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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

A sister of the late E. 7. Roe tells an
amusing story of the first lesson which
she and her brother ever received In
Roman history.
Among our most loved and honored
guests, during our childhood, was DR..
Samuel Cox, for many years a promi-
nent clergyman in New York. AT
times our conversation turned on his
tory, and remember, on one occasion,
he asked Edward and me If we could
give him the names of the first Roman
triumvirate.
At this period of our existence the
name Caesar" was associated exclu-
sively with an old colored man. whom
we often visited and who lived upon a
lonely road in the neighborhood We
were vastly astonished, therefore, to
learn that the name had ever been
borne by more illustrious person than
our dusky friend, but we listened en-
tranced to the story Of the riyalries Of
Cesar and Pompey for the empire of
the world.
Unhappily the good doctor could not
remember the name of the third tri-
umvir, and the lack troubled him great
ly. That night, about o'clock. was
startled by a loud knock on my bed
room door, and DR.. Cox called out:
Mary, are you awaken
I replied that l was-as indeed was
every one else in the house by that
time.
ITS Crassus," said the doctor, and
then he returned to his room greatly
relieved.
Neither Edward nor l ever forgot
that first lesson in Roman history
Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Army Officers In Ifaiv.

In Italy the officers. at least, are I'm
maculate and picturesque The com
mon soldiers are, perhaps, not so i'm.
pressive. They are short. stocky little
fellows, bow legged to a man, and in
any clothes would not present very
martial appearance. But the officers
are big, fine looking men, and their
uniforms rival the womeu's hats In
brilliancy. The colors used are very
unmilitary, pale blue and silver, gray
with green stripes, yellow and scarlet
and gold.
The Bersaglieri or sharpshooters,
with hats over one ear and a huge
bunch of cock feathers flying out in
the wind, are as striking as any,
though the Kings guard, with brass
helmets and horse tail plumes, are by
no means Observation-Disclosures Ba-
gar
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

dia silk. The bottom is covered with a
large wadded saehet of the silk, which
is made to fit it exactly.
There are several small pockets
around the sides of the hamper used
for holding gold pins, necklaces and
safety pins. Another wadded sachet
of the silk is fitted and tackled to the
inside Of the cover and is also provided
with pockets. These will be found use
ful for lace bibs, caps, silk socks, en-
broidered sacks and other dainty be-
longings.
Willow bassinets are frequently used
by mothers until the child is 4 or )
months old, when it is put into the reg
ular crib. These bassinets are smaller,
can be trimmed very fancifully and are
quite an ornament to the baby's be-
Iongings. Usually they are set on d
standard with an upright from which
to hang the lace net drapery that
serves for ornament and protection
from draft or flies Sometimes the bas-
ket only is used, and as this is light it
can be easily moved about from one
room to another and placed on a bed
or chairs, as desired.
A dainty little strap for the carriage
is made of two shades of satin ribbon
each 21k inches wide and long enough
to stretch across the carriage. These
are to have an INTERVIEWING of two
thicknesses of sheet wadding sprinkled
with sachet powder and must then be
neatly buttonholed stitched together
around the edge, one Of the ribbons
having been previously embroidered
with the baby's name The strap is
then finished at either end with two
full rosettes, and two narrow ribbons
firmly attached serve to tie 1t to the
carriage.
A pretty slip for a baby's carriage
pillow is made from two sheer linen
handkerchiefs of good size. They
should be hemstitched and one of them
embroideted in some fanciful way
with sprigs or vines above the hem. In
the center Of this the baby's name can
be worked. Sew the second handker-
chief to this on three sides by over
scanning finely and edge the four sides
with a hemstitched rufIle Of linen lawn.
Fasten the FELLOWSHIP over the pillow
by tying it together on the open side
with white baby ribbon.
For a homemade baby basket pur-
chase a woven straw basket of the Or
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
WOODBURY., n. J, THURSDAY, OCTOBER T. 1900

