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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
Her Class.


A beautiful young lady coming out Of
Farwell hall, Chicago, on Sunday af-
sernoon, was warmly greeted by gen
tIeman, and they stood to chat moment.
Catching sight of some third party, the
lady said hurriedly: "see there; that's
him."
ssWhere Who ~ asked the gentle
man, turning in the direction indicated
by the lady's eyes.
''Why, my boy r
"Your boyl What doyou mean9 What
do you mean ~
''Oh, right here to our left. The one
nearest to US. See, he's talking about
me now and pointing me out to the 9TH
ers with him He's awful jealous of
me.n
'rYour boyl Jealous of youl Is it
possible you allude to that Chinaman
there7 Why, he must be at least thirty
years old. You're great Joker"
Not at all. You don't understand.
He's my class. am a teacher in the
Chinese sunday-school class up stairs.
Each lady has one Chinamsn as class.
We girls call our class our boy and
it is fact, 1 learn, that each class
calls his teacher his girl l do believe
some of the boys are in love with their
teachers genuine, human love. They
dress very richly in their style on Sun
days and they make US very rich presents.
Some Of the girls have received gold
watches and chains. Why, if had not
put stop to it my boy would bring me
something every Sunday. He has
brought me silk handkerchiefs, lace
handkerchiefs and lace collars. He gave
me this deep collar have on. He said
he would leave school and 60 back to
China if I did not accept it. 1t is real lace
and cost at least $35. But shan't accept
anything more. He is good boy, and 1
can do anything / like with him. He
learns rapidly. He is an apt scholar. II
is laughable. Sometimes go across the
room to talk with one Of my lady friends
in another class and he sits still and con-
tented, but if gentleman speaks to me
for moment Lang fires up like a real,
splendid lover. His eyes flash, and he
jabbers to himself in great way, and /
have to rush back to him or he would
leave the room, and, I suppose, 90 back
to China. He is jealous of me now. Ex.
suss me moment till I 60 and tell him
you're my brother"
The lady went over and pacihed the
glaring Celestial, and he walked away
With his companions. When she re,
turned to the gentleman, he asked hel
something or other in jocular way. and
she replied, smiling: ooh, he says We
'Melican girls have too many brothers,
too many 'dudu' brothers" The group
Of Cinnamon had taken street car, and
she laughed heartily. They were out Of
hearing, and the gentleman joined in the
lauCh
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
severely on any luckless man who offers q
Summer boarder's" remuneration for her
spare front room. 1t is not to let.
ssranasf Than Fiction.


The following story has come to the
notice of tho Bangor (Me.) Commercial,
and 1t well illustrates the oft repeated
saying that truth is stranger than fiction.
Some years before the late war Otis
Burton, former resident of Bangor, left
here to seek his fortune in the West. He
drifited to Missouri, where he met an
accomplished young lady, with whom he
fell in love- She was pleased with him,
but before he made his passion known
she moved to distant part of the South.
About this time the war broke out and
the two soon lost all traces of each other.
Burton joined the Union army, and wa,
soon afterward wounded, and as it was
supposed he would die letter was SEM
to his mother informing her that her soI
could not live. He, however, was blessed
with good constitution and recovered.
He went back to his regiment and wa.
detailed with company to take supplies
across the plains. The party was attacked
by Indians and every man in the force
except Burton killed. He was reported
to have been slain with the rest. The
Indians decided to let him live and
took him a prisoner to their retreat
the mountains of the Southwest.
He gradually recovered from wounds
he had received in the encounter, made
himself agreeable to his captors and
adapted himself to their ways of living.
After he had been in captivity six months
or more he was allowed more liberty, and
now began to watch for chance to es-
cape The Indians had stolen number
of ponies, and among these was one
which Burton's practiced eye showed him
was highly bred, swift and gifted with
speed and endurance. This pony was
cared for and petted by Burton, and he
was allowed to ride him. One day he
strayed away further than usual, and
though not acquainted with the country
made dash for liberty. He was closely
pursued, but the gallant little pony had
the &c bottom for winning race. He
rode for three days, and then began to
see that he was getting out of the hostile
country. In the distance he saw house
which he knew must be inhabited by
whites. He shouted with Joy, feeling
that he had gained freedom at last. He
knocked at the door of the house and
surprise awaited him. 1t was opened BY
the woman he had loved in lang syne.
He was at once recognized and received
hearty welcome. Burton told his ad-
ventures and narrow escapes to willing
listener. She, too, told her story. She
had married Confederate officer who
was afterward killed in battle, and she
now owned the farm she occupied. Is it
necessary to tell the rest 2 They were
betrothed, there was merry wedding,
and the happy couple are still living in a
Southwest State. Surely in real life are
romances as strange and more interesting
than those weaved by the fertile brain of
the novelist.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
on the right hand side on the way to
Black Hawk.


