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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
A London Idea.

In certain London restaurants each
customer is allowed to make his Tor herr
own tea. The waitress lights the gas
burner, which is affixed to each table
and sets thereon silver kettle. Then
Fhe presents to the teamaker silver
caddy divided into compartments and
offering choice Of Souchong, Ceylon or
green tea. Any one who is compelled to
drink the lukewarm stuff called tea at
restaurants will appreciate the new idea,
London Letter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05

There are almost as many ways Of
spelling the name of Columbus as there
are ways Of arranging the distinguished
discoverer's whiskers. On the French
medal he is called Christophorous Co
lomb; on the Italian he is Christophorus
Colombo. The new Milanese medal calls
him Cristoforo Colombo, while our own
medal has him plain Christopher Colum-
bus. As for Christopher himself, he
spelled his name Colon. Boston Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05

Clara Jane Edwards has placed on our
table two large hen eggs. They are
about the size Of turkey eggs. Clara
Jane says that the hen that laid 'em has
laid two Of this size every day for the
last four years, but has now gone to set
tin. The eggs have been broken in the
frying pan and they have each two yolks.
A little calculation will show that this
is nearly 5000 eggs in the space Of four
years from one hen, equal to 12, 900 com
mon sized hen eggs.-Stewart County
Hopper.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
pull Eyed selen.Ists.

Mrs. Haynan-Wh are those gentle
men runnin into our barn to get out o
tn rain?
Daughter They are party OF scien-
fists who are staying at the hotel
They've been out on some expedition or
other.
Mrs. Hayman-I don't see where their
eyes was las night. Anyone might "a
known from th' new moon it was goin
to rain. It was tipped up 90 1t couldn't
hold water IL it tried. = New York
Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
FROM FOREIGN LANDS
LADIES WHO GRACE THE LEGATIONS
At WASHINGTON.

Margaret Manton Merrill Describes the
European and South American Ladies'
Of the Diplomatic Corps - They Are
Unanimous in Praise OF America.
copyright, 1893, by American Press Associa-
tion.l
The ladies Of the diplomatic corps in
Washington may be divided into three
distinct classes. Those coming from the
empires Of Japan and China are SO thor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05

"How do you sound the e. in the
word 'gerrymandery inquired the man
who had climbed three fights Of stairs
to see the answer-to-queries editor.
lizard" answered the editor, ''as in
get"
ssThere goes every cent won on New
York;" rejoined the caller. turning away
with a heavy sigh. K 41
And a moment later the melancholy
plick plack of his weary feet was heard
on the stairway, growing fainter and
fainter as he went down and out to face
cold and unfriendly world again.
Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
Quite a Relief.

Husband-What do you do when you
hit your thumb with hammer? You
can't swear"
Wife-No, hut l can think with all
my might and main what a perfectly
horrid, mean, inconsiderate, selfish
brute you are not to drive the nails
yourself. New York Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
Insurance for workingmen.

A scheme for the insurance Of work
men against accidents has been drawn
up by the Russian ministry of finance.
The pensions will amount to half the an
nual salary of the workmen at the time
of their death The children Of the lat
ter will also receive until they maintain
their majority an allowance Of 15 to 20
per cent. of the salary paid to their
fathers. Philadelphia Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
Feminine contrariness.

Old Rooster-what have you stopped
laying for?
Old Hen-It's too cold.
Old Rooster-Huhi Just like you fe-
males. Quick as it gets cool enough for
me to crow without getting into a per-
spiration you quit laying. Good News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05
A YELLOW LEAF.

Yellow leaf, glimmering
Against the blue sky,
Fluttering, fiuttering,
AL ready to fiyl
Warm is the sunny air,
And soft the winds sigh;
Loose on the bough thy hold
Now that thy green is goldl
Fellow leaf, is 1t not easy to die?
Now, ere the winters frown.
Now, ere thy gold is brown.
Floating down, floating down,
Safe on the sod that has nursed thee to lie
We who are watching thee wistfully sigh
yellow leaf, yellow leaf.
Ours is q life as brief:
Would we might part with us sweet a
'goodbyr"
Marian Douglas in Harper's Bazaar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05

Where Boston Streets Got Their Names.
The English names given to the Back
Bay streets were evolved by couple Of
Irish-Americans on the board OF survey,
aided by a. copy of the British Peer
age. Boston Pilot.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-01-05

They've raked in pretty tough look
ing lot this morning, haven't theyT OBJ
served the stranger, who had dropped in
at the police station.
"You are looking at the wrong gang"
said the reporter to whom he had spoken.
"Those are not the prisoners. They are
the lawyers. Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
Expenses a. the world. ,ratr.

