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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
Sad Scene at Memphis Cemetery.

The sorrow of the epidemic were never
pictured in more distressing scenes than
were witnessed at Elmwood Cemetery.
Six friends of the late Ed Worsham had
followed his remains to the " city Of the
dead, " for the purpose of paying the last
sad tribute to their dearly beloved COM
panion. On arriving at the cemetery
they found the Rev. DIR. White, Calvary
church, who, with his aged wife and faith
flil colored servant, were the only mour-
ners at the funeral Of the minister's son,
Eugene d. White, who had died the day
previous. On learning that the remains
of !" poor Ned" were about to be con-
signed to the grave, DR.. White, who is
also Mason, asked the privilege Of read
ing his burial service. The request was
readily granted, and the reverend min
lister, in words most feelingly rendered,
amid tears and sobs that almost choked
their utterance, eulogized the character of
the deceased. As the sob was falling up
on the coffin Of the deceased, Or. White
was approached BY gentleman well
known in this community, who asked him
to read the service over his dead wife
He was the only mourner, and was heart
broken over his loss. The kind old man
willingly consented, but first asked that
he might consign to the grave, his son.
The mourners Of Ed Worsham acted as
pall-bearers to Eugene d. White, and with
uncovered heads listened with aching
hearts to the father as he read the service
over his dead son. This painful scene had
hardly ended when Mr.. Ed Beasley ap-
proaced and said he would take it as an
especial favor ii DR.. White would read the
funeral service over the late William
Willis, whom a few friends had just
brought to consign to their last resting
place Thus it was tina. the good old man
whose venerable appearance Is in keeping
with his age, performed the duties Of his
calling, within the short period Of half an
hour, TO four departed souls that are now
at rest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
A Neat SMindle.'

A new and successful mode Of swim
ding has just been developed in Clarion
county, Pa. A notion peddler named
Goodman, dreamed that he had found a
hidden treasure, and prevailed on far
mer named Logue to accompany him to
the spot. The peddler pointed out a
large oak tree as the one he saw in his
vision. It was apparently sound at the
butt, but, about twenty feet up, limb
had been broken of. Mr.. Logue did not
feel ike humoring what he supposed to
be a superstitious whim but Goodman
had such confidence In his vision that he
offered Mr.. Logue one-half Of the spoils
if he would help him to cut down the tree.
He did so When the tree fell there was
a rattle of coins near where the limb had
been broken off, and a small hollow was
found. Ensconced therein were loads Of
silver. Both seemed to be wild with de-
light, and on counting up, found the pile
amounted to $1,000, The peddler ex-
pressed his unwillingness to carry SO much
silver in his pocket, and inquired where
he would be likely to get greenbacks for
his share. Mr.. Logue, having consldera-
bic money in the house, Immediately gave
Goodman ST. 500 in paper money, and
fook charge Of the entire bulk Of silver.
The peddler went off and has not since
been heard from. On endeavoring topass
some of the silver it was found to be
counterfeit Of the poorest kind. Mr..
Logue is $4,000 out and the story ends.
It was clever job Of a gang Of counter
terfeiters which probably infest thatcou
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
NO. s.
History OF the Corset.

The corset had its origer in Italy, and
was introduced from that country into
France by Catherine de Medicis. Mary
Stuart and Diane dePoitiers did not, how
ever, follow the fashion, but it was at once
admitted by all the ladies Of the French
court that twas indispensable to the
beauty ofthe female figure, and was, there
fore, adopted by them. The corset was
in those days, in its infancy, and it as
sumed more Of the rough character Of
knights cuirass. The frame was entirely
of iron, and the velvet which decorated
the exterior hid fightful and cumber-
some machine. This state OF things, so
detrimental to health and the cause Of 50
much personal inconvenience, not to say
torture, could not last long, and the arti-
sans OF those days contrived to give more
pliability and lightness to the metal, and
prepared the way. by degrees for whale
bone. But as reformers are always slow,
the cold iron continued to clasp the warm
hearts of the fair wearers for a long time
in its embrace, and even contrives, to the
present day under the name Of base-and
who can blame its pertinacity? The cor
set found favor in the eyes Of Louis XIV.
In the following reign the corset was
threatened with banishment from the toi-
let Rgshion took rural and simple
turn, and was almost guided by the taste
Of Boucher, in whose pictures many Of
the. court celebrities figure as shepherds
and shepherdesses. But the painter de-
parted, fashion returned to the prim &c
centricities of former times. During the
revolution the corset was again forgotten,
and under the Directory it was complete
ly interdicted by the fashionable world.
The bellies Of the day took classic turn,
and aDed the Roman dress toga
sandal, ETC. lSThe. Empire dethroned the
classic fashion, but without taking the
corset in favor. High waists were III fl
vor, and la mode revealed in a taste Ger
tainly the reverse Of prudery. With the
fall Of the Empire fell also the waist, and
then came also, as necessity, the return
to the corset.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
A Romance al tIle Past.

