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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
Putting wolves to Death by Torture.

One use of the whalebone to which
the Eskimos put it, and one case Of
which came under my personal observa-
tion, must not allow to pass unnoticed.
Whenever wolves have been unusually
predatory, have DESTROYED favorite dog
or So or dug up cache Of reindeer
meat just when it was needed, or in any
way have aroused the ire of the Innuit
hunter, he takes a strip of whalebone
about the size Of those used in corsets,
wraps it up into compact helical mass
like watch spring, having previously
sharpened both ends, then ties it to-
gether with reindeer sinew and plasters
1t with compound Of blood and grease,
which is allowed to freeze and forms a
binding cement sufficiently strong to
hold the sinew string at every second or
third turn. This with lot Of similar
looking bats of meat and blubber, is
scattered over the snow or ground. and
the hungry wolf devours it along with
the others, and when it is thawed out
by the warmth of his stomach it elon-
gates and has the we'll known effect of
whalebone on the system, but having
the military advantage of interior lines
its effects are more rapid, killing the
poor wolf, with the most horrible
agonies, in couple Of days From an
Interview With Eugene Melville, q. S.
N
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
cleOpatra,s Rival.

The beautiful Octavia, the wife OF
the great general, but weak and infa-
nous, Antonius, was woman or rare
personal integrity and moral worth.
When Antonius for the second time,
and this irremediably, fell under the
sway Of the incompatible destinations
Of Cleopatra, Octavia not only main
tanned the dignity of her husbands
house and took care Of her own and An
tonius' children, but also those he had
had by Fu.via, one Of his previous
wives. Of this Fulvia Plutarch slyly re-
marks:
1t was her ambition TO govern those
that governed and to command the lead
ers of armies. It was to Fulvia that
Cleopatra was obliged for teaching An
toRius due submission to female author
ity. He had gone through such course
Of discipline as made him perfectly
tractable when he came into her hands
Westminster Review.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
A Breakfast, 17ss.

Mr.. Weddell, in his curious Voyage
Up the Thames, F" from Somerset Stairs
to Windsor, in sailing barge or boat,
in March, 1888, notes that ale was then
still served for breakfast. Having start
ed about a o'clock one afternoon, the
next morning
We arrived safe at Stains about Ten in the
Forenoon, and went to House OF Entertain
ment, where everything appeared in a very
good Taste: Breakfast was brought, consisting
Of Chocolate, Coffee, Ham. Cheese, Ale and
Wine. / mention the Particulars. because it
was the first time l remember seeing things
brought in this manner, and is what approve
Of, since in a Company Of six Men, 1t Is natural
to expect at least one or two who can break
fast on Beef and Ale. Tho think Sippit was
the only one among us Of that Stamp.-P. 70.
Notes and Queries
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
She Was Warm.

The incident occurred while party
Of strangers were being taken through
the Chollar workings In the party was
q girl-an innocent little thing, whose
knowledge of mines was limited to a
few vague impressions acquired through
reading and hearsay. She had only one
vivid recollection, and that was that
mines are hot
The party was mixed, and the gentle
men. as usual. carried lanterns. As it
was also large, when preparations were
made to go down the incline the guile
less creature aforesaid and another lady
and gentleman were all assigned to the
lower seat of the giraffe. After the
giraffe started, to further the general
comfort, the girl slipped down at the
feet of her companions and found q seat
on something the nature Of which she
did not stop to investigate.
A short way down the incline she re-
marked that it was getting warm. Far
ther on she repeated the observation,
and her companions responded that they
had not noticed it, while the miner who
had the party in charge assured her
that the incline was supposed to be
cool. She continued to call attention to
the heat, however, to the surprise of
her comrades and their guide, and at
the station she scrambled out of the
giraffe, exclaiming:
"Whew, but it was hot in thereP'
The miner was mystified; but, casual
ly looking at where she had sat, the
light dawned upon him, and he electri-
fed the innocent little thing and the
rest of the party by dryly remarking:
''It's no wonder you were warm.
You were sitting on that gentleman'a
lantern Virginia (Nev. Chronicle
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
with Yonr cnn ~ Cnnse-

The invalid who is tired Of taking her
egg tonic with sherry, and who dislikes
the taste Of a raw egg, may be glad to
know that the egg may be effectually
disguised in cup Of coffee. Prepare the
coffee to the taste, with cream and
sugar, keeping it very hot until ready
for the egg, which must be beaten thor
oughly in another cup, and the prepared
coffee added by degrees to 1t. Drink it
hot, and you will find it not only pala-
table, but strengthening. Philadelphia
Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
HE NEVER FOUND 1T OUT.
Pathetic Tale OF n Lost Pocketbook and
Charming Gown.

