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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
HUMOR OF THE DAY

IT love thy rocks and drills" as the
young fellow sang to the rich miners
daughter. Sunbeam.
Rocking-chairs would be more com
Portable il they were less tidy ChaF
When we see q man with oceans Of
oil on his hair, it always suggests to ns
head-Hght.-StatesnsGn
The hen now sits on the garden fence
But can no mischief hatch,
Because the seeds have all come up
Plants are too big too scratch
- Wlt and Wisdom.
"a rolling stone gathers no moss"
but one that sticks in the same place
continually gets SO covered with moss
that it can't see its way out.-6. Lpais
Spirit.
It Is the easiest thing in the world
to write fun. All you've got to do is to
sit down and think of it and then write
it. We could write columns Of it--n
we could think of it.-Mfddist0prH
TRANSCRIPT. ~
At a session of the Teachers associa-
ton recently held at Saratoga, report
was read showing large percentage of
defect in sight among scholars, which
would seem very naturally to arise from
the disorder of the pupils. Salesman
One can't be too careful with fire.
arms. A Marathon boy carried pistol
in his coat pocket, and one day last
week while he was in swimming the
pistol unexpectedly went of. He has
no suspicious as to who took it.-Mqr
1tho,7 T37ere,,0e,zt
"Will the coming man fy?D is the
eonundrum that the Somerville sToaraa-
man is wrestling with, and thinks 1t will
depend upon the nature of his pinions.
We think it Will depend more npon
whether the coming woman has thu
poker.
Danbury has baseball nine called
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS club. When 2
member is seen with his jaw tied up IL
is not known whether he stopped a" hot
ball'' with his cheek or simply attempted
to pronounce the name of his club
Nmristou7s Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
FOB THE LADIES.
4 BaIi In Algeria.

1t must be great fun to attend ball
In Algiers. The Algerian Wntckmdm
reports grand affair of that kind lately
given by the governor, M. Grevy. In
civilized society, the reporter says,
people attend balls in order to dance,
hirt and chat, but in Algiers they sim
ply 60 to eat and drink, and yet not to
eat and drink, to "swilI' rather, and
to stuff themselves. At 9 o'clock on
the memorable evening men stood ten
deep around the governors sideboard,
and SO kicked and scuff1ed that his OK.
cellency was forced to station two
policemen at the door Of his supper
room, while his twenty-six cooks even
could not supply the demand. Pres.
emily the policemen were overwhelmed
in the rush and were fain to make their
escape. If a lady wished glass of
champagne she had to impress some
burly giant to force his way for her to
the sideboard, and only at o'clock in
the morning, when she was half dead
with thirst, could the hostess succeed
in obtaining glass of wine, which she
shared with her preserver in a corner.
Big chasseurs and bearded Arabs
feasted till they were like to die Of
surfeit, and then sauntered through the
gorgeous saloon, covered with jellies,
pates and the debris Of all edible things.
One gentleman belonging to the high
est circles-of Algiers-lay stretched
the whole evening on row OF chairs in
the saloon enjoying siesta. and play
ing tune upon his nose which might
have been heard half way to France.
Toward midnight M. Grevy visited his
sleeping where he found one of
his guests sleeping the sleep Of the Just
in his bed, while the chamber was in
the most shocking disorder, suggestive
of notorious triplet in Thackeray's
White Squall." Meantime in the par
lor all the men were smoking furiously
and in the gush of their tipsiness filling
the pianofortes with wine and breaking
glasses over each others heads, no less
than 700 (glasses, unfortunately, not
heads) being thus demolished. "M.
Grevy was enchanted with the success
of his ball"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
The First Lady Smoking Pipe.

"Ayel" remarked an old man on Sat-
urday evening, as the people gazed upon
the White House windows, wondering
where the President lay, " the first time
I entered that house was told should
find our President General Taylor) in
yonder room at the end of the passage
to the right. AS / walked along a
strong smell Of tobacco smoke assailed
my olfactory organs. entered the
room, and there, gentlemen, saw Mrs.
General Taylor seated at the 6reside
smoking clay pipe fact. ."-Asdresas'
Queer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
Lions in africa

A recent traveller in equatorial Africa
says: Lions are one of the dangers
between Zanzibar and the great lakes.
They sometimes hunt game in packs of
six to eight. Some animals show fight
against them successfully. Lions never
venture to attack the adult elephant,
and even avoid the buffalo, unless they
are more than two to one. In general
they do not attack caravans, and never
in daytime. At most hungry lion may
spring upon and carry off a straggler
while passing through the brakes and
jungles. But it is otherwise at night.
When lions scent the caravan from afar,
particularly if it contains goats or beasts
of burden, they approach and announce
their vicinity by terrific roars. Never
theless in well inclosed camp there is
no danger; the lions never attempt to
clear the obstacles, and marksmen from
behind palisades can pick them off with
almost unfailing aim. There is danger
only when the camp is not completely
inclosed, or when those inside 90 out
to attack them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
A Sacred Gold Mine.

