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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
The RIunost Medical Fee on Record.

We complain nowadays of doctors
fees, but ye who think that doctors
charge too much, read this story Of a
very ancient doctor:
The daughters of Prntus, King Of
Argos, were sick; they fancied they
were turned into cows. Melampus, a
shepherd, had observed that when his
sheep ate hellebore, they were violently
purged. It occurred to him to send
some Of their milk to the daughters Of
the king, or, as others say, he sent the
hellebore itself to them. But which
ever way it was, Melampus succeeded in
curing the kings daughters Of their
madness. After waiting proper time
he sent in his bill:
Protus, King Of Argos,
To DR.. Melampus, DR..
To curing daughters Of Bovins Hallucina-
tion, one-third the kingdom,
Received Payment.
After much and anxious delibesation,
the terms were agreed to, but the ava
ricious doctor then demanded another
third for his brother Bias. This wal
thought little exorbitant, but was
finally paid. History does not inform
u whether sickness was common in tht
kings family.-Dio Lepis's Nuggets.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
PAINTINGS by General Grant,

It is generally thought, and Mr..
George w. Childs in recent article on
Grant SO stated, that there is but one
picture in existence which was painted
by General Grant, and this one is in the
possession Of the Borie family. Another
production of his brush has been brought
to light in Camden, and its owner w.
E. Rothery, a commission merchant Of
$40 Penn street, will not take So. 900 for
it. The painting is an ordinary looking
water-color of commonplace eastern
landscape, with mountains in the back
ground. 1t displays no great merit, and
hundreds of such works are annually
turned out by amateurs. In the lower
left-hand corner, in small letters, is the
name, ~. S. Grant" 1t was painted in
1843, while the general was cadet at
West Point, and was presented to Mr..
Rothery's mother, who was resident Of
Galena, H., and warm friend of the
young cadet. The picture was recently
shown to Mr.. Childs, who, it is said,
expressed the opinion that it was genu-
ine. Mr.. Frank Siddall has endeavored
to purchase the relic, but its owner de-
clined to part with it. 1t is being exlib
tied in druggists window in Camden,
and attracts considerable attention. -
Philadelphia Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
English and American Typography.

The English printers are in despair at
the thought that foreign countries, es
specially America, are making more
rapid progress in the art of originating,
designing and executing than their own
craftsmen. It is not to be wondered at.
You know an English publication as
soon as your eye rests upon it. The same
eeeeAryPed styre+tARrat characterized its
past history makes up its Typography Of
to-day. They know no improvement or
change in the style Of type-or the artis-
tic arrangement of the same. In Ameri-
ca the typos" exhibit more interest and
taste in the originating Of designs-de-
signs so clever that many bear the sem
bIance of engraving, astonishing the
British printers and constantly revolu-
tionizing the art, compelling the
makers Of type to exercise all their in
genuity to keep pace with the increasing
skill of our compositors. Printing now
a-days requires more tact than the mere
act of setting type. It must be displayed
in manner that at once catches the at
tention Of the public and compels them
to study the effect produced by the
selection and arrangement, and in doing
this an impression is made upon the
mind not easily removed. This is the
great secret Of successful Typography,
and in America it has attained as near
perfection as the age demands Vast
Groge (Psnn.) Independent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
TT NIGHT HAVE BEEN

