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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16

We trust that each lodge in the
State will send in the list of officers
elected for the new term.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16

Sometime in October Mrs, Twitchell
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16

The people Of Lynchburg should
make a step towards the organization
of K of p. Lodge in that city.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
THE TATTL-ER.

The pearls which Lady de Grey has been
wearing lately cost just 50, 500 apiece.
The Duchess Of Sutherland Is teetotal-
er and an eloquent and earnest temperance
speaker.
Mrs. Louise Ward Terry, sister of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe recently died in her
home III Rome
Nine. WI, the wife Of the Chinese min
lister in Washington, is studying English
and making great progress In it.
Miss G. @. Talbot is commissioner
of deeds in Brooklyn. She is her father q
partner in insurance and real estate.
Lydia Thompson, queen Of burlesquers,
Is now reported as O clean, comfortable
looking old Lady when seen on London
streets.
The wife of Lii Hung Chang is said to
possess 1000 frocks and has half that
number Of waiting women in attendance
upon her.
Nine. Woltow of ST Petersburg is try
ing to found new club which is to be
devoted entirely to the hygienic develop
ment of women.
Mrs. Annie Besant, the apostle of theo-
sophy, claims to have established more
than 90 branches of the Theosophical soci-
ETY. during her stay in this country.
The Duchess of Buccleuch, who is "mis-
tress of the robes for Queen Victoria, has
precedence of every other lady at court, and
besides receiving 80, 500 a year salary, has
as her assistants 80 ladies of rank
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's carefully
concealed age is exposed to rude world
on tablet in Kelloe parish church, near
which she was born March 6, 1906. She
was therefore six years older than her hus-
band
Mime. Roeder of Reims, widow of the
head of the champagne firm, besides be-
queathing $11O,O to the Sisters of St.
Vincent de Paul in Paris and $40,O to
other charities, left trust fund of $500,
900 for the support of the charitable works
in which she was interested during her life.
Miss Leonora Jackson, the young Amer
lean violinist who has just won the much
coveted music prize known as the Men
delssohn stipendium, formerly resided in
Chicago. She was sent to Berlin by Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and other ladies then in
Washington in order to study music under
Toaoht,,,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
Tovmaking.

A great many toys are now made in
this country, including many mechan-
ical devices. Many toys are still i'm
ported. Such things as woolly sheep and
dogs now as highly priced by children
as ever, come from Germany, as do the
skin covered horses They could be
made here, but they can be produced
cheaper abroad.
AS rule, whatever can be made by
machinery is made here, while toys
made by hand are mostly imported.
The minute thing is brought within
the reach of machinery American man
ufacturers can pay their higher prices
for labor and still beat the world.
With the low prices of labor in foreign
countries handmade productions can be
made cheaper in them. AS result of
this there are toys of some kinds which
in their completed state are partly
American and partly foreign. Among
these are toy vehicles with horses at
tached The vehicles and everything in
and about them may be the product Of
American machinery. while the horse
standing between the shafts may be
from Germany. New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
- -
aGAtRMe F0gAD
~ AAD GARDEN
CORN SLOWER.
Its Nutritive Preparation of Slower
| For Feeding.


