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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
PERT PERSONALS.

Hobson appears to have as much control
of his tongue as he has of his nerves
Pittsburg Times
Captain Eulate says he was much struck
with the battery fire of the Brooklyn
Detroit Free Press
Every time Joe Letter looks at bearded
wheat he will be reminded of his own
close shave. PittsbuFg Post.
Admiral Dewey continues to maintain
his reputation as the greatest news con-
denser of the age. Rochester Democrat.
A description. given of Blanco by one
who knows him says that ne is an enthn
siastic fisherman. That accounts for it,
Boston Herald.
Zola's departure for Switzerland to
avoid arrest was a sensible move This Is
a practical age and the discomforts of
martyrdom are to be considered as well as
it's glories. es.-Baltimore American.
The ex- Princess do Chimay has called
her new baby Francis Joseph in honor Of
the emperor of Austria. 1t is pretty safe
to assume that the old gentleman is care
fully keeping tho newspapers away from
his wife wadays.-Cleveland Leader.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
ELIMINATING A CHARACTER.
How the Actual Shooting of a Stage WI.
lain Changed the Play

stDie villain j., sho,,tei tho b,ave ,,.e,rc
in tha climax of tl,e ..Midniobt Alar,n,,
as he snrang at the throat of tbe stage
rascal who was on tho roint If ,n,,rdar3pfy
his emn,ovar and nrassed a ravolv var 4, h;s
face. There was fash. and then . loud
report rang out in the Gilliss Opera House
The villain sank to his knccs with a cry of
pain. and stream of blood could be seen
trickliug down his chin inst as the cur
.ain rang down. Ii was a mapnifieena
effort. and the audience cheered and an
plauded for an encore. but the curtain was
not rung up.
Behind the scenes Eugene Kay. the
heavy villain in the play was holding a
big sponge over the left side of his face
while Will H. Everts, who played the part
of the negro. was quaking with fear. and
actresses in tights and extremely abbreyi-
ated dresses ran about through the dress
ing rooms looking for they did not know
what, but they returned with brushes and
bottles of face paint, toothbrushcs and
bowls of water One cool headed actress
had enough presence of mind to bring a
broom. One of the actors called the police
surgeon
Kay had been shot in the left side of the
face with blank cartridge The paper
on the cartridge had struck him near the
nose, while the whole side of his face was
filled with powder At first it was thought
the sight of both eyes had been totally de-
stroyed, and the other Members of the
company were much alarmed Everts did
not intend to pull the trigger when he did.
but in his struggle With the ssvillain" he
accidentally pressed the trigger while the
muzzle of the revolver was directly in
Kay's face. Before the ambulance and
surgeon arrived at the theatcr it was found
that neither eve had been seriously in
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
NUMBER 3

Woman's power is largely dependent
upon her ability to interest, entertain, at
tract and please. It is for this reason that
women strive to become accomplished.
They study in order that they may converse
intelligently on all subjects. They strive
to become good musicians, graceful dan
GERS and amiable hostesses.
All accomplishments are unavailing If a
woman suffers from ilt-bealth in womanly
way. The special weakness peculiar to the
womanly organism, will rapidly wreck the
general health. The sufferer will lose her
natural vivacity, her wit, her good looks.
and the ambition and power to display the
accomplishments at her command. Any
woman affected in this way should resort
to DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription It is
awonderful medicine for aiiing women. Il
is the invention of an eminent and Skillful
physician, DIR. R. v. Pierce, for thirty years
chief consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
N. Y. 1t aims to cure but one class of dis
eases, and claims to be good for nothing
else. 1t imparts health, elastic strength,
vigor and virility to the delicate feminine
organs. 1t prepares a woman for wifehood
and motherhood
Mrs. Ramon Sanchez, Penasco, Taos County,
N. Mex, in a letter to DIR. Pierce says: From n
and day IN a solemn prayer that He may guard
your health and preserve your life. hereby ex-
press my gratitude to you for the relief have
received from your wonderful medicine. Favor
ite Prescription After suffering years of misery
! am to-day healthy and happy wife, and can
truthful1y recommend to women the use Of the
Favorite Prescription as a regulator of the
monthly periods"
The quick constipation cure - Doctor
Pierce'S Pleasant Pellets. Never gripe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
when the House Takes a Hand

