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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
FLOWER AND TREE.

Heavy pruning of growing trees will
check growth.
Flowcring plants should never be
watered with cold water. 1t chills the
plants.
The Madeira vine is one of the best
climbers, having wreath of leaves
equaled by few other plants.
Reporting of plants becomes necessa-
ry at intervals for two reasons. The
plant uses up the available fertility in
the soil and fills the pots with roots.
The ink plant of New Granada is
curiosity. The juice of it can be used
as ink without any preparation. At
first the writing is red, but after a few
hours it changes to black.
In watering the primrose observe
this: Water should not be poured upon
the crown of the plant nor the pot filed
so full that the water flows over into
it. This is fatal to the health of the
plant.
70 destroy aphides or plant lice dip
the ends of the twigs into a strong tea
made by sleeping tobacco stems in hot
water or syringe with whale oil soap
suds, repeating the operation in six or
seven days.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
Not a Compliment.

There is a delicious story told of an
old minister of the Church Of Scotland.
who was often obliged to employ as
sistants during the latter part of his
life. One of these was rather vain of
his qualifications as a preacher, but af-
fected to be quite embarrassed by any
compliments he received on that score.
On his first appearance, after the SER
mon, the old divine went up to the pro-
bationer and was going to shake hands
with him. Anticipating nothing short
Of high flown praise, the young man ex-
claimed, "My good sir, no compliments,
no compliments, begr' "Na, na," re-
piled the parson; nowadays I'm glad o.
anybody"
How far this decidedly left hand COM
pliment fell short of the recipients an
ticipation he alone could tell, but his
feelings must have been somewhat sim
liar to those of the tedious orator who,
having been in vain told by Henry w.
of France that he would be obliged to
him If he would make his fattery as
brief as possible, was at length crushed
by the king rising and saying, You
must be kind enough to say the rest to
M. Guillaume" the court fooD.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
MAIL CARRIERS CAR FARE.
Companies Are Paid Lump Sum by
the Government.

Companies Are Paid a Lump Sum by
the Government.
"Most people who spend $25 a yea1
for car fare consider that they are con
tributing literally toward the dividends
Of the company" remarked a postal
clerk. "but Uncle Sam spends nearly
$250,000 year for the transportation
of carriers in street cars in the different
free delivery cities
"For instance, including substitutes.
there are 275 carriers in Washington.
You may have observed that carriers,
when riding on the surface roads, do
not pay fares either with tickets or in
cash. The free delivery system allots
the Washington city postotfice an an
nual allowance of $4,000 to be used ex-
clusively for the car fare of letter car
riers. The postmaster is authorized to
make a contract with the companies to
transport all carriers while on duty for
a lump sum. which he does. The car
rier must have 4is pouch with him,
which is sign manual to the conduct
or that he is on duty. the mere wear
ing OF his uniform being insufficient.
This rule obtains in some cities,
while in others special tickets are sold
at special rates to be used only by car
riers, or the cash is handed direct to
the carrier for certain number of
daily trips, depending upon the prac-
tice. Thus, while Washington receives
$4,000, Chicago gets $4,000 for letter
carriers car fare because of its large
territorial extent and distance between
stations on the prairie. oftentimes ne
cessitating double fare by the car
rier. Boston is allowed $13,50O and
New York and Philadelphia about $10,-
900 each. Few people know that the
government expends such large sum
yearly for such trivial cause."-
Washington Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
PET DOG WASHERS.
The Queer Trade That FIourishes In
the French Capital.

