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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Give young trees good protection and
good cultivation.
The safest plan is to plant few fruit
trees every year.
When not mulched, the winter is a
good time to manure all kinds of small
fruits.
In the winter when the ground is
frozen hard is the best time to trans
plant large trees.
Feed the trees and fruit plants with
an application of manure or wood ashes
scattered evenly.
The demand now is for quality
rather than quantity in allkinds of farm
products, especially fruits.
Use wood ashes in the orchard or
coal ashes on heavy clay land. Both
are too valuable to be allowed to go to
waste.
In pruning, cut close to the body of
the tree, cut smoothly and then cover
the wound with some kind of paint or
yarnish.
1t is claimed that, as rule, varieties
of strawberries that have the most vig-
orous and healthy foliage are the least
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
where water Was wanted.

In the Life and Correspondence of
William Connor Magee, archbishop of
York." the following relative to Span
ish manners may be read: thine is the
only thing that a Spaniard will waste.
Money and soap and water and other
things of that class he is extremely
parsimonious about. Apropos Of soap,
I was Mortified the other day at being
told that pretty young Rondacean
whose complexion had been admiring
owed this beauty to the constant use of
white of eggs instead of water at her
morning toilet, and I am told that this
custom is very common among Spanish
ladies'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

The Soar family. of Ambaston, Der
byshire, England. have curious heir
loom in the shape of a loaf of bread that
is now over 600 years old. The founders
of the family. it appears. were great
friends of King John. When that mon
arch died he made several land grants
to the Scars. One of these tracts, it APP.
pears. had always been conveyed with a
loaf of bread along with the writings .
and the deed and the loaf are both kept
to this day as sacred relics.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
CHlCoRY IN INDIANA.

A Montgomery County Farmer Tells
of His Experience with 1t.
Last spring l bought five cents worth
of chicory seed and planted it in my
garden. This fall ] dug four bushels of
chicory roots. AS l had never seen
any of the stuff before, did not know
what to do with it, but hearing it was
a substitute for coffee, concluded to
try an experiment. washed the roots
carefully, slicing them into thin strips,
took them to a heading mill and put
them into box used for drying head
ing timber. In three days they were as
dry as powder. l ran them through
a little hand bone mill, which took
me about Is minutes, and found had
over br1shel of chicory meal. This
meal my wife roasts or browns in the
stove, the same as green coffee, but
it takes much shorter time.
1t is not a complete substitute for
coffee, but if used with it cannot be de-
tected from the pure article. We use
two-thirds chicory and visitors declare
they cannot tell it from pure coffee.
L think 1t should be largely used, as
coffee is not healthful, if medical author.
ity is to be believed, but chicory
never was known to have any bad eff
feet unless used in excessive quantity,
when it sometimes results in dysentery.
Again coffee is expensive while chicory
costs but very little. What L raised
from five cents worth of seed will last
a large family five years. Let some of
our wide-awake farmers in each COM
munity try it and it will not be long
until a large coffee bill will be cut off
from almost every family. The only
trouble will be the drying of the
roots, which must be done thoroughly,
yet almost every town has some APP
paratus by which it can be done. 1t
can be ground in AN ordinary coffee
mill.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
Your Choice Of any Of the HighGst Grade
$4,000 Bicycles, 1897 Model, free Of
cost by using some Of your Spare
Moments.

The great strides made by The Net0 York
Times within the last few months form a notable
chapter in American journalism. During a
period of general business depression The Neao
York Times has made steady progress, having
within six months nearly doubled its circula-
ton. This growth, while indeed gratf5 ing,
serves only TO stimulate the management to
greater efforts. With view to the introduction
of The Neso York Times in homes where it is
not now received, where the improvement that
has been made may not be known. a plan has
been devised TO reward those who may assist in
the work of Increasing its circulation by offering
any man, woman, or child any one OF the stand
ara high grade OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bicycles, 1897
model. il Gney will secure one hundred (l00) new
subscribers for The Neau York Times. each for
three months-$3 If delivered by carrier; $2.50lf
sent by mail hat no effort to increase the
circulation of The Net0 York Times may go I'M
rewarded to those who md they cannot secure
more than fifty subscribers Tor three months
each, the choice will be gwen any fifty dollar
(retall price, bicycle, American manufacture, and
10 those who in their efforts fall short of fifty
subscribers there will be paid So cents in cash
for every subscriber less than fifty.
REMEMBER YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CHOICE
OF ANY BICYCLE OF ANGLICAN MANU-
Lsa IL u
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
Tbe conere.s,oraI T,ibrarv

