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The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
TOYS THAT REFLECT HISTORY.
Childrens Playthings Show the
 Spirit of the Age.

A little of every age of civiliza- ton is in it's toys. The future his torian will have no difficulty in reconstructing our age if he finds merely few toys in dusty garrets or museums.
 Do you know what the little chil- dren in the early days of the perse- cuted Christians played with? l have always thought it at once pa thetic and horrible; they played with little toy instruments of mar tyrdom.
 So to-day childhood plays with the things of science. What went oversea this year from Paris and Nuremberg were toys of wireless telegraphy, electrostatic machines, electric tramways, automobiles driven by alcohol or electricity, elec- tric torpedo boats that plunge and come to the surface again, cinemato- graphs, for the magic lantern is declassed, and chronatropes, that present colored and moving pie lures; these scientific faneies of the moment and dozen others.
 1 looked at them one and all, and amazemcnt grew upon me. What kind of a little boy is he who plays with these somber and in- tricate toys?
 And then l remembered that even the little twentieth century boy is one of the wise people; in his un- tiring wisdom he knows that toys even ruhmkorff coils and geissler luminous tubes and voltameters- are best when broken, and l foresaw for him splendid moments, inqulr- ing. destructiYe.-Everybody,s
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IT DEPENDED.

At bend in the river oppo- site a likely pool portly gen tleman in the new fishing suit stopped native in order to get some necessary information about the surrounding country.
 Do you suppose" asked the man with rod and reel, it would be worth my while to try fishing round here?'
 "Well," said the native, thrusting his hands into his rockets, 'the fshin' ain't good, but in course I don't know how ye value yer time"
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WORK OF THE PEAcEMAkER.
fdler Can at Least Lay One Good
 Deed to His Soul.

q fatter myself that I played rather an important and beevolent role tonight" averred the man with the liver. "A party of us was in a cafe. Among us was a beau- tiful young woman. l sat a little apart with friend, who presently exclaimed:
 Look Whats the matter with her?'
 And I looked just in time to sec her fall back in her chair in dead faint.
 'We rushed to revive her. When she came to 1t was found that she had seen her husband come into the cafe with another girl on his arm. That. was why she tainted They had been estranged and separated for several months. Now you know 1t must have nearly broken her heart to see him with another girl If if made her faint Somehow it made me feel bad. I went over and sat down by her.
 Do you want to talk with him ? I asked.
 "'Yes,' she answered.
 Well, then, said l, you shall.
 'With that marched myself over to her husband, d handsome fellow very well dressed, and brought him to her. He had eith- CT seen her faint, or heard of it. He was quite ready and willing to come.
 You know, he never went back to the other girl. He made ar- engagements with some friends of his to take her home He went home with his wife, both happy as larks, but not until he had treat ed the crowd of Us right royally.''
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GREAT SCIENTIST SAVED.

Here is curious little story about Sir James Simson, the man who introduced the use of chloro- form into surgery, and peril which he escaped, as recorded by Lyon Playfair Simpson, when busy with his researches into the subject of anaesthetics, called one day on PIayfair and asked if he had any thing new likely to produce anaes- thcsia. PIayfair had just prepared a liquid which seemed worthy of trial. Simson, who knew no fear, prepared instantly to test it on himself. This PIayfair refused to allow until it had frst#been tried on rabbits. Two were procured and placed under the effects of the an- aesthetic. Next day Simson pro- posed 10 try=iJ on himself. We might as well see how the rabbits have farcd. said PIayfair, They found both the animals dead.
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Their First VoYa ge.

Mr. Ryetop-This here travel CTS guide says that new tourists should beware of Nal De Mer when they cross the ocean for the first time. l wonder who Nal De Mer is, Maria?
 Mrs. Ryetop-Mal De Mer? Gracious, Hiram, l bet he is one of them thar cad s.fsrks that hangs around 1o}.H . l'et eg.o's. ing-room look.e@ for grsenhorls. Chicago Daily News.
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Commissioners Sale of Land

