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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
HURFFVILLE.

G. J. Davenport entertained the Board Of
Education and the teachers of Washington
township at his home last Thursday night
/ After conference it was decided to hold
Union Commencement exercises ia Bethel
+ NJ. E. Church on Wednesday evening, June
TO- The present corps of teachers were all
reelected at an advance of S. per month in
salary AFTER the business was concluded,
refreshments Of ice cream, cake and fruit
was served.
HurfYille Grange conferred Third and
Fourth degrees on class Of IA last Satur-
day night.
Desiring to get his tomato plants set out
as soon as possible, William B. Fisher had
his neighbor farmers 30 assist in the work,
which was a neighborly act, with the
understanding that there would be barrel
of cider opened when the work was accom-
plished, hence when finished there was o
scurry for the barrel tapping, one rushing
for a bucket, another lineup, another an
anger and so on. Well, they really did it
Ask W. Pierce how he likes the molasses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Fl. Chew spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs G. F. Doran at
Phoenixyille.
The Grange will confer the third and
fourth degree on large class on next Sat
urday night.
The Epworth League business and social
meeting will be held at the home of George
G. Morgan, On Friday evening, May Doth.
A large amount OF work is still being
done in the cemetery by the Church Trus-
tees, lots being put in fine condition by in
dividuals, and some fine monuments and
head-stones erected. The path in front Of
the church property has been lowered and
graded and as whole the work is very
commendable.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Methodist
church have expended goodly sum in the
parsonage in the way Of papering and new
furniture.
The public school closes to-day Thurs
day and holds picnic in the afternoon.
we understand Ada johnson is the only
pupil in the primary room that has not
missed day this year.
Citizens and old soldiers are requested
TO meet as Persons wheelwright shop mex
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock TO make ar
rangements Tor a patriotic celebration on
Memorial Day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

Mrs H. A. Mankin, 81 Chestnut street. Wood
bury, y. j., says: MY daughter eleven years
of age was troubled by most distressingsweak-
ness Of the kidneys for three years. She had no
control over the action of the secretions and
though gave her various remedies, she eontin-
ued to grow worse. Finally learned of Doan's
Kidney Pills and concluding to give them trial
procured box at J. w. Merritt's drug store.
When the contents of one box were finished
way, | cannot say too much in praise Of this
valuable remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name Doan's = and take 70
other.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

talent and the leaders are here as was
shown last season. The writer has
longed to see the day when summer
schools and a gymnasium would be
features Of the place; but LPitman is
broadening and deepening in her
scope, and all good things may come
by and by. 7
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
A Dangerous Mistake.
Woodbury. Mothers Should Not Neg
Iect Kidney Weakness in Children.

Most children have weak kidneys.
The earliest warning is bed-wetting.
Later comes backache, headache, languor.
'Tis mistake to neglect these troubles.
To blame the child for its own distress.
Seek to cure the kidneys
saye the child from deadly kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys.
Woodbury. parents recommend them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

Chester 100 0 2 0 O. o lilo
O o O o o o o o Is
Westville 20 o 0 j o / 1000
0 o o o o o o o 0--4
Earned runs--C Chester, 3. Westyille,
s. Twobase hits Hamilton, q Glenn,
@. Davis Three-base hit Dix. Double
play FnrIong (unassisted) J. Struck
out BY Ellis. 81; by Burreli, 49, First
base on balls by Ellis, 2; by Burrell.
is. Umpire Banks.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

The biggest tomato patch In the
United States IL not In the world is
said to be located In Clark county, Mo-,
just south Of the Des Moines river. It
contains ITO acres and III exactly q
mile In length and about one-third Of q
mile in width. II the rows were put
end to end IN straight lime they
would extend nearly 100 miles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

After the husking is done the field
can be the more effectualIy cleaned up
If hogs can be turned In with the cat
tie. This means hog tight fences,
which win do for sheep as well. The
initial cost Of the improvement is con-
siderable, but 1t is entirely in keeping
with agricultural methods that ought
TO prevail on seventy-fiye dollar land.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
A HISTORIC SHELLFISH.
The Purpura Was Quite a Factor In
the Worlds Civilization.

