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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-29
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
GUARDING a Grave.

We copy the following from PhiIa-
delphia letter to Western paper: F. A.
Drexel's body now lies in the vault
where the dust Of the late Mrs. Drexel
was laid. Tmmortelles and roses and
branches of palm, the sign of peace and
triumph, lie on the marble-slab that
closes the sepulchre, and the iron railing
is green with smilax Few pass without
turning for second look. AT night one
may see the burly figure of man resting
in the shadow of the church or pacing
to and fro beside the tomb. He is we'll
armed, and from nightfall until the day
returns he never leaves. He is the
watchman employed to guard the dead
mans dust against violation. Fol
months and months he will go his weary
round. If he should fall i'll substitute
viii be put in his place, for it would be
perilous to take moments risk with the
human hyenas who prey upon dead
mems bones. Since the desecration ol
the grave Of the late A. T. Stewart the
tombs Of men Of even moderate means
are always guarded for weeks after
burial.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.


The musk beetle has the power Of
emitting or suppressing its odor at
pleasure
The gum which collects on the
branches of certain trees-the cherry,
peach, plum and others is due to dis
ease.
An English naturalist asserts that the
hedgehog cannot be poisoned, neither
strychnine, arsenic nor prussic acid hav-
ing any effect upon it. It eats adders
regardless Of their yenomous fangs.
In some Of the rural churches of Hol-
land it is quite customary to smoke dur
ing the service. Sometimes the of1icia-
ting clergyman indulges in smoke while
the hymn is being sung, but this is re-
garded as q dangerous innovation, and
the ministers who ere guilty Of it are
looked upon with suspicion.
The drinking Of large quantities Of
whisky as an an antidote for the bite of
snake, and which by many is con-
sidered very eficacious, proved entirely
worthless in the case of Georgia lad
who was bitten by reptile supposed to
be snake. The lad thrust his hand
into a hole for rabbit, which had been
chased by his dog, when he was bitten.
When Syrian boys 60 to school they
take off their Shoes and leave them outside
the door, but they keep their caps on.
Sometimes there are one hundred shoes
all in big pile, and when school is over
the boys all rush out and kick and pull
to find their own shoes, And in school
the boys all sit on the floor and study out
loud. They rock themselves back and
forth and try to see which can scream
the loudest, for if one of them stops the
teacher whacks him with his stick
Before English law and custom had
subdued the barbarism of Hindostan the
following mode Of ASSASSINATION was not
uncommon. The murderer would kill
one Of a pair of cobras, and drag the
body Of the snake along the ground into
the bungalow over the floor and into the
very bed of the victim. After few
moments, the dead snake, having accom-
plished the purpose Of leaving murder
Gus trail to the sleeping couch of the
victim, would be thrown away. The dead
cobra's living mate would invariably fol
low the trail to the bed, when it would
coil itself at rest, waiting to strike the
sleeper.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
Singing 10 the convicts.

The following touching incident is re-
corded of Madame Marie Roze, during
her sojourn in this country, and while
on visit to Auburn prison, New York,
where she sang in the presense of nearly
all of its inmates, including upward of
twelve hundred convicts. On her arri-
val she desired to know if all the prison
ers were present, and being answered in
the negative, she requested that even
those in solitary confinement should, as
special privilege, be permitted to come
into the chapel and join the other con-
victs in listening to the music which she
proposed to sing. The request was ac-
corded, and the poor fellows, some Of
them for the first time in many years,
were permitted not only to look once
more on the face Of beautiful woman,
but to hear again from an accomplished
artistic the sweet notes that reminded
them Of the innocent days Of youth. The
chief selections of Madame Roze were
Sweet Spirit, Hear my Prayer" and
"The Sweet By and By" and even the
most hardened criminals were stirred to
tears. After this the fair cantatrice
made tour Of the institution, the pris-
oners meanwhile being retained in the
chapel, and on her return she sang the
old familiar air, Comm Thro' the
Rye
The most intelligent Of the convicts
prepared testimonial Of thanks, which
was duly signed and presented to the
lady. It closed with the following quo
tation:
"God sent His singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of men
And bring them back to heaven
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
THE FIRST RECEPTION.

