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The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-13
Board of Chosen Freeholders

The July meeting was held in the
Court House, Salem, on Wednesday with
all the members present except David
Fox, of Elsinboro, who was stunned on
Monday by lightning. Solicitor d. v.
Summerill, Jr., acted as Clerk in c. C..
Ford's absence.
The Board voted to pay Jehu Hewitt
$50 for damage to his horse for falling
off a bridge in %Pilesgrove.
The committees from Salem and Glou-
cester counties reported the completion
OF the draw bridge at Pedricktown over
Oldmans creek by the New Jersey West
Virginia Bridge Company and recon-
mended its acceptance as the work is
satisfactory in every respect. William
M. Carter, the engineer on the construc-
ton of the bridge was paid 1893. "a, the
same amount being paid by Gloucester
county.
Mr.. Freas reported that the steamer
City of Salem had run into PENIS Neck
Bridge on Tuesday night and damaged
a span an the City side so badly that
travel was suspended. The cost of re-
pairs will be $500 or more. The matter
was left with the committee to act.
The bond of the Woodstown Sewer
Company for S., 900 to insure repairs to
the State road, after being excavated for
the sewer was approved.
The bill of Peter Callahan for $3l, in
Cured by a 1000 pound cannon falling
thru a small bridge was refused. Solici-
tor Summerill said he could find no law
holding the County responsible.
The bill of Franklin X. Wills Co., of
Wilmington, for 5000. IA for work done
to New Bridge over Alloway Creek was
referred to the Solicitor, because Mr..
Fogg claimed there was an over-charge in
time.
The Director and County Collector were
authorized by resolution to negotiate a
loan of $780, 900 for bridge account in anti.
cipation OF taxes.
The committee on Canton Bridge re.
ported that a new one was needed. An
iron one would cost about $500. The
committee was authorized to advertise
for bids.
A petition was received from Alloway
Township asking that a State road be
built from Alloway to the state road neal
Aldine. The application was received
and filed, making the fifth on the list.
The Board resolved to go ahead and
build a state road OF oyster shells from
Salem to Quinton, II mile.
As directed by the Board at the last
meeting the Almshouse Trustees render.
ed an itemized account of the expenses
for the year 1905. 1t was presented by
President William j. Casper with an ex.
PLANTATION that it was merely a lack o.
knowledge of the law that the itemized
account was not offered before. Mr.. Cas-,
per spoke OF the Improvements contem.
plated at the County House and assured
the members that no changes were ever
10 be made until the approval of the
Board had been first secured; that the
Improvements were only to be made il
the interest of the inmates so that the,
might be better cared for.
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Church Notes.
BAPTIST CHAPEL
Evangelist C. C. Luther, Minister

hA
Evangelist C. G. Luther, Minister
Sermon subjects: Sunday morning,
"Spiritual Guardians Evening, First
Things First" illustrated from Mr.. Luth-
err experiece as an Evangelist. Bible
Reading an 2 80, Subject" The Coming
Catastrophe or Is the World Getting Bet
ter, or Worse"
BETHEL METHODIST PROTESTANT
Rev. j. ~Tushingham, Pastor.
Pastor will preach Sunday morning on
"What We Need" evening, "Little
Thing" Twenty minutes Songs
OF the Gospel used.
The Fourth of July celebration melted
800.
Bethel Sunday Schoul will picnic at
Brandywine Springs, Thursday July Goth.
EMMANUEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. William Stone, Pastor
The services in the new auditorium IN
Divers grove were largely attended last
Sunday. The entire cost of the auditorium
$3.50, was subscribed at the morning and
evening services, when Rev. George L.
Harris preached. Rev. H. w. Bolton OF
Wilmington, preached in the afternoon
The week day-services have all been
united into one service on each Thursday
evening to which all are invited. Rev.
Fred. Harris preac he'd last Thursday even
ing.
Rev. Fred Harris will preach Sunday
morning. Pastor Stone will preach in the
evening a special sermon to the Powder
Workers" Subject, "Wanted 500 Men,"
The annual picnic OF Emmanuel sum
day School will be held in Divers Grove
next Wednesday, Is TIL. 1t will continue
in the evening when the Brotherhood
will hold an entertainment. Joseph
Moreland and other talent is expected.
ST. PAUL's METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. R. b. Stephenson, ID. d.. Pastor
Morning sermon by DR.. Stephenson on
"The Prosecutor Saul Arrested, Convicted
and Converted" illustrated with three
big bright paintings. Musical service in
the evening, consisting of solos, Duets,
choruses by the junior and senior choirs.
The officers of the Wesley Brotherhood
will also be installed.
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County COndensatiOns