parties scurry1ng away III the direction
of the grove, "we'll have to run for it
or all the best places will be taken"
"WelI, you'll have to do the run
ning," returned Mrs. Briggs with de-
cision, 81 don't intend to kill myself.
I'll look after the children and you
take the hammock and the lunch bas-
ket and go on ahead"
So Briggs ran a quarter of mile,
carrying weight for age, and succeeded
in pre-empting spot where two
scrawny trees somewhat filtered the
suns rays, and even then he came near
having to defend his location with
physical force.
Now. I'll go hunt haaaat M some of the
boys know" he said, when Mrs.
Briggs and the children arrived.
you'll do nothing of the sort" re-
piled Mrs. Briggs promptly. You'll
put up the hammock first"
So he put up the hammock, not with
out some difficulty, for Dame Nature
hadn't placed the trees as conveniently
as she might have done.
Now" he said, '.Tll''-
Now, you'll take this little tin pail
and get some water put in Mrs.
Briggs. "We're all nearly dying of
thirst"
"Now." said Briggs when he bad
brought the water, "I'H"-
Now you'll help me put out the
lunch," interrupted Mrs. Briggs. tits
nearly 1 o'clock, and the children are
almost starved"
So he helped arrange the lunch and
drove the ants away from it, and Of
course they found some things We're
lacking Then he helped gather the
remnants and the dishes together and
put them back in the baskets, and after
that he took the children over and
bought them some pink lemonade and
peanuts at stand at the other end of
the grounds, and gave them each a
turn in the swing they found, and then
finally he settled himself in the ham
mock.
'sNow, this is what l call comfort," !"
he said, as he slapped at the flies and
the mosquitoes. "Tll rest here a little
while and then I'll hunt up some OF
the boys l know. I didn't tell them
was coming, so they
you'll rest there a little while, I"
interrupted Mrs. Briggs in her annoy
ing way, "and then youll take the
hammock down and start for the train.
1t leaves in three-quarters of an hour"
Briggs drew an armchair up in front
of an open window and dropped wear
lily into it when he reached home.
"By George! but this is comfort" " he
said. There's a right cool breeze blow
ing through here"
"Yes," returned Mrs Briggs dryly.
ats comparatively comfortable be-
tween those two windows most of the
time if one only keeps still long
enough to notice it."-ChIcago Evening
Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Gin-er1,rend.

Gingerbread, sold In Paris as early as
the fourteenth century. was made Of
rye meal honey, ginger and spices.
But the gingerbread of old New Eng
land that forms so prominent part
of the staple diet has undergone many
an evolution since that time A recipe
given by an old housekeeper Is as fol
lows: Mix together one cupful of mo-
lasses, three-quarters of cupful of
milk and three cupfuls of -four Add
to this half a cupfui of melted butter,
one tablespoonful of ginger. half tea
spoonful of salt and one teaspoonful of
soda dissolved In a quarter of a cupful
of milk. Bake 1t insshallow pans about
half an hour.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
BABY'S BELONGINGS.
DAINTY AND USEFUL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE NURSERY.

Willow Hampers For Fine Dresses,
sinet--A Pretty Carriage Strap, Pill
low Cover and Basket.
Willow hampers fitted up inside with
pockets and wadded sachets are used
now almost altogether for the hand
some dresses, lace bibs, christening
robe and all the finest belongings of a
habv's wardrobe The hamper may be
left in It's nattirsaTse 81 lslnseTlt Is usually
painted with cream white enamel
paint both inside and out, with touches
of gilt about the edges, It is usually
lined with a shade of blue or pink in
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
pouDLE cRoss sr1rcH.

this Is the case the background is ger
orally marked out In larger squares
than those used for the ordinary Rus
sian cross stitch, and these are filed in
with a kind Of double stitch In which
the threads are taken not only from
corner to corner OF each square. but
also across tue middle, thus forming a
very solid sort of stitch which COM
pletely covers the linen foundation.
This stitch is sometimes called In
France point du diable, but our
grandmothers frequently used it In the
old days Of woodwork on canvass. and
1t Is said they bestowed upon It the
more polite name OF sleyiathan
stitch. :
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Destiny.

But" 1 faltered. SIS there no way IN
which can make myself famousg'
The hag peered again into my palm.
this time more intently.
mo" she croaked, @hut you can maks
-FOUR village famous
From this l shrewdly gathered that
was destined to be great brewer rash1s
than a great poet.
OF course l was much mortified, being
of an artistic temperamentsD Detroit
Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Another Prodigy.