Fun often in our lives has come day
When, pausing where two paths divergent
lay,
We pondered, deep and long, which one to
choose,
Fearful that, either followed, we might lose
The rare enjoyment of happy hour,
Or grateful incense of fragrant flower.
Or glimpse Of some fair land where shines
the sun
On giant groves, and where the rivers run
Through furrowed fields, and through the
shadowy ranks
OF cypress trees that weep upon the banks
We fear to lose so much; but knowing not
The changeful chances of our future lot,
We set out boldly on the chosen track.
And then SO often comes the looking back,
The baffied strife our cherished goal to win,
The mournful, hopeless cry, 1T might have
been.n
Sometimes the soul, when with great sorrow
wrung,
Recalls time, long fed, when lightly hung
The course of future years in Fates great
scale.
And sees how, all unwittingly, and influence
frail
As morning ws, that on the grasses CLEAN,
Destroyed the even balance of the beam,
Unknown to us the deep decision made,
And turned our path from sunshine into
shade
A passing thought, a look, a triHing deed;
A word unspoken in an hour Of need,
Or spoken when 'twere better left unsaid;
Some written line that we by chance have
read;
All these can, shift the scene with subtle
hand
And round our future draw an iron band
We never think that such little thing
Can ever such tremendous sequence bring,
Until too late, and then we backward turn
The page that we have filed, and dinly burn
The light OF other days in vain regrets
For opportunities gone by. The spirit frets
Against its destiny, and deep within
Our hearts we mourn for what we might
have been.
Oh, soul look upward, trusting; kiss the rod,
And know there is no "might have been"
with God.
From Him, whenever lowly we draw near,
We learn Of love that casteth out all fear;
We find Faith that, in the oblivious sea,
Wheims every dread and doubt eternally;
A hope unfaltering to us is given;
tender Charity, as broad as heaven;
A perfect Peace, a calm, untroubled Rest;
Through these, all other things seem right
and best.
We rise triumphant over death and sin,
All pain and sorrow in our Joy forgot,
And looking backward on our ''might lave
been.n
Thank God that it was not.
-BoIdsUin's Monthly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07

Ex-President Arthur tells the follow
ing story: 1T is not generally known
that I was kidnapped once, but the same
is true, nevertheless. In the summer OF
's4 I was taking trip in a government
dispatch-boat along the coast, when one
morning we put into Marblehead, in
order to visit Salem, the ancient home
of witchcraft. Our time was limited,
and we desired to escape observation; (;
but no sooner had we landed than I was
recognized. we hurried into a carriage
and proceeded to Salem, but while in
the museums of that city, which contains
many souvenirs OF the witches, I was
accosted by sad-faced man with pierre
ing black eyes, who had come, he said.
to ask me to say few words to the
people Of Marblehead. I firmly but
pleasantly refused, on the ground Of
pressing engagements, and was com
PEELED to repeat my refusal at least three
times before the sad-faced man departed.
On the way back to the vessel my car
riags suddenly stopped, and the door
was rudely opened by the sad-faced
man, who again insisted that ] should
speak to the people Of Marblehead-
Three times again positively declined
One of the naval officers who was with
me became very angry, and shut the
door with slam. The sad-faced man
jumped upon the box alongside Of the
driver. and we were driven toward the
wharf. Presently the carriage stopped
again, the sad-faced man again opened
the door, and before l knew what to do,
found myself literally borne along BY
the crowd to the city hall, and into 0
large room, which was packed with the
inhabitants. Resistance was simply use
less. had been taken right of my feet.
yielding to necessity, I said to the sad.
faced man, 'Well, will speak for five
minutes, if you will let me CO. Five
minutes it shall be, he replied. I wor-
ried along with rambling talk, o. well
as / could, and at the end Of if was
allowed to go back to the vessel. But
can never forget the fact that was once
kidnapped in Marblehead."
D.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
The Vanderbilt Palace.

Alexander T. Stewart was ten years
building his palace Con Fifth avenue,
New York;, and then died soon after he
got comfortably settled. William H.
Vanderbilt was also called away soon
after he got the Fifth avenue place in
shape to suit his taste, He had made
some important alterations after they
moved in, and was just nicely fixed for
permanent occupation when thus hurried
off to the 'shouse prepared for all living"
AS his establishment was the heaviest
domestic investment on the continent its
expenses may be matter of interest to
some Of my readers, and the following
estimate has been made: The cost of the
palace was So, 900, 900, and the interest
on this sum at five per cent. is $3.50, 000.i
The taxes and insurance are $25, 900,
and the family expenses were not less
than $40, 900, which the season at Sara
toga would swell to $50, 600. Then there
was the interest on 81, 800, 600 invested
in pictures, and, taking the whole de-
tails in general aggregate, the annual
expenses can rot be much less than
$3.50, 600. These, however, were only
small portion of Vanderbilt's esti-
mated income Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07

