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The Penn's Grove record., 1912-05-31
SCENES IN JERICHO
Writer Tells Of Wonders In the
.s Holy Land.
Declares Arabs, Riding on Their
CameIs In Quiet of Dawn, Passed
Like Phantoms - Visited
Grave of Lazarus.

Jerusalem.-We had come down
from Jerusalem the previous morning
with a correspondent, a carriage ride
Of four hours, and had stopped for
luncheon at Jericho, or, more cor
rectly speaking, at Rilia, a little to
the east Of the site Of the ancient
city. What memories of brilliant
events in Biblical history cling about
this spot! Jericho, the city Of palm
trees; the scene Of Joshua's vic
tories; the place where the last days
Of Elijah were spent, and whence he
went forth with Elisha to cross the
waters of the Jordan, to be taken up
to heaven in a chariot of fire; the
spot where the two blind men were
healed; the place where our Lord paid
a visit to the house of Yachens. Here,
too, were the long celebrated and
beautiful groves and gardens given
to Cleopatra by Mark Antony. Jericho
now consists Of a large Russian
church, a house for Russian pilgrims,
two hotels and the mud huts of
Bedouin Arabs.
AS we descended the 700 feet below
Jerusalem the heat increased until
we arrived in the tropical plain of
Jericho under a binding sun. First,
we visited the pool Of Elisha, the wa
ters Of which he had healed; then
tramped through the ruins of the
Jericho Of the Israelites, where we
say part Of the city walls around
which Joshua and his army marched
seven times. After its capitulation
Joshua pronounced a curse on the
city, which was fulfilled. Very re-
Gently excavations have been made
here by the Germans and the Aus
TRANS.
At 4 a. N. came the to
arise, and with right good will all
arose and descended for breakfast.
A crescent hung in the eastern
skies, and the stars twinkled brightly
in the deep blue heavens as we drove
out from Jericho.
The only sound we heard as we
rolled along the sandy soil past clus-
ters Of thorn bushes was the tinkle
Of the sleighbells around the horses
necks. Straight ahead, at intervals,
we could discern a dark moving mass
on the road, and as we approached
a party Of Arabs would step aside.
all wrapped closely in their cloaks,
with stats In their hands. At an
other time the dark moving mass
would prove to be a caravan of
camels moving noiseless1y along with
their heavy burdens. Daylight came
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~AntldrudqerY Club.

Six women In Chicago have organ
lied a club to lessen household cares.
The club is the possessor of an cleo
trio vacuum cleaner, one electric
washing machine, two electric irons
and a fan for drying the washing.
The only dues are those required
for the upkeep of these labor savers
and this amount has been estimated to
be about three cents a week. The mi
tiation fee consists of the price of the
apparatus divided into six equal parts.
The members arrange their work so
that a small boy may take the appara-
tus around to each in turn. They live
IN one neighborhood, so the affair is
easily arranged. How practical; how
easily the idea could be explained to
take in any number of housekeepers.
What a help 1t would be in solving the
servant problem. = American Club
Woman.
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slowly, for the morning was misty.
The outlines of the hills were slowly
being defined by the rising sun with
a deep purple owe their western
slopes. Then did 1 realize why art.
lists SO often paint them shrouded in
that color; and why the Psalmist
would utter the hope and the longing
Of nations, IT will lift up mine yes
to the everlasting hills whence my
hope cometh."
Arabs, riding on their camels along
the mountain roads in the a%ll-prevad-
ing quiet of the dawn, with the gor-
geous purple hills and the deep blue
sky for a background, passed like
phantoms, like dream-pictures one
used to imagine when stories were
told in childhood.
Since that day the whole Scripture
narrative has been wonderfully vivi-
fed; the abiding peace and beauty of
the hills have a sense of sheltering
presence oyer nan and beast.
About half way back to Jerusalem
we stopped to rest the horses at a
khan where once stood the inn of
Good Samaritan fame. Nearer to
Jerusalem we alighted at Bethany
and went down into the grave Of
Lazarus, carrying lighted candles.
The ruins of the house of Simon, the
leper, are near by; as is a part of a
wall of the house of Martha end
Mary. Passing strange it seems that
Mohammedans should have the Gus
tody Of these places, as well as OF a
few in Jerusalem itself.
Yes, Ego to Jericho" but be sure
to come back again.
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ECZEMA BROKE OUT ON BABY

