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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
The Little chIIdren,s Watches.

Yesterday an old man entered Lit
tie Rock store, and taking from his
pocket an old buckskin pouch, he emp.
tied two coins on the counter, and then,
after regarding the silver for few min
utes, said:
sinister, I want to buy some goods to
make Dress"
'That money is mutilated, old gen
tie man. This twenty-fve-cent piece
has notches fled IN it, and this fifty
cent piece has been punched. You
see they have been abused. 1 can't take
them.s
Abused, "said the old man, ssabused, 7
and he took up the ffty-cent piece and
looked at it tenderly. "And you won't
take it on account of the holes. Heaven
grant that did not have to offer it to
You. Years ago when my first child
was little girl, I punched hole in this
coin and strung it around her neck. It
was her constant plaything. At night
when she went to bed we'd take it of,
but early at morning she would call for
her watch. When our John-you didn't
know John, did you? No. Well, he
used to come to town good deal.
"Where is he now?' not knowing
what to say, but desiring to show appre-
citation OF the old mans story.
He was killed in the war. say that
when John was little boy strung
this quarter around his neck. One day
his watch got out Of fix, he said, AMI he
fled these notches in it. he and his
sister Mary-that was the girls name
used to play in the yard, and compare
their watches to see if they were right.
Sometimes John wouldn't like it be-
cause Mary's watch was larger than his,
but she would explain that she was big
ger than him, and ought to have big
ger watch. The children grew up, but
as they mad always lived in the woods
they were not as hamed to wear their
watches. When young man came to
see Mary once, she forgetfully looked
at her fifty cents. "What are you do
ing?" asked the young man, and when
she told him she was looking at her
watch, he took it as a hint and went
home. After this she did not wear her
watch in company. Well, Mary and
the young man married. John went of
in the army and got killed. Mary's
husband died, and about two years ago
Mary was taken sick. When her mother
and I reached her house she was dying
Calling me to her bed, she said: ''Papa
lean over" leaned over, and taking
something from under the pillow, 81 Q
put it around my neck and said: Papa,
take care Of my watch" The old man
looked at the merchant. The eyes OF
both men were moist. ssDo you see
that boy out there on the wagon?s he
said. "WelI, that is Mary's child. I
wouldn't part with this money, but my
old wife, who always loved me, died this
morning, and I have como to buy her q
shroud." When the old man went out
he carried a bundle in one hand and
the watch in the other. Little Rock
Gazette
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
.sThat makes no difference, ), said shs

| sThst makes no difference" said she,
sharply. "Love don't 60 by the multi
plication-table. I've lived solitary and
alone all my life; but I don't want them
as I'm fond OF to do the same. It's too
dreary deal tor. ..drearyr
! stayed with Cousin Patsey month,
doing all the drudgery Of her wretched
house, selling herbs for her, keeping up
cheerful face through it all, and then
she died-died suddenly and alone, in
the dead of night.
They buried her, and / prepared to
return to the East; not, however, until
John Aylmer had made me promise that,
if he came for me in the autumn,
would be his wife.
"We shall be poor, Flossy," he said;
ssbut love is better than gold"
was sitting in the depot, waiting for
the train, with John talking to me,
when old Mr.. Dodge. the white-whisker-
ed lawyer, made his appearance.
Miss Flossy," he said, perhaps you
hadn't better go East just yet There's
viii, you know, and all Miss Pounsett's
property is left to you"
"Oh. yes, Mr.. Dodge said +; 'sbut
it's only hovel and swamp, and Mile
Mears has offered me three hundred
dollars for it all"
"Yes," said the lawyer; 'sbut the old
chimney blew down this morning, and
there's an iron box under the hearth
stone, containing ten registered one
Thousand dollar Sacramento bonds,
made out in Miss Patsey's name; and Of
course they are all yours"
I looked at John with sparkling eyes.
$50 am an heiress, after all, said I.
"Oh, John-dear John--I only wish it
was hundred times as much, SO that !
could lay it all at your feetl"
For Miss Pounsett had deal of the
nliserly element in her nature, and had
died in poverty sooner than to break in
upon upon her idolized hoard.
And that is how it happens that / am
living out here in Wisconsin, an artists
happy wife. And to the end of ny days
I shall always love the smell Of pepper
mint and rue. boneset, and penny
royal Cousin Patsey's treasured s'yarbs."
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
VOLUME w.


