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Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
Why Men Wear Trousers.

No living man of this age ever de-
liberately chose to "adopt trousers. y
He was forced into them and all other
eccentricities of dress by woman. In
the very earliest sartorial experience
of every man he is swathed in queer
bundle Of ineoherent bandages by a
woman. Later she puts him into cute
little dresses SO that the neighbors
can't tell him from his little sister.
Still later she cuts off his curls and
puts him into knickerbockers, and he
puts on '1ong pants" when she gives
the word and not before. That is all
that man has to do or ever had to do
with wearing trousers. Woman forced
him into them in the first place, and
now he is afraid to wear anything else
for fear OF making sensation Proyi-
dence Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
THE GHOST AT THE FEAST.
What the Ensign Saw and What Hap.
pened After Dinner.

What the Ensign Saw and What Hap
pened After Dinner.
In 'sThe Story Of My Life,' by Mr..
Augustus. Hare, is told the following
creepy story:
A regiment was passing through Der
byshire on its way to fresh quarters in
the north. The colonel, as they stayed
f for the night in one Of the country
towns, was invited to dine at coun-
try house in the neighborhood and to
bring any one he liked with him. Con-
sequently he took with him a young
ensign for whom he had great fancy.
/ They arrived. and it was large party,
but the lady of the house did not ap-
pear till just as they were going in to
dinner and when she appeared was SO
strangely distrait and preoccupied that
she scarcely attended to anything that
was said to her
, At dinner the colonel observed that
his young companion scarcely ever
took his eyes off the lady of the house,
staring at her in a way which seemed
at once rude and unaccountable. 1t
made him observe the lady herself, and
he saw that she seemed scarcely to
attend to anything said by her neigh
bors on either side of her, but rather
seemed, in a manner quite unaccount-
able, to be listening to some one or
something behind her.
As soon as dinner was over the young
ensign came to the colonel and said !:
"Oh, do take me away! entreat you
to take me away from this placer
The colonel said: Indeed, your con-
duct is so very extraordinary and un-
pleasant that / quite agree with you
that the best thing we can do is to go
away" And he made the excuse Of
his young friend being i'll and ordered
their carriage
When they had driven some distance
the colonel asked the ensign for an ex-
PLANTATION Of his conduct. He said that
be could not help it. During the whole
Of dinner he had seen terrible black,
shadowy figure standing behind the
chair Of the lady Of the house, and, It
had seemed to- whisper to. her and she
to listen to It. He had scarcely told
this when 81 man on horseback rode,
rapidly past the carriage, and the
colonel, recognizing oneof the servants
Of the house they had just left, called
out to know ifsanything was the matt
ter. .ss &
Oh don't stop me. airrss he shouted.
X am going tor the doctori Ny lady
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
LIFE IN MEXICO.
Where They Bar the Windows and
Leave the Doors Open.

Leave the Doors open.
The City Of Mexico swarms with life,
yet it is still life. 1t is the hour Of the
siesta when you arrive and the streets
are deserted of moving things, though
every darkened doorway possesses its
own colony Of slumberers who have
cast themselves down where they
stood to sleep away the heat laden
hours when no man works. Even the
very dogs stink into the shadow of the
dazzling walls and loll pitifully. The
tinkle of mule bells is hushed. The
cry Of the muleteer sounds no longer.
To walk through these streets with I'M
perious foot, after the British fashion,
seems sacrilege. One might be walk
ing through city of the dead.
But the hot hours pass, the city
awakens, the mules strain and plunge
at the collar, the dogs prowl about be-
tween the legs of those who pass, the
shops are opened, the scent of garlic
saturated cookery rises strongly, man
tilla shrouded faces peep from ancient
casemates protected by massive iron
bars, and the city Of sleep becomes a
city of leisurely wakefulness. You no.
tice these barred casemates particular
ly. They are a feature of Mexico.
Householders bar the windows and
leave the doors unfastened, and here
you have an epitome of Mexican char
acter: Do nothing openly, everything
on the sly, even to wooing your lady
love.
You might spend long lifetime in
the City of Mexico and still leave
much unseen, there are so many fea-
lures to note-the actual city life, the
life beyond those jealousy guarded
windows, the life lived in the flower
scented patios where cooling fountains
play with musical softness. Here
comes vaquero riding nonchalantly
up the. street, typical product of
Mexico, a cattle hand from one of the
outlying ranches, a perfect fury un-
chained when the liquor of the coun-
try is in him, gentle, dreamy child
when the liquor has evaporated, and
yet between the two events he might
have committed dozen murders with
out the slightest compunction. His
swarthy face is alight with merry
laughter. His earrings sparkle in the
declining sun. The gay trappings of
his magnificent horse fling back daz-
zling specks of color. In his cha
parajos those fringed overalls which
protect the speckless white riding
breeches from the dust Of the way),
his bell buttoned jacket, his sombrero,
with the haft of machete protruding
from his crimson sash, he might be a
hero of old legend instead of COM
monplace cowboy. H. Shaw in
Chambers Journal
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

