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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST

A dear little thing-The diamond.
+ 'sTo have the gout is to have the
swell thing.
A serious step-Out of a second-story
window to the ground below.
Bore What time do you retire
heree" Young lady (bored)-"Soon as
the company goes"
Where do yoa hail trom?" queried
man of a trader. "Where do you rain
fromsn Don't rain at all" said the
as1onished Jonathan. Neither do
hail.
A hotel landlord at indianapolis
wears 3 hat woven Of pineapple straw,
which weighs only two ounces. 1t was
made on the island of st. Helena, and is
valued at 800.
The French society for the encourage
ment of national industries offers q
prize Of $500 for an essay on the tools
employed in Ameri "a in the manufac-
tare of watches.
No man can truly say he is happyand
healthy. and that he loves everybody,
when he owes years subscription to
newspaper and has corns-- Wtstsunss-
port BreGktd Table.
Cornell is to have q class in journal
ism. A pair OF two-dollar shears and q
bottle of gum arabic have already been
purchased. The scheme certainly
promises well.-At'Gnta Constitution.
New York rays more for tobacco than
for bread. Dealers say that there are
smokers in that city who average 100
cigars week, and men whose cigar
bills run up to thousands of dollars per
annum.
When the sad and weary editor isn't editing,
When moment through the day hi pencil
drops;
Then he listens to the sanctum bores a-buz-
And a-falking of the weather and the crops.
oil City Derrick
1.-The New York Tribune is expert
menting with type-setting machines"
II the : leading American newspaper"
is as successful in its experiments with
type-setting machines as it has been in
its attacks upon cooperative news
papers it may as well send the machines
to the nearest Junk shop.
I would not cause one shade Of pain
To overspread that face so lair;
Ahi no, dear girl, nor would deign
To add might unto your care.
would not have that lovely hue
OF features clouded by irown,
But duty bids me say to you,
Your back hairs all a coming down .
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
Extraordinary Success in ReTlving
COrDSe,

Out in Colorado recently vigilance
committee concluded to lynch n certain
bunko s. serer, and two physicians OF
the town, having been interested in re-
cent experiments in electricity on the
bodies Of persons who had been hung,
arranged with tine chairman OF the COM
mittee to let them have the body to ex-
pertinent on. 1t was arranged that he
should have the corpse sent 10 the hotel
and put in a nrivate room, ana then the
physicians v re to besent for, as though
they knew L thing about 1t, and were
wanted to revive the victim.
Tney got their electric batteries ready
for the business and awaited the sum-
mons. Soon boy called on them with
the information that they were REQ qulTed
At the hotel. They took their machines
and started, and on leir arrival were
shown into room. On the bed lay the
body OF a man partly undressed and
with an expression of agony on bis face.
It was a horrid sight. but the young
doctors overcame their nervousness.
and Immediately, without o WOrds
placed the handles of the batteries in
The hands of the victim and turned on
the current with much force.
The effect was marvellous. The body
at once assumed the appearance OF life.
If sprang from the bed, the eyes opened
and elared wildly about, the mouth
opened and forth came terrible yell
Then the body began to perform w
dance. and the shrieks. mingled w
invectives, came thick and last. fhe
corpse evidently strove to let % Of The
sattery hancIess but was unable 70 20
SO. It began to call for help, and in it,
struggles the observations heaped upon
the doctors were positively frightful:
They aroused the whole house, and
presently the landlord and a lot guests
bursf into the room, and the first thing
tie M landlord did was to ask: IN hat
ne deuce are you doingp KeTiying
lie . .rpse, said one 81 The doctors who
was nearly wild with enthusiasm.
I CorpsePn cried the landlord that's
the man who wanted you TO colne and
lance boil for him. They turned oi's
the batterier wiss after the man VII
tne boil .,erieacs covered himself q bit
gof 4 adsnes i and chased those deotoi
nv IA M M the m0uDtal's
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
Where the Icebergs and Ice Fields
Come From.


