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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

Away up on the mountain side, where
the numerous streams find their way
through deep, dark canons down to the
pulse beat Of old ocean, is the natural
summer home of the water ousel, the
strangest Of all strange birds You sell
dom see more than one Of them at a
time. They are of a dark blue color,
and are easily recognized by peculiar,
quick, jerking motion, which they never
seem to tire of And as they fit from
rock to rock they are continually bob
bing up and down, performing such a
polite little courtesy as would cause you
to smile to see it,
Owing to their peculiar habits and the
isolated spots they select TO build their
nests no one but the most ardent sports
men and naturalists succeeds in finding
them. Hence water ousel's nest, with
two Of their eggs in it, has commercial
value among nest collectors Of $2J. They
always build their nests just back of
some waterfall or under some overhang-
ing bank, where they have to 60 through
or under the water to get to it.
Another strange habit of this bird is
the deliberate manner in which they ap-
pear to commit suicide They will start
slowly, very slowly, to wade right down
into the water until they disappear from
view, but if the water is clear and you
have a sharp eye you can still see their
little dark forms clinging to the bottom
III search Of their morning repast. which
consists Of periwinkles. Tacoma Led
cor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
IndefensibIe Injustice.

About one-ffth Of all males in Massa-
chusetts average less than 81 per day.
The females working at this low scale Of
wages comprise 1894 per cent. Of all the
workers. No intelligent reader win fail
to realize what this fact means. AS the
scale of wages rises the number of fe-
males enjoying them grows steadily less.
Of total Of 1857 workers receiving $50
a week and over, only 268 are females.
The figures simply show that in the en-
ployments in which the very lowest
wages are paid women constitute over
20 per cent. Of the workers, while in the
employments where as high as SEQ a
week are paid they constitute hardly
over 8 per cent.
In addition to all this is the humiliating
fact that in the same occupations, stand
ing side by side with men, the females
are paid less wages for the same work;
or, what amounts to the same thing, a
woman Of 20 years or upward is made to
work side by side with boy Of 10 at the
same wages. Women are compelled,
then, to fill most of the cheap places,
and paid less wages for the same work
at that. Wohave no hesitation in saying
that this is an indefensible injustice, and
one SO gross as to shame civilization.
Why do Legislators sit passiyely under
such determinations of sex in the matter
Of work and wages: Simply because
they know that the women carry no
votes, and that mere sentiment, however
just, can neither seat nor unseat poll
tician. But it viii not always be thus.
Boston Globe
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

The Germans for long time fastened
the traces directly to the horns Of the
oxen Many Of them still have q stout
strap bound around the base of tile
horns. to which the traces are fastened.
A Long Island farmer has invented an
improvement on the German method.
In this the OK draws from the forehead,
padded band fitting around the head
first above the eyes. The authority
quoted thinks that many oxen that are
worked in heavy yokes waste a portion
of their strength because their necks are
too light to stand the full weight of
their bodies. and their shoulders are not
straight enough to properly fit into the
bow These oxen would do better work
in the harness shown in the cut and pho
tographed by q New Jersey correspond
ent for Rural New Yorker. These oxen,
it is claimed, have become perfectly
familiar with this harness, and work as
conteutedly in 1t rs they ever did Id the
yoke. No experiments have been made
to determine whether they can haul a
heavier load with the collars and traces,
but it is believed that there is little diff
ference in this respect
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

Hitherto in the galvanic coating of
plaster casts there has been difficulty
in stopping the pores of the surface so
effectually as to prevent the galvanic
bath penetrating into the interior Of the
plaster and there producing first crystal
lization and then disintegration. This
obstacle appears to have been overcome
by the discovery that saturation in tan
not only closes up the pores of the plas-
ter, but adds very considerably to its
strength. Specimens so prepared have
been covered with copper one millimeter
thick, thickness which is not only suf-
ficient to resist atmospheric influences.
but which enables the surface to be fur
ther worked up and finished by hand.
The price Of a cast coated with copper is
said to be one-6fth of the cost of a copper
casting. g.-New York Commercial Adver-
tispr
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

CENTRAL AFRICAN COOKERY.
Queer and Palatabie Dishes Eaten With
ont Much Ceremony.

