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The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Weary of Drinking Mud.

Residents of Burlington are demand.
ing of the authorities a supply of purer
water, having grown weary of the in.
effective agitation of the subject. Fol
two weeks, as is usual every spring
and every time there is a heavy rain,
the people have been compelled to
drink liquid mud, laden with sewage
from the Delaware, unless they used
filters or bought from enterprising
farm boys who peddle spring water
through the streets. The taxpayers
are very much wrought up over the
situation, claiming that much illness
can be traced to the water supply,
and they will not be satisfied until
their demand is so met. The Council,
more than a year ago, authorized the
Water Commission to secure an eX-
pert engineer to examine and report
upon the feasibility of securing a bet.
ter supply either through filtration OF
by artesian wells, and although that
report was made some months ago il
has ever been made public.
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How Some Seed Corn Pays.

The farmers of Clifton township,
Bartholomew County, estimate that
there is n loss in that township Of $10,-
900 every year, on account of imper-
feet seed corn. That is to say the
crop would be worth that amount more
than now if perfect seed corn were
planted by all the farmers. This looks
like a wild statement, but it may not
be even less than the truth. The seed
corn experts show pretty clearly that
an average loss of thirty per cent. is
sustained. by planting corn that" is not
carefully selected and stored. Each
acre then that ought to yield sixty
bushels with perfect seed loses eighteen
bushels when common seed is used; at
thirty-three cents a bushel this is Sc,
and it takes only 1866 acres at Sc loss
per acre to make a total loss of 10000.
There are certainly more than that
number of acres planted in corn in that
corr growing township-and there are
hundreds more of our townships to
which the same estimate would apply
equally well. Every farmer who plants
inferior seed loses from S. to 81 on
each acre in the yield of corn. If lie
has twenty-five acres in this crop he
loses over $125; if forty acres, 5000
or more.-Indiana Farmer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Gold in Jersey Glass Sand.

Richard c. Bidwell. of Vineland, re-
Gently a poor boy, has become the big
gest producer of glass sand in South
Jersey. With a contrivance of his own
invention he has revolutioniZed the in
dustry. By his invention 300 tons of
sand can be sucked up and forced
through a pipe line to the washing ma
chine and prepared for market in one
day by three men, whereas it formerly
took six men and four horses to pre-
pare sixty tons a day. Besides, the
best sand, which it was impossible to
get out on account of water, is now Sc
cured. After the washing the sand
comes out lily white and free from
gravel and all foreign material. Glass
sand from Vineland has been used for
100 years or more, and is now shipped
all over the country.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

Osmon is the new peat success. 1t
is manufactured in Switzerland. The
peat is dried under the influence Of
the electric current and then further
treated 81 that under the action Of
electric osmose a new compound Isl
formed. Recent tests indicate hat it
burns as well as coal, without giving
off odor or smoke. The percentage of
ash is said to be slight and no trace of
sulphur is found in the fuel. 1t is said
to be free from all corrosive infu.
ences on the boilers and furnaces Ia
which II is hnrnad
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Power of Sacrifice.

John Henry, while a divinity student,
went through a tempest that most dar-
ing seamen { not dare face, and
brought ashore seven sailors from q
wrecked boat. The stra.a was such
that, though he lived to finish his stud
les, he lad scarcely taken up the work
of a parish when death summoned
him gay. The crowds that came to
his funeral were so large that the win
dow of the church was removed and a
platform erected wh,re those within
the church and the masses of human
ity without could hear the words OF
Lord Chalmers.
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SONG OF The poLIcY.HoLpER.

