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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
EXCEPTIONS NOTED.

Little pitchers have great ears, but moth
ing to their mouths.
Cherchez la femme, but there's general
ly man in the row also.
There's room at the top, but what use is
that if there is none along the road upi
There's no use in crying for spilled
milk. but there j. lot Of solid comfort In
it.
He that by the plow doth thrive Is the
man who's best at getting others to do an
the work
Haste makes waste maybe Yet some
how you seldom see an ex-hustler In an
almshOuse.
Intrigue or religion might have been the
only resources for old women in other
times but now there's the ballot.
When poverty enters at the door. love
may fiy out of the chimney. but he doesn't
always stay contented in Fifth avenue
palaces.
Culture, having licked the whole world
into shape, has at last attacked the devil
himself But the devil will stand good
deal Of licking. New York Recorder.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
THE LISTENER,
Rev. d.. Talmage bias calls from sever

Rev. Dr. Talmage has calls from seven
churches
Mr.. A. J. Balfour seldom carries either
stick or umbrella. He is to be seen walk
ing about the streets, as q rule, with his
hands clasped behind bis back.
William Ralph Meredith, the new chief
justice Of the province of Ontario, Cana
da, has been Conservative leader for Is
years. He is of Irish descent and is 54
years old.
W. S. B. OBJ. Robinson, who has Just
been elected judge Of the supreme court in
North Carolina, is said to be the first Ro-
man Catholic to hold state office Of any
kind in North Carolina.
Mr.. Gilbert Pond Of Milford, Mass, one
of the oldest musicians In the country,
has just celebrated his eightieth birthday.
He played with tho Milford brass band at
the dedication of the Bunker Hill monu-
ment
Jerry Simpson has not been ION the
make" in congress. Indeed he will leave
it ruined man, with a mortgage on his
home and the knowledge that the world
has made more fun with him than was
pleasant or profitable.
wi. OtANbohf viz ncW cOAiotNbA kcutIhi
Of England, makes very good jokes and
very bad sketches. He is great author
ity on Dickens, and although it is COM
monty reported that he once went on the
stage professionally this is not fact.
There are three Philadelphians equally
admirable for age and eminence-Rev.
DIR. Furness, who is % and the oldest liv-
ing graduate of Harvard; Frederick Fra
ley, the banker, who is 90, and John Sar-
tain, father OF mezzo-tlnt engraving in
America, who is SO.
President Casimir- Perier's favorite col
lar-an unusually wide turn over, with
rounded points--which was widely imi-
tated by Frenchwomen for their own wear,
has now been adopted by their fathers,
husbands, sons and brothers. Even roy
alists are wearing the Perier collar.
Jules Zostot of La Rochelle, France,
possesses a marvellous memory. He knows
by heart all the verses of the Bible. You
can ask him at random any Of the verses,
and no matter II 1t begins sentence or is
D continuation Of the preceding verse his
memory ID never detective and he will re-
cite the lines.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
Live stock Notes.

Breed more size and more quality in
to the carriage and coach horse.
Mix your animals rations scientifical-
ly and weigh them carefully Nothing
is more important In mixing foods for
live stock than to mix them by weight
Timothy hay is poor stuff for COW
feed. Glover hay is the thing.
When you buy new hogs, sheep or
cattle, turn them into pen or yard by
themselves until you ascertain whether
they have not some infectious disease.
This precaution is especially necessary
now when European governments pre-
tend that we have swine plague and
pleuropneumonia among our live stock
After you have shown animals at
tairs quarantine them to themselves
awhile after bringing them home. 1t is
easy to catch contagious diseases among
your live stock at fairs
In some counties in Iowa half the
wheat crop will this year be fed to
stock In the northwestern states the
whir Of the steel wheat crusher is heard
in the land.
Where your ewes are insufficiently
sheltered from cold, breed them so that
they will lamb in April or May.
Keep the breeding ewes in good con-
dition. Many ewes are lost by having
them start in to winter in poor condi-
tion. Such ewes, when they themselves
do not die produce dead or weakly
lambs
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
News and Notes.

