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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
THE KINEToscoPE.

Philadelphia is to have a statue of DR.
Pepper by Sculptor Bitter. This is rather
warm combination Washington Post.
The big observatory that is going to be
located on Pixies peak will make Pike OBJ
serve rather than speak. Boston Herald.
Several states have offered claims to be
known as the cradle of statesmen" But
Ohio is positive incubator. Washington
Star.
A New York preacher who had three
wives has gone west, probably for the pur
pose of trying to improve Chicago's moral
ity. Cleveland Leader.
If it should be hot, don't growl Within
a month you will be shouting to your
good wife, Where's them fannels of
miner" Take it easy, and you will live
onger.-Cincinnati Commercial.
Bob Evans wanted to introduce the
Spanish language in hades, and now Pro-
fessor Andrews wants to teach it in Chi
cago; kind of plan to 'stry it ON the
dog" probably st. Paul Dispatch.
Mrs Burton Harrison, in an article on
How to Behave Like the -Four Hundred, +
says perfumes are the essence of vulgar
ity." There is only one thing worse than
using them-that is writing about them
in such a fashion. Exchange.
The Boston Globe remarks that Glad
stone, Bismarck and Pope Leo were ali
living when the battle of Waterloo was
fought and tells us that Bismarck was
Hthe younger Of the three This is Bos-
ton grammar up to date.-Atlanta Jour
mol
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
NUMBER 6
THE TATTLER.

Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, widow of Gem
eral Custer, has returned to her Georgia
home from a trip to Egypt.
Miss Elizabeth NJ Ash of Baltimore has
been appointed resident directess of the
Clara De FIirsch Home For Working Girls
in New York city.
Miss Helen Gould has recently added
still another to her long list Of charities by
gift of So, 600 to endow a frea bed in per-
petuity i'll the Manhattan Eye and Ear
hospital in New York city.
Mrs. Margaret Fallon, one of the oldest
residents of the United States, died Aug.
8 at the home of her son, which is about
one mile north of Kings Ferry, Cayuga
county, n. Y She had reached the age of
III years.
Mrs. Scoville, the sister of Guiteau, who
was much heard of during her brothers
trial for the assassination of Garfield, is
now Mrs. Norton She lives at Ravens
wood, near Chicago, and goes in for any
thing which is advanced
Mrs. A. Osborne of Columbus, O., an
aunt of President Mckinley, is spending
the summer at Chautauqua She has re-
Gently celebrated her eightieth birthday,
but is as active and looks as young as
HO4losH ~ SCettSf 4lbA JtAlAtOA
Miss Ethel E. Stevens. who has been
studying at the Royal academy for three
years under John Thomas, harpist to
Queen Victoria, has won the bronze and
silver medals and also the certificate of
merit for proficiency in her art.
One of the oldest pensioners in the
country, Mrs Mary PFettyman, died
few days ago in Washington. She was the
widow of Thomas G. Prettyman, who
served as a sergeant in the war of 1919 and
would have reached the age of 81 in Oe-
tober.
Lady Grey Ecerton, who is prominent
in English social circles, and who is con-
sidered one of the most beautiful women
in the English capital, is an American.
She was May Wayne Cuyler and is the
daughter of Major J. Wayne Cuyler of the
United States army.
Nine Melba is a good oarswoman, and
she is fond of rowing on the upper reaches
of the Thames She is well known by the
riverside both above and below NARROW,
and may almost any day be seen skim
ming the water in her trim built wherry.
Sometimes, however, she prefers punt to
boat.
Mrs. Anna Kayanagh, the wife of a
prominent business man Of San Francisco,
when she returned from Europe, brought
with her three rare and pure blooded grey
hounds Being unable to secure cabin
passage for the dogs she occupied a re-
served room in the steerage, SO as not to
be separated from her pets.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
One divided by Naught.

-Four men sitting together were con-
fding to one another their general ig-
norance Of the matter contained in text
books. One said he had studied algebra
for three years, but he would find it
impossible to solve the simplest prob
lem by an algebraic process. Another
said he had been counted good student
in geology, and yet he doubted if he
could name the principal periods in
their proper order.
"Now let's see how much you do
know" said one Of the men. "How
much is one divided by naught or
nothing?"
Zone divided by nothing?'' repeated
the man at his right. "Why, that's
one. If one isn't divided by anything,
it remains one.
81 think the answer is nothing,
said another. Zone divided by nothing
is-nothing. Sure. that's right. y
You're the worst I ever heard,
raid the man who had given the prob
lem. Zone divided by nothing
means how many times is nothing con
tanned in one. 1t is contained an infinite
number of times, and the correct an
swer is-infinity y
Then he had to talk to them for five
minutes in order to convince them
Chicago Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
Two Friends.

