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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30


Senator Warner, of Missouri, is won
dering if the size of mems heads averages
larger in she west than in the east. Senator
Warner, who wears a Il size hat, tried to
buy new headpiece in Washington just
before be started home. He says: In
Washington I made tour Of every hat
store Of any size and within reach, and in
Philadelphia, where they make the things,
| tried to get lid to fit me. Going after
wards to New York, if tried one shop
tried twenty. Not place had a "a hat.
My itinerary took me to Cleveland. / was
thoroughly ashamed Of my old hat by the
time I struck that place, made famous by
Cassie, and once more started out to find a
n hat. Nary one. / did not make much
of an effort in st. Louis, because by the
time got there was almost without hope,
However, managed to screw up courage
enough to 60 into four places. They all had
up to u, but nothing bigger. Now for the
odd part of the experience: The very first
shop went into in Kansas City resulted in
this hat. guess there are more 4 heads
in this neck of the woods than further
eastu
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

That the Constitution and all the other
Republican organs Of the county are faith
full to Republican grafters, may be alleged
BY anybody without fear that Editor AL
bright will brand them as liars. The fact
that it, and every one Of its half dozen assist
ants, have refused to publish an official state
ment by a committee Of the Board Of Chosen
Freeholders, directed to the entire Board,
involving the integrity Of member Of the
Board, is about the boldest attempt to keep
the people Ignorant Of true conditions, that
we have ever known. If that is 1906 Re-
publicanism, honest men have cause to for
sake the rotten craft.
Ii is true, that where Ignorance is bliss,
ii is folly to be wise. . but free people
have not yet acknowledged that they de-
rived any bliss from the suppression Of such
important public matter as was contained
in shat report.
Republicans Of this county have reason
10 be ashamed Of their press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

The terms of fifteen Democrats and ff-
teen Republicans, who have seats in the
United States Senate expire on March 8,
next The Democrats are: Bacon, Georgia;
Bailey, Texas; Berry, Arkansas; Blackburn,
Kentucky; Carmack, Tennessee; Clark,
Montana; Dubois, Idaho; Foster, Alabama,
reelected; Gearin, Oregon; McLaurin, Mis-
sissippi, reelected; Martin, Virginia; Nor
gan, Alabama; Patterson, Colorado; Sim
mons, North Carolina; Tillman, South
Carolina. The Republicans are: Alger,
Michigan; Alice, Delaware; Benson, Kan
sas; Burnham, New Hampshire; Crane,
Massachusetts,; CulIom, Illinois; Dolliver,
Iowa; Dryden, New Jersey; Elki rs, Yves
Virginia; Frye, Maine; Gamble, South De.
kota; Willard, Nebraska; Nelson, Mime
sofa; Warren. Wyoming; Wetmore, Rhode
Island
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

The doors Of the Real Estate Trust Com
pany, one of the largest financial institu-
tions of Philadelphia, were closed Tuesday
afternoon last. The President. Frank K.
Nipple, died last Friday, and serious
shortage. said to amount to s., 10000, was
soon after discovered. Great financial dis
sress must result from this failure. We
learn, with sincere regret, that many
Woodbury. people kept their bank account
there, hence are among the army Of suffer
ers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
Arabian snun.

Snuff in Arabia is not used as it is
with us, although one occasionally sees
a snuffer. but the snuff is ordinarily
made into a pill of about the size Of a
robins egg and is placed between the
lower front lip and the teeth. This
manner of using snuff is common
among the laboring class, and almost
every cody that is met in the street
has his lower lip puffed out by ball
of snuff behind it. Arabian snuff is
prepared out Of the ordinary powdered
tobacco, unrefned sugar and potash.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
Democratic Campaign Funds.

