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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18
A sensible Young Lady.

A young lady was addressed by man,
who. though agreeable to her. was dis
liked by her father, who would not con-
sent to their union. and she determined
10 elope. The night was fixed, the
hour came, ne placed the ladder to the
window, and in a few minutes she was
in his arms. They mounted double
horse, and were soon some distance
from the house. After some time the
lady broke the silence by saying:
"Well, you see what proof have given
you of my affection; I hope you viii
make me a good husband" He was a
surly fellow, and grufiy answered:
"Perhaps I may, and perhaps not"
She made no reply, but after silence of
some minutes, she suddenly exclaimed
"OhI what shall I do? l have left my
money behind me in my room r.
"Then," said he, "we must 60 back
and fetch 1T" They were soon again at
the house, the ladder again placed, the
lady remounted, while the ill-natured
lover remained below. But she delayed
to come, and so he gently called: "Are
you coming ?" When she looked out of
the window and said: Perhaps / may,
and perhaps not;" and then shut down
the window end left him to return on
the double horse alone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18

ton to health and spirits No queen
was ever more proud OF her distinguish
ed consort than was Bertha of the poor
weak man with feeble step and band
aged brow, who leaned on her arm as
he walked for the first time in the gar
den.
Mrs. Brevoort asked the old captain
to make her house his home, but he re-
fused, and stayed in his little house,
with servant to keep it tidy. The
evening OF his life was blessed with the
love and care of his children. Many a
day they passed at the little cottage.
and sometimes the old man, leaning on
his cane, came up to the Brevoort man
sion to romp with rosy little grand
child
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18

Bicycle riding by women pro uises to
become fashionable In Detroit, Mich.
The example was set by wealthy and
reputable young lady, who at first rode
in secluded places, but afterward took
to the suburban roads. She uses the
ordinary two-wheeled machine, and sits
ass-ide, wearing very loose trousers, and
is frequently accompanied by half a
dozen female companions. A tumble
resulting in broken nose temporarily
cooled her ardor. but The sport has more
than regained the lost favor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18
Farmer Gay.


You may envy the joys O. the farmer,
And talk o. his free, easy life
You may sit at his bountiful table,
An praise his industrious wife
Ef you worked in the woods in the winter,
Or follered the furrow all day,
With team O unruly young oxen,
An feet heavy-loaded with clay
Eff you held the old plow, I'm a-thinkn'
You'd sing in different way.
You may dream o. the white-crested daisies,
An lilies That wear sech charm !;
But it gives me heap O. hard labor
To keep 'em from spoilin' my farm.
You may picter the skies in their splendor
The landscapes SO full o. repose
But never git time to look at 'em,
Except when it rains or it SHOWS.
You may sing O. the song-birds o summer (;
I'll tend to the hawks and the crows.
You may write O. the beauties O. Natur',
An dwell on the pleasures O. toll
But the good things we hev on our table
All hev to be dug from the soil.
An our beautiful, bright-golden butter,
Perhaps you may never hev learned,
Makes q pile O. hard work for the wimmin'-
It has to be cheerfully churned.
An the chooses, so plump in the pantry,
All hev to be lifted and turned.
When home from the bayfield,, in summer,
With stars cleaning over my head
When milk by the light O. my lantern,
An weariIy crawl into bed
When 1 think o. the work o. the morrow,
An worry for fear it might rain,
While list to the roll O. the thunder,
An hear my companion complain
Then it seems as If life was burden,
With leetle to hope fur or gain.
But the corn must be planted in spring-time
The weeds must be kept from the ground,
An the hay must be cut in the meader,
The wheat must be Graded an bound
Fur we never are out of employment,
Except when we lie in the bed.
ALI the wood must be chopped, in the winter,
An patiently piled in the shed
An the grain must be snaked to the market,
The stock must be Tatered and fed.
Bit the farmer depends upon only
The generous bounty o God
An he always is sure O. livin'
By turnin' an tillin' the sod.
When his wearisome work is sill over,
With conscience all spotless and clear,
He may leave the old farmhouse forever
To dwell ia holier sphere;
An the crown that he wears may be brighter
Because O. his simple life here.
Eugene j. Hall.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
A gIumher BONG.


