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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
The Alum Baking Powders.
NAMES or SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL
RRANna sol liz THIS UfcINIrv

BRANDS SOLD IN THIS VICINITY.
The recent discussion in the papers of
the effect upon the human system of food
made with alum baking powders and the
opinions that have been published from
noted scientists to the effect that such
powders render the food unwhoIesome, have
caused numerous inquiries for the names
of the various alum powders
| In this State, Massachusetts and n any
other States, of such importance do the
food authorities deem the matter that the
names of alum powders are officially made
public. and in two States at lcast the laws
provide that there shall be printed upon
the labels of all packages of this class of
powders the statement that they contain
alum.
Information as to the list here given has
been obtained from the official reports of
the New Jersey Food Commission, from
the Agricultural Department chemist at
Washington, and from other equally reli-
able authority -
BAKING POWDERS CONTAINING ALUM.
DAVIS 0. Contains Alum
R. B. Davis & Co., New York
SEA GUIL1,..:...... . Contains Alum
Potter-Parlin Co., New York.
PURE FOoD............ Contains Alum
Pure Food Co., yineland. n. ].
LESLIE Contains Alum
The A. Coleman CO., Philadelphia.
GRAND UNION. Contains Alum
Grand Union Tea Co, New York
In addition to these, it is learned that
many giocers are selling what they call
their own private or special brands These
powders are put up for the grocer and his
name put upon the labels by manufactur-
ers of alum powders in New York, PhiIa-
delphia, and elsewhere. The manufac
turers, it is said, find their efforts to market
their goods in this way greatly aided by
the ambition of the grocer to sell powder
with his own name upon the label especially
as he can make an abnormanl profit upon
it. Many grocers, doubtless, do not know
that the powders they are thus pushing
contain alum and would be actually con
traband in many sections if sold without
disguise.
1t is quite impossible to give the names
of all the alum baking powders in the
market They are constantly appearing
in all sorts of DISCUSSES, under all kinds of
cognomens, and all kinds of prices, even
as low as five and ten cents und. They
can be avoided, however, by the house
keeper WHO will bear ia mind that all
baking powders sold at twenty We cents
or less per pound are liable to contain alum,
as pure cream of tartar powders cannot be
produced at anything like this price.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

The appropriation for streets was used
up and several street bills were laid over
on account of not having the money.
Ninty five dollars was ordered transferred
from incidental to the street account to pay
bill of John w. Sennett's for 1914 TO-
The only one voting against doing this was
Mr. Clymer
Mr.. Raiten called the attention of Coun-
ell to The drain that had been laid at the
lower end of the town which Council had
ordered extended about rs yards. The
matter was laid over on account of no
funds.
petition was received from Walter
Geitz, of the first ward, to operate pool
table, signed by several citizens. The
application was granted.
The Mayors report for June. July and
August, stating the number of lights that
had not been lighted according to contract,
was received and ordered fled.
A communication Tas received from the
Fire Underwater OF New York, Offering
Suggestions TO Council which was referred
to the Fire committee, to see if they had
any recommendations
Mr. Burkett said that some time ago
when the extension was made on Edith
Ave the nt cessary 10 per cent. was guar
anteed. This had been remitted to some
and he moved that the sum OF 81 90 be
remitted to Geo Carpepter. The matter
was referred to the Street committee.
Mr. Best said that the City Solicitor had
informed him bat Council had not taken
the proper action in receiving the resolu
lions on August /. in turning over the new
fire house to the Fire Company. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Clymer, Mr. Best moved
that they be accepted aud adopted and
spread in full upon the minutes The
motion was carried with Mr.. Davis voting
in the negative.
Mr.. Clymer nominated the following
committee in accordance with the rules
adopted at the opening of Council: N essrs.
Cloud, Ladd and Glading. Mr.. Davis
nominated Mr.. Leeds. On the count OF
votes, Cloud received 6, Laid 7, Giading Z,
Leeds f. The first three were elected.
Adjourned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
Gloucester County RrohIsltIonIsts.

