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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
A WONDER.

Still alaay groWeth In me the great wonder,
N When all the fields are blushing like the dawn,
And only one poor little flower ploughed under
That can see no flower. that one being gone;
No flower 1t all, because Of one being gone
Aye. ever in me groweth the great wonder n
When all the hills are shining white and red,
And only one poor little flower piowed under.
That it we're all as one if all were dead -n
y Aye, all - one if all the flowers were dead. 4
I cannot feel the beauty of the roses;
Their soft leaves seem to me but layers Of dust;
Out Of my opening hand each blessing closss;;K
Nothing is left me but my hope and trust:
Nothing but heavenly hope, and heavenly trust
get no sweetness Of the sweetest places; a
My houses my friends no longer comfort me;
Strange somehow grow the old familiar faces;
For can nothing have not having thee;
M my possessions POSSESSED through thee.
Having, Ihavethem not Strange contradiction;
Heaven needs must cast its shadow on our
earth
Yea, drown us in the waters Of afiiiction. q ~
Breast high to make us know our treasures
worth
To make us know how much our love is worth
And while mourn, the anguish Of my story /,
Breaks, a. the wave breaks on the hindering
5 bar: 1stl asf siGsiH ER0o FFsT
Thou art but hidden in the deeps of glory, ,,,.f
Even as the sunshine hides the lessening stars,
And with true love I love thee from afar
= I5
know Our Fathermust be good, not evil.
And murmur not for faiths sake, at my ill;
Nor at the mystery Of the working cavil.
That somehow bindeth all things in His will,
And though He slay me. makes me trust Him
still f si.--Iby Alice Cary.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
WOODBURY., N. j. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1878.

see, dear, you win have a rich husband
after ALL
Hushl-hushl Don't-please. don't
she begged.
Forgive me-, dear one. | was wrong
to, speak SO. /. But you forget that you
have not yet sealed your promise to me.
What do you mean p
Not one kiss have | received and
have been very patient, / think. Sweet.
heart, l claim my due now.
She lifted her rosy lips, and the seal
was set to their betrothal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29

Adrienne Huntley sat thoughtfully read
linf two letters. Her father and brother
had long since finished their breakfast and
departed to their daily avocations. Still
she did not move, her barely tasted coffee
had grown cold, and the spaniel, Carlo,
waited in vain for isusual knob Of sugar.
Very pretty was Adrienne, though now
an anxious frown contracted her delicate
brow. The main population of Coinwood
were not far wrong when they declared
her to be the belle of The town. Not Of
ten woulf you meet with such pure tin
ted complexion, such lustrous dark eyes,
such eoroneIef glossy chestnut plaits, or
such aperfectly proportioned figure.
At length she rose, and ringing to have
the table cleared, went about her usual
household occupations.
She neglected nothing The pantry
was duly Inspected, stores were given out
pastry was. made, and the necessary
amount Of dustngwas accomplished. But
during the performance of these custo-
mary duties, her face never lost its dlsf,u1
preoccupied expression. f3 ts
The last post the night before had
brought her. an offer of marriage. This
offer was from a gentleman, whom she re-
spected much, but certainly did not love.
He was, thought, very rich, and the own
er Of considerable property in the neigh
borhood
Then by the first post that morning
had come another proposal. Strange to
say, from the cousin of her other, suitor.
He, however, had neither land nor money
to boast Of, being by profession an artist,
and at present an unknown, unappreciated
one. M .a- H..s r.,-.-s. ~,.s,s,4..
Hence arose Adrienne's difficulty. She
liked her rich lover, but alas for the
contrarirty Of human nature, she loved
her poor one. But, then, all her life, she
had to pinch and contriye and manage.
Her father was poor doctor in a poor
! parish, and every pound his patients paid
him was spent in anticipation long before
it found its way into his waiting hand.
A new pair Of gloves or new ribbon
was a subject for deep rejoicing TO his
pretty daughter, while the cunning turn
ings and twistings and re-trimming that
her bonnets and dresses underwent would
fairly have astonished a young lady o.
more ample means.
Consequently sharp temptation nov
asssiled her Should she bid adieu te
poverty, and shabbiness, and seoond-rats
living, and accept George Morley, ane
with him the certainty Of splendid home
carriages, plentiful Jewelry, and all thoss
countless lnxnries thar wealth can pur
chase Or shonld She --bfavely resisting
the enticiug prospect-cdnsentto to becom'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1878-10-29
two so soon to be parted by the hand Of

