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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-25
A Novel Contest for the worlds Fair.

New YORK, Feb. 90 Albert Man.
heimer. o: No. 1928 East Forty-fifth
street, who holds the worlds record
for dressing steer, has challenged
Michael +. Mullins, of Chicago, who
has defeated every butcher who ever
contested against him, to a beef-dress.
ing match at the Worlds fair, soon
after the opening. The cont test is to
take place in big slaughter-house,
where all the operations OF converting
animals into food will be shown.
Details of the contest have not
been settled yet, but Mr.. Mullins
will accept the challenge.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-25
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

The Boiler OF = I.oeomtivs Engine Hove
Up Causing Death and Havoc In In
vicinity.
FORr WORTH, Tex, Feb. 20.-The
boiler OF Texas & Pacific freight
engine exploded in the yards yesterday
morning, creating death and terrible
havoc. Engine $40. which had been
in use one and one-half years, had been
run ont OF the round-house to 90 on its
run at IL o'clock. Steam was up and
sufficient water was in the boiler, and
she had 40 pounds of steam on fifteen
minutes before the accident happened.
The oilersexploded, arousing the en-.
tire city Of $4,000 inhabitants for miles
around. The shock broke window
glass in the immediate neighborhood
and at many points for eighteen blocks
away. Huge pieces of the engine were
hurled to almost incredible distance.
around the yard. and the bell has not
yet been found. Those killed and in.
jured are:
John Mills, fire knocker; horribly
mangled and killed outright.
Robert Thompson, night round-house
foreman; right leg broken, face and
body badly scalded and eyesight de.
stroyed.
s. NJ. beats, night hostler; right arm
broken, left leg and knee-cap badly
bruised, face and eyes scalded and head
bruised.
w. +. Haden, night car marker; nose
broken.
W. X. Barrett, night yard foreman;
left hip dislocated and face bruised.
w. d. Ford, foreman; seven ribs
broken and hurt internally.
The injured were taken to the hospi-
tails. All will be cripples for life.
Conductor CRANE and Engineer Sam.
pie were sleeping in caboose seventy
feet from the explosion, but knee moth.
ing OF the occurrence for an hour after.
ward. One Of the yardmen was repair.
ing the air brakes under the engine cal
and was not scratched. Thousands OF
people have viewed the wreck.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-25

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. Feb. :1.-At
the Adventist general conference re-
ports OF the work in the various dis
tricts were made by the superintend-
ents. District No. has lately been
organized and comprises the southeast
ern southern states. The report
showed good success in ministerial
lsbors and urged the education OF
colored men to work among the mil
lions Of their race. The report from
the sixth district. which includes Cali
fornia. showed that three schools had
been established in that state for the
education Of Chinese.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-25

Grover Cleveland. who viii be presi-
deut BIZ that tilne,.4 " b. inyited q. @ Q,
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lanls also cedes and transfers to the United
efAtss fhs absolute Tee and ownership OF all
p1blie. govsFnnsuf or crown lan1s, public
bsildines and edIncss. ports. harbors, fortified
tiona. military or naval equipsn ents. and all
othsr public property OF every kind and de-
scsiptiou belonging to the government Of the
Hawaiian Islands. togsthsr with every right
and eppurtenancs thersnnto app,rtaining
Ths existing laws Of the United States
relative 10 public lands shall not apply
to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands. but tn |.
congress Of the United States shall enact such
laws for thsir management and disposition /:
providing that ali revenus from or proceeds Of
tbs same. except as regards such part thereof
- may b used or oc-upied for the ci vii, mill
tary or naval purposes Of the Unitei States, or
may b assigned to the use Of the local govern
Esnt, shall Be sold solely for the inhabitants OF
IT, Hawaiian islands for educational and other
uuhlic purposes
LAWS EoR THE rsIASps
AR. Z Until congress shall otherwise pro-
vide. the existing government and laws Of the
Hawaiian islands sre hereby continued. snh-
tsct TO the paramount authority Of the United
Btatea The president. by and with the I'D
vics and consent Of the senate. shall appoint Q
sonnissionsr 10 reside 10 said Islands. who
shan have the power to veto any act OF
ssd government. and an act dis.
approved by him shall tbereupon be
VOID and Of NO feet unless approved
By the president Congress shall within one
year from the exchange Of the ratification OF
this treaty. enact the necessary legislation to
extend ~ the Hawaiian islands the laws OF the
united States Respecting the duty upon i'm
ports, the internal revenue. commerce and
nayigation; but until congress shall otherwise
provids tIns existing commercial relations Of
the Hawaiian islands, both with the United
States I'D foreign countries, shall continue as
Regards tbs commerce Of sad islands with the
rest Of the United states and with foreign
countries. hut this ehall not BE- construed ~
9fvtng TO said islands the power to enter into
esy nsu stipulation or agreement whatsoever.
~ 70 ave dpiomafic interconrse with any
6cru1gb government The consular repre-
op1tativss Of foreign powers NOW resident IN
~ HswAlias isIssds= sA.E bs permitted -
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Article ]. The government Of the Hawaiian
f-lands hereby e>des. from the date Of the ex
Change q tks affiliations Of this treaty
absolutely without reserve to the United
States. forever, ali rights Of sovereignty OF
whatsosvsr kind ia and over the Hawaiian is
lends and their dependencies. renouncing in
favor d thu United States every sovereign
right Of which, ~ an independent nation. II IL
100 possesssd, and henceforth said Hawaiian
Islands and ever Inland snd key thereuBfo APP
ysrtainiug and each and every portion thereof
shal hscoms and b an integral part OF the
tess1fosy Of the United statcz
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AFTER THE BATTLE.

