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The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-13
CHOLERA RAGING IN MANILA
The Epidemic Confined Almost
Entirely to Native Population.
Health Authorities Have Thus Far
Been Unable to Stop Spread
of the Disease.

Washington, D. c. Information
.eceived by the ~Insular Bureau of the
War Department from Manila is to
the effect that cholera in a very viru-
lent form is raging there. During the
week ending July 4 there we're 116
cases and ninety-nine deaths from the
disease. That the health authori-
ties have thus far been unable to stop
the spread of the disease is indicated
by the further report that during the
twenty-four hours preceding 8
o'clock a. M, were twelve cases and
five deaths reported from the prov
inces. During the same period in
Manila there were t~wenty-nine cases
which came to the knowledge of the
Health Department, twenty-three of
which were fatal.
The situation has assumed a very
grave aspect, and the authorities
have taken stringent measures to
stamp out the disease as speedily as
possible, but it seems to have gained
a Roadway which is regarded with
some apprehension. 1t is said that
the disease is confined almost en-
tirely to the native population, al
though several cases among white
persons have been reported. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the army and
the civilian employees of the insular
Government have thus far escaped
from the ravages of the disease. 1t
has been the practice Of the Philip
pine authorities to cable the names
of employees of the Government in
case of death, and as none have been
reported in this manner it is thought
that there have been no fatalities
among them.
The islands have never been en-
tirely free from cholera, but up to
the present time the disease has been
practically under control, only an iso-
lated case having been reported to
the authorities from time to time.
After an absence dating from
March 81 cholera again reappeared
were six cases and six deaths. Dur
ing May there were also fifteen cases
and twelve deaths from the same dis
ease in the provinces. Every possible
effort was made to trace the source
Of infection, but sc far all attempts
have been unsuccessful. The first
case occurred in the person of a beg
gar, who was known to have been in
the city for at least several weeks.
AS far as could be learned, he ate
only such food as is common to the
poorer classes. While it has not been
possible to trace any connection be-
tween the cases. vet they have all Oc-
Cured in the district of Tondo, and
all of them in houses that border on
the same estero.
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Rainfall and Tree Growth.

A report has recently been published
which shows how closely the growth of
trees is dependent upon rainfall. Not
only was this seer in the case of one
and two year old trees, but in an In
vestigation extending yer a period of
twelve years, during which time the
annual rings of growth were carefully
examined. With an annual precipita-
ton of from thirty to thiry-ive inches
q width of ring was produced varying
from IL to 10 inch. If, on the other
hand, there was either III unusually
large or small rainfall in any given
year this was followed by a CORE
spending tree growth in the following
year.-Harper's Weekly.
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PRAYED For More Snakes,

In a rural town in Michigan lived
a family named Beaver noted for
their hardihood in all manner of
naughtiness. They were the great
torment of the minister's life. Fin
ally, n of the boys was bit by a rat
tlesnake and sent for him. He found
the lad greatly scared and very pen
ltent. After some consideration, the
reverend gentleman closed the inter-
view by prayer.
80 Lord" he began, 1--WE thank
Thee for rattlesnakes. We thank
Thee that a rattlesnake has bit Jim.
Send another, we pray Thee, to bite
Tom, and n to bite Joe. And, o
Lord, send the biggest kind of a rat
tlesnake to bite the old man; for
nothing less than r~attlesnakes will
bring this Beaver family to repent
nce."-Methaphysical Magazine.
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MORE PAY FOR $4,000 HANDS
Cotton Mills in Thirty New Eng
land Towns Increase Wages.
Scale of 1904 Resumed in the Fall
River Iron Works, Affecting
Over 5000 Men.
Boston, Mass.-Five per cent. ad-

