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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-19
Economy i'm
Funerals

Why pay such enormous funeral bills
when you can haYe the best attention and
all in frst-elass style for one-hah the price
You pay elsswhe win furnish you @ith
handsome casket, outside case. shroud or
blanket, preserve the body, advertise the
funeral, attend to opening grave, hearse
and three carriages to any cemetery in
Camden, Gloucester or Clarksboro, Grape
for door, competent undertaker's services,
making the entire expenses for an adult
funeral only $4,000. Everything fur
nished strictly irst-class. Caskets either of
black cloth white velvet. imitation walnut.
oak or rosewood. silk trimming, six larze
silver handles and finished in the very
best manner.
WIN. 2. GoURLEY, Broad and Walnut
l0-69s-1y WOODBURY., NJ.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-19

reckless enough to try to deceive a No
man like that = Washington Post
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-19

BY virtue of writ Of of teri facias, to me di-
| rected issued out of the Chancery Court of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at public
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
"A Brides COnceit,

DO you think it's silly?" blushing-
~ asked bride-to-be, as she showed
her lingerie, all delicately made of
such fine batiste that it would easily
slip through the proverbial wedding.
ring. She has had her things arranged
In seven sets, one for each day of the
week, and for each day there is a
color, and there is a dozen of every
garment belonging to the set, thus
making seven dozen of everything.
She has specially constructed trunk
Tor the carriage of this delightful cor
BELLE, or rather portion of it, for, of
course, she could not travel with the
entire riches of so yoluminous a ward
robe. This trunk has seven trays, and
each tray is labeled with the day of
the week, and as the, front Of the trunk
lets down, these trays can be pulled in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29

gin to swell in the spring. LH this
way the shrubs need be attended to On
ly once and at a time. when there will
be no danger OF cutting out Towering
wood, as might often be the case if
the pruning were done before cold
weather. sets in.
Nonfowering shrubs may be hand
led in the same way as towering, with
the exception that evergreens must not
be pruned late in the year or in the
winter, since the wounds made dry
out badly and are slow to heal over.
The best month in which to prune
them is April, because they recover
most quickly after treatment in that
month.
The amount Of wood to cut out at a:
time must be decided by the operator:
1t will depend largely upon the speci--
men, the variety and its behavior in
the locality. These matters will SOON
be learned by the observing operator,
who will quickly learn how to handle.
his specimens as well as professional
and probably good deal better than
most of the men that pose as expe-.
rienced pruners and travel from place
to place hacking things to pieces.
Aside from the rules given all he need
remember is to keep the specimen
within natural bounds and not to trim
his subjects to one form, but allow
them each to follow the general lines
of their natural growth, in which they
will always be beautiful.-M. G. K, in
Farmers Review.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
ERY AND INVENTION.
a Tiny Railway, First Seen ut the Omaha
Exposition--Ons-seve tho Size OF
the Average Engtnes-A Harbor De-
Tense dino-Leather and Celulold.

Leather as Substitute for Cellu1oid.
German leather workers have re-
Gently been experimenting with a new
process of preparing leather by means
of which it becomes almost transpar-
ent, firm, elastic and waterproof. It
is claimed also that it is almost in
combustible, and in this particular is
a very great improvement upon cellu-
loid preparations and those made OF
other animal substances or rubber.
The process, which is a trade secret,
consists to some extent in saturating
the leather with hot oil, then kneadlng
1t and rolling it. It absorbs large
amount of oil, becomes tenacious and
OF the consistency of tortoise shell. It's
value in the arts is likely to be very
great, and especially in electrical work
it is supposed that it will be more ef-
fective for certain purposes than rub
|ber. 1t may be Of any thickness, as
by some peculiar process it may be
made thicker than tho natural hide.
This is through sort of fulling opera
ition. Experts who have examined the
material are enthusiastic in commend
ing it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Designs In Braids.

