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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NUMBER 32

TO attempt to resume his place, but he
had lost interest in the performance H.
multaneously with his own loss Of pres
tlge among the crowd, and so, after a
moments wavering, he turned about
and shouldered his sullen way toward
his buggy, only stopping long enough to
inquire Of civilian the name of the of-
fcer
sCross. eha Capt. Cross. sure W
that, are you? All right, I'll fix him.
he growled between his set teeth AZ III
strobe away.
When few moments later the long
line Of officers halted i'll front III tbe
colonel and raised their hands in stimuli
taneous salute he responded with some
thing less than his customary graceful
deliberation and inquired:
What on earth was going Oh there
that there was SO much giggling ia
ranzsf At was mainly in front Of YOU,
Mr.. Martin. Have you been attempting
any witticisms, SIR
Not that I can now recall. colonel
responded Martin. with his usual drawl.
Possibly the appearance of our Chicago
friend in the role Of adjutanr was what
prompted their merriment. If you in
vited him to accompany you trust YOU
viii excuse it"
Whom do you mean, and what do
you mean?7
why, Mr.. Abrams took post on your
left and rear, sir, until Cross invited him
elsewhere. I'm sorry for Cross; be has
wife and family; and yonder goes the
gentleman, bound for THE telegraph
Office no doubt. What won't The Pal
ladium say now2"
''You don't mean he was right here BY
me during parade:n said Morris, growing
very red.
Certainly, sir" spoke Capt. Brodie.
''You could have sme1led his cigar if the
the wind hadn't been blowing from the
stables
But the appearance Of the wagonette
whirling into garrison with the tail form
Of Col. Lawler, q dust colored figure
from the crown Of his felt HIT down To
his very boots, put an end to further re-
marks. Morris hastened To meet his
guest, merely nodding response oLane's
courteous invitation to bring him to din
ner
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1891

me tonight. l would only be cloud
at your feast, and after what has passed
| don't feel as though I could sit 1T din
ner with the colonel"
"Hearn, my boy, yoa must come. We
are not going to let you crawl into a cor
ner now and brood over this. It is the
very time when we want to stand by you
and show how much we hold you in
esteem"
.'Yes, was the bitter reply, eyes, my
colonel has given glorious exhibition
of what constitutes esprit de corps in
the Eleventh. No, captain, would do
anything for you or Mrs. Lane, but
can think, speak, dream Of nothing now
but the wrong that has been done me,
and l would only be d drag. You viii
excuse me, won't you:'
"Come in, come into the house,
Hearn,' answered Lane as they reached
the gate. "Come il and talk it over
with Mrs. Lane and Miss Marshall; they
will do you good They are both full of
sympathy. Come; it's quarter Of an
hour before drill
But Hearn shook his head and drew
away.
II cannot he said; Il must 60;
there's my home letter yet unwritten.
And so, with Lanes anxious eyes fol-
lowing him. lie strobe rapidly away to
his quarters. There Jim Wallace Joined
him at the gate.
Three hours later, however, with drill
over and the mail in, the question Of din
ner became Of minor importance. Marked
copies Of The Palladium had been re-
ceived by several officers, and the faces
of the group ON Capt. Lanes piazza We're
studies.
'sDid the orderly take one to him, do
you know asked Mr.. Lee, with world
of pent up Indignation in his tone
"Onc.' answered the major; zone! the
insult wouldn't be complete without it.
think there We're a dozen papers, marked
copies. il his name"
Has no one gone to see him?r asked
Mrs. Lane, her sweet face full of sorrow.
''The captain was there when the mail
came, so was Mr.. Wallace" +" answered
Miss Marshall in low tones. ssFIe seemed
to anticipate something Of the kind"
This viii have tendency to make
Hearn rather rhomesicl, fancy drawled
Martin after solemn pause. II never
quite appreciated the benefit Of southern
institutions before"
Sick. admit-sick at heart, sick of
his cherished profession, perhaps; but
why homesielz, Martini queried the
major.
"Oh, only because down south they
shoot man who publishes an outrage
ous SANDER like that, and the jury
brings in verdict Of justifable homi-
eide
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26
Iro BE casr.Nnan. !
a PICTURE IN Frost TIME.

