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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
ANIMAL SWIMMERS.
The Squirrel Is Very Swift and the
Rabbit Is Oddly Awkward

The Squirrel Is Very Swift and the
Rabbit Is oddly Awkward.
Almost all animals know how to
swim without having to learn it. As
soon as they fall into the water or are
driven into it they instinetively make
the proper motions and not only man
age to keep atioat, but propel them
selves without trouble.
Exceptions are the monkey, the cam
el, giraffe and llama, which cannot
swim without assistance, Camels and
llamas have to be helped across water,
and giraffes and monkeys drown if
they enter it. Now and then both of
the latter species manage to cross wa
terways when they are driven to ex-
tremities. just as human beings ocea-
sionally can keep themselves above wa
ter through sheer fright
A funny though able swimmer is the
rabbit. He submerges his body with
the exception of head and tail The
latter sticks away up into the air, and
his hind legs make "soap suds' as he
churns the water madly to get away.
But with all his awkwardness he is
swift swimmer and is only beaten by
the squirrel among the land animals.
The squirrel swims with his heavy
tail sunk away down in the water and
his head held high He cleaves the
waves like duck, and man in row
boat has all he can do to keep abreast
of the swimming squirrel.
One thing that none of the land living
animals does is to dive. No matter how
hard pressed a swimming deer, rabbit,
squirrel or other purely terrestrial ami
NAL may be it will remain above wa
ter. But the muskrat, beaver, ice bear
and otter dive Immediately.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13


The evolution of the Poland-China
hog from its Arkansas rooter ancestry
has been worth untold millions to the
country, and a queer thing is that,
notwithstanding the success attained
with the hog, little or nothing until
within a year or two has ever been
done to improve the corn upon which
he is fed. 1t is probably entirely with
in reason to say that fully as much
improvement can be made in the corn
as has been made in the hog. A few
men are getting on to the truth of this,
and more will very soon. The average
quality of the corn raised is of the
Arkansas rooter type. Selection and
careful breeding are going to develop
the Poland China corn before long.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13

under your unwatchful eye, and in nine
cases out of ten it was owing to some
unwise action of yours. not the child's.
Now, take the little boy under discus
sion. l have seen him run into the
room and take the best chair. That was
only natural But. when poor grand
mamma came in, did he get up and give
the old lady the comfortable seat? Not
a bit of it. Now, there was her chance
there was the mothers chance. Either
of them might have taught him in a
nice way the doctrine of courtesy and
unselfishness Instead of that, here is
what happened: Grandmamma mildly
sat down in straight cane chair quite
as If it were the proper order of things.
Now, can you blame the boy? He
didn't even realize he was doing any
thing out of the way. Why should he?
Every one seemed to take 1t as a
matter of course. 1t was the same way
when mother deprived herself in order
that he might have her dessert plus his
own, when the whole feminine portion
of the household gave in to his wants
and inconvenienced itself for his
pleasure
There you have your selfish boy!
Blame him? Blame the parents! The
most generous man living, the greatest
philanthropist, would be mere selfish
brute if lie had been brought up iii
that way. HELEN CLIFTON.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
The Girl Who Is Loved.

Her features may or may not be
good, her complexion perhaps leaves
something to be desired, but her sweet,
true eyes and her kindly heart make
her friends forget any physical short
comfngs that she may have, and
wherever she goes she is as welcome
as the sunshine.
Her charm is in her freshness and
her naturalness. She is sweet and
wholesome herself. and. being that.
she is on the lookout for the good that
is in the world. Somehow she always
finds it. People seem to be at their
best in her presence, and, though she
knows that the world has its ugly.
seamy side, she escapes personal con-
tact with it.
She is simple and honest, and people
who are tired of the shams and hol-
lowness of society delight in her.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
BREEDING sELFlSHNESs.
How Parental UnseIfshness spoils
Host of Children.

How Parental UnseIfshness spoiIs a
Host of Children.
what selfish little beast that boy
isw
Every one agreed.
Even his mother shook her head sad
ly and remarked: 1T is the one fault
Charley has. He never will stop to
think of other people"
But what amused me and made me
perhaps a trifie indignant was that
every one seemed to think it was the
child's fault-that it was a part of him
quite as much as his stammer and the
way that he walked.
What nonsense.
Don't we receive the little mind fresh
and fair as an unwritten page, and, il
we do not actually write upon it, don't
we guide or push the baby fingers
which hold the recording pen? Stop
and think, fond mother, and you will
see how every baby fault had its start
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13

A wild Duck Preserve.

