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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
TOO POOR TO PREACH.
Minister Leaves Pulpit to Take In
the Sale of Devil Wagons.

Minister Leaves Pulpit to Take Tn.
the Sale of DevtI Wagons.
Il leave the ministry for money.
cannot afford to preach the gospel.
am too poor. This may sound like 4
startling statement from Il preacher
but | want to tell the facts.
Thus spoke Rev Ferdinand =
Rockwell, organizer and pastor Of
Sheridan Park NJ. E. Church. Chicago
the other day in closing an interview
with Bishop William f. Mcdowell. He
has given up the ministry for the an
tomobile business.
I have been offered the manage
ment of the New England office of a
company" added Mr.. Rockwell, "and
have decided to take it. Preaching
the gospel does not pay. If l were a
wealthy man l would stay in the MN
istry. But l am not. l am poor ana
l have to make money. l am now
making $500 year. l cannot live
on it and keep my family as it should
live, or maintain the style that | fee,
minister's family should maintain.
Il have been offered a salary that
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His Statistics.
Flood Damage in River Cities.

Cincinnati is experiencing another
inundation of its lOwlands along the
Ohio river. Many people have been
compelled To leave their homes. and
business houses are suffering loss through
damage to stocks caused by the rising
Of the water above floor levels. In a
number of places the water has risen
to the second floor, thus completely sub
merging stocks on the lower floor, and in
the basement
There is always more or less marveling
az to the tenacious cl;nging to home oG
agricultural occupants of the bottom
lands of the great rivers which occasion
ally leave their banks and roam over the
country to the highlands. but there is
far more room for speculation rs 10 the
wisdom of building cities on areas that
are liable to be submerged by sudden
rises in the levels of rivers. IT is a
great local question, however. and if
Cincinnati. Pittsburg, and other cities
which have low-lyiug sections can main
tain prosperity in such places despite
occasional submergence outsiders can
have no cause for Notwithstanding
insurance companies. But to people
who live on high ground that is in no
danger whatever of Submergence il
seems like tempting fate to move back
into homes and business houses after the
subsistence of floods that are likely to
be repeated. and resume life placidly. as
though nothing could be farther away
than a thorough soaking of household
effects or valuable merchandise.
1t would seem that cities so situated
could protitably emulate the example of
Galveston and institute grading opera
tons that would carry the levels above
the high water mark and at the same
time improve the river front for navi-
gators by insuring deeper water along
retaining wall which could be utilized
for docks
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F.S.NOCKWELL

reaches into five figures Wouldn't
you take it? I am speaking as a man,
not as a minister.
Il believe it is the duty of every
man to give his wife and children the
very best advantages possible. l have
been unable to do this in the minis
try.
is there any one can say l should
let my wife and children want for
things they need in order that l can
preach the gospel to others! My duty
is at home first. For this reason l am
leaving the ministry
The resignation of his charge In or
der to make money by Rev. Ferdinand
s. Rockwell has stirred the Chicago
church world. All the ministers of the
city were discussing it. The majority
did not hesitate to condemn In severe
terms the giving up of preaching the
word of God for mercenary purposes.
Others believed that any man had Il
moral right 10 leave the pulpit for the
automobile business or any other bust
ness if he wished TO better himself
financially.
Rev. Rockwell is 50 years old and
has been in the ministry twelve years.
He has been remarkable as a money
raiser and litter of mortgages from
churches. His entry into the ministry
was ut Fennville, Mich. having been
engaged previously in business in Can
ada.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
FLOATING SLUM OF CANTON.
Where the Poor of a Great Chinese City
Live.

Live
Stand beside the imperial custom house
at Canton and let the eye range down
the river toward Hong Kong As far as
the sight can reach lie boats. boats and
again boats. There are no ordinary
craft. mere vessels of transport plying
hitler and thither, but the countless
homes of myriad Chinese, in which mill
lions have been born. have lived and
died. They are the dwellings of the
very poor who live in them practically
free from rent, taxes and the other bur
dens of the ordinary citizen.
The Tankia which means boat dwell
ersl, as the denZens of these floating
houses are called, form Il sort of caste
apart from the rest of the Cantonese.
The shore dwellers regard them as be-
longing to a lower social order. and in
deed they have many customs peculiar
to themselves which mark them as IA sep
arate community. How the Swarming
masses of them contriye to support ex-
istence is mystery, but their chief
mode of employment is in carrying mcr-
ChandiSe and passengers from place to
place In some cases the daughters of
the family go ashore to work in fac
tories. as do the girls Of other countries
but the years earnings of Il Chinese
factory girl would scarce suffice to buy
single hat for her western sister OF
course as against this low rate of pay
the standard Of living is corresponding
ly different.
The houses which make up these vast
floating Slums are of all sizes Some
are but 10 feet long. From these
cramped dimensions. however. they
range up to a length of 80 or 60 feet
\ boat large enough to accommodate Il
family of moderate size can be obtained
for $50. and since the anchorage is free
it is obvious that the Tankia effect many
savings impossible to the shore dweIler.
-Lady's Realm.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

