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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
Shark Worship In Hawaii.

The shark has been perhaps the
most universally worshiped of all the
Hawaiian animal gods. Strange as it
may seem, the islanders formerly re-
garded the shark as being the friend
and protector of all those who pay him
deyout attention. Each locality along
the coast of the main islands of the
Hawaiian group formerly had its pa
tron shark, whose name, place OF
abode, history, ETC.. were all well
known to his superstitious worshipers.
The biggest and most celebrated Of
these shark divinities was male,
whose mouth was so large that he
could easily swallow any other shark
known to frequent those waters. Ac-
cording to the Hawaiian folklore sto-
ries, the bulk of this god of the sea"
was so great that he could not pass
through the narroWest channels which
separate the different islands, but
spent his time swimming around the
whole group and looking after the vel
fare of the people.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
Men and Their Autographs.

An experienced autograph collector
can almost. tell to what profession a
man belongs by the grudgingness or
otherwise of his response. Actors and
vocalists never demur. They rather
seem to like it. Poets and authors Of
fiction accede, but with certain cold
dignity; metaphysicians and philoso-
piers either refuse altogether or COM
ply with bad grace; dramatists not
only send their autographs, but a quo
tation from their works as well; peers
sign, but with stiff and formal hau-
teur; judges and barristers sign in such
way that it is not possible to squeeze
an I. O. q. over the name In fact,
every class has Of course, with excep-
tions-its own way of dealing with the
importantly of the autograph fiend.-H.
I. Jennings in Connoisseur.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
The Pelican and Its Pouch.

Among the curiosities of nature must
be reckoned the pouch of the pelican,
which serves equally well as net with
which to scoop up fish and as bag to
convey food to its young. When not in
use the bird can contract Its pouch SO
that it is barely discernible, but when
it is fully distended 1t will hold two
gallons of water When the pelican is
hunting for food it flies slowly about
twenty feet above the surface of the
water, scanning its depths for any sign
of its prey. As soon as fish Is seen
there is sudden folding of a pair Of
wings, a downward plunge with the
speed of an arrow head first into the
sea, the unerring marksman reappear-
ing in moment and floating on the
waves long enough to reveal glimpse
Of a fish gliding down its capacious
gullet and to shake the water from its
disheveled plumage.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
limited Command.

John Puryear of Richmond was one
IF Mosby's men In the eventful days
when the woods and hills of northern
Virginia made the picturesque back
ground for some Of the hottest encoun-
tiers of the civil war. puryear was a
mere stripping when the war began and
put on his first long trousers as wear
er of the Confederate gray Neverthe
less, he fought like veteran. He lack
ed veterans balance, for, although
fearless, he had not the slightest judg-
ment, a fact which, says Mr.. Munson,
the author of "Mosby's Men," Mosby
once recognized with considerable hui
NOR All that Puryear knew about war
was what he gathered in each mad
rush through the ranks of the enemy,
with his long black hair flying in the
wind and his revolver hot with action.
He rode like a centaur, and no enemy
ever existed that he would not engage,
hand to hand, hip and thigh After one
of the most daring rushes Mosby said
to him:
.sPuryear, am going to make you a
lieutenant for galIantry.'
Puryear swept his plumed hat in a
bow that was royal in It's grace.
ssBut," continued Colonel Mosby, Il
don't want you ever to command any
of my men,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
Social Life Lonn 400.

The stately danes of the court of
Edward w. rose with the lark, dined
at II a. m. and retired to rest at
In the evening. Henry VIII. went back
to 10 In the morning for dinner and
had supper at 4. In Queen Bess' days
her maids Of honor began the day with
a round of beef or red herring and a
fagon of ale for breakfast at about
$50 and dined at II, and then went to
the playhouse In the afternca not
later than 2, sometimes as early as
1890, according to the order Of the
play and the day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
UNCLE DICKY HEARS HERBERT.


