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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
WHERE ANCHORS ARE MADE.
The Little Maine Town Where Nearly All
of Them Are Forged.

@The little town of Camden, Me-,
ought to have its name changed to
Hope" said dealer in ship supplies
and stores to N. Y. San man, for it
turns out more,of the EN- mblems of hope
than all the other places in this coun-
try combined. All of the stately ships
that come out of the Maine shipyards
look to that little village on the Penob-
scot for their anchors. Scores of
sturdy smiths swing their hammers
day after day all the year long in the
black, smoky, long, low Camden shops,
where only anchors are forged. Some
times the triphammers are going all
night about the forges, and the blazing
of the fires and the ring of the ham,
Thousands of tons of old iron are pur-
every year, for anchors are forged
largely from cast-off iron.
The material is cut into small pieces
by great shears that clip through the
iron as easily as cheese knife slices a
cheese. The pieces are bound into
bundles by strong wires, and are then
fused in the forges. Then they are
pounded and welded into the various
parts of the anchor, some workmen
fashioning the ring, others shaping
the fukes, others hammering out the
palms, and others forging the shanks.
Then the completers take the different
parts and fuse and weld them into the
finished anchor. Anchors of all sizes
and weights are turned out from the
noisy shops of Camden, the graceful
little pleasure-boat anchor, weighing
but a few pounds, as well as the great
$4,000 and $4,000 pound anchor of the
biggest ships.
@There are many interesting relics
at Camden in the line of rusty and
broken anchors that did duty in their
day on famous merchant vessels, his
toric warships and sturdy whalers.
What is left of the anchor of the
United States frigate Cumberland is
among these relics"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
A Senator's Start.

Senator Warren, of Wyoming, owes
his start in life to hopeless-looking
potato patch. He was the son of a
Massachusetts, farmer who didn't take
stock in education, and the boy was
tied up to hard farm work. With his
mothers aid he had received some ele-
mentary schooling, but anything be-
yond that seemed hopeless, because
every hour of his time was claimed.
One spring there were few seed pota-
toes left over after planting, and Mr..
Warren told the lad that he might
stick them in for himself in very
rocky patch of land, provided he would
give in return a certain number of
bushels for the use of the soil. 1t was
a hard deal, but young Warren's grit
rose equal to the occasion. The land
was too rocky to plow if he had had
means to do so, but he broke it up
somehow, and stuck seed potatoes in
wherever he could. There was a great
patch of coarse-rooted grass that he
couldn't get over, but there was still
some seed left. and finally the boy
poked it in under the edges of the
grass wherever he could.
He had no hopes of making anything
off of his venture, but drouth and
every disease known to the potato
world appeared that year, the crop
was a complete failure, and Warren
was too disheartened even to dig his
spoils. His father, however, insisted
on it, but there was nothing but nub-
bins to reward him. Then Warren in
despair lifted the edges of the trouble
some grass with crowbar, and there
were potatoes fit for king, in spite Of
the fact that they were of an inferior
variety. They were big and fine, and
lots of them. The result was that the
boy managed to rescue enough money
to start him at Wilbrahanl Academy
and from that time on he bent things
to his own advantage, no matter whaI
the difficulties. Fields Washing
ton.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
SUNDAY ON A MAN.oF.wAR.
inspection and General Muster the Bane
of a Sailors Existence.