when my baby was two months
old, she had eczema and rash very
badly. l noticed that her face and
body broke out very suddenly, thick,
and red as a coal of fire. l did not
know what to do. The doctor ordered
CASTLE soap and powders, but they did
no good. She would scratch, as it
itched, and she cried, and did not
sleep for more than a week. One day
l saw in the paper the advertisement
Of the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, SO I got them and tried
them at once. My baby's face was as
a cake of sores.
when l first used the Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment, l could see a
difference. In color 1t was redder. 1
continued with them. My baby was
in a terrible condition. l used the
Cuticura Remedies (Soap and Oint-
ment) four times a day, and in two
weeks she was quite well. The Cuti-
cura Remedies healed her skin per-
fectly, and her skin is now pretty and
fine through using them. l also use
the Cuticura Soap today, and will
continue to, for it makes a lovely skin.
Every mother should use the Cuticura
Remedies. They are good for all
sores, and the Cuticura Soap is also
good for shampooing the hair, for l
have tried it. 1 tell all my friends
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured my baby Of czema and rash"
(Signed) Mrs. Drew, 210 W. 18th ST.,
New York City, Aug. 26, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
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SMART WRAPS FOR SUMMER
Discarded ShaWIs or Scarfs Will Be
Found Most Useful for Hot
Weather Wear.

The woman is extremely lucky at
present who can rummage through an
old trunk and resurrect a big shawl or
scarf; for the most fascinating eve
ping wraps can be concocted from a
discarded article of this description.
The gayer the coloring this season, the
better and if YOU shawl has fringe Il
adds to its value.
Lay the straight length of the shawl
or scarf (Which should be at least 81
yards in length and at least three
quarters of a yard in width across the
shoulders with the middle fold at the
back of the neck. In this take up a
huge tuck or "V" to make the wrap
fit over the shoulders. Let this big
tuck hang down in the back and finish
the point with a big long tassel of
silk of a corresponding hue. The ends
are brought to the front and left to
hang over the bust. Then hold your
arm out straight, and allow the rest
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taught to accomplish almost any act
that it's owner wishes.
The birds are naturally fond Of play
and to combine play with instruction
Is said by Edward Montague, an old
New Englander, to be the best meth
cd of training. Montague's ancestry
dates back in 1868, when Richard Mon
tague settled in Hadley, Mass. and all
of his descendants, Of whom there are
more than five hundred in the United
States, take pride in displaying the
Montague coat-of-arms.
In addition to being proud Of his
ancestry, Edward Montague is ex-
tremely proud of his flock of trained
~cockatoos and some Of his birds,
doubtless because Of his training, dis
play almost human intelligence.
The cockato is found In immense
focks in the wild regions three hun
dred miles west of Melbourne, Aus
~tralia, and there they are easily
caught In traps. There are several
species, but those with the yellow
crest are the most beautiful as we'll
as the most Intelligent. G
1t is a strange feature of the breed
ing of the cockatoo that the mother
bird matches her young in a particular
ly torrid climate and then immedi-
ately flies away to some colder cline,
where the young bird quickly attains
its growth. Another feature Of the
bird is that the crest is a barometer of
feeling.
When incensed. the crest Is percep-
tibly raised, while when the bird
sulks, the crest is correspondingly
lowered. Naturally the bird is of a
vicious nature and one pick from the
sharp bill Is sufficient to sever the end
Of a finger.
Training Of the birds is an interest
ing vocation and usually extends over
a period of two years. The individu-
al bird must first be taught to per-
form and then similar instruction has
to be given to the flock. The birds
car be taught to dance, engage in
chariot races, do stunts on the hori-
zontal bars, perform on revolving
balls and lastly to talk and swear.
The birds strangely pick up profane
words much more quickly than words
of any other type, and some cockatoos
know more profanity than anything
else.
They live to be more than one hun
bred years old, and some birds are in
captivity which have exceeded the
century mark. They do not require
any more treatment to sustain life
than a human being, and If they are
fed regularly and kept out Of draughts
they contract no illness. But they dis
like extreme hot weather, and those
in captivity always grow restless
when the hot sun shines upon them.
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WHITE PLAGUE LESS DEADLY
culosis Means Saving of 27
Lives In Ten Years.