The icebergs come chiefly from Green
land, being formed by rivulets, etc. The
vast ice fields seen upon the banks of
Newfoundland are brought there by
the vast currents of the sea and wind.
They come mostly from the co ist oil
Labrador, and are parts of the fields that
are formed durin e tue long winter in
the great bays and inlets of the Labra-
dor coast. Icebergs are continually
changing their line of floating, owing
in part to the breaking off of pieces Of
the upper mass and the melting away
of the submerged portion. Their mo-
tion is salways slow, and accidents can
rarely happen from them to prudent
mariners. They float along the banks
of Newfoundland, snd finally, striking
the warmer waters of the Gulf stream.
soon disappear. The movement of a
field of ice is accompanied by much
crashing, and is often obscured By a
dense tog, through which rise the tops
of the bergs. On two occasions during
the Arctic cruise of the Juniata, in the
Polaris search expedition, that vessel
barely escaped destruction by iceber 8.
One of these was in the middle of July,
1878. During a dense fog at midday,
off Cape Farewell, an immense berg was
suddenly seen to loom up out OF the fog
not more thar ships length directly
ahead. Fortunately the vessel was run
ming at slow speed, and her course was
quickly changed, and she cleared the
ice mountain by about leo feet, On
another occasion, off FiskernaRs, in d
dense log. another very large berg was
seen a little on the port bow, and a
ledge of rocks on the starbOard bow
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
The Hill of Life.
We only ask, my heart and /,
A liltIe peaca. q little rest.

~ . OAAJ 6oht AAe5shfI anu
A little peace, little rest;
We've travelled tar, my heart and +,
And none responds to our request
The hill OF lie is steep and high,
And tborns with grasses underIie,
We know it weIl-my heart and I.
View had our ioes, my heart and 1;
We've hal our friends,
We've hal our loves, my heart and I,
Where friendship ends.
We've bid a hundred loves goodbye,
We've seen hundred friendships die,
Aye, that we have my heqrt and l.
We've met with scorn, my heart and I;
We've met with praise;
When envy let his arrows fly
To mar our days.
We'd laugh to see them pass us by;
If cumming forged subtle lie,
We would his fiendish arts defy,
And foil our foes-my heart and L
When beaufy, Diush1ng sweet and shy
Would, unaware,
Pierce my warm heart with glances sly
We'd shun the snare.
Old trout avoid the anglers fly,
And iaithless hearts would vainly try
To separate my heart and +.
Now here we are, my heart and 1,
While far below
We hear the murmuring nations cry,
And reap and sow
We've Hown and reaped, my heart and !
And only ask in peace to die.
God grant us rest, my heart and r.
John Scott.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
WOODBURY., N. J., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, $780,

In hopes to be taken in hand by his Maker,
Thoroughly cleansed, repaired, wound up and
set a-going
In the world to come, when time shall be no
more.
Wandering to Gillingham church
yard we will rest awhile beside the
grave of Thomas jackson:
Sacred to the memory of Thomas jackson,
comedian, who was engaged December 81
174l, to play comic cast of characters in this
great theater-the world, for many of which
he was prompted by nature to excel The
season being closed, his benefit over, the
charges all paid, and his accounts closed, be
made his exit in the tragedy of Death, March
IL, 1898, in full assurance Of being once more
called to rehearsal, where he hopes to find
his forfeits all cleared, his cast OF parts bet
tered, and his situation made agreeable by
Him who paid the great stock debt by the
love He bore the performers in general.
In the Roman Catholic cemetery of
Mayne the following epitaph has caused
considerable trouble between the priests
and the people, the former declaring
that 1t is sprofane, immoral and scan
dalous," while the latter maintain that
it shall reil ain as it is:
Beneath this stone here lieth one
That all his friends did please;
To heaven L hope he's surely gone
To enjoy eternal ease.
He drank, he sang, while here on earth
Lived happy as lord;
And now he hath resigned his breath,
God rest him, Paddy Ward.
We will close this grave subject with
one from Stirling castle, about thirty
miles from Edinburg:
Our life is hut winter day,
Some only breakfast and away;
Others TO a dinner stay
Aud are full led.
The Oldest man but sleeps
And goes to bed.
Large is his expense
That fingers out the day;
He that goes soonest
Has the least to pay.
-Nea0 York Euening Nail.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
VOL. II.
This Farm For Sale.

