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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-30

In the State of New jersey, at the close of BUSH
ness May TO- 1907:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. ........... s6s5.4l2 50
Overdrafts secured and unsecured Sc SO
u. S. bonds to secure circulation, $4,000 90
Bonds securities, etc.,........... 301, 59S 38
Banking furniture and fxt'res $4,000 90
Due AGENTS gent sl'' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ''.l.. ~. $500 1870 6s
Due from approved reserve agents 81, $40 48
Notes of other National Banks n. 1852 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels,
LAWFUL 9i1i11 MONEY RESERVE IN BANK. VIZ:
specie, .-............--- ~ois 0SU ~
asaa fand o With Treasurer
Z Is per cent Of circulationl -. $500 90
: s. per rex cent. redemption fllnd... 1000 90
Total. ................... -. sl.l97e2l 81.
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. ............ 500, 900 90
Surplus fund, ........................ 100000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses and
National Bank notes outstanding $1,000 90
Due to other National Banks 1897 IS
Dividends unpaid 80 90
Individual deposits subject to check 276,000 "a
Time certificates of deposit, ........ 492,506 ss
Total. ......................... s1,is7,sn 81
State of Neso Jersey, County Of Gloucester, IS:
IL. #. GRAHAM, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best OF my knowledge and
belief. J. F. GRAHAM Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this oath day
s : CLEMENT R. OGDEN, Notary Public.
CoRRECT--Attest
CHARLES PARKER.
WILLIAM M. C0LSON,
Directors.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-30
Letter to Joseph B. Best.
Woodbury., N. J.


Dear Sir:-Take two-story house and
reckon the costs with different paints: you
will be surprised. Say the house has a
total Of 1910 square feet.
Divide by 800; you buy II gallons.
That's the rule; but it never comes-out So
Buy any other paint than Deyoe, you
will have to buy more, up to possibly %
gallons. Paint Devoe, and you'll have a
gallon or two to return. Here are some
experiences.
N. r. Watkins, Lott Texas, used 10
gallons on his house before; bought 10
gallons Deyoe for same house and had
left.
G. B. Edwards, Of Edwards & Brough-
ton, printers, Raleigh, N. g., used 80
gallons paste paint on bis house; bought
80 gallons Deyoe for same house and had
16 left. Go by the gallons.
Yours truly
~ F. W. DEvOE & Co,
New York
p. IS. Woodbury. Mill and Lumber Co.,
sells our paint
{ movement has been started TO abolish
the Burlington County Board of Freehoders
land have five commissioners do the work.
Those who are urging this change being
literally supported.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
THE sOER'S ICE COX.
How Provisions Are Preserved In the
High Plains of the Transvaal.

The Beers who live on the high
yeldt Of The Transvaal have sim
pie way of preserving pcrlshable
provisions in the summer. On the
high vcldt the weather during the
day is extremely warm, but once
he sun scs il breeze springs up and
in about two hours time the cold is
intense. This is due to the rarclied
air.
When the sun has disappeared for
two hours or so the vrouw brings
out her provisions and wraps each
article in a piece Of thin sacking
and hangs it from the roof OF the
caves, which run around the outside
of the building. In the morning
when the cattle in the cattle kraals
proclaim by their lowing that IT is
time 10 rise she comes out and takes
the bags in. The butter. il butter
j. one Of the articles. is so hard that
vou could not spread it; the meat,
if it is bucks head. has much the
same texture and appearance as
bucks meat that has been trans
formed into billion" by being dried
in the sun, though it differs from
this i'm that it can Of course be
cooked. which biltong cannot, and
still retains the greater part of its
juice: The beef or mutton is frozen.
The bags are taken inside and
placed on that side Of the house
which is. against the sun When
The sun vecrs around TO this side of
the house they will be transferred to
the other side. Travellers who call
at one Of these farms on some sum-
mcr day, when the sun is blazing
down, and there is not Il breath of
air, marvel how the people keep
their provisions, shut Off as they are
from all helpful adjuncts. II they
express their surprise TO the vrouw
she takes them to the front of the
house and gravely points out the
large hooks, which she will later on
in the day call into use again.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
ANCIENT COFFiNS.

