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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

A subject up FOR discussion at the Last
meeting Of the North American Dee
keepers association was the best size FOL
sections. Previous to the discussion
paper by DR.. Miller, of Illinois. was read
In this the doctor said: For buying at
wholesale standard size il better
Ease Of production viii lead to less cost.
If you consult the profit Of the manu-
facturer, part of that viii come back tc
you. Two sizes seem best, AZ by Al i
generally popular. but in width we ruu
from two inches down Grocers wish one
pound packages to resell without weigh
ing. Should be q inches. possibly III.
Mr. E. r. Root, of Ohio. quoted sizes
given by manufacturers One firm
made six to eight sizes. chiefly Az BY A lJ
and by 51z: odd sections cost more
Another firm makes largely of 4IS Ny
411z-seven to the foot and over one pound.
The standard seems to be AZ by ~. and
l75 inches thick, or 1916. and less than
one pound
a member from Albany, said: The
thinnest section sells best early I'D
the season. The farmer tops his apples
and sells his COW standing on a knoi<:
there is no reason why the beekeepel
should not put his honey in the most
salable shape that which shows most
for the money. Make yonr sections ~
thin as you can. a. small a. you caR.
as much less than pound as yoa caa-
An oblong shape is more pleasing and
looks larger than the square.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

FIG I-PRLZE ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT.
make very low drivers seat, not much
higher than the sideboards. and would
be Of no use when the bed was filed.
will here describe the seat which has
the advantages Of being held more firm
ly in position than the ordinary sprina
seat. and costs little or nothing. and
when thrown back Is as little in tile WAY
as any other kind
For the footboard. take an S-inch
board of tough white oak or red elm,
saw it 4 inches wider than the wagon
bed-a Pinch projection ON each side
The arms are ~ by inches, with the
end gate rod passing through the widest
side at A, SO that the arms are held fiat
against the sideboard Fasten the foot
board (M) ON the other end of arms with
three strong bolts OBJ, the iron strap I'd.
having been placed on both ends of bolts.
Now you are ready for the machine seat.
Fasten it on to the footboard with one
bolt, having a large washer. or square
iron strap. on the under side of board
Fig. 2 shows the seat in position D Is the
wagon brake; Z is the chain attached
to seat for convenience; r., dotted line
showing circle the seat makes in revers
ing.
It may be attached to front end of bed
for front lever, if desired. by reversing
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
ought to Have known Each Other


It was quite late and the two young
men were strolling along side street.
Suddenly one Of them asked:
sIsn't that Wi1berg'
The other one looked in the direction
indicated and said that it was.
'sGet in the shadow of the building. ;
said the first. '-and we'll scare the life
out Of him."
"A moment later the humorous younL
man gave war whoop and rushed out
on the unsuspecting WILDER, wildly wav-
ing his arms. Wilber jumped about five
feet and then
ssHold onr' cried the humorous young
man as he tried to wriggle out from M
der
Il am" responded Wilber as he
bumped the young mans head on the
pavement.
"Wilber! Wilberl Don't you know
me7n
Wilber let 60 Of the young mans ear.
and said.
'sOh, it's you. is its'
eyes, thought I'd scare you, but you
ought to have known me
Wilber brushed the dirt off his clothes
helped the yonng man to his feet and
returned;
"You ought to have known me- =
Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
The New year IN scotland.

Every householder knows when Box
ing day comes round because of the
people who 'scome round" with it), and
also New Years day. Even the oldest
Of us are wished .'happy return' Of it.,
for s.there is no one. says Cicero. who
does not think he may live a year
Moreover. if we do not give our family
the usual presents on that day they do
not scruple to remind ms of it. How
ever artificial, indeed. may be the divi-
sion Of our year, the first day stands ont
in it in peculiar manner, and really
seems to separate the old from the new,
though we must have lived in Scotland
to know how very much New Years day
may mean.
In that country it is Christmas day
and all the saints days rolled into one.
Everybody sits mp till 12 o'clock to ''sce
the New Year in. and in the more en-
thusiastic households the house door is
unbarred with great formality to speed
the parting and welcome the coming
guest. In England the New Year has
never been made 80 much Of, and such
customs as belonged to it are dying ont,
but in America it is kept with enthu-
siasin. Illustrated London News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