In the eleventh and twelfth verses of
the second chapter of Genesis will be
found the following important informa-
ton:
"The name Of the first is Pison; that
Is it which compasseth the whole land
of Havilah, where there is gold, and the
gold of that land is good" 0
The Chicago I7ateT- Ocean states with
apparent seriousness that company Of
London gentlemen, who have neither
followed Ingers0ll nor the scientists
into their Bible notions, have organized
themselves into a company to test the
truth of the above sacred assurance, and
the stock of the g HayiIah I" gold mine
has actually been placed on the London
market, the proprietors announcing it
to be the richest in the world, and the
passage from Genesis is quoted as PROC
Of it from an inspired source,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
VOLUME III.
Unwritten Music.


we hear its low and dreamy tone :
Like some sweet angel spell,
Among the wood-haunts wild and lone.
Where the young violets dwell:
Where the deep sunset flush hath thrown
Its glory on the sea,
We hnger for its ceaseless moan
That wordless minstrelsyI
The primal world its echoes woke
When first the ardent sun,
In all his fresh'ning day-spring, broke,
His regal race to run;
1t foated through those lonely skies,
Each immemorial hill,
Where now such countless cities rise.
The might of human will
The cavern'd depths of the wild sea
That gather in their lair
Such shrieks of mortal agony,
Such pleadings of despair,
Upon their turgid pillows wreathed
Such lulling strains have sped,
As if their charnel waters breathed'
No requiem for the dead.
Oh ] earth hath not lonely plain
Unblest by mystic cong;
The diapason of the main,
Its anthem to prolong.
The seaman, in his home-fraught dream
Upon the moonlit waves,
Hears, in its undulating stream,
The chant of Wat'ry caves.
Through Hippocrene's violet fount
The haunting spirit rung;
To every old Thessalian mount
Its storied legends chung.
At filed the wild Beotian hills
With fabled visions blent,
and murmured through the Pythlan rills-
A melody unspent
An incense breath upon the wind,
For mornings glorious dover;
A fairy spell, the heart to bind
At noontide's languid hour;
A voice the forest-child hath sought
By every glade and stream;
But most, at twilight's hour of thought,
Half shadow and half dream.
A song upon the summer prime,
OF gladness and of praise;
voice that bids the vintage time
Its choral tribute raise;
tone ubiquitous and free,
A deathless music given;
A strain of immortality
An attribute Of heavenI
-Walla9"s .Hubey, Jr., IN Boston Folio.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
NUMBER 81.
Il Nav NOt Be.

1t may not be our lot to wfsfG
The sickle In the ripened field;
Nor ours to bear on summer ewes
The reaper's song among the sheaves.
YET where our duty's task is wrought
In unison with Gods great Thought,
The near and future blend IN one,
And whatso'er is willed Is done.
And ours the grateful service whence
Comes day by day the recompense;
The hope, the trust, the purpose stayed
The fountain and the MONDAY shade.
join q. Whittier
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18
a tramp with his arm n 4 sins

A tramp with bis arm in sling called
on Gilhooley for q quarter. alleging that
his arm had bsen injured in the recent
railroad accident near San Atomic. "But
yesterday you hnd the other arm IN 81
sling" replied Gilhooley. Well, sup
posin' had. Don't you think fellars
arm gets tired Of being tied UP all dny
Beside, i have got concussion of the
brain and can't remember half the time
which arm was broken. Teras Syayi1ag5.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-08-18

Whoever conquers Incidence can con-
quer most things.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
How Harvard College Lost $iOO, 1000.
boston Corr Of the Hartford Times1