One step and then another,
And the longest walk is ended;
One stitch and then another,
And the largest rent Is mended;
One brick upon another,
And the highest wall is made;
One fake upon another,
And the deepest snow is laid.
So the little coral workers,
By their slow and constant motion,
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant dark-blue ocean;
And the noblest undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
By oft-repeated effort
Have been patiently achieved.
Then do not look disheartened
On the work you have to do,
And say that such q mighty task
You never can get through;
But just endeavor, day by day,
Another point to gain.
And soon the mountain which you feared
Win prove to be plain
"Rome was not builded in day.
The ancient proverb teaches,
And nature, by her trees and flowers,
The same sweet sermon breaches.
Think not Of far-of duties,
But Of duties which are near,
And having once begun to work,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
The Bird Market Of Paris.

One OF my walks, says a Paris
correspondent, brought me to the
"Quai aux Fleurs," where on Wednes-
days and Saturdays the largest of the
many flower markets in the city is held.
But on Sunday afternoons quite diff
ferent picture presents itself here. that
of the bird market. Such an animated
scene as it is, too, with its row Of cages
filed with singing canaries, cooling
doves, growing roosters and an al
most endless variety of the feathered
tribe. Even the white-robed, pink
eyed rabbits are sold here, and one
brown bunny with her host of little
ones was slowed away in basket like a
pile of shabby scraps of cast-away fur.
Over the din Of all these rose the hag-
Cling and bargaining of the crowd Of
buyers and sellers. Here was man
calling ont young pigeons at fifty sous
each," while the so-called young pig
cons strutted ard arched their gorgeous
iridescent necks in the sun and looked
as If capable of great deal of resist
ance under the carving knife. Noticed
number of merchants Offering canaries,
and saw one rub the feathers little to
make them appear as if just growing.
'sHow much p said Land, AS quick ly de-
tecting in these two words an unfamiliar
accent, the merchant veered around
and boldly said twelve francs. Thanks,
it is too much" ssAh, but, madame,
look you-" and If all this merchant
said of the bird be true, it was the only
genuine canary left in the world. 81
do not want it." 'sBut just to please
madame, and, as have not sold any
thing to-day, she may have it for ten. !"
"No." swell, for nine, them" and
moved away as fast as the crowd would
permit me, with the bird merchant
shrieking after me. "Will madame give
five?' 1t was difficult getting out of
the crowd. One woman was struggling
with refractory rooster she had pur-
chased, and another looking for an es-
capped rabbit, which search was detri-
mental to ones equilibrium. Once out
came across the usual knot of chill
dren playing about and overheard the
following conversation s'I am tired Of
this let us play marbles" s'No, I
don't want to-" responded q curly
haired urchin. "Well, then, let us go
to the Morgue, proposed veteran Of
about nine, who was tending baby
sister just beginning to walk. ssOh,
yes !" chorused all the voices, and
grabbing up the baby they all went of
around the corner to stand on tip-toe
and peer through the plate-glass win
dows at the CHASTITY sequel Of some
horrid tragedy.
Everything looked so fair on this
lovely, sunny day The river SO blue,
the quai with its little sheds, under
| which the lively crowd Of the bird mar
ket were SO gay there the windows Of
that big building to the left let's the
sunshine In on the sick Of the ssMaison
Dieu, " or hospital, and that handsome,
| gilded, wrought-iron gate Oh the right,
one Of the glories Of Paris, is the en-
trance of the "Palais de Justice, while
step further on grand old Notre Dame,
now 20 beautiful in the full benediction
Of the sunshine which was denied her
for 80 many years by the accumulation
Of buildings around her, looms up in
front Of the Morgue as if x hide it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
RELIGIOUS BEADING.

Alterations In the New Testams nt.
The following enumeration Of the al.
teraticns made in revising the New Tes-
lament ID given in the "Student's" edi-
ton Of the revised version: There are
1888 words changed by substituted
rendering Of the received text; 1864
words added in translation Of the re-
ceived text; $50 words in translation Of
additions in the Greek text; 1904 words
which translate an altered Greek text;
and 222 words taken from the margin
into the text; in all 25. .3SS words
changed out Of 1924, or seventeen
per cent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
Wonderful California Soldiers.