A number of Philadelphians are en-
deavoring apparently to monopolize the
duck shooting in Elsinboro, near Sa-
lem, n. J.. this season, as the Taylor
farm, purchased by syndicate, is now
being made into a duck preserve, says
the Philadelphia Press. This is the
only artificial preserve of its kind in
the state and is desirable location
Wild celery, oats and other feeds have
been planted, and hundreds of tame
ducks of the mallard variety are being
raised as decoys.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
Narrow Escape.

She-Of course he bored me awfully.
but don't think l showed it. Every
time l yawned just hid it with my
hand.
He trying to be gallant) Really, 1
don't see how hand so small could
r-hide-er-that is-beastly weather
we're having, isn't t?-Philadelphia
Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
breeding TrouIIa

Bertie-I don't want to go ITO bed yet,
sis. / want to see you and Mr.. Shep-
herd play cards.
Lucie-You wicked boy to. think we
should do such thing! Wetnever do It
Bertie-But heard mamma tell you
to mind how you pIayed9your cards
when Mr.. Shepherd came!
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
Their Chance.

Jaspar- Young scadsby has enough.
why doesn't he keep out of business
and give others chance?
Jumpuppe But it is by going into
business that rich young men like him
give smart young men chance to
make money.-Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
Toad and Not a Toad.

One of the queerest reptiles in the
world is the horned toad of Arizona.
In the first place, though it looks Ike a
toad and is so called. 1t isn't toad at
all, but lizard. 1t lives nowhere save
in the. desert and feeds on hard shelled
beetles and other insects
One of the oldest things about the
creature is its way of fighting. Two
horned toads will meet and fight like
bulls by buttlng. not apparently with
any notion of killing each other, but
each trying to turn its adversary over.
The toad that is finally upset goes
away humiliated and hides himself.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
D. y

Not long ago, when it was proposed in
the Illinois legislature TO erect il statue
TO Miss Frances Willard one oi the wise
superior sex thai governs wnn.n rose
TO speak In opposition to the Diil He
said he was empbatlrally against the
proposition because Frances Willard
was no more deserving 81 honor than
4 thousand Other mothers How nIch
some lawInakers DO knowi
All over the Union the story has been
spread how an American girl Las re.
fused to marry the Servian beir, Peter
arageorgevitch Wei, what Of iii
It gives me pleasure to call attention
to the fact that Lydia Carpenter, a
fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Of Plattsburg.
N Y. has made running high jump
Of 4 feet 81 inches, thus making new
record for the feminine sex.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY, AUGUST l3, 1908

but I'm glad they are for his sister,
even If she is the Mrs. Drew who rolls
by me in her carriage"
The shades were finished, barely in
time for the birthday Sylvia had never
done more exquisite work, and now she
hated to pack them one by one in their
dainty nests of tissue paper, a per
feet orchid each one of them, and when
they saw the light once more 1t would
be at feast graced by clever men and
beautiful women. But they would go
out of her life forever Something else
would go out of her life, too-those
pleasant little chats across her sewing
table where Paul Harvey had watched
the orchids grow. Yes. it was all true,
this gossip, that Paul gave all his heart
to his sister. But perhaps If certain
slump in stocks and an absconding
cashier had not done their united worst
for herself and her mother it might
have been different
And she closed the box sharply. tied
the twine in hard knots and went out
for walk. She would not be home
when the messenger called.
Mrs. James Drew was giving an "aft-
ernoon." The crowd was thinning out.
and the hostess was standing in a small
alcove with Mrs. Donnelly. Said the
latter:
MY dear Virginia. 1 shall always
feel that it was my fault. l sent your
brother to Sylvia Carr for those miser-
able orchid shades and now
Virginia Drew smiled with lips that
quivered just tride.
"And now my brother says he is the
happiest man in the world. 1t is odd
to see how composedly she meets the
women for whom she once made ger
man favors. but she has certainly been
a success. Don't you think SOP"
Mrs. Donnelly nodded her head, and
they both glanced at the graceful fig
ure, crowned with copper colored hair,
crossing the room in long trailing robe
of softest gray. Virginia Drew stretch
ed out her hand to touch a silken orchid
which topped a silver candlestick.
II shall keep them always, for In
their great purple hearts is woven the
love story of the dearest and best broth
er in the world''
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-13
No wonder.

