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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18

Their, the Owego Bridge Co. agree to
build a wooden platform on wooden piles
to carry the concrete, should it be nee
essary, on the soft foundation. Further,
the price OH excess concrete is IS so per
ward by the Owego Bridge Co., as against
$lO.5 so by the Meredith Co. We there
fore recommend the acceptance of the
Owego Bridge Co.'s bid. as we believe
| that it is the cheapest bid for the county.
On the County House bridge the plans
| and specifications of Edward Steelman
| show that the material used by him will
| be of more value to the county than the
| difference in the bids. His iron work is
| heavier than the other bidders, and he
| agrees to drive his piling in accordance
| with the specifications, while the Nelson
| Meredith Co., the lowest bidders, agree
to use a sixteen foot piling only. The
| specifications require the piling driven
| until they will penetrate but one inch
| OIL being struck with a 600 pound ham,
| mer dropping twenty feet. Your COM
| mittee believe that a l6 feet piling is too
| short. Further, MIR. Steelman agrees to
| put the concrete in to a point three feet
| below the bed of the stream, while the
| Nelson Meredith Co. call for three feet
| below the water line.
Your committee therefore recommend
the acceptance of the bid of Edward
| Steelman OH the bridge of the County
House .
H. P. GRAY,
A. G. LoUNSBURY,
r. B. GRIsCoM,
w. Nj. BURK,
l.. S. PRICKETT,
Committee.
The report occasioned some discussion.
but. on motion of Mr.. Pancoast, it was
finally adopted by a vote of 8 to 3, and
the Director and Clerk authorized to
sign contracts with the successful bidder
for the construction of the bridges at the
prices named.
Mr.. Hannah made a motion, which
was carried, that hereafter, in all bridge
work, one set of plans be prepared by
the County Engineer, and all bids sub
mitted on these.
Director Gray and County Collector
Butcher was authorized to negotiate a
note for $625O at the Salem National
Bank, in anticipation of taxes, and to
renew a note for $4,000 at the City Ma
tional Bank.
Mr.. Pricket stated that the steel and
concrete bridge at Woodstown would
probably be completed this week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, AUGUST IS, 1911.

The legislature Of Illinois has passed
q law prohibiting the publication OF a
detailed statement Oh description OF x
ecutions, murders or attempted muir
ders. Much of the news in daily papers
consists of the wrong doings of persons.
Some devote much time to reading II
thinking on the ignoble acts OF others.
Such has a debasing effect on human
nature. To think. Oh the good, the
grand and noble elevates humanity, but
that is not exciting enough for most
people who want to be excited and
thrilled.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
CONGRESSMAN io6DERsLAGER Dead.
First District Looses an Influential
Representative.

First District Looses an Influential
Representative.
Henry G. ~Loudenslager, after at illness
of several months. died last Saturday at
1890 o'clock at his home in PauIsboro.
He was unconscious for many hours. Ty-
phoid fever was tie cause. He was in
his Goth year and had represented this,
the First District, in the House Of Repre-
sentatives for nineteen years.
Henry Clay Loudenslager was born at
Mauricetown, N. j., May %, 1852. His
father Jacob Loudenslager was a Meth
odist minister. After he ceased to preach
he settled in Paulsboro and in 1872 was
elected Clerk of Gloucester county. He
was reelected in 1877. During his two
terms of ten years his son Harry G. was
assistant in the Office. By his courteous
way Of serving the people of the county
he was elected to succeed his father in
1882 and served ten years.
In 1892, after a hard fought contest in
the convention at Salem, he was nomina-
ted to succeed G. A. Bergen for Congress-
men in this, the First District. There
was little opposition to his denominations
except in 1902 when Alphues Vanzant
made q close contest. He was elected and
reelected by big mojorites excepting in
1910 when it was reduced to $50 by Jos.
E. Nowery.
The, District has always had a big Re-
publican majority.
He was serving his tenth term which
would not have expired until March
1913.
During his service in congress he be-
came one of the most widely known and
most influential men in the nation. He
served on the Naval and Pension Com
mittees and was Secretary of the Republl-
can Congressional Committee. He had
done much to get Congressional assist
ance for the Improvements, in his district
and had made it more widely influential
in the history OF the nation.
He was a Republican of the strongest
type, one of the strong men in Congress
who assisted Speaker Joseph Cannon in
all his strong party measures.
His genial disposition and affable man
ner, even won the friendship and some
times the influence of political enemies.
The funeral was attended by several
hundred citizens and leading men OF the
State and National bodys on Wednes'
day afternoon at his home in Paulsboro
Rev. Alexander Corson, pastor OF the
| Methodist Episcopal Church at Pauls
boro. Burial was in Eglington Cemetery
| at ClarksborO.
About 80 floral tributes were given by
| friends, Secret Societies and political or
CARNATIONS,
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18

