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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09

N. B.--J. Franklin Brewer residing on "The
Homestead Farm near Chews Landing will be
pleased TO show all persons the several tracts
and farms, at any time before the sale.
]. FRANKLIN BREWER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09

For sale 5000 " truck baskets They are the
best baskets made; price $3.50 per hundred
VIM. H. SITHENS,
5-6-7-tf Woodbury. N. J..
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
Estate Of PRISCILLA 4. LOCK, Deceased.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
Real Estate

Pursuant to an order of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Gloucester, N. j !, made
the fourth day June, 1897, the subscribers viii
sell at Public sale. on
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
JOHN F. TRUITT.

Justice of the Peace and General Collector,
Commissioner of Deeds, Real Estate Agent. etc.
Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, and all other legal
documents carefully executed. Sales made and
clerked. Chattel Mortgages foreclosed, etc.
6-R-Q7-1v
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09

Horses and cattle taken to pasture.
Apply
7-s2-s7-tf Thorofare, N. J.
WANTED.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
Estate Of EDMUND BREWER, Decd.
ExECUTORs' SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate s!
Farms, Houses, Lots, Etc.

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and
directions contained in the last win and Tesla
mentof Edmund Brewer, late of Chews Landing
Camden County, N. j., deceased, the subscribers
Executsrs, will offer at public sale on the days
hereinafter mentioned, certain tracts OF real
estate, described as follows:
No. ], on Tuesday, October 10, 1897
Between the hours of 10 o'clock, M, and 5
O'Clock, P. NJ, to-wit: at clock, p M, Of said
day on the premises known as the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
3SM ACRES

Oo/@ 001O11O
Improvements consist ofa mansion house with
good cellar. excellent water at the barn and
house. Barn "a So feet, crib house "a K 40 feet,
large ice house .and hennery; large apple and
pear orchard aud an exceptionally profitable
is only five minutes from Hill TOP station on the
Camden County R. R plenty of trains daily,
and 40 minutes from Philadelphia. This is one
of the choicest small farms in Camden county
desiring country seat.
No. 8 is HOUSE AND LOT adjoining
the homestead farm fronting on the above turn
pike; lot contains 47-1OO ACRES; house con-
tains rooms in good repair.
No. 5 is a HOUSE AND LOT in the village
of Chew's landing, Camden county, N. j., lot
contains Il-1OO ACRES; house contains 5
rooms, in good repair.
No. is a tract of
Ii ACRES
of land being the site of Backwood mari pits
situate neer BlackWo0d, N. j.. on turnpike, con-
venient for farms in that section.
The title to all of the above real estate is in
disputable and guaranteed free and clear of all
mortgages, liens and encum br ances Possession
Of said real estate will be given to the several
purchasers after full compliance with stated
conditions and at the termination OF the several
leases.
CONDITIONS which will be liberal will be
ton will be gwen by and all inquiries replied to
by ROBERT MONTGOMERY,
j. FRANKLIN BREWER,
WILLIAM BREWER.
Executors of Edmund Brewer, deceased.
Dated August l6, 1877. 8-19
N. B.-J. Franklin Brewer residing on 1.-THE
Homestead Farm near Chews Landing will be
pleased TO show all persons the several tracts
and farms, at any time before the sale;
Fp pp Evr
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09

The improvements consist of a large, commodi-
GUS mansion house and hotel property containing
ID rooms, one large basement barn, S6 50 feet,
hennery, etc, good apple orchard in prime bear
ing The entire tract is well fenced. the land all
cleared and 10 q high state of cultivation. being
on the main road from Williamstown to Camden
and at the intersection of the road leading from
Cross Keys to Woodbury., N. j.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-09
PROPOSALS.

