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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

the house, and ! strolled here to cool
down before turning in. How did you
know me?' queried Graves.
Lord bless you, sir, am Bucks
man myself, aud stanch supporter of
yours But don't ZEE, sir, come here
again like this 1t ain t safe, for we call
it one Of the most risky beats in Lon
don We get down here men as are des-
perate for want Of food and shelter. I
believe half the bodies they fish out of
the river come from along here.''
There was such feeling in the mans
tone that Graves was touched and felt in
his pocket for some money.
Suddenly so yards up he saw figure
outlined against the sky, and then dis
appear with loud shrek and splash.
An awful cry of "Helpp echoed
through the still night air.
GOOD God, sir, woman S gone in,
and can't swim stroke, . groaned the
policeman. s.What shall we do?'
"Do?'' said Graves 'sI'll go in my
self Get on the pier below here, for
the tide will bring us down. and you
may be able to lend hand.
While he spoke he tore off his boots,
slipped off his coat and trousers and
stood for an instant on the balustrade
looking for the suicide.
"Help, helpl'' she Ahrieked, coming
once more to the surface With NUT
tered prayer Graves diyed into the wa
ter. Coming up, he shook the water
from his head and eyes and with long,
graceful side stroke made for the sink
ing woman.
All his faculties were keenly awake.
He felt that power, life and reputation
itself were nothing to the delight of
saving some despairing creature from a
terrible death. The policeman cheered
him on with hearty shouts, and he
spurted just in time to clutch the wom-
an by the hair. To his horror he saw
that it was his cast off wife.
Let me sinkl' she gasped
Never r be said between his teeth.
"You said was responsible for your
fall. I'll not be SO for your death. Put
your hands on my hips, and I'll do all l
can. Don t struggle, but kick out when
do Come. Bee''-an old. old diminu-
tive of fond days-"try and live. .
The woman did as she was told, and
perhaps loved and reyerenced him more
in those few minutes than ever she had
before
With dogged pluck Graves put forth
all his strength, but he knew he was
failing. His breath came and went in
great gasps, and his arms felt like lead.
An awful desire to rest came over him,
which the woman seemed to guess.
Let me drown, Cyril. Save your
SELF she said.
Its all right, sir!' shouted the con-
stable. "A few more strokes, and can
help your
1t was too late, however, for even as
the mans friendly hand closed ON the
woman's dress Graves fell back ex-
hausted and sank like log.
A woman whom all the night police
men know and respect haunts the foul
places of London night after night, re-
lieving and comforting the lost of both
sexes.
There is an unknown benefactor who
gives royalty to the homes and shelters
Of outcast London and who never tires
of giving.
And one day woman whose good
deeds will never be chronicled by man
will enter che workhouse utterly desti-
tute and will await in meekness and
quietude the call that will terminate
her checkered career forever. st Paul.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

Join only one or two clubs, attempt
to do only a few things and do them as
well as they can be done Concentrate
all your powers OH them till they are
finished The sin of women today is the
frittering away Of their brains and en-
ergies on dozen different objects Fix
your efforts persistently on one object
and you will succeed grandly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

Mrs. Leslie, clerk of Brown county,
Kan, says of women officeholders, Il
could wish no better fate to my sister
women than that they should share
with me a field where | have proved
that woman is especially qualified to
work. - ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

In the New York directory for 1919
is the entry, Peter Cooper, machinist,
98 Elm street, Elm street was then
one Of the. poorer localities.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

When you are at club meeting, keep
perfectly calm and sweet tempered.
DON open your mouth till you are sure
You are in order, parliamentary speak
ing, and not then unless you have some
thing weighty or at least witty to say.
The fippant, half spiteful way some
women have of speaking up in club
meetings, often interrupting one an
other, is ruinous both to good feeling and
good order.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

If there is one thing that tickles the
sense of humor more than another it is
to read in the newspaper of half dozen
election fights, hair pullings and killings
among men who were disputing over
politics and then to read learned mag
azine essay by some man against letting
women take part in government and
elections because of the danger of adj
mitting into politics an element of wild,
unreasoning. uncalculating, hysterical
emotion. z
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

Miss Janey Coard a we'll known
young Pittsburg journalist, has done
what hundreds more women should do
gone into business for herself. She
has become editor and proprietor Of the
Sewickly Valley, handsome weekly
paper devoted specially to local inter-
ests in Sewickly, beautiful suburb of
Pittsburg. Her undertaking will sue
ceed brilliantly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

The occupations in which women
mostly engage are crowded to death
There are 10 stenographers for every
place. 10 newspaper writer's for each
vacancy These nearly all write we'll.
too though not one in so has genius
Under the circumstances the best thing
girls entering the field of labor can do
is to find something different.
E. A. G.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03
NOTES ABOUT WOMEN.

