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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
WOMEN ARE HELPING.
What They Are Doing For Uncle Sam and
His Soldiers.

What They Are Doing For Uncle Sam and
His Soldiers.
If women are precluded from active
participation in the war, there is no
lack of fervor in their manner of dis
playing patriotism and of their eager
desire to do all they possibly can to rob
war Of its rigors to those who are COM
PEELED to face its dangers.
As is usual in all great wars, the
military spirit dominates women so
greatly as to affect even the character of
the fashion in dresses, and fanciful
combinations of red, white and blue,
buttons, bows and knots of various de-
signs display the national colors on
their persons. The buttons worn now
are whenever possible the real thing,
but when they are not procurable copies
are being issued as fast as may be after
the military buttons worn by the troops.
They are worn in the tops of umbrel-
las, sunshades, as ornaments hanging
from the chatelaine and as corsage
brooches and hatpins. Doubtless many
picturesque items in the uniforms of the
soldiers will be seized upon by modistes
and adapted to the taste of enthusiastic
women.
It is not at all probable, however,
that any startling innovation will be
introduced in this direction Whatever
changes the war may affect in ladies'
dresses will be, it is certain, governed
by good taste, and nothing outre in dis
play will be permitted. 1t was quite
otherwise il France during the period
of the revolution The dresses worn by
ladies then had distinctly classical
leaning. Every woman thought she
ought to appear as Liberty personified,
and the effects were quite startling.
The draperie; We're exceedingly scanty,
and in endeavoring to approximate to
beautiful statuary they only succeeded
in being travesties of art gallery treas
ures
A pertinent fact i'll this connection is
a proposed boycott of French goods and
fashions by American women owing to
the unfriendly attitude of France to-
ward this country in the war with
Spain. Prominent among those is Mrs
Lorillard Spencer of New York, who is
credited with helping to place eastern
women in position in which they may
accomplish something in this direction
Ladies in Washington, Philadelphia,
Chicago and elsewhere are also cooper
ating in the movement to boycott Paris
millinery and other products of French
fashion in retaliation for French sym
pathy with the enemy Of this country.
Fortunately American women display
their sympathies quite otherwise than
in merely wearing war emblems and
adapting minor dress changes indicative
of the exigencies of the times. They
show their helpfulness in organizing as
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
The old Lady's Discovery.

The Philadelphia Record tells this
story of the late President William H.
Allen of Girard college: On one occa-
sion q business matter called Mr.. Allen
to small town in the central part Of
the state. While sitting in the parlor of
the country hotel in the evening after
transacting his business he was taken
in hand by the wife of the proprietor,
who was extremely inquisitive and
wanted to know all about his private
affairs. Mr., Allen took it all in good
part and for time was rather amused.
Finally she asked "Have you got much
of a family?"
'tOh, yes, said he, and he smiled as
his mind reverted to his hundreds of
pupils.
"How many children?'' she persisted.
"Well, said Mr.. Allen, with great
earnestness, II have 500 and all boys!"
The good old lady was speechless for
moment. Then she arose and hurry
ing to the door called to her husband !:
ttOh, Johnl Come in here! We've got
Brigham Young stoppin with us!"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07

The right way to bring greyhound in
to condition is to walk him steadily every
day from 12 to 10 miles He must not be
allowed to potter along in the road in his
own sweet way, but should be led by the
trainer The reasonis that continual ex-
ercise is thus given, and this without tir-
ing the dog When he comes in from his
walk, the greyhound is brushed and
groomed When the greyhound is at exer-
cise, he wears "a thick sheet. " This is
exchanged for ono Of thinner quality when
he is at home
4he walking exercise alone is not suffi-
cient, however. Every other day the grey
hound is galloped, and this is doNe in the
following manner A kennel man holds
the dogs. Tho trainer walks away for
nearly half /. mile AT given signal the
kennel man releases ono of the dogs. who
naturally gallpps toward the trainer.
When the dog has got away about 20
yards another dog is released, and so the
process goes on until all the dogs are run.
ming toward the trainer at distance OK
about 20 yards from each other. II the
dogs were allowed to run together, they
would either llisy or fight with each other,
and the leading dog nlust be a very good
one at gstlipping, or the gallop will be
spoiled y Kansas City journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
MRS. LoR1LLARD SPENCER.