As the sled approached this corner an
effort was made to check and turn it,
but for some reason the brake refused
to perform its work, and the "rudder"
DETECTING the front end caused it to turn
with suddenness that threw four Of
the occupants far out to the opposite
side of the road. Like a flash of
lightning the sled bounded across the
sidewalk, and struck the drug store with
such force that it cleaved its way through
like an ak through muslin sheet. There
was sudden crash, a loud cry, fall,
and the next instant all was quiet save
the groans of the injured ones. The
people who had been standing on the
street at this point to witness the flashing
BY of the party hurried over. The pung
had passed through the store, demolished
its contents, and had fallen upon the
ROCKS and snow. where it lay wrecked.
Here and there, far and wide, were the
pleasure party who had made the fearful
plunge. Six of thcm-two ladies-were
found dead, their skulls smashed and
bodies crushed almost out of human
shape. The living were terribly MANNED,
and such as were sensible cried piteously
for aid. They were cared for tenderly,
but before daybread four more had paid
the penalty for their rashness in death
Those who witnessed the fight of that
sleigh through the store, like an arrow
through an apple, declare that it was the
most awful sight they ever beheld.
Such was the outcome of this great
coasting excursion up among the Colo
RADIO mountains away back in the early
days of that countrv's settlement 1t
served as permanent cure for such fool
hardy enterprises.-Neao York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
"reminiscences Of Greedy.

cences of Horace Greely in the New
York World remember very well, Of
course, but never think of him without
the picture coming to my mind of seeing
him carrying his son across the street in
muddy weather He idolized this boy,
and could never realize that he had out
grown his infancy. He could not bear
to have him exposed in any way, and al
though the boy, when used to see him
with his father, was twelve or thirteen
years old and very large for his age
nearly if not quite as large as his father
if the street was at all muddy old Greely
would take him up in his arms and carry
him across; and can see him now, the
boys long legs reaching nearly to the
ground, forming the most comic picture
imaginable.
Greedy always wrote standing at his
desk, and his manuscript was SO abomin-
able that but few people could decipher
it. l wrote to him once to ask what he
thought of our chances in a pending
city election, when Fernando Wood was
running for mayor, and his reply was ::
Il can see nothing ahead but Waterloo
defeat" That was all of his reply, but
it took me nearly an hour to read it. 1
know in connection with this that
ooened out red hot on Fernando the
next day, and he had me arrested and
taken before the police justice, who tried
to settle the matter, and get me to prom
ise an apology, but 1 said did not come
for that; l came to give bail, and keep
up the fight against Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. Greedy and I were passengers to-
gether in the steamer Baltic with Cap
tain Comstock. I think this was in
April, 1851, and know that he un-
dertook to carry out pet scheme OF
his as to a remedy for seasickness
by keeping at the stern OF the
vessel, and he stuck to it with
great deal of perseverance. He had
a terrible time of it, however, and
there was but little Of Greedy left when
he was persuaded to go to a part of the
vessel where there was less motion. We
published daily paper on that voyage.
Beside Greedy, there we're Judge James
T. Brady, Judge Ashbel Smith, of Texas,
Judge Charles P. DAILY, and half dozen
other noted men among the passengers,
and we had most enjoyable time. For
one thing, know there was an indict-
ment found against Captain Comstock
for conspiring to have an easterly wind,
and Greely distinguished himself as an
advocate for the prosecution in the mock
trial that followed. was one OF the
witnesses, and had to appear In charac-
ter as Brother Jonathan and ] bor-
rowed Mr.. Grsely's historic white coat
as part of my makeup. He sent me to
his stateroom for II, and I found in the
pockets from two hundred to three hun
dred business cards. 1t had been his
custom for years, suppose, whenever
anv one sent or gave him card, to put
it in his pocket, and when emptied it
out on the table l remember they made
tremendous pile. His pockets were
large, and I don't suppose he ever real
lied that he had those cards in them
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21

A lady artist who had painted q sail-
ing cherub on her canvas, remarked to 4
gentleman observer:
''Do you know, sir, that with one
stroke I can change this smiling hoS into
q weeping onel"
That's nothing, said the gentleman
'At home when my boy makes tpp Hauch
of racket, can, with one stroke " na5
cane, make him ween and hpMls tpas A.
stRntly. p---7 7saas ssiess
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
A Freebooter.