A few days since I came across a de-
scription of some Of the peculiarties of
Thomas Dowse, whose library is now in
the Massachusetts Historical rooms. He
lived and died in Cambridge, and was O
leather-dresser, bachelor, and peculiar
besides. He used to pull wool in a
ruf1ed shirt, buy books, and speculate
upon philosophical truth and great
problems Of existence. At fifty he was
going to marry, but learning that the
young lady was engaged to his partner,
he invited her to ride to Boston, where
he left her in the streets to look out for
herself. She never married, and finally
died in the poor-house. His library con-
tained 5000 Volumes, nearly all valuable
English works, printed in London, and
bound uniformly in calf. He had a
golden lamb in front of his house as q
sign. Harvard students broke off it's
head, and this maddened him so much
that he changed his will and left his
property, 500, 900, to individuals and
public institutions, instead of to Harvard
college, as had been his intention. His
library he gave to the Massachusetts
Historical society on condition that it
should be kept forever in one room. He
was a great admirer of Franklin, and
erected monument to his memory in
Mount Auburn. Harvard college gave
him the degree of Doctor of Laws, which
Edward Everett in his eulogy translated
into "Literary Leather Dresser"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
THE MARKETS..
New York;

NEW YORK, January 15-12:30 P: M.-Flour-
Dull and prices without decided change; re-
ceipts II. .675 bbls; round hoop Ohio at $3.50
500; choice do at s5.1o@6.75: superfne west
ern at s3.30@3.75; common to good extra do
at S4.2O@4.6 60; choice do at S465@6.75; choice
white wheat do at $5.00@6.00. Wheat-With-
out important change; dull; sales 5000 bus No.
white seller February at $1.1619; 5000 bus do
seller March at $1.17A; $4,000 pus No. red
seller February at s1.19; $4,000 bus do seller
May at 1.2O56@1.2ON. Corn-A shade strong
er and quiet; mixed western spot at 54@57c; do
futures at 54s@57c: :t9a oatS79uiet i 5. and 9n ga
mand moderate; new PLAIN mess at s9.50@lo.O9:
new extra do at $1o.5o@1l:o0: Pork-Dull and
nominal; old mess at $1,000 for spot: Lard
Heavy and lower; steam rendered at s9.27115s.
Butter-Firm and quiet; Ohio at 121z@27c.
Cheese Very firm at 8@13s4c. for poor to
choice. Sugar Steady; fair inquiry. Molasses
Steady and quiet. Petroleunl-Nominal.
Rice-1n good demand; firm. Coffee-Firm.
Freights- Strong. Spirits of Turpentine--
Steady at 4711@48c Resin-Quiet and steady
s1.so@1.87X. Tallow-Firm at 6K@eMc for
western. Eggs-Fum at S0@37c for fair to
choice.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
Rode Out His Dollar.

A jolly old fellow came down from the
mountains just before Christmas, to
spend the holidays at Sacramento. Be-
coming tired Of footing it about the city,
he got into a street-car, and when shown
by the driver the box in which he should
deposit his fare, he dropped therein a
trade dollar. Then he demanded his
change, but the driver informed him he
could not give him any unless he had
paid the coin to him. For time the
old fellow was in dilemma. His dollar
was in the box and he had no show to
getit out. Finally he solved the problem
Of getting even with the railroad COM
pany by notifying the driver that he
would use up the money he put in the
box in rides. This he did by remaining
on the car for twenty trips, and, armed
with flask of whisky and lunch of
crackers and cheese, the old fellow had
picnic all to himself.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19

James N. Ray, half brother to Congressman
L. G: House, Of Tennessee, was killed in Scott
county, that state, few days since. He had
an alteration with man who insulted his
wife, and received fatal blow from his assail-
ant with an axe.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hayes, an inmate of the
state hospital for tho insane at st. Peter, Minn.,
was murdered on the 11th inst, by Mrs. Olive
A. Andrews, another inmate, by choking and
beating her. Both women were about 80 years
Of age.
Captain s. Keene, well-known citizen re-
siding near Gallatin, Tenn, was assassinated
by unknown parties while attending to house.
hold duties on the 9Th. It is thought the deed
was committed by moonshiners, whom he Of
Tended.
Arthur Russell, of Thayer, Kansas, was
found dead on the 10th inst, four miles east
Of Neodeshaw, in that state, with skull
crushed. His death is thought to be the re-
suit Of foul play.
Thomas Moore, aged 21, was killed in a fight
near Grants Lick, Ky., on the 8th, by Abraham
Gibson.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
Work Of the Flames.