ed the ground until It was dangerous
for riding, but an exhibition was held
whatever the weather, SO o'clock In
the afternoon saw the performance at
its height.
The parade around the ring was over
-broncho busters Indians, Mexi-
cans, cowgirls and cowboys, Cossacks.
all had passed in review. The stage
holdup and the Indian dance were over.
Then came the cowboy feats Of diff
cult riding.
Robert Forsythe rode most reckless
ly of all--vaulting over his galloping
horse, supporting his weight solely by
one hand clutching the pommel- around
the arena.
The Cossacks, most daring riders Of
the world, hated him for his skill, and
Forsythe in the latter weeks Of his
misery had become more reckless in
riding than even Cossack.
Somebody's going to be hurt to-
day" remarked one of the spectators.
Look at that fellow riding the game
little sorrel with the white feet. won't
you?"
Somebody's going to see bis finish"
remarked the performers behind the
weather beaten retiring curtain. An
nette shivered and whitened as she
listened
.'The sorreps DOWN. rang cry.
The spectators leaped from their
seats by hundreds. The horse strug-
gled up and shook himself-unhurt.
The man lay still. Then came a wom-
ans scream from behind the curtain,
"Oh. Bobby. Bobby Bobby"
The young man was raised and has
tily carried out. The program contin-
ued as if nothing had happened. and
the show moved on that night toward
Mexico
When Robert Forsythe, bruised and
with broken leg, opened his eyes in
the City hospital late that evening the
tear stained face Of the best cowgirl
rider of the new Wild West show bent
over him.
He stared at her a moment wonder
ingly.
"Oh, Bobby" she whispered humbly
and uncertainty, 'sif you still want me
I'll leave It'll WILL will!'
A transfguring light came in For
sythe's eyes. "When?" he asked ca
gerly
Now she answered. '.this minute.
Bobby!''
Robert fumbled weakly in the purse
which the nurse handed him.
Presently the ring that had been
taken off in Kentucky was put on in
Texas, and the electric lights that
twinkled within the hospital walls
were as the lights of heaven.
Presently Robert Forsythe broke the
silence.
Annette" said he, twill you mind
very much-if-if''-
If what, dearY' said Annette. II
won't mind anything except you. If
what?''
! .sIf,' said Robert, smiling quizzical-
ly. 1--WE stay with the show. You
know, kind of like 1t now. And ]
can't let that sorrel beat me-"
IL.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
His Lucky Coin.

In one of his HILBERT lectures Max
Muller said to the students: MANY Of
You, suspect, carry a halfpeHny with
a hole In 1t for luck i am not asham-
ed to own that have done SO myself
for many years. The case was cited
by him In his lecture as an illustration
of 4survivalsv from primeyal fetch
ism, but on his own account Max Null
Ter confessed that when sometimes he
had left homie without this halfpenny
...lisman he felt very uncomforta BILE"
until his safe return.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
Do Crows Recognize Sunday

