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Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-03-09

1
the inhabitants of the Borough, for theil
consideration, and after sufficient time has
elapsed for this purpose, will hold meet
ing Of Council in some public and conve
nient place, of which due notice will be
given, at which meeting amendments may
be offered to the cause in writing by any
citizen of the Borough. Should it become
apparent at this meeting, by petition OF
otherwise, that q majority of the citizens Of
the Borough are in favor of its adoption
| then the said Charter will be presented tt
the Legislature of the State, by Council, fol
final action thereon but if it should ap
pear that majority Of the citizens are op
posed to its passage, then no further actor
is to be taken by Council in regard to th'
matter"
In the issue of the Consultation of Feb. 9Th
1870, the proposed Charter was printed il
full, with notification of meeting to b,
held February 14th, for the purpose of re
ceiying and considering such amendment
as might be offered thereto in writing. Ii
the same issue the following article ap
peared:
The Committee appointed by Council
to prepare charter for our town, hav,
made report which will be found on frs
page of this paper. 1t has also been publish
ed in sheet for public distribution. Th'
Committee, after carefully considering tn
wants of the citizens of the Borough, thei
peculiar relation to the Township, and ou
local position, examined the provisions o
the charter of large number Of New Jer
sey towns and City charters. With thi
light they have endeavored to frame sucl
a charter as was adapted to our condition
and necessities, and advance the interest
and secure the. comfort, good order an,
peace of the community. They now de
sire that the citizens shall examine care
fully and dispassionately its various pro
visions. 1t is generally admitted that cu
present charter is deficient More power
needed to give it sut1iciency to make i
what it ought to be. A better drainage il
wanted, the streets improved, lighted and
paved. and better police secured. Ou
Borough corporation is anomalous. ant
does not work satisfactorily within that 0
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low price is simply because "they'r,
made III county where they works
for no wages, and lives on nothink."
His starting price is usually four or
five shillings, gradually diminishing
and becoming beautifully less, however,
till at last no BUYERS being forthcom-
ing, he assumes the air of one about TO
make Il terrible sacrifice, and then in a
tone of truly tragic emphasis, he cries:
g. Ere, last time of asl:ing-shillin' -
the price he was willing to take from
the very first There is one street pat
terer,' Il man with very hoarse voice
and a very faded and shiny coat, who
establishes his little shop, Il tray on
trestles, in the cutters of the most
crowded streets. and sells curious little
tablets of soap-likc substance for clean
ing and renewing the oldest garments
He vocifcrously boasts that he comes be-
fore the public as the friend '.of the
worl<ingman" and, he might also add,
the inyetcratc enemy of talors and all
belonging TO their cloth, and is, if his
rcviver really possesses the rcnovating
qualities claimed for it by it's inventor,
maker and vendor.
He apparently regards all small boys
in the crowd as SO many dummies"
dressed in garments upon which he
may demonstrate the cleansing effects
of his wonderful soap.
He mechanically grabs hold of the
most unwashed Juvenile nearest to him
and, with n rare exhibition of "clbow
grease" rubs away at the Youngsters
coat or cap, while he laboriously pants
out the Stock jargon of his haranguc to
the crowd around him.
ERNEST p NEVILLE
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discovered Electric Gold" that he con-
dcscends to stand in the gutter offering
rings made of this precious metallic
substance ut tho nominal price of u
penny apiece.
Gutter merchants of the "hcrb-doc-
tor class are especially numerous.
and, perhaps on the principle of
the survival OF the fittcst, are amonr
the most eloquent and glib-tongued.
Several OF this fraternity, i'll setting
up shop in the gutter, employ queer
names to attract attention. One, in n
perfect whirlwind of vcrbosity, and n
continuous flow of cvcr-cngaging "pat-
ter" performs one or two chemical cx-
pcrimcnts, which arc supposed to illus
tratc the purifying and bcncGccnt
effects of his pills and medicines upon
the human system. Yet another of
those wonderful street medicine men
;rrangcs on his stall, in grucsomc array,
Il collection of bottles in which are con
tanned the most horrible creatures I'M
