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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-02

Fire companies, lodges and other organiza-
tions were present from all parts of the
county, also Gloucester and Camden. A
goodly number of prizes was offered, and
were well distributed among the contes-
tants
31-Daniel Mumford, of Woodbury., gave
an OK roast in the evening, and about 2600
people parto0k of the delicious set out
3l-Thieves entered the home of Irving s.
Cox. Of Hunter street, Woodbury., and stole
gold watch and chain, lockes and seven
dollars in money.
NOVEMBER.
6-Robert Meckit of Newbold, was injured
in collision OF steam train and trolley
car in Camden. and was taken to the Cooper
Hospital.
ga boy employed by Frank Kuhn of
Hurffyille, broke his leg by falling from
farm wagon. He was taken to the Cooper
Hospital.
9--Mrs. Peter DeHare Of Glassboro at
tempted 20 get of moving train at Clayton
and was thrown to the platform and was
seriously injured.
9--Mr. and Mrs. William NJ Carter Of
our city celebrated their 25thweddiDg ami
versary. About 300 guests we're preent.
I2-Mr. Harry McElwee Of Mullica Hill,
employed by the Reading Railroad was
killed at that place, while working about a
deraiIed car.
15-By the bursting Of steam tube at the
power house, az Westyille, seven men and
boys were severely scalded and burned
18--Miss Emma Dufiield was attacked near
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

hooking smile, which faded as his
eye met Rand's.
The discharged manager had
been waiting impatiently for some
Is minutes, seated in a Hight buck
board drawn by two blooded horses,
who pranced restively while their
owner held them in the clear space
in front of Rand's residence.
Good evening, Mr. Rand" ,Whee-
lock greeted him, with a brazen cor
diality.
Rand stuck his hands In his
breeches' pockets and looked calm
ly down on the man. 'Wheelock,"
he said, deliberately, Il thought l
gave you to understand that you
were not to enter my grounds
again."
Wheelock set his jaw angrily.
glancing about to see If they were
being overheard. AS it happened,
none OF the hands were nearer than
the stable. He nodded, with an air
of relief.
That's So" he admitted. But l
had to return, your pony, and l
thought
"You could have sent 1t back by
one Of your boys" Rand suggested.
What you think Is of no interest
to me. | assure you"
But, Mr.. RAND
Rand turned his back. Good
evening"" he said, pointedly
Wheelock flushed. Tho hand that
held his whip trembled with rage,
and he measured the distance be-
tween him and this young man
who showed So plainly his con-
tempt for him.
At that moment Hinton saun-
tered aimlessly around the corner
of the house. Catching sight OF
Wheelock, he halted, grinned with
enjoyment of the situation, and sat
himself upon the edge of the piazza.
"Howdy, Br'er Wheelock." he
said, pleasantly. "Yo're lookin' toll
cradle, sah."
(To be continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

valley. Had she been hoodwinking
him? .
Debating which problematical
perfidy, he fell asleep, holding fast
the key in the palm Of his hand.
But in the morning, in the press
of fresh and absorbing interests
which demanded his attention,
Rand completely forgot the key to
the study desk-the key that, he
had assured himself the night be-
fore, was SO precious to Wheelock.
Only once was he reminded of it;
when Hinton, looking up with a
slow smile from his cup of coffee,
as the two breakfasted together, re-
marked. in drawl:
"Ah didn't have to fire yo' slant.
eyed burglar, sab. AS yo' intimat-
ed, he flew the coop, sab, befo' sun
rise"
"Oh, yes" Rand laughed. 81 fan
cied he would"
"Whar would yo' suspect he'd be
mos likely to wandeh, sah?"
WELL" Rand considered, rising
and lighting a cigar, 81 don't be-
lieve you'd have to- use a finetooth
comb on anybody's plantation ex-
cept Wheelock's, to find him."
"Ah low yo' bout right, sab"
But Rand's hastily formulated in
tention of ransacking the drawers
of that desk, upon the instant. was
speedily set aside in favor of ride
through his domain ere the heat of
the sun became positively prohib-
tive.
And when he returned his fatigue
had grown excessive. After hasty
and unenjoyed lunch, he went to
his room and INDUCED in pro
tracted siesta. from which he
emerged at about in the after
| noon.
A bath and a change of clothing
had, he boosted, made a new man
of him. He appeared, about half an
hour later, upon the veranda of the
cottage, quite impeccable as to cos
tune; in khaki riding breaches and
a negligee shirt of sheer material,
light as feather, upon his broad
shoulders, collarless and with the
sleeves turned back above his ell
bows; light canvas puttees took the
place of riding boots, and a pith
helmet shaded his eyes.
Altogether his attire was so pic
turesque and incongruous, and so
plainly comfortable, that Wheelock
was moved to sneer-to smile a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
CHAPTER v.
(Continued.)