A large number of crows were forag.
ing for food not long ago close to the
house Of farmer In West Virginia.
They were unusually bold as though
hunger had driven them to forget their
usual shyness and distrust of their
natural enemies-men
Two Of them alghted close to the
back door and picked up the crumbs
with an apparent assurance of their
safety not easily accounted for. The
farmer was telling "a neighbor about
the tameness Of the birds, and the lat.
ter remarked: s~--as=s.s 80
''You won't see them foolhardy to-
morrow"
why not tomorrow as well as to.
day?"
Because today is Sunday, and these
crows know it They know that one
day in seven they are not popped at
by boys and men. They can count.
crows can, and they know that on the
seventh day they are exempt from per
secution.
Il once lived near swamp where
thousands of crows made their roost-
ing place, and early in the morning
they used to start for the mountains
for their food. was often out with
my gun trying to get shot at them.
Week days they were shy of me, and
| seldom got shot at them, but on
Sunday morning 1t was different Then
hey would fly low and close to my
house, their wings almost tapping the
ridgeboards of house and barns. Do
crows know when it is Sunday? OF
course they do. "--Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
ISN'T IT REASONABLE


!; that after 20 years experience building and
! repairing carriages one is thoroughly con-
versant with requirements OF their con-
struetions This experience has placed me
I IN position to have built for my trade
such vehicles of valne as you will find no
where else. My carriages convince you of
this, ana the public's appreciation verifes
LAMPS AND Law
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~ INV 4fh When ayafy vaica ,,nst how,
! n Il y, home oftarnoons
IoSEn., .cusnr
dUSEPH A. JACkSON,
= A'is :
Redwood, New Jersey
Phone, Keystone, 16x (Rural).
W. MOTISHER, Sewell, II. ]. 6-24-2t
3. -Housekeeper on farm by
July 3rd: reference required, no others
need apply wages $500 EUGENE
- oa
FgK SAL LE,:s yO,oo0 late cabbage plants
y, SnGlJNNlN on Joseph Low Farm,
near Paradise station. 6-11-3t.
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SEARCHING FOR a WIFE--Am mining
mar, q years old, never married good
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
A Iiairbreadth Escape.

A certain comedian is bald except
for rim Of hair a few inches above
his collar line.
s'Tm in an awful hurry" he said
one day to the Lambs club barber.
"Can you cut my hair with my collar
on?"
Sure replied the barber, 81 can
cut it with your hat on" Success
Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
PLANTS

TOMATO PLANTS.
| have several million Tomato Plants of
all the leading varieties now ready, and
will continue to have a large supply as
long as the season lasts Improved Stone
Tomato Plants a Speciality. Price s10O
per Thousand. ........ ....... ....,..
CABBAGE PLANTS.
have 15 Leading Varieties Of Cabbage
Plants now ready, and will continue as
long as the season lasts. Price 75c. per
Thousand.
PEPPER PLANTS.
Giant Prize Takers, Ruby King and other
varieties. Plants ready June 10th. Price
$I.25 per Thousand.
CELERY PLANTS IN SEASON.
My plants are all strong and healthy,
true to name, raised from carefully se-
lected stock. We pack all our plants SO
as to stand shipping long distances.
OROL LEDDEN,
Sewell, N. j.
Opposite Baptist Church.
Bell Phone. Wenonah. Y.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
Woman the Waitress,

, "a woman remarked the wise
widow. ''is always waiting fer a hus-
bard .
How do you figure that out?' que
ried the interested sDinster
IF she isp't married. answered the
W. W., .'she e waiting to get one, and
if she is she's waiting for him to
come homef-C Chicago News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
Poetic License.

Sporting Editor-Just what do you
understand by the term "poetic IL
censew Literary Editor = Broadly
speaking, 1t is that singular provision
in the constitution of the universe un-
der which poets are permitted to ex-
ist.- Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
PUBLIC SALE.
will offer at public sale, OF
FRIDAY. lime 25. 1aAa

at o'clock, bay horse, 4years old {Sired
by Bell Boy 2.26l good driver, fearless of
Eautomobiles, 2 bussies, har, ess, blark keLs,
etc. at the residence of w. B. GILL,
Railroad ave-, Swedesboro, N. J.. E. N.
Zane, Clerk. 6-17.2t
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
COAL FOR ALMSHOUSE

Bids are asked for 45 tons Of stove and
Clarksboro, n. J. screened and freight paid
Proposals must be addressed to Gloucester
County Aimshouse Committee Care Joseph
Ridgway, Clarksboro, N. j., on or before
July s, 1909. BY ORDER OF COMMIT
TEE. 6-17-4t.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
OHIO HORSES.

| will have carload of Ohio horses at
my. stable rear of No. A North 3Sth ST.
philadelphia, at private sale. Horses will
pc there on Monday, and are ready to go
to work. A. c. HARKER, Residence,
Westville N. j. GIT O9
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
His Eini1h.

did you ever complete your educa,
tfon?''
.No; my wife did Houston Post.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24
Cruelty Frank.