Queer and Palatable Dishes Eaten With
ont Much Ceremony.
AS rule only one principal meal is
eaten in central African the early part
of the evening. 1t usually consists Of
parrot soup, roasted or stewed monkeys,
alligator eggs (also well liked by Euro
peans) and birds Of every description.
They also have moambo, or palm chops,
and fish. 4 great delicacy, SO considered
by Europeans and natives alike, is ele-
plants feet and trunk These have
somewhat the taste Of veal. To prepare
them the natives dig hole about five
feet deep in the sand, and in it build a
large fire. After the sand is thoroughly
heated the fire is removed, leaving only
the ashes in the hole. The trunk and
feet are placed in this hole and covered
with leaves. and afterward with hot
sand. In two hours they are done.
All carcasses of animals which are to
be cooked are placed ON block Of wood
and pounded until every bone is broken,
care being taken not to tear or bruise the
skin. They are then boiled or roasted on
an open wood fire or in hot sand or ashes,
without removing the hide or feathers.
The cooking is of very inferior grade,
the only spices used being salt and pepper.
The kitchen utensils consist of common
earthen Or woodenware. Very little time
is taken for setting or decorating the
table; knives, forks and napkins are dis
pensed with.
Africans have several vegetables well
liked by Europeans. N'gutti-n'sengo is
dish eaten all over Africa. 1t consists
of egg plant, small fish somewhat like
our sardines and the roots of the cassava
or manioca plant called n'gutti), which
have a knotty appearance and often
weigh as much as twenty pounds.
As the latter contains poison the
manioca is soaked in water for three to
four days to extract the poisonous SUBJ
stance. 1t is then cut and sliced and
small tomatoes are added. All is placed
in vessel with water, and seasoned
with salt and pepper and boiled. Mo-
ambo, or, as the Europeans call it, palm
chops, is also favorite dish. The palm
nuts are first boiled in water until the
pulpy substance loosens from the pit,
then the shell, which contains very de-
licious oil, is placed in wooden mortar
and crushed to obtain the oil. Whatever
the meal consists of-meat, fish, mussels
is put in vessel. adding the oil and
the pulpy part Of the palm nut, also red
pepper and salt, and is boiled. Roast or
boiled squash Qoenge) is generally eaten
with it. Sweet potatoes (m'balla bengal
are more farinaceous and sweeter than
ours, but do not taste so good They
are boiled on roasted.
Bananas fbitacbe) weigh about half a
pound each and arc about fifteen inches
long. When half ripe they are cut in
slices and boiled in water with salt and
pepper.
N'sensi is a little red bean, which is
boiled in water without salt or pepper
and is freely eaten. For peanut bread
(chisulu) the peanuts are first roasted
and then crushed. This mass is then
rolled and put into the skin of banana,
adding little pressure, forming it into
body. It readily retains this shape
from the pressure of the oily substance
in the peanut t-Exchange
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
THINGS SAID AND DONE BY WIDE
AWAKE AeRIcULTURIsTs.

Ok Teams at Home and Abrond-CoIIar
and Harness for Cattle Substituted for
the old Fashioned Heavy Yoke-Oxen
Trained to Trot
The idea Of trotting oxen may seem
ridiculous to those who regard the toll
ing OK as emblematic Of slow and labori-
Gus movement Oxen can be trained to
walk and even trot at a fair pace Act
i've Devon steers viii walk further than
a span Of horses under favorable circum-
stances Rural New Yorker thinks it IL
evident that oxen are more comfortable,
more easily guided and freer to walk and
trot in collar and traces than when car
rying 4 heavy yoke on their neeks.
There has been Il great deal Of dis
cussion among mechanics as to the point
of the body from which the Ok can draw
the heaviest load The horse draws
from his shoulders or breast, wl1ilo with
the usual yoke the ox must draw from
the neck In parts Of Brazil, where al
n,ost MI the carrying trade must lie done
with OK teams. animals have been bred
for thick necks and straight shoulders,
that they may do full service at the yoke.
With such oxen The yoke may be most
suitable, bui for the animals usually
worked it would seem that some more
desirable harness might De found
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
Compressed Air Torpedo.

Still another torpedo, this one the in
yention Of an Austrian count, Buona-
corsi by name, has made its appearance
in the European naval and military
world. According to official and private
reports OF the trials Of this instrument
they were elninently successful, giving
results superior even to those obtained
from the Whitehead. The motive power
is compressed air, acting directly from
reservoir upon the propeller without any
assistance or Intervention from machin-
cry. The propulsion is effected by twin
screws working inversely aud giving a
velocity greater and more continuous, it
is contended, than any obtained IN other
torpedoes. One remarkable feature of
this invention is the faculty Of auto
matte guidance. which enables it to
avoid protective nets and shields, and to
dive any distance before rising to give
its blow. Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
Activity IN London streets.