Come. give me the gaf-T'm a policy.
holder; I
Come, give me the gaff and add to my
Joy.
Though furrowed my brow, till you'd think
me much older,
In knowledge I feel Pm the veriest boy.
dwelling
And sang me a song full of love for the
poor;
The story is old and not worth re-telling,
Yet sadder than cen the 'flast sigh Of
the Moor"
He had me afraid to go forth to my toll.
ing
And leave my good wife and the chicks
that are ours;
Behind ev'ry bush was the death-serpent
coiling-
I smelled the pine-cofin and waxy-white
flowers.
He told of a plan by benevolent persons
To care for my loved ones when I should
be gone.
His story had surely had lots of re-
hearsin's-
Since then 1 have learned twas a bundle
of con.
The charges, he said, for this kindly pro-
lection,
Were scarce what 1T cost the good men
in the scheme
Of late I've been reading Of certain detec-
tions
That rudely awakened me out of my
dream.
I find that my moneys Been paying for
yachtes
And horses and homes and champag ny
galore;
I find that I've made millionaire-men in
patches,
And plutocrats, too, by the dozen and
score.
l find I've invested in things never heard
of,
Contributed much to the Doodle cam
paigns--
With other such things that / knew not a
word of,
And now I I'm getting the laugh for my
pains.
holder;
Come, gull me and skin me and heighten
my joy. Z
Though ashen my cheek till you'd think
me much older,
In verdancy still I'm the veriest boy.
Strickland w. Gillian, in Puck.
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Reunited After Forty Years.

After a forty years separation John
Dryer and his sister, Mrs. Mary Run
yon, who were parted in their child.
hood by the death of their parents.
have learned of each others existence
by accident, and there was a happy
reunion at the Runyon home. Brother
and sister for thirty years lived less
than a mile apart. Each believed the
other dead until Captain Vankirk, OF
Trenton, met Buyer. learned his iden,
tity and informed him of his sisters
whereabouts.
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Leaped to Save Life.

James A. Newell dived from the sec.
ond-story window of a Trenton factory
in which he was employed into the
Raritan Canal and saved his little
nephew from drowning. The boy was
carrying a luncheon to his uncle and
to make a short cut to the factory
started to cross a trestle running owe
the canal. When in the middle of the
trestle the little fellow became dizzy
and fell into the icy waters. His uncle
saw him from the window and
promptly leaped to the boys rescue.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

They have beautiful metallic black
plumage, with large single combs. and
clean s~late-colored shanks.
They are good foragers, and like to
roam over the fields, but they stand
confinement well and are very gentle
when kept in small yards.
One Of the greatest objections to
them, and yet one of their most attrac-
tive features, is the large comb, which
gives so much trouble in cold climates.
They require houses where the temper
ature will not go below freezing, and
they must be closely watched during
days when there are sudden changes.
Frosted combs are not only insight
ly, but hens will not lay for several
weeks after swelling has disappeared.
Taking them altogether, the Minor
cas- are excellent and useful fowls, and
exceptionally well suited for those cli-
mates which are only moderately Sc
vere.-Home and Farm.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
When Vegetablen Rnrn.

Have tin plates and lard pail covers
of various sizes, the rims Of which are
perforated to let the water pass
through. Put them upside down in the
bottom of all kettles when cooking. If
the water boils out, warming is given
in time to save the food. Save basins
that have the tin worn off to use for
the bottom part of a double boiler,
putting a perforated tin as above to
hold the basin. in which a cereal is
cooked, or milk boiled. Real double
boilers seldom get used, as these take
up much less room on the stove
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Gas Waste Hurts Oysters.

The Borough Council and the Board
of Health, of Pleasantville, will con-
fer and appoint a committee to inves-
tigate the complaints of oystermen that
refuse from the gas plant is being
dumped into the bay, which, it is al
legged, will destroy the oyster industry,
kill food fish, throw hundreds of men
out of employment and ruin an old and
valuable industry. The contention is
made that Pleasantville has no juris-
diction, as the polluted streams enter
the bay in Egg Harbor Township, and
that the governing body of that town.
ship must investigate the complaint.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
In All Parts of the State.

Millville High School pupils are pre-
pairing to give a minstrel show.
William bonner, of Paulsboro, Of
fered a prize for the first shad caught
off Billingsport.
Wild ducks have been plentiful on
the streams of Salem County since the
recent high winds.
Joseph B. Anderson has been re-
elected for the fortieth consecutive
year clerk of the Canton Baptist
Church.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
AGRICULTURAL
SsssseGseGeeeee
Beef Cattle.

