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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
"MAN OVERHEARD ~
A Lively Little Joke. but It Cost Him His
Baggage.

A Lively Little Joke, but It Cost Him His
baggage.
Steamship passengers frequently re-
sort to practical jokes to relieve the mo
notony Of voyages, said retired sea
captain yesterday, and while the
pranks, as a rule, are perfectly harmless
they sometimes have boomerang effect.
Three years ago we were crossing the
Atlantic, and both the owners and my
self were exceedingly anxious to make
speedy trip, as a rival liner had the
week before lowered the record held by
our company On the third day ont Just
about dusk the cry Of Man overheard =
rang through the ship, and hurried in
vestigation ELECTED the information that
several of the passengers had heard
splash, followed by piteOus appeals Of
Help, help Save mer The engines
were stopped, and the steamer put about,
close watch being kept meanwhile for
the drowning man. a half hour was
spent in cruising about without results,
and we started on our journey under the
belief that the poor fellow had gone TO
the bottom. The inquiry that followed
proved puzzling No one was missing,
and we came to the conclusion that
stowaway had committed suicide
The next day, however, an explana-
ton came We had ventriloquist
aboard III the person of a very smart
young man, who was too tickled over
the success Of his joke to keep the secret.
"Then the laugh was on him. AS he
had caused q serious delay and much
annoyance l notified him that | had
made an official entry Of the circum-
stance on my log and the loss Of time,
and that ON approaching shore ! would
detain him until d sufficient guarantee
had been put up that he would answer
in court to reply to a demand for finan-
cial restitution. l talked Of $50, 900 be-
ing about the penalty under the govern
ment mail contract, and it is needless
to say he spent the balance Of the voyage
on tenter hooks He disappeared before
we docked, leaving his baggage be-
hind. San Francisco Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

cnurcn NOT 1ar from AMMAN. Having
been from home considerable time,
she was unaware that the election of
elders had taken place She attended
services the following Sunday, when the
minister, commenting Oh the result, re-
marked that in David Richardson the
church had a new pillar Of strength, to
which she retOrted: What David
Richardson a pillar Nae wonder the
auld kirk gaun to fa N David, who
had the misfortune to have wooden
leg and a hump back, quietly rose up
and answered: ''Mhee lit, ye gowk.
Criffel's "a mountain in the neighbor-
hood not straight
On one occasion the minister met
Donald coming from Dumfries Rood fair
in rather muddled state David
David Do | sec your double?"
Eli, guidsakes, minister ~ exclaimed
the elder. Guidsakes, are We fou tae:''
A minister, feeling indisposed on one
occasion, did not put in an appearance,
and the elder, apologizing for his alb
sence, gave it out that his reverence
was unco bad in the r0omattic" (for u
he pronounced the word rheumatism
''and couldn't get ont. I"
On hearing this startling intelligence
ar old lady who happened to be pres
ent shrieked out:
Eli, that auld hizzy O. his Has she
locked puir man in the attic because ht
was enjoying himsep at Farmer Bells
kirn ?''--Scottish American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

In the works of most old authors who
have written on the subject Of agricul-
ture, or astrology as it is supposed to
affect agriculture. frequent illusions are
made to the influence of the moon ON
the growth of plants. In all these books
the husbandman is especially cautioned
to SOW seed of a certain kind during the
increase of the moon, and those of an
other kind during its decrease. Peas
and beans We're accorded their share Of
this superstition, the careful gardener
being especially admonished never to
sow such crops during the period be-
tween new and full moon.
Sir Anthony Fitz Herbert says. Take
special care to SOW yonr pease in the
old of the moon, cause then they will
codd better and be sooner ripe.
Thomas Tusser writes to the same
effect when he says:
Sow peas or beans in the wane Of the moon;
Who soweth them sooner, he soweth too soon;
That they with the planet may rest and rise,
And flourish with bearing most plentiful wise.
st. Louis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
NUMBER /
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning Aug. Ia
Comment hR rev. n EI nnwIn