sociations for the benefit Of the soldiers.
Particularly active in this direction is
the Daughters of the American Revo1u-
ton, with its various branches through
out the country. The Red Cross associa-
tion is, of course, an international body,
and, though many Americans belong to
it, it is incumbent upon its members to
afford relief to the wounded in war or
the suffering independent of national
distinctions.
The Women s National Relief asso-
citation, organized since the war began,
is already one Of the strongest of the
various societies originated for the bene-
fit Of the United States soldiers. The
recent election of Mrs. Ellen Hardin
Walworth as director general of the or
ganization called Mrs. Daniel Butter
field to the position of chairman, and
Mrs Charles FL. Raymond became treas
urer. The latter was the first president
of the Red Cross hospital. The member
ship includes the names of many ladies
well known throughout the country, one
of the latest additions being Miss Helen
oOuAei, W1lOrO Sl1o VI p1OO,OOV w 1uS
president for war purposes is still fresh
in the minds of the people
The Little Men and Women of '76,
an organization of children founded
last October, has become an auxiliary
of the Women s National Relief associa-
tion, and other societies composed Of
both adults and boys and girls have
thrown in their influence with the or
ganization.
Miss Mary Low Dickinson has been
intrusted with the work of enlisting the
sympathies of the National Society of
Kings Daughters in the good work of
the above organization, and Mrs. George
Bartholomew will agitate the matter in
the public schools.
The organization referred to at great
er length and those others incidentally
noticed are, however, but fraction of
the numbers all over the country insti-
tuted by patriotic women to meet the
needs of the emergent and serious cir
cumstances now prevailing. In fact, 30
far as patriotic feryor is concerned, it
is quite poNible that the women of the
country are more thoroughly imbued
and animated with it than the male
portion of the population. Precluded,
however, as they are from active sery-
ice in the army and navy, they are do
ing all they possibly can to rob war of
some of its worst horrors to those who
are compelled to face the foe.
ANNETTE CRAWFORD.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
Folly of borrowing Trouble.

There are some unhappy persons who
seem fated to go through life with con
stitutional tendency to dependency. We
all know them and meet them daily, and
they can always see cloud where none
exists. With most of these persons, how
ever, it is simply matter of exercising
the will. Anxiety about present trouble
or prospective difficulties never brought
any good to those who indulged in it. The
successful ones i'll life are those who have
been buoyant in spirit and who resolutely
refuse to allow the cares of life to unduly
depress them Instead of allowing the
mind to brood over things that cannot be
helped, it should be set to work upon the
duty that lies nearest to it. Worrying
about matters does not improve them in
the slightest degree. On the contrary, it
weakens the purpose, robs the physical
nature of its vitality and totally units us
to cope with the obstacles that lie in our
path. The most shocking mistake, and
one that is unfortunately only too fire.
quently made, is to meet troubles half
way These will come soon enough. They
don't want any encouragement, and very
often when they do come they are not half
SO formidable as we imagined they would
be Anticipation in some cases is worse
than the reality New York Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
SULPHUR Matches.

