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| he did not realize. BY writing old Mr.
| White for page he had "brollen in
| any advertising man could have told
| him that. The firm of Wallace 4
White was termed "the hardest propo-
sition" in the business. They adver-
| tised very seldom, and when they did
it meant that there was something es-
| pecially valuable in the medium.
| So the mere exhibition OF the Wallace
| & White contract was sufficient to con-
vince young Amos Becker. Henderson
repeated what Colonel Terry had told
him about the twenty pages, and
Becker misunderstood him. just as Mr.
White had done.
II don't see," said Amos to himself
"why IL paper like The Open Air Mag
azine should print such an article. But
Bland is up to anything, and / don't
propose TO be left out in the advertis-
ing space if old White is going in."
1t would be idle to follow Hender-
sons triumphal tour thereafter
through the swamp. The other dealers
fell in like a flock of sheep behind the
Beckers and Wallace &c White. When
it was lunch time Henderson returned
to the Open Air Magazine office and
net. Mr.. Bland and Terry We're in the
cooners private room, and he was
summoned to an interview.
"Mr. Henderson" said the publisher
gravely, Colonel Terry tells me that
you are not interested in this sort of
work"
Not at all, sir" replied Henderson
promptly.
t.l IL.
be sorry to--ahem Colonel, is Mr., Hen
derson engaged at present in anything
important?'
The colonel hesitated, pretending to
consider.
II have not quite finished what you
gave me this morning, Colonel Terry"
said Henderson, gazing meellly at the
carpet, II have three pages to fill yet"
Sir" exclaimed Terry,
Henderson was now ashamed of his
negligence, but quite honest in con-
Tossing it.
Il could get only seventeen pages, -
he said desperately, producing the con-
tracts, after lunch ] hope
Henderson's voice died away. Tie was
much frightened. The colonel took the
blanks and stared mt them in astonish-
ment Mr.. Bland, who knew joke
when he met one, hastily left the room.
"What-what did you say to these
people " inquired the colonel clearing
his throat.
only what you Informed me regard
ing the twenty pages, sir"
Young man." calculated Terry,
you're wondeM'
Thank you, sir" said Henderson.
The next week Henderson was sent
upstairs to the editorial rooms, II want
man with business instinct there" I"
Mr.. Bland said; II think youth do"
1t is not recorded what Mr.. White
and others thought when the October
number of The Open Air Magazine APP
peared with am article on the leather
trade conspicuously absent, and seven
teen pages of leather advertising print
ed in the supplement. Perhaps they re-
viewed Henderson's language in their
minds. and decided that ii was best 10
laugh and say nothing. But years at
terward Henderson wrote story about
IT. This is the estory.-Independent.
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GAMBLING AT MONTE CARLO.
II Is a Losing Game for All Who
Engage in 1t.

From the New lork Sun,
"Ilow about the gambling at Monte
Carlo, Senator did you break the
bank, as rumcred?' asked one of the
senator's audience.
mo, | didn't break the bank" re-
piled Mr., Depew, II didn't even play.
| saw good deal of gambling there,
though. Everybody is laughing at Lord
Rosslyn's system for breaking the
bank. He announced in England thar
he had am infallible system and only
needed s5O,OO0 10 make it 60 People
tumbled over each other TO giye him
the money. He began playing with
thousand-franc notes. When | left he
was playing With iive-franc pieces I
was told that all but about So 600 of the
S5O0OO Was gone, There is no such
thing as breaking the bank at Monte
Carlo. \ man who has lived In the
place merely as resident for years
told me the gambling house paid re-
turns as regular as dividends on the
New York Central railroad.
Il suppose there are ten roulette
tables and each table is bank with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-18