The Gloucester County Prohibition Con-
vention was held in the Methodist Protes-
tant church, at Pitman Grove, Monday
afternoon. Edward Gardiner, of Wood
bury, was nominated for Senator Rev. W.
L. Paterson,o of Pitman Grove for Assembly;
Henry Tomlin, of Jefferson. for Sheriff, and
DR.. Charles Fisher, of Clayton. for Coroner.
The following resolution, offered by Geo.
May Powell, was adopted:
ResOlped. THAI in the sense of this Con-
vention, it is desirable for the present
difficulties between Great Britain and the
Transvaal to be settled by arbitration in
stead of the wholesale murder of war.
Mr.. Powell said in support of this that
by all principles ofinternational law Great
Britain had no more right in the Trans
vaal than she had in the United States,
and that her whole course with the Beers
in South Africa for generations had been
and is one of shameful insolence and ra-
pacity.
The evening session was mainly taken
up by an address by Mr. Quincy Lee Nor
row, of Baltimore. The Convention was
largely attended
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

Wee dbury pemoesatlo AssoclatIou
Regular meeting nights FIRST and third
Thursdays in each month. Prehl Building
on Cooper street.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
FARM WANTED.

farm Of from so to 100 acres cheap, in Glou-
eester County, Mantua Township preferred
Address P. o. BOX f54.
S-3i-3t PitmRn Grove, n. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

MONE 81
DAVID .. WATKINS.
188 South BROAD street
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

Two fine Attorney heifer calves 10 days old,
entitled to registry. Apply to
D. c. WOOD.
92s 99-st On Rateman's Grenloch Farm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
STRAwBERRY PLANTS.

100000 Strawberry Plants of 5 leading varieties
75c. per 1o00.
j. ]. COSTELLO,
Sept. 81, 1899 Wenonah, N. J,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
EOR SALE.
oTICE.

The firm of Shuster & Wilson. manufacturers
of Horse and Cattle Powders has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent The business will
hereafter be conducted by Harry G. Wilson at
Dated Sept. 49, '99. HARRY c. WILSON.
g28-594W.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

MoNEx.
To loan. Apply to
s-2s-99 1t A. H. SWACKHAMER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28

Sc m Strong suit Of mixed cloth. Fly
NOTE front style In some stores you
pay two or three dollars more.
THESE 90 m Nobby cbsviot Suit A. from.
..-, jacket; newest Fall Skirt. Coat
NEW lined with imported serge; guaranteed foF
FALL 90 - !. m..,.. w.n.. :, -
LOTS Bs. 3, regularly s5s in ss sRss.
jacket silk lined, facing on revers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-28
CLoUcEsTER csRcUIr couar

DAVID o. Watkins, Attorney.
Dated September %, 1go9 $500
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
TOWN AND VICINITY.


The For"m has found houses where
"they did not take the paper Jour
NAL) and would not have it under any
circumstances" Certainly. There
are houses wherein tax and water
bills are unwelcome, but this proves
nothing. SO also the fact that the
JOURNAL would not have David
Cronln in its employment "under any
circumstances need not be taken as
an argument to the effect that Forum
readers, including the dear children,
should not enjoy his hash of long
sentences, misplaced punctuation and
what-nots in English diction. You
pay your dollar and get the effigy, or
$l.5O and get the real thing. And
now is the time to subscribe.
a young man from Cumberland was
at Homecoming party recently. His
name is McGinty, and one of the
ladies from Frostburg could not re-
member it. Think of down goes
McGinty,'" he said to her. But the
next time she spoke to him she called
him "Mr. Cronin."
1t would be rank injustice to an
amiable savage, dear to all readers of
fiction, to call any newspaper man,
green or ripe, Friday"
The third annual convention of
amatuer editors met in New York Fri
day of last week. Neither the Con-
huence tannery nor the Frostburg
cemetery and tombstone combination
was represented.
a Westernport man, up here last
week attending a funeral, said the
water of Georges Creek at that place
is "too thick to drink and not quite
thick enough to cultivate"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
Strange Feats of Eye and Hand.

