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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-01-15
LONGING.

When am gone
Say, win the glad wind wander, wander on,
STOPPING with tenderest touches, yet
With frolic care beset,
Lifting the long gray rushes, where the
stream
And SO idly dream!
! feel It's soft caress;
The toying OF wildwood tenderness
On brow and lip and eyes and hair,
As If through love aware
That days must come when no fond wind
shall creep
Down where my hearts asleepl
Hast thou sympathy,
A soul, oh, wandering wind, that thou dost
sigh?
Or is't the heart within us still
That aches for good or i'll,
And deems that Nature whispers, when alone
Our inner self makes moanl
William N. Briggs, in Century.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-01-15
oriuin Of the Standard Oil company.

A Cleveland (Ohiol letter says: The
Rockefeller family came from some little
town in Central New York, where the
father practiccd medicine. They took
up their residence here in 1858. John
D. was then little shaver Of IA. He
went to school for two or three years.
and afterward became a book keeper
for a one horse commission firm in Water
street. When he was 10, or in 1867, he
and man named M B. Clark, who is
now q member Of the elevator firm Of
Gardner, Clark & York, went into the
produce business on their own account.
This partnership continued until 1866,
when Rockefeller sold his interest and
went into oil refining. Three years be-
fore, however, he, with Clark, his part
ner, and one Or two others, had built a
little petroleum refinery up the river.
Rockefeller and Clark's investment in
this enterprise was "a, 900. 1t gave
pAOh1SC VI AOtnS VIZ puSln0SS, hHu
Rockefeller determined, therefore, to
devote his entire attention to it. Clark
bought his interest in the commission
house, and Rockefeller and Samuel
Andrews became sole owners Of the re-
inery. When Rockerfeller was book
keeper Andrews was q porter in another
produce store further down the street.
They became acquainted, and, as An
drews had accumulated a few hundred
dollars and was practical fellow,
Rockefeller invited him to become
partner in the refinery, AT this time
Rockefeller was 26 and Andrews year
Or two younger. Their property could
nlt have been worth much more than
$1,000, and was probably not all paid
for. From this humble beginning has
grown the Standard Oil Company, with
its hundreds of offshoots and Its S70,s
900, 600 Of capital.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-01-15

ent century, developed rapidly. we ecan
judge Of its extensive manufacture when
we read the report Of Professor Fl. w.
Wiley, chemist Of the United States Ag-
riculturaI bureau, published in the New
Orleans Times Democrat some time ago.
In it be says the consumption Of sugar
per head In the United States during the
last year 1ssS) was not far from forty
five pounds. For $4,000, 900 people
this amounts to 2,475, 900, 900 pounds.
To calculate the value Of this vast guam
tity at eight cents per pound would pro-
duce the enormous amount Of 1904, OO0,-
600.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-01-15

Love Is blind, very blind when The
girl is rich
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
A View from the Moon,

From Professor Langley's illustrat-
ed article on "The Planets and the
Moon, in his series On "The New
Astronomy" III the March Century,
we quote the following: THE truth
is, however, that, looking at the earth
from the moon, the largest moving
animal. the whale or tae elephant,
would be utterly beyond OR ken; and
it is questionable whether the largest
ship on the Dream would be visible,
for the popular idea as to the magni-
flying power of great telescopes is ex-
aggerated. Il is probable that undes,
any but extraordinary circumstances
our lunar observer with our best tele-
scopes could not bring the earth within
less than an apparent distance of 500
miles; and the reader may judge how
large moving Object must be to be
seen, much less recognized, by the
naked eye at such distance.
''Of course, chief interest of the
supposition we are making lies in the
fact that it will give US measure of
our own ability to discover evidences
of life in the moon, if there are any
such as exist here; and in this point of
view it is worth while to repeat that
scarcely any temporary phenomenon
due to human action could be visible
from the moon under the most favor
able circumstances. Any army sucbgas
Napoleon led to Russia might conceiv-
ably be visible if it moved in q dark.
solid column across the snow. Tt is
barely possible that such vessel as
one of the largest ocean steamships
might be seen, under very favorable
circumstances, as a moving dot: and
it is even quite probable that such q
confagratlon as the great fire Of Chi.
cago would be visible in the lunar
telescope as something like a reddish
star on the night side Of our planet:
but this is all in this sort that could be
discerned.
by making minute maps, or still
better, photographs, and comparing.
one year with another, much however
might have been done by our lunar
observer during this century. In its
beginning, IN comparison to the vast
forests which then covered the North
American continent, the cultivated
fields along its eastern seaboard would
have looked to him like a golden
fringe bordering broad mantle OF
green; but now he would see that the
golden fringe has pushed aside the
green farther back than theMississippi,
and would gather his best evidence
from the fact Surely noteworthy
one) that man, as represented by the
people of the United States, has
changed one of the features of mis-
world during the present century to a
degree visible In another planetl"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
CHEATING THE GOVERNMENT
An Old Importer Tells How Some
other Importers Colnmfe Gross
Frau ds.
New York Sun.

