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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Queen Victoria's personal household,
in which there are 1000 persons, costs
nearly 50, 600, 600 a year.
1t was once customary to swear b. the
beard. In hereign of Elizabeth of Eng
land, dyeing the beard was fashionable
custom.
The largest literary work in the world
is Chinese encyclopedias Of 5000 vol
umes, set Of which has recently been
added to the British museum library.
The smallest book in the world is in
the possession of the Earl of Duferin,
It is an edition Of the sacred book Of the
sikhs, and is said to be only half the size
Of q postage stamp.
A race Of hairless Americans Is threat
ened. It has been estimated that already
one half the adult men of American birth
living in our cities are bald, and badness
is extremely liable to be propogated in
the male line, and to appear little
earlier in each successive generation.
One Of the first appeals of one nation
to the others, as if they formed one com
monwealth, was in the twelfth century;
and in the thirteenth century we find the
good king, St. Louis Of France, chosen
arbitrator between Henry III. of England
and his barons. In 1856 Edward III.
made an appeal to call Christendom"
against John Of France, as if a certain
bond united all European people.
Palmetto cockades, which were worn
in the Southern States, were made Of
blue silk ribbons, with q button in the
centre bearing the image Of a palmetto
tree. They were also called secession
cockades. Secession bonnets, made by
a northern milliner in Charleston, were
worn by the ladies' Of that city on the
streets Immediately after the passage of
the ordinance Of secession.
The largest circus in Paris accommo-
dates only 1000 people, while one in
ancient Rome could hold over $50, 600,
where from 100 to 400 lions were let
loose at a time. Augustus filed the
arena once with 8, 200 wild animals, and
one Probus got up free fight between
1000 wild boars, 1000 stags, 1000 rams
and /, 900 ostriches, and the occupants
of the upper galleries gods-had
the right to shoot arrows and javelins
into the melee.
The 'Great Tun, of Heidelberg is one
Of the wonders of that romantic town,
and is preserved in the cellars Of Its half
ruined castle. It is thirty and half
feet high, and twenty three feet in diam
eter, and holds 81, 92O gallons. It cost
fifty thousand dollars. It was last filed
in 1859; but in view Of the five hun
dredth anniversary of the university,
which takes place this year, the munich
pality will fill it with "wine Of good
quality, to be sold at remarkable price.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

The pension of So, 900 year that has
been voted to Mrs. Hancock is the larg-
est paid to the widow Of any soldier ex-
cept Mrs. Grant. who receives the SIS, 900
year granted to all the widows Of Pres
idents-Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Tyler, and Mrs.
Garfield. The widow of General and ex-
Senator Shields receives the next largest
amount, 81, 200 year, granted her by a
special act Of Congress in 1879. The
mother of General Mcpherson receives
$50 month, and that amount is also
paid the widows of twenty-six deceased
generals of the late war, Hackleman,
Richardson, Wallace, Plummer, Stevens,
Baker, Whipple, Sumner, Bidwell, Nor
ris, Berry, Lowell, Anderson, Candy,
Thomas, Heintzleman, Finley, Mitchell,
Casey, Taylor, Rosseau, Custer, French
Ramsay, and Warren. The widows of
Admirals Wood, Reynolds, Hoff, Davis,
Winslow, Paulding, Rodgers, Spots
and Goldsboro, and of Commodores Gal
lagher, Frailey, McCaulley, McCaver
and Guest, of the navy, receive similar
pension, as do the widows Of Colonels
Harris, Dulany and Twiggs, Of the ma
rine corps.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
NUMBER 81.
AHYDR0PH0BIA VICTIM
The Terrible Death OF O. Young BaIff-
more Doctor

