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Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
Make Fresh Nests Often.

When the nests are used merely as lay
ing nests they may do through the sea-
son; but, says The Poultry Yard, by max
ing new nests several times during the
year and burning the old ones you foster
cleanliness and prevent lice and other
parasites from gaining lodgment. II
the nests are used for sitters, as soon as
the hen is taken off with her brood, out
with the nest and burn the straw at once
or you will soon have healthy lot OF
lice to deal with, which will worry your
poultry SO that improvement WILDE but
a slow race indeed. Fresh nests, neatly
and nicely made, induce the hens to lay
in them, keep the eggs clean and give q
tidy, attractive appearance to the prem
ises, so that you will not be ashamed
when friends or customers call to see
them.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
The Educated Hoosier cookr0aeh

While a gentleman was at his Office
desk day OF two ago, one of these dis
reputable reaches ran across the paper
on which he was writing. He tipped it
against the wall with his finger, and it
bounded back on the desk, lighting upon
its back It IHf1if ifffPtPiPatdO re yeetinrFlleFa tas
shock and then endeavored to get upon
its feet again, but in vain. Smaller
reaches passed by their PROSTATE brother,
evidently withoutnoticing it, but larger
one came along pretty soon, stopped.
went over to the one that lay upon its
back, straddled across it, and giving 1t
quick jerk with its forelegs landed it
deftly upon its feet, and the two disap-
peared over the edge of the desk.-In-
dianapolis News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
An Idr1 of the Sunshine.

The girl was fair. Soft blue her eyes
as the skies, and pink and white her
cheeks as the mountain peaks at sunrise,
and golden light her hair as the noon
light air.
All, she was very fair.
Uncrowned save by her tossing tresses,
she stood facing the east, and the sun
came and kissed her.
Kissed her long and lovingly.
Her mother saw her there and called
to her.
"Let me linger here, dear mother"
pleaded the fair being. ''The air is SO
sweet, the fragrance Of the flowers SO
rich. The skies above me are SO tenderly
blue, and, mother dear. 1 feel as If +
were little queen standing here in the
glorious reign Of the sun"
The mother appeared at the door.
"Fudge" she exclaimed. ssYou ought
to have sense enough to come in out of
that sort Of reign. Don't you know
you'll be freckled worse than turkey
egg?"
And a heavy black cloud rose up and
swiped the SUI. across the face.-Detroit
Free Press.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04


The crop Of asparagus in South Caro-
lima is larger this season than usual, and
indications point to larger yield at
nearer southern points.
Fully 10000 queen bees are said to
have passed through the mails last year.
A considerable number of Chinese
have taken to farming on Long Island,
and they grow vegetables much as Chi
nese gardeners do in the Flowery King
dom.
Many modern growers use commercial
fertilizers instead of manure for pota-
toes.
The combination for tomatoes that
gave the best results at the New Jersey
experiment station was 100 pounds nj
trate Of soda, 800 pounds boneblsck and
160 pounds muriate Of potash.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
children over Six Hundred year. Aro.

Somebody has unearthed book writ
ten by Bartholomew Anglicus about
1850, Of which one of the most amusing
chapters is on the children Of his day.
Of these he writes: "They dread no
perils more than beating with rod, and
they love an apple more than gold and
make more sorrow and woe for the loss
Of an apple than for the loss Of a heri-
tage. They desire all that they see and
pray and ask with voice and with hand.
They keep no counsel, but they tell all
that they hear and see. Suddenly they
laugh, and suddenly they weep. Always
they cry and jangle and jape; that un-
meth they be still while they sleep. When
they be washed of filth, anon they defile
themselves again. When their mother
washeth and combeth them, they kick
and sprawl and put with feet and with
ham and Withstand with all their
might" All Of which sounds very mod
ern and up to date.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
ADuchess and Her Diamopos.