Harvard club. He was promptly ush-
cred into the presence Of Mr.. White,
who had a son trying for the foot ball
team at Cambridge ana was exceed
ingly proud of it. Henderson shook
hands cordially and sat down.
II am on The Open Air Magazine -
said he, with an apologetic smile.
Mr.. White nodded politely. Indeed" I"
he said. you write up athletics. sup
pose-rowings foot ball. and so on?"
"Oh, yes.'' replied Henderson. This
was splendid; the Old gentleman re-
gardcd him as an author,
"And you've come to me for ma
terial?" went on Mr.. White.
Yes" said Henderson, But not en-
actly about athletics this time. You see
we're going to have a lot about leather
in the October number and
ooh. advertising. eh? You're an ad-
vertising man, eh?"
well. not exactly" explained Hen
derson eagerly. TIN only an advertis-
ing man temporarily. Ny real place,
you see. is in the editorial room.'
And they send an editor out TO get
advertising?" Mr.. White laughed. and
young Henderson looked YEARLY at the
UPS VI HIS SiloeS. iic
a bell and sent for Mr.. Struthers.
"Mr. Struthers," he said. "this is Mn
Henderson of the editorial department
of The Open Air Observation-Disclosures
paper They're going to print long
article about the leather houses in the
October issue. Do we want to take any
advertising space?"
sort of a special trade number, Mr.
lst
II suppose you'd call it that" Hen
derson answered eve shall have
twenty leather pages. at least"
MI Struthers opened his eyes
"Twenty pages? That's great write
up. Let me see--what's your rate?'
Henderson considered Terry had said
nothing about the rate, He made II
hurried calculation.
"Oh about thirty dollars" he falt-
cred. Thirty dollars "A page, | guess"
Mr.. Struthers opened his eyes still
wider.
That's cheap enough isn't it," sug'
gested Mr., White.
why, yes" said Struthers. Tate
was shouting for fifty"
oh" began Henderson, but Mr.
White interrupted him,
II presume this is special tnins,
coming, as it does, from the editorial
room" he said. what do you think.
Mr.. Struthers?"'
II should say we might take a page,
sir" replied Struthers. 1t was appar-
ent that rhe "old man" wanted TO try
it. and policy dictated acquiescence,
Accordingly Henderson produced a
contract book and the bargain was
concluded.
Does Bland send you to Cambridge
this fall?" inquired Air, White, as Hen
derson rose to go. Keep your eye ON
my boy there, He played end two
weeks ago against Dartmouth"
II shall be glad to-" said Henderson,
in utter ignorance of what the gentle
man meant.
He stood on the curbstone and heaYed
sigh of relief. Come" he reflected,
that wasn't so hard. Who's the
next?"
The next was The Joseph Becker
company, just across the street In
special line of the trade they We're the
bltterest rivals of Wallace & White,
but Henderson did not know about this.
And there was another thing which
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-18
HISTORY or TM LOUISIANA PURCHASE Ten PAPtRS-P4PtR
LOUISIANA DURING 7HE 7fRW or JOHN ADAMS.
STATESMEN TROUBLE VIM SPAWSL LOUIS SfRtNCf

and democracy, was now threatening
war and destruction and was rolling up
the four million depreciation debt for
which France gave the United states
ample territorial indemnity in 1903.
Recurring to the history of Louisi-
ana, we flnd that in January, 1893, Gov
ernor Gayoso issued to his lower otii-
ciuls some rather nonsensical instruc-
tions, as for example: Liberty OF con-
science is not to be extended beyond
the first generations; the children of the
emigrants tsic) must be Catholic. In
upper Louisiana, no settler is to be ad-
mtted who is not farmer or a mer-
chant Commandants are to watch that
no preacher of any religion but the
Catholic comes into the province. No
land is to be granted to a trader; if the
grantee owes debts to the province, the
products of the first four crops are to
be applied to their discharge. in prefer
ence to that of debts due abroad.
The most distinguished visitors of
this year were the Duke of Orleans and
the Duke of Montausier, the grandsons
of the Duke of Orleans, who was regent
of Frdncc under Louis XIV. Upon the
death of Governor Gayoso on July Is,
lio' Ion Nhfla Nlutil became acllnS
civil governor. The Marquis de Casa
Calvo was sent over from cuba to act
as military governor. About this time
uncommon agitation was excited in the
states of Kentucky, Tennessee and
regions adjacent by notice being given
that New Orleans could no longer be
used as a place OF deposit by up-river
Americans. because the three-year
treaty limit had expired A protracted
correspondence was soon entered upon
by Secretary Of state Pickering, with
satisfying results. The king overruled
his subordnates. The port of New
Madrid was in 1893 made q part of
upper Louisiana.
Don Carlos Default Delassus. now
the commandant general of the last
named province reported the result OF
the census. taken on the 3lst of Decem-
hat,
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Distinguished Foreigner Commends
Intelligence of Workmen.