A short distance from Buena Vista,
OAI., is cave inhabited by spiders OF
enormous size. The cave was discovered
last December by party Of sight
seekers. The spiders are about tho
size Of small.birds. and make strange
sound while weaving their web. The
webs are 50 tough and the fbers SO
large that II la almost impossible 20
break them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25

There are in England over 10000
breweries; in Germany, %. $40; in the
United States. 8, 1913; in France, 8. 100;
in Belgium, $500, in Russia, AGO; in
Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and
Switzerland, $40. Oh besr produced,
Great Britian gives ], ,O78, 900, 600 gal.
Ions; Germany. 814O00. 600; United
States, sls, 900. 600; Belgium, l76, Ooo,.
900; France, $4,000 GOO, Russia. 66,-
000, COO, and Holland. "A. 600. 900.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-25
A MEMORABLE TRIP.


Zone of you girls must go to her 2
once," said my mother.
''But, mamma" pleaded Oriana, q
can't go, for I'm in the midst of mJ
post-grauuate course at college.
"And I can't go !" breathlessly added
Louise, who had just engaged herself
to young Mr.. Leggett, who kept the
stationery store on the corner, and was
in fools Paradise of bliss.
''Girls, don't talk such nonsense r
said my mother, briskly. sHere is you,
Cousin Patsey Pounsett, sick out II
Wisconsin, and needing care and COM
panship. Some one must hasten there.
LET Flossy go" suggested Oriana.
eyes," chimed in Louise; ''why MOI
F,ossy 2.
s.But Flossy is such a child" said
my mother, in perturbed voice.
ssAnd-"
But here dropped the cat out Of my
lap. and rose. trying to look as tall as
possible.
81 am nearly eighteen" said I. Sand
oh, mamma, do let me go to rich
old Cousin Patsey, and perhaps she will
make me her heiress."
"Dear, dear T said my mother, "what
can have put such mercenary ideas into
the child's head2"
But isn't she very richf !" ques-
toned.
sshe is very eccentric" said my
mother.
swell, then, Of course she's rich." I
nodded. Eccentric old maids always
sre. And, oh, it will be such fun, and
I should SO like to see what Wisconsin
is like. I suppose they have bears
there, and giraffes, and all such wild
beasts"
And I ran laughing away after the
kitten, which had frisked out among
the daffodils in the garden. Not, how
ever. so far but that I could hear my
mother saying: "What child she is r.
Ard Oriana, answered with a laugh:
"Oh, let her gol If Cousin Patsey
should take fancy to her, it might be
the making Of her fortune. Who
knows ~
So they bought me new dress, re-
trimmed my plush hat with cherry satin
ribbon, and sent me off to Wisconsin.
with Oriana's new traveling-bag and
mammals waterproof cloak.
had never travelled before by myself,
but I quite enjoyed the novelty Of the
situation, had my novel to read, my
little basket of fruit and sandwiches to
fall back upon, and all the fitting seem
cry to study from the car-window-
until, getting out at Eardsdale, to buy
some oranges which had taken my girl
ish fance. mistook the car, and found
myself, alone and bewildered, in the
midst OF strange faces.
my bagr' I cried. 'sOh, I left my
bag right here on the seat, and now it
is gone And my cheque was in it, and
my ticket. Oh, dear oh. deari What
shall 7 do y
And then a tall, pIeasant-faced young
man came forward. ! had seen once OF
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

Judge Porter received by
the heavy mail arriving from
the railroad to-day, many let
tiers of kind congrutulation
from all parts of the south,
pledging the united support of
the party. Even from Co
chise county, which was
against him in the convention,
he receives the very strongest
assurances of a large majority
at the polls in November The
news of his nomination sent
over the wires into all parts of
the Territory has been received
with utmost satisfaction, all of
which argues certain success
for our party and right princi-
pies at the the end of the pres
ent campaign. When Judge
Porter takes his seat in Wash
ington on March 4th, next, a
new era viii begin for Arizona
which will be brighter and
fuller of hope, and a beginning
of better things for this hith-
erto neglected section of
American soil.
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01
ARIZONA PROGRESS.

