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The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Death Wakes Police.

Aroused at last by the frightening to
death of Miss Loretta A. Pfeiffer in
Little COney Island" neal North Ber-
gen. the police of upper Hudson Coun-
ty are determined to star out the
disreputable resorts of + )cality.
Crooks from New York = have
tiocked there for several years without
interference. Strong ARM men,
"yegg" men and an organized gang Of
"creepers" have flourished. The hood
lumS and ruffians frequently disabled
the electric lights along the Hudson
boulevard loop to aid their work.
Many couples have been held up.
When money was not Immediately
forthcoming, threats to drag the wom-
an into the woods to assault her were
often made, which generally brought
forth the money from her escort. The
notorious resorts in that locality have
aided the '~'creepers." They have at
tracted many strangers, who have
made it impossible for decent women
to use the trolley cars Saturday and
Sunday evenings, owing to the drunk
en- DULLES that infest them. County
Physician Converse, of Hudson Coun-
ty, examined the body of Miss Pfeif-
fer and gave it as his official opinion
that the girls death was due to heart
disease. He confirmed the report of
the physicians who were called after
the girl was found dying on the porch
of Sullivan's hotel that there had been
no attempt at assault.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Music For Restless Girls.

The trustees of the State Home For
Girls have been working for some time
to secure funds for instruction in mu-
sic for the inmates, with the result
that Mrs. Henry Birkholz will next
month be installed as music instructor.
The funds for her salary and inciden-
tai expenses come from friends of the
institution. The idea came to the trus-
tees while they were listening to the
girls sing. A new girl would come to
the home, bringing with her the new
est popular songs, and in a week all
would be singing the new songs.
When the girls became restless sing
ing would set them right. The in
mates will be given instruction in the
piano, guitar, violin and other instru-
ments, and in a short time the home
will have its own orchestra.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Ponder This Eat.

"Take your Bible, and carefully
count, not only the chapters or the
verses, but the letters from the be-
ginning of Genesis to the Amen Of
the Revelation; and when you have
accomplished the task. go over it again
and again-ten times, twenty, forty
~times-nay,- you must read the very
letters of your Bible eighty times over
before you have reached the requisite
sun 1t would take something like the
letters of eighty Bibles to represent the
men, women and children of that old
and wondrous empire. Fourteen hun
bred of them have sunk into Christian
graves during this last hour; thirty
three thousand will pass to-day for
ever beyond your reach.
Despatch your missionary to-mor-
row, and one million and Q quarter Of
immortal souls, for whom Christ died,
will have passed away to their final
account before he car reach their
shores. Whether such facts touch us
or not, 1 think they ought to nov our
hearts. 1t is enough to make an angel
Weep."-Rey. Sylvester Whitehead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
In All Parts of the State.

For violating the auto speed law DR..
A. f. Morris was fined $50 at Belye-
dere.
P%ennsville has more idle mea this
summer than at any time in the his
tory of the town.
Charles Long, charged with the muir
der of Matthew Cunningham, at Tren-
ton, was caught.
Thieves removed trespass notices
about the garden of Arthur MesSic, at
Woodbury., and then raided the truck
patch of everything ripe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Woman Saved by SKINS OF FROGS,

A most remarkable operation was
performed in Shelbyville, Ind, by Or
Will H. Kennedy, assisted by DR..
Frank Campbell. The skins taken
from the bellies of forty-one frogs were
grated upon the arms and shoulders
Of Mrs. William Hardy. Mrs. Hardy
tripped with a boiler of hot water she
was carrying and was frightfully
scalded. The skin refused to grow
back upon such a large injured area.
Finally she was taken to a hospital
and prepared for the operation. The
grating was completed within a few
hours.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
For he Ouiet Hour.

A crutch is not a guide.-Ram's Horn.
1t is bad to be weak; it is wOrse to
be false.
Do you wish to have a following?
Then follow Christ.
Dishonesty in business springs from
dishonesty in heart.
God has many stars for the darkness.
but none for the day.
No man need fear the darkness who
carries a lamp in his hand.
When men model from broken mat
rices they will follow false ideals.
A legacy of love to the worthy is bet
ter than a fortune to the spendthrift.
The man who has searched for no
blessing on earth will probably ind
none in heaven.
No man will rise higher than his
ideal. but if this be lower than Christ
Jesus it is too low.-United Presbyte-
rian.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Newark Jerseys Biggest City.