The electrical plow, which, it is claim
ed, may be operated at much less cost
than one propelled by steam, is lead
ing novelty in farm machinery.
Reports from horse breeding centers
in the west indicate that many large
brood mares have been sold, their own
ers being disgusted with prevailing
prices. Rural New Yorker says electric
ity and the bicycle will never hurt the
business of the large truck horse, and
those who keep their brood mares and
breed to the best will be well repaid.
Breeders of scrub or misfit horses have a
worse prospect ahead than the exclusive
wheat growers
The best soil for asparagus is warm,
sandy or gravelly one, with good drain
age.
The heavier soils as rule contain
more potash than the lighter ones, and
in general way it is safe to assume that
potash is not needed on such soils so
long as they produce fair crops.
The American cranberry is beginning
to make a reputation for itself both in
Great Britain and on the continent, fol-
lowing in the footsteps of American
corn.
Crimson clover is gaining in popular
ity nearly everywhere that it has been
grown
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

Keep your harness soft and clean, par
ticularly the inside of the collar and
saddle, as the perspiration, if allowed
to dry in, will cause irritation and pro
duce gals.
The collar should fit closely, with suf-
ficient space at the bottom to admit your
hand A collar too small obstructs the
breathing, while one too large will
cramp and draw the shoulders into an
unnatural position, thus obstructing the
circulation
Never allow your horse to stand on
hot, fermenting manure. as this will
soften the hoofs and bring on diseases Of
the feet, nor permit the old litter to lie
under the manger, as the gases will
taint his food and irritate his lungs as
well as his eyes.
Do not keep the hay over the stable,
as the gases from the manure and the
breath of the animal will make it un-
wholesome.
Kindness will do more than brutality
Therefore do not use harsh language to
your horse or lash, beat or kick him
Bear in mind that he is very intelligent
and sensitive. willing servant, and de-
serving Of your kindest treatment and
thought
Remember that horses are made vicious
by cruel treatment; that more horses
are lame from bad shoeing than from
all other causes; that a careless applica-
ton of the whip has blinded many
horses; that more fall from WEAKNESS
than from any other cause, and that no
animal should ever be sruck upon the
head. Massachusetts Society For the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
THE STAMP or STYLE.

Velvet or plush jackets, with wide col
lar and lapels of fur, are among the popu-
lar and stylish winter wraps.
A novelty in neck dressing is stock
collar, with ostrich plumes set on either
side and falling over the shoulders
Fur capes falling about four or five
inches below the waist line are extremely
popular and are very convenient and de-
sirable garments.
A very pretty bonnet Is of bright red
velvet shirred on fat crown. Twists and
loops of velvet trim the edge, and jet
nigrets bristie up from the immediate back
of the crown.
For extremely cold weather there are
some charminaly comfortable looking
cloaks Of long silky plush. These are lined
with ermine or other fine fur and trimmed
with fox or angora.
Fur collars are among the articles that
are considered Indispensable. The most
available ones just cover the points OF the
shoulders and have high standing collar
close about the ears.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH.

Mr.. Hall Caine is 40 years OF age and
till he began TO write had never read a
novel IN his life.
Benjamin Constant, so it is reported
has received orders to paint several por-
traits in New York and Boston this win
ter.
Edna LyaIl l. engaged upon a long
novel which deals with the career OF q girl
upon the English stage. The entire win
ter will be given over to the writing or
the book
Rudyard Kipling. after sending his first
two or three stories to nearly every pub
Usher in England. finally sold them for Sl5
His last story brought him 81 900 for the
English rights alone.
Mr. J. Mcneil Whistler Is expected to
issue series Of photographic drawings In
solor before long They will be published
"a parts containing four plates each and
will bear the graceful and suggestive titla,
Songs on Stone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

Pullets are not good breeders.