The recent elections for the London
school board resulted in the choice of
eight women members instead of the
four who formerly belonged to it. So
the world moves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

The time is coming when a woman
will consider man S physical grace,
health, purity, beauty, neatness and
perfection as carefully before she accepts
him for husband as men now make
note of the same qualities in young
woman When that time comes, beau
tiful race of beings will be developed
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

And Master an Chamcery. Green's Nel
Building, No. Cooper Street, Woodbury.: Nel
Jersey. June =, o1
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03
A N eWark Barber
Has Been Closely Confined to
His Shop for Years

The Result Was Dyspepsia Which
Hoods SarsaparilIa Cured.
"Owing to close confinement for many
years, l suffered a severe siege of dys-
pepsia. I had very bitter taste in my
mouth in the morning. l took medi-
cine for long time without benefit.
Finally decided to try Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and it helped me from the start.
Its continued use entirely cured me.
Since then / have never been sick but
once and again resorted to Hoods Sar-
saparilla which did me as much good as
before. l would not be without it under
any circumstances. ] have recommended
it to my friends and use it in my family
whenever my wife or children have any
stomach trouble or need blood purifier"
HARRY L. MORRIS, 100 Mulberry Street,
Newark, New Jersey. Remember
S spssaI ps,;iia
Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
All druggists 81; six for s.. Get only Hoods.
Hoods Pills e eeFs nssr s nasrsas sssy a5e Go
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

A youth of my acquaintance has just
gone to college. It is not Yale or
Harvard, but college in which he will
not be snubbed because he is poor lad
His mother was left widow with two
little boys years ago. 1t was in a coun-
try neighborhood where nobody was
rich and there was little that woman
could do to earn money, but this heroic
mother went out washing, scrubbing,
housecleaning and nursing wherever
rough work could be had. The older
boy she left at neighbours. the younger
one she took with her. She rented two
poor rooms and in these at night when
her hard tasks were done she and her
boys were at home The years went on
till at length the older lad was large
enough to go out to work for farmers
He earned his living and got his own
clothes in this way after time. Still
the heroic mother toiled on. She did
not cease her efforts as the elder son be-
came able to earn more money than he
required She bade him lay it up for
himself to pay for his schooling and she
still went out washing and houseclean-
ing She does SO yet, and now the older
boy being at college the second one is
able to begin earning little When did
woman ever have less opportunity than
this one? Yet see what she has done.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

Mrs. P D. Leslie has been for the
second time elected. clerk of Brown
county, Kan, state in which women
cannot vote for county, state or nation
al officers, They may, however. hold
any Office within the state
That they can fill official places well
Mrs. Leslie proved during her first
term, and her constituents approved her
capable and honest administration to
the extent Of re-eleoting her. 1t was a
hot campaign, and Mrs. Leslie often
rode 30 miles on horseback to secure a
farmers vote She got it too.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

Remember that a woman can under
stand anything man can.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03

UsTIN m. swACKHAMER,
Counsellor-at-Law,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-02-03
THE NEW WOMAN.
Has She the Right to Be Ugly If She
Wants To?