An expert who prided himself upon
the smalneSs of his writing sent the
president of the French academy Il
grain of wheat on which he had writ
ten 221 words. \ Polish poet wrote
all of Homer's "Iliad' on a piece of
paper which could be rolled up small
enough to go into a nutshell.
In the sixteenth century man named
Mark offered to Queen Elizabeth a gold
chain of 30 links. The chain was so
fine it could not be seen unless it was
put on a sheet of white paper. TO
prove its lightness Mark tied it to a fly,
which flew away with it. The most
curious fact in this matter, which re-
quired so extraordinary a facility of
touch for making this ornament, was
that Mark was blacksmith, accus-
toned to all kinds of heavy tools all
day long.
A Spaniard, Joseph Faba, made a
carriage as large as a grain of wheat.
Under II magnifying glass it was pos
sible to see the interior fitted up with
seats, every detail being carried out to
professionalism City Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
EDITORIAL.
Can't Get Away From This.

One reason why conspiracy ofspeCulatOrs
can accomplish easily that which the Govern
ment Of the United States could not accom-
plsh at all is that while the people depend
upon the State and Federal governments,
through the President and the Governors and
the Attorneys General, to enforce the laws
against these illegal and pernicious monOpies,
the Attorney-General of the United States
says that the remedy lies wholly with the
State governments, while the State officials
insist that it lies wholly with the Federal
Government.-New York IIorld.
The Federal Government has the
Sherman law, which, under his oath"
the Attorney-Gene,al says he cannot
enforce, and some of the States have
antitrust laws which, in the opinion
of their attorneys general, under their
oaths, are superseded by the greater
Sherman law.
In the end, therefore, there is no
prosecution at all.
Whether this be right we will leave to
the Cumberland Ne,cS !; if wrong to the
independent.
1t is only our purpose to show that
the law offices of the country, State
and county, are endowed By tile people
with immense powers, among them
that of limiting the expansion, or ex-
panding the limits of the area covered
by their own oath Of office.
When, therefore. the people are ask
ed to select States attorney who will
construe his oath of Office as literally
toward pul p mill as to mining pollu-
tion, it is felt that nothing unreasonable
nor unlawful has been suggested.
Or, if it be preferred, let them select
a lawyer who will feel it his inescapa-
BILE duty to prosecute, not only both, +,
but all polluters.
OF the two propositions the JOURNAL
prefers the latter, for that is what the
oath itself and the law of the oath
mean.
Moreover, no other proposal will so
surely bring to final test the anti-pol-
luton laws themselves.
Lastly, all this trouble and expense
can be saved if the people will send
five of their number to the House of
Delegates, where Vath of Office does not
prevent them from doing all in their
power to have out-of-date anti-pollu-
tion laws repealed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
SHE BUNKOED CHOLLY.
How the Clever Girl Won IA Bet From
the Dude.

How the Clever Girl Won Bet From
the Dude.
"Cholly," remarked Mr.. Fitznoodle
Flushington, with something that
might have been taken for a CLEAN of
intelligence tinting his vacuous face,
''if you want to meet clevah girls go
down and spend Il month at one Of
those southern resorts"
"Ah they great. old chap" inquired
Cholly as he 1eckcd the ash from his
cigarette.
"Rawthah. l met girl down at one
of 'em that beat any girl | evah met
befoah. What that girl didn't know
wasn't worth knowing, old man;
deuced clevah, really"
GLOW did she show it, me boyW
"Well, theahs pier down there with
a bathing float attached to the end of
it. The float, ye knaw, lay about six
feet below the end of the pier, quite n
drop, ye knaw. One night | was talk
ing to the girl on the veranda, and |
suggested that the pier offered an Op-
portunity for a good bicycle ride If it
weren't for the danger of dropping off
the end and taking tumble of six
feet to the float below. The girl look
ed at me and said that even if one did
strike the float it wouldn't mattah.
why, I'll ride down heah and out on
the raft she said. You daren't,' re-
piled. She turned up her nose and
asked me what I'd bet | bet her
twenty-five dollahs and box of flow
ers. She told me to be out theah in
the morning and I'd see her do it. |
was theah bright and eahly. And
blow my eyes, old man, she did do it.'
"Why, wasn't she hurt, me boy"
"Not a bit. The tide had raised the
float to a level with the pier. and at
the end she Just rolled out upon it on
her wheel. Deuced clevah, wasn't it?"
Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
A Lucky Horseshoe.

