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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

model and TO invent something quite
different by changing the color, the ma
terial and to substitute quite another
scheme of trimming. Little by little
ones faculty develops, and few expert
ments work wonders The shops will
not sell certain materials which they
are making up themselves for novelties,
but very pretty substitutes are always at
hand, with the advantage of not being
as commonly worn as those on sale. It
seems very simple thing to take band
of ribbon fitting the neck, and with
plisses of mousseline de sole, chiffon or
gauze to sew on rows Of ruching until
it is high and full; then to add three or
four fine mink or marten tails across the
shoulders and four or six across the bust,
with loops of ribbon or heads tucked in
between the ruchings, larger bows in
the back, and then fasten with large
hooks and eyes underneath in front.
For evening wear at the theater, pale
velvets with ostrich tips or chiffon and
feathers, ribbons and lace all suggest
pretty combinations As the spring days
advance these little accessories viii be
quite sufficient to wear with cloth
gowns, and how jaunty and becoming
they are on young figures, tripping along
wearing the early spring hat. while
older women owe quite as much to these
charming confections worn over light
wrapsl Satin and velvet muffs with bits
of fur, one or two heads, few tails, a
smart bow of ribbon, are always desir-
able and for afternoon visits quite the
prettiest and safest-prettiest because
we may carry them with a grace i'm
possible to large fur ones, and safest be-
cause our pet ehinchilla or sable is much
too precious to be tossed with the Gus
tomary pile of wraps and furs at a
friends house. Vogue.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
CAGEp.

1t was born behind bars. but it knew it had
wings,
And 1t felt God had meant 1t for happier
things.
And it sang of the joys that 1t never had
known
OF fetterless flights over fields flower
Strewn,
Of!the green of the forest and gold Of the
wheat,
Of'the thrill in the tree-bough touched by
it's feet,
OF the feel Of a 1ily-leaf brushed by its
breast,
And the splash of raindrop caught on its
crest;
Il sang of the beauty, the rapture of flying.
The palpitant air to its heartbeats replying,
NAught over, naught under. save limitless
blue
And the music of wing-strokes. rhythmic
and true.
It sang, and men said that It's song was
good;
But not one understood.
Then they brought in wildbird, entrapped
in snare,
And day and a night held it prisoner
there.
And a night and day. unbclieving. dis
traught,
With impossible fate for IT'S freedom 1t
fought,
Though it bled at the breast blindly beat
ing the bars
AS If strength of desire should force way
to the stars.
And men pitied, and said: 1t was free its
life long,
Who could bid 1t endure but a day of such
wrong?
And they flung wide the doors. and the
bird, flashing through,
Swept away like a leaf In a gale from their
view.
Then the other, behind the closed bars of
it's fate,
Once again sang its heart out, its need, CO.
create
OF the broad and the boundless In pas
1t besought men to right for one day its
life's wrong;
To bestow for day or for one only hour
The leave to make proof of its God-given
power;
Tor one hour only to float on free wings
In the world where it's soul lived. the world
of best things,
OF commensurate effort and gain of desire
Unlinked from despair, mounting higher
and higher
TIL lost in attainment. the world of clear
visions,
True measures, high aims and untram-
meled decisions,
The world God had made it for. So It's
song rose,
Ecstatic, tumultuous, thrilled with wild
woes
And delicious complainings, until the last
note
Broke off in an exquisite cry in its throat.
And men listened. and said that the song
was good;
But not one understood.
Grace DEMO Litchfield, in N. 7, Inde-
pendent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
WOODBURY. N ), THURSDAY, April. /, 1897.
what that's her beau come back. But

