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Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
HuRFFvILLE.

Rev. DR.. Martin will occupy the pulpit
in she Methodist Church on next Sunday
morning.
Sunday, November first, will be Mission
ary Day in tbe Methodist Sunday school.
The class contributing the most money will
receive the pretty banner.
The fortieth annual statistical report Of
the Gloucester County Sunday school As
sociation states that every one of the five
schools of Washington township are honor
schools by contributing three cents per
member
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Jones spent
Sunday visiting friends at Woodstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Hurff, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph D Hurff spent Sunday with MIR.
and Mrs Samuel Simpkins, at Kirkwood.
There will be Halloween party in
Davenport's hall Saturday evening.
Thomas McKeighan is adding appearance
and durability so his residence by applying
the painters brush.
A large number OF people assembled on
Wednesday evening at the NJ E Church
when the Red Tickets entertained the Blue
Tickets. The program was pronounced to
be of most pleasing character which con-
sisted of singing, recitations, reading and
dialogues There was Theodore Shaw with
his live chicken; The ghost; A song-"The
Red and the Blneu composed by Red Ticks t
members, and sung by all the Red Tikets
on the stage, brought forth much applause;
main feature was an exercise and song OF
the 1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket by double
quartette, four ladies and four gentlemen; !;
''The Old Sweep Bucket and Well'' was
presented on the stage, and after the song
all took drink from the well. This con-
cluded the entertainment part which was
then followed by everybody partaking OF
cake and lemonade No one assisted IN
any way in the evenings program bat those
having the tickets, making the talent
limited, out showing what can be accom-
plished il you try.
Mrs. Henry L. Hurff met with quite q
serious accident on Thursday. 1t seems
that the hired man was having some diff
GUILTY with team of horses, and Mrs. HUFF
went to his assistance, by endeayoring TO
shut the yard gate and keep them in the
yard. But when she was just in the act,
Mr.. Hurff, who had been away, drove up,
when his horse also became frightened,
making dash, knocking Mrs Hurff down
and running oyer her. When Mr.. Huff
got his horse so he could leave it, he went
20 the assistance of his wife, who by this
time, bad gotten on the opposite side of the
road by a tree, where be found her unoon-
scious A physician was summoned who
pronounced it quite serious injury, hav-
ing had blood vessel ruptured in der
head. Her condition is reported somewhat
improved at this writing.
There will be humorous entertainment
Saturday evening, November 7sh, in the
basement of the church. Come and have a
good laugh Proceeds for the benefit Of the
Sunday school. Admission ten cents.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
Why | am a Democrat.

Any party, be is Democrat, Republican,
Socialist or of any other name, must have a
platform of principles that it advocates,
not it's name, but its principals, what it
processes TO do for the adyancement of the
common people. An individual who blind
~ follows party, without investigation Of
its principles, does not, in my judgment,
exercise his right Of franchise according to
the dictates Of his conscience Of right over
wrong.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan in his
arguments places before she people the
Democratic platform, and it must appeal
to all unbiased minds. I will merely call
your attention to two of those most prom
iently spoken of. 'sThe Injunction and
THE Privilege" Of voting directly for your
United States Senator.
My association with the Republican
party for number Of years has taught me
that the laboring man is making mistake
by not taking time to read their work,
National, State, County, and Municipal.
Yours respectfully,
III. r. CATTELL.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
cLARksRoRo.

Miss Rae Hinehman is spending some
time with her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Batten near Woodstown.
Miss Bessie J. Hoffman is substituting as
teacher in the Paulsboro school.
Mrs. Sarah Theobold, of Rochester, New
York, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Laura
McElwee
E. H. McCarty, our station agent, acc ,m-
panied by Mrs. McCarty and daughter
Glendora, spent few days this week ab
Sewell and Riohland. Mr.. Delafrange is
relieving him.
Mrs Robert Shoemaker was the guest of
her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson Coles,
in Philadelphia on Tuesday
Miss Celne Renard, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday as the guest Of /. T. Haines and
wife.
Next Sunday morning in the Methodist
Church, communion service will be observ-
ed at 10. 80 a. M All welcome
Mr. Williams has sold part of his farm
to q gentleman in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Daniel Sweeten, Of Mt Royal, was
taken to the German hospital on Monday
Elmer Jackson and wife, Of Asbury
Park, are visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerre Sweeten.
Mr.. Mack, the man living on the farm
belonging 10 Louis Schaner, left home on
Saturday morning for Philadelphia, and
bought horse, paid for il, and supposing
70 have considerable money on his person,
and is is feared that be has met with foul
play, - he has not been heard Of since.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
An Appeal for .The Bread Line.

