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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

starboard quarter. l can't make out
any sail or her. :"
"All right. Come down. Well have
breakfast. There's trouble ahead. But
there are 23 Of US, all good men, and
we ought to make a tidy fight for our
lives. ~
A strict watch was kept at the mast
head, and at 10 O'Clock hail came:
"There's beat full of men putting off
shore 1t is yawl with tug. She's
coming fast under sweeps.
The ensign was seized union down to
attract some passing vessel, and all
waited and watched. There were not
less than 40 men in the yawl.
When il was within about 20 yards of
the boat. the captain cried, '.Fire'' But
as usual two Of the carronades missed
fire, the other scattered ten feet wide Of
the boat, and next it swept under the
bow, the leader white man, springing
into the chains, followed by gang Of
mplattoes, negroes and SpaniaTds, all
big men. Their captain 5 head just came
above the bow, when he was run through
board, but his men managed to get on
the howsprit and come aboard, Two Of
the pirates mounted the channels and
tumbled into the waist. The cook, ne
gro giant weighing 800 pounds, rushed
at them with 4 cutlass, beat down their
guard and hewed them down. A third
had grasped the swifter to help him up,
when his arm was cut clean off at the
shoulder by the negro. A splash in the
water told the rest.
In the bow the defenders had done
good work, but Captain Drake was
stretched on the bits covered with blood.
The last pirate had run ont on the jib
boom and fired his pistol just as mus
ket ball took his life, but be had done
bis work, for poor Spain got his bullet
id the head and never spoke after. They
were beaten, and under a parting yolley
the ruffians aprapg to their sweeps and
with the loss Of half their crew made
for land
Suddenly the mainsail gave flop.
No orders were needed. The topsail hal
yards were manned Up with the fly
ing jih, trim sheets, round in starboard
braces ~ was the cry, and the little brig
began to surge through the water.
HSee, see The schooner's making
sail. Up 90 her gaff and foresail. The
fights not over, men She'll cut us to
pieces with her long Toni just then
came the sound of heavy gun, and SO
intent were the crew watching the pi-
rate vessel that they had not seen, half
a mile away, a British corvet piling
on sail up to royals She was lier,
too, and inside Of five minutes swept
down on the brig, hailed and was told
what had occurred.
The pirate craft was intent only on
saving her men in the yawl, but it was
too late. The corvet ran her down and
at 100 yards gave the maraUders a
shower Of grape that tore the boat and
crew into splinters. The schooner made
off, followed by the man-o war, and
both disappeared in the southern board.
The second mate took command of the
brig. Her captain had a broken thigh
and shot through his body, while the
mate and four Of the crew lay dead.
The breeze kept steady, and on the 4th
Of January they came to anchor in Span
ish Town harbor. Captain Drake lived to
get well and quit the sea. But before
the Christ Church chimes rang for an
other Christmas poor Emma Drake had
followed her lover to better land -
PHILADELPHIA Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
CHAMP cLARK,s STORY.
How 1t Impressed Youngster Who Heard
II In 4 sneeek.

III the Garfield Hancock campaign
there was a big Democratic meeting at
a certain place IN st. Charles county, in
this stats. A number Of distinguished
Democratic speakers We're there, and
we had a day Of it. The writer was then
a small child, but one of the speakers
made very profound impression upon
his mind The speaker was no other
than Champ Clark.
No one asks now, "Who was Champ
Clarke but then he was a new star in
the armament.
We had a number Of speeches, and the
children We're very tired. can speak
for the grown people, because the good
Democrats there would not have owned
to being tired. | know, after such dis
play of eloQuence from their great party
leaders. At any rate / was tired, hut my
mother whispered.
There is only one more speech,
and l was much relieved. A blond young
man was introduced rs Champ CLARK of
Pike county. He came forward with
pleasant face and manner that at once
attracted my attention He began in
this way:
II am reminded Of the boy who kill
ed a possum and expected to enjoy a
possum dinner the next day. The fam
lily was about to sit down TO the dinner
table when wagon drove up and a
neighbours family came in. The head
of the house announced that the visitors
had come to dinner. There was no room
at the table for our Young friend, the
sportman, and he waited, with his eyes
anxiously fixed on the dish Of possum.
The guests had good appetites. Finally
there was only one piece Of possum
left, and one Of bis own family took
that. Then the possum lover busted
right out a-crying. The disappointment
was too much for him.
my friends, continued Mr.. Clark,
81 am in that same condition. When 1
heard the first speech, thought, we'll
that is pretty bad, but still have some
thing left to say. Then there came the
next speech. and the next, and when the
last speaker finished just busted right
out a-crying, because there was not an
other thing left for me to say"
But there was, and he said it too.
He awakened that audience till you
could hear its applause mile away.
think that that was probably the
first time Champ Clark ever spoke in st.
Charles eounty. He carried back home
with him the thanks and appreciation
of good many of his hearers that day.
st. Louis Republic
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