Charming Gown.
"What charming gown that isl''
cried the young woman with the picture
hat II only wish had one like it, but
never could afford it. +"
Neither could !, my dear, if hadn't
lost my pocketbook.
Good gracious, prosperity has af-
fected your mindi I don't see how.
well, you see, Albert gave me the
money to buy gown. told him it was
not half enough, but he protested it was
every cent he could afford i cried for
two days about it, and as he didn't
give in then | concluded he was really
telling the truth, SO started out to do
the best I could. / went to every dry
goods store ia town and never worked SO
hard in my life, but l couldn't find
what wanted at the price. Finally in
despair decided to take the first piece
/ had looked at and oh, Laura, imagine
my horror to find when the clerk had
cut off that pattern that had lost my
pocketbookW
How perfectly awfulP'
Wasn't 1t? Thought should die. 1
knew l woulE have to tell Albert all
about it some time, SO rushed around
to his Office to tell him in the presence
Of strangers. when he could not say
anything dreadful Iwept and accused
myself Of carelessness, when he said he
would advertise, for couldn't remem-
ber when l had it last nor how much
money was in it His partner was there,
and he seemed to feel SO sorry for me
he's an old bachelor-that Albert didn't
scold much and actually gave me the
money the second time.
"And you went and got the gown?''
'Well, no. had changed my mind
about that piece of goods, it had such
cheap look, so just went home to think
it over"
"But you never got that gown
cheap?'A
mo. didn't. The fact is, found
my pocketbook on the hall table where
I had left it when I took out my car
fare to put in my glove. I am so careful
of money that / don't like to display
much in the cars. -
'tAnd what did Albert say when he
found it out?"
'He would have said great deal If
he had found it out, but he never did.
I knew he'd scold me for carelessness if
/ told him, so just kept all the money
and bought my gown. I'm SO glad you
like it. dearP'- Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
NUMBER 5
TIE WHITE RUBBER eoAr.
Lord Byron looks with a naughty stare
Straight out from the shelf at me,
With the handsomest wave TO his snoo

Lord Byron looks with naughty stare
Straight out from the shelf at me,
With the handsomest wave 10 his smooth
bisque hair
That an artist would care to see.
And the proudest curl to bis silent lip,
And the coldest and loftiest smile,
With his head set back at lordly tin
Ger that collar Of faring style.
And down in the corner of that same shelf
As meek as goat might be-.
A white rubber goat-ashamed Of himself--
Stands wabhling his beard at me.
A white rubber goat that happened to know
Has wonderful whistle somewhere
Concealed in the region that's hid below
The wealth q his rubber hair.
The whiterubber goat is homely goat,
With aSes that are bloodshot and red,
And lRfhpy whiskers that hang from his throat
In o bunch like beard of lead,
And the voice that he shrieks from his stomach
is shriA
And his figure is awkward and squat.
But Neen that that white rubber goat win
fulfill
An errand which Byron cannot
Oh, Byron. look down with your cold. bisQug
eye
And scorn the white goat II you VIII
You never can quiet my baby's cry
With that countsnance naughty and chill.
This critic Of art with her rosy fist
VIII pass you all scornfully by
For the goat whose red mouth Into white has
been kissed
And whose voice Is q squeeze whistles cry.
Ladies' Home Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13

The teacher of a large class In one Of
the New York schools once said to the
pupils who were leaving for the sum-
mer: II want each Of you TO search for
q perfect leaf and bring it to me when
school reopens- Remember It must be
perfect--every tooth right, not TO speak
Of mold or blight or discoloration. not
O vein broken. " They searched faithful
ly, but none found perfect leaf, though
they learned great deal about leaves
while they examined them thus Careful
ly.--New York Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13

1t is surprising fact that Of all the
organic salts Of our body we only take
one-sodium chloride, or common salt
from inorganic nature and add it *
our food. All other salts are present in
organic food stuffs in quantities sufa-
cient to our requirements. We have nc
need to seek for them elsewhere. DE
troit News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
BLASTING GELATIN.