Sulphur matches have now been almost
wholly supplanted by the more modern
odorless parlor matches, but some are still
sold, and of those sold in this country
more are sold in the long settled east than
in the west.
Some people use sulphur matches for
safety's sake Sulphur matches are used
in some hotels for this reason, though
where parlor matches are not used safety
matches that have to be scratched on the
box are more likely to be used, and such
matches are used also in sleeping cars and
elsewhere. Sulphur matches are still used
by some old fashioned people who cling to
old customs. Their use is not due to rea-
sons of economy, for parlor matches are
now as cheap as sulphur matches-if any
thing, little cheaper, In this city sub
stantially no sulphur matches are used on
the east side, where the bulk of the foreign
population is located The sulphur matches
burned here are used on the west side.
South America has still demand for
some sulphur matches in combs or cards
in which the matches are made in little
sheets, separated from one another for
three quarters of their length like the teeth
of comb and joining in continuous wood
at the base. Such matches are broken off
one at time for use. Matches of this sort
were once familiar in this country, and a
few are still used here. New York Sun
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
SMITHS CAKE.

1t Was Something of = Surprise When
Served at Dinner.
Madam, you don't know how to
make cakel'' exclaimed Mr.. Smith,
throwing lump of half cooked dough
across the room at the cat. "You never
knew how to make cake. I'd rather eat
wet sawdust. You ought to have seen
the cake my mother made. That was
oake!''
Your mother again--always your
motherl' retorted Mrs. Smith. "Pity
she didn't teach you somethingl''
"What do you mean, madam? I'll
warrant I'll make better cake myself
than you any day.
"Why don't you try? You'll find ev-
erything in the Kitchen"
''Well, can. -
well, why don't you? You are all
talk!'
Smith found himself cornered, and
felt very uncomfortable, as he had Ell
ther to surrender unconditionally or to
make good his boast. He had never
made cake in his life, had no idea how
cakes were compounded, but thought he
knew what was in them.
'tI'll make the cake" he said.
"Well, come into the kitchen and
make it, )" proposed his wife.
"What, now?"
Yes. now. I'll get the things for
you"
Smith took off his coat, his collar and
necktie and rolled up his shirt sleeves.
They walked to the kitchen together,
and Smith said:
"What shall mix it imp
ooh, you're doing it," Mrs. Smith
replied.
"Ah, this will do, he said, taking
up bowl. "Now bring me some water.
now some raisins and currants, sugar
and ginger and a1lspice. There. that
will do" He put them all into the
bowl and mixed them with spoon.
"They don't seem to stick together. -
he said "Looks more like thick soup
than anything else. Fancy I've got too
much water. - Smith drained off some
of the water and was about to put the
cake into pan. when his wife said:
Didn't your mother use four?''
"Oh, yes-yes-ah, yes-hour, Of
course. Then be mixed in -four until
it was so stiff that he could hardly
knead it. "Now, said he, ''I'll take
this cake round to the bakers and have
it baked properly" He started off, and
when he reached the bakers he said:
will you just throw this stuff away
and put in its place one of your best
plum cakes?"
That night at supper Mrs. Smith had
her mother and sister with her. She
had told them of the cake, and they
were expecting great fun at Smiths ex-
pense. The cake did not come until sup
per time. Smith took it from the boy
and said:
"This is my cake-something like a
cake" He carried in the cake and
placed it OH the table.
Here's a note in the paper, said
Mrs Smith. "I'll read it:
"DEAR SIR-I am sorry we are all out of
plum cake, so send you pound cake instead.
Yours obediently, S. BROWN, Baker
New York Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
A London Lads PRAYER.

W. PETIT Ridge, the London writer,
makes London boy in one of his sto-
ries offer the following rather original
prayer: Lord, wilt thou ave the kind
ness to make me grow strong and tall
and with plenty to say for meself, and
wilt thou do this as soon as thou can
find time, SOS to save me expense and
waste of money that might be used in
other ways-say for cricket bat. Be-
lieye me, Lord, thy obedient servant,
A. Martin. -
He rose. He was half way into his
blue flannel bed gown, when an impor-
tant idea occurred to him, and he lSnelt
down again quickly.
"Should ave mentioned" he whis-
pered, ''Elfred Martin of 90 Cawstle
street, jest over Surrey side of South ark
hridpe },
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
pain and Paxn.