A window, with wide panes embayed
And half moon seat Of old gold cloth.
Looks forth to where the trees are ssayed
by winds whose breath j. chill and vroth
And on the glass ilmy veil
Extends, as if to shield the bloom
That mods in greeting to the gale
From midst the warm and CHEEKY room
Roses and lilies, dollhouse pinks
And pansies that no garden dew
Fer wet, and ferns whose fragile links
No woodland pool with shade did strew.
And showing multi-colored tints.
Full clusters of chrysanthemums
Flash back the roseate fame that glints
Where costly the hearth log huns.
While near at hand sits one who reads
The pages Of q book Of art.
And naught outdoors or indoors heeds,
Lost in some spirit realms fair mart
William Struthers in Detroit Free Press
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

LII the Sixteenth century il was gener-
ally stated that spiders be true signs Of
great stores Of gold A saying which
arose thus: While passage to Cath:ty
was being songht by the northwest a
mariner brought home stone which
was announced to be gold, and caused
such d ferlnent that several vessels were
fitted out for the express purpose Of col
lecting the precious metal. Frobisher.
il 1877, found On one Of the islands
where he landed similar stones and an
enormous number OF spiders. .-Cornhill
Magazine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26
An ARMY PORTIA.

By CHARLES KING, U. S. A.,
Authorof "T'he Colonel's Daughter, n"17se
Deserter," From the Ranks = 'Dun-
rduen Ranch" ''71oo Soldiers"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

A brazilian parrot once succeeded in
making a railway party believe that they
had run over a child. Sudden cries. fol
lowed BY low moaning. rang out from
beneath the wheels The train was
stopped, and the employees nervously
searched the track, but no child was to
be seen No clew to the situation could
De found until large green parrot,
swinging in his cage, uttered mocking
laugh.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

There has been some dispute as to the
descent Of the dog-whether it is an inn
proved progeny of the wolf or distinct
variety. That it is not different species
il proved by the fact that the tlcg and
the wolf viii mate and produce offspring.
Nevertheless it is probable that the dog
Il merely descended from the same orig
inal stock with the wolf.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

To the ordinary housekeeping youth
plain living is usually the every day
diet to which he has always been accus-
toned, with little regard to its fitness or
wholesomeness. With a royal contempt
for divergent tastes, he l. apt to give "A
domestic version of the old saying, s'Or-
thodoxy is my doxy, 80 heterodoxy must
be yours" What suits him should suit
every one. The same spirit animated
DR.. johnson when he gave his famous
definition of "oats7 as sin England, food
for horses, in Scotland for men, But
the whirligig Of time has 50 twisted zf-
fairs around that the food at which the
great photographer sneered little more
than hundred years ago is now an ar
ticle Of daily diet in thousands of En-
glish homes The plainest Of plain liv-
ing it Is to us nowadays, but the high
thinking Of the Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth centuries was cultivated on very
different aliment. Yet who is prepared
to say that greater intellects have ever
been known in the English nation than
were produced in the days Of roistering.
wine bibbing and high living, when
such minds were developed as those of
Shakespeare. Ben Jonson. Dryden. Addi-
son, Swift, Pope and countless others
whom time fails even to mention?-
Christine Terhune Herrick
Substance and Form III Literary Judgment.
And is it not true that from the nature
Of things the contemporary Judgment
lays most stress On substance, and that
the final" judgment is favorable to
form: Substantially spaaEin-. how many
historic things Of immense contemporary
vogue seem insipid to Ms, whereas scarce
ly anything of very great formal merit
has been allowed TO perish2
In other words. il there not an element
Of universally about perfection Of form
which significance of th0nght does not
possess3 or. ut any rate, L. not perfection
more nearly attainable in form than it IS
i'll substance And nothing II so pre-
servative as perfection or any approach
to it.
One thing il very certain-neglect of
form involves the sacrifice Of an element
Of positive attractiveness III well as Of
tending positively by perverseness ana ec-
centricity. Whether rhyme ana rhythm,
cadence. purity. ilawlessness, melody
are essential or not to poetry, the aban-
donment Of the artistic quality which
they imply is obviously loss.-Scrib-
ner's.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

1t was not until about fifty years ago
that cut ice became commodity adj
mitting of purchase BY persons 0f mod
crate means. In New York city alone.
at the present day, the yearly consnmp-
ton Of Ice amounts to about ,000, 900
tons
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-03-26

Copyright, 1850, by J. B. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia, and published by special arrange
ment with them.l
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
KENT.