The collins Of The ancient Egyp-
ti7u- were made OF marble and stone.
Tho Romans used similar rcccplacles
Tor tnclr dead. and \lcNandcr the
Great is said 10 have been buried in
q coffin of solid gold. In parts of
England glass collins have been
found.
The Alhcnian heroes were buried
in collins made of cedar. owing to lis
aromatic and incorruptiblc qualities,
while the first record Of wooden cof-
Gins in England dates back TO the
DAYS Of King Arthur. This monarch
was supposed TO have been buried in
the followed trunk Of IA gigantic oak
tree. Patent collins were invented IN
1896. and metallic air tight collins
were advertised at Birmingham in
lSGl.-rhe Sunday Magazine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
CAT THAT ATE cucuMsERs.

A cat that ate cucumbcrs and
squashcs has just been dispatched
i the town Of Wells. and, SO far as
nown. there is not another like it in
ork county.
The animal had been living on
I'm farm. which is owned by Mrs.
csta L. Hammond, and for some
ime the people living near the place
ave been tronblcd by some ami
ral eating into the cucumbers that
ere left and the squashes were far
~ about as badly.
II was long time before it was
iscovercd what was doing the mis-
hicf. The cucumbers and squashes
ere harvested and it was thought
nat they would be all right in the
mrn.
One day Charles Graves, the hired
nan. went into the barn rather
uickly. and there found the cat
ating away on a ripe cucumber. 1t
'ad already put one of the squashes
mt Of business. so far as its ever
eng made into pies was concerned.
-kcnncbcc journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
eiRps ON THEIR MIGRATION.
Mysteries OF Aerial Flights Are Hid
den from Man.

Night and soaring distance con-
wsai from inquiring man the great
tio-As Of migrating birds that pass
every spring TO their breeding
grounds and return in the fall for
s,.ascn Vi rest 10 the temperate south
srn and tropical regions.
The lighthouses claim many VIC
inns during the long migrations,
znd unusual storms often drive the
AewiIdcred travellers 10 their destruc-
sson. The snow clouds that crossed
eur southern peninsula last week
sremcd 10 have interrupted or OBJ
ssSTcd the strang power of vision
That gn0cs the birds on their south
ward course. and the shore of Lake
Huron was strewn with thousands
az victims. saws the Toronto Globe.
From the diminutive kinglcts to the
robInS, sparrow hawks and small
owls thc reports Of observers show
= side variety. the white threats be-
Eng among the most numerous. All
tlWse birds manifest 30 much lndif-
Ference toward climatic conditions,
eNrpt a. affecting their food supply,
chat II is not likely the hurrying
cold conld have chilled or exhausted
Blcn.
In = driving snowstorm the swift
trair)cys may unconSciou>ly lower
shcir course and collide with various
shsiructionS. Almost every storm
~ rhr migrating season brings rec
Crds that show the passing ilocks
Nronr to sWcrve toward the earth and
dash against windows and other en-
Gicing dangers. The mysteries Of
Obese aerial flights are vet to be UNI
savclcd The calamiirs Of storms
shcd occasional light on them. and
sometimes scro-, the field of an IN
e,iiTcrs telescope familiar flock
may pass SGll the great emigration
c-mnins unknown. and humanity is,
a. or old. balllcd bv the mystery Of
tae way Of bird in the air.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
POWER IN pEap's RIVERS.
nused Energy in Elevated Lake TIL
caca Is Also Enormous.

Mr. IIabich, director of the tech
zeal school Of Lima. in an article
jblishcd in the bulletin of mines OF
cru in its issue of July 81, 1901.
)intel out that Peru. with its rivers
sccnding from elevations of 5000.
900 and 5000 meters. possessed in
llculable sources of power and
lowed that the Rimac river alone
rs capable, of developing at least
10000 horse power. The Chile
yer is amply capable of furnishing
Il the motive power necessary for
rcat industrial purposes. represents
~. as it does. colossal hydraulic
prce hitherto overlooked.
BY far the most important source
water power supply of Peru Is
AXE Tiiicaca. lying $500 meters
Dove the level of the sea. with Il sur
nee area of 5000 square kilomcicrs.
nd an average depth of 20 meters
AXE Iitlcaca lies in Il hollow, sur
'ounded on all sides by an unbrokcn
',dge OF mountains. ranging from
80 10 500 meters in height. present
~ a formidable engineering prob
lom which can be overcome bv ONLY
wo solutions, either tnnnclinr
through the mountain or pumping
he water up and over the lowest
practicable emincnce.
A petition is now before congress
urging the appointment of Il special
commission 10 make surveys and re-
port on the feasibility of such Il de-
vclopmcnt and TO prepare estimates
N the probable cost of construction.
with IA view Of drawing up a bill Of
conditions governing Il concession
under winch foreign capital will be
imitcdsto undertake the pro jet.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
CROWS REAR YOUNG HAWK.
Later They Picked the Young Bird
to Pieces.

