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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
Lohn AlIan,s rrna stnru

1t is a debatable question among his
friends whether John Allen depends more
upon memory or invention for his mex
haustible fund of stories Colonel William
r. Morrison once felt called upon to OK
plain Mr.. Aliens staying powers after a
bout in which he and the Mississippian
had alternatcd in entertaining party Of
railroad men while. tho interstate COM
mcrce commission was, having sitting at
Tupelo2
Il can't compete With John Allen, /" said
Colonel Morrison alphabetically, because
I haven't got the gift 81 Imagination My
stories arc true They are actual occur
renccs Everybody in Washington knows
TINT John Aliens stories are made up as
he goes along Now, once heard him
tell of an army experience that was pure
fiction on its face He said that comrade
and he were lying behind log while the
battle was going on in front of them Tho
fighting was pretty hot Allen and his
comrade were good deal in doubt as to
how long that log would protect them from
the bullets. They got into a discussion
as to which should poke up his head and
take view of the surroundings Finally,
Allen says, his comradc urged John,
you look and sec where The Yankees are
You know you are single man and have
not got any family. Now" concluded
Colonel Morrison, that was something
that never harI cncd. but | have heard
Allen tell it repeatedly and always raise a
laugh. .
There was a general smile at John Al
lens expense. and then Edward l.. Rus
SELL the president OF the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, said Colonel. you are mistak.
en-. That was q true story | was the 9TH
er fellow behind that log. st Louis
Globe Democrat
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
GUNS USED BY SOLDIERS.
Description of the Krag-Jorgensen an'
the Lee Rifles.

Description of the Krag-Jorgensen and
the Lee Rifles.
Since 1890 the regulation rife of the
United States army, supplanting tho for
lner weapon, the Springfield rifle, has been
the Krag .Iorgcnsen magazine riflo. 1t
was adopted upon the recommendation of
a board composed of Lieutenant Colonels
r. Fl. Hull and J. p. Farley, Major FL. d.
Freeman and Captains s. L. Blount and
George S. Anderson. The result of one of
the tests in competition with other weap-
ons follows:
For accurate aim the Lee showed 40
shots in two minutes, the Krag -.Iorgensen
32, tho Springfield No. /, IS, and the
Springfield No. g. 30. In the firing at will
for one minute the results were as follows;
Lee, 80; Krag -Jorgensen, 2S; Springfield
No. /, "a and Springfield No 2 L shots.
Upon tho results of the tests, approved
by General Schofeld, the general com
manding the army, the Krag -.Iorgensen
was adopted. 1t has a magazine chamber
for five cartridges, which can be dropped
by the simple pull of a bolt. 1t is possible
to load single cartridges and fire one after,
another, rcserving those in the magazine
for time of need, when the five shots can
be fired without pausing to reload. Tho
cartridges are of an alloy of tin and lead
in steel case In passing through flesh
and bone or any solid substance they make
only a small wound but in scmifluid mat
ter they explode, SO that man shot in the
intestines or brain is practically blown to
pieces. Tho reason for this property of the
bullets has never been satisfactorily ex
planned.
The gun the marines are armed with Is
The Lee rifle, magazine gun, with a cali
Der of 1886 inches. Its range for point
blank firing is between 600 alA 200 yards
Smokeless powder is used with it, and a
hardened lead bullet, which has a copper
jacket plated with tin. The gun has q
magazine for five cartridges, which are
put in at once, being fastened together
With metal clip. The gun can be used
fslr firing and reloadsng after eaeh shot or
the five shots can bd fired i'll quick success
sion, and the gun reloaded with five moro
while it is at the shoulder The chief adj
vantage claimed for it is that the cartridge
chamber can be opened by straight pull
and without turning up the gun. The
gun without the bayonet is almost four
foot long and weighs eight pounds and six
ounces. The bayopet adds about eight
inches to the length and pound to the
weight. The cartridge is about three
inches long, and $50 rounds weigh eight
pounds six ounces. Now York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11

Nothing is more amusing than to
watch two acquaintances saluting in the
streets of a japanese town. AS they
come in sight of each other they slack
en- their pace and approach with down
cast eyes and averted faces, as if neither
was worthy of beholding the other.
Then they bow low, so as to bring the
face on a level with the knees, ON which
the palms of the hands are pressed.
A succession of kissing sounds is next
made by drawing in the breath between
the closed teeth, interspersed with a Sc
ries Of complimentary phrases uttered
with great vo1ubility in sort of under
toned falsetto, each trying to outdo his
friend in rapidity and extravaganza Of
language, while the palms are diligent-
ly rubbed against each other.
At last the climax is reached, and
each endeavors to give the precedence
to the other. For some moments, per-
haps for full minute, the polite con-
test continues. Then the ceremony abb
ruptly ends, as if the difficulty were ca
pable of none but brusque solution,
and the two pass on hurriedly, with a
look of extreme relief.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
REPORTER AND cHlNAMAN.