One of the Most Important Explosives. and
How 1t LIS Made.
By far the most important as well as
the latest form of dynamites or solidi-
fed nitroglycerin are those designated
not too happily as blasting gelatina "
Many persons imagine, quite naturally,
that these consist of some form of Rela-
tin, isinglass or glue. converted BY
chemical means into powerful explo-
sive. But blasting gelatin" contains
no particle whatever of gelatin. prop
erly SO called, the term being applied to q
mixture Of nitroglycerin and nitrocel-
lulose. 1t Is prepared at Ardeer, in Ayr
shire, N. B., by heating nitroglycerin
in ''jacketed" pans to between 40 de-
grees and water at so degrees C.-140
degrees F.-a certain proportion Of dry
gun cotton of the soluble" kind. A
current of hot water at so degrees c.
140 degrees F.-circulating between
the outer and inner pans keeps the con-
tents Of the latter at the required tenn
perature, and the mixing is effected by
mechanical stirrers.
my IAcC Va nBCA1OuAO AOONC NJ uC-
grees C.-1l3 degrees F.-is quickly
checked by turning into the outer
Jacket" a stream Of cold water in place
Of the hot for time. In the course Of
about an hour the nitrocotton La dis
solved In the nitroglycerin. the two
bodies uniting to form a more or less
stiff homogeneous jelly. It may indeed
be compared to the Photographic collo-j
dion, thiekened by evaporation, the gun
cotton having been dissolved not in the
usual alcohol-ether mixture, but In nj
troglycerin- When composed Of 0S per
cent Of the latter, with 2 per cent cot
ton, we get most powerful explosive
Mr.. @. Macroberts, the manager at
Ardeer, observes upon this point:
''Of all the nitroglycerin explosives
blasting gelatin is the strongest. If the
energy Of dynamite be represented by
100, that Of blasting gelatin will be l5O
Nitrogelatin itself shows less energy
than blasting gelatin. Nineteenth
Century.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
DON'T QUARREL WITH THE PAST.

Don't pick quarrel with the past.
My f.end, whate'er you do.
Do not annoy it; lie. it be,
And 1t won't trouble you.
But II you plague it long enough
Some time you'll stand aghast
To see how twill avenge itself.
Don't quarrel with the past.
Don't pick a quarrel with the past,
My friend. but go your way,
And If you must quarrel have
Come, quarrel with today.
Today Is nearer to your size,
The past a monster vast,
Invulnerable and all untamed,
Don't quarrel with the past.
Don't pick a quarrel with the past,
My friend. for If you knew
The past has other foes enough
To fight, and so have you.
But If you willfully persist
You'll surely be outclassed,
And all your other foes will laugh.
Don't quarrel with the past.
-Persis E. Darrow in Good Housekeeping.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
a Unique Souvenir.

A New York girl has souvenir
which is as peculiar as it is valuable. 1t
Is the dress shirt Of great artist and
was given her by his wife It was last
worn at stag dinner, during which a
host of famous painters present wrote
their names on the expanse Of bosom
as signatures to the sentence which al.
enthusiast had first penned there, 1--WE
all love. New York News
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13

!, bowels and bladder.
I suffered intensely
from dyspepsia. and
in fact was . n,iser-
able wreck, merely
q skeleton. / SEEM
ed to 60 frsna bad
% worse. I really
wished / was dead.
/ had no rest day or
night. I did not
know what to do. I
had taken 30 much
medicine Of the
wrong kind that It
ha d poisoned me,
and my finger nails
began 40 surn
black and come Of.
r haror e. %,r
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13
Hoods Saved
'os. say sTSns'''' Ts;: r1y Life

"For years was In . very serious condition
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-09-13

Potter's Mills. Pa. began to taxa
Hoods Sarsaparilla. I had faith in the medicine,
and 1t did more for me than AL prescriptions.
have gradu ally reg.ined porfecs health, am
entirely free from catarrh Of the bowels. and
pain in my back. Ny recovery is simply mar
velous." W. R. YOUNG. Potter's Mills, Pa.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
Dance of the Phoenix Club.