Its Nutritive vaIue-Preparation of Slower
For Feeding.
Farmers differ widely as to the feed
ing value of corn stover. Some have
claimed that slower possesses but little
nutritive value, while many others con-
slider it to have about one-half the feed
ing value of hay AS Z B. Lindsey Of
the Massachusetts, Hatch experiment
station explains, it's true feeding value
depends to great extent upon it's me-
chanical condition, the quantity fed
daily and it's proper combination with
other feeding stuffs. When slower is fed
whole, the average animal eats the
leaves, husks and tops and refuses the
stalks. 1t is only necessary to observe
the farmers manure pile to know the
value he places upon his slower. To
show the increased consumption caused
by cutting corn slower, the Wisconsin
experiment station conducted three feed
ing experiments with four milk cows
The COWS were fed a grain ration and
in addition all they would eat of cut or
uncut slower. The corn was cut into
inch lengths in feed cutter which
also shredded the coarse stalks. The
first two experiments were conducted
with Pride of the North slower, me-
dunn dent variety, and the last with
Stowell Evergreen, planted thickly. 1t
was found that cutting saved SO per
cent of the fodder in the first, 81 per
cent in the second and per cent in the
third experiment. 1t is probably con-
sentative statement that farmers lose
fully one-third of their slower by feed
ing it whole.
Machines are in use which husk the
corn and shred the slower at the same
time. Many have pronounced them
economical, while some have questioned
the advantages to be derived from them.
Professor Nourse of the Virginia expert
ment station, who has recently given
one of these machines practical trial,
reports very satisfactory results. Any
machine that will thoroughly shred the
fodder is preferable to one that simply
cuts it,
Fodder that is shredded Immediately
on being drawn from the field is often
SO moist as to mold when thrown in
large piles and proves worthless for
feeding. The New Jersey experiment
station has reported serious trouble
from this course. On the other hand, if
the fodder is stored for few months
previous to shredding the danger is
largely if not entirely avoided. This in
wolves considerable extra expense, how
ever, which sometimes renders it of
doubtful economy. The fact remains
that slower cannot be shredded in any
large quantity when moist without
great danger of its rapidly becoming
unfit for feeding. Farmers having pow
or cutters of their own can shred at one
time sufficient for weeks use without
danger of its spelling.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
Csbbages In Winter.

The old plan of burying or putting
cabbage in trenches during winter or
for winter use has become obsolete, and
more simple and easy plan has been
adopted. American Gardening explains
this as follows: Where cabbage is
grown on large scale for shipping pur-
poses, the best plan is to lift the cab
bages and stack them two tiers deep and
as closely as they can be placed in an
orchard, or wood, if convenient, and
cover with leaves to the depth of two or
three inches, the leaves to be kept in
place by a slight covering of earth. In
this way the heads will keep perfectly
sound all winter, and they can be east
ly taken up as wanted for shipping.
For family use cabbages can be kept
in the same way, only it will not be
necessary to make the second layer It
is quite important to keep them little
below the freezing point 1t has been
suggested to keep them in some conven-
lent building. but this plan has always
resulted in failure, as the dry atmos-
phere is fatal. Cabbage must be kept
moist and cool The slightest whiting
renders it unfit for the table.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
WHAT SHE WANTED.

The Huckster Was Called Up Four Flights
to Hear Something.
A huckster was going along an east
side street early one morning making
the welkin ring with his singsong OF
ssPo-ta-t-o-o-o-es, to1na-t-o-o-esl Nice
sweet cooking appoolsI' AS he drove
slowly along he lifted his eyes to the
windows on either side of the street.
Suddenly there appeared woman s
head at window in one of the top fats.
The huckster pulled in his horse and
raised his ear to listen to the commands
he expected would be coming, but the
woman had not the lung power to make
her voice carry SO far, and the huckste1
called out, "How's that?"
Again the woman called, and her
voice came down family. The huckster
didn It know whether she wanted pota-
toes, cantaloupes, tomatoes or corn. Sc
he marked the fourth fat from the cor
ner and motioned that he would drive
around to the alley The woman was
once more, but he couldn't understand
her
Gathering handful of samples OF
various vegetables from his stock, he
mounted four flights of back stairs and
arrived at the top painting. The woman
stood there awaiting his coming,
"Couldn hear what you said, lady, y
said the huckster $50 l brought UP
some of each kind an you can pick what
you want an I'll go down an get EN-. y
WANT" said the woman, who was
in a towering rage. WANT I don't
want none of your old vegetables What
want is for you to stop hollerin in
front of this house, or I'll have you ar.
rested. You're enough to wake the
dead. My husband works all night, and
he's just got into a little doze, and
goodness knows it's hard enough to
sleep daytimes without tiend like you
standing in front of the house yelling
like Comanche. Now you get out Of
here and don't you holler no more OF
I'll get the police after you'll
The huckster stood with set eyes and
dropping jaw, the perspiration dropping
off his chin, while this harangue was
going on When she had finished, he
came out of his trance and said:
Is that what you called me all the
way up here for? Send fer yer p'lice,
lady! I'm goin to yell to beat the
band " And he went down the stairs
and out of the alley and up the street
in front of the house with four extra
links let out Of his throat, and if any
person slept ON that street it was under
the influence Of opiates. Kansas City
Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
DAIRY STUDENTS SEPARATING CREAM.

