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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
How One Diamond Makes Two Each
as Big as the Original.

as blS as the OEAsS
The lapidary was splitting a dia-
mond. He leaned forward with intent
brows. His tiny machine buzzed like
bee. A delicate and shining dust
arose.
Then suddenly everything was stilled,
and the diamond, split in halves, lay
in the lapidary's white, thin hand
"Out of one diamond" he said, 81 am
going to make two, and each of these
two will be as big and brilliant as the
original one was"
AS he scraped up the glittering dust
he explained:
First 1 will make in paste an exact
duplicate of each of these two halves.
Then l will join to the bottom of each
genuine half its artificial complement,
making the junction so carefully that
no one will be able to perceive 1t. FL
nally will mount these two half false
and half genuine stones. Each then
will appear to be altogether genuine.
Their paste foundations will not de-
tract in any way from their brilliance.
The owner of the big diamond will
have two big diamonds.
1.-THE making Of fake Jewels the lap
idary said, sis an interesting study. Do
you know what the best fake pearls
are made of? They are made of fish
scales silvery and iridescent fish scales
pasted on the inside of balls of glass.
The fish these scales come from is
called In France the Athletic and in
England the bleak. 1t is smaller than
minnow. It's scales must be picked
off by hand, and only small portion
Of them can be used. 1t takes $4,000
athletics, or bleaks. to yield a pound of
scales" New York Telegram.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
ALMONEssON.

Pastor Howard. of Kemble Memorial
church, Woodbury. was fishing in the lake
on Monday afternoon, when the 1O-year-old
son of L. D. Bozorth fell into the water.
The pastor rowed to him and took him out
as he was sinking for the third time. This
was a fortunate fishing trip for the pastor
and youth.
Almonesson Sunday School picniclSed at
National Park yesterday.
Woodbury. citizens of color will bold a
moonlight excursion here Thursday night.
Al Cunard is proud Of his new possession;
little girl
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The first windmill in Germany was
built at Windsheim. The Augustine
monks at that place desired to build
one such as they had seen in Italy, but
the lord Of the manor forbade them, de
claring that the winds belonged to him,
The monks applied to the bishop of
Utrecht, who promptly laid down the
fundamental principle that no one had
any power over the winds of his do
cese but himself. He gave permission
to build the mill and it was erected in
the closing years of the fourteenth cen
fury.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
BARNYARD MANURE.

A Tremendous Annual Waste-Legu-
minSus Crops and stock Feeding.
A well kept manure heap may be
safely taken as one of the surest indi-
cations of thrift and success in farm
ing. Neglect of this resource causes
losses, which, though little appreciated,
are vast in extent. Waste of manure
is either so common as to breed in
difference or so silent and hidden as to
escape notice
1t has been figured out that if one
third of the manure in the United
States is wasted the total annual loss
would be about SOS, 466, 900 annually
If the farmer, instead of selling off
his crops, feeds them to live stock on
the farm as far as possible, a large
proportion of this fertility is retained
on the farm, and if the business of
stock feeding is carried to the point
where feed is purchased in addition to
that grown on the farm a considerable
addition may in this way be made to
the fertility of the farm at an almost
nominal cost, since it is assumed that
feed will not be bought unless its feed
ing value will at least pay its cost.
The growing of more leguminous
plants such as beans, peas, clover, lu-
pines, etc, as a means of increasing
the fertility of tie soil is strongly
recommended both from theoretical
and practical considerations, but the
leguminous crop is best utilized when it
is fed out on the farm and the manure
saved and applied to the soil. The
greatest profit is thus secured and near
" the same fertility is maintained as
in green manuring. The farmer should
mend his system so that the barnyard
manure will be as well cared for as any
other farm product Loss from surface
washing, teaching, fermentation and
decay should be guarded against. Then
the feeding of richer food will mean
richer manure and better and cheaper
crops.
It is hard to persuade the farmer to
abandon time honored practices and
adopt methods with which he is I'M
familiar. He also hesitates about
mourning the necessary expense of
building suitable receptacles for the
storage of manure, frequently assum-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
WASTE OF BARNARD MANURE.

