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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12
GHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF fieri facias, tonne directed
issued out OF the Court OF Chencery of the State
Of New jersey, will be exposed at Public Sale,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back. kidney, bladder, uric acid tyou-
bles and Bright Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble
Dr.. Kilmer's Swanp=Roof is not rec
Commended for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble ii will be found
just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Svamp-Root and how TO
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and f1E0
send your address to ez''szTsS
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing s st::::ss;ss]
hamton, N. Y. The -4a-ss s ID . sssEEEslza
regular fifty cent and Home Of swaInp-Root.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
she name, Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's
swamp Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y. on every bottle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12

A report of the meat inspection bust
ness of the country for July 1, 1907,
shows that at that time there were in
the employ Of this department of the
public service 2,290 employees as COM
pared with 981 for the year before,
while 708 establishments in 1856 cities
had the benefit Of inspection, but only
1863 establishments in So cities had the
benefit of 1t the year before The to-
tai number of animals inspected was
so, 999,034 of which number most all
were inspected both before and after
slaughter; 49, 1872 carcasses and $685.
S76 parts Of carcasses were condemn
ed for disease or other cause. The in
spection Of canned and preserved
meats shows that at the present time
nearly all packing houses are comply
Ing with the law. The government
report on the subject makes 1t quite
plain that the federal meat inspection
should be supplemented by state and
local inspection with view to reach
ing those animals which under the
terms of the interstate commerce
clause Of the federal pure food law
cannot be shipped from one state into
another. but which must. as things
are at present, be consumed locally
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12
OLE SETTLEMENT

Dated surrogate's Office, February !
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12
VIM. GENEROSITY.
LIZ.

Executors OF Charles M. Tyler, deceased.
WILLIAM III. CLEyEEGER, Proctor
Dated january 3lst. 1905. Prs fee, 1922.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-12

Estate of Charles M.
Tyler, deceased, who
died testate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Christmas Cash for Europe.

During the first three weeks of De-
through which the European money
order business passes, reported outgo-
ing money orders numbering 452, ,S51.
They represent an aggregate of $5,04o,-
62921. Great Britain, Italy, Sweden,
Austria, Germany, Hungary, Russia.
Greece, and France are the principal
beneficiaries in amounts ranging from
nearly $500, 600 in the first instance to
SAG 600 in the last. 1t is the Christmas
greeting of prosperous America to the
home lands across the sea.
This constant stream of money from
America to the Old World goes on
through every month of the year. but
OF course it is emphasized at the noli-
day season During the summer months
andS and thousands of travellers who
visit Europe. That is another story.
represent money being sent back to
their old homes and loved ones by the
mendcus drain upon Uncle Sans
purse, but he can afford it, while the
resulting benefit to the poorer classes
OF Europe is hard to estimate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
The Red Cross Christmas Stamps.

In some sections of the country,
though not here in Maine, the demand
for the Red Cross Christmas stamps
has far exceeded. the supply. Chicago
is the banner city for the sale of these
little tokens 81 good WILL the profits of
whose sale are to be used in the great
warfare against tuberculosis. 1t is said
by the officials of the national organi-
zation that fully 30,000000 stamps will
he sold throughout the country at this
holiday season, netting close to 100000
to be used in the fight against con-
sumption in the respective states where
the stamps are sold.
All the money received from the sale
of stamps here in Maine will be eNpen-
ded in Names fight against consump-
ton, and it is not yet too late for those
who have thus far neglected to buy q
supply of the stamps for use upon their
holiday mail and packages. The
stamps will not carry any kind of mail
but any kind of mail will carry the
stamps. 1t is a grand good work, and
you will never miss the few cents used
in helping it along.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Where Human Language Fails.
UeWiSton Sun.