ssTh' ole woman didn't go erlong, ccz our
married gals mans mother wuz & our house
an went alone. got g. Willer Grove jist
ez th' last piece Of music wuz a-bein' play
ed fer th afternoon concert an so he'd ter
kinder fool Ground twell TIL ev'nin' concert
an so | tux little look over th' groun's e.
see wut they he'd to git yer money but they
didn't git much nv yer Uncle Dicky's mon
ey fer didn't buy nothin' but three drinks
nv orangeuce. y
They he'd a rig there wut they called air
ship sumpin' thet looked like big glass
factory chimley with erbout dozen der
ricks stickin' out erbout forty feet an big
wire ropes runnin down erbout fifty feet to
a lot of fancy row boats with copper win
mills on one end an wen they swung
Ground tn boats iist nachelly sailed ont
erbout thirty feet 'boye tn earth so tn
folks wut paid Their dime cud say they'd
bin in an airship.
.sUp t TIL flynn -hoss sheds I seed won-
an with figgered skeeter-nettin' dress on
an her face me made think nv lion an by
Cracky she wuz a standin' right by a wood
en- lion!'' She WIZ broader ercrost then
Becky an SEE Z m'self, ole gal I'm migl-
ty glad yer not my woman fer like ez not
y'd bite wen y git mad. =
Their wuz most million people there
an wien Mr.. Herbert come out to start his
orkestry TIL big awjence jist Ont loose an
clapped, but I saved my ole paws twell
Their wuz sumpin ter clap erbout. y
He he'd about sixty players in his orkes-
try, mostly little fddles, some few bigger
ones an four broad 'orost ez hogsit an
sounded like way awf thunder storm Zen
they played 'em. = They he'd pianer, an
morgan, an brass band horns, copper biler
drums an harp an lot nv luther inster-
ments never seed afore. !"
AN SIGH pIayin' meyer heed afore
they didn't play tune right through but
iist kinder fddled Ground it syuesauaw-
tiddledy tit-kerbang, SOS Teller cnd kin
der guess at tn main tune eff he'd listen
purity close Th' leader d jist seem 4 shake
th music awf little CAD in his hand an
wen he wanted bangup big noise he'd let
on ez eff he WIZ mad an liekin' an ornery
mule.
Sometimes th' music 'ud almost stop an
some fiddler ID start in way down low so
y cud bar'ly hear him an then th' rest nd
come eriong louder an louder, faster an
more ov it, twelI at last they'd quit playin'
half dozen like fifty million fre-crackers
a-goin awf s. wunst
well, WIZ glad come fer sh air wuz
chock full nv th' feeIin' til eddycated folks
call 'thusiasm tibet kinder good feelin'
wut makes Y feel ez eff y wuz Young err
gin an in pertracted meetin where ev'ry
body WIZ a-gittin' happy.
ssThen Wien til crowd wuz most crazy
with TIL good feeIin' Mr.. Herbert let awf one
Nv his new pieces. few yells frum wut he
calls The Tattooed Man IL guess it wuz +
show how Teller boilers wen be is gitten'
snakes an gals an ships an things worked
inter his bare hide with needles an ink an
big crowd Ground kinder seranadin' him
an tryin' & drownd out his bellerin Their
wuz all kinds nv noises made on them ERE
nice instruments, except wot ID call music,
all sh' players latin an ev'ry one in the
:.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
Two Phases of the Case.

elbow long is it going to take to get
through with this case?' asked the eli
emf, who was under suspicion of house
breaking.
ssWer,'' replied the young lawyer
thoughtfully, s.it'll take me about two
weeks to get through with 1t, but I'm
afraid it's going to take you about four
years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
gut she Did Tell.

Ella-BelIa told me that you told her
that secret told you not to tell her.
Stella She's a mean thing. told her
not to tell you told her. Ella Well,
told her wouldn't tell you she told
me, SO don't tell her | did. Judge.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
None In siaht.

.sAny interesting legends about here r
asked the tourist
s.No," returned the native slowly:
ssain't never seen any, though you
may find 'em If you hunt In the
woods
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

The revenge Of the New York city
board of education in investigating al
legged charges of lobbying and absence
without leave by teachers who Were
sent to Albany to work in favor of the
bill for increased salaries is about as
mean an exhibition of petty spite as
was ever made public. One thinks it
would be public service if some one
would start a movement to investigate
the fair minded and chivalrous board
out of Office. For meanness and bigot-
ry this matter of the salary bill Is
something to make every New Yorker
blush with shame for his town.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

Hackensack, N. J., wants to put up
a new schoolhouse in its Fifth district,
one where the residents are largely
wealthy people, Some citizens think
the Fifth district doesn't need it's new
schooIhouse at present A meeting of
voters was recently held to decide the
question, and twenty-one ladies from
the wealthy and exclusive district
were induced by male members of
their families to go and vote upon the
question, as the law gives them the
right to do. The measure In favor of
the schoolhouse was lost, but perhaps
the Hackensack ladies', finding them
selves none the worse for that lively
voting experience, will put on their
thinking caps and wonder whether it
would really be any more unfeminine
to go to the polls on election day and
drop their slip Of paper quietly in the
box.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