Boston, Mass.-Five per cent. adj
vance in wages in cotton mills in
thirty or more cities, towns and viii
lagos of Southern Massachusetts and
Rhode Island has gone into effect.
About $4,000 operatives are bene-
flied. Since the Inception of the up
ward movement in mill wages early
in the year 165 1000 textile operatives
in the New England States have been
advanced five to fourteen per cent.
OF the total number 10000 work in
the cotton mills, and about $1,000
in the wooden and worsted plants.
All the cotton mills in Fall River in
creased wages ten per cent. a week
ago with the exception of NJ. G. D.
Borden's Fall River Iron Works
mills, which were paying ten per
cent. more than the other factories.
This brought the weaving schedules
to the basis which existed before the
reduction of 1904.
The Fall River Iron Works mills
made a further advance, which again
places wages in Mr.. Borden's mills
higher than those paid in the other
factories. The iron works employ
about 5000 hands.
An advance of five per cent. in
wages was made in all the cloth mills
of New Bedford and in some of the
yarn mills. About 5000 hands are
employed In that city. Practically
every cotton mill in Rhode Island
and mills elsewhere controlled by
Rhode Island interests also gave the
five per cent. raise to their $4,000
employees.
The other places affected by the
advance include Whitinsville, Lin
wood, North Uxbridge, Saundersville,
Rockdale, Northbridge, Manchaug,
D~odgeville, Hebronville and Read
vile, all in Massachusetts. Last fall
an increase was givenb by the Edwards
mills, of Augusta, Me. The mills of
Connecticut, Lawrence, North Adams,
Adams, Williamstown, Palmer, West
Warren and several other places
made an advance averaging ten per
cent. last winter and spring. Few of
the mills in Northern New England
made the reduction which went into
effect in Fall River in 1904.
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Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
"What Shall / Do? 90

That is the problem which frequently
confronts everyone-especially parents
with small children. A slight illness
treated at once often saves q long
period Of sickness and expense-some.
times prevents death. The trouble Is
that so few people can thilk on the in.
slant what treatment 10 apply, even IL
they have the knowledge necessary to
recognize the disease and know what
simple remedies are best. TO meet e is
want at small expense the Book Pub.
fishing House, 1874 Leonard street, New
York City, is sending postpaid a doctor
book on receipt of sixty cents In
stamps. The book is illustrated, con-
tains sos pages. explains symptoms,
eauses and simple means of overcoming
ordinary Illnesses. 1t was written by
the eminent ]. Hamilton Ayres, A. NJ,
NJ. D. 1t is a volume which should he
In every household, as no one can tell
what moment he may require the
knowledge Il contains,
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Turning q Crank.

Turning a crank is less fatiguing
than ~hammering. 1t Is estimated that
the daily work developed by a man
hammering is about 100000 foot
pounds, while in turning a crank.he
develops 100000 foot pounds.
1t consequently follows that turn
ing a crank with resistance well bal
anced with a fywheel is a better way
of utilizing a mans strength than
by direct ~hammering. Machine drill
makers are now Tcrfecting hand
drills for mining work. The mistake
was formerly made of e~ndeavoring to
produce hand machine drills to COM
pete with power drills. 1t was not
recognized that there was a good
field for small light drills to utilize a
miners strenth to the fullest degree.
Engineering and Mining Journal.
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Pc RU- Ma STRENGTHENS
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

Mr.. Chas. L. sauer, Grand Scribe, Grand
E%ncampment L. o. o. +. Of Texas, and
Assistant City Auditor, writes from the
City Hall, San Antonio, Tex:
Nearly two years ago | accepted a po-
sition as secretary and treasurer with one
Of the leading dry goods establishments OF
Galveston, Tex.
"The sudden change from a high and
dry altitude to sea level proved too much
for me and l became afflicted with catarrh
and cold in the head, and general debility
to such an extent as to almost incapacl-
tate me for attending to my duties.
81 1CGs induced to try Pe-ru-nG,
and after taking several bottles Tn
small doses ] am pleased TO say that
4 e eltfreLyrestOred to NJ y normal
condition and haze eUer since rec
commended the use Of PermnG to my
frjends.H
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THIRTEEN TREES
Planted by Hamilton TO Commemor.
ate the Original States,

~ iiS OTIRiHoi 3tdIcSs
More than a century ago, on the
upper vest side N New York, at a
spot known as Fort George, but nov
a part of Harlem, Alexander Harnil-
ton. whose breath was stopped by
Aaron Burr's bullet, planted thirteen
trees Within a radius u thirteen
square feet. Now they are sturdy
oaks and a splendid object lesson In
forestry.
Although planted on The knoll o.
an obscure hill this bunch Of timber
attracts the attention 81 al who pas
that way, whether they know itg hig-
tory pr not. You may face them from
any angle, Or from any range Of yis-
ion, and count them, but by some no
u pocus, 0 are sure to miscalcu-
late their number, Invariably falling
short at least one tree, only a round
dozen being visible.
According to the Chicago News. In
order TO accurately count the trees In
this big trunk maze you must scale
the f~tlapidated fence surrounding the
oaks and count them one by one,
marking them in order to avoid q
second error. You will then find that
the unlucky number is there.
Harlemites, who are acquainted
with n mystery, frequently lay wae-
ers with the initiated. After arous-
ing a strangers curiosity they eager
ly bet him that he cannot count the
Hamilton oaks correctly. They al
ways win, Of course. Then they take
pride in telling the loser how to play
the game on others and get even.
The thirteen trees were planted by
Hamilton to commemorate the thir-
teen original States. - Philadelphia
Record. N.Y.-28,
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Newsy Cleanliness.

