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The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

BLINDED BATS.
They Proved Themselves Independ-
emit of the Sense of Sight.

They Proved Themselves Independ.
emit of the Sense of Sight.
Bats are remarkably Independent of
the n of sight. A naturalist de-
scribes some experiments demonstrate
ing this fact. Covering the eyes of a
bat with wax, he released the creature
in a room. 1t first of all made its way
this lowered a few inches off, slowly
making its way along the top edge and
down the side, apparently guided by
the incoming draft Of air. Next q
thorough exploration of the room was
made, and throughout the examination
1t never once struck either chairs or
table and swerved aside when a stick
was placed in its path. AS a result
of this experiment naturalists believe
that bats have an acute perception Of
atmospheric currents and vibrations
resident in the nerves of the wing
membranes.
This matter was thoroughly investi-
gated so long ago as 1913, when, by the
cruel experiment of binding the ami
mails, 1t was shown that they could
cross a room across which silken
threads were stretched in such a way
as to leave just sufficient space for
them to pass between with outstretch-
ed wings. They not only succeeded In
passing the threads without touching
them, but they avoided with equal ease
the walls and ceiling. Even when the
threads were placed still nearer togeth-
er they managed, by contracting the
wings, to pass without contact. Branch
es Of trees were similarly avoided, and
when tired they suspended themselves
on the walls of the room as easily as If
they enjoyed the use of sight.
From this it was inferred that these
creatures possess a marvelously deli
cate n of touch in the wing men,
branes. But it is also regarded as
probable that this is increased by the
expansion of the skin Of the external
a and by the development Of folds
of skin on the nose and muzzle. In
some bats, indeed, a perfect rosette
of such skin is developed in the latter
region, as in the leaf nosed" bats,
and it is supposed that the additional
lobe OF the ear, known as the "tragus,"
performs a similar function.-Chicago
News. :
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

THE LOVE OF SAND.
Man Unconscious Harking Back to
Primitive Times.

Mans Unconscious Harking Back to
Primitive Times.
The love of sand is universal, felt by
in a ready and a plentiful material for
giving something of definiteness to the
world of his childish Imagination, and
when experience shall have proved the
real world to be less pleasant and not
expressible in sand he nevertheless as
q grown man tacitly admits the attrac-
ton of the old time medium and
spends his holidays upon it. No water
ing place need trouble as to its pros
perity if it has a broad forefront Of
sand.
Probably so general and ingrained a
love is only to be accounted for as the
result Of a sympathetic and uncon-
scious barking back" to the feel Of
the life on the dry sandy soils Of the
east, upon which man first wandered
and in which he first deived. He can
sit or lie with greater comfort and
ease-as he originally sat, without a
chair, or lay, without a couch-upon
sand than upon any other kind Of
earth, and upon sand he reverts read
lily and without fear of convention to
primeval barefootedness. Possibly even
the charm of the "sanded f1oor"-in the
concrete to u forefathers, the COM
fort and coziness Of cherry inn parlors
and kitchens, warm with the rudy
heat Of glowing logs, on snowy nights
may also be due to vaguely assertive
instinct.
In proof it may be readily concluded
that far distant man would not have
been long in finding out the advan-
tages of a dry cave as a dwelling
place. 1t would be found most readily
in soft, friable rocks. The natural and
further easy expansion of the cave to
meet growing demands for house room
by scraping down of roof and sides
would result In a sanded floor. Litter
Of rude cave living and housekeeping
could be more easily swept out with
the leafy bough or bunch of sedges
acting as the original broom when
mixed with sand than without its aid.
The savage family which swept its
ave out oftenest and most thoroughly
would certainly be the healthiest and
strongest.-London Spectator.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

The Republican county convention
will be held in Woodstown next Thurs
day, 18th, to nominate a candidate for
Assembly. The Monitor Register last
week said: "Already two OIL three
candidates have announced themselves.
These are Charles B. Robinson, of Sa-
lem, and Albert Batten, of Pennsville,
while, we understand that Assembly
MAJ Thos. E. Hunt, of Penn's Grove,
wants another nomination, although he
has served two years. There is an I'M
written law in this county against a
third term" We would remind Bro.
Patterson that the unwritten law
against a third term is like many other
election laws, a dead letter. Mr.. Hunt
was elected last year for a third term.
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VITALITY THE. MAIN THING,
He Who Has 1t Pulls Through, but
the Other Fellow Dies.

