GATHERINGS invention.
The next change In the corsets his
tory took place In the early part OF
the eighteenth century. when leather
sti6ened with whalebone came into
use.
Since then II has gone on steadily
improving until today for every type OF
woman there Is a specially adapted
corset.-New York American.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Two-thirds Of what people call prin-
ciple IS bullheadedness.
Ever remark how often heroes are
changed. \ hero seldom lasts three
months.
\ man who behaves himself and is
industrious can get along with mighty
little genius.
Photographs OF mother never look
natural, because she seems to have
been idle when they were taken.
One OF the most pitiful things In town
is man who is dying, but who is able
10 walk feebly on the streets at inter
walls.
About every five minutes in con-
ceited mans life he imaglnes the Gus
todian of gems IN the world above
hears OF his good deeds, grabs for an
other Jewel and puts 1t into the crown
that Is waiting for him.-Atchison
Globe
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Real Estate Opportunities

Farm of 12O acres, % miles from
Berryville, land especially suited
for fruit. Large dwelling. Price
81, 800.
652 acres Of land, with store
house and mill property. 2 dwell
hngs. 5-acre orchard. Large
spring. II miles from Govern
ment weather bureau. A profita-
BILE mercantile and milling bust
ness has been carried on at this
place for years. Fine fruit land
Price S15 per acre.
$50 acres. Half mile from
Government weather bureau.
Land adjoining sold for 800 per
acre. Fairly good house. Stab
ling, spring and orchard. Espec-
tally suited for fruit farm. $12
per acre.
u. &. SNYDER,
Real Estate Agent,
Berryville, va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
A Proper DirtInctfon.

Here is a story Of John Fiske which
illustrates his frankness:
1t seems that one day his wife had
TO report TO him that their son had
been guilty Of calling Mrs. Jones, a
neighbor, q fool and Mr.. Jones a much
worse fool.
Professor Fiske sent for the young
ster and when he appeared In the IT,
brary said TO him sternly, My son, is
it true that you said Mrs. Jones was n
fool?"
Hanging his head, the boy replied.
Yes, father, l did"
And did you call Mr.. Jones a worse
foolT
Yes, father"
After a moments reflection the IA
nous historian said slowly, well, my
son, that is just about the distinction
L should make."-Boston Record.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
THE KALLIMA BUTTERFLY.
An Insect THAT Perfectly Initiates
Dead Tree Leaf.

"A Dead Tree Leaf
\ moth usually rests with his fore
wings outspread over the prominent
pattern Of his hind wings. says Waldo
mar Il. Kaempfrert I'm the BooklOvers
Magazine. In any other posture he
would inevitably meet swift death.
A butterfly. ON the contrary. rests usu-
ally with his wings uplifted and
pressed together Otherwise. the Saudy
upper surface would be rs conspicu-
Gus as the black ink on this white
paper-a signal for attack by relent-
less and voraciOus foes. In order 10
hide himself the butterfly has. there
fore, laviShed all the resources OF his
initiative art on the under surface Of
his wings. BY FAR the most astonish-
ing instance OF this kind Is afforded
10y the East Indian Nallima butterfly.
the blue upper surface OF which is
richly and OStentatiously adorned with
n stripe Of orange. but the under sur
face of which bears truly staggering
likeness TO a leaf. when the wings are
drawn together. Here we have an
insect that apes not merely the APP
proNimate shape and color Of a dead
leaf. but also the midrib with the deli.
cate veining. the sharp point. and the
short stem common 10 many tropical
leaves
IL might be supposed that this imlta-
ton OF an ordinury object is sufficiently
minute 10 protect the Kallima from its
enemies. Self preservation apparently
demands not merely a dead leaf sim
ulated, but I'm touches even more ex-
quisite, Tor the resemblance has been
so craftily carried out that the light
er colored varieties. a dead shrivcled
leaf hecked with parasitic growths.
stained and spotted 10 give the appear.
ance Of holes eaten 10y cateplllars
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Bacon and the Fishers

In "Aubrey's Lives this quaint story
Is told Of Lord Bacon: His lordship.
being In the garden looking on fishers
as they were throwing theirnetts. asked
them what they would take for their
catch. They answered so much. His
lordship would offer them not more,
but SO much. They drew up their nett,
anG in it were only two or three little
nshes. lie then told them it had been
better for them to have taken his offer.
They replied they hoped for a better
draft but, said his lordship, Hope is
good breakfast. but an ilI supper"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
When Hats Were Unknown

In ancient days hats were unknown.
men having hoods attached to their
outer garments, which they wore or
discarded at pleasure. Stow, the old
historian, says that nobody wore any
thing else except the lord mayor Of
London, who sometimes donned a hat
on state occasions. In the reign OF
King Henry VII, he says. the citizens
began to wear Fiat caps knit Of wool
en- yarn, black, but so light that they
were obliged to tie them under their
chins, for else the wind would be mas
ter over them"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Hiding Their Spcnrr.