The admission ticket entities the vie.
mor tosee all of the Worlds fair proper.
covering 500 acres of jackson park. This
includes access to the IL principal build
ings, the state and government build
ings and the headquarters of all coun-
tries represented. The guidebook may
he bought in one large volume or in
parts A few cents will be charged for
rolling chairs, gondolas and boats on the
lagoon. These will be great assistance
i'll economizing time and strength.
Guides who will pilot n party of five for
so cents an hour may be hired, but the
Columbian guards are prepared to give
information, and armed with catalogue
you will have but little use for guide.
For the one admission fee you may
also walk i'll the Midway plaisance and
see the curious foreign architecture and
modes of life and industry. If you de-
sire to enter any of the buildings or vii
lagos, fee of about % cents will have to
be paid, as these are private concessions.
If you are prepared to economize, you
can live comfortably and see all the
sights for month on 800. One hun
dred and fifty dollars should be enough
for any reasonable human being, though
of course there is practically no limit to
the amount you may spend on souvenirs,
works of art and personal display. You
can even pay as if you We're four persons
rolled into one if you insist on private
bathroom at hotel, but So to - day
will pay all reasonable expenses.-Chi-
cago Letter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

The progress of socialism is making
the Duke of Cambridge sadder-it could
not of course make him u wiser-man
1t was very sad, lie said at II charity
dinner, to think that the masses were
led to believe that they could benefit
themselves by pulling down the classes.
In this world, continued his royal
highness, Of course it was impossible
for all of us to be On Il level, for if all
were made equal one day some would he
superior on the morrow. Fortunately
the world was governed and ought to be
governed by common sense, and he hoped
it would always continue to be-
But the duke forgets two things. The
first is that it is quite possible to imagine
Il new order of society under which those
who would he superior on the morrow"
would be SO i'll virtue of merit and not of
birth. And the second is that under the
existing order of society, though proved
capacity can often ascend. no effective
means-as Professor Huxley somewhere
laments-has yet been found for making
proved incapacity descend -Westmin-
ster Gazette.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
The proprietor,s Only Remedy.

A certain clerk in Detroit establish
ment, who has money of his own, but
holds position for the looks of the
thing, recently became impressed by the
idea that he was working too hard, and
he went to the manager about it,
81 came to see you" he said to that po-
tentate, "about my duties here"
what about them?" inquired the man
ager.
81 want fewer working hours"
The manager had his own views on the
subject.
well" he said thoughtfully, Il don't
see how we can arrange it, unless we
make more than 24 hours constitute
lay, !" and that ended the strike. Detroit
Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

Colonel Cody could put himself at a
very much better enterprise than that of
encouraging the cowboy race which is to
take place to the Worlds fair. 1t is not
i'll the least likely that II race run by cow
boys of several nationalities, all of them
the widest men of their type, will be
signalized by any great amount of hui
manity. Indeed the chances are that
the horses will simply be run beyond
their strength. Such Il race is in great
contrast to Il race between trained horses,
whose speed is IL matter of fine calcula-
ton, and to whom the whip is seldom
touched. The race of the COWBOYS it is
very much more than likely will contain
every possible feature of brutality.
1t may be characteristic of IL portion
of the west. but the people at the fair DO
not want to see everything that is char
actcristic of this country, but only that
which is best rs we'll as that which is
characteristic. 1t is to he hoped that of
ficers OF the humane society will be on
the ground, and that they will see that
there is 40 slaughter of horses. We
want to leave that sort of thing to Ger
many - which does it well. - Omaha
World Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