No Wonder.
She My parrot says some awfully
clever things.
He-And who taught it to taIk2
She-Oh, did.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
SOUTH DORSET.

VIM Tobin is in poor health.
Isaiah Dunbar is slowly recovering.
James Mcbride had a turkey shoot
last Friday.
Henry Stanard is quite lame from a
kick Of horse.
Charles Phelps was reported quite
sick but is better
Miss Edith Blackmer is spending a
week with her grandmother Mrs
Daniel Blackmer.
Quite a number of our young people
attended the box party held at East
Dorset last Thursday.
The marriage of Michael Kelley, to
Miss Margaret Maloney, is annoRlced
TO take place Thursday November 26.
Michel McLanglen engineer at Nor
cross and Vests quarry. slipped down
an embankment Monday and cut his
head severely
Mrs Pelkey of West Rutland was
called here last week on account of the
serious illness of her son Frank Pei
key, but he is now convalesent.
The Misses Anna Tulley. Agnes
Corey, Fora Blackmer, Mary and
May Burns are all home from Burr
and Burton Seminary for week.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
DORSET

Miss Helen Park of Wells is in
town.
Miss Mears OF Williamstown, Mass.
is at DR. Pratt's.
Miss Emily c. Roberts is in East
Dorset with her sister.
Robert Bromley and wife attended
the house warming at Martin Brom-
ley's in Dandy.
Chas L. Lee, John r. billiard, Miss
Sarah Hilliard, Miss Helen S. Sny-
der, Miss Lavina S. Edgerton, Miss
Hclsn ]. Barrows, Mrs James Malone,
Miss Kathryn Brennan, Miss Sarah
Kelleher Miss Gillespie, Miss Mar
garet Stuart and NJ, Kelleher attended
the teachers institute at Manchester
last Thursday.
The program presented by the maids
of Dorset Grange at the last regular
meeting was as follows; Music, ''The
Gay Bachelors" " Mrs r. NJ, Camp
bell; dialogue, "Gossips, Misses
Roberts, Kelley, Brennan; recitation,
Miss Amy Harwood; tableau, "Trust
Him Mott" reading, Miss Roberts;
recitation, Miss Marena Chapman;
tableau, GA Game of Old Maid. Re-
freshments were served and games
played until a late hour.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
NOT GUILTY.
Story as to Assistant Attorney General c. II.
Robb Of Vermont

Story as to Assistant Attorney General I. n.
RObb Of Vermont
Golfers Weekly prints the following
good story which may be of interest,
though the incident occurred at st
-Johnsbury or some where else and not
at Bennington.
Charles fl. Roth, assistant attorney
general of the post Office department,
like former Comptroller of the Cur
reucy Eckels, has found youChful ap-
pearanue somewhat embarrassing at
times. Robb expounded blackstone
and Kent in the Green Mountain state
and served several years as states at
torney of Vermont; be later turned
back small fortunes into the heshpots
of Uncle Sam by bis handling Of in
tricate revenue questions at the treas
ury department, aud more latterly be
has scored distinctioDCas the legal end
of the postal inquisition yet once when
be attempted to enter the post office
department after Office hours Jealous
watchman held him at the door and
laughed Nhen he proclaimed his ofici-
al status
While states attorney on his native
Yankee heath Robb was invited to de
liver the oration at the Decoration dsy
ceremonies on the battlefield of Ben
nington, in all the glory Of his Office
and the simmer of his civic pride,
was the factotum who ofiiciated as the
master Of ceremonies. die introduced
Mr. Robb with a speech that should
have high place among the forensic
features of the century,
''We have met here, said the sher-
itf, while the undulatiors Of his bosom
showed the pride that burned within
him, ''on this auspicious occasion to
desecrate t1s graves of those fallen
heroes who died in defiance of their
country and their conntry's law. l
take great pleasure. therefore, to inter.
duce as the oray-ter Of the occasion,
Mr. G. H. Robb.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
sHAFTsBURY DEPOT

Mrs J. Mattison visited in South
SALISBURY last week.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs d. W. Harrington, last Thursday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Evi Randall and their
son, master Harry, of Cambridge,
were in town last week.
The Ideal Entertainers gave an en-
tertai1ment in the NJ. r. Church last
Friday evening. A large crowd was
present, $500 being realized. Every
body felt well paid for their invest
ment.
David Buck, an old and respected
resident of this place, passed away
Sunday morning at three o'clock. He
was a kind friend and good sneigh-
Dor He had always resided in town
and had many friends who will miss
him greatly. He is survived by wife
and six children. Mrs Edward Som
ers, Mrs Chauncey Hullett, Mrs +. b.
Randall, Mrs George Montgomery and
Mrs Robert Montgomery, all of this
place and George Buck of Racine,
wis. The funeral was held at his late
home Tuesday at , p. m. The family
has the sympathy of the community.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
POWNAL CENTER

Chas Miller has bronchitis.
Abram Knapp continues quite ILL.,
Edain Reynolds lost acowlast week.
School in district l3 has been closed
a week.
Mrs d. A. Dean is at F. f. Mason's
for few days
Mr. and Mrs NJ. Crosier visited in
Stamford Sunday.
Edith and Ada Morgan we're at Lem
uel Morgan's sunday
Mrs Dallas Dean of North Adams
is at Chas Westfall's.
Charles Patterson is building a
house for Ira Morgan.
Michael Hilliard and family have
moved here from Pownal.
D. A. Dean and Joseph Myers have
improved their barn yards.
DrL f. Niles and family have moved
into their mansion on Mason Hill.
Miss Bessie Reynolds spent Sunday
at Pownal with Miss H. A. Barber
Elder e. E. Towsley breaches at the
Pownal NJ. e. church Sunday even
ing.
Prof II. w. Gilmore and wife of
Dummerston are at Frank B. Gard
ner's.
Frank Blanchard is building a new
hottca for Eapwna Mnrnan In Euct
Pownal
Rev Robert II. Wash5urne preached
a Thanksgiving day sermon Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs Byron Hodge returned Satur-
day from a two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Boston.
The day school will have a Christ
mas tree and concert, also the Sunday
school at the Union church.
Drs Potter and Miner recently re-
moved an abcess from the breast of
d. C. Barnstein. He is doing well.
B. F. Burleigh of Knoxboro, N. Y,
was in town Friday seeking informa-
tion in regard to the Burleigh and
Case families of Pownal.
The meeting of the ladies aid society
at Murray Towsley's Thursday even
ing was grand success. Mr. and Mrs
Towsley are royal entertainers.
The ladies aid society will give a
chicken pie supper in the town hall on
Wednesday evening, December 2. An
entertainment will also be given. Sew
eral loads from Bennington are ex-
pected.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
NORTH HoosICK.

Walter Allen is on the sick list.
Mr. Lober has gone to work at Wal.
loomsac.
Mrs Arthur Milliman Is on the sick
list but is better.
John Connolly has moved into one
of j G. Byars houses.
Everett Baker of Schenectady is
expected home Thanksgiving.
The Epworth League had a sumner
Friday night which netted S35.
Mrs Levi Brooks who has been on
the sick list for the past week is inn
proving slowly.
Miss Amy Andrews who has been on
the sick list some days is to be taken
to the hospital Monday.
would like a Postal Card from
every person who finds the name Of n
relative in Church list with their
full name and address as a Thanks.
giving Offering, as | am confined To
the house most of the time and 90 on
crutches. Address Hiram r. HasweII /
North Hoosick, N. Y.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
HO0sICK, N. Y.

