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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
TAPS.

The British regular army contains 1885,
900 men, and the annual army estimate is
$50 ,000,0 ,0G0.
In 1870 Italy's army and navy cost to-
gether $36, 200, 900 annually against 500,
800, 900 at present.
British soldiers who possess bicycles of
their own are hereafter to receive travel
ing allowances of penny per mile for
distances actually and necessarily travelled.
Aluminium helmets have not proved en-
tirely successful in the German army, the
saving in weight being more than Offset
by the metals storing heat, even to bis
tering the foreheads of the wearers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

ComfOrtab' es, SOC, 81, $3.50, 50 to
SIS.
Blankets, SOC. to SIS.
Counterpanes. 9Sc to $3.50.
Head Rests, l5c, Sic.
Feather Pillows, ST..
Linen Sets, 50, So, So so, 81 90.
Bureau Scarfs, and Sets, 25c to 81 .25.
Irish Point Scarfs, SOC to 50 SO.
Covers, SOC to $500.
Pillow Shams, 81 to So.
Table Covers, Chenille and Tapestry
ST. 25 to So.
Turkey Red Covers, SOC to $500
Ladies Aprons. lis for large Apron
with deep hem and tucks. Others
25c, 29c, soc, SOC, 75c.
Ladies Leggins, SOC to 81 25.
Childs Leggins. 25c, 91c, SOC, $lOO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
LAcE NEr EvENING GOWNS.


drapery, and there is no end to the de-
signs in which they are applied There
are full vest fronts with big bowlznots
at the neck made of fine black net over
laid with white and black chantilly
and all the design picked out with fine
iridescent spangles. Some lovely flower
designs are wrought by different colored
beads and spangles on the net. These
aluminium spangles are SO light that
they may be applied as lavishly as one
likes, even to chiffon. There are buttons
for spring that are almost as bright as
jewels. Some are enameled, and some
look like fine Turkish filigree, and 9TH
ers are of steel. They are quite large.
! notice among the handsome made
up gowns desire to have the two sides
of the waist differ i'll point of trimming
and in some cases of material also. 10
this end are made hundreds of large orna-
menes OF all sorts or pretty innings,
chief among them being passementerie
of black silk, beaded in all the col
ors of the zodiac, as one lady aptly ex-
pressed it. There are others of yak lace
woven with wired chenille in different
colors, though that woven of only black
and white is by far the incest.
In new spring wools there is a pretty
wool and silk noil. The most of these
are in self color, but beautifully woven,
with very soft and pleasing effect.
Some are in fine pinhead checks, with
white always as one. There are seven
or eight colors. Coverts will have still
greater vogue if one may judge by those
now shown. There are nine different
co1ors and shades For bicycle suits
there is nothing better than coverts,
and they are quite as elegant and re-
fined for tailor gowns There are also
several coIors and shades of illuminated
coverts. Poplins with heavy raised cords
in bayadere stripes are also among the
new things to arrive, but not yet here.
These goods are made cheaper than here
tofore. as the filling is fiber of rannie OF
wood pulD mingled with cotton. but nc
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

Little Milly is good Sunday school
scholar, and on that account was invit-
ed with two or three others to spend
the day at the minister's residence by
way Of reward When the dinner came
on, the good man said such long grace
before meat that Milly yawned and
looked hungrily at the covers.
Why are you yawning, Milly:" ask
ed the minister. Does not your father
say grace?'
.'Oh, yes, answered Milly prompt
ly, 'but it isn't so long as that 4
And what does he say? pursued the
clergyman, hoping to obtain text for
q little homily,
"He says different things, but last
time when he sat down he took off the
cover and said: Great snakesl Do you
call this a dinner?'
The homily was postponed Strand
Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
ON One Wrong TracIs.

"Where do you want to go?' asked
the elevator boy.
81 want to go to heaven, my boy, "
smilingly answered the Salvation Army
man who had stepped inside, "but you
may put me off at the top floor. ="
You must have got in the wrong
buildin, mister" rejoined the boy.
There amt nobody but lawyers on the
top floor. Chicago Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
narnerreotxnes.