The Phoenix Social club gave a
grand ball last night at the West
End pavilion, about 80 young
cou lies attending. Mrs. Fisk and
Mrs. Bailey chaperoned the party.
The grand march at 9 o'clock was
led by Mr.. Will White and Miss
Cadwallader. The dance lasted
until 3 o'clock.
Among the young ladies and
gentlemen who were in attendance
the reporter noticed the following {:
Lille Bateman, Nirgie Cadwal-
LADDER, Sallie Bailey, Nora Wander
vedr, Mary Toepperwein, Opal
TiIk, lone Wright, Bell Martin,
Lizzie Bateman, Maggie Rice,
Laura Betteron, Dora and Viola
Re nolds, Mirtie Cadwallader, Min
nid Tatum, Smith, Lena Peters.
Minnie Gerlach, 7. and L. Halber-
deer, Emma Marks, Maggie White,
Jul liza and Alma GeIssner, Julia
and Hettie Walker, Joe VAIL, OF
Floresville, Rosa Nanderveer
Thornton, NJ. Donahue, Black, OF
Galveston, Lavender, and Messrs
w. White, &. Tatum, Z. Cochran
NJ. Wright, r. and P. Gruner, S
Glumaz, d. Hatton, w. Wander
veer, A. Witchell, c. Gerlach, r..
Cadwallader, +. S. Woods
J. Dimaline, F. Rieden, Jr., W.
Hays, J. Fisk, F. Beissner, n. Ia,
tum, f. w. Patton, w. Turner, DR.
Lewis, r. NJ. Osman, l.. Lester, p
HOefgen, J. White, F. Fastnage, d
and V. Adams, r. and r. Lavender,
&. Walker. b. Banks, O. Gerla Oh
S. Martin, w. q. Eads, s. :. Spin.
die, A. Peters, Mr.. Wilson, NJ
Mayes, F. Zinsmpyer, f. Opper,
man, f. LANCER, n. Cochran.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
ELL SORTS.

When the elephant Jumbo was
dissected, pint and half of gold,
silver, copper and bronze coins
was found in his stomach. In the
lot were coins of three kingdoms,
two republics, five dukedoms, two
principalities and one dependency.
Some trees live a very long
time. 1t is known that trees have
attained the following ages: Elm
33j years, cypress $50, ivy $50,
larch so, chestnut 600, orange $50,
palm $50, olive 700, oriental plane
100, cedar 800, lime ! 100, oak 1900,
yew $500.
The oldest architectural ruins in
the world are believed to be the
rOck-cut temples of Ipsambul, on
the left bank of the Nile, in Nubia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
Our Store Cool Place to Trade Ice Water on Tap all Day.
/. WOLF SON.
. A Dash of Levity.

"a gentleman who had been al
lured by the announcement Of a
quiet country hotel in the north
came down the morning after his
arrival complaining that his boots
had been outside his door all night
and until o'clock that morning
and nobody had touched them.
The landlord, who, in his shirt
sleeves, was tipped back in chair,
beamingly remarked: claw bless
We, sir, We might left yer purse out
there all night; nobody would
have touched it. Honest folk down
here, tell ye."-London Answers.
A little fellow had been seriously
lectured by his mother and finally
sent into the garden to find
switch with which he was to be
punished. He returned soon and
said: ~ cannot find a switch,
mamma, but here's a stone you can
throw at NICHOLSON Gazette.
You seem to be in splendid
nedIJn, Sdlu HIS lllcnu. GuOuSuJ
you were suffering from dyspep-
sta." $50 was" replied Swintles,
but | got hold of the recipes my
wife got at a fashionable cooking
school and burnt 'em."-Chicago
Record.
Willis--"When my wife makes
me present it is sure to be some
thing that will last" Wallace
"My wife is Just like her. Five
years ago she made me a present
of one hundred cigars, and l
have ninety nine Of them YETI
Life.
"Dearest," said she, suppose a
bull should attack us as we are
crossing the pasture, what would
you do?" "That's an awful queer
question, Mabel. You forget l
was the greatest sprinter Yale
ever had."--College Review.
Pipkin--"What are you going to
do with your son when he gets
out Of college," Potts" think
some OF sending him to school,
Puck.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14

Prof. Damenep, of Berlin, recent
ly took a series Of photographs of
the movements Of the lips of a
rapid talker. The words thus
formed by the lips could he read
lily deciphered by deaf mutes-
Some idea of the slaughter Of
elephants can be had from the
fact that in Zanzibar alone some
100000 pounds Of ivory are mar
keted every season from the tusks
of 10000 elephants.
The banner year for railroad
building in this country was 1887.
In that year l2,S7S miles of new
track were completed and put in
operation.
A mile is only about 81 per cent.
of a knot, the latter being, approx
mately, 6,OS2 feet in length, while
the statute mile measures $3.50
feet.
The first book published in Ken
lucky, "a process in the Transyl-
vania Presbytery," was printed in
1898.
The purchasing power Of money
in the days of the Roman empe-
rors was about ten times what it is
now.
Over 100000 kangaroo skins are
annually used in the United States
for boot-making.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
"PAPA FLEUTELOT," MISER.
a French millionaire who BEGGED In the
Streets and Died in Filth.

