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Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
TAKING THE RElNs.

Elloree. 2:0S1a, and Matte Patterson
2;0914, are heing schooled to pole.
Cute paced a guideless mile at the
Dutchess county fair, Poughkeepsie, \.
Y. in 2:0G1a
William Dagler, Jr., Rushyille. Ind,
won ~ premiums in the light harness
ring at the Richmond Qnd) fair.
Pie Lijero, by May King, now racing
in the east, was named by a stable boy
The name is Spanish for Fleetfoot.
A bay gelding named CSptain Dreyfus
was a starter in the three minute trot
and pace at the Tilton N. H.1 races.
Looking Forward, by Jerome Turner,
the brown pacing stallion owned in Kan
sas, has reduced his record TO 2.131A
AT the Putnam Comm fair Red Bird
set new track record of 2:1515, and
Quick Turn made the same time the fol-
lowing day.
Jean X, who won the 2.35 trot at the
Elyria sO) meeting, getting a record Of
2.2954, is the seventh 80 performer OF
the year for Elyria, 2:2552.
During the Rochester On HI races
Belle Celley broke the track record Of
2:131a. made by Peter Tnrney two years
ago, going mile in play
At the GlenvilEe track, Cleveland, Sept.
16, Sunland Belle tackled her record to
wagon and, driven by Harry Deyereux,
lowered ii to POT from 2:0S1a
During the first seven months Of the
present year Missouri sent %, ,904 head Of
horses and mules to the st. Louis mar
ket, while last year the number for the
same period was 42.916 head.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
Awakening Of Conscience.

First Tramp-Look. Tom. this is the
minister's house. The windows open
and all the folks are at church, and
they don't keep no dorg. SO that we
couldn't have easier job.
Second Tramp with suppressed emo
tion)-The minister's house. do you
say2 All, Bill. have been a bold, bad
man. but ! have never yet robbed the
clergy. They are a hard workln lot,
an their pay is small; besides, some of
the tenderest recollections of an inner
rent boyhood y coupled with my Sun
day school wipes away tear. But.
Bill, you haven't got the same feeling
In the matter has, an IL yer've made
up yer mind to enter the place. why.
I'll stay outside an keep watch. an I'll
give a whistle If see any one cominl
s-London Telegraph,
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
WORKER AND DRoNE.

The objection to clipping queens is
the danger of losing them.
Guard against robbing by leaving no
combs or sweets exposed.
In normal conditions bee is 16 days
old before it gathers honey.
The supply of drones depends entirely
upon the quantity Of drone comb furnish
ed.
Care must be taken as the end of the
honey season approaches not to put in too
many empty sections. as they win remain
unfinished
When there is an abundance Of nectar
and heavy loads can be gathered
quickly. the worker bee lives only three
or four weeks after it begins doing field
work.
Avoid melting wax over too many
times. Every melting makes it darker
in color. Nuke the cakes medium sized,
and do not pour it into molds until cooled,
SO 1t will adjust itself nicely.
While III some respects thick separs
tors are better than thin, the latter have
the advantage Of being SO cheap that
they can he thrown away when once
used. saying thp trouble OF cleaning.
wired frames viii hold foundation
without any faxtepings around the edges
but to make sure chat the foundation Is
IA flle middle 1t every point. II viii De q
good pian 10 4asfen Il en al sides. st.
/, Louis Hebuhlis &
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26


CoRNHUsK HAT FOR MISS HELEN GOULD.
''try 1t on" am sure it will become you. as a
compliment to the millions Of humble women
who love your name. your good deeds and the
example Of your life.
/ was born in your dominions and. though
have lived in the United States many years,
have yet to find an American who woulI net
cheerfully Join in the finest sentiment in the
English language:
God the queenl
Though now a citizen Of Kansas and OF the
great republic, am still the loyal subject OF the
queen of women. Victoria. With great respect,
Mrs. N. ]. CusAcK.
The hat for Miss Gould. for whom
Mrs. Cusack has great admiration, is
made after pattern sent from Paris.
The husks are woven in imitation Of
Tuscan braid and are dyed In two
shades Of lavender. 1t is almost COW
cred with violets made from husks.
and beneath the brim Is bunch of tea
roses.
In making this hat Miss Gould's
brunette type has been kept in mind
by her milliner. and the high crowned
hat. with its graceful. rolling brim,
trimmed with violets. shaded from the
palest lavender to the deepest purple,
will. It is thought. be particularly be-
coming.
Mrs. McKinley's bonnet is little
toque for evening wear. 1t Is com
posed Of cream colored ccrnhusks.
trimmed with roses and graceful ro-
settes Of black Roses. frame and all
are made entirely of cornbusks.
1t Is just possible that In thus intro
ducing to the world the product of her
nimble fingers Mrs. Cusack has found
ed new industry which will make the
American corn crop more valuable
than ever. If Mrs. Cusack can make
artistic and beautiful bonnets from
cornhusks. why cannot other women
do so too? Why should we send to the
yellow fields Of Lombardy for the
straw which we use In hats when so
many acres of material just as suitable
are to be found in our western states?
1t has taken US more than a century
to find out that corn had so many uses.
Today we not only use 1t for making
johnnycake and other edibles, but we
use the corn pith to make our warships
unsuitable.
In a few years many of us may be
wearing cornhusk hats. If we do,
shouldn't be surprised if we had to pay
as literally for them as we do now for
those of straw. Lucy LAWN.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
TOWN TOPICS.

