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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
NUMBER 25.
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Three degrees OF mining speculation
p0s,'ise inlue comparative, MINER su-
p'-la'' MINUS -D'''0'' 1's' 1TSs'
oiara' oear' old Daniel kiss you on
the steps last nlghtT No, ma, ne
Kissed me on the lips. ."-Msrcs1Ht-
1Ta0eser'
1t would be proper, we suppose, to
refer to shoemakers and hatters e
uiVinitles lnasmucn as tney shape our
enuS'-Fa'100esp9'0 Oa@.
" Yes, sir" said jenkins; 5mithers
is man who keeps his word; but then
he has to-" "How is that a'' asked
Jones. Because no one will take it. =
De''''S-
An article is going the rounds Of the
press entitled, The Umbrella in France
That settles it, then For while we
cherished the hope that we might regain
possession q tnat umbrella, but as It has
er0SSeu 'ne ocean TO evaoe u.s. we might
a. wen give Il up--HaDsege.
An analysis Of the humble end of
oumDle Pee BY a profound and German SCI
entlst shows that the venom consists Of
one part serum, 2-5 parts formic acid, y
parts aibumen' and the balance Of some
tnlns winch has Temperature Of about
s'ooO' 200 IN theshade.-L5e.
What are you doing7' asked board
ing-house man of his chum as he caught
him tip-toeing up and down stairs. sTm
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
THE HOME DOCTOR.

The simplest and best cure for cramp,
says the editor of the Pacific Medical and
surgical Journal, is bandage applied
above or below the knee, preferably the
former.
Doctor Fitzpatrick writes to the Lon
don Lancet that he has never seen a
single instance in which stye contin-
ued to develop after the following
treatment had been resorted to: The lid
should be held apart by the thumb and
index finger of the left hand, or lid re-
tractor, if such be at hand, while the
tincture of iodine is painted over the in
famed papilla with fine camel's hair
pencil The lids should not be allowed
to come in contact until the part touched
is dry. A few such applications in the
twenty-four hours are sufficient.
It is surprising how everybody rushes
at fainting person and strives to raise
him up, and especially to keep his head
erect. There must be an instructive ap-
prehension that if person seized with
fainting or other fit fall into recumbent
position death is more imminent. Always
remember this fact, namely: Painting is
caused by want of blood in the brain
The heart ceases to act with sufficient
force to send the usual amount of blood
to the brain, and hence the person loses
consciousness because the function of the
brain ceases. Restore the blood to the
brain and instantly the person RECEIVERS
Now, though the blood is propelled to
all parts of the body by the action of the
heart, yet it is still under the influence of
the laws of gravitation. In the erect
position the blood ascends to the head
against gravitation. and the supply to
the brain is diminished as compared with
the recumbent position, the hearts pull
sation being equal. If, then, you place
q person sitting whose heart has nearly
ceased to beat, his brain will fail to re-
ceive the blood; while if you lay him
down with the head lower than the heart
blood will run into the brain by mere
force of gravity, and in fainting in suf-
ficient quantity to restore consciousness.
Indeed, nature teaches us how to manage
fainting persons, for they always fall and
frequently are at once restored by the re-
cumbent position into which they are
thrown.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
Singular.

A singular instance of what is called
transferred impression" occurred in
connection with the death of the late
DIR. j. Marion Sims, the eminent New
York physician. His friend, DR.. Mackey,
Of Washington, rose suddenly from his
bed one morning at o'clock and began
pacing the floor, informing his wife that
he had had terrible dream which pre-
vented his sleeping. He had dreamed
that DR.. Sims had appeared to him with
q face like that of corpse, and said
"James the Fourth is dead" DR.. Sims
was in the habit of speaking Of himself
as James the Fourth. because he was the
fourth James in his family. A telegram
announcing DR.. Simss death at 8 o'clock
that morning was brought to DR.. Mackey
before breakfast It was at 8 that the
doctor, awakening from his dream, had
looked at the clock, and on looking
again he found that the clock had
stopped at that honr,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
What Kept Him.