The scroll design is, perhaps, domi-
nant in mohair braids, and many va
riations ensue from this basis Wavy
lines are particularly graceful, and
may be procured in the finest silk
braids as well as mohair. These same
effects come in widths suitable for
skirt trimmings. Sets to match for
waist and skirt are pleasing in the
scroll design, and also in floral and
conventional devices of an open lace
character. A rose effect is wrought
upon a mousseline de sole founda alton,
and q pineapple pattern Is treated in a
like manner. most attractive trim
ming resulting. Three widths are OBJ:
tainable in this garniture. a silk braid
Of unusual beauty is designed in cro-
cheted pattern showing right and left
effects. A narrow silk braid edging Is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
MARAIs MINNESOTA, SATURDAY APRIL 20 1899

In showing at the same time the per-
fection of their workmanship. They
show, In brief, how the wheel OF =
cycle may be driven by mouse power.
The bicycle il, either attached to a
frame or hung to the ceiling-so that
the front wheel is clear of the ground
and can run easily. Just above the top
of this wheel and fixed to the steering
head of the machine is a mouse cage
with no bottom, but so close to the
tire that the animal within has no
room to escape. The weight of the
mouse is sufficient to give the wheel
an initial movement, and the poor lit
tie creature trying to run to refuge
provided for it in the cage keeps up
the motion in treadmill fashion. Usu-
ally there are two mice in each cage,
and one Or the other is generally do
ing work on the wheel.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Music Through Her Skin.

music ,1arOuSn HcF Skklu'
Paris scientists are wildly excited
over the marvellous Mile. Lena, who
hears music through the pores of her
skin and shows the effect in certain
attitudes and expressions Of the face,
says the New York Press. At this
time, when she is under hypnotic int1u-
ences, she is photographed, and then'
If the developing of the negative is
done near her, she gets to trembling
and fainting. She feels the cold OF
the developing solution and the move
ments of the developing dish.
1t is supposed that when hypnotlzed
she gives forth through the pores OF
her skin an invisible substance or huld,
which is the vehicle of her sensiblllty'
becoming kind of human battery,
producing a special kind of electricity
capable of being photographed. Her
experiences when the negative is being
developed occur after she has been
awakened. Mile. Lena is a model and
much appreciated by Paris artists and
sculptors for her grace, patience and
docility.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
A Tiny Train

The diminutive train which forms
the subject of this illustration, says
the Scientific American, was construct
ed by Thomas E. McGarigle of Niagara
Falls, who claims that it is the small
est train ever built for the conveyance
OF passengers in seated cars. It was
built for use in the grounds Of the
transmississippi and international ex-
position at Omaha, the space devoted
to the miniature railroad being located
in the main thoroughfare, where it ex-
tends for over 1000 feet.
The greatest interest naturally CEN
tiers in the locomotive, which is in
every respect faithful reproduction
OF the parts and working of a full
sized passenger locomotive. 1t is OF
the standard eight-wheeled American
type, with leading truck, four cou-
pied drivers and tender carried On
two trucks. The gauge of the track
is twelve and one-half inches, the top
of the smokestack is twenty-five inch
es above the rails, and the total length
from the point of the pilot to the end
OF the tender is seven feet three inch
es. Steam to drive the little fellow
is raised in a wagon-top boiler ten
inches in diameter. This boiler is
built Of steel and was tested to 300
pounds pressure to the square inch.
The fittings of the locomotive are all
complete, and include sand box, bell,
whistle and even a steam brake be-
tween the drivers. The engineer has
to utilize the whole tender as a foot
place, and he must, perforce, remain at
all times seated in order to get at the
,throttle, reversing lever, etc. The Ten
der is of the two-truck type. It's wheels
are five inches in diameter and its ca
pacity is fifteen gallons of water.
Passengers are carried in the two
seated cars Of the design shown in the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs.