Governor Stokes has reappointed Rog-
er Moran, OF Salem, a Democratic MEM
Der of the County Election Board.
Elmer Borough Council has passed a
franchise ordinance empowering the
Acetylene Gas & Construction Company,
of Philadelphia, to lay mains and operate
a plant within the borough limits.
William McNichols, of Alloway, has
carved a chain IS feet long, with rs links
and a hook at each end, out of a l6-foot
board. All the work was done with an
ordinary penknife and none of the links
are broken.
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The Tax Board Meets,

The Salem County Board of Equaliza-
ton Taxes which consists of John C.
Ward, d. Harris Smith and Charles
Mecum, met Assessors George w. Hewitt
Fletcher W. Layton and Levi G. Justice
i'll the Mayors office, Penn's Grove last
Friday.
AS the laws are no longer published few
knows the powers and duties of this new
Board. 1t seems hat they have the
former power OF the Town ship Commit
tee and Borough Council in fixing final
valuations for assessing and also the pow
ers OF the Commissioners of Appeal in
correcting errors. The Commissioners of
Appeal are abolished. They are the
judge OF the value OF property for assess
ment and beyond the peoples power to
move.
MI. Smith said that Gov. Stokes had
spoken to the members of the different
County Boards of Equalization of Taxes
that while the valuations of many coun-
ties had been placed lower than it should
be the assessments in Salem county had
been fairly made and he had no criticism.
The assessors of Upper PENIS Neck and
Oldmans were taken to task in regards to
the shrinkage in value of farm land in past
years.
The Board does not seem to be aware of
the fact that farm land has shrunk one
half-ln some cases much more-in value
ln.the past thirty years, since the contract
ton OF the currency to a gold standard
began.
The shore property in Penn's Grove
has grown very valuable in the last few
years because of it's demand for summer
residence which pays a big revenue. The
Board viewed the river front and decided
that about So a foot front for the land
would be a fair valuation, besides the
building there on to are be assessed seper-
ately.
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Birthday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sanderlin on
Penn Street, gave their daughter Verna,
seven years old, a birthday party on Fri
day afternoon, July 9th. The lawn was
tastefully decorated with flags. Mrs.
John Croft and Mrs. Joseph Curriden
assisted in entertaining the little folks.
Refreshments were bountifully supplied
and a general good time was had. A
number Of beautiful gifts were received.
The following were present: Ida Matt
son, Edith Reign, Rosa SUratt, Hilda
Dancer, Alfredo Leslie, Tenn Dallms,
Iva Gaynor, Marie Comfy, Nettie Werle,
Helen Bevis, Emma Gaynor, Sarah Ed
wards, Mary Paulding, Mildred Curriden,
Arthur Sanderlin, Fred Craig, Emil
Wipf,. Frank Duffy, Howell Montgomery,
Robt. Comfy, Milton Featherer, Ed
ward Hurley, Raymond Hurley, William
Montgomery and Ernest Johnson.
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A Coming

Miss. Elizabeth Grace Stephenson,
daughter OF X. B. Stephenson, ID. will
be married to Mr.. Clare Evertt Richman
OF Rochester, N. Y. on Thursday next.
July 18th, at 100 p. NJ. in the st. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church. No Invita-
ions have been issued, but it is understood
the church will be open to any one who
may desire to witness the the marriage.
Because of the recent illness of the bride
to-be, it is desired to have the wedding as
quiet as possible.
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Obituary..

Miss Mary Ann Sheppard, daughter OF
Joseph Sheppard and Sarah Flanagan,
she who was a native of Upper PENIS
Neck died on Wednesday at her home
32S Stevens Street, Camden, aged rs
years. The funeral will be held Saturday
at 2 p. m. Interment in Evergreen ceme-
tary.
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Died

PETTIT-In Woodstown, June 3Oth,
1906, James j. Petit, aged Sc years.
LLOYD-In S%harptown, July IL, 1906,
Henry R. Lloyd, aged so years.
STANLEY-On June 10, 1906, in Man.
nington, Mary E. Stanley, aged 60 years.
FOGG-On July 3, 1906, at the resi-
dence OF his son-in-law, Joseph Kerlin,
neal Alloway, Wm. Fogg, aged 70 years.
SEAGRAVES-On July 4, 1906, in
Warrington, Anna M. Seagraves, aged
II years.
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Administrators Notice.

