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The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Gods Sky Abides.

He was a little fellow, but he wanted
to say something comforting as his
childish eyes turned an occasional Won
dering glance toward the troubled face
beside him. The mothers heart was
sad at leaving the dear old home and
its scenes. the hills, the river. the
woods; she would miss them all. Sud
denly the little face pressed against
the car-window frightened with a joy
Gus discovery.
"Why, mother" he cried. eagerly,
Goods sky is over US yet; it's going
right along with usr'
The mother smiled. "Sure enough,
dear, Gods sky is going with us wher-
ever we 60, and it will be with US al
ways she answered. taking to her
heart a deeper comfort than the child
could know. All that was around
might change. but that which was
above remained secure Dear, familiar
scenes, old friends, the sweet and
happy past may all be left behind
must be left behind as life goes on
but overhead are the heavens still, with
their tender blue, their cloud and sun
shine. their countless stars. and the
love that rules them all. Everything
of earth may change, but Gods sky"
abideS,-Ram'S Horn.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
In All Parts of the State.

New members are being added to
Marlton grange at nearly every meet
ing.
Gloucester County Grand Army men
are actively preparing for Memorial
Day exercises.
The Millville City Council is consid-
ering the building of a ireproof vault
in the City Hall.
Elmer is to have a $4,000 Town Hall
to contain a Council chamber on the
second floor, hall ON the third and
stores on the ground floor.
Pitman borough's outlook for a gas
plant is now very dim.
Fish-hawks have appeared along the
coast and are rebuilding last years
nests.
Fishermen have been making hauls
along the shore at Fortescue, but have
found no weakfsh.
The open winter has been favorable
to muskrat trappers. and prices have
ruled high. Willie Sites, of Newport,
has shipped about $4,000 worth.
The fact that thirty carloads of seed
potatoes have been sold for farmers
near Elmer gives an idea Of the acre
age of tuhsrs TO be Wanted this seasons
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Fire Takes Forest Reserve.

A fierce fire which started in somo
brush threatened the village of Car
mentown and destroyed hundreds Of
acres of timber on land which the State
was about to purchase for a forest re-
serve
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
We Touch the Gold.

Some time ago, in one of maya
zines, there was an article entitled, II
Have Touched the Gold" the eXclama-
ton of a deep-sea diver who had just
come up from exploring 2 wreck lying
in the depths. The writer Of the para
graph alluded to the circumstances
that often thus in religious life persons
touch the gold' without SEEING, pos
sessing and using it. How true this isl
We frequent the sanctuary, hear and
handle the Word of Life, get a vision
of the Cross. put the sacramental
bread to our lips-we touch the gold"
and still leave it unrealized from year
to year. For want of a little more reso-
lutte faith, we miss "the unsearchable
riches" of personal fellowship with
Christ.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Gods School.

In our Fathers school are many
benches. This life is school time.
Whatever the word God writes on the
top of your page-patience, courage,
forgiveness, resignation-copy it owe
and over until He gives you another
word. Never murmur. Do your best
to solve your problems. If they are
hard, try hard. If you are in the dark,
say: Speak, Lord, for Thy servant
heareth." When you feel like COM
planning, listen. Be still before God.
David said: 81 was dumb, 1 opened not
my mouth, because Thou didst it"
That is better than moaning and la
menting, but let us leap from David to
Jesus, and say: THE cup which NY
Father hath given Me, shall l not drink
it." Father, glorify Thy name" So
shall we be made perfect through suf-
fering.-Maltbie D. Babcock, D. d.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Miss snedeker Hires a Lawyer.

Miss NJ. E. Snedeker, who has been
dismissed as night matron of the New
Jersey State Prison, has employed
counsel to procure her reinstatement.
She was light matron for eight years
and was dismissed, as it is declared,
for absolutely no cause whatever. She
says no charges were preferred. Prin-
cipal Keeper Osborne has authority to
dismiss attendants without the ap-
prevail of the Board of Prison Inspec-
tors, and when questioned, it is said.
he refused to give any reason for the
dismissal of Miss Snedeker, saying he
vas not compelled to do so. Miss Jen.
ME Coyle, of Jersey City, has been APP
pointed to succeed Miss Snedeker as
night matron.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13

NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Rambling Trains Mar Worship.

