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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
For the Slender Girl.

If the too stout woman endures tor
ture, the too slender one suffers no less
Visions of the bean pole and horrid de-
scriptions Of the attenuated maiden fit
through her mind as her glass tells her
how poorly she carries off the full
skirts of the summer.
But there is skirt designed special
ly for her which makes her better fig
ure than she could ever hope to have
1t is godet in the back, rather tight fit
ting on tie hips, but furnished with an
immense box plait in the front 1t is
laid fiat at the belt and is allowed to
fare only around the foot. The box
plait may be lined with black taffeta,
which shows. as the folds shake out in
walking, like fan
The waist worn with this must be a
blouse. finished with a ruff1e to give
fullness at the hips.
The crinkled goods Of the summer
make very nice box plated skirt, and
there is nothing as nice for trimming
them as the small needlework yoke and
ruffies that come for the purpose. st
Louis Globe Democrat
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
NAV Make the Men Hustle.

John |. Platt, editor of the Pough-
keepsie Eagle. tells this incident of the
recent meeting Of the State Press asso-
citation at the Thousand islands: Zone
family group that we got acquainted
with consisted of two very bright girls.
When we asked them whom they were
with, one of them replied promptly:
I'VE are here by ourselves. / represent
the paper, and this is my sister We
asked what she did on the paper, and
she answered: Everything that is to be
done III a newspaper office. You see,
ours is small Office, and have to set
type, run the press, pick up ads, attend
the Office, report or anything else re-
quired - except, she added after a
pause, except write editorials My fa-
ther and don't agree in politics. SO he
won't let me write editorials
''There was no doubt Whatever, either,
Of her right or her ability to represent
the paper, and she WASH It the only lady
member of the association either The
fact is, we editors of the sterner sex
have got to bestir ourselves or these in
dependent women who don't always
agree with their fathers in politics, will
be crowding us out of cur vocation.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
PORTRAIT in A TOMB.



A Grieving Husband Tries to Make It
Cheerful.
In tomb owned by Jonathan Reed
in Evergreens cemetery life size por-
trait of his wife, who died three years
ago, is to be hung. Since his wife's
death Reed, who is 20 years old and
lives in Williamsburg, N. Y, has
visited the cemetery every day and
made the interior of the vault look like
the parlor of dwelling Curtains are
draped about the building, and live
squirrel and canary bird occupy cages
in the vault. There is a clock on a
mantel. Mrs. Reed body is in glass
coffin in hermetically sealed iron box
There is another coffin, intended for
Mr.. Reeds body. Some time ago he
decided to have a portrait of his wife
put in the tomb. Underneath the pic
ture. which will be hung in the back
Of the tomb, will be the following in
scription:
Let those who seek not knowledge
pass by this tomb, but those who fain
would learn the secret of life in death
descend. -
"Seven thousand people have come
to see me at this tomb already" said
Mr.. Reed the other day. 81 had 20
priests one day come in body. Twen-
ty-two people came from England, 6
from Germany and from Jerusalem.
don't come here TO sit with downcast
face and mourn over my dead. come
to be uplifted and show to the world
that there is at least cne man who is
ready to show undying devotion to the
only woman that he ever loved. New
York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
She killed a Host of Rattlers.

Miss Bella 7. Hope, the "rattlesnake
belle of the Alleghanies, with three
young lady companions and two young
men went to pick berries in the noun
tains the other day. Atnoon, while eat
ing luncheon, they witnessed desper-
ate fight, few hundred feet distant,
between a wild cat and rattlesnake.
After few minutes of fighting the cat
went at the snake with teeth and claws
and literally tore il into shreds. A mo-
ment later, from out of every crevice in
the surrounding rocks, other rattlers
began to crawl, until the ground seemed
perfectly alive with them. Two of the
ladies tainted, while the men decided
to take French leave. Not SO with Miss
Hope Hastening nearer, she took de-
liberate aim through the brush and
fred, with the first shot laying low the
cat and couple Of snakes. Then, COM
ing from her hiding place, accompanied
by the young men, they began a fusil-
lade ON the snakes, with the result that
in % minutes not live snake was to
be seen, but the ground was strcwn
with dead reptiles. When it was deemed
safe to venture near, a count was made,
and AZ rattlers, in size from 4 to feet
6 inches in length, were found, together
l7ith the dead catamount Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Two Ladies Discover How They Had
Made Themselves DisagreeabIe.