The Bowery Mission Bread Line at
which 900 men who are out in the streets
for the night ere given breakfast Of hot
coffee and rolls every morning at one
O'Clock, is one of the most pathetic sights
in ali the wide, wide world. Long before
the hour of opeaing, these poor, starving
mep stand in single line that sometimes
extends for blocks in length, waiting for
the coffee and rolls. During the winter,
this breakfast is given 80 an aggregate of
10000 homeless men and boys, and up TO
date over half a million OF the homeless
have had their weary tramp restfullY inter-
rupted by this unique ministration. The
first of these breakfasts is given on Thanks
giving morning. and the last on the follow
ing Easter morning. Altogether she Mis-
sion supplied, this year, over BE, 1000 meals
and 81, ,072 lodgins to homeless men and
boys.
It is for this grand, philanthropic work
shas we ask your kind and practical CO.
OpClRcluds 4AC AOACiCcoy AitCAuACcc, Oio-
heartened and desparing men and boys of
the Bowery are not native New Workers,
but men and boys who, until within a year,
lived happily at the old homestead with
father and mother, and perhaps wife. They
are stranded here, and in despair appeal to
the Old Bowery Mission, which, for over
thirty years, has been to the unfortunate,
as the rescue cities of old, haven Of en-
couragement, rest and protection. Shall
we turn them away? Itrests with the good
people of this country TO decide this ques-
tion, and NAV God graciously help you TO
decide it Alright. JOHN C. EARL,
Financial Secretary, 80
Bible House, n. Y. City
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29

Alfred University School of Agriculture
We understand that the New York
State School of Agriculture in connec-
ton with Alfred university will be
ready for practical work Oct. /, but
that all the buildings of the institu-
tion win no be completed for another
year. The school is in the hands of
eleven directors The three named I'M
der the new law are Commissioner
Pearson, Professor L.. H: Bailey and
State Master Godfrey, all good gran
gers A farm of 230 acres, an acre ad-
joining on which there is a good dwell
ing and three acres more to square up
the farm have been purchased at a
cost of 1880. Plans have been adopt
ed for model barn and stable at an
estimated cost of $4,000 The main
building will be located on the farm
which adjoins the university campus.
1t viii be of brick, with tile roof, three
stories and basement, so by 100 feet.
and cost about $4,000.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
New Oranges Numerous.

Not only are new members and new
oranges coming into our Order in most
of our organized states, but in new
states and new fields our lines are ex-
tending Idaho comes to the front
with eleven subordinate oranges and
win without doubt have enough to be
represented as state in the next ma
tional grange meeting. South Dakota
also is organizing oranges, and from
other uncultivated fields comes the
signs of promising grange growth.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
A WISE OPERATION
Successful Grange Store Ir
Maine.