Wants To?
At a recent meeting of the Rainy Day
club in New York city Mrs Celia B.
Whitehead read a paper claiming tri-
umphantly woman's right to be ugly If
she wants to. The address was protest
against the average shallow, flippant
notions concerning woman's personal
appearance Perhaps a short, comfort,
able, cleanly rainy day dress does not
look well in the eyes of the average
man. What then? Woman has the right
to wear it until his unframed eyes get
used to it, when he will think it as beau
tiful as he now considers the long, dirty
skirt, with its tight laced, painful waist
am glad Mrs Whitehead has taken up
this subject. The ordinary mans idea
of beauty in woman's s dress is wholly
conventional and as lacking in the sense
of true proportions or lines of art as
baby's or baboon's. I have heard men
praise in extravagant terms the bicycle
costume of a woman when her waist
was laced SO tight that she could by no
possibility have climbed even the small
est hill or ridden so much as 90 miles
and could not have walked two miles to
save her life because her feet were
pinched to death in vulgar little sharp
pointed shoes So much for man S idea
of woman's beauty. What is it worth?
Mrs. Whitehead spoke very truly of the
belittling effect on woman S work of al
ways considering first what she has on
nd Il, loo 4 vlo% ,H0
afterward. Suppose Abraham Lincoln
had been judged in that way. There is
infinite wisdom in these words used by
Mrs. Whitehead: ''Let woman devise a
dress that will not hinder her from be-
coming strong, wise, grand and good,
first Beauty will finally marry it, and
they will live happily ever after.
There is profound meaning in this new
reading of an old allegory. Why should
a woman's dress or personal appearance
have anything to do with her work or
her speech at all when that work or
that speech alone is supposed to be con-
sidered? The time has come when wom-
ans dress and appearance should be
passed without notice one way or the
other. A lot of men may come together,
baldheaded handy legged. toothless and
hideous. and it excites no sensation in
the reportorial brain. but let it be a
meeting composed largely of ladiesl
Each woman present is raked fore and
aft. Ii the ladies present are middle
aged or not noted for beauty, the report
er pounces upon them with fiendish glee.
He has made find and cackles. It is
time to insist on woman's right to be
ugly.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
DECORATING rnE LIVING.


where are the comrades once he knew
when war swept DER the land.
Who followed where the bugles blew
Their echoes OF command?
In nameless graves lie some asleep.
Buried where they were slain.
And some In oceans mighty deep
Forgotten long have lain.
To-day the crippled soldier co.,
Where some are laid to rest:
He hears in dreams the distant drums
From North. South. East. and West.
And on the shafts that point above
lie sees the banners furled,
In token OF a nations love,
And peace throughout the world.
which flag was theirs Il matters not;
The blue coat or the gray;
A common grief-all else forgot
Belongs 10 them to-day:
Above the graves Of those who fell
Upon the battlefield,
In town and city, hill and dell.
Spring weayes her grassy shield.
AND while we deck our heroes tombs.
Their deeds remembering,
The children crown the veteran
with woven blooms OF spring.
Please God we never will forget
To let our garlands fall
Upon those heroes living yet:
God bless them. one and ALL
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
TROOPS ARE LEAVING
SANTIAGO FOR HOME.
Several steamers Depart FOR the Unitsd
states with Men who Fought In
BATTLES at That Place.

Washington, Aug i2-The war de-.
partment received the following from
General shafter at Santiago. dated Aug
~:
"The 81. Louis left MORO during the
night Of Aug II, with the Ninth and
Tenth infantry and two companies Of
the Seventy first New York
"The 81. Paul should have left Guam.
tanamo last night or this morning, with
the Second infantry and four companies
Of the Seventy.tirst New York. and
General Kent with his staff.
"The Morteno leaves in a very few
minutes with the Twenty.flrst infantry
"Tho Rio Gnndo with Colonel Sar-
gents regiment on board has just ar.
rived. Sargont's regiment Is the second
regiment OF immunes sent there 10 gar
rison the city.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
AN INTERVIEW WITH
ADMIRAL cERVERA.


New York. Aug. i2.-Admiral Ger
vera and n number Of his officers, who
are now prisoners NJ the naval academy
nc Annapolis. were interviewed at the
railroad station At Annapolis for the first
time since their arrival. Admiral Ger
vera was reserved In his comment on
Spanish Affairs, talking freely only on
the published action Of General Blanco,
but his officers were more outspoken.
All were earnest in their praise Of
Americans and in expressing their graft.
tude.
Admiral Cervera heard for the first
time apparently OF the alleged kilograms
which Captain General BlAnco was said
20 have sent 20 Madrid before and after
the defeat Of the feet asking for Ger.
vera's .emoval and pronouncing him in,
capable.
II have known nothing d H." he de-
clared. IF General Blanco occupies
his time In traducing me | @ih pay no
more attention to him. will have
nothing TO do with that kind Of NAH. "
"why do You not Justify yourself now
before the people Of this country and
SPAIN" was asked. 1T might affect
your reception on your return"
shave no fears as to my reception in
SPAIN" replied the admiral. after all
this is over there will BE- a council which
will clear up everything | did my
duty up TO the last moment, and have
no fears as TO what the verdict of tbs
people will be-"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