When the Duchess Of Marlborough
made flying visit to America about q
year ago, she dressed very simply and
wore few jewels, three or four dia-
mond stars in her hair and on her cor
sage being, as rule, her only ornaments.
Some people expressed disappointment
that she did not appear in her coronet.
"As well" exclaimed some one, sex
pect thequeen Of Englandto appear with
her crown on her head and scepter In
her hand when she drives out in Hyde
park. New York Recorder.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

As result Of many years experience
Mr.. E. S. Carman prefers large seed tu-
bers cut to two or three eyes, because
such seed will give, one season with an
other, the most profitable croro. He
says: Larger seed pieces give too many
sprouts, need to be planted t..lt:ier cpart
and even then yield larger i intity Of
small tubers. 1t has never leca i.roved
that small potatoes, used cs sccl year
after year, will tend to detcrio. to va
riety sooner than large potatoes if the
small potatoes were as mature arl sound
as the larger size. The fact may bethat
small potatoes are usually those which
form late and are consequently imma-
ture. AS seed potatoes, therefore, they
are not ft for use."
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
Cardinal Newman at Dinner.

On an occasion when Cardinal New
man was dining at friends house, a
noble lord among the guests, wishing to
draw him out with respect to the upshot
of. political contests in the Roman states,
said, 'Things are sadly disturbed just
now in Italy, DIR. Newman" Staring
into space in an apparently vacant man
ner, he replied, eyes, and in China. "
No one present said q word more on the
subject San Francisco Argonaut.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
WOODBURY., n J, THURSDAY, NAY 4 1893.

being made without any apparent
thought, while the others were more de
liberate and played with the greatest
caution.
Il think we had better let out few
more laps in this limit, " said the colonel
as he warmed to the music.
Suppose we cut loose altogether, y
suggested the Spaniard in tone OF
feigned calmness, although his eyes
blazed with excitement. Some of them
assented, the rest dropped out and
watched the battle.
'Who's IN this timer asked the stran-
ger as he began to deal. sAll right,
here you go. What's up, gents?"
Give hundred" said the colonel as
he threw note in the center of the
table.
"I'll have to raise you 500, colonel,
said the stranger as it came to him.
'One thousand above you," said the
colonel.
Fifteen hundred % shouted the Span
lard as he threw down the stuff. The
rest here dropped out.
'Two thousand better, my friend"
said the stranger.
They raised him again, and things
were growing interesting when the stran-
ger quietly mentioned 10000, and taking
up rubber purse that had been lying
upon the table counted oqt,the money.
down his hand. I'D
81, too" echoed the Spaaiard in a de-
jected manner
"Ah, well, sol it goes, said the stranger,
as he reached for the pot, throwing down
his hand, containing only pair of jacks
swell, be -" said the Spaniard.
'sMe. too," said the colonel.
Suddenly there was a loud knock at
the door, and rough voice shouted
"Open upl" Every one started in sur
prise except the stranger, who was busy
stuffng the money into his rubber wallet.
What do you want9 asked some one
as he opened the door.
Three burly forms pushed hurriedly
in, but all stopped simultaneously when
their eyes fell upon the stranger, who
was standing quietly with two big re-
fOlNerS Urulueu upon Lnem.
"Good evening, gents. Your peremp-
tory entrance seems to be little rude.
Suppose you drop your guns"
The clatter Of several heavy articles
was heard upon the floor.
"You might put up your hands-sorry
to trouble you"
Six hands were at once seen in the
neighborhood of the ceiling.
Lucky the game was done; ha, colo
mel? These officers are always trouble
some. Bout face, there, you fellows;
keep your hands up if you don't want to
know how it feels to get hurt. Forward,
march! Look out for the stairs; that's
good. Right dress (as the men stood
by the rail upon the boiler deck). Now,
then-one, two, jump
A heavy splash Immediately followed
his words. The boat was just rounding
the bend and not more than 20 yards
from shore.
Bon voyage" said he, sticking the re-
volvers In his pockets.
Captain, land me at the nearest wood
yard on the other side"
"All right" said he, making signal
to the pilot. Immediately the faint, far
away jingle OF Dells was heard, ana 5ne
boat turned her nose toward the oppo-
site bank.
Good night, gents" he called to the
crowd hanging around the rails as the
gangplank was slammed into place. 81
always did prefer this mode Of landing"
"Who was it?" asked the Spanish ac-
cent, as the boat swung out into her
course again.
Steamboat Frank" said the captain.
II thought 80" muttered the colonel.
Philadelphia Press.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
SWEETHEART, FoReEARi