A Boston man is still taking daguer-
reotypes and has been doing SO over
half a century He insists that in spite
of all modern processes in photography
they remain the most correct likenesses
ever produced. Philadelph Press
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Animal Colonists.

During the last few years the demand
for pedigree English cattle for Argen-
tina has been enormous Shorthorns,
Herefords and Devons have been i'm
ported weekly, and crossbred English
stock now fills the scorrals'' of the
great beef and bovril companies Of the
Rio de la Plata. In North America this
Anglicizing process has spread to all the
states of the Union. Half bred Herefords
and Shorthorns are taking the place of
the common cattle of the States on near
1y all the ranches of the beef producing
districts, and the colonizing capacity of
different English breeds is recommend
ing them for special districts Thus the
Devon bulls are purchased for ranches
where the search for pasture and water
needs special activity and endurance,
and red tpolled'' or hornless Suffolks
are used where cattle are being bred for
transit by rail or ship because the ab-
sence of horns is then convenient. Even
tropical Brazil follows the fashion, and
English Jersey cows are seen demurely
walking through the forest paths by the
coffee plantations and English terriers
and pug dogs sit on the laps of Brazilian
ladies.
Whether the Jersey cattle will multi
ply on the planters estates time will
show. but the spread of our colonizing
animals, which are now invading stimuli
taneously the plains of Patagonia and
the north Canadian territory, does not
limit its progress to the direction of the
poles. In India the English horse be-
comes a colonist by second intention, in
the form of the waller, = a sounder and
stronger animal than the majority Of
British hackneys. His value, as COM
pared with the native breeds of Asia, is
still undetermined, but we must accept
his presence and survival as fact
London Spectator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
An Extingnisher.

They say that was brilliant match
Of Bullion and Miss Goldly
Yes, hut it seems to have gone ont
when they were married Detroit
Free Press
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Analyzlng : Aaetaphor.

ST wonder, said Mrs Meekton, 'swhy
they say that silence is golden. !"
81 guess, replied her husband, very
unguardedly, it must be because gold is
SO hard to get sometimes. wv Washington
Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
TO a GIRL GRADUATE.

Whittier away2 What roai my friendl
1t has full many turn.
The flight Of the eagle is without end,
But the wood thrush seeks the burn.
Over the sea the white sails fly,
The herons they wander far,
The song lark scars in the azure sky,
And the petrels cross the bar.
Whittier away2 What road, my friendf
The rover is full of fire,
But the peaceful vale where the willow
bend
Is the nightingale's desire.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Didn't Have to Go.

'sHello, BrowneI I thought you were
going to the Klondike. .
Didn't have to. I went into Klon-
dixie development company and got frozen
out right here at home Cincinnati En-
quirer
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

81 come here primed for work, y he said.
We thought it time to hire him.
But when he loaded came, instead,
We thought it time to fire him.
Il. A. W. Bulletin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
The Likeness.

The portrait tumbled from the wall
And hit the young mans head.
IA striking Hkenessl,1 That was all
The rueful punster said
L. A. W. Bulletin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13

copyright. 1898. by the Author.1
Think of three ladies walking abreast
arrayed in such gowns as am going to
tell you about and which Solomon in
all his glory never dreamed of, though
he wore dresses, if we may credit the
pictures in the illustrated Bibles. One
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
IN SILK AND VELVET.
ARRAYED LIKE SOLOMON IN ALL HIS
GLORY.

Striking shapes and CoIors The Use of
Fur and Braid Wash Fabrics For
Spring The Silks For Next Season.
Plaids Are Still Popular.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Dyspepsia

The explanation is simple. 1t is found in
that impure blood which is contin-
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead of the elements of strength and
vigor. In such condition opiate and
nerve compounds simply deaden and
do not cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla feeds
the nerves pure, rich, red blood; gives
natural sleep, perfect digestion, is the
true remedy for all nervous troubles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Turquoises are as popular as ey

Turquoises are as popular as ever, and
opals grow in favor
The newest opera bags are made of bro
caded silk. and are mounted with gold or
silver frames. richly chased or otherwise
decorated
Fashionable women in evening attire
literally glitter with gems Diamonds
flash from the hair neck. arms. corsage
and fingers
Articles in sterling silver designed for
the writing table and procurable at popu-
lar prices are mucilage pots, bill files
seals, calendars stamp boxes, paper
knives blotters, er;lscrs pencils. pen
racks and pen trays
In a general way it may be said that
rubies and garnets are especially appro-
PIRATE to hIonds, who also claim the tur-
quoise, sapphire and topaz To brunettes
are relegated the emerald and amethyst
Diamonds are supposed to represent ele-
gance, while pearls represent innocence =
Elsie Bee in Jewellers Circular
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
A Timely Rerrear.