'Hello, Bill, when did you get backi'
asked one rough citizen of another, down
on the levee.
DAY before yistiddy"
'sWhere yer been2"
"Up here in country town"
'fWhat doin'a'
"Workin' on the streets.n
''Gittin' any lucrea''
'Nothin' but my board.n
mo morn that2"
mot nickeln
'sWell you're gittin' purity low down.
What kept you 50 longa''
a ffty-pound ball chained to nay
northwest leg, shat's al. - Msyshant-
7ruse1r.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
A Practical Proposal.

''Had proposal from any Of the fair
sex since leap-year began, Jonesl1
II have, Brown; | had proposal
from the daughter Of my boarding mis-
sus."
ssGimini you're in luck. How did shs
muster courage to make 1t, aud what did
You sayS''
'1Wells you ZEE, she keeps the books
for her mother, so she came to me the
other day and proposed.
Eyes, yes, lucky dogl 60 On.
''she proposed that pay up my e.
rears, OF git.
ssWhew
sso + SomeriRs 51srnal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
The famous mosque Of st. Sophia at

The famous mosque Of St. Sophia at
Constantinople is fast going to decay
and the poor sultan has no money with
which to repair it. The beautiful mo
saics are tumbling out or being picked
out by visitors, and some of the arcades
and walls are roughly shored up. The
celebrated cathedral OF St. Mark in
Venice, 900 ysan old, u also badly in
need Of repain.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
A Hone for Dudes.

Ethel-.'Ohl isn'titlovely. The paper
says that huge mastiffs are to be the pet
dogs for young ladies this season2"
Eudora That's just too sweet for any
thing. Why, mastiff is almost as big as
pony"
Ethel-Yes; won't it be lovely. When
dear Alphonse gets tired promenading
with me by moonlight alone can lift
him up and let him ride on the mastiff, y
Philadelphia Call.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14
VOLUME VI.
THE BELL AT JAY.


The bell at Jay, the rivers. breeze,
To north and south send greetingl
Beneath the Adirondack trees
The Hudson's heart is beating.
Oh, ball subline
In ancient dust
Earth's archives rust
But not that rhyme!
Thy voice is clear;
hear il here,
Subiued by timei
Thy counterfsits resemble thec.
As murmurs, in commoticn
Upon the tongue-tied midland sea
The speech of unbound oceanl
While music fiIlA
And echoes neck
Responsive rock,
While grandeur thrills,
Thy tone win last;
Thy zone was cast
Between the hilisl
Ny wish for fame IN gladly spurn,
As youths companions meet me:
When to childhood's home return,
II thy glad welcome greet mel
The slender fronds
OF brake aud fern
May shake and turn
At lips of bronze.
Thy challenge fling:
Thy welcome ring
Ny heart respondsl
-Fronk Ddniel Blish, IN the Czsrrsn
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14

The department Of agriculture esti-
mates the product Of the forests Of the
United States for 1883 in lumber worth
500, 900, 900, or more than the total
value Of our crops Of hay, rye, oats,
barley, bu,kwheat and potatoes taken
together.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14

The total value Of the butter, cheese,
eggs and poultry Of the United States in
1883, according to report Of the Butter,
Egg and Cheese association, is $500, 600,
900; the value Of the milk and cream
sold and not manufactured into butter
and cheese, ever 800, 600, 600.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14

The bicycle was known forty years ago
in Scotland, where it was called the
dandy horse, . small horse being
placed over the wheels On whish the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-14

According to recently published statis-
tics there il village situated near Paris
where !, 900 10 Q, e,ooopeople are employed
in making agate buttons alone.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1888.