The Terrible Death OF q Young Baltf-
more Doctor.
DR.. Brinton Fl. Warner, young physician
Of Baltimore, who had established a good
practice and wa5 making rapid progress In
his profession, died the other morning of hy-
drophobia. DR.. Warner was bitten Oh
Christmas day. He was passing along the
street when hesaw alapdog, which had been
run over by a horse car, and had dragged it,
self, bruised and bleeding, over the c0bbIs-
stones. He was very fond of dogs, and with
q kindly feeling thought he would convey
the tiny animal home, nurse it and make
q pet of it Taking out his handkerchief he
tied it around the dogs neck aud tried
to induce the animal to follow him
to his home, a block westward on
Saratoga street He made three at
tempts to induce the dog to follow him. when
suddenly it turned its head and bit him On
the back OF his right hand Although the
animal exhibited no symptoms OF hy-
drophobia, DR.. Warner at once cauterized
his wounds, three or four teeth marks and
policeman soon afterward shot and killed
the dog. DR.. Warner was naturally OF a
nervous disposition, and often worried
over the bite, although it gave him no
pain. Thursday be was taken slightly ill. but
went to his Office as usual The next day he
fell upon the kitchen floor, and when picked
up was very nervous and excited. Saturday
he went to bed and the delirium began. The
symptoms Of rabies had become pronounced.
There was a wild look about the eyes He
could not swallow water, and in his delirium
he imagined there were dogs under
the bed So vividly was this
idea impressed on his mind that he sprang
from his bed and rushed to another part OF
the room, but the animals seemed to pursne
him wherever be went, and he moved rest
lessly about from side to side Of the apart
mant in a vain effort TO escape. a number Of
leading physicians were in attendance; every
mode Of treatment was tried, including the
Russian bath, but instead OF getting
better he grew worse. At midnight an
Episcopal minister was summoned to hiB
bedside. After the clergyman had departed
another paroxysm seized the young man,
and one after another these commissions re-
Cured until in one Of them, in which he
frothed at the mouth during the intensity OF
the spasm, he died after suffering the most
horrible agonies. DR.. Warner left wife
and three children
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
How Rachel Game to Marry IaCoh.


This true story comes from an old sea-
board town in Maine:
Jacob loved Rachel, but Rachel
wouldn't have him. Jacob labored on,
pressing his suit at intervals, and after
each rebuff telling her he was bound to
win her yet, and convince every one she
cared for him as much as he believed in
his heart she did.
every well, I" cried the indignant Ra-
chel, with toss of her head, 'keep right
on till you make folks believe that, and
when you do I'll marry you!"
Jacob did persevere, but with small
success, and at last began to lose cour-
age. About this time another suitor Of
Rachers arrived home from sea, bringing
with him, among other exotics, parrot
of gorgeous hue which he presented to
Rachel, who forthwith had the bird sus-
pended from the sitting room window,
whence she looked out afternoons when
her work was done. For day or two
after his elevation to this dignity the
parrot remained marvelously quiet, only
casting an eye about as if taking in his
new situation. On the third morning,
however, no sooner did the neighbors
begin to stir than he electrified each
passer-by with the announcement:
sRachel's gone on Jacob; no chance
for Johnln
OF course, the more laughter this
raised the more vociferously the bird
proclaimed the news. 1t spread like
wildfre, and the parrots audience stead
ilv increased. Rachel, meanwhile, went
into Mysteries, but however much this
incommoded the family it made no i'm
preston on the parrot, who, although
threatened and beaten and relegated to
darkness, waxed more and more furious
with desire to spread his knowledge.
Jacob kept out Of the way for while,
but there was no lack Of couriers to
bring him information Of the other fel-
lows discontinue and the parrots he
roic defence Of his cause. At last Rach-
els father appeared, wearing on his
weather-beaten face an odd mixture Of
frown and grin.
Look a-here,n he said, ebetween
that birds screechin' an folks cacklin',
that gals almost out o her head. There's
nothin' for you to do but go over there
and try to fix up things as wells ye can.
I guess most likely she'll see ye-I do
no, folks can't always tell"
The upshot was Rachel married Jacob,
who sticks to it that it was the penetre
trative wisdom Of his rivals parrot that
did the business, and denies to this day
all knowledge Of the way the parrot
1 came by his speech. Boston Record
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


Mr. BoUCIcAuLT's new play, 'sThe Jilt,n
is great success.
VERDI is reported to be engaged in the
composition of new opera.
CAMILLo URso, the distinguished violin
list, has been concerting in the South.
EMMA NEVADA, the singer, has become tho
guest of Mrs. Senator Jones, in Washington.
MISS ANNA DICKINSON is writing histori-
cal play to show up mans inhumanity to
women.
PRINCESS CHRISTIAN recently played tho
piano at ''free peoples concert" at Wind
sor, England.
p. S. GILMORE will lead the band at Man
haitian Beach, Coney Island, this summer, as
he has done for years past
THE roof OF the theatre at Huromal. Japan,
gave way not long ago, and fell upon the
spectators, $50 of whom were killed OF seri-
ously injured.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN is turning his at
tention from light opera and is again es-
saying more serious works. He is now en-
gagged in composing a cantata.
A MUSICAL museum has been organized at
Milan and is to have an exhibition OF antiqu6
and rare musical instruments, accompanied
by series of SO called historical concerts
ADELINA PATTI is said to know perfectly
forty-seven complete operas, having actually
appeared in public in forty-two, several
Of which she has sung in French as well as
Italian.
Mr. LAWRENCE BARRETT adds to his
repertorv next season q fve-act tragedy en-
titled ssHarcld the Last OF the Saxons,
adapted from the German of Herr Ernst Won
Wilderbruch.
Mr.. B. B. VALENTINE, who originated
PttclSS 'sFitznoodlen papers, in association
with Mr.. John G. Wilson, the author Of
ssNordeck, Y is preparing q comedy i'm which
Fitznoodle Is to be the central figure.
MISS MAY l.. Tiff, the daughter Of Hen.
ry r. Tiff OF New York, who recently made
her debut in the opera Of Lucia at hen
Majestys ia London, Is spoken Of by a Ton.
don paper as the most successful debutan5e 81
the season.
A WRITER in the St Paul Pioneer-F Press
says that Salvini the italian tragedian, can
never remember his lines, and Is compelled tc
constantly have a promptsr in attendance.
| He claims that he cannot do a part Justice
when he devotes his attention to remember.
| ing the words.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