The Russian Bacterioligist Institute
has found that caviar is a preventative
for cholera. Turkey excluded Russian
caviar for fear of infection, After a pot
of caviar had been infected with cholera
germs they all died i'll four days.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
The LaWIess American

Chester Times.
A few days in a Delaware Work.
house convinced Brown, the phllo-
sophical anarchist of Arden, that law
was a good and necessary thing; SO
he began his crusade to compel others
to obey the statutes. 1t would be
wholesome for every community if all
the people in it would come to a similar
conclusion; yet the fact remains that
we Americans are quite a lawless lot OF
citizens.
If all the men in this city who break
the laws were put to Jail, the prison in
Media would not accommodate the rush
of guests. This may seem to be an
extravagant statement, yet the fact
remains that the common attitude to-
ward the local and general statutes is
that we will obey the law if the law
does not run counter to our wishes and
purposes. This applies to individuals
as well as corporations.
There are, for instance, well defined
ordinances in reference to disturbing
street surfaces, yet paving Of all sorts
is regularly ruined because of the con-
tempt shown on the city's regulation.
From the beginning of the winter
until the coming spring a large number
of property owners and tenants leave
their sidewalks untouched with a snow
shovel, no matter what the inconven-
fence of the pedestrians.
Scores of times a day a race is run
with death and the law and the Ordi-
nances set at defiance by the speed mo-
florists.
Merchants and builders regularly
encroach upon the laws in the use OF
the streets and sidewalks and think it
is right to do so.
Men by the dozens violate the law
against ex~pectoration and detle fronts
of buildings, sidewalks, depot plat
forms and other places in absolute con
tempt of the statute Oh the subject.
Dirt, rubbish, vegetables and other
objects are thrown into the streets by
men and women WHO sit in church pews
ON sunday and pray loudest at the
camp meetings; yet to de6le the high
ways is a sin against good sanitation
and a fracture OF III ordinance.
Men and iboys without shame or a
blush use the vilest language in public
places, offending the ear by indecent
talk, breaking laws that are Older than
the Republic.
These and other attractions 60 OH
with an abandon that shows utter con-
tempt for all the enactments, that So
ciety has found it necessary TO formu-
late for the regulation of conduct; and
it is because Of this attitude towards
law and order that riot and anarchy so
often attend the efforts of men TO get
what they call their rights.
We look with much condemnation
upon the Anarchist, who is against the
enactment OF all laws, yet i'll spirit and
letter a large part of every community
is as defiant Of the statutes as the
Anarchist. 1t is the general contempt
for the law iu little things that SO
quickly swings a crowd into riot and
violence.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
DR.. Miles Nervine

is Just what it Is represented to be,
a medicine compounded especially
for nervous diseases, such as fits,
spasms, St. Vitus' dance, convul-
sions and epilepsy, These diseases
frequently lead to insanity or cause
weak minds. DR.. Miles Nervine
has proven most effective in reliev-
ing these dreaded maladies.
Sold by all druggists. II the first bottle
fails to benefit you money is returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart. Ind.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
Accused o. stealing

E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me.
boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnic Salve OF
stealing the sting from burns or scaIds
the pain from sores of all kinds-the
distress from boils or piles. 'It robs cuts,
corns. bruises, sprains and injuries of their
terror" he says, 'as a healing remedy its
equal don't exist" Only 25c at Johnson's
Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
Therefore

Mr.. Merchant and Business
Man. meet your competitors
with their own weapons
advertising.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
AUBURN