From the London Mai!
Sir Christopher Furness, NJ. p, fresh
from an extended investigation of
American business methods, Is con-
vinced of the need of EInglishmen be-
ing up and doing if they are to hold
their own. Sir Christopher is one of
the first Of the great British manufac-
turers who has devoted himself serl-
ously to u study on the spot of the new
est American methods.
What struck me most" he said re-
Gently. was the intelligence of the
American workman. who is quite equal
to the best of our skilled artisans, and
much ahead of many who are engaged
in our various trades. The Americans
are able to produce more work per man
than we in this country, and this is not
because they work harder. but because
they apply themselves with more en-
ergy and adaptation to all the latest
methods of labor-savng appliances.
II was forcibly struck with the great
railroad improvements in the United
States. improvements in the condition
or the roads, in the passenger cars and
In the size and number of goods wagons.
For instance, a number of cars have
been built of compressed steel. carry
lilS my lOilS Il car, as against our len
tons in this country. | was also very
much struck with the size of the loco
motives. which draw train loads of
over 1000 tons with comparative ease,
as against our engines drawing with
difficulty 22O tons per loaded train.
AT the head of an American railway
system You find a president who de-
votes his whole time to his work and
has practical and thorough knowl-
edge of the minute points of railroad
business At the head of English rail-
ways we find, as Il rule gentlemen who
lack this personal detail knowledge,
aud so are of necessity what is known
as fsureheads. They cannot go into
details like their American compeers.
Let me sax clearly that | am referring
to no particular person in saying this.
For the English heads personally I
have the greatest confidence i'm and re-
spect for them, 1t is the system, not
the men, TO which l am referring.
"The development in the United
States since my last visit. In 1892, has
been wonderful. The domestic trade
has been busy in all directions. and il
the exports are not so good it is be-
cause the abundance OF the home de-
mand permits them to be able To ignore
all others"
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capital of sl2O.0O0. If you win all It's
capital that particular table closes for
the day to get change of luck. Tha t
Is all the bank breaking there is. You
would have to go througli-all the other
tables = roulette. rouge e-et-noir and
-et-quarante--before you close up
the concern, and there are several of
each. They are dismal-looking lot
the players. ] never saw one of them
smile, and the winners looked as miser-
able as the losers. Nobody gets away
with any money, no matter how much
he wins. AT least. 1t is very rare.
u saw one man begin with a thou
sand-franc note. 5000. He played and
won-doubled his money; played, and
won again and again doubled. He kept
on until he had won about $4,000. Then
he started resolutely to go out. AT the
door he stopped, hesitated and turned
back. He sauntered over to the table
and looked on at the game for a while.
Then he buttoned up his coat again
with great decision and started out
with firm stride. But he could not
positively could not get through the
door. The last J saw of him he was
playing away again, and the $24 900 was
going pell-mell back into the gambling
house Golfers.
II did see one man, however win and
go away with his money. He was a
very rich man, as 7 happened to know,
and just played for fun. not caring
whether he won or not. He had aston
ishing luck. The same number came
up five times in succession--an unusual
thing. 1t made a great sensation in the
room and people gathered about. At
the firth turn of the number he swiped
I'm everything from the table and poked
away the wads of French banknotes
into his pockets right and left. He won
about 10000 francs (s6,OO0) in a very
few nOmpntS'' -
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of genuine country winters breakfast OF
