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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
FIRE HORSES.


The Quickest Ones In the World Arc Said
to Be In Kansas City.
F. S. Dellenbaugh writes of 'sThe
Quick Horse in st. Nicholas, his
article telling Of the training Of horses
for the fire department. Mr.. DelleD-
baugh says:
The quickest horses in the world were
at one time in Kansas City at the head
quarters of its fire department, directly
under the Office of the chief, Mr.. George
G Hale. To Mr.. Hale's genius more
than to any other factor the quick horse
owed his first development, for Mr..
Hale is the inventor Of the earliest
swinging harness which made the
quick horse possible When Mr.. Henry
NJ. Stanley and his wife were in this
country, they witnessed an exhibition
drill of the Kansas City fire department
The drill SO impressed the visitors that
an account of twas published in Lon
don journal. and this English article
brought an invitation to Mr.. Hale to
visit England as the representative of
the American fire service at the interna-
tional fire tournament. Mr. Hale and
a picked corps went to England. tax
ing with them the remarkably quick
horses Joe and Dan, and they became
world famous. AS the quickest harness.
ing time Of the London fire brigade is
minute 171a seconds and the Kansas
City horses were harnessed in ] q Sec
onds and were out of the engine house
in less than seconds, there could be no
competition. In Kansas City four fine
bays were harnessed to the hook anG
ladder truck almost as quickly as even
Joe and Dan could jump into their har-
nesses. Itwas pretty sight to see these
four well kept horses spring to their
places at the stroke of the gong and in
two or three seconds stand ready to run
with the apparatus. Joe was killed by
an accident, but Dan, with new mate,
is still in service, and as quick as ever.
The record for quickest time from the
engine house to the throwing of water
on the fire is held by Kansas City
company. In. this instance the horses
were harnessed. run of 2, 1914 feet "a
little less than half mile) was made,
and water thrown from the hose in the
wonderfully brief time of minute 81 ~
seconds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

Statistics have a fascination for many
people, who will be interested in learn
ing that there are 773, TAG words in the
authorized version of the Bible and
3, $50, 482 letters, including E's. These
figures, says The Periodical, the monthly
journal of announcements issued by the
Clarendon press, relate to a text Bible
and are independent of verse figures and
figures (if used) in chapter headings To
estimate the total number of separate
bits or pieces of metal which together
make up the types Of an Oxford refer
ence Bible there may then be added full
ly LOO, 600 letters, figures, points,
spaces, etc., in the text and 900, 200 in
the marginal notes, making a total Of
$500, 482 pieces in all.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
How to Feed Ewes and Lambs.

Question. have 325 ewes that have
SO far dropped about $50 lambs, with
ewes yet to lamb. They had good range
and have done very we'll indeed, their
pasture being supplemented by grain
ration composed of bran and cornmeal.
What is a safe proportion of cornmeal?
Would you suggest giving them corn
and cob meal and bran and in what pro-
portions? Oats are scarce and too high
to feed. Also please suggest ration for
lambs less than mouth old. 1 wish to
get them off early.
Answer. IL see no reason for feeding
either cornmeal or corn and cob meal to
ewes under conditions named unless
they are SO old that they have not good
teeth. A healthy sheep always masti-
Gates its feed well, and there is but lit
tie if any advantage in grinding. 1
would suggest shelled corn and bran in
about equal proportions for the sucking
ewes, and this ration will be improved
by the addition of 10 or Is per cent of
oilmeal and a liberal allowance of clover
hay il it can be furnished. In providing
a ration for the lambs the best results
should be the first consideration, and as
they will not consume a large amount
of grain it will be desirable to furnish
some oats, even if they are expensive.
Oats, corn and bran in equal parts, with
10 per cent of oilmeal added, will con-
stitute very satisfactory ration. Also
feed them as much good hay as they
will eat. Grinding the corn and oats
will be of advantage to the lambs while
young, but after they are or 6 weeks
old it will not be necessary Professor
G. F. Curtiss of Iowa Experiment Sta
tion in Breeders Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Real Estate For Sale /!