aginablc, which, if the vendor himself
can he believed, have received sudden
eviction and death by means of his
medicine alone.
In lecture, which has probably,
word for word. formed the subject of
several thousand nights gutter enter
tainment, he chccrfully informs his
hearers that Life is made up of cradles
and Collins, smiles and tears" and this
he takes care to shout into the cars of
the most nervous old lady present. usu-
ually with the result of selling at least
one bottle on the spot. The candor of
these medical gentry is charming: they
would scorn to stoop to the mean sub
terfugc OF cNaggcrating the curative
properties of either their marvellous
blood mixture or their word-rcnowncd
lung baisam. One street doctor honest
y confcsscs that neither his pills, nor
his Herbal curc-all,' wonderful as
they arc III their effect. will ever. even
by repeated doses. reduce n hump on
the back. restore sight to Il glass, eye,
or turn wooden leg into flesh and
blood.
Umbrella sellers are another numcr-
Gus class, and, perhaps, they may be
said to yield the palm of clouucncc only
to the Quacll followers of Esculapius
just mentioned. The humble vendor of
the necessary and useful "gamp"
usually begins by challenging 1.-The
WnOlc world TO produce such goods at
the price he is about to offer them at.
lie also expresses his willingness to
lay down large sum of money for
every rent or tear to be found in his
umbrcllas.i
This ere article he yells, while he
spasmodically works it up and down,
lis not bundle o. rags tied round Il
broom handle, but real, genuine silk,
steel Ribbed" ETC., ETC., and his praises
of his wares pour from him in II perfect
torrent of words, occupying fully five
minutes in delivery. He proceeds to
tell prospective buyers that the reason
of his being able to offer them at such
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and tea gown, viewed from the back, as
they were regarding it. This particular
one, of pale green light cloth, had Il
long Vatican back. rs n tea gown might
have, but fell straight down the front,
as tea gown might not fall. 1t was
lined with ermine, as the very latest ex-
travagnnccs of the tea gown variety from
Paris are lined, and it was edged
down the front with white fur. Tea
gowns are not behind in the matter of
magnificencc. They have kept up with
every other form of gown, and very
handsome one of this description may
be procured for n pretty penny. The
big, loose sleeves are also lined with
fur, and milady is in no danger of catch
ing cold, clad in one of these luXuriant
robes. To be sure, one needn't be quite
so eStravagant, and still present won
drously attractive picture in pretty
gown of soft wooden material in a deli
cate color. Fur adds SO much richness
TO the effect that it is we'll to have n
few bands of it, if the purse will per-
init. These comfortable garments are
made, as rule, with loose effects hang.
ing from square yolles, and with the
iloosencss lightly confined at the waist.
The fur looks very effective across the
line where the yoke and fullness Join,
around the neck, and the wrists, and if
you can afford another band to catch
down the full puff of the sleeve, and
another at the feet, you will do well.
Especially is the result good when both
gown and fur are white.
Already there seems to be touch of
spring in the air, for on clear sunshiny
days one sees the spring maiden step
forth, arraycd i'll pale colorcd garments,
with violcts in hat, looking bright and
blooming. Two walked together yes
iterday, looking fresh and fair as the
crocuses that are just preparing to lift
their heads.
The first one was clad in palest gray.
A little above the edge Of her skirt, all
around, We're laid great stars of black
velvet, that stood out most strillingly.
She Wore a long triple cape of pale
gray, each division of which was edged
with dark mink. Her pale-gray hat had
a single touch of yellow in it,
The girl that walked with her wore
a skirt of dull-bluc bcngalinc. with the
cords running around, and with an edge
of mink. Her cape was exactly like the
other girls, only that its color was q
very pale cream and its material n
heavy, fine cloth 1t, likewise, was all
edged with mink. Her hat was a big
cream-colored beaver, trimmed with
velvet bows of the same shades and
just n few punches of violets
Let me sec; what else claimed my at
tention that same bright afternoon? A
magnificent black feather boa, the big
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y IN LONDON STREETS.
Queer Characters Who Use the
Gift of Cab" to Advantage.
Tho Gutter Merchant OF Hair-Rcstorer
Famc-A Negro Who Soils Brass We'd
ding Kingston Sketches from tho
Streets of London.
lcoPYRIGuT, 1891