A young botanist was showing par
ty Of ladies and gentlemen through the
conservatory and explaining to them
the properties of some of the choicest
plants
Among the visitors was a would be
young looking middle aged lady, who
at every description volunteered the
statement that the plants and flowers
she had at home were quite equal to
anything exhibited here or indeed any
where just as they were passing a
giant cactus she was heard to exclaim:
"Well, this is nothing extraordinary
I have cactus at home that is still
larger. ! Iplanted and reared it myself +"
Reared it yourself" the professor
gently observed. How remarkable !
This specimen is 63 years old, and if
yours is still larger
The lady did not stay to hear any
more, but executed strategic move
ment to the rear. Pearson's Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Professional and Business Cards
1OHN F. TRUITT.
BRrDeEPoRT. N. ]

Justice of the Peace and General Collector,
Commissioner of Deeds, Real Estate Agent. etc.
Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, and all other legal
documents carefully executed. Sales made and
clerked Chattel Mortgages foreclosed, etc.
5-6-97-1y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
ood!s
arsapariIIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier 81 per bottle.
Prepared only by c. |. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
-, n.r, cure Liver I!s easy to
Hood S Pills take. easy to operate. 25c.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
Nervous

People often wonder why their nerves are
SO weak; why they get tired SO easily;
why they start at every slight but
sudden sound; why they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, indigestion and nervous
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-13
VOLUME Xxx.
a Bit of Advice
Make your purchases now.

oomfortab -es, soc, 81, $50, 50 to
The evening times., 1898-01-01
saTUEDAY. JANUARY ]. 1898.


Their, is not the sHghtes; doubt i'm the
world that this is the first day OF New
Year. although a stranger might have con
suited the editorial columns Of our es
tepmed morning contemporary without
ever becoming aware OF the fact. IL ls one
just the same. and the day prolah hly marks
the opening OF an era of much interest, and
the beginning of a grand march or eNents.
Last night. at midnight. there came into
exit cGtoc tie second greatest city in the
world and lire glorious birth was oele-
lrated in New York with much noise and
other appropriate indications Of enthUsi-
asm. TnC spleudid metropolis thus brought
INTO orga nzed l,cinC, :afe aS il is nCp
DemoC1 atic control, iS a linEer OF good
things fur ,s9e. 1t points a great nig
index fIugor 10 TIE triumTh OF tie people
against ~, gold ana iund syndicates, N"
trusts and nlumopolicS. before another year
>han have ro,ied 10y. on every land today
we are ahle 80 detect eIidences that tie
rule Of GcpuliCsuism. which came 10 Gs
in IS9o. uy grace Of Wall street and British
gold. aud q traitorous promise to prCteC.
the Money Of the Constitution, h1s hcen
-.ycir he'd ~ jt,c balance and fould want
mg and hat it's Cay Of doom il 'lcsely N
tsaud o. tie present >howing IL is easy
30 predict a sweeping Republican disaster.
and t1'c elec':ou of Democratic CougTe. :
next s iCum. This thought ~ rot WITH
out its rrs w'acks II Hanna should De
returned TO the senate. Gage remain n
the Cabinet. Blis> continue his opposition
tos res Sonaiile yci,tiiation Of pension fra auds.
and Jh Interstate Commerce Coumissi.u
b. plac, IN the hands ola Receiver. We are
wocfunr afraid that tie next Congress
viii have Bemocr1tic l'la suiIty great and
unwiellly croCgh TO make a fool of itseli
according TO immeIt4Orial custom. On th;s.
and co1nate accounts, ua are optimistic.
lar not profaHely 20.
The evening times., 1898-01-01
RAILROAD MEMS PROTEST.
Powers of Congress Concerning In
ter.tate Commerce Discussed.