Sir Arthur Sullivan was himself in
Berlin to assist at the first performance
Of his 'Ivanhoe" at the Royal Opera re-
Gently. While be was there he met Mas
cagni at dinner given in honor Of
the two ilIustrious guests of musical
Berlin. In which of the European cap
itals would you soonest live2 asked Sir
Arthur. and Mascagni's reply was rather
perplexing, III would live from 2 to IA
N. III. At London, from l1 To > AT Paris,
from y to at Vienna. from to 10 mt
Budapest, and after 10 at Berlin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
SOUTH AFRICAN LIONS.
They Are. II r. said, the Boldest Of All
Predatory Animals,

Predatory Animals,
South African lions are, beyond ques-
tion, the boldest of all predatory ami
mails, and those Of MashOnaland are per
haps the boldest Of all. During the
night, their natural hunting time. they
attack draft animals, or even men,
within few yards Of the camplres,
and are a constant and serious danger to
travellers i'll districts remote from the
main tracks Of traders. From the Zam-
bezi, through Mashonaland, and north
To The Limpop0 q chorus Of complaints
rises i'll the pages of recent travellers
whose cattle OF followers have suffered
from their attacks. Mr.. Selous has re-
corded the pursuit Of the post from Sails
bury by a lion, and the loss of the mail
bags, which the animal tore from the
back Of the pack horse. Mr.. Millais,
who crossed the Nuanetsi river with a
team of eight donkeys to draw his wag-
on-the oxen being left behind Oh ac-
count Of The proximity Of the " ay'
uOuntry-lost three Id one night BY lion
attack, carried out with the utmost con
tempt for human beings, whether white
or black. He was awakened by the lion !
roar, and almost Immediately saw one
Of the tethered donkeys knocked over.
1t was not five yards from the fire, but
in the darkness and dazzle Of the fire he
could not see the attacker. Eve knew
instinctively that a lion had killed the
donkey, and was standing over him not
five yards from where we were, but il
was hopeless to fire unless we saw some
thing, Oh at least could make certain Of
his whereabouts
This odd scene continued for some
moments, the actors being four or five
black men, two white men, d pony, sew
Ell live donkeys and dead one, and the
lion standing over the latter, with a fire
partly lighting up the figures, until q
couple more dOnkeys broke loose. They
rushed into mealie field, and there the
party heard the lion chasing first one
donkey and then another, as excited and
a. little afraid a. dog chasing rabbits
in field Of barley. AT every bound
the lion emitted a snbdned 'bOo-uff, a.
LIS ADA5 ASE- HtAuSh ADt EtOuHus Dht AbS
I two did not 60 far. There were presently
a loud scuffie, a crack and the sound OF
heavy body falling; then all was
still. - The lion chased the third donkey
round the camp, killed and ate it, and
was next day shot by an ingenious trap
made by tying rife to posts, and fas
tening a string TO the trigger, which tht
4 lion struck when revisiting its kill. 4
The nnsportsmanlike method Of com
passing its death il excused BY Captain
Millais on tile ground OF necessity. Thi:
lion was 10 feet long from the tip d
the nose to the tip Of the tail, was il
perfect health and immensely formida-
BILE London Spectator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
woMANs WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Success or Women In the Lighter Mechan-
fcaI Trades.