In our beef cattle the breeders have
developed the most available and choic-
est portions of meat where it is most
desired. The hind quarters and loins
are heavily developed, the head is
smaller. the bones finer, and the quail
ity of the flesh increased. In thus
producing large c~areasses at small
cost the value Of the animals is en-.
HANGED by being bred to that degree of
perfection which enables the farmer
or breeder to realize the best prizes
Obtainable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

Kneel in your closet and say. 20 God!
l have not known Thee; deign to reveal
Ehyself to me; teach me to love and
obey Thee; by all Thy goodness. oh.
forgive my wanderingS, and let me
feel the tranquility of a life hid in Thy
blessedness." Such petitions will not
be unheard, nor fail to bring down an.
swers of growing fulflment.-Williant
Alger.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
God,s Greatest GIFT.

Love is the greatest thing that God
can give us, for Himself is love; and
it is the greatest thing we can give
to God, for it will also give ourselves,
and carry with it all that is ours. The
apostle calls it the bond of perfection;
it is the old, and it is the new; it is
the great commandment, and it is all
the commandments; for it is the full
filing of the l~aw.-Jeremy Taylor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Chicken Thieves in subway.

Chicken thieves, tu~nneling ten feet
under ground from an old stable, cal
culated the distance nicely and came
into the hen house of William
Obrien. on the outskirts of Pleasant
Vile, and cleaned out the entire hen
merry. The pen was equipped with a
burglar alarm, but no wires were dis
turbed in the tunneling.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Borough and Township at Odds

The differences between Pitman and
Mantua Township over the incorpora
ton of Pitman as a borough are to be
settled by a commission composed OF
township and borough officials and
lawyers who will meet at Barnesboro
The meeting is expected to be lively
owing to many existing complications.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
ClayyilIe's Increased Population

The population of Clayville, the lit
tie town near Millville. has increased
threefold since the brick and terra
Gotta works resumed operation there.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Odd Oath For Chief Instic..

Samuel D. Weakley, of Montgomery,
Ala, took the oath of Office as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ala.
bama. In his oath he AYERS that he
has never engaged in a duel or carried
a challenge nor will he do so as long
as he retains the Office.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
nId Tnrtla Dies.

About the time the Galapagos ISL
aAdS were discovered a young turtle
was born there. He died the other day
in the Zooly gical Gardens, London,
Eng. He was at least $50 years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
Railroad Paws Big Price For Land.

Clement Reeves, of Woodbury., re
ceived 5000 for o~ne-twentieth of an
acre of ground near Woodbury. Heights
station, which was sold to the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com
pany.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
e Hens.

The Minorca has been dubbed the
'middleweight egg machine" and there
is good reason why the name is ap-
propriate. While they will not lay IS
many eggs as some Of the smaller
breeds, yet in point of weight they
easily outclass all others.
1t is not unusual to find a dozen
Monorca eggs weighing thirty-two
ounces, all being uniform in shape and
color.
Minorcas are strictly ~non-setting
hens, though like all others Of this
class, n will occasionally become
broody. They are large enough for
good table fowls, the males weighing
nine or ten pounds, and the females
weighing from six to seven.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

1t takes as much grace TO make a
saint out of a Pharisee as it does to
make one out of a publican.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

One of Lord R~oseberry's hobbies is
the collection of books. He is some
thing of a poet when in the mood.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16

The devil is exceedingly sollcitious
lest the church acquire a reputation
for undue activity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
TO KEEP YOUNG.
Be Active, Seek Variety and Don't
Be Afraid to Laugh.

Be Active, Seek variety ana Ion
BE Afraid to Laugh.
Never retire from active life if you
can possibly avoid it; keep ''in the
swim;" keep the mind active; never
refer to your advancing years or say
cat my age"
TO preserve youth you must have a
variety Of experience. The country
woman at forty, although breathing a
purer air and living on more health
full diet than the city woman, often
looks fifty, while the latter at the
same age does not look more than thir-
ty. But her mind is more active than
that Of her country sister; that is the
secret Of her more youthful appear
ance.
Nothing else ages one more rapidly
than monotony-a dead level existence
without change Of scene or experience.
The mind must be kept fresh or it will
age, and the body cannot be younger
than the mind.
Few minds are strong enough to
overcome the aging influence Of the
monotonous life which rules in the
average country home. City people
have infinitely greater variety Of life.
They enjoy themselves q great deal
more than country people. They work
hard when at work, but when they are
through they drop everything and have
a good time. There is no doubt that
the theater, in spite Of its many evils,
has done great deal toward erasing
the marks Of age. People who laugh
much retain their youth ionger.-Suc-
cess.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
A Narrow Squeak.