Wanted, at Kent-Rain Mrs E. J. Ingerson and Mrs Chapin have re- turned home from Boston Mrs W, H. Kirk returned Friday last from a visit to relatives in western New York state. .... MT and Mrs Hitchcock are at Rev T. D. Barclays. Rev T. D. Barclay preached at Cong'l church last Sunday morning and evening. ..... MT J. Berry and MT Chas Spooner were ap- pointed delegates to attend the meeting of Litchield North consociation at Sharon this week. .Some of the young people seem to be taking advan- tage of the mild September evenings, rowing on the river, promanading in the moonlight, and lingering at the gate to listen to the song of the katy did. ..... There are continued improve ments in our remarkably neat and we'll kept village-Mrs H. Vincent's commo- dions house on the corner has recently had blinds added-The artists brush has changed the appearance of B. w.. Bulls new house to delicate bronze with trimmings of Pompeion red. Ex- tensive repairs on the store of Gaylord & Eaton are at last completed, and the Quaker like nestness outside, is only equaled by the light, and attractive ap- pearance inside, especially the office containing that fine piece of furniture, the new desk. Fresh paint and varnish have transformed the depot into new building. The Congl church is under going 8 much needed thorough clean ing. The parsonage has been greatly improved, and when painted outside will be ready for the home coming of the pastor with his bride.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
SHE SEEKS A DIVORCE.
The Unhappy Marriage of John Jac
 AstOr's Niece.

The Unhappy Marriage of John Jacob
 Astor's Niece.
 SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Sept. 29-The TO- nance of at least one American girl who gave wealth for title has been grievously dispelled. Baroness de Stuers, wife of the Belgian minister in Paris and niece of the late John Jacob Astor, the New York millionaire, has filed papers in a suit for divorce against her husband. The papers were served on the baron in Paris Satur- day, and he has cabled instructions to an attorney to make an appearance and de- fense. The complaint recites that the baron and baroness were married in New York May 20, 1875, and that ever since their marriage the baron has pursued course of extreme cruelty toward the plaintiff.
 While in Paris she says that the baron applied foul epithets and accused his wife of not being chaste; that on June "A, 1890, defendant by fraud and false representa- tion attempted to procure her incarcera- tion in an institution for the confinement of insane persons. This last fact will be brought out at the trial.
 It is maintained that the baron was anx. ious to secure control of his wife's estate, the annual income of which is estimated at $8O, 900, and to do this 1t was necessary to prove she was insane. To escape the evil schemes of her husband the baroness left the home of her husband in Paris at mid. night and took train for Germany.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1891.

The good name of North Canaan re- mains unblemished although desper- ate and despicabls attempt has recently been made to tarnish it. On October 6, 1890 North Canaan won the honor of being the banner no license town of Connecticut, by casting the following vote; For License 29, Against License 165. Previous to the town meeting which occurred on said date, petition with 26 signatures had been presented to the selectmen asking that vote be taken on the license question. But the ballot box showed that in this whole town there were only three more voters in favor of license than there were names on said petition. ,,
 The law requires 25 signatures to 2 petition before the license question may be voted on again in this town. To the credit of the town be it said that this year even that number of signatures could not be obtained to similar peti- ton. Only 22 names could be found and some of them were forged, there fore no vote will be taken in this town on the license question next Monday, and North Canaan will remain no i- cense town the coming year.
 We shall congratulate any town that can win the no license banner from North Cansan-in fact any town that can show more public sentiment against license than North Canaan does, de- serves to be congratulated. All intel igens persons, and even the slaves of King Alchohol, know that it is infinite ly better for the land to flow with milk and honey, peace and plenty, than to flow with beer and whiskey. lawlessness and poverty.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
AN EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
Governor Pattison Wants Two Pennsy
 vania Officials Investigated.

Governor Pattison Wants Two Pennsyl-
 vania Officials Investigated.
 HARRISBURG, Sept. 28.-Quite sensa- tion has been created here and throughout the state by the proclamation issued Sat- urday night by Governor Pattison conven- ing the senate in extraordinary session on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1891. The preamble sets forth that grave charges have been made against the auditor general and state treasurer, most seriously refecting upon the discharge of their official duties; that 1t Is proper diligent inquiry should be made to ascertain whether or not treason able cause" exists for their removal; that there is conviction in the public mind that they have been grossly inefficient and entirely wanting in due fidelity, and that if the charges be established the senate should take action looking to the removal of the officials.
 It is also set forth that much of the state money, lost through Bardsley, would be in the treasury if the auditor general and state treasurer had performed their duties with fidelity, and further that Bardsley's refusal to disclose any information what ever as to the conduct of these officials has compelled the abandonment of proposed criminal prosecutions, at least for time. Proper inquiry by the senate, the governor thinks, may develop evidence sufficient to satisfy it's members that reasonable cause exists for the removal of the auditor gen. eral and state treasurer.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
HUNTSVILLE.