The wheel of progress has turned
its progressive side to Arizona The
valley lands of our great rivers have
yielded good crops. Their towns,
Phoenix, Floreuce, Stafford, Tempe
and st. John are flourishing. The
mines OF Southern Aril ona are rich
and permanent. The nor thcra sec
ton Of the Territory has never be
fore been treBto so well by Dame
Fortune. Mining camps are filed
with joyous workers; farmers, stock
raiseIs, townsfolk-aI all are happy in
the enjoyment Of peace and plenty.
Were it not that We have in our
midst thousands Of treacherous In
dams there woald be nothing to
cause alarm TO the most timid.-
Courier.
And we would ada Furthermore
Brother Marion, that these "thou-
sands of trc.lcherons Indians" need
be no cause of alarm whatever mad
the government bat done its duty TO-
ward Arizona ana long ago given Us
a man that was more of warrior
than a gallant at the head of our
department. Such a man
we now believe we have and VIC be-
licvc that our "In.lian troubles" are
al an end.
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01
The king-

From the Denver Tfi6une of a re-
cent date we clip the folio wing con
corning Arizona in the Exposition,
and noticing particularly one of our
greatest mines. The Tribune says:
Dry and arid Arizona cl sps
hands with Colorado and spreads in
mutual exhibit the wonders of hel
mi eral product. The King of Ari-
IONA comes bearing crowns AID tan
gible wrea,hs of pure wire and ma
tive silver. Silver in every conceiv-
able shape, but pure virgin silver as
struck from the depths of the mine
by the miners pick and the volcanic
action of giant powder. This mine
is a peculiar one and bears the name
of Silver King i'll a manner most
appropriate, AMI may be classed as
one of the wonders of the age. 1t is
situate in Pinal county, Arizona,
siXty-five miles from the Southern
Pacific railroad at Casa G,raGde,
where stages connect daily for the
King. Charles Mason and Reagan,
with two others, were the original
locators. Mason and Reagan becom-
ing by purchase half owners in the
mine. Mason finally sold his half
to james II. Barney, Of San Fran
cisco, the present manager and treas
urer. The mine has been worked
for several years, and the ores were
of such value, even from thu crop
pings, that previous o the times of
railroad communication in Arizona
they we're carried by teams hun
dreds of miles to the nearest con-
nectIon by steamer for San Francis
CO. Previous to its incorporation
The King levied 70 as eSsment;
since its incorporation 1t has like
wise levied no as essment. 1t has
paid its way from the day that the
adventurous prespectors stuck lex
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01
RAILROADS.

The HERALD has always
Teen the advocate of all public
improvements calculated to de-
velope and increase the natural
resources of the country, and
from the beginning of its ex-
istenc9 in this community it
has from time to time advo-
Gated the building of railroads
into and across the broad dis
tances of our rich Territory.
We now propose to advocate
the building of a certain rail
road, the completion of which
would increase the business Of
Phoenix AMI advance the value
Of all properties in the county
fourfold.
The phoenix & Maricopa"
railroad shall be the theme of
the HERALD until every rea-
sonable effort shall have been
exhausted to procure the build
ing of the same.
Whenever a business COM
munity is alive to the necessity
OF having a railroad and Will
agitate the subject in good
earnest and in a systematic
manner, capitalists and railroad
builders will have their atten-
ton attracted thitherward, and
in due time, if there be any
reason at all for building
road, one will be built. AL
ready Tucson, Tombstone
and many other places in our
Territory are reaping a rich
harvest from the presence OF
quick and cheap communica-
ton with the outer world All
along the Southern Pacific
road a new prosperity pre-
vaiIs and millions of capital
la e been invested and pro-
duced in the vicinity of the
road, as IL direct result OF that
great artery of commerce pass
ing through the Territory.
Also the Atlantic & Pacific
road, now being built across the
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

