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The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

IT say, do YOU think that Virgins
Is a man to be trusted?" TRUSTED;
Yes; rather. Why, I'd trust him with
my life" Eyes; but with anything Of
value, l mean."-Tit-Bits.
-Reformer-"Mr Grabbe, we can
count on you to vote in favor of this bill
to prevent bribery in the council, cant
wc?" Aiderman-"Well, er-what is
the inducements" -Harlem Life.
His Recolleetion.-'Willie, What
was the preachers text?" "somethipi
about hayin' faith like grain of some
kind of seed, an sayin' to the mountain
git move on you'll an it'll git.'-Chi.
cage Tribune.
$50 you have gone into the white.
washing and fence-painting business
have you, Uncle Christopher?' Eyes.
sab; an when you want anything ia nv
line you'll find my studio at No. a
Strawberry alley.'-IIarper's Bazaar.
--Father-"Wait year, my son, and
YOU may feel very different Son icon.
fidently)-"I'ye tested my love for Miss
Higgins thoroughly, and / know ii can.
not change. I've played golf with her
and | still want her for my wife,
Household Words.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES me-" said
Willie Griggs, II hope that chrysanthe.
NUNS won't go out of fashion all of a
sudden, as they threaten to do "What
difference does that makeP' IF take
mine off now | know l shall take eoldw
Washington Star.
The Mother-"Willie, / am sorry
TO learn that you ran your little wagon
over one of the boys next door and hurt
him" The Urchin-'It wasn't my fault
/ told him to get out of the way NJ,
wagons got United States Mail printet
on both sides of it, and it doesn't hay
to stop for nobody. Chicago Tribune
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.

William Alvord has just been elect
ed president of the Bank of California
at San Francisco for the nineteenth
time.
A couple in Kansas City got along
amicably until they got tandem. Now
there is trouble between husband ana
wife. When they are intent upon ride
she wants to go in one direction ana ne
in another.
I. Goldstein, of West Bowdoin, Me-,
speaks and writes aneieut and modern
Hebrew, Greek, Polish, Swedish, Latin,
German. French, Italian, Russian, Chr
nese and English. Yet he finds content
1aent as common peddler of tinwafe.
"A meek husband in Jacksonville,
Ga, sought legal separation from his
wife on the ground that she had
whipped him in the presence of COM
pany." He could endure the whipping
in private, but the worm turned when
she thrashed him in public.
"A wife in Florence, Mo-, having
failed in her many efforts to reform her
toper husband, tried one more method.
She threatened to get drunk every time
he did She did SO Oh one occasion, ana
he was so disguised at the sight of her
that he has not touched liquor since,
"A precedent interesting to women
has been established by the London
county court. A lady brought suit
against st. Georges vestry for damages
from the careless driving of water cart
which drew so near the sidewalk that
n heliotrope-colored dress worn by her
was sprinkled and spoiled. The court
awarded her seven guineas.
Col. Waring is allowed 100000 to
keep the streets of New York city clean
the coming year, and nobody is heard
complaining. The colonel put in bill
of $3.50 for his expenses while travelling
abroad last summer and it was allowed
by the city comptroller. Col. Waring
]leeps the streets clean, and that is why
he can have nearly everything he wants
Mother Goose was born in the year
1865 in the colony of Massachusetts
Bay. Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Foster. She married Isaac Goose in the
wear 1893 and few years later became
n member of the Old South church, Bos-
ton. The first edition of her melodies
(which were originally sung to her
grandchildren was published in Bos'
ton in 17t6 by her son-in-law, Thomas
Fleet. Mother Goose died in 1757.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
FRUIT PARINGS PURCHASED.
Eouth Water Street Houses Utilizing ALI
the Waste Matter.