what that's her beau come back. But
cowboy-my sakes alive!"
It was the same old story with which
everybody is SO familiar a lovers quar-
rel, a hasty parting, a hot-heade@ youth
finging himself away from the quiet
New England home, out into the world,
to be swallowed up in the yawning jaws
of the wide, wide west; girl left to
cat her heart out in proud, unspoken
sorrow and refuse her various suitors
because she had no love to give them.
The old, old story again, but this one
at least had ahappy ending.
Sand he want just a cowboy after
ALL" says old Mrs. Green, as she cackles
forth the romantic story of her next
door neighbor, "for he owned all them
cattle and was just a-passin' through to
lcok after 'em. And he's worth con-
sid'able, they say-got big stock
ranch up north, and Miss Penelope's
rented her house for six months and
went up there with him till he gets
things in shape to leave 'em and come
down here to live. She says she amt
HCFCA W ACcFO CLdO CllCl z III
fountain and waterin' trough, and
don't knows blame her when it sure
iy was the means of bringin' her hus-
band. Oh, yes, she's married. He came
back in a day or two, lookin' as slick as
you please, and they were married by
Elder Stewart, Wednesday evening a
week ago.
''Well, I hope that man'll make her
happy. for she is a good, kind-hearted
woman, and I call that queer freak of
hers-settin' up that waterin' trough in
front of her house-a regular deed of
mercy."-Union SIGNAL.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
Putting on Clothes.

Many women have. plenty of money
with which to buy good elothes-nay,
do buy them of the best material and
make-and yet they never look well
dressed because they do not know how
to put them on.
There is great art in knowing not
only what to choose for our dress, but
how to put ourselves into it Plain,
neat clothing well put on will look far
better than the most expensive clothing
carelessly donned.
When we get up in the morning, we
should dress with great care and neat
ness. Many girls have habit of coming
down to breakfast untidily dressed and
with unkempt looking heads. This is
really an objectionable fault. No wom-
an who has the slightest respect for her
self will come down looking untidy the
first thing III the morning Wives should
specially remember this and study to be
always neat. There is nothing man
dislikes more or notices sooner than an
u,.tti;dy looking woman or one with a
badly dressed head It is best taste to
dress plainly in the morning. and much
iewelry should not be worn. If your
position in life obliges you to undertake
household duties, such as busting, cook
ing, etc., neat apron should be donned
after breakfast to preserve the gown.
Suitability in dress should be studied.
Thus, in the morning it is correct to
wear tailor made costume, with the
skirt cut short to allow freedom in walk
ing, but this style of costume is not
adapted or permissible for afternoon
calling, ETC. A more graceful and femi-
nine attire should be worn ON these oc-
casions
In the same manner thick boots,
which are suitable for walking and
rough wear, should be replaced by light
er ones for afternoon wear.
Colors should always be chosen to
suit the wearer. Never wear bright col
ors because they are fashionable if they
do not become you. Every woman can
tell what colors suit her best and should
dress accordingly.
The most becoming belts for the figure
are black, as those of light colors or
with silver ornamentations by their
sudden contrasts break up the line of
the waist and give it bulky appear
ance. p Philadelphia Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
WOMAN'S WORLD.
ACooK WHO HAS WON MANY MEDALS
IN ENGLAND.

The Rage For Smart Looking Gowns.
Putting ON Ciothes-The Becomingness
of wilhelmina's First BalI-sHer
Grace the Duchess"
The New Era Cooking school, recent
ly established in this city, has several
talented women in its corps of instruct
ors. Miss Lily Haxworth of Yorkshire,
England, comes to her new work with
an honorable record and numerous
medals testifying to her proficiency. She
is a graduate of the National Training
School of Cookery, London, where she
studied six years ago, and has since held
various appointments in England.
She is one of three gold medalists who
received honors in 1896 for lecturing ON
cookery, and she wears the medal as a
decoration most of the time. On the one
side it is inscribed with the words ''For
excellence in lecturing. while the re-
verse of the medal bears the coat of
arms of the city of Peterborough, which
presented it to her. Another medal is of
silver and was presented by the Worship
full Company of Cooks, London, while
the bronze medal was obtained at the
universal cookery and food exhibition,
London. The Princess Louise was pres
ent on this occasion to formally open the
exhibit, and Miss Haxworth had the
honor of a presentation She is also the
holder of seven prizes from the bakers
and confectioners' exhibition, held in
London.
Miss Haxworth is an enthusiast in
her work and entered upon her career
from sheer love of it, From her child
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
WOD DI% Vt
A Scientific Person Publishes Some
Astounding Statistics.