Whereas, pursuant to decretal or der of the Independence Chancery Court, entered at the fall term, 1906, in the case of A. A. Arnold, admr., vs. J. N. Black, (No 5Q the under, signed, as commissioner of said court, will, on
 FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1907,
 Between the hours of 10 a, m. and 3 D. m., at the the front door of the poStoffice, in the town of Newark, Ark, expose to sale, at public auction to the highest bidder, on d credit of three months, the following described lands, to-wit: Lots one (1 and two (2l in block eight tSj of Arnold's addi- ti0n to the Eastern Division of the town of Newark. Arkansas.
 The purchaser will be required to execute note with approved personal security, bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per anhum.
 Given under my hand as comniS- sioner in chancery this 23rd day of December, l9J6. CUL. L. PEARCE,
 Commissioner
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ARKANSAS.
How to Cure ChilbIains

"To enjoy freedom cbilbIains." writes John Kemp, East Otisfield Me-, T apply BoekIen's Arnica Salve, Have also used it for salt rheum with excelent results. ' Guarantees to cure fever sores, mdolent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds. frost bites and skin dis eases. 25c at Sturdivant's drug store,
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A BEAUTIFUL VERB.

At party in upper Fifth ave- nue the other night there was an interesting and highly amusing dis cussion of the Carnegie discredited spelling, says the New York Press. A young blade discoursed eIoquently on parts of speech. \ beautiful young woman asked: "What part of speech am I?' He answered nfstantly You are an abstract noun. q !! An abstract noun, sir ! Why am l not verb 2o Because no one has ever vet been able to con jugate you" (Grcat laughter and applause "WelI," she continued, q should like to be conjugated; can you not coniugate me-" Cloud, long and rapUrous applause ) No, miss, l am reluctantly compelled to decline you. All single ladies must be compelled to pass as nouns; and they are abstract because they are generally all sweetness and good mess. ; Cloud and continued ap- Iplausc.)
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TWO stanes of the Game.

A well-known Lowell man recently invited dozen friends to his house on the occasion of his siXtieth birthday anniversary, and herefis the way he in- formed them relative to the event: ..Bawled, September 3, 1S46. Bald, Sep tember 3, 1906 6'-Philadelphia Press.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
A Good Word for Kits.

The Tailor and Cutter observes, with it's usual insight into human na- ture: No one has yet suggested the utility of kits They never bag at the knees, nor do they ever require patching at that part, and their hy- gienic properties are proverbial."- London Globe
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
Slow.

Just to prove how slow the world is to learn, it is only necessary to cite the fact that rich men continue to die thinking they can shut out both their heirs and the lawyers from participa- ton in their fortunes.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
Smashinu Records

In crops, in railroads, in steamships in all kinds of sports we go on smash ing records. By and by Time will be obliterated, and Quantity will be beyond comprehension.
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Craig, X Moore,
NEWARK,
Mushrooms Grown on Sandy Soil.

WushTooms crown on Sandy Soil.
 Many believe that mushrooms are only to be found on low, moist lands. while they have been gathered on the sandy hillsides of Long Island with good results as to quantity and flavor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-28
Maud Ballington Booth.

The Normal Auditorium was
filled to its capacity last night by
an audience that listened most at
tentively to Mrs. Maud Ballington
Booth in her lecture on the good
work that has been done among the
inmates of prisons. For eleven
years she has been engaged in this
work, and that her whole heart is
in it cannot be doubted for a mo-
ment by any one who heard her
talk about it. She is woman of
charming personality, and a speak
er of much power. Lights and
Shadows of Prison Life," was her
subject, and no one is better equipp-
ed to discuss i, than she, for she
has given her life to the work
among convicts.
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asylums and other State corrective
and charitable institutions will be
liberal. 1t can be said that nothing
brought out during the recent CAM
paign gave the ma,hine managers
as much worry as the incompatible
wretchedness and neglect of the in
sane hospitals. Most of us thought
that the exposures of graft in the
new capitol construction would be
greater danger to them but as a
matter of fact they didn't mind that
at all. These practical politicians
reason that the average man doesn't
care a farthing for expense unless
he feels, personally, the burden of
it. An additional mill on the school
or road tax counts because it re-
quires cash to meet it. But the
stolen millions were unimportant
for the burden OF payment was not
felt. The beauty and magnihcence
of the building obscured the inl-
involved in the graft.
G.. D. H.
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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURY, PA.
THAW TRIAL.