-
the Waste Matter.
In the economy of life nowadays lit
tie. if anything, is lost. Time was when
of the hair, hoofs and blood of the thou,
sand cattle killed at the stock yards
little was saved. OF all this to-day moth
ing is wasted. The same economy Is
practiced on South Water street.
A certain commission man makes 1t
his business to collect the parings oil
apples; another will pay you for dis
carded tea leaves; still third will take
your onion Feelings, and quite lately a
certain firm has offered to buy all the
banana skins that were brought in a
fair state of preservation to it.
"What can possibly be done with all
these things?" the commission man was
asked.
with apple parings," he answered
smiling, 1--WE make cheap class of jams
which, l assure you, sell very readily in
the large department stores. We have
one house in this town which makes
an exclusive business of drying apples
Formerly its apple parings were all
thrown on the dump or burned, and
they amounted to several carloads
Now we take them and after cleaning
them by steam process, we cook then
and make jams out of them. We pay
about a quarter of cent pound fol
them when in fair state of preserva
ton.
USED tea leaves are collected also
dried and sent west. There they ar,
mixed up over again with lot of new
crop and they come back to this city
and are sold again. The trade in useC
tea leaves is necessarily small, for tn,
reason that it is exceedingly Difficult
to collect the leaves. Onion peelingt
are sold to Lighthouses, which extrac
The juice and use it in their business
and | am told that goods dyed in tn,
boiled juice of onion Feelings will reve
fade.
Banana skins are dried in an over
and then ground with mixture of tn
the lot. This -four is very white ant
fine. Much of it is used in adulteratin:
starch. You didn't know that, eh
Well, South Water street has a lot o
| products you never heard of. And but
ter? | could tell you something abou
| the manufacture of some buffers tina
| never smacked of either milk or cream
And strictly fresh eggs that were lai,
when Cleveland was elected president.
And he smiled as he turned to wait o.
| man who wanted the best "filled
cheese on the narket.-Chicago Chron
| iclc
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
Embalmed in Glaciers,

A rare thing in the southern Tyrol,
the finding of a skeleton in the AIDE
meio glacier, is recorded in European
papers. The skeleton proved to be
that of an American tourist. named
Ruth, who disappeared in 1890. These
assures cleave glaciers at all angles
and it is very easy to slip into one OF
them. When once in it is hardly pos
sible TO escape without help from above,
and the warmth of the body melts the
ice around, so that the victim slowly
descends by the weight of his own body
into the depths of the glacier, and gen
orally starves TO death. On looking into
these assures the most beautiful play OF
light in blue and green and rainbow
colors is seen. But these are best en-
Joyed from the safe vantage ground of
the upper, outside world, rather than
down i'm the depths and close at hand
In some instances, il is said, bodies
have been preserved down in these ifs.
sures in the ice for vears.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
japanese for Hello.

Great progress in the electrical line
has been accomplished in Japan since
the day when the first telephone line
was opened in that pretty kingdom Of
Dai Nippon. on which glad occasion a
rational holiday was declared and thou
sands of the japanese eamped along the
line waiting to see the first message go
by. 1T seems that the japanese (per-
haps fortunately have no word in their
language corresponding to our "Hellol'
Their telephone alarm call is "An0da!
Anada." c'You, Iou."o-N. y. Oh
server.
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why They Are called uac,,nevs.

Hackney was the first place whera
coaches were let on the hire. either bt
The day or for passage to London, and
although in 1928 there were only 2o
such vehicles, in 1884 they bal
throughout the kingdom Accumulate
TO 800, all which were still denominated
Hackney eoaches. The horses thai
1rew them, as well as ali other hired
horses, from the same origin, were
termed hackneys.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02

rs your mamma home, my dear?"
YES, sir"
well, run in and tell her that one OF
her old beaus would like to see her"
please, sir, which one are you?'
(which one?"
yes, sir. heard papa telling mann
ma about all of you last night.
lie said one Of you was hanged and one
was n forger aud one bigamisi and Que
q bunco-steerer and one ran faro
hank. Which one are you?'-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02
Thinrs TO BE Feared.

At Lucon, France. an ancient inn
has for its sign "The -Four Things to BE
Feared" which is the legend under d
painting representing a cat, monkey,
o woman, and judge.-Chicago later
Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02

Mrs. Jones I can let you nave a pair
OF old shoes.
The Tramp -Tenks, lady. an mebbe
yer have an old wheel wot yer don't
want Yer kin SEE dat me MACHINE il ali
were out.-N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02

"A Welsh Law of the middle ages
forbade the horse to be used in blowing
ms agricultural occupation being per.
'enned by the aid Of donkeys and oxen
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02

understand that Lord Deadbrose
threatened TO make visit to America q
That's ancther argument for
strengthening our coast defenses. f.
Washington TineA.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-02

-Horseshoeing with iron was un'
Known in England until introduced
after the Norman conquest in 1896.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
West Jersey and Sea Shore Railroad