Populists Devlsisg Means Of Getting Even
with the Repubiicans-The state MILITIA
Likely to be Recognized on = PoPulist
Basis-Col. Hughes Will be Court Mar
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE message
Of President Harrison transmitting 10
the senate the treaty Of annexation
with Hawaii. the letter Of Secretary Of
Etate Foster to the president. and the
tresty itself. are - follows:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20

An admirable change has been sug-
gested in the disposal Of whey Instead
Of hauling it home in the milk cans and
feeding it out sour or otherwise, the plan
is recommended of taking the hogs to
the whey. They should be fed and fat
tened at the factory itself, on the coop
erative plan. The owners could bring
their hogs and their supply Of grain,
both being duly accredited. The hogs
could be so1a by weight, and the value
Of the whey determined by the amount
Of milk each patron furnished 1t would
be much easier to haul an occasional
load of grain to the hogs at the factory
than to haul away sloppy loada0f whey
fvery day.
Mr.. Robert Cornett is the government
dairy instructor for the western part Of
Canada.
A 1-horse steam power has been man
ufactured which can be bought for $50.
Farmers are using power machines more
and rApre, and the small power cream
separator is becoming more popular
The man who has 10 cows finds that the
separator pays.
A dairy farmer. who attended the
dairy convention in his state not long
since, said that he would not take 800
for what he had learned there.
Some people believe that butter from
separated cream is not SO solid and even
grained as the other kind. That may be,
but considerable Of the separated cream
butter sells for 30 cents o pound the year
around, all the same,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
SALT.

Salt Is most excgIIeng Tor CIeansIng the
teeth. It hardens the gums and sweetens
the breath.
If used persistently enough, salt will cure
nasal catarrh. weak brine should be
made and snuffed up the nose. allowing it
to run down the throat.
There is nothing better for the relief OF
tired or weak eyes than to bathe them with
a strong solution Of salt and water applied
az hot as it can be borne
Salt rubbed on the black spots on dishes
will remove them, and salt placed over a
fresh claret stain on the table linen will as
Aist 1t to disappear when washed.
One of the Most effective remedies known
for sick headache is to place pinch OF
salt on the tongue and allow it to dissolve
slowly. In about 10 minutes it may be fol-
lowed by drink of water NM
The colored japanese straw mattings
which are SO generally used as floor cover
ings are best kept sweet and clean by wash
ing them with n solution Of salt and water
after the weekly sweeping.
Salt enters into the composition of d sure
cure for felcl Take common rock salt,
dry it thoroughly in the oven, pulverize it
and mix with an equal quantity of spirits
of turpentine. Keep rag saturated with
this solution to the affected part for "a
hours and the felon will disappear.
A fresh inkstain on carpet. may be re-
moved by Immediately applying layer or
salt. The ink will be absorbed, and when
the salt is black it should be removed and
another layer applied. repeating the opera
tion until all the ink is removed and the
carpet returned to its former pleasing ap-
pearance
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
ABOUT THE WORD "cREAMER.y y
II Is an old English Word In Use For
Centuries.


