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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
THE SUNSET.

Red, tangled in with blue, purple and gold;
'Tis thus, in colors, the Days life is told.
Asst nears its close, ere Twilights dusky bars
Are nailed in place by Nights close driven stars.
The crimson tells its tale without my word
OF bleeding hearts, whose means the Day has
heard;
The blue Of Hope. which from Grief's font doth
rise
In more transpIendent life toward the skies;
The purple Earth's ambitious ones bespeaks
Asst proudly wraps from sight the mountain
peaks
Its tint has softly touched, and yet ascends
Till all the gathered glory with it blends
Then, DER it all shining glory CLEANS;
Yea, in the red Of suffering It streams,
And rims the blue; prophecy as well
OF bliss beyond as limit to Hopes spell.
And, yes, the purple mingles with the gold,
And its career the lips Of light have told;
And then in conscious grandeur sinks away
At the approach of Night-another Day.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
A skeleton Behind the Pulpit.

The First Baptist church, situated at
the corner of Third avenue and Sixteenth
street, West Troy, was the scene of a
shameful and sacrilegious disturbance
during the services Sunday evening. The
pastor, the Rev. A. NJ Prentice, was in
the pulpit preaching his Sunday even
ing discourse, when suddenly noise
was heard in the vicinity of his large
chair, Immediately behind the pulpit.
Then, with a jump, skeleton appeared,
with dangling arms and legs, directly
over the chair, having come from below
instead of above, as would be imagined
of one appearing in house of worship.
The congregation were dumfounded,
some screaming and others laughing.
The Rev. Mr.. Prentice continued his
discourse without further interruption.
Investigation showed the skeleton to
be of paper, neatly and correctly ar
ranged, and was evidently the work of
boys. They could enter the basement by
side door, and having the skeleton ar
ranged with cord fastened to the chair
the latter was thrown down stairs, and
at the same time the skeleton appeared.
Troy Standard.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
The Young kaiser at ostend.


The Emperor William has never vet
received a more delicate compliment than
that paid him by the king of the Belgians,
who vacated the royal chalet at Ostend
in his favor, and allowed the imperial
standard Of the Hohenzollerns to replace
for twenty-four hours the national tri-
color. At the last moment the projected
military display in the streets and the
presence of the German consuls at the
wharf were abandoned, but the first visit
Of the impetuous ruler of Germany to
Belgium created, ON the whole, very
favorable impression.
The unwieldy Hohenzollern expert
enced some difficulty in approaching the
landing stage, but King Leopold, who,
like his brother and nephew, had donned
the somewhat unpicturesque uniform Of
the Prussian cavalry, lessened the te-
diousness Of the wait by conversing with
his guest across the bulwarks in stento-
rian tones. The bluff geniality of the
young kaiser won all hearts, and his
progress through the streets was marked
by an amount of enthusiasm which Bel
gium is altogether unaccustomed to. The
emperor never fails TO make his strong
individuality felt.-London World.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

There isno chemical union Of elements
in cheese making, but merely a mechan-
ical combination. It follows, therefore.
that the elements can be resolved to their
individual condition after they have ex-
listed in combination to make a cheese.
This being the case, it is just as easy to
test the per cent. Of fat in Il cheese as to
test the fat in cream. Take u cream
tube Of common length and fill it with
cheese, and melt the contents by placing
the tube III boiling water. No matter
what the length Of the melted cheese in
the tube, if three and one-half tenths Of
it are not pure oil on the surface Of the
watery part the cheese was either made
from milk naturally poor, or has been
SKINNED AS the water in cheese is
worth nothing, and the caseine not more
than about three cents per pound, while
the fat is worth twenty five when cheese
is worth ten cents, SO cheese should be
sold by test of its valuable constituents.
.Hoard's Dairyman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

Two or three days ago an elderly man
who was apparently waiting for train
at the Wabash depot began singing
Home, Sweet Home, in high pitched
voice, and in two or three minutes
everybody in the waiting room was
laughing at him. The depot officer
finally approached him and said:
My friend, that is against orders.
"What-to singf"
'Yes.n
ITO sing Home. Sweet Homee'
"Yes.n
Il don't believe it. l don't believe
thers's a town in this United States
where feller who is clean busted and
forty miles from home can't sing Home,
Sweet Home, all he wants to without
breaking the law. You go away and
BE it ever so humble
There's no place like h-o-o-o-m-e.r
Detroit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
English waInnt-