A record wheat crop is predicted.
One person In 400 is insane IN
Ohio.
Some Americans are to open a big
department store in London.
Heavy rain spoiled King Edwards
birthday celebration; London rub
ways were flooded.
The Wells, Fargo & Co. EXPRESS
COMPANY has been put on a ten per
cent. dividend LASTS.
Six hundred mon in Indian Terri
tory hanged and burned a g who
had assaulted a girl of fifteen.
A Japanese expert said that most
OF the earthquake losses in San Fran
cisco were caused by faulty construc-
ton.
A. B. Hepburn, President of the
Chase National Bank, estimated chat
Americans spent $500, 600, 900 abroad
early.
1t is reported that the suits which
the Administration expects to bring
against the Standard Oil may result
III 100000 We til Ct fines.
American delegates to the I~nterna-
tlonal Wireless Congress will
a plan to punish companies for re-
tusing to communicate with other
s~vstarps
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Feminine News Notes.

British statesmen will have to ex-
tend the suffrage to women-in self
defense.
Countess Castellane. formerly
Miss Anna Gould, will, not return to
! America.
Miss Helen HomaAs won the Ne
tropolitan womenS lawn tennis
championship. in Few York City.
Mrs. w. P. Fleming, of the Har-
ward Observatory, is the first Amer
lean woman elected to honorary
membership in the Royal Astronom-
ical Society.
The modish eye in London is de-
scribed as Large, dark, expressive
and artful, in that it is made by art
The secretary to John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, is a woman, Miss
e. G. Morris.
The Queen of Spain is to have a
doctor of her own. London Truth
learns that q Scot is to have the
appointment.
Japan has its first female profess
sor. The little has been bestowed by
the Government, ho--oris causa. on
Miss Tala Urata, The first Japanese
woman who studied medicine in Ger
mcny.
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HARTJE SCANDAL GROWS.
Special Police Guard For Negro Con-
nectcd With Case.

HSCtCu WIFI Ease.
Pittsburg. - Henry Bull, Vice
President of the dry goods firm of
Boggs G Bull, has instructed hi at
torney, Willis F. McCook, to join the
District Attorney in his prosecutions
OF persons connected with the Hartje
case for conspiracy and black
mail. A we'll known banker and
business man of Allegheny went to
Mr.. Bull and informed him he was
the mysterious man alluded to in
Hartje's supplementary petition for
divorce. They advised him to pay
$4,000 for the destruction of the
evidence which was in the possession
of the business man, and Keep his
name out. Instead of settling, Mr..
Bull sent for his attorney, and in
structed him to join the District At
torney in the prosecutions.
David N. Carvalho, handwriting ex-
pert, arrived in this city and will tes-
tify for the defense concerning the
letters purporting to be from Mrs.
Hartje to Tom Nadine. Hartje is on
the verge of q physical and nervous
collapse. He will have a hearing
with John L. Welshons and Clifford
Hooe, the negro correspondent, on
charges of conspiracy and suborna-
ton of perjury.
A heavy police guard has been de-
tailed, as the public is so incensed
that violence is feared when the
negro is brought out of the county
Jail.
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Too Thin.

Leanness is caused generally by lack
of power in the digestive organs TO
digest and assimilate the fat producing
elements of food. First restore diges-
ton, take plenty Of sleep, drink all the
stomach will bear in the morning on
rising, take moderate exercise in the
open air, eat oatmeal, cracked wheat,
graham mJlsh, baked sweet apples,
roasted and broiled beef, cultivate jolly
people and ta the daily.
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BRITONS LOSE FAMOUS CUP.
Grand Challenge Trophy at Henley
Captured by Belgians.