two so soon to be parted by the hand Of
death.
The doctor bequeathed his wife as a
sacred legacy to his mother and sister
with whom she viii heneceforth reside,
and to whom she is now bound by ties of
love. He survived until one O'Clock on
the morning Of the fourth day, when he
sank into quiet slumber, from which he
never awoke.
DR.. Moyes was wealthy man, and il
is said he has left his bride handsome
fortune. -s sa a m
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
70 Whom It May Concern.

We find the following in the last
number of the Waverly Journal:
The Nashville Banner says, "that
during the late extra session Of the
Legislature and during the preced-
ing session, repeated offers of bri-
berry were made" Now will the
Banner please inform its readers by
whom and to whom, and-in what
specific interest? The country is
prepared 70 believe that such
things were done, and Rs this sort
of innuendo and covert charge is
the burthen of the Banners song,
the country wants the facts, names,
dates something tangible. We hase
thought that the Banners charges
were true, but have no positive
knowledge of any such fact, had we,
the fact would be published. And
now in behalf of an outraged pub
lie we call upon the Banner to pub
lish the facts limited at. Give the
names of the guilty parties in the
first and second persons-the par
ties, names offering bribes, and to
whom the offers were made, that
they may be held up TO the scorn
of an indignant public. Will the
Banner do It-has it the boldness
to do sog Don't oonstrue us as
doubling that such things are true
we want is a knowledge of
the fact.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09


What better is she for education
if she persists in Stiffness, and OBJ
trusive manners? Her researches
among the treasures of science, and
familiarity with the thought of ge-
Mus, are of no value if they cannot
furnish her with objects for CONVEX
sation more mighty than the gossip
of society, the scandal of the day,
and the probable intentions of
young men who never had an inten-
ton in their lives, and are not capa-
BILE of one until their brains acquire
more sohdity. Her artistic accom-
plishments are absolutely worthless
unless they teach her how to beau
tify and adorn her home, how to
distinguish the false from the true,
how to be in her own person an
embodiment of that grace and pu
rity, and chaste beauty, which the
world worships in the marble and
canvass of the old masters, unless
they teach her a radical adherence
of all the hideous distortions of
fashion; of outward show and in
ward untidiness; of tawdry orna-
ments, obtrusive finery, and un-
clean trailing tatters. OF what
avail is it that she knows every law
of her own body, and can trace for
you, with scientific accuracy, the
working of every organ, and the
linked steps of each wonderful pro-
cess of, if she lives in daily violation
of them all; laying a murderous
hand upon respiration and circula-
ton, lunching at midnight upon
fruit, cake, pickles, and dreaming
unutterable things in a room with
all the windows Theoretically sealed?
= Emily II. Miller,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

Mr.. Pullan, Cincinnati banker,
was examined for three hours by
the Committee on banking and Cur
rency last Saturday. His testimo-
ny showed conclusively that re-
sumption could not be maintained
till the paper circulation was issued
exclusively by the Government;
that the present specie paying stu
alton arises from a combination OF
favorable circumstances, the most
important of which is the united
action of Secretary Sherman and
the banks to break down the premi.
um on coin to par in order to be-
guile Congress into doing nothing
to repeal the Resumption Law this
session. That whole scheme will
prove a delusion and a snare, and
sooner or later consequences will
be most disastrous. Pullan also
said that under the combination of
the Treasury and banks, the
whole currency would soon be bank
notes to the exclusion from their
circulation of legal tenders.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
TO consumptives.

A physician makes the following
suggestion to those liable to con
sumption: A particular kind o.
exercise is to be recommended fol
those whose chests are narrow
whose shoulders stoop, and who
have a hereditary predisposi
ton TO consumption. If it is sys-
tematically practiced along with
other means of health, it is safe
guard against the invasion of this
disease. 1t is voluntary inspira-
ton. Nothing is more simple.
Stand erect, throw the shoulders
back, and the hands behind; then
inhale pure air to the full capacity
of the lungs, and retain it a few
seconds by an increased effort; then
it may be slowly exhaled. After
one or two natural inspirations, let
the act be repeated, and so on for
ten or fifteen minutes, twice daily.
Not only is this simple procedure a
safeguard against consumption, but,
in the opinion of some learned ply
sicians, it can even cure it when it
has already commenced.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
Music and Matrimony.

