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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
Death Of a Celebrated Goose.

From Stuttgart, Germany, the death
is reported of goose well known to
naturalists all over the world. This
eccentric animal, when still a gosling,
abandoned its flock, dismissed all re-
collections Of its infancy, repudiated
the conventional views and habits OF
geese and boldly marching into the
barracks of an Uhlan regiment, sta
toned itself one fine day next to the
sentry box. Touched by this predilec-
tion for their corps, the Uhlans erecte
shed for the goose, and for twenty
three years neither threats nor persua
sion have been able to separate the
martial bird from Its adopted regiment
for any great length of time. 1t has at
different times changed quarters with
the corps from Esslingen to Ulm,
thence to Ludwigsburg, and back again
to Ulm.
When the Uhlans went to fight for
their country the forsaken and desc
late goose took up for the time with a
battalion of infantry; but no sooner
did the first Uhlans re-enter the town
than the goose marched out to meet
them, and returned with them to her
old quarters. She has now been stuffed
and is to be seen in a glass case on the
gate of the barracks at Stuttgart.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
A Great Magnetic Storm.

The next great display of sun-spots
accompanied by auroras and magnetic
disturbances-if we except one or two
of minor Importance and a somewhat re-
markable one seenin Europe-occurred
in November last, eliminating on the
18th of that month in one of the
greatest magnetic storms on record,
which crippled thetelegraphs almost all
over the civilized world. In Europe
fine auroras were observed on the 18th,
18th, 14th, 18th, 10th, 18th and 18th,
accompanied by more or less magnetic
disturbance. During that time ire
mendous sun-spot, exceeding in size
the largest of the April spots, was ad-
vancing from the edge of the disk to the
center. In this country the principa
displays were on the nights of the 18th
and 10Th, and the chief force of the
magnetic storm was felt on the 18th.
On that day storm Of rain and snow
prevailed over most of the Union, and
simultaneously with this storm there
ragged hurricane of magnetic forces.
The effects were similar to those wit
messed during the April storm. but more
intense. Asin April, some wires were
worked without batteries, while others
could not be worked at all. Cable
communication was interrupted. Some
startling phenomena occurred. Sparks
of fire leaped from the wires and in
struments. In the West, switch
boards were burned and keys melted.
Operators received severe shocks.
Practical telegraph men said they had
never known such powerful disturb
ance Of the magnetic elements. In
the evening, when the sky cleared at
Chicago, a most magnificent sight was
beheld in the heavens. The hrilliancy
of the aurora far exceeded that Of the
April display. A singular feature Of
this aurora, which was also noticed in
Europe, was splendid luminous arch.
spanning the sky from east to west
and passing nearly through the zenith.
Another feature that added brilliancy
to the spectacle was the variety of
color visible. The prevailing tints
were rose-color and green, but in some
places streamers and patches Of violet,
yellow and orange light were seen. On
the night of the 10Th and morning of
the Goth, the sky having cleared here,
splendid aurora was seen in New
York. The magnetic disturbance also
continued.-Po Popular Science Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NUMBER 40.
FUN.
The best band to accompany lady
vocalist-A husband.


The best band to accompany lady
vocalist-A husband.
Cheek is one Of the hardest-worked
business capitals in the country.-BOs-
ton Globe.
Very few people nowadays suffer
from suggestion of the brain--Mrs.
PGrtiDgton.
This summer farmers viii offer
special boarding rates to dudes, as sew
eral Of these creatures win make It
unnecessary for the farmers to make
and set up scarecrows.-PucS.
ais your mistress in p said caller
to the domestic. "She is. sir" "Is
she engagedY asked the caller.
Faith, she is more than that" was
Bridget's prompt response "she's
married"
A writer in a scientific paper has an
exhaustive article on "Why Man
Can't Fly He probably never had
the girls father tiptoeing downstairs
at 80 in the morning. The man who
can't fly is lost.
They were speaking Of ayoung Lady
who sings beautifully, and one Of the
party asked: is she a mezzo soprano 2"
NO, guess not. 1 think she is
Swede." was the innocent reply of
high schoolgirl.
A man in the central ofce Of the
telegraph company says that the noise
there is different from young lady at
a party, for one is a ballroom belle
and the other is a bedroom bawl.-
Pittsburg Telegraph.
Hint for liars about the weather:
II never remember anything like this
season for dryness. Three months
without any rainlY bah That's
nothing Now, in 1916, remember,
we didn't have drop of rain for
eighteen months !"
"Mr. Jones, this business of getting
things by piecemealis is eternally played
out. I've Just made up my mind that
/ shall 60 out and lay in months
provisions" "WelI, Mrs. Jones, X
don't know who's going to te fool
enough to eat 'em after you laidin 'em,
I'm sure" Rome Sentinel
"My face is my fortune, sir" in
dignantly responded a fleshly young
lady, when her suitor delicately at
tempted to sound her financial pros
poets. 1T is certainly large one.
then," dryly responded the young
man, as he took his hat and cane to
leo lea ssss'55fTla11gt0Ts - i y Il'7ie
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
The Bad Bow in a New .,s.-.g

