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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
The Iowa Communistic Village.

On high bluff overlooking the val
ley of Nodaway river, in the town of
Corning, Iowa, stands a village COM
posed of dozen small white cottages,
arranged in the form of parallelogram.
in the center of which rises a large
building, containing dining hall, which
is also used as an assembly r,Jom and
for dramatic representations. There are
numerous outlying log cabins still SEN
tineling the village, but they, too, are
within easy distance of the dining
room. The village is encircled by a
community domain of more than 1000
acres, 700 of which are under cultivation.
Extensive meadows, fine timber lands,
possibly 100 acres of waving wheat and
$50 Of rustling corn give dash of para
disc to the summer aspect of the bluff.
Such is Icaria, whose history is so in
timately interviewer with the story of
Etienne CADET, at one time (1840-7) the
leader of Socialism in Europe. Born at
Dion, France, is 1888, CADET had earned
a high reputation as politician, journal
ist and historical writer before he
adopted the role of the social theorist.
At this period of popular ferment CADET
published his Voyage en- Icarie "-an
imaginary journey to a happy land of
ideal Communism-and was at once adj
mitted to the leadership Of Socialism
in Europe He started a journal-Le
P0pstlaire-which bad huge circulation
His followers where numbered by tens
Of thousands. not in France only, but
in Germany. Switzerland, E glands
Spain, and even South America. His
call for colonists to settle in the United
States, and create real Icaria. was re-
sponded to by thousands, and in Febru-
ary, l648, having secured grant of
100, 900 acres in Texas, the vanguard of
the new community sailed for New
Orleans. The Texas acres proved un-
inhabitable from malarial causes, and
the Communists. with CADET at their
head, settled at Nauvoo, ILL.,, which had
just been vacated by Joseph Smith and
his Mormons. For few years they pros
pered. published a newspaper, issued
books, had theater of their own, and
increased so rapidly in numbers that, in
1855, the colony had population of
nearly 1000. But dissensions arose as
CADET grew old and his intellectual
faculties declined; the community was
split into factions, and in 1856 its founder
died, broken hearted, in st. Louis. After
the removal to Iowa, no longer ago than
1877, faction again interposed, and an
embittered contest was the result, the
village now having population Of less
that 100 out of the thousands that hailed
Cadets ideal community with such en-
thugiasrn
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
What is Called Fun in Paris.

The Paris correspondent of New
York paper tells this characteristic story
of life in the gay capital: The Countess
de st. F. is lively young woman,
with bedridden husband. She nurses
him like a good wife during the day,
but. to make up for the weariness of con
slant attendance in sick chamber. gives
a party once week. Her receptions are
jolly-more jolly, indeed, than absolutely
proper; still, although skittishIy in
elined to kick over the traces, she is not
positively bad, and, being a most amia-
BILE hostess, gives no reason to any one
Tor the outrageous practical joke played
off on her last week, when some funny
wag sent out 5000 invitations to every
fast" woman and man in Paris. Fif-
teen hundred persons, of whom not one
tenth knew the countess even by sight.
responded to the summons, and as her
apartment will not hold more than 200
the overplus of guests filled I'D the
stairs, got into. other peoples rooms.
blocked up the entrance, and. finding
out the mystification, either got into a
rage and became vituperative or else
Joined in the spirit of the thing and acted
like cads. It,was bedlam broke loose.
Yells and screams and catcalls rang
through the corridors; somebody who
was in the secret let off firecrackers, the
concierge interfered, other dodgers vo
ciferated, the police were sent for and
could not do anything, and only at four
in the morning, after five hours of per-
secution, did the poor lady succeed in
clearing the premises of the intruders
Funny, some of the newspapers were
disposed to eallit; other persons thought
it cowardly, as the counts health de-
prived the wife of a defender, and for
another champion than the legally re-
sponsible editor to interfere would have
body did, and. although this is not the
cause assigned, the two or three duels
which have recently come off or are still
on the tapis are its CONSEQUENCES.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
The Boomerang.

