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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

mysterious temperance of the old gen
tleman and his beautiful daughter were
the romance Of the region. No one knew
where they had been. Ny father was
dead. My mother tried to befriend them.
But the old gentleman was soured and
disappointed. He could not forgive us
for inhabiting the old mansion of his hap
pier days. God knows how gladly
would have reinstated him there. But
she could not love me, 50 II came away,
and we looked up Luggernel springs and
the alley together, John, to give you a
chance to snatch my destiny away from
me-"
Brent, in his weakness, had no answer
to make, except to give his hand to this
gentle rival.
"How did you learn Of their Mormon
error?' / asked.
MY mother wrote me. She loves Miss
Clitheroe like daughter. She pities the
father. His wife was her friend. A
genial, lovable man he was, she says,
until, after his losses, people whom he
had aided turned and accused him of
recklessness and dishonesty charge
as false and cruel az could be made. NV
mother wrote, told me Of Sizzum's suc-
cess in Clitheroe and Of our friends de-
parture. She ordered me. on my obedi-
ence, never to come back to England
until could tell her that Ellen was safe
out Of Sizzum's power. She had gone to
hear him preach and abhorred him.
received her letter after we had parted,
John and / camped with Jake Shamber-
lain, waiting for the train. What could
have done do not know, but my life
was Miss Clitheroe's."
How easy his chivalry seemed to this
noble fellowl "Noblesse oblige;y but
the obligation was no burden.
"You are stanch friend, Biron, said
Brent. ''She may need You yet"
Eyes" said he; "Christian England is
a savage, cruel as any of these brutes she
has encountered here, to beautiful girl
with helpless, crazy father. When can
you travel, John.7
''Nearly month l have been here
fighting death and grasping at life. Give
me two days more to find horse and
ride about little, and we are off.
"Armstrong-fine old fellow, left the
sorrel for you," said. "He is in racing
trim now"
'Capitalw said Brent. Zone Arm
strong is brave weight on the true side
Of the balance against an army Of pioneers
who have gone barbarous."
Il have something to show you, john"
said Biddulph. ''See here. / bought
this of Mormon. He had very likely
stolen it from Mr.. Clitheroe's wagon. 1t
was the only relic could get of them"
The very drawing of Clitheroe Hall its
former owner had wished to show me at
Fort Bridger. An able sketch Of a thor
oughly English house. If England were
sunk in the sea, and its whole history
persisted. English life, society and man
ners could be reconstructed from the in
spection of such a drawing, as a geolo-
gist recalls an con from a trilobite. |
did not wonder that it had been heart
breaking toquit the shelter of that grand
old roof. fixed the picture in my mind.
The time came when that remembrance
was precious.
Now, Biddulphls called Ruby. sup
per waits. Potatoesl Flapiacks aud
molassesv'
s'They shall be a part of me instantly
CHAPTER XIX.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11
Duration u Life Amonu Rfr,I..

The distinguished German biologist.
Weisman, has pointed out that there is
less exact knowledge on the subject of
duration of life among birds than might
be expected, considering how many in
number are the ornithologists and the
pathological societies. Small singing
birds live from eight to eighteen years
Ravens have lived for almost 100 years
in captivity, and parrots longer than
that. Fowls live ten to twenty years
land are then sold as spring chickens to
young hOusekeepers).
The wild goose lives upward Of 100
years, and swans are said to have at-
tanned the age Of 300. The long life OK
birds has been interpreted as compensa-
ton for their feeble fertility, and for the
great mortality of their young.
Obviously, as Weisman observes. such
birds must reach a great age, or they
would long ago have been exterminated
London Speaker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

