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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
BUYING VOTES.
when British Electors Got Golden
News From the Moon.

when British Electors Got Golden
News From the Moon.
Votes have been purchased shame
lessly and on huge scale in British
elections. An arrangement was once
made in the borough Of Wendover by
which two candidates were to be elect
ed after a distribution of $4,000 $780,
COO among the voters. The account
reads: '"This being settled, gentleman
was employed to go down, when he
was met according to previous ap-
pointment by the electors about mile
from the town. The electors asked
the stranger where he came from. He
replied, From the moon. They then
asked, What news from the moon?'
He answered that he had brought from
thence $4,000 to be distributed among
them. The electors, being thus salts
fed with the golden news from the
moon. chose the candidates and receiv-
ed their reward
At Hindon man dressed fantastic,
ally as the dancing Punch called at the
houses of the voters and left behind
him sums of 5 to 10 guineas (S25
to $50. Another device was to collect
the citizens at the inns and hand them
their reward through a hole in the
door For these offenses the house Of
commons passed a resolution that Hin
don should be DISTINGUISHED, but so lax
were the morals of the time the close
of the eighteenth century that the res
olution was never acted upon.
Again in 1853 the imam in the moon
turned up in Wakefield. He went
about openly distributing money and
did not appear to be in the least
ashamed of his occupation. At Dub
lin in 1868 a hole in the wall served
the purpose of distributing center for
five pound notes, while at Shaftes-
bury an alderman paid through hole
in the door of his Office sum of 20
guineas $500 to each elector.-C Chicago
News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
DANGER IN HIGH SPEEDS.


Moving Automobiles.
Danger to drivers of automobiles
grows rapidly greater with each new
burst Of speed. A correspondent Of
the Scientific American develops the
theme as follows: 1.-THE danger in all
cases Increases as the square Of the
speed. Take three machines of the
same make, one going FIVE miles an
hour, one twenty miles an hour and
one forty miles an hour. The second
has stored up in it, due to its rapidly
Of motion, sixteen times as much
energy as the first, and if it leaves the
road and runs into an obstacle, such
as a tree. q stone wall or ditch, 1t
will strike with sixteen times as great
force. In going around curve or
turning a corner it is sixteen times as
likely to upset, skid into the ditch or
strip a tire When the power Is shut
off and the brakes applied it will go
sixteen times as far before it can be
brought to a stop. If it comes upon q
pedestrian suddenly the latter will have
to exert sixteen times as much energy
to get out of the way in time and If
struck will be struck with sixteen times
the force. The third machine will be
sixty-four times as likely to get into
trouble in going around curve as the
first.
can object going five miles an hour
is moving with the same speed as it
would have attained in falling ten
inches. In moving ten miles an hour
it is going as fast as though it had
fallen three and a half feet Twenty
miles an hour is generally considered
q very conservative speed. Now, TWEEN
ty miles an hour is the same speed
that would be obtained were the ma
chine to fall thirteen feet through the
air, thirty miles an hour is equivalent
to fall of thirty feet, forty miles an
hour to a fall of fifty-two feet, sixty
miles an hour to fall of 100 feet and
100 miles an hour to a fall of 480 feet.
"a person struck by an automobile
going twenty-five miles an hour re-
ceiyes the same jar as though he him.
self had fallen from a height of twenty
one feet, or, say, from a second story
window; by one going forty miles an
hour, as though he had fallen fifty
two feet, or, say, from the top of lofty
tree; by one going 100 miles an hour, as
though he himself had fallen from the
top of the Washington monument"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
County Board Of Agriculture.