Thou little child, with tender, clinging arms,
, Drop thy sweet head, my darling, down and
rest
Upon my shoulder, rest with all thy charms !;
Be soothed and comforted, be loved and
blessed.
Against thy Hlken, honey-colored hair
lean loving cheek, mild caress
Close, close gather thee and kiss thy fair
White eyelids, sleep 30 softly doth oppress.
Dear little face, that lies in calm content
Within the gracious hollow that God made
In every human shoulder, where He meant
Some tired head for comfort should be laid !
Most like heavy-folded rose thou art,
In summer-air reposing, warm and still,
Dream thy sweet dreams upon my quiet heart,
watch thy slumber naught shall do thee
i'll. Celia Ttdzter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18

"Vestibule guards . is the latest APP
pellation which young men receive who
hang around church doors on Sunday
evenings.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-03-18
some statistlcs u Aewspaper Making

Referring to the fact tstat it had been
compelled to get out 4 qaintH tHpie sheet
(twenty pages, New York paper III y
recent Sunday says ApaTt from f1t
great amount OF extra lab
set the immense quansifss;,Sran,e
quired by this inorease ''"' ."
single item OF stereotyping
traordinary dimensions. 4 SHOES.
plates are made Of each -
per, our issue OF .nifeed as represent
hundred and eight from Philadelphia,
weighs nity poune and Newark.
quiree about fOura6
or seven tons of l4
print this 81 nglef mems
numbers about thls>
of type have been
time, by composito & - - 4rz-E ~
pages for the steEe = = "a Z : - =
than hundred and<n xns-
qnired 80 set the typAs FH , wv
and print the papss s,,sxsnsss.1zl
will give our readers NJ !
only an imperfect one, 9A X, 4. E1|
work necessary to The Eass y. IA #
rio cory uf tho nnne< M
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
Mules in Mines.

COlliery mules sometimes live many
years without seeing daylight, as they
are only taken out of the mines when
work is entirely suspended. The mules
are used in hauling cars of coal from
the various parts of the mine to the foot
or slope of the shaft, from where it is
hOisted to the surface by steam. The
mules 90 to work with the miners and
continue until evening. They are sta
bled in the mine and are carefully at
tended to. Strange to say, coats Of
mules working in collieries are singular
ly smooth or glossy-and miners attrib-
ute it to the coal dust that settles on the
hair and poliShes it. The lead mule in
a team always carries a miners lamp
attached to his collar; but miners say
the lamp is unnecessary, as the mules
never get off the track in the dark. In
some places where it is not convenient
to haul the cars, mules are trained to
push them, and it is not uncommon to
see a dozen of the animals working in
that way. In pushing cars the mule is
provided with a heavy breast-pad in
stead of the ordinary harness. The
ample time mules have for reflection
does not, however, seem to improve
their dispositions, as every mining re-
port contains accounts of men and BOYS
who have been kicked to death or Sc
verely injured by them. Owing to the
constant teasing of driver-bOys, mules
occasionally become so savage that they
can not be approached at all.-Miner's S
.JO7yyIHI
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
A velOeipede that Runs on the Water

Prof. Z. P Harrington of this city has
invented, completed, and tried satisfac-
torily a machine which is certainly q
novelty in the way of lOcOmOtiOn. In
appearance on side view it presents
considerable resemblance to a bicycle,
but it is intended to run on the water
instead of on land. The wheel is four
feet in diameter and seven inches
through. Near the outer rim are six
teen paddles, similar to those used on
the paddle-wheel of a steamer. The
interior of the wheel is supplied with
air-chambers for buOyancy, and with
water-chambers for balance. The sad
die is placed further back and lower
than in the improved land-bicycle.
Treadles for the feet are provided, and
these are connected with gearing attach
ed to a crank turned by hand, so that in
prOpelling the machine either the hands
or feet or both together may be used.
The buoyancy of the wheel is about 400
pounds. Running back of the wheel are
shafts, connecting, not as in the bicycle
with a smaller wheel, but with two arti-
fetal fish of cedar resting on the water
side by side. These fish serve the same
purpose in balancing the machine as the
small wheel does in the bicycle, and also
serve as a rudder to guide the direction
of the machine. The whole weight OF
this novel apparatus is about seventy
pounds. Mr.. Harrington has tried il
successfully, and finds no difficulty in
propelling it or keeping it balanced in
the water, though its possibilities as re-
CARDS speed have not yet been fairly
tested He will soon exhibit it on the
river, and will give an exhibition of its
powers at Orion Lake next Friday
Detroit Post
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
A Blind Rat Led by a Straw.

