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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

Sharpless which stand prominently In
the mind as the leaders of the test.
Frost caused some injury, but Glad
stone, Gem and Star suffered most
seriously In this respect.
Wilson and Sharpless were tremen-
dous choppers and gave good fruit ear
II to late.
Nick Dinner is a fine grower and
carries Its fruit on strong stems well
up from the ground. 1t is heavy and
large In leaf. The fruit is of beautl-
full shape and color, coming in as early
us the majority and continuing as late
in the season as any on the list: the
last berries, picked July Q. We're of fine
appearance and fully up to require
ments In size and flavor. The berries
average large from beginning to end Of
the season and 1t is a great bearer.
On June 20 Nick Dinner was still the
largest and best in yield of any.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

western farm. He is ar advocate of
mixed farming, knowing If he fails IN
one thing he has another chance. lie
was always careful never to buy
sheen to put with his lock out Of a
flock that had any disease in it. In
this way he kept up his in the most
satisfactory way.
The number kept in a'tlock proftably
is altogether owing to the number OF
acres of land devoted to this special
interest. We must learn from expert
ence how many sheep can be Rastured
on the amount of land set apart for the
purpose. Every man engaged IN the
business should be careful net TO over
stock. Each man is apt to have ms
fayorite breed This is all right. but
sometimes the young and inexperienc-
ed might profit by the experience and
knowledge of an older one. | am told
by a man old In the business that he
considers the Delaine Merino the best
he ever handled. He says this breed
possesses more desirable qualities than
others. They are equal to any others
for mutton, produce heavy fieeces and
are less subject to disease. His early
ewes feeces when sheared a short
time ago weighed IS pounds and sold
at once for 20 cents per pound. He
keeps his sheep ON pasture in summer
and feeds corn and oats and hay dur
ing the winter, oats preferred for ewes
before Landing.
Access to dry quarters should be
given after shearing until the hot
weather. If sheep are left out in cold,
chilly rains, they will not dry off
readily and, like men In damp clothes,
are apt to take cold and become more
susceptible to other diseases. To make
sheep farming profitable care must be
taken to produce first class wool as
well as fine mutton and lambs. Short.
inferior wool never brings top prices
in any market. But sometimes really
fine feeces put up in a slovenly manner
by careless men who handle them sell
for second grade wood. Filthy and
bury fieeces are always excluded by
experienced buyers anywhere.
Farmers are beginning to realize
again the Importance of the wool and
mutton trade and are putting small
focks on their farms, and now is the
time for them to do a great deal of
thinking as we'll as acting. Medium
grades of wool bring little better
price than the finest fleece, but men
of experience say the finer fieeces
more than make up the difference in
weight. Some time ago the coarse
grades were more in demand for home
consumption, but improved machinery
is finding its way into every business,
and this hitherto obstacle to raising the
finest breeds of sheep is being obviat-
ed. 1 have it from good authority
also that the finer grades of wool suf-
fer less shrinkage than the coarse and
medium grades. Coarse or medium
feeces are estimated to average seven
pounds, while the fine grades average
IL pounds.
The above statements being true,
the beam tips in favor of pure bred
sheep. But let no man increase his
focks until he has thoroughly lnvesti-
gated nor until he has ample provision
to keep in the best way his sheep,
for poorly kept stock never pays a
large per cent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Two More Women Who
Acknowledge the Help
They Have Received from
Mrs. Pinkhanl.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-The doctor
says l have congestion of the womb,
and cannot help me. There is aching
In the right side of abdomen, hip, leg,
and back. If you can do me any good,
please write. D. MRS. NINA CHASE,
Fulton, N. Y, December 90, 1897.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I followed
your instructions, and now l want
every woman suffering from female
trouble to know how good your advice
and medicine is. The doctor advised
an operation. / could not bear to
think of that, so followed your advice.
got better right off. ] took six bottles
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used three packages of
Hanative Wash; also took your Liver
Pills, and am cured. "-MRs. NINA
CHASE, Fulton, N. Y, December IL,
1893.
DEAR MRS. PNKHAM-Have been
suffering for over a year and had three
doctors. At time of menstruation
suffer terrible pains in back and
ovaries. have headache nearly every
day, and feel tired all the time. The
doctor Said my womb was out of place.
Would be oglad if you could help me. !"
-MRs. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa,
August /. 1898.
Please accept my sincere thanks for
the good your advice and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done me. I did everything you told
me to do, and used only three bottles,
and feel better In every respect. -
MRS. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March
%, 1899.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