The Purpura Was quite a Factor In
the Worlds Civilization.
A small sea creature has done q lot
to assist the development of civiliza-
ton. 1t is known as the murex or
purpura. From it the Phoenicians
manufactured the Tyrian purple, the
origin of their wealth and prosperity.
AS each shellfish yielded but one drop
of the dyeing material and as 800
pounds were needed to dye fifty pounds
OF wool the home fisheries became in
time exhausted. Then, finding 1t neces-
sary to seek a supply elsewhere, the
traders started on the first voyage Of
discovery ever made. Owing to this
voyage the Mediterranean, with all the
countries that surround it, was dis
covered.
Through this small creature also the
first colonies were founded. The Phoe-
nicians, finding it impracticable to
bring home large shiploads of the fish,
built at those spots where the raw ma
terial abounded factories, which gradu-
ally developed into permanent settle
ments.
And as many of these colonies were
founded on Grecian islands the apt
natives quickly acquired the arts and
Industries Of their visitors, which were
soon diffused throughout Greece, and
the first seeds Of civilization were
sown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
WAYS OF THE ARAB.

When Sick, Men Get Medicine and
Women Get Prayers.
There is one peculiar distinction be-
tween Arab men and women in AL
geria," writes a traveller, land it may
be considered as some proof of the de-
graded position of the latter. When an
Arab is i'll he goes to his doctor, and
Arab doctors, whether deservedly or
not, have high reputation. But when
an Arab woman is i'll she may not con-
suit a medico. She must 60 to the
marabout who Is half saint and half
magician. He does not retail medi-
cines. but he utters a number of prayers,
and then he writes one or more of them
on a bit of paper, giving it to the pa
tient with injunctions to chew it and
swallow it. He also supplies a little
holy water out of a bottle and the
woman goes away fully believing that
she will recover.
ut has been said that the Arabs do
notrespect their dead because they have
no inclosed cemeteries and because
they select for the graves of their near
est and dearest solitary spots removed
IL old thCiA pioSCS VI Dun
this practice may be explained by other
causes than absence of respect or af-
lection for their dead The task of
preparing the body for the grave is al
ways performed by the members of
the family themselves and, in accord
ance with the Koran, 1t is most care
fully washed in pure water before
being consigned to the ground. Then
the pottery of the household is broken
over the spot. In the desert or on the
steppe the leaving of the body in an
isolate place seems to typify naturally
its presence before the infinite and the
eternal
In joy as in grief the Arab gen.
orally conceals his feelings behind q
proud reserve, but on the occasions of
the periodical fantasies he throws aside
the mask and reveals the true man.
The dancing, gesticulating and shout
ing go on for hours until the delirium
ends with the exhaustion of the partici-
pants. A fantasia in the desert leaves
curious impression of semiunreality
on the mind, but it is the one occasion
on which the stern, sad looking Arab
casting aside his hauteur, comes forth
as the true son of nature
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
DRINK BOILED MILK.
A Doctor Says 1t VIII Naccinate Y.
Against Consumption.

Doctor Says 1t VIII Naccinate You
Against Consumption.
1.-THE idea of vaccination against con-
sumption is not q new idea" said a
physician, And, Furthermore. you
and l have unconsciously many times
perhaps yaccinated ourselves against
this disease"
II have vaccinated myself against
consumption? l must have done it in
my sleep. then"
Not at all. Let me explain.
'Chauveau. Baumgarten, Grisez, Beh-
ring, Calmette. Guerin and other emf
nent Investigators have taught us that
the germs of consumption-the bacilli,
the little living creatures that eat up
the lungs-do not enter our lungs
through the respiratory tract, but
through the intestines-thati is to say.
we don't breathe in consumption
germs; We eat them.
In the region of the intestines, there
fore, these men for some years con-
Quoted their vaccinations for consump-
ton. They took calves. and they vac
cinated these calves with milk con-
tanning dead bacilli. Afterward they
gave the calves milk containing live
bacilfi. and. whereas this latter milk
caused deadly consumption in ordinary
calves, among those that had been
vaccinated no evil effect whatever en-
sued
Among animals and perhaps among
men milk containing dead consump-
ton germs makes virus which, ap.
piled to the intestines, is a sure cure
for consumption.
Therefore, when YOU and l drink
our milk boiled las we should always
do despite the oystery tastel. we are,
if the milk happens TO contain bacilli,
actually Introducing INTO our intestines
the virus that. among animals st least,
is consumption's sure preventive.
.'Moral-Drink boiled milk onlx-"-
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Monkeys and ColOrs.