Sept. 2, lsN-s '
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

that there may be perfect freedom of
debate in the matter of the training
of children, that there should at least
be a remote possibility that everyone
here may be a mother at some future
time"
She paused and looked a little more
uncomfortable than before.
Heretofore" she went on at last,
this matter has been easily settled to
the satisfaction of all concerned, and
at the conclusion of roll call we have
entered into a discussion of the danger
of tutti fTutti when given to children
at improper times without the slightest
fear that our deliberations might be
affording amusement to some one who,
On account Of sex, really had no right
to be present. 1t was, I may say, a
comparatively simple matter to dis
tinguish those who were entitled to be
present from those who were not"
There was another brief interval of
silence, during which every woman in
the place looked suspiciously at every
other woman.
To-day, however," she continued,
lin view of the fact that it is some
times difficult to distinguish boomers
from trousers of a golf suit, and that
the eye can no longer be relied upon,
we have decided to call in a notary
and let all women in bifurcated cos
tunes swear themselves into the con-
vention, which will be such a manly
way of doing things that it really ought
to f1atter them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
ORIENTAL SHIRT WAIST.
A New Creation in Which the Summer
Girl Of This Season Will Reign.

Another important and wholly new
creation is the original oriental shirt
waist.
Shirt waists in plain co1ors, in stripes,
checks, or brocades will not be the uI-
Questionable style for summer wear.
The novelty in separate waists this
season will be a combination of orient
al c0lors with modern fabrics. The
col0rs in these new gauzes are in ex-
act reproduction of the vegetable dyes
OF eastern lands, and the combination
OF hues is copied from the priceless
shawls of cashmere, from the *'chud-
dahs'' worn by Hindoostanee women,
from Madras curtains and Phulkarie
embrOideIies
Terra-cotta and dull blue are com
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

+ caravan sets forth, passing through
Asia Minor 20 Damascus, at when pace
it rests for a fortnight; and then, be-
iIg joined by other caravans it starts
on its long journey to Mecca, crossing
the great Syrian desert, AID taking
some six weeks on he way
This gigantlc caravan consisted in
1898 Of no less tnan $4,000 camels.
! Travelling takes place mostly during
the night, it being cooler for the pi.-
| grims, and, besides that, the camels
feed better in daylight. Every fifth DAY
halt for complete tWenty-four houlS
IS made in order to rest the camels
and to prevent serious results to them
from the chatting of the saddles and
heavy burdens which they carry. Even
with this care many OF them collapse
and are abandoned.
For years Mecca has been notorious
as breeder of pestilence, particularly
| cholera, and last year the efforts of
! the Europen consulS stationed there to
sanity the place resulted in the death
of the British vice-cOnsul and in the
injury OF the French, Russian and
/ Englsh consuls, SO enraged were the
pilgrims at the smallest interference
IN their religious customs by "infidels."
The mortality attending these cpl
! denies is fearful. In one batch of
5000 pilgrims in 1898 only 5000 lived
to re-embark for home, and in the last
stages of the journey number Of these
died. The causes of the epidemics are
many. In the first place, the city is
terribly overcrowded, and its total lack
of sanitary features makes it an I'M
healthy place. even with a small popu-
lation.
Then nine-tenrhs of the pilgrims ar
rive in an enfeebed condition, brought
about by the sufferings endured on
the long journey Good food and
water are held at exorbitant rates, and
only the well-to-do pilgrims can afford
to purchase them.
The greatest single evil, however, is
one of the religious ceremonies that
of the sacrifice. Last year some &c.,
eco sheep, goats, oxen and camels were
killed by the fanatics, ceremony
which literally submerged many of the
streets with the viscera, of1al and flesh.
In a hot, blistering sun the noisome
efiuyia arising from this disgusting
mass is SO powerful that it is apparent
for months after the departure of the
pilgrims.
1t is a mistaken idea that the water
from the holy well of Zem-zem is con-
taminated by disease germs. Dr. Hur-
gronje, who attended the pilgrimage of
1885, obtained some of the water. and.
on submitting it to scientific analysis.
found that it contained no dangerous
organic poison or cholera bacillus. as
was supposed, but was simply a mild
aperient, brackish to the taste and con
tanning several alkaline constituents.
1t is one of the duties Of the pilgrims
to drink often of this water, and they
must pay a small fee each time. The
visitors have not direct access to the
well, regular officials attending to the
task of distributing the sacred water.
Five days ere occupied by the actual
religious ceremonies, two of them be-
ing given up to prayers in the great
Kaabe mosque, which accommodates
$4,000 worshipeTs at a time. The sac
rif1ce takes up a third day. and another
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