Barry Pain relates that he once sent
the late James Payn series of parodies
for Cornhill Payn accepted them, but
there was difficulty. One of them was
a parody of an author, K, who was a
personal friend of Payn's and a very
sensitive man, who would not take the
sincerest form of fattery in the spirit
in which it was offered. Now, it hap
pens that there is considerable resem-
blance between the style of x. and that
Of another author of the same school, Y.
Payn suggested that Pain should take
out x. Is name from the title of the paro-
dy and substitute that of the school Of
fiction to which he belonged. "Then, !"
he said, *. will think that it's meant
for Y"
"But, . Pain asked, "what about Y, ?s'
tfThat's all right. he answered.
''Y. will know that it's meant for x.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
Too Much Culture.

fAunt Penelope Virgins f." as every
body called her, was visited one sum-
mer by niece from the east. Yassar
college graduate. Aunt Penelope was
Que of the most hospitable souls alive,
but she was not greatly impressed by
the superior learning of her young rela-
tive, and one day she freed ber mind
about her thus:
Talk to me about what college edu.
cation does for grill What do you
suppose Matilda said tome the first day
she came? She said:
"I'm so glad to meet you, aunty
You accent your name ON the Aunty
Penultimate, don't your"
Did you ever hear such nonsense? I
had to tell her my name wasn't Aunty
Penultimate, but Aunty Penelope, and
! thought she would die a-laughingl-
Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
HOW MONKEYS ARE CAUGHT.


OkAo O1 Dn6 RcCuAAAT tNeJnOQB AUORkS0 DY
the Natives.
In capturing monkeys 1t is said that
their curiosity Is the thing that makes
them an easy prey Nearly all of the mon
keys that we see In this country come from
Gornona, little village situated a short
distance from the Panama railroad
The inhabitants of this district are
mostly native negroes, for few white men
could bear the climate The whole region
is lnarshy and covered with tropical vege-
tation. At night there arises thick vapor
laden with fover, which hangs over the
woods like cloud
This region of woods is the paradise Of
the monkeys They travel in troops, led
by an older monkey When the people re-
ceive information that the travelling
monkey troops are near the village, they
go to the woods in crowds to chase them
Their plan is very simple. They cut a
hole in cocoanut large enough for a
monkeys paw to enter The nut is then
followed out, and piece of sugar is
placed in it. A piece of string is then fast
ened to it, and it is placed in the road Of
the approaching monkeys.
1t is well known that monkeys are very
inquisitive. When they see the cocoanut
in the grass, they hurry to examine it. 1t
does not take them long to find out that
the inner part contains piece of sugar
One Of the boldest and groediest sticks a
paw into the nut to get the sugar and
grasps 1t as firmly as he can But his fist
is so large that he cannot draw it out of
the hole again with the sugar, to which be
holds fast, cost what it may.
The natives now pull the string until
nut and monkey arrive in the vicinity of
their ambuscade In the meantime the
other monkeys wonder what is the matter
with their comrade They hurry to SEQ
whore he is being pulled to with his paw
in the cocoanut They crowd around him,
chattering and gesticulating, and the na~
tives, who have a large net ready, cast it
over them, and before they know it all are
prisoners They are sold to the employees
of the Panama railroad and reach the
North American markets through COM
mercial dealers. Philadeiphia Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
A cLAYsANk HORSE.
His Owners Interesting Story of What the
Nag Can Do.