New York and Pennsylvania are the
mothers Of Congressman, having forty
sons each in the present House; Ohio
comes next with thirty -four, Virginia
with twenty three, and Kentucky with
Twenty-Five; Tennessee has seventeen
SONS, North Carolina sixteen, Massachu-
setts and Indiana each fifteen, Georgia
and Vermont each thirteen, South Caro-
lima twelve, Illinois and New Hampshire
ten each; Maryland and Connecticut and
Ireland have nine each, and Michigan
eight, Missouri, Alabama and New Jer-
sey six each, West Virginia, Louisiana,
Delaware, Rhode Island and England
four each; Mississippi and Scotland have
three, and Arkansas, Florida, and Wis
consin and Germany have pair; Iowa
and Texas each have son, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, New Mexico, New
Brunswick, Ontario, Bavaria, Norway,
Hungary, Grand Duchy Of Luxemburg,
Russia and the Isle of Ulan are repre-
sented also.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
The Shah,s Harnm

A letter from Teheran, Persia, to the
London Globe says: Most of the ladies
of the harem have small separate estab-
lishments, but all live in the palace, the
doors and windows of their rooms look
ing out into large quadrangular court.
Some wives occupy suites Of apartments,
others have only one or two rooms. The
shah's harem, like other well-conducted
establishments of the kind, is shrouded
in mystery, and the European ladies who
have occasionally visited it cannot tell us
much. These ladies visit the harem on
certain holidays, when every inmate is
gay and happy, and they therefore see
only the bright side of harem life. There
is, of course, dark side; but of this
nothing certain is known to the outeI
world, and the members Of the harem are
discreet, and do not blab. The shah is
said to be kind master, and his wives
speak of him with affection and respect.
Extraordinary precautions are always
taken to prevent males from getting in
side, and the European ladies who visit
the harem are, on entering, examined
by eunuchs, who also inscribe the names
of the visitors and those of their attend
ants. In spite Of the great precautions
taken, it has once or twice happened that
a aman has been smuggled into the harem,
and lately heard story Of a laboreI
having been found on the roof of the
women's apartments. He was advised
to affect madness-w was hardly nee
essary, as fear had already made him
idiotic-and it was explained that be had
got into the harem through an under
ground water canal, in which he had
been working. 1t speaks we'll for the
shah that the man was let off scot-free i;
in former times he and several women
would have been executed there and
then. It occasionally happens that the
shah Genes into the women's apartments
when European ladies are there on a
visit. He then asks who the visitors are,
what their age is, and makes some obser
vations on their looks. He is not very
complimentary; and some time ago lady
was Mortified at being told by his majesty
that she was old: ugly and lean. The
shah also occasionally asks other in
discreet questions, and makes some cyni-
cal remarks. Every wife has aseparate
yearly allowance varying from e20O to
1000, and often receives presents ex-
ceeding her allowance in value.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
PERILS OF THE SEA.

a Schooner Drifting Seventeen Days
Lives Lost or New Zealand.
The American schooner Ida Francis, which
sailed recently from Pensacola, Fla, for
New York, was dismasted when seventy
miles southeast of Delaware Break
water. Her cabin was filed with water and
the provisions were mostly destroyed. The
schooner drifted, water-logged and in a help-
less condition, for seventeen days. The CAPITA
and his wife and child took refuge abaft the
cabin, and they, as well as the crew, suffered
terribly from cold and hunger. When res
cued at the end Of the seventeen days, all on
board were in greatly exhausted condition.
They have been landed in London The
second mate, whose leg is broken, has been
Flaced in hospital.
The New Zealand coasting steamer Taiaroa
has been wrecked between Wellington and
Christchurch, New Zealand. A heavy gale
prevailed at the time and the sea was very
rough Three boats were launched, but each
was speedily capsized. Twenty-nine persons
were drowned Only two passengers were
saved.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