Pullets are not good breeders.
Plumage, symmetry and SO on de-
pend on the sire.
Observe which hens are the best lay
ers and breed from them.
Give fowls all the range and exercise
that the weather will permit this cold
weather.
An eastern exchange says: Eggs are
shipped to New York from Belgium.
They are packed in fat boxes, filed In
with cut straw. The boxes hold from
so to so dozen each. The loss by break
age is about the same as those shipped
from the west in barrels. Freight aver
ages from l a cents to cents per doz-
en-, while their prices range with those
for western stock.
No condition powders, no medi-
cine, no patent ''egg food, j" no moth
ing but the same common sense ap-
piled to the hen as to the COW.
It is the mother that influences the
internal qualities. A good layer, if mat
ed in the right way, will impress this
desirable quality upon her progeny.
The roosters are like the drone in a
hive-useless, except for the purpose of
procreation. Hens will lay better and
the eggs will keep better without them.
1t is an important item when the
hens are closely confined, as is often
necessary during the winter, to see that
the food and water are kept clear Of
filth.
In selecting male bird for breeding
take one that is bold and lively in dis
position, glossy in plumage, form well
developed. broad, full breast, muscular
thighs and legs set well apart.
Hens eat considerable grass during
the summer, and something of like ma
ture should be provided for them in
winter.
Put straw in the roosting places of
the ducks and geese 1t will help keep
them warm. Change it often enough to
keep clean.
One Of the best ways Of keeping the
hens at work this cold weather is to
feed the grain among litter and let them
scratch it ont.
If the hens are laying we'll in winter,
they must have lime in some form.
Give them crushed oyster shells, old
plaster or bonemeal.
Yellow corn gives a yellow tinge to
the flesh of dressed poultry. Wheat and
buckwheat whiten it. Feed according
to the demands of your market.
A Peking duck lays from 12O to $50
eggs in year, and it is not hard to
make pair Of young Pekings weigh 10
pounds when 10 weeks old. They are a
profitable fowl
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
FAMOUS ENGLISH SWORDS.
Some Noticeable Weapons That Are Ex-
hibited In the Tower of London.

Some Noticeable Weapons That Are Ex-
hibited In the Tower of London.
Whoever visits the London Tower
may enjoy veritable feast Of swords,
but amid the nunberless array Of weap-
ons there are one or two that are espe-
cially worthy of notice. There is the
sword of state, which is girt on the
monarch's side after his amounting at
the imposing ceremony of coronation,
which girding is more honored in the
breach, one would suppose, when the
monarch is lady The sword is first
consecrated by the primate, and by him
handed to the lord chamberlain, who
completes the function. 1t is two hand
ed weapon. with rich decorations on hiIt
and pommel and scabbard. OF scarcely
less Importance is the 'ssword of mercy, :"
borne before the sovereign in the coro-
nation procession. This sword is named
Curtana. but though undoubtedly very
ancient it can hardly claim to be the
original Curtana forged by the famous
Munifcan.
This original Curtana was the magic
weapon Of Ogier the Dane, bold knight
Of Charlemagne' most warlike days.
Our OWE Curtana is in any case many
centuries old. 1t is square pointed, with
the look as though the point had been
broken short; hence possibly its name.
A fine gold wire covers its handle, and
the scabbard is remarkably ornate. Two
other swords are carried at the corona
tion emony-swords symbolical of
spiritual and temporal justice, the first
with an obtuse point, the latter sharp.
Curtana and these two Justice swords
are not often called upon to make pub
lie appearance. 1t is happily more than
half century since they were last re-
quired at a coronation, but whenever
the sovereign opens parliament in per
son the sword of state first mentioned is
called from its repose.
The lord mayors sword is even more
familiar to the general public, and not
only London, but most other corpora
tions, have their sword and sword bear
er. 1t is a picturesque survival of the
middle ages, which one would regret to
see abolished-part Of the ritual Of state
customs, which ritual is by no means
meaningless. Public action must often
be of igurative character. Such is the
mode by which the city Of London some
times does honor to those who have rem
dered the nation good service. presenting
to them swords of honor. These civic
swords have been given to men like
Lord Napier, Lord Clyde, Lord Wolse-
ley. Wellington received one in his day,
and so did the Prussian Blucher. Lon
don Standard
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

In the house of the tambourinist all
dance.
Choose your wife on Saturday. not on
q Sunday.
Women and hens soon lost with CAD
ding about
He who stirs honey must have some
stick to him
The honest woman and The broken leE
within doors.
No ola without bacon, mo wedding
without tambourine-
There is not a pins point between the
yes and no Of q woman.
While the tall maid is STOPPING the lit
tie one hath swept the house.
The man is Ere, the woman tow, the
devil comes the fame to blow.
He who marries a widow will have ID
dead mans head often thrown In his dish
He who hath handsome wifR, or Co..
tle On the frontier, or vineyard near the
highway, never lacks quarrel.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, M, p, Ii an
accomplished dancer.
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison has on his front
door an electric bell which docs not work
Mr.. Gladstone, despite his supposed vast
wealth, wears his clothes until they are
threadbarc, shiny and shabby.
cold Tom" Tudor of Mount Oliyet.
KY, celebrated his eightieth birthday By
marrying for the seventh time.
Sir Watkyn Wynn j. lord of the manor
over lSO, 900 acres OF land in Wales, besides
owning In his own right 1877, O25 acres
more.
Stephen Kelly Of Meriden, Conn, al
ways wears clothing made to order He
weighs 40S pounds and measures feet
about the waist
Robert 7. Smith, the old time temper
ance lecturer, is still living in Baltimore
and celebrated the eighticth anniversary
Of his birth the other day
All the young actors that used to De un-
der Augustin Days management have
turned out we'll Henry Miller j. Charles
Frohman's leading man, John Drew and
Otis skinner are starring. and Frederick
Bond II TO become star next sensun-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
The TATrLER.