The thing that most astonished me
about London, and that had been least
prepared to see there, was the amazing
activity in the streets. A New Yorker
born and bred, who has seen the princi-
pal American cities, fancies that there
can be nothing in the world like Fulton
street and Broadway. But after one
hour on foot in London he will regard
that heart Of New York's traffic much as
a turbulent old sailor heard of regarded
22-caliber revolver. eWhat are you
going to do with that pea shooterg'
he asked. Nobody would be afraid Of
that Stand off bit and fire at me a
few times till / see what it viii do.
Now, if you happened to have knife
about you and felt sassy I'd feel afraid
Of you."-Julian Ralph in Harper's
Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
selection Of Bee Hives.


Begin with thoroughly and accurately
made hives Examine, 30 far as practi-
cable, all the standard hives on emarket
before you decide on the kind you will
have This is important for two reasons.
First, all hives in the same apiary ought
to be precisely alike, 50 that all parts are
interchangeable Second, a change iii
hives, after one is once engaged in api-
culture. involves much time. labor and
expense.
The old box hives have long since been
abandoned by intelligent apiarists for
the movable comb hives, of which there
are two types One consists Of 4 box, in
which hang the frames which hold the
combs The adjacent frames are 50 far
separated that the combs. which just
fill them, shall te the proper distance
apart In the other kind the ends Of the
frames are wider than the comb, and
when in position are close together, and
Of themselves form two sides of boz
Most, If not al. the standard hives III
present use represent one or the other Of
these types
The main feature of the hive should
be simplicity. which excludes drawers
and traps Of various kinds. It ought
also to be made IF good pine or white
wood lumber, thoroughly seasoned. The
movable comb hive was invented by
Langstroth about 1850 The Lang
stroth, with its various improvements,
is well known today throughout the en-
tire country The Simplicity Lang
stroth" hive and the "Heddon Lang
stroth" are very favorably known. The
latter is favorite with Professor "A. J
Cook, who does not hesitate to reeon-
mend it to others Mr. A. |. Root is a
champion for the Simplicity Lang
stroth The Heddon hive combines in
principle the Langstroth and the old
Huber. The "Qnimby' still finds adj
mirers, and is preferred by the Heather
ington Brothers
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

with his long morning walk, he seated
himself to rest He heard cracking
leaves at his back, and thinking it was
his horse turned round. He found him.
self face to face with his mortal enemy,
Tom Richardson, carrying in his hand a
rifle. No alarm, no anger, was exhib-
tied by either. ssAre you heeled, Jim."
asked Richardson in quiet sort Of way.
ssWell, no, Tom,r answered James just
as quietly II forgot the shooter this
morning"
ssThen I've got the dead wood on YOU"
$50 you have, Tom
"Do you take water, JIM"
"Oh, yes, Tom, I take water"
aBy-by, jim"
$50 long. Tom," and they parted.
A month later James Tolmy was again
up early in the morning and strolled off
in the direction Of the Richardson's, but
this time didn't forget his shooter"
Tom Richardson was milking his last
COW.
'sYou're slow milker, Tom, he said,
looking quietly over the fence at his en-
emy.
Tom looked up. s.Yes," he replied
calmly, 81 am very slow this morning."
s'Are you sheeled, Tom:' softly asked
the other.
ssWell, no. You see the milking -
"Then I've got the dead wood on you"
''To be sure, Jim" he answered lazily.
do you take water, Tom?''
'sOh, yes, Jim; | take water some
times, like yourself"
'sGood morning, Tom"
80 long, JIM" And the relentless foes
once more separated. The feud had mar
rowed down TO the two. A third time they
both met, now on the banks of the Mis-
souri,, SO there was water for both. This
time they were both heeled; each had
his loaded rife. With hearts Of lions,
but stealthily as tigers. they approached
each other slowly and cautiously.
rs there any water aboutf' asked
Tolmy, in bitter irony.
''Not drop, Jim," was the easy re-
ply, and they advanced little closer.
Quick as lightning Richardson raised his
rifle and fired Tolmy dropped, but ere
death sealed his eyes forever he raised
his weapon and lodged its contents in
his enemys heart. Both We're found
dead next day within fifteen yards of
each other. This was the end Of the
last act in the domestic tragedy.
But now a word of poor Julia. Pas
sionate in love she was inconsolable in
grief, and after the slaughter of the
brother she had loved and of the lover
she still adored died broken hearted.
She was buried beside the grave of Belle,
the intended of her brother. And these
are the two little graves which are the
indices of the story.-Cecil Hastings in
Omaha World-Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

