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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
The e. smithy Settled 1t.

One of the candidates at an English
election was announced to address a
meeting in Yorkshire village well
known to horse dealers and breeders as
Che center OF district noted for its
hackneys and roadsters.
The candidate was an eloquent speak
er, but for some reason or other he
failed to make any great impression on
the horse loving farmers.
However. the local blacksmith came
to Nthe rescue by summing up the re-
spective merits of the rival candidates
In the following laconic little speech:
Friends" he remarked. this feIler
(the candidatel rides a 'oss Yofher
feller rides n morty car! You breeds
'osses, an shoes 'em. so wot is theer
to argy aboot?"
In such district and before such an
audience the brief, businesslike speech
of the blacksmith was not without eff
feet, for 1t touched the pockets as well
as the hearts of those present.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
NUMBER Al

767, ,139 in March of last year and $780,
109,231 in March, 1S99 This falling
away in the particular branch of the
export trade upon which so much
stress is laid has continued since Oc-
tober and affords remarkable conf
mentary on the assertions of the impe-
rialists as to the commercial value of
their policy"
BON Voyage!
All good citizens without reference
to political affiliations, will wish the
president and his compagnons de yoy-
age a pleasant trip and safe return
to the capital. Mr.. Mckinley is by no
means the first president who has
Swung around the circle" Indeed
George Washington set the example
and made journeys hither and thither
about the country as much to increase
the interest of the people in the central
government as fer any other reason.
OF course Mr.. McKinley's trip has no
such purpose, for everybody within the
confines of the republic is interested in
the national government. In Washing
toms day the infant republic was. on
trial, just learning to walk, leaning on
his mighty arm for support. Now she
has grown to be giant and holds the
center of the worlds stage. Mr.. Nc
Kinley is on pleasure and recreation
bent, and let us hope that he will have
a jolly good time and return refreshed
for his duties.
LII. D..
Till the end of the world some men
dressed in a little brief authority will
cut fantastic capers before high heav-
en-. The latest caper likely to provoke
much merriment is the controversy
which ragged in Harvard university as
to whether that venerable institution
should confer the degree of Ii. D. on
William Mckinley, now serving his
second term as president of the repub-
lie. Why there should be rumpus
about that, like the peace of God, pass
eth all understanding. He certainly
did not seek the honor. 1t would add
nothing to his renown. Nobody would
call him doctor if all the colleges and
universities in Christendom and out OF
it conferred the degree upon him. Hen
ry Ward Beecher, who carried around
on his shoulders marvellous headpiece,
refused the degree from some college
or university when rendered him on the
rational ground that such action was
superfuous, as the people had already
named him doctor!
Mr.. Mckinley won for himself the
title of major, and the people gave him
both the office and title of president
two titles entirely honorable and by
one or other of which he will always
be known while living and even after
DEATH Some college made Andrew
Jackson an LII. D. Does anybody ever
speak or think of the iron soldier of The
| Hermitage as DR.. Jackson? | trow not.
Talk of DR.. Jackson, even in the most
intelligent circles, and nobody will
know whom you mean. Speak of Pres
ident Jackson, and everybody knows.
Mention General Jackson, and it will
be taken for granted that you refer to
Andrew Jackson, Notwithstanding we
have had three or four other General
Jacksons, one of whom, "Stonewall,'
filled the world with his acclaim and
was marvellous soldier. So the good
people of Harvard might as well have
saved themselves all their worry, for
the people know President Mckinley
and Major Mckinley and don't want
him disguised as Dr. Mckinley.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
THE BROKE BRIGADE.