Mrs George Rudd is on the sick list.
Hildred Babcock is on the sick list.
John Gordon has moved to South
Salisbury.
Fred Armstrong will move to Hoo
sick Falls Dec l.
Dennis Dragon and two children
are sick with typnoid fever. DR. Don
nelly attends. ~
Lewis c. Brown of New York is
spending a few days with his father,
r. G. Brown.
The Ladies Aid union was enter
tained at Mrs Geo Babcock's Tuesday
from until 6 O'Clock,
Miss Nellie Sanders is confined TO
the house by illness at Mrs Florence
Armstrong;. DR. Clark attends.
A. Oliver has moved into the house
recently vacated by John Gordon and
Charles Valaton has moved into the
Bratt tenement
The Woman's Auxiliary of All
Saints church will entertain the La
dies Aid union of the Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Geo Bah
cocks from till 6.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
WEST ARLINGTON

A. R, Edgerton spent Sunday in
G. B. Mckee was at home over the
Sabbath.
Henry Mckee recently visited in
West Rupert.
The fall term of school closes this
week on the "Green.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Woodsworth spent
Sunday at Il. T, Eatons.
Mr. and Mrs E. c. Woodwork wsrs.
at Fl. I. Eatons Sunday
Miss G. A. Buck recently visited re.
latives in Springfield, VT.
There will be prayer meetino
at the church Thanksgiving night.
Fanny Mckee is passing few weeks
with relatives in West Arlington.
Mrs George Stafford of East Arline-
ton visited her brother, VIM. Prai,
last week.
Mrs Il. G. Bucker returned on Sat
urday from a two months visit in Ohio
and Michigan.
Inc social last FRIDAY evening held
at Timothy Hayes was well attended
and enjoyed by all.
Mrs Frances Matteson and son Per.
ley d. Of Seymour, Conn, visited al
ID. I. Eatons, last week.
II. T. Eaton and P. D. MattesoD
left on Monday A, NJ. for Barre to
visit the granite quarries,
Mrs George Stafford Of East Arling-
ton was a guest of her brother w. II
Pratt and family last week.
ReyH D. Kelton preached a Thanks
giving sermon on Sunday from the,
text, Psalm CXVI: y, 13.
After passing week with friends
here Miss Martha Sherman returned 10
her home in West Rupert Friday 18th.
A. c. Morehouse was summoned 70
Rutland last week his brother hS=-
ing meet with painful accident. He
returned on Monday.
Miss Jessie Tefft visited in town AND
assisted in the choir, on Sunday much
to the pleasure of those who we're for
tunate enough to be present
The social at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Tim Hayes, Friday evening was
pleasant one about 40 being present.
The hext is to be at Henry Conin's
where chicken pie supper viii be serv-
ed.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26

DIS pertaining 10 the fs and game
laws of uur state, her ra' 10 has de
reased, 1t was reported to me by
tn 81 whp respect the laws in Essex
co nty that open season continues
throughout the year
There are reported hunters from
other states New York, 4 Massachu-
setts, 10 New Hampshire, 6; Rhode
Island, 2; Canada, /; that were all
successful in killing deer and taking
them out of the state. There we're al
so reported from New York state, 26
who we're not successful, from Massa-
chusetls ard 33 from New Hampshire.
No doubt some of these parties cap
tured deer, and they were taken from
the state without being reported to the
comm issioner4
1t is very evident to your commits
sioner that this increase in slaughter
of deer or even the same ratio kept up,
will soon deplete the stock. Every
day reports come to my Off e tnat
wounded deer ara discovered, which
means a large addition to the number
slaughtered, already reported. War
dens throughout the state, where such
reports come from, are instructed to
hunt them up and put them out Of
misery.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
NORTH RUPERT.

L. Towsley was in Dandy, Tuesday
Mrs Lulu Porter has been visiting
Mrs Carl Denio.
o. NJ. Derby of Manchester was in
town last week.
Grifith's mill in the Hollow has shut
down for the winter.
School begins next week, with the
same teacher Miss Winchester.
Mr. and Mrs G. Gallup are reioic-
ing over the birth of a daughter, Nov.
81.
Mrs Clark Towsley and two children
have been visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Joseph Wildwood of Dorset is
stopping with her daughter, Mrs Geo
Gallup.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-11-26
Y. M. q, A. Notes.

Dudley Prescott, the musical mimic
impersonator and ventriloquist will
give an entertainment at the Y. NJ. c..
A. rooms Friday evening at O'Clock,
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Juniors.
At the Concert and Mems meeting
Sunday at 3:45 the Misses Loomis will
sing, and Supt. A. w. Varney will
speak. so men attended the meeting
last Sunday.
The Women's Auxiliary will hold
their annual Rummage Sale at the
rooms Dec. Bird and 4th. Word left at
the rooms regarding contribution will
receive prompt attention.