Your front door is unlocked, sir:"'
shouted the policeman when he found
that Mr., Careless Householder had
gone 10 bed without attending to his
locks.
Its all right replied the burglar
from the bedroom window a minute
later; my sou will lock it when he
comes home. Here's q shilling for
YOU
An easily earned bob" chucllled the
pohcemaA as he walked away.
\ narrow squeak" said the burglar,
With sheet round his shoulders.
Very, replied his accomplice, whose
hands We're tightly clasped over poor
Mr.. Careless Householder's mouth
London Express.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Oyerrcached.

Old Joe, q farmer, was noted Tor the
many ways he had Of skimping and
saving. One day he hired big country
boy to help him with his work. The
boy reported for duty at $50 o'clock In
the morning, and Old Joe sat him down
to breakfast. After the lad had finished
the meal the sharp old farmer said,
"What do you say If we eat dinner
while we are at it," AS the boy agreed,
they fell to and ate little more. Then,
seeing that the youngster could eat 10
more, Old Joe suggested, Suppose We
finish up and eat supper too" "All
right" assented the lad, and he man
aged to swallow another crust Of bread.
Now let's get to work." shouted the
gleeful farmer, thinking Of the saving
in meals he had made. No. returned
the boy, Il never work after supper.
A mans time is his own then."-Lon-
don Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
MUST LOOK YOUNG.
This Accounts For Dyed Locks That
Nurses Sometimes Show.

Nurses Sometimes Show.
Eyes, she's a good nurse, doctor"
said the patient rather reluctantly.
You don't mean that" was the an
su'er Of the physician. whats the
matter with her? Come, tell me"
Nothing" began the faint contradic-
ton. shes quiet, tidy and sympa-
thetic, but, doctor, her hairs dyed. I
could see it plainly yesterday when she
sat between me and the window"
The doctor did not speak for mo-
uent. He did not even look surprised.
"Such nice nurse, too," went on the
patient "Why should she do such a
foolish thing:"
1t was then that she learned from the
doctor that dyed hair is not nearly so
uncommon in the case Of trained
nurses as might be supposed. Sick peo-
pie like to have young nurses about
them. Even physicians have a weak
ness for the young nurses. They be-
lieye that their interest and enthusiasm
are greater.
"The nurses term of usefulness is
short enough as it isl this physician
said, "for the work is so exhaustive that
they must soon succumb. Some OF
them are compelled to give up after
ten years. Few are ever able to keep
up until they have put in twenty years.
'If they feel that gray hairs, coming
perhaps a little earlier than they are
due, are going to make the term OF
their best days even briefer they are
driven to hiding those traces Of time
and overwork by the use Of hair dye,
and the number that do make use Of it
is very much larger than anybody sup
poses. New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
MAHOGANY.
The Way This Beautiful Wood Was
Brought Into Fashion.

The Way This Beautiful Wood Was
Brought Into Fashion.
Every one knows how effective and
handsome mahogany is when used for
good furniture. but few Of US know
how it's value was first discovered.
In the latter part Of the seventeenth
century London physician had a
brother engaged in trade with the
West Indies who on one occasion
brought home several logs Of mahoga-
ny as ballast. The doctor was building
q house. and his brother suggested that
the logs would serve for ceiling beams.
Acting on the proposal the doctor gave
orders to the woTkmen to make use Of
the mahogany but their tools We're not
equal to the task Of cutting the hard
wood, and the logs were put out Of the
way in i corner in the garden.
Some time afterward the head car
penter tried to make box from the
wood, but was unsuccessful with ordl-
nary tools. He told the doctor, who
was interested in the battling timber
and ordered heavier tools to be made
to work it with, says Home Notes.
When this was done and box at last
made and polished, it was so handsome
that q bureau was made from another
Of the despised logs, and this was de-
clared by experts to be so superior to
other furniture making woods that the
craze for mahogany set in, and fsrni-
ture made from it became highly popu-
lar, the then Duchess Of Buckingham
fostering the craze in the fashionable
world.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
An elastic Conscience.

