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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
WOODBURY., N J, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.
Il only that little riff within the lutte

il only that little rift within the Lutte
Through the mind of each the same
questions ng-had there been just
and sufficient cause? A little patience, a
little forbearance, little sacrificing of
pride at the beginning
Chatterton looked down at the slight
figure beside him. They would not be
able to deceive the little mother after
all. Happy? With the old sparkle all
gone from her eyes and those pathetic
little lines about her mouth! And he
had sworn to love her, to cherish her
and protect her through good and Ill
till death should part them. Instinc-
lively his hand closed over hers as it
lay listlessly on the seat beside him.
AT the touch of his fingers she turned,
and something shone in her eyes as she
drew closer to him.
Dear" she said softly, I'm so lone
ly, so tired and so sorry Will you"
His firm clasp of the hand tightened
as the conductor threw open the door
and shouted, "Aylwin next stationr'
'Hush," he whispered at was all
my fault. little girl 1 have been
brute, but all the rest of my life shall
make atonement, for we'll start all
over again, and-we won't have to act
a lie to the little mother. will we,
Nadia ?"
And, though she answered nothing in
words, each understood and was hap
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
Turf as Fuel.

Harold Harfagr In the year 1888
granted the islands of Orkney to Earl
Eyner brother to Duke Rollo of Nor
mandy. When Earl Eyner came to live
In his new possessions he found them
quite bare of any trees and producing
only very few stunted bushes.
The Orkneys are bitterly cold and
wind swept, so when the inhabitants
had used up all the wood they could
procure they came to their new earl
for advice. He recommended them to
cut out pieces of turf, dry them and
use them for fuel This they did with
such great success that the custom
spread to Scotland and thence to Ire
land and to many parts of England.
Earl Eyner was always known after
ward as Turf Eyner
"Peat rights. were defined by march
stones with three whelks laid under
each and were jealously guarded by
the townships or individuals to whom
they belonged. Throughout Scotland
up to the thirteenth century peat and
bogWood were universally used for
winter fires and broom and whin dur
ing summer.
Some etymoioglsts regard the name
of peat as almost synonymous with
fuel, deriving it from the early English
''beten," to replenish a fire.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

In big department store a dainty,
pretty little woman in the act of buy
ing some lace caught sight Of another
pretty little woman who was buying
some ribbon. As their eyes met both
shoppers dropped the articles at which
they had been looking and rushed into
each others arms.
"Old and dear friends reunited after
many years." thought the clerk behind
the counter.
At last the time for parting came.
Now do come and see me real soon,"
said the first woman.
"Oh, l never pay calls, you know re-
piled the other. you come and see
me-"
well, don't know your address"
1T is the last house on street,
next to Riverside drive"
But do not know your name since
your last marriage"
It.was then that the clerk woke up to
the real situation
"Just a pair Of g1shers," he said to
himself disgustedly New York Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
Court Roonl Rennrtee.

In suit relating to brewery proper
ty reported in Case and Comment an
eminent and very digniied counselor
was one day reading to the court some
manuscript affidavits which were not
overlegible and by mistake read the
word mash" as wash" Counsel on
the other SIDE who was small of stat
ure and polite In manner, but keen in
intellect and frequently sarcastic, was
Immediately on his feet and, with q
somewhat irritating Difference of man
ner, begging his opponents pardon,
etc, asked liberty to suggest that the
word which the eminent counselor read
wash" was really mash Somewhat
nettled, the counselor thus corrected
thanked him for the information and
added that he was not himself very ia
miliar with terms used IN the brewery
business, as he had never spent much
of his time in place Of that kind.
"Are we to understand, them" said his
opponent in the suavest manner, that
the eminent counselor wishes us to in
fer that his early days We're spent in a
laundry"
Animals Eyes Act Independently.
The eyes of an animal can only work
together when they can be brought TO
bear upon an object at the same time,
so that as a rule the eyes of a fish must
work more or less Independently. This
is sometimes also the case when the
eyes can cooperate, as any one who
watches a plaice or other flat fish in an
aquarium will soon discover.
This is true, too, of the curious bulg-
ing optics of chameleon, which roll
round swivelwise in a somewhat aim
less manner. When they do converge
it is bad for the insect upon which they
fix themselves.
Many animals possess more than
three eyes, which do not all act togeth-
er. A leech, for example, has ten eyes
on the top of its head, which do not
work. in concert, and kind of marine
worm has two eyes on the head and a
row down each side of the body. Some
lizards have an extra eye on the top Of
the head which does not act with the
other two. A bee or wasp has two large
compound eyes, which possibly help
each other and are used for near VI
sion, and also three little simple eyes
on the top of the head, which are en-
ployed for seeing things long way off.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
A GIRLS SUCCESS.
How Louise Dodge Managed a Musi
naI Eas<fvaI