Chairman Griggs, of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, of Washington,
has forwarded circular letter to each Of
the 10000 Democrats, or as many oil them
as are living, who subscribed one dollar
each to the Democratic campaign fund
in 1896. Another letter is to be sent to
the editors Of Democratic newspapers ask
ing them to call upon their subscribers for
one dollar contributions.
Some money is necessary to carry on a
political campaign. Men who object TO
political parties obtaining their campaign
funds from special interest ought to be
ready to contribute at least small sum for
the payment Of legitimate expenses. Every
one who believes in Democratic principles
and who can contribute should send a
dollar to Chairman Griggs.
DEMOCRAT readers ought not to psrn +
this opportunity to go by. Remember that
victory in the Congressional campaign is
important to popular government. If
every DEMOCRAT reader who sympathiz s
with the work of Chairman Griggs and 9th, r
Democrats are trying to do, will send one
dollar, the Democratic COMMITTEES would
not find itself embarrassed from lack ct
money to pay all necessary expenses. Such
contributions may be addressed to Hon.
James M. Griggs, Chairman Of Democratic
Congressional Committee, Washington, D.
c.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

Blbo'a Jumb0 cigars ars bstteI than ever
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
HARNsBoRo.
School begins next Tuesday.

DCn00r ll15 11rzk I
The whereabouts of James A. Tomlin, the
contractor, is stiIl unknown to our village
folks.
William Miller starts for Coshocton,
Ohio, to-day to blow glass for another Gre
there, be haYing been there the past two
years.
The Rev. William Petit of the Mt. Zion
M. P. Church, was favored with houseful
Of company last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mutt have moved to
Even.
Charlie Bowers will move into the house
vacated by Mrs. James Mutt.
The Mantua Township Board Of Educa-
|tion will meet in the Academy at this
place nexs Wednesday evening, ~
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
sneezfnr.

Sneezing is the best brain clearer
known. Many persons conclude an
attack Of faintness or fainting with a
violent sneeze. Our ancestors took
snuff from a belief in the efficacy Of
sneezing. But tobacco SO taken is in
part absorbed into the blood and hurts
the system. Tickling the nostrils with
feather or straw will act as well as
taking snuff. Try it when you feel
faint. It cannot do harm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
After the Race.

Owner Qrately) Yes, II you hadn't
stopped to take up that girl in your
machine you would have won the race.
You were beaten by mile. Chauffeur
Well, you know a miss Is as good as
mile. Chicago News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30
GLAssRoRo.

Rev. F. F. Craig and family are spending
two weeks vita Pleasantyille friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Iszard are SPEND
ing the week at Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Curley have returned
from a tour thlough the Southern States
The personal property Of the late Mrs,
Sarah Vogeding was sold at public sale,
Saturday.
Ira Ham is recovering from his recent
serious attack OF typhoid fever.
Miss Jennie Stiles has been spending
several days at Washington, D. G
Allen Evan conducted the services at the
Downer Methodist Episcopal Church Sun
day.
Mrs. Howard Abbott, of Beverly, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Clifford.
Rev.. j. R. Thompson, and family, Of
Trenton, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Chew:
Mr.. Charles Whalen and Miss Bessie
Roberts. both Of this place, were quietly
married at New York City, Wednesday
evening last. ssMr. and Mrs. Whalen are
spending their honeymoon at that place,
after which they will reside at Glassboro.
a large number Of Glassboro glass blow
ers will in q short time leave for the West,
where they have accepted positions for the
coming season.
Miss Sara Sailor, of New York, and Miss
Nellie Stultz. of Manasquan, are the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. E. M Duffield.
The Citizens Military Band furnished the
rtcr~
held at that place Tuesday.
The Glassboro churches were largely
represented at the Gloucester County Sun
dav-sohool picnio held at Alcyon Park on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Chew, Of Huff
Vile entertained Glassboro Lodge, F. e a..
M ii their home Tuesday evening.
~ ,,aa,, ,,1.ood nnda, tank nnmhar
~ n Ia y W,;tyau Glass WorLs and Il Is
loua " su .lat .ba will he i, oneration
e p e,e'.u sL,ss -
y r su,.a.
MT. anu NILS y yonn'o,, 0ra -; 4s NJ r.
biancne, =, 81 nlia al., pnia' 20 ''ss
anu MIS- : oo'ii
Miss Bessie Husted, OF woodbury., organ
a so = rbn mr. P5iladelnbia, presided al the
a a,. of the Methodist Church here Sun
Gay IS the absence Of Prof. J. q. Rowen.
no Win Miss Rowan Il spending some
time AZ the Delaware Water GAP.
1obn Gransheimer Of Berlin. has taken
- ia automatic s,onal service he
t t,raa - Waodbnry HEIGHTS and CLAYTON and
r IT, 80 ~ h;s sa,,;1y here M,
VIZ 49, : -'s ''s,-' -
FIVE hunofed ousneis " r, Mnsa9 p;, Was
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