Tie women of an Indiana town recent
ly organized literary club, and for a
while everything was lovely.
Alice" asked the husband of one of
the members, upon her return home form
one of the meetings, what was the
topic under discussion by the club this
afternoon?
Alice couldn't remember at first.
Finally, however, she exclaimed:
"Oh, yes, l recollectl We discussed
that brazen-looking woman that's just
moved in across the street and Longfel.
Weekly.
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New York's Cosmopoltan Librarv

New York city's public library fur
mSheS more reading in more tongues than
any other library in the world. In Tho
oriental department alone there are 10.
200 books-enough to make a library by
themselves.
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The Logic of Facts.

r. +. McCulloch tells of Harper
county farmer who lives near a railroad
and close by a whistling station, that
one day, wishing 10 get letter off some.
where he rushed ont OH the track. fran
tically waved his cap aud stopped the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
Down with the Blizzard!

De Souf wins on de billiards. track,
An he blew an blew twel he blew him
back:
''Yoh homes out dar in de roarin ives,
So lcabG MS alone and leabe us res ~
De Souf win come a-moseyin' up
FL sof % de dew in de lily cup;
An he blew so sweet dat de blizzard say
Abs gwin back wes an Ans gwine ter
sat stayr'
Yoh hettah had b'leabe twas turrible bat.
tie,
Fer de winders shuk an de stovepipe rattle:
Dey Wrastled in de valley an wrastled on
de HILL
'Twel de blizzard wahr wrastled ter clean
standstill!
Den de Souf win laugh an de sun he smile
LAX Yves gwine hab wi'lets arterwhile;
And dey amt no use fer de stahm ter blow
Wen de Souf win breavin' so sweet an
low.
60 back ives. Mistah Blizzard. an stay
Twell de Gabriel hawn an de judgment
day;
Yves smilin' so sweet down heah dat we
IL pleased wifi de weathah ez we kin be.
-Bentztown Bard in Baltimore Sun.
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Sanguine.

"How's times?" inquired a tourist
oh, pretty tolerable' responded the
old native who was sitting on n stump
Il had some trees TO cut down, but a
cyclone come along and saved me the
trouble"
Fine"
Yes, and then the lightning set fire to
the brush pile and saved me the trouble
of burnin' it,"
Remarkable. But what are you do
ing now"
oh, nothin' much. Jest waitin' for an
earthquake to come along and shake the
potatoes out of the ground" -- Every
body's Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

Boss. abs lookin' fob work"
An right, there's q ton of coal on
the sidewalk that must be brought
up"
But. boss. OATS no work fob a
lady; nah wife does washin'.''- Hous-
ton (Texas) Post.
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No Lack of Intelligence.

Foreign Adveuturer-The American
girl is duh and stupid, even if she is
rich. Why, | haven't found one of them
who can say more than Yes" or NO"
lankee-lndeed and which have they
To her husband.--New York Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

A keen struggle for the possession Of
an extremely rare coin between the Popa
and King Victor Emmanuel of italy
both numlSmatiStS. has just ended in
favor of the former.
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An old-fashioned 1909 Model.

Warren-You must have given the reg
istry man an extra tip for putting that
number on your old, secondhand run
about.
Arnold-What's the matter with the
NUMBER
Warren-Its 1909. "-Iippincoot's
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1T worries me terribly" we heard
very neat woman say recently, ITO
think that, after fighting dirt ali my
life, l have TO turn to dirt when
die"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12
Cheerful Giver.

Mamma, didn't the missionary say
that the heather didn't wear any
clothcs?'
YES. DEAR
We'll, mamma, then why did papa put
Il button in the contribution box NEW
York Herald
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Merely Local.