Mr.. Cleveland has by force of prece-
dent continued the ancient custom of re-
ceiving the general public three times a
week i'll the great east parlor. but there
is little doubt that he should like, as prob
ably any other president would like,
to escape this task of handshaking. The
hour set for this function is 80 D. IN,
just after the president has eaten lunch
con. y man who is so intimately famil-
lar with Mr.. Cleveland as to know his
private personal ways is authority for
the statement that upon every one Of
these public reception days Mr.. Cleve-
land has gone TO his bedroom and there
quietly slipped into his pocket revolver,
and then descended the stairs to the east
parlor.
Moreover, the throng of visitors who
flock to these public receptions is kept
at some distance from the president as
he stands i'll the doorway which serves
as an exit for those who pass him. This
is done by q Gordon of servants of the
house. who. counting merely the door
Keepers and messengers, entirely outside
of the clerical force in executive offices,
number at least 30. The visitors string
by the president III Indian file, and as
they pass him, receiving each one shake
of the hand, they pass also most pleas
ant but determined looking man stand
ing exactly opposite Mr.. Cleveland The
also armed.-New y ork Recorder.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO GO WEST,

Salem having been connected with
Roanoke by electric cars, which as.
sures cheap and rapid transit to par.
sies living in Salem and working in
Roanoke, and as Salem can give in her
different factories employment to a
large number OF young ladies; also
cheap homes either to renters or buyers.
This in connection with her cheap
markets make it very desirable to the
majority OF US just now For further
information address box 6e. Salem. Va
q 10 law limo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
NUT FLOWERS AND FUNERAL DESIGNS.

Ihave the exclusive sale or the cut flowers for
Roanoke and Salem OF c. Strauss u Co. Mr. T.
y. Mexican, ut Christian Il Barbce'e, will have
charge in Roanoke and will receive orders for
anything wanted. My greenhouses at Sslem,
Va, are well stocked with choice plants, and
would be pleased to have your orders outside of
Roanoke. Telegraph me for funeral designs aud
cut flowers. j. SHARTZEk,
S&1yr Florist, Salem, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
SALEM NEWS.
F. a. LovBLOoK
BUSINESS NOTICES.

TNTSSOLUTTON NOTICE. = THE
~ partnership heretofore existing be-
tween j. b. Richardson & Son has this
day been dissolved, 1 having sold my
ipterestto Mr.. Charles Phillips, who,
with my SOD, will continue the mattress
business as heretofore under the firm
name OF Richardson 6 Phillips and will
collect all debts due the firm and as
sumo all obligations of the old firm. j..
B. RICHARDSON, Of j. b Richardson
& Son. Salem, May 80, 1893. 6 1t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
Prunes or Wheat,

Ten thousand pounds of green prunes
per acre, or 5000 pounds of dried, is a
conservative estimate. Twenty bushels
of wheat, or 1900 pounds, is large
estimate per acre. The farm value of
the prunes this year is $3.50; the farm
value of the wheat is $50. Our California
peach orchards will show as many pounds
green as of dried pruncs, with half the
dried product of prunes worth this year
5000 per acre. We have low prices for
fruit at times, but never down to cost Of
production. There never has been time
when good fruit we'll handled and cured
did not bring good profit. General
Chipman's Paper.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
A CURE FOR SNORING.
a GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR a SOBER
PHiLANTHROPlST.

A Terrible and at Present Incurable Dis
ease That Breaks Up Homes and DESTROYS
Lifelong Fricndships-A Cure For This
Would he n Boon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
r B. RICHARDSON & SON,

Manufacturers Of hair, cotton, wool,
palm leaf, husk and straw mattresses.
Strictly Wholesale. We also make q
speciality of church cushions. Prices
low and satisfaction guaranteed. P. O.
box 326, Salem, Va. 351y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11
sALBM ADVERTISEMENTS.
MONEY TO LOAN.

I have recently made arrangements
whereby / can place loans in Salem
through my Roanoke agency. Parties
desiring to negotiate loans may either
call in person or address as below.
Terms easy. w. w. CARPENTER,
210H Commerce St, Roanoke, Va.
III I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

In February last, we learn from the
United States Wreck Chart of the North
Atlantic, there We're no fewer than 40
derelct vessels in that ocean, and more
chan half Of them were in the track of
The transatlantic liners.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

EAGLE d airy restaurant and ice cream
parlor, 144 Salem avenue. best tableser-
vice in the city. Breakfast, 25 cents;
dinner, IS cents; supper, 25 Parties
served q. L. LUkENs. proprietor
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-11

A. GOLDEN. druggist, birmingham,
Ala, writes: please publish some Of
the testimonials have sent YOU for
Japanese Pile Cure" Sold by Christian
6, Barbee.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1893-04-13
80 etmolb.