IT is a pity we couldn't make our
friends a Christmas present of all the
good things we have ever thought
about them Human speech IS such
clumsy. awkward, embarrassing medi-
uin that we can't make much use OF II
to convey our gratitude or love or ad-
niration. We haven't the gift-and
then we are all a little afraid OF ap-
pearing affected or sentimental. so
we wall ourselves up in silence that
seems frigid and plod along without
either giving or expecting much IN the
way of encouragement or approval.
Rut what a storm Of Christmas JOY
would break all over the world if we
had some way of letting good people
know the good they have done us
how we have carried through life some
golden word spoken by teacher, friend,
or even a chance acquaintance. II we
could tell the authors whose books
we have loved how much happiness
they nave given uS-Wel perhaps there
wouldn't be so much said about the
trials of q literary career And what
q donation party for some good tired,
discouraged pastor to be made aware
what words of his have taken root and
grown up and fruited in some lifc. II
the fathers and mothers could look INTO
their children's hearts and see that
their teaching has not been In valn'
wouldn't that be the best Christmas
present life could possibly give them
We all have a great many debts OF
such sort to pay and Christmas seems
the best time of all to pay them.
Rut no, we could hardly do 1t IN
words Couldn't some little Christmas
angel give to human hearts once a
year the power of divination and let
our friends see themselves with our
eyes?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Santa Claus Address.

PUrtland AdVertlSef)
So far as the United States govern
ment is concerned, the address of san
ia Claus is the Dead Letter Ofiice-anG
no presents come from the headquar-
ters of the postofficc mortician.
Last wear Santa Claus didn't 1--we
there and letters addressed to him and
dropped into the letter box We're turned
over by the postmasters of the country
to local charitable organizations. These
organizations made it q point to see
that in worthy cases the little ones
were not forgotten on Christmas eve.
This was all right for once in a way
but the poStoffice department FOUND
that it was leading up to a gift enter
prise of tremendous proportions. me
children, Gnding that they were likely
to get results from letters addressed
simply to Santa Claus, were beginning
to food the mails long before the real
holiday season began. Alarmed by the
PROPORTIONS the Santa Claus mail was
assuming. the pOStOtIice department IS
sued instructions that hereafter all
mail addressed to the venerable st.
Nick, with no street and number there
unto attached. be sent to the Dead Let
ter Office.
The department order may result IN
disappointmcnt to some little waits
who received a remembrance last year
through the medium of the local charl-
table organizations, but it was one OF
the cases where sentiment had to give
way to business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
The Christmas Season in London.

A writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer
gives a painful and pitifu description of
the conditions OF the masses of the peo-
pie in London at this holiday season of
the year. In any great city, and more
particularly in the worlds greatest city
there are always the sharpest and most
distressing contrasts between great
wealth and desperate poverty. In
hard times compared with which the
recent financial and business distur-
Dances in this country are only a mole
hill to mountain. Here is the picture
presented by the writer in the Inquirer:
Practically all that part of the Brit
ish metropolis known as the East End
is inhabited by people, multitudes of
whom are literally destitute and most
OF whom lead a precarious life from
hand to mouth, constantly on the rag
ged edge of want and with nothing be-
tween them and the wOrkhouse but the
rittance that d days labor may pro-
duce.
Just now the situation is said to be
more than ordinarily bad. Business is
depressed Many mills are closed or
are running on part time, and th0uS-
andS Of men who are willing and anX-
ious to work are unable to find employ
mcnt. Most Of them keep their trou-
bles to themselves and worry along as
best they can in their own quarter OF
| the town. Others seek relief in an eX-
| hlbitiOn of their misery, and the fash
| jonable shopping streets of the West
| End are filled with sad PROFESSIONS OF
men walking in line and as they walk
| calling for work.
"What a melancholy spectacle and
| how poignant the contrast presented
with the prosperity around them. 1t is
| not surpr iSing that the store keepers
fearing the depressing effect 1t produ-
ces, should want the police to put q
stop to this parading. Philadelphians
may well be thankful that these condi-
| tiOnS have no counterpart here. Ir
this, as in every city, there is more ol
less poverty and want, and many ne
doubt are suffering still from the conse
quences of the reaction through which
the country has lately passed. But tho
crowds which throng our streets anC
stores represent the great masses of thu
people ana here there are no process
sionS of half-starved, worlkless men.
with lis it is not long since the jol
was looking for the man and not al
ways finding him, and it will not b'
long before that happy state of thing
has returned, but in England the prob
lem of the unemployed is constant.
clamoring for solution and the condi
tions grow worse and worse
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
What Science Is Doing for the Farmer.