The Australians when they find a
horseshoe throw it over their shoulder.
A lady in Sydney found one and threw
1t gracefully over her shoulder. 1t
went through n hatter's window and
hit customer who was trying on q
new hat. This gentleman, under the
impression that one Of the shopmen,
in a fit of temporary insanity, had
played the trick, promptly struck him
and sent him through the plate glass
window. y general melee ensued, al
though on consideration nobody knew
what it was all about.-Public Opinion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
4 SpcCk of Daily Fraternity.

Some OF the eCCentricitieS of the MINING
JOURNAL, at Frostburg, are SO pronounced
that it is difficult to take them seriously
Cumberland Nc,rS
Which, with the oracular air of
higher authority on "eccentricities,
the Cumberland MdepeHdem approves
as follows:
That is good sentence.
If, for the sake of more employment,
the NeUS could drop the idea that
JOURNAL utterances are "eccentrici-
tiesn and answer them as statement
and argument-w what they are, it will
find the better performance yet more
"ditlicult."
1t is no reply to indulge in adjec-
tives, especially to misrepresent the
JOURNAL, as it does in this:
In the category of cranky notions that of
urging the citizens part of the county to
pick out candidate for States attorney
ready to disregard his oath is one of the most
prominent.
No such thing.
The JOURNAL has suggested nothing
more than that the States attorney
shall treat pulp mill pollution mder
tile h0lr and under his 0ath as he treats
mine pollution.
No more than that no less.
AS to the high school idea, the JOUR
NAL is compelled to repeat that the
qenius Of the public school law does
not tolerate it. The original design
Of popular education contemplated
only the tuition of all the children in
the elementary English branches.
those desiring to go beyond that to do
so at their otOn expense.
Hence. the cost of scholarships, ap-
preparations to private schools, col
leges, and so-called high schools is
money taken from the education of
those who most need it to spend upon
those for whom the public has done
all it originally engaged to do.
People who really know something
Of value concerning schools are well
aware of the fact that of ali teachers
the primary tutor should be the best
PaM that as pupils advance the less
care they exact, and that to pay a
teacher of the higher grades more than
the primary is to enable him to reap
where the primary tutor has sown.
From this up to the high school idea
of pretending to give classical educa-
tlon at popular expense the cart is be-
fore the horse all the way along. If
the NetcS does not know this, there are
hundreds Of teachers who do.
Now let us see what the ndependent
doesn't know about good sentences"
Not far from the point in the NetcS
where it discovered the quotation with
which this article opens appears this
Hagerstown has at last forsaken the village
style of having horses hitched along the
streets, but it still tolerates hog pens in
copious numbers.
If it was necessary for the adepend-
ent to announce its approval of the
sentence concerning the JOURNAL,
why is it silent concerning the literary
or other merit of the hog pen obser-
walton
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
THE STAY AT HOME.

There's dress an hood to buy f'r Jane,
A pair o pants f'r John,
whole outfit fr Buster Bill,
An winters comm on.
Jis laughs an never knows
That all on earth she has to wear
Is ole made over clothes
There's books to to buy f'r them at school
1t makes a pore man sick
To hear 'cm hollcr "joggafy'
An mental 'rithmctic."
But, thank the Lord the stay at home
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
j., SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899.

but if he were to appeal to the COVER
nor, etc, "all influential members of
the dominant political party" and the
overwhelming republican majority
to thus promote his wholesale "rape
upon law, good morals, and good
government" a howl Of official and
popular derision would sweep him
from the recognition and erelong from
the memory of men.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
SEMI-LOCAL NEWS.
BreViticS.

