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The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

her case Il is tied up in such way that
she cannot devote the principal to her
charitable work Otherwise her inheri-
tance would have gone long since to build
a Hope Hall, in all probability.
just as Hull House resulted from
visit Of inspection made by it founder. so
Mrs. Ballington Booths prison work is
the result Of her first visit To and speech
delivered In a States prison.
This was in California. During the
course or her address she was struck
with pity at the apparent hopeless situa-
tion of the men before her. This thought
pursued her all through her talk and so
when she had finished her set speech she
was moved to ask all those to come for
ward who would Ike to .ead better lives
had they a chance 10 % so. Two hun
dred men, among them some Of the pris-
ons most hardened cases. stepped for
ward
From this incident Mrs. Booth became
deeply interested in eonvicts generally,
and It was not long after this that she
was paying regular visits TO Sing Sing
and talking 10 and pleading with the in
mates. Nor was II very long before the
c0nyicts there began 10 call her little
mother" the designation BY which she Is
known 10 thousands or NronsQQeTs VINO
have been helped by her while In prison
and when just out of it in one Of the IA
nous Hope Halls which she has estab-
llshed for the especial benefit Of the re-
leased convict.
This prison work is distinctive OF the
Volunteers of America, whose other lines
OF work are similar TO those of the Sal
walton Army Mrs. Booth has personal
charge Of the prison work. and she her
self sees that 1t is financed from the
pOcketbOOks OF the rich.
Sent Here in 1887.
Mrs Booth and her husband were the
first commanders Of the Salvation Army
in this country. being sent here in 1857 by
Gen. Booth seven years after the first
Army lassies had come to this country
in the steeTage. These seven enthusiasts
held the first army meeting IN America
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ton committee OF the famous Pullman
strike. No movement looking toward a
better Chicago waits in vain for her sup
port. and her approval of a civic move
ment is pretty apt TO insure its ultimate
success.
The honor which her alma mater con-
ferred upon Miss Adams several years
ago is unique in the history of education
in this country and abroad. The trustees
of Rockford College, where she gradual
ed in 1851. turned over to her the entire
college plant for the use and benefit OF
Hull House during the summer months
Here such poor girls as aspire to secure
an education are instructed by a staff
each member of which has to pay a
weekly fee for the privilege Of teaching
and living at the college during this time
II was while she was still a student at
Rockford that Miss Adams definitely
decided to devote her life to the poor.
she, however, at that time did not dream
OF Hull House, or similar work, and the
| year following her graduation she went
/ 10 Philadelphia TO prepare herself for a
medical career among the poor. By be-
coming a physician she felt that she could
do her work as one Of the poor and not
as one above them.
Visits Poor In Europe.
| She had been at her professional studies
only a year when her old illness reas-
serted itself, and for her health's sake
| she went abroad in company with Miss
Ellen Gates starr, co-founder of Hull
| House Carrying with her across the
ocean her interest in the poor of the great
cities. she very naturally heard Of Toyn-
bee Hall, LOndOn's first settlement house,
then just founded. and visited It. Then
and there she was fired with the ambi-
ton which ultimately led to the estab-
Iishment OF Hull House.
For a woman Miss adams is rather
brief of speech, though she is in no sense
tacturn or short. But. though seldom
impulsive in speech. in action she is fire.
quently So One day she noticed that one
of her callers. typical slums woman.
/ was leaving Hull House protected AGAINST
/ the bitter weather only by a thin and
worn covering Immediately Miss Ad-
dams seized her own fur-lined cape and
threw it over the shoulders OF the dazed
woman.
Like most OF the present-day Good Sa-
maritans, Miss adams became person
ally acquitted with poverty only through
study of H. She was reared in comfort
not to say afluence; her family was in
auential In its neighborhood. and her
father was for many years member OF
the Illinois legislature.
Like Miss Adams. Mrs. Ballington
Booth was swell born--her father was a
Church Of England clergyman-and she,
too. inherited a nice little income But in
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record in philanthropic service stands
unique in modern times for length and
continuity, being handed down. as It is,
from one generation to another along
with the patrimony.
There have been all sorts Of estimates
of the amount Of money devoted 10 Good
Samaritan work by the Montehores and
their connections. some OF the gueses ris-
ing to Sl50. 900 900. or a third more than the
late Baron de Hirsch gave away during
the course OF his lifetime. But no one
other than the Montehores themselves
could give an intelligent estimate OF the
sum total OF the family donations to
charity, so careful have they been TO keep
the details OF their almsgiving from the
public.
The First Lady OF Chicago.
Since 1855 when she opened the first
social settlement house In America, Miss
Jane Adams has been one OF the
worlds famous Good Samaritans. Hull
House and the numerous industrial, So
cial. economic, and political institutions
that It mothers form remarkable mon
ument to the energy of the quiet, medi
um-sized. earnest woman with gray eyes
who began her grown-up life handicap
ped by illness Of long standing Indeed.
the entire social settlement movement.
as carried on In this country. may be said
10 be a monument 10 Miss Adams initi-
ative. for il was only after she had made
a success of Huh House did kindred work
spread here; and it is the implied, If not
the expressed. aim of the average Ameri-
can social settlement worker TO emulate
Miss adams and her work so far as
possible.
Besides being the country's premier in
social-settlement efforts. Miss Adams
probably is its leading exponent of the
Tolstoyan doctrine that "the rich should
get OF the backs of the poor Miss Ad-
dams has admitted openly that this idea
has imbued all her Hull House work.
Nevertheless, she never has had any
trouble securing needed funds from. the
richest men OF America. Nor has she
ever made a public appeal for financial
support: she does not believe in such
solicitation. Whenever she feels the need
OF money for any OF her various enter
prises. she makes personal calls on men
The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
sHURE 'NUFF NATURE FAKE.
Only Curtis Forgot 10 Tell that Mar
ket Closes Sunday.


