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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
NUMBER 4
re COOK 10 NgavE.
with ths Ala of THIS ana Two Revolvuss
lie soon became u Chef

with the Ala ~ TEIs ana Two Revolvsss
lie Soon Became u Chef
Not u very long ago 4 large band of
cattle were resting up few miles from
Vinita, in the Indian Territory, before
being driven across the line to Kansas.
The boys belonging to the outfit were a
particularly hard lot, and in six weeks
no less than five cooks had left the camp
In disgust, as no matter what they did
or how well the food was prepared the
men were sure to growl The head boss
was in quandary when the fifth man
left, as lie knew he would have hard
job to find another.
To his surprise, however, soon after
sunrise next morning a short, sinewy
son Of Erin walked into camp, and, after
lighting his pipe, sat down on q dilapi-
dated gripsack and inquired if cook
was wanted. 1t did not take the boss
long to make bargain with the man,
who said his name was Macmillan. He
was soon installed III his position, slowed
his grip away, and after a wash in the
creek began the operation Of getting
dinner. The boys sized up the new ar
rival as the beans were dished out. but
said nothing.
Next morning, however, the fun be-
gan One man asked Mac where he
learned to FRY pork, another remarked
that be forgot to put the coffee In the
pot, but he was deaf to all until Joe
Taylor, the biggest man Ia the camp,
said he would be hanged If he could eat
such biscuit a. those, and if there was
no improvement in the grub at noon the
cook would hear something drop
AT the first mention Of the biscuit the
pipe fell from Macs mouth, and he
stood listening until Taylor had finished
Then, walking quietly over to the wag-
On he fshed out pair Of Colts revolv-
ers, and marching up to the growler
shouted, You amt got no appetite,
but you sit down Hnd eat them biscuit,
or I'll plug you before Jon can winll''
There WIS wicked look ia Macs eyes
as he spoke, and Taylor saw the cook
meant business He had pistol in his
belt, but be also knew that before he
could draw it he would be q dead man.
''Eat them biscuits" came the order
again, while the rest Of the crowd sat
around with grin. taking Tia the fun
There was no help for it, 50 Taylor sat
down, and before Mac let him 70 he had
eaten every biscuit ia the pan. and was
stuffed 50 full he could hardly breathe
II thought you would soon find your
appetite, said Mac Then turning to
the rest of the boys, be asked, 'iH0w's
the coffee: Every one replied that it
was fine, and all agreed that the pork
the outfit several months, and when he
left the boys swore he was the best cook
west of the Mississippi river-San Fran
cisco Call.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

The Greeks We're genuine lovers of
horses. 1t was claimed that Posideon
struck the earth and produced the horse
"a poetic way Of saying that horses
were first imported into Greece from be-
yond the sea Homer's favorite appella-
ton for the Greek heroes is tanner Of
horses" And almost every page of the
Hiad shows that Homer's admiration for
the chieftains is almost matched by his
enthusiasm for the firm footed coursers,
the fiery steeds, the horses famed In war.
No common animals were these of the
Greeks and Trojans.
The horses of Eneas were of the stock
which Zeus the thunderer gave to Tros.
The horses of Rheus were as glorious as
the sun; the snow was not so white, the
wind not so swift as they. The horses
of Dromed seemed to be in the air as
they few along, but OF all the horses
that proudly distinguished themselves
II, that e..s.-rra srsl, sa.s- sy-.ass.. i-s-.-
took the lead for effici-acy. IT was the
wooden horse that gave Troy to the
Greeks. Caroline K. Sherman in Chi
csgo Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Fox blades were celebrated All through
the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries
for their excellent temper, anil mention
Of them is frequent ii English drama
This is their history There WAS cer-
tain Julian del Rel. believed 10 be
Morisco, who set mp a forgeat Totedo in
the early part VI the Sixteenth century
and became famous FOR the excellence Of
his sword blades. which were regarded
as the best q Tolesio. That city had
for many ages preyiuHs been renowned
for sword making. it being supposed that
the Moors introduced the art, as they did
50 many good things. from the east
Julian del Refs mark WAS little doe,
which came W be taken fpr foz. and
so the s.fox blade. or simply fox Cor
any good sword See Henry N, nct
", scene 1. Thou diest % point ot
fox The brand came tn be initiated in
other places, and there are S0liugen
blades Of comparatively modern manu-
facture which stiIl bear the little a6g Or
Julian del Rel Notes and Queries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