81 recently heard that the engage
ment between you and Miss Pinfeather
was broken off, n-observed an Austin So
ciety swell to ccmpatriot in the same
line of business.
"Aw, ya'as," replied the party ad-
dressed; ''we meet as strangers now, and
never speak as we go by.
4 "what is the cause of the estrange-
mentq'
"Why; don't chew know3 Her father
is pirate"
"A piratei"
"Aw, ya-as.
"Why, what are you talking about2
Old Pinfeather is no pirate
Why-aw-ya-as He's a regular
freebooter. That's the reason that quit
going to her house. - Teas Siffings
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21
Sharp Rstorss,

A bantering acquaintance of the other
sex remarked to woman:
81 never heard of seven devils being
cast out Of a man"
mo" was the reply; ''they've got 'em
yet"
A Quaker, in giving evidence before
board Of excise in England, and being
rudely treated, was rather pompously
asked:
sDo you know what we sit here forl"
4cYes; one Of you for a thousand
pounds year, and the other for seven
teen hundred
A physician, passing stone mason's
shop, bawled out:
"Good morning, Mr.. d. Hard at
work, 1 see. You finish your gravestones
as far as In the memory Of, and then
wait, suppose, to see who wants mon
ument next.
"Waal, yes, repIfed the olu man.
unless somebody's sick, and you're doc
toring him, and then keep right on. I"
A man whose business transactions had
been rather suspicious, and who had
passed through bankruptcy twice, was
boasting:
II left business and settled down With
a comfortable fortune, " when a listener
said:
'Gf you had settled up, you wouldn't
have had cent"
A very self-important young man came
to the turn-stile at the railway station:
Ticket, please" " said the porter.
stoh, nv face is my ticket, y was the
reply.
Albright, said the porter; ''my orders
are to punch every ticket before I let i
pass
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21

ssThere are no earthworms in Mani
toba, " says writer in the London publ
cation, Nature Well, why should
there be, in land that il frozen, half
way down to China, every winter Z
Worms like the chimnsy-eornsr, where
it i warm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-02-21

The popular vote of 1880, the last
presidential election was as follows: Re-
publican electors (Garfeld), 4,454, ,416;
Democratic electors Hancock), 4.444, :
s52; Greenhack electors (Weayer), 3Os,-
57s; Prohibition electors Dow, 10. 800.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
THE IYCiDEACE or LnPOSTS.

THE FOURTH LECTURE BY ELLIS II. ROBERTS OK
rIlE AMERICAN REVENUE SYSTEM.
ITHACA, Feb. 21.-The fourth lecture in the
series ON the American Revenue System by Ellis II
Roberts was dey cred here tonight Mr. Roberts said in
part;
Taxes have divided into direct and Indirect but
We shall Ind that the taxes which are called direct
often lhose which multiplied the greatest number OF
times aud are thes; removed from him upon whom they
are finally The land has heen found TO be that
which at MI times and in all countries has been most gen
orally relied upon for large part OF the pubic income.
The land tax must be more multiplied than any other
form of impost because land lies al the bottom OF all pre-
duction No commodity change form without draw
ing into itself fresh land taxes Every mddleman adds
TO the sum Yet the idea that land tax IS direct tax
pervades many systems Of revenue The truth, has
lust appeared, IL that it ia blanket mortgage which
covers every industry every saving, every exchange
every employment, every Assessments upOn per-
sonaI pr opery may be followed in much the same way
The internal impOsts article of first necessity are al
ways regarded as indirect taxes yet they not uni
iorny for the seller on account of the condition Of
proper return Tor what lie LAS adj snced.
Inc Incidence OF charges upon importatons does not
differ III character from the incidence OF
impOss II the demand were always equal to the supov
or In excess OF IL the consumer would always pay Inc
duty but the conflicts OF trade prevent this result I'M n.t
cases. During the period after the peace OF Chent
British producers deliberately threw their goods upon tb
American market at prices below cost, IN nope of
breaking down our rising manufactures, and holding
accepted cheerfuly the payment OF tne imposts The
process kept up systematically 1t happens thai
The best British edOus of fresh works can be bought
cheaper here than the publishers sell them In London or
Edinburgh This IL the surplus, and exporting IL heips
keep English market firm. Other English and CONT
mental lnanuac do the same Recent exposures nv
officers OF 6Ie Treasury OF differentiation, especially Of
silks and wooens, the demonstration that the prices
such commodities III our markets are put below the
wholesale prce abroad, and even below the cost pro-
ductOn The foreign manufacturers 20 TO such length
in order TO escape share OF the duties here which
adjusted al The incidence VIII depend upon
rapIdy with which the supply can be ncIe ased
relative TO the demand
Since we have found that supply and demand deter
mine the incidence mpost that the holder OF
must pay, while the needs OF purchaser may make
him pay, The assertion that all taxes fan upon the land
thai labor must In The last analysis uDnergo all Gov
charges that cOns pt0n Ii alone finally
sessed cannot he sustained Imposs become n part Of
the cost OF every article, and ike every 0thes element
they become part either OF pIoht OF i0ss They may be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
4 CALL FOR BONDS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The Secretary of the
Treasury this afternoon issued the 126th call for bonds
The call the redemption OF bonds of the three per
loan of 1882 and notice given that the principal
interest Will be paid at the Treasury May
l. 1884, and that the interest VIII that day.
Follow lg are descriptions Of bonds: Three Per cent
bonds issued under the Act OF Congress approved July
H. 1882 aud numbered follows S50-Orignal No.
4l3 to original No 503 both inclusive, and original No.
3Os original No 1911, both inclusive. $l00-On
nal No 3Si1 original No. 1892 both inclusive, and
original No $40 TO original No. 9,473, both inclusive
Sociological No. 1898 TO original No 2139, both
inclusive, and original No. 1880 to original No. 30sI
both inclusive. $l,0OO-Orlgna No. l4,472 TO original
No. 1854, both inclusive and original No 22,676
10 original No. 22,894, both inclusive 10000
Original No. 22.954 original No. $500, both
inclusive. Total 9l0,O0O.0O0. These bonds are
either of the original" issue, which have only
serial number az each end substitute" bends which
may be distinguished by the double set OF numbers,
which are marked plainly original numbers" and Sub
stiute numbers All OF tho bonds OF this loan will DO
called by tho original numbers only The three months
interest due May 1884, these bonds will Oe paid
by checks forwarded TO the holders OF the bonds but will
DO paid with the principal the holders at the time OF
presentation Many Of the bonds originally Included in
tho foregoing numbers have been transferred or eI
changed into other denominations waiver the orig
nal numbers being cancelled and leaving outstanding
the amount before stated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22