DAIRY STUDENTS SEPARATING CREAM.
and capacity of the same, is taught to
ripen the cream properly and churn,
color, salt, work, score and pack the
butter. They are also taught to make
good butter by setting the milk in cans
and pans in accordance with the older
methods.
In the laboratory the students are
taught to determine the amount of but
ter fat with accuracy i'll given sample
of milk OF butter and to detect whether
milk has been SKINNED or watered
In stock judging they are taught to
determine at IA glance the common char
acteristics Of good dairy COW; in feed
ing, to prepare rations according to the
best authorities and are given hints and
suggestions regarding taking care of
dairy COWS in general in breeding, to
select good stock and breed to increase
the characteristics of the dairy type; in
agricultural physics, to draft dairy barns
and silos, SO as to have them convenient
and especially adapted for dairy use.
They are also taught to run wind
mills, steam and gasoline engines, tread
powers and all farm motors, SO as to be
able to attach them to and run cream
separators, pumps, feed mills, churns,
thrashers, etc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
Hothonse Lambs.


Central New York is in the very hot
bed of dollhouse lamb growing. Nearly
all those engaged in sheep husbandry
pursue this line. On Monday and Tues
day mornings the railroad station plat
forms are incumbered with baby NUT
tons ready for shipment. Every one is
s weeks of age or under. The price OBJ
tanned Feb. 81 was 81 each for best,
Sc for seconds and So to So for inferior
grades. And this brings up the oft re-
peated question in regard to every farm
product, "Why do not all farmers pro-
duce the best when they can just as
well as mott" There is money in hot
house lambs at So each. Why not? This
Is as much as lambs grown out of doors
bring at months old. The ewes have
extra feed only two months. How much
extra feed can they consume in that
time? 1t is said that it is a great deal
of trouble to care for the ewes and
lambs. What would the farmer have to
40 except for that? And is it not better
for him to care for lambs in a warm
fold in cold weather, when none gets
chilled than to care for them later
when it is time TO be at spring work?
As answer to these questions cannot
name person who has once grown hot
house lambs who ever went back to the
old system This seems to settle the
superiority of the new method.
But in selling these lambs through
commission dealers, as in selling
slaughtered pigs, dressed calves and
some other products, great caution
should be observed in the selection of
dealers Rogues are plentiful among
them. Two years ago lamb men here
got bitten badly in the same way. Ny
attention is called particularly to this
danger just now by neighbor coming
down to the station to notify other
lamb growers who came with lambs
that certain New York firms check
had just been returned to him protested.
Their shipping tags of the consignments
present were changed to the addresses
of other dealers -Galen Wilson in
Country Gentleman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21

of the derricks, with diagrams, is copied
from The National Stockman. The con-
trivance includes temporary field der
rick, an extemporized wagon rack, also
a derrick used at the husking machine to
unload the fodder from the wagon rack.
The writer says: 81 took wheels from
an old mower for the rear wheels and
have smaller wheels in front made the
same as caster wheels With this small
derrick / pick up whole shock of corn
at once and load on to wagon conven-
iently located The horse that operates
the derrick then draws it forward to
the next shock. and so on have hay
sling trip on rope and when shock is
brought around over load unlatch and
the rope is released ready for next
shock. >,
The writer says Of the other derrick,
which is used at the husker: 81 have
shown single rope, but use block on
derrick at crib, so team will easily
raise load of from 10 to ~ shocks The
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
BIT AND WHIP.

