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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-11-18
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Ncssrs wEzEs IS PoTTEE, vi f1lesa1e Druggists, Bos
ton Mnss. sHtle7en.-I have soInc months telt 1T
duty that to suffering hNnanlty 10 write you,
stating the great benefit that nave derived nom the
UEc of SAHFoRD'9 RADTcAI. FOR CATARRn. For
than 20 years have been with this very
troubesouG Complaint Illave tfied all the rcmedics
that could find, but without Material permanent
bcncht Last fall tho disease h arrived at that state
that rusT hayp relcf deE entire nleuncranouO
6ystern inHaSna 4. and the. stornRch
dsordcred, thEE iE wus o douurGl matter whether
cOuId so to the Pacific COAST Qt did so WhethGr
should live to co!nc back OF nc saw an Rtyerttse
of this medicine, and attn rg eeig very 1ncFeu
uouS about specifics or nostft OF any Kind, yet IN
desperation triedths, xaS at once bcucntSd
by 1t. The changes cm4tes cronIc disease OF tao
liver, and HEc-OvCFI IGu--u-ly pCcVcnt entTe
rcstoration lint Tho benefit dive from ts daily
Is TO mo fIIr6[I0Gce, hoping to Ge completely
CurCd. Hnd 4 arrive rectablc old age.
Iftha statement of my case be Of service to
those nffcted as have been, enable you to bring
this remedy into genera F5 especially on thS
PMcihc coast vlierc II IS much ceded9, my object In
writing this notN Will DO obtain
Very truly yours. = hfsN ~ W Ellis, ~,
ACSo7A, y. ~. June, 1SI0 .S1 AMe4L5, frBo S Co'
Each pac!:oge contains DR.. Eords Improved Inhal
ing Tube, AMI fpil DIRECTIONS fe IN Ht c9sss fflce
$40. For saely nil Wholes4lN and Retail druggists
and Dealers thrOug hout tho Una states and Ganadas
WEEKS {: POTTER, GeEera4 Agents and WHOLESALE
Druggists, Boston. Mass.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
Exciting Scenes at a Hotel Fire.

Some of the exciting scenes which
took place during the fatal fire at
Hagerstown, Md, are described in the
columns of the New Y ork Herald: The
fire broke out in the front part of the
Washington Hotel under the stairway on
the second floor, and when discovered it
had gained considerable headway. a
commercial traveller was first awakened
by the smoke and he gave, the alarm
Mrs. Middlekauff and servant girl were
soon aroused from their beds and they
ran through the house kicking at the
doors of the sleeping-rooms and crying
" Fne!" As the news of the confagra-
ton spread there was the greatest excite
ment among the inmates, who rushed
about in all directions to make their
escape from the rapidly burning build
ing. The front way of egress for those
on the third and fourth floors had been
cut off by the fire, and those on the
second floor found it dangerous 10 escape
in that direction. Mrs. NIiddlekauff did
invaluable service in saving the lives of
the inmates. Three times she visited
the upper floors, and was prevented at a
dangerous moment from going on the
fourth mission. She also conducted the
guests to the rear building Of the hotel,
when many made their escape down the
stairway. Many others were not so
fortunate. Some jumped from the win
dows, sustaining injuries, and others
were seriously burned in their efforts to
get to the outside. Thomas Troxell
was specially warned OF the fire, but he
appeared to be Indifferent, showing no
disposition to hurry when he received
the news. A few hours after the fire his
body was found in a mangled condition
and burned beyond recognition. The
body lay among the rubbish of the stair
way of the ladies' entrance. Troxell,
who was in Hagerstown attending court,
had evidently tried to make his escape
by the front way.
5. ii. Dorsey, q young man, rescued
Mrs. Patterson and child from the third
floor at the peril of his life. The stair
way was enveloped in flames, and he
dashed forward, receiving number of
burns about the head during his ascent.
The woman and child were uninjured,
their rescuer removing them from the
building by the back way. While the
fire was in progress a bundle of bed
clothing was found in an alley adjoining
the burning hotel. Investigation dis
closed man who had wrapped the
clothing about him and jumped from
one of the upper stories. He was not
seriOuSly hllrt
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