WV
Near Clarksboro Station, excellent buildings.
convenient to churches, schools and stores.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
FRUIT NOTES.

Set trees out at the first opportunity.
Raspberries and blackberries should be
set out early.
The ounce makes the best stock on
which to dwarf the pear.
New land is best for berries. Thorough
cultivation is also an item.
The lateral branches growing along the
trunk of a tree serve to strengthen it.
If the rabbits have gnawed any Of the
trees, tie COW manure over the wound
In order to be able to plant your garden
early, provide good drainage in good sea
son.
If properly cared for, currant bushes
will bear fruit for many years without re-
planting.
In sowing seed in the hotbed be careful
not to sow too thickly, if stocky, vigorous
plants are wanted.
Plant hardy varieties of shade trees 1t
is no advantage to grow shade tree only
to have it die when most useful
Now is a good time to go over the trees
and pick of any clusters of eggs of the
tent caterpillar that can be found.
OF the different fruits the quickest re-
turns can be secured from the strawberry.
A rich soil is best.-St. Louis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

Some people in the world persist in
clinging to old methods. There are men
who still use a forked stick in place of a
modern pillow. There are also men, who,
when they are troubled with disordered
stomach or liver, resort to the ld-fashioned
violent remedies that rack and rend the
whole body, and while they give temporary
relief in the long run do the entire system
a great amount of harm
Modem science has discovered remedies
infinitely superior to these old-fashioned
drugs, that do their work by promoting the
natural processes of excretion and secre-
ton and gently correcting all circulatory
disturbances. When a man feels generally
out of sorts, when he loses sleep at night,
when he gets up headachey and with bad
taste in his mouth in the morning. when he
feels dull and lethargic all day, when his
appetite is poor and his food distresses
him, when work comes hard and recreation
is an impossibility, that man, though he
may not believe it, is a pretty sick man.
He is on the road to consumption, nervous
prostration malaria or some serious blood
disease. In cases of this description man
should resort at once to DR.. Pieree's Golden
Medical Discovery. It is the best medicine
for a weak stomach, impaired digestion
and disordered liver. 1t is the great blood
maker and purifier, fesh-builder and nerve
tonic. 1t cures % per cent. of all cases of
consumption, bronchitis, lingering coughs
and kindred ailments. Thousands have
testified to its marvellous merits. 1t is
modern, scientific medicine that aids
without goading nature, and that has stood
the test for thirty years Medicine dealers
sell it.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Time to Stop.

Among the best stories recorded by q
well known angler is one about Scot.
fish laird who was one day relating to
his friends at the dinner table the story
Of a fine fish he had caught. Donald, y
said he to the servant behind his chair
IAN old man, but new seryant-"how
heavy was the fish took yesterday"
Donald neither spoke nor moved. The
laird repeated the question. "Weel, !"
replied Donald, it was twal' pund at
breakfast, it had gotten to aohteen at
dinner time and it was sax and twenty
when ye sat down to supper wi the
captain. = Then, after a pause, he add
ed, "I've been tellin lees a my life to
please the shooters, but I'll be dashed if
I'm going to tell lees moo in my old age
to please the fushers. -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
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! DAIRY aQREAEMIERY.l
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AcIDITY OF CREAM.
Methods For Testing It's Degree by Aka

Methods For Testing Its Degree by Aka
line Tablets.
G. L. Fitch of Hoard's creameries
gives in The Dairyman clear and easy
directions for testing the sourness of
cream with the alkaline tablets devised
by Professor Harrington. Mr.. Fitch
writes:
The folders going with the tablets
give two ways for using the solution,
The first method uses one tablet to the
ounce of water and shows one tenth per
cent aoidity for each equal part taken
by the milk sample. This method Pro-
fessor Harrington recommends for use in
the weighroom. and in selecting milk
for pasteurization.
The second method is the one of
greater accuracy, adapted especially to
the testing of cream. It requires for its
use white teacup, a 20 C. C. pipette,
a metric graduate and table, or lit
tie care figuring in calculating each test.
The first method is the one use
when constantly testing lots of milk
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
snall silos.