OF all the special correspondents now
occupying prominent places in the news
paper world, William E. Curtis ought TO
be free from any suspicion of nature fax
ing. but he tells this story about Charles
ton. S. c.:
THE streets of Charleston and the pas
sages that surround the city market are
kept clean without expense TO the munich
pal treasury by a flock OF industrious
buzzards, who come soaring in from their
eyries in the pine forests and perform
their task with neatness and dispatch.
And it has been observed for many years
that they never appear on Sunday. The
air is black with the plumage OF the birds
on week days. but on Sundays their shad-
ows never fall within the city limits"
We don't doubt the truth of this story
both because OF Mr.. Curtis established
character and because 1t would be easy
to convict him If he were perpetrating a
nature fake. But speaking of buzzards,
the boys in the lumber districts down in
Louisiana also tell some things concern
ing the mental faculties of these fastidi-
! Gus piIuSt RVNu llSiey HASA q AA1AS -
stricken unto death with fever or some
other sickness. they drag him out to the
side Of the road and leave him to expire
| IN peace. The buzzards straightway be-
gin to assemble and sit on the fence hard
/ by and wait for Brer Mule to die And
he always dies. If he is sick but is not
going to die, the buzzards don't come. So
when they haul out a sick mule and the
buzzards fall to eongregate about his
PROSTATE form, the men folk know that
that mule is only a prey to mortal error
and is not sick enough to die, and they
make him get up and go to work again.
/ Curtis can smoke that in his pipe. The
mere faculty Of knowing what day OF the
week Il is depends on nothing more than
memory and the ability to count seven;
but to be able to 1ell when sick mule is
sick enough to die involves gift OF pre-
vision which we regard as very superior
! to the attainments OF those South Caro-
| lima birds.
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GOOD SAMARITANS TO THE POOR