The population of Newark, the larg-
est city of New Jersey, as shown by
returns filed with the Secretary of
State at Trenton is 2S3,2S9. This is
an increase in five years of 1920, or
15.1 per cent. Of the total population
1913, 749 are American born. 639S are
English, 11,00G Irish, 23,SS9 German,
14.621 Italians and 26,657 of other ma
tiOnalities. The population of other
cities in the bulletin issued follows:
New Brunswick. %, 1873, increase 15.G
per cent; Long Branch. 1913, in
crease, 1878 per cent; MillviIle, II, 1854,
increase, 1872 per cent; Princeton,
6O29, increase, SAG per cent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
The WAY We Do Things.

Rev. +. 3. Meyer says: knitting
needles are cheap and common enough,
but on them may be wrought the fair
est designs in the richest woods. So
the incidents of daily life may be COM
monplace in the extreme. but on them
as the material foundation we may
build the unseen but everlasting fabric
of a noble and beautiful character. 1t
does not so much matter what we do.
but the way in which we do it matters
greatly
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
To Enlarge Girls, Stnte Home.

The trustees of the State Home for
Girls met at Trenton in the office Of
Governor Stokes, and decided to in
crease the number of rooms in the new
cottage to be erected from thirty to
fifty. and to segregate the colored girls
in this new cottage. Governor Stokes
opposed building q cottage costing
$4,000 for thirty girls. The managers
finally agreed with the Governor. and
the increase in the number of rooms
was decided upon. The cottage will be
erected this fall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Forty Years a Militiaman.

Colonel Thomas S. Chambers has APP
piled to the Office of Adjutant-G General
Brientnall, Trenton, for a forty-year
service medal for Commissary-Ser-
geant John G. Boss, of the Second
Regiment. The medal means that
Sergeant Boss has been in the State
military service for forty continuous
years. This will be the first forty
year continuous service medal issued
to any one but an officer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Fifty Years Under One Roof.

Fifty years in the same house is the
record of Mr.. and Mrs. l. n. nohhin&-
of Verona. They moved into the house
i'll August, 1855, and in their half cen
fury of married life they have known
no other home. The old homestead is
i'll the centre of the town, in Bloom
field avenue, opposite the Methodist
Church, and has undergone few
changes since it was built. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dobbins, who are hale, have re-
ceived many congratulations upon the
completion of fifty years of housekeep-
ing under one roof.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18

The Lord is the nearer Of prayer.
There should be waiting on Him, not
only in the assembly of His people, not
only with the attitude of reverent re-
gard, in the forms of religion, but as
the Psalmist puts it: Truly my soul
waiteth upon God" For salvation, for
protection, He is to be sought; and
whatever the trouble of our lives, we
thus get stability.
What can we ask? The fulflment OF
the exceeding great and precious prom
ises. But what plea a we present,
weak and sinful as we are? The name
that is above every name-the name Of
Jesus.-JOhn Hall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Boating in Streets.

An electrical storm burst at Vine
land in the afternoon, and so flooded
the streets that pleasure parties in
boats rode up and down the principal
thoroughfares. The telephone and fire
alarm systems were rendered useless,
and the barn of Peter Haughey was
struck by lightning and totally on
sumed before aid could be summoned.
One hundred chickens were roasted in
the blaze. The insurance on the barn
expired in May. The loss will be
about $500.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18
Mystery in Death.

Edward Vreeland, thirty years old,
was brought to his home at Erskine at
night, dead. in an open wagon by Bill
Everett. Vreeland had been out with
a party of friends. There are several
marks on his body. Mystery surround
cd the death. The County Physician
and Coroner left at 10 p. m. to inves-
tigate. Vreeland worked at Hill Top
for q New York lawyer named Stetson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-08-18

Be patient with every one, but. above
all, with yourself. l mean, do not be
disturbed because of your imperfec-
tions and always rise up brayely from
a fall. There is no better means or
progress in the spiritual life than to be
continually beginning afresh and never
to think that we have done enough
Francis de Sales.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
BATTLE TO death
!. IN NESI virginia.
81
FATHER oByEcrs TO DAUaH-
TIERS LOVER Ard YOUNG
NANsoPENs FIRE ON HIM.


