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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29

The crocodile is common and some
what dreaded animal Of the Malayan
province. I early made its acquaint-
ance, and its pursuit afforded me the
most constant sport and enjoyment. @.
porosus appears to be the most abundant
species; it attains large size, and SO
frequent and destructive were its depre-
datioEs that it was necessary for the
government to put price on its head,
and a reward was given, arranged On q
sliding scale. according to length from
tip Of snout to end Of tail, for every
carcase over certain size that was pro-
duced and measured at one of the police
stations. The Malays, thus melted, cap
ture many by the following device A
puppy is the usual bait, the limbs of
which are bound, and to which a large
hook is fastened. The bait is foated
on small piece Of plank, and to the
hook Is attached long rope Of twisted
rattans, with its end buoyed by blad-
der. The unfortunate puppy thus float
ing at night attracts the saurin by its
piteous whelping. and, being small, is
usually swallowed at once. A canoe is
used in searching for the bladder in the
morning, and the hooked monster is
twed to shallow water and dispatched,
which is often somewhat tedious and
exciting operation. 1T is only small
animals which these crocodiles con
sumo at once, and 70 strong is this be-
lief among the Malays, that, whenever
a man has been carried away, search is
made for several days among the marrow
creeks and holes In the river bank for
the body, which is supposed to be Thus
secured BY the reptile, and then very
leisarely deTourad. London FFsld
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
Cash

The word cash is derived from the
Italian casa, the chest in which italian
merchants kept their money, as do at
the present time the Spaniards in their
GAIA, and the Portuguese in their caxa,
and the French in their caisse. The ap-
plication of the word ''cash' to money,
is altogether English, it not having
corresponding term in any other Euro
pean language. Cash having been 50
inconsiderately adopted instead Of cassa
(chest), entries in the cash book lit
should be chest book are made in
counting houses in this unmeaning way
''Cash Dr." and "Cash Cr.," whereas
the chest, and not the money, is DR.. to
what is put into It; and Or, for what is
taken out.
In China cash is the one-thousandth
part OF tael, or about one-tenth of an
American cent. The earliest public
bank in modern Europe was that Of
Venice, founded in 1157 1t originated
in the financial difficulties Of the state,
which in order to extricate itself, had
recourse to e forced loan from the
citizens, promising them interest at the
rate CT four per cent. It is generally
believed that the Chinese were the
inventors of bank-notes, which are said
to have originated about 119 years B.
O., in the reign Of the Emperor Ou-ti.
who happened to be in want Of money
at the time, and hit upon this device ''to
raise IT," About 800 A. d., the Chinese,
in the reign Of Haintsoung, OF the
dynasty of Thang, issued true bank
notes. They were called feytsien, or
flying money. There was frequent
overissue of these notes, and it was so
easy to create this paper currency that
the value declined. It took ii, 600 min,
or 15, 900 of our dollars to buy cake
rice, and at last the issue ceased. Two
centuries later notes were issued in
China, under legal restrictions, by joint
stock companies, who promised to pay
cash for them every three years.
In 1924 Sir John Vaudeville, who
visited India, saw and described money
made ''of lether emprented, or of
papyre. - 1rov Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
NUMBER 18.
RELIGIOUS READING.
A Happy Home.