ing TO improved facilities Of transport
alton, and under normal conditions
there would have been 100000 or 7O0,-
900 this year
At the time Burckhardt was in Mecca
1813-181D the number visiting the
shrines was under 10000 per annum,
but it is probable mat the war then
being Waged by the TURKS against the
Wahabis lessened the number In 1873
Mr.. WilfTid Scawen Blunt stated the
number at under 100000, while in 1893
it has risen to between 300, 0O0 and
100000
Pilgrims travel from all parts OF the
m0siem world, from M1rocc0 in the
west, from China in the east, from
all parts Of the Malay Archipelago. and
from India Great numbers 70 from
Egypt, and also from thc African coast
OF the Red Sea Chat IS, from Nubia,
the SOudan. etc.. Persia eends q large
contingent by steamer down The Persian
gulf, as well as by camel caravans right
across Arabia. From Khtya and far
distant BOkhara men travel painfully
across the AsiaGic deserts, taking a
whole year to perform the double
journey.
From many parts of the vast terri
tory Of Arabia itself the same process
goes on, while from Turkey a camel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
THEY LOOKED TIRED.
Two Wanderers in the Fourth Dis
trict Arouse sympathy.

As the two approached Sixth street,
on Biddle, the tired look on both faces
deerened Each carried a satcheI
that alreared remarkably heavy.
Both were pretty, the younger especi-
ally so.
"DC you know where you are,
miss?" said a sympathizer to the
yCl Dger of the two.
She litter her tired eyes, then
dropped them.
How n odest!" ecstatically thought
the interlCCutor.
ooh, yes, indeed we know" she
ctirped, brightly But what do we
care, we are used to it. Now you are
surprised, amt you? knew you would
be F's cry body is till we begin to
talk, then they never have time"
But, what"
Now, dcL't ask any more questions.
! Just look at those shoes, you lazy boyi
A1cn't you ashamed to walk along the
street, with them in that filthy condi-
| ton Here, now, don't pull away. I
won't hurt you. Just step over here
against the wall There, now. If you
n'Cve I'll scream. Would you like to
| hear me scream?"
| By this time the victims tongue had
followed his wit, and he could think
of nothing to say nor protest to make.
The fair stranger had backed him
against a building and was on her
! knees at his feet. The satchel was
open and out came a bottle of shoe
polish.
''Guaranteed not to crack the
leather and withstands water" car u
ally remarked the young woman, as
she smeared one dusty shoe with the
black liquid. At last she arose
There" she said, triumphantly,
"aint that fine? Now buy a bottle and
polish the other one yourself. Only
quarter"
The victim fumbled helplessly in his
pockets. 1t was no use. The ghost
had not yet come forth.
81 t-a-quarter," he finally
stammered.
ooh, of course you have" said the
AC'AA oIIC' cIIlu tISI tOIn JdHIOl SFIU,
'sure." Finally, to convince them, the
victim turned his pockets inside out.
Say, what's your business?" asked
the beauty.
Reporter"
81 don't believe you. All reporters [
know have money. Do you know who
am? My name is Fay Carlton, late
Of Oklahoma City, ex-stage artist
now the champion female shoe pol
Usher before the public Good-by."
She started acros the street, halted,
then returned, and in a more tender
tone said quite low:
II didn't to mean to hurt your feel
ings. We all get broke some time
When you come to Oklahoma look me
up and I'll fix up that other shoe
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

bined, reddish brown and orange, vel
low, blue, and red, pale green and gold
and sometimes every hue known tx
oriental looms are woven in one vivid
color scheme.
In spite of the gorgeous effect OF the
material the style of making is in
the fashion of the simplest shirt waist
Y tucked, square-cut yoke, with full
blouse effect over the bust, fastened
with studs in narrow pleat, is a
popular design. The sleeves are the
old-styIe shirt sleeves.
The fashionably athletic girl may
have any number of sporting gowns,
fCr golf, for the wheel, for hunting and
yachting, but her wardrobe is never
complete without one or many dainty
tea gowns, or "lounSing" gowns, as
the muscular maid would say.
The very newest design in these tea
gowns is Of liberty silk, or, better and
much cheaper, China silk, which can
be bought for 40 cents q yard. These
most esthetic gowns, which are Of
pure white, are cut with Vatican plat
III the back and full in the front. The
reck is slightly low md square.
Long, puffed sleeves come we'll over
the hand and are edged with lace. The
large shoulder puff is also deliberately
garnished with lace extending from the
lace inserting which trims the neck.
\ white satin ribbon is fastened
trinity about the waist and forms a
trimming at either side of the square
cut neck. Such a tea gown can cost
all the way from So TO $50, according
to material and value OF lace used
Fl ilade1plia Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
NEW HATS.
We Are Looking Like Gorgeous Flower
Gardens.