In the decade from 1901 to 1910, the
death rate from tuberculosis in the
United States declined from 1863 for
each 100,0 900 persons living to 1903, a
decrease of 1877 per cent, while the
general death rate, including all
causes Of death, declined only one-half
as fast, or at the rate Of 81 per cent,
from 1850 to 1858, according to fig
ures given out by the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis. The figures are based
on data distracted from the reports
of the United States Bureau Of the
Census, and cover the registration
area in this country. According to the
statement, the tuberculosis death rate
has defined steadily since 1904, when
it was 201.6. On the other hand, the
general death rate shows a ~fiuctuation
downward in general trend, but not as
steady as the tuberculosis rate. The
decline in the tuberculosis death rate
in the last ten years means a saving
of q, 900 lives at the present time.
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CANADA'S PROSPERITY,

The New York Times of March 23,
1912, in an article dealing with Cana,
da's progress, says:
AT the present moment eight ship
loads of European immigrants are
afoat for Canada, while there are
signs that the outward movement
which Is customary with us during
labor troubles will be marked this
year. There is no such startling rec
ord of our loss to Canada. Our citi-
zens quietly slip over the border in
groups or trainloads, but their going
is not advertised.
There is no mystery why Canada
is the good thing the United States
used to be. 1t is because Canada is
following in its neighbours footsteps
that 1t Is repeating the fortunate ex-
perience which its neighbor is envy
ing, even while deliberately turning
Its back on the teachings of the past.
A fortnight ago the Dominion budget
speech reported the unprecedented
surplus Of $780, 00, 900, and on Thurs
day the Government passed through
the committee on Supply credits of
$3S,oO0,000 for railways n canals.
With this assistance the railways
themselves are both enabled and COM
PEELED to increase their facilities. Ac-
cordingly we find a single road allot-
ting ten millions for work of its own.
Naturally the Canadian newspapers
contain announcements calling for
fifty thousand men for construction
work. This influx is apart from those
Americans who go with money in their
pockets obtained by cashing in their
high-priced American lands.
"a st. Paul dispatch says that with
In a fortnight two thousand carloads
of farm animals and machinery have
passed toward Canada, the property
of men who expect to pay for their
farms with the first crop"
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VENICE A CITY OF DREAMS
Many Charms for the Tourist In
This Picturesque City
Of Italy.

To the wanderer in Italy, Venice
has a peculiar attraction. Arrive there
at sunset, or, better still, by moonlight,
and you will fancy yourself trans
planted to some city of dreams. With
daylight this feeling may wear off to
some extent, although there Is never,
al any time, as much hustle and stir
In Venice as in other towns. Morning,
noon or night, Venice has a ~fascina-
ton all her own. This is partly due
to the fact that she is a city built on
the water.
To explore Venice and to become in
tmately acquainted with her, a gon-
dola Is not a necessity, rather it is a
luxury for sunset evenings and moon
light nights. 1t is a delightful ex-
perience. and not a difficult one, to
md ones way about Venice on foot;
quaint, old world corne are discov-
cred, bits of ancient architecture,
carved doorways and little bridges,
with a feast Of color here, there and
everywhere. Apart from all the
beauty of scenery, there is the en-
thralling interest evoked by her his
tory and traditions.
Among the traditions we read that
st. Theodore was the first patron
saint Of Venice, to be superseded later
on by st. Mark. The wanderer in
Venice becomes familiar with the
Lion of st. Mark. More prominently
than anywhere is 1t to be seer on one
OF the columns on the Piazzetta
whilst on the other is st. Theodore
These columns of beautiful red and
gray granite are supposed to have
come originally from Syria. They
were erected by a Lombard engineer
Christian Endeavor Monitor.
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placed anywhere, at
tracts and kills all
flies. Neat, clean or
namental, y
cheap. Lasts all
season. Made of
metal, c~an'tspillor tip
over; will not soil or
tniure anything.
Guaranteed effective
Sold by dealers OF
8 sent prepaid for 81
Ave. Brooklyn, n. z,
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The Agreeable Swish of SILK.