The Great HouIton Grange Of Nine
Hundred Members Operates lt--It
Does $4,000 Business-An Example
to Follow.
The grange store, as rule, is no
longer a success. But there are excep-
tions to the rule. One of these is the
store located at Houlton, Me-, and op-
Grated by the members of Houlton
grange DIR. G. NJ Twitchell had the
following to say about it in a recent
issue of the Tribune Farmer:
sWe have in Maine one marked in
stance of cooperative work within the
grange worthy of extended notice and
worthy also of being copied by others.
| refer to the Houlton (Me) grange
store. Here is the largest grange in
the world, and its center of attraction
is the store, where Patrons buy for
cash only at greatly reduced prices.
For years the rule has been to charge
5 per cent profit on all goods except
sugar and -four sold to members of
the grange. Sugar is sold at cost and
-four at 2 per cent profit. Selling for
cash and guarding closely the expense
account, remarkable story of pros
perity is told The account of the last
year is just at hand, and from it /
learn that the total cash received for
the year ended June 13, 1908. was S12,-
260.70. Cost of running the store:
Help. $2.625.25; furnace, power, insur-
ance, etc, S579.35; total expenses,
Sc, ,204.60 net increase for the year,
Sd, ,736.41. The grange owns the large
store, with big addition for grain, IA
cilities for hoisting and storing in
quantities, power for grinding in fact,
all the facilities for doing business.
These, with the stock of goods. have
been earned out of the business, which
proves The ability of the manager and
financial committee When such vol
ume of business can be done at so
low a cost it suggests valuable les
son to others.
'sHoulton grange has for years DEM
onstrated its ability to cooperate. and
the scope of its service widens year by
year. The hall is located onehalf
mile outside the business limits of a
busy manufacturing and trading town
of 5000 inhabitants Wisely the loca.
ton was chosen away from all contact
with other stores and just at the out
skirts of the village. The story told is
a good one. but it might be duplicated
in 10000 towns and the farmers find
the blessings of practical cooperation.
The one great drawback is the un-
willingness to come together and
stand together until success is made
certain.
s'In every other Industrial line CO.
operation has been the keynote of sue
cess, and the day is not far distant
when those on the farms must buy to-
gether and sell together, thus cutting
out the biggest item of expense car
ried by the individual farmer today"
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
Boom Your Town.

North Reading grange of Massachu-
setts will he'd 'stown night in Oc
tober, at hich time the discussion
will be alcng lines of civic duty
State Lecturer Gardner win give an
address on "a Mans Duty to His Own
Town."
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29
Out In California.

The next meeting Of the California
state grange will be held at Saera-
mento At recent meeting of the
executive committee the matter con-
cerning the amendment of the state
constitution was discussed with view
to making taxation more equable and
improving the methods of raising reve
nues for both state and county.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-29

The Great HouIton Grange Of Nine
Hundred Members Operates lt--lt
Does $4,000 Business-An Example
to Follow.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
What the Press Can Do.

One Of the most powerful influences
in the upbuilding or improvement of
city or town is the public press. Many
instances are on record where highly
effective work has been accomplished
in a very short time. 1t is but re-
Gently that a Seattle editor, who had
long and persistently advocated mu-
nicipal cleanup, decided to take more
drastic action. So he sent forth his
photographer to take pictures of refuse
dumps close to residences Of prominent
people. of filthy corners and byplaces
close in and Of the deplorable condi-
ton Of a tiny brook which runs
through the city. These and scores of
other unkempt spots were photographed,
and each day two or three were shown
in the paper, with the result that
general rush was made to clean up
before the photographs showed too
many residences Of wealthy people
close by filthy refuse dumps. Some in
dignant remOnstrances were made, but
of what use is 1t to "scrap" when alto
gether to blame? The controversy was
too one sided. and a much cleaner Seat
1i;e resulted In very short time.
HoTbtless much could be done along
~: line by scores Of periodicals in
southern California. especially In small
centers where no systematic ccllec-
ton Is made of garbage or other ref
uSe
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
The Gard Advertisement,

Zone excellent way to keep a towns
attractions and advantages before the
outside world" remarked citizen Of a
thriving western town, as the use Of
the card advertisement. No, | don't
mean the big card in the street cars
carrying display type notices. l am
not talking particularly of street car
towns anyhow. l mean the card used
by some persons l know, including my
self. 1t Is just little smaller than
the business envelopes used On this
card is printed an epitome of the
towns attractions, the main points be-
Ing brought out boldly A half tone
picture Of the business center, If it
lends itself well to illustration, is a
good feature. You can use both sides
OF the card for matter booming your
town. Put one or two of these cards
=. every letter you write. You will be
to learn how many inquiries
you will receive in O short time.
consider this a fjne way to keep
town before the people outside. If
every citizen would do likewise the
card advertisement would be great
thing for the town"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14

