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The Washington times., 1907-06-09

Fulton r. Gordon, who has had wide
experience in the development of the
suburban section Of Washington, was
asked by a Times representative for
some reasons for the wonderful push
ing out of the city to the outlying sub
urbs.
Mr. Gordon replied:
The marvellous growth Of Washing
ton to the northwest in the last ten
years has far surpassed that Of any
twenty years of its growth IN the past.
The wonderful carrying capacity,
coupled with the swiftness and comfort
of the modern improved street car
over the old car s. stem of ten
yearc ago and the fleet quiet running
automobile is drawing the younger gen
Grafton Of Washington out in the
suburbs where they can for less money
than downtown enjoy the benefits of a
large lot. beautiful lawn, flowers, and
shrubbery, fresh air and sunshine. and
the greatest of all, a detached home
with large verandas.
Will Grow Into Maryland.
"Ten years ago Florida avenue was
considered way out in the country. 1t
is now fully one mile this side of the
present thickly built up portion OF
Washington and at the present ratio Of
growth. which is increasing rapidly from
year to year. believe it is safe to say
that I'm the next fifteen years the high
price of the desirable northwest subur-
ben ground will force the man of mod
crate means across the District line into
Maryland
THE supply of desirable suburban
ground in the District is limited. while,
on the other hand, the demand is grow
ing greater and greater each year, and
the time is not far distant when the
demand will be practically unlimited.
Parties buying now in the desirable sec
ton will soon find that the demand for
their ground is, therefore. almost un-
limited, and they will be able to sell at
a handsome price. Don't pay any atten-
ton to the doubling Thomas who says
that the opportunity to make money in
Washington real estate has passed. on
the other hand, if you will take the
trouble to investigate for yourself, study
the Building Inspectors report, which
is published at least once a month in
the Washington papers. and compare
same with the growth of Washington
ten and twenty years ago, when the
doubling Thomas said those were the
times when money was easy to make.
and you win find by actual figures given
out by the government that Washing
ton is growing more now in two months
than Il did fifteen and twenty years ago
in an entire year.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
A Surprise Party.

A surprise party was given Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w, Kugler, of near Wolferts Sta
tiop, Saturday evening, Feb. 2, by Miss Lor-
itta G. Gallagher, Of Philadelphia, and Mr.
Fred =. Kugler, Of Clarksboro Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Kugler, Miss Loritta G Gallagher, Miss
Erin Gallagher. Miss Rose McKenna, Miss
Mary FTiel, Miss Nan Cunningham, Miss
Name BasKeb,er. Miss Helen Cronin, Miss
Jennie KeDdig, Miss Ella Kplh, Miss Name
Halpin, Mr.. Jake F. Hapgerty, Mr.. Fred
J. Kugler, Mr.. Dennis A. McCsrshy, Nr.
Thomas J. 11sCaffety, Mr.. Joseph E CAL
agher, Mr.. J. Rockford, Mr.. J. Humid.
Music was furnished by two fiIst-class
Philadelphia musicians. All present had q
good time, and at a late hour refreshments
were sefyed, and in the small hours the
guests departed to rest, wishing Mr.. and
Mrs Kugler many more such happy oc-
casions. x.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
School Teachers Salaries.

The teachers Of the public schools of the
State, through their organization, the State
Teachers Association have inaugurated a
Campaign of Education in the matter Of
teachers sa aries.
A circular dated Feb. 2, says:
"a decade of unprecedent prosperity has
richly increased the reward Of labor and cap
ital. The teachers, being neither hand-lab-
orers nor capitalists, are thus shut out from
their share Of his prosperity. Have they
deserved thisi But the case is still worse
The u S. Deparsment Of Commerce and
Labor, after an exhaustive investigation,
taking into account all the leading neces-
saries OF life, has found that the purchasing
price of dollar is but three -ffths of what
it was in 1898 The increased cost of living,
therefore, all but cuts the comparative value
of an income in half There has been no
appreciable increase of teachers Salaries to
meet this rising scale of living. In truth,
therefore, the salaries haye been reduced
instead of being increased
This situation is discreditable to our
State. New Jersey, in proportion to its
size. is the wealthiest State in the Union
and stands thirteenth in the remuneration
of it's teachers Being situated between two
OF the largest cities Of the Union, New York
and Philadelphia, this fact is now a men
ace to our public schools
''The struggle to keep our trained teach
ers has become chronic. New Jersey pays
for the education of it's teachers, and let's
them practice upon its children. Then, hay-
ing gained experience, they leaving the
State, and the metropolitan taxpayer smiles
and reaps the benefit because be pays some
thing like standard wages.
The State Of New Jersey is not at fault.
1t has seen the danger, aud has recently
enacted laws which have trebled the appro-
priation TO our various school districts.
s'The question now lies with the local,
county aud civil authorities, and the local
schoo boards. These will act conformably
to public opinion
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
CIOypFdale'S Experience.