We are much in favor of the small
silo, Notwithstanding given capacity
can be secured cheaper in one structure
than in two or three. A circular silo is
feet inside diameter and 30 feet deep is
estimated to contain SO tons of silage,
and one 16 feet square, same depth,
would have the same capacity. Either
will answer for the winter feeding. If
two circular silos should be used, they
would need to be IA feet in diameter in
order to hold the same amount and
would require nearly 90 per cent more
lumber in their construction. If rec
tangular silo is concluded upon, we
should advise building IL by "a feet and
run partition through the center. We
see no necessity for a third silo, unless
it is desired to reserve one for summer,
but this is always advisable Hoard Is
Dairyman.
If ensilage is well packed away, it
will keep over from one year to another
and be just as good the second year as
It WAS kha first. :.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

WEIGHRooM MEASURE. milk, rather than
to use, as is suggested, the prescribed
solution and one dip with seeond-a
double sized measure; also any of this
double strength solution left from the
morning, being approximately one tab
let to 10 C. c., can be made up with wa
ter to the strength for the afternoon
cream ripening by the per cent method.
The weighroom measure here de-
scribed costs 25 cents. The abbreviation
&C. C. stands for cubic centimeter. The
weighroom measure Mr.. Fitch describes
thus:
One-half No. 10 brass shell, with
heavy coppered wire handle smoothly
soldered to the shell for it's whole
length. The whole length of the meas
ure is conveniently about eight inches.
A handle bent as shown at the top and
soldered together gives firm hold and
also will hang on the rim of the weigh
can.
With teacup and bowl of the
double strength solution on the scale
arm dip into the milk and one into
the solution decides the quality of the
milk.
In using the second method it occur
red to me that it would be a great
Improvement if the solution could be
made Of such a strength that the mum
Der of cubic centimeters used would
be at once decimals of per cents. and l
found it could be done. Those who have
a liking for figures can get the folder,
or bulletin No. So, of the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station and go through the
simple algebraic computations required
to calculate the strength of solution
needed
The 20 C. c. pipette is, however, not
necessary, and the solution can be made
to read in decimals per cent with the
Babcock pipette, which every one han
ding milk nowadays has and can easily
replace.
For use with the 17.6 C. c. pipette
make up the solution, one tablet to each
1914 c. c., or five tablets to 81 c. c. of
water, and the CUBIC centimeters used
will be as before, hundredths per cent,
and no calculations needed.
For economy's sake, and especially
when short of tablets, use the third
sample pipette with the last solution
and multiply by three the cubic cent?
meters used. This is especially handy
for creameries using the third sample
method of testing milk. as the butter
maker can put one pipetteful into his
Babcock bottle and another into his
white cup for acid testing.
1t seems to me that if the tablets
were put out with directions for their
use in this way it would add greatly to
their use and sale and to the benefit
they may do those who are trying to
furnish the finest milk and cream and
to make gilt edge and uniform butter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
LoUGssTER COUNTY CIRCUIT

To Edscord r. Wood and Mary K. Wood.
BY virtue of an order of the Circuit Court
OF the County Of Gloucester made on the
twenty fourth day of February, eighteeu hun
dred and ninety eight in a proceeding wherein
the Township of Franklin the said County of
Gloucester is petitioner and you are defendants,
you are required to appear at the Court House in
the City Of Woodbury. in said County on the
twenty. fourth day of May. next, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day and show cause be-
fore said Court, why you should not be ordered
to pay the sum of two hundred and ten dollars,
being the amount of tax assessed in the name Of
the said Mary K. Wood in the year 1895 against
certain lands and premises situate within the
boundaries of the Malaga School District and
lying in and adie lining the village of Malaga in
the said Township of Franklin, consisting of two
hundred and eighty three acres of land more or
less with the buildings appurtenances (which
said lands and premises were sold to the said
Township of Franklin for thirty years by virtue
Of tax saleimade by Matthew F. Crum, Coec or
on the third day Of October 1890 together with
interest and cost thereon as we'll as the cost Of
said proceeding. or said lands be ordered to be
sold In fee simple absolute free and clear from
any estate in or lien upon the same in favor OF
you the said Edward r. Wood and Mary K Wood
to raise and pay the amount of tax due with dis
bursements as aforesaid.
A. H. SWACKHAMER,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Dated March IL, 1898. Woodbury., N. j.
Q-l7-98-6w
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Chocolate.