1t is said, strange al it may seem, that
Mrs Hetty Green once upon time wa
fond of society
Mrs. Robert Goelet ana her sister, Mrs
Starr Miller carry their fondness for vio-
let even to the matter of table decoration
Comtesse Foucher de Cartel, founder Of
the Association dcs Danes Franchise, has
been made a chevaIier Of the Legion Of
Honor.
An American lady now residing In Pa
ris. Mrs. W. J Baird has been nieknamed
the Chess Queen because or her superior
mastery q that difficult game.
Miss Ida Lockwood " Muncie has lately
been commissioned deputy county recorder
in Delaware county, Ind. She has been
clerk in the office for III years
Both Of the legs of Miss Eva Dooley OF
Boston were amputated at the knee re-
Gently to save her life. They were poison
ed by the dye in red stockings which she
had been wearing
Miss Nellie Cushman has become fa-
nous all over Arizona as a mining ex-
pert She began the business about nine
years ago and since then has made and
lost fortune several times.
Miss Lucy Wheelock, in charge Or The
kindergarten at ChauDcey Hall school,
Boston, il leading a movement to establish
a college settlement I'd be carried on en-
tirely by kindergarten teachers.
Patti has a weakness for dogs Mexican
spaniels are her special fayorites, and to
see Patti is to see small spaniel with
her. Wherever she goes, she carries one
with her half hidden in a silk shawl
One Of the most expensive billiard ta-
bles in the country is that in Mrs. Potter
Palmer's house in Chicago. 1t cost 81, 900
and was designed by herself Mrs. Palm
er is a very strong cushion carom player
Mrs. Cramer Of Neenah, Wis, finished
reading her Bible for the two hundred
and fifty-eighth time on Dec. 81 and closed
1T with the remark that she would not
read 1t again that year" She is 80 years
Of age.
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, the gifted wife Of
the English actor, is a deep student Of
matters other than theatrical She is very
fond Of Greek and Latin and is said to
read Greek as well as English. Mrs. Tree
j. also very domestic.
Mrs. H. g. Quinlan, New York lady,
has devoted nearly a score of years To the
study Of Napoleonic effects, and the result
j. seen in her drawing room. which ID
called the only absolutely correct empire
drawing room known today.
Mrs. William Astor, whose magnificent
house at Fifth avenue and Thirty fourth
street will soon be torn down, will take
up her residence in Paris shortly, where
she expects to entertain magnifcently in
apartments on the Champs Elysees.
Miss jamie McWilliams Of Holly Springs
Miss, acted as deputy sheriff to her fs-
ther, r. McWilliams, for q year az n
means OF enabling herself to take the
course OF music which she ID at present
pursuing at the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
VERY SOUND COMMON SENSE.
Germany Had Real Reason to Restrict
American Cattle.


