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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| The man who wears watchchain
should keep watch on it.
a cuff on the ear is worse than two
on the wrists Boston transcript
\ A worm in the chestnut is worth two
in the mouth --Steubenville Herald.
The Japanese are about to take meas-
ures to stop the expectation Of silk
worm eggs.
There are only three things you can
get for nothing in this world-air, water
and advice .-SyrGcuSe Herald
The Sisters Of Charity in the United
States numbered. at a recent enumera-
tion, l,l79 in charge Of los establish
ments
Since the first bicycle club came to the
United States, two years ago, thirty
clubs have been formed, and they num-
her 1900 members.
Statistics show that the inhabitants
Of New Jersey who are in the State
prison have better health and longer life
than those who are out
AT the recent review at Strasburg
many Of the soldiers left their boots
behind in the mud as they marched past
before the German emperor.
Thomas Beans, of Bucks county, Pa,
raised from one citron seed vine sixty
five feet long, bearing torty-sevcn cit
rons, their combined weight being 432
pounds.
At no former period has the lottery
been SO fourishing in Rome, where
there are now open no fewer than
eighty-nine offices ready to take in the
hard earned pittances Of the people.
Some interesting marriage statistics
are given by the Galveston Ners, " which
says that Shakespeare was married
when he was IS, Dante at %, and Brig
ham Young when he was IS, 10, 90, 81,
%, %, "a, and so on.
Mr. Motottero Ohgimi, Japanese,
who has been studying in the United
States for eight years, and has Just
graduated from Hop College, Michigan,
is delivering lectures on the home life Of
his people.
Gardening is regularly and practically
taught in more than 10000 primary
schools in France. Every school-house
has its garden, and teachers must be not
only good gardeners, but qualified to
teach horticulture, or they cannot pass
examination.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
The Abuse Of ChIOraI.

The persons who become habituated
to chloral hydrate are of two or three
classes, as a rule. Some have originally
taken the narcotic to relieve pain, using
it in the earliest application OF it for a
true medical and legitimate object, prob
ably under medical direction. Finding
that it gave relief and repose, they have
continued the use of it. and at last have
got SO abnormally under its influence
that they cannot get to sleep if they fail
to resort to it. A second class Of per
sons who take to chloral are alcoholic
inebriates who have arrived at that state
OF alcolism when sleep is always dis
turbed, and often nearly imoossible.
These persons at first wake many times
in the night with coldness of the lower
limbs. cold sweatings, startings and
restless dreamings. In a little time
they become nervous about submitting
themselves to sleep, and before long
habituate themselves to watchfulness
and restlessness, until a confirmed in
somnia is the result. Worn out with
sleeplessness, and failing to find any re-
lief that is satisfactory or safe in their
false friend alcohol, they turn to chloral,
and in it find for a season the oblivion
which they desire, and which they call
rest. IL is a kind OF rest, and Is, no
doubt, better than no rest at all: but it
leads to the unhealthy states that we
are now conversant with, and it rather
promotes than destroys the craving for
alcohol. In short, the man who takes
to chloral after alcohol eniists two
cravings for single craving, and is
double-shotted in the worst sense. a
third class OF men who become habit
uated to the use of chloral are men of
extremely nervous and excitable tenn
perment, who by nature, and often BY
the labors In which they are occupied,
become bad sleepers. A little thing in
the course Of their daily routine OPP
presses them. What to other men is
passing annoyance, thrown off with the
next step, is to these men worry and
anxiety Of hours. They are over-sus-
ceptible OF what is said of them and o
their work, however good the work may
be-. They are too elated when praised,
and to depressed when not praised, or
dispraised. They fail to play character
parts on tho stage of this world, and as
they lie down to rest they take all their
cares and anxieties into bed with them,
IN the Hveliest state of perturbation.
Unable in this condition to sleep, and
not knowing a more natural remedy,
they resort to the use of such an instru-
ment as chloral hydrate They begin
with moderate dose; increase the dose
as occasion seems to demand, and at
last, in what they consider safe and
moderate system of employing it, they
depend on the narcotic for their falsified
repose.-Dr. Richardson In Co7stenqpo-
T17.U Re7,ieaD
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
Virtues Of Onions.