To the average American b1ueiacket
the function known as Sunday inspee-
ton and general muster is q specimen
of elaborate nonsense that overtops all
others. On board a commissioned
man-of-war it takes place tifty-two
times year and takes precedence
over everything else short of ship
wreck, fire or some other disaster.
The preparations that are made for it
would lead an observer who is not IA
miliar with the ways of war vessels to
think that it was a sort of state affair
that happened once only in a hundred
years, says the N. Y. Times. They
are begun Friday night, when grease
spots and stains on the decks are coat
ed with lime to render them more sus-
ceptible to the influence of the holy
stone. Saturday morning all hands
are called at early daylight and set to
work scrubbing and holystoning the
decks. When the decks are white and
clean other woodwork, together with
ladders, ramrods, handspikes, etc., is
maculate whiteness. After breakfast
attention is given to the brasswork of
the deck and battery, and both are
pOllSn6Sl uubll lucy dlC do LII dS
cleaning gear can make them.
The day is generally occupied in
touching up spots with fresh paint
coating cables, bits and ring bolts
with coal tar. With the exception of
holystoning the decks, the same per-
morning. After breakfast the crew
| %hof hos rNE
mastering clothes, the marines put an
and belts, and every ybody hides every
out of sight. Woe betide the luckless
person who leaves any part of his prop
erty lying around. 1t is promptly con-
fscated by the sailors natural enemy,
the master-at-arms, and the owner is
reported for the offense.
Finally the bugle sounds the call for
inspection and the crew muster in the
parts of the ship where they belong.
The commanding officer emerges from
his cabin, and, accompanied by his
first lieutenant and his officer of the
deck, starts on tour of inspection,
which generally lasts about an hour.
"Quarters" and general muster" fol-
low. The articles of war;" which ev-
eryone among the crew generally
knows by rote, are read by the execu-
tive officer. The reading takes half an
hour or so, and when it is concluded
such general orders as may have been
issued by the navy department. since
the last muster are read. The pay
master next takes the crew in hand
and calls the name of every person at
tached to the ship, who answers with
his name and rank. The entire fore
noon is occupied with these various
matters, and the result is that Sunday
to the man-o'warsman is day of pen
ance instead of day of rest.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
A Tree 5000 Years old.

On the Island of Teneriffe, one of
the largest, if not the very largest of
Canaries, about halfway between the
Porto Santo and the summit of the IA
nous Pico de Tyde, the highest point
of land on the island, stands the con-
siderable Town of Orotava, famous for
its wonderful Dragon Tree" the
identical botanical specimen which
Humboldt pronounced "the most an
cient vegetable relic in the world. !"
Hum boldt made calculations on it's
age in several different ways, and de-
clared that it was between 5000 and
5000 years old. Sir John Herschel
often alludes to it as the oldest tree in
the world. For at least twenty cen
turies the Guanches used the immense
hollow of this ancient tree as temple
of worship. Its eventful career was
suddenly terminated in the summer
of 1867, when it was uprooted and al
most entirely destroyed by hurri-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
AFRICAN JUSTICE.
Trial by Ordeal One of It's Most Peculiar
Outgrowths.

Of all central African customs trial
by ordeal, which is universal, is that
which is most revolving to a European
brought for the first time into contact
with savage life, writes James Mac
Donald in the Popular Science Monthly.
When a man is accused of any
crime, as theft, arson, murder, witch
craft, or the like, evidence is brought
against him in the way common
throughout the whole continent. This,
however, is never final. The accuser's
witnesses swear to anything required
of them without the slightest COM
Function of conscience, and as the
prosecutor must produce his evidence
first the defendants witnesses are
ready to swear, and do swear, the OPP
posite of all that has been said.
Trial is invariably in open court, and
nothing said by the witnesses for the
prosecution can be concealed from
those that are to follow. There are no
affidavits, thus making contradiction
at once simple and safe. If rebutting
evidence were allowed, the most pal
try trial would be interminable. For
witness to be called a liar is, in such
a case, a compliment It proves that
his evidence told, and that he, by in
ference, is very clever fellow. IF
the same man were accused of bewitch-
ing he would regard it as foul libel
and demand the poison bowl without
an hours delay.
To remedy the defects of trial in
court, that by ordeal is adopted in all
kinds of causes, both civil and Grim
inal. AS the case proceeds before the
council, the accused at intervals de-
mands the naa0ai, and this demand his
friends, if they believe him innocent,
persistently press. The accuser re-
sists the demand as unnecessary, know
ing that, should the culprit, even if
caught red-handed, recover, he will
be placed in difficult position. He
will in that case have no claim to COM
pensation for an injury, and may in
turn be successfully sued for willfully
seeking to destroy another mans rep
utation. The belief in. the absolute
certainty of trial by mwai is univer-
sal, and the beginning and end of rea-
soning is thus: "If he is guilty he
dies; if he does not die, should the
stolen property be found on his per-
son, he is not guilty; another put it
there, or he was bewitched."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Gen. Grant and Mrs. Logan.