"Say, did tell you about pa an
ma having troubIe?' said the bad bo.s-
to the grocery man.
"No, what's the row?'
"Well, you see, ma wants to eeono-
mize all she can, and pa has been get
ting thinner since he quit drinking
and reformed, and 1 have kept on
growing until am bigger than he is.
Funny, amt it, that a boy should be
bigger than his PAP Pa wanted new
suit Of clothes, and. ma said she would
fix him, and so she took one of my old
suits and made it over for pa, and he
wore them week before he knew it
was an old suit made over. but one
day he found a handful Of dried up
angle-worms in the pistol pocket that
/ had forgot when | was fishing, and
pa laid the angle-worms to ma, and
ma had to explain that she
made over one of my old suits
for pa He was mad and took
them eff and threw them out
the back window, and swore he would
never humiiate himself by wearing his
sons old clothes. Ma tried to reason
with him, but he was awful workedup
and said he was no old charity hospital,
and he stormed around to find his old
suit of clothes, but ma had sold them
to plaster of paris image peddler, and
pa hadn't anything to wear, and he
wanted ma to 60 out in the alley and
pick up the suit he threw out the
window, but the rag man had picked
them up and was going away, and pa
he grabbed linen duster and put it
on and went out after the ragpicker,
and he run and pa after him, and the
rag man told a policeman there was
an escaped lunatic from the asylum,
and he was chasing people all
over the city, and the policeman took
pa by the linen ulster and pulled ID off.
and he was sight when they took
him to the police station. Ma and me
had to 90 down and bail him out, and
the police lent US tarpaulin to PIT
over pa. and we. got him home, and he
is wearing his summer pants while tho
tailor makes him new pair Of clothes.
l think pa is too excitable and toopar-
ticular. never kicked on wearing
pas old clothes, and l think he ought
to wear mine now. Well, | must 60
down to the sweetened wind factory
and jerk Soda" and the boy went out
and hung up sign in front Of the
store: ~Spinage, for greens. that the
cat has made a nest in over sunday.
Peck's Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
WOODBURY., N. J.. THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1888
How Wall Street Got Its Name.

Mrs. Martha J. Lambs article in the
Magazine Of american History, on
"Wall Street in History" gives this
account of the way in which the
famous financial center got its name:
Rumors reached New York in March,
1858, of war and tumults to be expected
from the Puritan colonies of New
England, who, it was said, longed to
make New Netherland trophy Of
the strife. Stuyyesant had more than
once been warned by the West India
company to keep a watchful eye on
the English inhabitants of North
America, lest they incline to take a
hand in the European game. He was,
therefore, in a measure, prepared for
this new alarm, and hastened to call
joint meeting Of the provincial council
and city magistrates, to consider the
perils of the situation, and agree upon
some energetic course to pursue in the
emergency. The meeting promptly
resolved that the citizens should mount
guard every night, and that the fort
should be repaired. But the citadel
was not large enough to contain all
the inhabitants of the city in the event
of siege, therefore it was decided ito
wall the city in" and to defray the
expenses the city government proposed
to borrow some six thousand guilders
(or $4,000 from the principal citizens
Of the little miniature city, to berepaid
by tax on the commonalty. Within
two days upward of five thousand
guilders had been subscribed and
every able-bodied man was required,
under penalty of fine or banishment,
to leave his business and lend help
ing hand in building the wall. The
quaint structure was located nearly
on the line Of the primitive fence, and
its length from river to river was
estimated at about one hundred and
eighty rods. 1t was built of palisades,
twelve feet high and eighteen inches
in girth, sharply pointed at the top.
Posts seven inches thick were erected
at intervals of rod, to which split
rails were nailed two feet below the
top. On the inside was a breastwork
of earth four feet high, and from three
to four feet wide, thrown up from a
ditch three feet deep and two wide.
At the point where the wall crossed
the partially opened road, now Broad
way, huge gate was constructed
called the "Land Gate" and at the
junction Of Pearl street, which was
then at the edge of the sea, another
gate was planned known as the
"Water Gate" A space of some one
hundred feet parallel to the wall on the
city side was set apart for the evolution
Of troops within which limits no
buildings were to be permitted.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
VOLUME V.
THE RIVER OF TIME.