New York Sun
Zone of the most difficult things to
detect" said aa old importer, ''is the
fraudulent allowance of rebate of
custom duties on goods alleged to
have been damaged Where the i'm
porter and the appraiser are dishonest
the fraud is almost impossible of de-
lection The plan of operations is
very simple. The law requires that
the full duties shall be paid upon the
withdrawal of the goods. Then, if
goods are found to be damaged within
ten days, the importer sends word to
the custom house, and an appraiser is
sent to the importers store or ware
house, and there appraises the dam
age, and upon his report is based the
allowance Of duties to be refunded.
This system leaves opportunity to
commit several kinds of fraud.
"There is, IN the first place, an easy
chance to substitute other goods for
those actually imported. There is a
case On record where an importer of
fruits kept lot of damaged goods on
hand for a year, and used t. EN- to mix
with every importation for the pur-
pose of securing damage allowances.
The goods being IN the importers pos
session. it is simply impossible to de-
tect a fraud like that, especially where
the appraiser Is dishonest.
'"There is, of course, SO much de-
pendent upon the judgment of the
appraiser IN such cases that there is a
vide margin for fraud. The appraiser
for instance, may report a lot of pre-
served fruit as moldy or sugareG. He
may judge FROM an imperfect or dis
honest inspection that class OF such
goods is entitled to damage allowance
when in fact there was no damage at
all. The result in such cases would
be to give the dishonest importer an
advantage over his more honest coma
petitors.
1.-THE frauds have gone SO far that
not long ago q committee OF the
chamber Of commerce, after investi-
CATION, reported in favor OF suppress
ing damage allowances on goods not
ia themselves perishable, nor special
ly subject to suffer damage. They
recommended that in lieu of the pres
ent system there should be fixed per-
centages of rebates for damage, to be
ascertained and established by refer
ence to actual experience in the past,
such fixed percentages to be allowed
on all perishable goods, damaged or
not.
THE collision of some Of the ap-
praisers with importers of easy con
science is obvious from the fact that
similar goods in the same steamer
have often been offered for sale at
widely different prices by the different
importers. The inference is that the
importer who sells so much lower
than his competitors has advantages
over the importer who pays honest
duties.
''The abuse of damage allowances
has gone SO far that it is more than
suspected that there are custom house
brokers who have special advantages
with certain appraisers to secure dam
age allowances where none ought to
be allowed. A vigorous effort is on
foot to secure action by congress on
the subject"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD,
Nineteen Metals Worth More Than
$1,000 Pound.
COllierY Enoinaar