Fhe Queer Trade That FIOurishes In
the French Capital.
AS you walk along certain parts of
Paris your attention is sometimes at
tracted by the barking of a dog, and
Oh such an occasion one of the queer
est of the outdoor trades of Paris is
seen. Near The waters edge, his black
coat fecked thickly with soapsuds,
stands the dog, and over him, en-
ergetically shampooing the soap into
the long, hairy coat, stands one of the
professional dog washers who haunt
the banks of the Seine at stated spots
from the Pont d'Iena to the Pont Neuf.
These men lather and wash pet dogs
while their owners look on from con-
veniently placed chairs. The fees range
from sous to franc. When the soap
ing operation is completed, the dog is
dropped into the river and encouraged
to get rid of the dirt and soap by a
swim.
Sometimes the pet will SWIM straight
out, while the fair owner is in agonies
of fear lest some swiftly passing
steamer should strike it and end it's
bathing and swimming days forever.
On more than one occasion the dog
washer has been driven to plunge in
and rescue the bewildered animal lest
the infuriated owner should claim COM
pensation for his carelessness. With
some Parisiennes this weekly pet
washing is a ceremony of Importance.
The dainty lady. alighting from her
smart victoria, goes down the steps to
the washing place chosen, preceded by
her footman carrying or leading the
dog, as the case may be, and then,
seated under a sunshade, she directs
the toilet OF Fiji or Nero with tender
solicitude. The toilet des chiens at the
fashionable spots includes warm, f1eecy
towels, a peignoir de balm while the
dogs hair is being curled, combed,
singed or cut, and a length of ribbon Of
a selected color to tie round its neck at
the finish.
A fee of 5 francs cannot be con-
sidered excessive for a toilet includ-
ing a clipping during which Eff or Ne
ro is held firmly by the lady proprie-
tress of the etablissement des bains,
while her assistant uses the patent
shears When all has been completed,
the victim, wagging his tail with con-
scious pride, proceeds to the carriage
with his proud and happy mistress and
drives away in state, yelping at dogs
less aristocratic than he.-Wide World
Mapazine
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
A WAY OF ESCAPE.
Jakewav, the Widow BarstOvv an
the Prencher,s Text.

Jakewav, the Widow Barstoyv and
the Preachers Text.
Talking about widows" said the
man with the stogy, did l ever tell
you about Jakeway and the Widow
BarstowY
Now. there hadn't been a word said
about widows. but one of the party re-
piled. mo, sir; you never did"
WELL" said the man with the stogy.
"Jakeway was character. one of those
you read about. He'd lived alone for
years. WheBhe was a young man, he
had been disappointed in love or some
thing. and from that time he'd been
sour-a reg'lar woman hater-and the
particular object of his dislike was the
head to her heels. The very sight of
her to old Jakeway was like the wav-
ing of red flag to bull.
They useter go to the same church,
but the ushers knew the situation well
enough to put a goodly portion of the
sanctuary between them. Unfortunate
ly on one Sunday there was a new
usher. The opening service was well
under way, and Jakeway was in pew
by himself well down toward the front,
when down the aisle came the new
usher with the widow failing along in
his wake, and he handed her into Jake
ways pew.
''The old man gave one look as the
figure rustled in; then he gathered up
his umbrella. his hat, his bandana and
his prayer book and cleared the back
of the pew in front with the agility of
a boy, and just as he landed on the
front seat the preacher gave out his
text:
"'There hath no evil befallen you
such as is common to man but God
will with the temptation also make a
way of escape New York Mail and
Express.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

Speaking of hospital children. New
York physician, in an account OF his
work among them. says: zone little fel-
low, whom l knew very well. had to
have some dead bones removed from
bis arm. He got well and perhaps
thought had taken good deal of in
terest in him, although l was not con-
scious of showing him extra attention.
The morning he was to leave he sen
for me. When / reached his bed, benz
over him. We'll. Willie said, we
will all miss you when you are gomez
and afterward, Did you want to see
me speciality The little fellow reach
ed his hand up and laid it on my shoul-
der as bent over him and whispered,
MY mamma will never hear the last
about you Could any one exp. ess
gratitude more beautifully?"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

With sarcastic fingers the deaf and
dumb lady curtain lectured her hus-
band for betting on the races.
"Either talk slower" he spelled out
on bis hand. "or else put hopples on
your fingers. They interfere when you
strike this gait."-Judge.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