A pretty story about a German family
discloses the secret Of happy home.
wherein joy sboundeth, though there
are many to feed and closhe.
Ateacher once lived ID 6HFasburg who
had hard work to support his family.
His chiefioy in Life, however, was in his
nine children, though it was no Light
task to feed them all.
His brain would have reeled and his
heart sank had he not trusted in his
heavenly Father, when he thought Of
the number Of jackets. shoes, stock
ings and dresses they would need in
tie course OF A year, and oi the guam
tity Of bread and potatoes they would
eat.
His house, too, was very close quarters
for ths many beds ard cribs, to say
nothing Of the room required for the
noise and fun which the merry nine
made.
But father and mother managed very
well, and the house was pattern Of
neatness and order.
One day there came guest to the
house. AS they sat at dinner, The
stranger, looking at the hungry children
about the table, said compassionately:
"Poor man, what a cross you have to
bearr'
"I2 a cross to bearp asked the
father, wonderingly; what do you
mean r.
"Nine children, and seven boys az
thatP replied the stranger, adding Bit
terly. III have but two and each On
Of them is nail in my coffin"
Mine are not, said the teacher with
decision.
"HOw does that happen ?" asked the
guest.
Because have taught them the
noble art of obedience" Isn't that 90,
children?'
Yes" cried the children.
And obey me willingly"
The two little girls laughed roguishIyr
but the seven youngsters shouted: Eyes,
dear father, truly"
Then the father turned to the guest
and said:
"Sir, if death were to come In at that
door, waiting to take one of my nine
children, I wonld say" and here he
pulled off his velvet cap and hurled il
at the door, Rascal, who cheated you
into thinking that had one too
many n
The stranger laughed: be saw that II
was only disobedient children that
make father unhappy.
One of the nine children of the poor
school teacher afterward became widely
known he was the pastor Oberlin. -
From the German.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29

acted as convoy, and on these were
Governor Irwin, Senator Booth, and a
number of senator's, congressman, capi-
talists and merchants, accompanied by
military band. The pageant moved
slowly down the bay until the Golden
Gate was reached, when Mrs De Long,
who had been on the Jeanette with her
husband, said the last good bye and was
transferred to the Governor Irwin. The
Jeanette passed through the Gate, re-
ceived her last salute of ten guns from
FoIt Point, and headed northward for
the ice fields. She had on board eight
officers and crew Of twenty three men.
The oiRcers embraced the following:
Commander, Lieutenant George w. De
Long; executive officer, Lieutenant
Charles W. Chipp; master, John VIII
son Danehauer; chief engineer, George
W. Melville; surgeon, James Markham
Marshal Amber; meteorologist and his
torian, jerome j. Collins; taxidermist,
Raymond L. Newcomb; ice pilot, Cap
tain William Dunbar, of New London,
Conn.
The Jeanette reached st. Lawrence
bay, in Behring strait, August %. Here
she remained for two days, taking on
board deck-load Of surplus coal, two
natives to act as drivers Of the sledges,
and forty dogs. She left st. Lawrence
bay August 81, for the Arctic sea. De
Longs plan was then to mako direct
for Cape Serdze Kamen, in latitude
sixty-seven degrees north and longti-
tude 172 degrees, where he hoped to
learn tidingsof the explorer, Nordensk-
jold, failing in which he proposed to
steer for Wrangel Land and there make
his winter quarters. After leaving st.
Lawrence bay he had no direct commu-
nication with the outer world, and for
over two years his fate and that of the
gallant crew with him had been mys-
stery.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
FOreteIIinq the Weather.

A. J. De Voc, the weather prophet Of
Hackensack. N. J., says some time ago
q gentleman of Chicago sent him this
question: "How can person feretel
changes in the weather without che aid
OF the telegraph or scientific instru-
ments3" to which he replies:
When you see a bank Of thin.
hazy clouds along the northwest, and 1t
is clear over the rest Of the heavens,
then the wind viii be fiom the south
east on the morrow, the temperature
will rise, and it will rain in less than
forty-eight hours.
Second When there is dark ring
around the sun, there is q storm form
ing to the south Of you and On the
morrow the wind will be from the
northeast with snow.
When the sky looks very
black and the stars shine unusually
bright, storm will advance suddenly
from the southeast, beginning with
snow, followed by rain.
Ifa person living in any section Of
our country can cite az instance when
these rules did not operate AZ have
stated, / shall be pleased ~ hear from
him.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
Violin Making.

Violin making, in it's perfection, is
one of the most difficult of callings. It
is apparently nothing more than the ad-
justment CT certain bits of wood, which
are planed, fled, saw-cut, scratched,
sand-papered, carved, pegged, glued and
vanished; but to give it the soul
requires the highest capability of human
intelligence. Hands must work in q
material which, though easier to cut
than metal. cannot be kept up to the
same degree Of precision. Fingers must
be subservient to brain. For q guide
you must have the fine appr eciation of
tune quality, If with mechanical dex-
terity you possess the necessary fneness
Of ear, your wooden ease will give out
the sound Of Gaurnerius, a Steiner, OF
an Amati. The trick Of it all is 50 subtle
that be who makes good violin is no
longer q servile imitator. a common
place instrument may be quite within
the scope Of a good pa.tern-maher, but
a really fne violin, such as great solo
ist viii accept, one perfect throughout
the whole register, one that responds to
the least touch Of the finger. that makes
pure and unalloyed sound, with the
tone quality, whether you just touch il
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29