Students Of municipal ownership will be
interested in letter of Everett Robinson,
Of Los Gatos, California. Mr.. Robinson
says: Knowing You are interested in
municipal ownership, | Thought possibly a
little item of actual experience on the sub
iect might be worth mentioning in The Com
moner. Cloyerdale, California, has demon
stated that municipal ownership pays A
year ago Cioyerdale purchased and enlarged
its water system. During the year she
tovn erected new sewer system through
out, paid for from receipts from the
water works. January 1st repors
OF the years business was published
lished, and it shows that after paying all
expenses the town water works haye made
a net profit of So 600, beside giving the
people better service than was given by
private corporation. The residents of
Cloyerdale are jubilant over this splendid
showing. What Coverdale has done.
other cities can do, aud the above case only
shows what an honest administration Of
municipal ownership can accomplish.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
Uncle Dicky on Dry Ben

After it had stopped showing, last week,
Uncle Dicky made his way through the
drifts TO Berdine's Grocery, with his head
crowned by the old round cap that has seen
almost countless winters and his feet tied
up in berlap and tarred rope.
He held down the favorite nail-keg in
silence, legs crossed, his blackened stump
tailed pipe in full blast and above his specs
could be seen moisture of eyes that proph-
esied real tears not far in the rear. After a
quarter hours putting and evident meditat-
ion CDcle Dicky broke out.
"Poor old Dry Ben they've dreened him
dry an chucked him away, like er sucked
orange, no wonder he's gorn t some place
fer his health!'
Wy, heerd tother day thet two lawyers
in one county got eight thousand dollars
outer him fer campaign money an thet
they spent three thousand an KEEP five an
then turnt agin him in this last fight fer
'nited States senny ter-sich ingratituden'
"Course theirs 'nuther side to it-th
people er gitten agin these here corporat-
ions an pollyeishuns haiut a-gorn t carry
a load watts a-gorn TO smash 'em."
Then agin, on th' same side, where did
Dry Ben git bis money wat he spends SO
free fer pollytics an fer gitten t. be senny-
tel? It come outen th poor peoples pock-
cts fusb frum insurance money AM didn't
all git back wen laborin' men got paid
fer their dayn ez they say wen they git a
dollar er two fer five minits work at wot-
in place. "
''Yas, poor ole Dry Ben he'd things in
purity good shape fer pollytics with th'
country full of insurance agents who all
h'longed & churches, lodges an Sunday
Schools an all a-workin' fer th' ole man
wat started tn comp'ny an got th' money
from th' poor folks whilst about forty
thousand agents whooped it up for th' good
Teller wat made it possible fer poor people
s. bury in cloth kivered caskets instead
chuckin' ther dead on th' town /"
eYas, poor ole Dry Ben is down an out
an theirs new feller in his place wat /
never beern tell ON afore an kinder grgs
me thet we halter hev pollytishun' t rep
resent Jarsey in th' 'nited States Senate in
std o. some feller Watts done somethin' else
'cept work fer his party-but spect wen
Fily Bull Calf gets through with his per-
lisicle meetin' we'll have sennyters elected
Direct be the people an then we'll see
who'll git it,"
Having delivered himself Uncle Dicky
knocked the ashes out Of his stump-tailed
clay pipe, bought sack Of salt and hobbled
of into the night homeward bound
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
Prize Fowls.