ing that this is greater than it really is.
AS Roberts states, '.The new idea that
the manure should be as carefully pre-
served from unnecessary waste as any
other product Of the farm is hard to
put in practice after having for forty
years stored the farmyard manure I'M
der the caves upon the steep hillside
which forms one border of the running
brook"
1t is to be feared that the introduc-
ton Of commercial fertilizers has not
been without effect in increasing the
apparent Indifference with which this
valuable fs3m resource is so often re-
garded. Too many farmers lose sight
of the fact that, as rule, commercial
fertilizers should supplement and not
entirely replace the manuriaI supplies
of the farm, says w Fl. Beal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
Sued by His Doctor.

"a doctor here has sued me for $1150,
which ] claimed was excessive for a case OF
cholera morbus,' says R. White, Of Goa
chella, CAL sAt the trial be praised his
medical skill and medicine. | asked him
/ if it was not Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy he used as / had
good reason to believe it was, and he would
not say under oath that it was not. No
doctor could use better remedy than this
in a case of cholera morbus, it never fails.
lSoly by A. S. Marshall, Woodbury.; w G.
Fink, Mallioa Hill. 6-2-1m.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

ssThere are /, LAG election districts in
New Jersey, and 271 of them are to have
voting machines at the coming election.
It is pity that all of the districts with
large votes could not be provided with
machines, for instance, the 1874 districts of
Hudson, the 179 of Essex, the 80 of Camden
and the 81 Of Passaic. With returns from
these the result of an election would be
known by O'Clock on election night, for
these have the bulk of the votes in the
State. Jersey City Journal.
If the Journal will put its idea in the
form of motion, we will second it.
Wherever, under the ballot system, fraud
has been praticed or alleged to have practis-
ed, there the machine should first be in
stalled. The rural communities haven't
yet reached the stage of development where
machines are necessary to secure an honest
ballot.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Chairman Root, of the Republican
National Convention, among other things
took credit to the Republican party for
regulating trusts. People generally have
found that out by actual experience, and
no doubt exists that they are well regu-
lated, and are doing business more effect
uaIly than eyer. just now the Beef trust
is taking its rake off of several cents a
pound, a portion of which will go into the
G. o. P. treasury to perpetuate the nice
scheme of regulation that is so profitable to
the trusts and expensive for tie people
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
VERY ANNoYING TO SOME rEo.
PIE.

People that are known to be weak and siclzlv.
by their neighbors, are asked the question
every day whether they are feeling better. Do
you reel stronger? Are you gaining flesh?
is one OF the sure signs of returning health II
they can only get a remedy that will make solid
healthy flesh, recovery is assured. People with
nervous troubles, loss of flesh and strength, no
ambition, languid, and always tired, have thin
Watery blood. The food they eat does not nourz
ish them, 1t does not make blood. II after each
meal they would take Dr. Gums Blood and
Nerve Tonic. their food would be turned into
rich, red blood, making solid flesh and strength.
The tablets are sold in boxes by all druggists
for 70 cents, or boxes for 50. People who use
this Tonic gain in solid flesh from to 3 lbs. ner
week, they feel better and know they are on
the road to health. 60
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
WORLDS FAIR.
Great June Excursions via Pennsylvania
Railroad.