He-How is it you are always out
when / call? She-Just luck.-Life.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

PROPOSALS
@Has he proposed YETI"
Not in so many Words
sThat's no answer. Proposals never
do come In words. They consist Of
sighs, hens, haws and gureles. -
Cleveland I eader. y, !,
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

Failure after long perseverance Is
much grander than never to have a
striving good enough to be called a
failure George Eliot.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

.WANTED-A FARM in Gloucester Co.
Write full particulars at once to Box 6,
Pitman, n. ]. 6-3-09-4t
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

NEW HAY-The subscriber has several
acres of moving grass, timothy and clover
for sale by the load or acre. HOWARD
PIGEON, Mullica Hill, n. ]. 6-9-4t
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24

Z. WANTED -Housekeeper on farm by
July 3rd; reference required, no others
need apply: wages $500. EUGENE
BLACK, Bassett, n. J. 6-24=2t
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-24


Forsythe grew sick with loathing of
the tent life. Every part of the per-
formance disgusted him.
Forsythe overlook her just outside
the dressing tent wild with humiliation
and besought her to marry him that
evening and let him take her home to
South Carolina.
She refused laughingly, but when he
demanded that she stop riding imme-
diately, even though she did not merry
him, his arbitrary tones angered her,
and it ended in broken engagement.
For two months Forsythe gave no
sign of wishing to renew his friend
ship with Annette, but treated her with
formal politeness that rendered her
miserable
Il wish he would leave the show" /"
she thought daily, but he remained,
held as by magnet
In the quadrille on horseback she
never was his chosen partner again.
and when be had to touch her fingers
I'D an interchange of movements bis
face was stern and inscrutablo and
his hands were like ice.
Annette's friends were not told Of
her broken engagement. but they no
tfced that her blue eyes were often
dark circled and that IN the riding she
rode fastest and most Wildly OF all
At last they arrived in south Texas
Hurrying toward Mexicos the show
af6nDed af tf1e small f3vVna nnlv Tharp
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-12-31
Yea, we do shoe requiring a t tn
Kennewick Harness Shop.

Yes, we do shoe requiring a tn
Kennewick Harness Shop.
Kennewick Equality League will
have an old time Rally at the Masonic
Hall Monday evening January Sd
1910 at 7:3O O'Clock. Come and decide
for yourselves whether we be Repub-
licans or DemOcrats-"We are out
for Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none" Are you? Then
Come.
The Misses Anderson and their
Cousin Lola entertained a few of
their friends at the home of the
former on Christmas eve. Az thew
were unable to secure tree, a large
fire place was made in one corner Of
the room the remainder being appro-
priately decorated with the Christ
mas colOrs, red and green. and
lighted by candles placed on the
floor before the fire place and about
a small house made OF candy and
surrounded by imitation snow: this
being one of the novel features OF
the evening. All present were re-
membered with presents aud a very
pleasant time Was had by all.
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PRIVATE SALE

Having decided to go to kennrwic lex
l Will sell at private sale at my resi-
dence y mile south Of Finley the
following: team good mares S and
10 years old, harness and wagon,
fine yearling horse colt, l last spring
horse coll, Jersey cow with heifer
calf three weeks old, pillow. spring
tooth harrow. planet junior, marker,
forks, hay and potatoes. Three pure
blood leghorn roosters, two pure
blood white wyn 1otte roosters and
about "a henr.
E. o. Brown. Finley. Wash.
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<--sh-AZ1 @ %-,lNlEY ITEMS

