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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30
NUMBER 2I
DECEMBER.

l. Personal: Justice Stephen Field retired
from the bench of the United States SUI
preme court after "A years service.
Accident: 81 coal miners killed in an explo-
sion at Homburg, Bavaria.
2. Obituary Judge D. D. Helden, one Of Colo
radios pioneers, at Denver; aged 76.
8. Fire: The Brick Pomeroy block and an
opera house burned at Lacrosse, Wis. loss.
$500, 900.
Sporting: Slosson won the final game in the
billiard tournament in New York city over
Schaefer, Ives, DAILY and Sutton
4 Obituary: Adolph Neuendorf, well known
German musical composer and director, in
New York city aged 81.
Accident: killed and injured in q trolley
collision at Birmingham, Mich.
5. Obituary: Mrs. Alice Wellington Rollins,
well known writer, New York city;
aged So
6. Obituary Louis Mayer, a noted musical
artist and composer. in st. Louis; aged SO.
Z. NJ. De Fourtou, French statesman. died in
Paris.
8. DR.. Campbell Morfitt, distinguished Ameri-
can chemist in London, died in that city.
9. Obituary William Blakely, English comic
actor, known i'll America, in London. Rear
Admiral Joseph F. Green, q. S. N, retired.
in Brookline Mass; aged Sc.
10. Obituary Hon. Charles Fleishman, noted
Ohio politician, capitalist and turf patron.
in Cincinnati; aged o.
II. Orion Clemens, brother of Mark Twain, who
tforty miner and picturesque lit
erary character, died al Keolxuk, Ia.
II. Obituary Gardiner G. Hubbard, noted in
Washington public life, in that city; aged
65. Z Incy Allison Mckinley, mother of the
president at Canton, o. aged 49,
Sporting: Charles W Miller of Chicago won
the six day cycle race in New York, beating
Hale's worlds record by scoring 1893 miles
4laps; Rice came in second. Schinneer third
and Hale fourth.
Fire: firms burned out on Chestnut street,
Philadelphia loss, S750, 600.
13. Obituary Charles Butler, president Of the
Union Theological seminary and noted
lawyer, inaneier and philanthropist, in
New York city aged 95.
Gen. Justus McKinstry, noted public
of St. Louis, in that city aged 81.
IA. Shipwreelz$ 9 Schooner Susan p Thurlow,
wrecked Cushing island, off the Maine
coast; sailors drowned.
16. Fire: At Marshaltown, Ia loss, $130 GOO.
Accident: 8 killed in head on collision at
Fort Smith, Ark.
Obituary; Alphonse Daudet. the French
thor, in Paris: aged 81
II. Fire: Hotel Dakota and other properties
burned at Grand Forks, N. D.. loss, $780,
OOO
Sporting: stKid' Mccoy defeated Dan Cree
don, the Australian, for the middleweight
championship in Long Island City.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30

70 Obituary: Mlcnael n. Cruss, tue uislaiI-
guished musician at Philadelphia; aged O.
The new North German Lloyd steamer Will
helm der Crosse, from Bremen and South
ampton, broke the westward record from
Southampton by 20 minutes.
q. Obituary Capt. Quinton Campbell, an old
time newspaper man Of Chicago and vet
eran of the civil and Indian wars, in Chi
cago; aged Sc. George n. Robeson, Presi-
dent Grants secretary of the navy, at
Trenton; aged 66.
49, Fire: At Ironton, O. ; loss, $400,090
The Spanish cabinet resigned
3d. Fire: Power house of the Capital Traction
Railway Co. f-ned in Washington; loss
over sl,000.000
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30
VOLUME Xxx.
A Bit of Advice
Make your Christmas purchases now. before the
magnificent assortment is broken into.
S~itabIe For Presents

Comfortab'es, SOC, 81, $3.50, 50 to
SIS.
Blankets, SOC. to SIS.
Counterpanes, CSC to $3.50.
Head Rests, l5c, Slc.
Feather Pillows, 81.
Linen Sets, 50, So, So so, 81 90.
Bureau Scarfs, and Sets, 25c to$l rs.
Irish Point ScarGs, SOC to 50 so.
Covers, SOC to $500.
Pillow Shams, 81 to So.
Table Covers, Chenille and Tapestry
ST. 25 to So.
Turkey Red Covers, SOC to $500
Ladies Aprons. lis for large Apron
with deep hem and tucks. Others
25c, 29c, 800, SOC, 75c.
Ladies Leggins, SOC to 81 25.
Ghiids Leggins. 25c, Sic, SOC, $l.OO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30
THE RECORD
OF A YEAR.
Notable Events in 1897
the World Over.
THE CEAsELESs REAP Err
Destruction on Land
and Sea.
THE MENACE OF WAR