How crows adopted a Young red
failed hawk. and what came of it is
told by Bert Jennings, young or
nithologist. saws the New York
World correspondent at McKeever.
n. Y. From time immemorial
crows have been the enemies Of
hawks.
Jennings GAYS that the crows de-
scended upon The hawks home while
he parents werc away, boosted out
he youngster and worked him along
he ground to the foot of the tree
containing their nest. Then they
'oosted, hauled. pushed and pulled
nm up. using their bcaks, wings and
laws TO get him there.
The parent hawks made a great
iuss when they got home and found
ne OF their young missing, but they
iidn't conduct any exhaustive search
or the fod9ling.
The ornithologist wondered why
he crows didn't Kill the young hawk
instead of taking so much trouble
keep him alive, and eventually
ound out the reason. When the
Dung bird col ready to fly the word
was passed around through all tie
crow colonies. and big hocks gath
cred cawing and clamoring. When
lhrv had all assembled the leader
started 10 peck al the Young hawk.
This was signal for a general
onslaught. and soon all the crows
we're iighling Tor "a chance 10 peck Of
The little follow. He was harasscl
and worried, and then fairly picked
pieces. When there was nothing
'eft OF him the crows wheeled, cir
cling overhead. until they sp!cd De
9arcut birds. These they chased
.loar out Of The nciglborhooA. TO-
teihcr with the Youngsters they had
seen able 10 rear
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
cH,LD's PRAYER ANSWERED.

4 striking illustration Ola chlld's
PRAYER being answered in moment
of grave peril was given at Reis'lse,
Surrey. England, recently. "A nam
named Henry Baker was charged
with treating roughly Marion Nose
lev. pretty l2-ycar-old girl. II
was gathering mushrooms in a
field" said the child, when a man
came up with dog. He asked me
10 rive him kiss. but | would not,
and he then pulled me near fence
and kissed me. | screamed, but no
one came. ! again screamed for
help. but it was no use. Then |
placed my hands together like this"
she continued with tears in her eyes,
and asked God to help ne and
deliver me ont Of the mans Lands.
And then man jumped over ae
fence, running TO help me, ana .he
other man ran away
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
NEIoHeoRs HAD THE LAUGH.
Smiths Burglar" Not Capable o. W
ing Much, Harm.

"Wake up" said Mrs. Smith ''
Ter husband 'thcre's burglar u
he next roo 4.
Smith cseft cautiously out OF pe'
nd with his revolver in one han
nd The lamp in the other began I
ook for the burglar. He pcercd y
icry corner and under the bed, bu
here was no one in sight.
"Mayle he's in the closet? sue
csicd Mrs. Smith as she polnlc
owards large clothes closet In OF
orncr of the room.
Mr.. Smith. lamp and revolver i
and, slipped up to the closet an
uddonly threw the door wide opei
Ie saw long while thing .thi
ookcd like The ghost of burglar
he closet. Smiths legs gave VIZ
nd he sank down on the floor, Il
aost exploding the lamp. lie
larlmcd the door. II was several
minutes before Smith could arlst
rom the floor and then he opened
he wih1ow and called TO the neigh
'orS for help.
Several men responded and as two
T them stood with levclcd revolvcr'
third opened the closet door. lher
laugh burst from the group.
There's your burglar" exclaimed
nc Of the half-clad ncighbors as he
ointcl 10 a White Mother Hub
ard" dress that swung slowly to anC
20 in front of The cXpcctant burgla'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
LONG TRIP TO REACH HOWE.

A venerable Devonshire woman
came uS 10 London recently to visit
nor married daughter and was dizzy
moi and escorted to her house, SAYS
bc London Mail. The following
Monday was washing day and the
supply of soap giving out the moth
p volunteered TO bring some from
he shop around the corner. But
.he failed to find her way back. and
roroot the address. At last she
round her way TO a police station,
where after great deal of question
NO M systematic inspector, she
remembered that the address was
written on a piece of paper which
Inc had put into teapot in her Sit
inr room The Inspector, realizing
he truth of the old adage that the
ongcst way round is sometimes the
,carcst way home. sent the old lady
,eck TO Dcvonshirc. whence she tri-
pnphanilv returned TO her daugh-
Ter nv the aid Of the precious sernr,
of paper and with the bar of soap,
which was The cause OF all the trou-
bic. safe in her arms.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
n UNIQUE ENDING.