Here is sample Of newspaper scare
head, under the new spelling scheme that
President Roosevelt endorses
'sRozyelt not fazd by eny Kriticism.
s'Rosts and Jolys Folio HIS Endorsements of
Andru Karnagy's Fonetiks
''Publik Printer Prazes nu Spelling s.
tenn. .
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

The first number of The Labor World was
issued in Jersey City on August 25. As its
name indicates, the Labor World will give
especial attention to she activities Of organ
lied labor
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

swelling at an enormous rate, against
the day when Johnny Steele should be-
come of age and come into his own.
Squanders 100000 in a Day,
At last the time came, and an ava
lanche Of money rolled down on the
former poor driver, who, in his child
hood days, had never had SO much as
a quarter to spend. The way In which
ne made the money fly caused even
the oil region, then engaged in its mad
chase for wealth, to sit up and take
notice. There never was a spender
like him before and few have initiated
and none equaled him since. His first
draw or what was considered an mex
haustible supply Of wealth was $780,
900.
Gimme 1t in hundred dollar bills"
he said to the cashier Of the Oil City
bank, to which he had walked from
his home up Oil creek, at Housewife.
81 want to show some Of the boys a
good time"
And "the boys" were shown. Johnny
Steele started down the street with his
thousand $500 bills, and to every one
he met he presented one Of the bills.
Those who hesitated and wanted to
know why got two of the bills. He
had not gone far until some of those
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

and every one make a night Of It with
me. Give Bess a bottle OF champagne
to start with"
Bess was the beautiful little mare
he rode, and Immediately interest was
conferred on the horse whom her owner
said drank champagne. Bess, more
over, was the only sober one Of the
outfit some hours later, for Johnny
Steele surely made good when he start
ed out to make a night of IT," and this
was one of them.
Nobody who hears my voice can
spend q cent. I'm Johnny Steele"
was the favorite cry Of the little fellow
as he entered a resort, and there were
always those within sound who at once
began to figure just how expensive they
could make the hour with Steele. There
is yet to be found the man who will
say he ever saw Goal Oil Johnny"
take a cent OIL change from the bar or
anywhere else, for that matter. For
such as the young fellow was no such
things as dollars or small bills.
Lights Cigars with 800 Bills.
What was considered the height of
his extravaganza came one day when
he entered the Oil Exchange at Brad
ford to look around. He never dabbled
in oil himself. 81 want to see my
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

$1,000, 900. There were, in addition, ex-
tremely valuable oil properties besides
the McClintock farm which was at this
time belching forth royalties at the
rate of $1,750 a day for the McClintock
heir, John Steele.
John quit working at once. He v
went back to work after the tragic
death Of his foster parent.
Yet he couldn't enter into the full
enjoyment Of this money, for he was
not of age, and the proper authorities
simply took the immense estate in hand
for the few short months which d.
yided the young wagon driver from his
millions. During this short time Steele
showed some good business Judgment.
There were hundreds who would have
loaned him anything on his prospects,
but to his credit be It said he did not
go heavily into debt. He was content
to wait until the money came to him,
and in the meantime, through the prop
er authorities, he sold an atom Of his
big interests Just at the time the oil
boom reached the crest. He disposed
Of the two Lone Star wells to John
MAwhinney for $4,000 cash. This went
into the common poo, which VA
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26
CAREER OF YOUNG MAN WHO
SQUANDERED MILLIONS WITH
IN SEVEN MONTHS.
RECORD that HAS never Been BEATEN
John w. Steele. Who Acquired a Worldwide Reputa-
ton by Throwing Money to the Winds. Dies in
Poverty in Pennsylvania Near Scene of
the Source of His Wealth.