1t is easier to eXaggerate the wealth
of the rich than to overstate the
poverty of the poor.
Chickens hatched in incubators are
reported to be very silly creatures,
and, of course, must have low aims in
lifa
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
OBITUARY..
Sacred to the Memory of MY Mother

Sacred to the Memory Of My Mother
Dear NoHer:
Thy suifcrings are ended,
Thy trials are DER,
Thy pure soul reposes
In Heaven to-day.
There husband. and mother,
And daughter will z Get you,
And son who lies sleeping
In land far away.
There, too, you will meet
Dear friends of your childhood
Some who in this life
Were burdened with care
An affectiOnate father
You left when a maiden,
And dear, loving sisters
They II all greet you 1hcic.
fain would be with you,
o, Mother most noble,
Ere your soul took Its flight
Into eternity
To kiss thee .tdre"eV, and
Receive thy last blessing;
But fate hath dcCreed
1t should otherwise be.
Though bowed down in sadness
AT the thought of our parting
All. fOndly hoped
TO embrace you again
Yet thankful to Jesus,
Who in His great mercy,
Set free your dear soul
From its dwelling of pain.
All, wei! didst thou earn,
In thy long life 50 useful,
The honor thy children
Now pay at thy bier.
All, who but mother
Will keep sons secret?
who to a daughter
Can be ever so dear?
Though far from the scene
Where my spirit now fingers,
My prayers. if humble,
Shall ARRAYS be thine
Midst all of ife's changes,
In high or low station,
My chicf place of worship
Shall be at thy shrine
MICHEL CHAMBERS.
L. 5. Navy Yard,
August Is, 1899 Pensacola, Fla.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
COUNTY NEWS.
BrcXitieS.

a citizen of Mt. Savage went home
the other night and found his house
locked. After much trouble and
labor he gained entrance through Il
rear window, and then discovered on
the parlor table note stating-'I
have gone out you will find the key
on the side steps, WUey."
And now is the time to advertise in
the JOURNAL,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

Money" said the philosopher, may
often do more harm than good. Some
times the mighty dollar is a mans
worst enemy"
yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
"and | often feel that a number of peo-
pie love me for the enemies l have
made. e."-Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

The ink plant of New Granada is n
curiosity. The juice of it can be used
as ink without any preparation. At
first the writing is red, but after a few
hours it changes to black.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
WESTBOUND.

*Except Sunday. Nos As and Al carry
passengers. No. 49 is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg, and No. ii from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos and make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland. NJ. c. CLARKE,
f. ID. UNDERWOOD, Ticket Agent
General Manager. d. b. MARTIN,
May 20 Manager Passenger Traffic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

First Girl-Do you see that hand
some fellow by the piano? l rejected
him once.
Second Girl-That's nothing, dear. l
rejected him twice.-Stray Stories.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

In Sweden there are floating can
neries. They are small vessels, which
follow fishing fleets, and men on them
can the fish while they are fresh.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

Business Weather Note.
All seasons are favorable to adver-
tisements planted in the JOURNAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26
Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

PASSENGER SCHEDULE.
Eastward-Read even mo. S" DOWN.
Westward-Read odd Nos" UP.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-08-26

Pittsburg Division.
EASTBOUND.
No. 10. Express arrives 2;25 a. m.
No. 46. Express. arrives 6lO p. M.
No y. Limited Express arrives 1870 p. M.
No. IA. Mail. arrives 1920 p. m.
No. &. Limited Express. arrives 1928 p. M.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-07
STEEL TRADE.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 25.-The
American Manufacturer in it's issue to-
morrow, will say: 1T is understood
that the mills manufacturing steel rails
terests of the country that prices would
be advanced and that the railroads
could cover all their wants at S33 per
ton. Nearly every railroad in the
country came in with orders. and an
aggregate of 100000 tons OF rails
were ordered at the above price for de-
livery in 1900.
The price was then raised by rail-
makers as follows: For standard sec
tons, in lots from 100 to 200 tons, S37:
carload lots, $685. and less than carload
lots, $40. Light rails, from % TO 30
pounds per yard, s37 per ton. All the
prices quoted are tree on board Pitts
burg mills.
The Importance of this can scarce
ly be realized. The total sales aggre-
gate about $4,000, 900. This means
that about One-siXth of the total steel
out put for 1900 will be consumed in
the manufacture of rails. This does not
include orders placed by the Russian
Governments some time ago, together
with other orders, which will make the
aggregate tonnage in rails next year
much more than has already been or
dered. This fixes it beyond all perad-
venture that prices of iron and steel
for 1900 will be considerably higher
than prevailing figures