Theo P Green has just received a ship
ment of three fine White Plymouth Rock
cockerels from Mr.. U. R. Fishel's Wh te
Plymouth Rock Farm Of Indiana. Mr..
Fishel has 1870 acres devoted to shis strain
and has won for his name what no othe
White Rock breeder has won,a worldwide
reputation, winning all the prizes wherever
shown in tile prize room booth in America
and abroad, refusing one thousand dollars
for the prize-winning puiiets Of 1906, and
selling the prize winning cockerel for eight
hundred dollars Mr. Green has SO extra
puliets, and the shree celebrated cockere $
will head his yard this season. Anyone
wanting this celebrated stock would he
pleased with their result BY placing Their
order for eggs with Mr.. Green.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
Board Of Agriculture.

A meeting Of the Gloucester County
Board of Agriculture will be held in Grange
Hall, HarrisonvilIe, on Monday, March a,
at 2 D. m. to which all are cordially invit-
ed.
The executive committee has arranged
the following programme.
Report Of State Board of Agriculture, by
John G. Wolferth.
Report of State Horticultural Society, by
Jesse E. Brown.
Recitation, Lizzie B. Kirby.
Singing, Ada M. Oliphant.
Question, Name some of the special
ties made by the farmer Of Gloucester
County" Thomas Borton, John G.. Heri-
tsge.
Question: Methods of producing and
marketing the specialties. y
White potatoes, George H. Horner
Tomatoes, Howard Cfispin.
Asparagus, Joseph NJ. Sithens.
Question-s'What benefit does the farm
er of this County derive from the special
ties now being made ?'' James c. White,
David T. Brown.
NJ. ELLA MORGAN,
Secretary.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14

Mr.. Kugler moved that the commune
cation be received, fled and the Eastern
phone be left in the Mayors Office.
Carried.
Mr. Cattel said these phones were the
property of the City. The change was
made to facilitate the business Of the City
Mr.. E. S. Kroner, asked to have his
sewer assessment of $40 returned, because
the city laid 40 sewer Oh Curtis ayenue and
adopted the sewer in its system Of which
be was past owner. Mr.. Cattell OPPOSED
because there were several like cases whel e
the people paid assessments. Mr.. Clark
claimed there was no other case parallel
with Curtis avenue, because the city took
their sewer and laid no other. In other
cases sewer was laid.
On motion of Mr.. Shivers, the matter
was laid oyer for two weeks for further in
vestigation, Y the sewer committee.
In communication to Councilm; n
Shiyers, Mr., Grove asked if there was any
way council cou aid in securing an ex-
tension Of gas main to his and Col. Green 8
new houses now nearing completion on
Griscom Place and Spruce Lane. Under
the original ordinance to the Consumers Gas
Co, Council seemed to be powerless.
The Pubic Service claims that the ex-
pense of the extension is out Of all propor-
tions to the probable return from two
houses, but if more houses are to be built
soon, departure from the rule may be
made in this instance. It was brought out
that Col Green expects to build other
houses there in the Spring.
At II o'clock Council adjourned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14

row escape ON Saturday from death. He
took spoonful of a solution containing
arsenic in mistake for harmless medicine.
A physician was harridly summoned and
rendered relief
Quite number of shad fishermen will
leave for Florida this week to fish in South
,ern waters. Very few of them will return
the first of April, as they expect no better
run OF shad in this section than there was
last year. when the season was the poorest
on record.
Contract for the erection of $4,000
hotel, to be built at Twenty third street
and Pennsylvania avenue, North Wild
wood, has been awarded by Frank S. Floyd,
of Bryan Mawr, Penna., to 7. S. Goslin.
Work will be commenced Immediately.
The hotel will he one of the handsomest in
South Jersey, and will contain sixty rooms.
Threatened with the confscation of oys-
ter plants worth thousands OF dollars,
twenty-one of the biggest planters in At
Iantic County, whose licenses were annulled
last week because they refused to recognize
the county Oyster Commission, have capitu-
lated.
Mount Holly has been blacklisted by the
state sewerage commission for its alleged
been served on the township committee to
cease the unlawful practice before January
/, 1911. This means than Mount Holly
officials must erect a sewerage disposal
plant that will meet all requirements of the
state laws on the sewerage question.
Five million one-cent postage stamps
sold by the Atlantic City post office last
year carried food of souvenir postals that
broke all records The highest number
of stamps sold in former years totaled
800, 600, and unless the fad shall be
halted, special arrangements will be made
to handle the business during the coming
summer. Receipts of the Office during the
year ran close to 81, 100000, and 21 900, 600
pieces of mail matter were handled during
the twelve months.
The Asbury Park Excise Board has
adopted an ordinance for the granting Of
licenses. 1t fixes the rates for hntets II
from so to 100 rooms at $500, and for hotels
with more than 100 rooms $500. No Ii
cense is to be granted to honse with less
than fifty guest rooms or to any cafe or
store, and the licenses will only permit
hotels to sell to bona fide guests. Tuesday,
Februry 10, the board will receive appli-
cations.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
Important Free Lecture