a French millionaire who Regced In the
Streets and Died in Filth.
Amiser of the story-book type died a
few weeks ago in AuNerre. France
Although he never had wife or chill
dren he was known to all the persons
in the city as Papa Fleutelot." He
had been public figure for genera
ton, and could be seen daily, in storm
or sunshine, lettering in his rags
through the streets to gather odd bits
of coal and wood and cigar stumpS.
When he began his work in the city
there were the usual rumOrs that he
was rich and miSerly. but they were
soon dispelled by the abiect filth and
want in which he lived. and by his inn
importantly in begging.
Papa Fleutclot died in his eighty
fifth year, and was buried in the pot
ter'S field. The French police. who
suspect everything. still suspected the
old mans prctcnscS of poverty, despite
the recent shifting of public opinion.
and they searched the hut in which he
had lived and died. Filth was ankle
deep upstairs and knee deep in the
cellar. The first search was rewarded
only with the discovery of four hundred
bottles Of Bordeaux. vintage Of 1890.
The second search. however. revealed
n hole in the cellar wall behind a pile
of indcscribable dirt. From this hole
the police dragged a chest. and in the
chest they found the treasure. From
top to bottom it was stuffed full with
mortgages. government bonds. shares
in stock companies and title deeds. All
showed the kccnneSS Of Papa FleutelOt
in investing his savings. for without
exception the securities were of the
highest class. Their face value was
one million francs. but as many of the
bonds and stocks were above par they
can be sold for much larger sum.
For more than eleven years the old
man had neglected to clip his coupons.
He had let them accumulate until they
represented market value of one hun
dred and forty thousand francs.
Among the many pieces of real estate
whose ownership was revealed by the
contents of the chest is a large tract Of
land near Villeneuvesur-N onne. On
this land are four hundred acres of fine
forest and several buildings of the an
cient and understandable make. 1t had
been more than forty years since any
body at Nillcneuve knew who owned
the estate. When Papa FleutelOt died
in his hovel but twenty centimes. or
less than five cents was his total cash
capital. As was expected. the usual
number of heirs have appeared since
the old mans body was buried in the
potter's field. They affect to believe
that still more trea sure is concealed in
his hut, and they are taking it down
piece by piece in the hope of enriching
themselves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
MYRlADS OF POISONED HAIRS,
What Causes the Sting in the Hand That
Lightly Touches "A Nettle.

What Causes the Sting in the Hand That
Lightly Touches Nettle.
The leaf and stem of ncttle are lit
orally clothed with erect hollow hairs.
If one of these hairs is viewed under a
microscope. SAYS Good Words. it will
he seen that it's free end. after taper
ing to a very fine degree of slimness.
finishes as a little knob. while in the
other direction. after gradually becom-
ing more robust. it suddenly expands
into a large bulb corresponding with
the poison GLAND of the adder. The
point Of the hair * very brittle and
contact with our skin rDU9r, the end
To snap of. leaving a hollow needle
point which rrudfIypfgrrp, our rutirlr.
and prns~fr,e uron the bulb at the
other end the noi-ou il forced THROUGH
the central channel and fnliamc~ our
blood. Tnr tyuGcr-nallJcH who stroke
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
Not as Happv as He Looks

The man whose wife is out of
town now wanders gayly up and
down, as if quite free from care he
wears a rather weary smile, which,
though it indicates no guile, is
somewhat debonnair. He prone
nades the avenue and chances at
the girls in blue, or white or red,
whate'er they wear, but feels that
he is ION the Shelf" yet he does
not forget himself and insolently
wink or stare at those gay girls
with ripping curls, for he has
daughters of his own. And as he
walks alone there is a yearning in
his heart to see his absent wife.
Tears start; but quickly dashing
them away, he soon regains his
manner gay, and Fastening to a
garden roof, where from the crowd
he sits aloof, and, weary, watches
warp and wool, until the noon Of
midnight, when he seeks his lone
ly home again.-EXchange.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-14
HELLO THERRI

Are you looking for a large lot near
Main PIAZZA for an elegant building sight?
II so I'll sell you S6825O feet on Dryer
avenue, the Bon Ton residence part Of
the city for 5000, graded street, cement
sidewalks and San Antonio river in rear
Think what beautiful spot it will make
or a home. J. A. DAUGHERTY,
3 Is II. Daily LIGHT Bldg.