: This curious weapon, peculiar to the
native Australian, has often proved a
puzzler to men of science 1t is piece
of carved wood, nearly in the form of a
crescent, from thirty to forty inches
long, pointed at both ends, and the cor
ner quite sharp. The mode Of using it
is quite as singular as the weapon. Ask
a black to throw it so as to fall at his
feet, and away it goes full forty yards
before him, skimming along the surface
at three or four feet from the ground,
when it will suddenly rise in the air
fifty or sixty feet, describing a curve
and finally drop at the feet of a
thrower. During its course it revolvas
with great rapidity, as on pivot, with
whizzing noise. 1t is wonderful d
barbarous people should have r.
vented so singular weapon. which sets
laws of progression at defiance 1t :
very dangerous for a European to try u.
project it at any object, as it may return
and strike himself In natives hand
it is a formidable weapon, striking with
out the protector being seen; like the
Irishman's gun, shooting round corner
equally as well as straightforward -
Scientific AnsericGn.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
Romance in Real Life.

Some years ago, one fine summer morn
| ing, dozen students were strolling about
the gardens of the University of Upsala,
Sweden. Among them was a poor young
man, the son of a poor widow, gifted and
hard-working as Bendictine monk, and
an unusually rich Swedish count. Sud-
denly the presidents daughter appeared,
young girl of exquisite beauty and
great modesty and refinement. And yet
a wild idea a at once dawned on the
brain of the shabby, penniless student.
"Count, said he, before we leave the
garden III get kiss from that adorable
young lady!' "Then you know each
other?n No" eff YOU make good
your assertion, = said the count, " BY the
honor of noblenan I'll give you five
hundred pounds This seemed fabu-
lous sum to the impecunions youth and
spurred him on to his only half formed
purpose. as he went up to the young lady
and saluted her respectfully. f
g have often heard my father speak
of your exemplary diligence, Master
Karl, and am deeply interested in you"
said the sweet young girl with modesty.
II wish / were able to do anything for
YOU. Can I?n " Yes, my dear torkes"
(miss), replied the young Swede. and,
stammering and blushing, while he
strove to subdue the admiration which
his eyes would express, he told what
had passed between himself and the
count, at the same moment begging her
pardon with unmistakable sincerity.
After a seconds thought, the young lady
quietly approached, kissed the students
cheek and passed into her fathers house
Bravom said the count, who had wit
messed the scene. That kiss has cost
mes q pretty round sum, but ! don't be-
grudge the money This on account"
and he slipped a roll of gold into the
students hand From that time Karl
was the best dressed as well as the most
industrious student in the University of
Upsala. Every one supposed he had in
herited little fortune from some rela-
tive, but he kept his own counsel, and
would have been the last one to have be-
trayed the maidenly concession he had
received, having also pledged the count
to secrecy.
In the meantime he became q constant
guest at the presidents house. He
ardently wooed the presidents daughter
and won her love. The father sanction
ed the engagement. :. have the fullest
faith in YOU, Karl, said he. :. but must
confess l should like to be satisfied as to
the source of your sudden fOrtune.n
" our beautiful and honored daughter
can inform you. sir. Then the dear
girl told the story Karl. said theold
gentleman, with affected indignation.
you were an audacious young ruifan,
and as for you. girl - Papa. said the
young lady, demurely. I gave him y
kiss, but il was very little 0neln Karl
is now happy husband and distin-
guished philologist Of Sweden. - 4a''aert-
a~I. w Xt4AI4I IA.~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
Life in T,eadyiIIe.

Mr.. Ernest Ingersel, who has been in
vestigating the g Ups and Downs in
Leadville" in the interest of Scri6neY,
contributes the result of his labors to
the October number of that magazine.
Among the numerous anecdotes which
he records is the following (the mine re-
terred to in the first being the Dead Man
Claim:
1t was winter. Scotty had died, and
the boys, wanting TO give him right
smart of a burial, hired man for twenty
dollars to dig a grave through ten feet
of snow and six feet of hard ground.
Meanwhile, Scotty was stuffed into a
snow bank. Nothing was heard of the
grave-digger for three days, and the boys,
going out to see what had happened to
him, found him in hole which, begun
as grave, proved to be sixty-ounce
mine. The quasi sexton refused to yield,
and was not hard pushed, for Scotty was
forgotten and staid in the snow w-bank till
the April sun searched him out. the boys
meanwhile sinking prospect-holes in his
intended cemetery
One mine had its shaft down. I35 feet
and. the indications of success were good.
Some capitalists proposed to purchase
an interest in it, and half Of the mine
was offered them for $4,000, if taken
before five o'clock. At half-past four,
rich silver ore was struck, and when
at half-past FIVE the tardy men Of money
came leisurely up and signifiedi their
consent to the bargain, the manager
pointed at the clock and quietly re-
marked: ~ T
1.-The price of a half interest in tllis
mine now, gentlemen, is sixty thou
sand dollars
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
Marthy Ellen.