Since our notice of the extraOrdinari-
ly large rat at the police station, with
voice ike n human, we have heard many
rat stories. One, told by a reliable
gentleman, we think worthy of repeat
ing. He says some weary ago he was
living at a farm, the barn of which was
burned, and with it many rats. Some
of the little fellows escaped, however,
with serious injuries, and took up their
abode under piles of lumber near a creek.
At this place the strange circumstance
he tells of occurred. One came out,
drank and returned with a straw in his
mouth. Walking up to the lumber, he
pushed this straw under, and presently
another came out holding the other end
of the straw The first then started for
the creek, leading his companion (who
was afterward found to be blind) to the
water After the blind one had drank
they returned in the same manner. The
gentleman says he witnessed the pro-
ceeding, and viii vouch for the truth OF
the statement.-CO COElIngblts (GG.) E15gltiT-
pY--S7y1l
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
PITH AND POINT.

A STICK in time saves nine boys out
of ten
WHEN man resorts to perfumery, he
lets it be known that he has little conf
dence in his own sweetness.-Ne50 Or
leans Picayltne.
THOUSANDS of women have painfully
observed that marriage means fewer ex-
cursions and less ice-cream.-AiO Middle
tOSCSs Transcript.
THE Buffalo Express thinks that wOm-
en- can never play ball satisfactorily un-
til they are permitted to use their aprons
to catch with.
THE sun shines for all, the moon for
the favored few; but how like the mis-
chief the stars wink at what is going on
beneath them.-Ne50 Hdren Register.
AN observant young man can learn
more domestic economy, and how many
yards of muslin it takes to go around,
by studying a loaded clothes-ltne in the
back yard for 10 minutes, than he can
by a whole term in Theological Sem
mary.
MAMMA, don't think the people who
make dolls are very piOus people" said
a little girl to her mother one day.
"Why 3" not, my child?'' - Because you
can never make them kneel. I always
have to lay my doll on her stomach to
say her prayers. - Toronto Globe.
EDWARD, what do I hearP that YOU
have disobeyed your grandmother, who
told you just now not to jump down
these stepSP'' - Grandma didn't tell us
not to, papa; she only came to the door
and SAID, = l wouldn't jump down those
steps, boys, and l shouldn't think she
would, an old lady like her!n
BEWARE of the man who comes into
your Office while the morning is fresh,
and starts off by saying: q don't
want to take up your time; | know what
busy men YOU editors are The
chances are that he will stay until sunset,
and will cnly leave then because YOU
draw a pistol on him.-AlJdey journal.
ROsANNA: g Certainly, certainly;
man who viii walk into an ice-cream
parlOr with you, order one dish and sit
down by your side while YOU eat it, oc-
casionally dipping his finger in it and
then tapping off his finger, should not
be countenanced. Cut him, cut him at
once-or at least demonstrate. ''-AH-
dreICS' BGzdr.
The following comprehensive toast
was recently given at London club
dinner: "The United States of Amer
ica-bOunded on the north by the Au-
rora Borealis, on the east by the pro-
cession of the EquinoXes, on the south
by Illimitable Space, and on the west by
the Day of Judgment.
THE good man slammeth the gate and
bangeth the door and maketh a noise,
for his heart is without guile, and he
feareth not the grievous words of his
wife; but the naughty man shutteth the
gate softly, and stealeth up stairs in his
stocking feet, and stumbleth over the
rocking-chair, and the last condition of
that man is worse than the first.-Elni
TG AdCertiSer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
Cod Liver Oil.

A somewhat disagreable revelation
was made in Philadelphia quite recently.
One Of the police detectives saw a sus-
piciOus individual trudging along with
large basket, and of course overhauled
him. Examination of the basket was
readily allowed, and it was found to
contain the rather notwithstanding
hind-quaTters of some animal, mingled
with masses of white fat The man ex-
planned that the meat was dog hams
and the fat was from the same animal.
He said the hams were regularly smoked,
as pork hams were, and had extensive
sale among consumptives. The fat was
tried out and converted into dog-oil,
which was a specific for consumption,
the same as cod liver oil, and besides
had considerable virtue as an outward
application TO shrunken sincws. The
darky said:
s.Why, boss, you'd be surprised ifyou
knew de lot o. drug stores dat buys dis
yeah dog lie and porpoise lie and sell
dem for de real cod livah lie. Now dare
used TO be a 'pothecary ovah on Frank
ford Road who was honest about il. He
fattened his own dogs and den killed
dem, and he sold mighty lot o fat and
oil. But ne nevah kept hams, though
lots and lots OF people buy dem. ~. J
Commercial advertiser.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
Temperance, Public and Private.