Topic For the Week Beginning Aug. Ia
Comment by Rev. 5. III. Doyle.
ToPIc.-Christ's work for the world.-John
1, LA ( A Topical song service led by the mu-
sic committee suggested.
The prologue to the gospel Of John
deals principally with the divinity OF
Christ, His relation to the world at Gre
alton, His coming into the world as
man, and His rejection by the world In
this passage then we have not only
Christ relation to God, but also to the
world, and several Of His works il re-
latiOn to the world are suggested
H. Christ's work IA the revelation of
God to the world Christ is here called
the Word " Words reveal something
and Christ was called the Word because
he was to reveal God to the world The
world was not in entire ignorance Of
God Nature revealed the fact that there
must be Supreme Being and some OF
His attributes, but this knowledge
would not save, and therefore God sent
Christ to reveal Him. Christ revealed
the spirituality Of God, His fatherhood,
but most Of all the way Of access to and
reconciliation with God.
2. Christ's work as creator Of the
world All things were made by Him,
and without Him was not anything
made that was made Z" But, although
Christ was the creator Of the world, yet
when He came into the world, it did
not receive Him. "He came unto His
own, but His own received Him not "
As creator Of the world it belonged to
Him, yet this relationship was not ac-
nowledged when Christ came But all
did not reject Him. and a. many as re-
ceived Him, to them gave He power to
become the sons Of God. 1t paid to ac-
cept Christ. 1t still pays to accept Him
Ii pays for time and for eternity, for
'godliness il profitable unto all things,
having promise of the life that now is
and of that which il 10 come Z
3. Christ work as the light Of the
world I'm Him was life, and the life
was the light Of men N THAT was the
true light, which lighteth every man
that cometh into the world " The world
was spiritually dead when Christ came
into it, and He became its life by dis
pelling the darkness and thus becoming
its light. As the light Of the world
Christ scattered the darkness of the
world concerning God, sin, salvation
and the future life He was the true
light, in that He was opposed to all
false lights, that He was distinct from
the imperfect lights and that He Him
elf was the only true light of the world
Bible Readings lisa vii, IA; ; lii, IL !;
John j, 20; iii, 10, 20; viii, IL; il, 5 \;
n. 81, 50; Xii, 90, SO; Luke i, 1880;
Cor. xv, 3 Gal i, 3, A; Heb j, 1, 2 !;
ii, 1G, IA; xi, 3; l. Pet. ii, "a; iii. is;
John Ii q. IL IL. Rev 3 G
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

The meetings of the Christian En-
deavor society in Santander, Spain, held
ON Sunday evenings, are attended by an
average Of 80 persons The exercises
consist Of Bible study, prayer, hymns,
recitations of portions Of the Scripture
and exhortations- Although it il with
us in a somewhat rudimentaFy and inn
perfect form, yet the society is Of the
greatest utility ID our missionary work
Through its influence we are able to
retain under the influence of the gospel
the young people who have ceased to at
tend our day school and Sunday school
because they are learning trade
But the greatest benefit that l note as
a result Of the Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. is the attendance Of young people
upon the midweek meetings. The young
people not only 20 themselves, but they
endeavor to bring other members Of their
families with them, 80 we see at present,
what before was unknown to Us, the
prayers of the young minglng with
those Of the Old in our Tuesday night
meetings. Golden Rule
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
sARDINE FISHING.
The Process From the Time Of the Catch
to the Canning and Cooking.

to the Canning and Cooking.
Toward the end Of April the sardine
fishermen along the coast Of Brittany
begin to watch for the bnbbling of the
sardines On the surface Of the sea. For
they know that vast shoals of the little
fish are on their way from the coast Of
Africa up through the bay Of Biscay to
the north, and that they must be caught,
if at all as they pass. When any one
sees the water agitated, word spreads
rapidly and the boats put out from the
shore and race to the shoal
When the net is extended, the water
is ''baited'' by throwing balls Of
''roque" into it. As the bait dissolves
and sinks the sardines rise and remain
long after to nibble it, and their doom
is sealed. For this reason rogue is
most important part Of the sardine fish
erman's outfit. 1t is made Of the eggs of
mackerel and Goldfish mixed with clay,
and is rather expensive, costing from %
shillings to 40 shillings barrel
Within the curing factories or can
neries everything is hustle and confu-
hlOus lUE lntIb nluSE 0DI DC "a moment 5
delay in cleaning the fish. All night
long the work is carried ON by the light
Of blazing oil wicks The sardines are
spread ont on benches or tables, where
salt is busted over them Then the
women go along and snip off the heads
with great scissors.
The little fiat boxes 50 well known
to commerce are taken one by one and
filed from the glistening pile Of fish,
after which pure olive oil from the
province Of Bari, III Italy, is poured
over them and the tops soldered on.
In the meantime a great caldron of
hot water has Been raised to the boiling
point ready for the real operation Of
cooking the fish. The sealed boxes are
thrown into it and left for two or three
hours If any oil appears on the top Of
the water, the master workman knows
that some can has not been properly
soldered, and the loss is charged up to
the man who did the work. "A good
workman viii not lose more than two
or three boxes in 100.-New York Re
cOrder
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