The Massachusetts, state board of agEi-
culture reports the abandoned farms OF
that state to be 906.
The Vermont state board Of agrieui-
trre reports the number OF abandoned
farms last spring a. 4O5. many Of which
have been taken up since then. But All
the abandoned farms Dc not lie in the
New England states In a report issued
by the Virginia board Of agriculture it
il stated that there are I'D that state
alone ID, 900. 900 acres of land suitable
for farming purposes that are mot titled
and which are a burden to their owners.
According to this same report, much q
this land is for sale at low prices. yir-
ginia is not the only southern state tkat
affords in abandoned farms possibilities
to the would be farmers with srisl
capital. North Carolina and other states
as far west rs Arkansas have farms that
are left to lie fallow by their owners
In the five states Of Alabama. Arkan-
sas, Florida. Louisiana and Mississippi
there are nearly II, ,O0o.0 acres OK land
belonging to the United States and sub
let to entry under tie homestead law.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
ELECTRIC SPARKS.


The postoffice department at Washing
ton is trying mechanical letter stamping
machine operated ioy electricity.
A German journalist has invented an
electric whip for the purpose Of training
wild animals. The sting of the new whip
is said to be more effective than the old
fashioned lash
Apparatus which has been devised for
coal cutting by electricity is said to be sue
cessfully taking the place of the usual
methods, and in its now perfected form l..
regarded as a valuable substitute.
To produce light equal to twelve
standard candles, electric light consumes
no oxygen, no air, and produces no car
bonic acid, vitiates no air and raises the
temperature of fourteen pounds of water
10 degs. Fab. per hour.
There has been devised By an English in
ventor a new form Of electric bell, consist
ing of vibrating plate Of metal which is
set in motion by an electric magnet, and
emits clear and continuous musical
sound, much more agreeable than the
noise Of the ordinary electric sounder
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
NUMBER %
ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT.
A Continuance That Secured Third Pri
IN a Farm Cnnrenfenca Cnnfeaf

A Contrivnnce That Secured Third Prize
I'm Farm Convenience Contest.
There are a great many farmers who
still cling to the old fashioned wagon
bed with detachable sideboards. which
has many advantages over the other kind
on the farm. This necessitates working
the rubber with lever, which is ready
for use at all times with bed off or on
1t was this idea which brought to the
mind Of a correspondent Of the Ohio
Farmer the adjustable wagon seat shown
In the cuts and which almost any farmer
can make. He says, concerning this
contrivance for which he received third
prize in a contest of farm conveniences
| have often thought when riding over
rough roads of the moving machine
seat, which IL Id use only about two
weeks in the year. My first idea was to
remove the bolt which fastens it to the
machine and bolt it to a bottom board
Of the wagon bed, but knew il would
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

Telling Time at Night from the Dipper.
The time can be approximately told at
night BY the position Of the dipper. Ii the
position of the pointers" is taken at any
given hour. say o'clock in the evening
in the winter time and as soon as it j.
dark ID the summer, the hour thereafter
can be pretty accurately measured hy
the eye during the night Frequent Oh
servatious Of positions will have to be
made at the given hour, as owing to the
constant changing of the earth 5 position
in space, the position Of the pointers In
relation To our point Of observation and
the star also change Yankee Blade
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

To remove mildew moisten the spots
and rub well with soap, then scrape
some chalk very fine and rub that
in also: lay in the sun. wetting
the goods from time to time
Take equal parts Of lemon juice. salt,
starch and soft soap, rub on thickly and
lay on the grass in the hot sun Re-
new the application two or three times a
day. Good Housekeeping
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
Egyptian Rinrs.

Very beautiful rings have been hand
ed down to us-the Egyptian, Of pure
gold, heavy but simple in design, and
some in glass and pottery; the Baby
lonian, cylindrical, cut from some hard
substance like crystal. and perforated
from end to end, 20 that they could be
hung about the neck. The Egyptian
snake rings are more quaint and curious
than beautiful. -Cassell's Family Maga-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

The cocoanut has been used as a ver-
mifuge in India for generations by the
beef eaters of the country, and il so we'll
known there as a means of expelling the
fiat worm that we cannot understand
why the information Of that fact has not
reached us before When properly and
intelligently administered the cocoannt
il equally efEicaci0us with male fern oil.
koussn. pomegranata root o. turpentinc.
while it il a. pleasant to the palate a.
they are offensive, and IN no way iHliuri-
ous. .-(foldthwaite' Geographical Mag
axine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
A singular Duel.