The Outlook tells the queer story of a
first edition, that of the Poems of Two
Friends, y by William Dean Howells
and John James Piatt. 1t was published
at Columbus, o.. at the authors ex-
pense, and financially it was a dismal
failure.
The two young men were full of en-
thusiasm, and they packed a boxful Of
the books and sent it to a New York
publisher. Nothing was heard from it,.
and shortly after Mr.. Howells was ap-
pointed consul at Venice. He set sail,
forgot all about the books, and it was
only after his return that he remember
ed them again. Then, stranger in New
York, poor and in search of newspaper
work, it occurred to him that the pub
Usher might have sold the books and
would give him check.
Reveling in hope he made his way
thither, but, alas, the man of books had
no recollection of the box and had never
even heard of the Poems of Two
Friendsi'' He did, however, dispatch a
clerk to the cellar, and after some search
the missing box was found. 1t had new
er been opened.
Today this first edition has distinct
market value, and nobody understands
it better than the Columbus dealers in
secondhand books. One of them says:
81 remember that man came, years
ago, to my fathers shop and left big
bundle of books as security for some
thing he had bought. He never return
ed. Long after we opened the bundle.
1t contained so copies Of the Two
Friends They lay for years round my
father garret. Finally they were sold
as waste paper. wish to goodness /
had them now ~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
THE HORSE SHOW.

Rubinstein, 2:05, has gone lame
The record for Hawaii is held by Irish
Lassie, 2:16, pacing.
Thorn, 2:11A, is the fastest 4-year-old
trotting mare of the year.
Mollie Patchen, by MambrinO Patchen,
recently lost twins by Gamaleon
Two thousand dollars was offered and
refused for Ina Electrite, who won second
money in the Review purse at Fort Wayne.
Charles Packard, while driving Fred W
in race at Falmouth recently, had his
shoulder broken by the hopples throwing
the horse.
1t is generally supposed that Search
light, 2.o424, was bred in California. He
is owned there, but was bred by w, H.
Richffeld, Lexington, Ky.
They are figuring in New England that
Nico, by Arion, may heat Direetum
4-year- old record Of 2:0514 this season. 1t
is very hard mark, however.
Andy Mcdowell has to his credit the
fastest trotter, Alix, 2:03A; the fastest
gelding, Azote, 2:043 the fastest Syear-
old PAGER, Klatawah, 2:064, and the fast
est 2-year old PAGER, Directly, 2:07A.
The Boston Herald says that Alix 2 :033z,
has been quieted down by careful and pa
tient handling to such an extent that she
is now used at Bryn Mawr as an errand
horse around town. What glorious oc-
cupation for the queen of the turf. Turf,
Field and Farm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15

With all its superiority in distances
the heliograph is too uncertain for sole
reliance. A passing cloud is sufficient
to interrupt the clearest signals, per-
haps in the critical moment Of battle,
or sun haze may render invisible the
rays from the largest mirror, so that at
any time without clear atmosphere
the system is useless.
1t is not known that the photographic
system has ever been in use on ship
board, and the sea service has nothing
for daylight signaling that approaches
its accomplishment in dry atmospheres.
For night service at sea the f1ashlight
appears to be the best system of signal
ing in all weathers, though on rare oo-
casions the long beam of the electric
searchlight thrown up on the sky has
proved effective for communication
when it was possible by no other means.
An instance of such use was reported a
few years ago by two British ships,
which while on opposite sides of high
promontory nine miles in width opened
communication with each other by
means of dot and dash flashes on the
sky from their searchlights.-Li
oott,c
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
The Force of a Rife Bullet.