AT the Tardin des Plantes a young
sculptor, who was studying animals, made
the acquaintance of a pretty and piquant
nurse girl, who, however threw him over
board and took up with a soldier. The
desolate young artist thereupon took to
writing upon all the walls the heart cry,
e love Adele" hoping itwould meet
her eye and touch her heart. The willful
girl, determined to escape this perpetual
reproach Of her perhdy, at last made her
perpetual resort an iron bench in front of
a rhinoceros. The seat could not bewrit-
ten on, and there was no wall Here she
and her soldier would sit by the hour
watched from afar by the jealous and dis
tracted lover. AT last they came at the
usual hour, and the faithless girl glanced
at the huge and ferocious animal. On
its horn was carved heart, beneath which
were the words, still love Adele and
am waiting at the duck pond. How
could a woman's heart resist this2 Tears
came to her eyes and in a moment the
soldiers arm was encircling the ambient
atmosphere, and the nurse maid said to
her youthful charges, "Come, my dears
let us 60 and see the pretty ducks.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
WOODBURY., N J., TUESDAY. OCTOBER %, 1878

as they went on through the narrow pass.
"We are going -" To our DEATH" inter-
rupted Rip Forb in solemn voice. "Do
you hear the fallsa"
Through the splash Of water and the
dip of the paddles they heard low, dead
tremulous roar, which was the sound OF
falling water For moment the bronzed
face of Sam blanched, and then he drew
his figure up proudly, saying Better
than the scalping- knife or stake, old friend.
As the Frenchman says, " H70s Ia mo,z J., !"
Long live death.
1t was, indeed, before them, for as they
shot out of the narrow pass they saw the
falls-how high they could not tell. but
the smoke which arose showed that it was
not a small one. Keep her head to it, !"
cried Rip. If we don't get through, it's
goodbye forever, Sam.
The swift current caught them, aud the
canoe, hurled forward with terrible
force, went flying toward the verge. A
moment more and it shot out into the
midst and went down into the unknown
depths. Each man clung to his paddle
as he went down, held by an invisible
power, whirled to and fro, as in mel-
strom, and then shot up into the light be-
low the falls Far below them the canoe
fioated, and as the current swept them
down, the two men looked back in time
to see the Indians canoe come over the
fall side ways without the occupant 1t
was hurled far out and fell lightly on the
water, only to be arrested by the strong
hand of Buckskin Sam
The Indians, appalled, by their danger,
had upset the canoe in their frantic efforts
to escape. What became of them the
trappers never knew, for when they reached
the foot Of the rapid far below the fails,
andrighted the canoethey made no pause
but hurried down the stream and before
night were safely floating in the waters of
the Canadian River Two days later they
reached Fort Sill in safety.-San Haufis-
10 Golden Era. i.4s a T
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
The Dog Of the PKrenees.