Few people dream of the many ,fr-
tues of onions, and those few are enthu-
siastic for the beneicent bulb, and be-
lieve it panacea for every i'll. Lung
and liver complaints are certainly bene-
fitted, often cured, by free consump-
ton of onions, either cooked or raw.
Colds yield to them like magic. Don't
be afraid Of them especially if you are
married. Taken at night all offense
will be wanting by morning, and the
good effects viii amply compensate for
the trifiing annoyance. Taken regu-
larly they greatly promote health OF The
lungs and digestive organs. An extract
made by boiling down the juice Of
onions to a syrup, and taken as medi-
cine, answers the purpose very well,
but fried, roasted or boiled onions are
better. Onions are very cheap medi-
cine, within everybody's reach, and
they are not by any means as 2 bad to
take" as the costly nostrums neglect Of
their use will necessitate. Philddei iphsa
Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
SINGLE COPY, FIVE CENTS
NO.-1o.
The Listening Oak.

She found the old familiar spot,
Beneath the green oak tree;
She sighed-she sighed" He loves me not,
And I'm alone-ah, mew
1t watched her there-the fond old oak
For trees have eyes like other folk;
1t whispered, whispered, 4 Hearts may roam
But late or early love comes hoIne|
He stood where they 90 off had met,
He flung away her flower;
sfAh, mew he cried, "Coquette, coquettel
To love me but an hourD
But loudly sang the angry oak,
For trees have hearts like other folk;
And chiding, chiding was the song,
Z" The heart that loves believes no wrong,S
There's some one stealing on apace,
And some ones arms thrown wide,
And some ones heart is some ones place
At happy even-tide.
The tears, the doubts, are gone, are gone,
And gayly now The oak looks on,
And sings to them Of joy and rest,
[" The love that's tried is happiest!D
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06


Twas gallant end to gallant ride
Harassed and hemmed on every side;
There was no retreat in run or rout.
But hurried haltand rough redoubt.
From crags and rocks on either hand,
The deadly rifles swept the band,
And the willy foe. concealed from sight,
With steady fire maintained the fight.
Better to die in the bloody trench;
Better to breathe OF the sickening stencil
Then yield one jot Of the vantage gained,
Or spare one foe while lite remained
Cheers of defiance for savage whoops,
Shot for shot gave the gallant troops.
What, though the daring Thornburgh fell,
He'd be revenged on the fiends of hell.
The weary hours of days not briet
Bring with the night but slight reliet;
Crowded and cramped in their prairie bed,
The living, the wounded, dying and dead.
Are they forgotten, Left to their fate
Oh, will the rescue come too late!
Again they must watch through another
night
Despair or hope will come with the light.
Slowly the dawn of a Sabbath day
Lights up the east with its peaceful ray;
What brings its rays to them Of cheer
Ha! there's band now drawing near!
Out DER the prairie, distant, dim
As cloud just touching the horizons rim.
Hark! now they hear the cheering drum.
Hurrah, hurrah! for Merritt has come!
Cincinnati Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
WOODBURY. N. J., THURSDAY NOVEMBER g. 1879

mittance. which was at first refused.
They then helc consultation, and one
OF their number approached the door
and asked for John Martin and Clarke
White. They were told that they were
not there They then begged to be al
lowed to search the house, promis :ng
old George that if he would admit them
they would spare his ife This he at
first refused to do, but consented at last.
in Difference to the wishes of the females
in the house, who were frightened nearly
to death. They ordered him to pass out
his gun, and he did So Then the door
was opened and fourteen or fifteen of the
cowardly ruffians crowded into the
house and began the search. They
gathered up all the arms, consisting Of
an old sword, six guns, three bowie
knives and several pistols. Then they
showed their manliness by insulting the
women and blaspheming the brave man
who their cowardly bullets had killed,
lifting the cloth from the dead face and
making coarse jokes, Of which the swol-
len and decaying corpse was the butt.
They remained about an hour, beguiling
their time in this chivalrous manner.
AS they were preparing to depart, one of
the ruff1ans asked old George to show
them where he had been wounded. He
leaned over to do so, and another of the
party raised his gun and fired at the
wounded. unarmed man. The ball took
effect just above the right breast, and in
twenty minutes thereafter the old vete-
ran breathed his last.
Ireturned to Grayson the next morn
ing early to find the country in a fever
ish excitement. Although the last If
the Underwoods living in the State had
been ruthlessly murdered, the old man
has four sons living in the West, three
in Illinois, and one (Alfred) somewhere
in the remote West, beyond the Missis-
sippi. They will be apt to take up the
gauntlet and avenge their murdered
father and brothers 1t was reported
before I left that Alfred was either on
his way home or had already returned,
and a renewal of hostilities is moment
arily expected. The whole upper part
of Carter county is in the possession OF
an armed body of outlaws and murder
ers, who have so terrorized the'country
that the civil authorities are paralyzed.
and there is no telling what will be tile
end.-Geo. ". Synso,ads, in Detroit FL ee
Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06