When the last string snaps and man goes broke,
lie turns to the woods or the sea;
He cuts clean loose from the home bred folk,
While love and honor go up like smoke,
And life is gamble and death is joke
And the universe good to see.
There's brand new sort of fate for him;
They may languish early and late for him,
The bird on the wing is mate for him,
And the hawk on the hunt goes free.
There's the brown and gloom of the forest track,
Where the deer go ghostly by;
There's the starving camp and the dead weight
pack,
The moose hide lodge or the trapper's shack,
And VOLTS fierce life in the pine woods black,
And the freedom of the sky.
There's the plunging deck and the jarring screw
And the oilskins bright with foam,
The stokehole's blaze and its naked crew
Or the topsais drenched with the gulf stream
dew,
And the sharp, salt breath OF the landless blue,
Where man forgets his home.
We know it, my friends of the 'fbroke brigade"
Pals of the plain and sea;
Single handed and unafraid,
The artists of life and the fools of trade,
But we think we know how the game is played,
And we know where it's best to be!
There are some that may wait and pray for US;
There is luck that never will stay for US,
But the woods and the waves will make way for
us
When the ''broke brigade goes freel
Frank Lille Pollock in Boston Globe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
Thomas Lincoln.s story.

Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abra-
ham Lincoln, was a great story teller,
and one yarn that he never tired of re-
hearsing was a blood curdling Indian
tale. One day, when he was about Z
or years old and living in Kentucky,
he was sitting on a fence, watching his
father and older brothers at work in
the field. Without a moments warn
ing small band of Indians came rush
ing by ON horseback. One of them
with sweep of his long arm seized
the lad and galloped off. Little Tom
my Lincoln looked up into the red war
rior's face and said: Don't kill me!
Take me a prisonerI'
The Indian smiled. Just then a rifle
cracked. Indian and boy tumbled off
the horse, the Indian dead, with a bull
let in his brain. Tommy Lincoln's
brother had come to the rescue.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

something thick enough to be durable
under great stress and so that dust will
not penetrate it. Khaki would be good
if it were not so dear.
1t requires two yards of denim for
either of the funny little overalls
shown in the illustration. One takes
up on the shoulders, and the other is
long. They are for boys or girls, but
those for girls might be made little
wider. The one for the smaller child
has the front gathered at yoke, and
the legs are made very wide and are
buttoned at the back like the panties,
and are made quite full to allow for
the skirt of the dress worn beneath.
The other pair is cut to reach the
ground and hold up by means of straps
over the shoulders.
At the beach it is the custom to let
the children run about barefooted and
have the 'goodest kind'' Of time. 1t
Is not we'll to let them go without shoes
of some kind, on account Of the sharp
shells.
The two sailor shaped bathing suits
are cut all in one piece SO far as the
waist and pants are concerned, and
many bright mothers take the old
pantaloons which are past wearing by
the men of the house and cut them into
the right shape. An old pair will
always have at least three-quarters of
good material. and they are just wide
enough. To make such a suit, sew the
leg part up and then sew the two
pieces together from the seat to the
neck In the back and to the opening fo.s
the head in front. Bind the bottoms
and sew a strong elastic under the bot
tom about an inch above, so that it will
form a little ruff1e. If cloth is scarce,
1t is not necessary to make sleeves. A
sailor collar may or may not be added.
The suit for the girl differs in no way
save that it may be made out of an
old dress skirt of almost any kind or
color. 1t will get just as hard usage.
The tiny man has a regular bathing
dress made out of his big brothers old
sweater, washed and with a little red
thread run in along the edges Of the
sleeves and legs.
For children who are to go to the
mountains or to the old farm the over
alls for the boys are among the neces-
stiles. For the girls. even those up to
10 years old. there are special suits,
consisting of full Turkish trousers and
blouse waist. The trousers are cut
like any pair of other drawers as to the
upper part, and the legs are wider and
reach almost to the ankles. The hem
is then sewed in. and an elastic is run
In and fastened so that it will hold
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
Observed by a Street Car conducto,


Observed by a Street Car Conductors.
'There are lots of things about wo-
men that can't be explained, and in
our business we can't help noticing
them," said the communicative con-
ductor. For instance, nine women
out of ten will invariably take q seat
on the right hand side of a car if the
car is not crowded. l have often Won
dered at this, and at last l think I
have the correct solution. / started
out from the barn with an empty car
the other day, and in five blocks / had
picked up seven women, and they all
sat in a row on the right hand side of
the car. 1t was just about the hour in
the morning when the women come
down town to do their shopping. Three
men got on, and they sat ON the left
hand side.
"a couple of blocks farther down I
picked up another woman, and, instead
of taking a vacant seat near the door
on the side the other women were sit
ting, as 1 thought she would do, she
walked the entire length of the car
and sat down beside one of the men.
This bit of eccentricity puzzled me I'M
til went to collect her fare, and then
discovered that she was left handed.
See? All the other women were right
handed. Yes, it does look like rain,
doesn't t"-Philadelphia Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
PLAYTIME CLOTHES.
HOW TO MAKE cHlLDREN'S OUTFITS
FOR OUTDOOR WEAR.