There is not a saloon in Colorado
Springs. Its temperance principles have,
however, greatly injured the city and
retarded its growth, without preventing
the free consumption and sale of liquor.
The drug stores have their back shops
all fixed up for use as bar-rOOms, and
do a thriving business out of show bot
ties labeled 81 tincture of alcohol
met particularly solid advocate of the
temperance policy in one of these places
recently, and having obtained his ac-
quaintance previously, l felt free to ask
him if the tincture wasn't imposing on
him. He had a stiff glass of whisky and
sirup in his hand. Said he: q As cit
izen ] am a temperance man. l believe
in keeping the town clear of liquor sa-
looms. As an individual / admire good
whisky And / had no doubt of it af-
ter seeing him drink. That's what tenn
perance amounts to here.-COLoradO Cor.
Boston Herald
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
A Peculiar Duel.

There is a curious duel now pending
in Boston, which began several years
ago. Mr.. A., a bachelor, challenged
Mr.. B., married man with one child,
who replied that the conditions were
not equal, that he must necessarily put
more at risk with his life than the other,
and he declined. a year afterward he
received a challenge from Mr.. A, who
stated that he, too, had now wife and
child, and he supposed, therefore, the
objection of Mr.. b. was no longer valid.
Mr.. B. replied that he now had two
children, consequently the inequality
still subsisted. The next year Mr.. A. re
newed his challenge, having now two
children also, but his adversary had
three. The matter, when last heard
from, was still going on, the numbers
being six TO seven, and the challenge
yearly renewed.-LoHdoft Truth.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
KNITTING.

Knitting gaily in the sunshine,
While the fragrant roses blow,
And the light wind stirs the petals,
Till they fan like flakes of snow;
Laughing gladly, glancing shyly,
At the lover by her side
Saucy dimplcs, coy confessions,
All a maiden's love and pride;
Weaving in with sldllful fingers
Girlish fancies, pure desires,
While the brightness of the future
Flashes through the tWinlkling wires,
And a young hearts fond ambitions,
Tender hopes, and golden dreams,
Deepen as the sunlight deepens,
With its thousand darts and CLEANS.
knitting silent in the shadows,
With a dropping, weary head,
Gazing out into the twilight,
Whence the light and life have fed.
Moving ncrvelcss, languid fingers;
Striving to be bright in vain,
And to still the hearts wild fiutter,
Throbbing in its mighty pain;
Working through the silky texture,
All a WOman's anguished fears,
Looking out ON past and future,
Through a mist of burning tears.
Knitting patient in the twilight,
Quietly bearing all her woe,
While the roses shed their petals
In "A fragrant Summer snowl
knitting fiercely, IN the anguish
OF burning, fiery strife;
Or quietly ia the sunlight
OF a calm hearts happy life.
knitting heayilyand slowly,
In life'S last fitful hours;
Or slCillfully and gaiiy,
Among the Summer flowers
Weaving in n glorious future,
Or n sOul's dumb aching pain,
With the memory of pleasures
That viii never come again.
Thus a woman's life Is bounded
BY the humble, daily task,
Aieekly taking up her burden,
Pausing not to strive or ask.
All! how many hearts beside US
Were we not so worldly wise,
Might we see in gentle moments,
Looking out from wistful eyes!
And how often, did we listen,
Meath gay and laughing tone,
Could we hear the bitter yearning
OF strong hearts restless moan.
-Chdnl6eTs's JOttTRt
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11

A CURIOUS case of hydrophobia has
occurred ,s eur l, in PA Paris. A y1ung girl living
little Havana poodle, of which she was
very fond. One day she noticed that
something was wrong with the dog. 1t
was, in fact, going mad, and to her great
sorrow it had to be killed. About week
after, the girl became melancholy. She
shut herself up in her room, and re-
manned for hours in a state of utter pros
tration. On July % last she suddenly
rushed distracted out of the house, max
ing horrible cries, and she has not since
been seen. Her sad condition is ac-
counted for by the circumstance that she
used to wipe the foam of her pets
mouth with her pocket-handkerchief
She IS supposed to have committed sui
eide
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11

RHODE ISLAND SUCCOTAsH.-Goo
succotash wants tender young corn.
Have a dozen ears, and remove with 4
sharp knife the kernels. If your corn is
tough, do not cut too close to the cob
String a quart of young beans, and cut
them in three. Boil the beans with the
corn in half a pint of water. Boil for
three-duarters of an hour. When cook
ed, cover closely, add piece of butter,
a teaspoon of salt and some pepper. If
cream is obtainable, add half pint at
the conclusion.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
F0UR-LEAF CLOVER.