A stream, one of The feeders of the in
Vulnerable "Gayes," is ripping in chan
mel Of shingle at the bottom in the won
derful emerald limpidity that is the
characteristic Of Pyrenees waters, when
they are not turned to leaden color by
melting SHOWS. Beside it the cattle are
|jingling their bells, and tRe focksof Wild
eyed sheep are straying over the hillsides.
On a grassy knoll, uuder the shadow Of a
rock, a group Of witch-like old women
and lightly-clothed young girls are waking
up from their siesta to stare at the strang-
er. At this season the wolves and the
bears are Withdrawn into the recesses Of
the mountains. But neither the women
nor their feecy charges are unguarded.
1t is true that the men are at their work
in the woods, OF acting as guides TO the
visitors in the valleys, OF, possibly, risking
their lib rty in some small venture in the
contraband line. But there are Pyrenean
dogs Of all ages and sizes about, and, vigi-
liant as the ours in an Indian village, it is
their growing and baying that have given
warning Of your approach. There is
nothing of the cur, however, in the for
midable-looking monster who comes
bounding toward you with deep-mouthed
bark and open jaws. He stands about as
nigh as a well grown donkey, and his hair
is bristling from the shoulders down the
spine. He seems an ugly customer at
first, and he looks the uglier for his spiked
collar. Should you show signs Of alarm,
or turn tail, we should be sorry to warrant
your skin or your limbs. But when you
stand your ground or advance, in the
calm confidence Of friendly intentions, the
guardian Of the sheep-foIds disposes him
Iself for parley. A big dog on the chain
is never to be trusted, but on the loose
he is almost always to be conciliated.
Address him in the tone of good-fellow-
ship that well-conditioned dogs invaria-
bly, understand; walk on as if you were
assured of your welcome, and only too
glad to make his acquaintance, and your
friend will smooth his crest and finally let
you pat him and put your hand in his jaws.
That serves as an introduction to the Ia
dies who own him. They are pleasantly
susceptible to the compliments to the
hound which you could not conscientious
ly pay themselves, and after entertaining
you sumptuously with brown bread and
milk, will be ready to negotiate for selling
you puppy Of his family.---BAa1kz0o0d' )
Ilzaguzine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
A wild Mestern Adrenture.

SAM. S. HALL, 8 Buckskin Sam," and
5ffd Rip Ford were trapping in the Ar
kansas River regions. They were men Of
desperate courage, who had taken their
lives in their hands too often TO care for
the danger they were exposed to. OLD
Rip was man who stood five feet eleven
in his moccasins "a man whom you would
-hardlH care to meet in the close tug of a
desperate battle - His hard brown face
was scanned with scars from bullet, knife
and claws of wild beasts, and his muscu-
lar body showed the marks of many a des-
perate struggle. Buckskin Sam," was
the beau ideal of mountaineer and
plainsman, the Western hunter that the
novelist paints, and the schoolboy dreams
of and some day wishes to be- Although
not SO powerful as Old Rip, he was man
of great personal strength and desperate
courage. For many year these two had
roamed the trapping grounds together,
fighting Indians, grizzlies and wolves,
chased by night over the burning prairies
defending their camp against the sudden
attacks ofred hends, or spending reckless
ly at the monte board the money they had
earned SO hardly on the trapping ground.
They had been out all winter, and, as
spring approached, the last cache was
covered and the trappers began to think
of returning home. The camp was built
up near the river, tributary Of the Cana
dian, which flowed through dismal can
yons in which the light of day never
shows, under the shadow Of gigantic cliffs
upon which human beings never yet set
foot, and only spreading out at places
where the cunning beaver had built his
5 dam. The river was broken by great rap
ids, and abounded in rare fish, upon which
they had feasted royalty for many day.
They had canoe, and had been discus
sing the chance of going down stream in
that in order to save time.
Il am ready to take the chances, if
you are, Rip" said Sam.
don't like to give myself away" said
Rip. What do you know about the riv-
er after we get down to the big canyon,
and whoever passed through it7r
That's the fun ofthe thing, Rip. We
do what no one else dare do" said Sam.
Il don't like it,'' replied Ford who was
by far the most prudent of the two, "I---
ha what in Jehu is that7" They seized
their weapons and ran to the door of the
hut just in time to see dozen Indians
running down through the grass, blocking
up the only way ofescape. The moment
the repeating rifles began to play upon
them they went out of sight among the
rocks and began their gradual approach,
which could only end in one way-the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
Don't Stay Late Tonight.

The hearth of home is beaming
With the rays of rosy light,
And lovely eyes are cleaning,
AS fall the shades of night;
And while thy steps are leaving
The circle pure and bright,
A tender voice, half grieving,
Says, Don't stay late tonight"
The world in which thou movest
Is busy, brave and wide
The world of her thou lowest
Is at the ingle side;
She waits for thy warm greeting,
Thy smile is her delight:
Her gentle voice, entreating,
Says, Don't stay late tonight.
The world, so cold, inhuman.
Will spurn thee if thou fall |;
The love of one pure woman
Outlasts and shames them all
Thy children will cling round thee,
Let fate be dark or bright,
At home no shaft will wound thee,
Then '.Don't stay late tonight
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
A Rich Duke Who Burrows Like Rabbit.


