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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-12-25
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF JOHN L. WILSON, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the order Of o. Ii. Sproul, Surrogate
OF the County of Hunterdon. made on the third
day of September A. ID. one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety five. notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the estate of
ohm L. Wilson. late Of the County Of Hunter
don, deceased. to present the same, under oath or
Affirmation. to the subscr bers AdmiDistra ors of
said deceased, within nine months from the date
OF said order; and any creditor neglectlng to
bring In and exhibit his or her clai m under oath
or affirmation W 1t hin the time so limited, Will
be forever barred Of his or her action therefor
against the said Administrators.
Dated Sept Sd, A. D., 1895.
SARAH WILSON,
A. CARMAN WILSON,
sept.4, 1895. Administrators.
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n salary and Expenses paid, or Commission II
preferred statesmen wanted everywhere. No
experience needed. Address, stating age.
The C. L. Van Dusen Nursery Co., Box C, Geneva,
N. Y.
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whose system is in a
state of dis ord er ?
Headache is only a
symptom. 1t is not a
disease. The pain in
the head is the sign of
rebellion. There have
been mistakes in diet.
There has been over
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It's Use In Decoration Of Great Antiquity.
sprigs Used In Churches Supposed to
Bring Good Luck - NIistletoe Of the
Druids--why Holly Berries Are Red.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
GARDEN wHEELBARRow.

many cases we have much soil on the
roots of plants. On an ordinary wheel.
barrow the plants are subjected to
many jars and often hard knocks,
which are liable to loosen the soil and
perhaps shake it all off. A correspond.
emit suggests the device here illus
trated as meeting the objection. The
two pieces on which the box rests
should be of white ash or hickory,
giving the box when loaded an easy
spring. The advantages of this con.
trivance are easily understood, and the
whole construction is too plain to need
lengthy description. Flats containing
tomato, pepper, and egg plants, ETC.,
may be loaded right into the box and
carted to the field without much shale
ing.-American Gardening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
PICKING TEE PEARs.
No Machine Has Yet Been Invented That
Supplants the Human Hand.

No Machine Has Yet Been Invented That
Supplants the Human Hand
Orchardists ought TO be so familiar
with the names OF their pears and the
season when they are ripe that they
could not make mistakes or have neg
lects- Not a single variety OF pears,
except it be the seclSel, ought 20 fully
ripen on the tree; that is to say, hang
on the tree until soft and fit for des-
sert eating. The test is not difficult.
When, by gently lifting the pear, it is
free from the stem, and when the seeds
are black the fruit should be gathered.
1t may not be fit for the dessert for a
month or so longer after that. No
fear need be felt that it will not color
up fine and be at its best flavor, il,
when gathered and wrapped in a
single fold of paper, it is laid in shall
low drawers or on shelves in a dark
and cool place. 1t is surprising what
a high color and what FURNISHED
gold tint it will put on, and as to fla
vor, while it does not seem to have any
at the plucking time, it will be deli
cious when handled as described.
It is also a well-known fact that
fruit, especially peaches, pears and
apples, which has grown on the south
and southwest side of tree has a
better flavor than such as has grown
in the shade on the north side of the
same tree. This is especially true of
summer or autumn fruits. Such pears
and apples as ripen late in autumn or
winter are not so decidedly affected.
In orchard work and in the hand
ling of fruit, machinery thus far has
not been able to make very great in
roads against manual labor. nor can
we see that it is very likely to. Every
individual apple or pear has a place or
position on the tree peculiar to itself,
and the human hand is the best pick
er. The inventor of ''pickers" which
are effective. light and trae in work,
has so far failed in producing a desir-
able article. This is to be regretted,
not because we want to displace the
hand, but because the hand cannot
reach the very finest fruits on the
trees, such as grow on the top branches
COR on the outside high branches,
which will not we'll or securely sup
port a ladder. and cannot safely be
reached even by the little hands of chill
dren.-C. w. Murtfeldt, in st. Louis
Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