"We had to let women into the bicy
Gle manufacturing business, said gen
tleman connected with that great and
thriving industry. ''TheIe are manipu-
lations so slight and delicate that wo-
mans fingers can make them better and
quicker than mans In thriving
western town il to be seen this sign,
"John Spencer & Daughter, Jewellers
and Opticians. That word daughter"
stands for story that will prove an in
spiration to many a girl who has the
good fortune to work for her living.
Miss Spencer had natural inclination
to the trade Of manufacturing jeweler.
She entered a Theological school to learn
it. There were no other women in the
institution. In the coming years the
masculine students who were there at
that time will be filed with dull, I'M
pleasant sense Of shame when they re-
call that they rose ia body and do
manded Of the professors in the school
tlsat thov tarn this nnn nnnr little GIRL
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
HeLEN's FACE A BOOK.

Helen's face is like book
Charming all its pages.
Helen's face is like book.
What's the story forsook
When on Helen's face look7
When her smile engages?
There / read an old romances
Here see one living.
There read an old romance,
But in Helen's lightest glance
For livelier tale enchants,
Wild excitement givingi
What is printers ink to me7
Commas, dots and dashes2
What is printers ink to me
If with Helen I may be,
Exclamation points 10 see
Underneath her lashesl Lark,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

"Oh. baroness. have you heard il
tet?''
"Is it secret. your excellenoyg"
'tYes.
"Then / have heard it already. -
Fliegende Blatser.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

Riches without charity are nothing
worth. They are blessing only to him
who makes them blessing to others. =
Fielding.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

The salary 0f the major general conn
nanding the army IN Az, 800.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

Georgia has SO, Sss factory hands,
who make annually S6s. al7.0 worth
Of goods.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
THIS WEATHER

makes it very easy to catch bad cold. Then
you neglect that cold, and it gets SO deep
seated that it seems as though nothing would
remove it,
Better cure your cold as soon as con-
tracted. Marshalls 8 Cherry Expector-
ant cures all kinds Of colds Csc. bottle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05
GOOD CONVERSATION.
MRS. FRANK LESLIE SAYS 1T HAS ART
AND HEART.

A Social Accomplishment the
Right Button-obstacles to Conversa-
tion-The Poseur and the Lion Of the
Season.
Tfso,,x-rie,i,+ 1oee - a. a-41r
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

starboard quarter. 1 can't make out
any sail Oh her, -
"All right Come down. Well have
breakfast. There's trouble ahead. But
there are 23 of US, all good men, and
we ought to make tidy fight for our
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

N. j., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-05

Pittsburg lawyers are trying to pre-
vent women attorneys from practicing
there, II the newspaper girls of the
Pittsburg Woman's Press club do not
make some Of these men lawyers wish
they had never been born, am mistak-
en- in the quality Of those newspaper
girls, that j. an.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

or two until he is ready to marry.
Helen is fond of him, but does not see
her way clear to deprive herself of
other society without good reasons, and
asks what she should do. Answer:
First of all, consult your own heart, then
your head. IL your engagement is a
settled and understood affair. and you
love the young man well enough to
wait for him, there is nothing more to
be said. But il you are not formally
engaged, and he wants you to wait on
an uncertainty, do not do II unless you
love him well enough to give up every
thing else for him. Long engagements
are unwise, and understandings" are
worse. They mean much TO some peo-
pie and but little to others. One of the
interested persons is almost certain to
suffer. 1t is much better for young per-
sons to marry than to wait for better
times. IL they have the right spirit
and are truly attached to each other.
there will be but little hardship in
working for their common prosperity.
But do not marry without, first.
respect, and then the love that is a de-
light and a perpetual comfort when
the object is worthy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
The Choice of a Husband.

Helen is in a state of uncertainty as
to what she would do in the matri-
monial line. She has for some years
been receiving the attentions OF a gem
tleman, to whom she has become much
attached. But while he talks about
marriage, he wishes to postpone 1t, on
the plea that he wants TO be able TO
surround his bride with every COM
fort and luxury. Meanwhile she has re-
ceived a proposal from another gentle
man who is in every way desirable.
No. seriously objects to her entertain
ing other men. and is inclined TO be
jealous; he wants her to wait for year
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
General Theatrical Notes.