The Eureka Leader says: No man,
save Lincoln, during the last half cen.
fury has so attached himself to the
masses as James G. Blaine He made
a gallant aud honorable fight to secure
the Presidential prize, but failed, not
by reason of any want of confidence in
him upon The part of the people, but
rather by reason of some mistakes in
campaign management upon the part
of his friends. No man has lived since
the organization of the Republican
party who possessed the dash, the
brilliancy, the craftsmanship or the
power to command in private life in
so eminent a degree as Mr.. Blaine.
His personal magnetism is wonderful.
His mind is clear, his action prompt
and his judgment almost unerring.
His knowledge of men seldom mis-
leads him. He possesses the happy
faculty of being ready at all times to
define his position and the courage to
defend it. His convictions of right
are positive in their character and his
course in public life has demonstrated
that he would not be guilty of cow
ardly act. He has never betrayed a
friend or stabbed an enemy In the back.
Ee went through the recent contest,
never once faltering, and emerged from
the conflict defeated, hut not coward
or suppliant. His hold upon the
people who followed where he led is
stronger than ever and their confidence
in his integrity and fitness is unmis-
taken. There is a widely expressed
feeling in the land that James G.. Blaine
ought to have been elected to the Presi-
dency, and with that conscious belief
that he will yet live to achieve the vic
tory he so eminently deserved. We
have simply said this much in order
that our readers may understand that
James G.. Blaine is our candidate for
President in 1888. We believe that the
Republican organization ought to be
kept in fighting trim, and when four
years shall have passed, that Nevada
should be among the first to declare, as
she did at the last election, in favor of
the most dauntless leader the public
can produce, and the "Old ticket" can
and must win grand victory in 1888.
Blaine is not politically dead nor has
he been retired
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
POLITICAL AMENITIES ACROSS
THE BORDER.

The following extract from the
Ottawa, Canada, Free Press indicates
that our Northern neighbors are some
what given to the bandying of pleasant
personal compliments in the heat of
political discussion. 1t is noted, with
feelings akin to jealousy, that the press
of the United States does not entirely
monopolize the elevating system of
abuse applied to political opponents;
The episode in the Dominion Parlia-
ment, when Sir John Macdonald de-
clared that he would lick the chops OF
the Hon. Donald A. Smith "quicker
than hell could scorch Il feather" Is
not the only occasion in the paria-
mentary history of this country when
the present Dominion Premier has
played the BLACKBOARD role of bully.
In glancing over file of newspapers
dated twenty four or twenty-five years
ago, the other day, the following choice
morceau of parliamentary history was
found:
"a very extraordinary scene took
place. Ou Ilud} uiSht iao1 III WIZ iiooSS
of Assembly. Attorney General Mac
donald, in the course of his speech
read sentence from Mr.. Mowats
speech at the Toronto Convention, to
show that he had abandoned represen-
tation by population. Mr.. Mowat said
that he was mlsrepresented by Mr..
Macdonald, and rose and read the
whole passage, and said that the
Attorney General had given a false
representation to his sentiments. The
Speaker then left the chair, and Mac
donald, FOLLOWED by Macbeth, stepped
across the floor, and, flourishing his
fist in Mr. Mowats face, said:
"You damned pup, | will slap your
chepsr
"Mr. Sandfield Macdonald and
others stepped between and separated
them"
Mr.. Mowat has lived to be revenged
on Sir John Macdonald and has more
than once, metaphorically speaking,
slapped the Tory bully's chops most
effectually.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17

1T is surprising to see representative
Republican papers of Nevada advocate
the election of President Arthur TO the
United States Senate. He has made a
very good President for New York
and the other centers of commercial
prosperity, but what, in the name of
sense, has he ever done for Nevada
His views on the Chinese and silver
questions are sufficient to make him a
very dangerous man for us to have in
the Senate.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
A Substitste for Matches.