The explosion of lamp n the Hale l. Nor
cross mine, at Virginia City, New, on the 18th,
caused fire that damaged the pumping engine
and hoisting-works to the extent of $780, 1000.
by fire in a building in Courtlandt street,
New York, owned by the Vanderbilts, and occu-
pied by the Waterbury Clock company and
Charles Bruno & Son, a loss of over $780, 600
was sustained.
The receiving warehouse of the Old Domin-
ION Steamship company, at Norfolk, Va, has
been burned, with valuable stores of cotton and
general merchandise.
The residence and greenhouse of Edward
Suder, at Toledo, burned on the 18th inst, the
loss aggregating $4,000.
Over fifty head of Jersey cattle, among which
WAS bull valued at 81, 500. we're burned to
death by the destruction Of the Coleman barns,
in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on the 18th
inst. The estimated loss is 100000.
twenty-five stores in Durham, N. c., burned
on the 18th inst.
Trenton, Tenn, was bereft of its only hotel,
and several business houses, onthe 18th. Loss
about $25,0O0
A large building at Worcester, Mass, oocu-
pied by two grocery houses, boot manufac-
tory and do railroad Office burned on the 18th.
The Meriden house, Meriden, Conn.,, burned
on the 18th inst. Loss probably $50, COO; in
surance $45,UOO.
A fire at Weatherford, Texas, on the 18th,
caused loss of $9500O.
=, Kieth's block, New Orleans, was burned on
the 18th inst. Loss $4,000.
The Keith building, Little Rock, Ark, occu-
ped by Lawson Lester, grocers, II. Kohn,
Whistles and tobacco, and Jacob Bloss, dry
goods, was totally destroyed by fire ON the 11th.
Aggregate loss about 100000.
fire which originated in storehouse at
bartlett, Tenn, on the 18th inst, destroyed
property to the value of $2O,OO0.
tire which broke out about midnight on the
9th, on the corner of Broadway and Biddle
street, St. Louis. destroyed a block of build
ings. The chief loss was sustained by the
Broadway foundry, being $35,000. The total
loss foots up $55OOO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
Roller ExDlOsiOpns.

The explosion of boiler in .Watson's bleach
operative and seriously wounded another.
A boiler in a large dry goods establishment on
lower Broadway, New York, exploded on the
evening Of the 10th, demolishing the premises
and playing havoc with adjoining property, but
singularly no person was killed.
On the morning OF the 18th inst. q boiler in
the Union FIGURING mill, Detroit, Mich, ex-
ploded with terrific force, wrecking the mill,
killing Engineer Whittier, the fireman, three
horses, and severely injuring man who hap
pened to be near the engine room at the time
An explosion Of celluloid at q factory In New
berryport, Mass, on the 12th inst, killed Chas.
B: schofeld, Paterson, N. j., fatally burned
burned Walter Van Duser, Newark, n. J. The
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
SAYINGS OF GEORGE ELIOT.

No man can be wise on an empty
stomach. Bede.
NOTHING is so good as it seems before
hand. .-SStas Mariner.
TROUBLES easy borne when every
body g ives it lift for you.-Felir Holt.
AS for age, what that's worth depends
on the quality of the liquor.
Bede.
GENIUS at first is little more than a
great capacity for receiving discipline. -
Daniel Der0,ado.
Blows are sarcasms turned stupid;
wit is q form of force that leaves the
limbs at rest.-Fellr Holt.
THERE is no sorrow greater than to
love what is great, and try to reach it,
and yet to fail.-Middlenaarch.
THERE'S a sort of human paste. that
when it comes near the fire of enthusi
asm is only baked into harder shape
Daniel Deronda.
No story is the same to us after the
lapse of time; or rather, we who read il
are not the same Interpreters. adam
Bcde.
EVERY mans work, pursued steadily,
tends to become an end in itself, and SO
to bridge over the loveless chasm of his
life.-SSlos Mariner.
It's easy to find reasons why other
people should be patient. -Adana Bede.
THE dovil tempts US motifs We tempt him,
Reckoning his skill with opportunity:,
IGNORANCE is not so damnable as
humbug, but when it prescribes pills
it may happen to do more HARM Felia
Holt.
IT seems as if them as arn't wanted
here are the only folks as amt wanted
i the other world. ld.-AdaneBede.
IT'S allays the way wi them meek
faced people; you may as we'll pelt bag
Of feathers as talk to then. .-Ada11l
Bede.
COLLEGE mostly makes people like
bladders, just good nothing but t. hold
the stuff as is poured into them.-Adan1
Bede.
IT'san uncommon fine thing when you
can let man know what you think o1
him without paying for 1.-THE AiW on
the Floss.
No man puts rotten apples in his pouch,
Because their upper side looks fair to him
''' - ''''1 - ''A''''D' DFSisY -ois}i Holt.
LIFE is so complicated a game that the
devices Of skill are liable to be defeated
at every turn by air-blown chances in
calcuable as the descent Of thistledown.
-R0n,ol0.
II is. very difficult to be learned; ii
seems as if people were worn out on the
way to great thoughts, and can never
enjoy them because they are too tired
Middlen,arch.
WORLDLY faces never look 80 worldly as
at a funeral. They have the same effect
Of grating incongruity as the sound of a
coarse voice breaking the solemn still
ness of night. .--Janefs Repentance.
AFTERal the talk of scholars there are
but two kinds of government; one where
men show their teeth at each other, and
one where men show their tongues and
lick the feet of the strongest. .-Ron,ozn.
WHEN the commonplace "we must all
die" transforms itself into the acute con-
sciousness, "I must die-ard soon, "
then death grapples us and his fingers
are cruel; afterward he may come to fold
us in his arms as our mother did, and
our last moment of dim earthly discern
ing may be like the first. .-Middle.
march.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
A EfeM6iSh Child.