admired or paraphrased IN the various
tongues of earth than that commencing
with the Iines:
Mary had little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
This lamb was sure to 90.
Well, the story is now current at the
national capital, says the Detroit Free
Press, that the distinguished Secretary
Of State, when recently in jocular
crowd of his friends, was desired to con-
dense into prose these immortal verses.
Urgently solicited, Mr.. Evarts yielded,
and wrote as follows;
Mary, female judged to be Of the
race of man whose family name is un-
known, whether Of native or foreign
birth, Of lofty or lowly lineage, and
whose appearance, manners and mental
cultivation are involved in the most pro
found mystery, which probably viii
never be fully ascertained unless through
the most profound researches Of d his
torian admirably trained in his profess
sion, who will devote the ablest efforts
of his life to the investigation OF the
subject. uninfluenced by either pas
sion or prejudice, and having only in
view the sacred truth, at the same time
being utterly regardless of the plaudits
or censures of the world, we are in
formed By one who, it has been stated,
1T one time while living in that part Of
the United States of America known as
Massachusetts,, whose fishermen have
frequently been involved in difficulties
with the authorities Of her majesty
Queen Victoria, Queen Of Great Britain
and Empress Of the Indies, W those do
mains extend over large share Of the
habitable globe, thereby endangering
the peace which should SO happily exist
between nations Of the same blood and
language, had an infant sheep, of which
there ere many millions, Of various
stocks and qualities. now in our country,
constantly adding wealth and prosperity
to our republic and enabling us to be
entirely independent of all other nations
for our supply of wool, now ample for
the use of factories already busily en-
ployed, and for those which ere long
will be constructed in all parts Of our
land, working both by water and steam
power, and in whatever direction the
said Mary travelled, this anima-. whose
fleece was snow white, even as the lofty
mountain regions in the silent solitudes
of eternal winter, as the ethereal vapors
which oft float over IN autumnal sky,
" darklY, deeply, beautifully blue. or as
the lacteal fluid, covered with masses Of
delicate troth, found in the buckets of
the rosy dairymaid. whether meander-
ing through the meadows in midsum-
mer, gathering the luscious strawberry.
strolling in the woodland paths, In search
Of wild flowers. visiting the church with
her uncles, cousins and aunts. to listan
to the inspired words which came from
the lips Of the minister 0f the sanctuary,
or when retiring to her blissful couch to
seek rest and enjoy sweet repose after
the cares and labors of the day; in lart.
= everywhere that Mary went Ehis
youthful sheep, influenced, doubtless. wv
that affection which II oft 40 conspicu-
cusly manifested by the lower animals
In their association with human beings
waa ever observed 10 accompany laE
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
BOARDING STABLES
HOTELS.
NEWToN,s HoTEL!
Formerly Wilis'l.