Shrubs may be pruned at any sea-
son wen the object is only the re-
moval of dead wood and other insight
ly parts. When living parts are to be
removed, however. the summer is pref
cradle, since wounds heal more read
lily during the growing season. When
the aim of pruning is the production of
flowers, greater care and judgment are
necessary. Shrubs that bloom in the
early months of the year demand diff
ferent treatment from those that bios
som in the late summer and early fall
months. The former develop their
flower buds during the season previous
to Towering and protect them by
means OF bud scales, wax, down and
other devices during the winter. It
may be seen, therefore, that if these
plants be pruned during the autumn,
winter or early spring, the crop of
flowers may be materially lessened.
II the late Towering species be pruned
during the summer the same result
may follow. Hence the rule, prune ar-
ter the blossoms fall. Many Of the
subjects die back in the branch that
produces the flower head, leaving an
unsightly, whitening or dead part
Other species seem slow to overcome
the effort made in flower production.
In any event the pruning done after
towering will have the effect Of pro-
ducing more thrifty growth and an
increased development of flower buds.
Lilac, Japan ounce, Towering currant
and other early bloomers should be
pruned in early June;e hydrangea,
burning bush, ETC., late in the autumn.
or at latest before growth starts il
the spring. In fact, in the case of
all late towering shrubs, particularly
4 not perfectly hardy, the pruning may.
be postponed until the buds drst be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Tho Oldest Song of All.

Tho Oldest Song of All. II. -s&&
When life is youth, and skies are glad, Ii
And everything is young, &
Oh, listen, listen, lass and lad,
Unto the song that's sung! :. p
When every sound you hears a tune
That seems your heart to call, :.
When every gift of Gods boon. go
And loves the best of all! s~~#a
There's green around and blue above,
/: Wherever you are bound:
'T1s then that first you feel tits love =, =.
That makes the world go round!
.1za
But when your world grows gray and sad,
When care the heart has wrung,
On, listen, listen, lass and lad,
unto the song that's sung!
Wnen smiles have turned to tears and
signs, :
When hands you clasp are cold,
And those whose love has been a prize.
Are weary, worn and old,
II one dear gift, the rest above, ,,
St1H by your side be found,
lis then you know, indeed, tits love
inat makes the world go round!
Clifton Bingham, in London Mail.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
plug, with electrical connections over
which is bolted wrought-iron cap.
Raising Sunkeu Vessels.

AS~ SAAACu SoSS01Ss
The attempts to float the sunken
Spanish warships has taxed the minds
OF the best engineers in the country.
Cylinders full of air have been attach
ed to the ships and air bags have been
applied, receptacles containing COM
pressed air have been placed inside of
the ships until they could hold no
more. This is done at low tide; then
pontoons are attached and, as the tide
rises, the entire wreck is lifted from
the sea bottom and may be removed at
pleasure. In working on some of the
enormously heavy ships, however. it.
has been found that the decks and
framework were not sufficiently strong
to stand the tremendous pressure. but
Will burst upwards, completely de-
stroy1ng the body of the ship. Fame
and fortune await the inventor who
Will arrange an appliance by means of
which the larger ships can be safely
raised. The methods now employed are
amply strong for smaller craft but al
most utterly useless for the heavier
types. One of the most feasible plans
is the employment of hollow metal evil
inders filled with compressed air
These must be small and easily attach
ed to the ship. A number of small
ones are of much more value than a
few large ones. Where it is possible
to pull cable under the ship. the
work of attaching these cylinders is
much simplified. One admirable sug-
gestion is the enclosing of the hull in
a cage or netting made of strong wire
or cables. This netting is fastened to
pontoons which form a continuous line
around the hull. To the netting or
cage the small air cylinders may be at
tached at frequent intervals; in fact,
the entire bottom as far as it can be
reached may be packed with them,
each fastened independently of the
others to the cage. Adjusted at the
lowest tide the rising of the water will
furnish a lifting power most prodi-
gious, while the rocking of the struc-
ture will assist in working the hull
loose at the bottom.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Refreshing Sleep,

Sleep, refreshing sleep, has a Won
:derful influence. It is the time which
the vital force uses to repair the sys-
TEN, to assist digestion, and to pre-
pare the whole being for the labors OF
a fresh day. Even forty winks" in
many cases is a great benefit, and in
many cases of fever and nervous trou-
bles patients should never be aroused
unless it is absolutely necessary to ad-
minister medicine. Opiates, when CIV
en- frequently but mock the patient
with seeming relief, likely to result
IN some aggravation of the trouble;
they more or less paralyze the diges-
tive organs, prevent vital repair, goad
the brain into feverish dreams, and
leave the nerves irritated and finally
depressed rather than rested.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Soil Moisture and Soil Stirring.