In ordering automobiles for city uses
Boston leads the coHntry-as she does In
most other things Boston Globe
Buffalo. with less than four times the
population of Albany, has nearly seven
times Albany's net indebtedness-Al Albany
Argus.
What this city wants is "between
seasons" trolley car for use during the
period when it is too cold for ope- cars
and too warm for closed ones.-P PhiladeI-
phia Ledger
Although the building season Of 1899
was late in opening, there have been
erected in Omaha this year more build
Ings than during the same period in any
Of the ten years preceding. Omaha Bee.
"A nrbsr re..taiKable feature of the Mc-
Kees Rocks Pal meeting occurred In
the fifth. and supposed to be deciding.
heat Of the Fps trot. Six Of the starters
finished in dead heat. their names being
Burwiu. News Simmons Arthur g.
George Alex, Viola and Lillian II. 3
Hogsenian. 8
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
OUR ADMIRAL,


George Dewey has cunning little way
Of slipping into harbors before breakfast.
Washington Post
Admiral Dewey is not preparing a lee
ture on ''The Ingratitude of Republics. :"
New York World
Admiral Dewey is to be given the free
dom of Chicago, but he wants to be care
full in what parts of the city he uses it,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Knowing how sensitive they are re-
garding strange ships, Dewey would
never have surprised Boston folks in
that manner-Pittsburg Times.
It Is way Dewey has. He got to New
York as he got to Manila-a little before
those who were to receive him were COM
pletely ready Boston Advertiser.
Judging from his confirmed habit OF
entering harbors about daybreak, Ad-
miral Dewey is plainly of the opinion
that the star. spangled banner always
looks best by the dawn's early light
st. Louis Republic
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
POLITICAL ouIPs.

It Is true OF politics as OF business
you can't get ahead without backing
Boston Courier.
Some politicians take more pride in
their influence than in their integrity
Chicago News.
Statesman has nothing to say in
something the same sense that a woman
has nothing to wear.-Detroit Journal.
An important question now is, will the
advance IN the price Of wire add to the
cost Of political campaigns 7--N nebraska
State Journal
A New York politician claims to have
killed full grown bear with 3 load of
bird shot. This merely goes to show
what long experience in ihe claiming
business will DO. Woshingtou Post.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
CORNHUsk HATS.
Unique Millinery which Has Made
Famous Kansas Woman.


Famous "A Kansas Woman.
Several world famous women recent
iy received unique samples Of milIi-
merry. The women were Queen Victoria,
Helen Gould and Mrs. Mckinley. Each
received a hat made entirely of corn
husks.
The hats were manufactured by Mrs.
NJ. J. Cusack of Atchison and were
sent as souvenirs of Atchison's recent
corn festival. which, as you know, was
held to celebrate the great Kansas
corn crop of 300 100000 bushels.
Mrs. Cusack is not only a pioneer in
this novel industry, but she has brought
her work to an artistic perfection far
beyond all other similar attempts. She
is retired milliner and has been ex-
perimenting with cornhusk millinery
for several years. She has discovered
method of softening the husks and of
dyeing them. This method she keeps
secret and has persistentIy refused to
reveal It,
With nothing but cornhusks Mrs.
Cusack can turn out bonnets and hats
which might readily be mistaken for
imported Partisan CONNECTIONS" Some
OF the effects she secures with the yell
low maize wrappings can hardly be
excelled by skilled workers in the fin
est Italian straw.
Mrs. Cusack was born in Ireland but
has lived in Atchison for many years.
The hat which she has sent to Queen
Victoria is of a Marie Stuart shape and
Is trimmed with passion flowers made
Of cornhusks. The flowers have a
wonderfully natural and silky appear
ance. The frame is of royal purple
braid, and knots of cream coIored
husks are fastened among the flowers.
The strings of this exquisite chapeau
are really marvellous. having been knit
ted out of softened and dyed husks.
The bonnet was handsomely boxed and
accompanied by the following note:
To Her MIST Gracious Majesty the Queen:
/ sending you today bonnet / have made
Of cornhusks souvenir of the corn carnival,
festival held at Atchson, Ran, U. S. A.. to eel
ebrate the largest corn crop ever raised in an
American state.
beg you will accept it as my simple tribute
to the greatest Of sovereigns and greatest OF
women. 1t il little thing to you. but have
worked at 1t with loving hands, and IL you will
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
We ExANINE EYEs FREEI
OUR GIRLS.