The most important and the most
fascinating of all Professor Biffen's
experiments III the laboratories of
Cambridge University. England, con-
Germ production Of varieties of wheat
immune to prevalent pests. In all
countries the most serious enemy OF
the wheat farmer is rust. Early in
their growth the plants are attacked
by a parasitic fungus whose presence
is rendered conspicuous by an abund-
ant outbreak Of reddish yellow pustu-
les all over the foliage. III certain sea
sons aud With certain varieties the out
break NAV be SO severe aS to Very
gre atty diminish the yield of grain. IL
the bad rust year Of 1891 the loss due
to This cause Ill Prussia alone was cal
culated 1T over c2n,00o.0 600 While I we'll
known authority estimates that the av-
erage loss from rust to the wheat crops
of the world would not he covered by
c 10o. .o1o, 600. NJ. pr"phylactic against
the disease has been discovered. and ii
Is recognized that the only way 10
avoid ii is to make use Of varieties
hich are naturally immune. Jnfor-
tunately the few such varieties that cN
ist are III otncr respects poor ana un-
profitable to grow.
Professor Bilfen began his expert
ments by crossing variety peculiarly
subject to the attacks of yellow rust
with an immune variety. The hybirds
produced We're all severely attacked by
rust. In the following year such seed
as could be collected from these plants
| was sewn. The greater number of the
| resulting plants We're much ruSted, but
some We're entirely free from the dis
ease. though growing up in the closest
| contract with their rusty brethren. il
was found on counting that the i'm
mune plants formed almost exactly a
! quarter of the total number. In other
| OrdS, the experiment proved SuScep-
| tiblity and immunity to be a pair of
Mendelian characters, and consequent
| ly within the control of the breeder TO
combine with other characters accord
| ing rs he pleased. The fact that re-
Sistance makes it a simple matter to
transfer it to wheats which are in ev-
cry way desirable except for their sus-
ceptbility to rust. From the knovl-
edge gained through his experiments
| Professor Biffen has been able to build
up wheats combining the large yield
and excellent straw of the best English
varieties with the strength of the for
egn grain. and at the same time quite
immune to yellow rust. During the
present year several acres Of such
wheat coming true to type were grown
On the Cambridge University Expert
mental Farm, and when the quantity is
sufficient to be put upon the market
there is no doubt it's exerting consid-
cradle influence on the agricultural out
look.-Harper' Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

1t is to be hoped that no child in our
midst may be permitted to have an
empty stocking on Christmas day. Ger
tainly there will not be one if the good
people of our State can prevent 1t.
There are very few citizens of Maine
able to do Sc. who would not take a
pleasure in filling a stocking or two
outside his own family if he knew of
any that were liable to go empty. All
the pathos of childhood when the spec
tre of want is present and no note OF
cheer hides him from view even or
Christmas day. when the spirit of re-
joicing should be in every heart! Let
everyone do his part to see to it that
no little one within his reach fails OF
visit from Santa Claus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
The independence Party.