New York. Jan. THE demands Tor
further legislation ny Congress giving
more IL wer Ia the Interstate Commerce
Commission. as outlined in the report OF
that commits sion, Just submitted TO Con
gresS, have reused powerful opposition
among railroad men. and their views, 81
forth in :. pamphlet prepared by Chairman
walker, of the Atchison, Topeka and
santa Fe Railroad Company, are To tn"
effect that. while Congress has the night
TO prevent unjust discrimination, To put
an end tp undue pI eferenCes, even 20 pro
vide for actions at law To recover unrea-
sonaile and exorbit ant charges, there il no
culuub,n law Jurisdiction of courts to award
the charges that may he made Tor future
transportation.
power 10 promote the exchange Of de
Sirablc c,n Inudities, TO suppress the eN-
change of sucii a. are dangerous 10 life,
health or the general prosperity, and To
exercise general supervision over all
persons oI material in carrying on com
nierce t. examine and license shipmaSters,
engineers and others; 10 inspect ships wae-
uns ami railways; TO see that they are M
proper ,undit,on, and To make and enforce
general rules for their use which may
be considered necessary for public safety.
He cites n ary authorities to stow, how
ever, that, beyond this, Congress rs not
aathtriZcd t. go.
The evening times., 1898-01-01

A year 20 today the troubles in Crete
formed 3 vdi duud. and there seemed 90
D. Strun. grounds FOR believing that tie
Eastern Question would be reopened. aud
that Great Britain would iave 10 max = a
fi.I1 Tor her standing and prestige abroad.
Y ell, the Gfaecu-TurlliSh war folio yed,
and 5ohn Bullmade a most ridiculous IN, K
down ia the face 90 the world N1w IN
tic aGvent OF q new yeaI we WitnaSs q
situation stiil more menacing To the peace
of civilization. on account OF the agerrs-
sicns which Germany and France nave
perre,i;ted a. China. These have been
pusI cG - Far that it hardlyis cUnceiv l0le
tha' England stculd pocket the affron, 10
hCr pride or the menace 20 her Orient Al
trad" withou; mdulsingfn few EostniticS.
Stil.. one never can tell. The British Liin
has sils wu symptoms of ,naraSmus of ate,
ana nib not have the sand t. 20 into tie
ring again. with customary pig-iea led
ness he appears to single out Russia 10.
his Zee. That power, on the other hand,
stems 10 he enacting the role of a ,In-
serva:or ~ the peace in the Orient. II is
exercising the influence which its poSiiinn
as the para mount a Static, well ;hc
European, nation justifics it in eXerting
In CHINA, and there IS some reasun for be
lie. ing that il VIII not allow tie coalition
or Western Europe, unfriendly to IT as
alsB il H. To America TO carve up and divide q
tie CcieStial Kingdom. Present indicat ions
are that Germany may be compelled 20 ar
render the Shan Tung peninsula. upon
satisfaction OF its late demands. and hat
the territorial adventures of other powers
MAY he cl,ecI ed. Ia tie meantime here
IL warlike appearance abC,.t the mo e
HeIts of the anelo-Japanese naval power,
ana IL is fairly certain that Great Britain
is laying in a reserve stock of br n J.
Lev ms hope FOR the best Things have
been getting dun for some time. A WAR
sun, here would liven them up. An IN
ternational unpleasantneSs anywhere would
ehaiAe Mr.. Armour. tor instance, 20 sell
m endu ~ barrel ed and timed meat, ana gel
evei. on what lic may havelost in his ,i;tle
wheat argumo3it with the Letters.
The evening times., 1898-01-01