When a woman asks you to be candid,
she expects you to be complimentary just
the same. Chicago News.
Don't be IN hurry, girIsi The twen-
tiefh century is a-going to have "a leap
years st. Louis Republic.
a woman believes a man when he says
she Is sensible. even though she has but
a moment since believed him when he
said she was pretty Detroit journal.
There are lots Of women who think
they are putting on style, bat who only
ereate the impression that they must
have escaped the censor Atchison
gIo1e.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
ADMIRAL DEATH.
Boys, are ye calling toast t0nightf

Boys, are We calling a toast tonightf
(Hear what the sea wind saith.)
Fill for a bumper strong and bright.
And here's to Admiral Deathi
He's sailed In a hundred builds Of boat. :
He's fought in thousand kinds OF coat,
He's the senior flag Of all that float,
And his names Admiral Death
Which Of you looks for a service freef
(Hear what the sea wind saith.)
The rules Of the service are but three
When ye sail with Admiral Death.
Steady your hand in time OF squalls.
Stand to the last by him that falls
Aud answer clear to the voice that callai
"Aye. ayel Admiral Deathl"
How viii ye know him among the rests
(fiear what the sea wind saith.)
BY the CLINT OF the stars that cover his breast
Ye may find Admiral Death
BY the forehead grim with an ancient scar,
BY the voice that rolls like thunder tar,
BY the tenderest eyes of all that are.
Ye may know Admiral Death.
Where are the lads that sailed beforee
(EIear what the sea wind saith.)
Their bones are white by many a shore.
They sleep with Admiral Death.
oh. but they loved him, young and old.
For he left the laggard and took the bold,
And the fight was fought, aud the story's told
And they sleep with Admiral Deathi
Henry Newbolt In '"The Island Race"
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26

A women lawyers club has recently
been organized IN New York city. 1t is
formed for mutual helpfulness. and 40
women lawyers are comprised in its
membership At 90 Broadway there
are an extensive law library for the use
Of tenants and cozy reading room.
with large table for the use of stu
dents. Regular monthly meetings are
to be held. whose object viii be to
further Acquaintance and comradeship
Among tho mann karS
Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-10-26
Does Coffee Agree with Yon4

If not, drink Grain-O-ms,le from pure grains
A lady writes. 'sThe first time I made Grain-O
did not ike it, but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me TO 20 back to coffee. ?
1t nOurishes and feeds the system The children
can drink it freely with grea. benefit II is the
strengthening substance of pHre grains Get
package to-day from your grocer, follow the
directions in making it. and you viii have
d hcious and healthfUl table beverage for old
and young. l5c. and 25c. 2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
virtQe'a Reward.

Tonight" said Mr.. Perkins at the
table, 'as l zane up on the car the
fellow next to me had a nickel out and
was handling it. The conductor came
along and, thinking 1t was a quarter,
gave him back four nickels. The fell
low took them and then said to me,
THAT was pretty slick. wasn't It"
Well, it would be- I said, If you were
beating a big company like the street
car company, which could stand it.
But that conductor will have to pay
that out Of his own pocket. He only
gets so much an hour, and 20 cents Is
quite asper cent Of his days wages.
It's tough on him."
What did the awful man doT ask
ed Mrs. Perkins sympathetically.
Leaned up against me and went
sound asleep and then woke up when
l got off and cursed me for letting him
go past his street." said Mr.. Perkins,
Rochester Democrat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
Gold and silver signs.