The Gloucester County Medical Society
has engaged DIR. ] N. Mccormack, Of Bowl
ing Green, Kentucky, to give lecture in
Green's Opera House, this city.on Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 20, 1907. at so'clock.
The subject Of the lecture viii he Public
Hygiene and Sanitation and one Of She Dat
les of the Medical Profession TO the Pub
iic "
DR.. Mccormack is lecturer Of national
reputalien and handles bis subject in a
manner both entertaining and instructive.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
FEBRUARY COURT
Badewitx Gets $500; some Criminal
Cases Decided. Civil Cases 60
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14

The trend of the times, in agriculture,
is toward small farms-from 20 to so
acres. To this end many of the one and
two hundred acre farms are being di-
vided The cause of this is two-fold
the difficulty of procuring efficient help
and in tense cultivation-making two
crops grow where one grew before.
Readers Of the Democrat have noted
the number of ''vendues" advertised this
year. These have not meant that so
many people we're leaving the farm.
Not at all They mean that stock and
implements are being reduced to the
needs of a smaller farm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
Notice TO Subscribers.

In directing change IN post affice, sub
scribets will aid us greatly By giving OLD
as well as NEW addresses; also sign name
as it appears on your paper
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
YET They STOOD Pal :

President A. B Stckney, of the Chicago
Great Western Railroad saws: 1t is a
notorious aud undisputed fact that most Of
the great trade monopoIies Of this country
are founded and sustained by the rebate in
connection wish The protective tariff, which
has, in effect, taxed the people hundreds Of
mlilions o. dollars, nos to produce revenue
for the governments, but to enrich trade
monapoiies =
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14

Miss Amelia Kugler is teaching at
Magnolia.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
/ things TALKED ABOUl1

1t is ruinored On the street that City
sCouncil is prepared to turn down the
proposed purchase of the Wick lot as a
jsite for new school house as soon as it
lis presented, with dull, sickening thug,
and then the board will have made to
it a proposition to purchase the Dillon
property and some other lots contiguous
to it for the sum of SIS 25,ooo<0It does beat
all how diligently lot Of people labor
in the interests of the schools, and how
they favor suitable school accommoda-
tions when there is prospect of the
sale of their property and at price
twice beyond its commercial value.
We know that it has been frequently
told, but it may still be news to some,
hence we will say it again: There need
be no bugbear about the cost of new
school house; our tax note need not be
increased dollar over what it is now
to buy the land and build the school
house, and pay for it in reasonable time
It passes our comprehension that our
love and veneration for this great sys-
tenn which is to perpetuate free govern
ment in this land of the free and the
home of the brave forever, may be
cooled and frozen in the hearts OF some
good citizens if their particular ideas of
location are not met, if their land finds
not a customer in the Board of Educa-
ton, or there is danger of a slight in
crease in the tax rate to maintain it.
It is clear to us that such narrowness
was not generated in the free public
schools
Said citizen the other day, pointing
ito Aberdeen Place: IF Council would
fix our street year like that it would
mot be long ere every street in Wood
bury would be in fine condition, and
Ithere would be no additional street
bonds" What becomes of the three or
four thousand dollars expended on our
streets annually ?/1You can't find, on
January i, 1907, fraction of the $500
expended during 1906 It's thrown
away. We hope Council will learn les
son from Aberdeen Place. There is no
need of giving contractors a big profit; ];
anybody with gu1nption can superintend
the work. The city can buy the stone,
the city team can haul it, the excavating
can be largely done with our city horses
and Street Chairman Cattell can boss
the job as we'll as Boss Mahoney bossed
Aberdeen Place"
This talk IS the utterance of soberness
and truth. A thousand or thousand
and a half can be expended in this way
every year, and my. what fine streets
Woodbury. would have in a few years,
and no street bonds either.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-14
J. Fowler. ringing fire bells