STEAMBOAT, 2:0751, has new performel
In Stamboulette 2:1911.
MISS Leota Elliott claims the title O.
champion lady driver of Maine. She drove
Maud Ellingwood to victory at the Ellis
worth me. fair, best time 2:25Z.
If the report that King Chimes carries
SO ounces in shoe, weight and boot il
front on each foot is true he can hardly
be expected to be a lasting canpaigner.
With the completion of the speedway
and its opening for the use of road drivers
the market for trotting horses of good roaC
qualities viii be materially enhanced IL
New York
Lady Anderson is the latest sensation
among the guideless wonders, having re
Gently paced mile at EIwood, Ind, In
2:06M, and at Indianapolis she went t.
the half in :00A.
e. S. Wells has yearling FLY by Cher
rycroft. 2:221l, which was recently hooked
up at his Glen Moore stock farm and
showed quarter in 42L seconds, with {
sixteenth in Oh seconds, a 1928 gait
Alcidalia, New England's queen trotter
has won $14, $50 for her owner thus fan
during the seasons of 1895, 1896 and 1897,
an average of almost S., 600 year, and
she has not started in any great number
of events.
A little over year ago Chassis, 2:16H,
his brother and his dam brought $50 at an
auction sale, the price paid for Chassis
being $50. A few months later he sold
for $500 and this season has paced a trial
mile in 2:08A.
Mr.. Steele, the we'll known horseman Of
Chicago, has purchased the 4-year-old pac'
ing mare Lizzie Rowe, by Vatican, paying
81 600 for her. This marc recently showed
two miles over Belmont course, Philadel
phia, in 2:15 and 2:135x.
The bay gelding Major that has been
starting in slow classes In Rhode Island
and Massachusetts this season is the
5-vear-old gelding Rollo that made rec.
ord Of 2:1S at Omaha last year. All Of his
winnings have been recovered by the Ma
tional Trotting association and will be re
distributed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21

1t has been our opinion for many
years that it is better not to put ice in
to cream if it can be avoided, but if it
needs cooling to do so with vibrating
cooler, through the pipes of which cold
water runs
We do not know that the per cent of
fat in the cream has much to do with
the quality of the butter, but we know
this-there is less loss in churning rich
cream and churning at as low tenn
perature as it will churn than in churn-
ing poorer cream which must be churned
at a higher temperature. With the poor
er cream there will be more buttermilk
than with the richer cream, and when
tested with the Babcock tester it will
be found to contain fully as great, if
not a greater, per cent of butter fat. =
Hoard S Dairyman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
Begin on Dairy Farmer and Cow

The very foundation of success in
dairying is not the creamery or cheese
factory, or any of the secondary aids
and advantages that have clustered
about it, but it is the dairy farmer and
the cow The great vital question all
the time is: How shall the dairy farm
er be induced to look upon himself and
his own growth in dairy intelligence as
he ought to if ne expects to prosper,
and, second, how shall we improve the
dairy cow SO that she shall become more
truly source of profit? The quicker the
dairy farmer becomes posted on the true
purpose and meaning Of the dairy COW
the quicker will reform come in dairy
breeding. Hoard S Dairynan.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
Live stock Points.

Now hurry the hogs up and get them
fat and off to market before Christmas.
Then you will get back the money they
cost you
Those who admire that style may
preach till they are blind, but they will
never make it out that docking horse
is anything else than a cruelty to help
less animals, shocking cruelty as we'll
1t is sad pity that fashion sometimes
makes intelligent people monsters of in
humanity. Look at the thing: When a
horse is locked, not only is the hair of
his tail cut off, but large portion of
the tail bone itself. The stump always
bleeds profusely TIC stop this bleeding
the cut place is seered over with hot
iron. To understand just what this
means, let the reader picture himself
tied helpless, SO he cannot move, then
having foe or finger chopped off and
the mutilated stump rubbed over with a
redhot iron. That is exactly what the
process Of docking means to the poor
brute who is mans most faithful serv-
ant. And after all is done what is left2
A hideous. mutilated stump and de-
formity which no stretch of imagina-
ton can ever make anything else than
a Disagreement to the fine. proud ami
NAL as nature produced him. It is out
rageous. The horse is thus left, too, at
the mercy Of every fly, gnat and wasp
that chooses to settle upon and sting
and deyour him
Those wise men who have stuck fast
to the breeding of first class stock of all
kinds through the hard times are
reaping their reward in big prices. The
Breeders Gazette says on this subject
The character of most of the cattle
and sheep offered for feeding this fall
is something appalling, indicating only
too plainly the urgent need of more at
tention to the matter of good blood by
the general farmers of the country.
Young stock possessing fine quality is
now worth almost any price the owner
may ask from eager feeders. >
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21

DAIRY AZ \ '1iiF RY'
DAIRY STUDENTS.
How They Are Prepared Scientifically For
Their Work.