Ths burning OF the Chicago Coliseum
ing which is crown on the site of big
fire. The thiuE which seems to have
struck Chicago in this case - that il
may possibly not he mark Df superior
civilization 80 erect huge buildings, and
that the term 'nreproof'' is comparative.
These identical conclusions were reached
in Washington after the burning ~ the
power-huusc. Tie Chicaeo proprietors Ia We
the sane reason For being thankful that
the powcr-house prcprietors had-nameiy
that thr mhlcinc was not fuu - Ieupk.
at the time of the fire. 1t is further
puiuted cut that several other buildings
in ChiC2 ~ are in danger Of A like catas-
truphe, and that he buildings at the
Worlds Fair We're most OF them very
coulG he relied upon TO prevent a terrible
disaster was the large number of very
vigilant guards. and guards are the only
really good protection for tiG building
M building can be made 50 81 fe by its
material mat the cigar uf a careless >mok q
or matches dropped hy a careless toy
may mol start a flame. Tha proper Pre-
caution is to have somebody on hand 10
stop the liam, before it is ANYTHING but
a little one. An the same, large build
incs are Necessary evil, and not sign
Uf wisdom IN themselves.
The evening times., 1898-01-01
& Movable Cotton Belt.
From the Philadelphia Press1


Twenty years ago the bulk OF the cotton
crop came from ca st of the NJ ,sslppi, ana
only about four tales out of ten were
grown west OF that liver. Today about
seven out OF ten are grown beyond the
Mississippi. Texas adds TO its crop yearly.
So does Arkansas. Kansas has begun to
grow cotton, and cav. In ten Years the
present Southern mills will be as iar or
farther from the center Of cotton produc-
:ion, measured by freight rates, than New
England. North Carolina already has
mills enough t. spin all the cotton grown
there In five years this will he tr be Of
south Carolina and Georgia. The growth
of mills will stop then.
Mills will begin 10 appear north OF thc
great cotton belt from Kansas and Mise 'rl
t. the Gulf. This belt will then be gro wing
three quarters d E all our cottoI. The climate
Is much closer to the 4 frican regions wnere
the cotton plant grows wild, than our At
lantic seaboard and nearer the climate
where cotton was raised most Successfi iiy
by the Indian. The bush is higher. IL
bears longer. Open, rainless fahs add 10
the protluot. The by-pToduCt of cotton seed
keeps the yield of an acre as high as ever.
TIE exchsngeable value OF cJtton is today
erecter than tw enty or even fifty years ago.
The product will continue TO increase,
The world Weld has trebled in twenty
five years and gone up one-hslf in ten OF
twelve II steadily rises. 1t will send IA
cold chill OF horror through cur Southern
exchu ges, but per cent cotton is not
very far off. The world has only just be-
gun to use cotton. Out OF / 500 900, 900
human beings near half live where it rs
warm ard are imperfectly clad. while the
Chinese use of quilted cotton as protec-
tion against cold has only just begun.
The evening times., 1898-01-01
LEADS THE WORLD METALS.
America the Largest Producer of
Gold. Iron, steel, Copper and Lead

Geld, Iron, steel, Copper and Lead.
New York Jan. 1.-The Engineering and
Mining Journal reports today tnat thevaiue
of the mineral and metal prOduct-nn of
America for the year 1897 amounted to
S7G2 061 1O6, of which S251, ,iol ,iT2
was i'm metals a total increas Of 81 ,29O,-
22S over 1896. The ctief item was coal,
the production being 19f,50O,O 600 short
tons, q, 5000. 900 tons more than in 1896,
with avaIue Of S2o5, 900 900. The pig ;ron
production of 9.491 900 long tons, the
largest ever reported.
The copper production was 415, }3S 34C
pounds, an increase of 7,11o, 367 pounds
over 1896. The gold production reached
S5H, 900 900, an increase Of about go,
600, ,OOO America slightly exceeds the
1iansva al and still holds the first place.
The silver output was So, 1t, 900 ounces, "a
decline Of about 2.25U, 900 ounces. The
quantities OF all the important metals.
sucn as lead and zinc, show large increases
The Engineering and Mining JOurnu also
reports that tue total gold production CT
the world in 1897 amounted TO S341,-
391 ,639, showing an increase Of S39, 24@,
AIS over that of 1896.
America has not only been tie heaviest
producer of gold. iron. steel, copper, lead
ard ziEc, but has also been large ex-
norter. sending abroad 2S, 800 tons ui
COPPER, sos 900 600 worth of silver.
nearly coo, 900 tons of pig-iron and u larg,
ot.autity of steel and manufactured iron
Drult cts