The Appreciative Pastry Cook.
There was a New York writer who.
being something Of an epicure, found
keen enjoyment in the light and tooth
some pastry provided for the patrons
of a certain French restaurant.
One day he tossed off sonnet to the
concocter of this pastry and bade the
waiter carry it to the cook with his
compliments. The next day he was
served with a pie of unusual size, orna-
mented with pastry roses, and was told
that it was an offering from the cook,
who had been moved almost to the
point of tears by his verse.
AS the poet cut this alluring pie he
was amazed to see reposing inside it
the slip of blue paper which bore his
lines. The waiter, watching anxiously,
saw a shade pass over his face and at
once stepped forward.
II don't care to eat my own words, "
said the poet sharply, but his pun was
lost on the waiter.
"Ze cook said, monsieur" he ventur-
ed humbly "ze cook said. Monsieur
makes his so beautiful verse on my
pastry, I make my so beautiful pastry
on his verse; Ees it not so, monsieurY'
Monsieur looked once more at the
pie, and his dignity melted.
''It is so," he said briefly and pro-
ceeded to test the flavor of his lines.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
Proved Her Claim.

81 wanted to show" she said. "that
woman is maligned. that brevity is
quite as much her attribute as it is
mans. and SO when he proposed / had
to say Yes"
''You might have said No." it was
suggested.
"Not at ALL" she protested. when
you say No. you have to explain why
you say it and tell how sorry you are,
and it would have spoiled everything"
Chicago Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

II every man is the architect Of his
own destiny. he should pay particular
attention to the FIRE escapes Phila-
delphia Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

The LeisureIy Turk.

AS an instance of the leisurely man
ner in which the military authorities
of Turkey move in time of peace it is
said that q committee appointed in
1890 to prepare plans for the construc-
ton of Notifications for the defense
Of the strategically most important
points on the Turkish shores of the
Persian gulf has just completed its Ia
nOrS
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
All Should Join In Protest.

They will never pacify any race of hu-
man beings on this earth by first drown
ing them and then bringing them to life
with the butt of a musket, and against
that, as member upon this side of the
chamber, against that as a man who be-
longs, hope, not alone to the Republican
ranks but to the whole brotherhood of
man the wide world round, I want the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

familiars as "Uncle joe" So strong is
the habit that many members in de-
bate speak of ''Uncle joe instead Of
"the gentleman from Illinois (AIr. Can
non)." OF course in the printed Rec
ord it is usually made to conform to
the formula. So far as l know. Gov
ernor William A. Stone of pannsylva-
mia began the "Unc'e joe formula on
the floor of the house. OF course such
thing would shock the senate out of
its overpowering dignity.
Happy chauncey.
Any man may be considered extreme
ly fortunate whose birthday is cele-
brated by any large number of people
even after his death. In this country
that great postmortem honor is paid to
only very few of our heroes and
sages. Washington, Jefferson. Jackson,
Lincoln and Grant about exhaust the
list. AS matter of fact, the 9th of
January, the date of his great victory
over the British on the field of Chal-
mette, is celebrated in lieu of Jackson's
birthday. Chauncey Mitchell Depew
raises Washington, Jefferson, Jackson,
Lincoln, Grant ct al. at the birthday
celebration game, for he has risen to
the dignity Of having his birthday cele-
brated during his life, and, what is
more, he attends the celebrations and
is generally the chief speaker. In this
regard his case is unique. OF course
Chauncey's birthday celebration has
not yet grown to the proportions of
national function, but it may do so, as
it is young yet. So far the celebra-
ton has been confined to the Montauk
club, but even SO circumscribed it must
be taken and accepted as a most ex-
traordinary tribute to the junior sen
ator from New York and proof positive
of his popularity with his fellow club
men.
General Shattuc'o Waictcoats.
When Robert Lord Give became
rich, he replenished his wardrobe to
such an amazing extent that it be.
came matter of historic gossip which
lives to this day. Inter ella he had 300
shirts made, liberal, not to say law
ish, supply surely. I don't know how
General William b. Shattuc. represent
ative from Cincinnati, is fixed as to
shirts, but never contemplate his gor-
geous waistcoats that 1 do not think
of Gives 800 shirts, for Shattuc must
have nearly as many waistcoats, and,
like Joseph's famous coat, they are of
many colors, rivaling the rainbow in
brilliant and multitudinous hues. One
of the most familiar passages in the
New Testament is this: Behold the
lilies of the field. They toll not, nei-
ther do they spin, and yet I say unto
you that Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these" But
General Shattuc's waistcoats are as
gorgeous as any tropic flower 1 ever
clapped eyes on, and his heart is as
generous as his waistcoats are gor-
geous.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08
WOODBURY. N. J, THURSDAY MAY 8, 1902