Mr.. Parvin, of West Leesport, has
"cluck" which tenderly cares for 81
kittens about three weeks old. Tl
cluck had been deprived Of brood
young chickens, Gnd feeling the loss vel
keenly she no doubt consifn~oa the tad
ing charge of the kittei : 3 inst compel
Sation. Tee kittens seem u .a1en to h|
call, and will nestle unCsul ner wings an
feathers like little chickens. No one
allowed to approach, not even the q
herself, while the hen has charge, bI
she seems satisfied when the kittens d
casionally creep out and 60 over to Il
mother cat in the next corner. Thisl
indeed great curiosity. Quite q nun
ber of persons have watched with gre|
interest the old hen caring for the kitten
She clucks and calls them, plays wiA
them and scratches and endeavors to Fl ]
for them. The kittens Jump about "A
old hen and make big fuss with thf
two-footed, feather-tailed NANNY
Reading (Pa.) Ecgle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
Did he Get a g Raise. ;,

No barber knoweth whom he may
shave, and the man who rushes into a
shop and drops into a barber chair,
without seeing who occupies the next
chair to the right or left may get badly
left, as a case proved yesterday. A solid
old citizen in the wholesale trade was
taking it easy, his face covered with
lather, when in came a young man who
flung off his coat, bounced into chair,
and called cut:
Hurry up, now, for must get back
to the store before old Blank does or he
will rssise Ned. Hang him, he won't
even give man time to diep'
The solid citizen turned his face to
glance at the other, and the barber
noticed reddening Of his face.
"Going on vacation this summer?''
asked the barber.who was preparing to
shave the young man.
"Vacationi How the deuce can |
get away from old Blank? And If
could he pays such a stingy, contempti-
BILE salary that couldn't afford even a
ride on the ferryboat!"
Why don't you ask him for a raisepn
queried the barber.
"Why don't / ask for the hand of
his freckle-nosed daughter. He'd dis
charge me in minute, though he's max
ing money and can afford it. If the
old hyena would have n stroke of apo
plexy the junior partner might do some
thing, but such chaps always live to be
a hundred years old"
Conversation ceased here, the solid
man got out of his chair, took "a brush
ing and sat down, and when the clerk
arose from his chair and turned around
snow-balls would have looked black
beside his face. He tried to bow and
speak, but something wouldn't let him,
and when he started toput on his coat
he held il tails up and collar down. He
was still struggling with it when the
solid man rose up, looked around and
walked out, saying never word. The
BARRIERS wet the young mans head and
held cologne 10 his nose, but he walked
sideways when he went out and there
was an uncertain wobble to his knees.
In applying for the vacant position to-
day state what shop you shave at.-De-
troit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

The fine gold-weighing scales made
Philadelphia for the New Orleans mi
are marvels Of mechanical inventll
and accurate workmanship. II
larger Of the two has a capacity OF Y
thousand ounces troy, or about
hundred and eighty-six pounds avoird
pois, and, when loaded to its full welgI
viii show variation OF one-thousant
part of an ounce, or the milionth pI
Of its weighing capacity Another pA
of scales is the one intended tor wei
ing gold only. 1t has bearings ca
posed of the finest agates, which h
been ground with wonderful precisiN
So delicate is this machine that It
give the precise weight Of human h N
and is susceptible to the slightest atm
pherie changes. Millions Of doll
worth of precious metals VIII
weighed annually upon these scale
Nelo Orleans Tunes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
Erading the Customs Duty.

An amusing anecdote on this subject
was lately told at public dinner by nj.
Ferdinand Duval, Prefect of the Seine,
He said that the octroi men of Paris.
who levy the municipal barrier dues,
are most vigilant set of fellows, but
that, having boasted of thsir merits, he
(the prefect) had been caught. A friend
of his, living at st. Cloud, had made a
small bet that he would introduce a pig
into Paris, in his brougham. without the
octroi men detecting it. Nj. Duval took
the bet, and strict orders were given at
all the gates of Paris to look out for the
brougham of the friend in question,
Within less than a week. however. the
prefect received eighty centimes, amount
Of duty leviable on pig, and request
to come and assure himself that the
quadruped had been successfully snug
gled in. 1t turned out that the pig.
killed and scalded, had been dressed up in
women's clothes, and had been driven
into Paris seated triumphantly on the
box beside the coachman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
The BludgeOn and Dagger Fans.