Detmolb. Das tlafii1@e 2anb
bes 3iegeleigeperbes 1T bas tletne SIR
ftentb1m 2ippe. Sauieno 2tppe19e
53ieaelmeiite bef@dftt9ten i'm berganz
9e,1en Sabre ni4t pentger als 10000
Mrbeiter, barunter 1900 aus 2ippe.
Diefe $4,000 lippe'f@en Mrbeiter perz
fertigten bon Mnfang Mpril Biz Mitte
N>tohr 1891 gut ammen 1900 Mtl@
lionen ;3iesel. Ser bur@1@ntttlt4e
8erbienit zines jeben 3ieg(ers belief
ii9 auf 400 Mt., na@ Mboug oer un<
terbaltungstoiten auf 80 Mt., bic benz
o. augefu4rte @elbfumme auf etma
4 MiQ. Mart. Ser @e1ammtberbtenf
bes Sabres gegen bas @oriobr 1T rm
100000 Mt. 5uridgeblteben.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1893-04-13
6Q D E +.

@13e. Ser tiir5li@ %perftorbene
@raf 8enni9ien bat einen auf runb 5
Milltpnen Mart betpertbeten @runbbe=
fiB binterlaKen. Da Der @raf ntemals
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18
Tho Pope and the Young oapmalsr.

/ do not wish to leave the Vatican
without relating an anecdote OF a
poetic and touching character, which
possesses also the merit of showing
the great veneration in which the
person Of the holy father is held by
devout Catholics.
Aware of the fact that a perfect
traffic in the garments of his prede-
cessor was carried ON some wears
ago, the present pope rarely yields
solicitations of this nature. Never
theless he is not immovable when he
Is morally certain that there is no
srriere pensee of speculative char
acter in the request.
Not knowing to whom she should
apply and being determined at all
hazards to get something belonging
to the pope, young lady had re-
course To an ingenious and bold piece
of strategy. With her own pious
hands she made white skull CAP
precisely similar to the one that Is
worn by Leo XIII AT one of the re-
cent pilgrimages she appeared be.
fore his holiness. and holding out
her handiwork boldly asked the
good old gentleman to swap caps.
AT first the pope looked astonished.
but soon his face became lighted
with a kindly. paternal smile, while
the cap remaned in the outstretched
and trembling little white hand
The pope's smile gave her courage,
and yielding to the impulse of her
ardent piety she pulled off the holy
fathers cap and presented him with
the one she had made.
Leo XIII laughed. snapped caps
with her and gave her his blessing.
Rome Cor Fiuaro.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18
Playa For Young Girls.

Many wise mothers think that the
theater should be reserved for adult life
They regard it as a stinlulant and to be
unnecessary for the growing mind. 1t
may be compared TO those drugs which
relieve headache by affecting the heart.
Still the mother who would make of
her girl "a woman holy and wise" will
not exclude the theater. But outside of
some special representations of Shake
speare she win select only simple plays.
such an rip Van Wrinkle. sweet Law.
snder," wholesome comedy where the
deep passions of life are not exhibited.
where the sinful follies of youth are not
presented for sympathy and for commits
Grafton
There Is one other class of plays which
she may some time allow for the same
reason that she cheerfully provides ro-
nance in books, and that is the real. old
fashioned melodrama in which the hero
Is triumphant, the villain Ia brought to
justice and all comes out right in the
end. Such treat Is like tho .frolics"
at surprise parties and straw rides, which
were enjoyable because of their rarity
New York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18
A oIaL OF THE LONG AGO.