Two Ladies Discover How They Had
Made Themselves DisagreeabIe.
Two ladies were standing on the
doorstep of house in Georgetown
where but moment before they had
rung the bell. and were waiting to be
admitted. One was talking along very
intently, when the taller woman in
terrupted her.
BE careful" she said, somebody
may hear you"
I'm very particular" responded the
other. II looked all around before ]
said anything and there was nobody
in sight"
''That's what thought once, too, and
/ made a serious mistake. l was call
ing once, just as we now are, and was
with woman who could and did say
the meanest things about people ever
heard talk. I'm not given to that kind
of thing usually, but / do love bit OF
gossip, and sometimes am led into
saying things shouldn't. On this oc-
casion the lady we were to call on was
not a favorite of mine, and when the
other woman said something sarcastic
chimed right in and said / thought
she was the silliest and most extrav-
lagant and homeliest and dowdiest and
stupidest woman of my entire acquain-
tance, and that / only called from a
sense of duty anyhow. And few other
things, like that, said.
well, we were let in after long
wait and the reception we got was the
chilliest / ever met with. couldn't
understand it, for we were really on
very good terms, as those things go,
and we got out as soon as we could.
That night l told my husband about it
when he came home, and he wondered
at it, too. Next evening he came in
smiling, and told me that the next
time had anything to say about my
Ineighbors on their own doorsteps /
had better first see If there were any
speaking tubes to tell on me. That
explained it all in a second. A doc
tor used to live in that same house
and he had speaking tube at the
door, as physicians do. The lady we
were calling on had never changed it,
and, as | found out afterward, the
mean thing, she used to sit close to
the other end of that tube and listen
to what people might be saying at the
door.
"She didn't make much by listening
to me, and she didn't dare to tell me
that she knew what I thought of her,
and I didn't care if she did know, only
since that time have been more care
full. There's tube up there, seeY'
and the tall lady pointed to an innocent
looking mouthpiece pouting out of the
door frame. However, there was no
response to their ring, and as they met
the lady coming in just as they started
away they felt perfectly safe and had
3 nice Washington Call.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Fifteen years ago Carrie Bu1ch was a
servant girl in a California household
where William f. Hastiugs was also
employed Tho girl became ill and had
to leave, but had no money. Hastings
loaned her 5000, and she went away.
The years rolled by without the 5000
being returned, and Hastings had for
gotten the occurrence when he received
a letter from barrister in London stat
ing that an estate of $73, 0OOihad been
left him by Mrs Hall, formerly Miss
Carrie Burch Of California. Hastings
could hardly believe what he read, but
he has the money now. and for his gem
erosity to strange girl years ago he
has become Independently rich When
the girl left California, she went to
Australia as a nurse and there married
retired English merchant, who died
some years afterward. and the widow
then returned to London and lived there
until her death. Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
STORY OF a cAPTuRE.
Wit of a Wife Saved Her Husband
from the nfHcara.


Wit of a Wife Saved Her Husband
from the Officers.
'If / hadn't seen it with my own
eyes," said the old forty-niner, Il
wouldn't be tellin' it. In our camp we
had got kinder civerlized and unless a
feller was strung up immediate fur lift
in dust what didn't belong ter him. or
ridin' off with hoss not havin' title ter
tn same, we locked him up and held
him fur fair trial. We had a reg'ler Off
GERS an guards an the convicts had ter
work gettin' in wood an cleanin' up
round camp.
zone fine-lookin' felIer came in there
with his wife, an she war finer lookin'
nor he was. l never knowed yet
whether he done it or not, but it war
charged that he was caught crawlin' out
from a tent with his pardner's swag.
We caught him an put him inter tn
workin' gang till the gran jury could
set on him. He had mighty fine hoss
that lotof us wanted ter buy, but his
wife wouldn't sell an took care OF him
as good as a man could do.
"On Saturday night that teller
broke guard. While we was chasin'
round Chinerman noterfied us as how
tn man was at home with his wife.
They must have heerd US comm, fur
there was a rush from tn back door,
there was as purity spring into the
saddle as you ever see an all of us went
clatterin' after tn big hoss while his
rider waved hat an Knocked at US. We
follered fer miles, droppin' out one by
one till me an tn sheriff had tn trail.
We could change hosses, but fur ten
hours that there big black kept tn
road an showed us his heels. Then his
rider jist coolly got off and set down on
log ter wait fur us. We galloped up
with guns in both hans an ordered a
surrender. Durn me if it wasn't tn
purity woman, an we never see either
OF 'em again" Detroit Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
For Tired Eyes.