Nearly 100000 worth Of gold and
over $4,000 worth of silver are left
out Of doors. unguarded. every night
the year round In Greater New York.
No aver thinks Of stealing 1t. and
indeed. until some inventive thief
comes along the owners need have no
fear, because the wealth Is securely
glued down and generally from ten to
100 feet above the sidewalk.
1t Is on the signs of the city. Gold
and silver leaf, far purer than the
metal which Uncle Sam Uses for his
coins. amounting In value to over
100000 a year. Is used on the signs Of
this city. One brewery alone spends
$4,000 annually for gold and silver
'"'" Next to the brewers the cigar
''"tnrers 60 in most extensively
nd silver signs, while a good
has estimated that on the
nd above the doors Of New
: stores there IL enough gold
~ number of thieves.-New
al
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
lie Took thc Hint.

General Harrison. In 1880. sent DR..
Bedloe Of Philadelphia to Canton Nv
consul. During his term the doctor
was spending a month or two In Wash.
ington and was largely In evidence In
social and political circles. About this
time the Gridiron club gave a dinner
and both gentlemen were guests. The
doctor told n few stories early In the
evening. and later on the president
made Il speech.
II was charmed" he said in his soft,
graceful way, Ito hear the clever nnec.
dotes from our distinguished consul to
Il mean from Annoy" Then no passed
on to other topics, but the doctor took
the hint, and the next steamer carried
him back to his post.
It vas not the first time that DR..
Bedloe had experience with presidents
at club dinners. Once President Cleve.
land ri u guest at the celebrated
Glover club In Philadelphia, Of which
the doctor 10 a famous wit. The Glover.
ties always interrupt their guests when
they rise to speak. Knowing this, Mr..
Cleveland began:
"Go N. gentlemen; | am prepared
for the worst"
There came an instant's pause, and
the doctor cackled shrilly:
$50 are we."-Philadelphla Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
Thackeray and the Cabman.

~Thackeray loved to relate jokes on
himself. and one he especially enjoyed
vas about a Reading hickman. The
author was unacquainted with the
town. and the moment he emerged
from the railway station he told Il
hackney coachman to drive him to the
nearest hotel. The driver closed the
door tremendously, mounted his box
and they started. In half a minute the
cab was at a standstill and Thackeray
saw the cabman at the door, bowling
to him to come OH. He did so with
out a word, and found that he was ut
the portico Of the station hotel. which
he had failed to see was not n dozen
yards off.
But he handed the man Il shilling and
was entering the hotel. rather pleased
with his W sang froid, when he was
amazed to see the cabman taking Off
his coat and Offering to flight him
for the other %sixpense." 1t appears
that on that day a resolution Of the
Reading town council had come into
operation empowering hackney coach
men to charge eighteenpencr for any
distance within the township. This
was it's first fruits! 1t is unnecessary
to add that the cabman got his money
and Thackeray a good story to tell at
the clubs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
The Tide Ran Awny.

The humorist had been tied hand
and foot and dashed to a pile that pro.
jected a dozen or more feet above the
water at low tide.
He had dared to perpetrate an orig.
inal joke, and the Photographers Anal.
gamated union had decreed his death.
In vain he wriggled.
The cruel waters were rising beneath
him. The tide was coming In.
'Im afraid" he murmured as he
looked down and noticed that the little
waves were tapping Mt his shoe-"l'm
afraid that n tied will not affect the
other" And he laughed harshly.
Anyway" he added a moment later.
I'll stick to my post" .......
The tide rose faster. 1t was Mt his
knee. his waist, his elbow. his neck!
Just as 1t reached his chin he gave
one final glance across the sparkling
waves and muttered:
: "Well. 1t seems to be up to me now"
Whereupon the tide turned and ran
out.
He was saved.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
The Power Of the Whale.

II the whale knew It's W power, II
could easily destroy all the machinery
which the art Of man could devise FOR
catching him. 1t would only be neces'
sary for him to swim on the surface In
a straight line In order to break the
thickest rope. but instead. OF being
struck by the harpoon. he obeys a nut.
ural instinct, which, In this instance,
betrays him to his death.
Not having an air bladder, he
sink to the lowest depths of the ocean,
and. mistaking the harpoon for the
teeth of Il swordtish. or "A shark. he In
stantly descends. this being his man
ner Of freeing himself from these enc.
mics. who cannot bear the pressure Of
a deep cean and from descending
and ascending in small space he thus
puts himself in the power Of the
whaler.
If we include the pressure Of the
atmosphere. n body at the depth Of 100
feet would sustain that Of 20 pounds
on the square inch. while II at 1000
feet. a depth by no means consider
able, would be exposed to II pressure of
1,S30 pounds. We need not. therefore.
feel surprised that on the laundering
Of a ship at sea. though It's t!mbers
part. not Il spar fonts to the surface,
for II the hull has sunk to a great
depth all that Is porous IL penetrated
with water or Ia greatly compressed
Omaha World Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
INTERRUPTED the PrOEraIMme