The leading merchants in all cities are
the liberal advertisers. This is trne in
every city and town in the Union, with
out exception. That it pays to advertise
every wide-awake merchant knows, but
there are doubtless some merchants,
otherwise sensible, who cannot get out
Of old-time ruts. They keep magnificent
stocks in beautiful buildings and stop at
that. The general public have no means
Of knowing what is in their stores ex-
cept by personal inspection, and pre-
fer, as a rule, unless they are old custoners
going to . store where they know, she
advertisements, they can get Mnat they
are seeking Philadelphia [Psnn) CqlEI
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
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Reporting In Detail.

In an article on New York city news
paper reporters, published by Youths
Companion, F.Marshall White says:
When great accident occurs in the
city, such, for instance, as the crush on
the East river bridge after it was first
opened to the public, when thirteen per-
sons were killed, number of reporters
are sent out to work on the case. Each
reporter is detailed to give only one por-
tion Of the account that shall appear in
the next mornings paper.
For example: When the East river
bridge tragedy took place, one man was
directed to obtain such information as
would enable him to give the introduc-
ton to the sketch, and a general descrip-
ton of the tragical scene at the time Of
its occurrence. There his work ended.
Another reporter was detailed to ascer-
tain minutely the cause Of the accident.
This he was to do, and nothing more.
A third was sent to the police station,
where the dead were carried, to de-
scribe the sad scenes there. Another re-
porter was detailed to visit the hospitals
where the wounded were, and to ascer-
tain late at night their condition and
chances for recovery.
Among five or six other reporters was
1s<x.,1 - Al = Ia :. E : E II. - 1
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

There are 100000 Indians in
Mexico, making thirty-fve per cent. of the
entire population. They speak thirty-fve
idioms and sixty-nine dialects. They are
nearly all grossly ignorant, and live by
themselves wild, half-savage life in the
country districts. Governor Jose Maria
Ramirez, of Chiapas, will soon ask the
President to appropriate $1,000, 900 to
educate these Indians.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

Great rivalry as to speed exist among
the sailing ships that annually take grain
and flour to England from Oregon and
California. The distance is IS, 00Omiles,
and three crack ships competed this
year, the winner the Lucknow, making
the voyage to Southampton in 100 days,
and the second best reaching Queens
town in 116 days.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

The fruit production of California is
something wonderful. During 1885 she
produced in raisins over 5000, 600
pounds, or nearly three times as much as
in 1884. She also sent to market last
year 1,5OO. 900 pounds Of prunes, 1929,
600 pounds Of apples, 1900, 600 pounds
Of peaches, 1,1s9,Ooo pounds Of plums,
65O,O00 pounds Of apricots, 1880, 600
pounds of honey, $4,000 pounds Of
walnuts, 1850, 900 pounds Of almonds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

A Georgia farmer, who was carefully
raising a nice litterof Berkshire pigs,
couldn't account for the disappearance Of
all but three. One day he heard ono
squealing shrilly in the air, and saw q big
buzzard sailing off with it. The farmer
shot the buzzard, and buzzard and pig
both fell TO the ground dead
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
A RAINY DAY.


Now just take peep at the window and
see
Oh, dear mel
How cloudy and dark, and how dreary and
grayl
What a dayl
The rain seems to frown
As it comes pouring down;
And the wet, muddy earth looks as cross as
the sky.
So do L
How could expect to be happy and gay.
Such dayY
When things are as dull and as still as a
mouse
In the house.
Oh, dear, if knew
OF something to dol
The world looks as if it were having cry.
So am L
II only the sunshine would smile out again;
And the rain,
And the dark, gloomy clouds, and the mist,
and the gray
Go away
Why, then you would see
How merry I'd bel
If only the sun and the weather would try,
So would l.
Sydney Dayre, In 81. Nicholas.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

There's man In our town
Who was not wondrous wise:
For though he had fresh goods to sell
He would not advertise.
But when he saw his rival sell
More goods than e'er could be,
He stormed about his grocery
As mad as mad could be.
He soon found out the other man
Had "ads'' In sheets betimes;
He took the hint and did likewise.
And now piles In The dimes
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

The colleges Of this country eontain
rs, 600 female students.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15

ONE-TH1RD of the corn crop of 1855 OK
that is, SO, SS2, 900 bushels
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
VOLUME VIII.
Professional and Business Cards

g p. DeHART,
wILLIAMSTowN, NIL
Agent for Organs and Pianos. The Estey Organ
the best instrument made is my speciality.
REPAIRING & TUNING SKILLFULLY DONE.
Instruments sold on easy terms.
Address or apply as above for particulars.
Apr30.85-1y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-04-15
AND ORGANS.