Young Thomas, afflicted with a green
apple pain in his midst thus explained
his condition to his mother; Mother,
I've got an awful bad pain right in the
middle of my stomach, but the rest of
me feels fner' -Lippiucott's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

train He went to the mail caI and put
his letter into the slot. The conductor
saw him about that time and said, Look
here, don't you know you can't stop
this trainE" The farmer replied: well,
by gum, | did stop it."-Kansas City
Star
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itIts ubii YOU hllON NOu fdu l SIbD
this train? The farmer replied: well,
10y gum, did stop it."-Kansas City
Star.
-
Fit PunishmentS.
If / had my way with the trusts.
oh, fitting the fates they'd meet.
The crockery trust I'd seEd TO smash,
And the egg trust ! would beat.
| would make the watch trust go
To the flour trust give the sack;
ia wipe the towel trust out, and put
The book trust on the rack.
! would soak the sponge trust good,
Send the rocket trust sky high,
The umbrella trust shut up, and punch
The needle trust i'm the eye.
The coal trust / would FIRE.
! would freeze the ice trust out;
The stone trust | wonld crush to bits,
And the milk trust put TO route.
would lick the label trust.
The whiskCy trust put down;
And the auto trnst. with one honklike yell
/ would drive clean out of town.
Boston Transcript.
$50
His Statistics.
At the Boston immigration station one
blank was recently filled out rs follows:
Name-Abraham Cherkowsky.
Born-GeS.
Business--Rotten.-- Eyerybody's Maya
zine.
4 patronizing young lord was seated
opposite the late James Mcneil Whistler
at dinner one evening. During Il lull in
the conversation he adjusted his monccle
and leaned forward toward the artist
Jaw, y know, Mr.. Whistler" he
drawled Il pahssed your house this
mawning."
Thank you" said Whistler quietly.
Thank you very much. Everybody $
Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

A little boy was asked by his teacher
10 define the fluid known to chemists ms
H2O.
Almost without hesitation. the bright
little chap answered, water is a color
less LIQUID which becomes black when
You wash your hands in it."-Lippin-
colts.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

hint that she might soon be giving up
her beautiful house, to live with the
Barkows If not a positive hint, it was
emphaticallY an aspiration.
Again | dined with my good friends
and again | was confused by what
seemed to me the abnormal development
of Barlow as married man.
He told me, with an air OF cheerful
anticipation, of his desire to welcome
the lady as q permanent resident
You are entirely wrong, jim" cried
Mrs. Barlow. Mr. Reyson, don't you
agree with me that-that husband and
wife are best alone, | mean, living their
own lives. Mamma is darling but |
cannot understand Jim wishing her to
share our home
Only" said the imperturbahle Bark
low, ''if she herself wishes it. | fancy
she does, you know
"Of course she doas!" said Mrs Bark
low, impatiently. But that doesn't
make it any the more"
"MonstrOus!" | suggested with timid
belief that it was the word she wanted
"Oh, come, Reyson!" said Barlow, re-
provingly.
'Monstrous is not at all the word, Mr.
Reyson," said Mrs Barlow Jelly. But
will not have it, Jim. You win only
estrange mamma and me if you encour-
age her"
We'll" said Barlow well see how
things 90 Anyhow, it's not step to
be rushed. Is it. Joseph?''
Joseph was the fox terrier Barlow
patted the dogs head. 1t was yet an
other OF the incongruities of their do
nestle life that Mrs. Barlow admitted
Joseph into the house As bachelor
Barlow had dogs all over the premises,
whereas, Mrs. Barlow, as Amy Somers,
didn't like dogs.
This day, over the wine. Barlow sud
denly enlightened my ignorance / was
about to return to the mother in law
problem when he stopped me.
Don't, old chap" he said. It's dan
gerous. It's the very thing Amy wanted
until | mooted it. Between ourselves.
I'm a trimmer all the time 1t would be
an awful life with woman who wasn't
worth it. But-do you understand?"
His smile, as he nodded, was com
plete revelation. "One must hoe ones
row in the way that suits one best" he
observed, enigmatically.
| leave it to Others to decide how far
he is wise as a husband. and how far
merely selfish as a man.-C. Edwardes in
the London Leader
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Weeks wore ON, and Mrs Barlow in
creased in glory-if l may say so-alike
of face and demeanor. Married life, evi.
IDENTIFY, suited her, She was almost a
blatant advertisement of the fact Her
smiles and greetings were all of that
finished, matronly kind which seem de-
signed by nature or artl TO persuade
single women that they are deploably
out OF it i'm having no man to command
them, work for them, and stand between
them and the greater troubles of life
And now one day l met Mrs. Bark
lows mother; and received from her a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-12