Two or more varieties of straw are
frequently in use in one hat. An assert
ment Of course of rough straWG are all
| the vogue. Chip is also in demand, and
a glistening straw called silk fiber.
| StraWs Of more than one color are used
in making a single nat.
| The brim is frequently one tint of
straw and the crown another. A few
| of the brims are made of bands of
straw alternating with puffings of tulle
or silk
Crowns are all eccentric as to their
shape. Some emulate a Tam O'Shanter
in shape, others resemble an hour-gIass.
or look like a jam pot turned upside
down. Many of them are made entirely
of spangles.
Flowers are used Iavishiy on the new
hats-either in big punches or in
wreaths encircling the crown. Aigrettes
are much in favor, and bows and
rosettes or ribbon yelled in tulIe.
Accordion-plaited chiffon is also used
as a trimming.
The colors are startlingly brilliant.
Until July all the shades of purple and
violet will be worn. Bright red is a
spring and summer color this year.
LCaf-green and forget-me-nOt blue are
a faVOrite color combination, as well
as violet and scarlet. Hats in three or
four shades Of one color are much the
fashion. French hats of shirred taffeta
silk will be worn for early spring, and
many tulle hats during the summer.
The sailor is here again, but it is
so much trimmed that all it's old-tima
severity Of style is now thing of the
past.-Philadelphi Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
ENEMIES OF VERDURE.
Insect Pests Which Prey on Green
Leaves and Vegetation.

Chicago Post:-How to keep insects
from causing harm TO the plants and
trees in the parks is just now an
important question before park SUI
perintendents and scientists. Not only
in Chicago, but in other cities as we'll
botanists and farmers unite in the
month of May in making preparations
to prevent insects coming, and, where
that is not possible, they try at least
to kill the pestifer0us creatures before
they become as numerous as they did
in the time of Moses and Pharaoh.
Machinery has been invented to help
in the battle for the protection of
crops and flowers. The department
Of agriculture at Washington has in
terested itself very much il these new
inventions and IN pamphlets as well
as in the annual report for this year
it will tell just how these devices work
and how successful they may some day
be.
Among the men who have charge of
Chicago parks there s little fear Of
ravages by insects In Humboldt Park,
it is said, the soil is not the same as
in the other large public grounds, and
insects seem to prefer to settle there.
But in Lincoln Park there is compare
lively little trouble from this source.
John Higgins. who has charge of the
cultivation Of wild and perennial plants,
and who knows every insect that has
appeared in the park, says there has
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