The Baptists have ia the state of Ohio
535 Sunday schools. 8.786 officers ana
teachers, and 55.84s scholars.
The Board Of Education Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church has appropri-
ated $4,000 for the support of poor
Liberi,n Conference.
The Baptist Weekly is reioiced to
learn that the effort to raise an endow-
ment of s1OO. 600 for Lewisburg Penn.
University has been successful
The next meeting Of the Inter-
Seminary Missionary Alliance will be
held in Chicago in October, 1882, when
it is expected that there viii be brought
together representatives from every
theological seminary from Maine to
Californis.
Presbyterian work among the Freed
men during the past year has been quite
successful. The receipts were S68, ,7l1,
with which 162 preachers and teachers
were employed. There are in the 80
schools 5,34O pupils. The number Of
communicates is 1855.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
suicide is accomplished BY very painful

suicide is accomplished by very painful
means, or at the cost Of prolonged
agony, in ninety-nine cases out Of 3
hundred the act may be ascribed to a
mind disordered by fanaticisln, madness
or morbid excitement Hanging is
gaining everywhere, while there are
frequent local increases in the use OF
poison, due possibly to the ease with
which some particular agent Of self
destruction, as paris green, can be
obtained. The extension of railroads
also tends to increase the number of
suicides by crushing beneath trains.
In cold countries people object to
drowning, especially in winter. Women
have arepugnance to committing suicide
openly or in public places. and when
they kill themselves within doors have
preference for their own dwellings, and
the remotest and obscurest chambers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
VOLUME ".
Mans unseIRsaness.

Love me, dear, with all thy heart,
Sleeping, dreaming. waking,
In and from the world apart,
Other loves forsaking.
Love me morning. noon and night,
Sun or moon above thee;
Whether 40 wrong or right,
All ask mel
Love me with thy rosy youth,
Sweet and puro and tender;
Love me with thy faith and truth,
In full surrender.
LovS pc whether sad or gay,
Or In joy or sorrow;
Love me all you can to-day,
Twice as much tomorrow.
Love mewith thy lips and eyes,
Love me without ceasing,
With a love that naught denies,
But keeps on increasing.
Love me all the ways you can,
Every mode and fashion;
As you never loved man,
With your strength and passion.
Love me with your looks and voice,
With fond endeavor;
Love me till you have no choice,
But to love forever.
Thus if you will prove to me,
Women love past reason,
will love you-let me see-
Well, for one whole season.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29

Asquirrel that Lad been put into
glass case containing a rsttlesnake at
the Cincinnati Geological Garden few
days since engaged in a battle with the
Shiny reptile. The snake approached
the squirrel intended for its repasts but
bunnie made quick spring. and light
ing On the back Of Its foe, bit off ore of
his rattles. The snake retaliated with
blow that broke the squirrels Lind
leg. Another spring, and the squirrel
caught the snake behind the head, and
with one firm thrust Of his 81 . p white
teeth he decapitased ehis deadly foe.
Bunnie fen exhausted, but tie battle
| was won and the snake was dead
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
Carmie's Life-Story.
Glow do you like her, Jud p