why, that's queer" he consid-
cred, feeling of it; I'm not carry
ing around any loose keys. Maybe
Wheelock dropped Hold on.
Let's think this out"
He remembered, abruptly, that he
had taken key from Wheelock, to
prevent that gentleman from using
the pistol which Rand had sur
missed was in the drawer of the
study desk downstairs. That key
he had put in the little change
pocket of his coat; he recalled the
fact distinctly.
But when he sought for it again
in that change pocket, it was not
there. Rand whistled lowly. 81
begin to understand" he comment
ed, and, raising his voice, "Hinton!"
he called.
Yes, sah?"
"You fire that Chinaman first
thing in the morning-if he hasn't
cleared out by that time"
Very good, sah."
Rand lay down, still holding the
key; his fertile imagination cast
back, reconstructing the interview
with Wheelock of the evening just
gone. From that, by natural pro-
cess, the young mans thoughts re-
verted to the face of the girl, as he
had last seen her, smiling mysteri-
| ously at him in the moonlight.
by thunder" he exclaimed, dis
gruntled. "If l didn't forget to ask!
Hinton! | say. Hinton!"
This time the new manager
;,swore vigorously, if sleepily. But
after that, BEG yo' pardon, Mistah
Rand, sah." he pleaded humbly,
'but did yo' call me, sah?"
Rand smiled into the darkness.
Eyes, forgot, Hinton, that you'd
be asleep already. But, l say, what's
a 'zanjero'?"
"Hey?"
| what is a 'zanjero' ?"
"a sankhero? Oh, no! I reckon
yo' means the sanky, sah."
"Well? Yes?'
That's what we-all hyehabouts
call the water master"
''The water master?"
"Yes-the man what takes keel
of the reservoir, sab, and the watch
pipes"
81 see," said Rand, shortly
THANK you. Good night"
But, after all, he pondered, die
he really know any more of the
girl than he did before? Obvious
ly, 1t was impossible for a young
and surprisingly beautiful girl to
be water master for as rough q
community as that in the Nampa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

Remember the candidate who hired proxy to camp
fore the auditors window previous the day of filing
declarations
Remember him until election day in order that you will
be certain then to forget him and his greedy aspirations
The direct primary was designed means for the
free and dgned choice of candidates by the people,
was never intended agency which clamoring self
named public given opportunity to force
themselves into prominence otherwise impossible
was to be hoped that Spokane would escape this dis
gushing exhibition, but few charwarming agents of
anxious aspants have taken their places stody at the
auditor Office and their brazen enough to go
about explaining that they merely trying protect
their interests"
ter sense of citizenship than to for the first name he
sees on the ticket for each office
Hence it becomes advisable for the Office hunter DOS
sessed OF no other qualifications gain first place or as
near first as he may by hiring to stand in line days
before the filing date in order to get his employers
early on the list.
That's lovely spectacle isn't it? The direct primary
law degraded into rush for place similar to that in land
Office drawing
The candidates who have agreed, or intend to agree
among themselves the of their filing deserve
prior consideration though they appear at the foot of the
ticket.
The job hungry who buys his place on the ticket
Tor cash-which is all hiring filing proxy amounts to
thereby something satisfactorily expressed by
the cipher.
The Press is perfectly willing to assist in comforting
upon him his reward.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

MRS. HERBERT H. ASQUITH
The real premier is Mrs. Asquith.
She is practically England's real
ruler.
In open defiance of every one, she
announces publicly such man will
be removed and such man will be
given a high position, and every,
thing comes out just as she plans
Her husband gives in to her, and
admits he can not dominate her.
All London is talking about the
situation, which many declare is
absolutely shocking, don't you
know"
But Mrs. Asquith rules on
with an iron hand, and contents
herself with a circle of friends that
agree with her. One of her closest
companions Is Miss Maude Allan
the dancer and operate star.
Mrs. Asquith is fast dividing Lon
don society into factions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
LITTLE VICTIM OF LOckJAW

RITZVILLE, July 8.-One Of the
first cases of iockjaw ever known
here proved fatal when Artie
Bauer, the 8-year-old son of Jacob
Bauer, manager of the Ritzville
Trading company, died. The boy
was playing with a toy pistol. the
powder from a discharged blank
cartridge burned his hand. Satur-
day he became ill and was seized
with lockjaw.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
PIERCED BY FORK

WALLA WALLA, July 8.-The
tine Of hayfo"k was driven clear
through the body of Fred Jones,
but he may recover. He fell upon
the fork while at work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
BABY BURNED TO DEATH

EVERETT, July S.-Cleo Bayles,
4-year-old daughter of James
Bayles of WILDLY island, was
fatally burned while older children
of the family were exploding fire.
crackers. The clothing of little
Cleo was ignited and before the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
Woman Is Real
English Premier

Special Correspondence to The Press
LONDON, July 8.-The premier
of England is Herbert H. Asquith,
but he is premier in name only.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08
BLOCK SOLD FOR $4,000

Robert Alternately has sold the
Alternately block on Wall street to
w. j. Rafferty, for $31 1000. The
property is three-story brick on
60x64 site near Railroad avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-08

flames could be extinguished the
child was so severely burned that
death resulted.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION
ATTRACTION!

The committee on arrangements OF
the Plumville Fourth of July celebra-
ton. announce the engagement Of q
GENUINE ENGLISH IIQS,
The only one IN captivity in this
country He w4n be securely Gagged.
and VIII provide entertainment by
roaring when his tail is twisted
DO NOT FAIL TO SEE 1T
The admission price will be Is cents.
When Fourth of July morning
dawned a large size tent was one of
the features of the grounds on which
the celebration was To be held. Across
II in large letters was the sign;
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
EX-PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND
IS DEAD
GAGE OF PRINCETON sUccuMse
TO HEART DISEASE, AFTER
A STUBBORN FIGHT.
TWICE oCcUpIEDwnITE HOUSE

Wlfe, the Only Member Of the Family
al Hts Bedside When Ne Passed
Away. Believed TO Last Long
illness Not Critical.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
THE ENGLISH LIoN-REAR IT
ROARl

The curiosity of the visitors and
the townspeople was at white heat,
and they ascked into the tent as soon
as 1t was opened.
There was Dickey In a hastily con.
structed cage. securely bound down ON
all tours. properly arrayed In his
checked trousers. white spats, with his
monocle fastened securely IN place
and himself decorated with a bushy
tail. The chairmans young hopsful.
CARRIED in continental uniform and
cooked hat. was operating the tall
piece. This was hut a doubled strand
Of rope fitted around Dckey's stom.
ach 50 tightly that when given an
extra twist or two II became torture
TO the victim, and produced the PROM
Used roar.
The crowd went Wild with delight
at the novelty Of the entertainment
while Dickey ruared. and howled, and
swore, and vowed vengeance. upon
Plumville and the entire nation.
The 500 worth Of fireworks with
which Plumville wound up It's celebra-
ton were promptly paid for when tho
bill was presented. Dickey spent HIS
birthday In bed in the town hospital.
and has not been heard from since tho
day following, though the fame Of
Plumville's British lion has spread
from ocean TO ocean. Should he fail
to return for his birthday this year.
the town will be able TO replace the
present hospital with more commodt
Gus structure oat Of the old gentle
mans fortune which II inherits.
should Dickey not meet the conditions
Of the Will.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02