~Thr followin. story was told by a
waman who va, for many years at
.he head Al one Of the smaller col
b..o,ss for women.
\ representative Of large music
publishing house came on "A business
.rrand TO the school, which Is quite
removed from the town. and Was IN
vited to remain 70 tea.
The principal, lahlc. No. |,
dominates the long room, and three
SHINES Il day several hundred heads
are bowed while grace Is being SAID
al this table. All visitor, are taken
shcn,. and the music man when seat
cd was asked 10 say grace.
DETERMINED that no false move
should mpcril the business pros
y,,,.ts Of hi, house. he boldly wadcd
IN Ilc went on and ON: heads re-
maineA bowed. and still the man
continued. unable to find lifting
pororatlon.
Finally. in desperation, he con
clndad blessing that became his
foric in that institution with
Yours truly. Oliver Dawson a
60 Lipplnrolls.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
ORIGIN OF "CANTEEN."

\ strange genealogical history is
that possessed by the word ''canteen"
which has caused 50 much talk IN
temperance and army circles--if its
origin is correctly assigned to the Old
Latin "quinlana." which literally
means "of the fifth rank or fifth
in order The quiniana (viaJ vas
a street in the Roman CAMP, 50
called because il came between the
fifth maniple. or company, and the
sixth. Here all the business add
marketing of the camp was done aud
"quinIana' eventually came TO mean
a market.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
AUTOMOBILE PROPOSAL.

The BIG green automobile sped
Town the frosty road. Above the
,oisy 'chug-chug" Of the machine
c had proposed and had been re-
used.
Life is not worth living" he
ighcd. My heart Is punclurcd.
he beautiful girl smiled.
Thank goodness " she exclaimed
n great relief.
"Thauk goodness for WHAT"
chat it is your heart that is
and not a tire. We are
o mile, from a repair station.
Without IA word he put on full
pccd and ran over a pig and two
ovs just to let his feelings ont.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
MARVELS OF SIGHT.

The neyhound.runs by sight only.
Tie carrier-pigcon flies its hundreds
OF miles homeWards by oversight, nol-
ing from point TO point objects that
ii has marked; or so. at least. ii is
thought. The dragon-ny, with -
600 lenses in It's eve, darts from an
Gle to angle with the rapidily of Il
flashing sword. and as rapidly darts
back. NOT turning IN the air. but with
clash reversing the action of its
four wings. and inStanlancously cal
culatng the distance of the objects,
or it would dash itself TO pieces. No
one can tcll'in what conformation of
the eve this power consists. y thou
sand mosquitoes dance mp and down
in ih- sun. with the mmutost inter-
val between them. yet no one knocks
another hcadlong on the grass, or
break, leg or wing. long aud deli
cate as they are
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
EMPTY CHURCHES.

Pcoplr are wondering why the
s9,urchos are usually di-rcgardcd by
She dWriler- IN both town and VII
sa,~ Ihc cause Of the trouble j, the
reaicss. unspirituaI. plcasure-loying
and nndisciplimcd spirit Of the time.
Nearly everybody pants for scnsa-
s,ans and even divine worship
anus, he decorated in order 10 escar'
ss.ing dull" and made musical Ia
order to make il attractive ana there
fore acceptable. Light ---..AA
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
Nervous
Worn-Out

If YOU arc in this condition,
your nerve force is weak-the
power is giving out, the or
gans OF your body have
slowed up" and do their work
imperiec,ly. This failure to
10 the work required, clogs
the system and brings distress
and disease. When the nerves
are weak the heart is unable
to force the lile-giying blood
through your veins; the stom-
ach fails TO digest food; the
kidneys lack power 10 hitter
impurities from the blood, and
the poisonous waste remains IN
the system 10 breed disease.
Nerve energy must be restored.
DR.. Miles Nervinc will do it,
because it strengthens the
nerves; it is a nerve medicine
and tonic, that rebuilds the
entire nervous system.
several years ago was all broker,
down 1 was nervous. WORKOUT could
not sleep. and was In constant PAIN.
1 doctorcd for months. and hnally the
doctor said he could do nothing Tor
me. began taking IJr. MICS
Ncrvlne and used altogether eight
bottles. and became strong and
healthy, and now weigh 40 pounds."
II. &. CCNNINGHNM.
lOs Ellsworth Ave, Allegheny Pa
Or. Miles Nervine Is sold by your
druggist, who viii guarantees that the
frat bottle Will benefit. " 1t falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
SORE PUZZLED.