Come, I'LL me glass from the River Of
Time,
Albright flowing bumper, fill it high to the
brim,
IT'LL drink to the friends who passed il
their prime,
It'll drink to their shadows, fantastic and
grim.
What is life, what is death on the River OF
Time,
But ray on rose, then puff of the
air,
Which watts the souls fragrance to king
dom sublime.
Far away from mems treason. life's tor
ment and care.
Let me quaff to the bower where my dream
love began,
In the far bygone days of gladness and
glee,
When my boat, with my Joy, on Times River
ran,
With the breeze for her sail, loud laughing
and free.
Farewell to those days when the heart was
still young,
And danced in the dreamlight of Hopes
morning star;
farewell to the days when my free footsteps
sprung
Over mountain and valley, o'er streamlet
and bar.
In the sunneams played "hiie 'neir elorles
eu-.eu'
anu -4e .an,. Sr-Li.e u -e '' "a' '''' 'se--' u
And sailed on that stream with the pride of
child,
Whose butterfly JOY is paradise whole.
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WIN ~ n.ofinlis u nop'' '''u -'' k-'A--'-
- ep., A..
f'r usep oo"-' - '''' ''e@-' '''0 ''--'' '--''
-, l..
ments cling
With the seasons that come. and the seasons
that or.
Az he connts the far YEARS ere his manhood
i born
vor4h,. ,,.+;onc. ;s Iona and hi. hiding il
slow
And old T;r,s,s Iro,,;no r;var ia comnassed
anu o.S ----o fo'--s
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
His Vacation.

A public school-teacher who was a
devoted disciple Of Ike Walton recently
obtained leave Of absence to 20 into
the country. Just prior to his depart
ure one of the members of the board
remarked to him:
ut is not our custom to grant leaves
of absence so early in the season, but
as you seemed desirons of investigating
the educational system in the rural
districts, we concluded to make an ex-
ception in this case. May ask you
what particular schools it is your in
tention to visit?"
Certainly" said the teacher, "if
you'll promise not to give it away
- promise returned the member.
.Frankly, then, the schools I intend
to visit a,e chiefly schools of trout.
Bxo6k1vn Eagle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
Mrs. Disbrowe's Landlord.

eff you please, ma'am," said Try
phena, "the real estate agents young
nan is plasterin' bill on the front of
the house."
"a bill?" family repeated Mrs. Dis
browe.
"Yes'm," nodded Tryphena, who
stood in the doorway with a dish
towel in one hand and a dinner-plate
in the other-"for sale, or to let,
ma'am."
Mrs. Disbrowe sighed deeply. Theo-
lyn, her pretty sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter, frowned through the black masses
of hair that drooped over her face as
she sat at her drawing-board.
"Then the agents threats have been
fulfilled" said the gentle widow.
"And we are to be homeless p
Theolyn ran to her mothers side
and flung both arms impulsively
around her neck. Tryphena laid aside
the towel and the plate and assumed
a warlike expression of countenance.
"Shall 60 out and tear it down
again, ma'am? p said she. II can easy
do it while the paste is wet"
mo, Tryphena," said Mrs. Dis
browe. Zone can't blame the agent,
after all We owe two quarters rent
already. 1t is worse than folly to
think of remaining in an expensive
house like this now that the boarders
have all gone. And Of course l
couldn't keep them, as the butcher
wouldn't let US have any meat and the
baker refused to call until the old ac-
count was settled
"We'd ha' paid them, ma'am--when
I'VE could" said Tryphena, still polish
ing away at the decorated china plate
which was one of the few remaining
relics of the elegant set which had the
fcbOCA u tiitDldLOnOQ III lto CcuoCA
above the griffin rampant, which was
the Disbrowe coat-of-arms.
"Ah, that's just it, Tryphena |" said
the poor lady-"when we could. But
there was no prospect Of that when
ever coming to pass. Poor Mr.. Dis
browe never thought when he mort.
gagged the house to help Cousin Sam.
uel Seager up in business at Queens
land that it would be foreclosed after
his death. And now it is to let"
"Lor, ma'am," said the sympathetic
Tryphena, winking both eyes at once
II can easy manage SO it can't be let
could get up ghost in the old room
where General Genelieu died, as woult
frighten away the soft-headed tenants
and there is water enough in the celia
after every rain and plenty Of sewer
gas IN the basementrhall to scare then
y ain't superstitious r
\ Oh, but that Wouldn't Be hight
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31