The art of ''patter' may be best de-
scribcd rs one of the lowest forms of
oratory; yet it is surprising how easily
II crowd may be drawn together by Il
skilled possessor of the gift Foremost
among the few requisites of the street
seller, no matter what the nature of his
wares, is the ability to ''pattrr" we'll,
and one starting in business without
this necessary gift of CAB would most
likely prove 4 failure at his calling.
Many of the London street pattcrcrs
let drop things which arc worth hear
ing, either on account of their wit or
their novel audacity. There is one
gutter merchant who comes before the
public nightly with Il stock of penny
bottles of hair restorcr and in recon-
mcnding it he boastfully claims that
through the fast growing adoption of
his specific the occupation of the wig
makers will soon DC entirely gone for
ever. He tells funny story to the
effect that certain old gentleman,
whose badness most sorcly gricvcd him,
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Trading In the Bowery.

A Frenchman recently arrived in this
country who had been warned against
the emotions of the shopllcepers of u
certain section of this city entered the
store of Il halter to inquire the price of
a shiny silk tile which he had long adj
mircd through the show window.
What is zee price of that chapcau?" he
asked the clerk, pointing to the hat.
"Scven dollars" replied the polite
salesman. holding the hat so that the
electric light might PLAY over its glossy
surface. Eleven doilars!" CALCULATED
the would-3c purchaser. II will give
nine dollars for him ''Oh. no; you
misunderstood" said the clerk "rhe
price is seven dollars. not eleven dol
lars "Oh. pardon, monsieur. You
say seven dollars: then give you five
dollars for him." and as it was in the
Bowcry he received tho hat forthwith
N. y. Herald.
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Virtue KeWnrtlcd.

Sometimes, though rarely, virtue re-
ccives its reward i'll this world, and oc-
casionally one is even rcquitcd for go
ing to prayer meeting. Such Il recon-
pensc was mcted out to the attendants
Mt n service of prayer and song held one
evening last week. One of the sisters
became much wrought up us time wore
on and gave vent TO her feelings for
awhile in deep signs and fcrvcnt amcns,
but, finding even these failed to express
her emotions, size rose to her feet and
began: brethren, | fccl-I fecl--I
feel like a pot of cmptincss,'
But at this juncture her husband,
who had been visibly disconnected at
his wife's speaking III meeting" could
stand it no longer. He gave her skirt
an angry twitch.
'Sit down, wife. sit down." he
growlcd. You don't express yourself
worth n dernr'-Pharmaccu Era.
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made of satin. The color was-wcll,
you know the shade Of the top of the
waves on Il cloudy day after the sea
has been little angry, that queer, dull,
graygrecn, scarcely q color ut all, so
pale and underlined is it? That is the
shade of the satin in the empire gown I
saw. The gown had a particularly scant
ruflie of the same satin ut the bottom,
but the rutllc was caught up by roll.
then loose knot, by another roll and
another loose knot, all around, made of
dull shrimp pink. 1t was Il pretty
combination, which was carried out
again in the bodice, where Il wide pink
satin belt was fulled over the bodice,
and big pink puifs made the slccvcs.
Another little pink roll went around
the low neck.
The little folk are receiving their
full share of attention, to judge from
the costumes being turned ont for
them. A very great New York dress
maker is turning out some wonderfully
pretty ones. Here is Il dress which lit
tie Miss Tiffany will wear very soon at
childrcn's party. 1t is OF pale yellow
satin. cut princess, but closely confined
with large stomachcr of the same ma
terial. There is Il ruchc ut the edge of
the gown made of yellow ribbon. A
delicate lace ovcrlrcss hangs freely
from the neck down, showing clearly,
so sheer is it, the pretty material be-
meath. Lace is shirrcd high and closely
at the neck.
Another dainty dress to be worn on
this same occasion is OF slly-blue silk,
and the skirt is first trimmed with IL
ruchc made of tiny ribbon loops: then
above the ruchc are two small rutllcs
lined with salmon pink. The rufiics
are caught up slightly to show the lin
ing. The bodice has full yoke of
white mouSSclinc he sole inserted, and
below the yoke is = soft roll of blue
silk.
y little bit of a tot has quaint dress
cut exactly in the style OF :, maiden of
twenty. \ black velvet Elton jacket
falls over Il white corded silk, made
with round waist Tie sleeves are
white puffs, with black velvet cuffs.
On the hem of the dress there are ever
SO many rows of small strung beads, in
light mixed colors, looking very bright
on the white silk.
Surely the possibilities of purple are
now exhausted. After such dress as |
shall proceed to describe to YOU, there
can scarcely be q combination of the
royal shades that will excel it. The OK
quisite gown, of 1880 cut, is in the
proper shade of palest lavender Silk
and has a fine cross pattern embroid-
cred upon it in slightly deeper pur-
pies. AT the foot of the dress is rich
feather trimming of eminence purple,
with small punches of violets careless
~ dropped upon it every few inches.
The bodice is simply overpowering, made
of dark purple velvet, cut round very
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RAILROADS
N : = :: w NOTfoIksWestern RI,