Some fansr are not fans at all. The
g steel fan y is simply a bar OF metal,
shaped and painted to resemble an or
dinary closed fan, and carried sometimes
as a life preserver, sometimes by the
swell mobsmen and rowdies Of China, to
be used at close quarters, with murder
Gus effect. OF the same species is the
well-known & dagger FAM" which con-
sists Of an elegant imitation in lacquer
Of a common folding fan, but is really q
sheath maintaining within its fair ex-
terror deadly blade, short and sharp,
like Malay KRIS. This dagger fan was
invented by the Japanese, and its inn
portation into China has always been
strictly forbidden. Great numbers have,
however, been successfully introduced
into Canton, Foochow and other large
maritime cities, and they are now even
manufactured by the enterprising natives
Of the aforementioned port.-fsuser's 3
Magaziase.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
A Princes Mistake.

Prince Peter of Oldenburg has just
had somewhat exciting experience
He is at the head of the imperial Russial
colleges for girls and is very diligent il
performing his duties. He lately de
cided to see for himself whether therI
were any grounds for the numeroul
complaints Of the poor food furnished a
the Smoling Convent, where 500 girl
are educated. Proceeding to the inst7
tuition Just before the usual dinner houl|
he avoided the main entrance, anl
walked straight toward the kitchen
At its door he met two soldiers carryinl
a huge steaming caldron. Haltm hi
called out, "put that kettle down. Til
soldiers, of course, obeyed. I" Bring mi
a spoon added the prince. The spool
was at once produced, but one of th1
soldiers ventured to begin stammerins
remonstrance. "Hold your tongue
cried the prince; "take off the lid.
insist on tasting it. No further objef
ton was raised, and his highness took
large spoonful. You call this soup
he exclaimed; why, it is dirty water
" 1t is, your highness, replied ii
soldier; eve have just been cleanin
out the laundry
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST

An upstart- Beginning to prosper.
Always best when rare-Family broils.
Philadelphia is to have school for
silk culture.
Minnesota millers are now shipping
direct to Europe ~
The increase of the population Of the
United States is ,O00, 900 a year,
It is 1892 miles across the continent
from Philadelphia to San Francisco.
The total amount of lumber cut last
year is set down at 4, ,334, 600 feet.
A three. cent stamp becomes a sent
stamp after you have mailed your letter.
Good buy as the oveUoyed sales
man said when the liberal customer
turnedto go.
The flaming circus advertisement is
apparent once more throughout the
length and breadth of the land
Scientific men generally believe that
the bed of the Pacific Ocean was once
above water, and inhabited by men.
In the Arctic regions, when the ther-
mometer is below zero, say thirty de-
grees, people can converse a mile apart.
An ambitious young writer having
asked, "What magazine will give me
the highest position quiekestP" was told:
" A powder magazine, if you contribute
fiery article.
"A correspondent in Baltimore paper
says that IN case of terrible burning,
followed by lockjaw, which came under
his observation, the patient was cured
by the application of dog fat
Mime. Cataeazy, wife Of the Russian
administration, is dead. She had the
reputation Of being the handsomest
women at the national capital.
Father said cobbler's lad, as he
was pegging away at an old shoe, q they
say that trout bite good now" Well,
well, replied the old gentleman, you
stick to your work and they won't bite
your
Any one who wants printing press
has now the chance of purchasing the
one which Napoleon carried with him
to Moscow, and which fell into the
hands of the Russians during his retreat.
1t is now at ST. Petersburg, and the
owner offers to sell it for 1,O00 roubles-
about $3.50.
Delaware and Rhode Island are thel
sleeve buttons Of the Western Hemi-|
sphere.-Ne10 York Herald. And ken-l
lucky furnishes the studs.-B0st0a Post.
And New York furnishes the rings
Albany Argets And Missouri the Vest.
-Ghicdgo Newspaper Union. And Wash-l
ington the Schurz.
OssehdsonIito Northumberland LapokA
is the title Of a little fortnightly journal
published in Kolozsvar, Hungary, whose
columns contain original articles inN
French, German, English, italian, Span
ish, Portuguese, Morse, Swedish and Mag
var. Often the poems are followed byM
translations into several languages.
A father said to an old acquaintance
who came to condole with him on the
unmanageableness Of his two sons, who'd
had committed a burglary in the next
town and had been sentenced to prison
g It is pretty rough on me to have them
both 60 to once, but there is one thing#
to it-when it comes night now, you
know where them boys be-
The daily circulation OF the mos
popular newspaper in the City o
Mexico, with a population of 200, 900
does not exceed 1900 copies All Tho
newspapers in the republic aggregate
consumption Of only about 500 reams
month; a quantity that many single
mills in the United States could supply
and yet not run fourth of the time.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
-Rural Mea0 Yorker