The Grocers' Adgocate has the follow
ing account of an ingenious contri'
vance to take the place of matches
and which it says, is now used by the
watchmen Of Paris in ell magazines
where explosives or intlammable
materials are kept: Take an ob|ong
vial of the @hitest and clearcst glass
and put into it piece of phosphorus
the size of pea. Pour some olive ell
heated to the boiling point upon the
phosphorus, fill the vial about one.
third full and then cork il tightly. TIC
use the novel light remove the cork
allow the air to enter the vial and then
recork it. This empty space in the
vial will become luminous, and the
light obtained is equal to that of a
lamp. When the light becomes dim
its power can be increased by taking
out the cork and allowing o fresh
supply of air to enter the vial.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
RESTORE HIM.

The following, from John P. Irish,
the representative Democratic editor
of the Pacific Coast, about expresses
the opinion of the people of both par
ties: 1.-THE proposition to pension
General Grant, should be, in some
form, adopted by Congress. Probably
the better way would be to restore him
to his high rank IN the army and then
retire him on half pay, or on full pay.
No matter what his business follies
may have been, this country cannot
afford the spectacle of an ex.General so
distinguished and an ex-President
twice elected, left in his old age to
poverty and subsistence on casual
charity. Fool Democrats, of whom
there are many, will insist upon
remembering Grant only as the defiant
and dangerous leader of a triumphant
opposition, but this will not affect his
place in history. We are victorious
now, and we should not be mean.'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
Carlyle and Thackeray.

Carlyle had naturally but little
sympathy with Thackeray's instructive
dislike OF greatness, as it is exemplified
in his antipathy OF Marlborough and
Swift. | think it was after CONVEX.
sation between them on the character
of Swift that l heard Carlyle say:
81 wish I could pursuade Thack.
cray that the test of greatness in man
is not whether he CThackeray) would
like to meet him at tea party
He liked Thackeray himself, and
think he never spoke of him with the
contempt which, before he became
comparatively intimate with Dickens
he expressed for "the infnitesimally
small Schnuspel, the distinguished
novelist. "-FortnighHy ReDieW.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
Something to Think About.

At birth the mean length of boys is
eighteen and one-half inches, and of
girls, eighteen and one-quarter inches.
Growth is most rapid Immediately
after birth, and continually diminishes
until about five years of age; from then
until sixteen years of age the annual
growth is Two and one-ffth inches
during the next year, one and one-half
inches; and during the next two years
one inch only.
The average height of man has
been estimated at five feet four inches.
A man is taller in the morning than
at night by half an inch, and in some
cases the variation is an inch or even
more,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
Mingled and Whirled.

any son." he said, as he laid his
hand on the head of his eldest born,
"you have now arrived at manhood's
age, and it is time you mingled with
the whirl of business. Here are
$4,000. Go and make your start in
life, and lay the foundations for COM
petence."
The son bowed his humble head and
skipped with the cash. He was just in
time to bet 1t on the Presidential cleo
ton, and when the result had been
announced, he went home to his father
and said:
"Father, l have mingled with the
whirl."
GOOD boy! And-and-"
"And | have been whirled out OF
every dollar of the Doodle you put up
for me! The mingling business doesn't
suit me. Let me hang around home
and learn to be q burglar. WAL Street
Nelcs.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
J0caiAr S.seents.

The students of Sevanee College,
Tennessee, were to have o holiday.
The afternoon before the day one of
the scientific professors noticed alarm
ing changes in his barometer. The
professor foresav cyclones, and re-
scnded the order giving the boys a
holiday the next day, postponing their
proposed excursion. The next morn.
ing the sun rose on a cloudless day,
balmy and mild. The boys, appreci-
atlng the situation, put on their rubber
coats and boots and attended recitations
with umbrellas raised They rushed
through the soft sunshine as if pursued
by bowling winds, and shook them
selves on entering the the lecture.rooms
as if emerging from drenching rains.
The Faculty let the boys of and the
scientific professor overhauled his
barometer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
A Case of Squeich.

