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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-29

Our Fancy Mattings, in dark colors, which
have heen unequaled all season at 81 per
roll, Gao yards, or 10 cents a yard) we now
offer at the remarkable price of -
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
Dressing and Shipping Poultry

In New York city there is an ordinance
providing that the crops of turkeys and
chickens offered for sale shall be free
from food and other substance and
shrunken close to their bodies. I'm the
New York markets poultry is seldom
drawn, while that offered in the Boston
and New England markets is relieved of
the entrails when the birds are killed.
The old New York commission firm of
Messrs. Ward give to their CUSTOMERS
the following directions: "To insure
highest market prices the poultry must
be we'll fattened, crops emptied when
killed, nicely and we'll picked, thorough
ly cooled, but not frozen. Pack in boxes
with layer Of clean straw RYE straw is
best) between the layers of poultry, in
the same posture in which the birds
roost. Mark each box, specifying what
it contains. Send invoice by mail. Ship
to reach destination about the middle of
the week, and never so late as TO arrive
on Saturday."
Thanksgiving is the season Of greatest
demand for fine turkeys. Christmas is
the big season for prime geese. While
the largest sales usually occur during
the holiday season, from Thanksgiving
on until after Lent, there is brisk de-
mand for poultry. Capons command
the biggest prices directly after the sea-
son Of venison, quail and other choice
game. Many keep their capons and fat
TsSss:,2s l<eA Nz<A AEascs. sXs 1ss of Feb
ruary.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
Milk for Fowls.

Since milk is the only article of food
known to contain within itself all the
elements necessary to the perfection of
growth and vigor in an animal, it is not
strange that it should be found to be one
of the very best egg producing materials
that can be supplied to poultry. Given
two focks Of fowls, and treatment, loca-
ton and original stock being equal in all
respects save one, says The Poultry
World, and it will be found that those
having SKINNED milk as q portion of
their daily fool or drink evil give more
eggs weekly and for a longer term of
weeks than those whose treatment is OK
lctly the same with this single exception.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
failure return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buv from our ad-
vertised Druggists bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. It is
Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption,
inflammation of Lungs Bronchitis, Asthma,
Whooping Cough, Group, etc., etc. 1t
is pleasant and agreeable to taste, per-
fectly safe, and can always be depended
upon. Trial bottles free at any Drug
store.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
For THE Poultry DEPARTMENT.
The Experiences Of a Poultry Raiser.
BY j. KENNARD.
NUMBER III.
BY j. KENNARD.

OF the celebrated Lady GWydyrs
strain of Buff Cochns and thus fairly
started my little poultry yard. Perhaps
a short sketch of this said "Stevens'"
may not be out of place.
A long, well ventilated and light room
with raised platform and auctioneer's
rostrum at the far end; shelves ranged
on three sides for the accommodation Of
the ''lots' so as to be easily inspected
prior to the sale, birds of the same breeds
being kept together. A large, hurry
4 ing, crowd OF would-be buyers; roost-
ers growing, doves cooling, ducks quack-
! ing, the occasional screaming Of an es-
[Icaped and recaught fowl, the hum OF
voices and hurrying to and fro of the at
tendant preparing for the sale, combine
to make up.a lively scene.
1t is in the height of the season, and
q there is q splendid show, [ have seen
many worse ones, where admission was
charged for and the birds we're in COM
petition for prizes. Between 400 and 500
lots of fowls, ducks, pigeons, etc., are to
be Sold AS twelve o'clock approaches,
81 bonafide buyers crowd around the auc-
tioneer's desk. A very serious, gentle
manly person with heavy, pointed mus
tache and faultless attire quietly takes
his seat looks around with the air of a
clergyman about to open service; one
almost expects him to say, ''let us pray"
Two or three clerks are preparing to
watch the biddings and take money, and
several attendants proceed to hand up
the lots. The basket in which each ''lOt"
is contained, is put on a high PEDESTAL
for inspection. Then the demure gentle
man commences in sepulchral voice.
"LOt one, Brahma cockerel; fine
bird, highly commended at York Tor
what not) five shiIlings, six etc., till per-
maps sum equivalent to ten dollars is
reached, the cline bird" is knocked
Down and one is quite prepared to hear
he auctioneer say, "here endeth the first
esson." The sale goes merrily on and
N about three hours all the lots are sold,
mostly to large dealers who retail them
Vt fancy prices to those who know moth
ne of "Steven's" Ihvao seen a connois-
eur give three pounds for q carrier pig
on, which he has sold for sixty pounds
thin a week.
[ had already had a little experience in
eeping fowls and knew enough to keep
hem we'll housed and very clean and fed
roperly. The same treatment which
oes we'll in the North and in England
# lay not apply to Florida. Forinstance,
keeping them clean," mean that |
sed to have store of dry earth and
ROW little over the floor of the house
very morning, and at the end of the
eek sweep all out, keeping the hen ma
ire for use in the garden. [ have tried
le same system in Florida to my cost,
r the result was that a large number OF
bn lice infested the house very quickly,
hid gave me great trouble. The proper
by, I find, is to sweep out the house
cry morning have also found that
eping the droppings in barrels harbors
gers, so have discarded that plan and
the manure almost as quickly as
AIDE.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22