There Is no nut bearing tree which is
capable of being made more profitable
than the English walnut The nut is
always in large and profitable demand,
and the tree is an unusually prolific
bearer 1t is hardy and is readily grown,
but seldom does at all well in far north
ern latitudes In the vicinity Of Phila-
delphia we have seen a tree Of this vari-
ETY. that produced annually about forty
or fifty bushels of fine, marketable nuts
In Virginia and states in similar latitude
it should be made to pay handsomely.
Its widespread habits of growth make
it necessary to give it plenty of room,
and we should say that forty feet each
way, rather than less, should be accord
ed, the intervening space being utilized
with ash trees The wood could no
doubt be used in many ways, and the
reason it has not been is from the fact
that there has never been enough of it to
enter into any Of the calculations Of
those who use valuable woods in manu-
facture Its greatest value rs d tree
consists in its nuts, which are second
only to almonds in commercial value. A
well set grove of these trees would be a
handsome sight. Philadelphia Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
Julian HaMthnrne.

Julian Hawthorne stands six feet high,
and looks like short haired, modernized
edition of his father. who wrote '.The
Scarlet Letter He is a broad shoul-
dered, genial hammered man, with a
penchant fer yachting in blue pea
jacket He lives at Sag Harbor, is a
brother-in-law of George Parsons La
throp and the father Of large family.
Withal he is only four and-forty, and he
has studied civil engineering at Dresden
and written novels in the south Of Ire
land. Harvard is responsible for his
education, and he is point blank refu-
tation Of the theory that the sons of
great men are generally nobodies.-Ex-
change.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
One of Our Rural Friends.

Some amusement was caused in car
on the Sixth Avenue elevated road Fri
day by the unsophisticated pomposity
of a young man from some rural retreat
not known to the interested observers in
the car. The young man was apparently
escorting two country lassies about
town, and he felt that the task was one
Of great Importance to the public as
well as Of pleasure to himself He talked
in a very loud tone of voice and essayed
to explain everything that passed in
view to his companions. After he had
succeeded in attracting the attention Of
all of the other passengers to his own
party he unconsciously furnished an in
centive to general merriment by rising
pompously just after the train had left
Eighteenth street on its down town trip
and drawing in an affected tone: Il
say, conductor, stop at Fourteenth
street, please. New York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
Mistakes in Print.

Ibid you ever notice, said newspa-
per man the other day, what strange
mistakes writer's will sometimes make?
Why, a day or two ago in one paper a
column was devoted to discussion Of
the seal fisheries question, in which Sir
Julian Pauncefote was repeatedly called
Sir John Pauncefote- Was it ignorance
or temporary alteration, or what?
Probably what. There is an old story
of the one perfect book ever printed,
after almost infinite pains had been
taken to make it geographically cor
rect. When it was finished the word
book was found on the first page print
ed with three os." New York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
THE VANDERBILT CHILDREN.
They Are Carefully Educated and Sys-
tematicalIy Trained.