Clarence Doughten, administrator of Hiram
.Doughten, deceased, by direction of the Sur.
rogate OF the County of Salem, hereby gives
nOtlce TO the creditors of the said Hiram
Doughten, deceased. to bring in their debts,
demands and claims against the estate of said
decedent, under oath or affirmation, within
nine months from the date hereof, or they will
pc forever barred of any action thereof against
the said administrator.
CLARENCE D0UGHTEN.
Dated May q 1906 25 st Administr ator
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Base Ball

An interesting game of base ball will
be played at Penn's Grove Ball Park on
Saturday afternoon at $50 between
Penn's Grove and Paulsboro. The bat
teries for PENIS Grove will be Dey and
McAllister; for Paulsboro, Milstead and
ONeal. j. X. Duffy, manager, will keep
the best of order and will insure interest
ing games as long as expenses are met.
Westyille will play here next Saturday,
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South jersey News,

Congressman H.. G. ~Loudenslager. who
has been appointed secretary, of the
Republican Campaign Committee, has,
opened offices in New York city. He
travels daily between New York and his
Paulsboro home. He has recovered his
usual health.
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Executors Notice.

William M. Burk, executor of Henry T.
Foulk, deceased, by direction of the SurrO,
gate OF the County of Salem, hereby gives no.
ice TO the creditors of the said Henry I.
Foulk, deceased, to bring in sheir debts. de-
mands and claims against the estate of the
SAID decedent, under oath or affirmation,
Wlthln nine months from the date hereof, or
they will be forever barred of any action
thereof against the said executor.
Dated May IL, 1906 SIS ct. Executor.
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Linene Walking Skirts.

The enormous sale we have
had in these goods we attribute
to the exceptional value. Think
of a seveu gore skirt with Is
plaits worth $500; vacation
price $1.25.
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EXecufrix,S Notice

Amanda ShultZ. eXecutrix of John ID. Shultz
deceased, by direction of the Surrogate of the
County OF Salem, hereby gives notice to the
creditors of the said John ID. ShultZ, deceased.
to bring in their debts, demands and claims
against the estate of the said decedent. under
oath or affirmation, within nine months from
tne date hereof. or they will be forever barred
triX.
AMANDA SHULTZ,
Dated May 10, 1906. oil OF. Execmtrix-
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Notice

Mary Strimple and James Strimple Executor
OF Peter Strimple deceased, by direction of the
surrogate 0f.the County of Salem, hereby gives
pie deceased, to bring in their debts, demands
ana claims against the estate of the said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from the date hereof, or they will be
forever barred OF any action thereof against
the said Executors.
MARY STRIMPLE
JAMES STRIMPLE
Dated June, Is, 1876 OF E,xcuto,s
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T. B. RILEY
228 & 29O King st.,

Wednesday morning at 8
o'clock we started our Ten
Days Midsummer Vacation
Sale offering greater values
than this city ever knew. On
previous occasions we gave you
extraordinary values, but this
sale has eclipsed any ever at
tempted III Wilmington. We
urge you to buy tor your pres
ent and future needs.
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On Delaware Ave. and Penn Street All
these lots are high and water good. Can be
mad at reasonable rices. For particulars an.
ply to ASA q TITRNER Wy
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Sonable prices. "N"
BOth Phones. WALTER r. SHOEMAKER,
d Near CoOpers Station.
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Building Lots For Sale.

PiANOS-H you want a bargain ins used pia-
Nos No. % any make; write for Bargain. Booklet
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Notice.

The PedricBtown draw bridge, on the coun-
W line between Gloucester and Salem, is out
OF commission and all travel across said bridge
ceases until further notice is given.
WILLIAM M. BURK.
Chairman Bridge Committee
IL 22-tt. Salem County Freeholders.
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For Sale.

A lot about 50 by 40 feet ON HARMONY street
Wltn TWO dwellings ON it, owned by Charles
Bowen. Inquire of
fo-tf. GEORGE H. ELKINTON.
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For Sale.

"A par Of eye glasses on the Fourth of July.
tne Mnaef VIII be rewarded by returning them
10 Tue RECORD once. 1t.
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Cabbage plants

Cnr9s, payements and cellar floors laid
D IL. BoWEN 324 Harmony st. Penn's Grove
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For Rent,

The room over our butcher shop.
OIL u. SHAPE
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Ladies' Shirt Waists.

Including the Peter Pan, and
sheer lawn beautifully trimmed
with German Val. lace worth
$l.00, vacation price 69c.
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For Rent.
Lost.

Half OF a new double house above Penn's
G owe. Apply to
1871. NJ. MITCHELL.
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Back Combs l5c.

