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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22
The TaIIast House IN the World.

The tallest residence in the world is
now in litigation. 1t is the Osborne
apartment house in New York, and il
measures 200 feet from sidewalk level to
roof. Like most Of the enormous French
fiat buildings in the metropolis it has
been financial failure, returning less
than two per cent. on the investment Of
a million and quarter. The lawsuit u
over contract, under which it was to
to have been sold by Thomas Osborne TO
the wife of General Charles G. Dodge.
The lofty structure stands on an elevated
site in Seventh avenue, near Central
Park, and makes the neighboring church
spires look mean and small As new
law forbids the erection Of houses in
New York more than 100 feet high, and
such restrictions are in force in European
cities, the Osborne is likely to retain its
altitudinous pre- -eminence.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
NUMBER 48.
-'-''7'7-'-''
FUN.

Suspended auimation-The girl in the
hammock. Merchant TraueEer.
The young man full Of promise fre-
quently turns out bad pay Picayuae
It is only on the biggest scales that
you can learn the weigh Of the world. .-
Sittings
Speaking Of military affairs, the Oh re-
gions seem to be well drilled.-Ncav
Haosn Ners.
'fWhy don't our young men come To
the front2" asks the AdoOcats. Well, We
don't know what keeps them back unless
it is the high price Of the reserved seats.
-Brdette.
A Chicago jeweler is said to have in
vented seIf-winding watch. Now let
the same genius apply himself to ths
invention Of self-fnding watch-key.
LOlceH Citizen.
A bug with a sufficiently yitiated taste
to attack the New Jersey onion crop has
made its debut. This is almost as bad
as if it had taken to smoking cigarettes.
-Norrist0Sn Herald.
e'Say," called old Mr.. Crochet to the
new boy; ''bring me my boot-jaek.
my name amt Jack, responded the
boy, quickly, 'an' I amt got your boot,
neither "-Harper's Basar.
The girl who never screams when she
sees q snake isn't safe girl to marry
With her calm, cool, collected, unex-
citable disposition she would hit where
she aimed with the rolling-pin every
time Cambridge Chronicle.
II cannot sing the old songs" she
murmured, as she took her seat at the
piano, and the tall man who was holding
the music threw cloud upon the meet
ing by saying: II heartily agree with
you, Madam n-St. Louis Whip.
"Mr. JONES'" said little Johnny To
the gentleman who was making an after
noon call, "can whisky talk ?" "No,
my child. What makes you ask such q
question 2" Oh, nothing; only ma said
whisky was beginning to tell On you
Cedar Rapids Gossip.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22
EnIarCed Hearts.

Why does the heart sometimes be.
come enlarged
For the same reason that the muscles
of the blacksmith's arm become enlarged
-unwonted work, that increases the
blood-supply and the power to assimilate
nourishment. In one case of the dis
ease, an enlarged heart weighed nearly
three pounds-the common weight being
rather less than quarters of pound.
What is the cause of the hearts undue
action
Some obstacle to the circulation which
compels the heart to work harder to pro-
pei the blood. A small increase in the
force of each heartbeat involves i'm
mense additional work.
What are the causes of the obstruc-
tion
The following are the most common
~ Disease may have narrowed some
one or more Of the heart-valves, so that
the heart has to force the blood through
smaller opening in extreme cases not
larger than the diameter of quill.
(s) A valve may have become SO
affected that it leaks, and the contraction
forces the blood backward as well as
forward, fthe backward flow thus dis
tending the rear cavity, which is mean
while filling from the valve in the other
end. The latter cavity must do extra
work to propel the superduous blood.
(3) A certain condition of the lungs,
or of the arteries leading to them, may
constitute the obstruction.
(4 DISTINCTIONS may be due to
tumors, or to aneurisms, pressing against
a large artery.
(5) The obstruction may be due to q
roughening efthe internal surfaces of the
arteries a condition not uncommon in
old age.
(e) Bright's disease is apt to be fol-
lowed by cardiac enlargement. How it
comes about is not certainly known.
c) Such enlargement may be due to
over-physical exertion. All long-con-
tinued muscular strain results in it, as
in case of soldiers from long-forced
marches. Boating and some other prize
contests are frequent source of enlarge
ment
Enlargement Of the heart is not in
itself an immediate evil 1t is that by
which nature overcomes serious OBJ
stacle. But the enlargement tends to 60
on increasing, until it results in a diIa-
tion and thinning, atsome weak point, Of
the walls Of the heart, in which case some
slight extra exertion or excitement may
cause fatal rupture. Youths Com
panion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22

Sir John Lubbock, at recent meeting
of a natural science association in Lon
don, exhibited very strange pet. It
was tame wasp which had been in his
possession for about three months. It
ate sugar from his hand and allowed him
to stroke it. The wasp had every ap-
pearance of health and happiness; and,
although it enjoyed an outing occa-
s.onally, it readily returned to its bottle,
which it seemed to regard as q home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22

The Rev. J. H. Munro, of Philadel-
phia, says that the reason why so many
clergymen go to Europe every summer
is that the expenses of the trip are but
little if any more than those covering a
summer jaunt in this country; and that
the great advantage is that when once
across the water they are not likely to
be reached on s'any little emergency"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22

The big steamer Great Eastern has
been hired for 500, 900 for six months
by great English firm of retail traders,
and is anchored in the river Mersey at
Liverpool during the Exhibition. It is
used for hotel purposes and for mon
ster bazaar and entertainment.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22
try IT.


Could / write, with ink unfading
One brief code for youth and men;
Could / show its all-pervading
Power in progress, I would PEN
Try it.
Magic words these, born in heaven;
Down by thoughtful angels hurled;
Slighted, man to doom is driven;
Needed, they give man the world;
Try it.
Luck is Judgment wed to Labor;
Pluck, the handmade of Success;
Toll to Truth should be neighbor;
Honor brings her own redress;
Try it.
Starry orbs yet call the student;
Earth's past age is still unread;
Nations seek the wise, the prudent;
Throngs and armies must be lead;
Try it
IT G. Jasdkins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-22

It is estimated that since 1850 the
ocean has encroached upon the shore al
Long Branch an eighth Of mile.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11

Many animals and some men have a
sort of sixth sense, by means OF which
they are enabled to pursue given di rec
tion or TO find their way home from long
distances. Some birds, like the "homIag'
or carrier pigeon, possess this faculty To
marvellous degree. This endowment
has been termed "Orientation" or sense of
direction. SIvages and hunters used to
traversing the sOlitudes of the forests or
prairie acquire something of this sense.
1t seems to be an exalJation of the fac
Qlty every one possesses OF judging the
position of the boly in space-retlininy,
upright, etc, AT all events. it is a fac
ulty capable OF cultivation 10 some ex.
tent, but not TO the degree it is observed
N the dog, cat, horse, pigeon, or Austria
liam savage.
The phenomena of "orientatiou" have
been explained to the satifGCtion OF many
by the statement that they were due TO
instinct. But this explains nothing: be
sides it is not analogous to the facts
which are properly TO be ciassed as due 10
this brute substitute for reason Cor.
Globe Democrat.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11

Now we have thrown off our Sabbata-
rian strait waistcoat, AMI we hardly won
der how the change was effected. Sunday
has become our Convivial day par excel
lence. With candid security we partici-
pate in all the relaNa;iOns and enjoy
ments once considered damnable from
Saturday midnight, during twenty four
long sacred hours. We take out our
hOr,eS, carriages, liveries. aul haunt the
parks on plea-ure bent; we give lunCheons
with actors and aCtresSe As our CUES :.
who eleCtrify the afternoon with their per
fOrmances; we give political dinners, at
homes, and receptions; We organize gar
den parties with prOfane bands, and pic
MICS on the river; naughty French plays
and risky ChansOnnettes are given at the
new club: add we have, c cOwning au-
dacity, dancing regular dancing. with or
che,tra and ball costumes. The second
best day at Hurlingham is the Sunday,
rivalling the other i'll popularity; we are
mildly, openly. brazenly jolly on the Sab
bath, and, having thrown our PuritanicaI
cap over the walls of decorum, we have
no pangs, no remOrse, no regret, save pr
hap, that we can no longer seattle with
our superior goodness the ind cent pro
fanation of the Sunday that is tolerated
i'll neighboring countries London Cor
New York Sun
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11

"lt's wellknOwn fact that elephants
are afraid of small objects" said Head
Keeper Byrne at the Geological garden.
land have seen them scared almost into
fit at the sight of mouse These warm
days We have been giving them a warm
bath at o'clock. and to amuse them and
the spectators we have thrown half a
dozen inflated bladderS into the pond
when they went in to swim At first
they almost scarel them 10 death. Then
Empress struck at one with her trunk,
and when it flew into the air both trump
cted and scrambled out of the pond En-
press, who has the curiosity of her sex
and mind of her own, gently tished one
OF the bladders out of the water and then
kicked it with her feet. No serious re-
suits following, she continued her investi-
cations, which ended by her putting her
front foot on the bladder. 1t exploded
with loud report, aud the two elephants
~campered home. Philadelphia Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
The journalism Of To-Day

remember many years ago when | was
city editor Of The New York Times and
lived in Brooklyn, my mother wrote me
from the country, where she was spend.
ing few months, that a stranger who
judged Of Brooklyn by what appeared un
der the head OF Brooklyn news, would
imagine there was nothing in the City of
Churches except city hall, few Grim
inal courts, police stations and a morgue
In other words, crime has the call
No city in the world surpasses New
York in intelligence, in love of all that is
good ami pure and noble and decent and
humane, but with the exception OF a few
idiO;ic reports of sermons, with now and
then record of some English lecturer OF
Irish orator, all the upper realm is left
untouched. Our reporters are instructed
20 scent the carriOn. They never bring
the rose with its perfume, or the lily with
lis grace, the pansy with its dropping
beauty before the public attention but
the dead dogs of agitation and the swollen
CarCasses of crime and the offal Of dirt
and SqualOr. these are thrust before the
disgu>Jed eyes and under the offended
nOstrlls of an amazed and outraged peo-
ple.-JOe Towards Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
CASPER'S Drug Store,
Fisher. Block. Main street, Sd Door West
of Limestone, Springfield.


1t will contain tNo II cy le tiers from Lon
don, acruSs the sea; one from Robt. ID. Brain.
the Rambler" of the GLoRE-REruBILC
and the second from another citizen OF
Springfield. who is abroad with his family.
There is also letter, Of special interest,
from one of our citizens. now travelling in
California. Frank George Carpenter, the
bright and newSy correspondent known a.
Carp" sends us his usual special illus
trated letter this week from Richmond. Va,
giving some interesting confederate wal
"reminiscences. Ellis Chamiel gives hu.
morouS sketch of The Swimming Bath
in New York. and how women learn tO
SwIn in salt wafer.
In addition Ia these interesting features,
Max" will have his turn at touching up
s,me local matters in his usual vigorous
manner, and ''CabriOle;" will contribute his
always interesting budget. There will also
be- the usual local grind, the telegraph and
general news. all combining to make tomor-
rows paper one of the most interesting
Sunday papers ever published in the city.
DO not fail to buy one.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
Yesterday the president had most thrill
ing adventure with deer. 4 few of these
InImals have been placed at regular inter
walls i'll the vacinity of the presidents cot
tage, in order that he may not be dISappOint-
ii when he goes out to shoot. This is quite
English, you know.
When the president sailed forth after
,iS quarry. his billv-cOck hat was tilted al
an angle on the left side of his head His vel
.uw corduroy pants We're tied tightly around
hiSankleS with a corset string. and his
red shirt shnne resplendant in the morning
,un. 1t was tied with bright green bow.
My dear, you look quite like a dude, ''
said Mrs C.. aS she gazed in admiration
Ipon her husband.
The president smiled. Il rather think
iS handsome. he said. and vour CORES
ponden jOtted down the conversation in
tOrIht nand.
There were only three persons in the
iuntlng party.
The president carried a gun, the guide
'arried bottle, and the Post man carried 4
iote book.
We leave our deer to find smother
ieers," said the president.
''Ha, ha!" laughed Mrs. Cleveland.
lllhlt, llihlt. Sdltl q lllllt COW
veil under a chestnut tree BY the fence
When the party started the first deer was
led TO tree about quarter of q mile away
II signal from the guide il was liberated.
instead of boiling away as it was trained to
10, it ran up in a most friendly way TO the
resident and began 10 nibble at the green
now.
''Oh. dear" said the president. pathetic
lily, this will never doe" You see it was
little girl deer and didn't know any better
Half mile further place was found
where a deer had been tied: but, great
heavens, it had escaped. The sport war
getting exciting.
Deeper and deeper the party pushed into
the woods. The great trees waved their
arms in joy at having such a distinguished
person beneath their shady branches. The
grass quiveTed in very ecStacy. The little
birds sang Sweetly on the bOughs. Your
correspondent and the guide took drink.
At that moment the president saw deer
leaning against tree Trembling with ex-
cteme::;. he raised his brand new Winches-
ter rifle and fired six and a half shots in
rapid succession. Each shot entered the
deer'S side, but the animal did not move.
We rushed to where it stood.
Great heavens, it was stuffed,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
Treasures ~ the EationaI Museum.

The gentleman known as Professor
Mason wears glasses. and is an enthusiast
He has non. of the languOr of the aver
age specialist as seen in high places.
you want something for the woman )
department wOmen's work."
Not necessarily women's work, but
decorative work and brio a braC"
do You know" he said eagerly, that
all decorative work is wOmen's work
there never was a decorative thing on
earth originated save 10y "a woman. | can
prove it to yOu There is no savage race
but shows the decorative instinct i'm
planted in women. The man hunts,
fishes Kills the gamc-the woman cooks
it and makes the garments of the skins;
see the beautiful tanned buckskin-thls
exquisite urnamentation- wonderful when
we consider the materials and tools. See
this wonderful piece of work, embrOid-
cred with split bird quills, fine As thread,
and laid as smoothly as stitches, through
peTforatiuus made one at time with
bone awl See this Navajo blanket; the
red in it is ol raveliuGs savei from the
army refuse Ii is BEAUTIFULLY wrought
into the undyel wool-none Of the earlier
weaving of the Navajos hrse bright col
ors. Now and then there is man
weaver among this tribe, and the right Of
women to decorative work is SO under
stood by the Indians tat these men are
called sQuaw-men.
And baskets! | can tell a tribe nj
stantiy by specimen of its baskets, bet
ter than we can tell by skulls. Here Is
one made of the split roots of the spruce,
drawn while wet through per.OratlonI
that made them smooth ~ waxei thread.
What an artist the poor squaw was who
wrought this water-tight basket, with its
yarn-like tibres and beautiful form. Here
is one with the decorative figures made
of the stems of the maiden hair fern
woven in. shining as silk. Here is a
MOqui basket made of bits of greece
wood; in their desert land every twig OF
this dwarfed tree is saved. There is no
piece in this basket over an inch long
yet see how ingeniouslv the ends are hid
den. They work like the tapestry weav-
ers, from the wrong side, and the beauti-
ful shading is secured by using wood
gathered at different seasons, which
make the gradations of shading, which
are so artistic. Washington Cor. Gin
Cinnati Commercial Gazette.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
Medical Treatment for Rheumatism.

A Russian medical journal makes
public system of treatment for
acute articular rheumatism. which is re-
presented as having been employed with
the greatest success for twenty years past
10y DR. l.. Grinevirski, of X rStoff-On- the
Don. He administers two dra achms daily
of nitrate of potash in raspberry syrup,
distributed in doses given every two
hours. At the same time, for external
use morning and evening, he prescribes
an Ointment composed of olei hyosc, or;
unghydrarg. cinerei, = dr.; ext-acon., l DIR.
TINS treatment Is said to cure, in almost
all cases, in from one to two weeks, and
is generally successful in the most severe
cases, where salicylates are ineffective.
Rheumatic persons should be glad of this
information, if only as direction for a new
line of personal eNperiment.-N. Y. Sun.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
Barefooted Pilgrims at Waterloo.


Coaches ply once day to aud from
Waterloo, which is situated only a few
miles from the capital Englishmen are
always enthusiastic-mOre so, indeed,
than | ever thought them capable of be
ing-while strutting about the historic
field. They cheer so Justly for st George
and merry England and that flag of theirs
that hraved thousand years the battle
and the breeze" (while gazing on the spot
where the old guard of Napoleon made
its last grand stand for their hero and
their idol, that anyone witnessing such a
scene, semi ignorant of his tOrical records,
would be apt TO imagine that it was the
Britisher and the BritiSher alone who had
plucked the lHurels from the little COrpo-
rails brow, and laid his glory in the dust.
Butchers all-impOrtant assistance in
bringing about the result of the battle
seems TO be Systematically ignored by
every BrItisher who pays a pilgrimage to
Waterloo Yet | suppose where ignO-
rance is bliss it is folly TO be wise" and
am far from blaming the cockney who
thinks that il was the sole strength of his
forefathers that sent the great Napoleon
reeling down the abyss!
Some of these pilgrims are, in fact, sc
extremely devOut that, when they reach
Waterloo, they divest themselves of their
boots and shoes, and walk barefooted
over the classic soil. Take the sandals
from off thy feet, for the ground whereon
thou treadest is holy ground" has more
than theoretical or platoniC meaning for
these patriotic children of Albion. IL
happened to be a Britsher, and even 90
as far as 10 believe in the Britton's hold
yOur-Own jingoism of Tennyson, would
think twice before submitting myself To
such an ordeal, for at times the Belgian
climate is very treacherous indeed, and,
however edifying such practical respect
for the national glory Of ones country
may be, a lively fear of coming rheuma-
tism is a thing too awful to be contem-
plated. But as the Old Latin writer has
it: de gustibuS non est disputandum. y
Brussels Cor Chicago Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11

