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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
In q Water SpOut.

The Denver (Col) Tribune has this
account OF a terrific storm and water
spout that occurred in that region re-
Gently. ~
In conversation with gentlemen who
was stopping for few daVs at the board
| ing-house, near the sawmill at Thomp-
sons, the informant said: We had a
terrible hail storm shortly after 3 O'Clock,
and stones as big as hens eggs fell thick
and fast. While we were standing at a
safe distance from the windows, for
nearly every pane of glass was broken,
we saw a most remarkable phenomenon,
accompanied by a dull, heavy, roaring
sound like distant thunder. A large
volume Of what we after ward found to
be water was seen at the top Of the
mountain, coming closer and closer like
an immense funnel. AS it approached
the noise became almost deafening, and
one old gentleman who was standing 10
the door, for we had all assembled in
and around the doorway, exclaimed;
s. It's water spoutr Out of the house
and up the opposite hill we ran as fast as
possible to almost the summit. One of
the parties, who was furthest down. in
terror turned around and beheld the
water rushing and tearing down the OPP
prs U'rv ,,nronted dt tress anG All III y
II struck the J house @ An and 1T the II = ssWn;ii avn hi
simuitaneouslv. and carried them away ,,ra-l
like straws. not ! yestige of either re-
manning. We stood there in terror for
a lone time. hardly daring to sneak a
word blIt finally hecomin9 mora nsed
to the scene we hogan ~ Ioo ground .r ne
and If taIe IN fbe sffIat;on fl nm When Srb the he
beiobt Of tbe avc;tannen+ bod I abotad t.a
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
An Underground Lake.

The Tlemcen Courier (Algeria) de-
scribes a wonderful discovery recently
made at the picturesque cascades of that
place. Some miners had blasted an
enormous rock near the cascades, and
on removal of the debris found it had
covered large opening into a cave, the
floor of which was covered with water.
Constructing a rude raft, and providing
themselves with candles, the workmen
sailed along this underground river,
which, at a distance of sixty meters, was
found to merge into a large lake of
limpid water. The roof of the cavern
was very high and covered with stalac-
tites, the brilliant colors Of which
sparkled under the light of the candles.
Continuing their course, the workmen
had at certain places to navigate their
craft between the stalactites, which,
meeting stalagmites from the bed of the
lake, formed enormous columns, which
looked as if they had been made ex-
pressly to sustain the enormous arches.
They thus reached the extremity of the
lake. where they noticed large channel
extending toward the south, into which
water quietly made its way. This is
supposed to be a large issue which has
baffled explorations hitherto ut Sebdon,
and which connects the cascades with
that locality, and thus with the mysteri-
Gus sources OF the Tafna. 1t is possible
that here they have found an immense
natural basin, supplied by powerful
sources, and sending part of its waters
toward the lake, while the rest goes to
Sebdon. The workmen estimated the
distance underground traversed by them
at three kilometers, and the breadth OF
the lake at two. The brought out with
them quantity of fish, which swarmed
around the raft. and which were found
! to be blind.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
The Finest Diamonds in the World.

western SoyerelgnS are not the posses
sors of the finest diamonds in the world,
for the Rajahs of Matan, Borneo, and the
Shah of Persia have the largest hitherto
known. The one belonging to the En-
peror of the Moguls weighed 297 carats
(about four grains each), and was valued
at s., 100000. The famous Orloff, the
property of the Russian crown, is one of
the most remarkable diamonds, on ac-
count of the well-known circumstances
under which it was brought to Europe.
The large stone belonging to the En-
peror of Brazil, which weighs l, 730 carats,
would be worth many millions were not
its brilliancy diminished by certain de-
fects. The Sultan of Nizam's diamond
weighs 400 carats; that of the Emperor
of Austria twenty-nine grains; and that
OF the King of Portugal, twenty-five and
a half grains. The famous Koh-i-Noor,
or Mountain of Night, is she property of
the Queen of England. The one which
adorned the tiara of Plus TX, and was
bequeathed by him to his successor, Leo
Kill, is one of the finest stones known.
1T came from the treasury of the Duke of
Burgundy, seized at Granson. 1t was
sold after the battle to Jew at Berne
for three crowns, then successively for
5000 and 5000 ducats, and afIerward
purchased for l4,OO0 ducats by Luigi
Storza, from whom it passed into the
hands of Pope Julius II, for 10000
ducats. Every one knows that the
Regent, of the weight of l36 carats, is
the diamond belonging to the French re-
gala. Connoisseurs consider it to be
worth 50, 400, ,000.-Pdris GGlignGns-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12