Sweetheart, forbearl' Thus said to my dear
She, with rebellious grace,
The light of wayward fancy on her face,
And some half smile, half tear;
NAY, silence is not peace;
'Twere better far than this wholly to ceasel
If I should know no more
The rapture of revolt, the joyous strife,
The free, unfettered air breathed before.n
So we long time assailed with hot debate,
And kindling voice and word,
Deep problems. which a myriad souls have
striven--
Fore knowledge, fIc. fate
TIL, wearied out a
Hand clasped in L. .:Lcut a word we
twain.
Gazing Mt moonrisc On 1. I silvered main,
Knew a strange calm onfold our doubt with
sleep,
And all the stress and conflict stilled and past.
Lewis Morris in Black and White.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
NUMBER SO
PARBL.Eul

What, prettyI-she? With that brown skin
And hair pale brown? the cheek too thin;
Gray eyes-rare eyes2 Well; have it So
That's one good point; but pretty--no.
And nine in ten would pass her by
Faith, man, I'D be the tenth" quoth I.
"Clever? not shell Do what you list
She's the dull dog that 1icks your fist:
Or only clever to divine
A mans least i'll by the least sign
Like nature, soothe, one knows not why"
Here's genius past all wit, quothI.
"But good? Parbleul by those calm looks
She's learned in hymns and cookery books
Made for spinster. whose poor pains
VIII swell the great worlds general gains,
Uncounted, as the years run by
'Never, II love wins lovel" thought I.
Dora r. Goodale in Homemaker.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

Some interesting tests have been re-
Gently made to decide the relative illu-
minating power of the arc and the in,
candescent lamp. One company which
has 120 incandescent lamps from can
die power to 500 candle power and six
arc lamps of 1900 nominal candle power
on its extensive premises finds that each
arc lamp tested Eliminates an area of
5000 square yards and absorbs one horse
power, and that each 800 candle power
incandescent lamp Eliminates an area
of 200 yards and absorbs one horsepower.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

One of the most famous <miths Of the
Weald was st. Dunstan. archbishop OF
Canterbury. Mayfeld in Sussex is the
site Of m ancient arcaiepiscopal palace,
and here, according to some, took place
the terrific encounter between St. Dun
stan and the devil. At any rate the an
vii, hammer and tongs which are alleged
to have belonged to the saint are still
preserved at Mayfeld palace. Gentle
mans Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
EXPERIMENTS WITH CORN.
The Results Gained at the Pennsylvania
State College Experiment Station.

The Results Gained at the Pennsylvania
State College Experiment Station.
The land on which the following cul-
tural experiments were tried is rather
compact limestone clay soil. The differ
ence between the soil and subsoil is not
very marked except in the supply of or
ganic matter in the surface soil, which
is ample. The soil is naturally well
drained. 1t is the usual practice to plow
this soil seven or eight inches deep. The
condensed statement here given is Of re-
suits obtained one season only and there
fore might not apply to all seasons and
conditions. There was during the six
months of the experiments about the
normal quantity of rainfall, with a de-
ficiency in April and May and an excess
in August
Flowing land six inches deep, which
had been in timothy and clover one year,
gave better results with corn than shall
lower or deeper preparation of the seed
bed, both in the quantity of grain and
stover.
Corn from plot which had no stir
ring of the soil after the corn was plant
ed, but merely had the weeds removed
by scraping the surface with a hoe,
yielded AZ bushels of shelled corn per
acre, while six plots cultivated with the
ordinary cultiyator, three, two inches
deep and three, four inches deep, yielded
about 58 bushels per acre.
Cultivating, as nearly as an ordinary
riding cultivator could be made to do it.
two or four inches deep did not materi-
ally affect the yield.
Cultivating five times gave better re-
suits than cultivating eight times, and
cultivating once after the usual time did
not materially affect the yield.
Planting the ordinary medium matur-
ing dent corn at the rate of one kernel
every six inches In rows 40 inches apart
gave larger yield of grain than thicker
or thinner planting. Planting at the
rate of one kernel every three inches gave
$500 pounds more stover ard 1850
pounds less ears. The yield, when plant
ed at the rate of one kernel every or 12
inches, was considerably less of stover
and somewhat less of grain from much
less number of ears. The quantity of
stover produced decreased with the
thickness of planting.
The method of distribution, whether
one, two, three or four kernels were
planted per hill, did not affect the yield
SO long as the thickness of planting re-
manned the same.
Topping the corn decreased the yield
of grain as compared with allowing
corn to ripen on the standing stalks
without mutilation. The weight of ears
was decreased $40 pounds per acre,
while the total weight of tops was 1,05O
pounds per acre. The tops were from
one-fourth to one-third the total stover
and about one-eighth the plant above
ground.
When the whole plant was cut and
shocked, the yield of ear corn was 18s
pounds per acre less than when the corn
was merely topped. The total stover or
whole stalks weighed about 1900 pounds
per acre more than the tops alone. In
this case cutting up the whole plant was
better practice than merely topping the
corn.
nemOvIng Jne JaSSelS on every Ou11o1
row before they shed their pollen had
no effect on the yield of corn.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
When the Rocks and stones Were FIXING