We purchased the entire line
of a prominent manufacturers
samples, OF Csc and 35c Back
Combs and offer them TO you
at a great reduction, vacation
price 15c each.
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NEW JERSEY & WILMINGTON FERRY co.
Steamer UlriCa.

Time table in effect May Both, 1906
Week days.
Leaves Wilmington, 500 a. M. 3.c0, 6.l5 p. m.
Leaves Penn's Grove. 500, 10 90 a. NJ, 500 p. III
Saturdays.
leaves Wilmington, an 3,6.l5, 10 80 p. m.
Leaves Penn'S Grove, 8, 10, a. M, 8, 100 p. IN.
Sundays.
Leaves Wilmington, $50 a. M, 1.30, 6.l5 p. m.
Leaves PENIS Grove, s, 1870 a. m, 5 p. III.
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For Sale
Cement Work

A sturgeon skitf with power. Inquire of
.. II. BOWEN 324 Harmony st. Penn's Grove
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Lost

FOT Sale.
Four cows, three with calves by their side.
Inquire of GEO W HEWITT
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COlOred Lawns.

Black, white and playground,
neat effects and floral designs
worth l0c, vacation price 7c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
How Icebergs Are Born.

The birth of a huge iceberg, phe-
nomenon that has been seen only once
or twice by a European and to GER
tain extent has remained a matter Of
theory, was observed by the Danish
explorers on the east coast of Green
land some time since. The bergs are
formed by breaking off from the end
of glaciers extending from the perpet-
ual ice of the unexplored interior to
the coast and into the sea. The water
buoys up the sea end of the glacier
until it breaks by its own weight with
a terrific crash. The commotion of the
water as the iceberg turns over and
over in the effort to attain it's balance
is felt to a great distance along the
coast. The natives regard 1t as the
work of evil spirits and believe that to
look upon the glacier in it's throes Is
death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
An Absentminded Professor.

The absentminded professor we have
always with us, but George Wash
ington university lays claim to the
prize package. Not only is Professor
Y. absentminded to Il marked degree,
but his wife is the typical absent
minded professors wife 1t is she
who places his books ready for the day,
she who changes the buttons to fresh
shirt, reminds him of the necessity OF
pouring rain and she who runs out 10
the gate with his glasses seven days
in the week.
AS usual one day recently she pre-
pared his morning bath and through
some oversight left the hot water
spigot turned on. Professor " entered
the bathroom, disengaged himself from
his bath robe and plunged into the tub.
Instantly the air was rent by wild
shrieks. and his wife ran upstairs,
breathlessly inquiring the cause OF
such a commotion.
"Oh, Margaret" he exclaimed, 1.-The
water is boiling hot l am being scald-
ed to DEATH
Where in the world are you, dear?"
said the now thoroughly alarmed wife.
In the tub, and the water is scald-
ing me. What shall l dog
I'm such a case, my dear" responded
his better half, Il would either get out
OF the tub or turn on the cold water."-
Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
Banquo md His Son.

Sir Walter Scott says ''early authori-
ties show us no such persons as Ban
quo and his son Fleance." Even the
very names seem to be fictitious. as
they were not Gaelic and are not to
be found in any of the ancient chron-
icles or Irish annals. Neither is a
thane of Lochaber known in Scotch
history, though Sir Bernard Burke
makes Banquo a descendant of Ken
meth III. and thane of Lochabyr. Ma
lone says that after Banquo's assas-
sinatiOn Fleance fed to Wales, where
he married Welsh princess, by whom
he had son, Walter, who became
lord high steward of Scotland. He
assumed the name Walter Steward
and was, 1T is said, the direct ances-
tor of the house of Stewart Shake
spearc, we know, based Macbeth" on
Holinshed's 'History"-a good deal of
which was borrowed from a circum-
stantial romance composed by Boece.
Mr.. Boswell-Stone, in his "Shake-
speare's Holinshed," after balancing
the pros and cons, says, I'm my opin-
ion, Banquo and Fleance are probably
creatures of Boece's imagination"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
The Successful Ad. Writer.

Advertising requires versatility OF
high order. To win success in this field
a man must not only be able to COM
bine human interest with the sTictest
accuracy of fact, but unless he is a
specialist in a certain line, taking up
advertising commissions at intervals,
he must be ready to cope with subjects
Of the most diverse character. Today
he studies the methods of making CT
CARS and the many different kinds of
tobacco that enter therein; tomorrow
he writes n monograph on enameled
tin cans, investigating the processes of
making them in the factory, and the
day after that his topic may be break
fast foods, taking him into investiga-
tons, diet and health and setting him
upon a weary hunt for synonyms to
describe the rich nutty flavor that all
breakfast foods are said to have. All
the illustrative work of an advertising
artist must be so true TO detail that 1T
will pass the eyes of men who spend
their lives making the things he pic
lures. 1t was the manufacturer of a
widely advertised specially who, diff
ficult to please in circulars, looked over
the manuscript submitted by an ad-
yertising free lance with more approval
than was his custom. This is not
bad" he commented; mot bad at all
and yeti have seen all these words
used before."-J. III. Collins in Atlantic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
EARTHQUAKES.
Their Causes, Their Frequency and
Their Two Great Belts.