The Newspaper Man Was Very Tired
When the Oriental Finished.
Numberless are the tricks which
newspaper reporters play upon one an
other to relieve the somber 'sgrind" of
their calling. Two young men employ
ed on morning paper in large city
were detailed one day to call upon the
resident Cinnamon and interview"
them respecting some immigration
measure then pending in congress. One
of the two reporters was a beginner,
and the other, an experienced man,
naturally assumed the management of
the assignment
Billings" he said after they had
invaded several laundries without any
important result, there is tea store. I
wish you would go in and talk with
the proprietor. want to know what he
thinks about Cinnamon voting. I'll go
on and pull off an interview with the
man who runs this cigar shop next
door. Remember to use the very SIM
plest English at your command. /"
The young reporter went inside the
VOC SOOAOs tOOh OOu LIS AOSOuOOhJ anu
thus addressed the proprietor, who hap
pened to be alone at the moment:
John, how? Me--me-Telegra
john Newspape-savvy, John? News
pape-print things. Un'stan? Me want
know what John think about China
man vote, see? What John think-Chi-
naman-vote-all same Melican man?
Savvy, John? Vote? What Think"
The Chinaman listened to him with
profound gravity until he had finished
and replied:
''The question of granting the right
of suffrage to Chinese citizens who have
come to the United States with the
avowed intention Of making this coun-
try their permanent home is one that
has occupied the attention of thoughtful
men of all parties for years, and it may
become in time one of paramount impor
tance. At present, however, it seems to
me there is no exigeney requiring an
expression of opinion from me upon thii
subject. You will please excuse me.
The young reporter went outside and
leaned against lamppost to rest and
recover from a sudden faintness that
had taken possession of him. His COM,
rade had purposely steered him
against one of the best educated Chi
namen in the United States. Youths
Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11

DIR. Edward Everett Halo tells this story
about Lowell i'll The Outlook: When
Lowell was editor Of The Atlantic, he re-
ceivcd contribution from Thomas Bailey
Aldrich, then just starting in his literary
career. He was much impressed with the
literary merits Of the article, and in send
ing The author Il check for the same in
closed a congratulatory note. advising
him to continue writing and to follow lit
erature as profession The kind thought
fulness was appreciated and remembered
by Aitlrich and the note was carefully
preserved Years after. when Aldrich
himself WIS the editor of Tho Atlantic
and Lowell sent contribution, he was
gratiflcd ut receiving u copy of the note he
himself had written years before When
it is realized that Lowell had already
made reputation in letters, the clause
advising him to stick to literature has a
funny Significance
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
materials For a skyscraper.

An idea of the amount of material re-
quired in the construction of modern
Office building can be got from the fol-
lowing figures furnished by Mr.. McCaul,
who had charge of the construction of 16
story skyscraper in Philadelphia:
About 5000 cubic yards of excavations,
1000 yards of concrete and stone masonry,
4,371, ,555 pounds of STEEL 800, 900 pounds
of ornamental iron, Sc, 900 pounds of orna-
mental bronze, 1000 cubic feet of granite,
Weighing 900 tons; 260, 900 square feet of
freproofng, weighing about $500 tons;
1850 tons of patent mortar used in plas-
tering, to cover $4,000 square yards OF
plastering; about the same amount of ce-
ment mortar used in brick and stone ma
scnry, 10000 square feet of Pevonizza,
Numidian and italian marble; $4,000
pounds Of nails, 10000 cubic feet of terra
Gotta, weighing about 300 tons; 1926, 900
face brick, 800, 900 common brick, "a, 900
square feet of glass, weighing about 78,
$50 pounds; about 80 miles of electric pip
ing to incase the electric wiring through
out the building and about ten miles of
plumber and steam filters piping. There
were ON an average 200 men working on
this structure from the start until the nm
ish. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
Remedy For Influenza and Colds.