A Review of Twelve Months Ar
ranged Chronologically- Many Fa-
tai Railway Collisions and Ship
wrecks = Destructive Storms and
Fires-O Obituaries of Noted People
and Medley of Miscellaneous, Po-
1itical, Sporting and Personal
Events.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-30

20 Obituary: Aoratio King. ex postmaster
general. at Washington; aged SO. Frederick
Schaefer, pioneer brewer of lager in the
United States, in New York.
Conventions: The one hundred and ninth
general assembly of the Presbyt yterian
church began at Winona Ind The general
assembly of the Southern Presby terian con-
vention opened at Charlotte, N. G.
"a. Obituary: Mrs George Holman. known as
the "mother Of OPERA at London. Ont;
aged rs.
"a. Obituary: Matthew Lafin, a pioneer of
Chicago, at that city; aged "a.
30. Obituary: Rev. L. N. Pease, founder of the
first mission at Five Points, New York
city, at Asheville. N. c.; aged 70.
81. Earthquake: In the south Atlantic and cen.
tral western states.
Sporting: Howard Mann won the Brooklyn
Handicap. G. A. Soden won the Irvington-
Millburn cycle race.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
swELLINes IRON BLOWS.

Nature Causes Them to Appear 90 Pro-
tect Spot from Further Injury.
The swelling which follows from a
blow is natures effect TO protect the
part from further injury and to keepit
at rest while repair is going on. What
actually takes place at the seat of i'm
jury is not even now quite understood.
The injury to the smaller blood vessels
interferes with the flow of blood
through them and the white corpuscles,
with part of the serum, the watering
part of the blood, escapes into the sur
rounding tissues. At the same time the
blood vessels in the neighborbood dilate
and the increased flow of blood with the
thoroughfare obstructed increases the
swelling. 1t is probable that the white
corpuscles of the blood pass into the
tissues TO assist in the repair, as bees
or ants assemble at an injury to their
storehouse, but with the difference that
the substance Of the corpuscles is prob
ably converted into the tissue of repair.
From one point of view the human body
is only one gigantic colony Of indi-
viduals, and the swelling that follows
injury but the rush of these to repair
that breach.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
MADE ENTIRELY OF BRICKS.
No stone Used I'm Constructing PEN
sion building at Washington.

No stone Used I'm Constructing PEN
sion building at WnshinGton.
Very few people know it, but 1t is
fact that the pension Office building is
the largest brick building in the
world. IL has been subjected 10 much
criticism, but it can stand II, for as
the time passes along there are many
things seen about it that escaped no.
tice when it was newer. In all there
are over 100000 brcls in the build
ing, says the Washington Star. Gen.
Meigs took liberties with bricks that
no other architect had ever attempted.
lie not only used bricks exclusively for
the building. but he used them IN con
Btructing the stairs throughout the
building. In the matter of stair-build-
ing bricks have often been used for
the raiser, but the step has always been
of iron, wood or slate or stone. In the
pension Office both raiser and step are
Of brick. AS brick building, therefore,
pure and simple, it is unique in con-
struction, outside Of the fact that IT is
the largest exclusively brick building
In the world.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
PALESTINE AND The JEWS.
why the Modern Hebrew Is Rarely a
Farmer.

Farmer.
Palestine is at present, as Matthew
Arnold has said, land "of sun, and
nrid stone, and crumbllng wall, and sui
try sand," but there is no reason to
doubt that culture and irrigation would
restore its fertility, and that it might
once again overflow With milk and
honey If only the means were secured
whereby the work Of reclamation could
be begun on large scale, says the Lon
don Spectator. The German colonies
there have done well, and there are few
parts of the land that would not yield
wealth.
1t has been objected that the modern
jew is rarely farmer; that he prefers
to work with his brains, to turn money
over. to engage in speculative occupa-
tions. rather than to work with his
hands. The fact is true in the main,
but it is capable Of explanation through
historic causes. 1t is almost certain
that we owe agriculture to the Semites
and It is certain that the Jews were in
ancient times an agricultural people.
Their exclusion from so many arts in
western Europe, their confinement for
centuries to few callings and to mar
row areas, win sufficiently account for
their present speculative and some
what mercenary instincts.
II would be distinct gain TO them,
morally and socially, could goodly pro-
portion OF their race be induced TO re-
sumo, under happy conditions, those
healthy and primary arts of life IN
which they engaged before the overflow
of their ancient commonwealth. One
more land reclaimed from Turkish pow
erty and desolation would be gain for
the Jews and for the entire world. II is
certain that the Turk will do nothing
with Palestine; IL seems equally certain
that European rivalries win prevent
any one European country from coloniz.
ing it; why may not the true solution
be found in Jewish colonization? The
idea is attractive and 1t seems feasible
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
THE AMEER OF AFoHANlsTAN.
An Autocratic Ruler Who IL Governed d
by the VIII OF His People.