The tall, slender, almost emaciated man,
with shoulders but slightly bowed by age,
with the fine clear cut features, and with
a fy-away cape eliminating in Gothic
arch collar, is the head of the present
family Of Bentick. It pleases him TO pen
citrate his magnificent domain by series
of burrows, and to startIe his dependents
by unexpected appearances from these
subtenanean depths. These burrows are
no narrow tunnels, but lofty, spacious
passages, lighted by costly apparatus for
letting in the sun at intervals, and by in
Vulnerable gas lights. Lined with brick
and stone, and perfectly water tight, they
enable their owner to be everywhere by
turns and nowhere long. The sudden
apparition of a great duke among the
grooms exercising his horses in the great
riding house, whose like exists nowhere
else, astonishes, but does not dismay. AS
his pale face rises from the earth in the
left hand corner of the enormous building,
there is no sign Of trepidation among
those assembled, while their master sur
veys the magnificent work raised at a cost
which sets calculation at defiance. Near
ly four hundred feet long, with a width
Of rather more than one third, this riding
4.
house carpeted with tan, has walls of sol
id stone, and roof Of wood, and iron.
Two rows of columns divide it into nave
and two aisles, the latter with beautiful
wooden roofs. The great central com
partment is decorated with a frieze of
painted brass work, representing birds,
beasts, and foliage, while the whole
structure is adorned with stone frieze Of
elegant design and perfect workmanship.
On the latter quality the Duke of Port
gland insists. Endowed. with refined tastes,
and considerable skill in architecture, he
is a builder up of good work and puller
down of bad. An architect at one time
employed by him built gateway, which,
when completed, became abhorrent to
him, yet SO considerate was he of the ar
lists feelings that he could not find it in
his heart to demonstrate with him. One
night he waited till the architect had
driven off, and then set all his men at
work to pull down the edifce. By morn
ing not vestIge remained, and the ar
chitect on his arrival rubbed his eyes in
amazement, and neither he nor the Duke
ever took the slightest notice Of its disap-
pearance. The half hundred lodges for
keepers and other servants on the Well.
beck estates have all been built by their
present proprietor, who has in their con-
struction carried out his passion for sub
terranean work. The dining rooms and
bed chambers make a handsome little
house enough, solidly and perfectly built
of stone. The unseemly part of the
dwelling is buried in the earth kitchens,
pantrles' ana other oihees are plunged
Deiow' MANY Oh tne i'hes' apartments IN
the Abbey itself are actually underground,
and Illuminated by all kinds Of ingenious
devices. Welbeck boasts of subterra-
mean librarv Of great size, whose natural
Gloom is completely exnelled bv gas
80 - .a,, ;;ter.,ll,, o1a,a Of $3.50 r.
Du'nei' 'ei ,'o, So" ooi'.',
the gas USED az the WeiDecK estate is
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22
Sleeping Rooms.

These should be the largest, sunniest,
and best ventilated rooms in the house
The reverse is too often true. Let per
son go back to his chamber after an hour
in the morning air, he viii be startled to
find how bad the air Of his room is. Gen
orally there are two occupants, and each,
with every breath, is using up oxygen,
and pouring out carbonic acid from the
lungs, and at the same time is sxhaling> a
poisonous. emuvium from the entire sur
face of the body.
Persons sleeping in small and ill-venti
lated rooms are not only liable to coughs,
colds, and consumption, but are specially
exposed to attacked from prevailing infec-
tious diseases. That is, their vitality is
lowered, and that means their safety de-
pends on their not being exposed.
Every bed room should have careful
provision for its ventilation, especially in
the days of air-tight stoves and coal fur
naces. 1t would be great gain if we
could get back our open fre-places, even
if we had no fire in them. But the best
that most can now do is to keep the door
open at night into a well-ventilated hall,
or to secure slight currents of air from
open windows-open more or less accord
ing to the temperature. Of course, a
strong draught should not fall on one
when sleep.
We need hardly add that the air Of
every bedroom should be thoroughly
changed during the day. h
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-22

The many gold or gilt ornaments worn
to hold feathers or strings down on the
outside of bonnets invariably represent
some kind Of beetle or bug. Lizards play
an important part on imported bonnets.
They resemble the little jeweled lizard
whichis worn as an article of jewelry and
some of them are bright with finely pow
dered colored crystal which makes thfnr
assume chameleon like appearance, as if
striving to take on the different gay tints
of flowers and ribbons in which they are
set; they crawl up the outsides Of bonnets,
one or two being used according to the
number Of feathers employed, and they
are often placed opposite each other on
each side Of the1hat, holding the two sets
of strings in places or else gorgeous
beetle is place on the large, square bow in
the Alsatian shape, which decorates the
top of the bonnet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
Flowers in Bottles,