"Did that thar sharp what give q
show in the opry house last night
ketch bullets in his teeth as he said he
would oil his placards?" asked Porcu.
pine Pete.
HE ketched a few" said Lariat
Lem, but not exactly as he allowed
he was a-goin to-"
"'Nother one Of them tenderfoot
swindlers, l s'pose."
"Mebby. l dunno. He didn't git fur
enough SO we could tell whether 1t was
a swlndle or not. You see. he begin
his performance by askin fer some
gentlemanly member of the audience
to lend him a hat"
"Wot happened then"
"Well, Dog Faced Dick handed his
hat up, and the professor started Off
by breakin n passed. of eggs into 1t.
The bullet ketchin part Of the pro-
gramme happened right thar. The
coroner's waitin to hear from his
friends in the east, If he has any,
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
The ParewOric Fiend,

Down the village street. getting one
foot before the other with a combina.
ton Of a jerk and a drag, came IL
shriveled, tremulous figure.
"See him| a villager inquired Of the
summer resident, pointing a shoulder
at the shambling figure. That's a
paregoric fend. He swallows more
paregoric than all the babies in the
village put together. How'd he get In
the way Of taking the stuff? Well.
you know, there's some old women in
u town that think paregoric good for
all manner Of things that's the matter
with your insides. an when daddy
had pains from eating too much his
wife dosed him with paregoric. an the
first thing she knowed he couldn't get
on without It. He's worse'n a drunk.
ard now. an you can't get within ten
feet of him without smellin the stuff.
He had a stroke a spell back, an the
doctors tried to scare him about using
paregoric, but 1t wasn't no use. He'll
never stop now till he stops breath.
ing."-Exchange.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
Salt Water Baths.

For q hand bath Ia bath given to tine
body by use of the hands only or by
sponge or cloth place a handful Of salt
in a basin as ordinarily filed for wash
ing. Allow the salt to dissolve or has.
ten the action by stirring it with the
hand. The water should be ~ cold rs
you have vitality to withstand. Use
no soap. Battle the entire body. DO
not neglect the face and necE in the
free use Of the salt water.
This bath has m exhilarating lnnu.
ence, tones the entire system and gives
to the skin a heulthful condition that
amply repays for the time and trouble
involved. IL used in the winter. it
will be an excellent preventive Of
colds. besides being a substitute for
face cosmetics. No chapping. no
of the skin and no clogging
of the pores will trouble the person
who Systematically and regularly
takes a bath of this sort.
Ordinary table salt or rock salt will
do, but will not do 80 well. The sea
contains medicinal properties not
found in the others. Whether one ex.
or not the body should receive
q daily hand bath Of cold or cool wa.
ter, especially in the summer. either
upon rising or before retiring.-Ed.
ward r. Warman in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-06
The Lever rhn, Raised Him,

. . 49, = ~
A young man who Ii nov well up the
list Of high sularled officers Of a big
manufacturing company said severa!
days ago that he owed his first oppor.
tunity to show his ability to tho fact
that he was not afraid to soil his
clothes. He was Il OF half Il dozen
young men just graduated from scien.
tlt1c schools who entered the shops of
this company rs students, They were
expected to show that they . prac.
tical workmen, but most Of them pro.
ferred theory to practice. The man.
ager Of the company was II self taught
man, and he didn't take much stock In
scientific schools. The young una
who has succeeded took his measure
accurately and, putting on old clothes,
went to work In the shops, Whether
by accident or design he was noticed
by the manager m day stretched out
on his back under Il heavy castlng
with a hammer and cold chlsel In his
hand working away aS II he had no
higher ambition. A week later the
manager summoned him to the office.
Didn't | see you under that casting
several days ago" he asked.
Eyes"
well. | ind that we have a vacancy
on our STAFF now, and you may al It II
you choose"
The young man did choose, and his
progress has been rapid. lie does not
have to soil his clothes now to prove
his ability. New York Sun.