In order to prove its power of dis
eliminating between cosors the scien-
fist Dahl made some interesting tests
upon a monkey. He colored some
sweets with a certain coiored dye and
some bitter substances with that of
another color. After a few attempts
the monkey learned to leave without
even tasting those articles of food col
ored with the dye which indicated bit
ter tasting substances and seized at
once upon those which indicated
sweets. Varying the experiments suffi-
GENTLY he found that the monkey dis
tinguished all the different colors read
lily, save only dark blue. Many savage
tribes cannot distinguish dark blue
from black and even children distin-
guish this color later than all others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
HOW MUCH PEOPLE EAT.

In finding unit for the food con-
Stunning power of each family it was
assumed as generally true that
Husbands consume a like amount of
food.
The wife consumes 90 per cent as
much as the husband.
A child from eleven to fourteen years
of age consumes 90 per cent as much
food as the husband
A child from seven to ten years Of
age consumes 10 per cent as much food
as the husband.
A child from four to six years OF
age consumes 40 per cent as much food
as the husband.
A child of three years or under con
sumes 10 per cent as much food as the
husband.
Children of fifteen years of age and
over are considered as adults so far as
the consumption of food is concerned
Boston Transcript.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
Deaths and Funerals.

ROBBINS-Word has been received
here announcing the death of Mrs.
Sanford Robbins ar her home at Bur
lington. Michigan. The remains
will arrive here Friday morning
and will be taken to, the home
of her daughter, Mrs. ]. Mad
dox, 100 South Seventh street.
Friends may call any time Friday.
The deceased is well known by local
people who will regret her loss.
STAFFORD-Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Iredell have received word of the
death of Mrs. Emma Stafford at
Spiceland, Ind Mrs. Stafford is the
widow of Freling Stafford. who for.
merly owned the North Twelfth street
mill in this city. They resided in Rich
mond until a few years before the
death of Mr.. Stafford. when they
moved to Spiceland. which place has
been their home. A number oil
children and relatives survive. The
funeral will be SATURDAY afternoon
from the home in Spieeland There
will be a large number of Richmond
people attending.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
CHORUS WILL Be
ONE BIG FEATURE
Seventy-five Local People
Will Sing at the Chau-
tauqua.
WILL BE NO HITCHES.
GREATEST CROWDS IN HISTORY
OF EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO
ATTEND PROGRAM STARTS
FRIDAY, AUG. 81.

Members of the Chautauqua board
declared today everything In connec-
ton with the Chautauqua is in ex-
cellent shape and the program will
be carried through without hitch.
The tent spaces have been laid off and
a large force OF men has been busy
erecting fences, platforms and tent
floorings. All will be ready for the
campers to move in next Monday. The
greatest crowds in the history of the
Chautauqua are expected and the only
thing that can mar the success will
be bad weather. The program will
not open until Friday, August 81.
Manager Shaw is expected in the
city tomorrow. He will direct the
final preparations. To add to the
pleasure of the affair, a chorus Of 70
voices has been selected to provide
musical numbers. The chorus is COM
posed of the following:
Misses Huldah Henley, Clara Ny
rick, Ida Manager, Elizabeth Bendfeidt,
limo Eikenberry. Florence Mote. Esth-
er Jones. Ruth Harris. Gertrude Le-
Fevre. Clara Norman. Opal Norris.
Edna Marlatt. Pearl Crubaugh, Caro-
line Heitbrink, Laura Johnson, Kath-
crime Gift, Mary Dickinson, Mabel
Barber. Florence Lacey. Ida Mime
man, Ida Taylor, Lucille Chrisman, Al
ma Pfafflin, Elizabeth Conley. Jeane
Ross, Edna Mann, Mary Fisher, Edna
Keever. Hazel Oler, Lora Martin,
Pearl Warner.
Mesdames Ella Haskell, Clarence
Hadley, Lewis King, Arthur Thorn,
Grace Neal. John Marshall, Dempsey
Dennis, D. d. Ramsey, A. B. Price,
H. H. Enbelbert, Ray Longnecker.
Helen Bailey, Will Duning. Clyde
Gardner; Messrs. Alton Hale, Lee Nus
baum, Rutherford Jones, lie Roy La
cey, Oliver Nusbaum, Raymond Weir
ley, Howard Ramp, II. II. Englebert,
Charles Cox, A. B. Price, Ernest Reid,
Earl O'Hara, Charles Lankert, L. ID.
Barnum, L. G. knight, Fred Grove,
Charles McCrea, L. G. Pilgrim, Demp-
sey Dennis, George Kauper, John Mar.
shall, E. P. Trueblood, Arthur Thorn,
Carl knight, Loveat Evans. J. A
| Chamness, A. T. Elliott, Clyde Gard.
ner, VIII Duning, J. L. Carver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
kiLLEO THE LAUGH.
The Story of the Prayer In Rossinis
"Mose In ERitto."