Presadept Cleveland Formally R0l
ceIVcs at the White House.
President Cleveland's first reception took
place in the blue parlor Of the White House
The President wore plain evening dress, with
out gloves, the army and navy officers their full
uniforms, with swords, and the diplomatic
corps their court costumes Miss Cleveland
and the ladies Of the cabinet stood in lire
with the President, the former wearing q
cream white Ottoman silk exquisite
ly made, with apron front Of point
lace, and the moderately low corsage finished
with width Of the same confined by q mar
row satin ribbon A black velvet band en-.
circled her neck and long, light gloves
reached nearly to the end of the short sleeve.
She carried q bouquet of Cornelia Cook roses
and a white ostrich feather fan. Miss Bay
ard stood next, representing the social side
of the state department, and wearing deli
cate pink satin veiled with pink tulle. Mrs.
Manning, bride, wore her dainty bridal
dress of rich white satin, with front Of point
lace, and superb diamonds.
Mrs Endicott wife OF the secretary OF war,
was attired in ruby satin, with front cloth OF
gold, and carried an immense bouquet of
jacqueninots and Lilies of the valley. Mrs.
Whitney, whose first appearance it was In
Washington official Life wore black silk
cluster of English violets. Mrs Villas wore
dark red satin
The attorney generalship and the secretary
ship Of the interior had no feminine repre-
sentatives, but Secretary Lamar and At
torney-G General Garland were in the group OF
cabinet officers at the rear The Vice-Preai-
dent and Mrs Hoyt, Colonel and Mrs. Lamont,
and Miss Mamie Bayard were also among the
representatives of the new administration
circle in the. blue parlor, the ladies All ele-
gantly attired.
The diplomatic corps came first, preceded
by the Portuguese minister, whois dean in the
absence Of the Haytien envoy All those
presented stopped to chat few minutes with
the President, and consequently the column
was somewhat delayed The Judges Of the
supreme court, headed by Chief-Justice
Waite, came next and were succeeded by the
army and navy officials at The head uf whom
were Admiral Worden, Of Monitor fame, and
General Schofeld. Senators and Representa-
tives and ex- Representatives and heads OF
bureaus we're the last received.
Ex-President Arthur and Mrs John Davis
called about 10 o'clock, and after being pre-
sented were asked to Join tho prominent
group In the rear of the receiving party. AN
present awaited themselves cf the opportunity
thus presented, and soon The crowd was
surging ia two lines TO be able to grasp the
hands Of the President and his predecessor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
Editing 4 Paper.

Editing paper is very nice business
and those who know nothing about it
consider it very easy business. If we
publish jokes people say we are rattle
headed, and if we omit jokes we are told
we are an old fossil. If we publish orig
inal matter they blame US for not giving
selections, and if we publish selections
folks say that we are lazy for not writing
something they had not read in some
other paper. Ignorant of what good
editing is, people imagine the getting
up of selected matter to be the easiest
thing in the world to do, where it is
really the incest work on a paper. If
they find the editor with scissors in hand,
they're sure to say, "Ehl that's the way
you get up original matter, ehan accom-
panying their new and witty questions
with an idiotic wink or smile.
The facts arc, that the interest,
tho morality, the variety and use
fulness Of paper depends in no small
degree upon its selected matter, and
few men are capable of the position who
would not be able themselves to write
many of the articles they select.
"A sensible editor desires considera-
BILE selected matter, because he knows
that one mind cannot make as good a
paper as five or six. If we give man
a complimentary notice, we are censured
for being partial, and if we fail to give
complimentary notices, we are informed
that we are hog. If we insert articles
that please the ladies, the men are jeal-
Gus, andif we do not cater to the wishes
of the ladies, the paper in the dear ones
opinion is not fit to make hustle Of.
If we remain in our Office and attend
to our business, folks say we are too
proud to mingle with our fellows: but if
we go out, they say we never attend to
our business. If we wear old clothes. it
is insinuated that business is bad, and if
we wear good ones, they say we are ex-
travagant.
A newspaper and newspaper editor
that people don't talk about and some
times abuse, are rather poor concerns.
The men and business that an editor
sometimes feels it duty to defend at
the risk of making enemies Of another
class, are the first to show ingratitude.
The editor who expects to receive much.
charity or gratitude will soon find out
his mistake; but he should 60 ahead and
say and do what he conscientiously thinks
right, without regard to the frowns OF
smiles. 80 OR Society Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
THE scHooLMARM's sroRY.