An explorer in the backwoods OF
Australia tells how some timber cut
tiers took big risks. Il had given in
structioDs 10 the men In the bush that
on no account were they 10 lay aside
their firearms" he says. After hav-
Ing been absent for n short time re-
turned and found that they had slung
their revolvers and carbines on n small
tree and were working at about fifty
yards from them. l can tell you they
heard Of IL. The natives have a play
full habit OF dragging their spears
through the grass with their toes and
all the while looking as innocent as it
Is possible for them TO look. II the
natives had only thought OF IL they
might have given the cutters a warm
time"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
The OLD SAILING SHIPS.
why the Wooden Ones Were Rettes
Than Those built of Iron


Than Those Quilt OF Iroa.
The sailing ship when knew her IN
the days OF her perfection was sensi-
BILE creature. When 1 say her days OF
perfection mean perfection OF build.
gear. seaworthy qualities and ease OF
handling. not the perfection OF speed.
That quality reached its highest ex.
rcllcnce i'm the discovery OF hollow
lines and departed with the change OF
building material.
None Of the iron ships OF yesterday
ever attained the marvels OF speed
which the seamanship OF men famous
I'm their time had obtained from their
wooden, copper shected predecessors.
Everything had been done TO make
the iron ship perfect. but no wit OF
man had managed to devise an efficient
coating composition TO keep her bot
tom clean with the smooth cleanness
OF yellow metal sheeting. After a
spell OF n few weeks at sea an iron
ship begins to lag as II she had grown
tired too soon. IL is only her bottom
that is getting foul
\ very little affects the speed OF n
ship that Is not driven on by an untir-
ing propeller Often IL is impossible to
tell what inconsiderate trifle puts her
or her stride. \ certain mysterious
ness hangs around the quality OF speed
as il was displayed by the old sailing
ships commanded by competent sea-
men. In those days the speed was
still n matter for the seaman's care.
Therefore. apart from the laws. rules
and regulations for the good preserva-
ton OF HIS cargo. he was careful OF his
loading. OF what is technically called
the trim OF his ship. Some ships sailed
best on an even keel. others had 70 be
trimmed quite one foot by the stern.
and l have heard OF n ship that gave
her best speed on n wind when so
loaded as to float a couple OF inches
by the head.-JOseph Conrad in Har-
per's Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Lurking Dnprer

a farmer who was much troubled by
trespassers during the nutting season
consulted with a botanical friend. The
botanist furnished him with the tech
meal name OF the hazel. and the farmer
placed the following notice at conspicu-
Gus points about his premises:
''TreSpassers take warningl All Per
sons entering this wood do so at their
own risk. for. although common snakes
are not often found. the Corylus avel-
lana abOunds everywhere about here
and never gives warning OF its pres
ence"
The place was unmolested that year,
and the farmer gathered his crop in
peace
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Expired.

The defendant. who was held on the
charge or keeping n dog without a II.
cense' repeatedly tried to interrupt the
evidence, but was hushed each time by
the court. Finally the clerk turned 70
him.
do you wish the court to under
stand" he asked, that you refuse 70
renew your dog llcense?"
Yes, but
We want no butts You must re-
new your license or be fined. You
know 1t expired last month"
Yes, but so did the dog"-Harper's
Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
HnrIs md NNcnscl.

n New Zealand paper relates that n
settler noticed hawk dying about in
peculiar manner anG crying out as II
in pain. The settler obtained a gun and
shot the bird, and investigation showed
the cause Of its distress was n weasel
which was pcrched on the hawks back.
with It's teeth buried I'm the birds neck.
Apparently the animal had bounced
upon the hawk when II was on the
ground and was carried skyward with
the flight OF It's prey.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
A Lack of FIrmnenn-

a very matter OF fact Scotchman
called to see neighbor, an old Irish.
woman, who had been aillng for some
time, when the following conversation
took place at the door:
And how do you find yourself today,
Brldget?"
sure your honor. I'm mighty bad.
This shocking weather'n be the end
or me. I'll be dead woman before
long"
Hoots. toOts, woman! we've been
saying that for the last twenty veorsl
III tell We what it is-ye want firm
ness o mind. Fin day for yer dee
ing and stick tae ltm
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Face screen For IeO.r.

In the leper colony of Audijan, Tur-
kestan, there are n number Of women
who have become professional beggars.
The sad creatures on whom the fright
full disease has made visible marks use
large fans made OF leaves to shield
their faces when they present their
palms for coppers. The oddly shaped
screens are large enough to entirely
conceal the head, and If the hands, too.
have begun to show signs Of the dis
ease pieces OF linen are sometimes
wound over them.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Worth Whfro

Whatever adds in even the smallest
way to the worlds brightness and
cheer Is worth while. One who says
IN encouraging word to dIsheartened
nelghbor, gives a look OF love to a
lonely one or speaks a sentence which
may become strength. guidance and
comfort to another does something
worth while. 1t is always worth while
10 1--we nobly, VIGOROUSLY. struggling to
10 right showing the world even the
smallest fragments Of divine beauty.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
A Roomy Hotel.

A story is being told in Athens OF an
American woman who visited Greece
on a cruise of the Mediterranean. When
she entered the train at the Piraeus In
order to reach the city she was OBJ
served by fellow traveller to be visl-
bly, disturbed and was asked to explain
the reason for her distress. "Oh," she
replied, I've been wondering what we
shall do. hear we shan't be able to
set rooms at the AcropolIs. and I don't
know the name OF any other hotelv"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Death nv Lofferv

Among other complications Of Chi
nese law and its execution is a unique
and rather racy method OF dealing with
prisoners by lottery. Once a year the
vermilion pencil of imperial authority
is waved over chart on which the
names Of convicted criminals are writ
ten, and those which IL includes ia a
haphazard sweep are executed forth
with: The rest are either reprieved al
together or their executions are post
poned for another year.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-23
Heroic Surgery

When the Medical and Chirurgical
society OF London was founded in 1905
the barber-ourgeon was still more or
less tolerated. At one Of its early meet
lngs one DR.. Wardrop advocated the
excellent custom" Of bleeding patients
TIL they tainted, so that they might be
the subject of surgical operation while
In an insensible condition.