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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-12
FASHION NOVELTIES.
Fabrics which Are New and some
That Are Revived.

That Are Revived.
Social functions of different kinds
make evening or low cut bodices me-
cessity, that is, If you belong to the
smart set and want to look as pretty
as do other women Among the ac-
repted fabrics for this use we find
some old friends and few new ones.
All are pretty and in the seasons new
est colors and tints. Silk null leads
them all, and we find many isAch even
ing gowns with a deep ornanentation
Of hand painted flowers, mostly very
large and striking, though the colors
are usually little more than tints.
For the mothers in Israel there are
many beautiful and sumptuous fabrics,
of which velvet and MORE are the IA
vorites. Satin duchesse comes next,
with messaline a close third and taft
feta last of all. The printed taffetas in
dainty Dresden designs are very suita-
BILE for the young matrons, though
some young girls appear to favor them.
The MORE is softer and more flexible
than heretofore and lends itself to the
prevailing styles unusually well. The
messaline is soft and silky, although
but the wool is silk, while the welt is
fine wool. 1t is woven so that it is al
most as flexible as crepe de chine. One
tint is silver gray and when made 1t
looks as shining as new tin. Narrow
strips of delicately shaded fur are put
along the waist and the rest is trimmed
with shirrs and fiounces cut lengthwise.
This causes them to fall fiat and close
to the dress. A few have lace motifs
set along at intervals, but the real
beauty of this material shows better in
gathers and shirrs than under any other
treatment.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-12
SIZE or A THUNDERBoLT.
Biologists Have System by Which
such Measures Are Taken.

Biologists Have System by Which
such Measures Are Taken.
did you ever see the diameter of a
lightning flash measured 2" asked a
geologist. "Well, here is the case which
once inclosed flash Of lightning, fitted
it exactly, so that you can see how big
it was. This is called 'fulgarite,' or
lightning hole, and the material it is
made Of is glass.
when a bolt Of lightning strikes a
bed of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for distance less or greater,
Transforming simultaneously into glass
the silica in the material through which
it passes. Thus by its great heat it
forms glass tube Of precisely its own
size
.sNow and then such tube, known
as a fulgarite, is found and dug up.
Fulgarites have been followed into the
sand BY excavations for nearly thirty
feet. They vary in interior diameter
from the size Of quill to three inches
or more, according to the bore of the
flash. But fulgarites are not produced
alone in sand. They are found also in
solid rock, though very naturally Of
slight depth, and frequently existing as
thin, CLASSY covering on the surface.
4Such fulgarites occur in astonishing
abundance on the summit Of Little Ara
rat. in Armenia. The rock is SO soft
and porous that blocks foot long can
be obtained, perforated in all direc-
tons by little tubes fllled with bottle
green glass formed from the fused
rock.
aSome wonderful fulgarites were
found by Humboldt on the high Nevada
de Toluca, in Mexico. Masses OF the
rock were covered with a thin layer Of
green glass. Its peculiar simmer IN
the sun led Humboldt to ascend the
precipitous peak at the risk of his life"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
WELD COUNTY FARMS.
Agricultural and Live Stock Statistics
for the Year.

Creeley.-After several weeks OF
careful gathering of statistics concern
ing the agricultural and stock interests
of Weld county, secretary Lowe OF the
Greeley Commercial Club has computed
report to be sent to the State Com
mercial association. 1t shows that
$50. 600 head of sheep are being fed in
the county this year, twenty-five per
cent. less than the number last year.
Cattle on the range and being fed are
estimated at 44,30O. value $os6.Ooo;
hogs 2,400, value $4,000; horses l5,-
900, value s975,00O: and mules o3o'
value $4,000.
There were 10000 acres planted to
wheat, which produced an average OF
forty bushels to the acre, 1.3OO.O0o
bushels, value 100000; 10000 acres
hay, producing 10000 tons; potato
crop on 10000 acres, $500 carloads. or
2,375.Oo0 sacks, or 142, 500 tons; 1900
acres planted in fruit, but no figures
were obtained as to the value of the
fruit crop. Production of oats, barley
and corn is consumed in the county
and no figures were gathered.
There were $4,000 to 10000 acres OF
beets grown for the Eaton, Windsor
and Greeley sugar factories, with an
average of twelve tons to the acre,
making q total of 800, 200, bring
5. 800 900 to the growers. The three
factories will make 100000 sacks of su.
ger OF 100 pounds each. The cost of
raising an acre of beets Is generally
estimated at s3s, and the profits $50
an acre. Robert Boyd had the high
est tonnage recorded, raising thirty
two tons on each of fifteen acres,
1t is estimated that 1000 to 5000
acres in the county are being cult
waited by the Campbell system of dry
farming. All these figures are CON
servative. and the sheep and agricul-
tural interests easily total $6,500,0 900 as
the output this season.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Mesico's President.