Mrs H. B. Wetherell and son have re- turned to their home in Bridgeport. Mir Wetherell will remain some tim, longer experimenting the work of his farm
 Mrs Miles Hanchett who has been spending the past month with relatives here, has returned to her home ip Orange, N J..... Milo DeForest, son of John De- Forest, is at his fathers laid up with badly cut foot =. Mrs Caro- line Miller of Great Burlington, Mass is visiting ss Mrs Eber YaIe's also at MT Wells Ys;e's. Will Mallory is stead fly improving under the care of Dr Skiff of Falls Village. .... MT Wells Yale is making quite extensive improve ments in and around his farm. He has moved one barn also repairing and ad- ding to others. Those competent to judge report that Mir Yale's barns when finished vii be the most convenient in the state. .... .Messrs J. M. and D. Fl. Dean have just placed in the cemetery at this place, under the management of Mir Carlos Adams of Salisbury,a a beauti- fui family monument of Quincy granite.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
GOn0ral Markets.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-COTTON-Spot firm; middling, 8 11-16c.; futures steady; September, $6.42; October, $8.43; November $S.59.
 FLOUR-Dull and easy; spring wheat extra, 4.l50435; do, patents, $5. .lO05.20 for new.
 WHEAT-Opened at ssc., declined and fell Nc more, and at noon was steady; receipts, 39o, 400 bushels; shipments 215, ,55l bushels; No red, cash, $l.0314; do., October, $1O256; do, December, $l.O8.
 CORN-Opened at 1Sc. decline, but recovered this loss and at noon was firm; receipts, 394, $50 bushels; shipments, 132, 973 bushels; Mo- { mixed, cash, 6lc.; do, September, 6lc. do, December, 41sc.
 OATS-Quiet; receipts, III, 175 bushels ship. ments 92O bushels; No. mixed, cash, 32c.; do., October, 32Nc
 RYE-Nominal, 92G93c. BARLEY-Nominal; 73@74c. for Mo- 2 Mil. waukee; 90c. for fancy Canada.
 MOLASSES-Quiet;N New Orleans ordinary, l50l7c.; choice, 3O02c
 SUGAR-Raw quiet and steady; refined quiet; cut loaf and crushed, 51sc. mold A, 41Sc.; granulated, 4S@414c.
 COFFEE Steady; fair Rio cargoes, 18c
 RICE-Nominally unchanged.
 PORK-Quiet at $ll. 7501225 for new
 LARD-Quiet; October $7O3; December, Ss.Oa
 BUTTER-Quiet; creamery state extra, 24H 025c.; Western extra, 241k025c.
 CHEESE-Dull; Ohio factory, 8D81<c.; state factory, full cream, 96c. good to prime, s1109c EGGS-Steady; state fresh, 2l1x022c.; west arp fresh, 2lc.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
FALLS VILLAGE.

Miss Sophia l.. Perry, is spending her vacation in Providence R. I.
 Mrs Wm l.. Brown returned last week to Buffalo, having spent the summer with her mother.
 Miss Olive Williams of Cornwall Bridge is tending the telegraph office during the absence of Miss Perry.
 Miss Ella Cousadine has returned from her visit with relatives in Hills dale.
 MT and Mrs Roman Seeger from Can ton, have been visiting friends in town.
 The Qm Vive Club had a meeting Friday night with Miss Hattie Street. the first meeting they have held since their adjournment in the summer.
 MT Miner has commenced work on the new road to be laid out from J. J. Hornbeck's eastward to the Beebe Hill road.
 Miss Elizabeth returned recently from few days visit with relatives in Lake vile.
 The railroad company are having ap- paratus put in their passenger cars for heating with steam thus doing away with stoves
 Following Is the list of teachers in Salisbury: No 1, Mrs Blanche B. Bloom or; No 2, Charles w. Sanford, Miss AL mIra Cleavelsnd; No 3, Miss Annie B. Cullen; No 4, Miss Celia Dimond; No 5, Miss Jane l.. Hubbard; No 6 (not commenced9 No 2, Miss Sarah J. Ror- aback, Miss Carrie E. Conklin, Miss Juliet w Landon; No s, Mir Chester w. Sanford, Miss Minnie Bartle; No g, Miss Carrie c. White; No 10, Miss Mary E Lum; No II, Miss Nellie B. Richardson, Miss Minnie B. Gilbert; No 12, Miss Nellie l.. Hayward; No 13 Miss Ada l.. Brink.
 Hall & Hornbeck say, "We are the people who have come to stay. We al- ways try to please, and our prices are just right to suit all. We heve an i'm mense stock for the fall and winter trade and we want you all to read our advertisement and come and see the goods which we offer you."
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
SOUTH CANAAN.