How Louise Dodge Managed Musi-
cal Festival.
Southern girls go north to seek and
win success in newspaper and other
fields; northern girls so south for the
same purpose, and also attain the goal
of their quest 1t is a good blending
of the people at the geographical poles
of this nation. 1t makes them know
each other better, consequently like
each other better Girls make admira-
Bile messengers of peace and good will.
A few years ago northern girl Of
the best type. Louise Frances Dodge,
removed to Florida Her parents had
settled there some time before, her
father being a Presbyterian minister
and in charge of congregation near
Tampa. The daughter tarried behind
to complete her education, which she
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
Invisible Support.

Magistrate What's the charge against
this man, Of1cer?
Officer No visible means Of support.
Magistrate It's up to you, prisoner.
What have you to say In answer to the
charge?
Prisoner guess it's correct, your
honor My wife isn't visible at the
present writing. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
The Dangers of Travel.

Grouchy Bachelor heartily disap-
prove of taking children on railway
journeys and to large hotels.
Doting Mother So do |. One meets
SO many rude people and sees SO much
selfishness at those places that one is
always glad the little darIings aren't
there to pick up bad habits. Baltimore
American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

The last of July we put In what we
call our fall garden-string beans. rad
ishes, lettuce, turnips thinf:s which will
come on late in the fall and afford late
picking
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

A rich soil should mean a prosperous
agricultural condition for any country
and where agriculture fiourishes there
win the people prosper. A poor soil
means a poor people.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

The east this year has very short
hay crop and the west an unusually
large one. There will be a good mar
ket for all the hay which can be Sc
cured.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
A Possible V. ?.

~ FOSSlbtC vs. =
I cheerfully record the fact that some
per-on, at present unknown to this
writer, has sent the name of Hon. Cy
rus P. Walbridge of st. Louis hurting
through the circumambient atmosphere
as a desirable nominee for vice presi-
dent on the ticket with Colonel Roose-
velt Colonel Walbridge is a nice man,
and it is to be hoped that he will not
take the aforesaid suggestion seriously
enough to induce him to c1ake any sac
rifices in arranging his business affairs
so as to take up his residence in Wash
ington. But this Walbridge boom must
be treated decorously and must not be
whistled down the wind
Take it up tenderIy;
Lift it with care
Fashioned SO slenderly,
Young and so fair!
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

Especial Washington letter.
WNHE jingoes have dragged our
Uncle Samuel into decidedly
bad company. Russia justifies
her grab bag policy in Man
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

For has not good DR. Richard Bar
tholdt solemnly asseverated at the
Washington pie counter that Missouri
will go Republican next year? What,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
MARCIA CAMPBELL.