The subscriber, having had years Of expert
enoe, would announce that he is prepared to
tune Pianos and Organs, and will guarantee sat
B. STRATTON,
Oct19,62 Woodbury., N. J
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-04-02
LIBROS.

Be han recibido en- esta Impren.
ia, por el dltimo vapor-correo de
la Peninsula los siguientes:
LEY de Enjuiciamiento Civi.
anotada y encuadernada en- pasta
d $3.50 ejemplar.
OBRAS de Amicis.
vETERINARIA, por Ar.go.
TACTICAs de infanteria.
CoLECCIONES de las obr.s
de Alarc6n.
HISTORIA natural, por Pc.
reda.
cURIosIDADEs gramati,a.
les, por Martinez Garcia.
Ia HACIENDA municipal por
OBRAS completes de Mora.
tin.
Ell MARTYR del G6lgota, por
Perez Escrich.
GALERIA de mWeres celebres
por dofia Maria del Pillar Sinues
de Marco.
= HlSTOR[A de la Religion, por
Ell cATOLICISMo en- pre-.
sencia de sus disidentes, por Ella.
guirre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-04-02

| METODO completo de solfeo. nor
d. Hilari6n EslaVa, t. tela.
HISTORIA de Ia revoluci6n ft.nc..
"a, por Theirs, 8 tomos {.
MANUAL del encuadernador ta6oo,l
practice. / {. tela.
GUIA manual del comercio ' de IA
Banca y tratado complete te6rico prxo-
tlco de todas las operaciones conce,.
uientes al comercio de Banca. y cuantss
operaclones mercantiles puedan ora.
cerse, tomo holandeea.
TABLAS de logaritmos por vasouss
Queipo, tomo holandesa.
LAS MUJERES de Ia Biblia. n,in
cipales fragmentos de Ia historia dsl
pueblo de Dios con multitud de rraha-
pos en- scero y las biografias de- cada
uno de los personsjes, edici6n de lujo.
ALGEBRA por Briot, l tomo pasta.
FIS1CA por Ganot, Ultima edici0p.
l tomo pasta.
LA EDUCACION intellectual. mo
ally tfsica, por Herbert Spencer, / t.
LOS AMIGOS, 8 tomos tel..
GALERIA de escritores c6lebres
con "a retratos en- acero, y la biorra.
Tia de los peraonajes, edici6n de iniO.
TRATADO de arquitectura prsctico,
por Vihola, con las cinco 6rdenss y ~
iamlnas, encUadernaci6n en- tela.
HISTORIA de Gil Bias de Sant;IIa.
ma, por LIE Sage, y traducida DOR al
+. 1sla, ] tomo tela.s sa-,.-..,as
DIBUJO por Kr7si, Il cuadernos
parte Sintetica, analitica , perspective.
TENEDURIA de libros, DOR De-
grange, l tomo tela.
Ell CATOLICISMo en- preseuci.
de sns diSidentes, pot Ell P. Eysaguirre.
Ell MONAsTERIo de Piedra. 10
historic, sus wales, sus cascadas, sus
gratas, sus trsdiciones y leyendas, Dor
u. Victor Balaguer, con I'M retrato del
sutor, tomo l1jo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1886-04-02
LITOGRAFIA
A.LYNN, ,SUOESORA DE Morris

Gonstituida nuevamente bajo mi solo nombre, con
compeente direction provisa de TITLES material necesaro
IN establecmiento de primer orden, contando
inteligente personal orezco al pGbco esta industrial p-
dendo eiecutar cuantos eneargos hagan por dces
compcados que sean la seguridad de que dear6
tsechos odos los gustos enas tcdas las exieencias
Tanto la simple arjea ell artfsco diplomat el SEN
clio recbo comercal los documentos bancaros; el
pequeno ete eegante marqua para tabacos ETC.,
etc. garantizo quedara satisfaction de los nteresados
tan peecto como los rabaos que hagan en- ell exranc
Muestrao de toda clase de aba que encargue,
exhbira este establecmiento remitira vuea de
correo quien 10 solicite.
FORTALEZA "a.