Two days Biddulph solaced himself on
those rare luxuries of Ruby's mena5e;
the third we started.
Brent was himself again. We rode
hard. Biddulph was as fine fellow a.
my grandmother England has mothered.
Find an Englishman vital enough to be
a comeouter, and you have found man
worthy to be the peer of an American
with Yankee education, western scope
and California irrepressibiity.
Winter chased us close. Often we
woke at night and found our bivouac
sheeted with cold snow-a cool sheet,
but luckily outside our warm blankets.
It was full December when the plains
left us. fell back and beached US upon
the outer edge of civilization, at Inde-
pendence, Missouri.
The muddy Missouri was running
dregs. Steamboats, were tired of skip
ping from sandbar to sandbar. We
must travel by land to st. Louis and
railroads.
We could go with our horses as fast
as the stagecoaches. SO we sold our
pack beasts and started to continue our
gallop Of three across Missouri.
Half way across we stopped one even
ing at the mean best tavern in mean
town-a frowsy country town, with a
dusty public square, a boxy church and
a spittley court house.
Fit entertainment for beast the tavern
offered. We saw our horses stabbed and
had our supper.
Two and half beds, one broken
backed chair, washstand. decked with
an ancient fringed towel, and an aban-
doned toothbrush, one torn slipper ana
a stovepipe hole furnished our bed
chamber.
We were about to cast lots for the
half bed when we heard two men enter
the next room. The partition was only
paper pasted over lath and cut up as If a
border ruffian member Of congress had
practiced at it with bowie knife before
a street fight. Every word of our neigh
bors came to us They were talking Of
a slave bargain. | eliminate their oaths,
though such filtration does them injus-
tice.
Eight hundred dollars, said the first
speaker, and his voice startled us as If a
dead man we knew had spoken. Eight
hundred-that's the top of my pile fur
that boy. Eff he warn't so old and hadn't
one eye poked out I agree he'd be wuth
a heap more
~Waal, trades trade. I'LL take yer
stump"
THAT ares wut call screechin good
price fur an old one eyed nigger. Four
teen hundred doIlars-an all fired price. :"
Eight hundred, you mean"
mo; fourteen. You see, you're not up
ter taime on the Niger question. know
'em like a church steeple. When
bought that ar boy. now comm three
year, / seed he wuz sprightly nigger,
one er yer ambitious sort, what would be
mighty apt to git fractions an be maxim
tracks onless got holt ION him. So sez
| to him. Ham, you're a sprightly mig
ger, one Of the raal ambitious sort, row
aincherg He allowed he warn't nothin
else. Waal, sez 4, Ham how'd YOU like
to buy yourself, an be free niger, an
hev house Of yer own, an i woman Of
yer own, all jess ike white folksy Lor,
sez he, .Massa. I'd hkei heap. Waal.
sez T. Won less scrabble 'ronna an raise
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11
mo BE ooNTNUED.l


New York l. a great city. During the
run of pant01nime / sat one matinee
down in front. One Of the most con
spicuous characters in the piece. which
was Cinderella was little chap
about as large as a five-year-old baby
dressed in Hungarian uniform and act
ing as page to the prince Of the fairy
tale. And very clever he was too. That
same evening l saw something i'll the
two little boys who bring my family
laundry to remind me Of the small page
and the princes footman.
On inquiry | found they were the
same. The small page has been on the
rtage three or four years and il in his
way, an old timer at nine years He
named over his repertory a. he played
on the floor with the baby with the air
Of one who had pretty much exhausted
the theatrical gamut. These two bright
little fellows live with my IanndresS.
Their father is an attache of an mp town
theater and they make their own living
as professionals. York Herald
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

The female wasp spends the winter III
torpid condition. and when spring ar
rives she hunts up some sort of sheltered
spot appropriate for a nest Having
selected the retreat she proceeds to lay
within it the foundation of home For
this object earth will not serve her turn
The substance Of which the walls and
chambers of the house are to be com
posed must be none other than the finest
paper, made of wood pulp. mixed with
a sort of sizing. worked to a paste and
finely spread in sheets.-Naturalist.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

shall make short work Of our journey
to Laramie
We bent enthusiastically by ways
known to cur leader-alasl leader no
more He could guide. but no more
gallop in front and beckon on the caval-
cade.
1t was grand journey. A wild one
and rough for lady. But this lady was
made of other stuff than the mistresses OF
lapdogs. She insisted upon her
share of camp duty; and her great gray
eyes We're often to be seen gravely fixed
upon a frying pan, or watching a roast
ing bird as 1t twirled slowly before the
fire with strip Of pork featly disposed
overhead to haste that succulent re
volver; while Brent, poor fellow, lay
upon the grass wrapped in blankets.
slowly accumulating force for the next
days journey, and watched her with
wonderlnent and delight that she could
condescend to be household goddess
Except for Brent's wound. we four
might have had joyous journey. full Of
the true SAVIOR of brave travel. But he
did not mend. He wasted daily. His
sleep became deathly frances. We could
not wear him out with haste. Brave
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
NUMBER 26