Mrs. John A. Logan is woman who
possesses the somewhat rare feminine
ability to comprehend and intelligent
1y converse upon politics. She and
Gen. Grant had many heated battle.
The story is told that in the midst of a
discussion which had been particular
ly long and interesting the General
lost sight of the fact that he was talk
ing to woman.
He was vigorously refuting one OF
her statements when he reached into
an inside pocket, pulled out and open
ed cigar case, and offered Mrs Lo-
gan a cigar. She took it and, appar-
emily not noticing the incongruity of
the situation, quietly concealed it.
The General lit his and launched on in
oblivion.
Among the most treasured of Mrs.
Logan's possessions is that cigar.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
The Doctors Disagree.

It is hard to follow all the advice
which the health-food people are in
the habit of giving. "Be sure and
boil milk and water before drinking g
them," is the exclamation of one wing.
"When milk and water are boiled,
their most valuable nutritive proper
ties are destroyed" retorts the other
wing. "Melt butter to the boiling
point before eating" said the London
Lancet recently, for there may be
more baeilli in a piece of butter than
there are inha abitants in Europe.
"Don't eat butter that has been cooked,
for it's deadly poison in the system,
earnestly exclaims health-food jour-
naI.-N Y Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
Removed Platters Gracefully

One of the older teachers of Mount
Holyoke College remembers Miss Mary
Wilkins, who was among the pupils
for year when she first came, says
the N. Y Times. Il can't recall much
about her." she said, in answer to
eager questioning from some of the
undergraduates "She sat at my table
and it was her work as a freshman to
remove the platters before dessert.
She was very handy about that. :"
"Think," says the girl who tells this
story, "of Miss Wilkins borne in mind
for nearly twenty years only for hel
handy way of raking platter off the
table"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
In a Better World.

A favorite horse of the children's
died and we broke the news to them
as gently as possible. Little John was
very sad at first, then a smile lit up his
face as he said to me: Mamma, I
don't think we ought to feel sorry
about old Jim, for he is happy up there
galloping around with the angels. ~
HarDe7's Baz0r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03

She-Am I the first woman you ever
loved? He-I think you are the first
woman l ever truly loved. l have been
attracted more or less by other women,
but. in each instance, before l fell in
love with you, there could be found
some rational excuse for it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03
The Little Innocent.
Gertie,s narants have sta,

Gertie's parents have staying with
them ON a visit an aunt whose charms
are chiefly of an artificial character.
The little girl would like to sleep with
her and her wish is gratilied. Next
morning Gertie comes running to her
mamma in the greatest alarm. "Oh,
mamma, l think I'd rather sleep again
with you, for, do you know, auntie
takes to pieces" : Kol7aer SoaaastGgs-
Anzeiger.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03

The following is T. Hopkinson
Smiths admirable caricature of i'm
pressionism: One dash for the sky, a
sweep for mountain range, a dab for
tree, a dot for the nesting farm
house, with smear of white for the
silver shingles, two wiggles for fence,
and the crime is over Philadelphia
Ledoer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03

In rural England the blossoming
twigs of willow, which our children
call pussy willows" are often used in
churches on Palm Sunday, as the only
available branches which have yet be-
gun to show proofs of returning life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-03

*Daily. Except Sunday. Alag stop. meals.
Dark Faced Type denotes time from II 90 neon to 12 90
ndnight Light Faced from f2 % midnight to i2 90
JOSEPH WOOD, E.A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
l2-2O-sc-I PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets,
baggage checks, and further information re-
garding the running of trains apply to any
gent of the Pennsylvania Lines.
WD ARM5rR)Nf 4.s1s.
Ravenna. o.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
Was THE DOCTOR DRUNK
DR.. Fields Suit For Pay
For A Fatal Oper-
alton.

DR.. jacob Field. of Bayonne. sued
Charley G. Hendrickson. of Fifty-fourth
street and Avenue D., of Bayonne. for
5000 for medical services TO the defen-
dant's wife, in Justice Puster's court In
this city yesterday afternoon. The bulk
of the evidence was decidedly against DR..
Field and resulted in a prompt yer dict
for the defendant. It was shown that
DR.. Field attended the defendants wife
in December last in confinement He
performed an operation which was fol-
lowed by her death.
MIR. Hendrickson is In the liqror Dusi-
ness. His witnesses were Miss Elizabeth
Clark, a professional nurse; Margaret
Marks aud Margaret CooK. assistant
nurses, and Drs. Frederick M. Cor win.
Alexander Dallas ana David b. Call agh-
an. The nurses swore that DR.. Field
was Intoxicated when he performed the
operation. The physicians, who were called
10 consultation after the operation certi-
FED that it was = pungliug job. and they
critisized DIR. Fields treatment OF Mrs.
Hendrickson as The worst they had ever
seen.
The jury were out about five minutes.
Mr.. Parker, of Van Buskirk& Parker. of
this city, appeared for the plaintiff and
William Anderson, Of Bayonne, for the
~efeDdan
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
SUMMER OUTINGS.