Miss Carmelfta Beck with is now ad-
vertising manager of the publicity de-
partment of a leading electrical and IL
Illuminating company in New York
She receives a handsome salary and
is proving her worth. Miss Beckwith
has been newspaper writer and re-
porter.
So many inventions have been made
and patented in the departments Of the
household and of women's apparel. 50
many inventions have been made by
ladies themselves, that promising
field is now open for the woman patent
attorney and expert Think Of ii man
expert giving his solemn opinion On
the subject Of d baby's clothingl
There has been established by some
philanthropic folk an asylum for feeble
minded women Would that il could
hold them ALL
Mrs Alice Moore McComas. the news
paper woman. has two brilliant and
gifted daughters in professional life.
One. Miss Alice. is concert pianist;
the other Carroll. has whistIed herself
at once into a good living and the pub
lie eye. Miss Carroll also sings. and
she has recently closed an ndyanta
geous five years contract with ons Of
the leading American firms Of t.,est-
-. A 4 l.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10
Badly Frightened.

There is no question but that the Re-
publicans are badly shaken up by the
revelations in the postal service. From
high authority there comes the hint
that Representative Burton, one of the
ablest Republicans in the house, is TO
be made chairman of the post Office
committee of the house next winter in
order that he may try to bring order
out of chaos. It's big job.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-09-10

y y e q y y =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
PIatonic Friendnhip.

The name "Platonic" is not very ac-
curately used when il is employed to
discuss the friendship of a man and a
woman into which there enters no trace
OF amatory sentiment. Plato, in va
rious treatises, especially the Tim
aeus." and the Symposium" speaks
indeed of love which is free from SEN
NOTWITHSTANDING the love Of soul for
soul; but Plato, whose spirit was tinged
with asceticism, was not treating Of a
woman at all, and In general what he
says upon this theme refers wholly 10
the affection of man for man, of the
binding force OF high character and
honor. He goes so far as to say that
the true lover Is TO be compared with
the philosopher. rising from the con-
temptation of the many who are beau
tiful to the contemplation and love OF
the beauty that Is abstract ana abso-
lutte. In fact, when he discusses
beauty" he uses the word almost as
the equivalent Of "goodness"--that iE
IN an ethical rather than In q physi-
cal sense. Therefore. "Platonic friend
ship" In lis modern. conventional
meaning. ~ something which never en-
tered Plates mind.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
SITE FOR AUDITORIUM
ADJOINING COLONIAL PARK.

Editor Morning News: In view OF the
recent discussion of Savannah's need
for an auditorium, and as no site has
as yet been selected, l desire to call
attention to the lot formerly used for
the city's stables or pound" on Aber-
corn street Extending back and be-
yond Lincoln street,. 1t is about as
wide as the widest blocks north of
Liberty street, and if necessary, about
ten or fifteen feet of the lane might
also be had as it is little used as a
thoroughfare. The site is convenient
to the hotels, business section and all
car lines. A and B belt and Liberty
street cross-town cars pass 1t and the
Habersham or out of town line is only
a block to the east. Colonial Park on
the north side would furnish an inter
esting lettering place. Build an audi
torium this summer and get tourist
rates next winter. NJ. Ed. Wilson.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
IF | BUT COULD.
(By Capt. Jack Crawford, 'the Poet
Scout.")
Orphans were most of them,
Oh! such a host of them.
Wretched and glad.

Wretched and glad.
II could clothe each jeweled thought,
That comes to me in Natures bowers
In classic language such as taught
Away from Western woods and flow
II could sing the sweet refrains
That in my soul in silence cluster.
From many a heart, I'd strike the
chains
And give the star Of hope new luster.
If could scatter all the gems
That light my soul in darkened
places,
Could pluck the hope-buds from their
stems,
And wreathe them Ger respondent
faces:
II had but the power to stay
The blighting hand of pain and sor-
row,
The human flowers that wilt to-day
Would raise their heads and bloom
tomorrow.
If from the Masters hand above
To me the longed-for power was
given
To change all bitterness to love,
OF every earthly hell make Heaven,
The lowering clouds would quickly flee
Before the light that followed after,
And every wave of life's broad sea
Would CLEAN with Love, and Song
and Laughter.
And yet before my eyes had closed
That night when thus l barred my
soul,
And DER my wandering senses dozed
felt the tepid tear-drops roll
dnWf1 NV abaaEG haNauSa knoxv
That / was but a hayward stray,
Heart-Sore because I could not do,
Yet hoping that 1 could some day.
And wisely thus the Master ruled
Between us bits of mortal clay.
He gave to you, sweet Helen Gould,
The WILL and with it means to stay
The blighting hand Oh, God is good
caught glimpse of Heavens scroll
The night 1 wrote, IF But Could"
And Joy bucked in my broncho soul.
My wild pegasus broken in,
Mid scenes of bitterness and woe,
Was lean, and lank, was starved and
thin,
But blood was blue and all aglow
With Gods aristocratic fire,
The only aristocracy,
The kind, true, noblemen desire,
Inc only emblem OF the Tree.
Inspired by such a thought, 1 dare
Assert that l am rich indeed,
Nor would l change with millionaire
Whose God is Gold, whose Soul is
Greed:
I'd rather have a Mothers smile,
Than winning hand at Plutarchs eu-
chre
That robs the man who knows no guile,
land murders innocence for lucre.
But few the years to come and go,
And you and I will sleep apart;
I, where the thorny cacti grow,
You, where the flowers will crown
your heart:
Loved ones will deck your sacred tomb
And thank the Christ, the Master who
Sent such a woman flower to bloom,
With wealth of love and gold to do.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
THE SULTAN AND THE SEA.
A New Version on Morocco's shore
of the Old King Canute Legend.
From Arthur Schneider's 1.-THE Sultan
of Morocco Journeys Toward Fee"
in the Century

From Arthur Schneider's 1.-THE Sultan
of Morocco Journeys Toward Fee"
in the Century.
On the fifteenth day we left our last
inland camp for the seashore, the
Sultan envious of those who could gal
lop to the waters edge before him. He
rode along quietly enough, checking his
impatience, until a narrow ribbon of
blue burst into view above a stretch
of san dunes, when he communicated
his feelings to his horse, urging him
to a faster pace. This pace increased
until it carried him up to and over the
sand into the sea. He was obliged to
halt there. The sea refused TO roll
back, and his horse would go no fur
Their. 1t was a heart-stirring scene,
and at the time, although the old tale
of King Canute came to my mind, /
was under too great a magic spell to
smile at the sinilitude.
There was grandeur in that straight
figure in glistening white, sitting so
majestically in bewilderment upon his
FESTIVE steed. contemplating the bill
lows as they gathered themselves and
closed in on the shore, racing under
him up the sandy shore, to slip back
and to leave great expanse of pol
ished strand. The stretch of sand lead
ing to the long sand hills swarming
with white-clothed Arabs and many
colored standards, wedging their bril-
lance into the sky, held me enchant-
ed.
The Sultan's very embarrassment
made 1t all the more impressive, and
he looked the absolute monarch, unap-
proachable, who never smiled or joked,
and never loaded paint on canvas. No;
hi lot A III III
tan. Never before did it seem so in
credible that was, day after day,
rubbing shoulders with this inaccessi-
BILE man.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
ARMY OF SWITZERLAND.
The War Footing Is $4,000 Strong.
All Must Serve.