Alphonse Daudet was not exactly
complimentary in his references to Eng
lish women, of whom he met many in
his recent trip to peridions Albion.
"Not only is the English woman not
handsome III features, lie says, but
there is nothing seductive III her phys
ical form, and, moreover, she is an ut
ter stranger to elegance and good taste
The English woman whom you encoun-
ter in Paris, with her fiattened down
hair and huge feet, differs i'll no single
particular from the English lady of
rank whom you meet in salons, On the
turf and at tho play. 1t gave me a real
thrill of pleasure on reaching Paris 10
behold our pretty Parisiennes, with
their fascinating toilets. New York
Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

One Of the most remarkable things
about the heart is the amount of work
it does Considering the organ AZ q
pump whose task is to deliver a known
quantity Of blood against known
"head, - it is easy to show that in "a
hours man Is heart does about 124 foot
tons Of work. In other words, says a
contemporary, IF the whole force ex-
pended By the heart in "a hours were
gathered iuto one huge stroke, such a
power would lift l24 tons one foot from
the ground A similar calculation has
been made respecting the amount of
work expended by the muscles involved
in breathing In 24 hours these muscles
do about 2I foot tons Of work 4"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
A Disappointing HauI.

"Some folks say, -aid fisherman,
"that if fish once gets into pound
net it never gets oui until it is taken
out, but as matter of fact fish often
get out of pound nets. 1t is common for
sheepshead, bluefsh, Spanish mackerel
and shad to get out of them. I've been
to pound net on Sunday and counted
285 bluefsh, and when the net was
hauled ON Monday found only four or
five. The fish get in, and if they find
the opening and get started right they
can get ont They follow one another
like a flock of sheep. New York sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
To Banish Church GossIp.

If you would quickly and certainly
drive out evil speaking and hatefulness
of heart from church members, set them
to thinking about Christ. Talk about
Him ID the prayer meeting, not ag far
of God, but as real, living, human
personality. Converse about His sorrows,
His forbearance, His love Study more
about Him in the Bible, and then tell
others OF the treasures you have un-
earthed- When the pastor breaches help
fully, talk one with another about how
he has shown forth the mind Of Christ.
Seek out the good deeds about you and
speak nf them AZ done in the name of
the Redeemer. Find in the beautiful
lives that you daily meet hkenesses to
the life Of Christ. William T. Ellis
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

gang Umo ,o ect away Eo let nlmsen re
taken to Jail and was ultimately tried,
convicted and sentenced. He had no
more to do with the horse than had n
"And what did you adviser
His best interest, Of course. He'd got
three years for stealing horse, but if
he owned up to the store robbery he'd
get from 10 to ID. / told him to shut
up, and the advice was so good that
got $50 for it, Yes, circumstantial evil
dence sometimes convicts an innocent
man, and if you are ever Oh a jury it
will be well to remember this fact. e.
Detroit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
Abide win Ne.

p bide with me fist falls the eventide;
The darkness deepcns; Lord with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts fee.
Help uf the helpless. Oh, abide with me
Not brief glance beg, passing word.
But a. Thou dwell's "a with thy disciples Lord,
Familiar. condsscvnding. patient. free.
Come, not to soiOurn, bat abide with me
need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's
powers
Who like Thy sell my guNle and stay can bef
Through cloud and sunshine, oh, abide with
mel
Rev. Henry Francis Lyte.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

A mob il usually a creature Of very
mysterious existence, particularly in a
large city. Where il comes from or
whittier it goes few men can tell AS
sembling and dispensing with equal sud
denness. it is as difficult to follow to
its various sources As the sea itself, nor
does the parallel stop here, for the ocean
is not more tickle and uncertain, more
terrible when aroused, more unreasoq-
able or more cruel Dickens.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
HOW BEADS ARE MADE.
One of tbe Oldest ond Most Interesting OF
the Minor Arts.

