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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
LUxUn.OUs EUGENE.
Under Her Rule Paris Became Scene OF
ExtravaGant TairyIand.

There was a sort Of intoxication in
the very atmosphere Of Paris, a fever Of
enjOyment-a passion for constant
amusement for constant excitement,
and among women for extravaganza in
dress This was encouraged by the
court, with the intention Of giving an
impetus to trade and Of gaining p0pu-
larity by favOring constant festivities,
and consequently constant expense. In
the days Of Louis Philippe there had
been great moderation in all matters Of
luxury; the king and queen were aged,
sensible and economical the young
princesses were kept within rigid bounds
by example above them But when the
emperor came to the throne, after a
period Of revolution and consequent
commercial stagnatiOn, he wished To
revive trade, and also to give the pres
tige Of splendor to court which so
many did not seem to take in earnest.
His beautiful wife. suddenly raised To
a supreme position for which nothing
in her previous life had prepared her,
finding what seemed unlimited means
within her reach, keenly enjoyed the
possibility Of procuring everything that
pleased her, and enhanced her remark
able personal attractions by all the adj
vantages of exquisite toilet without con
sideration Of cost
Everything that she wore suited her
admirably. Others tried to initiate her,
and the general tone became raised. She
had the art of constantly choosing some
thing new and unusual, which attracted
attention, 80 that, instead Of being sat-
isfied with conventional types of silks
and satins, which formerly had been
considered sufficient for all occasions,
every one tried to invent something diff
ferent from others and to improve upon
what had been seen before. Consequent
ly, not only i'll dress but III all matters
Of taste and luxury, there was an eager
struggle to outvie others, to reach a
higher degree Of splendor, and extrava-
gance became universal Paris was
sort Of fairyland, where every one
seemed rich and happy What lay un-
derneath all this would not bear close
examination-the dishonorable acts of
all kinds which too often were needed
to produce the glamour deceiving super
fetal observers. Life In the Tuile-
ries, by Anna l. BicknelL
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
SUSPENDED IN SPACE.
Sir Robert Ball speeuiates Upon the Pos
sibiIities OF such Experience.

Sir Robert Ball specuiates Upon the Pos
sibiIities OF such Experience.
Conceive that traveller were endow-
ed with some means Of soaring aloft for
miles and thousands Of miles still up
and up, until at length he had attained
the awful height of nearly 25O, 900
miles above the ground, suggests Sir
Robert Ball in his Story Of the Heav-
ems Glancing down at the surface Of
that earth, which il at such a stupen-
dous depth beneath, he would be able to
see a wonderful birdseye view.
He would lose, no doubt, the details
Of towns and villages. The features in
such landscape would be whole CONT
nents and whole oceans, I'LL 80 far a. the
openings between the clouds would per
nit the earth's surface to be exposed
AT this stupendous elevation he could
try one of the most interesting expert
ments that was ever in the power Of a
philosopher. He could test whether the
earth's attraction was felt at such a
height, and he could measure the
amount Of that attraction. Take for the
experiment a cork, a marble, or any
other object, large or small. Hold it be-
tween the fingers and let 60. Every one
knows what would happen in such a
case down here but Ill required Sir
Isaac Newton To tell what would hap
pen in such a case up there. Newton as
serts that the power Of the earth to at
tract bodies extends even to this great
height, and that the marble will fall
This is the doctrine that We can now
test
We are ready for the experiment.
The marble il released, and lol our
first exclamation il one Of wonder In
stead Of dropping instantly, the little
object appears TO remain suspended
We are on the point Of exclaiming that
we must have gone beyond the earth's.
attraction, and that Newton is wrong,
when our attention j. arrested The
marble is beginning to move, so slowly
that at first we have to watch it closely.
But the pace gradually improves 90
that the attraction il beyond all doubt,
until gradually acquiring more and
more velocity the marble speeds on its
long journey of 25O, 600 miles to the
earth
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
GROWN AS PARTNERS.
How Strawberries and Cabbages May BE
Cultivated Together.