tTaS CAn OOs
The travelling newspaper man was in
San Antonio, standing in front of the
Commercial clubrooms, when he over
heard conversation on horses. At the
door, hitched to heavy road wagon, COM
monty called a buggy was claybank
horse belonging to a well known German
of the town. Another man came along
and remarked that the horse was little
off in his shape.
'sOff NIT his shape, ehP Ish dot vat
yer call EN-? Veil. told yer vat it ish.
Dot horse vas der best drotter in der stade
of Dexas, und don't yer mind yer own
peesness bout dot. .
'sOh, you get out That horse can t trot
little bit. | can beat him on my wheel
any day in the mud
II dell yer vat do, said the German
If yer beat dot horse Won dime, gif yer
der horse.
What is his tifne?'
dot horse gan go a mile in 2:2s easily. !"
You are joking.
Choking, vas II Yer bed amt chok-
ing leedle bid Wy, vas over at Hous-
ton vid dat horse last season vid him, und
entered him ad race for the 2:40 class
und made mile in 2:21.
But that was when he was young per-
baps, suggested the other man.
ssVen he vas young, eh?''
ssYes .
sHow old yer dink dat horse vas, ony-
how? Wy, he is now yust 10 years of old,
und he gan beat out any horse in San An
tonic"
The writer asked some one if the fellow
was joking
Not a bit Why, that is the most fa-
nous horse in Texas. He is not d ringer ;
but that German drives that horse all over
Texas to the state and county fairs and
wins every race he enters. He has been
known to drive from here to Dallas hitched
to heavy blackboard and get there at
noon. That same afternoon he would en-
ter the first race, and the record does not
show that he was ever yet beaten. This
fact can be proved by more than hun
dred men here in San Antonio. New
Orleans Times Democrat
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
Her Complexion.

Made up compilations are ON the in
crease in New York. The fashionable
or would be fashionable New Yorker
who does not today make up little is
rare bird. A dab of rouge for evening
has never been considered criminal by
her, but she now uses it for daytime as
well. AS always happens when habit
becomes more universal, much of the
present make up is very badly done.
The few did it, as rule, artistically,
but the many lay it on with heavy
hand. Without wishing to go into the
ethics of make up it is safe to say this
the fact that SO much of it is done
badly is one reason why we object to
the increase.
One must always have sneaking ap-
probation of the story of the father who
when told that his daughter used rouge
called her to him and asked if it were
true.
1T is, /" replied the girl.
"'For heaven S sake, said the father,
"go straight up stairs and wash it off y
The girl did so and returned to her
father, who gave one glance at her col
orless cheeks.
.For heavens sake, he cried, Ego
straight up stairs and put it on again. :"
Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP.
No Man Knows When the Moment of U
consciousness Comes.

No Man Knows When the Moment of Un-
consciousness Comes.
There is Il remarkable fact connected
with sleep wE:ch must not be overlooked
The sleep of a human being, if we are not
too busy to attend to the matter, always
eyokes certain feeling Of awe. Go into
a room where II person is sleeping, and it
is difficult to resist the sense that one is in
the presence of the central mystery of ex-
istence People who remember how con
stantly they see old Jones asleep in the
club library will smile at this, but look
quietly and alone even at old Jones, and
the sense of mystery will soon develop.
1t is no good to say that sleep is only
moving" because it looks like death
The person who is breathing so loudly as
to take away all thought of death causes
the sense of awe quite as easily as the 81
lent sleeper who hardly seems to breathe
We see death seldom, but were it more
familiar we doubt if corpse would inspire
SO much awe as the unconscious and sleep
ing Lgure-a smiling, irresponsible doll,
flesh and blood, but a doll to whom in a
second may be called proud, active, con
trolling consciousness which will ride his
bodily and his mental horse with hand
of iron, which will force that body to en-
dure toll and misery and will make that
mind now wandering in paths of fantastic
folly grapple with some great problem OF
throw all its force into the ruling, the say.
ing or the destruction of mankind The
corpse is only so much bono, muscle and
tissue. Tho sleeping body is the house
which quick and eager master has only
left for an hour or So
Let any one who thinks sleep is not a
mystery try to observe in himself the proc
ess by which sleep comes and to notice
how and when and under what conditions
he loses consciousness. He will, of course,
utterly fail to put his finger on the mo-
ment of sleep coming, but in striving to
get as close as he can to the phenomena OF
sleep he will realize how great is the mys-
terry which he is trying to fathom.-St.
Louis Republic.