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Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
AN ILLUSTRATED VILLAGE.
Little Swiss Town One of the Quaint.
est In Europe.

| est IN Europe.
When next you go to the Lake of
Geneva, by all means pay visit to
the little known village of st. Legier,
near by, on the road between Vevey
and BlOnay, one of the quaintest vii
lagos in Europe and one of the proud
| est on account Of its extraordinary
| adOrnments. st. Legier and the adjoin-
ing village of La Chiesaz are nothing
more or less than illustrated villages.
They are as profusely illustrated as
the modern magazine, for nearly all
the houses bear on their outside walls
some striking picture or comical carl
cature from the brush of a great man
in the village, NJ. Alfred Begun, a
painter of local renOwn and not un-
known in Paris, says Pearscn's Maga-
zine.
A house in st. Legier has no use for
a signbOard to tell the world that it is
an inn, cycle shop, forge or a dairy.
NJ. Beguin's picture does that. On a
stable wall he draws a picture of a
spirited runaway horse knocking down
men as he leaps for freedom; on the
white wall of the little village forge
are pictures Of men making hOrseshoes
for dear life and shoeing a frisky
steed; ON the wall of the dairy u dairy
maid balances a pail of milk on her
head, while scenes of local life, as pic
lures of the annual summer exodus to
the mountain pastures with the cows
and goats, and caricatures Of the local
bigwigs make a bright picture gal
lery of the village. M. Begun lives in
one Of the most imposing houses in st.
Legier, whence he obtains a full view
Of the crooked little village street and
Of the Dent du Jaman towering up in
the distance. For many years past he
has amused himself by painting the
houses, and in the first place he ac-
quired most Of his skill and boldness
in painting in this way.-Detroit Free
Press.
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
THE MEN GAzED THROUGH THE VINES.

am MEN GAlED THROUGH THE VINES.
matter in rather the same light. She
was good company, but would she
|earf 1t was difficult to think of her
presiding over a home with dignity
ana repOse, almost impossible to pic
'ure her tender and solicitous at the
'iek bed So the gay butterfly danced
vi from one summer festivity to an
O1ler' and no one dreamed that she
was conscious Of the criticisms hurled
AZ her proudly poised head or remem-
Oefed revengefully the sights put up
VI her by the women who envied her
u'e Partisan gowns, the way she wore
'lem and-the men.
II was the night after Tom Lyons
.alne to the Springs that Mrs Torring-
'on remarked to Mrs Smythe that FL
se would probably make dead set'
y Tom. plainly the catch Of the sea-
'on' Tom came Of Philadelphia Revo-
uuOhary aristoeracy, and his tastes
we're as simple as his bank account
was solid.
Wen see Miss Elsie laying aside
~,uiSoh frocks for sweet simplicity in
"nl'e null now that Toms here. I'll
layer a box Of the best, my dear, that
,as lands most eligible fish within a
fortnight"
, Anu Elsie, overhearing the remark,
sStered a firm vow and curled her
aughty lip in derisfon. Tom Lyons
sou'd be no more than the others. And
~ ~ Gays later, when his trap stood
p',re sgsore the door awaiting her pleasure,
NJ. aie Taylor sailed across the broad
s'.1]a clad from head to foot in glow
u. crimson. from a soubrettish picture
nas. VI null to high heeled French slip
de- Ha TOMS well bred face showed no
hsa VI the tumult which ragged in his
~ "nen he helped the gay, poster
.la, ngure into his elegant and severely
Isra anu Trap, but with this event his at
uons to Miss Taylor ceased abrupt
H.. as Mrs. Torrington expressed it to
knl ythe, It was a hopeless lack Of
~. Hs'sSalacy on Elsie's part. and her aunt
eA' 20 take her in hand. Decidedly
Smyrna times., 1902-07-23
A Deem IOoIk

Yes" said the lawyer; "there are
many things to be investigated in this
case. The first thing to be looked in
to-
is my pocketbOok," assented the eli.
ent, with perfect assurance.-Judge.
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PERSONS mOuth."-Town and Countrv
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
PROPOSALS FOR THE BUILDING
Il Or
Two County Roads
IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N, ],