When awaking in the morning do not
rub the eyes; indeed, one ought never
to rub or press the fingers against the
eyes. If they feel at all irritated, sponge
them with cold water. Cold water has a
most beneficial effect upon the eyes;
and the strongest win find 1t good to
daily bathe the eyes IN cold water.
This invigorates them and helps
to keep them In good working
order. But it must be remem-
bered that quite cold water should only
be used when the body is at moderate
temperature. When one is very heated
or warm, the chill must be taken off he
water to avoid sudden shock. 81.
,1Sis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Cycling golf stockings are being
adopted universally. At last women
are waking up to the fact that leggins
are uncomfortable and rything but
neat looking after they have been worn
two or three times, and that the bicycle
boot Is next to impossible in hot wealth
cr. This boot is even warmer than the
leggin and destroys perfect ankle mo-
tion, which is the secret of easy riding.
The golf stocking is both comfortable
and good to look at One of the prettiest
patterns is q dark brown and red mix
ture. Instead of having cuff at the
top it has a simulated cuff about where
a walking boot would come on the leg.
Then there are quite rich looking plaids
and stripes in blues and green's, blacks
and browns, grays and blacks, and so
on. Brighter colors are also coming
into favor. Golf stockings are all woven
Of wool, and forthis reason many people
cannot adopt them. For such there is a
footless stocking intended for wes ring
over the ordinary kind. It has the adj
vantage Of not increasing the size of the
foot. Cincinnati Enquirer,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

When a cotton waist is to be fre-
quently washed and if not lined with a
piece of the same goods or with white
lawn it should have a yoke, inside or
out, of the same fabric and facing
around and under the arm sizes, this
being where most of the wear comes
Round waists worn beneath the skirt
should extend three inches below The
waist and sleeves should have the
French or bag seams. which have the
raw edges put together on the right side
and narrow seam taken. Then they
are turned to the wrong side and tiny
seam taken, thus hiding all raw edges
If cotton plaids are made upon the bias,
they are apt to pull askew in the iron
ing. In buying embroidery to trim such
gowns remember that patterns having
small holes wear the best. Such dresses
should be washed out quickly and dried
in the shade. Do not use strong soap on
them. Pique, linen, crash. ETC., should
be we'll shrunk before they are made up
into waists or dresses. Allowance should
be made, for they are apt to shrink.
Always turn down u inches at the
top of wash skirts, which can be let
down when necessary Use two threads
half an inch apart in gathering the
backs OF skirts Run a worsted braid
along the underside Of wash dresses,
letting the edge. barely show, and shrink
the braid in boiling water before using
it. In sewing on braid or velveteen hold
it, not the skirt, next to you. Emma
NJ. Hooper in Ladies Home journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
TEARS WE'RE FORBIDDEN.
A Note to Quit Meant That the Typewriter
Was to Go.