A really serious effort is being made
to establish house-top gardening in our
city, says New York letter. All the
sanitary objections which have been
made to it at one time OF another have
been easily waved, aside by our skillful
inventors in styles of roofing Having
seen these blossoming upper surfaces
arranged in Europe with many pleasant
consequences, it is impossible not to look
forward to the possibility of their
general uses with eagerness. It is pro-
posed to have one part of the roof
glassed over, and the other part covered
with wire netting to keep the mischiev-
Gus sparrow from d9spoiling the tender
vegetation, and also to prevent needless
foot from treading upon nothing at all
over the caves. A summer evening,
with easy garden chairs, tea-trays, with
glasses and unmentionable delicacies of
cooling liquids standing in readiness
upon them, are said to be as certain a
luxury awaiting the future New Yorker
as is new moon once a month or a
Black Friday once in p dozen years.
Of course, the garden summit to a
home will protect scuttles down which
the burglar lately finds an easy and un-
disturbed opportunity to enter house.
Incredible as it may appear. in our own
block nine huge trunks were lifted up
through this necessary aperture to a
neighboring roof, where every article of
value in a whole family wardrobe for
summer uses was removed unnoticed
and carried away, nobody has yet
learned where, and the trunks theLo-
selves were lett to be returned to the
attic, to be again reflled with costly
marketable fneries for future roof
burglars.
A Iselishfor Farm stock.
The Importance of an occasional relish
of salt and wood ashes for all kinds of
stock, says the New York World, cannot
be too highly appreciated The most
convenient form in which these materials
are offered, according to feeders of wide
experience, is in solid mass, which ad-
mits of diligent licking on the part of
the animal without gaining more of the
mixture than is desirable. In order to
mix these ingredients so that solid mass
may be formed. take salt and pure wood
ashes in the proportion of pound for
pound, with water sufficient to hold the
mixture together. To preserve the mix
ture in solid state place it in troughs
or boxes sheltered sufficiently to keep
rain and snow from reaching it and con-
verting it into an alkaline pickle. These
troughs with their tempting contents
prove efficient as bats for alluring ami
mails, turned out on long runs during
the day, home at night.
When cattle chew leather, wood and
old bones, remember that it indicates a
lack of phosphate of lime in their food,
which is required to supply bone ma
terial A teaspoonful of bone meal
given daily with their grain will correct
the habit and supply the deficiency
which induces it. If the disposition to
eat bones is INDUCED in when cows are
on grass, the deficiency evidently exists
in the soil, and the pasture will be
greatly benefited by top dressing of
bone dust. Tive or three hundred
pounds to the acre, sown broadcast, will
repay attending expenses in a better
! yield and quality Of milk and butter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

Probably the oldest timber in the
world which has been subjected to the
use of man is that which is found in the
ancient temples of Egypt. 1t is found
as dowel-pins in connection with stone
work which is known to be at least 4, 1000
years old. These bowels appear to be
of tamarisk, or chittim- wood, of which
the ark is said to have been constructed,
a sacred tree in Egypt. and now very
rarely found in the valley of the Nile.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
Let Bygones be Bygones.


Let bygones be bygones; If bygones were
clouded
By aught that occasioned pang Of regret
Oh, let them in darkest oblivion be shrouded;
IT'S wise and tits kind to forgive and forget.
Let bygones be bygones, and good be ex-
From i'll over which it is d folly to fret;
The wisest OF mortals have foolishly acted
Peg The kindest are those who forgive and
.. forget SRa sSIa
- Let bygones be bygones; oh, cherish no longer
The thought that the sun of affection has
~ set;N ~ N&$
Eclipsed for a moment, its rays will be stronger
If you, like Christian, forgive and forget
Let bygones be bygones; your heart will be
lighter ~
When kindness OF yours with reception has
met;
The flame of your love will be purer and
brighter
Il, God-like, you strive to forgive and forget.
let bygones be bygones; oh, purge out the
leaven
OF mslice, and try example to set
To Others, who, craving the mercy of heaven,
Are sadly too slow to forgive and forget
Let bygones be bygones; remember how
deeply
p To Heavens forbearance we all are in debt;
They value Gods infinite goodness too cheaply
= To heed not the preeept " Forgive and for
g gets' Chambers Ipuraal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10
Leaves in Cookery.