On and after October L, 1897, trains will
leave Woodbury. as follows
For Philadelphia, 5.54, 6,s4. 727, 745. 756, $780,
906. 1000. 1119. a. m. LOO, LIE. 300.
4O2, $50, 51s, 5.35 sos, $50, TIC, 1905 11.03,
p. m. Sundays, S.27, 6.45 a. M, 800, 5.2S, SAG
8 49, II 05 p. m.
For Swedes boro, $50, 8.4s, 1135 a. m 2.o5,
4.S5, Gil, 7.05. Sundays 8.52 a. m. 6.04 p. m.
For Glassboro, $50, s.35 SAG. 1904, l1.s2 q. m.
IL SO, 3.27, 3.43 $50, sos, 5.27, 544, 632, 703.
s0s l0.47 p m. 1917 a. m. Sundays, 635 m.
5.3s p. m.
For vineland and Millville 80, S.46, a. m. l2S 80.
43, 5.44, 703 p m. Sundays, 8,S5 a. M, 5.S2 p.
m.
For Cape May, SAC a. m. a.4S, o. m. Sunday,
6.S5, 9,26 a. m.
For Atlantic City, $40 a. M. 343 p. m.
Sundays, 1886 a. m. $50 p. 10.
For Maurice River and points on Maurice
River Branch, 646 a. M, Q2.33 Saturdays only.
Sunday 500 p. m.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City, S.46 a. m.
S.43 p. m. Sunday 9 26 a. m.
For Salem Via. Swedesboro, 652 SAB, LBS
a. m. 205, 4.35. 6.ll Sundays $50 a. m, GOA
p. m. Via. Glassboro 8.46 a. m. 3.53 p. m.
For Bridgeton, $50, s46, a. m. 10 80, 1858. 5.27,
6.52 p. m. On Sundays, 835 a. m. 5.32 p. m.
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Pbila. for Woodbury.. 20. 500. $40
$50, HOO. 1900 a. m. 1.30, $50 20 $40, 40
400 $780, 20. $40 90. $50. 80 9c0 10 Is, II As
p. m. Sundays, 500, 6.l5 a. m. 1880, 500, $50,
1000 .. m.
Leave Swedesboro for Woodbury., 52S, 7 20,
SILL 939 a. m. 1888. 446, p p m. Sundays $50
a. M 4.53 p. m.
Leave Glassboro for Woodbury., 535 615. 7.OS,
7g8 1872, $40, $40. 11.00 a.. m. 12.46, 1852, 3.42
4.50, 521, 545 8. Is. 654 1045 m. Sundays, 6.26,
a. m. 5.27 p. m.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
Lodge Doinss.

Grand Master Workman, Henry s. Ruth
erford, will make an official visit te
Guarantee Lodge, No. II, on Tuesday
evening, the 2lst inst. He will be &C.
companied by Grand Overseer, WIN. H
Mccullough, and Past Master Workman
W. Harrison Livermore of the Grand
Lodge Finance Committee.
AT the annual communication of Flor
ence Lodge, No. 81, F. and A. M held on
Wednesday evening the 18th instant
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year. w. H., l. Hampton
Williams S. W., Thompson Allen; j.
W., Clarence H. Batter; Secretary
Robert NJ. Foust, P. M; Treasurer, George
E, Pierson,P M; Trustees, Benjamin W
Cloud, P, NJ. Jacob II Bibo, P. NJ; VIM
K. Robson, P. NJ. Proxy to G. L., Nelson
w. Sparks, P. NJ These officers will BE-
installed at an emergency communication tc
be held on Thursday evening, December
I'D, at O'Clock.
r. ID. G.. M, Josiah W. Evan, of Mt
Holly, accompanied by R. W. DID, james
A. Webb, of Haddonield. was present fol
the purpose of comforting with the Lodge
in reference to the erection of Masonic
home in New Jersey. After extended re.
marks from the Deputy Grand Master
Florence Lodge made a very substantial
contribution TO further the object In view
The erection OF this home is now said te
be an assured fact.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
ALMONESSON.

Mr.. John Kennedy has moved to Cam
den, and Mr.. Charlie Wescott has moved
into the house vacated by the former.
Mrs Kate Warwick has put new tin
roof on part of her house.
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Gardiner, of Aura
spent Sunday last with relatives in this
place.
Our park has gone into winter quarters
and a sense of loneliness will pervade the
place until the laugh of the merry skater
breaks the monotony.
The fox chase last Thursday was not
much more of a success than the first
Reynard was caught finally by Mr.. Harry
Jones, who set it at liberty, since which
time, it has not beer heard from.
The Christmas cantata comes off on
Monday evening, December %.
Where is that new flag which rumor says
is to adorn the school house?
Mr.. Woody Hannold had the misfortune
to scald one of his feet, and Mr. William
Pearson to run pitchfork through one Of
his. Both ara doing well at this writing.
The school companions of Miss Lizzie
Davidson gave her a surprise party last
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Eugene Cunard is thinking Of going
into the poultry business quite extensively
in the near future. We think it about
time that the price of poultry came down
within reach of poor people.
According to an article in last Monday
Philadelphia Record, the buffalo mystery
has been cleared up, and now the earth
jugs along as usual
Mr.. Edward Howey expects to move of
of his farm on Thursday preceding Christ
mas.
Mrs. Ulysses Eastlack returned home last
Monday from protracted visit to hei
parents in Camden.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
NEWBOLD