Young man, choose a wife by the
music she plays and the way she
plays it. If she manifests a predi
lection for Strauss, she is frivolous
for Beethoven, she is impractical
for List, she is too ambitious
for Verdi, she is sentimental; fol-
Offenbach, she is giddy; for Gou-
nod, she is lackadaisical; for Colts
chalk, she is superficial; for Mozart
she is prudish; for Flotow, she is
commonplace; for Wagner, she is
idiotic. The girl who hammers
away at "Maidar's Prayer" "Anvil
Chorus" and "Silvery Waves, may
be depended upon as a good cook,
and healthful; and if she includes
the "Battle of Prague" and the
white "Cockade" in her repertory,
you ought to know that she has
been religiously and strictly nur-
tured. But, last of all, pin thou thy
faith upon the calico dress of the
girl who can play "Home Sweet
Home"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
1t is convenient to have two heI

1t is convenient to have two hens
setting at the same time, since il
accidents happen the two broods
may be united; again on Matching
dayIit frequently occurs that, to pre-
vent the newly. Matched chicks be
ing crushed by eggs that are be-
hind time, it is desirable to give all
that are Matched TO one hen, while
the other takes charge of the eggs.
Not only does this give security to
the chicks, who run some hazard OF
being crushed if they are kept for
any prolonged time under the moth
er, but the unmatched eggs also
stand a better nhance; for when a
hen finds chickens under her she
sits higher from the eggs. and less
warmth is afforded them at the time
they require most.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
A Talk With the Girls.

l wonder why 1t is that we see
some things so clearly after we get
into that light which lies upon the
shady side of life's meridian? Is it
because we wear spectacles, or be-
cause the romantic ideas of youth
have been toned down by the
weight of toll and carer Anyhow,
when see a young girl slipping
shyly into our great household 1
wonder if she is thinking of a
smaller one over which she expects
to preside some day and make very
pleasant for the hero of her dreams.
If so, want her to come over here
into my corner and let me give her
few happy hints about insuring
her future happiness. In the first
place, my dear girl, see that your
love is based upon true estimate
of your lovers character. for other
wise you will build upon the sand.
Do not look for perfection, but
study him well. Weigh his faults
and learn how to overcome them,
or to avoid them as he would rock
at sea. In thinking OF your mar
riage do not look upon it as the end
of all troubles. 1t Is but a change.
Each season of your life as maiden,
wife and motherhood--has its own
peculiar trials and dear rewards.
Then there will come a time, sooner
or later when the lover will merge
in the husband, and you will miss
many of the caresses and attentions
so dear to a feminine heart. Do
not grieve, but remember that, al
though he may omit the good bye
kiss his affection for you is just as
strong. 1t has only settled into an
every day affair; and we are not apt
to make much fuss over every day
affairs. / am certain that marriage
is disappointment to many be-
cause the parties invest each ether
with imaginary qualities, make no
just estimate OF character, and ex-
pect, without especial effort, to
share the fate OF the good couple in
novel, who "liye happy ever after"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
Too Much Decoration.