Founded in the year 1900 by the mod
est appropriation of $4,000 "for the pur-
chase of such books as may be neces-
sary for the use of congress at the said
city of Washington" this collection has
grown, notwithstanding the ravages of
two fires, to the present aggregate of
100000 volumes. The acquisition of the
Jefferson library in 1915, the Force
historical library in 1865, the Smith
sonian library in 1867, and the Toner
collection in 1882, all constituted es-
pecially important and valuable access
sion of its stores. And by the enact
ment of the copyright law of 1870, fol-
lowed by the international copyright
act of 1891. this library became entitled
to receive two copies of all books, pc
riodicals and other publications claim
ing the protection of copyright in the
United States.-A. r. Spofford, in Cen
f11rxr
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
PRopAeATlNe TANK.
One Can Be Made at Home at Really
Trihing Expense.

One Can Be Made at Home at Really
Trifing Expense.
Most farmers, particularly those rails
ing early vegetables, sometimes wish
they had good propagating tank for
starting cuttings. Many an odd dollar
can be picked up in the spring with
few hundred Towering plants or early
tomato and lettuce plants. A little sand
table, with a gentle heat, would be very
handy in the house. A hotbed may be
inconvenient or troublesome and
small greenhouse out of the question.
Such a propagating tank suitable for a
window can be easily made by any tim
smith or gas filter. Have the gas man
join up with ''elbows" three pieces of
common inch gas pipe; two pieces, a,
three inches long and one piece, b, five
feet long. Joined up, they would look
like Fig. 1. Have a zinc box made five
feet long, two feet wide and six inches
deep and made water-tight. At one
end, in the middle, cut two holes, so
that the piece of gas pipe can be laid
in the box, resting on the bottom and
projecting two inches beyond the box.
Fig. shows how the pipe is placed on
the box. The openings where the pipe
enters the box are to be soldered up wa
ter-tight. The box is then placed on a
table with the pipe end of the box pro-
iecting beyond the table as seen in Fig.
3. The box is then filled with water,
covering the top of the pipe as shown by
the dotted line, c. Place in the water
pieces of brick and on the brick lay
pieces of roofing slate to form loose
slate top two inches from the top CT the
box and half an inch above the top of
the water, as shown at d. Leave small
hole in one corner of the slate to supply
water to the tanks. Fill the whole top
of the box over the slate with sand, e.
In this sand cuttings can be raised, as
the tank, when in operation, will be full
of warm water, giving gentle bottom
heat for the cuttings.
For heat use a small kerosene lamp,
+, placed directly under that part of the
pipe which projects beyond the box.
The engraving shows the position of
the box on the table and the lamp.
The heat of the lamp will warm the wa
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
How PLANT. Acquire Food.

The director of the New Jersey ex-
pertinent station says: The legumes,
a class of plants which includes the
various clovers, peas, beans, vetches,
etc., differ from other plants in being
able, under proper conditions, to ac-
quire their nitrogen from the air, and
can, therefore, make perfect growth
without depending upon soil nitrogen.
On the other hand, the various grasses
and grains are not only dependent
upon soil nitrogen, but they must have
an abundance during their most rapid
period of growth in order to attain
their maximum development. For
the latter class of plants favorable re-
suits are secured from the proper use
of heterogeneous manures, while for the
former class the application of nitro
genous manures simply results in sup
plying an element which could have
been secured quite as well by the plant
itself, without expense.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