Jane AddamS Founder of Americas First Social Settle
ment Maud BaIIngton Booth, the Little Mother" of
the "Jaiibird," and Miss Epa Booth, Leader of the
american Salpation army Prominent as Charity
WorkerS-Mrs HHmphry Ward Famed as Promoter
of ChiIdrenS PIaygrounds-Jacob RiiS Has Tasted
DregS of Poverty -Edward T. Depine, Charity Expert
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and women who, she is led TO believe,
viii give; and it is seldom that she comes
away empty handed. Chicago especially
can boast Of many wealthy persons who
have as much as told Miss Adams that
their check books are ready TO serve her
at her call II is upon persons who know
what Hull House has done and is doing
for the wonderful cosmopolitan population
around # that Miss Adams depends for
financial comfort
Supplied Funds Herself.
But before she had works 10 back her
words. Miss Adams herself supplied the
money with which to start Hull House
and keep it going during the critical pc
riod of its infancy. Subsequently she de-
voted her entire patrimony TO Hull House.
depending on her lectures and writings
for her own personal income. This was
one result of the pilgrimage that she
made TO Tolstoy's home in 1896.
I am told that one of the most interest
ing incidents connected with this visit has
received only slight attention in this coun-
try. II occurred after Miss Adams had
tOuchingly told the Russian philosopher
Of the great poverty of the sadly crowded
people among whom she lived and work
ed. When she had finished he reached
out brawny hand and touched the silk
| sleeve Of his visitors fashionable dress.
And what is this fGr?" ne queried.
My people like TO see me well dressed, ''
/ Miss Adams replied, in effect.
You should not like to be dressed diff
/ ferently from them" came back Tostoy.
whose fondness for wearing the Russian
pea Sc Mt costume is well known
But" answered Miss Addams. Il
work among. Irish. Italians, Greeks, Ar
/ menians, and many other nationalities. ]
| could not dress in all their different cos
| tunes"
Tolstoy smiled. can the more reason
why you should choose some cheap and
simple dress that any of them could
adopt, and not cut yourself of by your
dress from those you wish to serve
S4ilI Wears Silks.
/ It is prehapS needless to add that Miss
Adams, up TO date, has not adopted the
Tolstoyan idea of dress. But her visit tc
Tolstoy did cause her to put some of hi:
teachings into practice at Hull House
and after her return from Yasnaya Pol.
/ lana she only was kept from doing man
ual labor in the Hull House bakery by
the administrative demands on her time
In her principal written work, Dem,
ocracy and Social Ethics" published sew
eral years after her talk with Tolstoy
Miss Addams clearly shows her adher.
ence to. much OF his philosophy OF Ifs
appertaining to the relations that should
exist between rich and poor.
The demands on Miss Adams time
crowd in upon her with a monotonou:
rapidity that would drive the average per.
son. man or woman, into a state Of in.
tense irritability, TO say the least. But
she remains unTuffied through It all, and
so does an enormous days work. Be
sides giving personal administration Il
every branch of Hull House work. seeur
ing additional funds when needed, ant
constantly writing and leeturing on set
tlement work and other civic movements
| she gives personal attention to the vel
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14
Borough Council

The regular meeting OF the Borough
| Council was held Tuesday evening. All
the members were present except Mr..
English, Mayor Gentieu presided.
A petition signed by several property
owners-along Main Street below Oak
and by others received and read. 1t ask
ed that the State road begin at the foot
of Main Street instead OF Oak Street and
that the Council ask the Board OF Free
holders to make the change.
1.-THE reason the State road application
was to begin at Oak Street is because
State Road Commissioner Hutchinson
after viewing the roadway said he would
approve of it beginning there. From
Oak Street to the river is an excellent
roadway and the State money could bet
ter be spent where more needed.
Mr.. Long reported as to the facilities OF
egress from the public buildings. The
ordinance committee was instructed to
draft an ordinance requiring fire escapes
on buildings where meetings are held.
The gas lights were reported in fair
conditions
A letter was read from Robert Seeley,
of Philadelphia, objectihg to laying of a
drain pipe thru his property on Delaware
Avenue in order to drain the water from
Pitman Street.
An ordinance regulating the grades of
Main Street for the building of the State
road was introduced and passed first
reading.
The Mayor and Clerk were authorized
to sign the contract with the Telephone
Company for thee free telephones, one to
be put into the Mayors office, one in the
school house. The other has been put
onto the fire house.
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of committee to
get thePowder Works in the Borough, re-
ported progress.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14
A New Orange At pedricktown

The farmers in this region were never
aroused as at present and the attendance
at the meetings called in Red Mems Hall,
Pediicktown, on last Saturday, and a
week previous, to consider their united
interest in getting better and more stable
prices for tomatoes were largely attended.
1t was decided best to organize a grange
and the farmers and their wives are en-
thusiastic over their financial as well as
social interest.
George W.. F. Gaunt, of Mullica Hill,
State Master of New Jersey, was present
at both meetings. He read the object Of
organizing til Grange and some compli-
mentary remarks about the great interest
taken. One hundred and twenty became
charter members, the largest charter
list of any Grange in the State.
The following officers were elected:
Master, Albert w. Sailor; Secretary, Will
liam NJ. Burke; Overseer, Levi c. Justice;
Lecturer, Mrs. Albert Risner; Chaplain.
Alfred Sparks; Steward, George ]. Gaven-
ia; Asst. Steward, David G. Sailor; Lady
Asst. Steward, Mrs. w. NJ. Burk; Treas
ufer, William F. Hunt; Crate Keeper,
Horace o. Justice; Ceres, Mrs. Geo. r.
Pedrick; Pomona, Mrs. John Hertz; Flora,
Mrs. Frank j. Gaventa.
There was present a large number of
guests who were members of Oranges at
at Swedesboro, Bridgeport and Woods
town. At the conclusion a banquet was
served.
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Premature Obituaries.