Ladies who live in the coutry are
particularly liable to ''overdo" their
decoration. They get many hint
of beautiful objects that can be
made with little trouble from maya
zines and papers, and they must
needs try their skill in constructing
the pretty knicknacks. Sometimes
a pretty ornament is thus made;
but many times the lack of the
needful materials, so easily pro-
cured in the city, but so difficult to
find in the country, will cause a
poor imitation of what was designed
to be a "thing of beauty" We
must cite many examples of this
enthusiastic pursuit of various
kinds of fancy work-worsted work,
for instance. We shudder to think
of the time spent-wasted-the eyes
ruined, over ugly pieces of embroid-
ery-ottomans, pillows, slippers,
etc. Just now the mania is for
painting upon pottery. But what
shall be said of that invention of
some mediocre mind-the FASTING
upon ginger-jars of cheap and taw-
dry pictures? When we see our
shelves and tables covered with
these vases, match safes, cigar
holders, ETC., and know that, from
regard to the feelings of the young
artists, these must be placed in a
conspicuous position and favorable
light, we are in danger of wishing
that all pottery could be buried SO
deep in the ground that even the
interchangeable Schleimann could not
unearth it. A parlor ought not to be
Uttered with such trifies. Better a
few good and not costly pictures,
such as engravings, or Braun's au-
totypes of celebrated paintings, in
inexpensive frames; ornaments spar
ingly used, but beautiful in them
selves and from association; very
few thrifty plants, not too delicate,
but those that will give plenty of
flowers, and will not require all the
sunshine; best of all, good books in
plain cases. Leave space for the
new volume and the magazine upon
the table, and for the bright even
ing lamp; space upon the floor for
the children's toys and for them
selves to frolic; and let not even the
honest dog or the gentle cat be ban
ished lest they break or mar some
frail piece of fancy-work. So shall
we be kept from the worry and care
of too many treasures, and find
time for reading, for study, for play
with the little ones, and perhaps
for practising at times the almost
lost art of plain sewing Scribner
for Nav.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

Clover is called, and proper
ly so, the sheet-anchor of American
husbandry. Too much cannot be
said in its praise. 1t is capable OF
doing more to bring impoverished
lands to a high state of cultivation
with less expense than any other
one agency. And just in proper
ton as the farmer cultivates this
plan will he be relieved from the
necessity of purchasing commercial
fertilizers to enrich his land. While
there is no system of cultivation
which will enable the farmer to
keep. the fertility of his land with
out resorting to such agencies, yet
the use of clover will do for you
what the miracles did for Moses. 1t
will do more; it will cancel notes,
pay mortgages, extinguish obhga-
tions, and bring abundance where
there is want.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
Home and Household.

Have a pan with backing and
brush, to keep the stove nice with.
Once or twice year rub the fur
niture with flannel rag dipped in
coal oil.
For Asthmar-Take jimson, any
quantity, and saltpeter; dissolve as
much of the latter as you can in hot
water, saturate the leaves with it.
and dry in an oven. A heaping
teaspoonfuI burned in a I2x14 bed
room will give relief.
To color kid gloves put one-half
ounce extract logwood in a two
ounce phial. and fill with good bran
dy. This will keep long time.
Put the gloves on the hands, and
with sponge apply evenly all over
them; rub one hand with the other
smoothly and firmly until dry;
more logwood gives nearly black
color, less a delicate lilac.
To cure a soft corn, saturate a
piece of raw cotton with lemon
juice, adding some OF the pulp;
bind this to the corn, and continue
the application until all the soreness
is removed.
Block magnesia is a very good
and harmless face powder.
To dry clean silk, mix well equal
quantities of baking powder and
pulverized magnesia, and rub the
silk in it as you would in water;
then brush of.
Coal oil will stop itching of the
scalp, eradicate dandruff, and pre-
vent the hair from coming out.
Deodorizers-A pail of clear wa
ter in newly painted room will re-
move the sickening odor of paint.
Coffee pounded in a mortar and
roasted on an iron plate, sugar
burned on hot Goals, and vinegar
burned with myrrh and sprinkled
on the floor and furniture of sick
room, are excellent deodorizers.
To preserve milk-Milk often
turns by an acid developed in the
liquid. To prevent it add to tie
milk a small portion of bicarbonate
of soda. This is not at all injuri-
Gus to the health, but rather aids
digestion. Many of the great dali
rles on the continent adopt this
method.
Chicken salad-Cut the white
meat of chickens into, small bits,
the size of peas; chop the white
parts of celery nearly as small.
Prepare a dressing as follows: Rub
the yolks of hard boiled eggs
smooth; to each yolk put a half
teaspoon of mustard, the same
quantity of salt, tablespoonful of
oil and a wine glass of vinegar.
Mix the chicken and celery in
large bowl and pour over this dress
ing just before it is used.
Cramps-When the cramp is in
the 'calf of the Leg" draw up the
foot strongly toward the shinbone,
and in a few seconds the cramp will
pass off. When it is the thighs or
arms, tie a towel or cord around
the limb, just above the cramp part
and rub with the hand. Cramps in
the stomach may be checked, by
first strongly rubbing and kneading
over the stomach, and the rubbing
upon and around the pit of the
stomach with spirits of camphor;
few drops may also be given on su
gar internally every few minutes
until relieved.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