young woman enough to make her in.
dependent for life.
Mrs. McClintock was a shrewd bust
mes and when oil was discov-
cred on her farm she drove the closest
bargains possible with the producers.
The pool under the McClintock farm
babe fair to be inexhaustible and she
had little troubel in getting an almost
fabulous sun in cash, reserving a big
royalty on all oil brought from her
farm. This was about three years
after the death of McClintock.
But John Steele was not allowed to
loaf because his foster mother then
had money. He was sent out to work
at driving wagons for the oil men. He
did not even have a team of his own,
but hired out as a driver, and each
Saturday night his earnings were
brought home and given to Mrs. Nc
Clintock, who dumped them into the
common hoard at the old farmhouse.
She rapidly accumulated bank stocks
and valuable properties in surrounding
towns and cities as we'll as in New
York and Philadelphia. But she never
changed the close, penurious style Of
living to which she and her husband
had been forced when they we're trying
to pay for the rocky farm on the little
run which afterwards became world
famed as Oil creek.
Explosion Brings Millions.
She never hired a servant and never
moved from the little farmhouse, which
soon became hemmed in by oil wells.
Always insisting on doing her own
homework, she came to her death in a
most tragic way, while performing
house duties. Early in 1863 Mrs. Nc
Clintock rose one morning before day
break, as usual, to prepare breakfast
for John Steele before he went out
with his wagon. She made the last sad
mistake of trying to light the fire with
a can of coal oil with the ~oft-repeated
result. There was IN explosion and
she was burned to death.
In an old and crude safe in the cor
ner of one room in the little house there
was found SIS, 900 in gold. Subsequent
discovery proved this was the savings
of Mrs. McClintock for only a week or
so. The exact amount of cash on hand
at the death of Mrs. McClintock was
never definitely known, but is sup
posed to have been far more than
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

Philadelphia.-In an u~npretentious
house on a little farm near Franklin,
in the northwestern part Of Pennsyl-
vania, there died the other day a man
who some 40 years 6 acquired a
most unique and remarkable distinc-
ton. This person was John w.
Steele, better known as Goal Oil
Johnny" king of all the spendthrifts
the world has ever known.
1t is several years o since this
ono famous character had passed out
of sight of the general public, but the
record he established in the few short
months that he was rolling in wealth
will long be remembered.
Has Wealth Untold.
Inside of IL months, beginning at
the close of 1863, John Steele did per-
haps more to advertise the wealth OF
the Pennsylvania oil region than any
other ten men. He advertised its
wealth by spending it. A beardless
boy, he woke one morning to find him.
self possessed of untold wealth in bulk
and an income from oil royalties of
$1,75O per day, Sundays included. He
did not know the value of money, has
not to this day any idea of how much
money he had and spent, but 1t has
been estimated at from ST. 00,0 900 to
$4,O00,0 600.
Be the amount the first or last
named, the fact remains that in seven
months time from his coming into
possession of this immense wealth he
went through it and was broken. In
side of a year from the time he became
a Croesus, he was back at the little
railroad station at Housewife, Venan-
go county, hustling trunks at $40 a
month. He has been hustling ever
since to keep up with the grocer's bill.
Never was there a man who made it
rain none in such showers as did
''Coal Oil Johnny" during his brief
transit across the horizon. 1t is claim
ed that the newly-rich Pittsburg mil.
l~ionaire would h0k like a piker in his
spendings when med up alongside the
Housewife, Pa, wagon driver who was
in a night elevated to the millionaire
class. The entire cost Of the widely
heralded "Scotty" special last sum-
mer would not have furnished Goal
Oil Johnny's" cigar lighters in those
days Of '64. Steele simply couldn't
spend his money fast enough until he
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26
LOUIS PHILIPPE'S FALL.
Excitement in the French CAPITAL
When the Monarch Was
Deposed.