discarded machinery, ties and the like.
The original beauty Of the country is
preserved.
The same nice sense of public obliga-
ton is displayed even more emphatical-
ly by the Blackwells, father and son,
when their road gets into town. One
can read in their engineering and con-
struction performances the very char
acter of the men. The right of way in
this valley is a veritable park. Said
the elder Blackwell recently when
thanked for the splendid depot at this
point, 1--WE build our road to stay and
our depots for comfort and beauty"
In striking contrast with the North
ern Pacifc's possessions in Rathdrum,
the Blackwell depot is indeed beau
tiful creation. 1t Is built in the cen
ter Of an entire block bought and
cleared of expensive dwellings in or
der that park might be made around
1t. 1t is modern in all its appoint
ments and is permanent and valua-
bic adjunct to the village OF which ev-
cry citizen is justly proud.
Its existence has stimulated an am
bition on the part of the people to i'm
prove and beautify their homes. 1t af-
fords daily intense satisfaction to the
eye, and instead of giving forth the
idea of cold commercialism there is |
involved the sense of altruistic consid-
erations
The Blackwells fully understand the
rights belonging to the public and have
n very much nobler form of worship
than that of the dollar. All this you
may see in the comforts, safety and
of this road and its
equipment.
The Blackwells have proved that the
presence of a railroad is not neces-
sarily a pathological or scenic nui-
sance. In taking into account the
needs and wishes of the villages
through which their road runs they
nave done much to modify prevailing
lostility-justifable hostility--to accu-
railroad wealth. They have
given additional value to vested inter
ssts and augmented immensely the
comforts Of all having dealings With
he road.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
TWO FASHIONABLE TYPES.

or all kinds of trimming, but made
feathers having for Il foundation the
covering of the modest barnyard foN
seem TO have the preference. Some Of
the made up trimming is little short
Of artistic as to coloring and form.
Human ingenuity has been taxed to
devise such pretty set pieces. The
very brightest Of emerald green's and
the rawest Of reds in the crimson
shades are OfteneSt seen, but some Of
the manufactured feathers have the
middles of white or pale blue or brown
shading out to the darkest OH the outer
edge.
Just as the Turkish women are try
ing to abandon the veil which has
been the means of hiding just very
little and enhancing the beauty Of the
face through its meshes. our fashiona-
BILE women are adopting it. To make
the real veil which has so improved
Turkish beauty by the added charm
Of partly revealing instead Of hiding
the wearer one must take two squares
of the finest silk null or crepe lsse,
each one yard square. Then place on
the hair above the forehead any kind
of wreath of bright colored flowers,
with as many pieces of iewelry as are
desired. Fold one square so the CEN
ter is on the bias. Then put this over
the head, bringing the bias fold down
just over the eyebrows. and carry the
points around, fastening them at the
back Of the head. The other square
Is then folded in the same way and
brought up across the nose under the
eyes, and the ends are carried around
to the back If the head and there fas-
tened with only one pin. The pin
should be PIT In so as to hold the bias
fold fairly close across the nose and
up over the temples in n natural man
ner and tho left to fall loose in the
back. The Turkish women darken
their eyebl VS. and lashes and paint |
the cheeks and lips very red, besides
laying on thick coating Of white.
This vivid coloring shows family !
through the veil and adds q hundred
old to woman's appearance All |
he outlines are etherealized and made
'oung and lovely, and, besides. there IL
| mystery about it which is very en-.
icing. l have always thought it a
)ity that Turkish women who. being
obliged to wear the veil did not APP
,reciate it had the monopoly of it. I
lave seen women in ConstantinopIe
whom l thought dreams of beauty
urn out to be very ordinary.
OLIVE HARPER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK =?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know of the wonderful
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
TOWN cow" CIVIC PROBLEM.
Women of a Tennessee Municipality
Active For Improvement.