The trial of Harry X. Thaw i'll
New York city for the murder of
Stanford White is still drawing its
weary length along, and may oc.
cupy two weeks more. 1t is one
of the slimisst exhibitions ever
produced in a court of justice.
Evalyn N. Thaw, the chorus
girl wife Of Harry Tnaw. is either
one of the most devoted wives the
world has ever seen, or else she is
an actress utterly devoid of shame
or modesty. She has laid bare her
life to the public, showing her re-
lations with White, admitted that
she travelled over Europe with
Thaw as man and wife before they
were married, admitted that she
knew little or nothing of the Bible,
rarely ii ever went to church, was
not sure whether she had any re-
ligious belief.
And she is now only ~ years
of age. 1t would seem as though
the mother who has raised a
daughter in such a way as that has
something to answer for. A girl
who has been reared in such an
atmosphere as she says she was, if
she is telling the truth, is more
sinned against than SHINING.
Whether the total annihilation of
whatever character she possessed,
by her testimony on the witness
stand shall avail to save the life of
her husband, remains to be seen.
If she should not succeed, she will
at least have the consolation of
knowing that that life up to this
time has been of no value to the
world. And yet it may be that
this pampered son of millionaire
parents, who was never taught to
do anything but squander money,
is more to be pitied than blamed.
There are many lessons to be
learned from the Thaw trial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-28
Pure Blood

Is certain if you take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This great medicine cures those eruptons,
pimples and bols that appear at all seasons;
cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eczema;
adapts itself equally well to- and also cures, dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles; cures rheu-
matism and catarrh; cures nervous troubles,
debility and that tired feeling.
Sarsatabs-For those who prefer medicine In tab
ie i. AZ ~. SO - NV .'. ~ ~ , Mrs.
calcu US wei US III usuh
liquid FORM Sarsaabs have denticay the much b
curative properties the liquid FORM besides with
of dose, convenience loss by HOY,
ugElss OF Iroipuy appetit
by mall u L. Hood Co Lowell Mass strengt
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DR.. kENNEDYS
FAV0RlTE REMEDY

according TO directions, will soon relieve and
ultimately cure cases of Fever and Ague,
Biliousness, Rheumatism, Debility of the
Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder and
all disorders arising from an impure state
of the Blood, when no other medicine or
treatment has been of any permanent bene-
fit Sufferers may properly be reminded
that DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is no speculative preparation, placed upon
the market TO fill the pockets of a proprietor
who is ignorant of the first principles of
medicine, but prescription used with uni
form success by DR.. Kennedy long before
he ever dreamed of making II public.
Write TO DIR. David Kennedys Sons, Rondout, N.
y, for a free sample bottle and medical booklet
Large bottles $l.0o, st oil druggists
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Too True.

"If any class of business men
ever had good reason for the forma-
tiou of trust with a view of adj
vancing prices the press of the
country presents that justification
at this time" contends the Chicago
Blaae, and continues TO argue logi-
cally as follows:
The white paper alone on which
many papers are printed, costs
more than is paid by the purchaser
for the printed edition. The cost
of white paper has been advancing
for years, printing ink never cost
more than at the present time and
wages were never higher, yet the
price of the output has been retain
ed. The newspapers OF the country
in their columns seem to point out
everything in the news line per-
tanning tc the information of trusts
in oil, sugar, paper, steel and also
every commodity in general use,
but they could and should point
with great interest to the tact that
they are supplying the public with
news of the world under a greater
expense of production than ever be-
fore, while the comparative cost of
advertising has not been greatly iu-
creased.
THE newspapers have been in
the front rank in the development
of American civilization and to-day
they give more to the purchaser
for the investment than it Is posi-
BILE to receive in any other channel
OF expenditure. Any thoughtful
person who will carefully consider
the increased publication cost of
newspapers and the vast amount of
information and pleasure the people
derive from them at old time prices
will agree with us that the postage
on them as we'll as on letters, should
be reduced"
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The New York World
Read Wherever the English Language Is
Spoken.
THRlcE-A.WEeK EDITION.