How They Are Prepared Scientifically For
Their Work.
The cut here given shows the students
of an up to date dairy school at work in
the milkroom. They are running hand
separators and parting the milk from
the cream in fine style, and quickly. We
give the picture here for one purpose.
1t is to call attention of dairymen and
creamery men everywhere to the costume
worn by these students. Snowy overalls
and blouse and linen cap constitute an
outside costume so clean and attractive
that it alone would be great advertise
ment for the creamery or private dairy
whose employees were thus uniformed.
The time is coming when every dairy
and creamery in the land will require
it's employees to be lad in clean cotton
or linen uniforms Nothing that cannot
be washed, and washed often, should be
worn about a creamery or private dairy.
Fortunately nearly all the states now
have dairy courses in connection with
the agricultural colleges. The course is
much the same in the schools. A fair
idea of it may be gathered from sketch
of the branches taught in the Wisconsin
Dairy school Professor Moore, director
of the Wisconsin school, says in Hoard s
Dairyman:
The student becomes proficient in
using the hand separators, the Babcock
test and the lactometer, and in all sub
jects pertaining to making fine grade
of butter.
A course of lectures bearing on the
work is given and supplemented by
practical work in the laboratory.
In the separator room the student is
taught to use the different separators
and test the speed, Swimming efficiency
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
what man

necessity tor 1t.
If men only knew it, they could work to
almost any extent on through middle life
and into old age, if they would only take a
little common sense care of their health.
The trouble is that they do not take the lit
tie stitches here and there that are neces-
sary to preserve health. They pay no at
tention to the signs of on coming ill-health
little biliousness, little indigestion, a
little loss of sleep and appetite, a little
nervousness. a little headache, little
shakiness in the morning, and a little dull
uess all day, little this and little that
all these little things they neglect DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes
the appetite keen, digestion and assimila-
ton perfect, the liver active the blood pure
and the nerves steady. 1t IS the great
blood maker and flesh-builder. 1t is the
great liver invigorator and nerve tonic. 1t
fits a man to work and work and work.
Medicine dealers sell ii and have nothing
else just as good.
Twas sufferer five or six years from indi-
gestion." writes B. F. Holmes Of Gafney.
Spartanburg Co., S. c., also from sore stomach
and constant headache. then used DR. Pierce s
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pei
let's which in few days gave me permanent
relief
A man or woman who neglects const1pa-
ton suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. One little Pellet is gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic. All medi-
cine dealers sell them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21

Professor, said Miss Skylight, 81
want you to suggest course in life for
me- | have thought of journalism -
What are your natural inclinations?'
'Oh, my soul yearns and throbs and
pulsates with an ambition to give the
world a life work that shall be marvel
GUS in its scope and weirdly enhancing
In the vastness of it's structural beauty. !"
Woman, you're born to be MILL
ner "-Londcn Fun
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-21
SOME ONE MIGHT HEAR.

Ibreathed my vows one evening
Unto my love SO fair.
Her tresses brushed my forehead
As leaned above her chair.
saw her burning bushes
AS whispered in her ear,
But, oh, she would not answeri
Said she, 'Some one might heart"
] grasped her hand and pressed it
All fondly in mine own
And told her that her image
Was set on memory's throne.
] vowed loved her truly,
That she to me was dear,
But, oh, no answer got
Save she feared "some one nigh
hearl''
secuted at her caution.
My breath did fan her cheek.
Iimplored in fervent language
That she to me would speak.
] saw her with emotion
Wipe from her eye tear,
Yet still she softly murmured,
ssSuppose some one should heart"
Ny hopes began to vanish.
My tears commenced to flow,
And to hide from her my weakness
l turned away to go,
When heard trembling whisper
Fall softly on my ear,
''Oh, yes, fondly love you,
And care not who may heart"
Finley johnson in New York Ledger