In the English official regulations it
is stated that the mean extreme range
of the Lee Metford bullet may be taken
as about 8. 500 yards, although with a
strong wind 8, 760 yards have been OBJ
served. The bullets find their way
through joints of walls unless the
walls are made very fine and set in ce-
ment. About 100 rounds, concentrated
on nearly the same spot at 200 yards,
will break a nine inch brick wall.
Rammed earth gives less protection
than loose. When fired into sand, the
bullet is found to be always turned
aside after it has entered little way.
The following thicknesses of material
lin inches) are usually necessary to stop
the regulation 1903 inch bullet: Shingle
between boards, 1 /; hardened steel plate,
a good brickwork, g.; sack of coal,
10; hard, dry mud wall, IA; peat earth,
go; compressed cotton bales, %; oak,
~; elm, 33; teak, 36; fir, 48; clay, 4S.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
Mrs. MABEL LOOMS TODD.

by fishing and hunting. They are the
probable aborigines of Yesso and perhaps
Of Japan. They are said to be stupid,
gentle and good natured, are highly
courteous and look more like Europeans
than Asiatics. They are shy of stran
gers, experience perhaps having taught
them this in their past dealings with
alien races.
Once their confidence is gained, how
ever, no people are more hospitable and
agreeable. They live in rude huts in
villages under the rule of chief who
dictates to them what they shall do in
any important affairs of the day.
The Aim have many virtues which
more highly civilized people might
profitably initiate. One is that in Yesso
a lie and theft are about on the same
basis, equally regarded as crimes. The
race is rapidly dying out, like the In
dians of America and soon nothing
may remain but the tradition of their
existence. SUSIE BEST.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
THE LISTENER.

Tie Rev. E. r. Fullerton, who has been
appointed United States consul at Naga-
saki, Japan, is Methodist missionary.
TO Italy, it is said, wanted to resign and
enter the army at the beginning of the war.
The Duke of Atholl and Lord Breadal-
bane are among the very few heads of old
Scotch families who still adhere rigidly to
the kilt.
General Spiridion Karaiskakis, who died
recently in Athens, was the son of the
we'll known Greek revolutionist, the half
gypsy palikar, Karaiskakis.
Samuel Edgar Francis, waiter in a
Boston hotel, has by his own unaided eff
forts mastered nine languages, and that
without ever having been abroad.
Dr.. william L. Rodman of Louisville
has been appointed to the chair of surgery
in the Medico -Chirurgical college, one of
the leading medical institutions of Phila-
delphia.
Mason A. Green of the Rutland Herald
has been chosen to write the biography of
Edward Bellamy. He was Bellamy's as
sociate in editing The New Nation and his
intimate friend for many years
DR.. e. Benjamin Andrews, the new su-
perintendent of Chicago's public schools,
slipped quietly into that city the other
day, and, going to his office, announced,
My name is Andrews" and called for
his mail.
Proctor Knott, ex governor and ex-con-
gresham, is living quietly in Kentucky,
where he is professor of law in Custer
college BE might have had several inn
portant Offices during the Cleveland adj
ministration. but he refused them all
Thousands of pt rsons have been cure of pilei
by using DeWitts Witch Hazel SalYe. 1t heelI
promptly and cures eczema and all skin diseases
It gives immediate relief. A. s. Marshall Wood
bury, N. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
WIVES OF GREAT MEN.

Ben Jcnson had a shrew for a wife,
who used to go to the aleroom after him
and bring him home, scolding all the way.
Boswell, johnson S biographer, married
a scold, and IN his ''Uxoriana' recorded
faithfully all her snappish sayings and his
own answers,
Rohault, the philosopher, had a wife
whose opinion Of him was so high that she
sat at the door OF his lecture room and re-
fused to admit any but we'll dressed per-
sons.
The great DIR, Cadogan married lady
several years older than himself. She was
jealous, and in company accused him of
poisoning her, whereupon he told the COM
pany they were welcome to open her at
once and show her mistake
The famous Rev. Andrew Bell had
virago wife, who left him and then devot-
ed her time to abusing him by mail. She
once addressed d letter to him, 40 that
supremest of rogues, who looks the hang
dog that he is DR. Andrew Bell"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
man me tnpIlsnlng Of BOOKS.