A Scientific Person Publishes Some
Astounding Statistics.
There is nothing like dealing with
large figures and no doubt the states
ment by scientific person that London
ers drink in the course of a year 1000
tons of mud will appear to many to
disclose terrible and most dangerous
state of things, says the London Stand
ard. Nothing could be further from
the truth. A thousand tons of mud
would mean, perhaps, about half
pound of mud to each person. 1t will
be certainly not too much to assume
that each half pound of mud does not
contain more than two ounces OF solid
matter, probably much less. Now it is
certain that in the course of three or
four windy days in March each person
in the air all day will draw In fully an
ounce of dust, as much as he will swad-
low in water during six months. A
railway traveller who takes few hours
Journey in dry weather has but to look
at the state of his coat and of the car
rage seat to form an idea of the amount
of dust that must have entered his
mouth, the majority of which on touch
ing the palate and tongue is converted
into mud and swallowed. Thus, then.
it will be seen at once how many in
finitesimally small and how absolutely
innocuous is the daily portion of this
1000 tons of mud swallowed by Lon-
doners and how little cause there is for
alarm in the array of figures piled up
by the scientific investigator, who may
frighten weak-minded people but does
not in the slightest degree affect the
ordinary man or excite in him any
feeling whatever save indifference.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
Progress in India,

India is said to have been trans
formed within the last generation from
a lotus-eating agricultural land. living
in the historic past, to a country where
manufactures take an active lead,
whose cotton goods are rivaling those
of Manchester in eastern bazars, whose
trade in jute is worldwide and whose
teas are fast driving those of China and
Japan from the markets of the world.
The tea districts of India and Ceylon,
whose names even were unknown but a
short time ago. are now being rapidly
populated by heterogeneous collec-
tion of people and are beginning to hold
for the races of the east something the
same position as that held by America
for the peoples of Europe. They are
regions where people of different
tongues, often in their own countries
hostile to each other, are thrown to-
gether for the first time and are bar
monized by a community of interests
and finally welded into one race, speak
ing one language.-Chicapo News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
Becomingness of a Hat.

A fashionable milliner declares that
large or small hats can be made equally
becoming to the same face providing
the hair is suitably dressed. If you wear
small hat, a close fitting turban prim
in design and sharp in outline, the hair
must be plainly dressed, parted and
rolled smoothly away from the forehead
and as crisply neat in effect as the tur-
ban itself. If plain hairdressing is un-
becoming and curls and waves are worn,
then beware of the puritan turban. The
face that requires fluffy hair dressing
will also demand the dressy toque, with
careless, uneven brim, finished in soft
rolls of velvet or fur that " fit the hair. "
Loosely dressed hair must be met with
picturesque effects in millinery, or the
result will be lack of harmony, which is
only another way of saying the hat will
be unbecoming.
The picture hat' is undoubtedly the
most becoming of all. Every one knows
that the average face is pleasanter, if
not actually prettier, in shadow than in
fierce, searching light, and for the same
reason face at all inclined to thinness,
or where there is undue prominence Of
feature, is far more attractive softened
in outline in the shadow thrown by the
broad brimmed picture hat" Droop-
ing plumes, either in rich colors or
black, also tend to hide any harshness
of features or crudeness of coloring.
When hat that is stylish and becom-
ing in full front view is out of har-
mony at the sides, additional trimming
under the brim will frequently over
come the difficulty and should be fitted
in place while the hat is on the head.
The thin faced, fluffy haired woman
should avoid close woven wreaths of
flowers or plain bands of velvet and
aigrets OH the same ground she would
the puritan turban Her features are
brought iii bold relief and her wavy
tresses made to look untidy. A head
dress worn far back ON the head is the
only style suitable for faces slender in
contour
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
More

Medicinal value in bottle of Hoods Sarsa,
parilla than in any other preparation.
More skill is required, more care taken, more
expense incurred in its manufacture.
1t costs the proprietor and the dealer
More but it costs the consumer less, as he
gets more doses for his money.
More curative power is secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process,
which make it peculiar to itself.
More people are employed and more space oc-
cupied in its Laboratory than any other.
More wonderful cures effected and more ses-
timonals received than by any other
More sales and more Increase year by year
are reported by druggists
More people are taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
today than any other, aud more are
taking it today than ever before
More and STILL MORE reasons might be
given why you should take
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
A slur on His Phiz.