He Who Has 1t PULLS Through, but
the Other Fellow Dies.
Two men undergo operations of the
same character in a hospital. The same
surgeon does the work. The conditions
are identical. Equal care Is exercised
In each operation, and each is success
fully performed. Yet one man recov-
ers; the other dies. Or there Is a ire
mendous business pressure which does
not let up for months. 1t puts the men
under a terrible strain. One man goes
to pieces, and his business Is wrecked.
He cannot keep the pace; he loses con
troll of himself. His rival has no bet
ter brains than he, perhaps not SO
good, yet he pulls through successfully.
We say that there is a difference in
vitality; that n man has more Of 1t
than the other.
I once saw a man in a hospital who
was suffering from five fatal diseases,
and yet he would not die. He had
kept on living year after year in spite
Of everything. He refused to succumb.
We find the same thing illustrated ev-
cry day. In a shipwreck there are men
who seem to give up their lives with
out a struggle, without any power to re-
sist; others cling to an open raft for
days without food, almost frozen, con-
stantly whipped by the waves, but for
some reason or other they survive. The
vitality in them is strong.
Notice how rapidly and surely one
man o himself after. a nervous
breakdown while another drags along
through years Of semi-invalidism. No
tice the results upon two men of a long
cold drench of rain. One Of them
ONE down with pneumonia; the other
suffers no ill effects. How is it to be
explained?
He has a reserve somewhere-an In
ner power of resistance, an aggressive
something that will not be downed.
We call it vitality. A nan can't have a
more valuable asset than that. 1t
means joy instead of dumps, success
instead of failure, life perhaps instead
Of death.-Luther H. Gulick, NJ. D., In
Worlds Work.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

The townspeople were amused on We'd
nesday afternoon when a stranger brought
five tiny bears, before them and perform
ed many antics.
Farmers are getting higher price for
the tomatoes at the R. R. Statian, receiv-
ing $14 a ton. On Saturday four carloads
were shipped.
The relatives and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Borton surprised them on
Saturday evening to remind them oftheir
tenth anniversary. About sixty guests
we're present.
A husking-bee was given by Albertus
Ore near Swedesboro last Friday evening.
Seven couples of young people went from
here.
The large shrub bed in front of the
railroad station owned by Warren
Shinn has been an object OF great attrac
ton to travellers on the train. About
thirty large h%ydrandea graced the bed
and a large number of other beautiful
shrubs including Tree Roses, Fern Trees,
High Bush Cranberries etc.
This bed is encircled with privet hedge
and at regular intervals is stationed a
Lombardy poplar. This adds greatly to
the appearance of the station and its
surroundings
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

The closest vote by which any mar
was nominated for office was that in
Cape May County last Saturday when
ex-senator r. E: Hand was nominated
for Senator over Senator L. M. Crosse
by one-fourth of a vote. 1t was afierce
contest between the Dryden influence
represented by Mr.. Hand and Gov.
Stokes's friend. Crosse, addressed
the convention and said he would not
support the nomination of Hand nor
advise his friends to do so. Crosse
beat Hand three years ago for a renom-
nation.
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EX-GOVERNOR GRIGGS FLAYS LFGISLA-
TURE.
Says Corporation faint is Very Pro
nOunced