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daily. They became very good friends.
In fact, Tommy was on the point Of in
forming her half dozen times that he
had now saved SAIL and would she
please wait. But in the main he was
miserable. As if to add to his unhappi-
ness he was summoned to the mana
gers sanctum one day and was inform
ed that If he did not exercise more
care with his duties he might leave
He could secure another within the
space Of a day, but to be separated
from Miss Miffetts, to leave her to
the unprotected designs Of Esterbrook!
Decidedly he could not leave. The
telephone service improved.
Then came the eventful Sunday.
Tommy never forgot that Sunday. The
evening before Miss Miffetts came to
his desk. won't you come over to see
me tomorrow afternoon? Come prompt
ly at 3, Tommy"
THANK you, miss"
With thrill he recognized that this
was the first time she had called him
The following day he went. AS he
hung his cap in the hallway he noted
familiar coat that hung beside his
worn habiliments. Esterbrook's! What
was that fellow doing there anyway?
And yet when he entered the room and
Esterbrook extended his big broad
palm Tommy took it and forgot his
I, <lo
time except when Tommy took big
white chrysanthemum out of bit of
tissue paper and handed it to her. Did
everybody cry when you bought 'em
flowers?
Events crowded fast after that, and
Tommy remembers but dimly. There
was snow in it-heaps of snow piled
high. Then there was a church-a
quiet, awful place, with rows and rows
of empty benches. There was also
minister, in a gown like a woman's.
Tommy's hatred of Esterbrook return
ed hundredfold when Esterbrook
kissed Miss Miffetts and called her
Alice. He remembers distinctly, very
distinctly, that Miss Miffetts kissed
nlm, 100, anu bStcrUroOk suooh ulln
by the hand. Then Miss Miffetts spoke:
"Goodby, Tommy. I am not coming
to the Office any more. John will be
back next week. We are going away
on little trip. We shall be home next
Sunday night. Come over to see us.
You will. won't you, the very first
night"
Heaps Of snow and Tommy alone;
the looming church and the muffied
trundle of cable car; white chrys-
anthemum on the whittier snow, drop
ped and forgotten. She had dropped it.
Yes, after all, it was right she should
drop it. God bless them both-even
Esterbrook! But if she had only wait
ed!
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-08

Mistress-Where are the hard boiled
eggs I ordered?
Butler-If you please, ma'am, the
.ook and chambermaid are playing
ingpong with them.-Town Topics.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-17

of her miserable whining her haunt
ing white face and generally depress-
ing temperament. He is cynical, jovial
and never suffers from any qualms of
conscience. He has made what he
calls a pot of money" by the promo
ton of shady companies. And he in
tends to enjoy it.
He frequents the race course and
other resorts of the pleasure-loving.
The money squeezed from the widow,
the orphan and the curate is reckless
ly squandered among all the vile para
sites which compose the fast section
of London society. He is popular; the
press speaks we'll of him; he is a well
come figure in the most exclusive So
c1ety. He is so rich, he gives such
good dinenrs, he puts his friends into
such good things" out of which they
make money.
AT whose expense? They never stop
to think. They need money; he puts
them in the way of obtaining it. No
further do they trouble. Leaving his
haunted wife to roam through the cor
ridors of his palace" he looks on the
wine while it is red, basks in the
smiles of the fair, enjoys the incense
OF the Venal press and varies his pleas
ures by taking frequent trips to Paris,
where his face is as we'll known as in
London.
He is perfectly we'll aware that he is
swindler who has wrecked thousands
of homes. But he is equally we'll aware
that the law cannot touch him, that
lawyers. divines, aristocrats, officials
and even judges can be bought by a
portion of his illgotten gains. And he
drains the cup of pleasure to the dregs
cynical, insouciant, typical product
of the age which invented the G1
share for the better despoiling of the
ignorant and the innocent. Shortly he
will float another big company.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-17
NEW YORK TOPICS.
DRIFTS AND HMDERCURRENTS OF
TEE METROPOLIS.