There is no denying the luxuriously
impressive effect of a soft frou frou
of silk in a woman's garments. She
may be quite simply dressed, an I'M
obtrusive little figure sitting meekly
in a corner of the room-let her rise
and walk across the floor with a de-
licious suggestion Of rustling silk fol-
lowing her movements. The severely
made gown will take on the contours
of a Paquin model.
When several years ago fashions
stern decree substituted the soft mes
salines for the noisy taffeta under
skirts deep was the chagrin therein.
But at an exhibition of this springs
styles at a fashionable dressmaker's,
one of the models created a pleasur-
able sensation by filling the with
the agreeable swish of taffeta silk.
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down we'll over one side of the face
and sets jauntily. A bow effect in the
back gives it a chic appearance. The
colors range in hue from deep red to
light pink.
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Lingerie usually keeps pace with
fashion and the newest trousseau pet
ticoats and combinations are full
not at the hips, but at the befrilled
kenmore so than for three years.
This points distinctly to much fuller
skirts in muslin frocks, otherwise the
ruf1es of the ~petticoats would be
bound to make the wearer clumsy and
uncomfortable. AS embroidered pan
els are quite the rage in the sheer
dresses, any frocks made narrow
ahead of the season can easily be
pieced out with something of the kind
before the time comes for actually
wearing them.
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DAISY FLY KILLER ?.

HAROLD sOMERs, $50 DskAlo Ave, Brooklyn, N. Z.
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models offered for hot weather wear,
and a very young woman might wear
1t while travelling with perfect pro-
priety. as a good throat and arm are
Its chief requirements. There are
some lovely wash silks striped with
the new dress colors, and while rather
of the negligee species such little
bodices, made up in this manner, would
be very effective with a wool suit on a
hot day. If the silk is Of a very styl-
ish sort, too, it would be a good idea
to hem a bias of it for a hat scarf, and
a proper hat for this would be n of
the duck tourist or outing shapes
which are selling from so cents up.
A "dicky," or front, made to exc out
the possibilities Of a plain waist, Is
likewise a useful trife for the traveller
to take along, and If she looks about
the shops she will find many pretty
styles in these. AS to underwear, I'M
stiffened dimity, from which every gar
ment needed is made, could be used
for the more intimate lingerie, while
for the long petticoat there is a wide
range Of light and reasonably priced
materials. In several of the shops the
smartest underwear imaginable is
made of tan pongee, and this is much
sought for travelling use.
When selecting footgear remember
that tan leather is cooler than any
other and that white wash leather
gloves are about the smartest worm.
A little pair Of 50-cent Turkish slip
pers will also add to the travellers
comfort and contribute nothing to the
weight of the suit case.
MARY DEAN.
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Genuine Maple Sugar.

There are few people outside the
maple sugar making districts, says a
writer in the Country Gentleman, who
really know what the genuine article
tastes like. The superior flavor thus
spoken of is probably due in a de-
gree to the same causes hat make
strawberries eaten off the vine and
cherries consumed on the tree so de-
lectable. The writer quoted, however,
puts some of the blame for the poor
flavor of commercial maple sugar on
the willy wholesale dealer and
mixer" .A..
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A New York dentist advocates
laughing gas as a substitute for the
police third degree. He believes that
this, the least dangerous of anesthet-
les, lays open what already is in the
mind, unconscious of the search for
Its secrets. He believes that if a
man who has committed a serious
crime should be questioned about it
during a certain stage of recovery
from nitrous oxide. or laughing gas
anaesthesia, he would not only reply
and truthfully, but half a minute later
he would realize fully what he had
said.
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Simplest Way of All.

The following story the Saturday
Evening Post says is told of Col.
George w. Goethals, who at the time
it took place was an instructor in en-
~gineering at West Point.
One day, in a recitation, he gave out
this question to a class of cadets.
The post fagpole, sixty feet high,
has fallen down. You are ordered by
your commanding officer to put it up
again. You have under your command
a sergeant and ten privates of the en-
gineer corps. How would you get the
pole back into placer"
Each cadet, after long consideration
and much figuring over the derricks,
blocks, tackle and so on, evolved a
different method.
NO" said Goethals, you are all
wrong. You would simply say: Ser
geant, put up that lagpole!'"
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One of the Newest NegIlgee Bodies
Offered for Hot Weather Wear.

waist the pongee In natural color, a
rich tan or pale gold, would be useful
and effective. The dressy waist could
be of the batiste or of a fine lawn with
a dainty lace and hand run tucks, and
there could be a negligee blouse in the
wash silk for tired moments and very
could do duty as a wrapper, that is,
serve instead of one, for it cannot be
expected that there will be room in the
suit east for all the comforts Of the
toilet.
The comfortable little bodice shown
In the illustration is one of the newest
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A Baby Accessory.