1t is bruited abroad that John D.
Rockefeller is to finance a philanthropy
whose object is the educating Of moth
ers in regard to the proper care of
their babies Poor Mr.. Rockefeller
There are troubles before himi There
isn't the mother living who doesn't
consider her system of infant up
bringing equal if not superior to any
other system ever invented, and when
the aged millionaire or his representa-
tives begin to circulate with their note
books and criticisms-to say nothing
of their own special brand of triple
warranted system-they will learn
what trouble is.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

Now is the joyous picnic season,
when the small boy and girl of the
family go happily forth at dawn of
day with well laden basket under the
benefcent care Of the Sunday school
teacher and return late at night minus
nearly all their possessions, including
garments, unacceptable from insect
bites and loaded down with an assert
ment OF what mother calls trash" but
happy as kings and queens are ex-
pected to be, but never are.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
Modern W oman
The Vacation Habit A Book
For the Small Girl A School
For Mothers Sweet Revenge
For the School Board. !: !:

The vacation habit is responsible for
many foolish eccentricities, and one of
the most deplorabIe is the vacation
trip. Many persons who can i'll aft
ford it and who have pleasant subur-
ban homes annually pack their trunks
for hegira to some expensive sea.
shore or mountain hostelry where they
ere deVoured by insects and robbed by
rapaeious landlords and servitors For
only a few weeks display as much
money is spent as would make life toll
cradle for the rest of the year, while
as it is they will be compelled to
scrimp and save to make up for the
outlay There is too much nonsense
preached about the value of change
of scene. Any one who lives in a
quiet and attractive place has chance
to spend a satisfying vacation at home
instead of counting nervous prostra-
ton by trying to keep up with the
fashionable procession on a very small
income. So
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

An English lady, Mrs Broadbent,
has just published book called
Winding the Baby, with view to
reforming careless little girls from ten
to thirteen on whom the responsibility
of caring for baby brother or sister is
sometimes thrust There are serious
chapters on taking baby ont @babys
Sleep "baby's exercise, why does
baby cry2" etc. The serious ex:slayols
of the town of Huddersfeld. a certain
Benjamin Broadbent, Esq, has writ
ten a serious preface on infant NOR
tality, but if the small girls of Eng
land take this serious book as serious
~ as these serious minded people ex-
pect it is to be feared that there IS
something seriously wrong with the
juvenile population of Great Britain.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15

The Baroness Adelina Patti Ceder-
strom, whose silvery notes have charm
ed the civilized world for the last half
century, is fond of birds. but, oddly
enough, this human songbird especial
~ dotes on the HARSH voiced parrot.
She Is said to have seventeen pet par
rots at Craig v Nos castle, her home
in Wales.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
CANAAN VALLEY

Henry Hart killed two black snakes during the warm days in March, one be- ing five feet ill length and the other four feet. .s.a#..
 Miss Mabel Donalds returned to her school in the Huxley District Monday, after vacation of four weeks. Little Rose Empremo, six years old was neither absent or tardy during the winter term.
 Mrs. William Hart is on the sick list as is also Mrs. Betsey Granger.
 Samuel Kanter of New York is in town, and expects to move his family tc New York April Is.
 Mrs. Walter Trask, who has been with Mrs. William Amstead the last two months spent Sunday at her home in East Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11

Haskell, J. B. Tubbs; cattle inspectors, H. W. Palmer, E. Knight; meat inspec- tors, E. M. Stanton, A. F...Whitney; sealer of weights and measures, k. T. Blodgett; library trustee, G. V. Stryker; tree warden, A. J. Knight; janitor town hall, James Mclaughlin; field drivers, George F. Gibson, Daniel Miller, J. B. Haskell, Harry Alexander, Bemis Hotch- kiss, E. T. Blodgett; sextons, w. E. Kas- son, Ava Ward, E. T. Blodgett, George Adsit, Dennis HotchlSiss, Roloff Rood, Michael Murray; measurers of wood and bark, E. M. Stanton, o. G. Smith, E. P. Adsit; pound keepers, D. J. Miller, Harry Alexander, W. $. Bradley.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
SALISBURY

Miss M. M. Johnson, who has spent the winter ill Wisconsin, returned to her home on Wednesday.
 Mrs. Henry l.. Ayres, of Torington, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. Me- Carty.
 Charlie Fenn and wife have moved from Waterbury into part of the house with Mrs. M. E. Barton.
 Mrs. Osborne and daughter of New Haven are at Mrs. E. O. Burtch's for the present.
 W. G. Mastin and family moved to Hartford this week.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
Prncffcinr hY Enr.