Huntington. ~ Va Dec. Sass Lncian
and Ira Ilcas..brokhers, vere @lalled,
and Octave Adkins. frisnd, and B
young lady were Moanded. II = hight
whichsoccqEr eA Sunday night Mid
kin. Lincoln county. The ILacas boys
and Octave Adkins were returning
from church. accompanied BY Martha
Williams and Miss 4kdlifins, daughter
of William Adkins. The party stopped
at the residence Of the latter. Adkins
was opposed to his daughter keeping
company with Ira Lucas, and ordered
the young man to leave his house. This
SO enraged Lucas that he drew re-
volver and fired at William Adkins.
The bullet missed him. but struck his
daughter, the sweetheart Of the shoot
er. in the side. INJECTING a, dangerous
wound. Firing then became general
and when the battle was over it was
found that both of the Lucas boys
were dead and Octave Adkins probably
fatally wounded. William Adkins es-
capped being shot, but there were sew
eral bullet holes in his clothing. He
gave himself up when the officers ar
rived.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
pEPEW WINS.
Opposition In New York to His Re-
turn to the United States
Senate Withdrawn.

New York. Dec. 3d. hauncey Mitch
ell Depew, of New York, viii succeed
himself fora term Of six7 years az Unit
ed State senator from the state Of New
York, continuing as the colleague of
Senior Senator Thomas G. Plat, who
has four years to serve. The formal
announcement of this conclusion was
made late Thursday afternoon at the
Fifth Avenue hotel by. Gov. Odell, as
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee. G1v. odeiPs FORMAL announce
ment, which is regarded as closing the
controversy on the subject, gives it. rs
his conclusion that party harmupv
will be best subserved by the reelection
of Senator Depew," comedies that the
sentiment favoring his selection is very
strong throughout the state, and de-
clares that cit would have been ,She
worst kind of party generalship to hive
run counter to this expressed public
opinion" Former Gov. Black, who; mis-
the leading candidate against Senxkbr
Depew, has withdrawn his name. 3
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
WOULD DISSOLVE coMBl
Attorney General Moody strikA
Severe Blow at the
y = saass Paper Trust. s

st. Paul. MINI, Dec. 2s.-AttoirsniissIy,
General Moody late Tuesday Afternoon
began q suit by petition in the Uned
States district court here on behalf of
the United States against the General
Paper company and other paper md
pulp companies comprising what tis
known as the paper trust, under:an
act OF congress approved July 2, HOO,
entitled an act to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies. The petition tks
that the defendants be enjoined from
continuing the trust. The General Pa
per company is made the principaIae-
PENDANT, and party defendants lire
made of "a companies.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
AGREED ON III ..;ss,ulciDE
Two Mem sForm~Death~ Compect-and
80 Take Roison-one Of Them
IL Dead. ~ SO rs

New York, Dec. 2s.-Benjamin J.
Riley, of Brookline, Mass, on Wednes-s
day night declared that he and Crestes
A. Weed, of Boston, came to this city
with the intention Of committing. sui
eide together. The two men were taken
from the Grand Union hotel here early
in the day suffering from morphine
poisoning, and Weed died at the hos
pital after the physicians had tried for
hours to save him. Riley was revived
and was transferred to the prison
ward of Bellevue hospital, where he is
held on a charge of attempted suicide.
It is thought that he will recover.
Dependency over continued ill-luck,
he says, was the trouble.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
BURN SURPLUS COTTON
Bonfire Is Made In. Streets Of Town
In 0eorgia-Movement Of
Farmers.

Fort Gaines, Ca, Dec. 29.-The
farmers and merchants of Clay county
met at Fort Gaines and decided to
burn their share Of 100000 bales of
surplus cotton. A starter was made
Wednesday, when bonfire was made
of cotton on the streets of Fort Gaines.
It is not yet determined where it will
stop. The farmers have decided to set
the pace, and are moving determined
ly., A large crowd paraded with much
spectacular ceremony. The object is
to show that the farmers are ready to
sacrifice few bales for the benefit of
the Masses.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
MUTINY IN PRISON. ]
Convicts Make Break for Libertysai
Folsom, Cal.-Three Of Them III
Are Shot Dead. - -

Folsom, Cal, Dec. so-seven of lite
convicts at the state prison who made
q break forsliberty Thursday weresal-
EmostS rtddlsd- with bullets. three beng
now dead and three in critical conii-
ton. Capt. r. J. Murphy. q prison OH
cial, is wounded by shot in the leg ID
two slight knife wounds. :sse
The following convicts were killed:
H. G. Hill. under sentence Of Sc yearsfpr
robbery ]. Quinlan, serving IL years Tor
robbery; w. Morales, under sentenceI6r
robbery.
The following wounded will probably
die; esD!sKelIy, serving a sentencespf
eight years fos~robbery; E. Queyxa,
serving life sentence for murder:W
P. Enley, serving life sentence f1r
murder. ~;
Slightly wounded: Charles CatsSn.
serving life sentence for robbery. E
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