A Florida letter says: "A novel fea-
ture of the cattle trade is the co opera
ton OF the mosquito in their management
on the range. One of the largest owners
said that without the aid of the mos
quito three times as many men would be
required to herd and gather Out of the
mesquite season the cattle get as wild
as deer, but owing to these pests they
|eongregate. become docile and easy to
manage.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12

One of the most important features in
recent studies of the soil, especially by
experimenters abroad, relates to its
physical characteristics; and the fact is
being more generally recognized that
the influence of the soil upon the life and
growth of the plant is determined quite
as much, possibly more, by its physical
qualities-its relations to water and
heat-which have hitherto been almost
wholly overlooked, as by its chemical
character, which has been given the
more attention. The investigations so
far made indicate most Interesting
field for inquiry, and the results that are
TO come from this new phase Of agricul-
tural study must be both novel and val
nnhla
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
0TO.NOrrOw.v


Oh, time ofpromise fair,
That never lives
Day set in golden air,
Hedged round with visions rare
What rest it gives
To souls weighed down by care.
Oh, day OF high desire,
That never diesl
Touch OF Prometheus fire,
Lifting hopes slow fame higher
Toward native skies,
Mending life's broken Tyre.
Oh. day Of recompense
To true essay
Give faith in place Of sense;
Be our strength in defence
Against to-day,
Oh, day of recompense!
B. E. VILE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12

These European monarehs are great
ladies' men. Emperor Williams fire.
quent visits to Ems are matter OF
notoricty, and now we read that Prince
Alexander of Bavaria arrived at Sophia,
and was received with great enthusiasm
ft'5 ridi ulous. Son1evvdlle Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
The Endless Procession.


Down the vista of the ages,
Saints and sinners, fools and sages,
Marching onward, slow and solemn,
Go, in never-ending column;
Here the honest, here the knave;
With rhythmic step sublime,
To the grave.
Like the rolling OF a river,
Going on and on forever,
Never resting, never staying,
Never for an instant straying,
Peer and peasant, lord and slave,
Equals soon to mix and mingle
In the grave
Duty cannot, nor can pleasure,
For moment break the measure;
They are marching on to doom,
They are moving to the tomb,
All the coward, all the brave,
Soon to level all distinction
In the grave.
Since the morning'of creation,
Without break or termination,
Ever on the line is moving,
All the loved and oil the loving,
All that mothers ever gave
On to silence and to slumber
In the grave.
Here no bribe the bond can weaken,
Here no substitute is taken;
Each one ior himself no other,
. Son or father; no, nor brother;
Love the purest cannot save;
Each alone the roll must answer
At the grave.
Who commands the dread procession
That shall know no retrogression?
Who can be the great director?
Ha' that grim and silent specter,
Him that sin TO satan gave;
Death, the mighty king and terror,
And the grave.
-Frank J. Ottarson.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

| A special number of the Congressional
Record, lately issued, shows that the es-
| timated value of the mackerel taken in
American waters during period of five
/ years, beginning July l, 1873, and ending
June 80, 1878, was $40, $50, 100. The
total value of the marine fisheries of
| Canada for the year 1876 is estimated to
be $l1, ,093, $50. The estimated value of
the marine fisheries of the United States
I in the same year was $40, ,27o, ,o39.
| The Argentine Republic seems des-
tined to become formidable competitor
with the United States in the grain
markets of the world The exports of
wheat from that country for the present
year will foot up 5000, 900 bushels. This
amount is expected to be doubled next
year and quintupled the year after.
These predictions are based on the pres
ent heavy emigration into the republic
from Germany, France, Spain and Italy,
particularly from the last named coun-
try.
An event, perhaps without parallel in
the history of medical science in Eng
land, has occurred in London, the blue
riband" of the profession having been
carried off by Japanese student. At
the distribution of prizes at st. Thomas
Hospital, the gold medal-an honor
coveted and striven for by every student
who hopes to occupy worthy position
among medical men-was awarded to
Konchiro Takaki, of Japan. Not salts
fled with this honor. the young for
eigner also carried off the Chiselden
medal for surgery and anatomy.
In the neighborhood of Houdan,
France-the home ofthis popular French
breed of hens, which has never obtained
great favor in this country. however,
immense establishments are in operation
for supplying eggs and poultry to the
Paris markets. The main object in
breeding is to keep an early maturing
breed, so that chicks are saleable at
three months old. Hatehing and rearing
are carried on artiicially, and the work
so far proves that chicks thus Matched
are found to be more lively and stronger
than those from eggs incubated by hens,
and also to grow and fatten quicker.
For young chicks the food consists of
milk, buttermilk, barley, or oatmeal
and rice.
One Of the most important features in
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-08-12