breeds. Mine were fed as | say properly,
so far as regards choice of food, which
find to be good variety, and by variety
do not mean mixture of differentsorts
of grain, for by that system the fowls get
no change of diet, which is essential, SO
feed on whatever grain you will, say two
OF three days then on another, and SO on.
Wheat is par excellence the best staple
food for fowls, but little corn, oats,
barley, buckwheat and peas, and for
''soft" food, barley meal, bran, oatmeal,
ETC., afford excellent changes of diet. So
[ would say give some or all OF these
varieties when practicable. Corn should
be very sparingly used. That is just
where [ made a mistake; my Cochins
were so fond of it (fowls always do seem
to prefer it to other iood), and got SO
plump that overdid it, and one or two
mysterious deaths occurred in my yard.
The hens would appear to be in perfect
health, but suddenly drop down futter
and struggle and soon die. Had I known
what afterwards discovered, neither of
them would have been lost. Having
brought on appopleXy, by overlooking,
[ did not know how to cure it, nor even
that it was appoplexy, though it was so
palpable. Many times since then [ have
saved the lives of over-fat hens by
simple operation. When the bird falls,
take asharply pointed penknife or lancet,
raise the wing and you will observe a
large vein, make small puncture and
let it bleed WE'LL and you will be surprised
how soon that fowl will be scratching
about as if nothing had occurred. After
these little disappointments, things went
on smoothly, the pullets began to lay
before Christmas. What an amount of
pleasure there is in bringing in the first
eggs of number of fine pullets especially
when they are very choice, full blooded
BIRDS The pleasure is enhanced when they
begin to lay at that season of the year
when eggs are so valuable, and to this
end all good poultry breeders work. Not
only are eggs then desirablefor the table,
but in England one wants to get very
early chicks, and to do this it is best to
commence setting the hens in January.
The winter Matched if taken proper care
of get much stronger and larger by next
fall, than those Matched late in the spring
for the reason that by the time the warm
weather comes, they are of agood size and
grow all through the spring and summer
whereas the growth of the late Matched
ones is stopped in a measure by the cold
weather, before they have nearly reached
maturity. In Florida we can raise chicks
all the year round, and should do so, ex-
cepting in the hottest months say from
May to August. have observed that
the most successful poultry keepers here,
stop setting hens in the summer. My
own experience explained the reason in a
very forcible manner, for first the heat is
too great for the little ones to thrive, but
is fully appreciated by the curse of Flor
ida poultry yards-iiggers, which worry
the poor little creatures to death.
ITO be Continued.)
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22

To whom all correspondence in regard to this
department should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-22
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

EDITED BY E. w. AMsDEN,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
re Brtage ,nc De,aware.

A dispatch from Washington says: The
Fifty-frst Congress i'll undoubtedly grant
the right fer the building of two great iron
bridges connecting New Jersey with sister
States-one to span the Hudson at Jersey
City and the other at the Delaware at
Camden. Before he left for Florida, Sen
ator Quay introduced in the Senate a bill
giving to the Camden and Philadelphia
Bridge Company the privilege of bridging
the Delaware River. 1t is understood that
this is q scheme in which the Pennsylvania
Railroad is interested, aud that, in fact, it
is the real mover in it, although screened
By the names ofsevegal we'll known citizens
who are named as i-ncorporators in the
Quay bill. Ii is said that the ultimate pnr-
pose Of the Pennsylvania Railroad is to ex-
lend its elevated tracks that now bring it
to the Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
down Filbert street to the Delaware River,
there connecting with the proposed bridge
and with its extensive West and South Jer-
sey system, including It's seashore lines. This
would give the company a tremendous adj
vantage over its rivals in the sharp and in
creasing competition for the seashore travel
to Cape May, Atlantic City, Sea Isle City,
Long Branch, Ocean Grove and other re-
sorts.
Having this great scheme Of terminal
extension in view in Philadelphia, it is IN
derstood that it is the real reason for the
Pennsylvania's fierce opposition to the
demand of fhe Reading Railroad to push
itself to Twelfth and Market streets, since
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28

More boa Cemeteries.

Mir. EDtToB.-In reading over
'tJosiah's'' scraps of last week we were
much interested in the article relating to
the founding of a .'City of the dead We
thiak, with .Josiah'', that It would be a
grand good thing TO have a beautiful GEM
etery for Woodstown; and for all denomi-
nations or creeds TO contribute an equal
share to establish one and consequently to
have an equal interest in it. We think ii
IS q shame for any borough or town to
have 50 many small spots at various places
oyer it TO deposit the dead in. Their graves
will in such places, naturally, get neglect
ed, whereas ia a regular cemetery they
would be kept in some kind of decent or
der. Net only are grave yards, spotted
through 3 town, 70 say the least homeiy
places, but they are regular hot-beds Of dis
ease, emitting constantly their poisonous
gases, and communicating thea there for
a great distance around them. TheB the
wells of water near them are made mere
or less foul. for as a general shing the
grave yards are higher han surrounding
places and most of the springs that supply
the wells with water nave their heading
near to if Bot right among the graves
themselves. Is not this q bad state of af-
fairs9a Just think that perhaps most Of
0tpo SitAACsS "e nave 10 saAef u cduseu Ny
poison, either liquid or gaseous, brought to
Us by theswater we drink or waited to us
in the air We breathe. Ne think q bo-
Tough or town ought to have power to
prevent persons OF corporations from open
ing grave yards ~ithin town limits, and
also to eause those already established to
be removed We also think that the
State Board of Health should take til Is
matter in hand. HARRY.
Woodstown, Feb. 20, 1890.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
Sautn Lersey XOres.

Mrs. Patrick J Jordan. OF W Woodbury., was held
IN bail on Wednesday to answer a charge of
assault and battery on Laura Lepper, a little
girl, Of Woodbury..
The Haddon House, Atlantic City, was sold
Wednesday, at the Office of Edward Dudley.
En- lac IT, ,,7,cae,f orvror 100, ct.
$50 9boheS' "a
Meulofd' 10 y flames Llpplneotf ana Henry
merry or SATURDAY, naxt
Tuesdav1 -oeeadfpoafr tho taoanaa
sN ""Sy eiiai
"ouhd up the taxing OF testimony. On We'd
nesday Prosecutor jenkins made his arou-
mont aud Fx.Iudga pancoas+ sncta To.Ta
'e-
C9Hey 3esietAay, anu IL Is expected that the
case viii be given to the jury to-day.
fire evfdentIv of fncendiar orig,n oaon
RED N Ofosseup Dolidlng, Brldgeton,on We'd
aesday. A fire of the same nature was discov.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
AiIonayAhsfracaa

Mrs. Sibley, widow of Vim. sibley. has
been suffering from the grip.
John Durham is improving his tenant
house occupied by Richard Bee.
Smith Graves viii move to Tuekahoe
next week.
Capt. James Osborne is at home sick.
Three entertainments were giyeni in Ailo-
way last week, two being minstrel shows.
and an exhibition Of %stereoptiean views by
j. P. Carey on Saturday night. Mr.. Carey
is still in Alloway assisting Rev. A. Wage
in the revival meetings.
Miss Kiger, daughter Of Joseph Kiger,
Of Warrington, picked a bunch Of ssbnrn.
ing BUSH buds one day last week.
Can making vas begun at Anderson S
factory last week.
Rev. A. Wagg will preach his farewell
sermon next Sunday week.
Willard and Emma jenkins buried one
of their twins, a little boy, aged about one
year, on Thursday.
Extra meetings are being held at the
Baptist church.
S. NJ. Kidd gave a magic lantern show in
Marshalltown one night last week, al
which Miss higer and the Misses Keen
took part, playing the organ and singing.
George Lawrence. better known az
sGovernor," moved to the Sapp farm yes
terday (Thursday.)
James Drummond moved on the Mowers
farm on Wednesday.
John Croft will make a sale and move in
to town in the spring. 5. III. x.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28