-
James Dodds has just returned from Jeffer-
| sonville. sullivan Co.. N. Y, where he was 90 q
hunting trip with Tom Tborne.
Driver Larry Murray of the Fourth precinct
station house left yesterday morning for q ten
days's vacation.
Mrs. Losey and Miss Hattie Losey of Green.
vile have left for the Catskills for a two weeks
stay.
Charles Dewsen of Danforth avenue has left
for a three weeks vacation, which he will spend
in different New York cougtry towns.
Mr.. George Wegman of Ocean avenue has
| Just come home from his vacation, which he
spent at Lake Hopatcong,
The Misses Joccard of No. 16O Linden avenue
are spending a couple of weeks at Asbury
Park.
avenue is spending a short time at Asbury
Park.
MIR. George Richter of No. 11S D~anforth ave-
nue. is spending his vacation at the Atlantic
Highlands.
Miss Annie T. Klein of Academy street is en-
joying herself In Pike County. Pa.
Mr.. P. j. Egan and family Of jefferson ave.
nue. are at Far Rockaway.
Miss blanche Wood of Paulmeier place is at
Asbury Park.
Miss Kittie Hill of Second street is at Ocean
Grove.
of Sherman avenue, are rusticating at Far
Rockaway.
Miss Deborah v. Clarke of eighth street is
summering at Putnam, Conn.
Mr.. H. B. Pritchard of Washington street is
visiting friends at Craigsvilie, N, Y.
Mrs. VIM. johnson is visiting friends in Rich
mona. Va.
Messrs. w. Beach of West Bergen and George
Fish of Kensingtcn avenue contemplate a trip
through New York State. They will leave Sat-
| urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Leo of Bramhall ave-
nue. were recalled from their Chicago trip by
the serious illness of their daughter, Miss
Minnie.
Mrs. H. c. Wait of Mercer street is stopping
at New Carmen, Conn.
The engagement is announced of Mr.. Hen
Bueck and Miss Kittie Knapp, both of the
Heights. The marriage will lake place in Sep
TENDER.
The Misses Annie and Lizzie Smith of Mont
gomery street are visiting in Rochester, N. Y.
Miss Matte Styles of the Heights is stopping
at the Mountain House, Bloomingourg, Su llivan
Co., N. Y. The Misses Emily Dear and Lille
Delaney are also there.
Mrs. Peter Cannon of No. 8. Mercer street
and Mrs. Day, wife of Alderman Michael Day,
are spending the summer at the Colorado Hotel.
Rockaway Beach.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
MRS. CLANCY'S IRE AROUSED.
She Objected to Her Husband Ente
taining Leila Ellington.

She Objected to Her Husband Enter-
tanning Leila Ellington.
After an absence OF three months.
Bella Ellington, alias BensleY, appeared
in Justice o. Donnell's Court this morn
ing. Bella is a frequent caller, n usu-
ally after an interview with the
Court goes away for two or
three months. It is usually
the latter aud Snake Hill is her favorite
resort. This morning was no exception.
Last night Bella called on John Clancy.
an old friend of twenty-five years, at No.
1913 Morgan street.
John is one of those individuals who
live to eat, not TO wors. HIS wife.
Bridget, q strapping big Irlshwoman, has
been supporting him aud his family for
years by taking in washing or
going out by the days work.
after q hard days WORK, she found her
husband aud Bella Ellington III u hiiari-
GUS condition. She ordered both of them
out of the house. Bella refused to go.
She then made Il long address TO the two
people. and punctuated her remarks by
smashing Bella over The head with q Try
ing pan, inflicting a slight scalp wound.
and scalding her husband by throwing
hot water on him. Ia a moment Mrs.
Clancy was monarch OF all she surveyed.
Bella aud Clancy held IL council OF war
on he sidewalk and were swearing Ven
geance npou Mrs. Clancy when Police
man Archibald happened along and
placed the trio uudst arrest.
Justice O'Donnell thought Clancy
wanted 10 bs near Bella so he sent him
TO Snake Hill for ten days. Bella will
spend sixty days there. The Court re-
commended Mrs. Clancy for what she had
done and discharged ner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
INSTITUTE.
The Immense Amount of Slate Neces
sary for the Black boards.