Suits For seashore, Mountains md
Garden Which Are Meant For
Rough and Tumble Use-OveraIIs
For Little Boys and Girls.
copyright, 1901, by American Press Association
It is only of late years that anything
has been done to allow the children to
play and yet be able to keep clean.
The material of which they are made
differs according to circumstances, but
probably the best is blue denim. Gal
atea cloth is also good, but it should be
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

What different genii move those
nearest of kin!
1 possess a penchant for literature.
while Clifford, my brother, pretends to
a talent for carpentering.
At the time when am refashioning
an ancient epigram he may be sharpen
ing up an old saw.
Though OUR father would prefer that
Cliff had selected a more exalted pro-
fession, he takes comfort in the knowl-
edge that through divergent callings
the family is able to make both ends
meet New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

"What with Group, measles and all
that, children are a great care" re-
marked the family man. "but they're
blessings"
'Indeed they are" cordially respond
ed the stranger Il don't know how
we should get along without them"
"Ah, you are family man yourselfY'
"No; a physician" = Philadelphia
Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
sot Tronbled.

Irate Touant-I asked you when
rented this place if YOU had ever been
troubled by chicken thieves, and you
said no. Every one of nay chickens
was stolen last night. and ! am told
that the neighborhood has been infest-
ed with chicken thieves for years.
Suburban Agent never keep chick
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
Poor Little Bowwoxv!

Indignant Ike-Dat cur O. yourn bit
me, lady. Wot ye goin to do bout it?
Housewife oh, shan't do anything
for him. but just let him die. We were
going to poison him anywayLChicago
News
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
Proof of His vvife,s Death,

A convict at a French penal settle
ment who was undergoing life SEN
tence desired to marry a female con-
vict, such marriages being of common
occurrence. The governor of the colo
ny offered no objections, but the priest
proceeded to cross examine the pris-
oner:
"Did you not marry in FranceY he
asked
EYES,"
"And your wife is deadT
"She is.'
"Have you any documents to show
that she is deadw
mo"
"Then must decline to marry you.
You must produce some proof that your
wife is dead"
There was pause, and the wife pro-
spectiye looked anxiously at the would
be groom. Finally he said:
II can prove that my former wife is
dead"
"How will you do so?"
II was sent here for killing her,"
And the bride accepted him notwith-
standing.-Exchange
Distinction, Not Difference.
A group of small boys, gathered
under a big oak, had listened SPELL
bound for an hour to Uncle Enoch's
tales of adventure by land and by sea,
on the field Of battle and in the track
less forest.
At last the hero ofsall the adventures
paused for breath, and one of his
listeners yentured a single gasping
question
Uncle Enoch," he stammered, ST
s'pose-I s'pose you never ran away
from anything in all your life, did you
Not from bears nor tigers nor cannons
nor wild Indians nor-nor anything?
Uncle Enoch pulled his spectacIes
well down on his long nose and gazed
benignly over them at this venture
some young person.
Benny" he said in, the tone of one
safely arrived at the seat of wisdom,
you live long enough an you'll find
out 'tisn't ever best to run away from
danger, no matter what but you'll see
times when you'll change front an adj
vance In the other direction bout as
fast as you can go."k
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
The Stimulus
of Pure Blood

That is what is required by every
organ of the body, for the proper per-
formance of its functions.
It prevents biliousness, dyspepsia,
constipation. kidney complaint. rheu-
matism, catarrh, nervousness, weak
ness, faintness, pimples. blotches, and
all cutaneous eruptions.
1t perfects all the vital processes.
W. P. Keeton, Woodstock, Ala, took Hoods
Sarsaparilla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired for
some time. Before he had finished the first
bottle of this medicine he felt better and
when he had taken the second was like
another man free from that tired feeling
and able to do his work.
Hoods SasesaEas.iIEa
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute. but
get Hoods today.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

stu Ahend.