Their Two Great Belts.
There is never a day on which some
part of the earth is not shaken, and 1t
is probable that not even an hour ever
passes without some kind of an earth
quake in some part of the earth. The
truth of this statement may be in
ferred from the fact that in Japan
alone 1881 earthquakes were recorded
between the years 1885 and 1892. The
great majority of these shocks are ire
mors detected only by instruments or,
if noticed by man, of such slight in
tensity as to cause no alarm. Many,
however, are sufficiently strong to en-
danger life and property, and there is
every graduation between the tremors
which only delicate instruments detect
and the earthquake which devastates
a great city.
Causes for jars in the earth are many
and of different kinds. The falling in
of the roofs of caverns has been known
to cause earthquakes, and landslides
have caused others. These, however,
are minor causes, and the resulting
shocks are of slight Importance. A far
more potent cause for earthquakes is
volcanic action.
There are two great belts on the
earth in which either volcanoes are ac-
tive or mountains are growing or in
which the two phenomena are asso-
ciated. These two belts follow great
circles. One of these passes through
the West Indies, the Mediterranean
sea, the Caucasus and Himalaya noun
tains and is called by De Montessus
the Mediterranean or Alpine
Himalayan belt. In this belt So per
cent of all recorded earthquakes have
occurred. The second belt nearly en-
circles the Pacific. following the Andes,
the mountains of western North Amer
lea, the Aleutian islands, Japan and the
Philippines This De Montessus calls
the circum-Pacific or AndeS-JapaneSe
Malayan belt. In this belt have occur
erd Al per cent of all recorded earth
Quakes. In all the rest of the world
the recorded earthquakes equal only g
per cent of the total number
Those whose homes are outside the
two belts of frequent earthquakes are
not absolutely immune from disturb
dhSe, aS 10 piONeu W thc ealtAqudhS
at Charleston in 1856 and at New Mad
rid i'll 1872. But in those parts of the
globe earthquakes are not common.
They occur in widely scattered locali-
ties at rare intervals and are not COM
monty of great destructiveness. In the
belts Of frequent earthquakes. on the
other hand, shocks may occur in many
places at frequent intervals and occa-
sionally with great violence. San
Francisco and Santiago, for example.
are situated on danger lines in the
aarth's crust, as are many other places
In the two great earthquake BELTS
Professor Ralph S. Tarr in Leslies |
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
Question md Ansuer.

When Nathan NJ. Morse was trying
the Tuckerman will case before Judge
McKim, DR.. Jelley, the well known
expert on insanity, was one of the
witnesses. One of the hypothetical
questions asked of the witness by Mr..
Morse contained no less than 10000
words. The lawyer started this pithy
question at the opening of court and
closed only q few minutes prior to the
noon adjournment The point that Mr..
Morse was endeavoring to bring out re-
lated to the mental condition Of the
testator when he made his will.
This Is said to have been the longest
single Interrogation ever made in a
court Of law, and the answer COM
prised just three words, II do not
Boston Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
Work of the Heart.

Few stop to consider the amount of
labor performed daily by the human
heart. The inexhaustible supply of en-
ergy displayed by this overworked or
gan is marvellous. Calculation has
shown that the work of the heart of
an average person Is equal to the feat
of lifting over five tons at the rate of
foot an hour or 125 tons in twenty
four hours. A certain DIR. Richardson
once made Il curious calculation in re-
gard to the work performed by the
heart in mileage. He presumed that
the blood was forced out of the heart
at each palpitation in the proportion of
sixty-nine strokes minute and at the
assumed distance of nine feet. At this
rate the flow of the blood through the
body would be 207 yards minute. or
seven miles an hour. This would make
10 miles Il day, or 81 900 miles year.
Thus in lifetime OF eighty-four years
the blood in the human body would
travel over 100000 miles. The num-
Der of beats OF the heart required to
send the blood that far would be over
1900, 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15

What Adam ate, not what he drank,
Was he from Eden's garden driven,
o, what a difference there now would be
If he had taken Rocky Mountain Tea.
IT. II. Thomas Pharmacy.