# Is an Old English Word In Use For
Centuries.
A certain manufacturer of dairy APP
paratus, and good dairy apparatus, too,
claims that be invented the word
"creamer' and copyrighted it years ago,
as applied to box, closed cupboard or
cabinet in which milk is set to make the
cream rise. The gentleman solemnly
warns all competitors from using the
word, claiming that it is not diction-
ary word, etc. He is mistaken. He
could not possibly have copyrighted the
word "creamer." It has been used for
centuries, as applied to cream pitcher,
jug or other vessel for holding cream.
particularly upon the dining table.
Crockery and chinaware dealers have
been familiar with the word from time
immemorial.
Furthermore, ''creamer" is dictionary
word. If the manufacturer will look in
the magnificent new Century Dictionary,
volume 2, page 1883, left hand column
near the bottom, he will find Dreamer" :"
1t has two definitions The first is:
"Creamer, an apparatus for the artificial
separation Of cream from milk. It is
usually made on the centrifugal princi-
pie" The second definition is, "A small
vessel for holding cream at table; a cream
Jug" The Century Dictionary is a recog-
nized authority. The Century Diction-
airy writer appears. however, to be lit
tie off in his ideas. He applies the term
to what is now called cream separator
At any rate, though, it viii be seen
that the manufacturers claim is unten-
able, and that anybody can use the word
creamer who wants to- Even if the
gentleman could copyright it, he ought
to be ashamed Of himself for trying to
do So Even if he had coined it, as he
claims, he ought to be glad and proud
to enrich the fine old English language
by SO good and handy word
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
RAILWAY RUMBLEs.

There were 9,325, ,44G tons Of coal carried
over the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern lines during 1882.
There are II different railroad gauges in
the United States. varying from feet to
feet inches in width.
The New York Central promises to ex-
tend the Empire State express trains to
Chicago for the Worlds fair travel
A new train put on the Boston and
Maine is scheduled to run between Boston
and Portland, l0S miles, in three hours
The Erie company is making elaborate
arrangements for its special passenger serv-
ice for the Worlds fair and may develop
surprises in the matter of speed.
The first locomotive ever seen in Bang
kok, Siam, was recently started on the KO-
rat railway The native population took
immense interest in the trial run over the
half mile Of railway now laid
The Cleveland. Akron and Columbus, and
the Baltimore and Ohio. and the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern will exchange mile
age. The returns will be made to the audi
tors of the roads on which it is taken up.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
THE JEWEL cAskET.

Small pepper and salts placed like twins
in frames of silver gilt are new.
a crescent Of diamonds like the faintest
ray of the new moon is one Of the prettiest
of new devices.
Long square meshed purses OF silver have
been brought into the market They are
copied exactly after the old fashioned knit
silk purses with strings
Every week one can say something new
about filigree and enamel. This week en-
ameled flowers and leaves in filigree have
been unusually conspicuous.
The handles to silver implements are
worth a study. Some OF the paperknives
have fine spiked leaves for the blade and
the stems and flowers for handles. They
are very pretty and artistic.
"A pretty fashion consists in linking to-
gether pink topazes, peridots and aquama-
rines Of an oval shape with very shallow
facets. These stones are lightly set; being
divided by a succession Of three gold pearls,
they form pretty bracelets and necklaces.
Jewellers Circular
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20