When Grover Cleveland was practic- ing law at Buffalo among his associ- ates was a young lawyer who, though a bright fellow, was rather inclined to laziness. He was forever bothering Cleveland about points of law rather than look them up himself. At last Cleveland became tired of 1t, and the next time the young man sauntcred In Cleveland knew what he wanted and. getting up, pointed to his bookcase and said: "There are my books. You are welcome to them. You@c read up your own case" The fellow was caught but he rose to the occasion. "See here, Grover Cleveland" he said, "I want you to understand I don't read law. I practice entirely by ear, and you and your books can uo to thunderw
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
PILGRIM CHURCH

The annual meeting will be held this evening. All members of the congrega- ton are urged to attend. Supper from 6 to 2, followed by the roll call and busi- ness meeting.
 Mission Circle will meet tomorrow with Mrs. Reel, and the Missionary So- ciety will meet at the church to pack a barrel of clothing for Southern school,
 The Young Peoples meeting will be held at 6,45 Sunday evenings until oc. tober.
 The people of the Pilgrim Church are very glad to hear that MT. Wallace is to be returned to Canaan another year.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
POINTERS

Maxwell automobile, 20 horse power only Sl450. Sold by Roscoe Benjamin, Winsted.
 G. B. Klebes, Sharon Valley, is equipped to furnish the many things needed ac housekeeping time.
 Lingerie dresses. shirt waists, infants and children's dresses at Hawley's, Mil lerton.
 Sample suits for ladies at $l0.98 and $11. .98 at Greens, Winsted.
 Brand new line of souvenir post cards. G. B. Klebes, Sharon Valley.
 Old lawn mowers are as good as new after coming in contact with my new grinding machine. A. J. Bostwick, Sharon.
 Elaborate array of floor coverings, curtains, carpet sweepers, satin and silk coats, wash dresses, etc., at E. F. Hunt & Co.'s store, Great Harrington.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
CORNWALL

The district school in the village opened April s, with Miss Caroline Cole as teacher. The other teachers in town are the same as last term.
 Frank A. Whitcomb is slowly recov- ering from a severe illness, and is able to sit up short time each day.
 Edward R. Baldwin has taken charge of MT. Calhoun sawmill, and will finish saving the logs.
 Collins E. Wilcox, who has been blind for over thirty years, had shock a short time since, but is gradually recov- ering from it.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
CLAYTON

William Tyler has been visiting few days at 0. A. Weymouth's.
 Mrs. E. M. Castle is visiting at George Fl. Rood's.
 Mrs. 0. A. Weymouth and her father were called to New York Sunday to see P. s. Tyler who is very much worse.
 People expect to see the new R. F. D. carrier the 16th.
 Edward Mcintyre and John Tubbs have gone to work for Hadsell Lime Go.
 Henry Leffingwell has moved into the house recently occupied by w. A. Bent ley.
 Charles Bentley has gone to Southfield where he has started blacksmith shop.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
PULPIT AND PEW
Happenings of Interest in Canaan's
 Religious Circles
METHODIST CHURCI

METHODIST CHURCH
 Prayer meeting as usual Thursday evening and the regular services on Sun- day.
 Tuesday evening, April 16, there will be church supper and roll-call. Supper served at o'clock; general social will follow, then at 8 o'clock adjournment will be had to the church auditorium for rolI-call and brief reports from various branches of church work. Special music will be provided.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
SPECIAL NOTICES

Business Talks by Our Advertisers
 Fowler and Toquet of New Milford are new advertisers. MT. Fowler was first assistant on the Bulls Bridge dam and resident engineer on Berkshire Power Company's dam. MT. Toquet was first assistant engineer in immedi- ate charge of the construction of the concrete dam recently completed at Glendale, Massachusetts.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
Marshal seizes Liah. Plant.