The Story of the Prayer In Rossfnf's
"Nose In ERitto.'
The sublime prayer of the Hebrews.
when preparing to cross the Red sea,
is, perhaps, one of the most solemn
and majestically grand compositions
that can be found in the choral roper
tory, yet, at the same time, simple to
a degree. This was an afterthought
of the composer and was not intro
duced until the second season Of the
production of Nose In Egitto" at Ma
plies.
The opera then, as now, terminated
with the passage of the Red sea by
the Israelites; but, although the audi
ences were entranced with the music,
they invariably saluted the passage of
the Red sea with peals of laughter,
owing to want of skill of the machin-
ist and scene painter, who contrived
to render this portion of the affair SUI
perbly ridiculous and brought down
the curtain amid uproarious mirth.
Rossini exhibited his usual indiffer-
ence, but poor Tottola, the poet. was
driven nearly crazy by this unwel-
bors and intensely chagrined at the
idea of so sacred a subject exciting
laughter This lasted throughout the
first season; the next it was repro
duced with similar brilliant success
ION the first night, for the music, and
similar laughter at the end of the op-
era. The next day, while Rossini was
INDUCING in his usual habit of lying
in bed and gossiping with a room full
of friends, in rushed Tottola, in most
excited state, crying out:
'Eviva, l have saved the third act"
How? asked Rossini lazily.
Why" replied Tottola. Il have
written a prayer for the Hebrews be-
fore crossing the dreadful Red sea,
and I did ii all in one hour
Well" said Rossini, IF it has taken
you an hour to write this prayer I will
engage to make the music for it in a
quarter Of the time. Here, give me
pen and ink saying which he jumped
out of bed, and in ten minutes he had
composed the music without the aid
of piano and while his friends were
laughing and talking around him.
Thus, owing to the laundering igno-
rance of a stage carpenter and scene
painter. the world is indebted for the
most sublime preghiera ever penned.
Night came. The audience prepared
to laugh as usual when the Red sea
scene came, but when the new prayer
commenced deathy silence prevailed.
every note was listened TO with rapt
attention, and on its conclusion the
entire audience rose en- masse and
cheered for several minutes, nor did
they ever again laugh at the passage
# the Red sea-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
RObeSDierre.

Rohespierre of the French revolu
ton, the man who was destined TO
deluge France with blood, was not
long before his frightful career of
power began one of the most strenur
Gus opponents Of capital punishment.
While he was still an obscure adto-
cate at his native Arras he threw ZIP
An appointment because of his opposi-
ton to this form of penalty. And
just when his star was in the ascend
and he boldly harangued the national
assembly to prove that the punish
ment of death is essentially unjust,
that it has no tendency to repress
crimes and that it multiplies offenses
much more than it diminishes them"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
MADE BAD MISTAKE
Young italian Attempts to
Take Poison But Gets
Paregoric.
THE RESULT OF A QUARREL.

mick" Cook, a young Italian. went
to his home near Main and Seconl
streets this afternoon and grabbed a
bottle of what he presumed was poison
and drank the contents. 1t was not poi
son, however, but paregoric, and now
Cook has a very bad stomach ache,
although remaining very much alive.
quarrel with his father and went
home with the intention of taking his
life, it is claimed. The father Joseph
Cook, who conducts shoe repair shop
at Main and Fourth street asserts he
had no trouble with his son which pre-
cipitated his attempt at self destruc-
ton
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
EXPENDITURES AND TAX sIevrHo
FOR THE YEAR s1ooo.