A statistican estimates that at the
beginning OF the Christian era the
mined gold of the world was worth
$427 100000, that it had diminished
to the value Of s57 1000 at the time
America was discovered, and that the
value OF the gold now In use Is six
thousand million dollars,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31

Henry Todd, who lives in Darien. is
the wealthiest colored man in Georgia.
When a youth his master died and left
him free When the Confederacy
fell he lost twenty slaves and some
Confederate bonds. After the war he
continued farming. and engaged n the
lumber business He is now sixty-six
years old. and is worth $lo0.o90.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31

The completion Of the iron bridge
of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
over the Canon Diablo, in Arizona,
adds another to the list Of high
bridges. 1t spans a dark, gloomy
gorge. The bridge is 240 feet above
the water. and SAL feet long. 1t
weighs 837. $50 pounds, and It cost
e20o. 900.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-31
An Eccentric Gate Post.

A California paper states that gate
post that had been painted with so
called zinc white, was noticed to ap-
pear Llack all day, gray in the twilight.
and white during the night. On an
investigation Of this singular property
Of the paint, the cause was shown to
exist in new metal, which has been
named actinium, on account of its pc
culiar actinic effects. 1t is found in
zinc ores, and resembles zinc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

dened in the bu ,iness. and who lose
or make thousan Is without a blush
or witch of the muscles.
These men don't as general thing
loose their heads, and make bad
or axis. They are accustomed to. the
business and the rest OF mankind
should be content to let them buy all
the stocks and bonds, and wheat ana
pork and make or loose just as it
happens, they enjoy excitement that
would turn some mems hair gray in
forty .eight hours and the business
and professional men should be ION.
tent to let them enjoy it. There are
thousands of men bucking against
fate, tr,;ing to make q fortune by
speculation, who if they had ten mil
ilonsot dollars worth of the bestetocks
.r bonds in the world. would, in the
.hortest possible time ifthey persist
ID in specializing. be laid out, finan-
tally. so fat that they would be
Obliged to work lunch route
Ney Berme Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT TRANsIuK !
TATION,-S. Il X. h. r. Co.
Portsmouth, Va, November 9TH, 1879,
CHANGE OF SoHEDULE'
On and after MONDAY. Novemhe, 10
trains will run as follows:
LEAVE PORTSMOUTH DAILY Elk
CEPT SUNDAYS.
Mail train at 926A,n
Train 2WOp.M
ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH DAILY.
EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
Mail train at 5 45r N
Train IL 53p.M
Mail train connects at Weldon with the
Mail Trains of the Wilmington i Weldon
and Raleigh and CASTOR Railroads.
And on Mondays, Wednesdays. and
Fridays at Franklin, with steamer for
Edenton, Plymouth and Ian, ngs On
Blackwater and Chowan rivers and for
Washington and stations Oh GAINESVILLE
and Washington Railroad.
Through tickets on sale to Tarboro,
Goldsboro, Newbern, Wilmington, Col.
umbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savannah,
Jacksonville, Fernandina, and all points
in Florida, Raleigh, Hamlet, Charlotte.
Statesville, Marion, Hickory. Old Fort,
Asheville, Warm Springs, Atlanta. Ma.
con, Montgomery. Columbus, Mobile. New
Orleans, and all points in South and
Southwest.
Freights received daily, except Sundays,
from Am. to 4P.M. Z. Il. GilIO,
Superintendent of Transportation.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

. U1S1rS Of + S MEspnS r. Il; s
WILMINGTON, n. c. My. IA. ISIS j
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31
ABOUT TALKING.