One OF the traditions of the Office of
the New York Herald has to do with
an editor who was a great upholder of
the infallibibility of his. 1t simply
couldn't make a mistake.
A fustered citizen once burst into
MS Office and hustled up to the edi.
torlal desk. "See here!" he demanded
This obituary notice. It's all wrongr'
what's wrong about it?'' asked the
editor in calm confidence.
Why, it's about me. I'm not dead"
IF the Herald says you're dead"
sternly replied the editor, ~"yon're
dead. But" he added magnanimous1v'
"if you don't like being dead We'll
print your birth notice."
His attitude was rather diffe rent
from that of another editor, who, on
being shown by the man most inter
ested that the death of the complain.
ant was falsely reported, apologized
p.rofusely and offered to make it all
right.
"We'll print a correction at once"
he said.
We'll" said the man who wasn't
dead" perhaps it would be better to
let it stand. I'll show it to nv friends
when they want to borrow MONEY!
Woman's Home Companion for Feb
ruary.
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A Birthday %

When Mr.. Leslie Wood arrived home
on Tuesday evening, the 4th, he was
surprised to find he was followed by a
host OF friends. They had come to make
merry in remembrance of his hi rthday.
All he could say was "Why didn't you
tell me"' One Of the features OF the
hour was the usual Birthday "thrash-
ing" tc which Leslie submitted with
good grace. Miss Marion Munyan en-
tertained the company with several
choice selections on the piano.
At a late hour Mr.. Woods amiable
little wife invited the guests to the din
ing where a sumptuous repast was
served after which the guests departed
wishing Mr.. Wood thirty.two more such
happy occasions.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. II. R. Blackwood, Mr.. and
sN1rs. Warren Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K.
Duffy, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sugars, MIR.
and Mrs. Ralph Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lanning, Mrs. Geo. E. Munyan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dougherty, Misses
Lottie B. Sparks, Lizzie R. Munyan,
Hazel Davis, Anna McCaully, Deborah
Sugars, Messrs. Chas. Ford, Wilmer Ped
rick, Thomas Toy, Master Lawton Wood,
Frank Duffy,
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PEDRICKTOWN

Feb. Il-Clarence Doughten and
family returned home on monday after
having spent three weeks in Richmond,
Va, with John Risner.
Lemuel Morrison and daughter of
PENIS Grove, visited Mr.. and Mrs. d. r.
Morrison on Sunday.
Benz. Justice moved last Friday onto the
Beny, Weatherby farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Gates and Chill
drem and Mrs. Mary Gates are visiting
in Millville and Vineland.
Davis Stanley moved to Swedesboro
during the week, Mrs Isaac Pedrick has
moved her millinery store into the build
ing vacated by Mr.. Stanley.
Richard Corson and family, of Woods
town spent Sunday at William M. Burk's.
Chas. Keebler and daughter Mildred
spent part of the week III Philadelphia.
Mrs. Chas. Hampton is spending the
week with her daughter Mrs. Thos.
Weatherby in Swede sboro.
Ernest Krokenberger. of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at Chas. Swaver)y's.
Revival meetings continue in the M. q.
Church this week.
Mrs. Perry Fenton and children have
been spending a few days in Philadel-
phia.
Adam Cooker, a well known character in
this section for years, died last week at the
home of his sister Mrs. VIM. Lloyd at
Centre Sc'are.
Cashier and Mrs. S. M. Blocksom and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey HOFFMAN spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w.
Sailor.
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WooDsToWN.