Very seldom, if ever, has tho 28th of September dawned on so summer like an atm nosphere, with no trace of frost on the most delicate fruit or flower. The only drawback is the exceedingly low state of springs and wells and the dusty thoroughfares. The display of flowers in this church on Sunday was unprece- dented for so late in the season. Fruit is abundant everywhere and the vege- table garden, even in the most unprac- ticed hands must have proved success Many persons are complaining of illness, more or less slight. Mrs Carrie Stanton has been on the sick list. ..... Mrs George Cooper received tidlngs on Saturday of the death of her brother, MT Houghtaling, of Mt. Washington, who has long been feeble. -. Marshall Dean lost valuable colt about week since. .Dea Whiting Kellogg and wife were appointed delegates to the Sharon convention. Mrs Justin Morse, who has been feeble for a long time, is i'm proving
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
Michael F. Sl0cum.

The death of Deputy Sheriff Michael F. Slocum, of Winsted, removes char aeter whose personality has left upon 8 wide circle of the community an impress deeper and more lasting than befalls the lot of the average man to accomplish.
 "Moody" Slocum, as he was more fAmiliarly known, was genius, original end versatile. By the sterling qualities of his mind and heart he created friend ships and retained friends. His cheer fulness and buoyancy of spirits were infectious, and one could not be long in his company without becoming sym pethstically imbued with something of his own good humor.
 His original wit, his happy faculty for discerning the humorous in every circumstance and proposition, his ine1- haustibl fund of anecdote and remin- iscence and his quaint and irresistible manner of telling story, insured him . warm welcome as companionable member of any company.
 His acquaintance was wide; his repu- tation wider, and many of his quaint ; sayings-kerpelso of philosophy embalm- ed in natural vit-are 'quoted tar and wide as :. Moody's" proverbs.
 His splendid physical proportions and soldierly bearing stamped him as a striking personality and his valor and bravery as . public officer were never questioned. One writer says of him: "He was, while in the pursuit of his duty, indomitable and fearless, and he never knew what it was to quail, no matter what the circumstances, when iS was necessary for him to make an arrest" Yet no one was more consid- crate of the feelings or failings of others. The same writer says: "He was gener- ous hearted, and free to give. so far as he could, to anyone whom he thought worthy of his help, and he often went , out of his way to do little accom- ods- ting act We know of numerous in- stances where Mir Slocum's practical generosity ID Heeuy cascs "as SfeoteI than his circumstances warranted"
 His record as soldier in the regular army, as public officer and as citi- Fen, is most creditable one. He was a bright writer and prolific contributor to the newspapers, lifelong, conscien- tious and enthusiastic democrat and 0 power in his party.
 Ho may bs worthily succeeded in the office of deputy sheriff, and his place in his patty will undoubtedly be flled-neverthelessW Winsted never had but one and will never have another "Moody" Slocum. JAR.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
LAX EVILLE.

A birthday party was held at the home of MT A. Martin in honor of MT Martins and h1s daughter Minnie's birthdays Mir E. Eggleston is i'm proving slowly :. =. Miss Eva Turner is able to ride on pleasant days. Several from here attended the reception party of Mir and Mrs B. Fitzpatrick at the home of the bride ill Salisbury last week Wednesday evening Dancing was in- dulged in and all report delightful time :. MT and Mrs Benjamin returned Friday from visit among their friends in the southern part of the state. Sat urday as MT Milton Robbins, Jr.. was driving down the hill from MT Church's, one of his horses stepped through the bridge in front of the school house, throwing the horse, the other horse dragging him little way and throwing Milton out heavily. Fortunately noth- ing was damaged badly .,. There was a select party at Dr Knights institutution last Friday evening in honor of some of the teachers birthdays. We understand there was lots of music, dancing and 8 grand good time for all who were there.