Carmie's Life Story.
Chow do you like her, Jud?'
Toung DIR, Galbraithe looked up at his
cousin second before answering.
eff she were worth hundred thou
sand I would marry her tomorrow. She
is girl who ten years from now will do
honor to even Galbraithe."
Alice was silent, and outside the open
door, in the hall, Carmie had come all
unheard in her slippered feet, but not
unhearing, and stood silent also. She
was not vain, SO felt strange delight in
this mans words, cruel and heartless as
they were; but she was proud and SEN
sitive, and her eyes flashed, and some
thing of the superb power that Juds1n
Galbraithe prophesied for ten years
hence thrilled her as she stood there
then, nothing but girl, she shivered
as she thought how easily she could
have been won by this handsome, care
less man, had che been wealthy-won,
but not loved; and she crept quietly
away, wondering if she could ever be
anything to be proud of-anything but
Q poor, half-paid teacher.
s'Thirty to-day Once should have
considered myself old at this age, with
the best of lite past and little before me
to enjoy; but now.I am very happy,
thankful, and content"
Carmie Brownel1 was looking across
the blue sea waters, her hands resting
upon the railing of the balcony, her
calm, sweet face grave and thoughtful.
The climbing vines and roses threw
Huttering leaf-shadows and sunshine
upon her tall, 1.-THE form, and peo-
pie on the beach below turned to look
at the unconscious figure second time.
"Who is she. Leicester"
miss Brownell."
SIS that all there is to say of herr"
ssNo: might talk day of her and
you would be as little acquainted"
ssYou are unusually reticent. She
must hare incurred your lordship's dis.
pleasure, and you punish by ignoring
her.
We sre good friends; but / knew
that your questions were prompted by
idle curiosity, and thought l would wait
until you met her. She has won fair
fame and considerable wealth, I believe,
by untiring patience and labor. She
has triumphed over every obstacle, met
trouble and disappointment that would
have crushed woman less brave; and
now from it all she brings, instead of a
cynical, selfish nature, one so thor
oughly pure that men are made better
for her living"
''She is wealthy, famous, but still
unma RED ?"
Eyes, even an old maid, if you Like /;
but no one ever thinks of that
Philip Leicester frowned, and there
was ring Of displeasure in his sweet,
strong voice. 1t angered him TO hear
this cool questioning even from friend.
DR.. GaEhraithe at his side handsome,
fascinating, worldiy-wise, and trife
worldly -wild-turned again to look at
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29

In a valiant suffering for others, not
in slothful making others suffer for us,
did nob'eness ever lie. The chief of
men is he who stands at the van Of men,
forming the peril which brighten back
all Others; which, if it be not vanquished,
will devour the other Every noble
crown IS and on earth will forever be,
crown Of horns.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29

Paris has more poor people than any
CITY In the world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23
HUMOROUS.

No matter how highly educated q
man Is, when he is sick he is an i'll
litcrate. boston TrdnscripL.
Every man has his ~fol,ics. and
ofttimcs they arc the most interesting
things he has got Josh BIiings.
A poor excuse is better than none,
and the same may be- said of q poor
dinner cw HIUen Register.
THAT puts u different face on it,
said the swindlcr when he raised n
check from so TO 500. -Heriien Re-
cOrder.
Why is n green pcrsimmon like q
girls lips when she bids her lover good
by at the gate? Because they both
pucker.- Hheeiing Journal.
Speech j. silver aud silence golden.
That is where it costs more TO make n
man hold his tongue than it does to let
him talk.-N. o. ficaYune.
Prof. Swing says 1.-The coming man
will be temperate. chaste, mcrciful. just.
generous. charitable. largc-hearted.
swcet-tcmpcrcd; Christian; a good
neighbor and n faithful citizen" Com
ing! Why. dern yer pelt, we've arrived.
boston Post.
Italy has a surplus of l5.oo0.O N
lires ~Finlnctf ChrOnicie. That's I'M
lucky, they're such drug in the market
just now. The Western papers are all
supplied. We understand. and there
won't be any important political cam
paign for some time TO come.-E. Y.
Graphic.
1t was their first night aboard the
steamer. At last he said tenderly,
"we are all alone. out upon the deep
waters of the dark blue sea. aud your
heart will always beat for me as il has
beat in the past?' My hearts all
right" she answered. languidly. but.
my stomach feels awful. "-Broolyn
(Hrcatcie.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23