An AutOcrntic Ruler Who IL Governed
by the VIII OF His People.
The ameer Of Afghanistan, who was
at first suspected OF completely with
the Indian border troubles, but whose
innocence is now well established, Is
one of the most autocratic monarchs
in the world. Not the czar of Russia
nor the sultan of Turkey is more abso-
lutte in authority, says the New York
Tribune. Yet he is, or makes himself,
curiously subject to the will of the peo-
pie in some respects. A few years ago
he greatly desired to visit England and
other European countries, and the Brit
ish government was anxious that he
should do so, but he did not venture to
do so without the consent OF his people.
So he took a plebiscitum on the sub
ject. He sent n proclamation 10 every
village in his empire. telling what he
wanted TO do. and explaining the adj
vantages that would accrue to him and
to the empire from such tour. and ask
ing the people to take n vote ON the sub
iect and let him know the result. SO
the subject was submitted 10 universal
suffrage. After a few weeks the re-
turns were all in and we're counted
and II was found that a considerable ma
iority of the people were opposed TO his
leaving the country. He was disap-
pointed. but acquesced in the will Of
the people, and stayed at home, send
ing his second son to England in his
n1ara
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Bessie Kuntz has returned home
after a visit TO Miss Bessie McLaugh-
lin of Wilmington.
DR.. David Stewart, who has been
slightly indlsposed with lumbago, has
gone to Port Penn for brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Pedrick spent
Sunday at North East, Md.
Miss Laura Truss has gone to Phila-
delphia to spend the Winter.
Miss Minnie Maslin, charming
Young woman, formerly of New Castle,
is to be married in Baltimore to DR..
William Garland, Of Baltimore, during
Christmas week.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
DELAWARE COUNTY TEACHERS.

UElIANN AXE COUNl1 lEAC1Eho.
Media, Nov. 9-The Delaware county
teachers met here yesterday in their
for.y-iourth annual institute. BY noon
256 had registered at the secretary's s
desk. The first session began ait p.
M, the teachers singing, under the d.
rection Of Miss Henrietta NJ. Smedley,
of Philadelphia, "Ccme, Thou AL
mighty King" Rev. w. R. Patton, Of
The First Baptist Church of Media, Of
fered prayer and read the Scripture.
Superintendent A. G.. c. Smith made a
short opening address. Miss Helen M.
Crozier. of Media, gave instruction in
drawing and Professor Byrcn w. King
CT Pittsburg, gave his preliminary talk
on The training of the mind. In the
evening Major-General o. o. Howard
of Burlington, Vermont, delivered his
lecture. 'Shermanls March to the Sea. "
Some fifty members Of Bradbury Post
G. A. R., in uniform, occupied seats on
the stage. General Howard was intro
duced to the audience by Colonel
Joseph w. Hawley, whose guest he was
during his stay in Media.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
THE JUNIATA Is ALL RIGHT.

The steamship Juniata, built by the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
for the Merchants and Miners Trans-
portation Company. CT Baltimore, went
through her trial trip en- the Delaware
river yesterday No attempt at speed
was made, but the boat proved satis-
factory to both builders and owners.
The Juniata will go to Baltimore to-
day and so into service at once.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

Hugh Sheridan, Sr., Mrs. Joseph
Carlin and Owen F. Sheridan have
gone to Pit.sburg to attend the funeral
of their uncle, Thomas Purdin.
Archdeacon Hall, of Wilmington
preached the evening sernon at I'M
manuel Church.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
nnh Nn pencn to nInlle.

The father of a lawyer now we'll
known in San Francisco was in bis last
illness talking with clergyman, when
the latter asked him If be had made his
peace with God. "Sir," replied the old
gentleman, "the Lord and I have never
had any trouble"
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
The True serIptnrnI go of nInn.

We have all heard Of the well-worn
axiom attributed to the psalmist: The
days of a man are three score and ten"
but in Genesis vi. 3. will be found the
following passage: "Yet his days shall
be an hundred and twenty years" This
passage seems to have been overlooked.
as I have rarely seen it quoted. al
though, curiously enough, it exactly
corresponds TO the theory that man
should attain five times the period Of
reaching bis maturity.-Alice Glenesls.
in Nineteenth Century.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
An ArehaeoIoEicaI Thief.