President Diaz is now seventy1s11
years of age, hut he is equal to the
adminiSt ratiye tasks of a man OF htcy-
six, says Modern Mexico. For moro
than fifty years he has been the cen
trail figure in the national AFFAIRS OF
Mexico and Of that time thirty years
as an active soldier. Since he came
into power the country has known ao-
soluto peace, whore before II was IN
constant revolution. Railroads no"
run in every direction, developing
great industries and opening M the
wonderful mining district of MHxlco-
Miles upon miles of telegraph lines
are given in figures that astonish for
eiGners.
To President Diaz was given the
honor of completing the great work OF
the drainage of the valley OF Mexico,
which has made the city SO notably
healthy in comparison to former years.
This important engineering problem
was commenced 500 years ago, hut o"-
ing to insurmountable difficulties tho
project never materializcd until the
present era of peace and enlighten-
mcnt To President DiaZ is also due
the inauguration of numerous great
port works. besides many other enter
prises during recent years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Fort Collins Sugar Factory.

Denver.-A Fort Collins dispatch Of
the 11th inst. says: Beet growers in
this factory district are practically
through digging the years crop, but
there are thousands of tons yet to be
delivered to the factory. Owing to the
unprecedented storms in October and
November the farmers have had a long
hard pull gathering the crop and the
work has cost them thousands of dol
lars more than usual, owing to bad
roads for hauling and the high prices
paid for labor. The railroad company
has already delivered more than 5000
carloads of beets to the local factory
in addition to thousands of tons which
have been hauled by teams, and it is
estimated that there are at least 1,0O0
tons to come. The third and last pay
ment for beet growers this season oc-
ours next Saturday, when it is ex.
pected between 100000 and $500, 900
will be paid to the growers. The No
vember payment amounted to about
100000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
ROOSEVELT HONORED.
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize by Nor.
weGian Parliament

IhilStlanla, NOTway.-The Norw'.
Sian Parliament Monday conferred the
Nootl peace prize upon Preside Mt
Roosevelt. The amount OF the prize is
$37 7,l27.G5.
1he American minister. Mr.. Pierce,
IN an eloquent speech. thanked Parlia
ment IN the Pre- Sident's name. He said
that words Were inadequate to express
the deep emotion which he expert
enced at receiving this distinguished
testimonial in behalf of the President,
who recently cabled that he regarded
the prize as one of the greatest honors
winch any man in any position
Throughout the world could receive.
The award, Mr.. Pierce added would
deeply appeal to the hearts of the
American people.
Mr.. Pierce then read a message from
Presilyut Roosevelt EXPIRE ssing his
deep thanks and saying there was no
gift he could appreciate more. The
PreslGeHr also announced that he had
conclude 10 use the prize to estab-
lish 1T Washington a permanent indus
trial peace committee with the view of
maintaining righteous peace in the in
dustriai world, which was as impor-
tant as the maintenance of peace in
the world Of nations. The following is
the text Of President Roosevelt's dis
patch:
Il am profoundly gratitied ID
touched by the signal honor shown me
through YOUR body in comforting on me
the Nobel peace prize. There Is no GIT
l could appreciate more, and ] wish II
We're in my power to fully express my
gratitude. | thank you for it and |
thank You in behalf of the United
States, for what was able to accom-
plsh was only as the representative of
the nation of which for the time being
l am President
"After much thought ! have con
cluded that the best and most fitting
way to apply it as a fund to establish
at Washington a permanent lnduStrlal
peace committee The object Will be to
strive for better and more equitable
relations among my countrymen VINO
are engaged whether as capitalists or
waee workers in industrial and aSrl-
cultural pursuits. This will carry out
the purpose of the founder of the prize,
for in modern life it is as important
and righteous to work for the cause or
just and righteous peace in the INDUS
trial world as in the world OF nations.
Il again express to you the assurance
of my deep and lasting gratitude ana
appreciation.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
LINES
TO BE INSTITUTED BY COLORADO
& SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
NEW ENGINEER APPOINTED
Will Lay Track From Denver to Louis
willie junction - Preparations to
EIeetrify All Its Northern Colorado
inAe

Denver-The Denver Republican
says that changes in the operating de-
partment of the Colorado 4 Southern
have just been made whereby Chief
Engineer II. w. Cowan is promoted to
be superintendent of maintenance from
the northern terminus of the system in
Wyoming to Galve ston, Texas, includ-
ing the new roads recently absorbed by
the Colorado 4 southern; also the ap-
pointment of Engineer Vincent, for
merly of Fort Worth, as assistant chief
engineer. Further this Will bring
about the creation of new position
entirely-that of electrical engineer,
which will be filed by q. j. Hartman.
superintendent of the electrical de-
partment of the Cripple Creek Short
Line. including the High and Low lines
at Cripple Greek.
These changes have been made Eeor
essary by the consolidation OF the va
rious short roads recently acquired by
he c. d s., and by the work of cleo
lrifcation which will be begun imme-
diately. Contracts will be let the first
of next month for the grading of the
new Denver 4 lnterurban road, an
electric line under the control of the
c. & S. between Denver and Louis
of rhe c. 4 s. will be used on to
Boulder, while work on the new street
railway for Fort Collins. which is to
be operated in conjunction with the
electric line from Denver to Boulder
will be begun the first of January
I'VE have decided to commence
work on the electrification of the
northern Colorado line immediately
said Mr.. Cowan yesterday. and for
that purpose decided to take MT.
Hartman over this month. He VIII
commence Immediately where we
have been getting ready for bids on
the grading of the new line from Den
yer to Louisville Junction. 1t is our
purpose to electrify all the northern
Colorado lines as rapidly as advisable
and as we can arrange for men ana
euuipment. The electrical engineer
ing department is to be separate from
that of the regular engineering depart
ment of the road, and will be confined
largely to the construction work IN
northern Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Worlds Letter Writers.

MANY Americans are douptleSS uhaeI
the impression that this land OF Tree
nuhlic schools and other great educa-
tional advantages exceeds all others IN
,be use il makes of the postoffice, says
Jeslie's Weekly But, according TO
statistics recently submitted by the
Universal Postal Union, Great Britain
ranks ahead of us in head The report
furnishes other surprises. France ana
Norway. for instance, each with good
school system and highly intelligent
peoplc. stand lower on the list than
Austria and Argentina. New Zealand
comes next to us with 66-3 per head.
and after that Switzerland with 597O.
The land of the Alps stands first in tho
number of postofficcs in proportion to
the population. the ratio here being
one office to every 500 people. Germany
has one for every 400. Great Britain
one eor every lS59. Denmark one for
every 2,5S6. Italy one for every 3,791.
Holland for every 1881. Belgium FOR
every 3,aSl, and France for every 4.75l.
Great Britain derives the greatest
profits from her pos'al system, netting
annually about S23 t3S, ,G2T. the second
country being Russia with s20595, sos
profits Russia is not considered a let
tcr.writing country, and its printed
matter is restrained. and yet upon its
peculiar system it derives good profits.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
commiss oner Garfelds Report on the
investigation

Washington annual report OF
Commissioner of Corporations James
r. Garfield, made public to-day, de
votes spccial attention to tn" lnVesu-
CATION of transr r0rtation of oil and the
operations of the Standard Oil Com
pany,
During the investigation of the OH
industry" says the report, 1T was dls-
covered that very widespread sES
TEN of railway determinations existed
In favor of the Standard Oil Company,
affecting a very large proportion OF the
country, and resulting substantially IN
giving to the Standard Oil Company an
overwhelming advantage in transpof'
tation in almost all sections of the
country; that this system had peeh IN
existence for number of years, ana
that largely by virtue OF ii the stand
ard had been able to restrict or elm
mate competition throughout many
parts of the country and thereafter
reap the benefits of monopoly.
These railway determinations took
various ferns, often very ingenious Il
their nature, and so skilfully concealed
that their existence was rarely SuS'
pccted, even by the active competitors
of the Standard. although such compet'
itors knew that in general they wera
doing business at a disadvantage.
During the fiscal year indictments
containing S,193 counts were returned
bv the various grand juries as the re-
suit Of this investigation.
"A most striking and important re-
suit Immediately followed the invests
cation of the bureau; the railroads
cancelled substantially all the secret
rates, illegal or improper discrlmlnl-
tons, and in many cases the dlscrlni-
nations in open rates The shippers
of oil advise the bureau that for the
first time in years they are now rap
Ids obtaining equality in treatment
from the transportation companies.
Work en- the other phases of the OIL
Industry, and the investigations OF the
tobacco, steel. sugar and coal INDUS
triec are we'll advanced. Special re-
ports thereon will be made in due
course. An inquiry into canal and
water transportation has been
started"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
People Freezing in Kansas.

Topeka. Kas-With the thermome-
ter lowering around the zero point in
many towns of southwest Kansas and
with no coal to keep themselves from
freezing if the cold wave continues. the
residents are making arrangements to
meet the emergency by congregatins
in churches and public schoolhouses to
avert possible death from exposure
The situation has become so desperate
that an appeal has been made to Gov
ernor Hoch to exert his official power
to procure a supply of fuel for the suf-
ferers, petitions already having come
to the governor from Meade, Liberal,
Cimarron and other towns
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
ALCOHOL NOT INSPIRING.
Buch Is the IerGict Of Leading German
Literary Men.

Does alcohol inspire poets and 9TH
orss According to the great ones Of
living literature in Germany. it does
not. According 10 biographers, in the
case of iaany men. notably Edgar AL
len Poe aud Addison, the English es-
sayist. il does.
This Interesting question has been
brought to the front by DIR. van VIeu-
ten, editor of Das Literarische Echo.
This is new periodical. The editor
sought some means of advertising it.
Of attracting marked attention from
the literary world. to whom il appeals.
And SO he sprung his questions on al
cohol. The hundred and fifty leading
authors and poets of Germany were
appealed 10. OF these ll6 an
swered. Rhapsodes in prose and
poetry were among the answers, which
have attracted great attention. not
alone from those interested in liter
ature. but from the medical world and
scientists as well.
ThH result of the thorough poll OF
experts. is that respiration by alcohol
is not worth the having. If indeed there
is sucn an Inspiration. And yet the
Fatherland's poets sing more elo-
quentlE of beer and wine and the cup
that cheers and incbriates. than the
poets of. perhaps, any other country
OF the writer's appealed to. tour arc
total abstalncrs. twenty-three moder-
ate drinkers, los avoid alcohol before
and during work, and only twelve are
advocates of alcohol But a majority
ui these twelve are eloquent only in
the praise of wine taken at table.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Would Save Scenery.

Colorado Springs, Colorado-Alleg-
ing that the defendant company is
about to destroy the scenic beauty OF
Cascade canon in Manitou by it's pro
jected pipe lines and reservoirs for
power purposes, and that his owner
ship In the canon entities him to an
element Of right to the grandeur and
beauty therein, Leander A. Bigger, of
Hutchinson, Kansas, has filed suit in
the United States District Court at
Pueblo to restrain the Empire Wate-
and Power Company from goi->g ahead
with its operations. The Complain
ants counsel is Eugene Z. Ware,
former United States pensio,, commits
siOner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Greater Berlin.

Minister of the Interior DR. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg recently asked Burgo.
master kirschner for his views of the
proposed plan for the incorporation Of
the suburbs of Berlin into the city
proper. In response. Herr Kirschner
has now submitted to the minister a
memorandum pointing out the neces-
sity Tor previously providing for the
reorganization of the suburban munich
|palities. II the plan is carried out Ber.
lin will have 2,000, 900 Inhabitants.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Salton Sea Again Threatens.

Yuma, Ariz-The entire Colorado
river has found a channel around the
Hind dam, and in flowing back into
Salton sink. Unless the flood can be
stopped very soon, the main line OF
the Southern Pacific will have to be
rebuilt for 200 miles on higher ground,
and 1000 people in Salton basin will
lose their homes. Not less than s25,,
100000 depends upon the success Of
the effort to close the break.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
COnrressiOn al.