One of the Oldest and Most Interesting OF
the Minor Arts.
Chinese are the oldest beadmakers i'll
the world. They have Il ide beads 50
long that even their historians do not
mention a time when the industry was
not ancient, And the Chinese today dc
the work just as their forefathers did,
and the styles are exactly the same.
After the Chinese no people are 20 ex-
pert as the Yenetians At present there
are more than 600 workmen in the is
land Of Murano alone who are engaged
in beadmaking. The few manufacturers
in other parts of tho world have all
learned the secret of the craft in Venice.
For beadmaking there must be a rope
walk connected with the glass factory.
A rope walk is narrow, straight gal
lery $50 feet long and 50 situated that
the middle is not far from the furnaces
in which the glass is melted The first
process is the making Of ordinary tubes
like those used III almost every drug
store Two brawny workmen with bare,
brown arms seize 4 huge wedge Of the
''metal, h as tie molten glass is called,
between their blowpipes, and after it
has been blown hollow they gradually
stretch tout into long, swinging rope.
When it has been reduced to the prop
er size for the beads about to be made,
it il laid away to cool, after which \
workman comes along and in wonder
fully deft manner chips it into frag
mentS Of uniform size Often for small
beads these are not much larger than
grain Of wheat, but 50 carefully il the.
work done that the little cylinders are
rarely cracked or spoiled.
The pieces are now picked up by boys
and placed in a tub with sand and ashes
and stirred mp carefully Ia this way
the holes in the embryo beads are stuffed
full, thus preventing the danger Of the
sides fiattening together when heat il
applied. They are next placed in a skill
let-just such a one as the housewife
uses in frying eggs-and stirred over
very hot fire until the ragged edges
where the pieces were broken from the
tube are rounded, giving the bead =
globular form.
As soon as they are cool the ashes and
sand are shaken ont Of them in sieve,
and then they are separated according
to size by other sieves- They are taken
next to a long table around which o
whole flock Of boys and girls are sitting
If the glass is colored, as it often is, the
piles Of beads on the table suggest
rainbow, with every hue, from jet black,
through red, green, yellow and blue, up
TO white.
Each child has a needle and thread,
and by long practice the beads are
placed ON strings with almost incon-
ceivable swiftness And the children
keep an exact count, too. SO that the
manufacturer knows just how many
beads he il sending out The threads
are tied into bundles and shipped to al
most every port where vessel touches.
Chicago Record.
The sea bladder consists nf parent
animal, with its own air bladder, and
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
A SAMPLE CASE.
An Innoce ut Man Convicted on Circum-
stantial Evidence.

stantial Evidence.
"Did .ver Know Of an innocent man
being convicted ON circumstantial evil
dence?'' repeated 4 Detroit lawyer who
was smoking cigar in hotel the other
evening. Eyes, know of case. In
fact, was the prisoners attorney II
happened in Missouri about 20 years ago
and was one Of my first cases.
"It was this way, continued the
lawyer as he got comfortably settled
down. "a farmer had horse stolen,
and the animal was followed for ten
miles and found under a shed i'll the
suburbs Of the town where / lived. At
the same time they found man in hid
ing. He refused to give any account Of
himself, and when charged with being
the horse thief he did not deny it, 1t
was not until he was put ON trial i'll the
higher court that | was retained He
stoutly declared his innocence and had
several men on hand to prove his good
character, bft he wouldn't account for
his whereabouts on the night the horse
was stolen. / not only felt sure Of his
guilt, but had no show to make for him
and wasn't disappointed when be was
convicted offhand As to the 'circum-
stantial' part, they proved that he knew
the horse and had said he felt tempted
to steal it; also that he was seen that
evening within mile of the farmer s
barn. Horse hairs We're found ON his
trousers legs, and he was in hiding
near the horse Everything pointed to
his gnilt. and the jury made quick work
of him.
"And wasn't he guilty. asked one
Of the group
"Not bit Of it. After he had been
sentenced for three years his wife came
to me and wanted me to advise him to
tell the truth. She knew it all the time
He was out that night with two other
men to rob store, and they got away
with wagon load Of goods. He was set
to watch, and while thus serving was
run into the he'd by the men in pursuit
OF the horse thief. The latter got away
and the other was captured. To give mis-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