An English writer, speaking of the
culinary uses for leaves, says that one of
the most useful and harmless Of all
leaves for favoring is that of the COM
mon syringa. When cucumbers are
scarce these are perfect substitute in
salads, where that flavor is desired.
gain the young leaves of the cucumber
itself have wonderful similarity in
taste to that fruit. Carrot tops may be
used, and prodigious waste is suffered
in not using the external leaves and
blanched footstaIks of the celery plant,
The young leaves of the gooseberry
added to bottled fruit give a fresher
flavor and greener color to pies and
tarts The leaves Of the Towering cur
rant give a sort of intermediate flavor
between black currants and red. Orange,
citron and lemon leaves impart flavor
ing equal to that Of the fruit and rind
combined, and somewhat different from
both A few leaves added to pies, or
boiled in the milk, used to bake with
rice, or formed into crusts OF paste, i'm
part an admirable bouquet An infu-
sion can be made of either the green or
dry leaves, and q tea or tablespoonful
used. Peach leaves give the flavor of
bitter almonds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

"A San Francisco genius named How
land has invented machine that will
tell to within small amount the guam
tity of gold person has about him.
He spent $4,000 in experimenting, and is
now so poor that the machine will not
act within mile Of his own pocket.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

An upstart- Beginning to prosper.
Always best when rare-Family broils.
Philadelphia is to have school for
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-06-10

In many parts of Germany the roads
are lined along the entire distance with
rows of poplars, or of apple trees, the
branches Of which latter bend beneath
the weight of fruit. A fine of three
shillings Is the penalty for plucking the
fruit, consequently it is permitted to
ripen, and theowners of the community
reap the benefit of the foresight in plant
ing shade trees at once beautiful and
profitable. fe
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-20

The tournament held at Berrett's grove,
near Freedom, on Wednesday, September
IL, was well attended, although the crowd
was not so large as usual. The Taylorsylle
Band, numbering seventeen pieces, with G.. W.
Grimes as leader, furnished the music for the
occasion. Eighteen Knights entered the lists.
The rings were three in number, and time
allowed nine seconds. The following were
the Knights and Titles ii. Hall, Lisbon; j.
l.. Pearce, Meadow View; William Lee, Hun
ter's Chance; s. Belt, Sunny South; C. Pearce,
Iyanhoe; John Shpley, Reisterstown; G. But
Ter, Highland; +. Belts, Aveland q. Hines,
Arlington; G. Baesman, First Attempt; james
Daugherty, Mcguire; William Preston, st.
George; James Hewitt, Freedom; 4. Gorsuch,
Carroll; ID. Campbell, Springfield; s. Miller,
Brandon; q. Albaugh, Denning; Wm Baes-
man, Oakland. Judges-Dr. Crawford, Dr.
Steele, VIM. ii. Baker, Robert Hewitt and
NJ. ID. Dorsey, Of Howard county. Chief
Marshal-Joseph NJ. Berrett. Aids. NJ.
Dorsey and A. j. Daugherly.
The Charge TO the Knights was delivered by
Mr.. c. NJ. Favour Of Sykesyille, and the Cor.
onation address by Charles Il. Fink, Esq, Of
Westminster.
Charles Pearce, knight of Iyanhoe, took
first prize, silver cake basket, and crowned
Miss Jennie Dorsey Queen of Love and Beau
ty; :. Belt, knight Sunny South, took see.
ond prize, silver butter dish, aud crowned
Miss Jennie Baesman First Maid; S. Miller,
knight Of Brandon, took third prize silver
card receiver, and crowned Miss Louise Noyes
Second Maid, and William Lee, Knight Of
Hunters Chance, took fourth prize, silver
pickle dish, and crowned Miss Bette Reifsni.
der, Of this city, Third Maid. Diapers Cotil-
lion Band furnished the music and dancing
was enjoyed until late hour.