NHOAA1ioiIy Wits y
MAHLON w. NEWTON. Proprietor.
Cor. Broad and Delaware Streets.
WOODBURY.. n. j.
This hotel has been reftted and newly fur
nished throughout. Its accommodations are
first-class. A large number of new rooms have
lately been added to its previous accommoda.
tions. 1t has also attached new stables and
sheds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06

Locomotives are used on canal tow
paths Of France. They are Of light
build. not weighing over four or 1--WE
tons, and are managed easily by one
man. Barges are thus drawn at d speed
of two miles an hour, about twice the
mean rate of a horse on the towpath
Any empty vessel IS drawn six miles an
hour, but a greater speed would damage
the banks of the canal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
PATRICK LEAvY,

S. w. Cor. Lehigh Ave. & Martha St.,
PHILADELPHIA.
CHOICE WINES,
LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
ssps. u, 1879.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
NEWToN's HOTEL!
BRIDGEPORT, N. J..

its guests. The taole and bar always supplied
with the best. Visitors to this attractive
neighborhood will find here a pleasant and
quiet home.
SAMUEL S. NEWTON, Proprietor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06

A wrestling match differs somewhat
from q political convention. The man
who has the floor is at q disadvantage.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
MANTUA, N. j.

The Bar is always supplied with the best
brands of Liquors and Cigars, and the Table
with the Choicest Delicacies Of the season.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
How a Lawyer Tells 1T,

Few poems have been more generally
admired or paraphrased in the various
tongues Of earth than that commencing
with the lines:
Mary had q little lamb,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-11-06
. Upper tygart, Karter co
I" Kentucky.

oil -
'sYor nearby warn not to rite eny
more i About the holbrook party.
you habi this act made yourselve
frendleeO the -- underwoods.
you arearked Man from this day, and
will belot as was the Rest
Thereas no signature to this delect-
able mesge, and l gaveit little heed.
| knewhere McFarren lived and rode
directly his house. Only some fright
ened wien were there, who begged
me not go to the fort" as the Hol-
brooks d sworn "to kill me and the
IndepeImt man on sight" Frank
McFarr- all honor to him as the only
man in the country who had shown
the trueirit Of brave man--had gone
over to fort " early in the evening,
accompled by bis daughter Agnes,
word hang been brought to him that
the old In had been killed too. Leav-
ing my tse I walked over to the scene
of death Jesse's body had been buried
near thtouse. When Mr.. McFarren
arrived Was in an advanced stage Of
decomption, and old George had been
dead sin the night before. From one
Of the wen who was in the house at
the timeatching over the dead body
of Jessd CLEANED the following par
ticulars one of the most most cow
ardly afbrutal murders that ever dis
graced avilized commonwealth:
1t seer that the night before body
Of the brook faction surrounded the
house. ley had blacked their faces to
conceal lir identity and demanded ad-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-28

On THE WAY TO THE ALBANY PEN1-
TENTIARY.-A Washington correspon-
dent of the Bait. San, under date of the
22nd inst, says
daniel and Thomas Hintel, two bro
theirs, who we're convicted in Harrison
burg, Va. of making counterfeit twen-
ty-five cent pieces, and who received a
sentence of four years each in the AL
bany penitentiary, passed through here
tonight on their way to Albany. VIM.
E. CuDdiff, mail agent, who was con-
victed of r0bbing the mails at Salem,
Roanoke county, Va, and who has been
sentenced to two years, and Alexander
Norbell, convicted at Cumberland, Va,
of robbing a postoffice, who has one
year to serve, also left for Albany on
the same train. The Hintels appear to
be simple minded. They are each over
40 years of age. They saw how to make
the alloy by reading an account of cOun-
terfeitiDg in Comstock's Chemistry and
Philosophy. They made the money out
OF anthony, tin and copper, and had
but about four dollars finished when
they were discovered in endeavoring to
pass it. They had material enough to
make one hundred and twenty dollars.
They nodded the pieces in plaster casts,
and from what they say about it do not
appear to know that they did anything
wrong or violated the law. Both plead
ed guilty. Clundif was also very free
in talking about his case. He said
money was very tempting. and that he
| robbed every letter that he knew to con-
tain money that passed through his
hand. He was honest for the first
year he had charge of the mails, but
says that during the last three months
of his service he robbed over one hum
dred letters. He says he got in all
about S., 900. and that of this amount he
has saved 81, 200 which he has hidden
away, to use after he has served his sem
tence of two years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-28