Following are the names OF those
metals valued at over 81, 900 an avoir-
dupois pound, the figures given rep.
resentlng the value per pound:
anadlum-A white metal, dis
covered in 1880, $1,000
Rubldlum An Alkaline metal. So
called, for exhibiting dark red liaes in
the spectrum analysis, 5000.
Zrconlun-A metal obtained from
the minerals zircon and hyacinth. in
the form of black powder, 81. 200.
Lithium-An alkaline metal. the
ightest metal known, $1,000.
Gluclnum-A metal In the form of
greyish black powder, SIS, 400.
Calclum-The metal base of lime.
81, 500.
Strontium-A malleable metal of q
yellowish color, 81, 300.
Northumberland from the min.
eral gadolinite, found in Sweden.
$4,000.
Yltrium-Discovered in 1923, is of
greyish black color, and it's lustre per-
feet y metallic, 81, $50.
Ebium-The metal found associated
with yttrium, So, 400.
Ceriuna-A metal of high specific
gravity, greyish white color, with a
Iamellar texture, So, 400
Didymlum-A metal found associat-
ed with cerium, Sc. 300.
Ruthenium-Of a grey color, very
hard and brittle. extracted from the
ores of platinum, S2,40O.
Rhodium-Of a white color and
metallic luster, and extremely hard
and brittle. It requires the strongest
heat that can be produced by wind
furnace for its fusion, 1900.
Niobium-Previously named calum-
binum, first discovered in an ore
found at New London, Ct, SO, 800.
Barium-The metallic base of
baryta, 800.
Palladium-A metal discovered in
1902, and found in very small grains,
OF d steel grey color and fbrous struc-
ture, 81, 200.
Osnium-A brittle, grey-colored
metal, found with platinum, 81, 400.
lridlum-Found native as an alloy
with osnium ia lead grey scales, and
is the heaviest of known substance.
$1,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

self, even though the family are forced
to be content with bread -and-milk
supper. Some housekeepers think
they must be very strict with their
help for the sake of maintaining dis
clpliae. They lay dowa the law that
their girls can have only one after.
noon and one evening out each week,
while others allow their servants to
be away whenever their absence does
not Inconvenience the family. And
the contrast is kept up al along the
scale. One woman was heard to re.
mark a while since that when she
caught her girls reading the daily
papers she guessed they'd catch it.
But other families are glad to keep
help intelligent enough to care for the
papers. These people are willing
their domestics shall have a fire in
their sleeping rooms a part of the day,
so that q place may be afforded for
sewing and recreation, and they need
not be tied down to the kitchen during
all their working hoars. The best
girls are kept In the same families
year after year, while the poor ones
are constantly floating through the
intelligence Offices. A well-to do fam
lily will do almost anything in order
to keep a first class girl. Gases have
been known where they paid her fall
wages and also paid her board during
their absence in California or Europe.
1t is probably more common to pay
half wages in such ases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
CUTTING GLASS WITH SCISSORS.
Under Water as Easily as with the
Ordinary Diamond Gutter.
n. Y. Mail and EXPIRES!


many persons may not be aware
that glass can be cut under water,
with the greatest ease, to almost anv
shape, by simply using a pair Of
shears Or strong scissors. In order to
insure success, two points must be at
tended to-frst, and most important,
the glass must be kept quite level in
the water while the scissors are ap-
piled; and, secondly, to avoid risk, it
is better to begin the cutting by taking
off small pieces at the corners and
along the edges, and to reduce the
shape gradually to that required, for
If any attempt is made 10 cut the glass
to the shape, as we would cut piece
of cardboard, it will be most likely to
break just where it is not wanted.
Some kinds of glass cut much better
than others; the softer glass is the
best for this purpose. The scissors
need not depend on the state of the
edge presented to the glass. When
the operation goes on well, the glass
breaks away from the scissors in small
pieces in straight line with the blade.
This method of cutting glass has often
been Of service, when a diamond has
not been at hand, for cutting ovals
and segments, and though the edges
are not as smooth as mighJ be desired
for some purposes, it will answer in
many cases. The two hints given
above, ifstrictly followed, will ALWAYS
insure success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Typographical Conditions and ChOl-
era
Popular Science Monthly.