When the Rocks and Stones We're Fixing.
When M. de Saussure, the eminent
Swiss naturalist, was upon one Of the
high mountains Of Mexico he found
himself In the very midst of thunder
cloud. Every ridge Of rock and all the
angles of the loose stones were fzzing,
and the Indians who had accompanied
him ran screaming and bowling down
the mountain, their long hair standing
erect upon their heads.-Youth's Com
panion.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

81 defy you to find man who loves
his wife as dearly as love mine. TO
render her happy I would undertake to
60 and live alone at the top of noun
tain"
But you would never come up to
Puntolinis uncle, who, when he ascer-
tanned that his wife looked bestin mourn
ing, went and committed suicide. Cor
riere della Sera.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
clergymen on Their Travels.

A philosophic observer processes to
have noted touch of selfishness in cler-
gymen when travelling and that, too,
without regard to denomination. He
finds explanation for this in the fact
that clergymen, like women, are .accus-
toned to be treated with special consid-
Grafton and SO acquire the habit of ex-
acting courtesies usually yielded as a
mark Of respect to the cloth. New York
Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

Lady-What is the matter with my
husband2
Doctor cannot be sure yet. Have
you noticed him doing anything unusual
lately?
"Let me see. Well, last evening in
stead of lighting his cigar the moment
he left the table, be walked into the
library and put on his smoking jacket,
smoking cap and slippers before begin
ming to smoke"
'Huml My, myF'
"And later on, when he wrote letter,
he wiped Che pen on penwiper."
"Horrorsl It's paresisp'-New York
Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
Are spats Fashionahlea

There Is one point on which consider
able doubt exists In various quarters.
Are spats fashionables is the query in
which this doubts sometimes expressed.
The fact that some well dressed men
persevere in wearing them does not ex-
actly answer the question in the affirma-
tive, for there are old army men and
others who will continue all their lives
to wear the same sort of things they wore
some 10 or 15 years since. That spats
since then have descended in the social
scale may be otherwise conceded. Lon
don News.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
Love as o Disease.

May-Why is. it that people really
know SO little about love?
Frank-Because it is a disease that
leaves it's victims in such pitiful CON
dition Of imbecility that they are wholly
incapable Of nationally describing their
symptoms. New York Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The yerbcsity of Mr.. Gladstone is pro
verbal, but it has never been more mark
edly put In evidence than when, want
ing to answer querist with O negative,
he used these words. Il must reply with
that brief and simple monosyllable-
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

It is Q physicians suggestion that per
sons meeting on street corner should
move on for their chat, avoiding the en-
anations from the sewer openings usual
ly found there.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The motto ''E Pluribus Unum" was
taken from the title page Of The Gentle
mans Magazine, at the time of the Revo-
luton having large circulation in the
colonies.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The most notable attraction in a
mosque at Delhi is single red hair
which Is said to have been plucked from
the mustache Of Mohammed.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
way Up.