THREE MEN KILLED BY AN ELK
General B. G. Bull was wealthy citi'
zen of Kansas and kept private park
at Downs, in that State. Monday Gen
eral Bull entered the park to care fol
the animals therein corraled. One Of
the three large elks of his collection,
huge antlered male, made signs of hos
tility. The General called Robert Brick
nell, George Nicholas and other servants
to his aid. All at once the mad beast
lupged for the men, and impaling Gen
Bull tossed his form high into the air.
The elk then attacked Nicholas and
Bricknell, inflicting sixty-four wounds
upon the former and thIrty-two upon
the latter. William Sherman, another
employee, was seriously injured in en-
deavoring to rescue the unfortunate
men. 1t was several hours before the
three dead bodies could be taken from
the park. The elk is unusually large
weighing nine hundred pounds.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-28
LAND SALES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THE
" JOHN D. BROWN LANDS NEAR
sTAUNTON.-Under decree Of the Circuit
Court of Augusta county, rendered on the 5th
of June, 1878, in the suit Of John d. Browns
Administrative, &C., VS.. John D. Browns heirs
the undel signed commissioners will proceed in
front ofthe Court House of Augusta county, on
Thursday. the 3Oth day Of October, 1879,
at p O'Clock NJ, to sell at public auction
John D. Brown, decd, situated near the
City of StauntOn. The land will be offered as q
whole or in three separate parcels as may be
deemed best on the day of sale.
This is the most desirable real estate now in
market near the city of Staunton. The resi-
dence is of brick, beautifully located and sur
plat of the entire property can be seen with the
undersigned.
TERMS OF sALE.-Cash to pay unpaid costs of
credits of one, two and three years, for which
bonds with good personal security bearing in
terest from day of sale will be required, and the
title retained as ultimate security.
GEO. M. HARRISON,
sepSO-tds Commissioner.
DOR Sale PRIvATELY.-A great bar
with good buildings, and we'll located In Abe
marie county. near railroad
Wheat and Corn Mill, With saw Mill. "a
Dwelling and other buildings-all In Hss5
good repair. For full particulars, apply 4sAs
oct2i-sm Charlottesville, va.
DIOR SALE.-One of the finest residences In
T. the City of Staunton, elegant location con
tanning all modern improvements. Terms &C.
com mOdating. For further particulars as tC
HUDSON & PATRICK.
Attorneys,
tulv 23-tf Vir CODY StauntOn, Va.
DIOR SAl.E.-A snug BUSINESS STAND
4 on the best portion of Main Street. One
of the best investments in the city. For terms
&C., apply to HUDSON d PATRICK,
| Attorneys,
nov5 Wv. StauntOn, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-28

A MURDERER CONvICTED.-In the
Circuit Court of Charlotte county, Fri
day week, the jury in the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. John Reid, for the
murder of WEIGH, rendered verdict OF
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and fixed his term of imprisonment in
the penitentiary at eighteen years. he
was then tried for making and attempt.
ing to pass counterfeit money, and was
given two more years in the peniten-
tiary Reid held up bravely during the
whole trial, but after the second SEN
tence was passed on him, and he taken
back to the Jail and put in cage, he
broke down completely, and exclaimed
ooh, that counterfeit money, that coun-
terfeit money! it has brought all OF this
on inain
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-28

WEST VA. LUNATIC AsYLUM.-The
Superintendent of the West Virginia
Lunatic Asylum reports the number Of
patients in that institution at Weston
as follows:-
Remaining in the Hospital October 1.
1878; 226 males, 1879 females; total, Ais.
Admitted since, 81 males, "a females !;
total, 55. Whole number. 157 males,
2l3 females; grand total, 40. Discharg-
ed, 80 males, 20 females total discharg-
ed, SO Number remaining September
80. 1879; 2lS males, 1913 females, total,
Ali.
Of this number males and IL females
are colored.
The highest number treated during
the year was 416; the lowest 4O7; and
the daily average 411.97.
The cost for keeping the patients, in.
Guiding all expenses for clothing, food,
fuel, salaries, wages of employees, me-
dicine, &C., is the very low sum of So O8
So week for each patient. There is,
perhaps, not another Hospital in the
country that can make as favorable a
showing, which is certainly very fatter-
Inn to its management.
The Institution has to pay $l25 a
barrel more for good flour than it had
to pay for the past six months. The
contract was awOrded to Col. Woodford
of Weston, at $5.25 per barrel.
All the officers of the Institution, in
the opinion of the Board. have been
faithful and efficient in the discharge of
their duties.