TO those who study the niceties Of de-
tail in the preparation of even a simple
dish it may be suggested that chocolate
used as drink is much improved if
blended several hours beforehand. It is
better even to break the Jumps of I'M
sweetened chocolate into an earthen
bowl the night before, adding cold wa
ter and covering closely. In this way
the flavor of the chocolate is best ex-
tracted. New York Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

sis there any portion of the fowl you
prefer, major?" asked the hostess bland
ly.
"The left wing, if you please. .
''The left wing?'
eyes, - retorted the major, gazing
obviously at the platter. Il believe it is
always good military tactics to bring
the left wing of veteran corps into ac-
tion. london Fun,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Velvet The STYLE.

Lady Violet Greville, whose tips on
the fashions are always accepted as Cos
pei, writes from Paris, saying that veil
vet will reign supreme this spring in
the fashionable world. She says, Vel
vet in every style, shape and color
black, cornAower blue, sapphire, silver
gray shot with gold and a host Of other
startling shades-wll be worn.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
GLEANlNGS.

A traveller can now go around the world
In 90 days.
A recent landslide in China revealed a
pile of money equaling in value 1000 coo
coppers. The coins were made about the
middle of the eleventh century.
The human race today numbers $780,
600, 900 and increases s per cent. every ten.
years, according to the recent report of the
international Statistical institute.
The mother of Philadelphia cripple
paid $3.50 for pair of artificial feetfor hor
son. The son got hard up for money one
day and pawned them for Sc. He has since
gone on crutchss.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

PRIZE BLACK FACED HIGHLAND SHEEP.
sheep of the plains or of warmer eli
mate. The. horns of the rams, when full
grown, curl around as formidably as
those of the Dorset. The black faces
herd together and burrow in under snow
and make cave for themselves. They
live on the dried grass under the snow.
Stewards shepherd S Manual" says
they have been known thus to live
buried in a snowdrift two or three weeks.
The black faced sheep are the Oldest
breed in Scotland. They yield about 65
pounds of choice mutton, and the wool
averages in weight three pounds after
it is cleansed. 1t is long and thick, but
not overtime. 1t would be especially suit
ed for working up in American wooden
mills, and there are millions of acres of
hillside grazing land in this country in
the colder localities where more tender
sheep would perish, but where the black
faces would thrive surprisingly and
make delicious mutton The illustration
shows two of the prize winning black
faced Highland sheep at the last agri-
cultural show in Edinburgh.
In the second illustration are to be
seen prize winners of another favorite
Scotch breed, the Cheviot, at the Edin-
burgh show.
This breed is found on the Cheviot
hills, which form the boundary line be-
tween England and Scotland, and among
the plains around the foot of the hills.
Cheviots are hornless, white faced
and very Roman nosed. They are like
wise an extremely hardy breed. They
are easily kept and fattened. and the
dressed carcass weighs so pounds. In
England it is the custom to send Cheviot
ewes to England, where they are crossed
with Leicester rams, the lambs from
this cross being sold to butchers. 1t is
from the wool Of the Cheviot sheep that
the fine Scotch tweeds and favorite
cheviot weaves of various patterns are
made. They average five pounds of
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
WHEN YOU ARE OLD.

When you are old and gray and full Of sleep
And nodding By the fire, take down this book
And slowly read and dream Of the fair look
Your eyes had once and Of their shadows deep.
And loved your beauty with love false or
true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you
And loved the sorrows of your changing face
And, bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmured a little sad, "From us fed love. .
He paced upon the mountains far above
And hid his face amid crowd Of stars
Poems. by W. B. Yeats.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

Richard J. Clark Executor of the estate OF
Nancy McCra ~, deceased BY direction Of the
gives notice to the creditors of the said Nancy
McCracken, deceased, to bring in their debts,
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
ever barred Of any action therefor against the
said Executor. RICHARD j. CLARK.
Dated February Sd, 1898.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Insnlt to Injury.