Brown that was going to leave. He
asked me how it could be done. told
him I'd rather risk four bullets in. the
dark than twenty in daylight at Fort
Delaware. He said he would follow me.
We then began crawling like snakes out
Of the square. Four times a sentinel
passed right by us. We kept gliding
along until we were entirely out. We
Strengthened up when about fifty yards
from the sentinels and struck out for the
mountains. We came near perishing for
want Of food before we could get back
into the Confederate lines.
81 was within ten steps of General
Doles when he was killed. A Federal
sharpshooter had been picking off our
men all day, and I had been trying for
hours to locate him, but had failed to do
50. I was in advance Of our line hun
dred yards and was concealed behind
rock. Several times he had shot at me.
About /, 400 yards in front Of us was a
strip Of woods. I knew the sharpshooter
was in them somewhere, but the tree
tops prevented my seeing the smoke of
his gun. He hadn't shot at me in two
hours, but confined his fire to the line in
my rear. General Doles advanced to
where l was and asked me If I couldn't
silence that fellow, as he was doing
terrible execution in his lines. I told
him had been trying to do it all day,
but had failed. He asked me to do my
best. He then stepped in front of me,
andfaced the woods, exposing his en-
tire person. told him he had better
look out, as that fellow had shaved me
very close several times, and it was
dangerous to expose himself. had
scarcely spoken the words when ball
struck him in the right side, passing
through his body and coming out under
his left arm. General Doles turned half
around and fell forward, face downward,
and never spoke, being killed instantly.
carried him off the field, and was de-
tailed to carry his remains home. General
Doles was fine officer.
Il was shot through the body once.
While I was in the hospital Charley
Grace, Of La Grange, Ga, used my gun,
and it is said that he killed General
Sedgwick, but others doubt it. Four of
the guns were captured during the war.
l lost mine at the surrender, while 1 was
trying to conceal it in my blanket, to
carry home with me. I think I will be
able to get it yet, as General Phil. Cook,
Joe Brown and others are trying to OBJ
tain it for me from the government. The
Fourth Georgia regiment regard it as a
valuable relic"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
NUMBER 20.
FACTS FOR The cUaI0Us.


The word ''mugwump" is in political
use in London now.
With population Of about 300, 900,
300 China has not single insane asy-
ium.
A professor of dentistry has been APP
pointed for the schools Of Surrey, Eng
land. His business is to look after the
teeth Of the pupils.
It was once prevalent notion that
size impaired the strength and wore out
the animal powers. 1t was also an
ancient belief that sorrow consumed tho
blood and shortened life.
a million dollars, it u stated, win
weigh one and two4hiras la gold and
twenty five tons in subsidiary silver coin
and twenty-six and three quarter tons il
standard silver coin, and one hundred
tons in the scents nickels.
Nehemiah means consolation Of the
Lord" The book Of Nehemiah was not
all written by the same hand. 1t was
known by the Greeks and Latins (ac-
cording to Jcrome) under the name Of
''The Second Book Of Ezra
The water in the Gulf Of Bothnia Id
reported to be falling quite rapidly One
proof of this is the fact that large
stone on the Swedish coast now rises
three feet above water at mean tide,
while fifty years ago it was barely visible
! at lowest tide.
1t was formerly the general custom ii
England, as it is still in France and the
Netherlands, to hang bush Of ivy at
the door of vintner. Hence the alIu-
sion in GAS You Like It." where Rosa
lind remarks, f'If it be true that good
wine need no bush, It's true that good
play needs no cpilogue." This plant
was no doubt chosen from its being
sacred to Bacchus.
It appears the term fox was COM
mon expression for the old English
weapon, the broadsword Of 5ohnson'a
days, as distinguished from the small
(foreign) sword. The name was given
from the circumstance that Andrea Fer
rara adopted fox as the Trademark Of
his weapon, a practice since his time
adopted by other foreign sword cutters.
In the year that Columbus discovered
America no rich citizen in London ha d
tasted tea, coffee or sugar; he had never
eaten potato, or turkey, or peach; he
could not buy grapes for his own use,
except by special favor, and his house
had no pane Of glass larger than his
hand, or mirror Of greater size, and
! there was no carpet in it. 1t is the ex-
tension of commerce. which has given
him all these, and q thousand more
valuable commodities.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
And Be bent forward and kissed her D