Says Corporation Taint is Very Pro
nounced
John W. Griggs, former Governor of
New Jersey and former Attorney Gen
eral of the Unlimited States, denounced
Legislature in particular in a stirring
address before the New Jersey Bar
Association, banqneting Saturday night
at the Marlborough Blenheim, Atlantic
City. Legislatures of the present day,
he declared are lazy and the tools of
corporations.
"The present system of legislation
which causes all bills, good, bad and
indifferent, to be voted upon is a usless
expenditure of time" said the former
Governor. "Formerly when the New
Jersey Legislature contained men who
had the interest of the State at heart,
bills were referred to committees who
killed them if they were of a worthless
nature. That this is not true also of
the present day is due to the fact that
the lawyers in the Legislature are not
of the right kind, or they have fallen
into lazy habits"
Ex-Governor Griggs vigorously con-
demned the custom now prevailing in
both branches of Legislature to pass
bills simply on the reading of the num-
Der, and said that the standard of abil-
ity among lawmakers had fallen to
such an extent that debate had almost
been abandoned. Such was not the
case, the Bar Association was told.
when such men as Chancellor Magic,
Vice Chancellor Bergen and others of
their type were members of the legis.
lative branches.
He condemned the secrecy that at
tends the passage of corporation bills
put through every winter at Trenton.
and said that corporation faint had be-
come so pronounced that it was high
time something should be done.
1t is the duty of every lawyer, as
an American citizen" he continued,
to stand before the Legislature like a
Waterman in a tower to knock out any,
thing that is detrimental to the State
or its citizens, and again with all his
power to push forward that which will
be of benefit to the State.
lit is a disgrace to our State to have
our statue books so full ofbad grammar
as they are today. There is a pressing
necessity for a higher quality of service
than the people are getting. The need
of today is not for more laws for the
more extravagant doctrines of extens-
ion which are being introduced into
the Legislature, but for wise laws and
wise members of the Legislature. 1t is
time for every lawyer of true American
spirit and morals to step forward and
assert his rights in seeing that the well
fare of the people is protected.
II hope we will find in the young
men Lincoln, Monroe and Adams type
to deal with to deal with affairs and
preserve u country in the straight
and honorable policies our fo~refathers
of the revolution established for u.s."
A tremendous outburst of applause
marked the conclusion of the address.
Some go to Congress to make money
but Charles Towne, of New York City.
has announced that he intends to retire
from Congress and devote himself to
making money. That is to be regretted
because Mr.. Towne is one of the clean
est and ablest men the Democrats have.
He should be nominated for Vice Presi-
dent two years hence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05
Issues In Legislative Fight In Jersey


The issues which the Republicans of
Essex County espoused in the legisla-
tive fight and which will be followed
all over the state are, first a Legislature
to reject John F. Dryden, sof the Pru-
dental Insurance Company, United
States Senator; second the repeal Of
the bishops liquor bill. This latter
action may arouse the church people,
but no one believes the bill will be re
pealed. Colby fought Dryden at every
point, but he was handicapped by a
candidate in a George L. Record, who
did not become popular and whom the
railroads finally smirched. There is
no doubt of the cause of limited fran
chises and proper adjustment of taxa
ton being popular, but when State
issues became mixed with a national
fight the conditions assumed a different
phase. Then, again, Senator Dryden
has a large personal following in his
home county, and vast business inter-
ests in northern New Jersey. He has
great wealth at his command. All
these facts tend to weaken Mr.. Colby's
cause, but the fight will go right on.
Since the Republicans have shown that
hey do not want Mr.. Record he will
no doubt be dropped. In 1907 New
Jersey will elect a Governor. The
machine Republicans are talking OF
State Treasurer Frank o. Briggs. The
Governorship is Colby's ambition. To
kill the young Senator off now would
save lots of trouble next year, the poll
ticans think.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

Joseph F. Smith, President of the
Mormon Church, has been arrested and
places under bonds on the charge of
living unlawfully with five wives. The
complaint was made on the birth of his
forty third child. Surely President
Roosevelt will give him a pardon or call
off his district attorney on he-grounds
of anti-race suicide of which he is the
great champion. How can he consist
emily do otherwise? -
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

The Democratic convention of this
District in Camden on Thursday NOM
mated Daniel V. Summerill, Jr., of
Penn's Grove, as their candidate for
Congress against II. c. Loudenslager.
This is the first time PENIS Grove has
ever been honored by a nomination for
Congress.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

New York is importing gold from
London. OF course this is evidence ofthe
sending of British gold' to this coun-
try for the purpose of "aiding the party
of free trade at the November cleo
tions. Wilmington Every Evening.
Why not to aid the party to further the
fastening of the gold standard upon the
people?
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Jones had been quite i'll. One day
the doctor called and found him in
a bathtub.
"Why, man, are 0 crazyf You
must be anxious to die"
mo, l amt" protested poor Jones,
"but didn't you say that your last
medicine was to be taken in water Pr
London Answers.
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DIPLOMATIC.