A singular duel arising out Of an cleo
ton squabble has been recorded by Sir
J. Darlington, in which seconds as well
as the principals fought. They stood
at right angles, ten PAGES distant, and
all began firing together on signal
from an umpire. At the first the two
principals were touched; at the next both
seconds and one principal staggered out
of their places. They were well shit. '
but no lives lost.-Leeds Mercury.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

To tell good eggs, put tAem in water;
If the large ends turn up they are not
fresh. This IS an infallible rule to dis
tingrish good egg from a bad ono. -
New York Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
VOLUME XIV
EARMS FOR SALE!

one containing 50 acres. A model farm in all
respects. Location excellent. convenient 70
very fine building sites
One containing AIS acres fronting on the Della,
ware YER 200 acres meadow. balance good
farm or truck land Two sets of gooi buildings
Could be conveniently divided. Near railroad
and navigation. Rare chance to secure good
farm.
Also several town and village properties.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
TN cHAxcEnY OF NEW Jersey


To James r. Hope Jeremiah q. Doadgiue Mary
E. Bonet and bernard Corr:
by virtue of an order of the Court Of Chancery
of New jersey, made on the day Of the date here
Of in cause wherein George G. Green Is com
plainant and you and others are defendants, you
are required to appear. plead answer or deInur
tn the bill of complainant on or before the Four
teenth day of April next or the said bill will be
taken as confessed against yoli
The said bill is filed 10 forecosea chatiel mort
gage given by the Hope Manufacturing Company
10 George g. Green. dated the Eleventh day OF
November. Eighteen hundred and Ninety, cover
ing goods and chattels on the premises of said
Com paDy, situate in the City OF Woodbury., III the
County of Gloucester and State of New jersey.
And you, James +. Hope, are made defendant
because you are one Of the persons for whose BEN
eft mortgage was given to and il now held by
Leonard r. Fletcher, Trustee, from the Hope
Manufacturing Company and also because you
hold judgment against the said Company. Which
Company was and Is the owner of the goods and
chaiiels mentioned in the colnplainant's mort
gage.
And you jeremiah G.. Donaghne, Mary T. BoHet
and Bernard Corr, are ade defendants because
you nse three Of the persons for whose benefit a
Innrtgage was given 70 and Is now held by Leon
ard n. Fletcher Trustee, from the Hope Manu-
facfnring Company, which Company was aud IS
the owner of the DDS and chaitels covered By
the complainants mortgage
ROBERT g. CLYMER.
Solicitor of Complainant,
No $50 South Broad ST., Woodbury., n. ).
Dated February 18th 1892 ifI8-7w.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

FIG. II-PRIZE ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT
the machine seat and fastening on the
other end of footboard and passing rod
through front frame of bed
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25
WHIP AND sPua.