Lncy arc OdEeluiIy Educated ana SyS-
tematically Trained.
Although all the members of the Van
derbilt family entertain on magnificent
scale they never permit their children to
remain up late at night, are extremely
careful in their education, and, in a
word, are fitting them for life as well as
any mother or father could do. It is
one of the rules in all the houses of the
Vanderbilts that the children shall go to
bed early and rise early. The little boys
and girls are up before Z o'clock in the
morning. Their nurses Immediately
take charge Of them, see that they are
properly bathed and dressed, and then
they 60 down to breakfast, which is
served at half-past o'clock
1t is an unpretentious meal, with
plenty of fresh milk, eggs, oatmeal and
bit Of steak or a chop that will add
strength to their physique and color to
their cheeks. After breakfast there is
an hour Of study There is something
for these little ones to do at all times
during the day. They go through their
studies Systematically, and then, about
half-past 8, are taken out for walk.
They are allowed to romp in the streets
and in the parks to their hearts content.
At II O'Clock they are brought home,
and light luncheon of milk and bread
is served, after which there are more
studies-either French, German or draw
ng-and then another breathing spell;
it may be horseback riding, or drive
,n al
country road.
Back they all come about 4 o'clock,
and there is another hour of study, and
then they are through for the day. They
are allowed to do just as they please
until tea time, when after their meal
they spend a pleasant hour or SO with
their fathers and mothers and others
who may drop in to call. Promptly at s
o'clock they are all in bed to sleep
soundly, and get up the next morning to
go through the same programme SO it
is not strange that all the children of the
Vanderbilt family are further in ad-
vance Of their little friends in the mat
ter of education. For they study, study.
study all the time. They are all fond of
music and most of them can play on the
piano.
The girls are learning to play on the
harp, and the boys are famous among
their friends as violinists and banjo
players. If you We're to see these chill
dren on the street you would not for
moment suspect that they were other than
children Of parents in ordinary circum-
stances. They make no display at elabo-
rate dress. The eldest of Cornelius Van
derbilt's daughters is dressed plainly in
little, pretty, cheap dresses without any
braid or ornamentation. She wears snug
fitting cloth jackets, and the little cap that
sits gracefully on her head could be du-
plicated for couple of dollars. Cor La
dies Home Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

1t will preserve us from censorious-
ness; viii lead rs to distinguish circum-
stances; keep us from looking after Wis
ionary perfection. and make MS see things
in their proper light. 1t win lead rs to
study dispositions, pecuLarities, accom-
modations; to weigh consequences; to
determine what to observe and what to
pass by; when to be immovable and
when to yield 1t will produce good
manners, keep us from taking freedoms
and handling things roughly; will never
agitate claims Of superiority, but teach
rs to submit ourselves one to another.
Good sense viii lead persons to regard
their own duties rather than to recom-
mend those Of others. New York Led
ger,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
WOODBURY., n. J, THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 1890

of the blackness Of darkness to the pangs
of hunger. / could never tell the hor-
rors of that first night. 1t was wonder
was not stark, staring mad when dav
broke. The second day passed like the
first. Nothing to eat, something to
moisten my lips, but no sail in sight.
The third day broke with an angry sky
and angrier sea, and I saw that before
the day closed a Cape Horn gale would
be raging, with its attendant sleet and
cold. I trembled then, for even though
| was almost dead and quite without
hope I wanted to live. BY noon the sea
had risen tremendously, and it was with
great difficulty that managed to keep
on my raft. By nightfa1l the gale was
raging fiercely, and | was expecting
every moment to be engulfed in one Of
the terrible abysses into which my raft
slipped constantly.
This was the most awful night | ever
spent-worse even than when lay to all
appearances dead on the cabin table Of
the Osprey. The flying spoondrift cut
me to the bone The great waves rolled
their crested, phosphorescent heads high
above me, who, sunk in black abyss,
heard the gale shrieking overhead felt
soon that it could not last much longer
Numbed and weak as was | clung to
my refuge with the energy Of despera-
tion and waited bitterly for death.
Finally an immense wave, higher than
all that had gone before, raised its wild
head and rolled down on me.
My time had come. | was swept like a
child from my raft and carried on the
crest Of the monster as / supposed to
death. But once again the hand of the
Almighty was stretched out to save me-
| was dashed with inconceivable vio-
lence against something solid as a rock
Ropes were floating all around me.
grabbed several and then swooned.
Iawoke and recognized the old hospi-
tai Of the Osprey Then thought my
burial and subsequent adventures were
all wandering fancy, and that had
never left the hospital But ! was soon
undeceived. A kind face bent over me
and | saw once more the features Of my
good captain. He would not permit me
to speak at all that day, but on the next
was allowed to relate my story, which
did in weak and quavering voice,
can assure you. Then the captain told
me that, after burying me, as they
thought, they had kept on their course
for two days, when they encountered a
heavy head gale which drove them back
on their conrse again. They shipped a
terrible sea, which carried away boats
and houses forward, but it was the last
exertion of the gale, for after that it died
away.
When the waist was sufficiently clear
of water to enable the men to walk
there they had discovered my body en-
tangled in ropes lying in the lee soup
per. At first they thought my corpse
had been washed aboard again, as has
been several times done, but ON lifting
me up they saw unmistakable signs of
life, and with great awe and wonder
carried me into the cabin. AS to my
comatose sleep, the captain said he had
never seen anything more like death.
He had doubted if the most skillful doc
tors could have discovered any life in
me. He was confident my neck had
been broken.-F D. B. in Alta Califor-
nian.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
OBSERVATIONS WORTHY OF NOTE
IN RURAL AFFAIRS.