Unquestionably the $4,000 votes cast
by the Independence party at the
recent National election was a great
disappointment to it's organizers
They labored under the delusion
that they would poll largely from
both of the old parties, and would
poll vote that would make
the American people sit up and
take notice. In view of these exalted
expectations the outcome of the cleo
ton was a rude jolt to these political
pipe dreamers. AS matter of fact
the voters adhered more closely to the
old parties than has been the case in d
number of past elections. The future
OF the independence party appears to
he uncertain. Very likely it's organiza-
ton will be retained. 1t is evident
however. that it will not be an impor-
taHt factor in national affairs. although
it may figure to some extent in the fu.
ture. as it has in the past. in pure,,
local contests.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

Rockford. Ill.,. had a unique strike
this week when the Is telephone girls
at the central Office marched out in a
body. After day or two's delay dur
ing which Rockford people realized
more than ever before what the tele-
phone means to their daily lives, the
places of the strikers were filled after
a fashion. Then the striking girls
marched back in a body to the ex-
change, not to resume work. but to
wage war upon the "scabs' who had
their places. Umbrellas and hatpins
We're freely used, hair was pulled and
faces were scratched, until the police
rad to be called in to quell the riot
The manager now refuses to take bacl
sny Of the belligerent strikers and tn,
end Is not yet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

George w. Coleman, sociologst, says
in regard to the custom of giving tips:
Il have friend who belongs to an
antitipping association. We went
travelling in the West in the spring.
He dined one night in a fashionable
restaurant and. after paying his bill,
he gathered up the change that hal
been brought upon a silver plate and
dropped it into his waistcoat pocket.
AS he rose to depart the waiter said IN
a low, appealing voice: Surely, you
won't forget me, sir?' No, no. said my
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
ARGUS Rooster Not Entered.
portland ArguS.)


They are going to have poultry
show in Portland next week and as
the far-famed election rooster of the
Argus has been enjoying long vaca-
tion he ought to be in prime condition
to capture a few of the blue ribbons.
kennehec Journal.
Nothing short of 4 national EXHIBIT
with the Journal not in it will bring
him out thank you. However, we are
hoping to see you and all your friends
at the Maine state Poultry Show next
week, just the same. The very capa-
BILE and hard working gentlemen VINO
constitute the management inform US
that it is to be the best ever.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The proposition to tax bachelors VIII
once more be before the Pennsylvania
Legislature at it's coming session; but
it's chances of success do not appear to
be any better than they were Sat the
last session when the merry law max.
ers treated it as huge joke. After all
a State tax upon an obdurate bachelor
would be a small matter compared with
a matrimonial one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
An Expensive Innovation.
(Portland Expressly

(Portland EXpreSS.)
Tho arguments in favor or pupifc
utilities commission are being present.
ed in some Of the newspapers, ana the
sentiment OF the commissioners Is
finding no little editorial support. But
there are some things which the
friends of the proposition do not seem
to be considering. One of these Is the
expense which such a commission
would entail upon the State. The two
commissions of the State of New York,
excellent institutions which are daily
annrtyed by the press of the state Civ
en- to that way of thinking, cost the
state. if we remember correctly. $500
900 annually. That makes quite Il
chunk for the taxpayers to cheW upon
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The great three cent fare victory
in Cleveland does not look so dazzling
now that the courts are ordering a five
cent fare Any reform that rests upon
an unfair and unwarranted cOnfisca- :
tion of property rights is pretty GER
tain. in the long run, to prove q
boomerang.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

After four attempts the Episcopal
diocese of Washington has succeeded in
electing a bishop who will accept the
place. The Rev. DR.. Alfred c. Hard
ing, who has been chosen, is the rector
of St. Paurs. Washington. and he
seems to satisfy all the warning ele-
ments in the diocese.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

Canada positively declines to serve
as dumping ground for Emma Gold
man, and there is a growing conviction
States has been altogether too easy
going in dealing with people of her
stamp.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Maine Gossip
A Christmas Lullaby.