One morning toward the end Of
February, 1S48, l sat quietly in my
attic chamber working hard at my
tragedy of Ulrich Won Hutton, relates
a writer in McClure's, when suddenly
a friend rushed breathlessly into the
room, exclalming: What, you sit.
ting here! Do you not know what
has happened?" mo. what?" "The
French have driven away Louis Phil
ippe and proclaimed y republic"
l threw down my pen-and that
was the end Of my Ulrich Won Hutton.
! never touched the manuscript again,
We tore down the stairs into the
street to the market square. the &C.
customed meeting place for all the
student societies after their midday
dinner. Although 1t was still fore
noon, the market was already crowd
ed with young men, talking excitedly.
There was no shouting, no noise. only
agitated conversation. What did we
want there? This probably no mi
knew. But since the French had
driven away Louis Philippe and pro-
claimed the republic, something. Of
course. must happen here, too. Some
Of the students had brought their
Sapiers along, as IL 1t were necessary
at once to make an attack or to de-
fend ourselves. We were dominated
by a vague feeling that . great out.
break of elemental forces had begun.
as il an earthquake raj impending OF
which we had felt the first shock, and
we instinctively crowded together.
Thus we wandered about In numerous
bands to the "Kneipe," where our
restlessness, however, would not SUI.
fer us long to stay; then to other
pleasure resorts. where we fell into
conversation with all manner Of
strangers, to find In them the same
confused, astonished and expectant
state OF mind; then back to the mar.
ket square. to see what might be going
on there; then again somewhere else.
and 80 on, without aim and end. until
finally late In the night fatigue COM
PEELED us to mud the way home.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26
FREE TRADE MIsERlEs.
Conditions in England Which should
Serve to Warn Amer
leans.

-
The suffering millions Of Groat Brit
ain are not asking for charity but are
begging for work. The situation grows
o acute daily. Never before was
there so great a proportion of the peo-
pie unemployed. The condition 10, OF
course, worst in the cities, and particu-
larry in London. Says the Springfield
Republican:
But another potent cause Of the con-
gestion in London has been the steady,
inpour Of poverty-stricken people from
the farms and provincial towns of Eng
land. The rush to the metropolis has
gone on for years, and, as all students
OF the question realize, it has been one
result Of the immense decline in English
agriculture. which has been nearly
ruined by the competition of food prod
ucts from the United States and other
foreign countries. These laborers, often
unskilled, have flocked into the London
labor market only to demoralize 1t with
cheapness.
Zone remedy within reach is emigra-
ton to Canada, Australia and South
Africa; yet the thousands Of the very
poor in a great city seem hard to move
to a distant country which is more or
less Of a wilderness"
Why does not our half converted free
trade contemporary give the real rem
edy, protection? asks. the American
Economist. When England was repeal
ing her corn laws and we were about to
adopt the free trade Walker tariff, the
Springfield Republican was telling It's
readers Of the misery Of free trade and
pleading for protection, as 1t continued
to plead till the Morrill, law displaced
the laws Of 1916 and 1857. Let 1t tell the
truth now as it did then and acknowl-
edge that free trade in England is Q
failure, q sad, lamentable failure, as It
has been sooner or later wherever 1t has
been tried. England's wealth, her cap
ital, her prestige, warded off the awful
blow for nearly half a century, but It has
come nov in all its fury, and there Is
only one remedy, a return to protection.
And shall we, in the light Of such ex-
perience and such conditions, return to
free trade? God forbid.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

UThe Canadian tariff revisers con-
tinue thcir wanderings up and down the
Dominion, and seem to get deeper AL the
time In q complication Of Views and
0 currents. Their work will please
nobody. not even themselves q . whols.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
ex-senator Tillman says It would have
been better II Grover Cleveland had
nsvsr been elected president. IN that
ease the Republicans would have haa
: clean acors since 1850. The man
With the pitch&ork porforAtes the bulf'e-.
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