No doubt can be entertained that
the confguration of the earth has q
certain influence. Relatively low
lying sites are very favorable to chol-
era. Where the surface Of the earth
has an undulatIng outline, it will be
found that districts and Individual
houses which are situated on the sum-
NIT of the undulation very frequently
have no, or only very small, dis
position to the development of an
epidemic of cholera, while in the hol-
low of the undulation under like con-
dltlOns the opposite holds good. The
truth of this statement is seen in sim
gle districts where parts or single
houses exist on the summit and others
lie low.
Another feature which is found in
every epidemic is the falling off of tne
disease in the neigh5orhood of and on
mountain ranges. The Himalayan
mountains, those Of Lebanon and the
Alps, have always formed the places
of refuge for fugitives from cholera.
Now and then an epidemic occurs In
the mountains; these exceptions will
be dealt with later. The immunity.
or the slight susceptibility, of noun
tain ranges for cholera is witnessed in
India as plainly as it is in Europe. A
familiar example is the complete free
dom from cholera of the hill stations
along the Himalayas, in which,
through frequent changes of troops,
the cholera has every chance of being
taken ap from the plains. In the
severe epidemic of 1869 there were
only two cases of cholera in - hill
stations. A similar experience is met
with in narrow areas For instance.
in Munich, 1s73'74, the frequency of
cholera was widely different in the
seven barracks Of the garrison. In
the low lying Isar Kaserne Occupied
by cuirassiers, heavy cavalry regi-
menD, out of 1, 100 men there were
40 cases Of cholera; in the high living
Max Ii, Raserne with two field artil.
lery regiments only three cases, and
this without there being any differ
ence in the construction of the caserns,
the occupation or the diet of the men
or the drinking water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
AT NIGHT.

At night, when work IS done, mid shadows gray
that darken
And cling about the v indow, where once the sun
was bright
Sweet sounds come back again to which we used
to hearken,
At night.
at night though we are Old, and the gray shad-
ows clinging,
Presage to us that shore where there is no more
light,
Sometimes there come again sweet airs of child
hood singing
at night!
At night we two may sit in shadow open-heart-
ed;
Long since the time has passed when sope was
all in sight
Softly we sing the songs of happy days de-
parted,
At night
at night tho cricket's voice sounds through the
shadows dreary;
Our songs, alas! like his, have neither charm
weight;
We only rest and sing, hushed hopes end voices
weary
At night
Translated from "Jaste Olivier, in tie Argosy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
IN SLATERY DAYS.
Reminiscence of the Time When
Human Beings Were OhotteIs.
Toledo Blade.

Away back in the fifties, when the
attempts OF the pro. slavery men to
TEND slavery into the territories had
aroused the north to a firm and
determined resistance there were some
memorable scenes in congress. but
none more exciting than that which
occurred on Saturday, Feb. 8. 1855. a
descrlption of which from the pen of
Ben: Perley Poore, YVES given In the
Blade couple of weeks ago. One of
the representatives in fongress at that
time was Hon. Richard Mott, of this
city whom Poore describes as the
'gray-halred Quaker representative
from Ohio, VINO was seen going
ing here and there through the crowd"
To Blade representative who called
upon him, Mr.. Mott gave an account
OF the affair:
ut was an all night session. and the
occurrence happened between 2 and 3
o'clock Saturday morning. 1t grew
eft something about the slavery cues
ton. keitt, Of South Carolina, had
been drinking a little. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, far some reason, was
up In the aisle on the democratic side
Of the house. Keitt Git may have been
IN a half good natured way said:
"What are you doing here?" Keitt
may haue put his hand on Grow. [
was In distant part of the house,
but | saw Grow and Keitt come to.
gethor, and In moment I saw KeitJ
90 down. l did not see Grow strike
keltt. lie may lave pushed him
down. Instantly the members all
rose up. The sdpposltion oR the
republican, side was that Grow Was
attacked. When [ reached the two
men imet Barksdale, of Mississippi.
coming rushing from his seat Bur
ton Craig, a member from North
Carolina, was on the end of the row.
As Barksdale came out [ exclaimed,
This is disgraceful" Barksdale said
that he had seen Misslssiplaa (mean-
inf Reuben Davis struck. Craig, the
North Carolinian, with myself, en-
deavored to pacify Barksdale, but he
rushed away from both of his, but
made no demonstration whatever
toward Mr.. Craig or me. Barksdale
was SO full of fight that he wanted
to strike some one that was exhibiting
any kind of selligerency. The first
man ne met was Potter, of Wisconsin,
very active, wiry man. They passed
a good many blows. By this time the
erea in front of the speaker was well
filled with members from both sides,
a majority Of whom seemed to want to
quiet the turbulent spirits. Speaker
Orr was very much excited, and
shouted, Order, order, order!' and
then told the sergeant-at-arms (Glos-
5renner) to arrest these men. Clos
brenner seized his mace, and dashed
into the crowd, and things soon
down. The members returned to their
seats, business was resumed, and the
session lasted until breakfast time.
think a resolution was offered to in
vestigate the matter. When the
mouse met it adjourned over until
Monday. Before any business was
done on Monday, Keitt arose, and In
very handsome manner spoke Of the
occurrence. He said with regard to
it: The fault was all my own It
was said that he had been knecke d
down by Grow, but he was not con-
scious of it. | was told at the time
that when Davis was struck he drew
a knife, but he Immediately put it
back"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
Bad for anybody
Yonkers Statesman.