"Oi didn't mind the threats av i'm, :
Mr.. Hogan explained, sas much as th' in
sultin sthyle ay. his remarks. =
And fWhat did he say2'' asked Mr..
Grogan.
He says to me, Hogan, says hes 'tis
a great notion | have to jump on you and
knock your face into shape, Indian
anolis Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
THE LIFE OF A CLAM.


Curious Semiparasitfc Existence or
the BivaIve.
The CLAIMS body is completely en-
shrouded in the mantle, except for two
openings, through one OF which the
foot can be pushed out. The other
is for the siphon, or what is commonly
known as the meek" of the clam. In
some respects the clam may be better
off than we are, for he has a little brain
in his foot and also gland for secret
ing strong fbers. With this he spins
a byssus by which he can attach him
self to whatever he likes. He does not
seem to have to search for food, but
waits for it to come to him. He makes
burrow in the mud or sand, attach
ing himself to the bottom by the bys-
sus. Then he thrusts his siphon up
through the mud and water until it
reaches the surface. The siphon is
made up of two tubes, the water flow
ing in through one and out through the
other.
When the infowing current, laden
with minute plants and animals, reaches
tnC 3 III Cdldll1DCIS SOl1G VI ul0SC eI-t Sll U
ed out and retained for food. while the
water and waste matter flow out
through the other tube.
The CLAIMS eggs are carried by the
mother on her gills. When there are
fish in the water with them the mother
clam discharges the eggs, which soon
hatch, but if there are no fish they
carry the eggs until they decay. The
reason of this strange behavior is this:
When the eggs are set freq in the wa
ter, they soon hatch, and tile little ones
swim about until they find some fish to
which to attach themselves. They live
for time on the mucus of the fish
and then drop off, sink to the bottom.
and form burrows for themselves. This
curious semiparasitic life is no doubt
reversion to the habit of some ancient
ancestor.-Margaret w. Leighton, in
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

He criticised her puddings. and he didn't like
her cake.
He wished she'd make the biscuit that his
mother used to make.
She didn't wash the dishes, and she didn't
make stew,
And she didn't mend his stockings as his
mother used to do.
All, well, she wasn't t perfect though she tried
to do her best,
Until at length she thought her time had come
to have rest.
So when one day he went the same old rigma-
role all through
She turned and boxed his ears just as his moth
er used TO do.
New York Evening San.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

FROM The JOKE FOUNDRY.

To Those About TO Marry.
Well may the olnens make you falter,
For s'altar" rhymes with 'shalter."
Precarious is the married life,
For "wife" rhymes with "strife."
Be very wary whom you catch,
For "match rhymes with scratch"
Look not for quiet in the house,
For ssspouse" rhymes with rows"
Reflect. when conjugally looped,
That Cupid rhymes with Stupid"
And don't blame me for telling you
That "woo'' rhymes with true"
psolx Nc -Tyvx
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

Magistrate Threehee-Oficer Flanagan,
what's the charge against this man?
Officer Flannigan-Batin an officer, sur.
Magistrate Threehee-What did he dof
Officer Flannigan-He borrowed quar-
ter from me, sur, and forgot to return it.
st. Paul Dispatch
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
no Uonnecf Two seas.

A project for connecting the Baltic
and Black seas by waterway extend
ing from Riga along the rivers Dwina,
Rerezina and Dnieper to Kherson has
for some time been occupying the att
tention Of tls Russian press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
A Long Needed Sea story.

Publisher wish you would write us a
good sea story.
Great Author-But haven never been to
sea.
81 know it. want sea story that peo.
pie can understand. New York WeelxIv
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
Krunn Ennndriea.