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCTOBER 80, 1897.
wEsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
T:40 a. M washington and CHATTANOOGA limitod,
Tor Bristol and beyond. Stops ONLY ut Rad.
ford. Pullman slcepcrs TO New Orleans Mcm.
ONO pms ana Nashville. Dining car attached
SO0 a. III. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and all
lntormcdiatG stations; also Ter Bluc1cd, Po-
and Louisville via Norton Pullman sloenor
to Lou svillc via Norton 'f'A
E6o p m; II lRndford, Pulaski, and Bristol alsc
for Bluclcld- Ohio extensions; leaves BlucGeld
6lO 4. IN. daily for Kenova, Coluin bus and
the West. Pullman slccpcrs to Memphis via
Chattanooga. 'N
NORTH AND EAsTBoUED LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
El5 a. m: for Petersburg, Richmond and
l2:45p; IN. for Washington, Ilagcrstown, Phila-
dclphia and New York. Pullman sIccpo
Roan3kc to New York, via Harrisburg and
12:45 p. m daily for Richmond and Norfolk Phi
man parlor car to Norfolk, connects at Lynch
onrs MON station) with Durham division.
b:l0 y. m. for Bucna Vista and intermediate ala.
n. uohs. NO connections beyond.
S:4b p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk Pullman
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
mond.
l2:45 night (washngton and Chattanooga lin.
ited) for Washington, Hagerstown, Philadol-
phln and New York. Pullman slecpcrs to
washington via Shenandoah Junction and
New York via Harrisburg. Dining cal
attached. Stops only Mt Baaic, Shenandoah,
Luray, Shenandoah, junction, shepherds
town, Antietam, Grimes and st. james.
Durham Division.Lcavc Lynchburg tUnior
station) and 3;l5 D. m daily for South boston
and Durham and intermediate stations.
Winston-Salcm Division-Lcavc Roan0kc (Union
siation) Gd5 a. m. daily for Rocky Mount.
diatc stations.
office or to w b. iIEVfLI,.
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
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ty is to be presented with one of his
wedding rings.
A similar character, though in this
case, Il gcntlemanly, fashionably dressed
young fellow, with plentiful display
of snow-whitc collar and cuffs. is one
who takes up his position at street cor
ners on Saturday afternoons to o1fe,'
rings and sometimes other articles OF
''jewelry" ut Il penny apiece. by means
of n plausible address, often seasoned
with jokes and even snatches of song,
he usually draws n big audience. lie
begins by informing his hearers that he
is perfectly independent of the sale of
his stock as n means of livelihood,
which he proceeds to prove by diving
his hands into his pockets and dazzling
the eyes of the onlooliers with Il big
handful OF what are apparently golden
sovcrcigns, but which are of the same
composition as his metal rings and his
brazcn assurance.
He affects to treat the precious metal
with something like contempt, and
ayers that by the recent formation of
the Electric Gold" Mining company. i.
printed prospectus of which he ilourishcs
the market value of bullion will pres
entity be lcsscncd to such an extent that
kitchen utensils will be made OF it
instead of iron.
1t is merely to advertise this newly.
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FInttcrInE. at Any Rntc.

'Well does your husband still drinls?'
Yes, mother, and it is worrying the
life out of me-"
Did You try the plan of breaking
him of the lalbt that l suggested to
you?"
YES"
Ibid You put whisky in his coffcc?"
Eyes"
"What did he say?"
''lle said | was the only woman he
had seen since his mother died who
knew how to make coffee us it should
be made. "-TcXas Siftings.
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as IL was the means of preventing him
from marrying young and beautiful
heiress. on hearing of the wonderful
hair rcstorer, sought an interview with
its discovcrcr ut his private residence.
and consented to have his scalp operated
on forthwith. The gutter merchant
then unblushingly assures his
hearers that, although only one sin
gle bottle of his restorcr was used
upon the old mans shiny pate,
feet of its application. that before ar
irving home that day he had to drop
into no less than three barber shops to
have his hair cut.
y familiar figure of the buster
streets of North London is n gutter
vender who. although negro
with Il face us black us midnight, COM
mands such an acquaintance with the
English vocabulary and possesses the
gift of ''patter'' to such an extraordinary
extent that he not only finds IL ready
sale for his articles, but in many in
stances, by means of banter, argument
and powerful delivery, literally shamcs
people into giving him their money,
whether they require his wares or not
He is generally romantically dressed
in red shirt, slouchcd hat and knee
boots. The whole of his stock, which
consists of penny brass finger rings, he
carries in his capaclous pants pockets.
He tells his hearers, with a charming
assumption Of candor that he will not
say they are solid twenty-five carat
gold; no such thing. He merely claims
that they are in every respect equal to
gold, and he gently hints that perhaps
they are even better than the precious
metal itself, as they can afford no temp
tation to pawn; while, if you lose them,
you lose but penny.
This dusky street orator is sometimes
accompanied by his son, who is scarce
ly SO preposscssing in appearance as
his good-loolling father The young
ladies in the crowd are especially adj
monishcd not TO get making eyes at
dat young man. who is already bespoke
for IL professional beauty While the
ebony youth is grinning from ear to ear,
his parent goes on to inform his listen
ers that the fortunate professional beau
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gest one had ever seen, worn by the
smallest woman, and huff to match
The mutf was proportionately larger
than the boa, but looked beautiful with
its close feathers SO gracefully curlcd.
There is really nothing prctticr in
muffs than those made all of feathers.
Did sec anything more in spring
goods? No, but l saw some more ging-
hams First, we had plated silk stock
ings that had silk thread run over n
cotton foundation, and that looked
quite silky when You viewed them at the
distance of half p block. But now we
have plated silk gnghams, and they are
quite different from thc,stocl.ings. The
silk thread is run very closely, giving
soft sheen to the material. In addition
are woven heavy stripes of silk or satin
over the other silk, and these operations
transform our plain ginghams into pos
dtvely beautiful materials.
Z saw a reception gown, also. all
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No Difficulty.