The Kansas Experiment Station is
studying the effect of various modes
of soil treatment upon soil moisture.
That the we1l-known effect of a mulch
can be approached by proper tillage of
soil is a fact not as widely acted upon
as good farming dictates. One of the
station fields which contained in round
numbers 26 per cent of water in the
first foot of soil, on July Z, 1898, had
one portion plowed, another disk-har-
rowed and a portion left untreated.
The ensuing dry weather in the course
of four weeks, Notwithstanding several
light rains, reduced the moisture of the
untreated part to Is per cent and that
Of the disked land to 1S per cent, the
plowed ground retaining 81 per cent.
The last two were in excellent condi-
ton for seeding, while the first would
plow up lumpy and unsatisfactory.
The weight of an acre of the dry soil
to the depth of one foot may be taken
as 1000 tons. Each per cent of water
in soil to that depth represents about
sixteen tons of water per acre, or one
seventh of an inch. The water appar-
emily lost by the untreated soil was
176 tons per acre, equivalent to over
one and one-half inches of rain. This
is about one-half what the soil would
hold after a soaking rain. The real
loss was much more than this, since
as water escaped from the upper foot,
other would be drawn up from below
by capillary attraction. The figures
given are minimum quantities, there
FORE
Stubble ground should unquestion-
ably be plowed while the moisture is
still in the soil. Experiments of the
station show that simple plowing is
quite as effective for moisture con-
servation as any tillage yet tested. II
time does not permit plowing, the
speedy work of the disk harrow COM
pares favorably in efficiency. In either
case if rain follows sufficient to start
the weeds, kill them with harrow.
This will at the same time break up
any crust and preserve the soil mulch.
This treatment not only insures a per-
feet seed-bed for wheat in respect to
moisture. but the soil has time to set
tie to the firm condition so advan-
tageous to wheat, and the baroness,
warmth and moisture are most favor
able to the formation of nitrates from
organic matter, Nitrates are highly
important for successful wheat pro-
duction.
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and out as if they were drawers, and
without disturbing the upper or lower
layers. She also has a silken sachet
blanket for each of her seven trays
in the trunk. She had very wide bead
ing and any number of fluffy bows
abount the necks of her chemises.
You've no idea how pretty they look
through thin gowns she said. 81
have several little organdie evening
gowns made with absolutely plain
waists, and the lace and ribbon on
the chemises make quite enough trim
ming"
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-.
Storing Silage,

have never seen a silo built so per-
fectly that some of the ensilage would
not spoil, writes L. A. Clinton in Rural
New Yorker. It is very difficult to pre-
vent the air from getting to the sur
face of the ensilage, no matter how
we'll it is packed and covered. It must
be expected that some will spoil on
top, as that is natures way of sealing
the contents of the silo underneath
This covering of moldy ensilage on the
top should not be removed until the
ensilage is to be fed regularly to stock.
When feeding commences layer must
be removed from. the entire surface
each day. II this layer removed is
not more than two inches deep, it will
be sufficient to keep the surface from
spelling. If the amount of stock to be
fed is not sufficient to use this amount
each day. then with a sharp hay knife
section should be cut down through
the middle. The vertical wall OF en-
silage which is left exposed will not
spoil TO any extent. There is No pos
sibility of backing the ensilage too
tightly; unless there is need OF hurry
ing the operation Of filling the silo.
the ensiIage can be left to settle. and
it will pack itself sufficiently. One or
two men should be kept in the silo to-
distribute the ears of corn as they fall.
and occasionally to pack around the
silo walls. !;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
very effective in a clover leaf design
and may be used in combination With
wide braids of a similar design.
Houae 4oWnA

Every woman, even those who work
all day and must count every penny,
will do well to don pretty house
gown for the evening meal. AS a mat
ter OF fact, it is piece Of economy,
for it saves the street gown consider
ably, If it is not worn in the house.
It would be we'll for America to follow
the example of the English girl, who,
if she has but one gown, will take that
off, brush it, hang it to air for a few
minutes and put it on, with few bits
of frivolity added, before she goes to
her evening meal.
House gowns invariably cost less
than street gowns, and usually very
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
Our Harbor Defense.