Two separate committees of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders Of the County of Glouces-
ter N. j., in charge of the construction of the
two following described roads, will meet in the
Freeholders room in the Court House, in the
City of Woodbury., on Wednesday, January 15
1902, at 1870 M, to receive sealed proposals
for the building of the two following described
roads:
township line and extending thence over the
Glassboro and Hardingville road through Aura
to the Gloucester and Salem county line, dis
lance of &c, 1856 feet.
The second road beginning at the intersection
of Academy street with the Clayton and Glass
thence over Academy street by Fries mill to the
Cross Keys road at Williamstown, distance OF
81, 493 feet.
Both roads are to be built Of gravel and be
built in all respects in accordance with the sepa-
rate plans and specifications file at the office
of William g. Cattell, Engineer, Wenonab, N j.
Separate proposals from bidders for each sepa-
rate road shall be accompanied with separate
certified checks or approved bond in the sum OF
one Thousand dollars each, conditioned that if
contract be awarded to him he will, when re-
quired by the Board, execute an agreement in
writing to perform the work according to the
specifications.
The successful bidder for each road will be
required in addition to the agreement aforesaid
to execute to the said Board bond in such sum
as they, the said Board of Chosen Freeholders
may require and with such sureties as they may
approve conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the contract.
All bids must be presented to the committee
at the time and place aforesaid and at no other
time.
Bids will then be Immediately opened and
publicly read.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. E. G. MILLER,
Director of Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Dated Dec. 9, 1901. 1912
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02

II buildings, including mills and dwellings,
burned at Saltwater, Me-; loss, $500, 000
4. The Hoen building, Baltimore, occupied by q
photographic establishment and company Of
fees, burned; loss. s650,0O
z. Fire destroyed Is business places in Cole
brook, N. Y; loss. $l5O,OOO.
g. 1900 acres of wheat burned at Great Bend,
Ind; loss $500, 900.
10. The plant of the Kansas City Consolidated
Smelter works burned at Ell Paso, Tex; loss,
$150, 600
IA. blocks of business houses burned at Enid
Okla; loss, $10O,000
Is The packing plant Of Jacob Dold at Wichita,
Kan, burned; loss $1,000,0O0.
H. Foreman Co.'s lumber factory and plant
burned at Petoskey, Mich; loss, $500, 900.
z5 Fire destroyed 100000 worth Of lumber, mill
and residence property in Davenport, la.
AUGUST.
g. Fire destroyed the Homer Lothman Sash and
Door Co.'S plant in St. Louis; loss, $500, OOO
8. Fire in the Peabody coalyards in Chicago
caused loss of 100000.
IA. II business houses burned at Chipley, Fla. |;
loss, 100000.
%. Fire destroyed the J. Wright Cigar Co.'s
plant in Richmond, Va. loss about $500 900.
a. Hammond & Co.'S packing house at Ham
mond, Ind. destroyed by FIRE; loss, s., 900, 900.
%. Is deaths in fire which destroyed Hunt &
Wilson's furniture establishment in Philadel-
phia, loss on property. 100000.
20. so buildings, including stores, dwellings,
mills and schoolhouses, burned at Delmar,
Del; loss, $780, 900.
81. A block of buildings which included the
postofice, burned at Newcastle, Wy; loss,
100000.
II. Several fish and seal oil stores burned at St.
John, N. B.. loss $500 600.
q. The State Insane asylum and outbuildings
burned at Norfolk, Va; loss, $500, 0O0
The plant of The Standard burned at Anaconda,
Mon; loss, $4,000.
"a. 10 acres burned over On the northwest side Of
Chicago; loss, 100000.
30. Muh's pork packing house burned at Passaic,
N. j.; loss, $175,000
OCTOBER
2. A business block almost destroyed by FIRE in
Alton. Ms; loss, 100000
NOVEMBER.
l. The business center of jennings La, destroy
ed by FIRE; loss, $4,000.
2. Fire destroyed the city hall and other build
ings in Bradford Pa; loss, $50, 900.
II. 60 buildings burned at Thomas, W. Va. loss
about $500, 900.
13 Powers theater burned at Grand Rapids,
Mich; loss, 100000.
16 The Hutchinson dormitory at Yale destroyed
by fire; loss, S15O,0o0.
g. Fire swept the factories at foot OF East 10th
street, New York city, causing loss of 81, OO0,-
600.
DECEMBER.
g. King & Co.'s plaster mill destroyed at New
Brighton, N. Y; loss, Sl50000.
g. The soda ash plant of the Michigan Alkali
Co. burned at Wyandotte; loss, $500,O
6. Fire destroyed the Corn Exchange building
and other business properties in Wilkesbarre,
Pa; loss, $4,000.
O. Plant of the Wabash Screen Door Co. at
Rhineland. Wis, destroyed; loss, $220,O00
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
VALUE OF AMMONIA.
zow 1t May BE Used to Advantage /
the Household.