June 8, 16, %, and 80 are the next dates
for the great Pennsylvania Railroad coach
excursions to the Worlds Fair at St. Louis.
A special train of standard day coaches will
be run on the following schedule, and ex-
cursion tickets, good going only on special
train, will be sold from the stations named
at rates quoted
Tickets will also be sold from other sta
tions on the Pennsylvania Railroad, east of
Pittsburg and south of and including Ell
mira, Olean, and Mayville, and from sta
lions on the New York and Long Branch
Railroad, Cumberland Valley Railroad and
New York, Philadelphia aad Norfolk Rail
road, good going in coaches on regular
trains to point of connection with special
train.
Returning, tickets will be good in coaches
on regular trains leaving St. Louis Union
Station on day of valuation, within ten
days, including date of excursion.
For rates Of fare from other stations and
leaving time Of connecting trains consult
nearest Ticket Agent. 6-9-3ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Last Wednesday the excursion boat Gen'l
slocum steamed through He'll Gate, New
York harbor, with over $500 passengers
aboard, mostly from Lutheran Church in
Brooklyn. Fire was discovered in the oil
room, in the forward portion Of the boat
People on the docks signalled the captain
to land at once but he went ahead two
miles. $40 of the $500 passengers persisted
either from fire or drowning. An inquest
is being conducted to fix the responsibility
for this wholesale murder. It has already
been proven that the boats fire apparatus
was inadequate, life preservers useless be-
cause Of age, and few at that. It was also
shown that the boats equipment was prac-
tically useless because of the panic-stricken
excursionists, who prevented the launching
Of the boats and RATS. The complete story
Of the burning Of the ship is terrible be-
yond all description.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
REDUCED RATES TO ST. LOUIS
Via Pennsylvania Railroad Account Demo
cratic National Convention.

For the benefit Of those desiring to attend
the Democratic National Convention, to be
held at St. Louis, July 6, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell round-trip tick
cts to st. Louis, from all stations on its
lines, from July 2 to 5 inclusive, good re-
turning, leaving st. Louis not later than
fifteen days, including date Of sale, on date
Of validatlon by Joint Agent at st. Louis
at rate of single fare for the round trip.
For specific information concerning rates
and time of trains, consult nearest ticket
agent. 6-23-2t
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23


1t is noticeable that the refusal of M. Ri
ker to be a part Of the Equal Taxation Com
mission is because Carl Lentz is to be a
member by reason Of his memberships the
State Board of Taxation. And it is also no.
ticeable that Mr.. Lentz has undertaken to
speak for the State Board of Assessors in ex-
pressing eontempt for Mr.. Riker's appoint
ment or resignation, or both. These con-
ditions enforce the opinion that Mr.. Lentz
is considered by others and himself to he
the State Board of Assessors, and ex-officio
the commission on equal taxation
There is nobody who knows better than
Governor Murphy that it was Lentz's I'M
scrupulous audacity, in political manage
ment, which led to his being appointed to a
State Office involving the highest elements
of scrupulous fairness, honesty and RELIABLE
ity, and nobody knows better than Cover
nor Murphy that it was almost exclusively
on the ground of his holding State Office
of such great responsibility that the SUI
preme Court declined to disbar Lentz for
authenticated charges presented by the Es-
sex bar, and involving unprofessional con-
duct of decided gravity, including lack of
responsibility of moral fibre.
How, knowing these things, Governor
Murphy could appoint such a man to be the
controlling influence of a commission, which
is to decide whether or not certain corporate
enterprises are to continue in the practical
exemption of millions of dollars of property
from taxation, and to provide reasons for
jussifying such exemptions under consti-
tutional requirement that all property shall
be equally taxed for the public needs
passes the comprehension of any ordinary
mind. Unless indeed, it is that Governor
Murphy, as Governor of the State, and tit
ular chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee, has undertaken to so strange, MAIN
and otherwise multilate the public demand
for honest taxes, as to earn the support of
the railroads and other benefciaries fora
Governor and Legislature which will com
plete the process next winter.
That this is the bargain is evidenced by
every step and act of the proceeding; is
evidenced by the machinery which is being
put at work To produce it; and by the
people who vii be nominated to carry it
out
Carl Lentz is the first! Who win be the
next? GTrue American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
THE VALUE OF THE TOAD.