Coming into bloom at the same time
with the rhododendron, the Rosa
rugosa puts In claim for the prize of
beauty. 1t would be hard to decide,
for bush G or feet high is an Inn
pressiye sight. The rhododendron may
plead its evergreen leaves as adding
TO its Towering claims-on the other
hand the bright red haws. which in
the fall the Rugosa rose displays. may
be a fair set of to the plea of the
beautiful evergreen. Meehan's.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.
Low-RATE Observation-Disclosures TRIPS
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

LOw-RATE PERSONAL---VERY. TRIPS
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
September and 20, October and Is are
the remaining dates for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's popular ten-day excur-
sions to Niagara Falls from. Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Special train
will leave Washington 500 a. m, Balti-
more 9.05 a. m.
Excursion Of September 20 from Phila-
delphia will run via Manunka Chunk and
the Delaware Valley; special train will
leave Broad Street Station 500 a. M on
other dates special train viii leave Phila-
delphia at S.10a. m.
Round-trip tickets viii be sold at $1,000
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all points on the Delaware Division;
$11. 25 from Atlantic City; $500 from Lam
caster; $3.50 from Altoona and Harrisburg;
So 80 from Sunbury and WilkesbaTe; So IS
from WiIliamsport; and at proportionate
rates from other points, including Trenton,
Mt. Holly, Palmyra, New Brunswick and
principal intermediate stations.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of con-
Meeting trains, stop-over privileges, and
further information apply to nearest ticket
ageut or address George w Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia. 9-6-l900-6ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Women
Remember
This Fact

That in addressing Mrs. Pinkhan
you are communicating with a woman
"a woman whose experience in treat
ing woman's Ills is greater than that
of any living perscn-male or female;
A woman can talk freely to a wo-
man when it is revolving to relate her
private troubles to man.
Many women suffer in silence and
drift along from bad to worse, know
ing full well that they should have
Immediate assistance, but natural
modeSty impeis them to shrink from
exposing themselves to the questions
and probable examination of even
their family physician. 1t is unneces.s
sary. Without money or price you can
consult a woman, whose knowledge
from actual experience is unequaled.
Women suffering from any form OF
female weakness are invited to freely
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
All letters are received, apened,
read and answered by women only.
This is a positive fact-not mere
statement. 1t is certified to by the
mayor and postmaster of Lynn and the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
whose letters, all in a litEe hsok, Mrs.
Pinkham has just mi hshed. Thus
has been established the eternal con-
fdence between Mrs. Pinkham and the
womez OF America which has never
been broken and has induced more
than 1OO, 900 sufferers to write her for
advice during the last few months.
Out of the vast volume Of experience
which she has to draw from, it is
more than possible that she has gained
the very knowledge that will help
your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your goodwill, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Here
is one of the cases we refer to:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
when ana now to rot Lily Bulbs.

1t has been my custom to pot the
bulbs Just as soon as received, about
the end of August, using any ordinary
potting soil such as is employed in
growing roses and carnations, but
would not advise a very liberal use Of
manure at this potting. prefer to use
the small size pots when starting the
bulbs, and then shift them.
For the largest size bulbs of HarrisiI
a six inch pot is best; for medium
bulbs five inch and for small bulbs four
inch. After pottlng place closely to-
gether in a cold frame in any out Of
the way place, and give q good water
ing, then cover to the depth of two
inches with coal ashes or sphagnum
moss, and they viii require very little
attention for the next two months or
until Nov. 1, when they should be pro-
tected with sash or shutters at night,
as they will be pushing through the
covering and must be kept from frost.
Early in December they should be re-
moved to a cool house and kept at a
temperature of 30 to So degrees at
night By this time the pots should be
we'll filed with working roots and the
plants four to six inches high. They
should now be shifted into their flower
ing pots. which should be two sizes lar
ger than those in which the bulbs We're
started. Use good soil well mixed
with one third well rotted COW manure.
after potting water well.
Care must now be used In the water
ing. Do not give too much water until
the roots take q good hold Of the new
soil. and when the plants get TO be 10
or IS inches high they should be stalk
ed, otherwise they will get crooked and
unsIghtly. The plants viii then be in
such condition that they may be
brought into bloom at the will Of the
grower.
II wanted to bloom April l, the fow
err buds should show by Feb. 10. To
keep free from insects syringe occa-
sionally with tobacco extract or fumi-
gate and water with liquid manure.-J.
McGregor Before Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