When we remember that OF 2.77S 1904
men engaged In the War Of the Rebel
lion more than the population OF
Greater New York. 359.52S died In
action. or OF wounds or disease; that
only about 100000 veterans remain,
with numbers rapidly decreasing. the
importance OF the custom now obsery-
ed by the whole nation impresaes MS.
The nations defenders will never be
forgottenl
On flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread
And glory guards with solemn round,
The blyouac Of the dead.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
spain Is Willing to Grant Almost
ANY Concession In the Philip.
& pines to Get to Hold Them.
WILLING TO LEAVE
CUBA AND PORTO RICO,
An EndeasOr win BE Made to Get the
Cnban Treasury 90 Pay on the
Debt Spain Contracted on
That Island.

Washington, Aug. a. - When the
members Of the cabinet assembled in
regular session at II O'Clock this morning
most OF them expected 10 have had the
signed protocol placed before them for
consideration. They were disappointed,
however, for authority had not yet come
rom Madrid authorizing NJ Cambon's
signature. Consequently there was far
less interests in the cabinet meeting
t52Hi had been anticipated.
when Secretary Day reached thewhite
House he said no communication OF any
kind had come from Ambassador Cam.
bon. He said beyond the press dis.
patches from Madrid he had not been
advised Of the action Of the Spanish cab.
met. When asked II IL was likely a
special session OF the cabinet would fol.
low the signing Of the protocol. he re-
piled that he did not know. but he could
now see no reason why a special session
would be necessary.
The president, while lacking official
advices as 10 the Spanish agreement.
was confident there would be no delay
in its execution, and regarded the
prompt ending Of the war As assured.
The cabinet meeting only lasted an
hour.
At l2;A0 o'clock the French ambassa.
dor received a dispatch giving him full
authority 20 sign the protocol. The
dispatch was rather long, and It's deci-
bhering took some time. The document
will b. signed later In the day.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

when q IS remembered that there
are 1000 Grand Army posts In the
United States. and many OF these have
celebrations monthly. II Is easy to
imagine a chain OF camp-hres reaching
from Maine 20 California and burning
brightly In the cause Of the Union.
night after night. The motto OF the
order. Fraternity Charity and 10y
atty" stands for the fact that they ex-
ST. TO cherish precious memories OF
services and sacrifices IN defence of
"Old Glory; TO promote patriotism
and to care for needy and destitute
comrades and their families.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

Memorial. or Decoration Day. as It Is
familiarity known at the North, IS the
more significant In It's general recog.
milton and observance from the fact
that It is q voluntary expression Of af-
fectlonate remembrance No law first
proclaimed or suggested II, although In
practically all the States Il is legally
recognized. Il has always been re-
spected by the Houses OF Congress and
by the departments at Washington. so
that Il is. in effect. a legal holiday as
much as II II we're formally ineorpor-
ated in the laws OF the land.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

New York, Aug IA special from
Santiago, under date Of Aug. ! /, says:
Jack York Of Pennsylvania, who has
been serving Garcia, the Cuban general,
has just arrived here. He reports that
Garcia has suspended operations for 20
days and has given his men permission
10 go home, with instructions 10 report
to him at the end Of that period.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

Chicago, Aug. i9.-Admiral Cervera
may be- the guest Of relatives in Chicago
before he returns TO Spain. Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Lucius Of this city, who gave
a dinner for the Castilian commander
and the officers OF his fleet at tho Mary.
land in Annapolis on Thursday, went
east for the express purpose Of urging
him 90 come 10 Chicago rs noon ns peace
negotiations. release him. Mrs Lucius
is n cousin % Admiral Corvora.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13

Chickamauga, Aug. ~. -Paymasicrs
have finished their work at Camp Thorn.
as and have gone further south. The
money left in the camp, as usual, Is caus.
ing considerable disorder, but the strong
provost guard D. preventing serious con.
sequences. IL is now the general opin.
ion that the two divisions ordered 10 the
new camps will remain here AZ least 10
days longer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
rir.t Nag captured In Porto RIoo.