A frosty chill was in the air.
How plainly I remember
The bright autumnal fires had paled,
Save here and there an ember;
The sky looked hard, the hills were bare,
And there were tokens everywhere
That |. had come November.
locked the time-worn school-house door,
The village seat of learning,
Across the smooth, well-trodden path
My homeward footsteps turning;
My heart troubled question bore,
Andin my mind, as oft before,
A vexiug thought was burning.
''Why Is it up hill all the wayan
Thus ran my meditations;
The lessons had gone wrong that day,
And had lost my patience.
Is there no way to soften care,
And make it easier to bear
Life's sorrows and vexationsYn
Across my pathway. through the wood,
A fallen tree was lying,
On this there sat two little girls,
And one Of them was crying.
heard her sob: "And if could,
I'd get my lessons awful good,
But what's the use of tryinga'
And then the little hooded head
Sank on the mothers shoulder,
The little weeper sought the arms
That orlened to enfoId har
Against the young heart, kind and true,
She nestled close, and neither knew
That was beholder.
And then heard-ah ne'er was known
Such judgment without malica.
Nor queenlier counsel ever heard
In senate, house or palacel-
II should have failed there, am sure,
DON'T be discouraged; try once more,
And win help you, Alice"
"And win help you" This is how
To soften care and grieving;
Life is made easier to bear
By helping and by giving
Here was the answer had sought,
And I, the teacher, being taught
The secret of true living.
II Il viii help you" were the rule,
How changed beyond all measure
Life would becomel Each heavy load
Would be a golden treasure;
Pain and yexation be forgot;
Hope would prevail in every lot,
And life be only pleasure.
Wolstan Direy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26

Ibid not like to interrupt his scientific
studies, but as soon as I had finished
tidying the bedrooms, I watched eagerly
at the door for Mrs. Marcati to return.
Il was nearly an hour atterward when
ran down the steps to take her shawl
and parasol, and told her that the new
doctor had been waiting for. her.
THAT is nonsense, child, she said,
sharply. Il have just come from his Of
fee, where have had long interview
with him. "
He's here, ma'am;n said I.
''There must be some mistake, mamma,
said Mrs. Maurice, and they both went
up the steps and into the parlor.
No one was there.
's0h, dearr' said l. s'He has got tired
and gone away.
Mamma, cried Mrs. Maurice, 'sthe
etegere drawers are broken open and all
your jewels and money are gonel And
the silver card receiver and the thousand
dollar bronzes, and the little AIessonier
that Julius brought you from Europel,
oh, dear oh, dear / don't know how
| am to tell the end of the story. The
dreamy-eyed gentleman was confidence
man Of the most shark-like description,
and I was arrested as his accomplice and
put in jail until uncle Solon came up
from Millikin Falls to testify to my
character and bail me out Oh, often
wonder that didn't commit suicide, ex-
cept there was nothing to commit it
with. And the judge looked at me,
with such terrible big eyes, and the law
yer asked such insolent questions. But
somehow it was proved that didn't
mean any harm and that wasn't an
accomplice only dupe. But Of course
l lost my place and had to go back to
Uncle Solon. Helen Maria Fudgeby was
very angry with me, and the Scotch
laundress said she had foreseen all from
the very beginning.
don't know whether Mrs. Marcati
ever got her things back or not, and 1
am not likely to know now, for / am
determined to stay at home with Uncle
Solon and churn butter and feed little
chickens and calves, for I've had quite
enough Of city life. e.-shirsley BrO0n.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
washIna.on's Equestrian Heroes in Bronze.