er plums are. but they have 1t hard
enough when they are neglected. Wild
plums and cherries are often fairly
killed by it. and such trees furnish the
best breeding grounds for the disease.
In southern Maryland and eastern Vir-
ginia one may see very extreme cases
of knot In wild cherry trees. The cul-
tiyated cherries usually suffer less than
the cultivated plums, but they, too,
are sometimes severely stricken. Our
illustration is from fresh knots on the
ordinary sour cherry. The best rene
dy yet known for black knot is the
pruning knife, used early and often,
the amputated knots being always
burned. Spraying does some good, but
cannot be relied on alone"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
Mrs. Pinkham has Fifty
thousand Such Letters as
Above on File at Her Of
flee She Makes No State
ments She Cannot Prove.

The general failure of all pears but
the Keiffer last year gave this variety
great boom. and young trees by the
million were planted this spring. They
will all be needed. for the blight has
been destroying the older trees on a
large scale, and the KeifHer suffers as
much as other varieties.
Cut out raspberry and blackberry
canes as soon as they have fruited. so
that next years canes may have the
full benefit of the sun and air to deYel-
op them.
Look for borers and punch them to
death.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
A screw Loose

To the analytic man 1t would seem
that every time President Mckinley
treats the Kansas City platform and
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan as a free
silver menace he substantially ac-
knowledges the failure of his admins
tration to anchor the country to the
gold standard. There is a screw loose
somewhere in Mr.. McKinley's system
of reasoning.
McKinley's pledges, as well as those
Of the st. Louis platform, as to cur
rency reform long since passed into q
Joke and will be preserved as such.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
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Fifteen or 20 years ago nearly every
farmer owned a small flock Of sheep,
gays a correspondent CT The DFoger's
journal. But about that time foot rot
ana scab became so common that al
most every flock became 50 badly as
eased that the very great majority OF
them concluded it was unwise as wen
as Improbable to keep sheep Never
theless a few were wise enough TO hoid
on. These men were cautious and ney-
er allowed either disease TO invade
their flocks. know one who has kept
up his focks during all these years aud
considers that his sheep farming has
proved more profitable than any other
Industry engaged in, and he has been
successful in every line carried ON on
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
AN AUTUMN OUTING.
GETTYSBURG, LURAY, NATURAL BRIDGE,
RICHMOND, OLD POINT COMFORT
AND WASHINGTON.

GETTYSBURG, LURAY, NATURAL BRIDGE,
RICHMOND, OLD POINT COMFORT
AND WASHINGTON.
A nine-day personally -conducted tour Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the
Battlefield of Gettysburg, Lnray Caverns.
Natural Bridge, Richmond, Old Point Com
fort and Washington viii leave New York
and Philadelphia in special train Of Pull
man palace cars on Tuesday, October 8.
The party will be in charge of a tourist
agent and an experienced chaperon. A
whole day viii be spent on the Battlefield
of Gettysburg, carriage drive with lee
lures by an able guide being included in
the ticket Ample time VIII be allowed at
Luray and Natural Bridge 10 view the won
drous natural formations Sunday, 0cto-
Der / i viii be spent at Old Point Comfort
At Richmond and Washington opp0rtuni-
ties viii be presented to visit all the points
of interest under intelligent guidance
The round-tlip rate, including all neees-
sary expenses, is SOS from New York. SOS
from PHILADELPHIA and pIoportionate rates
from other points
For detailed itinerary apply u Ticket
Agents, to Tourist Agent, 1896 BF9ad way,
New York; 4 Court street. 81 PennsS xania
Annex, foot Fulton street, Brooklyn: s.
Broad street, Newark, n Of hdakess
Geo. W Boyd. Assistant General pssenxe
Agent Breed Street Station. RhilQll lpIlia.
sept 10
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
CLoUcEgrER CO. oRPHANg, couRr.