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Poulson are
spending sometime with their daughter,
Mrs. Clark Steward at Courses Landing.
Miss Edith HARRISON, OF Gloucester is
visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mattson, of Abse-
con, are visiting Mrs. Matte Shinn.
Mrs. Maggie Featherer is visiting rela-
tiyes neal R~oadstown.
Mrs. Jos. Roberts is entertaining Mrs.
Anna Pedrick, OF Penn's Grove and Mrs.
Elizabeth Hess, of Bridgeton.
Mrs. Jos. PaDcoast, OF Philadelphia,
are guests at the home OF S. e. Pancoast.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18

We are informed that the First National
Nurseries, of Rochester, N. Y. desire a
lady or gentleman representative in this
section. They are well rated in the COM
mercial reports and state that they have
one thousand acres in growing stock. Any
one out of employment would do we'll to
write them at once and enclose a copy of
this notice. 6-16-St
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-08-18
CDR. Miles Nervine
Completely Cured
Our Little Boy Of
Fits"

A family can suffer no greater
affection than to have a child SUBJ
jeet to fits OF epilepsy. Many a
father or mother wcBld give their
ali to restore such q child to health
lam heartily glad 70 tai you Of
our iittle boy Tho vas completely
cured Of kss. He ooAgmeHoed ha2.
ing them at 10 YsAss Of age and had
them for fcpr Poass. haed three
doctors end cne spscaasist bat all Of
them said be could net be cazed,
but DR.. Miles Restorative NeFyipe
and DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver PGls
made a complete osEo. He Is nov
hale, hearty and gay. Il bias beea
three years since be hadtAe last spell
I shall give DR.. Miles' medicines
praise wherever ! go. You are al
liberty to use this letter as you see
fit and anyone whiting to me l viii
gladly answer IL they enchOse stamp
for reply"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
HONOR uNCoLN'S MEMORY
Progressive Republican League Gives Its
First Annual Dinner

The Progressive Republican League
of Washington has chosen Lincoln''
birthday as the most significant anC
appropriate date for its annual dinner
The first of these affairs will be held a
the New Washington hotel, Seattle, or
the evening Of February II. 1t i:
expected leading progressive Republi-
cans from all parts of the state will be
present at the dinner, which promises
to become historic from the fact it will
be the first affair of the kind where the
women will sit down on equal terms
with the men as common shapers oi
the public veal. The invitations now
being sent out to members and sup
porters Of the league run in this wise:
You are cordially invited to be pres
ent. 1t is also hoped you will bring
with you the ladies of your family, who
will be made heartily welcome"
The committee which has the ar
rangements for the dinner in charge is
composed of Rufus R. Wilson, William
T. Beeks, c. Allen Dale, Winter S.
Martin, George F. Hannah, and R. L.
Kuster. Among the speakers will be
William H. Flett, Austin E. Grifiths,
and Ivan L. Blair, of Seattle; William
J. Biggar OF Bellingham, Matthew L.
Driscoll of Pasco, Edward Hazelton OF
Monroe, and Deed H. Magyar of Leav-
enworth. The tickets for the dinner
will be 81 for each plate. They may
be obtained from the secretary of the
league, 344 Arcade Annex, or at the
New Washington hotel, Seattle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
Eighth Grade Examination

The eighth grade in the local public
school wrote on the mid-year examina-
ton the past week.
Miss Noble, teacher of fifth A and
sixth B grades, after reading the ques-
tions, told her pupils they ought to do
90 per cent of the work required in
arithmetic. They wanted to try it.
They were given the questions, and
the class was conducted under the
strictest rules of an examination.
Gertrude Roach, Of the sixth B grade,
made 63 per cent. The best five pa
pers following Gertrude's were made by
the following pupils, named in order OF
their rank: Cynthia Lingley, Oriette
Peterson, Harold Woldenberg, Mary
Carnahan, Hazel Webb.
1t might be added, for the medita-
ton of other pupils, Gertrude's seat
work and department grade 100 per
cent daily. Recitations are good as a
natural result.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
New food Product from Mexico

Tuna cheese is a celebrated food
product of Mexico, San Luis Potosi be-
ing the great market. The first ship
ment of five tons was made to San An
tonic, Texas, December last. 1t is
expected this will lead to the introduc-
ton Of the article into this country on
a commercial scale.
The United States bureau Of plant
industry, in Bulletin No. 10 Of the
year 1907, describes the food qualities of
the tuna mostly used in making cheese.
Tuna cheese is the pulp Of the tuna,
boiled and strained. 1t is described as
being chocolate in color, pleasant to
the taste, and wholesome. 1t sells
locally in season at Q to 5 cents pound
in the public markets, and it keeps
indefinitely in good condition. The
plant grows spontaneously on land too
dry to permit Of much other vegetation.
The cheese, so called, is really con-
fection, and it will probably be sold as
such in the United States.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
How Electricity Is Measured