luc. ,slll resuir IN Il scandal

uttCt VIII result IN Il scandal.
Scandal be dd siri What could
be more scandalous than the present state
Of affairs?' be cl-.is
Things went IA this way for 10 min
utes, until the cli ria.l howled himself
hoarse, and | could bear the bell boys tit
tering in the hall outside Then he grad
ually calmed down, and as last resort
tried the sympathetic dodge on the ter
rified young woman. The latter had
hardly spoken a word throughout the
scene. She was too badly frightened, I
think.
There were tears in the old gentle
mans voice as he turned toward my sup
posed wife. Had she not always been
well treated? Was not her mother the
best of mothers? Had he not been the
most indulgent Of fathers? Was not her
home one Of luxury? etc. Yes, she ad-
mitted every charge in the indictment as
it was checked off.
"But, father" she sobbed, II loved
him so very much, and-ohl I could not
marry that other
sfWhere was this wretched marriage
performed?' he inquired savagely.
milwaukee, answered the girl in a
great hurry.
'sI'll have it dissolved, by CAD, willl'
swore the enraged pater. getting noisy
again.
"Let-me renind you. sir, said delib-
erately. 'sthat your daughter is of age Il
was not sure about it); that we are legal
ly married and that any amount Of talk
gest that as our train leaves for the south
at o'clock We have very little time to
devote to this sort Of thing"
sEh? What. Adding insult to injuryr
he roared. "Well. I'll leave you here for
the present, hut you will hear from me,
sir" shaking the cane in my face. sI'm
not the man to submit tamely to a ras-
cally abduction Of this character. You're
a scoundrel, sir, id scoundrel,' re-
iterated my angelic father-in-law, and
with this choice parting shot he retired,
slamming the door after him.
How did | manage its" | inquired,
turning to where the future Mrs. IRE
hume was sitting. She had tainted. Just
like womanl She had the nerve to go
through scene like this undisturbed to
all appearance, and then, when the dam
ger was over, she must spoil it all by an
exhibition of weakness. I rushed to the
water, poured glass of it out and ap-
preached the young woman. She was
recovering, though, before l reached her,
and in an instant sat up.
'sHow can ever repay you% she asked.
"You did it superbly, and George will
soon be here now (glancing at her
watch). My dear sir" she went on, 81
cannot tell you how grateful I am. I
shall make Mr.. Trehune call at your Of
fee this evening and thank you person
ally"
My engagement as Miss Talbot's hus-
band was evidently at an end; SO, pro-
testing that I would willingly have
done twice as much, for her, I withdrew.
Trehure came in late in the afternoon,
and they were married by the rector Of
Christ church. The Kansas City young
man called on me in the evening and
insisted on my going to supper with
him and the bride. We had jolly little
spread of pate de fois gras and cham
pagne at the Ryan cafe, and l have
never set eyes on either Of the Trehunes
or the venerable Mr.. Talbot of Chicago
from that moment to this. Arthur Peg
Ter in Chicago Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
The Profit on Cigarettes.

New brands of cigarettes are put on
the market with discouraging regular
ity. Dealers say there is no profit in
their sale, yet no tobacconist can afford
to be without them in stock. One of the
largest dealers in the city in all kinds Of
tobacco has made it the rule of his estab-
lishment that no cigarettes shall be sold
on credit. Said he: .sTo sell man Gig
arettes on credit is just like lending him
money out Of my own pocket There is
nothing in handling them. With cigars
it is different. There is a good profit in
them, and will sell on credit to any
good man, because can afford to wait
for the money. New York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
SO
WAYsIpE eEEANiNes.

Blue spectacles are fitted to the eyes Of
Moravian cows to prevent snow blindness
Visiting cards Of sheet iron. with inscrip-
ton in silver letters. are produced in Eng
land
The buttons Of the wedding dress Of d
New York nillionaire's daughter recently
married were nlaile Of jewels and cost 500
eacn
Members of the British house OF com
mons enter and leave the chamber with
their heads uncovered. bnt during sessions
they wear their hats.
The News. published at Cochran, Ca, IS
but little larger than an ordinary envelope
and claims to be the smallest weekly paper
published In America.
The greatest domes in the world are those
Of St. Peters, St. Paul's, the Inyalides in
Paris, St. Isaac's in St. Petersburg and the
capitol at Washington.
It is said that man does not reach his
full mental power until the age OF 25, and
the development of talent is most marked
between the ages of 80 and 45.
Kid gloves are not all made OF kid-in
fact, few Of them are. The cheap ones are
not kid, and neither are the dearest ones.
Ladies' gloves that cost under 81 80 or 50 d
pair are all made of lambskin It is likely
that gloves paid for at higher price than
that will be Of kid, but the very best and
most expensive kid gloves are made of the
skins Of young colts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
Question Box.