Mrs Newpop-I can't persuade the
baby to take his medicine.
Mr.. Newpop-l guess he thinks its
something to put him asleep.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
wooDsTowN

July I-Mrs. j. III. Reading and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Reading, are
spending sometime i'll the Pocono Mount
aims.
Mrs. Carrie Atkinson is spending some
time in Philadelphia with her son,
Ulster Atkinson who is very sick.
Misses Ida and Elma Peterson enter
tanned the 500 club OH Friday evening.
Mr.. A. M. Gilbert, of Philadelphia,
visited J. M. C. Richman and family
from Friday until Monday. Mr.. Gilbert
sang in the M. E. Church on Sunday
evening.
The members of the w. c. L. U. and
Steven Y held a parlor meeting at the
home of George Andrews on Friday
evening. Mayor Fogg prepared al ex-
ton for the meeting.
Lewis Conn, a special agent for Pru-
Dental Insurance Company was looking
over the ground here last week with w.
A. Seagraves.
The members of the Woodstown Whist
Club have returned from a ten days stay
at the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Davis at Wildwood. The party consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Lippincott, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pancoast,
Mrs. Annie Peterson, Mrs. Lydia Lippin-
colt, Miss Bell Weatherby, Mrs. Isaac
Lippincott, Miss Mable Andrews and
Miss Marion Lippincott and Mr.. Frank
-Colson.
Mics Edith Tinnincott of MiIlyille.
visited Miss Ethel Richman on Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. ]. w. F. Wilkinson and children
OF Clarion, Pa, are here for the summer
visiting Mrs. Charles Stewart.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
COUNTY CONVERSATIONS

Everett Penn, a 13-year old boy of Sa-
lem, had his hand lacerated by the ex-
plosion OF a toy pistol on July 9th. The
wound healed soon and nothing was
thought OF it until lockjaw set in last
Saturday. He was taken to the
Cooper Hospital, Camden, where he died
on Monday. Antitoxin serum was adj
ministeled but it failed to kill the talneus
poison.
Henry Stepler, of Woodstown, has been
appointed a Democratic member OF Salem
County Election Board, taking the place
of VIM. b. Jones.
The huckleberry crop is a complete
failure in Gloucester county, the famous
swamps between Glassboro and Williams
town Yielding few berries where last year
thousands of bushels we're obtained.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
A Poetical Glance

s. M. Hunt, corner Harmony and
Franklin Sts., Penn's Groves leading
grocer. Staple and fancy groceries,
Choice Fruits and vegetables. Phone
Connections. No. II W.
Best of coffee, best of tea,
Best of butter, best of cheese,
Best OF sugar, best of spices,
Best of all at moderate prices,
s. M. Hunt has on hand.
Family -four of finest brand
Canned goods, preserves, delicious fruits
And pickles that we know will suit;
Nuts and ~raisins, mustard beans,
Soap, starch, blueing, pearline;
Tobaccos for to smoke or chew
And excellent cigars Tor you
At this nice store, you may see
And crackers too, OF every grade,
And choice CONNECTIONS are displayed,
To your interest. 1t will be
To purchase here, call in and see;
This is his hobby, mark it we'll
None but the best of goods he sells
At prices low, low you will find
Square dealings await you at this store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
HOME HAPPENINGS.
Read D. D. Leaps adv. ind save none