An ingenious writer has figured out
that each toad kept in the garden is
worth the sum of S19.44 on the basis of
cutworms being worth / cent apiece.
the price paid by some market garden
ers to have them destroyed. In any
event the toad is most valuable
friend of the gardener, as it is proved
that one will in ninety days eat 2,160
cutworms, 1900 niyriapods, 2,160 SOW
bugs, 3,240 ants, $50 weevils and 800.
ground beetles. The toad is logy,
hideous and incessant night worker,
the devil on four legs for all ground
insect night life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

1t is difficult to imagine by what process
of thought President Roosevelt, the petted
child Of fortune, self-seeking and arbitrary,
could find in the suffering loyalty and self
denying patriots of the American Revolu-
ton, who starved and froze under the eye
of Washington, basis of comparison. But
then to any man who could speak at
Antietam and ignore the name Of Nc
Clellan, anything is possible.
True American.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The New York Times figures out that
Judge Parker will have $50 votes on the
first ballot in the St. Louis Convention,
and says that mo candidate for a Presi-
DENTAL nomination receiving as many as
$50 votes on the first ballot has ever been
defeated in convention of either party"
About two weeks will prove if the Demo-
cratic Convention of 1904 will break the
spell
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The Republican national platform was
sent from Washington to Chicago in a
sealed can, and the seal broken by Senator
Lodge. Hence its officially Roosevelt's
platform. The Republican wise men were
allowed only TO hear it read.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The Republican National Convention
that has been in session in Chicago since
Monday, will nominate Theodore Rooseyelt
for President and u s. Senator Fairbanks,
Of Indiana for Vice President to-day, and
adjourn The Convention has been a cut
and-dried. spiritless affair.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Last winter the machine that is at pres
ent dominating the educational interests of
the State brought forward new scheme to
provide place for some favorite and fasten
still more firmly the machines grip on the
schools. The scheme provided for the
appointment of State Inspector of High
Schools, but no sooner was it proposed than
the papers of the State almost with one ac
cord denounced it and pointed out the
absolute uselessness of such an official. As
the legislature failed to enact any law pro-
viding for this job it was supposed that the
scheme had been killed, but the Jersey City
journal shows that this was not so. The
Legislature made no appropriation for High
School inspection, but the job was sneaked
in and its expense was provided for by
dividing with it the amount appropriated
for Teachers Institutes. Next Fall, when
the counties learn that the amount available
for their Institutes is considerably smaller
than usual there will be howl long and
strenuous. However, it may serve to show
how useless the Teachers Institutes them
selves are and cause them to be abolished
The money wasted on Institutes could be
spent to good advantage in encouraging the
formation of county training schools for
would be teachers. [Salem Sunbeam.
Mayor Gwynne the Sunbeam editor, was
for sonna ware tbo School - g
his county and proved so high an efficiency
in that Office that few in the State can speak
with such clear certainty of the Educational
system of the State and the schemes and
schemers which are now fastened upon it
as upon every other department. of our State
Government
But why not add to the hire Of teachers
both the cost Of Institutes and the pay of
this last political pet
fClinton Democrat,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
He Gets There.

Pecksniff- When the evil one starts
out to tempt me I always say, @Get
thee behind me, Satang' and he gets
there. Wiseman- Yes, when Satanstarts
out to tempt you he usually does ssget
there" doesn't be? Philadelphia Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Hope is a fatterer, but the most up
right Of all parasites, for she frequents
the poor mans fiat as well as the
palace of his superior -Shenstone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

As the Republicans claim all the pros
perity since 1897, and pretend that the
panic Of 1898 was due to a Democratic
Administration, some remarks from them
would be in order regarding the extensive
discharges by the Pennsylvania and other
railroads on account of the dullness of
trade. [Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
After Midnight.
passed on

Wife I'm sorry to see you come
home III such a state as this, Charles.
Husband Il knew you'd be sorry, Car
RE, and that's why told you not to
sit up. Boston Transcript.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
THE VALUE OF WEAK THINGS.