Henley, England.-The crew rep
resenting the Club Nautique de Grand
(Belgium) defeated Trinity Hall,
Cambridge, by three lengths in the
final for the Grand Challenge Cup.
Time, seven minutes nine seconds.
The cup thus leaves England for the
first time in its history, and for the
next twelve months will adorn the
headquarters Of the Belgian Rowing
Club.
The ease with which the Belgians
beat the crack British was a
rather rough shock to the compla-
cency of the home oarsmen and to
their belief in the hitherto unshaka-
BILE invincibility of their methods of
rowing.
The short, quick stroke and lack
of leg-work of the Belgians have
been criticised by the British experts
since the first appearance of the for
eign crew.
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along without worrying much until
dropsy set in. My feet and ankles
8wellcd up, my hands puffed and be-
came SO tense l could hardly close
them. 1 had great difficulty in
breathing, and my heart would fut-
ter with the least exertion. l could
not walk far without stopping again
and again to rest. Since using four
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the
bloating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-13
Perils Lurk in the Clothes Brush.

The brushing of dusty clothes in the
living rooms of the household is OPP
posed to clearly sentiment, apart alto
gether from the evil to health, which,
as the bacteriology of dust distinctly
Indicates, might easily be caused by
the process. The Imagination does not
require to be stretched very far to
realize that the clothes brush might be
easily responsible for the dissemination
Of disease. Dust is rarely, if ever,
free from heterogeneous, and among
them %pathogenic entities have been
recognized. Dust is, in fact, an enemy
to the human race, a vehicle of disease,
and should everywhere and on every
occasion, however trifing, be prevented
as far as mean can be employed to
that end,
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DOCTORS SHIFT
Now Gets Along Without 1t.

A physician says: Until last fall |
used to eat meat for my breakfast
and suffered with indigestion until
the meat had passed from the stom-
ach.
Last fall 1 began the use of
Grape-Nuts for breakfast and very
SOC found l could do without meat,
for my body got all the nourishment
necessary from the Grape-Nuts, ana
gestion and am feeling better and
have increased in weight.
"Since finding the benefit I derived
from Grape-Nuts l have prescribed
the food for all of my patients suf-
fering from indigestion or over-feed-
ing and also for those recovering
from disease where l want a food
easy to take and certain to digest
and which will not overtax the stom-
ach.
81 always find the results look
for when 1 prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my
name" Name given by mail by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount of nutriment, and the easy
digestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard
to find.
In the first place the starchy part
of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes of cooking to per-
fectly change the starch into .Dex-
trose or Post Sugar, in which state IL
1t ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood. The parts in the wheat and
barley which Nature can make use
of for rebuilding brain and nerve
centres are retained in this remark
able food, and thus the human body
is supplied with the powerfuls strength
producers so easily noticed after one
has eaten Grape-Nuts each day for a
week OF 10 days. There's a rea-
son."
Get the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
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ROJESTVENSKY PLEADS GUILTY,
Russian Vicc-Admiral Courts Death
to Save Subordinates,

Cronstadt.-In a manly effort to
a v the surviving members of his
staff and the other officers who, he
believed, surrendered the gunboat
Bedovi on account of their affection
for their wounded commander and
their desire to save his life, Vice-Ad-
miral Rojestvensky pleaded guilty be-
fore a court-martial.
In a short speech to the court the
Admiral declared that he took all
the blame on his own shoulders and
asked that he alone be punished to
the fullest extent of the law, virtually
an appeal for condemnation and
death, which is the penalty for haul
ing down the St. Andrews Cross to
q hostile vessel.
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JAIL FOR TRUST LAWYERS.
70 Have an Opportunity to Prove
Charges Against Toledo Judge.

Toledo, Ohio.-Judge Kinkade, Of
the Common Pleas Court, who re-
Gently sentenced the icemen to the
Workhouse, sentenced Thomas H.
Tracy and Clarence Brown, their at
torneys, to ten days each in the coun-
ty Jail, and Alexander Smith, another
attorney, to pay a fine of $3.50 for
contempt of court in filing a motion
charging the Judge with misconduct
IN the trial of the icemen.
The sentence was suspended to
give the attorneys an opportunity to
show to the Circuit Court that their
charges against Kinkade are true.
The three men sentenced are the
most prominent attorneys at the To-
ledo Bar.
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BORGES GETS FIFTEEN YEARS.
Convicted of Larceny i'll Connection
With Ubero Plantation Swindlcs.

Boston.-Ferdinand E. Borges was
sentenced to from twelve to fifteen
years in States prison, the first day
in solitary confinement, for his con-
nection with the Ubero Plantation
Company swindles, whereby hundreds
of investors" were defrauded of
money given to promote fictitious
plantations of fruit and products in
Ubero, Mexico. In passing sentence
the Court adjudged Borges to be a
common and notorious thief.
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Altered in Repairing.