ultdli tI6 ISuSllhi1tI2 III DOOkSs
While Mrs. Serrano's name is chiefly
identified with Spanish literature it was
the success of 4'The Journal of Maria
Bashkirtsef' that made it possible for
her to earn an independent income 1t
was Mrs. Serrano who brought this re-
markable confession of the morbid
young Russian beauty to the attention
of Cassell & Co. She had learned of its
furore in Paris. 1t was some time before
a copy Of the original made its way to
this country. The international copy
right law was then unknown. Mrs.
Serrano disposed of her translation on
the royalty basis.
AS rule, publishers pay a stipulated
sum for Translation, and the translator
has no further claim on the translation
The sum rarely exceeds 500 volume
"The Journal of Maria Bashkirtseff' ?
had an enormous sale in this country and
England. Mrs. Serranos s royalties net
ted some So, 900 and resulted in her
signing three years contract with the
publishers. During that period she
translated one book per month, her
culean task.
With the general public translators
for the most part have no personality,
no existence Behind the glittering few
cited is a prodigious rank and file,
many of whom experience in the strug-
gle to make a living all the horrors of
Grubb street in .ohnson's worst days
Ida Rose MCCABE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
TIE PACIFIC CAR.


The car s proposal of a general disarm-
anent of the nations is timely and will
have great force if he sets an example, His
army is the largest in Europe and is large
ly the cause of the great size Of the armies
of other powers.-Baltimore Sun.
There are reasons in plenty for suspect
ing that the proposal is not sincere, but
there are some very strong ones for think
ing that it is wholly So The strongest is
that the real and lasting interests Of Rus
sia will be served, net by war, but by
peace.-New York Times
1t is doubtful whether our children's
children will see a complete realization of
the peace programme, but a mighty stride
has been taken toward its realization with
the conversion of the czar to the belief that
by international agreement some other
means of settling differences can be found
than Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
Trne to Princinles.

A New South Wales country school
teacher recently gave boy a question
in compound proportion for home work
which happened to include the circum-
stance of 'men working ten hours
day in order to complete a certain
work" Next morning the unsuspecting
teacher in looking over the little pack
Of exercises found Jim's sum unat.
tempted and the following letter in
closed in the page:
Sur-I refuse to let Jim do his sum you give
give him last mite has it looks to me to be
slur at s hour sistum emmy sum not more than
3 hours he is welcum to do but not more.
Yours truely, ABRAM BLANK, Senr.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15

The fiIecracker SO extensively used by
Americans in celebrating Independence
day is Chinese invention and is sup
posed to have been used in China in
prehistoric times as universally as it is
now used in the Flowery Kingdom upon
nearly all ceremonious occasions. It's
original use is supposed to have been
to frighten away evil spirits, and in
some parts Of the Celestial empire it is
still regarded as an effective weapon
against ghosts and hobgoblins.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
Gladstone,s poings and Undoings.

Mr.. Gladstone began as the defender
of the Irish church; he ended by de-
molishing it. No one ever opposed more
yehemently the extension of British in
fuence in Egypt, but it was under his
government we bombarded the Alexan-
drian forts, fought the battle of Tel-el
Kebir and reduced Egypt to the condi-
tion of British satrapy He was the
most conspicuous advocate of peace
with Russia when Lord Beaconsfeld
was in Office, until Constantinople was
in danger. Five years later he left
office, after having brought us to the
very verge of war with Russia for the
sake of Penjdeh One year he clapped
Mr.. Parnell into prison, the next he
proposed to make over to him the gov
ernment of Ireland, and then again he
deposed him from the leadership. Yet
he was always consistent and anxious
for his consistency Circumstances alter
cases, and Mr. Gladstone was not above
being taught by events w. T. Stead
in Review Of Reviews.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15

"There is great deal of difference,
she said with sarcasm, "between the
way man parts with his money before
he is married and afterward.
eyes,, said Mr.. Pennywise. "Be
fore marriage, when he gives her a So
bunch of flowers, she says: Thank you,
George. You are so good and kind and
generous But after, when he gives her
three-fourtbs Of his salary, she merely
looks hurt and says is that alp -
Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15