The Krupp gun foundries at Essen
near Dusseldorf, employ 27,155 persons
whose families amount to 67,597 per-
sons.-N. Y. Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

There's rivalry between the clam dig
gers and the apple raisers in some of the
Maine coast towns to see who shall ha ee
the empty flour barrels.-N. Y. Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
THE FAMILY DINNER.
Too Often Disturbed by Unpleasnl


Too often Disturbed by Unpleasant
Talk.
Why is it that in most households the
dinner table becomes dumping ground
for the wholesale plants of its mem
bers? Probably because this is the only
meal of the day when the entire family
meet together, each one feels it a duty
to air a few personal grievances in or
der to seek consolation from the others.
One of Difference to digestion. if for
no other reason, dinner table conversa-
tion should be Of the spiciest, but this
fact is lost sight of in the general de-
sire of rybody, from papa down to
the youngsters, to serve up only those
topics which have marred rather than
made the days happiness.
Hardly has the man of ithe house fin
ished his carving duties before he falls
into an animated financial discussion
with his wife. Household expenses are
rehashed; bills grumbled over, and the
cost of living recalculated with tedious
regularity.
Mother, in her turn, eagerly pours
into any listening ear her domestic
woes. The days errors below stairs
are minutely recorded She sighs over
Bridget's butter waste, declares that the
butchers indifference to her order is be-
coming intolerahle, and so on.
Then the small boy (poor little target
for family aw-piclzing) comes in for
his share of criticism. His failures at
school are relentlessly ralSed up and
all sorts of punishments threatened un-
less there is speedy reform.
If there are guests present this talk
of the inner circle is for courtesy's sake
given a less personal flavor. but only
then. Good cheer and plenty of it." is
not the motto of the average family dim
ner.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
English Bread Crust for Fowls.
Put cupful of bread crumbs into
half pint of milk, add Glove of gar
lie or small onion not whole, blade
of mace, a lump of butter about the
size of a. pecan nut, pepper and salt.
Let the mixture boil until it thickens
to the consistency of drawn butter.
The onion and mace are removed when
it is put into the sauce tureen. It is
much daintier and more wholesome
than gravy. Cold boiled ham is always
served with roast fowl in England,
and those who have so eaten it approve
highly Of the combination. = N. Y.
Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
MUD DIET OF LONDON.

Last year the people of the Unitee
States consumed 100000 buncheg
hannnna
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

Female Merchants In PaFIs.
There are in Paris 5000 women who
are heads of mercantile houses.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
D FRANK srcKLER,

And Master IN Chancery. Green's New
Building, No. Cooper Street, Woodbury.. New
Jersey. June z. ~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01

- ERANA SACAAA1ASs
Auctioneer,
TURNERvILLE. NEW JERSEY
The herald., 1897-05-16
A. A. oRACEY OF PHILADELPHIA

the following tale Of experience which
he has sent the writer over his own
signature:
A long time ago-it seems long time
ago to me, at least-I set my heart on
securing the honor of holding both the
national records for century runs and
total mileage. I was successful. Let me
say here, however, that do not recon-
mend century run as being invariably
a healthy form Of exercise. Neverthe-
less, consider a bicycle, properly used.
one of the most efficient aids to health in
existence. Personally, cannot say that
they have ever injured me-that is, CEN
tury runs. One reason, I think, tina. I
felt no i'll effects from the past years
riding was that always took the best
of care Of myself. kept regular hours,
and never used tobacco or liquor in
any form.
am not trying to preach total absti-
nence, but am simply stating what 1
did and what I believe enabled me to
endure the great amount of riding ac-
complshed without apparent injury to
my health About the only noticeable
result Of my centuries was the loss of
from ten to fifteen pounds of flesh in
summer. My average weight is 1856
pounds. I am q years old, and feet 8
inches in height. For the benefit of those
who would like to know about the aver
age riding of a man who is looking for
century runs. give these figures, which
comprise my monthly averages for the
twelve months of 1896: