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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

into the new year. Charles e. Hughes
Not only the Equi-
table. but the New York Life, the Mu-
tual Mutual Reserve and others, I'M
der the relentless yivisection of Coun-
sci Hughes, shocked the public by their
various diseases of extravaganza, leg
islatiye bribery and political corrup-
ton. Both of New York's senators, ex-
Governor Odell and minor political
lights We're dimmed in one way or
another by these revelations. The adj
mifted large contributions to campaign
funds, mostly to the Republican party
in recent years, tended to place that
party's campaign managers on the de-
fensive, and the administration voiced
a quite general demand for federal
control of the great interstate insur-
ance concerns.
The issue as to Chinese exclusion
was raised by the anti-American boy
colt in China, and the president prompt
ly moderated the execution of the ex-
listing law. The personal popularity
of President Roosevelt and support of
his policies were increased by his ex-
tensive journeys, first in April through
the southwest territories and states to
his hunting vacation in Colorado and
in October through the south to New
Orleans, not to mention several shorter
excursions.
The short session which brought the
Fifty eighth congress to a close March
4 was noted chiefly for what it failed
to do Aside from the appropriations,
totaling SS1S, 47S.914, the only impor-
tant matter agreed upon by both
houses was placing the Panama canal
administration entirely in the presi-
dents hands The house passed, 326 to
II, the Esch- Townsend rate bill, in
dorsed by the president, but it was
pigeonholed by the senate The seven
arbitration treaties failed owing to the
insistence Of the senate on its right to
amend, influenced somewhat by the
administration reported agreement
with Santo Domingo. Later the form
al Domingo treaty reached the senate,
but failed of ratification, and con-
ditional agreement for the collection
and holding Of Domingo's revenues
was made by the president. A blot
on the session was the houses effort to
get mileage allowed for the construc-
tive recess, the bill being killed by the
senate. Other important bills that fail
ed after much effort were those for
statehood of the territories and pure
food The house impeached Federal
Judge Swayne of Florida, and on Feb
q his trial by the senate resulted in
acquittal of the Compton charges.
The Fifty-ninth congress began its
career Dec. A. with many vital prob
lens to solve, chief of which was that
| of the federal rate fixing and control
| of corporations SO strongly urged III
the presidents message. Its first nota
bic action was the S11,000.000 appro
| priation to meet the current obligations
of the Panama canal commission.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

OouLl w lite. dTy dNdldHCHc. Lit
Jewish massacres at Odessa, Kiey and
other parts of southern Russia made
terrible the early days Of November
and the government acknowledged of
fetal connivance therein. Then came
the mutiny of sailors at Cronstadt on
Nov. 8, after which the railroad strike
was resumed. Sailors of the Black
sea feet again mutinied at Sevastopol
Nov. 26, and a mutinous army pillaged
Vladivostok and Hardin. All Livonia
set up a provincial government on
Dec r.
Europe's other storm centers during
the year lowered around Morocco, Tur-
key, Hungary and the Scandinavian
peninsula. Not until the resignation of
the French foreign minister, Delcasse,
June 6, did France and Germany relax
their tension. This left matters in the
hands Of the more conciliating Premi-
er Rouvier, who had succeeded Combes
Jan. 10. The outcome was an agree
ment for the Franee-G German confer
ence at Madrid, with which the year
ends. The bin for the separation of
church and state passed the French
senate Dec. 6. Germany's greatest
trouble has been the costly war with
her rebellious colony in southwest
Africa.
Turkeys repeated refusal to relin-
quish her hold on Macedonia necessitat-
ed the mobilization of the international
feet in Grecian waters and the taking
possession of two Turkish ports before
the sultan surrendered on technical
compromise Dec. IS.
The unrest in Hungary reached that
point where open civil war was only
to be averted by the governments in
PRODUCTION of bill for manhood suf-
frage Nov. rs.
When King Oscar vetoed the plan for
a separate consular service Norway
denounced her union with Sweden.
June Z. For time there was fear Of
war, but basis of separation was
agreed upon by arbitration. Prince
Charles Of Denmark accepted the call
to the throne, entering Christiania
Nov. IS.
Great Britain passed most Of the year
waiting for the Balfour ministry to die.
Balfour held on, perhaps to perfect the
friendly understanding with France
and to- complete the new Angles apa-
nese treaty of aug Y and did not
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28


lnternatsonai university cooperation. a
definite alliance with Bsllin university
being arrange safs aud Cam
bridge botn votetI IN March to retain
Greek. Pennsylvania exonerated Pro
lessor IIi.l,yy IS charges OF I'M
By Or. Peters Columbia and the New
York university led ii Il noyesaent Of
eastern colleges toward the abolition
or reform st football The effort to
merge the ssaelIsetts Institute of
Technology with Harvard failed on le-
gal grounds. The Carnegie technical
schools were opened In one building at
Pittsburg Oct. is.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

manued Dy Oyama,
along the Hun river,
In M a n C b ur i a
Though facing the
fntrenched Russian
army Of Kuropat-
kin along the front
of a hundred miles
or more in dead Of
winter, the Japanese
center advanced
to the Sha river and
there resisted a ter
rife attack while
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

VI eN Aao~ - $500 - p -
chargeable to the
executive, especial
" since congress,
Feb. %, put the
whole management
of that project in the
presidents hands,
with $10,000,000 to
start with. Six days
thereafter the old
cumbersome canal
board was ousted
anda new one went
to work, headed by
Theodore p ShontS
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

cans, in view Of the
starting, July 16, of
Commander peary
In his specially con-
structed ship, the
Roosevelt, for the
polar regions. He
goes prepared for
the supreme test of
accumulated expert
ence and modern in
ventions. Less than
a month after Peary
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

tired toward their base at Hardin,
closely followed by the Japs. Kuropat
kin was superseded by Lineyiteh.
Despite this crushing defeat the war
lords at st. Petersburg persisted in
sending the patched up Baltic feet,
under Rojestvensky, onward into east
ern waters to its inevitable defeat,
May 27, in the Korean strait at the
hands of Togo's unbeaten sea fighters
Russia's sea power had been complete
~ wiped out, and consequently the
time was ripe for the entry of the
great American peacemaker, President
Roosevelt His suggestion for con-
ference between the warning powers
was accepted June To- and the peace
ENJOYS met at Portsmouth, n. H.. Aug.
s. In the meantime the japanese oc-
cupation of the island of Sakhaiin had
taken place. The peace Of Portsmouth
was concluded Aug. 20. the main fea-
lures of the treaty being: Transfer of
Port Arthur and control of the Man
churian railway to Japan, Japanese
preponderance in Korea, integrity of
China, evacuation of Manchuria, di-
vision of Sakhalin and Siberian fishing
| wight for Japan.
! Russia's year has been one ceaseless
reign of terror. The chaotic condition
of the existing regime at the close of
| the year was foreshadowed in the mys-
ferrous firing of cannon over the head
of the car during the ceremony OF
blessing the waters of the Neva at ST.
Petersburg on JAN 49, That ominous
incident conceded with the first of the
series of strikes which have paralyzed
industry and commerce and rendered
fhe government almost helpless. That
strike eliminated in the "bloody Sun
day" of Jan. %, when crowd of
| trusting subjects, led by Father Gopon,
who came to present their grievances
! to the car in person, were set upon by
the soIdiery, shot down and trampled
in the streets by order of General Ire,
poff, who had been made dictator of the
capital.
Next in the order of revolutionary
| tactics came the assassination of Grand
Duke Sergius at Moscow on Feb. IT BIZ
Kolaieff, an ayowed terrorist. On Feb.
| % the accidental firing Of the Baltic
fleet on British fishermen, with several
| fatalities, was brought to peaceable
settlement by an arbitration commits
sion at Paris. The ear celebrated
| Easter by graciously conceding to his
subjects liberty Of conscience. Follow
| ing the May riots throughout Poland
the zemstvos congress at Moscow May
| s boldly asked for universal suffrage.
! The next outburst came at Odessa
when the sailors of the Kniaz Potemkine
mutinied and held the city for several
! days, while unruly classes pillaged and
murdered. The zemstvo men demand
ed constitution July IS, and the first
/ congress of peasants was held Aug. Is.
On the following day the car, through
his minister Bouligyne, who had sue
ceeded Mirslzy, summoned the national
assembly, or douma, On basis of prop
erty and class limited suffrage
These restrictions did not suit the
people, and general railway strike
was begun Oct. "a which for the first
time showed the immense power of the
labor organization About this time
Count Witte was called to head a lib
eral cabinet, and through him on Oct.
80 the ears great manifesto was is
sued, making a complete surrender of
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

the Russian left flank was turned with
Nodzu's flying column this in two
weeks Of fighting, ending March IL.
compelling the entire army Of Kuropat-
kin to retreat In the utmost disorder
from the fortified base about Mukden
with immense loss, The Russians re-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

ABOUT Dy tne rlVary
between the Hyde
and Alexander fac
tons in the Equi-
table, which is a
part of the years
commercial record.
Worse than the
worst expectations
have been realized
by this investiga-
ton, which extends
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28
Science Expecting
The Conquest Of tuberculosis

Although the actual chemical agent
capable Of conquering the tuberculosis
microbe III human tissue has not been
SO definitely announced IN any quarter
as to be authoritatiyely acknowledged
Id the medid 4 section Of the scientific
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

his autocratie pow
ers and granting a
constitutional form
of government, with
guarantees of free
press, free speech,
free assemblage
and til er civil
rights. Even this
and tn e steady
hand of Count Wit
tie did not suffice to
stay the revolution
airy avalanche. The
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

resign until Dec 4. when he was sue
eeeded BY strong Liberal ministry
headed by Campbell Zimmerman and
committed to home rule for Ireland.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28
.RNEsT REDFIELD,
TnRANCIs b. DAVIS.
T0HN f TRUrTT.

TOHN f TRUITT.
BRIDGEPORT, Nj
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
cIerked Chattel Mortgages foreclosed, etc.
5-e-97-ly
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-28

Money to1oan on Mortgage $500 and upward.
No. Is COOPER ST., WOODBURY., N. J.
Nov. "a le00-Jy
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

momenfarlly increasing when Ma
earthly, breaking away, fled llomeward
spreading panic at every step.
DR.. Austin sent his answer immedi-
ately by the noon mail.
One week later everybody was at the
railroad station, the president and
faculty, the trustees and students, the
mayor and city council, waiting with
addresses of welcome, while the plat
form was crowded with representative
citizens, and all about the station were
carriages filled with ladies. Only Isa-
bel West was at home, reading for the
hundredth time the letter She had re-
ceived from John Warwick the day
before
A whistle was heard in the dis
tance, rumbling, as the train crossed
the bridge, the engine swept into view
around the curve, rushed past the sta
tion, slowed up and stopped, painting
heavily. The band began playing.
People broke into cheers, and ladies
waved their handkerchiefs. The pas
sengers, stretching their necks out of
the train windows, wondered why peo.
pie were mobbing the tall, athletic
young fellow who stood blushing like
schoolboy and smiling TREMENDOUSLY.
Then, as the train moved off, there was
mighty roar of students voices:
"Rah! Rah! Rah! Sis-boom rah!
What's the matter with Warwick?
He's all right! Who's all right? War
wick!"-N. O. Times-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Perkins and the Luncheon

s1eEator Perkins, Of California, never
lurches with Senator Elkins, of West
Vii 1ginia although they are the best
of friends. Perkins refuses all over
lures because he wants to keep up a
joke. Some time ago Elkins invited
Perkins to luncheon, and quite an
elaborate spread was ordered In fact,
West Virginia urged California to more
than ordinary extravaganza in the
matter Of food and other accessories.
When the time came for settlement
Elkins went through his pockets, but
failed to turn up either pocketbook or
mcaey.
Perkins, he said, "you see how I'm
fixed. You'll have to pay for this
luncheon"
1t was only short time ago that
Elkins asked Perkins to luncheon, and
the latter said:
No, no; I went to luncheon with
yc,l once. You can't catch me that
wa7 again. Buffalo Times.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
HE BLAMED THE DOCTOR.
Wasn't Responsible for MAdical
Mans Herrors in Dogs Noslng
His Case"

Some years ago the inhabitants o.
s. were moved to pity .and charity
by the appearance in their streets of q
cadaverous-looking man, who turned
the handle of barrel-organ, upon
which 'was prominently displayed q
large card bearing the pathetic appeal:
six months only to live. Wife and
children to provide for.'
For several weeks, says a London
paper, the cadayerous one regularly
raked in a harvest of coppers, then he
disappeared.
Four years later a townsman saw
him in distant city, with the same
organ and the same pathetic legend
on it.
Il saw you with that notice four
years ago at s." said the s.
man, .sternly, pointing to the "six
months to live"
Very likely, sir" said the cadaver-
GUS but evidently tough and leathery
one, coolly. II amt responsible for
my medical mans herrors in dogs
nosing my complaint
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
An Archbishop's Joke.

The Right Rev. DR.. Randall Thomas
Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury,
more than held his own as a raconteur
during his visit to Fernieigh Over, the
county seat of Bishop Potter. This ia
one of his stories: when was a young
man once made an. impassioned appeal
on behalf of foreign missionary to an
audience composed of my rural parish
toner's. The following week l was sur
prised on entering provision shop in
the village to be greeted with marked
coolness by the worthy dame who kept
it. On asking the reason of this strange
treatment the good woman produced a
half crown from drawer, and throwing
it down before my astonished eyes.
snapped: I marked that half crown and
put it in the plate last Sunday, and here
it is back again in-my shop. knowed
we'll them niggers would never get the
money! London Leader.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
ChnJ.ERr0w0

TO he a successful wife, to retain the.
love and admiration of her husband,
should be woman's constant study.
At the first indication of ill-health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
headache or backache, secure Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
begin its use.
Mrs. Chas. F. Brown, Vice President
Mothers Club, 81 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, writes: .#
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"For nine years dragged through miser.
able existence, suffering with inf1ammation
and falling of the womb, and worn out with
main and WEAKNESS. oneday noticed state.
ment bv a woman suffering as was, but who
had been cured by Lydia e. Pinkhams Veg
etable Compound, and I determined to try it
At the end of three months was different
woman Every one remarked about it, and
nv husband fell in love with me all over
again. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound built up my entire system, cured the
womb trouble, and felt Like new woman.
/ am sure it will make every suffering woman
strong, well and happy, as it has me-"
Women who are troubled with pain.
full or irregular menstruation, back.
ache, bloating Tor fatulence), leucor.
rhea, falling, Inflammation or ulcera-
ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles,
that "bearing down - feeling. dzzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion, or nervous
prostration may be restored to perfect
health and strength by taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
ONCE A DANGEROUS COUNTRY.
Risks Run by Inn Guests When
Duelling Was in Vogue in
Ireland.

ireland is not SO dangerous coun
try to travel in as it used to be- saie
Victor Herbert, relates an exchange
THE Irish are not such fire-eatars nov
as they once were.
Samuel Lover, the Irish novelist
was my grandfather, and he, in middle
life, had in Ireland an experience thai
illustrated we'll the perils of travel al
that time.
My grandfather was on the way tc
Cork. He was travelling by coach, and
on certain day he stopped for lunch
con at a roadside inn.
"A servant led him to an upstairs
room, took his order and retired.
my grandfather drew up his chair
to the table, and soon the servant, re-
appearing, set before him a plate that
contained half grilled chicken. My
grandfather was about to fall to up
on the chicken when-cr-r-rack-hi
plate split clean across and the fowl
shot up nearly into the ceiling. AT
the same time waiter, pale and
tremulous. ran into the room, crying,
He's safe. He's safe.'
"Who's safe?' said my grandfather,
testify.
"'Mr. O'Musgrave,' said the waiter.
The captain fired in the air.
1T was, you see, the bullet of duel
ist, and Of an indoor duelist at that
which had come up through the ceiling
and interrupted my grandfather's
meal"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
TALK ABSOLUTELY USELESS.
Son-in-Law Was in Position t.
Speak His Mind and Became
PhilOsOphic.

'Put yourself in my place, young
man. Would you want your only
daughter to marry penniless youth ?''
Put yourself in my place, sir
Would you want to remain penniless
youth when there were rich mems
daughters to marry?"
"You confess that you'd marry my
child simply for her fathers Wealth.
"And you confess that you withhold
her from me simply because Of my
poverty"
What other reason do need?'
What other reason could influence
you?"
This talk is quite useless" =
Quite
1--WE have nothing to gain by it"
Absolutely nothing"
"You take it philosophically"
"Why shouldn't I? Your daughter
and I were quietly married a month
ago"
Good gracious!"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Truly Illogical.

Gustave Whiteh cad, the areonaut OF
Bridgeport, Conn, was discussing the
aeronautical work of Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell.
Prof. Bells work is logical" he
said, whereas too much of the work
Of our aeronauts is illogical-quite as
Illogical as the remark that a young
Swede once made to me in a storm.
"The Swede and were out walking
together when storm came UP. The
rain fell violently. We took refuge
under a tree.
t"The tree for about Is minutes made
a good refuge. Then it began to leak.
The cold raindrops began to fall down
my neck, and I began to complain.
"'Oh, never mind said the Swede;
there are plenty of trees. AS soon as
this one is wet through Well go under
another IN. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
SNOW IN NORTHERN WOODS
Cuts Off Communication with Outside,
But Does Not Curtail Social
Pleasures.

"if you want to see snow just go up
into the valley of the Rainy river, SAID
E. A. English, settler from the Big
Fork country, according to the Dulutn
Herald. I'VE have snow in the norta
country, and plenty of it. It lies about
three feet deep on the level. l shoulo
say, and the loggers have no complaint
to make because there is not enough
of it.
Despite the fact that winter cuts OF
almost all communication with the out
side world, the cold season is not SO
unpleasant to the settlers through that
region as some people might imagine.
They have their social pleasures, too'
although under conditions somewhat
different from those with you city folk.
Perchance there is dance, for instance,
at one of the river settlements. VI
course all the young men and the Wom-
en-, too, not to speak of the Older ones.
have tc be on hand To many this means
IN eight or ten mile tramp on snow
shoes through the woods or down the
river bed Maybe they come from even
a greater distance. Where roads allow
sltighs are used
But the fact of there being no rcad
presents no obstacles to the settler
long tramp on snowshoes has no ter
woods long such journey is about as
Easy as walking in the summer time, cas-
ier, in fact, for he does not have to bother
with the swamps. Our families really
are content, and don't know but that
they have good reason to be. With
plenty to eat and plenty to wear, and
nothing particularly to worry about, the
life, even during the cold months, is not
bad one to lead.
I'VE kind of den up for the winter,
like the bears, and don't feel called upon
to do any particular work, unless it be
to cut fuel, CT unless we find ourselves in
need of exercise. OF course much OF the
spare time is taken UP by enlarging our
clearings, but there is nothing COM
pulsory about this, and if we want to
lounge about the house for week or
two in comfort there is no reason why
We shouldn't do So
1--WE have no quarrel with the fuel
man, and care not rap whether meat is
ten cents pound, or so cents pound.
The plumber is man seen only in our |
dreams, and it's all the same to us Wheth- |
er the light and water companies, with
their everlasting bills, live or die.
Street cars might come in handy once |
in awhile, but we are just so much ahead |
by not having them around"