The Boston Courier reports Il bit of
feminine dialogue overheard at cook
ing lecture:
Lady talliing to hersclf)-Now she
has got it cooked, l wish she'd tell us
how to use up cold mutton.
Next Lady Tin Il sympathetic toncj-I
have six first-rate recipes.
First Lady Opening her note booll)-
VIII you favor me. please?
Second Lady-SiX boys.
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On the Safe Side.

Mr.. Slmson-Willie, didn't you go to
the trunk-malSer's yesterday and tell
him to send around the trunk ordered?
Willie-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Slimson-Well, here is the trunk.
but no strap. Didn't he say anything
about the strap?
Willic-Yes, sir: but told him I
guessed You hadn't better have any
strap.-Judge.
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ID NOKE STREET RAILWAY
LII SCHEDULE.
SALEM DUMMY LINE.

EAST. WEST.
Lv Salem. Ar. Roanoke Lv Roanoke Ar Salem
6:l5 IN. 6:45 am. 7:l5 am. 7:45 q. N.
500 am. $50 am. S:45 am. OILS a. N.
$3.50 q. IN. 1000 al .10:15 am. 10:45 a. NJ.
11:00 P. m.11:30 P. m.11:45 p.m.12:15 p. M
1890 pm. loo pm. lis pm. AS p. M
900 pm. 2:30 pm. 2:45 PIN. BIS D. m.
$3.50 pm. 400 pm. 4:i5 pm. 4;45 p. m.
Sis pm. 5:45 pm. 6:l5 pm. Gas D. No {.
7:15 pm. 7:45 pm. 9:45 p.m.lO:15 p. m.
N. B.-Theater nigh is last ira n leaveE
Roanoke at 10:45; arrives Salem 11:15 %.
N. Sundays, the first run is omitted.
Trains leaving Roanoke at S:45 a. M.
and AIS p. IN. on Salem dummy line will
have baggage car attached for carrying
drum mers trunks, general baggage and
merchandise, beginning May IS.
VINTON ELECTRIC LINE.
Leave Roanoke.
900 a. 10:40 am. $3.50 pm. 7:2O o. m.
GAO a.m.11:20 am. 400 D. m. 500 D. M.
7:20 a.m.12:00 m. $40 pm. $40 o. m.
500 a. IN. 1910 pm. SEQ pm. 0:2O o. m.
$40 a. IN. 1:20 pm. 600 p. m. 900 p. m.
1920 am. 200 IN. $40 p. m. 10:40 p. m.
1000 am. 2:40p.m
WE. CARR, General Manager.
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4 Mistaken Iuscriutiou.

friend of mine in Il Pennsylvania
town recently celebrated the day that
rounded the quarter century of her
married life. a number of acQuaint-
anccs presented her with large coffco
pot, but imagine her chagrin to see en-
gravcd on the salvcr these words
ITO Mrs. -, on the anniversary of
her 25th wedding. N. y. Mail and Ex-
DrcSS
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A Marvellous Machine.

Youth-Are these bicycles good for
speeding?
Dealcr-Speed? Well, should say
SO. / sold one of these to policeman
in New Jersey town, and one night,
when the roads were good, he jumped
on, and went clear to the end of his
beat and back before morning.
News
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The Wniisiny Was End.

On the promenade at brighton.
eve keep step perfectly murmurcd
Wadslcigh.
Yes" with sigh
"Wcll, darling may call you so?-
want to ask you to walk with me
through life
"Thank you, but I've already accepted
an invitation to ride. boston Globe