''Well, sir" said smaIlish mar
with big blue veins on his temples, q
don't know what to do with my boy
Pm awfully worried about him. II
seems to me that he's too precocious
We can't keep him from studying
He's only 10 years old, but in school
they have to put him in classes with
children who range all the way from
Ia to II. I'm afraid he'll overtax him
self.
"Oh, pshawp' said a proud-appea
young fellow who was clinging to a
strap a little nearer the door, don't
be alarmed. My boy beats that. He's
only six weeks old and knows all the
college yells, right now"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Easy Picls up work

Summer fancy work should not be
too exacting nothing that requires
much thought or taxes the languid
brain with counting. For this reason
the cross stitch on linen Ia Which each
little square is worked over is desira-
BILE.
In one easily and rapidly executed
variety of this work the design is care
fully outlined in stem stitch with a
coarse cotton OF a thick kind Of wash
ing silk, while the background is en-
tirely filed in with the cross stitches,
thus leaving the design In the cream
colored linen, for instance. effectively
contrasting with the eolored back
ground
The designs for this variety are very
frequently large and bold, and when
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
a cARRIAoE PILLOW.

binary size needed. Line with pale
pink OF blue silkolene at u cents pei
yard, making at least four pockets
with one pincushion. The lining and
pockets may be made as fancifully as
one desires of china silk, satin or hber
ty silk embroidered and lace trimmed
but inexpensive silkolene makes a very
servieeable and pretty lining. and II
the pincushion and pockets are trim
med with a little friH of the same il
gives a very dainty finish, says The
Household. in Which the foregoing
items of baby's belongings are illus
trateCi and described.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
now to Make Indinn Pudding.

Two quarts milk. one egg, littlo
salt, half cup sugar, half cup molasses.
butter size Of an egg, six tablespoon.
fuls of Indian meal Heat the. milk IA
boiling, stir In the meal and let It
thicken little, then take Off Che stove
and cool some before adding the otlles
ingredients. Bake IN deep dish three
hours.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
GosHEs. III.

GOSHEN. LII,
Geaessee Pure Food Co, Le Roy, n Z.
Dear Sirs.-Some days since package Of your
GRAIN-O preparation was left at my Office l
took II home and gave it tEjal, and have TO
say was very much pleased with Il, as snbsta-
tute for coffee We have always used the best
Java and Mocha in our family, but I am free to
say like the GRAfN-Oa rs well as the best coffee
I ever drank, Respectfully yours
l. A. G. JACKSON, 81. D.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

An aged queen sat in palace grand, 4
ruler sad at beart. and, pen In hand, q
speech she traced unto the august lords
And gentlemen who waited for her words
In halls OF parliament. and traced she there
Upon the parchment an imperial prayer
That heaven would bless the arms she sent to
fight
God serving people battling for the Right;
Would smile upon the bearers Of the sword
Sent forth to murder servants OF the Lord
Who dared defend the homes God gave them
therei
Vas ever such mockery Of prayerf
--Denver Post
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

a prayer.
Weary and worn. by toll outdone,
Humbled and broken. bowed. depressed;
No battle gained. the fght not won,
come to Thee for rest
And Thou wilt nowise cast me cut,
Although / come not till need; z
Unto the humble soul without &
Thou giyest heed. J
d
Give me Thine aid and grace to see;
{ Make me to feel and know at length.
Z TO cast my pride and call on Thee;
This weakness is my strength.
Atlanta Constitution.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
LITTLE SPACE.

A LITTLE SPACE. -
= -s.ssI
A little space to sing and say,
A little love sweet holiday,
And then to sleep-to draw awayl /
Fl
A little space; the gold is gray,
And life is sad, sweet yesterday,
No eyes to weep, no prayers to pray.
Gather the yiolets while you may;
They will be sweet for love to lay
On the green grave of yesterday
Atlanta Constitution.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
What Is Ages

what Is Ages
Age is only Youth increased
In sll that makes for life.
Age Is only Soul released I.
From doubts pole,nic strife. 3
Age Is only Minds 81 know *. =
'Gainst thoughts untried belief. III
Age IS Spirits even glow r.
In lace Of Joy or grief
Age Is Friendships bond secure
Against all loss or pain
Bonl to soul allegiance pure.
Without the thought Of ealn.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
a Brainy penocrat.