1t is said thai Ormonde will be domiciled
in America III lS.i3
Snapper Garrison has been engaged to
ride for Martns DAILY at salary of $1,000
Major Campbell Brown, of Spring HILL
has bred more 2.;30 horses than any breeder
in Tennessee, his number being ten
It is claimed that Marvin paints the legs
of young trotters with iodine iE order to
strengthen them until they are years Of
age.
An attempt is to be made in Austria to
freeze out English jockeys by raising the
weight so that the more ponderous natives
can ride
The once famous trotter Blackwood died
recently. He was the first 3-year-old trot-
ter to acquire a record of 2:3l. Proteine.
2:18, was the fastest of his get
Imp. St. Blaise will serve thirty-five Of
his owners mares this year and fifteen
others at fee OF $500 Even fer a horse
that cost slOo000 Ss7, year is fair in
come
A new system Of shoeing horses has re.
Gently been invented in England. BY it
the iron shoes are fixed to others made Of
sail canvas, which are then eemented to
the hoof.
A Kentucky jury has decided in g. w.
Williams favor in the suit for S25, 900 dam
ages, entered by Horseman Massel, injured
by the falling of a platform at the Inde-
( pendence races
There is not the least chance Of Nancy
Hanks and Sunol meeting in a race. Mr..
Bonner says that he is too old TO think of
changing his resolve never to allow his
horses to race for money.
The combined winnings Of all the horses,
regardless of age, that won $5, 900 and over
on the American turf last year foot up the
enormous total of s., ,025. 49, against 81 .656,-
147 in 1890, 81 4S1, ,420 in 1889, 81. .l61 ,045 in
1888 and S892, ,23l in 1887.
Philadelphians have organized turf
club, whose membership is made up Of
men interested in the raising Of horses
Most Of the members are devoted to the
trotter, and the roll of membership in
cludes the names of the best horsemen in
the state
PEN, cHIsEL AND BRUSH.
4 Sir Edwin Arnold admires Zola and reads
his books. but afterward throws them
away.
I DonoAue, the American sculptor, has left
1 London for Rome to execute statue Of
I Mrs. Burnett's second son in marble.
/ Whittier is absolutely color blind He
never saw a green leaf or burning sunset,
/ but his descriptions will outlast those of
many another who has seen all the beau
ties of nature.
Nigjar Hanym, the Turkish poetess,
dresses in combination Of oriental and
! European garbs. Her life has been bitter
and she has named her volume of poems
"Assus," which means 'sighs"
Miss Mary f. Wilkins. the New England
writer. is native Of Brattleboro, Vt. and
2 is described as a pretty, blond, blue eyed
girl Of refined and gentle manner" She
has written one play and aspires to be a
dramatist.
VIII Carleton does not look like the con.
ventional idea of poet. He is TALL broad
shouldered and ruddy faced Carleton
works for money, with fame as asccontiary
consideration. He believes in getting as
much for "A poem or an article as il will
bring-a point on which he and his pub
fishers have frequently differed
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

How iubilant I felt the next morning
as made my way toward Lamely court!
As the clock dallied on its last stroke
Of seven, entered Padiham's shop.
My first glance-eyes never looked
more earnestly-was toward the two
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-02-25

you've got middling strong grip of
your fist for one of the overgrown sort,
said he. ''Where's your friend, John
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06


s'Rapsri''-An Old Name. Called TO Mind.
Ed ifor Register ~ saw in your
issue Of December %, notice of the
death CT DR.. Cyrus A. Rupert, OF
Grcenb,ier county, W. Va, (who
was born in this place. The name
recalled to my mind the days of my
earliest recollection. Henry Rup-
ert, the father of the Doctor, had
threo other sons, Gideon, EIon and
Paul He owned and lived on the
lot now owned by Capt Helm, i'm
mcdiateiy above the Kline House.
His dwelling stood fronting the
river abont where the ice house
now stands. He was cabinet
maker, and a very fine workman.
His shop stood on Fourth street
about opposite the river front of the
Kline House. l remember being
in his work shop frequently when
quite small boy. We have an old
style corner cupboard he made for
my father, that l know is sixty Eve
years old how much older / have
no means of telling. Although it
has gone through nearly everything
but fire, is pretty respectable look
ing piece of furniture yet. Among
other things he displayed his mech
anisp4 on was piano made for
VIM. Sterrett, the grand father of
the Sterret boys now doing business
in Charleston, w. Va, and the great
grand father of several of the same
name in this county 1t was pre-
sumably the first instrument of the
kind in the county, and would now
be a quaint old relic if in existence.
This reminiscence may be interest
ing, perhaps, to some of the many
readers Of your paper, to know that
nearly three quarters of a century
ago Point Pleasant could boast of
the building of a piano.
G. B. THOMAS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06


DEATHS DoINGs.-M Mrs. Eliza Pr
trat, of Buffalo, aged 6S years. after
a short illness died of la grippe, on
Friday, Dec. 18th, and on the Sat
urday following her husband, who
had also been complaining for sew
eral days, in like manner, when the
news of his dear wife's death was
announced, the shock was so great,
that ut his advanced age of 81, he
could no longer bear up, but quietly
and calmly yielded up his life. On
Sunday following the remains of
DR.. Pitrat and wife were conveyed
to Gallipolis on the steamer Clari-
bell and there laid forever to rest.
DR.. and Mrs. Pitrat were highly re-
spected in our valley end had many
warm friends in this city, many OF
whom accompanied their remains
to the burying ground at Gallipolis.
Mrs. Mary Kincaid, of Robinson
District, aged &c, died of la grippe,
Sunday night, December 9th.
Mr.. Samuel Pullin an aged man,
died at his home near Ambrosia,
Saturday morning, of la grippe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06