Sometimes the criticism of the house
takes the form of audible remarks ad
dressed by one member of the audience to
another Cole, in his life of Charles
Kean, relates that on the first night of a
new play by Sheridan Knowles at the Wa
terford theater a heavy explanatory scene
was dragging its slow length along" be-
tween two still heavier actors who had no
effects to produce and were unable to elicit
them if they had The audience were evil
IDENTIFY tired, though patient from respect
to their countryman, the author, and now
and then relieved themselves by an cx-
pressive yawn There happened to be a
momentary pause, when voice from the
audience called out in correct parlia en-
tary cadence, : | move that this debat be
adjourned to this day six months. - This
sally woke up the house and prepared
them to enjoy the more telling csenes
which were about to follow.-C~ hill
MaUaZine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
SPANISH PosToFFIcEs.
Queer and Unsatisfactory Ways They Have
of Handling the Mails.

Oh hhnuAluB ChO mal1Bs
A foreigner in Spain sees many irregu-
larities, especially in the postoffices. AT
Potes, village of 1900 inhabitants in
northern Spain, the postmaster was an
old man, who was usually found asleep
and resented being stirred up to deliver a
letter. In the larger postoffices the height
Of confusion is reached, because letters are
put into pigeonholes, alphabetically ar
ranged, according to the fancy of the post
master.
'sMr. John Smith, says Dr. Gadow in
his Northern Spain, - will ON inquiry
probably be told there is nothing for him,
because the letter is safely lodged under
j, the postmaster having mistaken Smith
for an additional surname. But John
Smith, Esq, will as likely be relegated to
E. and unless the postmaster is amieably
inclined, your letter has good chance of
remaining there until the quarterly or an
nual clearance, when it may be returned
through the dead letter Office. say may
because such letters are considered trouble
some and have knack of disappearing "
DR.. Gadow, having obtained an intro
ductiOn to the postmaster of Potes and ex-
changed compliments with him, was in
vited to look through his shelves and take
his choice. He came across letter ad-
dressed to a gentleman in Cabezon, a town
at some distance from Potes. On asking
why it had not been sent on he received
this startling answer: ''That man is a
foreigner, is he not? Well, numbers OF
strangers come to Potes, and he is as like
ly to turn up here as at Cabezont'
At San Sebastian DR.. Gadow called at
the DostOffice twice for a repistered letter
containing remittance from his banker
and was assured that nothing had arrived.
On procuring note from the English
consul, the letter was forthcoming with
the excuse that the post had just come in.
He pointed out that the local postmark
was five days old; then the postmaster an
swered that as Gadow ended with W, let
ter represented in Spanish by double o OF
double V, the name was difficult one tc
pigeonhole. IS Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Poets are born, but some of them man
age to live it down
Angel food is the proper diet for those
who dwell in air castles.
The man who hesitates is lost, but the
woman who hesitates is Won
The quiet action of the little wasp is re-
sponsible for many loud words
The man who makes hay while the sun
shines is liable to get sunstruck
A woman prefers husband taller than
herself, SO she can pretend to look up to
him.
You never hear the poor man who has
lost fortune say anything about riches
being curse.
More women would be interested in the
female suffrage movement if it was some.
thing that could be decorated with ribbons
and hung up over the mantel Chicago
News
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
PEN, CHiSEL AND BRUSH.

It is but few weeks since Edwin A.
Abbey was made Royal acadenician,
and he has just been elected member of
the Prussian Royal Academy of Arts.
A Russian paper says that the poems of
Edgar Allan Poo are translated into Rus
sian and arc more appreciated in that
country than they are in the United States
The young German sculptor, Max
Kruse- -Leitzeburg, has recently made a
bust of Nietzsche, in which he has obliteY-
ated all the lines indicating the insane
philosophers present condition.
Gerhardt TIauptmann, the German play
wright, is only 80 years old, and yet he
has produced nine dramas, each of which
is pronounced great Indeed the critics
consider that the German poet has u claim
to be called the leader Of the poets now
alive
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
CHERlFF,s SALE.