A meeting of the Gloucester County
Board Of Agriculture will be held in Pa
irons Hall, Mullica Hill on Monday,
December Sd, at p. m. The executive
committee haYe arranged the following pro-
gram
Music-Mrs. Howard Crispin.
Question" What are the Advantages of
Improved Machinery. Aaron Borton,
Howard Crispin.
Question "What is Your Experience
With Cover Crops % Joseph W. sithens, S.
Mason Carter.
Recitation-Jesse Brown.
The meat supply for the farmers table. y
Walter Heritage and Edward Gaunt
Question: the Steam Cooker save
Time and Fuel ?'' Martha Tonkins, Beu-
lab Clement.
Singing Bertha Scott.
NJ. ELLA MORGAN, Secr'y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29

The righteousness Of trying to purify
the waters of the Delaware River, Gas our
State Sewerage Commission is trying to do,
by compelling New Jersey cities to stop
allowing sewage to flow into the river and
its tributaries), while the City of Phila-
delphia is emptying all of its sewage into
the river and while It's big factories are
poisoning the Delaware and the Schuylkill
with refuse turned into these streams ought
to be manifest. Last summer barge loaded
with cooper cinder was sunk in the Schuyl-
kill. Last week wrecking company at
tempted to remove the wreck, but when its
diver went down to do something necessary
in the commencement of the work he found
the barge and its cargo practically all gone,
completely eaten up by acids allowed to
flow into the river from a nearby chemical
establishment The suit Of the diver was
ruined by the acid in the short time he was
in the water at the wreck. Such estab-
lishments as these do more harm to the
river than does the sewage of all the towns
in New Jersey on the banks of the Della
vase and all of its tributaries.
TSunbeam
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
AaricuIturists Discuss Auto.

The Camden County Board of Agri-
culture held largely attended meeting
at Blackwood on Friday. While the
subject of automobiles was not on the
programme, it came up through a mo-
ton of Cooper Browning, who wanted
a committee appointed to look after
Legislation at. Trenton this winter
when it is believed that measures will
be introduced to repeal some Of the
clauses of the Automobile Law.
Jacob Lippincott said the dust on
this thoroughfare was just as bad the
last summer as before the law was
passed; in fact, he said, autoists did
not have any regard for the law, that
the Auto Commissioner Smith, at Tren-
ton, is merely collecting the license fee
and that is all; that the people have
not been benefited in the least by the
law.
Mr.. Browning remarked that only a
few days ago, 81 met the worst hog on
the pike | have ever seen. A man
coming with an immense auto, crowded
me right off the road. If 1 had had a
gun I would have shot him. He did
not give me an inch, and went so fast
that / could not see the number of his
machine"
, Secretary William NJ. Horner sug-
gested that the farmers do not help
autoists when they get in trouble. 1t
has been the custom when machine
gets down and out for the nearest far
mer to hitch a horse and haul the auto
under his shed, where it may remain
for days. In case of fire." he said,
s'the insurance companies would not
pay for the damage, and guess the
owner Of the machine wouldn't help
much. Just refuse to help them, and
let them go at that
William Colby, Of Woodbury., told
how to keep books on the farm and
how to make the most out of diary.
The following officers were elected
President, Martin Shivers; vice presi-
dent, R. Cooper Morgan; secretary and
treasurer, William M. Horner; Board
Of Directors, Jacob Lippincott, Alvin
Brown, H. H. Bell, Amos Haines, S. R.
Coles, Watson Matlock, R. L. Shivers,
A. H. Hurff, John Garwood, and Horace
Engle; delegate to State Board of Agri-
culture, M. w. Horner; delegates to
State Horticulture Society, James Bar
ton and s. P. Coles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
The Board Of Education.

The November meeting Of this board
was held in the Academy Tuesday evening
with all the members present. The
Principal and Supply committee were au-
thorized to purchase additional readers for
the 4th and 9TH grades. The same we're
authorized to formulate scheme Of per-
manent records that would show pupils
progress from the First grade through the
entire course.
The school site question was considered
and vote taken, which resulted in for
the Manley LOT, for the Wick lot and for
the Matlack lot. 90
The holiday vacation was fixed from Fri
day the Dist Of December to Wednesday,
January 2.
After the payment Of teachers salaries the
Board adjourned to Thursday, December 6,
when the Site committee win make special
report.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
CONTINUED from First pagel