What is standard butter?'
That containing 80 per cent butter fat.
Only an expert using a sponge will get
the moisture below 10 per cent. An at
tempt to work it below that per cent
will result in spelling the grain. AS q
rule butter contains from 12 to 20 per
cent moisture. Perhaps an average
would be 10 per cent; the other per
cent is foreign matter-salt, casein, but
termilk, etc. These foreign elements
cause rancidity and the butter to go to
the bad The more of this foreign ele-
ment remains in butter the shorter the
journey to the bad
Will butter keep better in earthen
crooks than in oak tubs?
prefer we'll soaked, properly made
oak tub for keering my butter to any
other kind of package. Both tubs and
firkins are more largely used by our best
dairymen than any other form Of package.
They are much to be preferred to earthen
crooks or ars.-Practical Dairyman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

A leech has three jaws. which form tri-
angle.
A jellyfsh of 10 pounds when dried weighs
about 10 grains
An ordinary house fly has 5000 eyes, the
dragon fly $4,000 eyes.
There are estimated to be at present 40,-
600 elk, 500 deer. 400 buffalo, 1000 black
tailed deer, 300 mountain sheep and plenty
Of bear, beaver and other varieties of ami
mails in the Yellowstone park
Sea fowls eggs have one remarkable pc
culiarity-they are nearly conical in form.
broad at the base and sharp at the point, so
that they will only roll in circle They
are laid on the bare edges Of high rocks,
from which they would almost surely roll
off save for this happy provision of nature.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
1ta SONG IS Lll.e the Flling u a Saw

Of the Acadian owl, one Of the rarest
Of New England birds, Audubon says:
"This little owl is known in Massachu-
setts by the name of the saw whet.' the
sound Of its love notes bearing great
resemblance to the noise produced by
fling the teeth Of q large saw. These
notes, when coming, as they frequently
do, from the interior Of deep forest,
produce very peculiar effect ON the
traveller, who, not being aware Of their
real nature. expects as he advances on
his route to meet with shelter under a
sawmill at no great distance. Until !
shot the bird in the act I had myself
been more than once deceived in this
manner
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
STEAM MILK BOILER.

The heater is kind Of steam jet. and
the best effect in square vat is also
illustrated. It is claimed that 5000
pounds Of milk can be heated in about
an hour from s. to 2i2 degrees, the in
crease by condensed steam being to 8
per cent. This heating by direct steam
we consider Objectionable unless no boil
er compounds are used. and the boiler is
provided with steam dome SO as to in
sure perfectly pure steam. Dairy Mes
senger
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
INTERESTING FACTS.

In Canton $4,000 people live in house
boats
There are !, 500, 900 more men than women
in the United States
Four billions and half Of people die ID
the entire world every century.
Twenty one per cent Of men employed in
our merchant service are unable to swim.
The danger of polar exploration Is over
estimated d-97 Of every 100 explorers have
returned alive
Nineveh was Is miles by o, the walls 100
feet high and thick enough for three chari-
OTIS to drive abreast.
An old smoker was made deathly III by
cigar, and cigar dealer explained il right
away: "There was a hair rolled in that
cigar 1t will make you sick every time =
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
His Regard For Himself.

The comfortable, well clad citizen was
going along Woodward avenue home the
other evening when big, burly tramp
stopped him and asked for dime. The
citizen looked hini over and asked:
.Do you have no more regard for
yourself than to beg on the streetsg
That's just it, boss. was the reply.
ITS because | have regard for myself
that do There's too many dogs in the
back yards Detroit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
An EARLY Taste For Art.

A well known magazine illustrator de-
veloped her taste for drawing at an early
age She was a bashful little girl, who
refused to talk to visitors, but it was
often found afterward that she had occu-
pied the time Of their stay by making
caricatures Of the company on her slate
as she sat in her isolated orner.-New
York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-04-20
Fles AND THlsTLEs.

Washing pig will not take from him the
love Of mud.
Every reform that comes and stays begins
in the heart.
Make up your mind. Jonah was seized
with hesitancy before he was seized by the
whale.
The man who inspects the car wheels is as
necessary to the safety Of the traveller AZ
the president Of the road.
It is only when we are willing to be use,
full and faithful in little things that we can
accomplish that which is truly great.
No matter whether he has been to col
lege or not, the man who can keep sweet
when things 90 wrong is D man Of power