With weary heart and trembling hand
guide the team afield;
Good horses-ah, they seem to see
The grief try to shield.
The skies are low'ring overhead,
Misfortune blows gale;
Put up o board, and write thereon
These words: q This farm for sale."
What sell the homestead broad and fair
Tie dearest spot on earth I
Shall strangers sit where have sat,
Around the family hearth
The farm where mother took the vows
That made her father's bride
The place where laughing Nell was born
The spot where Willie diedf
What! must part with memories
So rery dear to mel
The messy spring, the purling brook,
The leaving apple-treef
The shadows OF departed ones
Rise up and touch my arm;
I hear their pleading voices now;
edo not desert the farm"
Enshrined within my heart of hearts
The house where I was born,
Oae summer night, when heavens rain
Beat down the growing corn;
Tne room where have often passed
Beneath the chast' ming rod
Where father laid me early on
The altar of his God!
While have strength to swing the axe
While 1 can guide the plow;
While can toll and bring the sweat
OF labor 10 my brow,
I'll keep mistortune's wolf at BAY
Love triumphs over goldl
Take down the board and break it.
The farm shall not be soldl
It. C. Ra, 6au0h.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03

She was
But words are wanting
To say what.
Look what a wife should be,
And she was that.
In memory of Katherine Gray, who
kept u pottery shop at Chester:
Beneath this stone lies old Katherine GRAY,
Changed from busy lie to lieless clay;
BY earth and clay she got her pelf,
But now is turned to earth herself.
Ye weeping friends, let me advise,
Abate your grief and dry your eyes,
For what avails q food of tears
Who knows but in e run of years,
In some tall pitcher or broad pan
She in her shop may be again
Upon the tomb of Martha Wells.
wife of John Wells, in Yolkstone, we
read:
We far from here did come
Each other tor to join,
In peace with all men here we lived,
And did in love combine.
But oh, remark the strange,
Yet heavens wise decree,
Pm lodged within the silent grave,
He's rolling in the sea.
In wandering through the old Sleepy
Hollow cemetery | paused before an
old messy tombstone. STOPPING down
and brushing away the moss / read the
following:
Pause, reader, pause as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was 1;
As am now so you will be,
Prepare for death and follow me.
And near by / read:
Af1iction sore long time bore,
Physicians were in vain;
Till death did seize and God did please
To ease me OF my pain.
But enough for the fair sex. Let us
see if the sterner sex can boast of any,
thing better. We will begin with the
lawyers. In the churchyard at Norfolk
we find:
God works wonder now and then;
He, though lawyer, was an honest man.
And in Stepney churchyard, London,
upon lawyer named Strange:
Here lies an honest Ia lawyer-that's Strange,
Upon the tombstone of Stephen Bum
bold at Brightwell:
He lived one hundred and i've,
Sanguine and strong;
An hundred to five
You live not so long!
Which is probably true concerning the
most of US. In Walton churchyard we
read upon the tomb Of George Miles,
blacksmith:
My sledge and hammer lie reclined,
My bellows also lost their wind;
My fires extinct, my Jorge decayed,
My vice i the dust my friends have laid,
My Goals are spent, my irons gole,
My nails are drove, my work is done.
And upon collier:
Here lies the collier, John OF Nashes,
By whom death nothing gained, he swore;
For, living, he was dust aud ashes,
And being dead, he is no more.
Here is one which fear the majority
of the male sex will never deserve.
will not vouch for the truth OF it:
An honest fellow here is laid,
His debts in tull he always paid;
And what's more strange, the neighbors tell
us,
He brought back borrowed umbrellas.
We pause before a stone III Luton
churchyard, and this is the warning II
gives to us:
Reader, have LETT world
In which had world to do,
Sweating and lretting to get rich
Just such a fool as you.
In Ellington churchyard upon the
tomb of John Trees:
John Trees, aged "A years,
Poorly lived and poorly died;
Poorly buried and no one cried.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03
EPITAPHs.

Some Quaint and Curfous Inscriptions ON
Tombstonesin Old English and Ameri-
can thurchyards.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03

In hopes to be taken in hand by his Maker,
Thoroughly cleansed, repaired, wound up and
set a-going
In the world to come, when time shall be no
more
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-03