Few of US, outside of engineering
circles, know how that mysterious ser
want, electricity, is measured. We
know only that the regular monthly bill
calls for 1867 minus 1543 equals d
kw-hr., for which please remit 50. 40"
Many of US have gone down cellar, or
up in the attic, with lighted candle
to stare with mystifed wonder and pro-
found awe at the little mechanical me-
ter with its incomprehensive dials and
unreadable figures, only to wonder what
it was all about, says a worldly news
paper Of Wenatchee.
The fact is electricity or, strictly
speaking, electrical energy, is measured
in kilowatt hours. A kilowatt hour is
practically the same as g horsepower
hours, since TAG watts. equal one horse
power. The watt is rate Of work, just
as a horsepower is a rate of work. One
tells how hard the dynamo has to work,
while the other tells how hard horse
or engine has to work to produce the
required energy.
The measurement of electric power
may be simply explained thus: The
current enters the house and certain
fraction passes through small motor
contained in what is called meter. "
The moving part of the motor, or ar
mature, is connected with an ordinary
counter, such as is used on bicycles,
gas meters and automobiles. This sys-
tenn of toothed wheels is arranged tc
count the number of watt hours o.
electricity. A thousand watt hours i:
called a kilowatt hour. The prefix
''kilo" always means 1000. A kilowat
hour costs about 10 cents-sometimes
If the result is desired in horsepower
hours, it is only necessary to remembel
that kilowatt hour as the same as l !:
horsepower hours.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
To Be NaturaliZed

Application was filed with the county
clerk last week by which John Berg
gren of Peshastin hopes to become a
naturalized citizen. His witnesses were
Emil Frank OF Wenatchee and Charles
Anderson of Leavenworth.
Mr.. Berggren is native Of Sweden
and came to this country in 1905, ar
irving at the port of New York.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
This Legislature Unprecedented

According to an old-time lobbyist,
the twelfth regular session Of the Wash
ington legislature, which is now in ses-
sion, is too respectable" The law
makers have settled down and, while
they are not making any spectacular
display, are carefully considering all
legislation, and up to this time not one
measure has been railroaded through.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

boulder-strewn ascent, is traced the
Great Northern high line" hanging
like a long, dark thread against the
precipitous slope; yet, before that leveI
may be reached by passenger train
80 minutes shall elapse-a much longer
time for a freight train-as the road
swerves to the left through Horseshoe
tunnel, narowest of all bores on the
Great Northern system; so narrow, thru
solid rock, there is no clearance for a
human body and passing train, and
begins its tremendous climb to the
'high-line."
So cautiously do two engines bring
passenger train down the mountain
that 20 minutes are consumed from the
time Windy Point is rounded from Tye
formerly Wellington-to the arrival
at Scenic.
AS he eases out his throttle in climb
ing up eastward from Scenic, the face
of the young engineer becomes more
set in its expression of anxiety; for,
from now on to Cascade tunnel, comes
the critical part of his daily run. Dan
gers beset the right-of-way; it may be
snow slide or an avalanche of rock
coming Unexpectedly and so suddenly
that he cannot save the train from the
down-rushing peril.
There are other dangers constantly
facing the engine driver on the mount
aims, for it was not long ago NAM
moth engine and a caboose pitched
down the dizzy height from the famous
"high-line," sliding a considerable dis
tance down the mountain under bridge
on the second level far below, killing a
man. This accident was caused by a
failure of the compressed air to work
the brakes.
There is stern danger in every foot
Of the run over a great mountain range,
though passengers do not realize it as
they drink in the magnificent scenery.
The construction OF sheds over the
track where the formation of the mount
ain suggests the possibility Of slide
comes as a decided relief to the engine
crew, for it eliminates many possible
attacks by Nature.
Where are the older engineers who
have survived the Cascade division ser
vice} Well, some of them have gone
back in the train as conductor; others,
the most of them, have requested to be
placed on the Coast line run, while
some of the familiar figures have van
ished completely.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27
"HiCKRY FARM "
[ Ieavenworth Dramatic Club to Be Heard in
This Beautiful Melodrama