An old man ui,s at evrntide Nhen the SUM ers
sun Ia lOW.
Iin thoughts. like birds of bcauscous wing, no
back 10 the long ago,
He looks upon golden tress which like sun
beam lies
In his wrinklrd palm. aud tears viii start IN.
hidden Ia his eyes.
The tress recalls a girllsh form; he sees II
through his leara:
merry voice rings out from where are
grouped the vanished years;
Yes. from the past two eyes look forth with
lovellght all allow.
Aud now before him stands once more girl OF
tho long ago
You'd smile to see her standing 'mong the
mRidens OF today.
Her garments Of quaint old style forever
And IN the attic, hid away-a secret It's. you
know
Ia an old, old dress, the wedding gown of girl
OF long ago.
There are silver buckles on hor shoes. a dainty
little pair;
The old. old man looks down and smiles "A N
they're really there;
He saw them trip the Money Musk" when the
harvest moon low.
What said he on the homewArd ride To that
glrl Of the long ago7
NO matter what; the wedding bells rang 10y
ously one morn
When Ger the clover came the wind 10 4 iss tho
silken corn.
And he who oft with beating heart had PLAYED
the boyish beau
Stood up and blushed beside his bride-the girl
OF the long ago.
Methinks that while he sits and rocks. with
life at its decline.
Still for his eyes and his alone her silver buckles
shine,
cannot tell you when she died; this only do
know
She Is his bride today as when he won her long
age.
A little miss steals forth sometimes aud climb
upon his knee:
Her fingers smooth his snowy locks her eyes
are fair 10 see.
He kisses her with youthful rest. his own eycs
all aglow,
BECAUSE she Ia the image Of girl Of the long
ago.
II. G. Harbaugh In Good Housekeeping.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18


In Doctor Persons description Of life
In the southwest as he saw ii many years
ago-"before the war"-he speaks often
OF the peculiar turns of speech there
prevalent. He was once present at an
ecclesiastical meeting, where motions
were piled upon each other until mat
tiers were In frightful muddle. Final
ly the moderator was appealed to for a
decision
He rosefrom his seat, as became a pre-.
siding officer thus appealed to. and lift
ing his lank form till his head was
among the rafters of the low school
house he hesitated moment and then
said.
Brethren. my decision is that you are
all ahead Of the hounds"
Doctor Pierson confesses that he did
not fully comprehend the meaning of
the words, but he could not help seeing
that the decision was perfectly clear and
satisfactory 10 the assembly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18

A great deal of rot about hydrophobia
Is being printed in the newspapers Just
now. Il Is done. we suppose. in order
not 80 much to scare people into having
their pet dogs licensed and muzzled as
to give the dog catchers the sort OF
moral support they certainly need in the
pursuit Of their infamous business 80
yarns about mad dogs and their depre-
dations are invented and published, a
great many sensitive people are terror
lied and the dog catcher drives a profit
able trade. There Is no truth in these
blood curdling tales. There has not
been case Of hydrophobia in Chicago
this year, and Ii is a question whether
there actually ever has been any.-Chi-
cago News.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18


Mourning paper lisa satire in itself. II
wears the deepest possible black margin
for the first six months. say. Then ii
grows little narrower. Is that sign
that you are not mourning so much rs
You were during the first half year?
Next year it Is narrower still. The grief
Is greatly mitigated. The third year il
Is a mere streak. Your sorrow does not
amount TO much nowi The next year
the black border has entirely disap-
peared. Does that mean that You have
forgotten your bereavement That would
be the logical Interpretation, and yet in
the case Of how many whose stationery
has gone through this diminishing per-
spective to the vanishing point the sor-
row has been even more bitter after
years perhaps than Il was at tirst.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18

Captain fll,nson, OF the new schooner
Spray, ON her maiden voyage from the
Suislaw river, in Oregon. had lively
experience with cowboy sailors. With
six of this new variety the captain put
to sea. Hardly had he got outside when
q strong southeast gale came up. The
schooner rolled fearfully and the cow
boys became terribly sick and lay in a
heap in the forecastle perfectly helpless.
The captain and his mate succeeded in
lowering the foresail. and with the main
sail and jibs set the schooner was driven
before the gale Mt a terrific rate. Sew.
eral seas We're shipped and one of the
cowboys was washed against the lumber
on deck. breaking his leg. When the
weather moderated the captain put into
Port Townsend, where the injured cow
hoy sailor was sent TO the Marine hos
pital Two sailors were engaged and
the schooner made the trip down in
twelve days. The five cowboy sailors
have decided not to 60 TO sea any more.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-18

The Italians derived .'ssarboard" from
questa borda. "this side" and cardboard"
nom quella borda, which means that
side. Abbreviated these two phrases
appear as sta borda and In borda. Their
Close resemblance caused so many mis-
taxes that the admiralty ordered the
iarboard'' to be discontinued and port"
substituted. Port" for cardboard" IL
sald to be first used In Arthur Pitts
Noyages In 5S0.-Philadelphia Press,