The Trustee Of Dalton Tovnahfp.
Wayne'County.p proposes for thesyeariy
expenditures and tax leviee blythe Ad-
visory Board atxits .anuuaAmeettne, to
be held at the Trustees ,offioaA the
following estimates and amounts sfor
said year:
1. Township expenditures. $s52s3,
and Township tax, % cents on the
hundred dollars.
2. Local Tuition expenditures.
$s92.75. and tax, IS cents on the hun
dred dollars; Csc on each poll.
3. Special School Tax expenditures,
$692.75. and tax, Is cents on the hun
dred dollars. Csc ON each poll
4. Road Tax expenditures, $370s3,
and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dol
lars.
5. Additional Road Tax expendi-
lures. s74I.67. and tax 90 cents on the
hundred dollars.
z. Poor expenditures for preceding
year. s111-25. and tax, 3 cents on the
hundred dollars.
Total expenditures s3,411.ss. and To-
tai tax, 90 cents on the hundred dol
lars
Inc IdNdDleS Oh I0G ABOVE named
township are as follows:
Total Valuation of Lands and
improvements 1886, 1000
Total Valuation OF Personal
Property .... 9o.1so.oo
Valuation of Rail Roads, Ex-
press Companies. Palace
Car Companies. Telegraph
Lines, Telephone Lines.
, etc. etc. Estimated from
Last Years Tax Dupli-
cate) ... 22,275.0o
$500 $500
Amount Of Credit on account
4 OF Mortgage Exemption $4,000
Net Taxable Property of
| Township ...---.-..--. s37o.s35-oo
4 Number of Polls. 101.
Signed, A. y. CLEANLINESS, Trustee.
Dated, Aug. /. 1908.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
INTEREST INCREASES
Sessions of Whiteriyer Con-
ference of U. B. Church
Well. Attended.
MANY GOOD SPEAKERS.

The Whitewater. conference-of Tho
United Brethren.churchsthatsi6Sbeing
held here is proving to be .A.sreat
success. The attendance and INTEREST
is steadily increasing. The~tentsmeet-
ings that are being conducted In West
Richmond are also being attended, by
large audiences.
At the meeting. this morning Bishop
Mathews gave a very stirring address
on the Servants of Christ"
The Rev. L. o. Blake and Rev. J.
Edgar knipp gave a very excellent
talk on foreign missions and pointed
out the wonderful progress being
made
The Rev. J. E. Shannon, the house
missionary gave very interesting
talk this afternoon on evangelism
The Rev. J. M. Phillippi Phi. d. OF
Dayton. o.. spoke on house missions
and showed the burning need OF this
department. which is so essential to
the church.
At the meeting last evening Rev.
Alonzo Myer. gave the address = and
spoke on The. Demoiac'' which ad-
dress wasAverya interesting.
Tonight the meeting OF the big
brotherhood Will be held and the
speakers wiIrbe~the Rev. s. L. PostIe-
thwaite OF Anderson and DR.. Huber of
Dayton. The tent meeting,willsbs con-
ducted.by ]. Everett p. Paddock. of.fn-
dianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
ASPARAGUS,
Its Relation to the Famous Asphodel
of the Early Ages.

Its Relation to the Famous Asphodel
of the Early Ages.
as Il ticker of the palate asparagus
has come down the ages with all the
weight of Greek and Roman approval.
Plato ate it by the plateful, and Aris-
tophanes. the humorist, regarded it as a
great aid in digesting the crank phi
losophcrs of the day.
1t is an odd fact that this culinary
plant is closely related to the famous
asphodel, which was supposed by the
ancients to be the leading flower in the
gardens of the elysium, the Greek pur-
gatory or paradise. A part of the
ouaintness of this lies in the fact that
the roots possess purgative qualities.
The roots and fruit of both We're for
merly much used In medicine for this
purpose.
According to the superstition Of the
Romans, the names of the dead fed on
tho roots of the asphodel. They planted
it. therefore, in and around the GENE
teries; hence to this day it covers with
its beautiful golden blossoms as pro-
fusely as dandelions the Apulian hills
and valleys, and the sheep feed on II
greedily.
It belongs to the same natural order
of perennials, and the only difference
between the asparagus and the as
phodel appears to be in the fruit and
the color of the flowers. So abundant
is the wild asparagus in the steppes of
Russia that cattle eat it like grass, just
as Italian sheep devour its botanical
cousin