an elevated road to that point, as planned
by the Reading, would interfere materially
with the Pennsylvania people iu reaching
the proposed Delaware River bridge by an
extension OF their elevated tracks down
Fiibert street. Senator Quay's bill was
referred to the Secretary Of War, as all pro-
positions for the bridging Of navigable
streams always are. The Secretary has
made his report on the bill, which is q IA
vorable one. The matter was referred by
the Secretary to Senator Casey, the Chief
of the Engineer Corps, and to Lieutenant
Colonel Robert, the engineer in charge Of
the Philadelphia district. Their reports
indicate that the plan for a bridge is entirely
feasible, but they recommend some radical
amendments in the bill. Senator Casey
said: Assuming that the bridge is to be
built between Philadelphia and Camden.
where the approved project viii give a
width of 2, 600 feet between the proposed
wharf or harbor lines, / think there ought
not to be more than one pier in the river.
and that such pier ought not to be nearer
than ZOO feet to the Pennsylvania shore.
nor nearer the New Jersey shore than 500
feet. The clear height of the superstruct-
ure above mean low water should net be
less than $50 feet
The War Department submits amend
ments that include the above suggestions.
together with others that the bridge shall
be at right angles to and its pier parallel
with the current of the river; that actual
work shall begin within three years after
passage Of the act, and be completed with
in six.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28

II the proposed railroad runs where it is
staked cut, Mr.. Chapman, Of F%ietoria. will
have TO move his house.
Newbold IS crying for a new station.
VIII the railroad CO., give ear 80 their cry.
and grant their request? Let Us have pa
thence and wait.
Jacob Fanhorn, who las been very sick,
Is around again.
Thos. L~utener's new house at New bold
IS said to be the 0 artistic dwelling in
tie place.
DR.. W. MeGeorge, Of Woodbury., has
more professional work to DO at Newbold
than any other physician.
There are two houses for sale at New
bold.
II IS stated thar in the spring the New
bold improvement Co. will commence til.
erection OF 20 new houses. They will be
built Of brick and stone.
The Aewbold Paragraph published al
Nestyfiie IS quite an interesting little pa
per.
A social aud athletic club has Just been
organized at New bold. a site was also st
lecbeo on River Drive, On which to builo
d suitable building IN which to hold theiI
meetings.
A few evenings ago an attempt was
made to enter the real estate office of Vic
tor J.. Smith but the thieves took fright
and left before they had effected an en-
trance.
There is talk Of a new store being open
ed at New bold. Hope it viii not be all
talk.
Mr.. and Mrs. KugIer, who were married
a few weeks ago, were rendered a serenade
last Saturday evening. Hosts Of friends
were present.
Mr.. Jas. Sailor. who for a great many
years has lived in Saml. Jones' house on
Main St, has moved into John n. PIum's
new house at '.Sonthside, . Westville.
Walter BatteH and William Harris, (the
latter eolered) had a hearing before Jus.
tiee Y. i. Smith on Monday of last week,
charged with breaking and entering a
Doat house at HowelI's Fishery. Ia de-
fault Of bail they were committed for trial
at the April term Of court at Woodbury..
Mr.. Peacock, Of Yorktown, n. J., will
move into one Of Z. Patterson's houses on
Harrison Avenue. Westville.
Mr.. Chas. B. Smith himself
as candidate for assessor for Deptford
Township.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
1icd.

ABBOTT-In Philadelphia, on Feb. 22nd,
1855, Amanda l.. wife OF John Finch, and
~dauGhte Of Elizabeth II. and the late Gabriel
J.. Abbott.
TRoMrsoN-In Philadelphia Feb. END,
Reby. eldest child Of Peter aud lille Thomp-
son, ssed 6 years and nine months.
Intermentat PcrkintOwn. Tuesday, Feb.
eth.
SPANISH Philadelphia. Feb. a4th. Nettie,
daughter of Geo. w. sparks. NJ. D., and the
late Anna H. sparks. in the eth year Of berage
Inferred al sharptown, Thursday, Feb. 9th.
PASSWATER-At Swedesboro. Feb. 18th,
Willard Passwater, aged 10 years.
BATTEN-Near swedesboro, Feb. 18Th,
Amy, wife Of Augustus Battcn,
HINCHMAN-In Weodstown, Feb. 9th,
Mary, widow Of the late Thomas HinChman. in
the sd yeat Of her age
Thu relatives and Friends arc invited to at
end her funeral. from her late residence in
Woodstown, on seventh-day afternoon, Sd
no., lst, at one o'clock, without further no
tiee. Intermentin Friend. cemetery W Gods
town.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28