Among the common errors in the
use of language are these: The mis-.
pronoun"lng of unaccented sy!lables,
IA terruble for terrible; the omis-
sion Of a letter or short syllable. as
Soin' for going and ev'ry for every;
and the running Of words together
without giving to every one a sepa-
rate and distinct pronunciation. /
know a boy who says. Don't wanter"
when he means Il don't want to-"
''WhaJer say p when he means
What did you say ?" and "Where
lie go:" instead of "Where did he
COZ" Sometimes you hear. IF Good"
instead Of ''Ifl c"uli )" ''Wilf'ercan,"
instead Of Il will if l can;" and
"liowjerknow 2" for How do you
know ?" And have you never heard
''m-m' instead of "ves," and chi
nj" instead of"no 2" Let me give you
a short conversation overheard the
other day. between two pupils of our
high school, and see if you never
heard anything similar to it. Ware
jerSo last night ?" "Hadder skate"
''Jerfind th'ice hardin good 'Yes: :
hard'nough.' ''Jergoerlone ?" mo;
Bilrn Joe wenterlong." "Howlate
jerstay 2" "Pastate." "Lemmeknow
wenyergoagin. voucher 2 l "anter-
go'n'show yer howter kate" ''H-m,
iicoodn't skate better'n you I'd sell
outn'quit." We'll. we'll tryerace M
seefH cream"
Here they took different streets,
and their conversation ceased. These
ooys write their compositions gram
lnatlcally. AMI mi hit use COOL lam
guage and speak it distinctly if they
would try. But they have got into
This careless way OF speaking, and
make no Effort to get out of it. When.
ever they try 20 speak correctly they
nave to grope their way along slowly
and their expression seems forced or
ciamped. AS though it were hard
work for them to talk. Almost every
one talks enough to keep we'll in prac
tlce, AMI those who try to speak ,:or.
rectly Oh every occasion soon find
that the practice makes it just as
easy for them to- use the best Ian yuage
at their command as to use the most
common. Try it, boys, and see ii
you cannot make som improvement
! Aaep . close watch over your c,aver.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31
From the Norristown. Pa. Herald.
SOMETIME.
BY EDWARD A. OLDHAM.

Within the chamber of our heart there
A silent JOY that lends each life its aim,
And goads us on to goals Of wealth
and fame.
This food of mellow, dreamy gladness
drives
Through each dear soul a something
which revives
Dead hopes. and sends to pensive eyes
aglcam
Of golden sunshine fiiched from angels
dream.
.sSometime" Is the word whose utterance
This rush of tender feeling God calls
Hope.
And paints to longing eyes some far
off day
When each ones builded castle
shall appear
Complete throughout It's tesselated
scope,
With all that Fancy's magic can ar
To steal one thought from Sor-
rows falling tear.
Winston. N. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31
OUR EDITORS DREAM.

He fell asleep after time, and 10 !
e dreamed again. And it seemed to
Tim in a vision, that having armed
,imself with certain papers and books
e turned his steps once more toward
he place and knocked at the gate!
"IIello, is that you again I" said
Peter. What do you wish 2"
Let those persons again come
FORTH" replied the editor, and Peter
his time made them all come through
he gate and stand outside.
They came as before and uttered
The same cries as before.
why didn't you notice that big
gg l sert you1" yelled the first.
1T was rotten" reLl ed the editor.
why didn't you write up my soda
fountain p cried the druggist.
You had your tickets printed a:
he her office" calmly replied the
.Oral man.
why did you write about ola
iomlinson's hens and never speak OF
ny new gate" shouted the third.
..Old Tomlinsvn paid for his adver
Use ment and you didn't. Here is the
;,;n" cold tho editor
"Why did you spell my name
wrong in the programme ?" groaned
the local talent.
Take look at this manuscript of
,ours and see for yourself" said the
ditor with a grim smile.
The rest of the company yelled
reir complaints in unison. and the
editor .alml y sorted out series OF
bills for unpaid subscriptions and
resented each with one and it was
10 that when they received them,
hey all tore their hair ard pushed
violently Gown a steep place into the
sea, and St. Peter taking the editor
5almly 10y the hand, led HIM within
ne gate.-Neac ! ork World.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

sation, and when you discover any
habitual error. drop it and substitute
the correct word, phrase or mode OF
expression. You will find that it will
sound much better, and be just as
easily spoken, and as you get older
and enter q different and wider circle
of society, yon can have acquired for
Yourself command of language and
a correctness of expression of which
YOU need not be ashamed.-Chrsti'"
ut Work.