country is close to 100000 valued at
nearly SIS, 000, 600, 600. The material used
in many of the new buildings is some OF
the cities are Of such a fimsy character, that
in spite of all efforts, the terrible fire waste
of shis country has continued unchecked,
until it now averages 5000, 900, 900 year.
The National Fire Protection Association,
ia an endeavor to reduce these losses, makes
an urgent appeal to all interested TO CO.
operate in bringing about better conditions
by adopting improved methods of con-
struction, also recommends that munich
palities pass ordinances involving the
adoption of an improved building code
recommended by the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters The need for such
ordinances was tragically shown in the
recent collapse of concrete garage while
in course of construction at Minitola, L. |.
Firemen were killed and eight badly
injured. 1t was learned after the collapse
that some OF the men mixing the concrete,
refused to do so, one saying that the proper
ton of cement mixed with the gravel and
lime was not enough to solidify it. Work
men said that the work was being rushed
with such haste that sufficient time was not
allowed for the concrete to harden. Con-
crete is an ideal building material, but care
must be used in its mixing, and the for
mulas used should be that which is the
standard approved by the standary engl-
neeriDg
/ have often stopped and watched the
construction of a great many of our build
ings that are being erected, and their con-
struction seemed so light and frail that it
seemed an almost impossibility for them to
stand any length of time, and this is one
thing / noticed particularly in travelling,
and l found that in the West and North
west. they were more careful in their con-
struction work, st. Louis especially
A man may cross the ocean and study
architec. ure, history of Europe, and take il
the beauties Of Switzerland, but give me
my own country whose beauties ] believe
cannot be excelled, and where | can learn
the rules of progress, and be ever in the
race Of time that is forcing this glorious
country OF ours to be the leader and the
ideal of the world.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
A STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The suggestion recently made by DIR.
Il James NJ Green, for the establishment Of
State Teachers College, is an excellent
one, and should receive legislative sane
ton. Our normal school fits teachers for
only the primary and grammar grades, and
the Approval High School must rely on the
College graduates for its teaching force.
Mr.. Green says -
'tWe are witnessing at the present time
a remarkable growth in secondary educa-
ton. We now have more than seventy
public high schools with four-year courses,
and many more with three year courses
Fastening ON to the four years. standard.
These high schools desire and should
haye teachers who have had college courses
or the equivalent. There are now 625 high
school teachers in the State, and the num-
Der is to increase rapidly under the recent
legislation substituting high schools. The
great majority, perhaps 80 per cent, of
these teachers are women.
ssThere is no place in the State Of New
Jersey where woman can get a college
education, including adequate pedagogical
training. A woman to get college educa-
tion must go to another State, and at an
average expense Of $500 year. To the
great majority Of women who wish to teach
this lisa prohibitive.
1.-THE definition given by Governor
Stokes is, to my mind, about what a
teachers college should be. Such college
should take a high school graduate and
give her two years Of advanced academical
work, carefully planned with reference to
teaching, and two years of such work as is
now given in the course in the normal
school, with certain notifications which
suit her particular needs. That this is
practical will be perfectly clear to any one
familiar with the college courses.
ssWe could establish such college at al
minimum Of expense to the State. We arel
at present furnishing board at from $3.50 to
S170 per year Our present faculty is COM
posed Of teachers with college anduniVersity
trainine. Wewould need to add three new
instructors, and to strengthen somewhat
our apparatus Perhaps an increased APP
preparation Of $4,000 year would enable us
10 furnish this class of education to the stu
dent at total cost TO her, including board,
Of $175 year"
The matter will be called to the atten-
zion Of the Legislature by Assemblyman
Barber, who will ask authority to put in
practice She suggestions Of President Green,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29

Robert E. Hand, the Republican candi-
date for Senator in Cape May was declared
elected on the face Of the returns by $50
plurality, over Samuel E. Ewing, the
Democratic candidate The charge is made
that there were between 600 and 900 mark
ed ballots cast by voters who had sold their
franchise. In one district of Cape May
City 143 votes were thrown out as marked,
while in another district 115 votes of the
same character were counted. These facts
are considered by the Democratic candi-
date as sufficient to warrant a recount,
which has been applied for.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Work for the Assembly.