was familiarity known 20 his intimates.
But the fortune had conditions at
tAched. conditions that were "a beast.
~ bore, don't you know"
old Peter bad been one Of the old
settlers Of Plumville his son had
been born there and married there.
and 'Dckey" had first seen the light
O; day al the same place But with
the increase Of fortune "mckeys"
mother had developed society lean
ings. and she had taken "Dtckey
east where she could dabble in the
edges OF the society sea. and "Dickey"
had grown up in the atmosphere N
Saratoga and Newport. with an occa-
sional visit 20 London when the sea
Son" was on ~+i~Sas.irSeH..T : ssN7T'
When it came 10 the question: of a
university nothing short of oxford
would answer; all America was too
provincial TO be thought OF So IL was
that he spent the greater part ~ his
teens and neared his majority In Eng
land, at all times a willing student OF
English snobbery.
IL was with considerable disgust
that Dickey read the letter from his
American lawyers warning him that
II he wished 10 have the handling of
his grandfather's money after his
twenty-ffth birthday 1t would be nee.
essary to comply With the old gentle
mans expressed command that he
spend each of his birthdays from his
twenty -drst to his twenty -ffth in his
native town OF Pfumville.
"A beastly bore, don't you know"
said D!ckey. as he read the letter for
the third time. Il say now, why could
not the old codger have left that outf"
II was on the first OF July that
Dickey arrived At Plumville, monocle,
brilliantly checked trousers, white
spsts.' walking stick and all the other
essentials without which life in Lon.
don would be scarcely worth the living.
Plumville just at that time was very
much imbued with spirit OF patriot.
ism. and looked at everything English
very much as the audience looks upon
the villain in the show. The town was
going 10 celebrate, and they were go
ing 70 do IL on a very big scale--for
Pumvlle Everything had been ar
ranged for with the exception Of the
evenings fireworks when the sub
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
DOES 1T RAIN ON THE FOURTH
Uncertainty on This Point Has Given
Rise to Two Schools Of Thought,

The afternoon OF Fourth Of July has
a strong tendency TO be poky To avert
this catastrophe many devices have
been introduced. One of them is TO
have a picnic. Now. there are two op-
posing and mutually exclusive schools
Of thought in re the Fourth of July pic
mic The one school holds that IL al
ways rains ON that afternoon; the 9th
er denies that proposition, and main
tains that those who so wildly recall
standing under a tree--a tree as
shelter when II rains pitchforks and
feather beds is the rankest kind OF
swindle. and something ought 20 be
done about it--standing under a leaky
tree and watching the little men"
jumping In the lemonade tub while
the tabhecioths soak into sodden rags,
and the layer cake pitifully dissolves,
are really thinking OF the annual Sab
bath school picnic. when, OF course It
rains.
l dislike very much to take sides on
any question. am like the politician
who was campaigning II a neighbor-
hood divided on entirely non-poiftical
lines into two parties, one maintain
ing that II was just foolishness to say
that the earth turned clear over every
day. and the other that II must be so
because II said so In the geography
book. You know about such things"
they ask him, Now, does It? II don't,
does il? Not clear over?'
"We-ell-Ha,-lt does little!"
he aid-Eugene Wood, in Every
body's.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02

Princeton. n. j, J6ne fs.-Grover
Cleveland. the 2cd. also Ne gath pres
ident Of The Unissd 0eAkss and the
last expres.dsnt. died a, his homo
hers at $40 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. after lingering illness that
he'd oaused him 20 be confined To his
bed throughout the winter and spring.
here and AZ lakewood. y J.
HEnyt disease. combined With
thrm bosis and odeIpa. wa< tho d.
rect oause
Although he hah been III long
while and hts condition was weak
sned hts death vas unsI psctsd. Only
TUESDAY In Joseph T bryant Of New
Horn paid a vtsit 70 Mr. Cleveland Z
u-~ a.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02

uutiring affection of Mrs. Cleveland.
She was constantly al her husbands
bedside.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02

scribed funds began to run low. 20
II seemed as though Plumville's oels-
bration was not destined To wind up
in a blaze Of glory. Rather. that was
the way IL seemed before Dickey's ar
rival ~
The finance committee OF the cele-
bration felt that he should and would
provide the needed funds for the fire
works. and the chairman waited upon
him at once and preached the subject.
What Dickey said TO the chairman
that official did not repeat, but he did
report To the committee that the funds
for the fireworks would be forthcom-
ing, and the town paper contained the
following notice on the morning OF the
third.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02

