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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Grants Marvellous Memory.

General Grants retentive memory
was simply marvellous, more especially
to those most closely associated with
him from day to day. In the midst OF
absorbing thought and with apparently
unobservant manner his quick ear and
eye seemed to hear and notice every
thing. and two weeks or months later
the slightest details had not escaped
his attention or memory. This power
was Enthusiastically demonstrated in
game of whist with his guest, Major
General Doyle of the British army, be-
tween Baltimore and Fortress Monroe.
Two staff officers completed the players.
With General Doyle at his right it was
simply amazing to discover Grants
ability to discover strategic points He
never failed to remember every card
that had fallen, whence it came and
who was to deliver to him all remain
ing, which he scooped in as matter
of course, although he never seemed
in the least absorbed in the game. He
was indeed an enigmatic composition
in this as well as in other respects
National Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
THE SEVENTH
M AN
By INA WRIGHT HANSON
Conyrtsht. 1904. by Ina Wright Hanson
BY INA WRIGHT HANSON
Copyright, 1904, by Ina Wright Hanson

We climbed to the top of the hill,
Sylvia and l, and sat down-sh in the
queens chair and on small rock at
her feet. The queens chair, so named
by Sylvia, is a great white rock natu-
rally carved into very fair resem-
blance of throne Sylvia, her head
set proudly on her white, full neck,
makes fitting queen.
Sylvia's black fringed, purple eyes
were quiet; her little mouth had pen
was not piquant as at some times nor
defiant as at others. Sylvia is essen
TALLY creature of moods. and her
old guardian would not have her 9TH
erwise A man only yesterday was
telling me the beatitudes of his wife
to be.
"She is always the same" he bab-
bled. Zone always knows how he will
find her A woman like that is a
treasure hard to get
] thought of Sylvia and smiled. It's
because l never know how ! am to
find her that she charms me. Some
times she is a gay little butterfly, fit
ting from one flower Of speech to an
other; sometimes she is grave as
num- have learned, though not to
believe too much in Sylvia when she
is grave Sometimes the widest of
crimson moods originates in a drab
one
e.8Vhat do you see, Sylvia?" l asked
looking up at the dreamy face
s'The Sacramento river, forty miles
away she answered. 1T looks like
a white thread with knot tied in it.
1 suppose the knot is a steamboat"
81 suppose it is" | said absently.
"Do you realize that there are only
five days more"
'sOnly five days" she assented,
bringing her gaze back to me-
thought But no.
ooh! The manzanita is in bloom.
Please bring me a piece"
| obeyed as one harks to his queen,
but l demonstrated as one reproves
a child
1T is a matter of half million dol
lars, Sylvia"
She sighed Money isn't every
thing" she said tritely. She laid the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Unanimous.

NOW, boys, said the teacher, II
need not tell you anything further of
the duty of cultivating a kindly dispo-
sition, but will tell you little story
of two dogs.
George had nice little dog that was
as gentle as lamb. He would sit by
Georges side quietly for an hour at a
time. He would not bark at passers-
by nor at strange dogs and would
never bite anybody or anything. Thorn
as dog, on the contrary. was always
fighting other dogs aad would some
times tear them cruelty He would
also fly at the hens and cats in the
neighborhood and on several occasions
has been known to seize a COW by the
nostrils and throw her He barked 1t
all the strange men that came along
and would bite them unless somebody
interfered. Now. boys, which Is the
dog you would like to own. Georges or
Thomas'?1
Instantly came the answer in one
eager shout. "Thomas'r'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