An average hens egg weighs
about 1000 grains, the shell con
sists of 100 grains, white 600 grains
and yolk 800 grains. The white
consists almost entirely of albumen,
and in a nutritive sense, is identical
with gluten, the muscle forming
part of wheat and other grains.
The yolk also contains some albu
men-when perfectly dry about
one-third, and the other two third S
are oil or fat. The egg, therefore,
as whole, is more nutritious than
beef, and is putritive elements are
more easily assimilatei by the ami
NAL economy. Many stomachs
will digest eggs that will not digest
beef.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
Farm and Home.
Keep Home Matters Private.

Preserve the privacies of your
hours, marriage state, heart, from
father, mother, sister, brother, aunt,
and all the world. You two, with
Gods help, build your own quiet
world; every third or fourth one
you draw into it with you, will form
a party and stand between you two.
That should never be. Promise
this to each other. Renew the VOW
at each temptation; you will find
your account in it. Your souls will
grow as it were together, and at last
they will become as one. All, if
many a young pair had on their
wedding day known this secret,
how many marriages would be hap
pier than, alas! they are.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

If we are permitted to form al
opinion from the comments of some
newspapers on Hon. John G. Brown
we are inclined to believe that The
Southern Pacific railroad is gaining
ground in some quarters where il
once met with violent opposition
and then we are also forcibly re
minded that Gen. Brown is not the
arch traitor that he was once
thought to be by some people fol
the part he took in releasing Louis
lana from the shackles which had
so long weighed on her people, veri.
ly, 'change is stamped on every
thing" Columbia Sentinel
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoL1NE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Mother and Son.

There is no tie in the world more
beautiful than that which binds a
mother and son grown old enough
to be her protector. A daughter
loves her mother, indeed; but she
sees all her defects, as one mother
always does those of another. No
doubt, with the unconscious ar
rogance of youth. she exaggerates
them. But the son loves his moth
er with an ideal love-he sees her
as a man sees a woman; that is to
say, through a certain halo of mys-
terry. Reverence is in feelings
for her, and at the same time a
sense of her. need of his care-he is
at once her knight and son. He is
proud of her and fond of her at the
same time. Her image is sacred in
his mind. She may not be better
than other women; but she seems
so to him.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

An acre of soil one foot deep con.
tains 100000 pounds. An aver.
age acre of American soil, six inch
es deep, is estimated to contain IL,
339 pounds potash, 1880 pounds
lime, 10000 pounds ma gnesia,
5000 pounds soda, 2,7S0 pounds
sulphuric acid, 1000 pounds phos
phoric acid, and 500 pounds chic.
rine.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

Hints for Bee -Keepers.-Work
very quietly; avoid jars; never fight
your bees, and always keep cool.
Ifyou get stung,remove the sting
squeeze out all the poison you can.
and apply hartshorn.
Use plenty of smoke; a roll of dry
rags or decayed wood makes the
best; blow it in at the entrance and
at the tops of frames.
If you are timid, use rubber
gloves on your hands, and a veil
over the face and head; the viel
must be long enough to allow the
vest or coat to be put over it.
When symptoms of robbing occur,
use the utmost. caution. Contract
the entrance of weak hives and al
low no comb, honey, sugar or syrup
to be around. Avoid opening hives
as much as possible.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09
A Simple and Useful Invention.

A curiously simple and ingenious
leveling instrument has been in
vented by Dresden engineer. Two
glass tubes, standing upright on
legs and open above and below, are
connected at the bottom with an
India rubber tube of any desired
length; if water, therefore, is poured
into one of these tubes, it will nat
urally rise to the same height in the
other, however uneven may be the
surface on which they stand. When
ground is to be leveled, the tubes
are simply set at a convenient dis
lance and stakes put in the ground
so as to reach the height of the wa
ter level; = the more uneven the
ground is the higher must the tubes
be, though the inconvenience aris-
ing from this must be alleviated in
a measure by the use of temporary
supports. The peculiar advantage
of this instrument is that levellng
may be performed with it even
around corners.