fanaticism Of tic pilgrims always as
sumes its huost virulent form, it will
add thousands upon thousands Of fight
ers to his army One OF The chief
doctrines of Mohammedanism is that a
follower who dies in battle against the
Christian goes straight to the seventh
heaven Of paradise, and that this is
implicitly believed in was demonstrated
a dozen times by the dauntiess bravery
of the Turks i'll attacking inVincible
strongholds held by the Greeks.
The effect of united uprising of
the followers of MohGmmed would be
a serious menace to the whole of Ed
rope, and, should it take place, quick
retribution might be visited upon the
Six Powers which practically aided the
Turks against the Greeks. Once
aroused, the blind fury of the Moham
medans might lead Them to overrun
all Europe, and, numerically, they
would be great enough to make such
an invasion a serious matter for the
united Christian armies to crush.
In 1892 NJ. Fournier de FLAX esti-
mated the Christian population Of the
world at At 0S0. 15S and the Moham-
medan population at 176,S34,372. OF
these latter 100000 are subjects of
the Queen of England, as Empress Of
India, and II 100000 are subjects of
the Emperor of China. Not more than
$4,000, 600 owe territorial allegiance to
the sultan of Turkey, but, as the re-
puted head of Islam, he is the re-
ligious master of the Mohammedan
population of every country, now num-
herring close to 200,O00,O0O. A com
mand from him is regarded as the
earthly voice of the Prophet Moham-
med, founder of the faith, and has
precedence over all mere territorial
potentates
Thus it can readily be seen that if
the advisers of the sultan induce him
to solicit aid from the broad ranks of
Mohammedanism the fighting strength
of the Turks might easily be swelled
to the equal of the combined armies
of the two first powers of Europe
When the bubonic plague first ap-
peared in Bombay last October. efforts
were at once made to restrict the an
nual pilgrimage to Mecca, as it was
feared that the germs of the pestilence
would be communicated to all quarters
of Europe. The energy with which the
whole Moslem world opposed all re-
stricted measures, however. induced
many of the governments to modify
their plans and thus minimize the risk
of Mohammedan outbreak.
In all moslem communities controlled
BY European powers the pilgrims have
0een subjected to medical examinations
before starting on the long journey.
and Great Britain adopted the addi-
uonal precaution, in India, of almost
doubling the rates of transportation.
This made the cost of the pilgrimage
practically prohibitive to a large num-
Der Of worshipers, and, in consequence,
provoked widespread Indignation.
Last year more than 500, 900 made
the pilgrimage, and, Notwithstanding
the restrictive measures adopted this
year, it is believed that fully that num-
Der will visit Mecca this month tC
drink of the waters of the sacred vel
and kiss the black stone sunk in thu
wall OF the Kaaba. Of late years the
attendance has increased largely, ow,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
AT THE MOTHERS CONVENTION.

The presiding officer of the mothers
convention looked decidedly uncom-
Portable, and coughed in a deprecatory
sort Of way behind her hand as she
looked over the assemblage. Then, in
stead of calling the convention to
order, she sat down and entered into
an animated conversation with two Or
three of the other officers. 1t was evil
dent that they were endeavoring to
convince her Of her duty in the prem
Uses and that she did not wish to be
convinced Finally, however, she
sighed, bowed to their will and rose
again.
Ladies' she said, and she looked
rather sharply at little group near
the door, "as you all know, presumably.
this is a mothers convention, and while
it is not absolutely essential that every
one here shall be or have been
mother. it is highly important, in order
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
FAMOUS PEOPLE.

Lecky, the historian, is an object of
amused interest to his fellow-members
Of parliament The other day he had
to act as teller while a vote WIS being
taken, and is described as appearing
helpless and childIise.' Tellers do
not, as a rule, carry their hats, but Mr..
Lecky nursed his headgear with con-
spicuously careful solicitude, and al
most forgot to bow to the speaker.
Il is not impossible that the prince
of Wales will have more time than he
had hoped for to settle his indebted
ness to Baron Hirsch's estate. More
tran one of the executors named by
the testator has refused to act, and GER
tain flaws in the manner in which it
was drawn may invaIidate the whole
will, in which case the clause requiring
the executors to call in Immediately all
il debtednesses will go for nothing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20
SOUNDS OF MODERN INDUSTRY.

The whizzing of the trolly car,
The cables drowsy whirr.
The fixing OF the soda fount
The mangler's constant stir,
The working of the slot machine
As cents and nickels fall,
These sounds OF honest industry
l love, love them all.
The clicking of the type machine,
The graphaphone's shrill squeak.
The ticking OF the stock device
AS trusts grow strong or weak.
The meters merry Gathering
Through winter, spring and fall.
These sounds OF honest industry
| love, love them all.
Washington Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Sunday Telegraph: 1t is said that
Capt. Swift of the Rice Lake Leader
and who is also an efficient empIoye of
the state treasurer's Office, will seek
the republican nomination for con-
gress in the tenth district
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

Constantinople, May 9.-The an
nouncement that the Turks have dis
patched emissaries to all the centers of
Islam to raise the cry, war against the
infidels," has double significance in
view of the Grecian difficulty and the
fact that the fearful pilgrimage to
Mecca is now on it's way to celebrate
FL Id Ell Kebir, which this year falls
on May II.
Should the sultan's agents make the
announcement at Mecca, where the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-20

is given up to the ceremony of ''ston-
ing the devil Every pilgrim must
equip himself with washed stones,
which he throws at a stone eff1gy of
the evil one. The great crowds en-
circle the efigy, and 1ine-tenths of the
stones fly wide of the mark and inffict
serious injuries upon the pilgrims.