DIR. Wunsche says that inenthol dissolved
in chloroform is the most efficacious of all
remedies A solution of one or two parts
of nenthol in 20 parts of chloroforin Will
not only arrest the progress of cold in its
initial stage, but it is also an excellent in
fluenza prophylactic. From four to six
drops of the solution should be placed in
the hollow of the hand. quickly rubbed be-
tween the hands, tho two hands, tightly
pressed together, placed before the face
and the remedy energetically inhaled al
ternatcly through the nose and mouth. IL
will be Immediately noticed that the vola
tile parts of the solution thoroughly i'm
pregnate the mucous membranes of the
nose, mouth and throat and even penetrate
deep down into the air passages During
the first two or three inhalations the sweet
ish chloroforln vapor predominates. After
ward, however, only menthol In attenust-
ed condition Is inhaled, odor and feeling
remaining apparent for some time after
the inhalation. As a rule, the first inha-
lation suffices to cure the severcst tendency
to sneezing and often to arrest the progress
of the cold altogether Two further APP
plications Of the remedy in the course OF
the day suffice to suppress the attack COM
plctely. New York Ledger
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
co-operative CreamerIes.

A writer i'll The Creamery Journal,
noting the fact that IN great many
communities the cooperative creamery
seems to have very uncertain life,
says: 1t has come to be settled fact,
that cooperative creamery sails along
smoothly and everything goes along
tremendously as long as it can lead in
payments for milk in the district where
it is located, but let its milk checks
show a drop in payments below that of
a neighboriug creamery and its days are
numbered. cannot understand why
this is 80. but it is true nevertheless.
Farmers know that their milk is made
up, the expenses are taken out Of the
total receipts each month and the bal
anee is divided pro rata among the pa
irons. It would seem that with no one
to receive any profit they ought to be
satisfied with whatever they get and
each one stay BY his own factory
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
NUMBER j
A cHILD's USE OF MONEY.
Various Answers Received From Large
Number OF Public school Pupils.

Various Answers Received From Large
Number OF Public school Pupils.
DR.. George Z. Dawson Of the Bible
Normal college has classified answers
received from / 1,307 pupils of the public
schools of this city, given in response to
the question, IF you had So, all your
own, what would you do with it?n
OF those who passed in answers 669
were boys and 63S were girls, their ages
ranging from to 16. The answers are
grouped under nine general heads: "A
per cent would deposit the money in
bank, 1873 per cent would buy cloth
ing, 2.2 per cent would buy something
to eat, 1873 per cent would buy toys
and other means of amusement, 2. per
cent would buy jewelry and finery,
nine-tenths of per cent would buy fire.
arms, III per cent would spend for
travel, 4 per cent would spend for 9TH
ers and 6 per cent would buy books, etc.
1t is interesting to note the large per
cent who express disposition to save.
DR.. Dawson attributes this largely to
the suggestability of the children. The
results in this respect resemble those
obtained in other fields of experiment.
While the children do not realize the
full significance of saving, the idea has
been engrafted upon their minds and is
bound to have its influence. The fact
that this idea of Saving has been thus
forcibly impressed on the minds Of SO
many is very significant and gives us
hint of the immense influence of public
instruction.
In noting the per cent of those who
would buy clothing it should be remem-
bered that many of the children were
in urgent need Of something better to
wear. Those who voted for something
to eat were mostly under z years of age.
In the class who would prefer amuse-
ments the girls usually expressed
wish for dolls and doll carriages while
the boys mostly desired pigeons, rabbits
or other pets. In regard to travel, the
figures show that as children grow old
er the desire to go out into the world
increases rapidly, reaching its height at
about the beginning of adolescence. The
desire shown by the boys for firearms is
an expression of the hunting instinct
that awakens when they are 10 or IL.
AT that age boys like to get hold of
books of hunting and adventure The.
tendency to buy books increases steadil
as the children grow older. This class
numbers about twice as many girls as
boys. The class which manifests feeling
of altruism also numbers more girls
than boys. showing that the greater
generosity of women is strikingly man.
ifest even at an early age.-Springfeld
Republican.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11

know retreat where blackberries sweet
Hang low on ruined wall,
And partridge berries play hide and seek
At the foot Of the pine trees tail.
just out through the brush, where the robin
and thrush
Der their nests carol praises to God,
You may see where grows in stately repose
Americas own goldenrod.
Here fairies dance when the moonbeams
glance
And lure me from mortals away
Down the messy lane where they hold their
reign
And fain would linger for aye.
When day has begun, comes the beautiful sun
For one hurried glimpse of the dell,
That through sorrow and pain until day
dawns again
In his mind the bright picture may dwell.
With the coming of spring, when the green
forests ring
With the glad, happy notes Of the birds,
In the beautiful glade. with its wide spread.
ing shade,
Are whispered the sweetest of words
In the warm summer days. when Orpheus
plays
On the thousand stringed Tyre of the gods,
We loiter and dream ON the banks of the
stream
And keep time with our angling rods.
But III tell you not where to seek this spot
For there mortals would hic. then the fairies
would fly,
And my glen would be mine no more.
Rose Van B. Specie.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
Young Seals at Play.