On Friday evening Vice Grand Architect
VIM. H. Duncan. accompanied by abou
twenty of the Grand officers installed the
officers of Prosperity Lodge, No 80, Jr. o
M, of Westville, N. } as follows: P NJ.
q Patterson; W. M, G. J. Sites; R. G.
J. F. James; L. g., G. B. Smith J. NJ, G
S. Coleman; R. G W. B. Groce; L. G c
NJ. Hurff K s., G. A. Hilyard; T. s., c. R
Barker; Treasurer, c. C. Dempsey Chap
lain, Rev. r. j. Patterson; Condr., Edw
Patterson; I. s.. C. G. Mount 0. S, Chas
Feltman; Trustees, Charles r. Barker, 2
Patterson, Henry Stanley
Prosperity Lodge has started with forty
five charter members, with more coming in
Meets every Friday evening at as, in
Stanley's Hall.
Samuel F. Davis has returned home fol
the holidays from long business trip, an6
is enjoying many bicycle rides through the
county. Mr.. Davis, whose territory com
prises the greater part of the United States
and Canada, is home but few weeks Of
each year.
Daniel J. Packer, of Woodbury., visited
Newbold last week.
Mrs E. Conklin has bsen quite i'll, but il
now congalescing.
George W. Kingston, of Woodbine Ave
an interchangeable sportsman. has had greaI
success this year both hunting and fishing
The occupants of the houses owned by
the Newbold Company expect to have the
water from the artesian wells put in
quien sabe ?
Agent Charles R. Barker has been sue
cesstul in his endeavors to have many
needed improvements made, and by Spring
Newbold will be an ideal village.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
HURFFyILLE.

Rev. E F. Sherman, President of Asso-
citation College. Camden, preached good
sermon in Bethel church last Sunday morn
ing. and Rev. I. H. Athey, of the Baptist
church, SewelI, exchanged with the pastor
in the evening, preaching also very ac-
ceptabiy.
Mrs Brooks Hnrf had few friends To
spend the afternoon and evening at her
residence last Thursday. The occasion
was very enjoyable, but the guests did not
know until afterward that it was birth
day party.
The Electric Light Company are extend.
of going on to Mullica Hill.
Mysteries, whisperings. trips to town OF
to our stores, hidings, and culinary prepare
tions are now the order Of the day that all
may enjoy another day-Christmas Day
The revival meetings closed last week al
the chapel Ten or more were converted
a graphophone made things quite inter.
esting at the Grange literary last Saturday
night.
Next Sunday morning the pastor Of
Bethel will preach on A Wonderful Pro.
mise and in the evening on g Prosecuting
Jesus.
&c. CLARK shot the head off a black
snake which measured over Eve feet, while
out cunning last week.
The Fourth of July comes when its hot
while New Year and Christmas come when
its not; if it were vice versa, the young
patriot would find his zeal freezing instead
of red hot
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
GLASSBORO.


The trials of Whitney VS.. Porch and
Coleman on Saturday last in the landlord
and tenant action, judgment was rendered
against both defendants, and warrant O
removal issued.
Edward Lloyd lost horse by death or
Monday night last.
The stores of the Whitney Glass Works
S. H. Stanger and George Higgins, have
assumed their holiday attire and Christmas
trimming with evergreen etc. They all make
a fine appearance.
John Wilmot, Jr., continues toJ grow
worse, and his family are in fear of his
recovery.
The ladies who gave the dinner or
Soldiers Day, deserve special mention fol
their catering on that occasion.
The decorations at the rink on Soldiers
Day were by New York parties.
Postmaster Sweeten improves slowly and
has not yet assumed sharge of his Office.
Dr.Luff barry drives fine team purchas.
ed from Fox, of Evan.
DIR. Charles Heritage has one of Burling.
ton counties famous box-seat carriages in
which to look after his patients.
The piano presented by Wanamaker
Brown, of Philadelphia, to tho public
school on last Friday evening, at the rink
is beautiful instrument It's an Estey
set in century oak.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
PAULsBoRo.