Bethlehem town is fast asleep,
tOne two sheep. and star, and Il hill)
There whore the shepherds watch their
sheep.
ont in the night, the shadows creep
Over the hill 50 high and steep.
(Th!ec. four sheep. and u hill. and starr
Over tile plain come three wise kings
(CHe two camelS. Il star and Il nll.l
Out of the East. 10, each one brings
Beautiful gifts and precious things.
Loudly the chorus of angels sings.
Crhicc, -four camels, hill. and STAR
Down in the town is a lowly sled.
(Onc. two cows. and Il star. and hiil;)
There to the Christ-child's manger bed.
Shepherds and three wise kings are led.
Brightly the star shines overhead.
CThree. four cows, and Il hill. and Star)
Over tho hill go one. two sheep.
(OHc, two sheep. and camel, and cow
Over the hill more cam"ls creep:
There goes n lamb with joyous leap;
Herc-hut the baby is fast asleep;
CTmec. four sheep, and a Hill. and starr
-Lippincott's.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The personnel of the men who are
candidates for the place in the Senate
which will be made vacant when Mr..
Knox enters the cabinet, gives good
reason to expect that his successor will
he man we'll worthy of the place.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The comments of some of the outside
newspapers upon the fatalities OF
Names hunting season show how easy
it is for some editors to know things
which are not so.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The press of the country appears to
be unanimous in it's cordial endorse
ment OF the selection of Senator Knox
for the leading place in Mr.. Tafts
cabinet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

At the Chicago poultry show they
have a hen valued at $4,000. She must
b" the kind that lays eggs in the win
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The men who work the moss grown
Spanish prisoner swindle apparently
proceed upon the theory that there is a
new crop of fools born every year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

Out in Nebraska the bank robbers
but why in the world should people
who can use automobiles bother to rob
b1nkSo
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

Pittsburg's latest scandal is not the
kind which mas made that city famous.
This time ii is simply bribery and graft
in the city government.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

If Castro really cOntemplateS the
smashing of Holland he has under
taken task that will need several
times his $50, 100000, and then some.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The situation will be better for Car
RE Nation when she reaches London.
There she will have an opportunity to
lose herself in the fog.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

An analysis of the strange mixture
which spurted ~ feet in the air when
Henry Hagan was digging a trench on
the AlonZo Davis place at Norridge-
woCk a few weeks ago. shows that it
is the finest peat. So finely separated
are the particles that the substance.
after the water evaporaes from it, is
nearly all carbon. 1t hardens quickly
and when in this state burns readily
fIagan was digging trench through a
riece of low ground, when he struck
the vein. 1t spurted into the air with
a rush that drove the men from the
trench. The substance was so fine that
the men thought it contained oil, but
the analysis showed this conclusion to
be erroneous. About 10 tons are in
sight and it is believed that there is
still larger deposit under the surface
These suppositions are borne out by
The fact that the stuff spouted out like
all oil we'll for a while. indicating that
somewhere it is under great pressure
rom clay or. other deposit Hagen
| ard his friends have heen using the
| mud" as polish on harnesses and
boots. To the touch it feels much like
graphite. Steps will be taken at once
| to ascertain the value of the discovery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

IF you know of any little stocking
that is likely to be empty tomorrow
morning, just get busy today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Gems of Christmas Verse.

But the star that shone in Bethlehem
Shines still, and shall not cease:
And we listen still to the tidlngs
or Glory and of Peace
-Adclaide A. Proctor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The Leap Year girl still has
chance to offer herself as Christmas
present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

Counterfeit pennies are said to be
abroad in the land. The slot machines
will have to look out.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Pub
fishers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

There are still some Of the Red Cross
stamps unsold. Are you putting them
on your mail and Christmas packages?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

1t is still possible to avoid the
Christmas rush by doing your trading
in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The Christmas tree will be unani-
mously adopted tonight as the national
emblem.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

The sale Of Red Cross Christmas
stamps has exceeded all. expectations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
Thursday, December "a, 1908.

This is positively the last day of
grace fer the Chritnas shopper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24

POrtland's proposed new charter IS
MoineS idea of municipal government
by commission, but it is about a first
cousin to it.