Belleville, ILL.,, Dec 27.-Gen. william
H. Powell, for years warm personal
friend Of President, Mckinley and at
one time commander of the Illinois
department Of the G. A. R., died Mon
day at his home in this city. At the
time Of his death Gen. Powell was
president Of the Western Nail company
Of East st. Louis, and held the position
Of internal revenue collector for the
Thirteenth district, under President
Roosevelt. At the close OF the war he
was in command of the Second cavalry
division under Gen. Sheridan and carried
severe wounds received while leading a
charge at Wytheville, Pa. He was 70
years old.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

Il OF particular interest to American
fruit exporters is the. unusually large
and hne crop In Western France this
year. In. view Of the almost complete
failure Of this crop in 1901, 1902 and
1903, and Of It's insufaciency In the
several preceding years. American
pruneis ana dried fruits. particularly
dried apples. have for, the past two
years almost dominated the local
markets. n 1908. indeed, the demand
for California ,prunes and dried ap.
piss was 30 large and urgent that the
aaupplys was not always equal ito the
sAemand. 4.s7 llfy. Il, ssfssjss
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

The latest German estimate Of the
population Of the world is 1903, 290,.
600. OF this billion and a half Of
Souls" Asia has more thin half.
s19, $4,000; Europe, 392,264.000; Afrl.
ca, 140,700,000; North America. 1906.
714.0O0; South America. 3s.4S2,O00;
Australia with Polynesia, 6.4s3. 900;
and the polar lands, $1,000. Europe
has 104 persons to the square mile:
North America, -; Australia and Po-
lynesia, 2. A very thinly settled world
~ yet.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

The cost Of the acquisition Of vast
territory by the United States is given
in the following list: Louisiana, $10,.
100000; Florida 100000; Texas,
Sis, 66D,0 900; California and New Next.
co. $15,000,000; Arizona, $4,000 900;
Alaska, $7,250,000; Philippine Islands.
$20.000,0O0; Panama Canal, $4,000.
600; Panama Canal strip, $4,000, 900:
total. $135, 100000. In addition the
United States. when 1t annexed Ha,
vail, assumed q debt of $4,000. 900. S.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
CAR SUGGESTS REFORMS.
Liberal Promises Are Made in an
Imperial Ukase Just

s~ee 9N<ASSA AZ 49SoSA ASAA ~ ~
tically all the subjects brought to the
emperor attention. 81 tie memorial of
The congress af .zemgtvos presidents
hsM lhaiss 4 month"; adds While not
specifically pledging the government to
carry out sthegvayp ussreforms p thsir
entirety, as demanded by the memorial,
bfomisss that each shall te referrelNto
report promptly on the fullest measures
OF relief which tan be accorded IN the
various subjects.
z .0ne question not touched bythe ukasei
is that Of the constitutional assembly.
Neither sis the Jewish religion specih-
cally mentioned, though freedom for all
creeds or sects, whether Christian roth
erwise. is among the subjects which Will
be dealt with.
TIE car ignores the appeal Tor a
constitution and an elective assembly.
He1ms ts1clearst6a hat the principle OF
autocracy will be upheld but he prom
Uses thatsths sexcesses spf bureaucratic
chiefs shall be curbed; that the peasants
Will be made equal before the law with
all other classes; that the courts will be-
made independent; that every accused
person shall have fair trial; that press
censorship will be made less rigorous;
that there shall be more freedom of re-;
ligion and speech.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

Taade conditions in Austria-Hun.
gary during the year 1903 were good.
according to- official trade statistics.
Thlstotal foreign trade was the larg-
est#ln the history of the dual mon.
archy. the value of. exports and i'm.
poltA beiS Ina aund ,Inb i
100000. The exports exceeded the I'm.
ports by a considerable sum, yieidfng
q favorable trade balance Of about
$4,000. 900. u .s1A &3s*'.iiisl
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

The "ffigate' is the swiftest Of all
sea birds. and In some Of the equa.
torial isles is used as letter carrier.
Taken from the nest before it can fly,
it is handled by the natives, and in
the course of few months becomes
so tame that 1t can be liberated dur.
ing the day and will return to its
perch at sunset. It is the practice Of
the natives Of the Ellice group, near
Samoa, to exchange the birds after
they have been tanned.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
(. Justice Moves Rapidlv.