Infant washstand sets recently I'M
ported from Germany and arranged
upon small-sized stands of white en-
hospital wards, are of glazed surfaced
cream-tinted pottery fetchingly dec
Grated with Dutch babies in varioWA at
titudes. The six in these sets include
a novel wash basin Of oblong shape
and very u%nusua depth and this is di,
vided into two equal-sized compzrt-
ments, one for the cold and the other
for the tepid water. Attached by
a nickel chain to n arm of the stand
is a small thermometer, with which
to test the heat of the warm water.
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Best Business Creator.

AS a business creator, what is there
better than advertising? Have you
ever asked that question of yourself?
The millions that advertising has
made for merchants are uncountable,
yet there are business men who even
don't believe in advertising, just
as there are people who still think it
is safer and more convenient to travel
in a prairie schooner behind a pair of
slow IKE than in a Pullman palace
car. Yet this type of business man Is
seldom rated in commercial rating
books.-Exchange.
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BIRDS THAT LIVE CENTURIES
Average Life Of Australian cockatoo
Said to Be Hundred
Years.

Melbourne, Australia.-Among the
wild birds of tropical countries whose
average life is said to be close to one
hundred years are said to be the
cockatoos Of Australia, a handsome
bird belonging to the same family as
the parrot. and a species Of bird which
is readily tanned and taught to do
tricks which many domesticated birds
and animals are unable to accom-
plish.
The cockatoo, particularly the vel
low-crested bird, is one Of the most
intelligent Of the birds of the world,
and while 1t may seem strange to
some, 1t is a fact that by kindness and
excellent treatment a cockatoo can +
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of the wrap to hang over it evenly
back and front so you can judge just
how much of the edge to turn back
for a cuff, catching it together on the
underside of the wrist. A lace collar
and cuffs may be added, but they are
easily dispensed with If not available,
The scarf utilized in the one the
writer saw was made from a long
liberty scarf of deep rose color and
was really exquisite.
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0S NNO NO0y ~-~@ - ~
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when a friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now l look the picture ofhealth and feel
like it, too. can do my own homework.
hoe my garden, and milk a cow. l can
entertain company and enjoy them. l
can visit when 1 choose, and walk as far
az any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. / wish l could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEmA
BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, IIl.-"I Have taken Ly.
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case Of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. NY
health was all broken down, the doctors
said l must have an operation, andIwas
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that I began taking your Compound.
l got along SO well that I gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. P
No. 8, Murrsyville, Ill.
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MONKEYS Value $500 = w.ek

Chicago.-Judge Robinson fixed the
earning value of a monkey as a per-
former at $500 a week in a decision
here. H. Derosa was suing a vaude-
vile circuit for $2S5 which he said
was due him under contract. Judg-
ment was given Derosa for the full
amount.
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ChiHons,

Many of the latest blouses which
are worn under coats have lace ruff1es
at the wrist.
Many of the newest coats still show
the side fastening, some starting
slightly below the waist line. and 9TH
ers up at the shoulder.
Cape collars extending V the
shoulders are a feature not only of
many heavy coats, but also Of house
and street gowns.
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peenest Hole In the World.

Slaughters Creek, W. Va.-What
will be the deepest hole in the world
is being drilled by W. E. Edwards on
his oil fields. It's purpose is to de-
termine the geological character Of
the earth. The depth now Is $3.50
feet. The worlds record depth is
6,0O1 feet, attained in a South Ameri-
q well.
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Cow Inspects Department Store

Norwich, Gonna fine Holstein
COW, which was being driven through
the street here, bolted from the herd
and entered a department store. Go
ing up several flights, she frightened
the women clerks in the cloak depart
ment into Mysteries. Finally the own
er arrived with a rope and she was
safely escorted to the street.