Noisy freight trains which rumble
through Burlington on Sundays have
so marred and interrupted worship in
five churches on Broad street, that
a movement to put a stop to the nui-
has been Joined by all. The
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
run along Broad street, and sometimes
on Sundays it is impossible to hear
what is being said in the pulpit or tell
what the choir is singing. The annoy
ance became so great that Rev. I. NJ.
Eastwood, of the First Baptist Church,
and Rev. Percy Perinchief. of the
Union NJ. E. Church. sought relief
from the railroad officials, but, while
action was promised, nothing has been
done. Now the movement has received
new force and is likely to result in ac-
ton at an early day. The law to pre-
vent the running of freight trains on
Sunday may be invoked to end the
annoyance to worshipers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Infant Girl is James Edward.

"a fine chap said the physician
who looked after one or two details of
the birth of a fine daughter to Mrs.
James E. Mclaughlin. Trenton. AS
quickly as circumstances would permit
the baby's maternal grandmother car
ried her to the Church of the Sacred
Heart for baptism. James Edward
Mclaughlin" said the grandmother
when Rev. Father McKenna came to
the name, and so she was baptized,
the doctors remark forming the basis
of the supposition as to sex. When
the error was discovered at home there
was CONSERVATION, and Father Nc
Kenna was appealed to. Nothing could
be done to alter the mistake, and so
the little girl will have to await her
confirmation to secure a name more in
keeping with her style. Meantime,
however, she will be called Hazel.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Gets $500 For Injuries to Wife.

After eighteen hours d~eliberation the
jury, at Mount Holly, which heard evil
dence in the $4,000 damage suit of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Reed. of Bor-
dentown, against the Camden and
Trenton Railway Company, for injuries
to Mrs. Reed, when thrown from a car
in Bordentown, June IS, 1904, rendered
a verdict of $500 in favor of the
plaintiffs. Reed sued for the loss of his
wife's services and $500 is his share of
the verdict.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
To Save Bosschieter Gang.

Application has been made to the
Court of Pardons for a pardon for
George Kerr, convicted of causing the
death of Jennie Bosschieter, at Pater-
son, some years ago, and now in the
State Prison. Poor health is given as
the reason. The appeal will come up
in April. Friends of Andrew Camp,
bell, convicted for the same crime, are
also endeavoring to get a hearing. No
action has yet been begun for the re-
lease of the third man, William Death.
McAllister, the fourth in the gang, is
also still in Jail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Commissions Close Figuring.

The commission appointed to assess
sewer benefits of the property wner
in its report to the Millville City Cogn-
Gil points out that in the total figuring
it came within three cents of the cost
of installing the system, which cost
$13O,O0O. Five years will be given the
property owners in which to pay the
assessments.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Play With Fire Causes $4,000 Loss.

Children playing with matches start.
ed a fire that totally destroyed a large
barn and outbuildings on the estate Of
Joseph Sholl, Burlington. One horse
was killed and a quantity of fodder
and valuable farm machinery burned.
The fire spread to a nearby woods and
was only extinguished after a hard
fight by farmers. The place is occu.
pied by James C. Sholl. Loss, $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
Farmers Grit Counts We'll.

An instance of grit is furnished by
Benjamin Epply, who has just paid
$4,000 for the Turner farm, near Hurf-
vile, which he had occupied as tenant
for fifteen years. Not long ago Epply
was $1,000 in debt for rent of the place,
but he pulled up and made things go
so we'll that he paid off all that, and
has bought the place almost clear.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13

The Common Council, of Ocean City,
has under consideration the proposed
purchase of the city sewer and water
plants, now owned by Henry D. Moore.
The sewer plant alone is valued by the
owner at 30 1880, but the Councils
Sewer Committee believes that if it
cannot be bought for $4,000 a new
system can be installed at a saving to
the taxpayers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Malcolm s
Rescue
BY Gordon Tabor
Copyright, 1906, by W. R. caldwell