"You seem thoughtful, Henry" said
Mr.. Meektons better half.
Yes. an idea just struck me. +"
"What was it?'
81 was wondering whether, by next
season, the new woman will be gentle
manly enough to take her hat off in the
theater. Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
SCOTCH HuMoR.
It Crops Out Occasionally Among Elders
of the Kirk.

of the Kirk.
The elder If the kirk, like most Of us,
can blunder occasionally The pastor of
small village ON the borders had gone
for few days to visit s@spe relatives,
when an old lady was suddenly stricken
down and not expected to live more
than few hours. The elder was hastily
summoned to attend; but, having been
lately elected to the post, which he had
accepted i'll order to satisfy the vanity
Of his wife. he did not feel able to face
the trying ordeal His wife entreated
him to do his duty, and whispering q
few lines Of Scripture into his ears sent
him off ON his errand.
An hour later his wife beheld him
stepping homeward as brisk as March
hare. She inquired how he had come ON.
"Oh. fine. woman, finei" was the re-
| ply. "She was deid when | got therep ~
A short time ago when diseitablish-
ment was in everybodys mouth, an old
lady created quite q sensation in a
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15
A BABY 4 KNOW.

Hod's angel was bldden TO make her fair,
30 he wove tho sunshine into her hair
he took of the midnoon s cloudless skies
And fashion d therefrom her two blue eyes.
he washed her whito with the sinless SHOWS
And painted her checks with the dawn's faint
rose.
He dimpled her tiny hands and feet,
He made her sunny and soft and sweet,
He nodded her round white limbs with art.
he got her from heaven pure child heart.
Then he kissd her lips and her brow and eyes
And brought her, sleeping, from paradise.
Such virtue lies in those kisses three
That, how so weary at heart are we,
The look and the smile on our baby's face
Bring rest and comfort and endless grace.
Bessie Gray in Ladies' Home Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

The difference between me and some
other Radicals is that l am practical,
and they are not, while between me and
certain Others the difference is that |
say openly what / think, and that they,
like the monkeys, keep their thoughts
to themselves or have one series of ut
terances for public and another for pri-
yate consumption. London Truth
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

1t is the tendency Of men OF pure
lives, optimistic nature and kindly sen
timent to ignore the reality Of moral
evil We are inclined to think that all
men are good or want to be good, Oh AT
most that sin is only disease to be
pitied and cured Il is not true. -Ly-
man Abbott.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

Horrors M exclaimed the beautiful
society woman. do you mean to try to
sell me that picture as an artistic pres
entation Of d group Of hurses?''
The great artist paused moment be-
wildered. Then light broke in upon
him, and with few rapid strokes he
painted ont all the long, graceful tails
on the horses and substituted for each q
docked tuft that stuck out straight like
o pump handle
"Ah, - said the society woman, clap
ping her hands with pleasure now that
Is picture worth having. Chicago
Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

There is dew in one flower and not
in another because one opens its cup
and takes ii il, while the other closes
itself and the drops run off. So God
rains goodness and mercy a. wide as the
dew, and if we lack them it is hecause
we viii not open Cur hearts to receive
them. .-Reformed Church Messenger
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

Nine. Mara, the noted songstress. had
dark, irregular features, but with such
a play Of expression when she sang that
they seemed to glow She did NOT nt
first appearance un the stage favorably
impress an audience, on account Of her
lameness, but when she began 20 mng
everything else was forgotten.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

no man Or woman u the humblest
sort can really be strong, pure and good
without the world being the better for
it, without somebody being helped and
comforted by the very existence Of this
goodness. Phillips Brooks.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-08-15

Rivers Imposing it to be true that
Luther did throw an ink bottle at satan,
why do you think he did it?
Banks-I presume he wanted to see if
he couldn't make him blacker than he
was painted Chicago Tribune.