Here, my DEAR" said the husband,
producing 4 roll of Dills--"here is $40
won playing poker over at Browns
last night. You may have it to buy
that dress you wanted" Reluctantly
the conscientious wife took the mon
ey, then said, with an expression Of
rigid rectitude: 81 simply shudaer at
the thought Of using mo1ey gained in
such a way. Henry, promise me that
after you have won enough for me to
buy the hat to 60 with the dress you
will never again touch those awful
cards. I don't want my husband to be-
come q gambiar"-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
A Sea serpent identified.

Some forty years ago, when out with
a boating party for seagull shooting,
espied monster fish basking on the
surface of the water, with its head we'll
up in the air. The creature allowed US
to get within thirty yards, when I sent
two charges Of shot into its head, with
the result that it rolled over on its
back, and our boat soon came up to it.
1t proved to be 4 large angel shark. I
thought I would make quite sure it
was dead and sent two more charges
into its upturned belly. I must have,
unfortunately, burst its air bladder, for
it began slowly to sink. Had not
killed it at first, and had it reared its
head and tapped its wings, we should
probably have added one more story
to the long list Of sea serpent fabrica-
tions.-Manchester Courier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Cured of Brieht's Disease.

Mr.. Robert O. Burke, Elnora, n. Y,
writes: Before started to use Foley's
Kidney Cure I had to get up from
twelve to twenty times night, and
was all bloated up with dropsy and my
eyesight was so impaired could scarce
ly see one of my family across the room.
I had given up hope OF living, when a
friend recommended Foley's Kidney
Cure. One fifty cent bottle worked
wonders and before l had taken the
third bottle the dropfy had gone, as
well as all other symptoms of Bright's
disease"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Fortunate Missourians.

"When I was druggist at Livonia,
Mo-" writes T. J. Dwyer, now ofGrays-
vile, Mo-, ''three ef my customers were
permanently cured of consumption by
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and are
well and strong today One was trying
to sell his property and move to Ari-
zona, but after using New Discovery
short time he found it unnecessary to
do so. regard DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as the most wonderful medicine
in existence" Surest Cough and Cold
cure and Throat anG Lung healer.
Guaranteed by druggist. SOC and ST.
Trial bottle free. Sold by The Arant
Co Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Nothing to Fear.

Mothers need have no hesitancy in
continuing to give Chamberlain's Slough
Remedy to their little ones, as it con-
talns absolutely nothing injurious. This
remedy is not only perfectly safe to
give small children, but is medicine
OF great worth and merit. It has a
world wide reputation for its cures of
coughs, colds and Group and can al
ways be relied upon. For sale by The
Arant Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
An Awful Cough Cured.

1.-TWO years ago our little girl had
touch of pneumonia, which left her
with an awful cough. She had spells
OF coughing, just like one with the
whooping cough and some thought she
would not get well at all. We got a
bottle OF Chamberlain sCough Remedy,
which acted like charm. She stopped
coughing and got stout and fat. writes
Mrs. Ora Bussard, Brubaker. III. This
remedy is for sale by The Arant Co.
Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Lursr Athletics.

The ttman in the moon" must surely
regard With amused contempt our much
vaunted athletic records. 4 good ter
restrial athlete could cover about 120
feet on the moon in q running broad
Jump, while leaping over the barn
would be q very commonplace feat. he
would find no difficulty in carrying six
times as much and running six times
as fast as he could on earth, all because
the moon attracts bodies with but one
sixth of the force of the earth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
The EorGetful SaurSan,

A colored preacher took some candi-
dates for immersion down to river in
Louisiana. Seeing some alligators in
the stream, one of them objected.
"Why, brother" urged the pastor,
cant you trust the Lord? He took
care OF Jonah, didn't he::'
"Y-a-a-s," admitted the darky, "but a
whales dif'rent. a whales got q
mem'ry, but ef one O. dem gators Wus
ter swaller dis niger, he'd jes' so ter
sleep dar in de sun an fergit all bout
me."-Woman's Home Companion.