1t would seem that French thieves
and housebrealters. when searching for
art treasures, are more or less affected
by the genius of their spoils. Recently
an enterprising but undiscovered per-
sonage managed to effect an entry in
to the Maison Caree, at Mines, and to
carry of the famous Goddard collec-
tion Of over 5000 Roman coins. In
stead of rushing off with them 10 the
melting pot, he seems to have wan
dered about the other interesting relics
OF antiquity, for which the old provin-
cial city is famous; and, after some hes
itation, selected the immediate neigh
borhood of the Tourmagne-that still
unexplained enigma of the past-for
a hiding place. The sPoiler Of the
Maison Caree, in his choice. seems to
have leaned to the views of those ar
chaeologists who maintain that the
Tourmagne was a treasure house in
Roman or pre-Roman times. At any
rate, he used it as such, for the whole
collection was found stored away
there, and has now been once more
replaced in its usual and accessible
show cases.--N. Y. Times.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
Ouf Of Sfuhf.

He-Do you think she shows her
age?
She-Shows Il? Why, she has her age
buried nearly an inch deepl-St. Louis
Republic.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09

William H. Currier. of Principle Fur
mace, was seriously injured by falling
from a ladder, while painting, TO the
ground. distance of sixteen feet He
is inea semi-conscious condition.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
State Of OHIO. clty of Toledo, Lucas

County. SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner OF the trm OF r. j.
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm viii pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed I'm
my presence, this 9th day Of December A.
D. 1886 A. w. GLEASON
rSEAL1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send i0fa testi-
monlals. free.
f. j. CHENEY. & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
REPAIRING THE FIRE ENGINES.

Engineer Joseph Taylor, Fireman p.
G. Madden and Janitor Henry Madden,
2 eemmlltee from the I.enapa Hire
Company, are busy to-day cleaning the
apparatus at the engine house. The
tubing Of the Silsby engine was thor
oughly cleaned yesterday. The hremen
intend to test the engine on the streets
this week.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
THE JUNlATA's MANEUvERINGs.

The M. & NJ. steamship Juniata
worked around in the Delaware at a
lively rate yesterday. She passed
down the bay at $50 a. m, remaining
down below until ESQ, when she pass
ed up. From that time on she circled
around between Deep Water Point and
this town until dark, while her ccm-
passes were being adjusted.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
NEW NJ E. CHURCH STEWARD.

Presiding Elder L. e. Barrett was in
the chair at the NJ. e. quarterly confer
ence last night and considerable busi-
ness was transacted. James Wilson
was elected a steward in place of the
late Alexander Biggs.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
CITIZENS COMMITTEE coNFERs

The Citizens Committee, which is
actively engaged in reviving the in
dustrial interests OF town, held con-
ference last evnineg at the Opera
House store of John 7. Stoops. Mat
ters concerning the new shirt Factory
were discussed at length.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09
no USE FOR THE LIGHTERS.
TAKEN UP FROM THE STEAMSHIP
RATIO, SEVEN TUGS HAVING
FLOATED HER.

FLOATED HER.
The British steamship RathO, from
Vizagapatam, with 27OO ton of manga
nese ore, was pulled off the bar below
New Castle with the assistance of
seven tugboats. She passed up, appar-
entity not damaged, under her own
steam. t-
A feet of lighters, which had gone
down to be loaded with some
of the cargo in case of necessity,
were towed up by the tugs Wear, Star
tie, Juno and Holton, which khad been
in service at the vessel to pull her off.
Evening journal., 1897-11-09

NEW CASTLE. NOV. 8, 1897.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-01-23

An interesting scientific point has
been raised by A. Farrar, Jr. 4 test for
the pitch of a musical note has been
provided in the shape Of pinch Of fine
powder sprinklcd over q sheet of glass.
When the glass is struck by the vibra-
lions of musical sounds, the particles OF
the powder on its surface assume all
manner Of beautiful designs, many OF
them resem bling branches CT trees, how-
ers Oh birds, according 10 the note
given. 1t has also recently been found
possible to give a graphic presentation
of the human voice by photographinG
on highly maenifed scale the indenta-
ton made by the stylus of the phono-
graph Oh the waxen recording cylinder
The difference in voice production as
thus shown is astounding, and any de-
parture from perfect smoothness of tone
is at once seen in the increasing rug
gedness of the indentations. Ithas been
proposed to utilize this system of "see-
ing the voice" il vocal schools by reg
ular method of comparison of the rec
ords Of pupils with those of eminent art
lists.
The question of the practical applica-
ton of such visual reproductions in the
oral education Of the deaf has also been
frequently mooted, but i'll neither case
has any useful result SO far accrued. As
is we'll known, the speech Of orally edu-
Gated deaf mutes is not usually so nat
ural, and hence not so easily under
stood, as that of those who hear. This
is chiefly due to the absence Of the con-
trolling action of the hearing If this
could be supplied By visual means, much
might be accomplished. Mr.. Farrar
suggests that physicists should take up
this question with view to devising a
simple and efficient apparatus by which
all orally taught deaf mute could test
his speech to ascertain how far it CORE
sponded in infection, ETC., with that OF
his teacher or other hearing person and
could regulate il Accordingly. The in
vention of such device would confer
great practical boon on both the deaf
and their teachers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-01-23