They tell story Of Mrs. Jones, of Chi
cago, who visited Rome and while there
was shown some af the great marble
masterpieces of the world, among others
the Apollo Belyide-e- They pointed 1t out
to her as being the most perfect form o.
man that had ever been conceived by the
brain of an artist, and the old woman
walked all around it, looked at lit from ev-
cry point Of view, and she says:
That's the Apollo Belvidere, is it9r
Yes
~well, give me Jones. Helena Inde-
pendent
An amateur beekeeper in Penobscot
county learns a thing or two almost
every day. Among other valuable les
sons was this: While working among bis
hot footed charges he cluinsily upset a
hive. He was shielded by netting and
loose overalls and could watch with
amusement the frantic jabbing OF the
40,0 600 bees that covered his anatomy.
After moment, however. be thought
fully stopped TO pick up the hive. Then
it was that the bees were amused The
loose overalIs were drawn tight By the
STOPPING process. and the beekeeper
didn't sit down and enjoy himself for
two weeks Lewiston Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
wherein Bananas surpass wheat.

The banana belongs 10 the lily family,
and is a developed tropical lily, from
which by ages of cultivation the seeds
have been eliminated aud the frnit for
which it was cultivated greatly expand
ed In relation to the bearing qualities
of this fruit Humboldt, who early saw
the wonders Of the plant, said that the
ground that would grow ninety-nine
pounds Of potatoes would also grow
thirty-three pounds of wheat, but Tint
the same ground would grow 4,00d
pounds Of bananas, consequently to that
Of wheat is 1873 to and to that of pota-
toes "A to T.
The banana possesses all of the essen
tials to the sustenance Of life. The savage
of the sea isles and the jingle owes what
he has of physical strength to this food
Wheat alone, potatoes alone, win not
do this When taken as steady diet 1t
is cooked baked dry in the green state,
pulped and boiled in water as soup, OF
cut in slices and fried. Edo not know
whose beauty l admire the most, the ma
jestic cocoa palm. with its heavy crown
Of great fringed leaves, or the graceful
banana. with its great leaves, which are
six feet long and two feet wide Gold
thwaite's Geographical Magazine,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
Natural History q the Criminal.

of late years there has sprung up "
new science. which seeks to investigate
the natural history Of the criminal Ii
regards the criminal as i variety of the
human species which has degeuerated
physically and morally. The most ezni-
nent living authority on this subject
thus describes the two great criminal
classes: The murderer be says, has
a cold. cOncnnrrntr5 ta.-L N I'M
oIlt'li siq ifassE1r l-sgIAul, always largei
the ears are hng; the jaws powerful;
the cheek bones widely separated; the
hair is crisp and abundant: the canine
teeth well developed and tie lips thIi4s
often the eye appears bloodshot. and
nervous contraction Oh one side of the
face unc5yers tile cpnina teeth. producing
a sardonic rffest =
The thief. he assertss has feEs brain ca
pacity than the assassis; IS has remark
able mobility IF cfuntfGance; the eye l.
small and restless; the eyebrows thick;
the nose fiat ard the forehead low and
retreating Another writer on the same
topic declares that one visiting a prison
can, by the iitl of these outline descrip-
tions, distinguish those condemned for
murder from those convicted OF theft
Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

A very small boy stole a ride on a train
running ont Of Jersey City the other
day. When two men took their seats
they beard slight snifile beneath them,
and one OF them, looking around, found
a boy hardly bigger than pound Of ytea
lying on the floor, shielded from sighsby
the reversed backs Of two seats, which
formed a tent over him. Of course, the
men did not inform the trainmen that
they were carrying stewaway.
Indeed, one nflf was inclined to slip
twenty-five cents down to the little
rogue Men always seem to ike young
scamps The child was still beneath
the seats when the two men got off
the train He was still shifting. too;
perhaps from Il prickling conscience;
perhaps frona fear Of the vigorous shak-
ing which he knew would be forthcom-
ing when he was discovered New
York Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