Automobile-We are vastly superior
to you horses.
Horse-Oh, don't know. When we
roll over, we get up all right. When
you roll over. you have to send for a
plumber.-Chicago Record Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
ROD BEING PIoKLED FOR aBAB.'

Assertion Made That He VIII Be
Forced to Resign as Chairman of
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee and Also Lose His Place on
the Ways and Means Committee.
Washington Post Sees Breakers
Ahead-Tom Johnson's Fight In
CIeveIand-The Presidents Warn
ing-Harvard's Nonsense.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

In his Charlottesville speech the pres
ident warned the people to look out for
and provide against storms. He was
correct in so doing. The insane gam
bling in Wall street BODIES no good to
the country. The drainage of gold to
Europe which has set in will most like
ly have tendency to work stringen-
cy in money matters; but, worst sign
of all, the decline in the volume of our
exports would seem to indicate that we
have reached the topmost wave of our
much vaunted prosperity and are now
descending into the trough. The Spring
field (AIass.} Republican says:
1T appears from the detailed state
ment of the foreign trade for March
that exports of manufactures We're
not only smaller than they were a year
ago, but smaller than two years ago,
amounting to $34, ,973.735 against S44,-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-07
NONAGENARIAN STILL
EXPERT TREE CLIMBER
Centralia Man Who Has Forgotten
That He Is Getting Along
in Years.
REpuBll1c SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Centralia, ILL.,. July 6.-Amos Clarke is not
quite IS years Of age. but he only lacks
a few weeks Of it. Mr.. Clarke says he
made his money by hard work, and he has
been able to discover no reason why he
should quit hard work; go he still works
every day about his home.
On the Fourth Of July, as there was no
special celebration going on in which he
was interested, Mr.. Clarke concluded to
stay around home and do the usual days
work. His fruit trees needed trimming:
so he went to work at that. and was get
ting along nicely when his foot slipped
out Of the tree and he landed on the hard.
dry ground. The limb on which he was
standing when he fell Is fully ten feet above
the ground. The jolt was a little too
much for the old gentleman. and he was
unable to get up. Some men driving by
hut by the time they had crossed the yard
Mr.. Clarke had recovered his breath. and
would probably have been able to walk to
the house, but he let the men assist him. A
few minutes later Mr.. Clarke concluded the
people downtown would hear Of his accident
his age that 1t was serious; so he dreased
and came downtown at once, and spent the
rest Of the day explaining the accident.
Mr. Clarke il a small man, but has always
day after the accident that it hurt him to
fall now. and he rubbed the back Of his
neck thoughtfully. He has concluded that
It is now time, for him to stop climbing
trees, and he is not going to climb any
more. Mr.. Clarke thinks that he can climb
footed as Formerly when he gets up in the
trees.
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AMERICAN 0sTE0PATHS.
Successful Annual Meeting Of the
Society at Kirksville.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kirksville, NO., July 6.-The American
Association for the Advancement Of Oste-
opathy closed It's four days session here
this afternoon. The meeting has been q
most profitable one, and has certainly adj
vanced the new science.
The name Of the organization was
changed from the above title to THE
following officers for the ensuing year were
president; Doctor Joseph Sullivan. Chicago,
first vice president; Doctor Warren b. Da-
Wis, Milwaukee. second vice president; Doc.
tor Irene HARDWOOD, Kansas City, secretary;
Doctor L. NJ. King, Springfield, Mo-. as
0stant SECRETARY: Doctor n. F. Hulett. Co
lumbus O., treasurer.
This association now numbers upward OF
zoo members. By invitation its next session
will be held in Milwaukee, next summer.
The Associated Colleges Of Osteopathy,
another organization, met here at the same
time, Representatives from eight colleges
were here, and daily sessions were held
They elected the following officers: Doctor