northern portion of our Terri
tory, and passing within about
sixty miles of Prescott, has
brought to that section of
country a degree of prosperi-
ty never before felt. The city
of Prescott is today receiving
large accessions to its popula-
ton and wealth because of the
fact that it will soon be con-
nected with the through line
of road. IL Phoenix as a city.
and Maricopa as q county, de-
sire to retain the commanding
position the natural resources
and surroundings have given
them, action must be taken
soon to that end. We cannot
live and thrive without rail
road connections, as all our
neighboring cities will with
these favorable connections.
AS well expect the town of
Phoenix to grow into a city of
great size and of wide COM
mercial influence without be-
ing connected by rail with the
great railway systems of the
country, thus connecting her
with the heart and center of
commerce and trade as to ex-
pect the right hand Of your
body to do its accustomed duty
and remain strong and vigorous
without being connected by
strong artery with the great
center of all bodily life--the
heart.
Think about these things,
citizens of Phoenix and Coun-
ty of Maricopa, and prepare to
take some kind of sensible &C
ton on the question of retain
ing our central, commencing
influence among the towns and |
cities of the Territory and of
building up our town and COM
in alls those ways that |
tend to rapid and permanent |
growth.
Read the history of the pub |
lie spirit that has controlled |
and directed the grand and |
magnificent destiny Of the cit
les Of our western country that |
today command the travel and |
profit of the western part of !
our continent.
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

The Atchison, TopelA q Santa Fe
railroad company charges only three
cents per mile on that portion of its
line which is in Texas. The Texts
laws have some effect on the rail
roads while New Mexico laws are
dead letter. At the last meeting of
the New Mexico legislature a law
was p used reducing the rate of fare
on railroads to six cents per mile,
bat the roads continue TO chaI ge
eighty AMI ten cents per mile as be
fore.-Albuquerque Review
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

into its malleable silver, eli-tcning
in The sunshine, within Il few feet of
where Gene. al Stoneman's command
camped days and days. The King
bears credit OF being the foremost
property in Arizona; 1t has paid
over a million in dividends, it has
asked no aid from its stockholders
The different levels are timbcrcd
with The best material, ported
by rail over a thousand miles to
Casa Grande, the nearest railroad
station- Its shipments of billions
and concentrations have sbeen cen
tinuous and constant, and the thun-
ders of a twenty-stamp mill daily
and mighty make music in trans
forming the product Of this Arizona
woGdcr from crude into bullion sus
ceptible of coinage. Its depth at
present is Tf4 feet Many of its
levels, and par icu.arly the TIA and
GEO, are virgin sol g'itterlng in
non-eSaggcratcd wealth, reaching
beyond the numerical the usaEds and
climbing into the catalogue of mil
lions. The mill and mine gives en-
Payment. and has for Years, TO over
n hundred men. The management
say that on the erection of the new
mill, row contemplated, 400 men
may be placed to work. James N.
Barney is one of the promir ent
owners, also mana ger aud treasurer,
and man of executive ability and
financial skill. r. NJ Phillips is
superintendent of the mine, AMI I'M
der his regime thorough renova-
ton in ali departments has taken
place, displaying spirit pr'gres lvo
and management thorough. 4
large community depend upon the
King mine for support, and it can
be truly said to be the mainstay Of
thousands. Colorado can sincerely
welcome Arizona to her Exposition
building and place her among her
acceptable guests, since she has
done so we'll in adding large share
10 the mineral display, .and material
ly aiding by substantial evidence in
proof metallic that she contained
" thin her borders sufficient bullion
TO cancel the national debt. Mr.
Arthur II. Elliot, of Casa Grandc,
Arizona, represents the exhibit at
the Exposition"
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

John w. Shelton, who was under
arrest at Baker City, Oregon, on n
charge of cattle stealing some ten
years ago, escaped from the custody
of the jailor while pretending to
visit sick friend. He has since
been in Arizona, but returned home
some three months ago and settled
in Heppner, Umatilla county, and
en-. aged in blacksmiihing, where he
was last week arrested by Sheriff
Travillion, of Baker county, and
again taken to Baker City and
lodged in jail, where he now lies
aw .iting trial.
The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-01

The residents of the Department
Of The Pacifi; and of the Department
of the Platte seem agreed that there
is only one General in the whole
United States armies who can be dc
pended upon t, encounter hostile
In:iians with success. Seeing the
long roster of Generals who wear
epaul is and dIaw pay ia our army
the duplicate cry for Crook is not
complimentary TO the upper grades,
especially as those who utter the
cries " ell know what they want. =
RrOst.