The English Theater Chinese Sees 1t.
When an actor first appears on the
stage he must remove his cap and In
cline himself toward the seated audience
as mark of courtesy The audience
then drum upon their hands to signify
their approval An actor who has gone
off the stage must appear again, and by
bowling toward the audience express his
thanks.
Their plays, like ours, are divided into
s'ciyil" and military; the civil plays
consist either Of music solely-when the
sound is of boo-hoo-or solely Of
mimicry The majority are taken from
the history of the country. The scenery
is marvellous. When one scene is finished
the curtain is dropped and the scenery
changed. Below the stage music is played
during the interludes. In the case Of
these old romances several scenes are
brought together to form play, and IL
this play is acted today it viii be acted
again tomorrow, 50 as to give every one
an opportunity of seeing it.
When no more visitors come to see, an
other play is substituted, or the troupe
removes to another theater. Military
plays are those III which acrobats are
engaged; the theaters in this case are
somewhat larger and are known as
scamps" (circuses). Temple Bar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
! rRIeurg Id THE saEAvEs.

All day the re1pgrz on tho hill
Have piled their task with sturdy will.
But now the field is void and still:
And, wandering thither, have found
Tho bearded spears in Eheaves well bound.
And stacked In many a golden mound.
And while cool evening suavely grows,
And DER the sunsets dying rose
The first great white star throbsan gloTTs
And from the clear east, red of glare,
The ascendant harvest moon floats fair
Through dreamy deeps and purple air.
And In among the slauted sheayes
tender light its glamour weaves.
a lovely light that lures. dcceiYes-
Then swayed BY Fancy's dear command.
Amid the past / seem to stand,
In haliowed Bethlehen's harvest landI
And through the dim field, vague deserted
a homeward host OF shadows glide.
And siekles gleam on every side.
Shadows Of man and maid trace,
With shapes Of strength and shapes q
grace,
Yet gaze but on a single face
A candid brow, still smooth with youth.
a tranquil smile; a mien Of truth
b Tho patient, stareyed cleaner, Ruth
Edgar Fawcett.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Those who are troubled with offensive
perspiration would DO well when talking
a bath to use preparation made as fol-
lows: Take Of soap powder and powdered
borax each one-half ounce; essence OF
bergamot. six drains; oil Of lemon and
oil Of neroli, Of each two drains; oil Of
rosemary, thirty drops; altar Of roses.
five drops
Or, if this is too expensive, the drug
gist can use the soap and borax and Sub
stitute cheaper perfumes. The oils should
be well rubbed with these bases in a
frtrrt4Er anu put INTO u Uoirie, whien
should be kept corlxed and in acool place
One-half to one tablespoonful may ta
added TO an ordinary bathtub full of
water This win be sufficient for clean
illness; at the same time it viii prove an
admirable deodorizer. Boston Herald
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
HEARD N HEAVEN.


paced the platform body and mind and brain
Dulled by the deadly cold-what time the train,
Too tardy, came not.
Twas darkening noon
In bleak December. Low T. the east red Mars
Rose large and lurid and & slender moon
Lay, like finger, on the lip Of Night,
Commanding silence.
Meath the silent stars
Perched on bench, with wistful face and
white,
With limbs a-tremble. bare legs red and rssw,
And hands blue nipt) a tiny child saw,
Who, thinly clad sa. blithe and brave and
bright.
Grooming some baby lay
What song she sang,
That little maid, the while her wee voice rang
So shy and low
Whether some childish chime
Olden and quaint
OF fairy and fay; snatch Of nursery rhyme,
Or hymn, or prayer-l knew not, nor shall
know;
But long ago
One spake this word
mo sparrow falls, its dying cry unheard,
Though feeble and faint;''
And am sure that he who hears the bird
Heard that sweet plaint
Leisure Hour.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
Agsaelow

After the suns last ray
Has left the mountains crest
Taking the golden dag
To lands Of the waiting west;
After the darkness falls
Swift on the parting hour.
After the night inthralis
Vine laced lane and tower:
Like flushes ut early dawn
With rose tints permeatc.
Up from the glory gone.
Springs glory re-create.
Over the realms of cloud
Over the earth below.
And night holds back her shroud
In the splendnr OF afterglow-
After the light OF love
Fades in hopeless night.
A glory from above
Fills the heart with after-light.
And when life's bright ray
Leayeth its loved in woe,
The hearts it loved find day
In its beautiful afterglow.
Emily Selinger in Boston Transcript,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
Dig Cables Oh tic brooklyn Bridge