February 12-Mrs. William Beale il
spending sometime in Woodbury..
Miss Anna Pedrick has returned from
a visit with friends at Landsdowne> and
Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Comfy, of Washington,
ID. G., is spending sometime with rela-
tives i'll town.
Last Wednesday evening Mrs. Wilbert
Wentzell was given a surprise party.
Games and music were INDUCED in. Those
present were, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Bee, Mrs. Harry
Broadway, Walter and Lemetta Stratton
Lizzie and Charles Nelson Harry, Earl
and Linwood Peterson.
Mr.. Hortman Jones, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with relatives in town.
Mr.. Earl Urion spent Saturday and
Sunday with Amos Kirby at George
School.
Mrs. c. H. Richman has returned from
a visit with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Howard Smith, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Smith.
Last Wednesday afternoon the needle
workers OF the NJ. E. Church net at
Mrs. Quinton Reeves a box was packed
for the Childrens' Home in Trenton,
which contained $50 pieces of clothing.
Mrs. Reeves served the ladies with cake
and ice cream.
Mr.. Thomas Gosliu, of Wildwood, has
been spending a few days in town.
Miss Elsie Titus, of Sharptown, has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Wright.
Mr.. Lewis Edwards spent Saturday
and Sunday with William Moore at New
Brunswick.
The Diston Saw Company, of Pennsyl-
vania, is buying up apple trees in this
vicinity, which are to be made into ham
dies for saws and tools. They have pur-
chased trees in the orchards of Charles
Lippincott and David F. Davis.
F. P. Vanlier, Superintendent OF the
Woodstown Ice and Cold Sword Com
pany, has entered complaint about va
grants loafing around the electric light
to arrest all such.
ROSE,
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14
Surplus Too Large

The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of Salem, which has accum-
ulated a surplus fund of 500, 900, which
is deemed amply sufficient to pay m
probable losses hereabouts, has decided
to partially reimburse these who have
contributed to the formation of the fund.
The directors have voted to give to
each individual, firm or corporation who
was a member OF the company between
the years 1880 and 1902, inclusive, and
also member Oh December 81, 1907, cash
or scrip proportional in amount to the
sum such individual, firm or corporation
has paid to the company for insurance
during the above period. The amount
O be distributed will be about 1925. 900 and
this will be largely to residents of Salem
County.
The company was organized in 1851
and has been successful from the first.
Josiah Wistar is the president and Wood.
mutt Petit secretary and treasurer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14
PERSONAL MENTION and SOCIAL NOTES
The Whereabouts And DOings OF
Good People You Know

Ralph Willis spent Sunday at Pauls-
boro.
William Becker spent Sunday with his
parents in Woodstown.
Mrs. William II. Sailor, is spending
sometime in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mattson spent
Sunday with relatives in Bridgeport.
Mr.. George Miller, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday at George McAllister's.
]. Forman Sinnickson, State Attorney,
of Salem, was in PENIS Grove Oh Tues
day.
Mrs. Thomas Durr spent part OF this
week with relatives and friends in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Lizzie Cream, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Cream.
Misses Julia and Kathern Tighe, of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with Miss
Ella May Durr.
Miss Emma J.. Harbeson, who has
been at Troy, N. Y, is nov at haywood
Hospital, Sedalia, Mo.
Miss Mabel Smalley Of Philadelphia.
is spending a week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smalley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson and
daughter Minnie and Miss Lillian Hawn
spent Sunday with their parents in Penns-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton c. Locuson, Of
Philadelphia, have been spending a few
days with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles ID. Aborn.
Mr.. Max Knake OF Paulsboro and Miss
May Johnson, of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. Hillman
near Penn's Grove.
Misses Jane and Deborah Zane have
moved into part OF Mrs. W. A. Sacks
house at the corner OF South Broad and
Beach Avenue. George Strengthen has
moved onto the farm he recently bought
OF them.
Miss Serena Miller, teacher, i'll the
eventh grade, Penn's Grove school, has
been sick at her home in Germantown
for two weeks. The other teachers and
high school pupils have been teaching
her pupils. The returned Thurday.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14
Court House Addition To Be on South
Side.

Salem County's Board OF Chosen Free
holders OIL Wednesday settled the matter
Of a new courthouse for Salem county by
voting unanimously to improve the pres
ent edifice.
AT the January meeting plans were
adopted to build an addition to the north
ern end of the building, but on, Wednesday
the Board decided to erect the addition
on the south side instead on what has
been know for years as the 'codrthouse
acre lot"
There was much opposition to the
building being extended on the north
side from citizens all over the county on
sentimental grounds, as they preferred
to preserve the historic structure.
The Business Mems Association of Sa.
lem presented resolutions praying that a
new courthouse be erected instead of hav.
idg the present structure remodeled, bu'
the board held that the plans adopted
would fully meet the requirements of tn,
county and could be made s~atisfactor,
and at less expense.