The statues around Washington City,
a correspondent luminqlsly says, have
been said to typify too many soldiers.
but there is not much probability OF any
more soldiers being set up for little
while to come, and perhaps after while
these will look lonesome among the civil
heroes to be elevated. Mcpherson sits
on his horse, handling an opera glass;
George Fl. Thomas rides upon horse,
both blown and sublime, and contem-
plates the Potomac; Winfield Scott
walks horse and contemplates his own
tremendous stomach; George Washing
ton rides crane, and carries blade to
swipe somebody wide open; Andrew
jackson represents the genius of the nur-
sery, the colossal toy of the boys, with
his horse rearing in the air: Nathaniel
Greene is trotting road horse over a
cannon ball and singing ont one hand
as II to say: u don't care II Hose that
arm, anyway
Such are the equestrian glories Of the
capital two Revolutionary men, one
hero Of the second war and one Of Mexi-
90. and two heroes Of the last war.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26
The New Upstairs Girl.

Don't let your good looks turn your
head, Lally, were the words that Uncle
Scion said to me when he put me on the
cars and handed my little canvas travel
ing-bag after me. Remember that
beauty is only skin deep, and handsome
is as handsome does.
The idea of saying such things to me /
But Uncle Solon always was peculiar.
My seat-next to pleasant faced gem
tleman with black mustache and de.
lightful mysterious eyes, just like those
of Fitzalban Montalembert, in the last
novel | had read-chanced to be oppo-
site slit-like panel of looking glass. and
could not help seeing the reflection Of
my own face.
What was it l saw therel
A round face, all roses and lilies-soft
hazel eyes, with a fringe of thick lashes
shade darker than my ed-brown hair
"a decided dinple in the chin and q
trim little figure neatly attired in brown
debeige.
Yes, I was pretty; Uncle Solon was
right there. And / meant that nv face
should be my fortune. Unfortunately.
never had any time for books, and nv
public school education had gone iato
one ear and out the other, so couldn't
enter the lists with the fortunate gov
ernesses who are always making great
matches-in story books, at least.
Neither could ] be lady's companion, for
my mistress son or nephew to fall in love
with me, for ! could neither play nor sing,
and whatever I attempted to read about
invariably stumbled over the big words.
But it was necessary for me to earn my
living in some way, and old Mrs Fudgeby
had sent over a New York paper, in
which she had pencil-marked an adver-
tisement for an 'tup-stairs grip who was
wanted in house in Fifth avenue.
You may be sure it is an excellent
place, " said Mrs. Fudgeby, ssmy niece,
Helen Maria, sews there, and the lady
is most kind and pleasant. And Helen
Maria will speak good word for you.
And if you suit, you'll get good home
and capital pay, take my word for it.
(Just like Aunt Persist Because she
wasn't young herself, she had no sympa-
thy for any one who was. Old people
were so selfish
But" added Mrs Fudgeby, Helen
Maria says any one who comes to Mrs.
Marcati's must step very light, and speak
very low, and be careful not to laugh too
loud, for fear Of her nerves. She's quite
an invalid. She has just discharged all
her doctors, and is expecting learned
American physician, who has been ten
years in Paris, to take charge OF her case.
Butla! Helen Maria says it's ell fancy, and
that if her missis had to earn her bread
at the wash-tub or the ironing board, it
would be different, though it amt a
hired girls place to express any opinion
Of that sort. "
rs the family larger said !, secretly
wondering if there was handsome son
to fall in love with me.
"No, said Mrs. Fudgeby, ia widow
ed daughter, who deuotes herself to
painting, and two sons.n
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26

There are five spiritualistie organs il
France, four in Belgium, two in Holland
eight in Spain, two in Italy and three 10
Germany. In addition to severaG
journals devoted to the cause in Eng
land and the United States, it has on,
organ each in Austria. Russia, Mexico
the Antilles, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, ths
Argentine Republic, Australia, India and
Cape Colony.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26

A popularity Of most Of the Paris pa
pers is that they rent out the financial
column BY the year to anybody who
wants it.. A well-knOwn banking house
pays the Fsgcro 100, 600 francs a year foI
the use Of their financial column, and
puts in whatever it pleases. It has ten
years contract.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-03-26

Lampblack is the principal adnlteranl
for rubber Of which oyershoes are made
The more lampblack in your overshoe.
the sooner you need another pair.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
THE COCAINE moNomANIAc.
A Visit to DIR. Bradley, the Victim of
the New Anesthetic.