The Thrice-a'Week World hopes to be in
1906 better paper than it has ever been be.
fore, and 1t has made its arradpements ac-
cordingly. Its news service covers the en-.
tire globe, ana it reports everything fully,
promptly and accurately. 1t is the only pa.
per not daily, which is as good as a daily,
and which will keep you as completely in.
formed OF what is happening throughout III.
world.
-. The Thrice'a.W Week World is fair in its DO.
iitical reports. You can get the truth from
its columns, whether you ale Republican or
Democrat, and that is what you want.
A special feature of the Thrice.a. Week
World has always been its serial fiction II
publishes novels by the best authors in the
world, novels which in book form sell for
$3.50 apiece, and its high standard in this
respect wi be maidtained in the future as in
the last.
THE THRICE.A.wEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only 81 90 Der
year, and this pays for I56 papers. We of.
Ter this une lualed newspaper and the Col
UMBAN together for one year Tor $I.Sc. r
The regular s1bscr!, ,';ur pr C. cf he two
,'.,iila Sat-. :,
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Deeds Recorded.

The following deeds have been
recorded by Recorder Miller since
those last published;
NJ. l. Hennessy to Thomas +.
Hennessy for tract of land i'll the
Borough Of Catawissa, considera-
tion $500.
Boyd Freas and wife to George
w. Ash for undivided half interest
in a piece of land in the borough Of
Berwick, consideration $3.50.
Alexander K. Seigttied to estate
of c. p. Follmer for a piece of land
in the Borough of Benton, con-
sideration $500.
H. f. Everett and wife to Sarah
J. Thompson for lot of ground in
the Borough Of Benton, considera-
ton SIIoo.
S. J. Johnson and wife to Ella
Albertson for lot of ground in the
Town OF Bloomsbury, consideration
SI9o.
Charles w. Engle and wife, to
Marx Levy for lot Of ground in
Berwick.
Boann NJ. Bower to Joseph l..
Bower for lot of land in Briar Creek
township, consideration SIS.
A. E. Johnson and wife to Harri-
son D. Miller for three tracts of
land In Mifflin township, considera-
ton s. 900.
H. D. Miller and Mary A. Miller
to A. Z. Johnson for Io6 acres of
land in Mifflin township, considera-
tion 81 900 and Io5 acres of land.
Isaiah Bower and wife to Sarah
A. Trego for lot Of ground in the
Borough Of Berwick, consideration
5000.
E. ]. Brown and wife to Thomas
A. Martz for lot Of ground in Briar
Creek township, consideration $27o.
Frank w. Heller and wife to
Lizzie S. Cutter for lot of ground in
the Borough of Millville, considera-
tion $a56.
Mary Shut ct al, to A c. Hag-
enmyer tor lot of ground in Town
of Bloomsbury, consideration,
$500.
Freas Thomas and wife to David
w. Lanning for IS acres of land in
Fishing Creek township, considera-
tion $500.
David w. Lanning and wife to
Freas Thomas for lot of ground in
Briar Creek township, considera-
tion $500.
Michael Casey's executors to M.
J. Casey for 3 lots Of ground in the
Town of Bloomsbury, consideration
$500.
Michael Casey, executor, to Ellen
Hickey for lots in Town of Blooms
burg, consideration $32o.
Charles B. Ent Sheriff, to c. M.
Creveling Tor 1862 acres and Ioo
perches of land in Jackson town.
ship, consideration $I4I5.
Charles B. Ent, Sheriff to c. M.
Creve!ing for land in Greenwood
township. consideration $40.
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GuARANrEEp under the Food Drugs No 32
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Another Bear.

William P. Faust saw a bear last
Sunday. He lives on the farm of
James Foster, between Danville
and Bloom. The bear did not
seem to be alarmed, and took its
time to move away when Foster
got quite near it with some dogs.
The dogs were afraid and would
not give chase, and the bear slowly
disappeared.
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$1,000 IN PRIZES
TO BE DISTRIBUTED ABB
SOLUTELY FREE.