We doubt not the ladies will thank us
for copying the following directions for
producing favorite flowers long before
their natural time of blooming, and we
hope they will n and all try the ex-
pertinent: A sprig of lilac placed in a
bottle with warm water, the water be-
ing renewed two or three times Il day,
will throw out clusters of white flowers
at the end of a few weeks. The exper-
iment need not be confined to the lilac;
but if nj will gather twigs of almost
any of the ordinary garden shrubs and
treat them in the same way you will be
rewarded by similar results. The for
sythia will respond first, and st the ex-
piration of ten days or two weeks it will
be covered with lemon-colored flowers.
In the meantime the buds of the Japan
ounce will be seen to swell, and ere
long it will open its scarlet petals.
The ~bladder-senna will send out its
buff clusters, the weiglia rose will give
its pink and white trumpet-like flow
ers, and the red dogwood will slowly
unfold its tufts of white. A wide
mouthed glass must be used, and the
one best suited to the purpose, is the
ordinary preserving jar. Put in a num-
Der of twigs, but not enough to crowd
them, and then fill the glass with about
one-third of tipid water, renewing it
two or three times a day. Through the
day the glass should stand in the sun,
and it must remain at all times in a
warm room. By cutting fresh twigs at
intervals and starting them in other
bottles, we may have a succession of
flowers. In cutting from the Japan
ounce care must be taken to secure the
buds which do not appear OH the ex-
tremities, but well down on the woody
part of each branch.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
NOTICE.

INFANCY j. KENNEDY, James Ken
IN nedy, her husband, of Louisa
county, Iowa, and John W. Porter,
whose residence is supposed to be in
Iowa or Illinois, will take notice that
John G.. Heron, Martha +. Hamilton,
John Hamilton, Mary M. Marshall and
Samuel Marshall did; on the 23d day of
January, 1873, file their petition in the
Court of Common Pleas, in and for
Preble county, Ohio, against them, in
which they demand partition of the
northeast quarter of Section 10, Town
ship O., Range l east in Preble county,
Ohio, containing 145 acres, more or
less, and claiming that said land is own
ed in the following proportions: John
G.. Heron owns siX-tenths, and Nancy
j. Kennedy, Martha L. Hamilton, Mary
NJ. Marshall, and John w. Porter each
o%ne-tenth. Said John c. Heron claims
an equitable lien on the undivided half
of said land for one-half Of $4S6.41 adj
vanced by him to pay legacies made a
charge on said land by the will of John
G. Heron, decd, and also c'aims an
equitable lien thereon for one-half the
value of permanent improvements, es-
timated at $1,000. The prayer of the
petition is for an equitable adjustment
of said advances and improvements a
mong the parties, and for the partition
or sale of said land. Said defendants
are required TO answer, as said case will
be for hearing at the next (March)
Term of said Court.
CAMPBELL & GILMORE,
Att'ys for Pitts.
Attest-W. D. QUENN, Clerk.
I ian31-WG
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the transfers filed
for record in the Recorders Office, for
the week ending Feb. 23d, 1878:
Aaron Peters and wife to Andrew
.Wikle, 2.10 acres in Twin township.
SI62, 80.
william E. Vest to Nielsen D. Wells,
Lot No. 4S7 in Eaton, $500.
C. W. Price and wife 10 David A.
Porterfield, 1875 acres in jefferson
township, 81 and other considerations.
David A. Porterfield and wife to John
B. Lawder, the same property, $4,000.
Joseph Scott and wife to Josiah Sew
art, 6S acres in Israel township, 1910.
Samuel J. Bailey and wifeto Hester
Louck, Lot No. 30 in Eldorado, $S25.
Jacob 10y and wife to jacob Fl. 10y,
80 acres in Twin township, 5000.
United States to Joseph Williams,
1884, hcres in. Jefferson township.
Elijah Taylor, by Executor, to Josiah
Campbt II, in-LotNo. pol in Eaten, ST.
600.
j. I. Deem and j. Il. Bostick to Sarah
A.. McCabe, one-half OF the south wall
of livery stabl, and carriage house, 711s
feet front on North part of Lots No. 124
and 125 in Eaton, $25.