me seven hundred dollars an I'LL sell YOU
to yerself, an cheap at that Waal, IL
picked up the bits and quarters right
smart. He's ben at it, Iarnnain ahead
raal ambitious, for bout three year. Last
Sunday after church he pinted up the
last ten of the six hundred. So / al
lowed t wuz come time to sell him. He
wuz gettin his head drawed an his idees
sot On freedom very unhealthy. didn't
like to disapp'int him to ther last, % I
allowed 'twuz jest Is well TO let You hev
him cheap to 90 down river. That's
how to work them fractions runaway
niggers. That ares my patent. You
ken hev it for nothin. Hawl hawg1
''Haw, haW, hawi You are one er
ther boys. I'm dunn sorry that are trick
can't be did twicet on the same nigger.
Ireckon he knows too much for that.
Waal, spose we walk round to the Gala
boose fore we go to bed an see eff he's
chained up all right"
They went out.
Biddulph spoke first.
What are we going to do nowY'
Try to abolish slavery in Hams case.
Come; we'll 90 buy him file"
We bought our files and made for the
calaboose. 1t was a stout log structure,
with grated windows. At one Of these,
by the low moonlight, we saw negro.
1t was cold and late. Nobody was near.
We hailed the man:
tsHam.n
"That's me, massa.
''YOu are sold to 20 south tomorrow
morning. If you want to get free,
catchr'
Brent tossed him up the files.
"Catch againp said Biddulph, and up
went rafting purse, England's sub
sidy.
Hams white teeth and genteel man
ners appeared at once He grinned and
whispered thanks.
SIS that all we can do" asked the
baronet, as we walked off.
'sYes," said Brent Trust him to
gnaw himself free with that Conn cticut
rat TAIL
Ham against Japhet; hope he'll
win"
"AVhat horse beyond all horses yours
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

TO make a spool of thread the very
best Sea island cotton i used. This u
taken in the raw state and torn to pieces
by machine called a breaker It is
then freed from its impurities by several
other machines, after which it j. taken
up BY slipper and twisted into soft
yarn. Several strands Of this ARE twist
ed into one fine thread: three of these
are then twisted sogether. making The
six-cord thread, which, after being
bleached, is ready to sell.-Philadelphia
T,adcyor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

Hemp or aloes ropes, according to An
official report to the French government.
are almost exclusively used for All depths
of shafts IN Belgium The makers gnar-
antee the ropes to last one and a half TO
two and half years. and shonid they
fail earlier a twelfth to a twenty -fourth
of their cost is deducted for every month
short Of their stipulated duration
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

st. Peter-Let-me- miss, where
are you froms
New Arrival ann from Boston.
st. Peter tplayfullyl-Ah. yes. have
heard Of Boston
New Arrival--Now, See here, IL yon
say one word about beans won't 20 IN.
New York Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

Virginia, Maryland and North Caro-
lima each have two species vt lizard pro
yided with three eyes. If you ask a ma
tive of either of the states mentioned
about the three eyed lizard he will laugh
at you; that is, unless he i a naturalist
and has given the subject some stHdy.
Scientists claim that they are quite com
mon.--St. Louis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

In countries where the ahorigines
worship the planets, preference l. nsnal-
ly given the sun. The BotocudoS 0f
Brazil give the higher place t0 the m0OA
deriving most Oh the phenomena of nsr
turn from It'll
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-11

A unique and instructive toy is doll
which writes the alphabet on a slate. an.l
in any order desired. It therefore spells
words and writes sentences. Tha inyem-
tor ID "A rnechanician cf Nuremberg BM-
yariA.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
COLLIDED WITH THE Law.