NhitNAteu AOgether.
One of the most important things to
be considered is the selection of the soil,
says writer i'll The Rural New Yorker.
From my experience, / would say that,
to get the best results, one must have a
soil that has been enriched by manuring
for several successive years. do not be-
heve that one can take a poor soil, how
ever heavily he may manure it with
stable manure, and get the first year the
large growth Of plants necessary for a
large crop the next year. | would plow
III good coat Of manure, plowing and
replowing until the grouAd il a. mellow
as an ash heap. Then / would lay it out
in shallow furrows, 3 p feet apart, and
set the plants about Is inches apart in
the row. | would begin cultivation be-
fore the weeds appear, if possible, using
a light one horse cultivator, running it
close to the plants A wheel hoe may be
used to finish up with, leaving but little
hand wedding This plan may be follow.
ed until about the 1st Of July, when the
runners are allowed to grow.
About this time, after the last cult
vation with horse. | make a shallow
furrow half way between the plants,
and in this / set Early Winnigstadt cab
bage plants. plant this variety because
Of its earliness and because it has less
outside leaves than some other kinds
After this all cultivation must be by
hand, and the best implement is a dou-
bic bladed hoe, with one blade made mar
row so as to work in the small spaces
between the plants after the runners
have set. The runners, as they grow,
should be thrown around the plant some
thing like the spokes in wheel, allow
ing them to set about six inches apart,
leaving spaces large enough to work in
with a narrow hoe remove the late
runners, as they produce only small
fruit
Frequent and shallow cultivation is
now the plan to be followed. About
Sept. | remove the outside leaves Of
the cabbages to prevent their shading
the strawberries The runners will set
very close to the cabbage plants The
cabbages are removed by the lst of No
Yember, and the strawberry plants are
then mulched with coarse manure. |
find that it pays me to mulch heavily
with manure, as it prevents the weeds
from growing, retains the moisture and
keeps the plants back in the spring, 90
that there is less danger from early
frosts One should not make the mistake
of planting too many early varieties,
unless sure Of the market In many
places the later varieties, coming in
after the rush in the market is over,
bring better prices. The Warfield No. 2
is the best early variety have yet test
ed. For later varieties use Downing,
Bubach and Candy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
BEE CULTURE
1t Gives Employment to 100000 Persons
and tile Product Amounts to SEC, 900, 600.

1t Gives Employment to 800, 900 Persons
and the Product Amounts to $50, ,OOO, 900.
There are in the United States ITO
apiarian societies, journals devoted ex-
clusively to this industry and 15 steam
factories for the manufacture of the
hives and apiarian implements. There
are 300, 600 persons engaged in the cul-
ture Of the bee, and, according to the
United States census report, they pro-
duced in 1869 IA, 703, SIS pounds Of
honey and in 1889, 20 years later, So,
1874, 168 pounds According to the elev-
enth census, the value Of the honey and
wax production of the United States at
wholesale rates was 81, 600. 600, and a
conservative estimate of the present an
nual production il $40, 900, OOO AS sup
Elementary to these figures it may be
stated that i'll addition TO the 3 steam
power factories there is a very large
number Of smaller factories, using main
ly hand and horse power, which are en-
gagged in the production Of supplies, such
as hives. smokers. honey exuactors, sec
tions, comb foundation and other apiari-
an apparatus
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
THE cocHINEAL DYE.
How the Little Insects Are Gathered and
Prepared For Use.

The history of the cochineal insect
was for a long time very obscure, and
at one time the species employed in
commerce was considered a kind Of
grain. It was not until near the close Of
the seventeenth century that it was dis
covered to be Of insect origin. The in
sect is a native of Mexico, where it was
raised by the Mexican Indians long be-
fore the country was discovered by the
Spaniards. 1t is now cultivated in some
of the West India islands and in few
Of our western states, but it is in Mex
leo only that it is raised i'll sufficient
quantities to form an article Of com
merce. The insect is raised on the coch-
meal tree, or Indian fig or nopal, which
is species of cactus.
The cochineal is first collected about
the middle Of December The insects
are removed from the tree with knife,
the edge of which has been blunted, or
are carefully brushed off with a squir-
rel tail. This labor is performed by the
women. The insects are usually killed
by the application Of heat, by baking in
ovens or by the heat of the sun.
When the cochineal arrives in the
market. it is in the form of a small
grain, having a convex and a concave
side, but with very little resemblance
to the body of an insect. 1t is used for
dyeing crimson and scarlet and for
making carmine. Coohineal alone yields
a purple color, which, when mixed with
a solution Of tin in nitromuriatic acid,
may be changed to a most beautiful
scarlet The discovery is said to have
been made in this wise:
A man who was making a thermome-
ter placed in his window an extract Of
cochineal made with boiling water, and
in some way vial containing nitro
muriatic acid was broken over it. This
acid changed the purple dye into most
beautiful dark red, and by experiments
this man soon found that the tin dis.
solved in the acid caused the change Of
color. An ingenious dyer at Leyden,
Holland, brought the discovery to per-
fection. The secret afterward became
known, and a large dyeing establish
ment was erected in Paris. This acci-
dent occurred 800 years ago. -Provi-
dence Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