Extraordinary stories are sometimes
told of the immense tides in the Bay of
Fundy. The scientific facts in regard
to them have recently been published
by the Canadian geological survey.
The bay is about 145 miles long, and
gradually naIrows, and becomes shall
lower as it penetrates the land. The
upper part divides into two main
branches, and several small side bays
exist. The highest tides at the mouth
Of the main bay reach IS feet. Going
up the bay they increase in height. At
Digby Neck they attain % feet, at ST.
John ~ feet, at Petitcodiac river 46
feet, and at Noel river in Cobequid
bay, 50 feet, the maximum. Some
branch bays are left empty at ebb tide.
Youths Companion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
PRODUCTION OF MUTTON.
rhe proat Comes from Doing 1t Quick

rhe Profit Comes from Doing 1t @ uickr
~, and NO Other Source.
Az a state institute held in Column
bus, o., paper was read by H. p. Mill
Ter, in which he said:
There is limited period in the life
of animals for growth. Every factor
In the problem of producing mutton,
points toward earlier marketing. To
paraphrase familiar expression, it is
the early lamb that gets the prize. An
eight-weeks-old lamb, if in condition
md in season. commands the highest
price per pound ever attainable. A
very narrow limit of time at this
period and the height of the tide in
prices passes. A lamb not meeting the
requirements of the market at that
period must pass Oh into cheaper
class, not to f1sd sale until another
season opens which calls for lamb
three or five months old, but at less
price per pound.
''The lambs sold at four months old
do not, as a rule, bring as much as
those sold at two months old. If, again,
the age is doubled or tripled the mar
ket into which they must go is such
that in spite of their gain in size they
will bring little if any more per head
than at either of the former prices.
This may be continued until we have
the sheep at its maximum weight, and
the price per head does not vary greatly.
There is an impressive lesson in
this that has not found general appli-
cation in the growing of mutton. The
lesson is not. however, that all mutton
should be marketed in the form of
eight-weeks-old lambs. Not all the
sheep-raisers are rightly situated re-
specting market or equipped in skill
Or stable accommodations for produc-
ing this class of mutton. But this
teaching is of general application, that
the younger a sheep can be marketed
when grown under the most economic
al conditions for meeting certain mar
llet for choice form the larger will be
the profit. TO illustrate again by my
neighbours hogs: He feeds them along
through one winter, past June mar
llet, and he says that if were to raise
pork 1 would never go into the hog
business; Ishould go into the pig bust
ness. Something similar to this is
what men must do who find that sheep
don't pay. Quit raising sheep and go
to raising lambs"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
PRoPAGATING TANK

!. Heating Pipe; 2, End View; 8. Tank Com
plete.
ter in the pipe and set up constant cir
culation through the whole box under
the slate. All the water in the tank will
in turn pass through the pipe and while
the lamp burns the water circulation
will keep in motion. Even after the
lamp is put out the water will remain
warm for several hours. On snowy
days, in a warm room, the lamp can be
put out during the day and started up
at night, and on cloudy. cold days.
Such a propagating tank would hold
about 500 ordinary plant cuttings and
should give their crop between January
! and May 1. A few days trial would
soon show how much the lamp would
have to be used to maintain a regular
heat in the sand.-Charles Barnard, in
Orange Judd Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
BETTER THAN A POOR GATE.


scantling or stakes cut from the wood
pile.
Many farmers have fields surround
ed by wire fences. These fields are
often crossed on foot, and many a step
saved by avoiding the entrance gate;
this is especially true in the winter
time when the children are going to
school. The wire fence is no respect
err of clothes, and many a. little girl is
made sad by tearing her bright new
gown while trying to get through one,
and many O. weary mother signs as she
takes up the rent trousers of the boy
who was 'getting over the fence and
got caught" To save these tears, to
save time, to save the strength of the
fence, build a pair of steps as indicated
by the illustration wherever a we'll
trodden path leads across (through)
a wire fence.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
A Great Aid to Farmers.

A map of the farm, with each field
numbered, and its size, quality of soil,
ETC., specified, will be great aid in
keeping track of the years transac-
tions. How few really know the ex-
pense of each grown crop the past year,
what their COWS, pigs, sheep and chick
ems have paid, ETC.? This is an impor-
tant matter and should not be neglected.
1t is poor business man that does not
know what he raises at a profit, and
what at loss.-Colman's Rural World.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
HOW to care for Plant..

To keep plants free from insects one
of the best remedies is tobacco. Take a
small package of strong tobacco and
pour over it boiling water. When cool
the plants should be set into the mix
ture and washed, leaves and all, besides
being thoroughly soaked with it. An
other remedy is astrong soapsuds made
of carbolic soap and water. Plants
must be kept clean if they are to be
healthy. The leaves should be washed
occasionally in order that the dust may
be removed. The leaves are the lungs
Of the plants, and of course they can
not perform their work correctly if
pores are INSTRUCTED by dust.-Farm
and Home.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
GLOVER AND SLOWER.
Two Feeds That Work Together with
EwcaIIout Ra~ultS

Two Feeds That work together with
Excellent Results.
1t is only natural to expect that a
farmer who is progressive and eco
nomical in one department of his
work will be equally progressive in an
other. Farmers who are raising clover
are the ones who are most likely to test
the value of shredded fodder. And well
may they, for they two work together
with excellent results. In referring to
corn fodder generally and in compare
son with other cattle foods, writer in
She Breeders Gazette says:
On every corn farm there should be
grown as many acres of clover as corn.
An average crop of corn fodder is 21s
tons per acre. An average crop of clover
hay is 1h tons. Corn fodder costs in the
barn about $3.50 per ton. Clover hay
about the same. ton of mixture of
stover and clover hay then costs $3.50.
Timothy hay has sold readily at the
barn for some years at ten dollars and
upward. If ton of the clover and
stover mixed, half and half, is equal to
ton of timothy hay for growing colts.
cattle or sheep, the long neglected corn
stalk, mixed with the hay of our reno
vating crop, becomes a very valuable
article. Experiments which we have
not space to repeat have shown that one
ton of stover and clover, half and half,
will produce as much growth on steers
as one ton of timothy hay. As timothy
sells for ten dollars per ton at our barn
then the ton of slower and clover is
worth ten dollars. or four times as much
as it costs us in the barn. If timothy is
worth ten dollars a ton to feed steers,
the mixture of stover and clover must
be worth the same. But the fact is,
timothy is not worth that amount for
feeding steers, since we have as good a
feed for growth that can be produced
for half that timothy will sell for. Corn
stoyer then has so much value that we
cannot afford to feed timothy hay and
let the cornstall1s go to waste.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

Wilson T. Jones. administrator of the estate
of Rebecca Chew, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the County of Gloucester. hereby
gives notice to the creditors Of the said Rebecca
Chew, deceased, to bring in their debts, claims
and demands against the estate OF the said de-
cedent, under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from this date, or they will be forever
barred of any action therefor against the said
administrator.
WILSON T. JONES,
Dated March IT, 1897. Administrator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
NJ Office TO CREDITORS.

William G.. Cowgirl, executor of the estate OF
Catharine Armbruster, deceased, by direction OF
the Surrogate of the County of Gloucester, here
by gives notice to the creditors of the said
Catharine Armbruster, deceased, to bring in
their debts, claims and demands against the
Estate of the said decedent, under oath or AFR
nation, within nine months from this date, OF
they will be forever barred of any action there
for against the said executor.
VIM G. Cowgirl.
Dated February 9th. 1897
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