can thurchyards.
In wandering through the various
resting places of the dead one might
well exclaim: " Where are the sinners
buriedp" Surely their graves are not
here; the inscriptions on marble, shaft
or slab indicate the resting places of the
good alone. But in going here and
there through old cemeteries, especially
in England, one often comes across in
scriptions STRANGELY unlike those of the
present day. Let US pass by the ordi-
nary ones, and read some of the extra
ordinary.
The two wives of Thomas Sexton are
buried in churchyard near Newman
ket. Upon the stone over the grave of
the first one is the following:
Here lies the body OF Sarah Sexton
She was wife that never vexed one.
l can't say so much tor the one at the next
stone.
In the cemetery of the Old Gray
Friars, Edinburg, we find:
Here snug in the grave my wife doth lie;
Now she's at rest, and SO am I.
Here is another:
Here lies my dear wife, sad slattern and
shrew;
If said regretted her l should lie, too.
On a tombstone in Cy ford:
Here, deep in the dust,
The old moldy crust
Uf Nell Bachelor lately shoven;
Who was skilled in the arts
OF pies, puddings and tarts,
And knew every use of the oven.
When she had lived long enough
She made her last puff
A puff by her husband much praised
Now here she doth lie
And makes dirt pie,
In hopes that her crust may be raised.
But these are rather unjust toward
the fair sex. Let US look for something
more truthful. We find il in st.
Micnaers churcfyard, Coventry:
She was
But words are wanting
To say what.
Look what a wife should be,
And she was that.
In memory of Katherine Gray, who
kept u pottery shop at Chester:
Beneath this stone lies old Katherine Gray,
Changed from q busy lie to lifeless clay;
BY earth and clay she got her pelf,
But now is turned to earth herself.
e weeping friends, let me advise,
Abate your grief and dry your eyes,
For what avails q food of tears
Who knows but in g run Of years,
In some tall pitcher or broad pan
She in her shop may be again
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-08

ed at Charleston.
Jackson declares the cclored people
are anxious to leave far Kansas, but
are closely watched and punished by the
white men,"
This plausible political indictment has
been forwarded to Senator Hampton by
some humane and honest truth seekers In
the West, with a request that he should
plead to the charges made against him.
''You may state two facts, if you wish, he
said to the writer Of this ''in general reply
to all that is here said about me. The first
is that l have never owned a slave m
John Jackson, nor ever employed a con
trahand' Of that name on my plantation
known as Gadsden's Turnout The second
is that | have never had a plantation or any
interest in a plantation at Gadsden or any
where else in South Carolina. l have never
planted outside of Mississippi. With these
trihing corrections the interview may pass
for what it is III. Correspondence Of
the Herald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-08
FARMERS
Improve Your Stock.

We keep constantly on hand, at prices to suit the
lines,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-08
CARPETS!

l offer for sale, on very reasonable terms, a lot of very
some Cotton Chains from the very best mills in the
country. Not having ROOM. will sell very cheap
Please call and examine. Also, Rugs, Mating and Win
dow Shades. WILLIAM DAFFRON,
1888 Main Street.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-08
Oct2-3n,
Packing, Smoking d Curing Establishment.

OFFICE OF V. HECKLER, JR.S RRo
DEAR SIR: Owing to the great demand for our Sar-
sage, we have enlarged our facilities, and are now urr
pared to make all kinds and in any quantities: tins
department being under the supervision OF our Mr.. W
T. Hechler, one of the firm, we can safely recommends
them.
Fresh Pork Sausage in links, s; Fresh pork sausage
in cake, 8; fresh pork Tenderloin sausage. 9: fresh
pork Tendrloin, smoked, 8; Bologna sausage, smoked.
9; Garlic sausage, smoked, 8; Blood buildings, g: Liver
buildings, 9: Dutch buildings, 8; Irish buildings. 8:
Hogshead cheese. 8; smoked beef; beef tongues; beet
by the quarter or side, mutton 10y the quantities:
dressed hogs; pigs feet in bbls; pigs fee. in half bbls.
We also have on hand a full stock of Bacon and
Lard, consisting of S. c.. hams. 5 &. shoulders, :.
G. breasts, bulk shoulders, bulk sides, bacon side.
bacon shoulders. Lard i'll tierces, lard in kegs, lard
in buckets.
Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage in
the past, we guarantee satisfaction in the future.
Terms, C. O. D., or city references required. SOLICITING
your orders, we remain,
Yours, truly,
Y. HECHLER, JR., & BRO.
oct 2-3m
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-08

BERKSHIRE PIGS, English bred,D
SOUTH-DOWN LAMBS,
GRADE SHORT HORNS. OR DURHAM
half-and-half bred. Ais a splendid full
blooded BULL.4 years old. that wo I'D weigh
1900 pounds, if fully fat, which we will sell
low, as we have used him for three years.
He is a perfect specimen of his kind, and without
flaw, and cost $3.50, when eleven months old.
All of our original stock comes from a frst-class
breeder in Canada, and for purity of blood, cannot be
excelled. j. F. CAIN & son,
Aug. 14-tf Hil1sbOrO, N. C.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11
SHERMAN. WANTS TO BE SENATOR.