The four cables of the Brooklyn bridge
are sixteen inches in diameter each and
consist of about %, 900 single wires. One
difficulty with which the engineers Of
the Brooklyn bridge had to contend was
the fact that the outside or exposed wires
were expanded by the heat Of the sun,
while the inner and protected ones were
not 50 affected. The pressure Of the
wind, too, being of varying velocity, re-
quired such adjustment Of the wires as
to prevent displacement, even IN a hurri-
cane 1t took fifteen months continual
work to string the wires Of the bridge
New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
killing Two Birds.

Two enthusiastic fishermen go,out in
boat, and just at the height of the fun
one falls overheard The other rescues
him from the bottom and finally man
ages to bring him back to consciousness
'.And." he inquiries earnestly, as soon
as the other opens his eyes "did you ace
many fish when you were down there?'
--Fliegende Blatter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Nov, gentlemen. said The eloquent ad-
prcate. n leavcthe cAse In your hands ln
closing have just one remark 70 make.
And the experienced juror in tho dark
corner Ok the box settled himself far an-
other comfortable half hour nap. Chicn8o
Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
lIcAr AND AlRy


You Cant DO It.
When in quest Of watermelonA
Many and many time I've seen.
Though thumped and though Ipondsrea
Ha&k my purchases were green
And wbep ! would test their ripeness.
Said the grocer; " Bis Is biz.
You cant plug that watermelon
You muA bay Il as u isiA
Thus In life I've found il ever
All may fairest seem withDpt,
But whom once The deals accomplished
You ero left beyond q doubt,
And when You wuuld sock beforehand
Pointers, lest it be . ftkk
Won can't plug that wntetmeion
You mast buy IL AZ II H.
New York Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20


Speaking retrospectively, said a
fashionable widow, when was q girl
in society the white dress was consid-
cred one Of the sweetest things d young
lady could wear Now one never sees
them except at commencement or a
wedding. Prints, prints, printsl Even
the sweet girl graduate in white dress
is rarity. AS for Broadway, the sight
of a white dress on anybody but an In
fant Is a thing OF general feminine com
ment.
II know it is rather daring to venture
an opinion In this era of colors, but
think now that a Young and pretty
woman in pure white is the loveliest
vision in the world Of beauty She need
not be SO very young, either. if reason
ably pretty. I've seen women who could
be called without ofrense neither young
nor pretty who looked better in white
than anything they could have put on. 7
And what man Of forty upward pray.
will not agree with herr
The man with handpainted mus
tache or beard went out with the white
dress. New York Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
spiders Perseverance, Not Appreciated.

cpIutts EtFseheIauCe NOt "A AppfcCihtci.
Ever since the story Of Robert Bruce
and the spider that insect has been pro
verbally held up to view as an example
Of pertinacious skill An attempt to
establish instinct as a guide to reason is.
however, fallacy. The setting hen IL
an example of instinct, not maternal
constancy. This perseverance of spiders
may have been an encouragement to
Robert Bruce, but it is often discunr-
agement in engineering work In sink
ing plumb lines down shafts for middle
headings in tunneling in order to obtain
an alignment for the tunnel. the accuracy
Of the work is often seriously impaired
by spiders attaching their webs to the
lines and drawing them toward the
walls, often with sufficient tension 70 in
troduce material errors in the position Of
the plumb bobs. Cor Engineering
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
The Next Thinc IN order.

Miss Summit Have you heard the dread
ful news about Miss Ringsterf Yesterday
she jumped ont of three story window
and killed herself
Miss Palisade-Oh, isn't it awful What
did she have onf--Cloak Review.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