A SNEAK thief stole an overcoat from the
hall rack at W. C. Bidwell's residence on
Center avenue last night while the family
We're absent. The door was left open.
PETER Finn, W. j. Walker and Thomas
Leahey were arrested and locked up in
Central station for attempting to steal a case
of beer from the wagon of Fred Hell last
night.
CArHARINE DTvINs, one of the alleged il
legal liquor sellers, who did not respond
when her name was called in Criminal Court
on Tuesday, was arrested yesterday on a
process and committed to Jail.
JACK MCMANN was arrested yesterday in
Allegheny on information made by George
Kintel who alleges the former threatened to
murder him and his wife with a poker The
persons concerned live on Anderson street.
McMann will be given hearing to-day.
WILLIAM THOMAS, of Franklin street, made
information before Alderman Richards
yesterday charging John Gallagher with
assault and battery. Thomas alleges that
Gallagher struck him on the head with a
beer glass. The latter was arrested and
gave $500 bail for hearing Saturday.
The statement that II. L. Gardner had
been arrested Saturday night on suspicion
of stealing an overcoat was incorrect. Mr.
Gardner was arrested by an officer under
the impression that he was engaging in q
fight. Mr.. Gardner said he had been as
saulted by an unknown person. At the Sun
day hearing he was fined $5 and costs, but
yeStt rday the fine was refunded, his story
having been proven correct.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
TALES OF THE TWO CITIES.

DIR. W. d. KEARNs, resident physician at
the Mercy Hospital, resigned his position
yesterday.
THE regular meeting of the Americas Re-
publican Club will be held Saturday even
ing. The business will be of unusual interest
to the members
THE report of the Bureau of Health yester-
day showed 20 cases of scarlatina and
three of diphtheria. The cases are not con-
fined to any one locality, but are spread
pretty generally over the city.
WILLIAM RoDGERs, carpenter employed
at Braddock, was brought to the Mercy
Hospital yesterday suffering from a fract-
ured right leg and a broken arm. He fell
from a scaffold a distance OF 20 feet
A CIVIL service examination for the posi-
tion of stenographer in the railway mail
service at Pittsburg will be held on Friday,
February II. The railway mail clerk ex-
animation will be given as basis for the
pplementary-namely, stenography. Male
applicants only will be examined between
the ages of Is and 30 years. Persons wishing
to compete should apply to the United
States Civil Service Commission for blanks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04

land, 24sxlls feet to point, Fifth and vii II
kins avenues $s6I7; appeal, ,0O0 Dr.. j. H.
McClelland III acres, Fifth avenue, opposite
above, s45.92O; appeal, $4,000. Randall Nor
ton, l5 acreS, Forward avenue, $4,000; ap-
peal; 75o Same. Is acres. Squirrel Hill,
SIS. 600; appeal, $3.50. c. A. Morton eight
acres; Four Mile run, So, 600: appeal, 81 QUO.
John Bindley. 1lsx19o feet. Fifth avenue, near
Aiken, sl5,47O; in appeal says is as
sessed at $3.50 per foot, while opp,o,
site and best side of street is only
assessed at $115; he demands justice.
Freese & Aufderheide, II acres, Forward
avenue, $33 600: appeal, $ll, 900. Walter Fer
guson, 81 acres, Forbes street. sl7l ,562. and nd
two acres, Fifth avenue $50 600; appeals, $50, $50
and $4,000. respectively. Elizabeth Stewart
20A acres, squirrel Hill, $24,3l5; appeal, $lo,-
QUO. J. B. Sneathen, AH acres, Shady avenue,
near Four-Mie Run, s42. 243; appeal, $l7,06S
Yoder Land Company, 5S lots on Roup;
Shady, Negley, Cottier streets, assessed
s2SS.9l2: appeal. $2l5s5: j. L. schwartz, a
acres, Park avenue, $9l, ,000 appeal, $36, 600 }.
f. Schwartz, 256xsO0 Park avenue, $500;
appeal. S2S,0 900. A. W. Nim1ck. ~ acres,
Murdoch street, s7s, ,75o; appeal, Ss2,75O. Flor
ence Coleman, four acres, Dallas avenue,
$2S,00G; appeal. s12, 900. J. B. Phillips, ~
acres, Murray avenue, s6,s6S; appeal, 81, 00o
John Haller. 10 acres, wilkins avenue, $685.
000; appeal, Sc 600.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Newark, O., George Lands grocery
store. Loss, $1,000.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 8 answered still
alarm yesterday afternoon for = slight fire
in the house of William j. Crosby, on Sheri-
dan avenue. Damage slight
NEAR Passaic, n. j., Colonel De Arnaud's
residence. Loss estimated at s35, 900; insured
for 600. Ascot Arnaud is connected with
the Russian Advocate published in New Y fork
City.
AN alarm of fire was turned in last even
ing about o'clock from box LAG, Southside,
caused by chimney fire in the apartments
of james Horne, in Kelley row, South Nine
teenth and Clifton streets.
AT the Capitol at Washington. a lot of
waste paper and rubbish in a toilet room of
the House of Representatives caught fire
Tuesday night, but the blaze was discovered
by an employe and extinguished. The dam
age was slight.
AT about 10 o'clock last evening small
dwelling house in the rear OF the residence
of Caleb jackson, on Perrysville avenue,
Allegheny, was found to be in flames. The
house was occupied by Mr.. Jackson's coach
man, and was completely destroyed. The
extent of the loss could not be learned, al
though it will not be large.
AT Danvers, Mass, the shoe factory of
Joseph E. Farrar, occupied by c. C. Farwell
& Co. and w. II. Burns. The total loss ON
the building is $4,000, partly insured; Far
well & Co.'s loss, $40 OC0; insured for $50, 600;
Burns loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t is
not known whether or not the firms will
start again in business, but it is feared that
Farwell s. Co. may not.
AT Spiceland, Ill, E. Wagner's grocery
store, the postoffice, Gilmore's meat shop,
Pigeons furniture and undertaking store,
Joshua Swollen's dwelling and contents,
Wickersham's feed store, Scovilis millinery
store, Mrs. r. +. Porch's millinery, Knights
of Pythas and G. A. r. lodge rooms and
Dalcs restaurant and large business house.
The Gilbert block was torn down to prevent
the fire spreading further. Ratliff's restau-
street were badly damaged. Loss not yet
estimated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refrehmg to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. cAL.
LOUISVILLE Ky. NEW Y0Rk, ~
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
THE PENNsY's TRACKAGE