formed Of Christine's progress during
those brief periods when he was not
driving to see her or purchasing for her
scented flowers, which she could not
bear to have in her room, or out of sea-
son fruit, which she was not allowed
to eat.
By the time she had recovered her
health her conquest was complete, and
with the magnanimity of conqueror,
she decided to do something to please
him. So she told him that she meant to
have her portrait painted. 1t would be
hung ON the line of the academy-Del-
may was always hung on the line-and
afterward she was going to give the
portrait to him. He said that he was
charmed, and he really was.
But" he said, "the sittings will
bore you terribly, and you are really
not strong enough for them. Why don't
you have your photograph taken in
stead?''
Christine pointed out that it wasn't
the same thing at all.
''No," he answered, ''I suppose not. .
In matters of art his education had
been somewhat neglected.
But he went on, II have really
seen some photographs which liked
better than the thing which had been
colored by hand y
She laughed at him and instructed
him.
"But why do you go to Delmay?" he
said. "If l were going to have my por-
trait done, I'd have it done at bedrock
prices. Delmay charges no end of lot,
just because he got some of those writ
ing chaps to scribble about him in the
papers. y
"But he paints SO beautifully, said
Christine. 'There is no one at all like
him. -
"That is just it," said the major.
eff you were not very pretty, it might
be just as well to go to a clever chap
who could put it on bit for you, but,
as it is, why, any one of them who un-
derstood the rudiments of his trade
couldn't go wrong
However, Christine had her way.
Once more it was late at night, and
the major paced his chambers. They no-
longer had the air Of dream that might
pass at any moment. In fact, he knew
that, except when he was away for the
shooting or spending an occasional week
in Paris, he would inhabit them for the
rest of his natural life.
Christine's letter lay on the table. He
took it up and reread portions of it.
''It was your impetuosity that drove
me into it. Twas frightened and hardly
knew what to say and gave way. had
my fears even at the time, but thought
that would give it a fair trial and see
if | could bring myself to love you. ]
am SO sorry if / have given you any
pain, but know now (something which
has happened recently has shown me)
that could never really love you like
that"
He read this through twice. Then he
recalled that scene in the garden where
the proposal had been made, and he re-
membered from whom practically the
proposal had come, and then, though he
was sore at heart, he grinned sardon-
ically.
1t says much for the generosity of
his nature that, although he was not
present in response to Miss BIake's in
vitation to the reception on the occasion
of her nieee's marriage with Maurice
Delmay-it says much, say, that,
though he was not present, he sent sill
yer oandlesticks-four of them.
The Delmays still use them.-Today
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
STUDIED A STRANGE RACE.


Mrs. Todd Writes of People Who Re-
gard Lies as Crimes.
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd, wife of
Professor David Peck Todd, the astron-
omer of Amherst college, is the author
of series of very interesting papers on
the Ainu of Yesso, one of the most in
teresting but least known CT uncivilized
people. In 1896, when Professor Todd,
on the yacht Coronet, went to Japan
for the government to observe the total
eclipse Of the sun, Mrs Todd accom-
panied him.
Miss Bird, i'll her book on Japan, tells
something of this interesting people,
but it is very little. Other travellers
have added little or nothing to the
worlds knowledge Of the Ainu While
her husband was engaged with his sci
entific Investigations Mrs. Todd studied
the condition of the japanese people,
Learning that she wished to go to
Yesso, the japanese authorities cour
teously placed one of the government
vessels at her service and gave her every
possible assistance to study the Ainu.
She spent some time among them, learn
ing of their home life, their habits, be-
liefs and language and thus collecting
a fund of new and valuable facts.
Since her return from Japan she has
lectured on the subject and contributed
to the magazines a number of articles
ON botE the Ainu and the Japanese. Her
book, which deals with the inhabitants
of Yesso particularly, reveals to the sci
entife world hitherto unexplored field
in anthropological investigation, for
Mrs. Todd deyotes great deal of space
in the interesting volume to telling just
those things which every one wants to
know and the average scientific writer
omits, the life and thoughts of the pee
pie, especially the women and children.
The Ainu are peaceable sayages who
live On the island of Yesso, subsisting
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
lRoNlcAL IFS.

If you would succeed in life, learn to
know what you can't do
If paying one's debts is a virtue, very
few men are strictly yirtuous
If volunteers were called for to pay the
bill, war would never be declared
If man is his own worst enemy, he has
natural born fool to take care of
If marriage is mistake, it Is at least
one man doesn't make every day
II man rises in the world at the end Of
a rope, he is sure of an early downfall.
II people didn't have to work, they
would have more time to get tired of doing
nothing
If yod carve your name on the hearts of
your friends it will be more lasting than
If carved on marble slab. Chicago News