A reporter of the Chicago Herald has paid
visit to DIR. G. W. Bradley, tie cocaine
monnomaniac, in the Washingtonian Home
in that city. The patient was found lying on
his cot, partially dressed, and moaning pit
eously for his fayorite drug. As soon as his
eyes lighted on DR.. Earle, the surgeon who
has Bradley under treatment he turned
about with the excited eagerness that a
drowning man catches at a straw, and feast
ed his eyes greedily on the little metallic in
jecting syringe that the doctor held in his
hand, charged with moderately weak solu-
ton of hydrochlorate of cocaine. "Ah, he
said, with feverish gasp, 'sI'm so glad to
see you, doctor. | feel Notwithstanding in
misery. I've been dying for want Of it, -
saying which he pulled up the shirt sleeve
from the left arm and held it up tremblingly
for the dose. Under the skin it took up
about the space of an acorn in a little round
ball. After the operation he looked on with
the tfst Int J S4ifa Matte
it strong enough / want good dose-a
good DOSE The arm was literally covered
with little sores from the needle point of the
injecting syringe where he had sent the stuff
eoursing through his system. There were
three or four larger wounds where, in his ex-
perimenting, he had, after applying tue CO.
caine cut out the flesh, and a still larger sore
where, as he said himself with pride, he had
burned it out with a red hot iron and could
not feel the pain. The cuts were in different
Estates of healing.
Rising up to a sitting posture, Bradley
said in an animated tone 1T makes me a
new Man | know | have abused the CO.
caine, but it is a wonderful discovery, doctor
"a marvellous thing" Then getting on his
feet and placing his hand on the doctors
shoulder he launched off into an excited ac-
count of the great ssdiScOYerV'' and ifs nron-
critics.
DIR. Earle said that to take the drug from
him entirely might produce the most serious
consequences, and probably kill the patient.
deed, there is possibility at all Of saving
him. There are doubts, however, as to
whether he can ever be restored to thor
oughly rational state.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Bismarck, who is not afraid to face all
the Kingdoms of the earth, shows the white
feather when the dentist chair is suggested.
Mr.. Labouchere says that Queen Victoria
seems to have aged much during the last ten
months.
1t is related of California legislator that
in 1869 he received $75. GOO for his vote, which
was needed to pass a measure important to
the Central and Union Pacific roads.
An English scientist" believes that frag-
and he proposes to take party to Mount
Ararat to search for them.
Kaiser Wilhelm is announced to have shot
with mis- own breeeh-loader," twenty-one
head of game at the last Court battue; not q
particularly notable achievement, even for a
man of lightweight, as he sat in an easy
chair and had the animals driven past him
one by one within few yards.
The competition on the sea for the speed
lest cruisers is to be pushed to another stage
The Spanish government has just contracted
with a Scotch firm to build a man-of-war ca
pabe of making twenty-siX miles an hour
and the British admiralty has ordered fleet
of small gunboats guaranteed to steam nine
teen knots an hour in rough weather. Ii the
Spanish vessel comes up to expectation she
probably WILDE the fastest in the world.
The Indians Of Guiana have only four
numbers in their system of Enumeration, and
count by the hand and its fingers. Thus
when they reach five, instead of saying So
they call it a hand; six is therefore a 'hand
and first finger" seven "a hand and second
finger ten is ''two hands, but twenty in
stead Of being -four hands," is ga man.
Forty is two men, and thus they go on by
twenties. Forty six IS expressed as tive
men, hand and first finger
Judge Albright, of Lehigh county, Mass,
referring to the tramp question in the course
of his charge to the grand jury few days
ago, suggested that the citizens of each town
ship organize and designate one of theiI
number whose duty it shall be to have the
Migrants arrested and committed to jail. The
tramp nuisance is growing evil in rural
districts, and will continue to be so until
some such movement as Judge Albright sug-
gests is organized to abate it.