II In Continuous Line 1t Would More
Than Twice Cross the Continent.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-A record of
all the transportation lines owned and
operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has been issued by Chief Engineer
Brown. During the year 1891 nearly 81
miles of new road east of Pittsburg and
Erie were laid and about 16 miles west of
these two cities
If all the sidings, main roads and turn
outs were Joined together and made into
single road, it would form line from New
York to San Francisco and return, and then
have enough for sidings and yard room. The
total trackage amounts to 1876 miles,
nearly 5000 of which, including sidings and
turnouts, is in the State of Pennsylvania
The number of miles of first track is Z, ,S45;
second tack, ,375; third track, 295; fourth
track, III, and the company's sidings, 8, ALL
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
a BAD COTTON FAILURE.
Jones Brothers q Co. Had Vast Quantity
of Cotton Returned to Them.

Jones Brothers & Co. Had . Vast Quantity
of Cotton Returned to Them.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 3.-Jones Brothers q
Co., the big cotton firm whose failure has
just been announced, has been for some
years one of the heaviest buyers on the Mem
phis market until this season. when their
spot transactions dropped to comparatively
small proportions. Their New Orleans
branch was closed about ten days ago, when
the kindred firm of Jones Bros & Fleet was
dissolved, Mr.. Fleet removing to New
York and turning the business over to
Jones Brothers g. Co.
1t is understood that heavy reclamations
have been coming in lately on cotton
shipped for foreigD account, amounting to
about 100000 bales and which did not turn
out to be of grade invoiced. The aggregate
of these reclamations. it is said. represents
very good fortune, some estimates being as
big as 100000
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
HEBREW REFUGEES NOT WELCOME.

They May Enter Ausiria-H Hungary Only on
Condition That They Pass on tn America
VIENNA, Feb, 3.-Ins the Lower House
of the Reichsrath to-day Count Edward
Taaffe, Minister of the Interior and Presi-
dent of the Austrian Council of Ministers,
stated that the frontier officials had been in
structed to stop all moneyless Russian
Hebrews seeking to enter Austria or Hun
gary.
No immigrants, he said, would be allowed
to enter Austria or Hungary except those
who intended to pass through on their way
to America
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
A DEFIANT FRENCH PRIEST

Tells the Congregation That the Country's
Only Hope Is in Royalty.
BORDEAUX, Feb. 3.-The ecclesiastical
agitation against the Government was re-
vived to-day in Bazas by Father Barbe, who,
in sermon in the cathedral before large
congregation, which included many nota-
bles and republican officials, described the
Government as party of executioners and
sectarians, who dragged Archbishops before
their tribunals. France, he added, could
only be saved BY the restoration t'9 Of royalty.
tion in the congregation, and number of
angry protests we're made. Many of those
present Immediately left the church. A
magisterial inquiry into the affair has been
opened.