The fact is that no people on earth
are 90 careful as to what they put down
their gullets as the Germans. Their gov
ernment is paternal enough to enforce
the strictest laws against the sale of un-
wholesome and adulterated food prod
ucts of every kind We are too demo
cratic" on this side to pay any attention
to the adulterators of food products
who are swindling and poisoning us
fairly at their will. Germany for years
scheduled our pork because it was not
inspected for trichin9, as all German
pork Is before allowed on the market.
We clustered about in manner quite in
keeping with our reputation on the other
side and charged discrimination, ("
protection to German producers and
all such stuff, but had not the sense to
institute an inspection of our own so
that we conld guarantee the wholesome
ness Of our products to people who eat
pork half raw. Finally, after The Ga
zette had preached such inspection for
years, it was instituted, and immedi-
ately the German barrier against our
pork fell. The fatherland has sched-
uled our cattle, and again the cry goes
up of retaliation against us The weak
lings who utter this cry do not seem to
know that if Germany had wanted to
retaliate she would first have attacked
our pork and not our beef Our exports
Of cattle and beef are comparatively in
significant As a matter of fact, the
German "vets" have found some dis
ease in our cattle. They .wouldnot dare
declare it If they had not What this
disease is we do not know. We are GER
tain It is not pleuro. 1t is not claimed
to be. Possibly it is Texas fever, as they
say. If so. they simply have yet to
learn thoroughly the nature of this pecul-
lar disease, for it will not harm them.
Now comes the warning about the zinc
in dried fruit No man wants to take
zinc into his stomach in unknown guam
titles, and the German government was
doing its duty by its people in discov-
ering the presence Of the harmful min
eraI in the dried fruits which we send
abroad
The remedy is that suggested by our
consul-greater care and honesty in the
preparation Of our export food prod
uots It is rank folly to yell ''retalia-
ton" and urge President Cleveland to
use the big club in his hands in return.
If pure and wholesome products are
sent abroad, we shall hear nothing of
such complaints We have almost eter-
nally ruined our reputation for export
cheese by sending over the abominable
axle grease filled" cheese and the car
wheel white oaks. That our seeds are
adulterated does not admit Of dispute
On the floor Of the senate Mr.. Paddock
made such an exposure Of the adultera-
tions of food stuffs and drugs in this
country as should have startled the ma
ton into an exterminating whirlwind
Of wrath against these thieves, but the
pure food bill still slumbers in the COM
mittee room. put to sleep by judicious
lobbying. Breeder Gazette
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
VOICES OF THE HUMAN HEART.

felt the breath OF the expiring year
Pass in the moaning breeze, and TO my sight
Glistened each star az 'twere frozen tear
Upon the mute and lonesome face OF night.
Time, in our breasts, that s1umbers not nor
sleeps,
Marks the faint murmur Of eternity
As ever round with rhythmic impulse sweeps
Sweet little eddy Of the life to be.
We look, and, loi afar doth stretch the deep
With ebb and fow amid the storm and calm.
Raising its thunderous praises to heavens
steep
Or chanting to the shore q lowly psalm,
While in the ears that hear, from little hearts
That shrink and swell as with imprisoned
love,
Steal DER the silence Of their inmost parts
The nearer echoes Of q voice above.
Thomas Hardness in Chambers Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

A degree Of Importance is to be at
tached to Endeavor methods. The plans
under which Endeavor work is conduct
ed are not all equally wise and eff
cient Some effort should be made to
become acquainted with and to adopt
the best methods. But more important
than this, more essential to success, is
the possession Of the Endsavor spirit.
If we are animated by the affections
and motives Of the true Endeavorer,
the ordinary methods will be invested
with great efficiency, and a great work
will be accomplished. National Pres
bYterian.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28
The Christian'a Hnnc.

The imagination viii sometimes fly
up to God with such a power that
eagles wings cannot match it. 1t some
times has such might that it can al
most see the King in His beauty and the
land which is very far off. But if it is
potent one way it is another, for imagi-
nation has taken us down to the lowest
planes of earth. But rejoice and think
Of one thing-that can cry out when
this imagination comes upon me. So it
is with the Christian. If he cries out,
there is hope. Can you chain your imag-
ination? No, but the power Of the Holy
Ghost can. Christian Work.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-02-28

Tny way, not mine, O Lordl
However dark it bel
Lead me BY Thine own hand,
Choose out the path for me.
Smooth let it be or rough.
1t will be still the best.
Winding or straight, it leads
Right onward to Thy rest.
dare not choose my lot
would not if l might.
Choose Thou for me, my God
So shall ] walk Alright.
The kingdom that see
Is Thine; 20 let the way
That leads To it be Thine.
Else must surely stray.
Take Thou my cup and it
With JOY or sorrow fill
As best to Thee may seem.
Choose Thou my good and i'll
Choose Thou for me my friends.
Ny sickness or my health;
Choose Thou my cares for me,
My poverty or wealth
Not mine. not mine. the choice
In things or great or small.
Be Thou my guide. my strength,
Ny wisdoro and my all
H. Bonar.