w tas came down from SpO-
i. Friday to spend Christmas
-.ss family.
Romer Heddiugton returned from
forth Yakima Thursday.
Mrs. r. E Coffeen returned from
Wilbur. Wash, last Friday where
she has been visiting her daughter
Tor several weeks.
F. E. DeSellem spent Christmas at
Coolidge returning Sunday evening.
Miss Goldene Finley, niece of Mr..
Geo. Finley. who is teaching in the
schools at Ellensburg came home to
spend Christmas and visit for Il few
days. Miss Finley left for Seattle
Sunday.
l.. Heddington came home from
Prosser Friday where he has been in
the jury. to spend Christmas with his
son Harry and family.
Robert Perkins returned to his old
home In North Carolina and will he
gone for several months visit.
Leroy Barton Is enjoying his vaca
ton visiting relatives In Spokane.
hitzville and other Palouse points.
Miss Bessie Clark came home from
Seattle to spend Christmas with her
parents on the Island.
Miss Martha Williams is spending
her vacation at home with W. A.
King and family.
Edwin Angel and Finley Balo
came home from their camp at Pasco
Wednesday; Mr.. Angel returning I'm
the evening.
MIR. and Mrs Farthing and Mr.. and
Mis. John Roger of Walia WALTZ
spent Christmas with their parents
MIR. and Mrs. h"gersof Finley.
Mrs. Ruth Russy aud baby of
North Yakima came home Thursday
for VISIT aud spend the holidays
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs Garlic
Marion Clarke is quite Ill at home
on the Island.
The Christmas tree and exercises OF
The. Sunday School We're very sue
eessfully tcarried out especially the
treat OF candy, nuts and oranges
which always pleases the little folks.
Geo Won Blon came down from
kennewick Wednesday to look after
interests here.
Mr.. s H: Godfrey has fully recover
cd from his recent Illness and has re-
turned to his camp across the river
where he has u contract ON the Bur.
bank Canal.
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Washington exhibits at the
National Corn Exposition, recently
held in Omaha, won many prizes.
The best peck Of oats came from
the farm Of Henry Hintz, Wilson
Creek. A. Piffner of Friday Har-
Dor, showed the best field Of peas
Many Of the wheat and corn ex-
hibits came in for high ratings,
proving that the Evergreen State
ranks along with the best in Agri-
cultural products.
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County engineer Bowers ia In re-
ceipt OF a letter from l.. Frank Brown
OF Seattle who is Secretary of the
Washington Good Roads Association
stative that the next convention OF
the Association will he held IN Aber-
deem January Goth and 2Ist. There
ia desire expressed in the commun.
ication that deep interest may be
aroused all over the state in the bet
tering OF our roads. The farmer ia
appealed to as we'll al the city man
and both are urged to give their
strongest support to any Legislation
that NAV be OF advantage in secur-
ing better foads.
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albert Armstrong and wife Of
Boston. MAsa were visitors to
kennewlck over SUNDAY Mr. Arm
strong IL D leo Il .pr ~ .,,t. hainw -
Mac Larcn's works sd also RAUL
Conner They left Tuesday morr :
Ing for North Yakima where Mr.
Armstrong. delivers two lectures
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-06-24
PREFERRED WIFE TO PEN.
Columbian Released from Jail Aftel
Marrying Girl He Wronged.

Columbian Released from Jail After
Marrying Girl He Wronged.
Thomas Taylor is once more a
free man, after having been convict
ed of seduction and sentenced to
serve three years in the penitentiary
or pay fine of $1,000. How he ef-
fected his liberty is an interesting
story, in which his marriage to the
woman, or rather in this instance a
girl, Fanny Rabun, is the principal
feature. The wedding ceremony was
performed yesterday at noon in the
Office of Sheriff Coleman in the
presence of a number of witnesses.
Magistrate Fowles oficiated, and af-
ter he signed an affidavit to the effect
that Taylor and the girl had been
duly wed, Judge Klugh issued an or
der which resulted in the release Of
the man who since his conviction has
occupied a cell in the county jail.
With his hands held in manacles,
and surrounded by several county
officials and others he solemnly as
sumed the matrimonial vows, and
soon he and his bride went out of
the courthouse together.
Under a law of the State man
who has wronged woman may
compensate for his action by we'd
ding the woman, and it was by the
power of such a statute that Taylor
escaped heavy fine or term in the
Observation-Disclosures Record.