The weak things in the world per-
form an important mission, much as
we are inclined to despise them. The
tiny insect fertilizes flower, plant and
tree. The weak fuse alone makes pos
sible the general use of electricity in
both lighting and as power. The weak
wooden peg in the corn pillow saves the
machine from being wrecked when a
stone or grub is struck. Many weak
woman stands as guardian angel be-
tween her strong husband and hard
old world. A little worm clothes the
world in silks and satins, a microbe
makes possible the delicate flavor of
much of our food, a tiny specimen Of
marine life has built some of the finest
harbors in the world, and the penny
forms the basis of our missionary con-
tributions. Despise not the small
things
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

With the Pennsylvania Railroad laying
of men in all departments by the thousand,
it don't impress the average man that
prosperity is holding its own.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
THE MOST ORIGINAL
NOVEL Of THE YEAR

The most comepetent judges have pronoun-
ced ''In the Bishops Carriage the most
original novel Of the year
II is tale abnut flesh and blood people;
story for men and women.
''Uncle Joe Cannon Speaker Of the Nat
ional House of Representatives, is most en-
thusiastic in his praise Of Miss Miriam
Michelson's book This is what be has to
say about it:
81 am in receipt Of copy of Il n the
Bishops Carriage, by Miriam Nicholson.
read the same with great p easure. II
seems TO me it ought to be popular pub
LEGATION and one that will exert good in
fiuence. Perhaps can best describe it by
saying that commenced reading it early
in the morning and finished it that night
and the coming morning, and when finish
ed drew a long breath and fet that had
had forgotten everything else but the book
and regarded that there was not more of it
With respect, etc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
Time and Money.

The counterfeiter was in prison for
ten years.
What are you doing hereT asked
a visitor
Passing time"
"Ah, what for?"
Passing money And the visitor
passed on.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
ITTs Up no THE DOCTOR.

she had been under Doctors care for years
for dyspepsia, the pain appeared to center
under the left shoulder blade, was so severe at
times that she could neither eat nor sleep. She
had lost faith in her home Doctor, and asked US
to send her sample of DR.. Gunn's Improved
Liver Pills, which had been recommended to
her. We sent her two pills, in few days she
sent for box. Now She writes that the pain
under her shoulder has left her entirely; she en-
joys her mealsand never sleeps less than SIhours
every night, and this has all come about in 2
weeks, and cost her 80 cents for two boxes of
pills. Says the doctor charged her $5000 and
that she told him he had better take the 5000
and invest it all in DR.. Gums Improved Liver
Pills and build up his practice. Sold by drug
gists for 25 GEMS per box. Anyone having dy-
spepsia, bilious spells or sick headache can get
speedy cure by the use of these pills. For
ale by ]. w Merritt, Woodbury.. n. J. 6-2s
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The beef trust is making it about as
difficult for an american working man to
eat meat as for the pauper laborer of
Europe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Mayor Joseph NowreY, of Camden, is a
candidate for the Democratic Gubernatorial
nomination.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

Pins have been found among the
Egyptian mummies and in the prehis-
toric caves Of Switzerland.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
Library Hours.

From June Is to Oct l. 1904
Afternoons from 4 to 6, except Wednes-
days.
Wednesday and Saturday mornings from
to II.
Evenings from to 8.
By order Of Board Of Trustees
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

This paper is entered IN the Post 0Fice at Wood.
ttry. N. j. as sec0ad-ciass matter.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
81. G. Cannon.

Could anything be stronger or could
praise come from better source?
The story is something absolutely new in
the literary line a theatrical romance that
abounds in thrilling situations interviewer
with genuine humor and human heart
burnings- In fact, the tale is SO remark
ably good that the Sunday North American
of Phila. has secured the exclusive right
to publish it in this territory, and will
print the first instalment next Sunday,
June 26th with illustration worthy of the
story.
Miss Nicholson, the author, has been for
several years successful and much admir-
ed writer of newspaper and magazine
articles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23

The Most popular dentist In your town
If he is abreast of the time, will tell you that
Peroxide is the best antiseptie for the mouth
If he knows FIOrafOam he will advise you
that it is the perfume of flowers with Peroxide
combined, making preparation fragrant and
refreshing. Price 25c.
For sale by
j. w. Merritt, opposite the Court House.