Honest John Sherman, Secretary OF
the Treasury, announces himself a can
didate for United States Senator from
Ohio. The Cleveland Herald publishes
his letter on. the subject, in which he
says his election to that position might
relieve Garfield from embarrassment,
and free to do as he ,pleases in the for
nation of Cabinet. This denotes that
Sherman has been promised the Secre-
taryship of the Treasury in the New
Cabinet, and it implies thathe is. not
the only person who has been promised
the place by Garfield.
1t is greatly to be hoped for the well
fare of the silver producing States that
John Sherman may be elected Senator
from Ohio. He has been the avowed
enemy OF silver, and has done all in his
power to prevent it's remonetization.
He has boarded standard dollars until
there is not room in the Treasury vaults
for them, and has thrown every posi-
BILE obstacle in the way of their general
circulation. While pretending with
Garfield and other Republican leaders
to be in favor of American products
and manufactures, he goes into the
European markets to purchase silver
for coinage, and while favoring the iron
producers of Pennsylvania, by advoca-
ting high tariff on iron, with glaring
inconsistency he does all in his power
to injure the silver miners of Nevada
Colorado and Arizona, by compelling
them to compete with the silver pro-
ducers of foreign countries in supplying
the minis with bullion. As a member
of the Senate, in which the Democrats
will have a majority, his power to
injure the silver interest will be less
than it IL now, and while anybody can
do better than he has done as Secretary
OF the Treasury, no one can do worse,
40 far as the silver interest is concerned.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11
SHORT OF FUNDS.

Republican editors in Nevada are not
accustomed to publishing campaign lit.
erature without pay, and some of them
are now in Carson, interviewing the
State Central Committee on the subject
of finances. The Carson papers say
that the Committee has no funds, and
the Appeal tells the reason why, as
follows
During the campaign Mr.. Mackay
offered to give the Central Committee
any money they needed to save the
State for Garfield. The reply was that
Mr.. Sharon would furnish all the money
needed. A week before election Mr..
Mackay offered to give the Committee
$1,000 for election purposes, but Mr..
Sharon said: L will put up all the
money; take nothing from any other
source They declined Maekays offer,
as Sharon appeared anxious to have the
name of giving it all. He finally came
up the day before election with 800
for Virginia City, and $500 for Gold
HILL"
Sharon was led to. believe by his
fuglemen, that his popularity was suff-
cient to secure him majority of the
Legislature without money and without
price, and now because he did not dc
as he did SIX years ago, when he spent
5000, 900 to secure the Senatorship, he
is denounced as a traitor to his party.
He gave the State Central Committee, it
appears, 81, 800 to use i'll Storey county,
and probably proportionate amounts for
outside counties. This ought to be suf-
ficient to pay advertising expenses, but
it was probably used for other purposes.
Four years ago when the papers, which
are now blessing Sharon to the wrong
side of heaven, for not expanding money,
had much to say about Tilden's bar'l,
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee had only $50 to expend for cam
paign purposes, and not a cent of that
ever reached Humboldt county. The
SILVER, STATE published the State ant
National tickets and platforms, anc
never received dime for doing so
when Republican papers, which haxi
been well paid for such work, go through
few campaigns with empty pockets
they will, perhaps, begin to realize tina
there is more principle and patriotism
in the Democratic party than they hav'
given it credit for.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11

]. F. Langrnaid, of Pembroke, N. H.,
the father OF Josie Langmaid, who was
murdered by the Canadian, La Page,
some years ago, became involved in a
dispute with Robert Mcconnell last Sat-
urday, and was fatally beaten and in
jured by him, heavy pair of wheels
being also driven over his body.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11

The Phoebe Record. says the Demo
Gratis made clean sweep at the late
election, electing every man on their
ticket, a thing which has never before oc-
CURED in the history of Lincoln county.
In Nye county the only Republicans
elected were, Commissioner, Treasurer.
and Clerk.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11

Tho deaths is announced of Zaimis,
the Greek statesman, who was many
times President. of the. Council. His
atath. was sudden.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-11-11

A fire at Central City, d. T., on Tues
day evening, destroyed the American
House and contents. Loss, 5000; un-
insured.