Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-08-05
ODDS AND ENDS.

Peoplewho live in glass houses should
pull down the blinds.
Diamonds in the rough-Those swal-
lowed by thief when arrested.
The bess way to keep meat in hot
weather is to keep it on the hoof.
"Take care" says an exchange.
| Well take it in small doses If you
must.
The cattle bells in the Harz mountains
are made so as to harmonize with one
another.
The conductor who divided his col
| lections with the company claimed that
it was fare arrangement
Two alligators-the first specimens
ever found in the old world-were
lately captured in the Yang -tse-Kiang.
The British museum contains a wig
which was found in good state OF pres
ervation at Thebes, and is probably
5000 years old.
The following notice may OCCASION
ally be found posted upon the door of
q Partisan newspaper Office: Gone
to fight duel; be back IN half an
hour"
In the suburbs of Macon, Ca, they
nave AL lC6 1dCtOIy, WIl1Cu Is I'LL uIuS
out the finest ice from pure spring
water, and delivering it by two wagons
all over the city, selling eight pounds
for five cents.
listers of clinging shapes, without the
broad belt which formerly characterized
them, are made of the English homespun
cloths for driving and steamer ctoaks.
Small turbans of the cloth are made to
match the uIsters.
In selecting location for house, ad-
vises prominent physician, make q
note of the prevalent winds, that they
| be from the house toward all swampy
and miasmatic localities, and not from
miasmatic localities toward the house.
Gelose is the most valuable constitu-
ent of the substance known in COM
meree as China moss. 1t has the prop
erty of absorbing and solidifying into 4
coiorless and transparent jelly 500 times
its weight of water.
The Kentucky Mammoth cave pro-
perty embraces 5000 acres, owned by
/ heirs in New York, Chicago and WASH
ington. Some of the heirs have filed
suit in the Edmunson circuit court f0r
the sale of the property.
A gentleman who married a widow
complained to her that he liked his beef
well DONE "Ah, thought | was cook
ing for Mr.. Brown said she, "he liked
his rare. But, darling, will try and
forget the poor dear"
Some experiments with various soils
as filters for removing organic matter
from water have shown that gravel
| produces little result, sand being much
more effective in removing the impuri-
ties and fire loan forming still better
filter.
The Rev. c. S. Williams, of New
York, says the frequent occurrence of
disasters by which human life is reck-
! lessly lost shows that the country is
drifting toward paganism. disregard of
human life being characteristic OF that
condition.
Going home from church she re-
marked to her husband: did you no.
tice that bald-headed man in front of
US, and how young he looked? ! never
saw any one so young before with
baid-head." Then he shut her up by
replying: my dear, was bald-headed
before was year old"
The public health department of Ger
many has officially sanctioned the use
of the following eoloring matters in
confectionery, etc.: For white, Hour
and starch; tor red, cochineal. carmine,
madder red, and the juice of carrots and
cherries; for yellow, saffron, saffiower
and tumeric; for blue, indigo and lit
mus; for green, juice of spinach and
mixtures OF the above blues and yellows;
for brown, burnt sugar and Spanish
Juice; and for black, Indian ink.
In 1852 there was wrecked on the
Natal side of St. Johns river, South
Africa, great West 1ndianman, the
Grosvenor. Two gentlemen have lately
been endeavoring to recover property
from the wreck, and have found great
number of coins, gold, silver and cop
per. There is a tradition that the
| daughters Of a Colonel Campbell were
saved, and became the wives of natives,
and it is certain that near the UmgazI
river is a small tribe OF very light
eolored Kaffirs, descended, it is sup
| posed, from those ladies.