Nancy Mcintosh may decide to re-
main in this country.
Otis Skinner does not intend to play
the east at all next year.
1t is estimated that the Bostonians
will net about $4,000 this season.
Mrs. Langtry is doing no good with
Gossip" at the Comedy. in London.
Virginia Harmed is to go starring
next year under the management OF
Augustus Pitou.
And there is another rumor, and this
time it is TO the effect that Georgia
Cayvan will star next year, after all.
Annie O'Neil's successor in Cranes
company after her marriage TO II. c.
Miner next month will be Margaret
Craven.
Rose Coghlan has made a hit. almost
as emphatic as that of her Countess
Zieka, in part called Madam NORM
sky, which is the title role of Charles
Coghlan's play, Madame"
1t is said that Robert billiard in
tends to join forces with a well-known
coincidence for the coming season,
whose name, however, is being re-
served for publication at later time.
Henry Z. Dixey, whose adventures
are almost as strange as those OF Miss
Brown" for he has even been suspected
of play piracy of late, is to go under
Charles Frohman's management in the
spring.
Recently in New York city Bern
ardt kept an audience. witnessing
"Magda," one of the new plays in which
she has appeared this season, waiting
forty minutes before the second act was
begun, despite the fact that she had
nothing to do in the first act
Free Cuba" the new play James
Arthur Mcknight has offered the pub
lie of New York city, does not appear
to have made decided hit as it is
wanting most everything that is char
acteristic of a stirring war play, and
is said to be quite devoid of comedy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
Replied To BILLY Florence.

William J. Florence, the comedian.
had a reputation for bright stories and
practical jokes. The following is said
by Harpers Round Table to have been
told by him at dinner one night when
the conversation turned on travelling
theatrical companies:
Years ago. said Florence, Il was
in small company skipping from town
to town. We had met with extremely
bad luck up to our landing in the town
of D. There We found the lowest
ebb of all, for when the curtain rolled
up there was just two persons in the
audience, a young lady in an orchestra
chair and young man in the front
row OF the balcony. We went on with
the performance, however, possibly To
warm ourselves more than anything
else. According TO my part / was help
ing the heroine to escape the clutches
OF the villain and in one Of my lines I
said: Have you noticed that even the
bright moon is rising to light us on
cur way?' Before she had time TO re-
ply the young man in the balcony
called out, L am not so certain about
the young lady down stairs but can
see 1t all right"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
An Angel without Wings.

One of the principal decorative fea-
lures of the new city hall in San Fran
cisco was to have been a great white
metal angel, with outspread wings,
poised on the top of the big dome. This
angel has been the subject of much
grabbed controversy between the grufi
mayor. Mr.. Sutro. and the commission
ers. The mayor criticised the angel
severely and rather ridiculed the whole
thing. But the big angel was at last
finished and ready for hosting to its
place on the dome. Then IL was discov-
cred that its wings offered too much
sail space and that they would un-
doubtedly in the first high wind pull
the angel down from its perch. The
shoulder blades were too narrow for the
wings to be properly braced. So the
wings were sawed off and a wingless
angel will surmount the dome.-Ex.
change
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