fsOh, youth, with smooth, sand-papered pate,
The night is dark, tie hour is late,
Why do you hnger on my gRtc?"
X i stay to help your daughter hold
This gate upon its hinges old;
Go in, old man, you're catching cold"
The old man sought his little bed
And on It laid his patient head;
o think my gate is safe, he said.
-Cfncinnafi Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25

The first thing a man takes in his life
ID his milk; the last is his bier.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
A Fourth Of July Snow.Storm.
Portland tMel Advertiser July.

Portland tMe,l Advertiser July :,
A remarkable meteorological phenom-
enon WAS observed in several places in
this city Friday afternoon. About
o clock flakes of falling snow were seen
lay many, who could hardly credit their
senses. Sergt. Boyd, of tho Signal Ser
vice, happened TO he cut at the time
and caught several OF the flakes on his
sleeve, He says such thing might not
occur again in leo years. He ex.
plains IL in this way: Artificial snow
may be formed in warm room, the
air of which has become saturated with
moisture from the breath or any other
cause, 10y suddenly admitting " current
ofcold, dry air, Shortly before 8 o'clock
u cloud was observed rising from the
south. AT the same time another rose
from the northwest. the current of wind
which bore this along was cold, while
tho opposing current wns warm and
saturated with vapor. These inter-
mingled and the effect was to form
crystals OF snow, The preceding heat
and dryness of the day also helped to
produce this result. The barometer
was very low ut the time, and tho Their
mometer dropped 10 deg, in 10 min.
ntes. The minimum temperture Fri.
night was 81 deg. This sudden change
was no less remarkable than the snow
flakes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
Irish Girls Of the Period
From the Baltimore Snn.

In Dublin, a young lady is educated
for music or matrimony--or both. She
is perpetual piano player or constant
the .'Bahy Blakes" or the "Lady Gay
Spankers" of yore; her follies rs to
field sports are no more. The Irish girl
of the period abhors defamation about
"Woman's rights" She generally takes
them-in a Platonic way. She is much
more Irish than the men, twice as witty
and ten times as intriguing. These girls
have All indescribable way of capturing
you (mentally at least before YOU
know where you are. They are fine
looking rather than pretty, and com.
manding rather than coquettes, yet they
have their share of all that ubiquitous
family. In point of education they are
more glittering than the English girls
more solid than the American. They
dress too much-an excess of fal-lals
Frills and lace, bog bak and ribbons
abound about these girls, and their mer-
ry laughter and soft-solder dash of gram
ma-chree ma cushlap serve to make
them intensely interesting, even at the
lSepSCtlut ulstdItS tlley lhNdllubI Keep
you This type of the Irish girl, with
her rosy and white complexion, her
large blue eyes and auburn hair, in her
eighteenth year is more Of a child tlan
an American girl of 12.
The Irish girl of the period has one
bright star ever before her in the
heavens of her hopes-a husband with
title. She would rather be poor Lady
Splurge than parvenu Mrs. Shady. Yet
she is the most loving and devoted Of
wives-when properly welded. The
Irish girl loves to make a noise in the
world-has u grand passion for dash.
She will leap social five bar gates and
double stone walls to get the right man,
while she would pre- fer to be an old
moping maid rather than be chained to
the wrong one. She dislikes tame
man, and can control Il wild one. In
the courage of her opinions she excels
both as to quality and quantity. Sine
would rather rule in certain dreadful
place below than serve in a better one
above
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
THE LAWMAKERS.
nY GEORGE lrNr.