pink blossom in her lap and added:
But money is very handy after a.,
isn't it, guardie? Tell re about it
again.
So, as one repeats nursery rhyme
to the child who knows it, but who
delights in its recital, told ''it'' again
to Sylvia.
"Your mother died at your birth,
your father a month later, leaving
you no relative in the world but me.
An eccentric old man adopted you be-
cause he had once loved your mother,
and he died when you were ten years
old"
"And you were thirty-fve," inter-
posed Sylvia.
1'That doesn't come into the story"
/ frowned. 'This man appointed me
your guardian and left a will by
which his fortune becomes yours if
you are married on the 18th day of
March, 1904"
my twentieth birthday" murmured
Sylvia.
s.If you are not married. the money
goes
ITO the dogs" laughed Sylvia.
| smiled "To found a hospital for
the cure and maintenance of infrm
CANNES, and there are only FIVE more
days
sYou left out something" she said,
taking up the flower again You
must approve the marriage and you
are very, very distant relative"
$50 distant that the relationship
wouldn't count if-I mean that even
this remote tie of blood makes me take
great interest in your getting your
fortune. Haven't you chosen yet?"
'Pve had six offers she said frank
", "and refused three. There's now
left Tom ana George and joe she
counted on her slender fingers. tom
and George and joe | can't marry
Tom, guardie He tells such unreason-
able stories. Why, he told me last night
that out in Iowa or somewhere there
was a cyclone which blew straws from
a strawstack right through standing
| trees
/ grinned
.But George and Joe don't exagger-
| ate.''
George is towel, womanish He
came to call on Kate the other day
| when was there She was busy with
her piece work that she delights in sc
and was showing me crazy work
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
Keeping 1t Circulating.

This" hoarsely spoke the hero,
shaking a roll Of bills i'll the face Of
the villain this is blood money!
Blood money!" echoes the yiliain.
pauslng to light cigarette.
Eyes. Take it back. will not have
it about mer'
VERY WE'LL replies the. villain, puff
ing disdainfully; Il shall blow It in
myself Blood money. Ha-ha-a-a! It
shall not be spent in vein."
At this point lady in the third row
Of the orchestra tainted. Chicago Trib-
une
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15

quilt that she had ready to put togeth-
er George sat down on the floor and
laid the blocks as he thought they
George He would be showing me
how to make the quilts his mother
used to piece
Joe is truthful and manly" said,
albeit grudgingly.
Joe is a dear, but | am not good
enough to be minister's Wife,
'.Nonsensel You're too good for any
man on EARTH, l said sharply.
Sylvia smiled down upon me. When
Sylvia smiles with her purple eyes as
well as her red mouth it makes one
wish he were not getting gray over the
temples
do you wish me to marry any Of
them, guardie?'
Something frightened in my throat,
but | spoke calmly, very calmly.
"Of course your old guardian doesn't
want to lose you, but he is anxious for
you to get your fortune, and the time
is very soon."
Isn't there some other way? Don't
lawyers sometimes make loopholes or
something
sThey sometimes do" ! answered
But they can't in this case. It's the
dogs or a husband, Sylvia, in five more
days.
Her eyes were looking forty miles
away again, and my eyes We're look
= -. - %; x1+n I;,.r -
or showed in her rounded cheek; it
touched her dimpled chin and crept
up to the bronze curl above her little
ear Sylvia turned to me with the
shyest of lights in her pansy eyes.
There's another she faltered.
All. l heard rustling under the
manzanita hush. | we2,t down and
threw Il stone at it. When | went
back l stood facing her.
"IIe is the seventh man. The an
clients thought there was luck in the
number seven, but you know the slip
ulation-I must approve"
.He is good, and he has honest hazel
eyes" she began slowly, land a SPLEEN
did chin. He isn't poor, but I'd rath-
err take manzanita blossoms from him,
if he could give me nothing else, than
to accept orchids from prince. l
should rather live in that little two
roomed house with him than with d
king in his palace
There was rift in Sylp.a's voice as
she finished.
"But he has never asked me to mar
ry him, and | guess he never will
HE must be a darned fool Them /
remarked sayagely.
Sylvia laughed softly.
That's one thing l didn't mention.
He is But if he doesn't ask me today
am going to ask him. Why shouldn't
I? / wish. though, he would ask me.
should so much rather he would,
dearest"
The last word was whispered, but I
heard it,
"You can't mean me?" I croaked. be-
wildered.
For answer Sylvia left her throne
and came down to me. She pointed
the manzanita blossoms toward the
Sacramento river, forty miles away
"See. dear. The sun strikes the riv-
er and it looks like band of gold 1t
looks like''-she hid her face on my
stupid shoulder, and my arms closed
around her-''it looks like a wedding
ring"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
ACTIVE WOMEN
Feminine Mail Carriers I'm the Rural
Districts.