LINsEED meal made into jelly and
added to the milk, is excellent for
calves.
WE are asked if sugar beets are as
good for mich cows as ensilage is.
Yes, perhaps better; but they are more
expensive.
Do NOT feed much cornmeal to calves,
if any. Bran, ground oats, linseed
meal, ETC., are the kind of feed that
calves should nave.
IF a COW closes her cud,' the animal
is sick. It means that she has no ap.
petite. Perhaps a tonic will restore
the proper condition.
WHAT shall 1 do for hollow horn?
asks a subscriber. Improve the gen
eral condition of the COW. There is 20
such disease as hollow horn,
CoTToNsEED meal, we would say to an
inquirer. has no perceptible bad effect
on the COW, but it is claimed that it has
upon the butter, especially if too free
" fed.
AS A safeguard against the transmits
sion of tuberculosis the majority of
Danish creamery proprietors now
sterilize the separated milk before it is
taken from the creamery.
SOMETIMES a heifer does not do as
well the second year as she does the
first. There is nothing to discourage
in this condition. The third year she
will likely come out all right.
ONE of our subscribers has been feed
ing sweet milk to pigs, and thinks that
it produces diarrhoa. Likely. It will
sometimes do it if large quantities are
fed. If mixed with middlings it will
prove harmless. Voice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

STRAWBERRY plants that grow best
this season bear best next year.
GOOD crops of fruit cannot be grown
on starved soil.
THE quickest and most satisfactory
results from ashes are usually obtaiL ed
on sandy soil
ONE of the best varieties, if not the
best. of fruit trees for roadside plant
ing is the cherry.
PROPER balance OF root and top
growth is essential in the selection o.
trees for planting.
THE presence Of ants on or about
trees may be taken as a good indica
ton that the tree is affected by disease
or insects.
THE best currants are grown or
wood of the previous seasons growth
Do not allow too many canes to grew
Thin out the most unpromising ones.
YoUNe grated trees should be looked
after now. Sprouts will often start III
from the stock and If allowed to grew
will rob the. gratis. Go over then
carefully and rub them off.-St Loaf,
Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
WONDERFUL GOLD LEAF.

How 1t Is Made and Some of Its Peculiar
tiles.
The process by which gold is made
into thin leaves is called gold-beating.
AS yet the use of machinery for this
purpose is very limited, nearly all gold
leaf being beaten by hand.
First, the gold is cast into oblong in
COTS about three-fourths of an inch in
width, and weighing two ounces each.
These ingots are passed between pol
ished steel rollers and hattened out in
to ribbons These ribbons are softened
by heat and cut into pieces one inch
square.
One hundred and fifty of these pieces
are placed between vellum leaves, one
piece bove the other. and the entire
pile is inclosed in a double parchment
case and beaten with a sixteen-pound
hammer until the inch pieces are ex-
tended to four-inch squares. They are
then taken from the case and each
square is cut into four pieces; the pieces
thus obtained are then placed between
gold heaters skin-a delicate mem
brane prepared from the large intes-
tine of the ox-made into piles, in
closed in a parchment case and again
beaten, but with hammer of lighter
weight.
Still the leaves are not thin enough.
and once more each leaf is cut into
four pieces and again beaten. This
last quartering and beating produces
two thousand four hundred leaves. and
the thickness of an inch. Gold is so
malteable that it is possible to obtain
a still greater degree of thinness, but
not profitably.
These thin leaves are taken up with
wood pinchers, placed on a cushion.
blown out fat and carefully cut into
squares three and one-quarter inches in
size The squares are placed between
the leaves of paper books. which have
previously been rubbed with red chalk.
to prevent adhesion of the gold, each
paper book containing TIVE nty-five
squares or lea res OF gold; and in this
form the leaf is sold, not by weight.
but superficial measure Philadelphia
Item
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
NEW JERSEYS ROADS.