r & Ellis Of the Boston. Mass. INST.
tute Of Osteopathy. president; Doctor p. Z.
Pickler Of the Northern Institute OF Mime
anoiis. Vice president; Doctor George F.
Mason Of the Southern College at Franklin,
XIV. secretary.treasurer.
xpplications were favorably acted upon
from the Philadelphia, Pa. College OF Os.
teopathy, the Wilkesbarre. Pa. College ana
the California College at San Francisco:
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AMERICANS IN PARIS
HIGHLY INDIGNANT.
Caricature of Grover Cleveland in
LIE journal Amusant the Sub
ject of Much Comment.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Paris. July s.-Former President Cleve-
land Is so caricatured in LIE Journal Amu-
SAINT that Americans are excited to q pitch
Of boiling indignation. Not since the days
when Willette's picture Of Kruger spanking
Victoria almost precipitated war between
France and England. has q cartoon caused
SO much excitement.
Cleveland is represented as sitting on =
bank in the act Of fishing. He is In his
shirt sleeves. black pipe In his mouth and
wears q pair Of goggles and big hob-nailed
shoes. An enormous eombrero. arranged
sidewise so as to allow the full badness Of
his big head to be seen. completes his cos
tune.
The tip Of his nose is too fabricated to be
the result Of unaided sunshine. BY his
side Ia q ridisulously dressed girl with titan
hair, q Connemara face and an impish hat,
while within arms length Is a hamper
containing sundry whisky bottles. some Of
which are not yet empty.
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date was elected to membership, and three
Farmers Lodge had very good melting
last Wednesday. One application was re-
ceived. This lodge IS working hard ior
new members
Washington Lodge had well-attended
meeting on June 49, at which the following
officers were elected: Past master workman
Aug. Seeker: master workman. Fred voss'
Jr.; foreman, Fred Suhuchardt; overseer.
Emile. J. Dieny; recorder. John Diren;
financier. Mich. Diren; receiver. Phil Sauer.
vein: guide. Adolph Lohmueller; inside
Henry Jentsch; medical examiner. Doctor
F.. w. Wesseler: trustee, Phil Weber.
st. Louis Lodge had a well-attended met
ing July 2. and initiated four candidates:
Visitors were present from several city
lodges. also one from the Jurisdiction OF
Arkansas. Owing to the hot weather and
the lateness Of the hour: the installation OF
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Reports from the various lodges OF
Knights of Pythias for the term endine
June 80, are beginning TO arrive Mt the Of
flee of the grand keeper Of records and
seal, and that officer seems confident that
there will be material increase in the
order throughout the State and that the or
der In ST. Louis will also show a net in
crease.
The reports on the vote Of the PROPOSE
ton to levy a tax which In ten years from
now is to be used in the building of a
Pythian Home will not carry. Sufficient re-
turns have already been made to indicate
that 1t will be lost by large majority.
Future Great Lodge held an interesting
business meeting at the last regular con-
vention. Wednesday. July 8. Reports from
the Auditing Committee and Officers were
received. All the business affairs for the
last-named semiannual term were settled.
and everything is in readiness for the new
term, which. from present Indications. will
lie the most successful one In the history
of the lodge. On Wednesday evening. July
&c, there will be work in the ranks OF
Page and Esquire.
Pythagoris Lodge, No. 275. advanced two
EsQuires to the rank of knight and received
one application. On July Il the rank Of
page will be conferred on five applicants.
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Smith. Ark, who have been visitors at the
Nicholas.
Mr.. and Mrs 8. w. Collins Of Louis
willie. KY, are at the Rozier.
-E. C. Sebastian. former g.. Louisan,
Islands.
.-P. J. ormsby Of Moberly. NO.. is at the
Lacledc. a..'.s..ss
MIR. and MrA George w. Rogers Of Lit
tie Rock. Ark, are at the Planters.
IN. K. Payne IL at the Planters, from
Houston, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Imboden Of Wichita,
Kas., are at the PIankers.
&C. n. Beall and s. c. Cross Of Wash-
ington. D. c., are at tho Southern. .