Scores Of women and girls are now
earning their living as mail carriers in
the rural districts of the country One
young woman in rough and billy re
gion of Pennsylvania rises at A in the
morning milks the cows and feeds the
hungry farm animals, gets breakfast
for the family, then harnesses her
horse to the mail cart and starts on
run of fifteen miles to the railway sta
ton. She also takes passengers and
parcels. She has done this for several
years without missing day. Most
women who undertake occupations
generally followed by men are at
disadvantage. While the woman stands
up to what popular prejudice looks on
as "man's work." she is nevertheless
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
The Jnpnnesc Sleeve Dog.

The Japs have IL quaint standard OF
perfection by which they assess canine
merits. Thus the sleeve dog has or
ought to have FIVE cardinal points
the butterfly head In which the color
marking represents butterfly, the
white blaze OH nose and forehead
forming the body. and the rest of the
face and ears the wings; the sacred
'v'' found in the wedge shape of the
blaze running up the forehead; In the
center of this sacred V an isolated cir
Gle of color, which typifles the bump
of knowledge" the culture feet re.
qulring ample featherlng. Us the firing
ing hair is technically called, and lastly
the tightly curlcd. profusely feathered
tail symbolcal Of the sacred flower OF
Japan, the chrysanthemum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Good ROads md Social Life

Governor \. J. Montague of Vir-
ginia was the chief speaker at the
good roads meeting held by the Ma
tional Good Roads association recent
ly. Good Roads and Social Life" was
his topic. He termed the bad road as
social and industrial obstacle and
made a hit when he said he had rather
his children go to one good school five
miles away than an Indifferent school
half nile distant and that the good
road would help him in this. He ia
yored convict labor and nonpolitical
federal aid, seeing no reason why if
the government could dredge a poor
creek 1t could not improve the high
way used by all kinds and conditions
OF society,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
4 Good Example,

The road commissioners Of Lincoln
ILL.,, have just finished graveling one
and half miles of road leading south
from that village. This makes three
and half miles Of gravel roads lead
ing west and south from the village,
the total cost Of which was about 500,
or 5000 Il mile. The expense was de-
frayed by the landowners along the
roadway. A portion Of the cost was
paid by labor, the farmers subscribing
Q certain number of days hauling of
gravel, and for each day they were al
lowed $3.50. \ days work counted on
their cash subscriptions and was de-
Quoted from the amount subscribed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
THE MAP PROOFREADER.
His Work In Done Slowly and with
Extraordinary Care

His Work In Done slowly and with
Extraordinary Care.
II thought l knew my business until
| took job holding copy In mapmak-
Ing establishment" said veteran
pro0freader. "The change from the
rush Of morning newspaper to the
leisurely work Of an encyclopedia was
queer enough. 1t was three weeks be.
fore began to feel that l was earning
my salary. 1t takes about two weeks
to read the proof of good map. If it
is business atlas, particularly COM
prehensive as to small towns, we linger
over proof and its successive reyises
for month or six weeks before the
final electrotype is made. In mapmak-
Ing 1t Is not only essential that every
town should be in the map, but that it
should be In precisely the right place.
The man who is buying a map or an
atlas has no use for it unless 1t gives
accurate information about the city or
town where he was born, where his
wife was born and where he was mar.
rled. The first thing a prospective pur-
chaser does when shown new atlas by
canvasser Is to look up one or all of
these points. If his native town or city
is not there he won't bother to take
another glance at the book. If 1t Is
there, but not In its precise location on
some river or bay, he does not hesitate
to say he has no high opinion Of the
atlas. The motto Of our business seems
to be Get 1t all In and get 1t In right"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
TO THE POINT.
North Carolina Minister on the
Value of Good Roads.

A North Carolina Minister on tho
Value of Good Roads.
Rev. w. X. Coppedge of Rocking
ham, n. C., recently uttered the fol
lowing pithy sentences:
A vote for good roads is n vote to
Christianize the rising generation.
A vote for good roads is n vote TO
educate your children at the expense
OF the state.
vote for good roads Is a vote for
economy and against cruelty to AMI
mails.
A vote for good roads is vote for
cheaper fertilizers.
A vote for good roads Is a vote for
lower taxes,
A vote for good roads is a vote to
improve the financial condition Of the
poor and rich
A vote for good roads Is q vote for
free delivery OF mails.
a vote for good roads is vote for
cheaper living.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Hwy lncnn Settled Him