<SSCS4
I'm worried about Nancy" said
Peyton gloomily.
you've got to worry about some
thing" was the consolng reply, as
Nancy WescOtt's brother Billy did not
see anything to worry about in the sit
uation.
But" persisted Peyton, 'she never
acted this way until that fellow NAL
colin came down"
Possibly it's Miss Malcolm chuc-
kled Billy. "If you We're not holding
hands last night, it's because appear
ances ore deceitful7
Nothing of the sort" protested Pey-
ton, reddening. 81 was just trying to
make Nan little jealous"
"And it looks as if she might lie try
ing to play the same game" laughed
Billy. See here, Tom, you've got
fair wind and a pipe full of tobacco.
What more do you want: Worry about
sis when you set back to the island"
With heavy sigh, Tom Peyton
threw his leg over the tiller to hold 1t
while he lit his pipe. They had gone
over to the mainland for supplies, and
after beating their way against a head
wind it should have BEEN enough to
satisfy the heart of any yachtsman to
have the wind right for a straight run
home
1t was five miles TO the mainland,
an absurd distance to 60 for butter, but
the Wescott party liked the privacy Of
the island, and had not the launch bro
ken down the matter Of supplies would
have been unimportant. Billy had vol
unteered to sail over and get the but
ter, and Tom had invited himself to go
because he was so utterly miserable
with Malcolm dancing attendance on
Nancy.
For three years he had been trying to
get her TO say yes to the all important
question, but she had evaded the issue
with the skill Of a diplomat, and in de-
spair he had sought to force matters
through arousing her jealousy by firt-
ing with Miss Malcolm
Unfortunately Nancy had seen
through the plan and retalated by en-
gaging in a desperate Irritation with
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Breaking the Chain.

In 1881 bill was introduced i'll the
Massachusetts senate which provided
for a bounty Of 81 for the killing of
"a lynx or wildcat" says the Boston
Herald. When the bill was under dis
cussion Senator Rice OF Essex, who
had q habit OF asking the committees
TO explain some parts Of bills they had
reported. said be would like TO ask the
committee who reported the bill wheth.
er the term lynx or wildcat referred
TO two different species Of animals or
whether ii was the same kind Of ami
NAL called by different names. Sena-
tor Rockwell OF Pittsfeld, who never
let an opportunity TO say good thing
pass. arose and said. In the absence
Of the chairman Of the committee who
reported this bill | would say for the
Information of the honorable senator
from Essex. who, having always lived
In the eastern part of the state, Is not
probably aware that for years there
has been Il chain of wildcats roaming
ever the berkshire hills. that the OBJ
ject of this bill is 10 take some OF the
links out of that chain"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
Wonderful Monastery.

At Solovetsk. in the Russian govern
ment of Archangel, IS the most remark
able monastery in the world. The mon
astery OF Solovetsk is inclosed on ev
cry side 10y wall of granite bowlder:
which measures nearly mile In cir
cumference The monastery itself ::
very strongly fortified, being support
ed by round and square towers about
thirty feet in height, with walls twenty
feet in thickness. The monastery con
siSts in reality OF six churches, which
are completely filed with statues Of
all kinds and precious stones. Upor
the walls and the towers surrounding
these churches are mounted huge guns
which in the time of the Crimean wal
were directed against the British White
sea squadron.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
% .
BY Nancy Hazlitt
Copyright, 1906, by w r. Caldwell
Alfaretta ran about the garden sing,
BY Nancy Hazlitt

Alfarotta ran about the garden sing
ing shrilly:
Dear dear, what can the matter be?
Dear, dear, what can the matter be?
Dear, dear, what can the m-a-t-t-e-r be-
Johnny so long at the fair?
He promised TO bring me a bunch of blue
ribbon
lie promised to bring me bunch OF blue
ribbon
He promised to bring me a bunch of blue
ribbon.
To tie up my bonny brown hair"
''Frctty. I really wouldn't call him
out Of his name-you know it isn't
Johnny" Cousin Langley said provok-
ingly from the leafy depths of the
grape arbor. Besides, your hair isn't
brown, not in the least Instead, it's
pure carrot color, also mighty pretty.
II l were painter person might call
it something else but being what | am,
a stickler for truth
would you know the truth if you
met 1t in the road?' Alfretta flung at
him. Il don't believe So" sheSven on
disdainfulIy. shaking her glowing
waves at him.
She was bareheaded, and the sun
struck out high lights from the Titan
mass above her white forehead, then
fell down to waken green CLEANS in
her long lashed eyes. Slim as became
seventeen, tallish, light on little arched
feet, with a long neck upbearing her
face, she was distractingly pretty, es-
pecially to eyes jaded with artif1ce and
sick of fashlon-more specifically,
Langley Madden's eyes.
Langley was only third cousin, but
assumed that the tie of blood entitled
him to take an attitude so critical 1t
was more than brotherly in its candor.
He had come to Alderbrook farm for
six blessed. idle weeks after the stress
of long fight and the triumph Of big
legal victory. He had not been there In
years. although the place belonged to
him. Its present occupants, the Lanes,
had lived in it to oblige him. Therefore
he had had but faint memory of AL
faretta as a solemn young person who
had disdained to be friends with him,
choosing rather to make companions of
the dogs. the kittens and her pony,
Snap.
He recalled that she had barely toll
Grated Susette Barlow, who, in spite of
being bigger, came sometimes to play
with her. Susette had been a famous
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