Read D. D. Leaps adv. nd save money,
David G. and Martha E. Simpkins have
sold a lot on Railroad Avenue to- Harry
A. Dolbow.
The steamer Ulrica ran extra midday
and extra late trips three days to accommo'
date excursionists.
The Home Coming Day Committees
are getting their programs arranged for a
big day August z tn.
William D. Hewitt, at Eagletown, cut
sugar corn on Thursday, the first report
ed in this region. 1t is nine days later
than last year.
During July and August D. d. Leaps
store will close Monday evenings as well
as Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.
m.
Lieut.. E. H. Green Camp No. SO Sons
of Veterans will organize a ladies' lodge
to be known as Sons of Veterans a~uxiliay
to Camp No. 33. of Penn's Grove.
w uCu q OIiDS q OOLCI IL abC6
oil tomatoes into town and get as much
for them as he got for three big loads this
time last year they can stand a little dry
weather.
Sons of Veterans Guard will practice in
Sham Battle at the base ball grounds OH
Wednesday evening next at Z O'Clock.
About 200 rounds of ammunition will be
used.
The Ulrica brought over a small
Episcopal excursion on Tuesday. On
Wednesday the German Baptists brought
400 over; on Thursday the German
Lutherans came with 900; and this Friday
Calvary Episcopal brought $50.
A few drops of rain fell Thursday even
ing but the drought continues and yegeta-
ton is thirsting for water. Unwatered
lawns are turning brown and some veget-
ables are dying. Up-Jersey is suffering
more from the drought than this region.
Farmers never had better weather for
their hay and wheat harvest than this
year. Much wheat las been threshed in
this region because the fly has been con-
summing much the past few years. John
M. Bevis cut wheat July first, threshed
and sold it to IL. s.. Justice & Co., who
ground it into flour on the 9th. New
wheat is worth ST. Is a busllel.
Wheels to hire, also three frst-class
tandems. J. K. Duffy. 79-tf.
On the request of the Borough Council
Mayor Adamson, of Paulsboro, has APP
pointed a committee of leading citizens
to confer with Superintendent Lowell,
OF the w. J. & Seashore Railroad Com
pany, looking to having the road cleo
trified from Woodbury. to Penn's Grove, a
new station built there and a lower rate
OF fare installed. The other towns along
the line will be asked to appoint comit-
tees to act in conjunction with this one.
| am now selling my Winchester coast
er brake bicycles complete for $21. 95.
Come early and get your choice, as the
bargains will not last long. j. K. Duffy
Justice building, Penn's Grove.
A complete line of stationery, and
toilet articles at Johnson's Drug Store. X
Educate yourself to save none by
opening an account in the Savings De-
partment of the Penn's Grove National
Bank. 1t will earn you 3 per cent inter-
est compound s%emi-annual and you can
draw oh IA days notice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
The Tomato Market Excellent.

The few early truckers who had
rlpening tomatoes this week were in
high spirits over the extraordinary high
prices. Job Bevis, Matthew Mitchell,
Charles Hewitt, are solicitors and buyers
g the station and II. S. Justice q Co. has
also bought some.
On Monday tomatoes were worth from
$l.75 to 1920 a crate, which holds about
a basket and a third. Tuesday $3.50 to
800. On Wednesday the price opened
at $500 and competition ran them up to
$3.50, which made those who had them
very cheerful. On Thursday the price
dropped to $1.50. They sold for So to
$2;25 a basket in Philadelphia. OH Thurs
DAY. White potatoes were 45c a basket.
The growers have been packing some
very fine tomatoes and the home market
was never SO good. The season is about
two weeks later than last year will
tomatoes and there is prospects oil a fail
crop if rain comes soon.
Cncunbers were worth ST. a crate or
Monday and peppers 81.
Cueumbers went down to 25c a crate
on Wednesday and on Thursday they
were shipped on commission only.
On Monday about 700 crates of produce
mostly tomatoes, were shipped from
Penn's Grove station, and OH Wednesda,
about 500.
H. S. Justice q Co. loaded a carload O
white potatoes on Thursday at So
barrel.
The market at Penn's Grove station
opened this Friday morning at $3.50
crate for tomatoes and $1.75 a barrel TO
white potatoes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-07-16
A Social.

On July 9th, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kel ley of Centre Square entertained a
number OF their relatives and friend. The
daywas very pleasantly spent by all. whom
were present.
The young folks enjoyed the
day by dancing, singing, playing graph
phone and playing cards.
Those present were as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Kelley, Of Tacony, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. William Meade, of Philadelphia
DIR. and Mrs. johnson, of Pedricktown;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schriener and daugh-
tiers. Helen and Elizabeth of Swedesboro,
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Kelley and child.
rem Cornelius, Molly and Winifred Kelly,
Winifred and Katharine Ryan, of Salem.
Mr.. James Sweeney and sisters Mary,
Margeret, of Prospect; Joseph Kruppen.
bach, and Charles and Ralph Federics
of Philadelphia, William and Franz
Wright.
The musicians were Mr.. Charles Fed
cries and brother Ralph, of Philadelphia
The day was reported a very enjoyable
one by all whom were present.