Down or the Merrimack river,
While the Autumn grass Is green,
oh, there the 'joliy hay-menH
In their "gundalows' are seen:
Floating down, as ebbs the current,
And the dawn leaks on the day,
with their seytheS and rGkes all ready
To gather in the hay.
The good wife. up the river,
Has made the oven hot,
And with plenty of pan9awdy
Has hlled her earthen pot,
Their long oars sweep them EDWARDS,
As the rippleS round them play,
And the jolly hay men DRIFT along
To make the meadow hay.
Al the bank side then they moor her,
Where the sluggish waters run,
By the shallow creeks low edges,
Beneath the feryid sun
And all day long the toilerS
Now their swaths, and lay by day.
And you see their scythe-blades flashing,
At the cutting OF the day.
When the meadow birds are flying,
Then down 30 seythe and rake,
And right and left their scattering shots
The sleeping echoes wake
For silent spreads the broad eXpansc,
To the sand hills far away,
And thus they change their work for sport.
At making of the hay.
When the gundalows are loaded
Gunwales to the waters brim-
With their little square sails set top,
Up the river now they swiml
AT home. beside the IRE, by night,
While the children round them play,
What tales the jolly hsy.men tell,
or getting in the hay!
-Nep6urgpou Herdid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25

and rage which brought violent tit OF
crying, and obliged his mother to send
him To his room, while she sent away
the man and horse, l viii not describe.
1t was the seventh result Of his
"fun." Unfortunately lie did not
know IT,
But that was not the last: there was
other troubles in the household. After
breakfart Mrs. Mintou had gone into the
kitchen to demonstrate with Bridget
about the rolls. Bridget, tired with
scrubhing the greasy floor and black
ing over her soiled range-fired up at
once, and declared she wouldn't stay
another day in a house where the "hoys
was torment, and the MiSSus found
fault with her cooking"
So she went away and Mrs. Minton
was obliged to finish the baking, and
stand over the hot fire all day, before
another cook could be procured.
Eighth result of Willie's stun"
Josie had gone to school with swelling
heart. and a burning sense of unjust
treatment. In her unhappy state, her
lessons had been faulty, and she had a
quarrel with her best friend, so that she
received her first bad marks for the
year, and ahenated dear friend.
Ninth result of Willie's STUN"
But worse than that; the withdrawal
of her name from the class made ii less
than the number desired, and Miss Bar
low decided il not worth while to start it
at all. This unexpected decision sent
sorrowing home the young teacher, who
was the only support Of an invalid
mother and sister; and disappointed
the nigh hopes they had built upon the
result Of that class i'll Miss Barlow's
fashionable school.
SO another family were plunged into
grief because of that Tit of fun"
Which was the tenth result.
The trouble did not end in these four
families either. 1t travelled far and
wide. Every one touched by it passed
it on to the next.
1t is really fearful to think of the
pam, and grief, and disappointments,
and misery, that Willie's orc moments
mischievous "fm" brought into the
world; and which took the place of the
happiness, the comfort and the inno-
cent pleasures which would doubtless
have been enjoyed if he had never
turned his popgun towards the cook.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25

been dragged down from above, and
consequently had piled themselves up
in front Of all tho large rocks too heavy
to he removed, and had lett y vacant
space or iurrow behind the rocks, But
II tina; had been the ease the driit oi
moving material would of course have
joined together again in the space OF u
few yards behind the fixed rocks. On
the contrary, these grooves or burrows
remained the same width throughout
their entire length, and have think,
undoubtedly been caused by the rock
forcing its way up through the loose
shiugle and stones which compose the
bed of the lake, What power has set
these rocks IN motion il is difficult To de-
eide. The action of ice is the only thing
that might explain it; but how ice could
exert itself in that special manner, and
why, ifice is the cause Of it, it does not
manifest that tendency m every lake IN
every part of the world, ! do not pre-.
tend to comprehend.
My attention having been once Iii.
rected To this, ! noticed il in various
other lakes, Unfortunately my Indian
only mentioned II 10 me n day or two
before | le0 the woods. had not
time, therefore, To make amy investiga,
ton into the subject, Possibly some Of
my readers may he able to account for
this, to me, extraordinary phenomenon.
Even from the point OF view OF ~
traveller who cares not for field sports,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and
in fact all Canada, is country full Of
interest, II is interesting for many
reasons which have not space to enter
into now, hut especially ~ rs showing
the development of what IN future will
be n great nation, For whether in con-
nectlon with this country or rs indie
pendent. or rs joined to the United
States or any portion OF them, that vast
region which is now called British
North America will Assurodly some
day support the strongest. most power
full and most masteriul population on
the continent of America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
Smith and Webster.

The following story is told Of Mr.
Smith, the colored caterer in Boston,
who died few days ago. Paran Stew
ems, when landlord of the Revere in
Boston, sent for Smith and said: "Mr.
Webster is here and he is going TO have
a number of distinguished friends down
at Marshlield, Lord Ashburton among
them. and he wants you to cater for
him." Said Smith, Il won't 60" "You
must" said Mr.. Stevens; "let me take
you and introduce you to Mr.. Webster"
With this they went 10 Mr.. We5ster's
room. Smith had on a Kossuth hat
which had just come into vogue in those
days. He did not remove it as he en-
tered MIR. Webster's presence. Mr..
Stevens introduced him to the states
man with the remark: "This is Mr..
Smith, the caterer" Mr.. Webster then
told him what he wanted. As soon as
Mr. Webster had ceased speaking Mr.
Smith got up, and swinging his hat in
his hand said, with great yehemence,
~ won't work for you. You are the
father Of the Fugitive-Slave bill, and /
am fugitive slave;" and with this re-
mark he turned on his heel and left
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Webster together
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25

| co ono a YEAR for intelligent busi-
| spZ.N(Oo ness men or agents, New bust.
! ncsaj light work, Address COOPERATIVE AoKN-
| CY, II West st., Madison, Ind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
"Conslsiency thou ar, u Jewel"

Some havc refused 10 use put w" medicines,
simply because they do not know Just how thoY
ate made. Doyo refuse 10 accept Tho deductions
and conclusions OF the astronomer simply no.
cause you are tnarquainted with his method. Ut
calCulatiOnf You do not refuse to cat, aud yet
the exact processlo which the food IL ssslinllnted
into the structure NJ tho b, dY IL unknown Arc
YOU always Abla to translate the latin ptescrp.
tons obiaii ell from Your family physician, and
understand the prCct Of each remedy named, and
the chemical change esch may undergo when
combined with another Then why let such
RlOuudless objections dehhr You from urinV
remedy that has cured your nrighburi Take Dr,
plefcc's Iolltn Medical Discovery, Thousands
bear Testimony that II las speedily aud pcrmA
nenily cured them ~ coughs, roldr, ihcipiunt
consumption and almost hll forms VI sctoinnua
aud valuable mcdicnei Are thn parties whosu
names are published flsr witnpspcsi Read
Perces Memorandum aud Account Book, given
away by druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-25
EDUCATIONAL.
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY. Notre

Dame, tnd,,under direction sisters OF holy Cross.
The course of studies Is thorough IN the Classical
kcAdcmicAl and Preparatory Departments. No
ENtra Charges for French or German as those
LANGUAGES enter into The regular course ~ studies
Tho Musical Department Is cordaeted on the plan
~ the best CNaSerVatories " Europe In the Art
Department the Same principles whlca form the
basis for Instruction In the Great Arr schools OF
Europe arc embedded IN the course ot Drawing and
fatNtlng. Pupils IN the schools OF pNlntius ur
Music may pursue . special course, ThoSe whn
hsNe passed. cretitahly through the Academic aud
classical course received hc iold Metals
OF the nsparlmentS Graduating Metals are award
ed 70 the students who have rut sued special course
IN the Conservatory OF Music or In the Art Depart
ment, Prize Gold Medals awarucd In the following
COURSES herman, heNeh, ChriStlan Doctrine,
Painting, Drawing and Domestic RcOnomy In the
SENIOR nenstsmenti aud for Polite and Amiable
pehNtmcM ~ nNth the senior and Junior Depart
mcntS, Number ot teachers engaged IN rrNpara-
tnrl, AcAdemic0l and classical nepartmcnts "a;
Nadern lengMsveS 4; Drawing and Painting, 5;
Instrumental Music 10; NNcal Music 8, Dress. max
lnH, piatn AMI fancy nceSlle work, simplicity OF
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namo r. u, Indiana,