TWIT Me WITH MY PUG NOSE.
I'll got to be thirty, and then by de-
grees | left off caring for il, and made
up my mind to be as happy as could
all by myself. So, as my near rela-
lions were all dead. and / had a tolera-
bly, snug little sum 10 fall back upon,
j took pretty little cottage, and had
my niece, Edith Lonsdale, TO live with
me, for Edith was pretty and penniless,
and felt as If Providence meant me to
stand in the place OF a mother TO that
poor, motherless child.
She was seventeen, and as pretty as
the freshest rose in all my garden.
Tall and slim, with deep blue eyes, hair
like heavens sunshine, and a complex
ion all pink and white, you loved to
look at her just as you loved to look at
a flower or a statue, or any other beau
tiful thing.
You'll be married some OF these
days, Edith" / said TO her, for you're
too pretty to be left long with the
lonely old maid, and then | shall be,
oh. so busy and so happy, helping you
to furnish your house, and make up
your pretty wedding things"
We were sitting on our little porch
in the summer evening twilight, my
niece and /, when a tall, straight fig
ure came up the walk, and | looked
wonderingly to see who IL was With
hair black as a ravens wing, skin
bronzed by years of sun and exposure.
features straight and clearly cut, and
eyes in whose dark, mirthful glimmer
there fingered a strangely familiar
light, he stood there smiling down into
my face.
Us this Glen Cottage?" he asked.
with the utmost gravity.
Yes, sir" l answered, "but-"
Don't you remember me, Pen Lii
haven? Don't you remember Roydon
Grey?"
And then, sure enough, did remem-
Der the boy who had gone away
twenty odd years before.
Well, he had made his fortune in
Venezuela, in the gold mines of that
country, and came back 10 enjoy It
among his friends. All, TO think that
there were SO few left! or course we
had a great deal TO say to one another,
and a thousand and one questions to
ask; and, as don't claim to have any
thing of the saint in my composition,
don't deny that IL did make me feel
just a little hard when | saw him sit
down by Edith Lonsdale and talk to
her. and look into her honest blue eyes,
before / had half told him what had
happened in the village during the
dreary years OF his absence. But the
feeling didn't last long.
ITS natural enough, I'm sure"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
the summer. II seems pity. too. when
they are so cheap.

the summer. II seems pity. too. when
they are so cheap.
However, II one can manage two
prettily made wash gowns one can do
very we'll. One of the pretty satin I'm
ished ginghams will be nice for regular
for best" For the making OF this lat
ter gown. II the lining OF silk Is not to
be thought OF. light weight sateen may
be used with good effect, though 1t
lacks the rustic OF the silk, and that Is
half the gown. The bingham will need
no lining whatever. and will be smart
enough TO wear for all ordinary pur-
poses. such as shopping or morning
calls on hot days. A pretty gown of
this sort Is OF plain gray Bingham. a
very pale. soft tint, made up with
plaided Bingham in colors OF rose pink.
black and white.
The skirt Is made in the usual fiaring
mode and sets out quite smartly at the
foot. The round. plain bodice has a
short Elton jacket effect OF plaid, with
n wide sailor collar of the plain stun.
The pun. dropping sleeves are OF the
plain goods. with the lower arm of
plaid. There is a stock band and mar
row belt OF black satin which gives the
touch OF finish to the frock. The Or
candle gown is in pale cadet blue.
lowered deliberately with dull pink
roses, made up over cadet blue silk. and
trimmed with friIls edged with narrow
black satin ribbon. The skirt Is made
with Spanish flounce. trimmed TO the
depth of several inches with black satin
ribbon. There is a fat openwork in
sertion of butter tinted lace as head
ing. through which is run one OF the
narrow ribbons. with full bows at even
intervals. The bodice is drawn softly
over the silken lining. with band OF
satin at the belt-Chicago Chronicle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

white. though pink and blue are much
In favor. They are made in large puffs.
around which. to form the shape. is
lawn. shirred on reeds or heavy cords.
drawn to fit the little head. Rufies.
wider across the forehead than at the
sides and back. are made very full, and
two are much more effective than one.
often three are used, but the number
depends upon the material. Wide
strings that tie under the chin In a
large bow complete bonnet which is
easily made. and II of white may be
worn on all occaslons.-EX.
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must describe II. You who believe with
me that men are the true indicators OF
women's fashions. hearken to his
words:
The skirt had stripes-that, perhaps,
is evident from the picture; but that
the girl was pretty is not so easily
known. or course. no one but a pretty
girl should wear black and yellow; but
any girl, pretty or otherwise, ought to
first consider the color scheme of her
gown. III begin at the top of this Girl,
and, for fear you won't understand me.
I'll try to call the different parts of her
makeup by their proper names. Black
hair-thats necessary in order TO wear
yellow. Skip her face. She had black
around her throat, and then came some
white fluffy stuff with bits of gold In
II. The sleeves were the same TO the
elbow, then black. The bottom half of
her waist was black, with black glass
sewed on, and the basque was yellow,
with black stripes and tiny gold
nowers-so tiny that unless you were
very close to the girl you couldn't see
them. Then one man In twenty would
not notice them-the girl wouldn't let
him."
And now the artist Is waiting 10 get
even with me.-"The Latest" in Chi.
cago News.