crisp fried pork with cream gravy, baked po.
tltocs and buckwhrat cakes. Even the aroma
OF the "Rio' coffee that used to GO with
them comes back over the lapse of ycars--a
fragrant, grateful memory OF past gistntoria!
delights that the best blend Of Java and
Mocha fails TO equal. much lcss snrpass. Per-
hQps It was because we were Young aud
growing possibly the prelude OF n nights
sleep in srandmothcr's colossal, bllowy
featherbcd. with hot brick for companion
pcce-or the brisk run 20 the barns ami
COW yard TO watch grandfather milk tile COWS
might have had something to do with It,
but the coinningled fragrance OF fri2zling
pork. browning buckwheats and stcalnng coG
fec is something to remember in these latter
days.
Some day, wien chops and steak and hash
and eggs and fish and fowl pail, Try salt pork
cooked in this wise: Get from the butcher
some delicate pinkiat salt pork--''pg' pork,
mind YOU. with thin rind; your coatsc. corfu
gated, biistly rind indicates age, and is not
TO be tolerated. Ii you have not a sliarp
knife get him TO cut it for you in thin slices.
Pour hot water over them aud let them
stand on the back OF the range n few mo-
mcnts to parbol. Drain, dust lightly with
-four and fry in the pan until crisp but not
hlackcncd. Lay the pork OH a hot platter and
set where it will keep warm. If there is
much fat in the pan pour off all but two or
three tablcspoonfuls. Into this stir two table
spoonfuls of -four until bubbly, Have ready
generous curful of rich mlk-part creann--if
you can have itand stir in the flour which, is
in the pan, taking care to smooth all tn"
Jumps. until blended into a velvcty. cream.
,,.,.1 ,,.,+t ,ny.
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Discovery cleanses the blood from the
cloggiug impurities which breed and
feed disease, and so cures pinlples, boils,
eezenla, and other diseases which have
their cause in impure blood.
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little more
profit paid by the sale OF less meritorious
medicines. He gains. You lose. There
fore, accept no substitute for "Golden
Medical Discovery"
ri have used your Golden Medical Discovery
in case of scrofula, and cured it, writes Mr.
VIM. ID. Shamblin, OF Remy, Cherokee Nation,
IND, Territory, ri took iye bottles of Il for my
blood. had rlngworms on me and would
burn them OFF aud they would come right back,
aud they were on me when commenced using
Golden Medical Discovery which took them
away, and haven't been bothered anymore"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels aud stimulate the sluggish
liver.
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ScsScS VI tue ulan
they mark. 9th
er things being
equal, the man
with a smooth
skin and clear
complexion will
find it easier to
get a good posi-
tion or a good
wife than the
man whose face
shows the inlpu-
rity of his blood.
That's the real
point. The blood
is bad. And for
that very reason
any treatment
which is design
ed to cleanse the
skin must
cleanse the
blood.
DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
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And other eruptions which mar the skin
are more than Disagreement and an
noyancc; they are positive detriment
10 the business interests and social sue
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All kinds of Linotype Composition
executed by The Tribune.
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Menu for SUNDAY, Jan. 10
----.--------
BREAkFAsT
Warm Apple sa,icc. :
lIoininy.
Fried Pork, with Milk Gray
Baked Potatoes. 4
Buckwheat Cakes.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Cream Of Potato Soup.
Olives. Saltcd Popcorn.
Roast Chicken. Rice Crooictlcs.
Sweet Potatoes. Crcamcd Onions.
Lettuce Salad.
lIrie Cheese. Crackers.
ravoritc Pudding.
Nuts.
Black Coffee.
SUPPER.
Sausage Fried in Chatting Dish.
Toast Iiorscradish.
Ciullers. American Cheese.
Ounce Sauce.
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.T Soul
.Mbope Leather