Many Miles Were Racadan,ized Under
the Township Bonding Act.
Before state or county aid was ex-
tended for the construction Of stone
roads in New Jersey the farmers of
Chester, Burlington county, got the
notion they would bankrupt them
selves if they put down macadam roads.
Two citizens knew differently and Of
fered to build the roads for So, 400 per
mile. Farmers believed stone roads
would cost $1,000 or $1,000 per mile.
Finally the town was bonded for $4O,-
600 for 10 miles of roads. To carry
the election in favor of bonding. OUT
lying roads were included, making
III miles. The two citizens brought
the stone by rail many miles, carted it
overland in wagons, took as salary
81, 1000 for the four months job, returned
1925 to the town treasury and built
the III miles of road. The cost was
SO, AGO per mile, and all the stone hauled
long distances, the biggest item of
cost. These roads were built 3
years ago and have not been repaired
since except to be rolled each spring
by 8 ton horse roller. The bonds
are paid at the rate of 81, 900 per year
and the burden of taxation is insignifi-
cant. Nearly all the farmers use mar
row tire wagons. although engineers
say they should use wide tires a load
or tons. including weight of wagon.
Is common. The builder recommended
an expenditure of $50 per year on each
mile, but to-day with narrow tires and
heavy loads there is no perceptible
evidence of wear.-Bulletin 9, Office of
Road Inquiry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
GROUND CHERRY.

may be canned or dried. Or if kept in
q cool place in its husk the cherry will
keep plump and sound until December,
or later.
In growing ground cherries about
the same method is pursued as in grow
ing tomatoes. The seeds are sown in
hotbeds. and the young plants are not
taken to the garden until danger of
frost is past. The plants are very
branching. most of the branches taking
lateral direction. almost touching the
ground. For this reason they should
be set not less than four feet apart
each way. There is need of extra care
IN keeping down the weeds during the
first half of the season, for later on the
plants are in the way Of such work.
The ground cherry is wonderfully pro-
life. The first ripe ones are gathered
about the first of August. After this
the fruit may be picked every two or
three days until cut off by frost. The
fruit drops off as soon as it is ripe, so
the most of the picking is done from
the ground. On good soil one may ex-
pect to get bushel from 10 or 30
plants, or from 100 to $50 bushels per
acre.-American Agriculturist.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

so it will give you the best service.
Allow five feet. in single stalls for
horses, and three feet for cattle. The
illustrations show my original barn,
and also the remodeled and enlarged
structure. I raised the old barn on an
eight-foot stone wall on three sides of
the rectangle, then boarded. battened
and prepared the other side as shown in
the plan. It is very satisfactory now,
and have no doubt that many barns
in the central west can be greatly i'm
proved at comparatively small ex-
pense. Fig. 1 is the old barn, Fig. is
the same after it had been placed upon
the stone wall and remodeled, Fig. 3
is the ground plan showing the
arrangement of the stalls.
For tying cattle, I find chain most
satisfactory. In my stalls I place a
EXTINCT scantling, with rounded
edges to permit the free working up
and down of the chain. One end of
this scantling is fastened to the top of
the partition and the other to top of
manager in slanting manner. The
chain placed about this scantliEg and
the neck of the animal allows plenty
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
GINSENG CULTURE.
According to 8 well-Known Texan. 1s
Pays Exceedingly Wen.