the Household.
Nothing will SO quickly clean and
polish the spigots of sink and BATH
tubs as little ammonia and suds
mixed with the fine ashes from the
ash fue of the range.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpen-
tine will take paint out of clothing,
even if it be hard and dry. Saturate
the spots as often as necessary and
wash out In warm suds.
If those who perspire freely would
use a little ammonia in the water in
which they battle each day, 1t would
remove any disagreeable ordor and
keep the flesh sweet and clean.
Put tablespoonful of ammonia in a
quart of water, wash your brushes
and combs in this, and all the grease
and dirt will disappear. Rinse, shake
and dry in the sun or by the fire.
For an excellent silver polish that
may be kept on hand for everyday use
mix a few drops of ammonia with the
common whiting used for silver and
add enough water to make of the con-
sistence of cream; bottle this and keep
it tightly corked. Drop little Of this
mixture on the polishing cloth, rub the
silver lightly and rinse in warm water,
and the silver will be instantly bright
ened and cleaned without the hard
rubbing necessary when polishing
with the dry whiting.
For removing paint and putty marks
from window glass this same mixture
of ammonia and whiting may be used
for stubborn cases or simply little
ammonia in warm soapsuds. If whit
ing is used, let it become dry on the
glass before polishing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

FEBRUARY.
IL The promotion Of Maj Gen. Nelson A. Mile:
to the rank Of lieutenant general confirmed
by the senate.
2. The pope celebrated his e1st birthday.
I. Mckinley and Roosevelt inaugurated.
The seth congress adjourned.
80. Gen. Frederick Funston appointed brigadiel
general Of the regular army.
JUNE.
So Maj. Gen. W. R. Shafter retired from service
and transferred the command of the depart
ment OF California to Gen s. B. NJ Young.
JULY.
26 President Mckinley proclaimed free trade be-
tween Porto Rico and the states.
SEPTEMBER.
Ii. The car of Russia arrived at Dantzic and was
received by the German emperor.
u. The Schley court of inquiry began its session
in Washington.
Is. Judge Eli Terrence OF Milwaukee elected COM
mander in chief of the G. A. R. at Cleveland.
NOVEMBER.
T. n Santos Dumont, the French aerial navi-
gator, awarded the Deutsch prize of 100000
francs for his successful airship.
5. Seth Low elected mayor Of Greater New York.
DECEMBER.
2. The 57th congress opened.
IA. Opinion Of the Schley court OF inquiry pub
lished. The court united in censuring the adj
miral on the following points: Disobedience
OF orders, the Colon attack May 81, the
Brooklyn loop, injustice to Hodgson and mis-
leading reports. Admiral Dewey alone held
that the voyage to Cienfuegos and Santiago
was made with all possible dispatch, that
Schley's blockade was effective and that he is
entitled to the credit for the victory of July 8.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
RACES AND SPORTS.

APRIL
90 His Eminence won the Kentucky Derby at
Louisville
80. McGovern defeated the "omaha KID for the
featherweight championship Of the world at
San Francisco.
4. Banastar won the Metropolitan Handicap at
Morris park.
II. Santoi won the English Jubilee.
rs. Conroy won the Brooklyn Handicap at
Grayesend.
g. volodyovsky won the English Derby
T. Cap and Bells II. won the Oaks Stakes at
EPSON.
Is. Alcedo won the Suburban Handicap at Sleeps
head Bay.
10. Cheri won the Grand Prix at Longchamps.
%. Robert Waddell won the Chicago Derby.
81 Yale won the varsity event Of the year at
New London time, 1881
JULY.
8. The Leander crew beat the University of
Pennsylvania crew in the contest for the
Grand Challenge cup at the Henley regatta
on the Thames.
g. The Brighton Handicap, at Brighton, N. Y,
won by James R. Keene's To-day.
AUGUST.
l5 Cresceus defeated The Abbot at Brighton
Beach, breaking the trotting record for rae
ing; time, 2:03A.
81. Yankee won the Futurity Stakes at Sleeps
head Bay.
4. The Columbia won the third and decisive race
for the Americas cup, beating the Shamrock
on a time allowance Al seconds.
10. Baseball season closed, with Pittsburg hold
ing the National championship and Chicago
the American championship.
NOVEMBER.
o. Harvard defeated the University of Pennsyl-
yania at football on Franklin field; score, SO
to g.
Is. Jeffries defeated Rubin in battle for the
worlds championship at San Francisco.
16 Yale defeated Princeton II to in the annual
football game at New Haven.
Cornell defeated Columbia at football in New
York city; score, "a to 0.
Henri Fourier the French automobiles, es-
tablished a worlds record by covering
mile in 81 As seconds on the Coney Island
boulevard, Brooklyn.
g. Harvard won the intercollegiate football cham
pionshp game on Soldiers field Cambridge;
score, % to 0.
g. Terry McGovern defeated in 2 rounds by
'sYoung Corbett' (Bily Rothwell) for the
featherweight championship at Hartford.
Cornell defeated University of Pennsylvania at
football Franklin field; score, "a to 6.
80. The West Point football team defeated the
Annapolis team at Franklin field; score. II
to s.
DECEMBER.
15 walthour won the day bicycle race in New
York, Wilson coming in second; distance,
2,555 miles laps.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02