This is the kind of mine which was
placed in our harbors during the war
for defense against possible attack. It's
charge is from 225 to $50 pounds. The
body of the mine is made of cast iron,
says the Scientific American. It is OF
hemispherical shape and is four feet
in diameter and about two feet in
height. The shell is two inches in
thickness, and at the crown is a filling
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29

pretty ones may be made at home. A
most charming model is of ight-blue
muslin, finished with an embroidered
edge in black. It is made with low
neck and low sleeves. The neck has
a tiny yoke of embroidery in black,
which continues down the right side
in founce to the waist. The sleeves
are tight-titting and founced about the
elbow. Light-blue ribbon gives the
waist trim appearance-TheL Latest.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29

illustration, and the hauling capacity
of the locomotive is ten such cars,
conveying twenty passengers, total
load of 1000 pounds. The scale on
which the locomotive is built is about
one-seventh of the size of one of the
largest engines in use on the New
York Central railroad. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
4 Mouse Motor.

It has become the fashion among
enterprising traders to attract atten-
ton to their shop windows by the ex-
hibition OF some moving object, gen
orally actuated by clockwork. a dis
tinctly novel idea in this direction is
that recently adopted by certain
American bicycle dealers, who have
succeeded admirably in not only at
tracing attention to their wares. but
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29
FOR WOMAN ANDHOME b
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
: AND MATRONS.

Al Economical House Gown for tho Girl
Who Must Make Both Ends Meet
School Frock for = Young Girl-A
Brides ConceIt-Fall and Winter.
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UndOubtedIy.

Undoubtedly.
Charley" said young Mrs. Torkins,
you have heard of castles in Spain? ?"
sYes.' ..c.. s.1.s N. X. 5s
did you ever see one?''
No. Why do you ask?''
was just wondering If they are
not built Of those gold bricks you read
about so much. Washington Star.
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: Girls School Frock.
Busy mothers are now worrying
about school gowns for the stormy
weather to come. The little tots need
something warm and comfortable to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29

help them on their way up the path
of learning, for nothing retards them
more than gowns that irritate their
little bodies.
A little frock that is both comforta-
BILE and pretty is navy blue serge,
made with full skirt and a blouse
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-29

Don't stay away from church on ac-
count Of your clothes The Lord Is too
busy to notice the handiwork OF tailorsE
and dressmakers.
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waist. = touch Of lightness is intro
ducea = the belt, cuffs and border Of
the The sklrt, II made OF dark blue and white
striped material The Latest
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-15
FATAL ACCIDENT.
= - Feet Ties f=e=a I-sz.1e=
2eee1vea ga Getting 1@
- E-asn

Last Tuesday evening, Mr.. Thos.
J. Fleet boarded the accommoda-
tion train at Whiteville for Hatchie,
a station several miles distant.
When the train reached Hatchie it
was dark. In attempting to alight,
Mr.. Fleet fell through a trestle,
sustaining a complicated fracture of
his left leg and other severe bruises
of the body. He was carried to
Jackson and placed in the Rochelle
Warford sanitarium, where every
thing possible was done for his re-
lief. He never regained conscious
ness and died Monday morning
from his injuries.
Deceased was about 40 years Of
aye. and was born and reared in
Hardeman County. The greater
part OF his life was spent on farm,
but a. the time OF his death he was
engaged in business at Whiteyille.
He was all industrious and popular
citizen. He leaves a wife, three
children and a number of relatives,
who have the sympathy of the com
munity in their bereavement.
The funeral services were held In
the Baptist Church at Whlteville,
conducted by Rev. w. NJ. Nor
ment, assisted by Rev. Seid Har-
ris. The remains were laid TO rest
in Bethany graveyard Tuesday, in
the presence of large concourse of
sorrowing friends.