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
Jan. 81 and Feb. /, the Leavenworth
Dramatic Club will be seen at the opera
house in portrayal of that most beau
tiful of all New England melodramas,
''Hick'ry Farm" Under the stage
direction of c. E. Davis this production
bids fair to be the best melodrama ever
staged in Leavenworth. Cast in the
fresh and wholesome surroundings of a
New England village, the plot partakes
of that broad spirit of honesty, brotherly
love and freedom which characterizes
our rural districts; forming fine con-
tradistinction to the fast, mercenary spirit
of New York, the great metropolis.
The story deals with a railway exten-
sion; the plotting of an up-to-date forger
and bank thief in swindling Ezekiel
Fortune out of "Hick'ry Farm; ab-
sconding with the funds of the Mayville
Savings Bank, and the bestowal Of his
false love upon Jessie Fortune, leading
to her elopement and the consequent
breaking of her fathers heart. In brief,
it is a portrayal Of real life. Gripping
in its intrigue, touching in its pathos,
and sparkling with humor, it will please
the most fastidious.
The dramatic club invites your crit
icism. Come and see. Following is
the program and cast:
Curtain raiser The Other Woman"
CAST
Silvie Graham "A Young Widow
Enid Vivian An Actress
Irish Specially, Tell 1t to Murphy
Sweeney Knows 1t. - Frank Perry
III
The Nimble-Footed Mcintosh Kids in
THE Highland Fling"
"
Melodrama- Hick'ry Farm"
CAST
Ezekiel Fortune, New England Farmer
Uriah Skinner -------A A Mlser
Gilbert Darkwood - Handsome and
Unscrupulous.
Jack Nelson Bank Cashier
Lawrence McKeegan, Alderman From
the City.
Detective Rankin ------ Central Office,
New York City
Two Constables Pompous, Important
Jessie Fortune, Pretty, Unsophisticated
Priscilla Dodge A Susceptible Widow
Act I. Hick'Iy Farm.
Act II. Hovel Of Gilbert Darkwood
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

An endless amount of highway legis-
lation has been thrust upon the legis-
lature. The result is joint confer
ence has been organized by both
houses to review all road matters.
The annual report of Highway Com
missioner H. L. Bowlby recommends
the abandonment of ten state roads
already authorized and substituting a
new system of his own design. He
also asks for $46O,OOO to carry on his
work. Bowlby's report has confused
matters considerably, it is said.
Opposition to the completion of the
purchase of the Wenatchee bridge, fol
last Legislature appropriated 100000
was developed. This structure was to
have been one of the links in the east
and west state road.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

Samples of made-in-Washington pro-
ducts are given to visitors to the Cham
Der of Commerce exhibit rooms. This
is an important part Of the campaign
undertaken to create larger demand
for homemade goods, and it is having
a telling effect. Also, as a direct re-
suit Of the chambers campaign, many
of the newer buildings are using Seattle
made products. Notable among these
are the new Orpheum theater and the
Bon Marche building. The Vulcan
Iron Works is furnishing the structural
steel for the latter, which is a $4,000
Job. This is the first instance of the
fabrication OF steel in the Northwest.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

An income of $1,000 from four acres
near Montesano is the record made by
Charles Leavitt, who seems to be a
farmer of no little ability. Although
he owns ten acres, only four were cul-
tivated the past season, the remainder
being used for pasture. On his small
farm he raised raspberies, strawberries,
fruits, vegetables and chickens. From
his three-eighths OF an acre of raspber-
ries his profit was $3.50, and from his
545 hens his profit was $502, or $1.08
for each hen.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

Before adjourning their annual con-
vention the county assessors Of Wash
ington went on record as indorsing the
state tax commission and upheld theiI
methods, actions and rulings. The
assessors would wipe out the general
property tax law, and permit the state
to tax public service corporations fol
state purposes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-01-27

With the passing of winter reports
come from the East that many people
are again considering the Northwest as
good place to which to remove. In
dustrial Agent Graham of the Great
Northern railway reports the crowd at
tracted by the exhibition car Of his
company, which is now in Ohio, are
larger than ever. The Omaha land
show is also being well attended. Ger
tain it is many new corners can be in
duced to come TO Washington, if only
the proper means are taken to reach
them.