Z. Earl Ii Hung Chang, china's foremost states
man, who for 40 years had been power in
the far east, at Peking; aged ~
Adolph Kraus noted American sculptor, at
Danyers, Mass; ags1 -5l.
Henry Hart, street 5ilway magnate, in New
York city.
Kate Greenaway, ne ed English illustrator, in
London.
g. Capt R. W. Sergeant, marine superintend
ent Of Cramps shpyards and commander Of
the American warships on their trial trips. at
Philadelphia; aged 81.
stMother'' Bickerdyke, famous army nurse in
the civil war, at Bunker Hill, KAN; aged 81.
0. Khalil Rifatt Pasha, grand yizier Of the sui
tan, at Constantinople; aged CO.
10. Paul Revere, great-grandson of the hero of
the famous ride to alarm the New England
patriots the night before Lexington, at Nor
ristown, N. j.; aged 49,
Mrs Zilpha f. Shaw, widow of the noted humor-
list, Josh Billings at Saratoga Springs, N. X;
aged 81
IA. Col j. H. Mapleson. noted operate impre-
sario and the ssdiscoyerer' OF Patti, in Lon
don
is. Dr. Albert Leary Gihon, retired medical di-
rector of the U. S. navy, veteran of 33 years
service at sea and noted authority in medi-
cine, in New York city; aged SO.
16. Col. W. Fl. Powell, U. S. A.. retired, civil
war veteran and military historian, at
Sacket's Harbor. N. Y. aged 6S
10. DR.. W. F. Norris, professor Of ophthalmology
at the University Of Pennsylvania, noted
eye specialist and the author Of many works
on ophthamology, in Philadelphia; aged g.
Col. ]. T. X. Hayward, noted western railway
builder, in Chicago; aged 49,
20. Abram E. Elmer, veteran who was at the
battle of oriskany and saw Gen. Herkimer
shot, at Utica, aged l19 years. months and
rs days.
Maj William Wayne, descendant Of "Mad
Anthony Wayne, the Revolutionary hero, at
Paoli, Delaware county, Pa; aged 70.
q. Joseph Henry Thayer, emeritus professor OF
New Testament criticism and Interpretation
at Harvard university, in Cambridge; aged a.
Glen Studebaker, the famous wagon maker. at
South Bend, Ind; aged 20
Ex-Gov d. Il. Waite OF Colorado, at Aspen;
aged 20.
30. DIR. Herman Strecker sculptor and entomol-
ogist of worldwide fame, at Reading; aged Co.
DECEMBER.
/. Albert Friedrich Weber, noted oriental scholar
professor of the language and literature OF
ancient India at the University Of Berlin, at
Bresau; aged &C.
4. Mrs Donald G. Mitchell, wife OF the noted
author, Tx Marvel, at New Haven; aged II.
Sir William MacCorInac, Bart, president of
the Royal College OF Surgeons, at Bath, Eng
land; aged s..
9. Gen. Allen G. Fuller, prominent in Illinois
military and political affairs since 1861, at
Belvidere; aged 70.
10. Miss Dorothy Catharne Draper, said to have
been the first subject Of life portrait by
photography, at Hastings, N. T.. aged So.
IA. David p Thompson, an Oregon pioneer, ex-U.
s. minister to Turkey. at Portland; aged 81.
Is. John Swinton, journalist and labor advocate,
in New York city; aged 10.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02


H. s killed and many injured by triple explo-
sion at the smokeless powder works at Oak
land, N. ].
q. 40 passengers killed in railway wreck at
Bucharest.
OCTOBER.
25 miners killed and 20 injured in an explosion
in the Buttonwood mine, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
NOVEMBER.
g. Fire destroyed the Klondike theater at Hur-
ley, Wis, causing IL deaths.
49, 8 deaths in fire in the Pocahontas coal mine
at Bluefelds, w. Va
IL. 10 japanese laborers killed and IS injured in
collision between work train and freight
on the Great Northern railroad near Blair,
Mon.
20. 25 killed and nearly 100 injured by sufoca-
ton from smoke and gas during fire in the
Smuggler- Union mine at Telluride, Colo.
z men killed and II passengers and trainmen
injured in a head on collision on the Santa
Fe road near Franconia, Ariz-
rs. 20 people killed and "a injured by explosion
of boiler in the Penberthy Injector Co.
plant, Detroit
27 Nearly 100 killed and about the same number
injured in wreck and fire on the Wabash
railroad near Seneca. Mich.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
PASSING OF M'kINLEY.
The Assassination, Death, Succession
of Roosevelt and Memorial Services.