/ A number of Miss Nellie Silyer's young
friends rendered her surprise party on
Thursday night last and spent very plea
SAINT time with the Silvers'.
The Epworth League held social and
literary entertainment at the residence OF
Mrs. M. Stratton, on Broad street, consist
ing of readings, recitations, singing, playing
of games, etc.
The Presbyterian church held a Japanese
tea, and sale of art pictures, in Laws Hall
Saturday evening, which met with mea-
sure of success.
The Baptists had New England supper
last Saturday evening, at which they had
roast pig, baked beans, etc.
Ten survivors of the Oath New Jersey
Vols. went from this place to Glassboro on
Monday to attend the reunion there.
The Order of Red Men of this place ceIe-
brated their anniversary Monday evening
with appropriate services in the lodge room
The ladies OF Pocohontas Lodge spread a
banquet in Laws Hall, and they had a
royal time.
Rev. Mr.. Powell, of Gloucester City will
preach morning and evening in the M. E.
church on next Sunday.
! DR.. G G. Laws is on duty again after two
weeks sickness.
r. A. Jester has his stock of Christmas
candies in, and ready for business. Mixtures
| 10, Ii and 25c., clear toys, 12c. per pound
sugared pop corn, 12c.. all kinds of nuts,
raisins, oranges, apples, etc. for the holt
days. Give him call.
Money sold at and per cent. at the
regular meeting of the Paulsboro Loan and
Building Association Tuesday evening.
! One of the most interesting even in
this town last week was the Krismas
Markit of the Baptist church. The hall
was beautifully decorated and seven tables
were iull of beautiful china, fancy articles,
toys, candy, etc. The graphophone was the
most popular thing. 126 people listened to
| it play and sing, The New England din
ner was a feast; a large roast pig decorated
the center OF the table which Mr.. John
Rambo and Judge Miller carved to satisfy
the large number who partook. Mrs. Ida
Hartman, one of the most active workers,
was taken sick Saturday and had to be
taken home We are glad she is doing
well at present.
Last Sunday night Rev. Groves w. Drew
preached the last sermon on Paradise
Lost at the Baptist church. The house
is far too small to accommodate the crowds
who desire to attend The interest is so
great that Mr.. Drew will begin series Of
sermore On the Life of Christ, next Sun.
day night the special subject being The
Birth and Childhood Of Jesus.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
Real Estate.

The late Nathaniel C. FISHER homestead
near Clayton was not sold as advertised
and is now held at private sale or rent.
Job S. Haines, assignee of VIM. B. Glee
son, has adjourned the sale of real estate
advertised to take place on the 18th inst.
to Monday, the 9th inst,
John D. Shute. assignee of Philip Bun.
dens, adjourned the sale advertised to take
place on Wednesday, the 9Th inst, 10 Wed.
nesday, the 22d inst. Particulars ar,
given in our advertising columns.
John D. Shute, Esq, administrators OF
the late Chas. Berry, sold the homestead
at the adjourned sale last Thursday, con.
tanning IS Ito acres, to Joseph NJ. Adams
Of Mulllca Hill, at $5375 per acre. At til,
first sale the highest bid was $3.50 pc
acre, and the advance in price proves the
wisdom of the adjournment.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-12-16
Read Grocer Stokes advertisement.

Jos. Carr, Jr., of Pitman, killed a fine
pen of five hogs on Wednesday.
The Farmers Institute at Williams
town tomorrow, Friday, December II,
should claim the attention of farmers in
that section of the county.
The New Jersey State Teachers Asso-
cations forty-third annual meeting will
be held In the Normal school, Trenton, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec.
27, 28 ard 20.
Col. G. G. Green showed his apprecia-
ton Of the service rendered him by the
fire department on the occasion of fire in
his stables, by presenting the department
with substantial purse of money.
Samuel D. Sharp. near Turnerville
killed an.owl last week that measured
four feet from tip to tip. With it he got
steel trap that was fast to one foot, and
had evidently been there some time.
The annual meeting of the Mullica
Hill Loan and Building Association will
be held in Parkers Hall, Mullica Hill, on
Tuesday evening, January 4, 1898. A new
series of stock will DE issued at this meet
ing.
Druggist Merritt has line of desirable
goods especially designed for Christmas
gifts that cannot be surpassed anywhere.
Mr.. Merritt has rare taste in the selection
of bric-a-brack which he has exercised in
the selection of wide variety of articles.
The distinction Of being the second
company in the State in Workmanship has
been earned by Company E of our city.
The company at the head of the list is G Of
the 7th regiment Captain Mathers was
oficia lily notified of the comparative record
on Monday by General Spencer, and there
was general rejoicing at the weekly meet
ing of the Company Monday night. Gen.
Spencer will present the badges on the
9th inst.