All Must Serve.
From the London Express.
The Swiss army, when the amount of
! money that is spent upon it is taken
into consideration, is the most service
| able armed force in Europe.
1t is not ornamental; in fact. the uni
forms are not only ugly, but frequently
ill-ftting. They are, however, emil
! nently practical, and are manufactured
from the very best material. This is
necessary, as a mans uniform has to
tary service, which, from start to fin
ish, consists of thirty years.
He occasionally is allowed new
pair of trousers, but the government
does not encourage extravaganza in
, this direction. 1t often happens that
when a man has got on in life kindly
nature adds rotundity of person to his
figure, so under these circumstances
the government at its clothing depart
ments alters his tunic and serve him
with a new pair of trousers.
AT stated periods there are kit in
spections at which all uniforms must
be shown. In the event of a uniform
showing signs of neglect on the part of
its owners, the soldier at his own eX-
pense has either to buy new garment
or get that garment thoroughly re-
paired.
The watchwords of the Swiss army
are efficiency and economy. In time of
war $4,000 men can be put into the
field, and when 1t is considered that
the population of the confederation is
under 3,500,0O0 it will be seen that there
is a higher percentage of military serv-
ice in Switzerland than in any other
country in the world The cost for
these $4,000 men is e1,120,000 per an
mum. These figures must appeal to Mr..
Brodrick when juggling with his mill
lions and his phantom army corps.
Every Swiss adult is liable to mill
tary service. In the event of man
being physically unfit to serve with the
colors he is compelled to pay a small
sum annually to exempt him from
service, but in time of war he may be
called upon to serve in such capacities
as he may be able to fill. This role
might consist either of acting as a
military clerk or as an orderly at the
hospitals.
The military service is divided into
three periods, the first being what is
known as the "elite," which youth en-
tiers in his twentieth year. After pass
ing a stiff medical examination he goes
in training at one of the barracks for
a period of six weeks to three months.
This training is very severe. He is
constantly at work the whole day,
either being drilled or being taught to
shoot. or out on long route marches.
Discipline Is strict. but is essentially
intelligent. as recruit has a perfect
right, without transgressing any mill
itary law to appeal to an officer for
further instructions II he does not un-
I derstand what ne has been told. The
pay IL 90 per day, and liberal though
homely rstions are supplied.
When the recruit has finished his first
service. and has been passed BY the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31

convenient, and will be fitted with ev-
erything needed in the way of station
cry, etc. The public is invited to in
spect the bank as soon as it is opened.
The building in which the bank is es-
tablished is a six-story one, the larg-
est and most costly in that vicinity,
and one of the finest, for that matter,
in the city. With the exception of the
western half of the first floor, which is
at present vacant, all of the apartments
of the buildings, besides that occupied
by the bank, are occupied by the Of
fees of the Central road.
On the mezzonine floor lis located
Paymaster r. c. Fetzer Jr.; on the
second floor, Treasurer T. M. Cunning
ham and Cashier w. c. Askew; on the
third, Freight Claim Agent j. f. Gray;
on the fourth, Auditor W. d. Beymer,
while the fifth and sixth are devoted
to the purposes of the force of Freight
and Passenger Auditor. c. D. Martin.
Chairman Hanson of the board of di-
rectors, Secretary c. c. Williams and
the directors also have quarters on the
second floor
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31

make, is large one, and fitted with
the most approved appliances in the
way of locks, etc. 1t contains, in ad-
dition to the appointments needed for
the bank, two hundred safety deposit
boxes.
The business of the branch will for
the present be in the care of Mr.. Ed
ward M. O'Brien, who will be in charge
of the general business, and Mr.. E. Low
ell Schirm, who will have charge of the
savings department. Both are young
men, but are experienced, Mr.. O'Brien
having been connected with the parent
bank of the branch for the last ten
years, and Mr.. Schirm having had
three years experience with the
same concern besides having general
business training in several other lines.
The bank has been fitted with quar-
tiers for it's lady customers. These
quarters will be both handsome and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31

The Citizens Bank branch, at Lib
erty and Montgomery streets win open
its doors for business tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock. 1t is expected that
business will begin with a rush, for it
is through the branch that the checks
with which the employees of the Cen
trail road are paid, will be cashed, and
to meet the demand from this source
alone, some $4,000 will be required.
The branch bank occupies the east
ern half of the lower floor of the new
six-story building that has but recent
ly been built by the Citizens Bank.
These quarters, in which the furniture
and fittings have just been placed are
as handsome and convenient as those
of any bank in the city. The floor is
of white marble, the woodwork of dark
colored oak, and the ratings and graf
ings of bronze.
The vault. which is of the Mozler