Democrats everywhere will be glad
to know that the Democrats of the
Austin district of Texas have renomi-
mated Hon. T. S. Bnrieson for congress.
He is a most excellent and promising
young Democrat. with brains il his
head and reliable as Cnsar's Tenth le-
gion. / serve on the same committee
with Bnrleson the great committee on
foreign q laiEssza.al lnn =. = tla..4 he IS as
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
CHAMP QARK'S LETTER
COP. Marked For a Ire
mendous Trouncing.
MARK KCAN'T GET THE DOODLE
Prominent Republicans Desert
ing Mckinley.
MARK CAN'T GET THE DOODLE
TEDDY AROUsEs NO BNTh.-a ISM,

Several Republican congressmen In
Iowa In Danger OF Defeat-signs
Indicate That Hanna Is to Pc Made
the scapegoat of McKinIey,s De-
feat-Dernocrntic Outlook In Indi-
ana-zacI chnndIer's Scheme Re-
vived-A Republican Editors Con-
fession-Bryan's Reply to Hanna's
Challenge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-22
Mrs. O. O. Mari Passes Away.

Mrs. Susannah, the estimable wife
of Chester c. Mari, after protracted
illness, died at her home on East
Fourth Street Wednesday morning
Mis-. Mari had been in poor health
for long time. About two months
ago she suffered a severe paralytic
stroke, since which time hef life had
been dispaired Of She at times, ap-
peared to get brighter, and would
show signs Of Improvement, but last
week her discomforts were increased
by second stroke Of paralysis, which
resulted in death. Mrs. Marr's maid
en- name was Kase. She was born IN
Northumberland County in IS25. She
was married to {. C. Mari in 1860.
She is survived by husband and one
daughter, Miss Dora.
Mrs. Mari was woman who de-
voted all her time to her family circle.
She was held in high esteem and dur
ing her life won the firm friendship OF
all who knew her, and leaves behind
remembrance that will not soon
fade.
The funeral will take place from
the house tomorrow afternoon at
three o'clock. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. d. N. Kirkby, rector
OF St. Paups Episcopal Church, OF
which the deceased was number.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-22
MRS. FRANCIS P. DRINKER.

After only weeks illness, Mrs.
Francis P. Drinker died at her home
on West Main Street, on Sunday
March I8. A faithful communicate
of St. Paurs Church, she was always
interested and Jealous in its work and
welfare. She will be much missed by
the parlshloners in the services Of the
church and in the Parish House
activities. All who knew her, thorough
ly admired and respected her sterling
Christian character and lofty princi-
plies. She died, as she had lived,
confident in the support and "com-
fort of reasonable, religious and holy
hope" in favor with God and in per-
feet charity with the world
She was laid to rest at Forest Hill
cemetery, Scranton, in the family
burial plot, on Tuesday. Services
were conducted at the house by Rev.
d. N. Kirkby at $50 o'clock, and the
remains were taken to Scranton on
the Ic.47 train.
Mary Chamberlin Diinker was the
daughter of John M. and Martha S.
Chamberlln. Her father was for many
years d Justice of the Peace in this
town. She was born in Bloomsburg,
December Iath, IS4a, and was mar
ried to Francis p. Drlnker October
18th, 1864. She leaves her husband,
and three children, William w. and
Francis P. Jr. Of Scranton, and Mrs.
w. p. Meigs of Bloomsbury. The
eldest daughter, Martha, wife of Ed
win N. Perrin of New York, diel last
fall. Mrs. Drinker was the only dau.
ghter in her fathers family. She had
four brothers, Mills and John, both
deceased; James w. who lives in
Virginia, and Michael whose home is
at Dunmore.
Her last illness was Of brief dura.
tion. On Saturday March 10th she
was compelled to go to bed with a
heavy cold, which soon developed into
pneumonia. In the early morning Of
the 18th she died. The memory ol
her happy disposition, affable tempera
ment and many admirable christian
qualities will linger long with the
many friends who knew her well ant
who mourn her loss.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-22
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

The annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church closed
at Hazleton on Wednesday. The
leading feature of the closing session
was the appointment of pastors. Rev.
B. e. Conner, who has been pastor
here for the past five years has been
assigned to Ridge Avenue Church,
Harrisburg.
The appointments for the Danvi!le
District are as follows:
Presiding elder, William Evans;
Ashland, Edwin Whitman; Beech
Haven, Samuel Fox; Beaver Meadow,
Isaac Cadman; Benton, John Will
helm; Berwick, Richard Gilbert;
Bloomingdale. Jacob Diebel; Blooms
burg, William Frysinger; Buckhorn,
Timothy Tubbs; Catawissa, Samuel
Wilson; Catawissa circuit, Elmer Nc
Kelvey; Centralia, John w. Buckley;
Conyingham, Richard Brooks; Dan
vile, St. Pauls, Benjamin Dimmlck;
Trinity, Orlando Heck; Elysburg,
James Glass; Espy and Lime Ridge,
William H. Hartman; Excelsior,
Frank H. Brunstetter Fountain
Spring, Charles H. Barnard; Free
land, William w. Hartman; Gordon,
Reuben Wilson; Harveyville, Will
liam Rothrock; Hazleton, Diamond,
Alfred Miller; Hazletor, St. PauPs,
Isaac N. Moorhead; Irish Valley,
Oliver H. Albertson; Jamison City,
Pierren Frecin; Jeanesville and
Auderried, John Biskel; Jeddo, VIII.
liam Armstrong; Jerseytown, David
Brouse; Jonestown, Samuel Carnil;
Mifflinville, George Savidge; Mines
vile and Lattimer, Amos Bruce;
Mount Carmel, William A. Houck;
Nescopeck, Joseph Clemens; North
cumberland, Josiah Mumper; Orange
vile and Light Street, John Grimes;
Park Place and Delanco, Wilson Van.
denmark; Riverside, Freeman Vought;
Rohrsburg, Seth Creveling; Selins'
Grove, Henry Fortner; Shamokln,
First Church, Alexander Miller; Sec
ond Church, Crawford Benscoter;
Shamokin Mission, Lewis Dyer; Shlck-
shinny, John Dougherty; Silver Brook,
Robert Allen; Snydertown, Robert
Armstrong, Sunbury, James Stem;
Town Hill, Edgar Hickman; Irever-
ton, William Hamlln; Waller, James
Bettens; Wapwallopen, Philip Tho
mas; Wsshingtonville, Thomas NJ
Phillips; Weatherly, Robert Nj. Sny'
der; White Haven, S. Milton Frost.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-03-22
VICTIMS OF AN ANGRY BULL
FARMER STOUT AND HIS WIFE
GORED TO DEATH
BY An Infuriatcd Beast - Iohn Mowrey's
CHASTITY Find Snow Concealed Their
Bodies For Three Days.

The absence of life and activity
around the Michael Heller farm, near
Miflinville, aroused the curiosity of
neighbors last week to such an ex-
tent that on Sunday evening John
Mowrey decided to ascertain, if pos
sible, the cause of the unusual quiet
ness and inactivity. Receiving no
answer to repeated knocks at the
door, he went to the barn. Here he
found everything in torn up condi-
tion, the animals, almost starved and
famished, gave evidence that they had
received no care or attention for sew
eral days. Leaving the barn his at
tention was challenged by singular
looking object, partly covered by the
snow. An examination revealed the
body of Mrs. Stout, terribly mangled,
and close by lay the body of her hus-
band, torn and mutilsted almost be
yond recognition. L. is the suppos-
ton that Mr.. and Mrs. Stout had
gone to the barn to look after the
chores that Mr.. Stout was taking
the cattle TO water, when he was at
tackled by an especially vicious bull
and gored to death. His perilous po-
sition was discovered by his wife, who
went to his assistance and met the
same fate. Mrs. Stout was tossed so
much that scarcely any clothing re-
NAMED on her body. Her neck was
broken and many deep gashes ap-
peared on her body.
The shocking affair must have ta-
ken place before Thursday, as the
bodies were covered with snow. The
remains were taken in charge of by
Undertaken Berninger, Of Miffllnville.
1t is the saddest event that has ever
occurred in that section, and in con-
sequence Of which the whole COM
munity is in mourning.
The couple had been married abou,
three years and had been living on
the farm little more than a year
They were aged thirty-seven and thir'
ty-hve years respectively, and had nc
children.
Mrs. Stout was a sister of A. b
Heller, who, for time, up to about
two years ago, was the manager o
the Artificial Ice Company plant ir
this town.
The double funeral, which occurred
yesterday, was the third event of the
kind that has taken place from the
house in which they lived within {
few years. Two step sisters Of Mrs.
Stout died at the same time, and {
short time thereafter, two step broth
ers were drowned In the Susquehanns
River.