A story that is told of Leonard Ba-
con, who was one of the best known
theologians in New England in the lat
ter half Of the nineteenth century, H.
Illustrates the absurdity of popular
kind Of argument. pr. Bacon was at
tending a conference in one Of the New
England cities, and some assertions he
made in his address were vehemently
objected to by member Of the opposi-
ton.
why" he eypOstulated, Il never
heard of such thing in all my life!'
"Mr Moderator" rejoined Bacon
calmly, 81 cannot allow my opponents
ignorance, however vast, to Offset my
knowledge, however small.
Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
A ROYAL FEATHER CLOAK.
Kalakaua Couldn't Wear II. and His
Grnnnn

Kalakaua Couldn't Wear II. and His
Groom Disrraccd 1t.
When King Kalakaua of Hawaii Wis
tied Japan many years ago he was
very anxious to exhibit to the japanese
his famous royal feather cloak. 1t
did not look well draped over the regu-
lar costume of the king, which was
based on European military models.
1t was out Of the question to wear 1t
draped over brown cuticle, as was the
ancient fashion. Finally it was de-
cided to let Robert, one of his attend
ants, wear it. William n. Armstrong,
the kings attorney general, said: This
additional service delighted Robert,
who now, according to confidential
statement made to his japanese at
tendant, was keeper Of the royal stand
ard groom of the feather cloak and
valet in ordinary While in the i'm
perial car, on the way to Tokyo, the
kings suit had suddenly seen Robert,
sitting in state in the luggage car,
dressed In silk hat, white gloves and
with the gorgeous royal cloak hanging
over his shoulders, the tableau being
completed by group of Japanese at
tendants who were standing before
him lost in admiration" But Robert
was scarcely equal to the dignity that
was his. In his capacity Of valet he
preceded the party to the palace as
signed to them, and discovered there
abundance of wines and spirits, which
he consumed until they arrived. He
was found asleep in the kings bed
chamber with the silk hat far down
over his head and the gorgeous cloak
askew on his shoulders. He was at
once deposed from his office of groom
Of the feather cloak.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

This story regarding converted bar
barian is told in the English papers:
tea by the president of Il college. The
guest. who canIe from west Africa, re-
tailed some particulars of his early
life, when lady asked him how he
became Il Christian. "The story Of
Jezebel converted me-" he answered.
you know, we are told the dogs did
not touch the palms Of her hands. Well,
that convinced me of the truth of the
narrative, for we never eat the palms
of the hands in my country. They are
too bitter"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
One Meets With Natures Surprises
There at Every Turn.

Probably no area of equal extent
contains so great number of natural
objects capable Of arousing wonder,
enthusiasm and awe as are found
crowded together in the park. Its
many scenic features of restful charm,
activity. with weird, grotesque sur
rOundings, surprise one at every turn.
Yellowstone lake, the largest sheet Of
water in America at so high an eleya-
ton. with its indented shore line and
40 square miles of surface dotted
with forested islands, presents to low
ers of nature a series of picturesque
landscapes unequaled upon any other
inland waters. The far famed falls
of the Yellowstone, with their unique
and marvellous rock setting. and the
Grand canyon, with its majestic out
lines and brilliant colOring. are worthy
of all the praise bestowed upon them
and merit a separate descriptive arti-
Gle. More than score of waterfalls
and cascades. some of them Of ex-
quisite grace and beauty, pour the wa
tiers of mountain torrents and plateau
lakes from the uplands to the low
lands. Many of them well deserve a
visit. but their fame is obScured by
the real maryels of the Yellowstone
Again. the fossil forests, so seldom
visited, tell most interesting story Of
q buried plant world, of explosive erup-
tons of mud volcanoes and the grad
ual piling up of erupted lavas and
ashes. All these. enticing as they
seem, appear insignificant when COM
pared with the hydrothermal phenome-
ma displayed in geysers, boiling
springs. hot lakes, solfataras and num-
berless fumaroles, which have gained
for the park the appellation of the won
derland of America. PROFESSIONALLY
1t is this hot water treatment which
the region has undergone that has de-
veloped most Of the objects of interest
and made the park famous the world
over. Even the lake owes much of its
attractiveness to its hot springs and
paint pots, and the Grand canyon
would lack its brilliancy Of coloring
and its sculptured buttressed walls
but for the long continued action of
hot as well as cold water.-Arnold
Hague in Scribner's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
AN ODD PROCESSION.
Tiny Worms That Travel In u Long
SerpentlflSe Mass.