at is a little confusing said the
ear.
Whats the troublc:" asked the
court official.
"Whcn | have been away never
can tell on my return home whether
| am getting into fireworks exhbi-
ton in my honor or a terrorist dean
onslration.'
IlvSpo"e;" Is our rat;on"l 81
"ront. Rurl0cl Rlood p;ttn,S x
t '" nationol c"ro for =. II Strsa-
"thnne stomroh "onrhr"noe. PRO
"'otoc tow az n~oc';,n iu;cos ~
rifles the blood, buildsyou up. 3e-4
Lion Woven Wire Fer 90 2f. 30
and ~ inches high. costs less at
G.. +. Fland"re' Y y D.3.
soft Mt. Sterling, KY \
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
TOO DULL FOR CHAUFFEUR.

"Ncw York is to have new au-
pmobile speedway.
"Ju,t for AUTOMOBILES; And moth
~ to yet in the way"
Nothing"
SAY. WON'T that be the limit of
cadh dullncss;'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
NOTHING MORE DEFINITE.

"NIahcl." said the girls mother,
Mr.. Sloman has been coming TO see
Won for quite IA long while. What
are hi, intentions. do you know?'
"Wcll." replied Mabel, II think
he intends to keep ON coming. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
FORCE OF HABIT.

lratc Glest-Merciful turtles, That
ew waiter has poured the bowl of
lup on my head.
pruplictor--lo must excuse him,
a.. You see he used TO work in baF-
or shop and thought he was giving
an a shampOO
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Ngrican Explorer Ceiling the tale)
When ! was once in danger Iom a
non tried sitting and staring at
oSm. as ] had no weapons. The lion
did moi offer to touch me.
Friend Wonderful How do you
arronni for that
E.-Wcn. sometimes think it
Was herausc sat ON a high branch
OF very YAH tree.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20
HADN'T LOST MUCH.

"Why do YOU look so worried 2"
Il have swallowed a pin"
"Wcll, good gracious; they're two
,pcrs for a nickel - Houston
,1.i
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-20

Unless this alarm clock fails me,
here's where / get the best OF the
Early bird aud the worm proposition!
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
MOST OF JANUARY
WAS OVERCAST
Cloudy Days Win in the
Weather Game During
Opening Month of Year
COLD RECORD BROKEN

What the official score is to the base
ball fanatic is the meteorological sum
mary issued every month by the
Weather Bureau to the scientific
weather man. The report for January
has just been issued by Alexander @.
Meade, professor of the Weather Bu-
reau and official scorer of wind and
rain phenomena.
The game for the month goes to the
cloudy days. Their score was twenty
six, including six days which were
partly overcast. That left only Ave
days for the clear column On twenty
one of the dark days rain fell, but the
total precipitation was but AL inches.
which, however, is .07 better than the
average for fthirty-seven years last
past.
In temperature the month of Janu
ary of this year was deficient in the
mean, which is the harsh word the
scorer applies to average. The mean
for thirty-six years has been
5O.1 degrees. while the last jan
uary had mean of All de-
grees. The last month was also de-
flcient in it's highest flights of mercury.
point, on January %, while 1t once
reached 78 during the opening month.
The coldest day this January was re-
corded on the 18th. when the mercury
fell to SO. but in anothen January it.
fell to 20.
In the matter of wind there was
enough blow to take one 1921 miles at
an average velocity of eight miles an
hour. But on January the wind came
over the plate at rate of thirty-two
miles an hour, which was considered
fast before the automobile was in
vented. In these days the highest jan
uary wind doesn't come half as near to
breaking the speed limit as does Police
Commissioner Leahy. in his new touring
car.
Snow didn't get into the percentage
column this season, and the official
scorer has marked scornful goose
egg" after its name. Sleet performed
equally poorly, but hail went to bat
four times, on January Z. 13, IA and Is.
Fog landed eight times, but thunder
wasn't in the game once. There were
seven heavy frosts, no light ones and
never killing made. Auroras were
disgracefully indolent, not making a
single play, but there were twenty
nine solar and lunar halos visible.
which is a good average. Time of
game, thirty-one days.