West Superior, Wis, Aug. l2.-F G.
Jackson Of this city has received from
Lieutenant Smith Of the Third Wiscon.
sin volunteers tho first Spanish regi.
mont flag captured In Porto Rico.
IL was captured boy company /, which
was the first 20 soizo the Spanish bar.
racks at Ponce, over which the flag
floatod. Il isa 9xl2 foot banner, and Is
sent home TO b. preserved for the cap.
tors.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
kirkland. Condition slightly Improved.

Vallejo, Cal, Aug. l2.-Rear Admiral
Kirklnnd's condition shows slight Inn.
proyement, his physicians say he has a
fighting chance for life. Commander
j. J. Brice, who was recalled from the
retired list during the continuation Of
hostilities with Spain, is Ia command Of
the navyyard.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
Authorized VIZ. cambon to Accept.

Madrid, Aug. i2.-The government
has notified the French minister Of for.
eign affairs, NJ Delcasse. Of the accept
ance Of the protocol, and has asked the
French government to transmit 10 NJ.
Cambon. the French ambassador at
Washington, such power as in conform
ity to President McKinley's expressly
formulated desire, viii authorize the
ambassador Of France at Washington to
sign the protocol
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
WILL MAKE EFFORTS
TO HOLD PHILIPPINES
spain WIN Grant All Kind. Of REFORM.
just 80 Her Sovereignty There VIII
Not Be Overthrown.

Madrid, Auf. l9-The question Of
accepting the protocol having been ii.
nally settled and It's signature explicitly
and definitely authorized the government
Is now considering the domestic situa.
ton and the best means Of allaying the
excitement propogating the idea SPANS
surrender Is not 30 complete rs indicated
by the terms OF the protocol. As the first
stepin this direction semi-ofiicial note
has been issued rs follows;
"The governmentisof the opinion that
the most critical period Of peace negoti-
goions has now arrived. Is It depends
AN the arrangements in details as
Aim! ,whether peace will be more or
advantageous Spain wishes % pre-.
sovereignty over the whole Of
Nv yJppines towhich she proposes to
W. political and administrative
90 istent with the maintenance
,cgress Seventh ny.
ROBERT l.. HEse evacuation Of Cuba
aTnuIs.si. it will be- asked that her
army be allowed to depart honoably
and that assurances will be- given guar.
anteeing that Spanish and foreign inter.
ests will not suffer Tho army, which
has not been conquered, will return 20
Spain with it, guns, arms and mum.
tons
''In regard TO the Cuban debt, as the
United States refuses TO assume IL, Spain
will endeavor 10 arrange with the Gu.
ban treasury to pay IL when the island
ia able.
"The question OF the treaty OF com.
merce will lead 10 considerable discus.
sion and the matter may be submitted
90 commission Of diplomats under
the presidency Of Senior Castillo"
The Liberal thinks tho only bright
feature Of the peace treaty is the i'm.
mediate suspension Of hostilities, so that
our unhappy soldiers no longer have to
die without knowing wherefore.
Continuing Tho Liberal congratulate.
the country upon the fact that war has
ended. though Spanish rule in America
a completely terminated. We reserve
the right to critso tine protocol when
Freedom is restored 20 the press. IL
conclusion The Liberal says, those wh,
pretend that events Of the last thre,
years were simply accidents, which q,
not affect Spanish history, are deceiyinl
themselves.
samp.aa aud schiey Rear Admirai.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
w.nt ths rhIlIppIn.. nstaInsd.

Sydney. n. S. W. Aug. i2-The
American colony, through the United
States consul, has cabled Washington
pruying the government there to retain
possession Of the Philippine islands.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-13
t.mp.oa aud sehlsy Rear AdmIral..

Washington, Aug. l2.-The president
has appointed Sampson and schloy rear
sdmirals, the former outanking the lat.
Ear Many other officers OF the North
Atlantic squadron have been advanced
several numbers for conspicuous service
In battle.