Tiny Worms That Travel In Long
Serpentlfl<e Mass.
The sciara, of the genus tipulx, a
tiny wormlike creature which Is found
in the forests Of Norway and Hungary
during the month Of July or early In
August, gather In huge numbers pre-
paratory to migrating In search Of food
or for change of conditions. When
setting out ON this journey, they stick
themselves together by means Of some
glutinous matter and form a huge SER
pentlike mass, often reaching a length
Of between forty and fifty feet and sew
eral inches in thickness. AS the sciara
is only on an average Of about three
thirty Of an inch In length,
with no appreciate breadth whatever,
the number required to form continu-
Gus line of the size above mentioned Is
incalculable
Their pace Is Of course very slow,
and upon meeting an obstacle such as
d stick or stone. they either writhe over
or around II, sometimes breaking into
two bodies for the purpose. A cele-
brated French naturalist says that II
the rear portion of this snakelike pro
cession be brought into contact with
the front part the insects will keep
moving round in that circle for hours,
never seeming to realize that they are
getting no farther on their journey. II
the portions be broken in two. the pro-
cesson will unite in Il short time When
the peasant meets one of these process
sions, he will lay some obstacle in front
of it. If it passes oyer it. 1t is good
omen
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
PlTH AND POINT.

No grown person should ever hate q
child.
Any man who has money can have
Autographs printed claiming a big
show.
The trouble with having a good word
for everybody is that when you pay a
compliment it doesn't count.
We hope we are not lacking in SYM
pathy, but when they tell us that fat
woman Is delicate" we laugh.
After man has been engaged three
or four weeks he begins to find oppor-
tunities to take sides in her quarrels.
We don't know what 1t requires to
become skllful at repartee, unless it
is to think as quick as when the baby
has the Group.
Ever notice how people reach over
the preserves after the pickles? And
how they insist on passing pickles in
stead of preserves to others ?-Atchison
Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Queer Tastes.

Speaking Of mysterious tastes. that
of man who was recently before the
magistrate at Greenwich is not very
easy of explanation. Three weeks ago
a legacy of $3.50 was left to him. The
first thing he bought. 1t seems, was a
set of billiard balls, and he now has
nothing else left to show for the f13O.
which has disappeared at the rate OF
f43 IS. sd. weekly. Why billiard balls!
1t is a singular and rather interesting
form of craving. 1t is perhaps true
that billiard ball is one of the very
few perfect objects produced by man.
1t Is all OF a piece, it is thoroughly no.
mOgeneOus as regards material, and it
is, or should be. faultless in form. Yet
only q strong strain Of mysticism in
the character would account for man
hungering and thirsting for billiard
balls above all other earthly things
London News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Eycleta Sold by the Million.

"Eyelets," said manufacturer, "are,
Ike needles, pins and matches, sold by
the million instead Of by the pound. l
don't suppose anybody could tell how
many million eyelets are sold every
year in New York, but the number Is
prodigious. Eyelets are made for a
variety of uses, from the huge white
metal loops sewed into the corners Of
ships sails to the tiny eyelets for the
dainty slipper OF baby. The greatest
number of eyelets made are, Of course,
for shoes. They are put up in boxes of
100000 100000 and 100000. Only
those proportions are packed. They
cost anywhere from $50 to $3.50 mil
lion. New York Times.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Unaircd Beds.

There Is story told of the eminent
DR.. Abernethy, who was as blunt as
he was learned. He was called to
prescribe for an old lady in falling
health, who prided herself upon being
and who looked the very pink Of neat
ness. Her dress was spotless and her
cap immaculate, and her friends spoke
Of her rs that sweet old lady After
much questioning, which was almost
ImpertIpcnt, and a careful diagnosis OF
the case the doctor said grullly,
"sladam, you are i'll because of filth.'
OF course she was horrificd, but he
went on, Your bed is not properly
aired, and IN consequence you are be-
ing slowly poisoned TO death"