Harriet n. MeIlvaine, administrative Of the
estate of Henry S McIlvaine, deceased, by direc-
tion Of the Surrogate of the County OF Glouces-
ter, hereby gives notice to the creditors of the
said Henry S. Mclivaine, decreased. to bring in
their debts, claims and demands against the
estate OF the said decedent, under oath or AFR
nation, within nine months from this date Or
they win be forever barred of any action therefor
against the said Administrative
HARRIET Fl. McILVAINE.
Feb. IL, 1897. Administrative.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
SHED FOR HOGS.

tween two long strips of clover that
may be fed by hurdling the hogs upon
it. 1t is only 3A feet high at the rear
and four feet in front, and is rooted by
tongue and groove boarding, up and
down. This shed may be made as long
us the number of compartments de-
mand. 1t is entered by the stock at the
rear through swing doors and the feed
ing is done in front. Here a long board
IS hinged to let down during very cold
or snowy days, and in summer to pro-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

Victoria Beideman, execdtrix of the estate
of Benjamin Beideman deceased, by direction Of
the-Surrogate of the County of Gloucester. hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said Benjamin
claims and demands against the estate of the
said decedent, under oath or affirmation. within
nine months from this date, or they will be for
eyer barred Of any action therefor against the
said executrix.
VICTORIA BEIDEMAE,
Dated February 10, 1897. Executrix.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
ENTERING The GARDEN.

Make 1t Easy for the Women and
Children of the Family.
The garden gate is often neglected.
often it is a large gate to admit double
team with pillow or wagon. More often
1t is PAIR of bars that must be climbed
over, Let down or crowded through.
If the gate to your garden is like
either of these described it would be
q good idea to make pair of steps as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tom It can be easily made with a.
few inch boards and short bits of 2x4
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

The Hartford Courant tells story
Of Yale in the old days. The boys used
to bride the printers devils" to get
proofs of the examination papers for
them. When the college authorities
put stop to this practice bright idea
seized one fellow, and he saved the
whole suffering party. He hired one Of
the printers lit was summer) to wear
a pair of white trousers 10 the Office,
and at noon to sitdown on the form" in
nhich were locked the precious ques-
tions. The inky seat of that pair of
trousers sold for a deal more than the
clothes were worth in their original
spotlessness. and relief was secured.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
The stable In ccsd weather

Draughts of air in the stable which
come from above are dangerous to the
healtl, of the stock. Some farmers carry
the matter of ventilation 100 far and
keen large opening in the stable to
let in fresh air. The fact is that in cold
weather it will be found more difficult
To keap fresh air out than may he sup
posed. Stables are not usually plas-
tered and the pressure of the atmos-
phere is such as to force the air through
every crack and crevice. Aim to keep
the cold air out. Enough will find its
way in without making an opening of
any kind for that purpose.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
sERWcEABLE HOG SHED.

Good Enough for the Porkers and
Cheap Enough for the Farmer.
Hogs are not particular about fancy
quarters if they be warm in winter and
cool and out of the sun in summer. This
hog shed is just the thing to build be-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22

With Munyon's Improved Homeopathic Rem
edies in the house there Is no doctor to hunt or
wait for when DELAYS are Dangerous, Munyon's
Guide to Health will tell you what to use and
how TO save dollars in Doctors fees Sickness
often comes suddenly, and every mother should
be prepared by having Munyon's Remedies
where she can get them quickly, They are alb
solutely harmless and SO labeled that there can
be no mistake.
Munyon's Cold Cure prevents pneumonia and
breaks up cold in a few hours. Price, 2, cents
Munyon's Cough Cure stops all coughs and
speedily heals the lungs. Price. rs cents.
Munyon's Collie and Crying Baby Cure cures
gripping pains OF every description, promptly re
lieves pain from teething, and quiets crying
babies. Price, % cents
Munyon's Sore Throat Cure prevents diph
iberia and cures all forms of sore throat. Price
25 cents
Munyon's Fever Cure will break any form oil
fever. Price, % cents.
A separate cure for each disease. At all drug
gists, mostly 25 cents vial
Personal letters TO Prof. Munyon, 1905 Arch
street, Philadelphia. Pa, answered with free
medical advice for any disease
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-22
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