A Chicago drummer balanced his
chin On the edge of the seat in front of
him, and tickled a sandy-haired pass
enger's ear with the remark:
You've been IN Chicago, of course ?"
Where|
Chicago"
An uncertain look came into the
sandy haired mans eyes.
LET me see" he unused, retrospect
lively; "pears to me must have been
through there. I've travelled u good
deal | know I've heard the name be-
fore. What line of road is it on?'
Forty lines of road. It's the big.
gest railroad center on earth"
Not blgger'n Crestline, Ohio, is 1t p
asked the passenger, with an amazed
expression "I've seen four trains at
once at Crestline waitin' to start off
Talk about noise and confusion!"
The Chicago mans teeth began to
chatter.
SIS Chicago place where the trains
stop for dinnerg'
"Naw,' the disguised drummer
Chicago is place where the pass
engers stop for dinner"
"Of course; that's what l meant,
explained the red haired man, geutly.
Fact is" he went on, with confidential
fIankness, "rve travelled so much and
been in so many different places in
my lifetime that l don't purtend TO
remember more'n a quarter OF EN-.
What's the name of the hotel in Chi
cag0?"
There amt any" SAID the drummer
gloomily.
Then he walked forward to the filter
filled his mouth full of water, gargled
his throat, whooshed the liquid on the
floor, and hung his leg over the corner
of the box.
Who is that evil-eyed, pink haired,
lumpy legged, prairie-eyed microbe at
the other end of the carr" he asked OF
the conductor, who was passing
through the train.
Do you mean the gentleman look
ing out of the Window"
"Ya-as."
"He's a fish merchant from st. Louis. y
Detroit Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
BY Order Of the Colonel.

On the evening before, the Colonel
of German regiment of infantry sent
tor all the Sergeants and said to them
"There will be an eclipse of the sun
tomorrow. The regiment will meet
On the parade ground in undress.
will come and explain the eclipse be-
fore drill. If the day Is cloudy the
men will meet in the drill.shed, as
usual"
Whereupon the Sergeants drew up
the following order of the day:
"To-morrow morning, by order OF
the Colonel, there will be an eclipse of
the sun. The regiment will assem- bic
on the parade ground where the
Colonel will come and superintend the
eclipse IN person. If the sky Is cloudy
the eclipse will take place in the drill.
shcdn
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
Three Tsllies.

A wise Quakeress used to say there
were three folies of men which always
amazed her. The first was, theil
climbing trees to shake the fruit down
when, if they only waited little, il
would fall Of its own accord; the sec
ond was, that they should go to war tc
kill each other, when, if they but
waited, they would all die naturally
and the third was, that the men should
run after the women, when, if they
would not do it, the women would bt
sure to run after them.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
on the Orkneys.

Southern Tourist" Get any news.
papers here?"
Orcadian boatman-" Gu, aye, when
the steamer comes. If it's fine, she'll
come once a week; but when Its
stormy, i Winter, we dinna catch a
CLINT O her for three months at time"
S. T,-"Then you'll not know what's
going on in London"
o. B.-"No; but we see ye're just as
i'll aft i London as we are, for you
dinna ken what's gaun on herep
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
NEW VOLUME.

The Tuscarora Times. Repiep, one of
the best papers in the State, has entered
upon a new volume. 1t says: "With
this number the Times. Repieao CON-
mences its seventh year and fourteenth
volume. It's proprietors are happy in
the consciousness that they have done
as much for their locality as the latter
has done for them, and as they are not
complaining, the presumption is that
everybody is happy"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17
FOR SPEAKER.

The BULLETIN places in nomination
for Speaker of the Assembly DIR. G. /
Leavitt, of Lyon County. He is man
of ripe experience and rare ability, and
would adorn the place. The office is
an important one, and care should be
taken in the selection of its incumbent.
With a man of DR.. Leavitt's character,
for presiding officer, the Legislative
wheels could not help revolving
smoothly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-12-17

THE Philadelphia Call says: Yes,
my son, the railroad is monopoly,
but after you have paid rs cents freight
on box which has come several hun
bred miles, and then find that cart
man is going to charge 81 80 for
hauling it five squares farther, you
will not talk very hard against the
monopoly.