-
By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me direct
ed. issued out of the Supreme court of the State
of New Jersey, will be exposed at public sale, on
Monday, the Twelfth day Of September, next
between the hours of 12 and o'clock to wit, at
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, at the
Court House In the City Of Woodbury.. County of
Gloucester. and State Of New Jersey, all the fol-
lowing described real estate. that is to say:
All those two certain lots, tracts or pieces of
land, situate in the County OF Gloucester and
State of New Jersey, bounded and described as
follows:
First Tract. Situate in the Borough of Wepo-
nal. Beginning at the southeast corner of West
Jersey Avenue and Cherry Street, and extend
ing ~ in a southerly direction along the east
line of West Jersey Avenue one hundred and
fifty feet; thence (2 in an easterly direction at
right angles with said West Jersey Avenue
seventy-five feet to corner; thence % in a
northerly direction parallel with said West Jer-
sey Avenue one hundred and fifty feet to the
south line Of Cherry Street and thence (4) in q
westerly direction along the same seventy-fve
feet to the place of beginning, being lot No, in
section Nj, as marked and numbered on a map
of Wenonah, on file in the Gloucester County
Clerks Office, at Woodbury.. being the same
premises which George w. Bailey and wife, by
record III the Gloucester County Clerks ONCE,
in Book l65 of Deeds, folio 486. &c., granted and
conveyed to the said Samuel Irwin Middleton.
Second Tract Situate in the village OF Man
4
road leading from Carpenters Landing to
Barnsboro and corner to John r Heritage's lot,
and running from thence ~ by said lot south
| eighty degrees west three cnaiDs and seventy
five links to corner In the line of late Thomas
Carpenters land thence ~ along the same
north nine and one-haif degrees west, one chain
| to corner to Thomas McIivain's land: thence
| (3) along the same north eighty degrees east
three chains and sixty-three links to the middle
of the aforesaid public road thence 81 up said
road south ten degrees east one chain to the
place OF beginning, containing thirty seven hum
dredths OF an acre, be the same more or less.
(BeiDg the same premises which Samuel D.
Lodge. administrator, by deed bearing date May
| 10th, A. D.. 1898, of record in the Gloucester
County Clerk Office, in Book 1863 of Deeds Iolio
368, &C.. granted and conveyed to the said
Samuel Irwin Middleton.)
Seized as the property of Samuel Irwin Mid
dleton, defendant ami taken in execution at the
suit OF sundry plaintiffs, and to be sold by
WILLIAM COLLINS.
Jos. j. Summerill. Atty. Sheriff.
Dated Aug 10. 1898. Prs fee Sit.70
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
YELLOWSTONE PARK AND OMAHA Ex-
POSITION.

POSITION,
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR VIA THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Yellowstone National Park is un-
questionably one OF the most interesting
regions on the globe, for within it ia
displayed the e eatest collection of natures
manifold wonders. Indeed, this mountain
bound plateau, high up on the summit Of
the everlasting Rockies, is veritable play
ground for the worlds giant forces.
The personally-conducted tour of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which
leaves New York on September /, affords
the most satisfactory means of visiting this
wonderland and viewing it's marvellous
features. A stop Of two days win be made
on the return trip at Omaha, affording an
opportunity to visit the Trans Mississippi
Exposition. Tourists will travel by special
train of Pullman smoking, dining, sleeping
and observation cars in each direction
Eight days will be spent in the Park. A
stop will also be made returning al
Chicago. The round-trip rate, $235 from
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington, $3.50 from Pittsbnrg, covers
all necessary expenses.
For detailed itineraries aud full infor.
nation, apply to ticket agents. Tourist
Agent, 1886 Broadway, New York. OF
address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia. 84 96 Cts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
SYMBOL of the sunllower.

Speaking of yellow, the sunAower, in
flower language, is symbolical of false
riches, for the following reasons: The
Spaniards, when they invaded Peru, be-
held gold on every hand, and when they
saw the country covered with golden col
ored flowers they imagined they, too, must
be pure gold-not the only case where ap-
pearances have been deceitful But by a
perverse contradiction of this story the
Spaniards themselves adopt the flower as
symbol of faith, and one of their poets
says, ''Real faith is like the suns fair
flowers, which, midst the clouds that
shroud it and the winds that wave it to
and fro, and all the change of air and
earth and sky doth rear its head and look
eth up, still steadfast, to its God. So if
you want to grow sunllowers you can take
your choice of meanings Boston Trav-
al
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
HERIFF's SALE.