There's nothin' in the name to strike
A feller more'n common-likel
'Taint liable to git no praise
Nor nothin' like it nowadays;
And yit that name o. her'n is jest
As purity as the purtiest-
And MOI EN- that, Pm here to say
III live a-thinkin' that away
And die for Marthy Ellen,
1t may be was predjudust
In favor of it from the fust-
Cause kin recollect jest how
We met. and hear her mother now
A-callin' other down the road
(The aggrayatin' little toadD-
And I kin see her, sorto' halt
Way disappointed, turn and laugh
And mock here Marthy Ellenp
Our people never he'd no fuss,
And yit they never took to us;
We neighbored back and toreds some;
Until they see she liked to come
To our house-and me and her
Was jest together eFer'whur
And all the time-and when they'd see
That I liked her, and she liked me,
They'd holler +" Marthy Ellen!"
When we growed up, and they shet down
On me and her a-runnin' roun
Together, and her father said
"He'd never leave her nary red,
So help him, ef she married me-"
And so on-and her mother she
Jest agged the gyrl, and said "she lowed
She'd ruther see her in her shroud,"
wrote to Marthy Ellen.
. That is, kindo' took my pen
In hand, and stated whur and when
The Undersigned would be that night
With two good hosses, saddled right
For lively travelin'-in case
Her folks I'D like to iine the race.
She sent the same note back, and writ
"sThe rose is redi'" right under it
''Your'n allus-Marthy Ellen"
That s all, l reckon-nothin' more
To tell but what you've heerd afore-
The same old story-sweeter tho
For all the trouble, don't you knowl
Old-lashioned namel and yit it's Jest
AS purity as the purtiest,
And more'n that, I'm here to say
I'll live thinkin' thataway
And die for Marthy Ellen.
-JC. Walker, in Kokomo Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

Hix, a man-of-all-work employed in
the British Houseof Commons, quarreled
with his family, and in heat Of pas
sion exclaimed: II wish I was in my
three planks.' the grim pleasantly in
dicating his coffin. No sooner had he
uttered these words than he fell to he
floor acerpse, from heart disease. About
the same time at Irish gentleman fell
dead in a Dublin courtroom in the act
OF kissing the Gospels while making
oath to an affidavit.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

The cast steel mandatory at Essen.
Germany, has existed since 1910. 1t has
been conducted by the present owner,
Herr Alfred Krupp, since 1926, and since
l848 for his account. The number OF
workmen at the close of 1877 amounted
to $500. There are in these works l, ,649
furnaces, seventy seven steam hammers.
the largest of all weighing fifty tons,
eighteen trains of rolls and ], 1,063 machine
tools. One of the steam engines at Es-
sen is l 900 horse power. When all ex-
isting facilities are employed the works
can produce in twenty-four hours 2, 200
rails, which will lay eleven and seven
eighth miles Of line, $50 tiers, $50 loco
motives and car axles, $50 car wheels,
1000 railroad springs, l,5OO grenades,
etc. In one month there can be produced
304 field guns and guns of large caliber
At the various works of Herr Krupp
there were also employed 5, 300 workmen
in addition to those already enumerated.
TIE mines attached to the works embrace
four coal mines and 562 iron ore mines,
including iron mines near Bilbao, in
Spain. Four large steamers owned by
the works, each of Zoo tons burden, be-
sides leased steam ers, are engaged in the
transportation ofSpanish ores to Krupp's
furnaces on the Rhine. Another steamer,
of 1000 tons burden, is being con-
structed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

A well-meaning man-One who con.
templates digging one.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

Old settlers The egg shells thrown
out Of the coffee pot. Syracuse Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30
TIMELY TOPICS.