Customer lat the fruiterers} LET me
have half dollars worth Of your incest
strawberries.
Dealer-Yes, sir. Will you take il
home with you?--C Chicago Record.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

Saul, the first king of Israel, killed
himself rather than be slain by the Phil
istines. Defeated in battle and his
kingdom gone, he had nothing to live
for.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

1t Is averred that sausage and slice
Of bread and butter compose the Prince
Of Wales breakfast Eve mornings out Of
six.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The visitor who is easily entertained
is an entertaining person and is gener-
ally welcome. even If he have many
faults.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The Greeks stalzed their faith on No.
49," the oracles were consulted three
times; the tripod was sacred to the gois,
and so forth.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
On the Country Road.

New England Farmer advises, in addi-
ton to the regular crops grown, that
you SOW peas and oats and stop buying
bran and cotton seed.
The Massachusetts, Plowman says that
peas and oats sown together make excel
lent fodder to feed green. They also are
among the best Of crops for winter feed
ing.
When preparing the ground FOR pota-
toes, see that you have the soil fine and
mellow down where the seed goes.
A correspondent, writing to Southern
Cultivator, says that he finds there is 9
great demand in the early spring fol
green onions, using top and bulb, before
onions with bulbs come in, and for thi
purpose the best variety is the Egyptian.
In the treatment Of plant diseases, the
copper sprays gain in favor.
Forty-six states and territories. now
possess an agricultural college and ex-
pertinent station
A Girls Taste For Exercise.
Miss Lena Tuttle Of Connecticut Is
amusing herself by clearing farm and
cutting down cedar trees, for which task
she is receiving the plaudits Of admiring
editors. 1t seems to be matter of taste.
Different people have different minds.
A great many women make themselves
useful in great many ways. Miss Tut
tie likes to chop wood-a very invigor-
ating and health producing exercise. 1t
amuses her and doesn't hurt the neigh
bors. Miss Tuttle, If she marries at all,
will perhaps espouse man who will be
able to wash the dishes and attend to the
knitting, and thus harmony and domes-
ITCHY will be established York
WorId
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04
Potato Experiments.

At the West Virginia station trials
were made with potatoes on 10 plots of
wornout land with the object of deter
mining the effect of kainit used alone
and in combination with phosphoric acid
and nitrogen and to test the effects on
the yield of using different amounts Of
seed cut to halves, quarters and single
eyes. Early Rose, White Star and Beau
ty of Hebron were the varieties planted.
In each case whole potatoes, halves,
quarters and single eyes were planted.
Where superphosphate was used with
the kainit there was marked increase
in the yield. The increase with nitrate
of soda was very small. The smallest
profits were where kainit was used alone
and the largest on the plots where kainit
was combined with superphosphate. In
the case of the White Star and Beauty
Of Hebron the halves, quarters and sin
gle eyes produced decidedly more than
the whole potatoes. With Early Rose
the results were variable. With regard to
the number and vigor Of the stalks from
different sized seed the director of the
SUaIlOn says:
We find that in all varieties the whole
potato produces a greater number ard
more vigorous stalks than either the
halves, quarters or single eyes, and that
the general rule is a gradual diminution
Of the number and vigor Of the stalks as
the size of the pieces planted diminishes
until we reach those cut to ons eye in
each piece, when we End that the num-
Der of the stalks is materiall5r decreased.
Of those cut to single eyesGear'y all ger
minated. We further find that the in
creased yield is not in proportion to the
increase of the number of stalks. From
these facts we infer that in the prepara-
ton and planting of the seed to secure
the best results the potato should be so
cut as to secure one strong, vigorous
stalk from each piece and planted so as
to secure from three to four stalks to
each hill.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

The waste Of great city might easily
feed its desperate poverty. We waste
our coal and our smoke, cur gas and our
water, our food and our refuse. What
we want is more forethought in times OF
comparative prosperity Exchange.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

A Detroit school uses the Columbia
postage stamps as text for essays.
They form quite picture gallery. and,
as is generally known, are descriptive Of
the discovery Of this country.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

A Tamil proverb expresses the idea
that tears in woman are not SO bad after
all; "a weeping man and smiling
woman are not to be trusted"
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

Herennius, the Sicilian, showed signs
Of madness and was confined by his
friends. Determined to thwart them be
beat his brains out against a post.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1893-05-04

Ouida has 8 dog cemetery at her home
near Florence in which are buried all
her favorite ssbarks," OF which there has
been a considerable number.