The Immense Amount of Slate Neces-
sary for the Blackboards.
The Hasbrouck Institute will positive
ly be ready for occupying in September.
The plasteriug is done. and as rock
plaster is used. 1t is already perfectly
dry. The seating is being accomplished
ana nothing will be undone the first
week in September that is essential to
The regulaPAwork sof the school, Many
interested visitors are daily doing" the
building.
On the campus last night were seen q
large number of cases. containing over
1900 square feet Of slate blackbo I'd, just
arrived from the Pennsylvania slate re-
gions. a number of men with an ad
vance load of mouldiDgs for the boards
nave been at WORK in the Glass rooms VI
the new building for several days and
he setting,of the slate will be all done
within a week.
AS will be seen there has been a very
liberal supply provided. All the class
rooms will be amply furnished. Even
the Kindergarten rooms, for the little
four and five year olds, will have real
slate on which the teacher and children
can all marx when desirable. Tue
amount of slate when set will ue equal
to a continuous blackboard three feet
high and 900 feet long. or a len gth more
than twice that of Won Worst SO uare.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOURTH.

The News" Suggestions Acted On
More Defects Pointed OUT.
Acting uDou the good advice rendered
them in Tuesdays issue of THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS, the Street aud Water board
dispatched a few dump carts with sapd,
and II corps OF men with shovels, vesier-
day AFTERNOON. and The holes To Which.
1HE News drew attention we're patched
up with stones aud dirt. But the gang
failed TO find all the holes. Tnere are
more of them on Pailsade avenue, and on
Central avenue some dozen extra ones,
When these are all mended it wouli be
a good plan to instruct the new York
Telephone Company TO Inspect its tele-
phone poles OH Palisade avenue. There
are many of these that ara rotting and
becoming q menace to safety.
Then tue street and water people might
turn their attention to the fire alarm
service in the neignbornood of Forest st.,
In regard to alarm boxes. Que should be
placed at the corner of Prospect place
and Ferry street. The nearest cues TO
this points are a quarter of a mile apart,
causing much inconvenience TO firemen.
There Is an ordinance referring to the
placing of red lights at lamp posts near
all hydrants for the convenience of the
fire department. The ordinance seems TO
have been forgotten, somehow, In the
distribution of. carmine glasses. There's
plenty to do for the Street and Water
Board in the Fourth District.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES.
The Annual Camp Meeting of the Ma
tionaI Society Begins.

h Annual Camp Meeting of the Ma
tionaI Society Begins.
Special TO The Jersey Cltv Ee,cs.
OCEAN GROVE. Aug. 8, 18y3.-rhe thir-
tenth annual National Temperance
Camp Meetin: undo the auspices of the
Natiopal Temperance Society and Publ
cation House began here yesterday. The
opening services of the meeting were
held in the morning in the Auditorium.
The address 1T welcome was made by the
Rev. DR.. E. Ii. stokes, presidsnt OF ths
Ocran Grove Camp Meeting Association.
and was responded TO on behalf of the
campers by j. n. Stearns. the secretary
of the society; DR.. 7. l.. Paulson, d.. A.
q. Dawson aud Edward Carswell.
In the AFTERNOON Rev. james H. Light
bourne. pastor of tie Fourth Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Chnich, Brooklyn,
delivered an address full OF encourage
tiienb to this temperance worSa RS. AT the
evening service Edward Carswell, the
Canadian humorist. delivered a lecture.
The prog anim today consisted of
addresses Uy The Rev. DIR. Albert G. Law
son of Camden. the Rev. Dir. NJ. H. Pog-
sor, Mrs. Brunswick and the Rev. DR..
Thomas L. Paulsou of Jamaica, l.. l,