The preserving of fruits, vegetables.
etc., is an industry of very large proper
tions in the United States, and the pro-
cesses Of manufacture have become SO
perfected there is but very little mate
rial wasted. The skins of the fruit are
converted into jellies; the peach stones
are sold to druggists; the tomato peel
ings and the very scrapings of the table
go to the catsup makers. The entire pro-
cess of desiccation occupies about three
hours.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

Among the chemicals of American
manufacture which have superseded
foreign articles may be mentioned tar
taric acid, the Importation of which last
year reached only 1873 pounds, against
100000 not long ago. Of citrie acid, 81
0lSpounds were imported, against pre-
vious annual Importation of 25o,0OO
The lime juice from which the acid is
made is still imported, on account of the
small growth Of lines and lemons in the
United States. IfSouthern agriculturists
gave attention to these fruits, says the
New York 81, a new industry, in ex-
tracing the juice, could be developed.
Last year but 3.492 pounds ofborax were
imported, owing to the working of new
borax mines. Formerly from 100000 to
100000 pounds were annually received.
OF cream tartar, none was received in
1878 from abroad. About six years ago
the receipts were 100000 pounds an
nuaily.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-09-30

Diphtheria is prevailing to such an
alarming extent in Southeastern Russia
that the Minister Of the Interior, acting
on the advice of the Medical Council, has
ordered summary medical and sanitary
measures to be taken in all the govern
ments of that region to arrest its pro-
gress. Doctors, surgeons and nurses are
to be sent wherever it exists, hospitals
are to be established for disinfecting
clothes and linen, every dwelling affected
by the epidemic is to be thoroughly puri-
fed, and the authorities are clothed with
the power to use every possible means to
arrest the progress ofthe disease.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
NTEMPHIS. PADUCAH 4 NORTHERN
RAILROAD.

FOR NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS, ST. LOUIS,
NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE, ETC.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

There are tit-bits of biography
which oftentimes 60 unrecorded and
yet are of genuine interest to the gen.
eral public. A most excellent gentle
man of our acquaintance in a recent
conversation let drop the following CO.
incidence, which we have never be-
fore seen in print: In 1856 there
were four bachelors located in the city
of Chicago and employed as officers of
the Illinois Central railroad. They
were no less distinguished persouages
than Col. j. c. Clark. present general
manager of the C., St. L. & Z. K. r.,
at that time general Superintendent
of the Illinois Central; Gen. Geo. B.
Mcclellan, chief engineer of the
road; Gen. Burnside, head of treasury
department, and Gen. Banks, chief of
land department. Ex-President Lin
coin was attorney for the road at the
same time, but resided at Springfield,
Illinois.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
COLLECTIONS a SPECIALITY.

Brick House and Lot on Moore .trect. House
contains rooms; lot acre. Easy terms.
lsObcres of good farming and timber land,
miles north of town. Will cell in one, two OF
three lots.
Lot on First street, neatly enclosed, contain
ing fine two story frame residence with mod
ern improvements and conveniences. all nee
essarv out houses, good garden, &c. Terms TO
suit purchaser.
We also have several vacant town los for sale
on good terms. Persons wishing t" buy sell or
rent either in town or country, would do well
TO call on or correspond with Us.
W also have several hundred acres of fine
farming lands in Texas for sale or exchange
for town or county property in this state.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

In the United States Circuit Court
in Nashville, last Friday, Judge Bax-
ter dismissed the petition for $4,000
damages alleged to have been sustain
ed by Conductor ]. K. Hasting having
been knocked from a train on the
Nashville division of the St. Louis and
Southeastern Railroad and killed, on
the ground that there is no law re-
curing railroads to erect bridges at
any specified height, and that deceased
had gone over the road often enough
to be aware of the danger from the
bridge. The case was appealed to the
United States Supreme Court.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