The nomination of w Morgan Shrs-
ter, of Washington. as member Of The
Philippine commission and secretary
of public instruction in the islands,
has been sent to the senate by the
president.
Senator Beveridge has introduced a
bill to amend the meat inspection law
which requires the packers to pay
the cost of inspection. Another
amendment requires that the date Of
inspection and packing or canning
shall be placed on each package.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, has
introduced bill in the senate to pro
hibit carriers of interstate commerce
from transporting products of fac
tories or mines which employ Call
dren under IA years of age.
The National Rivers and Harbors
convention in session at Washington
unanimously adopted a resolution urg-
ing congress to appropriate not less
than $50,0O0,oO0 for improvements of
water ways at this session.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
senate in executive session an agree
ment of the powers to prohibit the
sale or Importation Of fire arms, opium
or intoxicating liquors to the South
Sea Islands.
The house has passed bill allow
ing states to prohibit the shipping of
convict made goods from other states
into their borders. The bill was in
troduced by Representative Hunt OF
Missouri.
A bill has been introduced in the
house to increase the salaries of all
civil service employees Of the govern
ment ten per cent.
The house has passed a bill Great
ing a game preserve of nearly 100000
acres In the state Of Washington.
Senator Flint, Of California, has in
trodrced bill in the senate providing
1915 to celebrate the completion Of
the Panama canal.
The Senate committee on judiciary
has reported favorably on the nomi-
nation Of W. H. Moody to be an as
soctate Justice Of the supreme court.
The president has sent to the SEN
ate the name of William B. Ridgely
q Illinois to be comptroller of the cur
rsncy.
0entor Kittredge has introduced a
resolution directing an investigation
of the lumber trade by the department
of commerce and labor
0tace1la an cess.
In fire at an Indianapolis match
hctory recently eight young women
vees burned. four Of them seriously.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
Higher Salaries.

Washington. - Representative Liv.
ingston Of Georgia stated during the
course of speech in the House Mon,
day that he understood the President
would send a special message to Con.
gress in a few days recommending a
twenty-per cent. increase in the sal.
aries Of al government employes-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
NEWS OF THE N1A.-
Most Important Happenings of Se
Past Seven Days
Aaras of the World Condensed
latO Small Space for tho
Reneat of Our Headers.
Personal.

c. Goodioe Edgar and Edwin Ear.
sugar dealers of Detroit. Mich. plead
ed guilty TO having accepted rebates
on sugar shipments and were fined
$4,000 each. The fine were paid.
The man who surrendered after at
tempting to rob the bank at Great
Bend. Kan, now says his name is J.
S kearnes and his home is in Chi
cago.
Levi Boster said to be the oldest
man in Missouri died at his home in
Houston, Texas county at the age CT
116 years.
Eugene ]. Leahy last OF the crew
of the Monitor at the time of her
memorable battle with the Merrlmac
died at New London. Conn.
The president has announced the
appointment of John w Riddle at
present Minister to Roumania to be
Ambassador to Russia to fill the va
cancy caused by the appointment of
Mr.. Meyer to cabinet position.
Arthur c. Harper. the democratic
nominee, was elected over the nom
Angeles, Cal. by a plurality of more
than 1000 votes.
In attempting to rob a bank at
Great Bend, Kan, George A. Lewis, or
Kansas City was captured. While he
was securing the money from the
cashier a clerk touched a burglar
alarm which aroused the citizens and
caused his arrest.
Reports from Venezuela state that
President Castro who is seriously i'll
has been removed to the sea coast,
that his recovery is not expected and
that serious insurrection threatens
the country.
Ex-United States Senator Arthur
Brown of Utah was shot and probably
mortally wounded by Mrs. Anna Brad
ley of Salt Lake City in a hotel at
Washington. She states the shooting
was the result of his refusal to keep
q promise she alleges he had made to
marry her.
Secretary of War Taft has been
elected president of the National Red
Cross. Charles II. Keep. assistant
secretary of the treasury was chosen
treasurer.
Mrs Frank II. Greer, wife Of the
editor of the Guthrie Capital, died re-
Gently of heart failure She was so
years of age.
Harry St John, a newspaper man.
from Mississippi, died recently of apo
plexy in the Carnegie library at OK
lahoma City, Ok.
w. H. Moore, of Missouri, was
chosen president of the National
Good Roads association at the Mus
kogee meeting.
DR.. Lapponi, physician to the pope,
Is dead in Rome of pneumonia