LIVERPOOL, Feb 2l.Proyisions- Bacon-Cumberand Cut
44s obi Long Clear Mles, 4Os Od short Clear Middlos
Cd short tDs. = OIL shoulders, 4vs per owt eoI
lis ud. extra Indian Mess Prime Mess, 5Os Pork
Mess los "a per obi rnie ss Eastern sSs West
IaTd-AmeTlcan, A6s. od Prime eeteTn, ID
Ind oil Hams-LOng cut 59s; Shoulders at 4Os
Rutter l. per United Cheese
AInercau Choice Whea-Hed Western spring, lOd
ass "a; Winter. 81 3D. per centsii No spring
"a I'd; New Western Winter, 50. 5di New Mixed West
ern Sc g California o. j. rs Id. dos 5d California No q
IN gl ass per GENITAL. COrn-Mixed old, De. I'D; do
new 5s I'd per GENITAL Produce-spirita OF Turpentine
6d do al London si per owL Refined Petro
leum. I'd az per gallon Clover seed.AmeIlean ted COS
dJUs per 1alow, Aus. Cd per cWt ltosin-t oumon
4s Cd, Pale 9s y los I'd. Llnseed Oh, 2Us. 1d.G2ls
per cWt. ~ 81, oo, "a q IN, r.
per ton Calcutta Lnseed AS Sd a4i I'd per quarter LIN
seed Cake o. per Refined Petroleum, O'fd a ~.
per gallon Spirits OF Turpentine ia "a per cwt isoail
Common 5di Pale 6s Oils PrOylsions-lifu, sos W.
ow for American sugar 2Os cd @SOs "a per ow tor
Cuba Centrifugal pOitrAng 00 aud la W. @los od IOI
Cuba MusC0yad lar reclining ahOaL
ANfWERf, FeD 2l.-Petr0eum, Fine rae AneTlcah' 10
francs lmes pad and 10 lrancs % eennc5 settlers
McoKs Lard IL francs % cenlimes per 100 kos
BREMEN Feb. 2l.-PetTOleum. MARKS 90 piennln8A
MllccXs Lard closed AZ 40 marks 30 peDmnss yei ~
HAMBURG. Feb 2l.WcOXs Lard closed AT 40 marks per
100 ID. -.
HAyRR. Feb 21-wcoIs Lard closed a " francs per oo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
CLOSING PRIOES or OILIFDRNT1 STOCKS
SAN FRANcLscl. Fob. u. 1873 1