Miss Annie Macaltioner ism Philadcl-
phia on a visit to friends.
Miss Matte Coles, Of P~ittsgrove, was
the guest of Miss Ella Sumuerill on Sun
day.
Jos. J. SummerilI, Esq, of Pennsgrove,
is spending a week down the Chesapeake
cunning.
Rev. Mr.. Myers, pastor Of the P%ittsgrove
Baptist Church, has been suffering from an
attack Of measles.
Gen. and Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk celebrat-
ed the fortieth anniversary of their mar
riage one day last week.
S. d. Hoffman, a former Auburn boy,
has been r~enominated for Mayor by the
Republicans of Atlantic City.
John H. Borden is spending a few weeks
with his parents in Woodstown, for the
purpose Of improving his health, which is
poor.
Miss Jennie Corey and Mr.. Edward
Sickles, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in
Woodstown, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Micajah Conover.
Ms. Geo. n. Andrews, who has been
TO Gfie mouse Uy Illness lOT the
past few weeks, is, we are glad to state,
again able to be out.
David G. Applegate, one Of the proprle-
tors ef the B~ridgeton Neps, was married on
Wednesday to Miss Lizzie Sykes, dauggter
of Rev. George S. Sykes, of Yineland.
Dir. j. G. Applegate. who formerly
taught school at Mullica Hill, and who
has worked up a large practice in the Vi
entity of Fairton, will move to Bridgeton
on April list.
Charles Bishop, Of Woodstown. and
Orval Springer, ofTimnath, Colorado, who
is East on a visit, have been spending a
week with their uncle, Vim. Avis, in
Washington, ID. G.
Cards are ont for the wedding of Clay
ton l.. Stratton to Miss Florence NJ. Rich
man, to take place at the residence of the
brides mother in Bridgeton or March 18th,
at half past two O'Clock.
Miss Clara Bishop and Miss Louie Hunt
er, living near Duell's Corner, are going to
learn nursing at the Cooper Institute or
hospital in Philadelphia. Miss Bishop has
gone, and Miss Hunter will soon enter the
institution.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
AT HUMPHREYS STORES

If you are in need Of feathers, we
are IN position TO serve you with
all grades at satisfactory prices. The
head markets for them are St.
Louis, No, and Detroit, Michigan.
We get ours from the former place.
All are processed and will not give
buyers any trouble.
We have stocked up our crock
cry department, and can give you
good returns for your money out
lay in all kinds of dishes and glass
ware.
Knives and forks from the factory
in New Hampshire. Only one lit
tie profit between the factory and
you.
Cedar tubs, all sizes, from 10 to
s. cents lower than last year. We
bought part Of a carload
Rag and Ingram carpets. We
don't keep a large stock, but if we
happen to have what you want the
prices are right, and we take off 10
per cenr. on all these goods. This
same discount applies 10 floor oil
cloths, Of (which we can show a good
assortment of well-selected patterns.
If you need anything to begin
housekeeping with or need anything
to stock up with after you have be-
gun, it will pay you to come to
headquarters and see how many
goods you can get for a given
amount Of money.
Window shades of the best shad-
ing. 40 cents, ready hung On good
spring fixtures. 1t requires a world
Of grace to get along with an obsti-
nate window shade spring. We
don't want to tax your temper,
therefore we don't sell the mean
working ones.
5000 pieces wall paper in this
week. Some as low as gets, better
at Gets, better yet at s and Iocts.
GIFTS IL to I5cts.
Good flour 63cts bag, $3.50 per
cwt. Best roller 65cts., $500 per
cwt. Good molasses IS, 20 and
45cts. Gilt-edge New Orleans, new
crop, 5octs.
E B. HuMPHREYs & Co,
Woodstown, n. J.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
How Csn We DO IL?

See our revised book list on the first
page. We have omitted some and add
ed a great many new ones, making The
variety greater.than before. Pick out two
that you think the best, and send us a dol
lar or hand it to cur canvasser.
IL the books are worth fifty cents each,
as some say they are, you get a dollars
worth of books for your dollar and the
MONITOR ffty-two times in one year
for nothing; or If you reverse it, you get the
MONITOR one year for a dollar, and a
dollars worth of books as a present. We
are sometimes asked how VIZ can afford to
be SO liberal, we take this occasion to ex-
plain. Money aecumulates rapidly about a
printing Office, and as we don't have much
time to get away from home to use up the
surplus, there is nothing else left for us
to do but give it away. If we give ont the
money it would disappear, but the books
will be around the house for years.
Everybody likes our paper. we know OF
no better one. and we hope to improve Il
as time rolls on.