Down among the orchard grass,
a happy, careless rover,
Pretty little Margery
Goes hunting four leaf clover.
Itmid little Margery
Gives her searching over,
Startled by shadow
DarlSening the clover.
kneeling down beside her.
Blossoms arching over,
Martin in the orchard grass,
Goes hunting four-leaf clover
Gazing in each others eyes,
Searching Is all over;
There's no longer any need
Hunting four-leaf clover.
Jennie =. r. 0olce, ia ScTfbHeT for September
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11

The Barcelona papers state that in
the Ampurdan district landowners are
daily receiving letters from brigands
threatening them with assassination or
incendiarism in default of paying con-
siderable blackmail,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11

A BIG dog at Philadelphia brewery
drinks from two to four quarts of lager
beer every day, and likes it so well that,
on emptying the dish, he icks his chops
and makes a noise that sounds like an
Ah-h! - of great satisfaction.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-11
Wild rose, delicately flushing?
All the border of the dale
Art thou like "a pale cheek blushing
OR like "a red cheek2-


"Well, Matte, what is itp'' as her alb
straction was rebuked by a. sharp poke
from the elbow of her companion.
''Oh! Hester, see! Such delicious
old roost! 1t LOOKS as if it were built in
the year one. The very house for and
irons, and brass candlesticlls and spin
ning-wheels. What IL you bet that
don't find the spinning-wheel of my
dreams in that very garret which you
see up thereP And to think that no one
told us that there was a house down this
way!"
alt does look spinning-wheely, said
Hester, with a smile, as her friend turn
ed the wagon toward a side door, where
was visible a row of milk-pans set out to
air. The sound of wheels, hushed and
veiled as it was by the spreading grass,
evidently caused an excitement within,
for blinds ratified and one or two heads
peeped out of windows. BY the time the
horse had checked himself at the top of
the grassy rise, the door had opened,
and become, as Matte afterward ex-
pressed it, % densely populated, - no less
than three women and one old man
crowding at once to enjoy the unwonted
spectacle of two young ladies and q
wagon. Two of the women were good
specimens of that hearty, though tooth.
less and wrinSled, old age so often seer
in the New England country regions
the third, a spare, shrinking little crea
ture, did not seem of the same genus
Matte leaned forward. She was al
WAYS the SDokeSwOman of the two, anC
her voice, as she spoke, softened itsel
into the pretty, coaNing tone which sh,
was accustomed to employ when ther,
was an end to serve or new acquain
tance to be pleased.
"Good afternoon" said the swee
voice, eve stopped as we went by {
ask if by chance YOU happen to have il
your garret an old-fashioned flaX-whee
which you no longer use?"
"Well, yes, l calkerlate there is one,
replied one of the women.
g Is it pretty-smau you know, an,
made of dark wood?''
- Yes, tits kind of SMALL
I" | wonder if might go up stairs an,
see it. (Seductively.) / want Just sue
an old wheel. Would you sell yours
it turns out what like!"
- You must ask him about that-he'
the man, remarked the other woman
having paid which concession to sex
she turned sharply and said to the nc
bier creature indicated, in peremptor
voice: "You go along up and light
tdllNlits 81 > slt Cstl StG Wntn SllG Hll
there "a mandate which 1.-the man
obeyed with docility. Then, turning t
Matte: "You can 90 up if you've
mind to, but you'll find it Kind of dusty
guess"
ssOh don't mind dust in the least,
laughed Matte, who adored old garret
and was not often able to win entranC
into one with so little trouble rs thi
She and Hester jumped out; the ol
woman tied the horse 10 the fence |
his reins, and the whole party proceede
indoors and up narrow-walled stat
case, with sharp, square turns, to Il
upper entry.
Here was a pause, during which IL
old man joined them again, lighte
tallow-dip in his hand
81 guess we'n have to 90 throuo
your room, Miss Treadgar, if it won
put you out" said one of the eld,
women.
"oh, go right in, Ny sister won