E Fowler, ringing fire bells. 90
Mr.. Matlack moved that an order for $50
and $50 be drawn in favor Of Friendship
and Good Will Fire Companies, respectively.
Carried.
Mr.. Clark said that as our City Fathers
had voted against a proper appropriation,
it had been hard for him to learn what he
would like to have learned, but he had had
four complaints made to him Of vulgar
practices between men and women in the
boat houses on the creek. He moved that
these complaints be passed to the Mayor to
investigate.
Mr.. Cattell said the Mayor had no funds
for this purpose, but the Prosecutor Of the
Pleas had money at his disposal for that
purpose. Mr. Clark's motion was adopted,
and then MIR, Cattell moved that the Mayor
be requested to ask the assistance of thu
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05
Our School.

Last Wednesday. the day before
Thanksgiving, our school children
had a few exercises, recitations
and songs which were held in the
principals room. The program
was given very commercially and
| think every one thoroughly en-
joyed the afternoon, but to me
the most interesting feature was
the number of visitors present.
There was fully double the num-
ber that were present at similar
exercises year ago.
Mothers interested in the school
in the welfare and pleasures of
their sons and daughters, hurried
through the extra work entailed
by our Thanksgiving holiday that
they might spend an afternoon at
the school house, and one could
invariably tell by the expression
in every bright little face that
came forward, as his eyes sought
the rows of visitors, if the face
he loved best was there. There
were present Mesdames Ramsey,
Black, Oaks, Gaylor, Wallace
Whiting, Wray, Taggart, Purden,
John, Putnam, Carver, Baldwin,
Schiesser, Lucy Whiting, Now
rey, Danks, Reed, KERN, and
others whom | can't at this mo-
ment recall.
To me this manifests a step in
the right direction; it shows a
growing interest in the school life
of our little people. Go again.
Go and see the everyday work.
Notice how occupied each pupil
seems to be. He has forgotten
that habit of lolling in his seat,
of gazing idly out the windows.
Now he is busy; has more than
he can do, and has not moment
to waste. In the recitations the
faces of the pupils are bright and
interested; at questions every
hand goes up with rush, eager
to answer.
These little points speak vol
umes; of frightened, quickened
minds; of love and interest in the
work. If this attitude can be
made continuous, our children
must advance. Let US all lend a
helping hand. A PARENT.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05
Ebert School Report.

Report of Elbert school for the
month ending Nov. 27, adv. room:
Number days taught, Is.
Number pupils enrolled, SO.
Average daily attendance, 35.
Pupils neither absent or tardy
during the month-A Albert Green,
Herman Beckman, Thomas Sand
ford, Calvin Ramsey, Leland
Allbaugh, Waldo Sandford, James
Baldwin, Samuel Blakely, Nellie
Black, Harry Rood.
Miss REED, Teacher.
LOWER ROOM.
Number days taught, 18.
Number pupils enrolled, %.
Average daily attendance, %.
Those neither absent or tardy
during the month-Violet Bald
win, Arnold Beckman, August
Beckman, Lorraine Bray.
New scholars enrolled : Opal
and Homer Jessop, Harnie Bo-
gard.
Miss PoIRsoN, Teacher.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05
PROSPERITY RIDGE.

Dec. 4.-The Thanksgiving din
ner at the church was largely at
tended and of toothsome edibles
there was plenty and to spare.
w. A. Melbourne loaded car
of maearoni wheat at Ebert this
week.
One of the Adams children on
the Boot ranch is quite sick with
a sore throat.
Lewis Monett shipped a car
load of baled oat straw to Colo
RADIO Springs this week.
Asa Baber, who has been SER
iously i'll at the johnson ranch, is
much better and steadily improv-
ing.
Miss Pearl Farmer, teacher in
district No. l, spent Thanksgiv-
ing at her home in Colorado
Springs.
The dance at the Dunn ranch
on Cherry creek last Thursday
night had a large attendance and
good time is reported.