A United States marshal has seized the electric light plant belonging to the borough of Park Ridge, N. J., In execution of judgment for S6,951s6, which was obtained in the United States circuit court by the engineering firm which installed the plant The plant was to have been run by water power, but has not been success. Tho builders claim that this Is due to in- adequate power and not to improper installation, as claimed by the borough authorities, and the decision apparent Iy supports their claim. The situation Is serious one, as the borough Is small, and the plant cannot be operat- ed advantageously until large addi- tional expenditure has been made.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11

sible grade they have made several sur veys. All of the people of Southern Berkshire are especially interested ill this loop as it would afford means of reaching Lake Buel, the most popular re- sort in the country.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
Simplified lanuuaqe.

He Gin Boston)-Do you walk around town very much?
 She Ca native)-No, I never walked around the city in my life, but walk about the streets a good deal.-Chi- cago Daily News.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
The Doctors Agreed.

Skeptic-Did you ever know two doctors to agree?
 Medical Student (after refection)- Yes, once.
 Where was it?"
 At a post mortem. Y. Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
.D|HGENDIEFER TALKS.
Concludes That Companies Are
 Preferable to Cities.

When a Newspaper Criticises a Com
 pany It Yields Quicker Than You
 Can Say Jack Robnson,' but City
 Authorities Feel Secure In Their
 Places and Do Nothin1.
 1t will be remembered that some nine or ten months ago MT. Dingen- diefer burst from the obscurity in which, as simple clarinet player in the orchestra of Manhattan the ater, he had been enveloped and flashed upon the Brooklyn public as redeemer of its right to cross the Brooklyn bridge at night without clambering up and down the long, irl- some flights of stairs leading to and from the elevated structures.
 In other words. 1t was MT. Dingen- defer who, through the columns of the Eagle, made it clear to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company that the dis continued night service of trolley cars across the bridge ought to be resumed. 1t was in this page of history that MT. Dingendiefer alluded fin the following remarks which he made concerning municipal ownership of public utilities:
 'I dink ve soon preddy goot lessons alreatty got about dot moonizibal own ershib dlngs. And you dink so. yesg Ven dey didn't run dem drolley cars auf der Brooklyn bridge by der nishd- dime lasd winter. all ve got to done iss to say soomdlngs on der Eagle news paber. und right away quick der Prook- lyn Rabid Dransit gombany schtardt dem running. Und since dot dime ve didn't got no troubles like dot soom more. All vot der gombany wants to know iss dot der boobies wouldn't scBtandt dot soon longer, und day get sooch a move by dem dot you couldn't say Yack Robinson virst.
 "But vot iss it ven der cidy own dot railroats? I bed you dots good deal difference. Der private gombany vat iss got delr money invested by dot railroats couldn't affords to make der people sooch a mad; meppe der peo- ples rise cop und say dey gif soom odder gombany dot vranchlses or something's like dot. But ven der cidy owns dot railroat eferybotty vot runs 1t ain'd got soom oof his own money invested in 1t. so he vouldn'd care vot der pebbles said. He run der railroats | yoost der same way vot he want to.
 "Soom boobies said dot der bolldl | clans would been moro afraid oof der ncobles as der private gombany, but 1 dot iss foollshness. Der bolidiclans got nodings to lose und der private gombany got eferydings. Oof der boil dicians vas afraid oof der boobies, how iss 1t dot dey don'd go aheadt right away qvick und bulldt dot eie- vated loop by Delaney streed? Don'd der pebbles want dot? Und don'd der bolidicians know dot der boobies want dot? Sure dey know dot but dey don'd care soomedings aloud 1t. Mep- pc dey gots more money on deir pock- cts ven dey don'd buildt dot loop. bed you oof dot vas left vor soom bri- vate gombany to done und der bolidi- clans got nodlngs to said aloud it dot loop would be buildt alretty yet und ve vouldn'd got sooch crowd Ings by der Brooklyn bridge nefer soom more.
 "Efery dime ven I dinks about dot moonizibal ownership dinks aloud dot Manhattan bridge, vot der peo- bles would been walking ofer by dis time oof 1t was der broberdy oof soon private corporation. Ain'd you dink SO? No? Yes Brooklyn Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
BORN

CoUCH.-At Hadsell street, New Marl- bo1o, April 5, daughter to MT. and Mrs. Joseph R. Couch.
 KEGLER.-At East Canaan, April 2, a son to MT. and Mrs. Clement Kegler.
Connecticut western news., 1907-04-11
MILL RIVER

The following are the appointments made by She selectmen for 1907: Police, H. D. Hyde, James Mclaughlin, J. B..