had great opportunities of watching
the young seals. Balls of snow white fluff,
these innocent looking babies lie basking
In their icy cradles, equally happy in sun
shine or falling snow sometimes fer hours
on their backs, Tapping their hippers i'm
potently like fans, unable from sheer fat
to get over again. In the coldest, storlni-
est season they grow fastest and fattest, SO
marvelously does nature provide for their
necessities. Nor does she do less for the
old seals. So thin that they sink at once
il shot in the water in summer, as winter
approaches they fatten and fatten up, till
now they enjoy this terribly cold weather
as we would bath in summer They
dive in off the ice, paddle to and fro in the
water, throw themselves on their backs
and float, putting out their chests and
throwing showers of water over their up
turned noses with fore flippcrs. Side stroke
and breast stroke, diving and sounding,
they sport about till one almost feels
tempted to follow and share their raptur-
GUS pleasures. .-P PittsR srg Dispatch
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
Bees and Trees.

The value of bees to fruit growers can
scarcely be overestimated Some years ago
place was leased to a tenant who kept O
few colonies of bees. In one corner of the
yard was large and thrifty looking apple
tree that always bore an abundance of
blossoms, but no fruit A number of col
onies of bees were placed underneath this
tree, and, much to the surprise of the own
er of the place, tho tree was loaded with
extremely fine apples, something that had
never occurred before within the momory
of the man who had owned the place for
% years. The next season the bees were
distributed under trees that had not been
in tho habit of bearing freely The most
surprising results followed, the trees being
full of very fine specimens of fruit. If the
blossoms on an apple, plum or pear tree
are covered up and the bees are kept away
from them until the blossoming season is
past, there will be no fruit. This has been
tested again and again. New York Led
ger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11
OUR HOSPITAL SHIPS.
The Floating Ambulances on which wo.
men Are Angels of Mercy.

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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11

Still milling Doris sealed her letter
then seated herself by the window. where
she drcaasily watched the clouds. She did
not dream. However, that she was 40 years
older, but that she received letters as low
ing as those of her aunt and that the Duke
dc Troncantique was just 40 years younger
than now
Twelve months rolled by. and the day
was near at hand for the econsinnmation of
the marriage wht n. one morning. the duke
landed at the chateau and earnestly re.
quested the narquise to meet him at the
hazel copse The narquse consented but
upon arriving at the rendczv0us-ah,
thrice aecursed mis-, hance'-- the duke was
suddenly seized with IN attack of gout,
besides suffering death rom nm old wound
glorious souvenir of Fontrnoy
''Cleantc my boy tl,re remains but
one thing to bc dote he cried go
yourself to the hazel copse and BIO the
bearer of my regrets
The young man obcdienily departed on
the instant, and singular ii say his heart
throbbod at the suggestion Of meeting her
who had so filled l.ls thoughts
1T is time for this nonsense to- end,
he said, taking himself 10 task A sight
of the marquise will dis cl my dreams. |
know she has white nair an ungraceful
at 49, y V''''' ono ''oo'
Cleante had hardly reached the hazel
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family rorv white Aftcr scr,,tin;,i,,s, ~,
wrintlod f,ca tho f.,lcJ c,cs tha ,,aa,.v
mouth he wo,,ld sniI. at bis folIy
Rut Wills he locked thc INK no,yp r.,;sod
her head and he , saw that hat her ev,.s s,sr
kIed bor sLin was s,oootb bnr lins srnsh
nnd that If was novvfer and not aon that
had vbitenaa ber bloni hair
Shortlv after the bonr for tho rerdey.
vous the marouise declared that n head.
ocba fro,,, ,vh;cb sba bad Noon s,,f9or;,,a,
wac bcttcr md took tho natb IN tho bazei
corse ;ntendines ~ sac,oto u horsolf i, 10
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- 'o q"0i 'o' i'm
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tas 4is ,li $50, .a1lo uo ..ouo.s' , ,oll,o
lleelsu t1nS s ';,o puS pauseu soar
49,. ~ ,;9 9usI - .,enV y, ne Eau
mu U,uusiy my helsci,, .nclo oaile lne uuAe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-08-11

The early settlers Of the Plymouth col
ony," says the Worcester Gazette, were
greatly addicted to smoking, which at one
time became so common that many per-
sons smoked in church during service
The custom soon caused considerable an
noyancc, as the exercises were greatly dis
turbed by the clicking of fints and steel
to light their pipes and clouds Of smoke
in the church. A law was passed in 1869
to remedy this evil and prohibited persons
from smoking on the Lords day going to
or coming from the meetings within two
miles Of the meeting house The penalty
was IL pence for every offense. Under
this law several persons were fined for
smoking tobacco at the end of the Var
mouth meeting house on the Lord s day.