weet things are very bad for you
dear, said fond mother to her little
six-year-old boy, who had the END
of fast waning stick of candy in his
mouth.
And is sweet things bad for papa,
too" asked the innocent child. re,
leasing the stick from his mouth for
only an instant.
Yes" said the mother.
IT thought so, replied the child,
as the last end Of the stick disap.
peared.
Why did you think SO, ny boy2''
Because he always goes out when
you begin to sing Sweet Violets.'"
II that boy lives he may manipulate
the bones some night
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
A Pair Of Sad DeacOns.
Exchange.

"This Is sad, sad world, muir
INJURED Deacon Goodman, as he me.
chemically unlocked the door of a cor
ner cabint.
Indeed it is, indeed it is" assented
Deacon Betterman, sympathetically.
mo joy is unalloyed."
''True, very true" answered Dea-
con Goodnan, as he put some sugar
into two glasses and added some
liquid from a black bottle. "You
like yours this way, I suppose, broth.
er?"
Yes, yes" was the sad reply. eve
all have to take the bitters with the
sweet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Freshet on the Des Moines.

KEoKUK, Iowa, March 9.-The town
OF Alexandria now has three feet of
water all over it and the people have
taken to the upper stories of their
houses. The situation in the same in
the bottom lands. The Eddyville
wagon bridge was washed out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19
The Hired Girl in Springfield.
Springfield Renublicsp


The hired girls privileges vary con-
slderably IN different families. It is
generally understood that after the
Sunday dinner is out of the way she
shall have the rest of the day to her.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

A twelve-year-oId boy was attack
ed by large eagle at Salisbury, Md,
Monday, and lost one of his ears and
had his nose split and head clawed
up by the bird before he could kill #.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-19

where several species migrate in sum
mer to the southern portion of the
continent and TO Tasmania to breed.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-29

= Hundreds Of officers and soldiers from the
remnant Of Lord Wolseley's Nile expedition
are arriving at Wady Halfa and Cairo Many
are on the sick list. A great battle is expected
to be fought soon at Khartoum between Ell
Mahdi and the rival false prophet The latter
has collected an immense force Of followers
and they are now advancing to fight the Mahdi
Suakim dispatch: The Grenadier Guards
and the Scots Guards embarked for Eng
land Gen. Graham and Colouels McNeal and
Fremont will follow with the Australian con-
tingent A battalion of British infantry with
battery and company of sappers, corps of
native infantry and a camel corps, will remain
here as permanent garrison under the conf
lnand Of Col. Hudson.
Mr.. e. J. Phelps, the new United States
minister to England, arrived at Southampton
on the steamer Elbe. A large crowd assem-
bled at the docks to welcome him. A eulogis-
tic address from the corporation Of Southamp-
ton was presented to Mr.. Phelps. At the land
ing several speeches were made, expressing
Joy at his safe arrival. In reply Mr.. Phelps
said: Nothing could have introduced me
moro pleasantly to your beautiful country. I
have enjoyed the sight of it for the past two
days, while passing along the southern coast
l never had the pleasure OF seeing it before I
assure you l come to England hoping and
trusting most sincerely that / may be instru-
mental in promoting and continuing in very
small way those cordial, kindly and generous
relations so long existing, and which hope
will always exist between you and your kins-
men In the great West