Use the letters contained in the text: "WEr-
M0RE'S COCoANUT," and form as many words
as you can, using letters either backward or
forward, but do not use any letter In same word
mOie times than IL appears In "WETMORE'S
COCOANUTn For example, the words wet,
ate, too, etc. The person forming the greatest
number OF words using the letters in the text
will receive 800 In cash; for the next largest
list we will give SIS; for the next SIS cash, and
for each OF the next ten largest lists we will
give $40 In gold. In case two or more people tie
then that prize vii. be divided equally between
such persons
II you are good at word making you can Sc
cure valuable prize, as the Wetmore Company
intends giving many handsome, special souve-
mir prizes to the persons sending them a list
on lis Of words mum" err and enclose the same
postpaid with your name ard address, and you
will receive a free sample package OF Wetmores
Cocoanut
This word contest will be carefully and con-
scientlously conducted, and Is solely for the
purpose OF further advertising and introducing
Wetmore's Cocoanut In new localities. III you
are able TO make good list OF words and ans
wer promptly, you Will stand an equal opportu-
nifty to secure one OF the valuable prizes.
We intend spending a large amount OF mon
e. T. the distribution cf prizes In this contest
and assure you that your result VIII be most
gratifying. IL costs nothing TO enter the con.
trst but we Will be pleased to hove you tell us
whether your groceryman handles Wetmore's
Cocoanut or not Write your name plainly and
send list as early as poss bic. Address
THE WETMORE COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Il
he is on the floor lobbying for legis'
| lation which will authorize him to
regulate everything and everybody,
AS matter Of fact one of the great.
est OF present evils about the State
house is the "official lobby" if it
may be so designated. BY that
mean the importuning of senators
and Representatives in the Legisla
ture by heads of Departments or
bureaus Of the State government
for legislation in which they are in
terested.
THINGS MOVING IN HARRISBURG
There has been no legislation
since my last letter but things have
been moving in and about the Pal
ace Of Graft" Just the same. For
example during the week that the
legislators were absent a number of
the specially designed clocks"
were installed in their respective
places. One of the bills which were
hurried through from the Board of
Public Grounds and Building to
the State Treasury between the
date of the election of State Trea-
surer William H. Berry and his in
stallation was for 200 specially de-
signed clocks at SII5.5o apiece.
The contract for the clocks had
been awareed to Sanderson, of
Philadelphia, the per pound con-
tractor for chandeliers, and the bill
amounting to $4,000 was paid by
State Treasurer Mathues on April
II, 1906. Mr.. Berry was inaugu-
rated on May 6, following, and the
clocks were not delivered until last
week. The early payment was
probably made so as to avoid pos
sible inquiry into the relative value
and cost of the clocks by Mr.. Berry.
You can't measure the disposi-
tiop OF dog by the tone OF his
voice and the number of bills intro
duced into Legislative body is no
criterion as to the character of the
work il is likely to perform. Thus
far the present legislature has
proved record maker in the mat
ter Of introducing bills. The time
actually spent in session wouldn't
amount to ten days on the farm"
but in that time 1855 bills have
been introduced of which 763 were
read in the House and 2e2 in the
Senate. One hundred and forty
bills have been reported from the
House committees, eleven OF which
originated in the Senate and had
previously passed that body. The
Senate committees have reported
seventy-hve bills, six of which had
originated in the House. Only one
measure has been signed by the
Governor, however, though from
this time on the mill will grind
faster. In fact the indications are
that there will be a great rush from
Monday with the view of fastening
the final adjournment. The result
Of the Philadelphia election has
vastly increased the confidence of
the machine managers and it will
be run under the spur from now
on. Some of the reform measures
promised in the Republican State
platform may be enacted, for Gov
ernor Stuart is revealing some signs
of a determination to make good"
But whatever reform work is done
will have strings to it so as to make
it as little inimical to machine inter-
ests as possible.
LIBERAL CHARITY APPROPRIATIONS
1t may be confidently predicted
that the appropriations to insane
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The following letters are adver-
tised Feb'y. 26. 1907: Mr.. Garner
Artley, A. M. Longenecker, Miss
Clara Ikler, Mr.. john Nafus, Miss
Bessie Whitmire. Cards. Rebecca
Appleman, Mr.. Horton Laubach
Will be sent to the dead letter Office
March IL, 1907.
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MIFFLINVILLE BRIDGE CONTRACT

The York Bridge Co. which has
the contract for the Mifflinville
bridge, has let the substructure to
M. II. Stebbins, of Wellsboro,
Tioga county.