While two Philadelphia colored wowan, Mrs.
Jackson and Mrs, Shapn on, were at work on
the 18th inst, they heard cries from Mrs.
Shannon's two-months' child. Rushing up
stairs, they found the three-year old son of
ing infant with red-hot poker in his hands.
The baby had been terribly burned about the
mouth, ard examination showed that the Jack
sen boy had forced the poker down the baby's
throat. The child died in great agony.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
A NECK arrangement recommended

A NECK arrangement recommended as
very pretty for old ladies is square
piece sof Brussels net, large enough to
fold into a rather large three -cornered
fichu, worn under the dress, allowing
about two inches to appear all around
the neck, and fastened in front with a
brooch. This ie easily washed and al
ways proves becoming.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
THE SILENT No. 8,
THE EASY RUNNING No, s,
THE No. s for FAMILY SEWING,

OF all modern improvements and
inventions in Sewing Machines, the
New Wheeler &sWilson, "The Silent
Number S,"is the greatest success.
Wherever it has come in competition
before competent judges with Other
machines, it has universally come of
triumphant. =
"WE declare 1t the best in the
world. ."-Ju3ges american Institute,
" Y. *.
AWARDED the only grand prize fo,
Sewing Machines, atsthe Paris Expo.
slt1on, 1878, over 80 competitors. ~..
AGENTS WANTED .s~,ss
AoQres0--I Esa8: hsai3 et asz2st1 .ss -. - g.
WHEELER h WILSON MEG co.,
155 State Street, CHICAGO.
". I. BROWN. Agent, Austin, Minn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
The New treaty With China.


Tile treaty recently negotiated by the Ameri-
can commission at Pekin has been printed and
distributed to the senators for their private in
formation. The first treaty gives to the United
States the power to regulate, limit or suspend,
but not prohibit immigration whenever the
threatens to affect the interests or endanger
the good order of any Of our territory; the
limitation or suspension to be reasonable, and
to apply only to Chinese coming here as labor
ers. The second or commercial treaty pro-
hibits the traffic in opium between the two
whether tort or contract, arising between
American citizens and Chinese subjects, in the
courts of jucicial authority of the defendant,
and the application of all laws of the defend
ants nation to all such legislation. In all
cases the plaintiffs are secured the official
presence at the trial of their national officers
and the right to present, examine and cross
examine witnesses.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
Terrible Powder Explosion.

On the 11th inst, while clerk in the grocery
mazoo county, Mich, was weighing out some
gun powder for customer, by some unaccount-
able manner the treacherous substances ignited
and one hundred pounds exploded with terrible
force. The store and stock was blown to pieces
and twelve persons injured, nine very badly.
Charles Gould, clerk, John Shafer and VIM.
Van Valkenburg will probably die.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
FOREIGN War Notes.

Gen. Skobeleff has invested Geek Tepe after
adesperate engagement in which Gen. Petrusse-
witch, three majors and nineteen men were
killed and three officers and fifty-6ve men
wounded. The enemy lost 800 men in the en-
gagement with the Russian right wing alone.
Since the failure of negotiations for treaty
with Russia, the Chinese government has made
extensive preparations for war. It is believed
that torDedoes will be laid at the entrance to
treaty ports, and the commerce Of all nations
cut off
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
ALiit for the COLLEGES.

It is stated that the following gifts will be
made by Mrs. Stone, the Boston benefactress,
about the beginning Of February: Hampton
Institute, Fortress Monroe, $4,000; Olivet
(AIich.) college, $20, 1000; Ripon (Wls.) college,
$4,000; Illinois college, Jacksonville, Ill.,, S2O,
COO; Marietta lO) college, $4,000; Beloit
(Wis:) college, $4,000; Robert college, Con-
stantinople, 100000; Howard university,
Washington, D. c., S25.000; Berea (Ky.) col
lege, 900; New West Education commission,
512, 900; Evangelical work in France $4,000.