Women of Tennessee Municipality
Active For Improvement.
What can be done in the way OF
civic improvement in the smaller mu-
inequalities has been demonstrated by
the Civic Improvement club of Hunt
ingtOn, Tenn. Organized in August,
1906, with thirty members, the club
now numbers fifty. Inasmuch as the
clubs membership is limited to WON
en-, that part of the work for a more
beautiful city which requires the serv-
ices of the men is left to the Hunting
ton Commercial club, and in many
things the two organizations cooper
ate to advantage.
Interest in the work for which the
improvement club was formed was
great from the beginning Some Of the
questions to be considered were linn
iting the range Of "the town cow" re-
pairing the streets and sidewalks, the
suppression of weeds along the side
walks and the removal Of waste paper
and Sweepings from the streets.
BY the cattle quarantine the town
COW soon was kept in proper bounds.
Councils were moved by public senti-
ment to repair unsightly sidewalks
and cut down tall weeds. The club
bought a dozen garbage cans and dis
tributed them in various parts of the
town so that shOpkeepers and house
holders could put their waste paper
and trash in them.
Through the efforts of the club the
barren square at the railroad station
was transformed into a park. The
railroad company fenced the park, set
out the trees and furnished the gravel
for sidewalks. The Commercial club
paid for the work of grading, graveling
the walks and a supply of grass seed.
The women's organization planned the
walks and flower beds an, superin-
tended the planting. Much Of that
work was done by members.
Two flower parks were placed in the |
town square under the sole care of the |
Civic Improvement club. These for
merly were vacant lots, adorned, only |
with hitching posts, weeds and a sun
dry collection Of tin cans. All the |
plants. flower seeds and shrubbery |
were supplied by friends of the club.
In addition the club was active in |
getting seventy-five trees planted in
the highways and now is urging the
planting of 500 more. For the benefit
Of the boys and girls of the town the
club is planning for the establishment
Of a public library.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
TIE SHEATH COSTUME.
An Effort Being Made to Introduce
the Turkish Veil

An Effort Being Made to Introduce
the Turkish Veil.
To be or not to be-that is the ques-
ton asked long ago by the melancholy
Dane, and Il is a question today and
one which is veXing womankind wher-
ever they are not blessed with a ma
tional costume which they must wear
whether they will or no. | know six
ladies who have had sheath dresses Of
more or less pronounced Ape, but as
yet these gowns have not been worn
outside their own rooms One of them
has a husband who says that If she
dares show herself publicly in one of
those gowns he will leave her within
the hour and she will see him no more,
and she knows he means it. The others
are girls, but they dare not let their
fathers or brothers see these dresses.
So what is the use? But day after day
we see pictures Of lovely women gown
ed in the extreme of the empire styles,
and then again there are other gowrs
that approach so nearly to the sheath
that one must look closely to see
wherein one begins and the other leaves
off.
We also see thousands Of other wo-
men and other gowns all with ample
skirts and reasonably formed figures
to one of the extreme empire style. l
begin to fear that, like sheep, we shap
go astray and follow the ugly shape,
and unnatural forms made necessary
by the old revived styles. Already
there are cOrsets designed for the pur-
pose Of reducing TIE waist to that Ian
ky shape, waistless, bustless and hip
less. 1t is bad enough to be obliged 70
conform our costumes to new styles
without being obliged to remake our
figures. Some Of these corsets are veri- |
tably ironclad bodices, and they realty |
must injure the health while forcing |
by sheer strength the figure into their |
folds.
Hats follow the trend toward the I'M
graceful empire headgear, and the
of fluffy rufiling now to be
seen passes belief. Still, / will say
against the high and feecy
neck ruffles, for they have such good
effect on all faces, and particularly on
elderly ones, softening the hard lines
as by magic. Crepe lisse, malines and
tulle all are employed in making these
dainty and becoming ruffs. When
worn with one of these old time hats
md skinny skirts they are certainly
saving grace. The hats are mostly
dropping. with high crowns and any
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
The Pantomime.

Pop. what is u pantOmime?"
"a pantOmime is a piece in which
no one speaks"
81 shouldn't think piece with no
women in it would be Interestingly
YOnkerS Statesman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
He Knew.

Il suppose you know why you are
here" asked the judge severely.
Yes, SIR" answered the prisoner.
Il wuz drug Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14
Dot Was Puzzled.

"What 1 don't understand about our
canary bird" said Dot. lis that he
whistles so we'll without pickering his
bill"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-14

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der Specialist and is