Insult to Injury.
"No, no, said she, 1--WE now must
parti
Ills useless thus to plead,
And, though wrench I've given your
heart,
Such wound is small, indeed,
For recall your attitude
Awheel as teeth you clench
And, apelike, stoop, so l conclude
lis but monkey wrcnchl''
Il. A. W. Bulletin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

C1hCOLAh SlLO DOOhS. tho ra17tc hainoy on
the inside AS the silo is going up saw
a stave half off, as shown in the dia-
gram, for each of the openings The OBJ
ject of this is to make place where the
saw can easily be started after the
slaves are all up and have been hooked.
Two battens for each door must be pre-
pared out Of hard wood and cut on such
a circle as will fit the silo. These bat
tens should be made about inches wide
and q inches thick. When completed,
they will look something like the fellies
of large wagon wheel. Insert light
carriage bolts, one through each stave
and through the felly. Place the bat
tens about 4 inches from the ends of the
door and then saw the door out. When
the silo is being filled, return the door
from the inside, placing some tarred
building paper in the saw cut to make it
tight, and then place sheet of tarred
building paper over the door, having
the edges of it extend or inches over
on to the adjoining slaves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
rha Raal Thing.

Author-How do you like my new playf
Critic-It's simply great. The robbery
in the third act is the most realistic piece
of work / ever saw on the stage.
Author pleased do you really think
so?
Critic-Of course do. Why, even the
words spoken by the thieves are stolen
Chicago News.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Dated February 10,
TO CREDITORS.

John B. Titus. deceased. by direction of the Sur
rogate of the County of Glouceiter. hereby gives
notice to the creditors of the said John B. Titus,
mands against the estate of the said decedent,
under oath or affirmation, within nine months
from this date or they will be forever barred of
any actlon therefor against the said exeeutrix.
ELIZABETH TITUS.
Dated Feb. TO- 1868. 2-10-9S. Executriy
Iosenh T. Sicklar. Proctor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
NOTICE 10 CREDTTORs.

James Sweeten, administrator of Matthew
Kelly, deceased, by direction of the Surrogate
of the county of Gloucester. hereby gives notice
to the creditors of the said Matthew Kelly de-
ceased, to bring in their debts, claims and de
mands against the estate of the said decedent
under oath or affirmation within nine months
from this date. or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against the said admins
traitor. JAMES SWEETEN,
Administrator.
Dated February IL. 1898 2-l7.98.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Dated january Is, lS9s. i 2O-I
TO CREDITORS.

Elizabeth Romans Execntrix of Abram I. E.
Romans, deceased, by direction of the Surrogate
of the County of Glouce ter hereby gives notice
to the creditors of the said Abram l. E. Romans,
deceased, TO bring in their debts. claims and de-
mands against the estate of the said decedent,
from this date, or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against the said Executrix
ELIZABETH ROMANS.
DATED February 3d ISqS
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
slave siIo Doors.

In answer to question as to how to
make doors in round silo The Country
Gentleman says:
Two or three openings will be requir-
ed in silo from 30 to 80 feet high.
The bottom of the lower one may be 2
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24

or 8 feet from
the bottom of the
silo and the top
of the top one
about 6 feet from
the top of the
silo. 1t is well
to place these
openings a little
out of line-that
is, not one imme-
diately above the
other. In erecting
the silo decide
where the open
ings are to be
and the size of
them. Twenty
four inches wide
and 80 inches
high will give
openings quite
large enough.
The gram
shows the edge
of a part of one
n
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Great Truth.

Haven't you got enough ice cream
yet?' asked the indulgent mother.
" I've got too much. painted the little
boy, but ain T got enough yet, either. z
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
Many Calamfties .Averted.

German Professor lin his lecture on wa
teri And then, gentlemen, do not forget,
II We had no water we could never learn
to swim. And how many people would be
drowned - Vienna Fremdenblatt.