A Brief But Comprehensive Summary
Of the Merits and Dement'S Of Game
Fowls Which Have a Record as Old
the Oldest Written History.
No variety Of fowl has been more en-
Enthusiastically cultivated by fanciers and
country gentlemen Of leisure than the
game, although farmers, as rule, have
little or nothing to do with game fowls.
The origin and nationality Of the game
fowl must remain a disputed question,
inasinuch as its record is as old as the
Oldest written history. The game cock
Is designated by Wright as the undis-
puted king Of all poultry, and requiring
more careful Judging in regard to shape
than any other bird There are four
recognized breeds-namely game, game
bantam, Sumatra game, and Malay.
The varieties are legion, there being six
teen distinct sorts recognized by the
American standard
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

A word Of caution to cheese makers.
The advantage that white cheese OBJ
tains over colored in the market has in
duced considerable number of factories
to manufacture white instead Of colored.
This is business that can very easily be
oyerdone, and there are not wanting in
dications even now that the relative
positions Of tie two kinds will soon be
changed. Factories that are in the
habit of making colored would do well
TO 90 back to their ''muttons," as it will
not be long before colored will be better
property than white. New colored
cheese has sold in New York at 104 cents,
and about one-quarter more is now asked
for white. .-Hoard's Dairyman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

As our readers already know games
are largely bred for the pit, and at potll-
try shows carry off the lions share Of
premiums The best criterion of blood
in all game fowls, according to Wright,
is the color of the eyes. Black eyes show
dark blood. and the hens of such strain
lay white eggs. Red eyes show red blood,
and the hens lay pinlish eggs. Yellow
eyes are inferior in spirit to the others.
The sorts most used for fighting are
those with black Or red eyes, such as the
brown breasted reds, dark grays. black
breasted reds and red piles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
/ rushed to the chiffonier and opened

the drawer. Horror. 1t was empty.
The next instant my cousin returned,
gave me glass of water, then showed
me her album, and then we talked mer-
rily, just as we used to when we were
playfellows.
But where were my letters? Had she
found them, and hidden them away, or
had she burned them? Ny head seemed
to swim as wondered
AS soon as l could think of a pretext
left Gabrielle, and in the hallway l met
my aunt, her mother She greeted me
joyfully. then shook her finger at me in
mysterious way, and with a very know
ing air whispered:
''Come with me, you naughty, careless
boy" / followed her into her own room,
where she opened drawer, saying mean
while:
when we first arrived here it for
tunately occurred to me that before put
ting young lady into bachelors room
it would be well for me to look about it
little. have had some experience Of
young men and their ways"
Here she put package into my hands,
Heavens and earth, my letters.
| threw my arms around my aunt's
neck. kissed her rapturously and con-
fessed everything. Oh, how happy ]
was. My dear little cousin Gabrielle
how happy was.
A week passed. One, morning when
got up found tiny piece Of paper ly-
ing on the floor, as if it had been slipped
under my door. I picked it up. It was
a letter.
"What does this mean" | thought,
and then unfolded it and read:
4DEAR CoUsIN-Why do you not tell
mamma all about it?"
"All about itl' What does she mean?
Dear cousin" 1t is from Gabrielle.
did not understand it at all, and
waited anxiously for the breakfast hour.
When heard my cousin go down stairs
darted out and was going to speak to
her, but she blushed, turned her face
away, and putting piece of paper into
my hand said hurriedly:
Take back your letter and speak to
mamma"
Ny letter! | rushed out into the gar
den and read the missive. Thunder and
ightningl it was my writing, my style,
my name.
''You are adorable, therefore adore
you. VIII you listen to me? Will you
let me devote my life to you? A word
from you and | throw myself at your
feet GEORGE"
1t was indeed my letter-it was num-
Der one of my effusions to the ex-queen
of my heart. 1t had slipped out Of the
package of letters, and Gabrielle, find
ing it in the chiffonier, thought that |
had placed it there for her, and her am
swer was, Speak to mamma" The
result of the accident was I spoke to
mamma" and l married Gabrielle. /
adore her and am the happiest husband
in the world.
The christening will take place next
month. Thanks, thanks. old chiffonierl
Translated for Epoch by Isabel Smith
son from the French of Jules Lermina.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
MAKE YOUR MARK.