One of the curiositles OF the animal
kingdom is the eulachpn. or candle fish
CThaleiChthys paCifiCusD of the northeast
ern Pacific. 1t is about fourteen inches
long, resembles the smelt in appearance,
and IS caught in large quantities in the
early spring. 1t is the fattest of all
known fishes for which reason its dried
and smoked flesh is highly esteemed as a
warming food for winter by the Indians,
by whom the oil is also eaten. So fat is
the fish that when dried it burns with a
bright flame until entirely consumed,
forming a candle much used among the
Indians either with or without wooden
wick passed through the body y-Arkan-
saw Irt:ysIeE.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-11
LOCAL BREWTIES.

George II. Guy was lodged behind tn
bars last night for induIgins in plan
drunk.
Joe Dillon was arres.ed this morning q
a warrant charging him with disorlerl
conduct.
/ Ed Leavitt. who has been summering a
Yellow Springs. returned TO the Arcad
hotel today. ".
Bessie Surface was arrested again las
night for disturbing tie peace and quietud
of the city.
Mrs. Prof McKibben, of south Lime
stone street, has been visiting in Hillsburo
ohio, for the past week.
Mrs DIR. Clokey has been quite i'll. :,
I hat her sons were called here 10 see her
/ bat she is now much better.
Borm-Om Friday evening the 10th, Il
/ Mr. and Mrs Jas. \. Maxwell, of soutl
Center street, fine, large glrl.
Micky Welsh is in hot water. He is Il
/ De arrested for permitting his horse Il
break down other peoples shade trees.
! Urbana CnIzcu: Miss Minnie McNally
! accompanied by Miss MoIIie Atkinson. lef
yesterday for a pleasant trip at Springfield
| II. W. Huffman and wife have gone on :
/ visit to friends in Toronto, in Southerl
Kansas and will be gone about two months
| DR.. t. W. MunhaIl will preach at Higl
street VI. f. church tomorrow evening
| Hi, many friends will be glad 10 hear thi'
successful evangelist.
Officer Jim Norton and son went to Gil.
cinuati this morning 10 take in the expos
ton. Ii is not often that Jim is a6Sei
from his post of duty.
Mrs. John French. Of Clifton street. IT
turned Yesterday from TT Wayne, Ind. anc
srveral Ohio cities where she has been visit
ing friends and relatives.
The schools at Osborn have opened witt
tie following enrolled IN the different grades
p imary. 90; second primary, p; grammar.
Is; high school, 20: total, l25.
The Kershner family desire TO express
their heartfelt thanks to those friends who
showed 80 much kindness to them during
the last illness of Mrs Kershner.
Mrs. Rev. Wilton X. Boone and her two
little girls, Lulu and Bertha. after spending
two months with her relatives in Massa-
chusettS. returned home last evening.
John Ryley. advance agent of Bound to
Succeed which shows at Blacks Septen-
DER Il and IS. is in the city. Duffy, the
famous cometist is with the company.
A very pleasant party was given last
evening at the residence of Norman Cove
On north Plum street. Quite number of
Mr. and Mrs. Gove's friends were present
and passed delightful evening.
To-day coffee sack aud fifty feet of rope
we're found in the old Elbow factory on
east Washington street. Ii is supposed
they were left there by the thief who stole
some tools from the factory a few nights
ago.
Miss Daisy Scott. who has been the guest
of the Misses Watkins of Drkalb street, left
last evening for Franklin, where she will
visit friends From this place she will visit
Springfield and return from that city to her
home at Columbus. Dayton Dcm"crUt.
Engineer Lew Melting of the Little
Miami. has Just returned from Wisconsin
where he has been for about two weeks
I.,w says that at the end of the first week
0 his vacation he felt like a new man and
the end of the second he felt like seven
O. eight new men.