And be bent forward and kissed her on
the forehead.
Then Nancy came in and the young
man told her.
"When the heather blooms ! will steal
Janet from ye," he said. Il couldna
live wi'out the lassie now, an will cher
ish her fu' carefully"
The woman looked at him very grimly.
s'It's ma i'll luck for her." she said at
length, i'to wed VII the laird's son, for
my Janet will ha' neither siller nor land. Z
81 will ha' bath.
s'Aye; ansye love the lassie. Twill
miss her sadly, the good God kens; but
I will ma say ye nay, for the lassie loves
ye. 1t all CAM through that duff fule D
Judith MacDougaI, an the spell she
wrought on halloween. Alb, weeI, Pm
uncoo glad the lassie's got lover wi
flesh an bluid, for l feared she would
bring the dell himself hame wi her that
night. But the good Lord bless ye bath,
an keep ye true to one anither, an happy
for ayel I be ma too aud to pray for ye
but thocht / could keep my chiel mony
day yet. All, weel, love steals into
young hearts, spells or ma spells"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
The Use Of .sHonorabIe." !"

An esteemed correspondent submits
the following inquiry:
tWill you kindly inform me what the
lowest public position is that man-can
hold that would entitle him to put hon
orabIe before his name.n
There is no law whatever on the SUBJ
ject, and the grades Of those who enjoy
this complimentary distinction seem to
be widening out. Originallyit was con
ferred on members of Congress, members
of the cabinet, governors, and other high
mugwumps. Next members Of legisla-
lures were called honorable, and now
pretty much every fellow whom any
body wishes to please gets this vague
and indeterminate epithet. 1t is matter
of taste, and there is no precise rule
about it. t."-Neso York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
Honey EatInu Snakes.

A most remarkable snake story comes
from one Of the neighborhoods in the
mountainous regions of Washington
county, Arkansas; yet it comes from
such responsible source thatits authentic
ity cannot be questioned Near st. Paul,
neighboring postofice in this region,
some twenty-five miles from this city,
where the wolf is sometimes heard to
howl and the resident farmer can
occasionally have venison steak, two
young farmers named Young and Stewart
were out hunting few days ago and dis
covered bees passing out and il through
hole about forty feet from the ground
in large black oak tree. which was
some four feet in diameter.
Of course, they thought they had
made rich discovery. They were not
then prepared to cut the tree and start
for home. On their way Young bought
Stewards interest in the find, paying 81
! cash for it. Next day Young invited
several friends to help him cut the tree
and shore the precious treasure it con-
tanned. So. supplied with axes and
buckets, they proceeded to the woods
and cut down the tree. After it had
fallen crashing to the ground, Young
ran with handful of leaves and stopped
the hole through which the bees entered
the tree, but soon they
were swarming out at a
split made in the trunk by falling.
One Of his friends suggested that he did
not believe that the bees we're going to
give them much trouble, and for him to
pull the plug out of the hole. He did
so, and Immediately rattlesnake came
crawling out Of the hole, coiled himself
by the side Of the fallen tree, raised his
fiat head, distended his mouth, shot out
his tongue and gave out that paralyzing
sound with his rattles which, when once
heard, Is never forgotten. He was soon
dispatched however, and the work o.
discovery went on. They then chopped
into the log and split out long block,
and there found, coiled up in the hollow
of the log, two other rattlers, which were
promptly killed.
What promised to be delicious feast
only proved to be fue mass of dry
comb, so thoroughly had the honey beer
eaten out by the snakes The tree was
perfectly covered at the stump, and the
snakes to reach the hollow. mad to clint
forty feet, which is claimed to be a new
performance with rattlesnakes, or al
least an unobserved characteristic among
them heretofore in this part Of the coun.
try.-.St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
Rubbing h.

There is q story Of an old-fashioned
Scotch dominic. He preached a sermon
on lying, which awoke up all the habit
ual sleepers. The next Sunday he re-
peated it, which caused surprise, and the
Sunday following preached It q third
time, causing astonishment, and tho
Sunday after that it was again delivered
A bold deacon was delegated to remon-
state with him. Dominic, we've heard
that sermon on lying four times and we
are tired cf ii. s'Are the people Of the
parish tired of lyingl" was the quiet To-
joinder, and the deacon was compelled
to admit that the vice still had good
hold on the community. Whereupon
the dominic arose to his full height six
feet four-and Numbered, "Go TO the
people and tell them that shall preach
on lying until they stop lying then In
change the subject
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
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POPULAR SCIENCE

In insects, the rex of an individual is
not determined until toward the end Of
the larval stage. Entomologists who
rear moths and butterflies contend that
when the food supply is scanty the ma
jority Of perfect insects produced are
males, while if food is superabundant
females preponderate.
Heretofore, in planting salmon, it has
been customary to place the little fish in
the streams, aud allow them to care for
themselves; but the new idea Of placing
them in protected preserves, where they
can be cared for BY the people living
near at hand, and their growth to the
proper size assured, viii, no doubt, revo-
lutionize salmon culture.
Measurements Of the heights Of clouds
have been made at the Upsala observa-
tory during the past summer. The re-
suits are approximately as follows
Stratus, 1900 feet; nimbus, or rain
cloud, from 8, 600 to 1900 feet; cumu-
lus, from 1900 to $4,000 feet; cirrus,
%, 400. Cloud measurements are always
somewhat uncertain, but these figures
are considered fairly exact
The Prince of Monaco is making a
systematic study If the ocean currents.
Lest July he sank large number Of in
geniously arranged bottles, globes and
barrels at different points north of the
Azores, each floating vessel containing a
paper in different languages, stating the
time and place of immersion, and beg
ging the finder to note down the hour
and place Of discovery, and forward it
to the nearest French consul. Now three
of these bottles have been found in the
Eastern Azores, having followed south
easterly direction, instead Of going to
the southwest, as expected.
The continents, according to Mr.. John
Murray of the great Challenger expedi-
ton, have an average height Of about
900 feet above sea level, and occupy FIVE
sixteenths of the earth's surface. The
seas "abyssmal regions occupy about
half Of the earth's surface, and have an
average depth Of three miles In the
Pacific the greatest depths are to the
south and east Of Japan, where there are
abysses of over five miles; and in the
Atlantic the greatest depression of a lit
tie over four miles is to the north Of the
Virgin islands. Tie great ocean basins
once so dark and mvsterious-have
been rapidly becoming familiar, to man
during the last twenty years.
A polar current appears to defect the
Gulf Stream from the eshores ofthe United
States and the British provinces, and in
terpose a cold wall of water between the
land and the genial warmth of the cur
rent from the tropics These refrigerat-
ing waters pass between Labrador and
Newfoundland, and by building dam
across the narrow straits OF Belle Isle
about ten miles wide and averaging 15C
feet in depth-Mr. John @. Goodridge,
Jr., suggests that the polar stream nigh
i 1te turned aside into midocean. Then
it is believed, the Gclf Stream would
skirt the American coast and. materially
change its climate from Cape HA.tera'
to Newfoundland, freeing the gulf D
st Lawrence from icebergs and giving
to Nova Scotia the mildness Of Cap'
May.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
ADakota Heroine.

Miss Belle Franklin. young school
mistress Of McHenry country. is the her
oine Of the Missouri slope. Miss Frank
lin was sleeping in shack which she
had built upon her claim, when she was
awakened by the cracking noise Of the
prairie fire. Looking out across the
plain, she saw the dancing flames skim
ming acress the prairie. The brave girl
knew that her neighbors living hall
mile distant were away from home, and
the fire would soon envelop the house.
barn, hay and grain. Jumping from her
bed, she hurried away TO the low log
barn in which the farmers extra team
was tied. Harvesting the animals, she
rushed them out to the plow, and before
the fire had reached the premises she
had turned several farrows and formed
a fire break which saved the property.
What q subject for an artist e B saaarcl
(Dak0ta) Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07
Not Ashamed Of His Calling.

Peter Donahue, who died recently in
San Francisco, was worth $40, 600, 900.
He began life as blacksmith, and was
never ashamed Of his humble calling.
When he came to build twenty-five
thousand dollar tomb or vault in Cal
vary cemetery, he placed upon the
front huge bronze medallion, repre-
senting in bas-relief tremendous arm,
with heavy hammer in the fist, and
underneath the words, Labor Omnia
vincit, . while over it was the single
name, "Donahue." His daughter is the
wife Of Baron Won Schroeder, Of
Germany, and lives in Stuttgart.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-07

II gives a notion Of the cost Of royal
travelling in the last century that the bill
Of George Nv. at the Hotel d'Harscamp,
Namnr, for one day was 5000 francs
($6O1. s0.) The head waiter received
$40. The charge at the table d'hote at
that time was ? francs.