In the quarries should you toll,
Make your mark;
Do you delve upon the soil.
Make your mark;
In whatever path you go,
In whateve place you stand,
Moving swift or moving slow,
With firm and honest hand.
Make your mark.
Should opponents hedge your way,
Make your mark;
Work by night, or work by day,
Make your mark;
Struggle manfully and well,
Let no obstacles oppose;
None, right shielded, ever fell
By the weapons of his foes,
Make your mark.
What though born a PEASANTS son,
Make your mark;
Good by poor men can be done;
Make your mark;
Peasants garbs may warm the cold,
Peasants words may calm fear:
Better far than boarding gold
Is the drying of tear:
Make your mark
Life is fieeting as shade;
Make your mark;
Marks Of some kind must be made;
Make your mark;
Make it while the arm is strong,
In the golden hours Of youth;
Never, never make it wrong;
Make it with the stamp of truth;
Make your mark.
David Barker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

was talking with one of the old SET
tiers the other day. and lie said
Don't know Hen Jones. dd you2
Wall, when you see him yoall know
him; he's got the darndest nose Oh him
that You ever seed on live being.
Tother day Isee Hen coming down hin in
to the village, and he was driving horse
with one hand and maxim queer motions
with t'other When he got up 10 me l
seed what he was doin' He was piclzin'
up pebbles from pile in his wagin and
was stonin' mosquitoes otfn the end Of his
nose. Lewiston journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

NEW York, Oct. IA State and western Hour
quiet; lrm; low extras, S36l14l0 city
mills. S515.25; city mills patents. S5-jJ1dl5-
Wheat-No. . rel went UP about 1Sc.. but Is
now only Isc. better than yesterday: quiet.
December, sl.g75sDIBS 5-l5: January. SI.Us7sf5
li9. May, Sl-llGl-n 1-l6; July. Sl-hil1.
Barley-Qaiet: two r0wcd state, s5R TSc-; No.
Milwaukee. &c; OsweEo, S5195c-
C0rn-No. 2 opened stronger; NOW weak,
dull; No >. 56l4 156lsc.; steamer mixed. a6c.
Oats-Nn. 2 dulls steady state. 41@a5lc.:
western, 4lG54c.
Beef-Steady, dun; plate, S7.5a14S extra
mess, S7.5L
Pork Steady fair demand; mess. Sli5Js
1926; extra prime. sos all.
Lard-Quiet; weak; steam render S64R
Eggs-Eirm; moderate receipts. state arr
Pennsylvania. 5563l. Canadian, aN2atsc..
Western, 227225Sc icchouse, 1886
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

YOu want 4 pension. and yet YOU say
you We're not even enlisted On what
do You base your claims'
s.Just this If had gone to the front
might have been totally disabled, and
50 been in n position to claim 500 d
month. AS it is ! ask for only So.
Money In the governments pocket, don't
you see. Harper's Bazaar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
Language Oddities.

IN a recent lecture a professor Of lam
guages, in commenting ON the Difficult
ties foreigners had to overcome before
they could master our language, made
mention Of the following pathological
oddities: The letter { changes lover
into clover. a makes a crow "A crowd X
makes eyed keyed; g changes son into
songs ! transforms pear into d pearl;
changes o hoe into shoe; makes
bough bought; and " makes omen
women st. Louis Republic
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16
That's what 1t Spelled.

A farmers man brought the village
doctor note the other day, and with
some difficulty Medicus spelt out, "Please
send me bottle Of fizzic"
"Hello," exclaimed the DOCTOR 'sf-i-z-
z-i-c doesn't spell physic."
Don't it?' answered the rustic; what
do it spell, them"
The doctor gave it np.-Chatter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1890-10-16

Browning had marvellous memory.
He always could tell the exact place of
any quotation or fragment of quotation
referred to him, and was vexed greatly
whenever he heard his own lines mis-
quoted