~ >
By virtue of a arit of fieri facias, to me d.
rected issued out Of the Chancery Court of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at public
sale, on
Monday, the Twenty ninth day Of August,
next. between the hours of i2and 5o'clock, to-wit
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day. at the
Court House in the city Of Woodbury.. County Of
Gloucester, and State of New Jersey, all the fol-
lowing described Real Estate, that is to say:
All the following described lot, tract, or piece
of land. situate in the City of Woodbury. in the
County of fGloucester, and State of New Jersey:
bounded and described as follows: Beginning
at point ON the North side of Cooper street,
eastwardy from Broad Street, and extending
thence northwardly along the east line of land
aid premises now owned by George G. Green, to
a corner In the southerly line of lands Of Asa
Colson (now occupied by C. T. Bennett); thence
eaStwardly along the southerly line Of said Asa
Colson's land, and parallel with Cooper st. afore.
said, to a corner in lands now belonging to the
Friendship Fire Engine Company; thence south
wardly along lands of the said Friendship Fire
Engine Company to a corner in the northerly
side of Cooper st. aforesaid; thence westwardly
along the northerly side of said Cooper street to
the place of beginning. Containing within said
bounds a two-story brick stable fifty feet in
front width on said Cooper street by forty feet
in depth. being the same premises which John
Brant and wife, by deed bearing date the
twenty first day Of May, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, oil
record in the Office of the Clerk in the said
County Of Gloucester, at Woodbury., in Book Is!
of Deeds. folio 81, &c, granted and conveyed tC
the said Lewis d. Dilks, under the name of Levi II
d. Dilks, in fee.
Seized as the property of Lewis D. Dilks. e
ux ct al defts., and taken In execution at the
suit of Joseph S. Taggart and John R. Whitsell
Guardians &C., complaina Is, and to be sold BY
Jos. ]. Summerll, Solr. Sheriff
Dated July 20, 1898. Prs. fee $780,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
GLOrcEsTER COUNTY CIRCUIT
VI COukE.

Dated August 9, 1Ses--if IT, : =. LAG -.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25

Tho arrangement of furniture is much
more formal than in the United States. 1t
is a very common sight to see Il splendidly
furnished parlor with row of straight
backed chairs all alike with their backs
against the wall and as close together as
they can be placed clear around the room.
Heavy single doors such as are used in
the United States, are practically unknown
in Mexican houses either at entrances or
between interior rooms All doors open
in the middle and are fastened with bolts
top and bottom Exterior doors are al
ways fitted with glass panels, for they also
serve as windows, All such doors opening
OH the street or open court arc fitted with
solid shutters that are folded at the sides
out of sight when not in use.-Modern
Mexico
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
He Couldn't See 1t.

Speaking of money reminds me of a
story read the other day An American
in London, talking of an unfortunate per
son who had just died, quoted Artemus
Ward S saying, "Itwould have been money
In his pocket if he'd never been born.
The Americans present laughed heart.
lily, but the Englishnen sat sober as owls,
and after moment or two of silence one
of them broke out with:
but, say, if he had never been born
he wouldn't have had any pockets, don't
you know?' New Orleans Times Demo
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
SPANISH OMELET.

II Spain had paid more attention to our
editorials. she would be better off today
than she is Roxbury Gazette
After the war the most popular reerea
tion in Spain should be, hot bull1ghts.
but target practice. st Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
Owing to the poor walking on the At
lantic Spain chances of 'reconquering
lost territory are rather slim Duluth
News
Toral needn't feel so bad Why, the
Spaniards even court martialed Christie
pher Columbus for discovering America
s-St. Louis RepubliG
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25

no greater nonor mas Deen paia to the
United States than the cheers. of gratitude
which Spanish prisoners have given our
flag. Buffalo Express
! The story of the shells as told by the
holes in the sunken ships at Santiago re-
fleets high credit upon American gunnery
and Yankee valor = Chicago Times
Herald
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
Humble Yo, Pride.