These spots are believed to afford an
example of protective markings perpet-
mated by natural selection They seem
To have been acquired at Y comparative
IN recent period, when tile dog had Be-
come semidomesticated. The original
dog was red and did not possess these
spots When he slept, he hid himself
from possible enemies, but rhis the
semidomesticated dog could not always
do. Now, when the color changed by
domestieation and selected breeding,
and dogs became pied and black. those
which had spots over their eyes wQnlE
look when asleep as though their eyes
were open and still on watch. There
fore their enemies would be deceived.
and they would be les liable to be kill
ca during sleep than dcgs which had
no such spots Thus they survived and
transmitted their popularity to their
offspring. These spots are supposed to
be the most, if not the only, perma-
nent markings on dogs San Francisco
Chronicle
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
Trying ordsals For Presidents.

In writing Of the pardoning pow
er invested in the president, Hon.
Benjamin Harrison says in The Ladies'
Home Journal: ''The papers III these
murder cases are usually voluminous-
a full record OF an abstract Of the evil
dence making part. If the trial seems to
have been fairly conducted and no new
exculpatory evidence is produced, and
the sentence does not seem to have been
lnduly severe, the president refuses to
interfere He cannot weigh the evidence
as well as the judge and jury. They saw
and heard the witnesses, and he has
only a writing before him. 1t happens
sometimes that the wife or mother of
the condemned man comes III person to
plead for mercy, and know of no more
trying ordeal than to hear their fearful
and sobbing utterances and to feel that
a public duty requires that they be de-
niad their rravpr -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
Grass Under Trees.

Under some circumstances, says The
Cultivator, grass appears to grow better
under trees than il does when exposed
to the full blaze Of the summers sun.
In young orchard, and especially one
that is plowed every year, the tree roots
near the surface are cut off by the an
nual cultivation. This leaves several
inches of soil in which shallow rooted
grass plants thrive. But in orchards that
have long been uncultivated tree roots
will be found very near the surface,
ready to take i'll the rainfall, even Of
very light showers. In such circum-
stances it is impossible for grass to
thrive, and much less for the deeper
rooted clover to do so. In any event,
the grass grown in the shade will have
less nutrition than that which has
abundant sunlight In pasturing an or
chard some extra food should always be
given, not only for the benefit of the
trees, but to supplement the deficiencies
Of the pasture
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

Apropos Of the new woman, " some
body resurrected an old story the other
day about Mrs. Julia Ward Howe that
may or may not be true. At all events
it was worth resurrecting. The story
goes that Mrs Howe was one fine morn
ing walking down Beacon street, Bos-
ton, when she met friend, who asked
her how DR.. Howe was. ''Dr. Hover"
repeated Mrs. Howe vaguely. Then, as
if suddenly recollecting herself: Oh
he's quite well, I'm sure. | remember
seeing i'll the morning paper that he
presided at some meeting or other last
evening. y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

A new occupation and fashion among
English women j. THAT of drawing room
weaving upon light house looms. Upon
these looms hand woven table linen aGa
towels, with and without borders. aay
made. Though the world is not suffer
ing for those hand woven products, they
are thought by some to have an artistic
value that machine woven fabrics have
not. and as we copy English fashions
sooner or later, it is predicted that ere
long American women, tee, will per
maps return 10 a hygone occupation.
srom which their grandmothers were
very thankful to be free.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
For the Thinking Farmer.

A man need not work himself to death
because he is a farmer. Mind may do .
share as well as muscle.
"A horse i more liable to scare with
than without blinders He is seldom
afraid of what he can fairly see.
Not all knowledge is gained from
books With an open eye and mind the
man at work viii get good education.
Do not use too much water. Your
thirst may be satisfied without drown
ing you. Ii il the same with plant
Nothing pays better on the farm than
to keep accurate accounts - to know
what is raised at loss and what yields
profit.
Be sure tn get the bulletins from the
agricultural experiment stations. They
are doing important work. Keep in
touch with it.
Be careful in selection when buying
trees One variety will bring profit, an
other viii cause you loss Foresight is
better than hindsight.
Don't waste the straw. 1t may not be
as nutritious az good hay, but it con
tains enough food and fertilizing prop
critics to be well worth outstanding. -
Exchange
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
More,

Medicinal value in a bottle of Hoods Sarsa-
parilIa than in any other preparation.
More skill is required, more care taken, more
expense incurred in its manufacture.
1t costs the proprietor and the dealer
More but it costs the consumer less, as he
gets more doses for his money.
More curative power is secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process,
which make it peculiar to itself.
More people are employed and more space oc-
cupied in its Laboratory than any other.
More wonderful cures effected and more tes-
tim0nials received tlIan by any other
More sales and more Increase year by year
are reported by druggists.
More people are taking Hoods sarsaparilla
today than any other, aud more are
taking it today than ever before
More and STILL MORE reasons might be
given why you should take
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

my dear friend, must ask you to
lend me at once 100 marks. I have left
my purse at home, and | haven't a
farthing in my pocket!'
II can't lend you 100 marks just
now, but can put you in the way Of
getting the money at oncen'
lyon are extremely kindr'
Heres twopence. Ride home on the
tram and fetch your purse r'-Neueste
Nachrichten.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
A Circular Saw.

His Honor-But this policeman says he
saw you fighting.
Mike-And me half a block around the
cornerl Sure, it's circular saw he's
afther havln, thin.-New York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
NUMBER AS
us NoT a soNNET hi hi LlMPs.
You build a sonnet I'D about this plan.
Your FIRST line ground out. take the nez

You build a sonnet on about this plan:
Your first line ground out take the next
one-so-
And make it rhyme with this one, just below.
Then next you match the first line if you can
Don't hurry the machine. The lines must scan
With steady motion turn the crank You
know
'Tis not a sonnet if it hmps. Go slow.
Now find some rhyme for "scan"-for in
stance. man.
As to the last Six lines some latitude
May be allowed Take any word, as KY grove. III
Now hunt a rhyme for '.latitude. Try shrewd
This line must end with dove or love or
strOve,
And this with mood or prude or crude or
dude,
And there's your sonnet Throw it in the
stove.
Chicago Tribune
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
Between the Ties.

''Speaking Of Hamlet with Hamlet left
out, said the weary and wayworn erst-
while Polonius, it ain't a marker to
Hamlet with the Ghost left out. y
And the Rialto was 400 miles away
Indianapolis Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
or Course Not.

JOHNNY found a birds nest IN that
cherry tree this morning.
Jimmy-Did your Let's go and soc Is.
Johnny-Humphl D'you think IL II
there nOw?-ChicaRO Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
HeIIoi

Said wife: "There's darling old fellowi
Do 20 out and buy you a cello.
50 the fiat up above
Will be vacant, my love,
And we won t hear that 2-year-o old below. "
New York Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
The way Of the World.

At school one always stood the first.
The other boy had naught to say,
Yet he is worth a million cool,
The smart boy clerks for two day.
Washington Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

"Doan' cross er bridge till yoh gifts ter
It," said Uncle Eben, but at de same
time doan sit down an pose dat de bridge
is gwinter be dab waitin fob yoh ebry time,
wheddah yoh superinten's de building Oh
it or not. Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
Hatched Full Grown.

Deacon Washington - George, dis
looks mighty 'picious. Dose am Mistah
Smyf's chickens Whar yo' get dem?
George Washington-Fa Father, / kin
not tell a lie pointing to the incubator).
i dun it wifi NAH little hatch itf'-To-
Date.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
Art and Instinct.

There was young girl Of Detroit
Who hunted a mouse for to draw 1t,
But She never could tell
What it looked like, for-well.
She tainted as soon as she saw it.
New York Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

A serious looking person had charge
of the grammar division Of a school ex-
animation and gave bright looking
boy this sentence to correct, Between
you and / this is good butter" The boy
shortly returned the slip marked thus
Incorrect. The lamppost is omitted +"
Exchange.
Wild ducks, cranes, swallows and sew
eral other kinds Of birds assemble in
fiocks as the ime cf migration approach
es and seem to discuss the departure and
the route
New-York tribune., 1896-08-31

THE CANDIDATE ALSO ATTENDS CHURCH IL
JAMESTOWN -pICKPOCKETs FOLLOW HI,I
jamestown y y Aug 3o-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
attended services az he First Presbyterian Church,
in Jamestown this morning and heard the Rev. G.
NJ C0ville the pastor. preach sermon from the
text beginning, ale saw great multitude This
was construed into reference 10 ,he audience which
Mr. BRYAN adire ssed a. Celeron. Lake Chau'au-
qua as, night, The c. ron Auditorium has seat
ing capacity of $50. but il is said that the ad-
mittance register slo we'd thai more than 1900 per-
sons had passed through the gates when 1t was
broken by the inward rush OF hos who Tough, for
entrance A. least 1000 persons were in the main
aisles Outside the build the jam wonderful.
After an experience with a female palms or a. the
sherman House Mr. and Mrs. Bryan left jamestown
on A special troll year for Lakewood. a summer re-
sort on Chau;aUqua Lake. six miles from this city.
They were accompanied by a. VI. Sherman. local
Democrat. and several other Bryan supporters. on
the way out 10 the lake Mr. Bryan read in n news
paper iha. no hall could be obtained In which he
could address people IN Toledo on Wednesday night.
Commenting mis- ne said he would speak on the
open pralries Toledo If the people wanted 20 hear
him. aad would inform the Reception Committee
there OF thar intention
Mr.. and Mrs. I'ryan the guests at Lakewood
Of Herman f.. Nj *. OF Buffalo They stopping
the Kent House. large hotel. where reception
In honor OF the Bryans held this afternoon TO
morrow morning the nominee and his wife will
make the ulp up IN" Irheth OF 'hdu'duuua Lake
by boat. to Chautauqua, and from there they VIII
be driven across the country sixteen miles to Ripley
the Lake Shore Railroad where Mr. Bryan VIII
speak In the afternoon they will continue their
Journey ward TO Cleveland
PickpOckets hay. been following the Bryan party
for time Last might a number of people in
The big crowd at Coleron LOST pocketbooks and
watches At Chicago a member OF Mr. Bryan
travelling contingent lost poo kctboOk and during
the stop at Philadelphia. in the Broad-st station
saichels and umbrellas were taken from some of
those who accompanying the candidate 10 the
New-York notification meeting An organized gang
worked the crowd At Slawsons Grove. near
KnowleSville. on F. iday. one Of them was can
tured. after several attempts ar escape made with
the assistance of his confederatcs. So far neither
OF the Bryans has lost anything.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
nnn rrAcrLY cOMPLIuENTARY.

Washington Aug 30 (SpeciaD The apie''".'pl
of The Bov orator Of the Platte peS'o"'u "Po"
Rrvan is not very complimentary sal" W -
Adams of Omahr. to Il star T'Por'e'' ' ~
first place, Bryan was nearly a. olu a. ....
when the latter was eec'eh 10 ''e ~ ,,.
,s, b ever saw the Platte River, so was
,h oil for a boy Then the Platte River Is
,,ii,r for IFS shallowncss. 1t is long ana "lue
and looks majestic but it can he waden ~ MS
water bv cattle In fact as rule the water u "o'
deem enough TO hoat a skin. The titie BOY o'"'o'
of the Platte was not bestowed 10y MI H biA al H.
frends but as ridiculc both as 10 ms ds' ,'' ~ '
rharacter of his speeches. 1t sounded Mei''
ever and those not familiar with the fiai,e w. Hsen n'
,,sed II = a complimentary term, uhtll IL h'S "cn
GENERALLY adopted 10y supporters ana opponents
alike"