of Roosevelt and Memorial Services.
SEPTEMBER.
6. President Mckinley shot while helding a re-
ception in the Temple of Music at the PAN
American exposition By man known as Fred
Nieman, but who proved to be Czolgosz; two
bullets entered the presidents body, and one
was Immediately removed by the surgeons;
the assailant seized and locked up
IA. President Mckinley died at the residence Of
President John G. Milburn of the exposition
in Buffalo at 2:15 a. m; the first sinking
spell came on the morning of the previous
day and was followed by a slight rally in the
forenoon; at night on the 18th friday the
vitality was low and all hope abandoned; Mrs.
Mckinley was at the deathbed, and among
the last words spoken by her dying husband
were those which will pass into history,
Goods will be done, not ours
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took the oath
of Office as president of the United States at
Buffalo; after taking the oath he proclaimed
the following pledge: "In this hour of deep
and terrible national bereavement l wish to
state that it shall be my aim to continue ab-
solutely unbroken the policy OF President Nc
Kinley for the peace and prosperity and honor
of our beloved country
Is. Funeral services over the remains of President
Mckinley held at the Milburn house, Buff
falo; the body was then escorted to city hail,
where it lay in state
10. The remains Of President Mckinley were tax
en- from Buffalo to Washington and placed in
the White House, where they lay in state;
later the remains were removed from the
White House to the capitol, where a state
funeral was held.
IS. The funeral train Of President Mckinley
reached Canton and the remains lay in state
in the courthouse.
10. Final honors paid to the remains of President
Mckinley at Canton; after religious services
at the First Methodist Episcopal church the
casket was placed in Woodawn cemetery;
President Roosevelt and the chief officers Of
the government attended the services; through
out the country there was a complete sus-
pension of business, and religious and special
memoria, services were held in every city and
town.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
FREAKS OF NATURE.
MARCH.

MARCH.
0. killed and 20 injured in a tornado which
wrecked portion of Willspoint, Tex, and
swept over other sections Of the state
10. A 'sbloody rain" fell in Italy and Sicily.
Is. Over 400 people injured and many deaths in
tornado at Birmingham, Ala; loss on prop
erty over 100000.
90 Heavy floods in the eastern and central states;
loss Of ss,0oO.00o along the Ohio.
a. lives lost and 1000 600 in property destroy.
ed by floods in east Tennessee
JUNE.
Z. IL people killed and many injured by hail
and cloudburst in Oklahoma.
20. people killed and many injured by tornado
in the Eeya Paha valley, Nebraska.
q. lives lost and property valued at $500 900
destroyed by tornado at Pittsburg
"a. SO deaths by rainstorm foods in the Elk Horn
valley, West Virginia.
JULY.
8. Hot wave broken in New York city; deaths,
u.s.
Fl. Intense heat throughout the eastern states;
21o deaths in New York city.
In the middle western states affected by
drought, the thermometer registered as fol-
lows; Des Moines, l0S; Chicago 1885, Kansas
1o6: st. Louis, los; Middletown, la, lIs;
Neeport, H., liz; Galena, H., 49,
20 Light rains brought relief to the corn belt
after 40 days drought.
AUGUST
a. Destructive storm the gulf coast. with loss
Of life.
81. Torrents OF rain flooded Cleveland and dam.
aged property to the amount Of nearly 81 ,00o,-
900.
SEPTEMBER
% IS men drowned by cloudburst in Preside
county, Tex.
NOVEMBER.
4. dense fog blocked all traffic in England.
IS Earthquake caused 100000 damage in Utah:
the shocks. which numbered 20 in "a hours.
were first felt at Salt Lake City
z6 Earthquake shocks to the number Of so visited
Erzerunl, In Asiatic Turkey. destroying many
buildings and killing % persons
a. Texas storm struck the Atlantic coast
around New York, causing damage in the vi
cinity Of over s750,00o; lives lost
DECEMBER.
81 The English and Irish channels swept by
fierce gales Heavy snowstorm blocked travel
throughout England.
Is. Heavy rain and destructive foods In New
York and Pennsylvania.