WW 7HiGN HENDERSON asked for a
WMf place on The Open Air Mag
" azine he was just out of COL
lege and wanted to be a liter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27

ties they don't know they have. The
world owes living to every person in
it. Every person can do one thing
well. The question is to find out what
that one thing is. Nine-tenths of the
poverty stricken failures owe their
condition to misapplied energy and ig
norance of their one strong point, tai
ent or whatever you choose to call it.
Teach people to find themselves as
Kipling puts it, and you give them the
key to all the rest.
81 used to know a woman" the girl
went on softly, who did this sort of
thing continually. She made more
lives happy than can count. She was
a rich woman and gave freely of her
money, but she always gave it in such
a manner that the recipient was fitted
by it's means for the battle of life, not
weakened by it. And her charity did
not extend alone to the very poor. In
deed, do you know think there is
class which needs help more than the
poor-those who are neither well off
nor in actual need. Nobody pays any
attention to them, and they go on fight
ing, sometimes against tremendous
odds. If this woman saw a girl, for
instance. alone and struggling, discon-
tented with her present condition and
trying in a blind and Intellectual way,
she knew not how, to reach something
better, she invited her to her home.
There, over a sociable cup Of tea or I'M
der the softening influence of CHEEKY
room, she gained her confidence, and
with her superior insight she set the
girl on the road to success instead Of
letting her go on to failure and per-
haps - who knows?-t to the dangers
which arise from the despair Of fail
ure. When she died, it was said of
her, She made lives out Of wrecks"
AS the secretary concluded she no
ticed that Mrs. Van Styles had reached
for her charity list and was rereading
It, MAUD ROBINSON.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27
PROPOSALS FOR THE BUILDING
OF
A COUNTY ROAD
IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N. J.

A Committee of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Gloucester, N j.. in
charge of the construction of the following de-
scribed road will meet in the Freeholders' room
in the Court House, Woodbury., on Wednesday,
March 18th, 1902 at 1870 M, to receive sealed
proposals for the building of the following de
scribed road: Beginning at the intersection of
Academy Street with the Clayton and Glassboro
gravel road in Clayton and extending thence
over Academy Street by Fries Mill to the Cross
Keys road at Willamstown, a distance of 81, 493
feet
The said road is to be built of gravel and be
built in all respects in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file at the office of
William G. Cattell, Engineer, Wenonah, N. J.
Every proposal from bidders shall be accompa-
MED with certified checks or approved bond
in the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned
that if the contract be awarded to him he will
when required by the Board, execute an agree
ment in writing to perform the work according
to the specifications
The successful bidder will be required in
addition to gthe agreement aforesaid to exc
cute to the said Board bond in such sum
as they, the said Board of Chosen Freeholders
may require and with such sureties as they may
approve conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the contract.
All bids must be presented to the committee
at the time and place aforesaid and at no other
time.
Bids will then be Immediately opened and
publicly read.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. e. G. MILLER,
Director of Board of Chosen Freeholders
Dated Feb. 9, 1901. 2-13
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27
OLD POINT COMFORT. RICHMOND AND
WASHINGTON.

SixDay Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The third Of the present series of person
ally-conducted tours to Old Point Comfort,
Richmond, and Washington via the Penn
sylvania Railroad will leave New York and
Philadelphia on Saturday, March 8.
Tickets, including transportation, meals
en- route in both directions, transfers Of
passengers and baggage hotel accommoda-
tions at Old Point Comfort, Richmond and
Washington, and carriage ride about Rich
nond-in fact, every necessary expense for
period of six days-will be sold at rate of
S34 90 from New York, Brooklyn and New
,rk; $50. so from Trenton; S31 90 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from
ther stations.
OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, in
,luding luncheon on going trip, one and
5hree-fourths days board at The Hygeia or
Chamberlain Hotel, and good to return
lirect by regular trains within six days,
will be sold in connection with this tour at
ate of SIS 90 from New York; $13 so from
Trenton; $3.50 from Philadelphia, and
oroportionate rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information apply
ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1886 Broad
way, New York; Court Street, Brooklyn:
80 Broad Street, Neward N. j.; or Geo.
W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
2-13-1902-3ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27
CORN FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

We note very interesting fact in
connection with the holding of a farm.
ers' institute at Fargo, N. D., recently.
Among other topics on the programme
was, "Corn For North Dakota and How
to Grow It." The mere fact of latitude
would on the face of it seem to place
this territory far north of the corn belt;
but, to our surprise, when there last
summer we saw some large fields of
corn, one at least of forty acres, and,
while no such crops of corn will there
be grown as farther south, still the
happy faculty of this cereal in adjust
ing itself to climatic conditions seems
to be developing type of corn which
can be grown even in that far north
country with profit. South Dakota
made splendid record on corn last
year, much better than was made in
some Of the so called corn states.