A nice old lady with curls gravely
consulted everybody in the room about
the weather and finally decided not to
visit some country friends till the next
day, as it looked like rain, and went
home, leaving her satchel behind 50 as
not to have the bother of carrying it
back again. After her came couple of
girls who had evidently never been there
before, for one set the other to keep a
sharp eye on her bundles while she made
voyage to the ticket office, and then
performed like kindly Office while her
friend visited the news stand. Then
they had their shawl straps frightened
and kept Bella busy for quite FIVE min
utes attending to their wants, and de-
parted without thinking it necessary to
fee the patient attendant. As she re-
marked pathetically. "All that travels
amt ladies.
Bearing this latter fact in mind, Bella
stands guard over half the basins and
toilet arrangements generally, reserving
them for her ladies, as she calls the
regular travellers. The ordinary public
people she does not include in her
fioclx-m may not venture to remove the
stains Of travel in these holy bowls, nor
arrange their bangs at that special glass
A complaint was made not very long
ago BY some one not Of the elect at this
exclusiveness, but Bella appeared before
the authorities and defended her cause
SO well that she won triumphantly, and
to this day the regular travellers have
their own little privileges that are cheap
at the cost of a daily dime and pleasant
greeting. New York Recorder.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

During the ten years ended with lS9e
the country received more than $4,000
Italians. In the last year Of the ten the
Italians constituted almost one-eighth Of
the total immigration. About the same
fraction Of the whole was made up of
Russian Jews and Poles
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Miss Notinette lat the seaside) II don't
know whether you know me or not. but
was here last year
Miss Highplane Extending her finger
tips) oh, yes, recognized you at once BY,
your gown. Cloak ,Revfew.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

& Lady to Tramp This Is the third time
you have called here today
Tramp 1t is true. madam. but am sure
you wouldn't want a man to get aloDg
with any less than three meals day Isx-
change
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

The inquiry among French authors as
to the relative valne of the real and
ideal in fiction called forth the following
from lady: In order to charm and at
tract me a novel should be sentimental,
inpassioned, graceful, elegant, full OF IL
lusions and not the simple photograph
Of my ordinary existence, which weighs
me down on account Of its vulgarisy and
commonplace, which follows me every
where, which l know too well and which
would like to forget
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20


1t does not pay to fit up shop with
poor machinery if yen want good work.
nor do you want to put bad worRmen in
charge of your expensive tools You are
doing things by halves, introducing a
bull into your china shop, and playing
with fire in Il manner that i certain to
result in burned fingers. Good machines
win never do good work in the hands of
poor mechanics, and although good
workman win often do wonders with
the pooresk Of tools, the combination is
not economical, and is usually unsatis-
factory to employer and employed. Good
tools operated by competent mechanics
last longest. do the best work. produce
in every way the most satisfactory re-
suits, and are always cheapest in the
long run.-Safety Valve.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20


The deans Office at Harvard is, from
the nature Of affairs, a purgatory. A
Summons to the dean means that there
is trouble for the man who is summoned
The high court Of justice sits in the
deans Office. That is, 1t does SO far as
the undergraduates know, for here are
delivered all the courts decisions At
one time in the history Of Harvard col
lege there hung In the room of every un-
dergraduate u cartoon. 1t was picture
Of ~ 5'-the deans Office.
A grinning Mephistopheles stood at
the door welcoming long line Of con
demned wretches. Over the door was
this legend, ssWho enters here leaves all
hope behind Nearly every man who
in recent years has left Harvard college
in disgrace has left hope behind when he
last entered the door Of 'sU 5. New
York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

1t has been found that the juice of the
fig, when filtered and levaporated and
then treated with alcohol, yields white
precipitate which is an excellent aid to
digestion
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

The highest trestle on the line Of the
Northern Pacific railroad is that across
the Corsican detle. about twelve miles
west Of Missoula, Mon The track level
Il exactly 300 feet inches above the
rocks in the gorge below
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Shopman-will you allow usto send this
for you, madam
Lady-No, thank you; Pm driving.
Lady's Little Girl dn ecstasy)--O mum
nyl are we going back in the yellow bust
london JUDY.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20

Teacher-W why did Alexander weep?
Class-'Cos he couldn't find any more
worlds to conquer.
Teacher Why could he lnd no more?
Claas-'Ccs be didn't advertise. New
York Truth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
Now and Then.

Soon dainty little Cholly
With bis cigarette and cane.
win stroll on the plazza,
And he won't do so In vain.
But later in the season,
How the maiden's eyes will flash
AS she sits before his counter.
And he
yeiIs
out
.'Cashr'
Cloak Review.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-08-20
Professional and Business Cards.

And Master IN Cssaucery. Green's New
Railding, No Cooper Street, Woodbury. New
Jersey. June 2 81