Humble yo' pride, Mistah Spaniel;
Humble yo' pride right soon;
Git on yo' knees, Mistah Spaniel;
Yo' Is de gonest cooni
Make up yo' min, Mistnh Spaniel,
Dat-ah, yo' name is mud,
Onless yo' think. Mistah Spaniel.
Yo's gotta too much blood.
Humble yo' pride, Mistah Spaniel;
Thankful fer what is lef
Be mighty glad, Misfah Spaniel,
Yo's KEEP 20 garlic breff.
Make up 20 mind, Mis:ah Spaniel.
Dis is fer good an all;
Salvation's horn. Mistah Spaniel,
Toots up de fastest call
-fleveiand Plain Dealer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
why &c Hustled.

Thompson-You look pale and thin.
johnson Why will you persist in killing
yourself working night and day such
weather as this3
Johnson--I am trying to earn money
enough to pay the expense of a week S rest
In the country. New York Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY
To Willians H. Hughes:

70 " ItttIHt H. 11Ny7te3. :
By virtue of an order of the Court of Chan.
Gerry of New Jersey, made on the day of the date
hereof. wherein Anna Hughes is complainant
and you. William Fl. Hughes are defendant, you
are required to appear, plead and answer or de
mur to the complainant's bill, on or before the
toe9lty fourth day of august, next or the said bill
will be taken as confessed against you, and the
Chancellor will make such decree as he shall
think equitable and just.
he said bill is filed against you for a divorce
from the bond of matrimony
WILLIAM J. KRAFT
Solicitor of complainant
No. 1f3 Market St., Camden. N. j.
Dated June 23d, 1898.
630-g8-5ta
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
TO CREDITORs.

of Joseph I. Kelley. deceased, by direction of
the Surrogate of the County of Gloucester, here
by gives notice to the creditors of the said
Joseph 7. Kelley, deceased, to bring in their
debts, claims and demands against the estate OF
said decedent. under oath or Affirmation, within
nine months from this date, OF they will be for
ever barred of any action therefore against said
administrator.
JOSEPH H. MASTER.
Dated August g. 1891
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
Puzzling to Her.

81 don't quite understand it., said the
slow going wife who docs vast amount
OF thinking in order to acquire u small
amount of knowledge
''Don't understand WHAT asked hei
more astute husband sharply.
'sThc commandments are just as strong,
sound and binding as they were when
given, are they not?'
"Of course they are What silly q,Ies
tion. .
''And yet ssicy are broken repeatedly
every day - Detroit Free Press
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
Dated surrogate's Office. July as.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Roberts. Ciymer, ministrator of the estate
Of Eleanor Ware, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate Of the county of Gloucest r, hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said Eleanor
Ware, deceased, to bring in their debts. claims
and demands against the estate OF the said de-
cedent. under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from this date, or they will be forever
administrator.
ROBERT S. CLYMER,
Administrator.
natnd I,l,r 1909 7.1A 62
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
Dated July ., 1898. 7-l4-ss. '
NorIcE TO CREDIToRs.

Sarah Ann Chew. executrix of Samuel
Lewallen, deceased, by direction of the Surro
gate of the county of Gloucester, hereby gives
notice to the creditors of the said Samuel Lew.
allen, deceased, to bring in their debts, C aims
and demands against the estate of the said de-
cedent under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from this date, or they will be forever
barred of any action therefor against the said
executrix. SARAH A. CHEW
Dated July Is, 1858 7-2l-9s. Executrix.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-25
WAR SIDE LIGHTS.

A gun with an American behind 1t Is
peacemaker and mapmaker.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
In another month the dramatists and
actors will begin to fight this war in ear
nest.-Phiiadelphia North American.
What sacrifices men make for their coun-
tryi The Kentucky troops are drinking
boiled water.-Sioux City Journal
About the only triumph of Spanish arms
during the war was when Cervera en-
braoed Hobson. .-P Philadelphia Times.
If we have peace, there must be an ex-
ira session of congress. Perhaps it would
be better to go on with the war.-St Paul
Dispatch.