George Gilbert. niser, aged 90, was
found dead at his residence in Beard
man. During the past fifty years he
had lived alone, deyoting his time to
saving money, which he deposited in
the banks It was his boast that his
living the year round did not cost him
over. three cents per day. In 1850 he
sold neighbor load Of hay for $27.
Gilbert punctually collected the interest
each year, aud last year accepted the
principal, it having earned him over
800. Gilbert leaves an estate valued
at Sl25,000 to $150.000, and has no rela-
tives residing in this section. Cor. Pitts
burg Dispatch
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

A party Of Americans, including three
Or four boys and girls, were not long
ago visiting an ancient church in a
French provincial city An aged beadle
showed them the objects Of interest.
Whose portrait is thisg' asked one Of
the girls, indicating an ancient canvas
upon which the face and form Of man
in armor could barely be made out
THAT" said the beadle, after stopping
to take pinch Of snuff, '.is the celebrat-
ed Grand Duke Anatole, the founder of
the church. +"
WAS he o great soldier
'sYes; but he had the misfortune to
lose a leg or an arm in every battle in
which be took part.
'sHow many battles did he take part
ius" asked one of the boys.
The beadle, who WINS expecting q
sneeze. looked slzyward minute. then
sneezed violently, used his handker-
chief, and answered:
"Twenty-fouriT Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
A DREAM OF BURIAL AT SEA.

Down through the deep, deep. gray green seas.
in sleep,
Plunged my drowssd soul; and ever on and on,
Hurrying at first, then where the faint light
Shone
Through fathoms twelve. with slaclcening fall
did creep;
Nor touched the bottom OF that bottoniess steep,
But with a slow, sustained suspension
Buoyed mid the Yatery wilderness wan.
Like thin cloud in air, voyaged the deep.
Then all those dreadful faces Of the sea,
Horned things abhorred and shapes intolerabie,
Fixing glazed ldless eyes swan up TO me.
And pushed me with their snouts, and coiied and
fell
In spiral volumes, writhing horribly
Jagged fins grotesqie. fanged CHASTITY jaws Of
he'll j. A. Symonds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
r14e Time to Gather Flowers

Do not gather flowers while the sun is
shining upon them, but choose instead
the early morning, or the hour after the
sun has gone down. Avoid pulling or
tearing from the plant; cut with sharp
scissors or knife, and in the case of
varieties having j large stalk or stem
rub . little dirt over the wound. Al
ways leave as long stem as possible,
not to interfere with other buds or bios
SONS. John Richards in Jenness- Miller
Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
settling a Dsspstc.

An Italian who keeps a fruit stand on
the corner Of Court and Schermerhorn
streets became engaged in wrangle
with a small boy who tried to get three
apples for five cents A policeman off
duty stepped up to the stand, saying,
What is the matter, Italy, The boy
fled while the Italian was explaining the
cause Of the difficulty. The policeman
helped himself to two juicy pears from
a lot labelled five cents each,- and
munched one of them, putting the other
in his pocket. He sagely told the Italian
to be careful IN his dealings with boys,
and it was question whether the fruit
vender was as angry at the decamping
boy as at the policeman whose coat tail
was weighed down by the pear he had
ann~sitnd thnra --pzenk1n.. zs-<-A-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