Remarkable Progress of the Subway
WOrk-Why the Lives of Public
Men Are Not Insured Here as They
Are in EnSIand-COrneIius N. Bliss
and the American Protective Tar
if League-COmmander Young and
His Experience Saving Flood Vic
Tins in Cuba-George GOuId's De-
cisiOn TO Enter Upon Racing Ca
reer-His Industry and That of
Clarence Mackay-CustOm House
Inspectors Work Made Easier by
Secretary Shaw's Late Ruling.
Preference of Inspectors for Work
on Steerage Baggage.
New York, Aug. 16-The subway
tunnel on Manhattan Island is for a
good part of it's length so near compile
ton that to the professional OBJ
server all that is needed is the laying
of the tracks and replacing the earth
and pavement on the tunnels roof. In
deed the roof is on and the streets are
paved over a good length of the road
already. Within a few months all the
dlsf1guring marks will have disap-
peared except on upper Broadway.
known in days past as 1.-THE Boule-
Ward" The magnificent naples which
for years formed a double row down
the middle of that thoroughfare, will
have disappeared. Whether they will
ever be replaced has not been deter
mined; but at best it will be long
time before they can regain their for
ner splendid proportions.
Another thing which will return to
this portion of Broadway, when the
last work On the tunnel is finished and
the street is cleaned up and again made
passable, will be a large portion of its
inhabitants. Scores of great apartment
houses between Fifty-ninth and One
hundred and Tenth streets have been
almost emptied of their tenants since
TIE work on the underground road be-
san, and five or six new and very
large ones which were completed at
aEout the time the work was begun
nave never even been opened for occu-
Fancy. This has beer a hard strain on
me owners; but one for which they
are likely to be well repaid as soon
as the street is closed; freed from Its
on prevailing and pervading dust and
Hdd, its unsightly engine shelters and
terrleks and dumping platforms, and
tlasts.
one of these blasts came near to
lowing up an electric car the other
ny. The cars for IA part of the dis
saAce run on tracks trestles and
DIlages OF timber supported by false
w., wvTk Immediately over the excavation.
" Hen blast is to be exploded at any
poiht beneath the tracks or at the
.Iue OF them, workmen are supposed
-, give warning with red flags, so that
,,.', cars coming from each direction
I, STOP beyond the danger line on
SIDE. But in this case, either fail
49,, OF me Tag man or careless mo-
man me car ran until Il reached the
~ 49, point Of the blast before II stop
Ihefe WAS a mufiied boom and
t.,ulnB Of timber and a rock SUM
'H'iy pronounced 10 attract fearsome-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-17
Riches, Rank and Misery

We have in our midst, says the
London Empire, a millionairess who
has never been reconciled to her hus-
bands ill-gotten wealth. On her coun-
tenance one traces a look of bemused
bewilderment that has become her ha-
bitual expression. Dimly and dumbly
she has realized that such colossal
necessary constitute curse. She
roams through her barnlike mansion
with an affrighted air which betrays
a haunting obsession.
On one occasion she was found
weeping on the doorstep-a victim of
hysterical grief. The insolence and ex-
travagance of the costly crudities with
which her husband has encountered
his palace" cause her simple soul
to imagine weird things. What are
they for? Why is she surrounded by
these objects, so foreign to her lowly,
primitive nature? She lives in constant
and nervous dread of some impend-
ing calamity.
To alleviate her haunting misery
she has engaged four detectives to
guard her and her treasures. They
are dressed as footmen. The principal
pleasure now INDUCED in by this pa
thetic creature is to peer through the
halls and passages to make sure that
her guardians do not relax their Wig
lance. This pleasure itself is begin
ming to pail and there is every fear
that her millions will ultimately crush
her and deprive her of her reason.
Haunted by the CHASTITY specter of
her wealth, she starts up at night in
a feverish perspiration, consumed by
a horrible dread of some frightful dis
aster which she is powerless to avert
And her husband? He is tired of her,