According to Well-Knowu Texan. Il
Pays Exceedingly Wen.
Low prices of farm products and kim
dred ills are having a depressing effect
upon the minds of cultivators of the
soil, and thoughtful men are now more
than ever before considering how and
what crops to grow for profit.
In such trying periods. believing
that much good is sometimes accom-
plished by directing attenti on to new
channels of industry. I herewith pre-
sent some sugges tions for the benefit
OF any who may feel disposed to test
them. In 1870. while living at Little
Rock, Ark. I wrote a few articles for
the local press calling attention to the
adaptation of her soil and climate to
fruit culture. I also engaged in it my
self and was the first man who ever
shipped a grape from that state to a
| northern market. It is now a great
satisfaction to me to say have lived
to see her fruit interest developed un-
til it is probably worth millions of dol
lars annually. Again, since l have
been a citizen of this state. I called at
tention to the pecan nut in connection
with nut culture, and, aided by some
more able minds. we gave an impetus
y
prove of value to some people in nearly
every state in the union and to quite
3 number in foreign lands
But the object of this letter is to call
attention to ginseng culture. This lit
tie plant is adapted to wider range of
soil and climate than any other one
thing know of. It is beautiful
plant; no prettier thing was ever put
| in flower pot. It's golden leaves in
autumn; its creamy white blossoms,
followed by spikes of fiery red seed
pods, renders it very striking thing.
Florists should all grow it as pot
plant; it would add much beauty 10 a
garden border and would flourish on
the shady side of a spreading rose or
| shrub, and as field crop it's capable
| ties are simply immense. I plant one
| foot apart each way, say forty-four
| thousand plants per acre, then mulch
| the entire surface to depth of four or
| five inches and the field work is done.
I never cultivate or stir the soil in any
way. At three years the plants COM
mence to bear seed, and the older they
get the more seed they bear; it would
pay well at present as seed crop
alone. The seed would fetch almost
any price one would ask; they are
worth their weight in gold. At four
| years the roots are considered suf-
iciently matured to dig. About TWEEN.
| ty-fve well grown roots will make a
pound when dry, and the price is from
| two dollars to three dollars and half
| per pound. In view of the fact that
the plant is yearly getting scarcer and
the price advancing and likely to do sc
for many years, it occurs to me that
any careful cultivator Of average in.
telligence could add greatly to his in.
come by judicious planting and man.
agement of this crop.-L. D. Shrews-
bury, Sherman, Tex, in Western
| Rural.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

comes handy in good many ways. and
is especially serviceable for carrying
articles that are too bulky or too heavy
to be moved easily by one person. It's
construction requires no unusual skill
or ingenuity. Anybody who has saw,
hammer, nails, and a few pieces of pine
or Eastwood boards, can make one. It
is good thing to have in the berry
patch for carrying crates. etc. in a
convenient manner. Too much care
cannot be exercised to keep the freshly
gathered berries out of the boiling
sun. All berries to stand up and keep
well, should be gathered while dry and
cool. and set in a cool place, under the
shade of trees or buildings, etc, until
removed out Of the patch to storage
room or station. The tvo-1nen carrier
will be found great convenience for
moving the crates about-Ame<iean
Gardening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
THE FARMING WORLD.
REMoDELlNo a BARN.

One with Basement Is Most Comfort
able for Stock.
There is some controversy concern
ing the comparative value of bank or
basement barn. and one built on level
ground Having used both candidly
believe that farmers who ontemplate
building a new or remodeling an old
harm will not be sorry if they choose
one with a basement It is economical,
warm, and if well ventilated will be
most comfortable for stock. Do not
give the fodder directly from the floor
above, but have spacious alleys, wide
enough to hold feed for one or two
days Have boxes in the basement for
grain, also couple of good cats for
catching rats and mice.
The dimensions of a barn are not
essential IN a plan. Build according
to your needs. Divide the stall room
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
THERE ARE OTHERS.
Plant of Editor Whose Town Suffered
from Dirty Streets.