A man in Chicago, says a writer in
Judge, found himself in the chair of a
strange barber, to whom his features,
although unfamiliar, seemed to carry
some reminiscent suggestion.
"Have you been here 5efore?" asked
the haircutter.
"Once," said the man.
Strange 1 do not recognize your
face"
Not at ALL" said the man. st
changed a good deal as it healed"
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A Bad Recovery.

Scene: Registry ofice.-Bridegroom
Ito registrar)-"The first time l was
married was In a church, the second
time in a chapel, but I like this way
best. It's so plain and simple-and 1
should come here if l ever got married
again." Catches sight of his bride,
and sees he has said the wrong thing)
THAT is, my dear, if ever l have the
-er-misfortune to get married again,
of course Punch.
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Heavy Penalty For Land Fraud.

former United States Surveyor Cen
eral for the District of Oregon, was
sentenced to pay q fine of $3.50 on
each of twenty-one counts and to
serve sixty days Imprisonment at
hard labor on each of eighteen counts,
in the Federal ~penitentiary, for cor
spiracy to defraud the Government in
connection with land deals in the
State
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-13
In the CatSkilIs.

At the end of her first month in
the Catskills she wrote to her bank
er husband in New York: Dear
Frank-No time for a long letter.
All we'll. l am sending bills. Please
reply by check. Best love, dear"
He replied: my Dear Martha
Check inclosed, covering the amount
of all the bills. But for heavens
sake don't buy any ore hotels at
such prices. Summer resort property
Is going down this year. Devotedly,
George."-New York Press.
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Eye Glasses Cure Suffering.

Dr.. George Feige, of Des Moines,
Iowa, has apparently CHANGED upon
a new method of treating suffering
by treating the eyes. DR.. Feige
told the Iowa State Oculists' Associa-
ton at it's annual convention, that a
boy recently visited him to have
glasses fitted for his eyes. His vision
was seriously impaired, and the lad
suffered SO that it was difficult for
him to tell what he wanted. The
oculist provided glasses that relieved
the strain on the eyes, and the boy
had only worn them a short time
when his suffering entirely ceased.
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TWO BROTHERS DROWN.
Benz. Smith Perishes With Isaac,
Whom He Tried to Save.

S~wedesboro, N. j. Three bows
were bathing in Raccoon Creek here.
Isaac Smith, thirteen years old, was
taken with cramps and cried for
help. His fifteen-year-old brother
jumped to his rescue. The younger
lad grasped tightly about Benja-
minis neck and both went down af-
ter a terrible struggle. The bodies,
still clasped in each others arms,
were found an hour later.
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HELEN KELLER TO AID BLIND,
Governor Guild Appoints Her Mem
Der of a State Commission.

Boston.-Miss Helen Keller, of
Wrentham, the deaf, dumb and blind
girl, will be a member of the new
commission for the industrial educa-
ton of the blind, which has long been
advocated by her, and which was re-
Gently authorized by the Legislature.
Governor Guild announced the ap-
pointment of five members to make
up this commission, and besides Miss
Keller, who will serve on the commits
sion for four years, are Dr.. e. Hart
well, of Boston, five years; Miss An
META P. Rogers, of Boston, three
years; DR.. J. H. A. Matte, of North
Adams, two years, and Robert l..
Raymond, of Milton, n year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-13

says: For over
three years /
suffered with a
d%ropsical condi-
ton without be-
ing aware that
it was due 10
kidney trouble.
The early stages
were principal
ly b~ackache and
bearing d o W n
pain, but / went
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The Art of Writing Well.

Good writing brings other satisfac-
tons besides mere incomes" The art
of writing we'll is as great as the art of
building well, painting well, singing or
playing we'll; it is more important than
Of these, and more difficult. There is
much good writing done, but good only
IN some particulars. Writing is a great
art which requires special preparation
and training. Try writing a sonnet
every day for twelve months. Write
anything, write everything.-Walter H
Page.
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Still Left.

Mister" said the lanky book
agent, "can 1 sell you a volume en-
titled what to Do With Lett
Overs?'"
LET me see it," said the old
farmer, eagerly. What kind OF
.left-overs' does it refer tor"
'Why 'left-oyers' around the kitch-
en-"
ooh, go on. 1 thought it meant
gals. I've got six darters who have
been waiting TO catch handsome city
boarders for the last seventeen years
and they haven't caught any yet.
Chicago News.