The movements in to-day's stock market. were
repetItOns of the movements of preceding days,
and made after the same fashion. The opening was
tame followed by Il decline in prices and a superIa-
tive duness; then followed sudden revival
Of activity and advancing prices in few
stocks which to certain degree exerted an
influence upon tho whole list aud finally set
back in prices that leaves the prices for majority
of the list at from ls to 2 per cent below last even
ing's closing figures. Delaware Laekawanna anu
Western, Reading, and Lake Shore were the th1ee
stocks which to-day attracted the most attention,
and the reported transactions in them furnished I|4
800 shares of the reported total OF $780, shares
all stocks. Hence it is those three stocks which
furnish the key to the days operations Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western recorded sales OF Us, fOO
shares il opened at 1871, declined TO 1904, and
then rose to 1921 and later sold at l3l 4G l3l 2
the end shows a gain of q per cent. Reading re-
cords transactions 10 300 sharea topened at ooA
and after two hours of small fluctuations suddenly
rose TO 597s, il ended at 5S7s-ls lower than last
evening Lake Shore opened at 1854 and was the
first stock TO show any material advances IT rose
to lOI u and later sold at 1882 lO3's and shows
Il final gain of % per cent after transactions III
80 800 shares St. Paul stock contributed 3S,oO0
share, TO the DAYS business but 1t got up only IS
from it's opening price and Its final hgure-
92ss aO212-is 81 lower than yesterday. The
dealings ia Union Pacinc dropped TO small
hgures--only 12.400-share5 and Its fluctuations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
BILLUPS s. co. MAKE An ASSIGNMENT.
WHAT THE HEAD OF THE FIRM SAYS REGARDING
HIS EXPULSION.

J. c. Bilups g. Co., cotton commission mer-
chants, made assignment yesterday to Charles F.
Madison. All the partEers-JacOb F.. Bups, Alexander
Burgess and John NJ Billups jrloIl in the assignment
despite the differences existing between j. p Bups and
Mr.. Burgess. The only preference Is for $4,000 10
Bancker, Burswell Co. On December IL last, the firm
was posted the Cotton Exchange unable ts
engagements and since then unsuccessful effort has
been made to effect a settlement with creditors.
The head of the firm expelled from mem
bership by the Board OF Managers of the Cotton Ex-
change Tuesday, for being accessory frauds
tanning advances from bankers upon cotton represented
TO be Of higher grade than that actually sold. He has
prepared long statement the substance OF which Is
follows
The frauds imputed to my firm discovered by my
self and promptly communicated by to the de-
rauded creditors before they had any suspicion OF
neglIaI1ty. At the same time offered those creditors
abundant security against loss Ny offer accepted 10y
al but single CREDITOR and he Is the only who
will suffer by the failure OF my firm He
ccted tncn demanded OF the Exchange the fullest III
ycstigatiOn OF the circumstances OF our fiuTc In sub
quality and weight OF cotton upon which loans had been
obtained from several banks had been trauduCnty mis-,
THs W. IT, H. ' H., ~ eIr 9 @ - III, @ 1 'e ,ipu
consent. denied, oath, any such knowledge
sent, and not particle VI evidence was given TINT
knew Of asscuted to the Interpretations The
Supervisory Committee OF the Exchange reported To
the Board 1f Managers tat the charges proven.
Here ended the functions holh o. the supervisory Com
ulttee ANA The OF Managers prescribed Dy the
constitution Or the Exchange, bat The gers directed
the committee 10 III me- again. SIN, no evidence
produced o. my completely lie frauds Oi the IA, AM
the committee, as am informed, merely returned
testimony without nnding required 5y the c0nstit-
non as Il condition precedent 10 the expulsion mem
Dcr-naucy, that the charges and
have been SUN icntly prOveu.' IhercupOn tho
Board OF Managers, without otlcr evidence ana
without giving opportunity 10 be heard pronounced
expulsion. That tlc aCuUu or the EXCHANGE
IN assuming 10 expel me + not only Unsupported by evil
dcncr but contrary the unGit pued e'dnCe; that
il ~ l-rut violation Oi the constitution and bylaws OF
the corporations that 1t H. III WORD, an outrage upon
law justice, pledge myself - establish by the de-
csIOn of the judicial tribunals OF the state.
A member OF the Board Of Mana said 1.-THE IA
change has nothing 10 fear from sch lawsuit "a Mr.
Bilus threatens, and think II Mr.. Blups knows the
extent of proofs against him he has been adyed"
Roger 4. Pryor, counsel for Mr.. Billups Yesterday
served papers suit against the Board OF Mana for
100 600 as damages defau OF Character and
-. 900 additional Tor the value OF MI Bnlupss seat