Plant of an Editor Whose Town Suffered
from Dirty Streets.
This is the season of the year when
conventions, reunions, race meets and
summer assemblages of all kinds are
most frequent. Every body is on his
or her vacation, and the disposition of
everyone is to follow the crowd" The
wisely managed cities are sure to offer
some attraction to people looking for
amusement or entertainment.
AS matter OF course there is no sea-
son of the year when a valid excuse
can be offered for permitting the
streets of a town or city to present an
untidy appearance. This is doubly
true of the summer season, when every
place will be visited by a greater or
less numbe of strangers or non-resi-
dents.
The proper sort OF a housekeeper al
ways has everything in the best con-
dition possible, but even the halfway
prudent one will sort of tidy things up
when she knows company is coming.
She will dust the furniture, sweep the
front stoop and, possibly. rake the
front yard. 1t is simply good policy.
She doesn't wish folks to go home and
say uncomplimentary things about
her.
The poorest kind of advertising a
town can offer is dirty, badly-made
streets. Visitors to such place are
impressed with the thought that the
citizens have not enough regard for
the good wishes of guests to care to
favorably impress them Poor, I'M
slightly streets are blight that will
kill or retard the growth of any town,
and the place that permits them to SO
remain is guilty of trying. at least, to
commit municipal suicide.
/ In the following clipping from one of
cur exchanges, the name OF the city is
omitted for the reason that enough of
such advertising would kill the place
If it is not already dead:
II the authorities had hustled around .
week ago aud cleaned the streets the thou
sands OF visitors who have been In - the
past ten days would have received far better
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
FRONT Uf n AN

of room while eating and lying down,
but keeps the animal in place. My
COW stalls have 6-inch drop, the
length of stalls varying to correspond
to the length of the cattle. They are
double, with partition in the man
ger, so that each animal has his own
food. This is an important point
where animals of different ages are
stabbed together. In all well-regu-
lated stables a good box stall. access
ible from both cow and horse barn, is
desira bic. This feature will be found
in the accompanying plan.-D. B. FL
lott, in Orange Judd Farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
THE GROUND CHERRY.

IT, Value Fruit Is just Beginning 70
BE Appreciated.
With many farmers the ground cher
" is classed among the weeds, as it
grows wild in many parts of the central
end western states. Its value as a
rnit has. not been generally appre-
slated and until the past few years 1T
was seldom seen in cultivation. An
improved variety is now finding its
way in our seedmen's catalogues. and
there is no doubt that 1t will grow rap
dly In favor With me the improved
ground cherry has proven itself worthy
IF place in the garden The plant is
quite hardy. and will thrive on any
soil where potatoes will grow. The
fruit when the husk has been removed
Is handsome yellow cherry of about
three-fourths of an inch in diameter.
It has something of a strawberry fla
sor, and is excellent for sauce, pies, or
preserves. For winter use the fruit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
GARDEN wHEELBARRow.

Splendid Device for Carting Plants from
One Place to Another.
During the season of plant setting a
light barrow is a convenient help in
carting the plants from the greenhouse
or frames to the garden or field. In
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

impression OF the clay. The average pedes-
TRAN wcu about as On go to jail as to be on
3 " business street on windy day.
And there are others, many others
L A. w. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
USEFUL IMPLEMENT.

How to Construct Handy Carrier for
the Orchard.
A useful implement, which should be
on the premises of every rural home, is
shown in accompanying illustration It
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08
Fine. words Isutter no Parsnina.

''Roads are the connecting links that
bind communities together in unity of
spirit They are the ways by which
men have advanced and will ever adj
vance who wish to leave some worthy
memorial to posterity." = Fudge.
Roads are roads, and the majority of
them mighty mean ones. They may
be the connecting links. but if all the
links of life were of like character
the connection wouldn't amount to
much, and would be mud at that
Roads are like communities, and are
what the people make them. True,
the world was not made in q day. and
all things had q beginning; but some
times one thinks, in travelling over our
country roads. ''this is pretty old be-
ginning" and "a tough one, too.'-
Colman's Rural World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-08

Is many situations where growing OF
any kind of cultivated crops would, be
impossible the growing of tree fruits
could readily be made profita ble-more
90 than alInest anything else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-30
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Xmas Cards and Booklets and Calendars and Diaries for 1s9o1st
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FI.VV FreHcn FeIt Alpine HatS '5oc.
Our sale Of Fine French Felt Hats will be COLI
tinued this week. New shapes will be added
daily. This hat sale is the talk of the city end
can't last much longer. They are the regular
$1.50 hats. Your choice at Soc.