The House of Assembly should promptly
pass repealers of the Meeker Anti-Spring
Election law, the Hillery Maximum Tax
Rate law, and the law providing for the
use of voting machines at elections. 1t
should so amend the Election laws that the
red tape necessary at primary elections will
be removed altogether, and all conflicting
and confusing sections of the law wiped
out or simplifed. 1t should repeal the law
giving the judges the power to order the
registration of voters on election day. 1t
should amend the Avis law so that the
members..of County Boards for the Equaliza-
ton Of Taxation should be merely the
equalizers of assessments and not little
czars, and it should pass bills wiping out of
existence every unnecessary office in the
State. The Republican Senate will refuse
to pass these bills, but the people, when
they elect Charles C. Black as Governor
next November, will set the seal of their
approved on these measures so emphatically
that the following legislature will not dare
to refuse to enact them into laws.
Salem Sunbeam.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Harlem In New York.

In 1896 there was a settlement at
the foot of little hill on Manhattan
Island which the settlers called Slang
Berge, or Snake Hill. but which is
now called Mount Morris. AS the set
tlement grew each Dutchman who lv-
ed there wanted to name it after his
native town. But as each one had
come from different place in Holland
they could not agree. Governor Stuy-
vesant made careful inquiries, and,
finding that no one had come from
HARLEM, he nipped all neighborly jeal-
ousies in the bud by naming it Nieuw
HARLEM.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
The Worst Part.

A professor Of Trinity college, Dub
lin, overhearing an undergraduate max
ing use of profane language, rushed at
him frantically, exelaiming, Are You
aware. sir, that You are imperiling
your immortal soul and, what is worse,
mourning a fine of 5 shillings?'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Care Of the Dog.

Dogs vary greatly in their appetftes,
and occasionally we find dainty feed
err who will nose over a mixed dish Of
food, picking out a bit here and there
and showing but little relish for what
he does eat. This is an evident sign
that something is wrong Changing
his teeth, if a puppy, thus disturbing
his system, may be the cause, and in
this case a little cooling medicine
should be given.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29

The New York Republican State Com
mittee spent 1882, 900, the Independence
League, 1926, 900, and the Democratic State
Committee, $50, OOo. The New York Globe
estimates that the various county and
city committees spent enough additionally
to make the grand total for the campaign
by all parties 100000. This sum it
considers moderate, but isn't it large enough
to start patriotic Americans to thinking {?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Hiram Bender Dead At Norfolk.

Chosen Freebooter, H. c. Bender, Of
Mantua, has received word that his brother
Hiram died al Norfolk, Va, on the 10th
inst, of acute indigestion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Proof.

Edie-Were you taken by surprise
when he proposed, dear? Ella Good
ness, yesl Why, hadn't even looked
up his financial standing! Ally Sloper.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
ON MARCH 5, 1898,

a resident Of Montclair, N J. took out
81, 900 policy in The Prudential. On
January 8, 1905. the insured decided to
stop paying premiums. The automatic
extended insurance clause Of the policy
Immediately went into effect, keeping
the policy in force until August 16, 1905.
The policyholder died on June 30, 1906.
The Company paid the claim and the
policyholder reaped the benefit of his
insurance.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29

Subscribed + the DEMOCRAT.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29

This paper is entered in the Post Office at Wood
ury, N. r.. as second-class matter.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-31
LABORERS FILL !. !.
CITY STREETS
Gangs Of Idle Italians Make
Extra Police Nee
essary.

