Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-04-08


The school directors of an Illinois
township ordered the Bible read in the
school fifteen minutes each morning,
and the scholars, during the reading, to
refrain from other studies. Mr.. McCor-
mick, Catholic, directed his son not to
refrain from study during the Bible
reading. The boy was expelled from
school. Mr.. Mccormick sued the d.
rectors. Judge Pillsbury decided in
favor of the latter. Mccormick appealed
10 the supreme court, which has affirmed
the decision OF the lower court.
Seven years ago James Creese came to
this country from England, leaving his
wife, son and daughter behind him.
His wife and son followed soon after,
and the family settled near New York
city. They intended to send for the
daughter as soon as possible, but lust as
the necessary funds had been saved Mrs.
Creese became sick and died, and the
expenses of her illness and burial ate up
the fund. A second time the needful
sum was accumulated, when the son
died and the money was again diverted.
The father set himself to work to lay by
another fund, and had succeeded within
few dollars when he died.
Miss Emily Scott, the manager of
species of Shepherdess's Fold, at Hast
ings, England. who was arrested recently
for starving her maid-servant. aged
fourteen, when remanded, ten DAYS after.
said that she had had the girl two wears
and had fed her on ssporridge, mixed
with cod-liver OIL" The master of the
workhouse, where the girl was sent after
Miss Scott's arrest, testified that she
weighed only thirty-five pounds when
taken there, and in eight DAYS increased
eight pounds in weight. She was not
yet fit to give evidence. Then Miss
Scott, who had given bail in $3.50, drove
home in cab, followed by mob, which
gathered around and threatened the
house, until dispersed by the police.
A curious experiment in railroad
ing" was tried in California recently.
1t was new, single track road. The
temporary track was 900 feet long, the
ties being fence-posts, on which the
track was nailed with tenpenny nails
The engine, loaded with coal and water,
weighed nine and one-half tons. The
rails are of wood, and the wheels broad
and flat, being sixteen inches on the
face. The cars are hung within three
inches of the track. The engine and
loaded car attached, weighing in all
twenty-five tons, went rapidly up
200 foot grade, making excellent time.
1t is claimed that the wear and tear is
mo- such us might be expected, and that
All immense gaining in freights can be
made by building these roads, which
cost but little for construction.
Within the last few years there has
been great decrease in the flax and
linen trade of Great Britain. The acre
age planted with fax has fallen off 1886
acres since 1871 In that year there
were some 500 factories engaged in the
manufacture of linens in England,
Scotland and Ireland. This number
was reduced to 400 in 1878. The num-
Der of spindles was reduced during the
same time from 1858 1856 to 1854. 766,
and the number of operatives from 1884,
772 to LOS. 806. The decline in the linen
business is attributable to the failing off
o. the foreign demand. The export of
the manufactured linens was reduced
from 800, ,467. .476 yards in 1871 to- IT.
776. .527 yards in 1878, while during the
same period the expectation Sf linen
yarns fell from SO, 235, ,625 pounds to 49,
GIG, 600 pounds.