"Of course the earrings are quite
pretty" she said, with just a tlnge Of
disappointment, "but the stones are
very small"
"But, my DEAR" replied Mr.. Phoxy,
III they were any larger they'd be all
out Of proportion to the size of your
earik-RhtiadeluhiA Press. !,
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

If Secretary Taft succeeds in restor.
ing peace to Cuba, and thus ~rescuing
the little republic from extinction, will
the American annexationists ever for
give him?
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

Mr.. Palma the deposed president of
the Cuban Republic is a scholarly and
able man who is from New York.
Cubans want Gormez, a fighting resi-
dent, for President, a man in touch
with the masses.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

The Cubans should have a constitut-
ional law that a man can not be re-
elected to an Office in that country.
Possibly that would make an uprising
in arm Unnecessary.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

We doubt whether DIR. Osler ever
read David's prayer in the list Psalm.
All may read with profits. 1 Kings
1856; 2 Chr. 10:6-13; Ps. II.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05
,yneCOrd
rKIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906.

AS the time for election nears, The
Roosevelt Administration is getting
ready to set off its anti, trust fireworks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-05

~ work the honeybees, creatures
that by a rule in nature teach the act
Of order to a peopled kingdom-Shaks-
epeare.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
MANSFIELD IN TRAGEDY.
Don Carlos" a Great Production.
Beau Brufn1nel Pleases

Despite Mr.. Mansfield's saying that
Don Carlos was not satisfying, the
great tragedy of Frederick Schiller, as
played at the Academy last night, filled
a thoughtful and Intelligent audience with
satisfaction.
The playing of Mr.. Mansfield was mar
velously sincere. and not the less so
when one recalled that don Carlos"
followed within three short hours the
pathetic comedy of Beau Brummel
fhe artistic ability of America most
distinguished actor is held In high esteem
by the Richmond public but the schol-
arly and thoughtful production of Schil-
ler's tragedy adds fresh laurels to those
that already adorn the master. Undoubt.
eddy the finest scene IS the grand denun-
citation OF King Philip by Don Carlos
in the fourth act, but the scene in the
third act between Princess E.boli and Don
Carlos IS no less full of artistic charm.
The company was excellent and the
play beautifully staged
Heau Brummel.'' presented by Mr..
Richard Mansfield at the matinee on yes
terday. was as charming production as
has been seen at the Academy in many
a year. for while the Beau does not
rank as loftly as do many of the other
Mansfield parts, 1t is "all his own''-his
inlmitapie own, which lives when he plays
1t and Is dead for all other time.
The play is essentially a one part piece,
but that one part, played by Mr.. Mans
field, is so full and convincing. so be-
decked with the mastery trlckeries of art
ana withal SO complete with "the ruling
passion. that, like Oliver Twist, one
hungrily longs for more
The acting of Mr.. Mansfield was the
perfection Of art and the support given
MIN by his company was excellent.
Mr.. Leslie Kenyon. as Lord Manley.,,
and Mr. a. G. Andrews, as mortimer"
pacing the cart before the horse. were
worthy OF especial praise
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
WASN'T SHOT
IN BED WHERE FOUND
Interesting Development in Case
Of Mysterious Murder Of
New Yorker.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW HAVEN. CONN, January s.-The
announcement OF the discovery of evil
dence pointing to the belief that Charles
A. Edwards OF New York, the victim of
the mysterious murder at the Hitler fam
lily homestead. was not shot in the bed
where he was found, was the most inter-
esting development In the case to-day.
animation was made of the clothing on
the body On one of the stockings, the
left one, a blood clot as large as the end
Of mans thumb, was discovered and
blood had soaked through the stocking
and spread over the top of the instep
This is considered to leave little doupt
that the body was placed IN the guest
chamber bed after the shootlne' anu tne
detectives are working on the, .neols s''h a., !,
the man was shot when standlng or ~
some other position, where tho blood from
the wound In the left side of the head
would fail upon his foot. The fact that
ON the left stocking, also. there was a
collection of lint or carpet dirt 10 DC.
lIeyed to lend color to the tneory sl'..e
he was dragged in an unconscious con,
dtion to the bed. There was no ~.
on the stocking which coVereu . ~ h,,is
lets let's have been found Embedded IN one OF
tho walls of the guest cnan,ber. ~, -, !
penorts circulated during the Gay .h...
no isapo had been found in the body were .a
denied denied by surgeons who assisted IN me
autopsy. but the result OF the 60 ch. naver-
examination OF tho stomach ,+ was 49,
theless awaited with INTEREST. ,,,,oh
The search for the pisso' vent a,tA ON to-
the crime was commltteu W. coroner's
oay WAS q was said that his report on the
once st - w mnn not be given out to-nlght'
t thoueh tie investigation is about COM
plete.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
GUT CHICAGO WOMAN's
THROAT WITH RAZOR.
Son of Wealthy New Yorker
Murders His Boarding House
Mistress and Escapes.
tBy Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, January s.-Airs. A. ".
Gentry, e6 years old, wife Of the president
of the Universal Trading and Supply
Company, was murdered to-day for some
unknown reason by man whom the
police declare is w. j. Constantine. a
boarder in the Gentry home. Mrs. Gentry
died, before she could make statement
and Constantine fled from the building
without hat or coat He s now being
sought by the police. At the time OF the
murder Mrs. Gentry and Constantine
were alone In the apartments where the
Gentry family lived. Mrs. Gentry WAS
about to go down town, when the n,l,r-
derer attacked her with razor. ana
after cutting her throat from ear TO ear.
pushed her out into the hall and threw
her down flight of stairs. She fell
against the door of the apartments occll-
pied byHDr. David j. Doherty on theS
floor below. Tie physician took Mrs.
Gentry into his office and underworld 20
snye her life. but she died within few
minutes. a razor belonging to Constan-
tine was found on the floor Of the room
in which the crime was committed.
Constantine Is the son OF u wealthy
man living in New York city. 1t Is re,
norted that he is a member of the flrm
nf John Constantine, whose place OF busi-
nass is situated in Harlem. So FAR as
si,nown he had no employment but was
living on money sent to him from ne"
Work.. tl5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
Mrs. M. B. Moore Dead.