There are several hundred idle Ital-
ian laborers in the city from the con-
struction camps on the lower river,
and they are giving the police con-
siderable trouble. They are composed
Of two gangs. one known as the Dire
gang, and the other the Martelli gang,
and there is bad blood between tho
factions.
Several assaults have already been
made and the police have found 1t
necessary to put on extra patrolmeu
during their stay in the city. Last
night Philip Dire was arrested for
having assaulted one of the opposi-
tion gang and at his hearing in the
police court this morning was fined S.
!. The Dire gang is in town awaiting
the payment OF their wages by tle
Inland Construction company, and II
Is understood from them that the
money is to be paid over tomorrow
An Evening Teller representative call
ed at the offices of the company this
morning and was told that only about
150 of these men were on the pay
rolls of the company. and that IL there
were more than this number in town
they belonged in some other camps.
& The inland Construction company
say also that the payment to be made
to the men aggregates from $4,000 to
$4,000 and that the money is ex-
pected from Portland soon.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-31

1t now is made evident that the men
who lined up at the land Office door
about the 10th of last March to camp
day and night to get a choice selec-
tion from lands released from the for
est reserves have had their labor for
their pains as no land was ever seq
gregated from the forest reserve.
Decisions received from the COM
missioner of the general land Office
by the local land office today indicate
that IL is held by the department that
no portion of townships 33 and 35-6
east, plats of which were filed March
I. was open for homestead or timber
filing or for state selection except to
settlers prior to the date of the with
drawal for forest reserve purposes.
The impression seemed generally to
prevail at that time that said town
ships were withdrawn from the for
est reserve. and there was rush on
the part of homesteaders and timber
men to cover M the desirable selec-
tions. Tn state officials in their turn
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-31
WAITED LONG IN Line FOR
LAND THEY DIDN'T Get

got In the field and made generous Sc
lections to the detriment of those who
had offered timber filings. But Ii now
appears that the only persons who
benefited by the opening of these
townships are Charles w. Hartman.
in township 35-s east. and Thomas
Rackliff. in 1916 east. these being the
only bonafide settlers on the land
to February 22. 1897. when the land
was segregated for forest. reserve pur-
poses.
The decision handed down and re-
ceived today was in the case of J. NJ.
Molloy. who filed timber and stone
entry. which later was filed on by
Gustav Sterrr and John Pons. who filed
homestead entries In conflict with Mol
loy's timber fling. Then the state
made blanket filing covering this
with other claims and Molloys filing
was rejected. He appealed and the
decision I'm in reference to this appeal
and 1t is so sweeping that II virtually
settles the whole question as above
cited.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-31

The Columbia river annual confer
enee Of the VI. #. church convenes
al North Yakima next week, on We'd
nesday morning. w. T Custer. pas
tor of the NJ. E. church here. will
leave for the seat OF the. conference
Monday morning. going by way OF
Spokane where quite delegation will
ho ref -.
The ""'ference includes all the ter
Titory between British Columbia on
north. Southeastern Oregon on the
south. the Cascade mountains on the
west. and the Rocky mountains on
the east. excepting a portion of Idaho
south of the salmon river. This makes
a very large territory. and many OF
the ministers will have to travel q
long distance to reach the seat OF
;Ne conference. Bishop II. w. Warren
OF Denver, Colorado. will hold the
conference. presiding over Its sessions
and making the appointments for the
coming year at the close. Bishor
Warren is a very able bishop. He has
lived in the West many years and has
had large experience In. such matters
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-08-31
WELL KNOWN
EDITOR DEAD
Edward ROsewater, Omaha,
SuccumbS to an Attack
of Heart Failure

OMAHA, Aug. 31.--Edward Rose
water. proprietor and editor of the
Omaha Bee. and prominently identi-
fed in political. financial and business
affairs OF Omaha and the state Of Ne
braska for 40 years, was found dead
in the district court room No. 6, third
floor OF the Bee building, early today
Death was evidently due to heart fail
ure.
Rosewater returned from Waterloo
Neb., last night after making a speech
yesterday afternoon. 1t was a warm
day and it is presumed he went to the
court room to rest and there died.
An exciting political campaign is be.
lieved to have hastened the end. He
was defeated for the nomination OF
United States senator after a very
close fight by Norris Brown. The oc-
casion of his address at Waterloo wal
picnic Of the old soldiers of Ne.
braska.