Port Huron, Mich, Dec. 2s.-George
Bearss, who murdered Mrs. Abel
Brown at her home on a farm near
Berville last Friday, Tuesday pleaded
guilty to the, charge and was sentenced
by Judge Law to life Imprisonment in
Marquette prison. The murder was
committed Friday afternoon. Bearss
was arrested Sunday at Flint, brought
here Monday and before noon Tuesday
had appeared in both the justice court
and circuit court and had been sem
fenced to life imprisonment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
PRELATE UNDER FIRE.
Serious Charges Against Bishop Tai
bot-some Of signers Later Re-
i pudiate Document.

New York, Dec. 28:-Ihe presentment
III the ease 81 Bishop aiibot, 81 Penn
sslvaAia. shassab been made public.s Ims
noraiit1 inja and set1 anal libel arc
aanona Sc sTscf cat On With t.
d thSll ts WI be ght pro1
neM EpIscopal clergyMen and ixyme1s
Rhiladelphia, .0ac. 20 eE=.sDisQatchRs
from Huntingdon, Pa, state that some
d the huntington s4tg1ers To- tls PR
sentiment have .fepudiated the dotds
ment, and say Ethat. j it was never their
ihtSatioH ste sign Aip&per aoetsthe= car
acter that has appeared. in the press.
Il thlE be- true the eproceedipgs mutt
be dropped, as q presentment Of the
chasaetsf made against tho bishop
must contain the names Of at least
three, persons from the diocese in
which the accused bishop lives. 1919 :
! Signed Under Misapprehension.
Itsis stated that the paper was signed
by the Huntingdon men under a mis-
apprehension. they believing that they
we're assisting in closing q long con-
trovsrsy and not one An which their
bishop was to be brought to trial. It
p declared BY two Of the .signers sthat
they signed q PAPER of this character.
and were also asked to put their names
iona blank sheet III paper. assit wassde.
sired to make the letter out. in dupli-
icate5gssnsssa @ssass ssz ss 1 hi Il ssS.ss55
The names Of six vestrymen Of St.
Johns church, Huntingdon, are at
1tached to the presentment. They are
John Langdon and James Denithorna.
coal operators; M. s. Jackson, q clerk;
a. T. Jackson. q clothingysalesman; ".
+. HnHsr. i pressnsn. md VIC. Nh
Ter, who conducts q tobacco store and
pool parlor.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

z IN 1902 Russia supplied over H..
SOC, 900 tons. or more than 81 per cent.
Of the worlds product Of. petroleum;
the United States produced not quite
lO,OO0,O00 tons. or Il per cent. of the
worlds product; the rest was divided
among Galicia, province in Austria,
573. lao tons; Roumania. 100000 tons;
sunda islands. $4,000 tons; india.
10000 tons; Japan. 100000 tons:
Germany, $4,000 tons; South Ameri.
ca. $4,000 tons. and Italy, $500 tons.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
Is Pardoned.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 29.-Norman
King, formerly Minneapolis city, de-
tective under Mayor Ames, and who
was convicted and sentenced to q term
in states prison on a charge Of COM
plicity in a diamond robbery, was
granted a full pardon by the state par
don board.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

One of the unique farms in the
world is that of Hon. Walter Roths.
chiI9 brother-in-law of LordsRosebery.
Heshas a large estate In sHeTtford-
shire, and it is given over to his hob
PHYSIOLOGY, for on this farm he has
few domestic animals. but numbers Of
creatures such as one sees in a ZOO
losieal garden.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05

There is throughout Germany a
tendency toward decreased hours of
labor, accompanied in many cases by
demands Tor higher wages. an coal
mining the shift for underground
workmen now rarely exceeds ten
hours, instead of II or 10 as formerly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
"A Strange, ( case.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 29.-John
Clark, q negro. five years old, is dead
at the home Of his parents in Lyndon,
Of acute alcoholism, in consequence Of
excessive doses of wine and mixture
of wine and whisky administered to
him by his stepfather and his mother,
in an effort to keep him from ever
having a desire for drink by making
him sick on It.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-05
AM ENORMOUS 0hristmass Traass

J Cincinanti, Dec, 3o.-The Cincinnati
Traction company Thursday night
treated Its employees, numbering several
thousand, their wives, children and:oth-
er relatives, tosa fine Christmas enter
tainment. From a Christmas tree. Is
feet high and 100 feet in circumference.
over 5000 toys were distributed to the
children. The entertainment is an an
snuel Mai. sE