Mrs. NJ. B. Moore died at the residence
OF her son-in-law, Mr.. G. M, Lea, IDOL
East Clay Street, yesterday morning at
ten minutes to 6 o'clock, after an illness
of about ten days. Mrs Moore had lived
a long and useful life and was seventy
five years old. She was the mother of
six children, all of whom We're with her
during her sickness, except her son, Mr..
j, r. Moore.
The daughters are Mrs, wv d AroAdoo,
Greensboro N. G.; Mrs. NJ Il. Pearson
Richmond; Mrs. b. III. Guy, Chesterheld
Mrs. C, NJ Lea, Richmond; Mrs. w. #.
Rex, Of Chesterfield.
The funeral of Mss, Moore will take
piece from Meade Memorial Church, Of
Manchester, Of which she was menu
her, at 3 o'clock this afternoon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07

BRIEFS

E1 fRsfal M Il Tbs Va jRn Ma
sonic lodge has been chartered at
Drukc's Branch, and tho first meeting
will be held next week. d. w. Berger Is
the worshipful master.
FREDERlCK'S HALL, VA, Jan. o.
Maury Lodge, A. II. and A. NJ, on Thurs
day night Installed the following named
officers: Thomas c. Garrett, worshipful
master: Farley T. Terrell. senior warden;
John Whitlock, junior warden; Bob
Payne, senior deacon; w. Il. ,Southworth,
junior deacon; Harry McKuper, tiler;
Garland w, Goodwin. secretary; William
j. Hart, treasurer; Rev. L.. j. Haley,
chaplain. "
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.-Mr r. r.
Hartman, OF upper Westmoreland coun-
ty, who was seriously injured a few days
ago, his skull being, fractured by falling
from n load of fodder is In a critical
condition, and hopes OF his recovery have
been abandoned.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA.-The proper
ty belonging to the heirs OF the late
Francis Adams, in this city, was sold
at auction yesterday, and one portion
was purchased by Mr. p. G. Hefin, and
another by Mr., John w. Allison.
FRONT ROYAL. NA.-.At an early hour
last night fire destroyed the public school
| at Riverton, Va. one mile north of town.
| The building, with entire contents. was
4 LYNcHBURG. vA.-Randolph HarrI.
| son, of this city. will be the speaker he.
| fore the Garland Rodes Camp. Gonfed,
1 crate Veterans, upon the observing OF
| the anniversary of the birth OF General
= Il. Il, Lee here, on the 10th instant.