Was to Go.
She was a dainty little thing, and the
old gentleman appeared to be prepos-
sessed in her favor right from the start,
but there was evidently something that
made him pause.
Look here" he said in his blunt
fashion. 81 like you and your references
are all right. You run the typewriter as
if you knew all there is to know about
it, and you don't look like girl who
would be sick every third day and
want to get away an hour or two early
all the rest of the time, but before en-
gage you want to have a clear under
standing with you on one subject. "
''Yes, sir, she replied, looking at
him inquiringly.
''Of course" he explained, 81 expect
you will be perfectly satisfactory, but
if you are not there must be no doubt
about my right to discharge you"
Certainly not,"
"If want you to go, I'll just have
one of the clerks put note on your desk
or leave it with the cashier for you, and
you're to take that as final
Naturally" she said, looking at
him In some surprise.
You're not to enter any protest or
file any objections, he persisted, "and
most of all you re not to weep"
"Why, suppose / can ask you
Why
''You can't ask me thing" he
broke in. 'sIf you get note asking
you to quit. you're just to put on your
things and walk out without whim-
per or question of any kind. Is that un
derstood?''
ut is. she replied.
Have your promise to live up to
that agreement"
''You, have But it is such an extraor-
dinary request that II
Young woman, said the old gen.
tleman impressively, "I've been in bust
ness here for 90 years, and up to the
time woman got good foothold in the
business world | was in the habit of en-
gaging and discharging clerks as seemed
to me best from the standpoint of my
business In an unguarded moment,
however, was induced to hire young
woman to run typewriter for me. aud
after found that she WASH t satisfac-
tory to me it took me over eight weeks
to discharge her. I left a note ON her
desk and she promptly came in and
wept on mine. turned the job over to
various snbordinates, but each time she
came into my private Office to do her
weeping, and inside of week she had
the whole force wrought up to a point
where business was being neglected, and
she was still drawing salary just the
same. Woman in business may be all
right, but when it comes to getting her
out Of business somebody else can have
the job. However, if you'll make a
solemn promise to go without single
weep if you don't suit I'll try you. -
Chicago Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
NUMBER 8
TRAINING FOB kLoNpIKE.
A Man versed In Hygiene Gives Prospec-
tive Miners Advice.

A Man versed In Hygiene Gives Prospec-
tive Miners Advice.
IN the Klondike country the argonaut
from this climate will have to be spe-
cially equipped physically to stand the
rigors Of an arctic winter and the hard
ships Of possible hunger. A course of
training may be necessary for the astute
young man who has never been farther
northwest than Chicago.
For those who contemplate making
the trip to round up all the gold dust
that lies concealed under the arctic cir
Gle a man versed in hygiene suggests
the following rules of conduct:
Ride on the front seat of the grip car
in winter.
Eschew overcoats and underclothing.
Spend two hours day in the zero,
room of cold storage warehouse.
Keep your head cool
If you play cards at all, confne your
self to freeze out.
If married, ask your wife to let you
build the fires on January mornings.
If single. send your sweetheart a
cookbook and call the next evening.
Your reception will be of temperature
low enough to inure you to most any
climate.
Give your friends a cold stare when
they greet you.
AS you will have to pack your grub
from Juneau to Dawson, you will need
some muscle. Ask the janitor of your
building to call on you when he wants
coal carried up to the top fat.
Battle i'll water in which ice is float
ing. 1t calms the nerves.
Rock the baby to sleep each night in
the cradle. The exercise will accustom
you to the work you expect to do in
your mine.
Partake sparingly of the following
menu once every day:
Ice
Outlets of dog Snowflake mullins.
More ice.
Tallow La mode Lard frappe
Some more ice.
Frosted pine cones. Fricassee of icicle.
Clipped iceberg.
Sperm candle chilled. Glacier puffs.
After month of this diet two moro
months should be spent in fasting. If
at the end of that time you still yearn
for sudden wealth, you will be in con-
dition to go, barring, of course, acci-
dents and sickness II Chicago Inter
Ocean
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

One quart of berries and a pint OF
cream are required. Whip the. cream
until dry, remove the hulls from the
berries, place q layer of the fruit in a
deep glass dish, and q sprinkling Of
powdered sugar and cover with the
whipped cream Make another layer OF
berries, sugar and cream, and thus con-
tinue until all are used, heaping the
cream on top. Set in cold place for
an hour to be thoroughly chilled
Good housekeeping
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
A Holiday Rhyme.

Oh, the merry menth Of August,
When the holidays are due,
When you hasten TO the seaside
And the ncieiibors hasten tool
When the smile IS on the ocean.
When the blue is i'll the sky,
When the winds are low and balIny
And the bills arc rather high
When the merry thrush piping
Wakes the squiITe el III The dell,
When the tea ii Llithe and cheerful
And the wasp is very we'll
When the ozone fsom The ocean
Sends IFS nnslc through your blood,
And the lissom caterpillar
Plays trapezos with yOur stud.
Oh, the merry month of August.
With It's intel walls of ain,
When yop leave your catcs behind you.
And they follow by next train
Pick Me Up.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
10th wrong.