something Of trepidation, now we utter
in laugh of triumph: "Who art thou,
o great mountain? Before Zerubbabel
thou shalt become plain. :"
Sometimes general begins battle
before he is ready, because the enemy
forces it on him. The general says:
1.-The enemy are pushing US, and SO
open battle. We are not sufficient to
cope with them, but hope the reserve
forces will como up in time. F" The bat
tie RACES, and the general looks through
his feldglass at the tr Jpy. but ever
and anon he sweeps his fieldglass back
ward and upward toward the hill, to
SEQ if the reserve forces are coming.
lizard pushed are We says the gen.
eral. IT do wish those re-cnforcements
would come up" After awhile the
plumes of the advancing cavalry are
seen tossing Oh the ridge of the hill,
and then the flash of swords, and then
tho long lines Of mounted troops, their
horses in full gallop. And the general
says: Gail is we'll. Hold out, my men,
q little longer. Let the sergeants ride
along the lines and cheer the men and
tell them endorsements are coming.
And now the rumbling of the batteries
and gun carriages is distinctly heard,
and soon they are i'll line, and at the
first roar of the newly arrived artillery
the enemy, little while before so jubl-
LIANT, fall back in wild retreat, their
way strewn with canteens and KNAPP
sacks and ammunition, that the defeat
ed may be unhindered in their flight
All Heaven to the Rescue.
That is just the way now. In this
great battle against sin and crime and
moral death the enemy seem too much
for us. More grogshops than churches,
more bad men than good men, and they
come up with bravado and the force OF
great numbers. They have opened bat
tie upon us before we are, in our own
strength, ready to meet them, and great
are the diGcouragements. But steady,
there! Hold Oh! Rc-enforcements are
coming. Through the glass of inspira-
tlOu 1 lUOh uiiu SOU tuS udSii VI VIC 'NOiN
of chin who hath Oh his vesture aud
on his thigh name written, King of
kings and Lord Of lords. - All heaven
is Oh our side and is coming to the res
cue. hear the rumbling CT the Kings
artillery, louder than any thunder that
ever shook the earth, and with every
roll Of the popderous wheels our cour-
age augmcnts, and when these re-en-
forcements from heaven get into line
with the forces Of God already on earth
all the armies of unrighteousness will
see that their hour of doom has come
ard will waver and fall back and take
flight and nothing be left Of them save
here and there, strewn by the wayside,
al agnos5io's pen, Or a broken decantcr,
OF Il torn playoill CT debasing amuse-
ment, or blaspheAous paragraph, or a
lepers scale, or Il Dragons tooth, to
show they ever existed. Let there be
cheering all along the lines of Christian
workers over the fact that what the
shovels fail to do will be accomplished
by the thunderbolts. "Who art thou,
o great mountain? Before zeruboaoel
thou shalt become plain.
The mountains look on Marathon,
And Marathon looks on the sea.
Shrine Of the mighty, can it be
ibnt thic &c all rprtninG OF tleeI
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-01-23
The Reason WHY,

a lady happened to remark to an ath-
letic friend that it was very strange that
most of the bad bicycling accidents
seemed to happen to women-and could
be account for it-were they more
"foolhardy?" "Not at all. I" he replied
i'The real reason is, think, that wom-
en- cannot judge distances. Now, from
his earliest youth up boy is trained
through his games to accurately meas
ure yards and feet You will see
woman rush in between two carts where
a man could tell you to certainty that
it would be impossible to avoid an acct
dent. 1t is just the want of trained
eye that does the mischief. ''-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-01-23
Profits In fractions.

The government always withholds the
fractions CT a penny in lis periodical
distribution of dividends OIL account OF
the national debt From this source the
state has accumulated i'll the last 100
years the sum of $780, 900.