at the cornice there is q machicoIated
balcony extending also the entire length
Of the structure. Above this is q gable
roof. ornamented with the effect Of fly
ing b~uttresses. The basement Is IL feet
in height; the first story is Is feet high.
the second - and the third II. The
material is Bedford limestone. The
cost is as yet mere conjecture. 1t may
be 800. O0Q.
At Fifth avenue and F~ifty-sevcnth
street Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt is erect
ing a magnificent residence. OF which
Mr.. George Is. Post is the architect.
On the southeast corner of Fifty
ninth street and Fifth avenue Mr..
Kendall, the architect, is finishing n
handsome brick mansion. with Belle
vile brown-stone ornamenta,ion, in the
Queen Anne style. for Ogden Goelct-
II has a double mansard roof above the
third story. Its height from the street
level to the cornice Is $50 feet. Its cost
will be about $4,000 1t is termed
fire-proof.
Mr.. Kendall Is the architect also of
Robert Goelet's new mansion "A three
tory and double msnsard structure like
that of Ogden Gociet on the southeast
corner of forty-eighth street and Fifth
avenue, to cost about $3.50, UO0. N. !.
Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23
A Talking Corpse.

Not many days ago a corpse was
placed n the baggage car of one of the
Central trains at Syracuse. consigned
to Buffalo. The car was well filed. and
away back in n corner was slowed a
very laxative parrot that was travelling
10 a point beyond Buffalo. In front of
the parrots cage was piled express
matter so high rs to nearly close the
bird in. Every thing moved right I'M
til the train reached Rochester. There
a change of train gangs was made to
run through to Buffalo, and a new bag
gageman took possession of the car
the corpse and the parrot.
Before the train had moved very far
out of the Central depot, and while the
was busy arranging his
papers. q voice from end of the car
moaned "Let me out, it's hot" The
who had noticed the box
the coffin, directed his
vision toward that object, and stood for
a moment in blank amazement, wonder
ing whether his ears had deceived him.
But he did not wait long, for the words
were repeated in more mournful tones
than before. The frightened man LEFT
the car in one bound. and finding the
said: Hank. they've got a
live man in the coffin; come and hep
pet him out" The conductor accom-.
the baggageman to his car, and
soon succeeded in convincing him that
the corpse was not as lively as tho
parrot -Ihaca On. ~ Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

"A Bcriin butcher has written = hve-
act comedy ihst is about To b. pre-.
scnted in one of the thcaiers Of tina,
city.
Mary Clemmer. so long known NJ
n Washington correspondent has absn-
doned her letter writing and nov de
vote herself almost entirely TO less
ephcmeral literature.
bishop Coke, himself \ poet Of no
ordinary merit, says that he would
rather have written Watts hymu.
when ! survey the wondrous cross"
than Gray's "Elcyv." Milton's Go
mus or "Lycidas." or Dan,c's Para
DISC"
-Gambcita is the mos, rapid talk.r
and writer among European statesmen:
in public speeches he has at time, de-
liSered ole handred and eighty words
n minute. and when he puts pen to pa
pcr-which is rarely he writes Al the
rate Of forty word, a minute. S,cnoy-
raphes lind il NJ easy matter to keep
up with HIM
-Bernhardt. Salyini and Buffalo Bill
appeared ut three Philadelphia iheat-rs
on the same evening. B~ernharit's
audience Vas small. and Salvini's of
moderate size. while Buffalo Bill hal a
crowded house. Il did feel n Little
ANXIOUS" said the latter. playing
against such strong rivalry. bat IL turned
out all right oh. the public KNOWS
good thing when IL secs IL"
The big magazines, H1rper's. Scrij-
ucr'S aud the Atlantic. receive enough
manuscripts every day 10 make up an
entire number. This fact may help
some disappointed people To under.
stand why II is that ~ MANY really good
articles have to be rejected. and II MAY
afford them \ means of guessing why It
is that the editor Of a magazine canno;
send n detailed letter of explanation
with each rejected contribution.
MIR. SpoIord, the Librarian Of Con.
grcss. is 4 man Of note in Washington.
His age is about iifty-iive. and he il
very modest and retiring. He is rcv.I
tired talking about the library. which
has grown during his incumbcncy from
-, 900 volumes TO nearly q .OOO. Tie
thinks of nothing but books from morn
ing till night. and there i no, a volume
in this vast collection with whose con
tents he II not measurabiy familiar.
He knows wherc 10 turn for any book
may be wanted, and he fairly de
lights in unesrthing forgotten facts and
startling statistics from old volume.
nobody else knows anything
about.