Brandon tried again.
1--WE have all seen Uncle Toms Cab.
In with two Uncle Toms, a pair OF
Topsies and brace of Evas, and none
of them differeth from another in
glory"
Here the butler announced that the
doctor was wanted across the street.
"For heavens sake, don't go!' whis-
pered John
Talk to them yourself; make 'em
laugh"
Before John could utter a word Sam
Bangs rose in wrath.
"This is a nice job you have put up
on us. If these amt the real folks in
the book how do we know you are the
real author"
Approaching footsteps turned atten-
ton toward the door, through which
marched lively gentleman, who salut-
ed and addressed the company.
'I am rejoiced, delighted, enchanted
to see you ALL" he bawled, 1.-The crea-
lures of my imagination-the charac-
lbIS VI NY DOoh hlC AulLlohS hhS
clevar-the inimitable-the greatest of
authors. greet you"
Il knew it," Sam exclaimed. Then
you really wrote Aunt Mary Moffat.
and he * IN impostor" pointing to
John.
ITO pcrdition with him in five min
utes, Certainly | did, wrote all the
books in all the libraries-I made the
world and the people are my chill
dren."
ITS genius, said the maiden.
Its run," said the widow.
Its mania.' said Brandon, entering,
followed by a man who, stepping be-
hind the elated gentleman, took him
by the elbows and walked him out Of
the house
THAT Is IL paretic patient of mine.
who overheard me speak Of this party
TO his daughter today. and stole away
from his attendant to come"
Il don't believe he is n bit crazier
than you are, with your composite
clowns, your three ringed Topsies and
your pirate patients" said Sam.
There Is no time to eXplain--I have
terrible news said Brandon. "One
of the servants has developed malig-
nant smallpox, and you must all leave
the house as soon as possible to avoid
infection. There is Il train TO New
York in half an hour.
Sam made Il bolt for the door, fol
lowed by all but the widow. who re
fused to leave John.
You needn't wait-I will attend to
him." said Ethel, confronting her sud
denly.
who are you?' demanded the aston
ished widow.
Il am the girl who is TO marry Mr.
Hastings"
Are you sure you are the original
girl or only one OF several?" asked the
widow sarcastical'y. But perhaps
you are composite.
Without saying goodby, she marched
majestically out of the room.
Heaven forgive that lie about the
smallpox" said Brandon. moppins his
brow. Nothing less would have
saved the roof over our heads
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asked curously
He didn't" he admitted. 1T was all
my fault. We were going along so
nicely that l never noticed a squall
blowing up behind Catlin. When it hit
us had my leg over the tiller. and be-
fore / could get it clear we We're in the
water"
I'VE were watching you from the
point" she smiled. Mr.. Malcolm was
SO excited that for moment / thought
he was going to try to walk out to
YOU"
"IIe certainly did work hard" ad-
mitted Tom. There we We're sitting
high and dry on the keel and poor old
Malcolm breaking his back to get out
there before we drowned"
You shouldn't laugh at Mr.. Nal
colm," she reproved. Il suppose that
must have been so anxious that l COM
municated my excitement to him"
81 suppose you're anxious about Billy
a lot of times" he said idly THAT boy
would love to live in a boat and never
come ashore"
'lbl NblIl dDOuI biily, sic ut-
MED He can swim like fish"
"Then Why he began. ''It is be-
cause l cannot swim that you were
worriedf" he demanded.
at would break up the party" she ex-
planned, realizing what she had said.
"But you do care?' he pleaded. "Say
YOU do delr:'
Perhaps I do she admitted.
"a whole lot?" he persisted. Nancy
hesitated. The incident had been en-
tightening She knew her own heart
better than she had that morning. She
nodded her head.
1t seemed to Tom only moment be-
fore Billy came tramping up from the
beach.
ITS all right, Billy" he cried. Its
nor Malcolm. after ALL It's L."
I'm glad of it," growled Billy. It'll
keep you from being grouchy, and, any
how, that Internal Malcolm made us
lose the butter. | was just going to
dive for 1t when he saved u.s."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27