for to approve the settlement was to
aid the democratic party, and not to
do so was to swallow its utterances
and eat crow. OF the two horns it
chose the latter, and here Is where
the true inwardness of the editor oozes
out.
In reply to our second question,
the Wing makes a mistake, or else
the Enloe-Baxter committee and Gov.
Marks. gentlemen of unimpeachable
veracity, have falsifed, for they state
without any reservation, eve are sat>
isfed that the assurances of accept
snce furnished US complies with the
provisions of the law OH the subject"
The Governor being satisfied Of the
truth of this statement ordered an
election. The Wing, following in the
wake of the Franklin Review, will
maintain that Gov. Porter announced
acoeptances, representing nine or ten
million dollars of bonds for the sixty
cents proposition, but this is not the
case. He did say, unofficially, that
he thought that was about the amount
accepted, but upon investigation the
sum total was 81, 741 900, no more no
less. On this point the American
has this to say; at is proper to state
that the amount represented by the
figures contained in Gov. Porters
message to the extra session in 1877
as willing to accept the sixty cents
proposition was S2,z41, 900. The
sixty cents proposition made to the
present legislature was made by q
meeting in the city of New York,
which suppressed the amount it rep
resented because, as they admitted,
the paucity of the holdings repre-
scented would greatly injure the move
ment.'"
Using, then, only clean cut facts,
all we take in this discussion, it will
be seen that while holders represents
ing over three million dollars OF bonds
accepted the fifty>and-four, smaller
sum was represented in the sixty
cents proposition, which is irrefutable
evidence that the requirements of the
law were complied with i'll every par
ticular.
The people of Madison county can
not be mistaken in the position OF the
Wing during the last election Of coun-
ty officers, for it took ground then
that to vote for the democratic nomi-
nees was to endorse high taxes, and
made this an issue in the canvass.
This question is answered negatively
by our lodging neighbOr, and the
people must judge for themselves.
To our question, odd you not advo-
cate thirty,three and one-third cents
as basis Of compromise" Bro. Bru>
ton answers, 1--WE never advocated
it." and yet an editorial in the Wing
contains this remarkable and signifi-
cant language: 1--WE have never been
willing to admit the validity of the
entire debt, nor have we ever taken
the position that it should be paid i'll
full, but hare argued from time to time
that the people auOuld cheeTtdlg rote for
334 cents on the dollar" Comment is
waived.
We have now canvassed the territory
travelled over by our friend and neigh
Dor, and trust that seeing the error OF
his way he will return to the bosom
of democracy as did the prOdigal son
to his father.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

Between the Northwest apd Southeast. 1t Is
by far the shortest and most direct route to The
celebrated Springs and Summer resOrts of Nir-
ginia and East Tennessee. Connections are
made with all points, Pullman Sleepers run
on all night trains. Through keepers from
Memphis to Nashville without change. Double
daily connections on all through trains. Bus,
mess men and pleasure seekers, bear III mind
that the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
CONDEMNED TIME.
LOUISVILLE & CT, SOUTHERN
RAILROAD LINE.
TRAINS GOING NORTH

TRAIN No. 2 connects at humboldt and Mi
Ian for the West also froP points SoEEtn on
with Il. c. Il st. l.. R'y; at Guthrie with
st l.. & s L. Railway; ut Lebanon june
ton with Knoxville and Richmond branches
North and East: at Louisville with o. NJ:
R'y. and j. NJ. & l. R'y, North, East and
West, . -,
TRAIN No runs from Memphis daily;
having direct connection from Little Roak.a and
ali points in Texas; connects OF Mckenzie with
n G L st. i r y; runs from Mckenzie to Lou
isville, daily except Sunday. and connects at
Guthrie south at Cincinnati Junction WIN
louisville with the o. & NJ, and j. NJ. II l..
R'y North, East and West. -,
TRAIN No. 40 connects at Louisville with
morning trains on L., {. & L., .. X. NJ and
j., NJ. & l. Roads
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
w ar Declared

INHE undersigned respectfully announces
L that he has perfected arrangements with an
old and reliable manufacturer to furnish Il full
octave. iron frame. with Agratle treble, round
corners, carved legs and pure rosewood Piano
toI t. ne known as the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

Thesituation in Ohio already excites
attention and Gen. Ewing, the gallant
standard bearer of the Democracy, is
growing in popular favor every day.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

The New York Herald says, "Tal'
mage smiles like scythe and kicks
like a cyclone.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19
CHATTANOOGA
a. ST.. LOUIS 4. Il.
Offers better accommodations, Letter time and
better connections than any other route be
tween the Northwest and Southeast.

For information. timc-tabl :, and list Of
summer resorts, reached by this line, call ON OF
address,
C. p. ATMORE, Jr. or W. L. DANLY,
Passenger Agent, Genl y. IL J.. Agent,
Memphis, Tenn. Nashville. Tenn.