The Toronto Saturday Night tells OF
man who kept a ferret being Obliged
to go into the country, leaving the cage
with the ferret in charge of neighbor
till he should return.
The neighbor incautiously opened the
cage door, and the ferret escaped,
whereupon the owner brought claim
against him for damages
The following was the decision Of
the learned magistrate before whom the
case was brought
Nodoubt, he said to the neighbor
mo doubt you were wrong to open the
cage door, but turning to the owner,
you We're wrong too. Why did you not
clip the brute's wings?''
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
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safe While It Lasts.

81 haven't got any case" said the
client, '.but I have money"
"How much % asked the lawyer
"Ten thousand dollars" was the re-
ply.
"Phew! you have the best case ever
heard of. I'll see that you never go to
prison with that sum-" said the lawyer,
cLeerfully. Boston Traveller.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
Passing Of the Sailor.

What is to be the future of the femi-
nine sailor hat? asks writer in the
New York Press Fashion tolerates
sameness in dress among women of all
conditions only brief time | do not
suppose that there is woman under
100 years of age in the city of New
York who is without sailor hat Some
women have several Mondaines pay So
each for theirs. while less extravagant
persons are content with sailor bought
with quarter. Two dollars is an aver
age price. but saw this sign in a
wholesale Iuilliners s window last week,
These sailor hats rs cents dozen. ;"
They were common things, of course,
and not accurate in shape, but they
were sailors And / predict that such a
condition portends a great change in
headgear Not before next summer
probably. but by that time. Dame Fash
ion has too much individuality to bear
a blow like this, Seventy six cents a
dozen. True. So sailor is superior to
one at 6 l3 cents. but mondaine must
not dress SO that her costume, even in
name. can be initiated by the masses
What are the fashionables to wear in
the summer of 1898?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

The candidate before the next general
assembly of Kentucky for the place of
state librarian will be Miss Nance Lee
Neal of Lawrencehurg, KY Miss Neal
is the 26-year-old daughter Of the Hon.
William Neal She was educated at
Hamilton college, Lexington, and at
Belmont. Nashville
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
A Culinary Device.

Young Husband Dear, what was
that white powder you dropped into
the fire?
Young Wife (cooking) That was
baking powder. stupid I'm ready to
put the cake into the oven.-N. Y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
A Woman,s Gift.

Treasurer Howard N. Wakeman of
the Pequot Library association of South
port. Conn. has received notice that
Mrs Virginia M Monroe has placed on
interest the sum of $30,000 to be cred
tied to the interest of the Library asso-
citation. The Pequot Library building
is the gift Of the late Albert B. Monroe,
husband of the donor of the last named
sum. Mrs. Monroe is the daughter of
the late Frederick Marquand. who be-
came we'll known by his gift Of the
chapel to Yale college He lived for
years in homestead where now stands
the Pequot Library building
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Mrs. OIiphant was buried in Eton
cemetery almost under the shadow of
Windsor castle Queen Victoria sent a
wreath Of flowers with the inscription,
"A mark of admiration and respect
from Victoria, s. T." The queen is a
great admirer of Mrs Oliphant's writ
ings
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Here are some Of the wealthiest wom-
en- in the world: Sonora Isidora Cou-
sino. $500. 900 600; Hetty Green, $50,
600 600; Baroness Burdett- Coutts. $40, s
00O, 900. Nine Barrios, $40, 600, 000;
Miss Mary Garrett, $4,000, 900; Mrs
Woleska, $4,000, 600
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Instead of using the exhortation Of
the apostle. Help those women, 1t
should be, with their knack nowadays
of making everything 60, tGet those
women to help you. Boston Tran
gcriut
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

d FL ANK sICKLER,
Auctioneer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

TURNEEvILLE. NEW JERSEY.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

And Master IN Chancery. Green's New
Building, No. Cooper Street, Woodbury.. New
Jersey. June 3. '87
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

A lady aged So is the leader of a
church choir in Ryde, England She
has been member for IS years
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

Jan. 2S, 80.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26

A UsTIN II. swAcKMAmER.
Counsellor-at-Law,