phia, gives PattisOn. Dem. for governor.
a net plurality Of 100. These twenty
four counties I'LL 1885 gave Beaver, Rep,
net plurality Of l2.JiO. showing a net
Democratic gain Of 1873.
Following are Inaiorities in somc of
the counties:
Dauphin, estimated, lsa for Dsiamater.
Armstrong, ITO for Delamater; Democratic
Gain 0f liH
Washington, estimated, 5u for patlison.
Franklin. estimated, 5n Tor Dslamater.
SchuyikHi, 9J11 t0r RHstiAan
Eeras. estimated, ~ 7il Inr FsTti-Bu-
Fulton, 3.j Cor PtttisuH-
Lchigh, 2.l1l for Patiisol.
Northumberland. SlJ fer PAttisun.
York, estimated A0l0 far 'sffispn.
Sayder, I'D f0r Delamater.
Monroe, 1aii for Patiisnn.
Chester county, Az districts --fve Democratic
gain cf 2ri
Centre estimated, Odd fur Pztti=on
Lancaster. estimated ln.ui0 for Delamater.
Butler, z.5 for pattis6n.
Indiana. far DsiAm4ter-
Columbia, a.5sj f0r FaftisoH.
Tioga, 2aDl Tor Delamflsr
Chester. probably carried hy PathisUn.
Clarion. estimated i.s5l for Pattispn-
Blair. e5lf for Delamgter
9l0ntutr. go for lattison.
Miaiiu, i5l ior Fattison-
I.rbauon. j. 200 for Dalamntcv.
Mercer. IN for Pattis3u
Delaware, ?, l5l for peiamatar.
Terry. a0l fcr Delamatsr
Wayne, 6g) for Pattiseu.
Cumberland, i,egi FOR pattis0n.
Battle over Quofh Quay.
PiFTsBUEG Nov 5.-SenatOr Quay
tslegrapled from Beaver last night:
The battle is over. Delanater viii
have A majority Of S0 0tU in tha state
PITTsBTRG, Nov J-iu Allegheny
county forty-three districts show =
Democratic gain 0f GA4
PITTSBUEG NOV One hundred and
fourteen districts ont OF 3s6 districts
in Allegheny county show mat Demo
cratic gain uf 800 over 1886, when
Allegheny county gave Beaver. Rep.
G.S00
RrTTANNISG. Pa.. Nov. ,. Tine chair
man of the Republican committee esti-
mates tine majority for Delamater for
governor I'm Armstrong county AT $40.
STEnrn-rrHr. Pa-- Nov. sl slETeTy
district i'll Monroe county is Demo
cratic Pattis0ns majority, Z, ,369. This
county gave Beaver for governor n ma
iority W .g46 FOR Governor
BRADFORD. Pa, Nov. stone for
congress. Rep, is elected bv 0a9 ma
iority Pattison carried Mexican by
600; Democratic gain, 800
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
How % Take OF i Horses shoe.

When shoe is to be taken off it must
not be violently wrenched at the risk Of
splitting of a large piece Of hoof with it.
Let the clinched end Of each nail be first
turned back Then the shoe may be
carefully raised with the pincers far
enough to withdraw the nails, so that
their heads may be taken hold of by the
pincers and each nail separately drawn
out. The nails may also be drawn out
one at time. 50 as not 10 alter the posi-
tion Of the tip Of the shoe. ana a fast
nail made to exactly fit the eountersink
in the shoe. and to pass through the
same hole IN the hoof, may be driven in
its place. Southern Cultivator
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

II think you may send me quart Of
huckleberries. said the landlady to the
marketman, as she looked about for bar
gains in wilted eggplants.
Have you many boarders. ma'am?"
he asked mildly
Mine.
Isn't a quart Of berries rather-rather
light for nine?" he ventured
Not with me- she snapped Four
of my boarders don't eat huckleberries
for breakfast and five don't eat bananas.
SO | alternate and ketch half either
way. New York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06
AN IMPRESSION.
A cypress dark against the blue,
That deepens up TO such a hue

A cypress dark against the blue,
That deepens up TO such hue
AS never painter dared and drew;
a marble shaft that stands alone
Above wreck Of sculptured stone
With graygreen aioes oTergrown;
A hill side scored with hollow veins
Through age long wash Of summer rains
AS purple as With vintage stains:
And rocks that while the hours run
Show all the jewels, one by one,
For pastime Of the summer sun;
A crescent sail upon the sea
So calm and fair and ripple free
You wonder storms can ever be;
A shore with deep lndented bays,
And Ger the cleaning waterways
A glimpse Of islands in the haze:
A face bronzed dark to red and gold
With mountain eyes that seem to hold
The freshness OF the world OF old;
A shepherds crook, coat Of fleece,
A grazing fiock-the sense OF peace,
The long sweet silence-this is Greecet
-Rennell Rodd.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-11-06

While unleached wood ushes furnish
first class fertilizer for many crops, it
ought To be borne in mind that ashes are
not complete manure. being wanting in
the nitrogenous element Of plant fooJ
A good supplement to unleached ashes II
raw bone flour, being strongin phosphoric
acid, in which ashes are weak. and fun
nishing nitrogen of which ashes are dcsti-
tute