home. but the Inflammation was suoss-
Quently giyon oui thai the visit was
not ooas.uued by an alarming oondi-
ton N tho torng prvsident'r health
Wnen the end came, only Mrs.
Cleveland. thr phyvdcians and attend
ante were nj the h-e.iside. tho Cie~s-
land eniidpsn bstnx Al the eapres'
dents summer b~sne ~ Tsmwofth.
n II. Ma Tho care NJ their maternal
grAadmother. Mn P~rine
Nrx Cleveland vNs particularly
cheerful TUESDAY night Over the con
ditlon of her husband. Hs was ap
parenily In good spirits and his health
appeared bester than II had been for
some time
In the afternoon he took . little
outdoor sIsrcts and retired at his
usual hour Tuesday night
All of Princeton N Shocked.
Whom the discovery OF his death
VA made Wednesday morning the
residents Of Princeton we're shocked.
and the grief OF Mrs. Cleveland was
almost uncuntrollahle For a number
OF years Mr. Cleveland had suffered
from periodical attacks Of sickness.
usually In the summer time Last
year he became m IN the spring and
did MT recover h.s wonted health IN
tl September
Mrs Cleveland TNieSday night was
ovorjoyed that her husband had re
covered a. quickly this year. and she
was on the verge of planning for their
summers recreation.
Mrs. CLEVELAND Collapses.
~ ono afsr mr. husbands death
Mn Cleveland collapsed. II marked
the end Of her terrific struggle which
mad been wsgrd for years IN the in
terost. OF her husband health How
ever she soon rallied
With Mr. Clevolands condition
was naturally rugged. IT had been
weakened by disense. He had sui.
fered from kidney and intestinal trou
bles.
The Cleveland children were uou-
Nod "Wednesday morning and are hur
ryfng to Princeton They have been
a. Tam worth. n. H.. with Mrs. Cleve-
lands mother. Mrs. Psrrtne. go san
guine were the fAn1ly over the con
dition OF Mr.. CLEVELAND that II was
not even thought advisable to keep
the children NJ home.
The death of the former president
"Wednesday ends one uf the most stub
born fights for life ever chronicled.
For many years Mr.. Cleveland had
suffered, and IN chat time there had
been many rnnors OF his approach
ing death
Moved 70 HOME In Auto.
Whom Mr.. CssvehanA was removed
from Lakewood b hts Princeton res.
idence he was conveyed In large
touring car. owned by John Hays
Hammond. The Millionaire mining ey-
pert who was a candidate for the
vicepresidsnttAl ticket. Mr.. Cleve-
land looked weah and peaked, and
the trip WAS made slowly. MT Clevs-
land al that time was attended al
most constantly by Or q. Rowe Lock
wood
Elk President Cleveland had been
invtted TO attend the conference Of
governors at Washington, but was too
I'll TO be present
Through the long fight for heath,
the one bright spot in the battle
AGAINST disease were the devotion aud
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
Very True.

oh. said Edith Louise, as she saw
the soldiers getting ready TO fire the
Fourth OF July cannon. you mustn't
60 near that gun or you might get
killed, and its dangerous getiin
killed."
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
Roar of the
British Lion
BY
WRIGHT a. PATTERSON

len old Peter Brown died
he left his fortune-a very
stable one-to his grand
son. Z Chawley Brown. as
the young man signed IL.
or "Dickey' Brown as he
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-02
Roosevelt Issues a Proclamation.

The White House, June "a. 1905.
ITO the People of the United states:
Grover Cleveland. president Of the
United states from Ls5 10 1853, and
again from 1898 to 1897, died az $40
O'Clock Wednesday morning at his
home m Princeton. n. j
In his death the nation has been
deprived 81 one Of IFS greatest citi-
zens. by profession a lawyer, his
chief services 10 his country were
rendered during his long. varied and
honorable career in public life. As
mayor Of his city. as governor OF his
state. and twice president, he showed
signal power as an administrator.
coupled with an entire devotion TO his
country's good and courage that
ouailed before no hostility when once
he was convinced whore his duty
lay
"sinne his retirement from the
presidency he continued well and
faithfully To serve his countrymen in
the s:mplirfty, dignity and upright
ness Of his private life.
In testimony OF the respect in
which his memory Is held by the gov
ernment and people of the United
States. do hereby direct that the
flags on the White House and the
several departmental buildings be dis
played at half staff for a period Of
thirty days, and that suitable military
and naval hUnors under orders Of the
secretaries of war and navy be rem
dored on the day OF the funeral.
Done this twenty.fourth day of
June. IN the year OF Our Lord one
thousand. nine hundred and eight,
and OF the Independence OF the United
states Of America the one hundred
and thirty.sccCad.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
President
The Springdale news., 1908-05-29
HABBERTON.

May g. It still keeps raining.
 John Johnson and family. of Sons Chrpel visited al their bro- thers, E. ]. Johnson Sunday.
 Miss Irene Roberts with two cousins of Westville, Oklahoma, arrived Sunday on a visit to their uncle, Greenberry Sexons.
 Misses Ola, Julia and Minnie Harp of Mayfield visited with friends and relatives here Friday night, and then went on to Springdale Saturday, being ac- companied there by Walter and Stella Nelson.
 The rain late Friday evening kept quite few away from the ice cream supper but there was a