MARRIED. - The most notable
event in the social life of our town
during the past week, was the mar
riage of Miss Annie Singleton and
J. l.. Harper. The ceremony was
performed in the Trinity Nj. e.
Church, by the pastor, Rev. c. j.
Trippett, in the presence Of a vast
audience. The bride was attired
in handsome costume of tan silk,
with hat and gloves to match. She
carried a bunch of marchneiI roses.
Mrs. Mary McGwigin, principal of
the Charleston high school, played
the wedding march, and Messrs.
Will Williams and Harvey Lanham,
of Charleston, acted as ushers
The presents were many, quite
beautiful and useful. After the
ceremony the bridal party were
driven to GaIlipoIis, where they
took the train for Jacks n, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06
Mid-Winter Excursion 10 Washington
via ID. & o. r.. II.


via ID. & o. II. II.
On Thursday, January 18th. the
b. y o. X. r. will begin their an
nual series of mid-winter excurs-
ions to Washington from Parkers-
burg, Wheeling, and all intermedi-
ate stations to Washington juno
ton, Md. For this, as Tor similar
excursions during preceding whit
ers,-all of which should render the
trip a very desirable one. With
each succeeding season these excur-
sions to the national capital are
growing in popular favor.
Washington is full of attractions.
Ii always is. Congress is in sess-
ion. The public buildings, the
White House, the museums and the
art galleries are always open to WIS.,
itors free of charge. Then. too.
there are to be seen the elegant
private residences, the broad aven
ues, the spacious parks and the
numberless monuments.
Tickets will be valid for return
passage ten days alter day of sale,
allowing ample time for visiting
Mt. Vernon, Old Point Comfort 70
Richmond, and other adjacent
points.
Tickets from Pittsburgh, Wheel
ing and intermediate points to
Martinsburg, are valid to Baltimore.
Trains leave Parkersbnrg 3:45 D.
m, and 2:20 a. m. Fare for round
trip $1,000 For sleeping car ac-
commodation and detailed informa-
ton address nearest B. & o. Agent.
CorrespondingIy low rates from
other stations Pullman Sleepers
Ior Parlor cars on all Of above trains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06

Married. - Mr.. Harry Asbury
and Miss May Smith were united in
marriage at the brides home, in
this city, on Thursday last. Imme-
diateIy after the ceremony the hap
Ply pair started on bridal trip to
Indiana and other points in the
West. The REGISTER wishes them
all the happiness this world affords.
May they always be as happy as
they are to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06

DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADY
1t pains US to announce the death of
Mrs. Arthur Edwards, of this place,
from pneumonia, superinduced by
la grippe, which sad event occurred
on Tuesday, December 22d, 1891.
She was a most estimable woman,
and a daughter of Mr.. James Saun-
ders, of Five Mile, Arbuckle district.
Her remains were buried in the
cemetery of Concord Church, on
Thursday, the funeral services be-
ing conducted by her pastor, Rev.
Dickerson. To the husband, father,
mother, sisters and brothers, the
REaIsrER extends its sincerest sym
pathies.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-06

SAD INpEED.-The deepest and
sympathy of the REGISTER goes cut
to Mr.. David Price, of this city, in
the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Price, and his sister, Miss Hattie
Price, which sad events occurred at
Coviogton, KY, the sister on Christ
mas day, and the mother on the
Monday following. The remains
were taken to Pomeroy :or burial.
On their way up tho river, a sister
of Mr.. Prices took dangerously i'll,
and had to be left at CINCINNATI
On arrival at Pomeroy wharf on
Thursday night, another sister fell
from the boat into the river, and
was with difficulty rescued from
drowning. Mrs. Price and her
daughter, were well known to many
of the people of the upper end
of the county. The family were
for many years residents of Pome-
roy, but the past eight years were
residents of Covington.