comrade. He had kissed her often,
called her his little sweetheart and
actually gone the length OF sending
down TO her from the city after he was
back there birthday ring. Notwith-
standing, he had found her married and
happy, with a baby as round, rosy and
dimpled as he remembered her. Ten
years, he had reflected. made big
changes every way. Still he was not
quite prepared for the change they had
wrought in Fretty.
The name was Of his own coinage;
in all other mouths the girl was Alta.
He had been quite taken aback to find
that she did not resent his version Of
the baptismal mouthful Indeed, she
had said, with Il little lowering smile,
The one comfort about my name is,
no matter what people call me, they
can't possibly make it worse than IL
is"
The saying had in way startled
him; he had not thought to find philoS-
ophy at seventeen in the rural regions.
But as time went on he discovered
that the philosophy was the least Of
Fretty's surprises. Young as she was,
Uniformed and inexperienced, she had
a way with her, also a poise quite
wonderful to see. He did not wonder
that she had taken captive his artist
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"no was III 'iie le''' 'u' u ,ne Oon-
tnoh' re''9 H'o iiot " sinsie usu'i
nOer III her, III proof lake 'iie iac'
tnat eliioii "uoi"'ioii ii"u iio' IL 'ne
S'isnesSt ,'ssl'e 'ui 'ieoi NJ 20
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person, fte'l! Oousln Langley asA-
ed' coming OUT ana laying hoiu ol her
Aands. are we gong TO tel Nun u
90 about MS business or are we going
to say, Yes. and thanky, sir when he
asks
lie won't ask" Fretty said, not try
ing tn t.lI,e AWAY her hands. You see
iold him m The very first regarded
# as nv duty to marry YOU. Other
visa voI, youIJ waste MI vour money
-ha.idax If ,,,s ,ls only way to keen
Alderhrook in die family. He agreed
win na aIthan,.b I think H.. was sc,
,.,.. # must have seemed shame ro
hin, +, mis- .ocb an onportunIty lie
admitted that HlrthS was Il necessity
10 hnn, That IS why, ! thlhH, he Is
away just ROW.
''lndcedE' Langley said. his tone an
Interrogation.
FrctN nodded cchonS: Indeed!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-27
BEATEN BY A HAIR.
Hannibal HamIIn's First Try For the
United States Senate.


When Hannibal Hamlin was speaker
of the Maine house of representatives,
away back in the fOrties of the last
century, there was in that body GER
tain gentleman of faultless attire,
pleasing manners, good address and
some reputation, but he had one foible.
His hair was very thin, and he was
highly sensitive In regard to 1t.
TO hide his approaching badness he
had habit of carefully stroking with
bandOline or other preparation each
particular hair in its place. One day
while in the chair as speaker Mr.. Ham
lin, In the innocence of good and
joke loving nature, sent for this gen
tleman and, looking fixedly at his
smooth and polished pate, said with Il
chuckle:
BLANK, old fellow. | just wanted to
tell you that you've got one of the
hairs of your head crossed over the
other"
You insult me, sir! You insult me!'
replied the member, with unexpected
and altogether unnecessary indigna.
ton, and then, refusing to listen either
to reason or explanation, he left the
speakers desk and returned to his seat.
When Mr.. Hamlin became a candi-
date for the United States senate this
gentleman was a member of the upper
house of the Maine legislature. AL
though Il member of the same party
and only one more vote was needed to
secure Mr. Hamlin's election, he posi-
lively refused 10 vote for the man by
whom he believed he had been insulted.
He was defeated for a seat in the
senate-by hair, but when the next
vacancy occurred he was elected
Lives of Twelve Illustrious Men"