In the matter of the Estate Of
James Tomin. deceased. Foran ofaer g
order to sell land to pay debts. silo" cause
Samuel D. Lodge, Administrator Of the estate
of James Tomlin, deceased, late OF the township
of Mantla, in the county of Gloucester and State
of New Jersey, having exhibited to this Court
under oath just and true account OF the per
sonal estate and debts OF the said decedent
whereby it appears that the personal estate OF
the said James Tomlin- deceased, is insufficient
to pay the debts and requesting the aid Of the
Court in his premises:
1t is on this twenty-seventh day of July A. d.
1900, ordered that all persons interested in the
lands, teneInents, Embellishments and real estate
of the said JamesT omlin, deceased appear b +
fore the Orphans Court OF Gloucester County,
at Woodbury. on Friday, the twenty-eighth day
of September, A. ID. 1900, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon or as soon thereafter as the Court can
hear the same, TO show cause why so much of
the said lands tenements, hereditaments and
real estate of the said James Iomlin, deceased
should not be sold as viii be sufficient to pay his
debts or the residue thereof as the case may re
quire. -
By the Court Surrogate.
Dated July p, A. D. 1900. s-l6
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
White oIeomargarine.

Cosored oleomargarine has finally re-
ceiged what was coming to it in Penn
sylyania, says The National Stock
man. The highest court has affirmed
the eonstitutienality of the law. pros
ecutions for alleged sales have becomd
more numerous, and a vigorous cam.
paign against It is under way Dealers
and manufacturers announce that they
are sure OF sufficient demand for I'M
colored oleomargarine to Justify an
effort to popularize the product under
It's true colors To this dairy interests
have no objection; there can be none
But the progress Of uncolored oIeo-
margarine toward popularity win be
slow. It will not be strange II dealers
become discouraged and return to
the risky business Of handling the
coIored grades.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
GETTYSBURG. LURAY. WASHINGTON
PERSON ALLY-coNDUcTED TOUR VIA PENN
sYLvANIA R. r.

sYLvANIA r. Il.
Over the battlefield of Gettysburg,
through the picturesque Blue Mountains,
via Hagerstown and Antietam, and down the
beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley to
the unique Caverns of Luray; thence across
the rolling hills of Northern Virginia to
Washington, is the route of this tour "a
section Of the country intensely interesting
from both a historic and scenic standpoint.
The tour will leave New York 7.55 a. m :,
and Philadelphia 1920 p m, Saturday,
September 10, in charge Of one Of the com
pany's tourist agents, and will cover a
period Of FIVE days An experienced
chaperon, whose especial charge viii be
unescorted ladies, will accompany the trip
throughout Round-trip tickets, covering
transportation, carriage drives, and hotel
accommodations, will be sold at the Ell
tesaely Ioap rate Of $25 from New York,
$24 from Trenton, $22 from Philadelphia,
and proportionate rates from other points.
For itineraries aud full Information apply
to ticket agents, Tourist Agent, 1896 Broad
way, New York; 7S9 Broad Street, Newark
New Jersey, or address George w Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia
81 Boost.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

The China aster is not an aster but
belongs to very different genus. It
is Callistephus chinensis. 1t is being
improved or, one might say, distorted
into all sorts of queer forms by Ger
man florists, as the clirysanthemum
has been by the Japanese. Quilted
petal kinds are now among the rest.
the flowers looking very much like a
similar freak among the chrysanthe-
NUNS, remarks Meellan.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
A ROOSEVELT STUDY.
What the Republicans Wee Presiden-
tinI Candidate Represents.

tin1 Candidate Represents.
1t was neither by accident nor by
feat Of political wire pulling that Theo-
dore Roosevelt was nominated for the
vice presidency.
He is the best man in the country for
the place, because he represents better
than any other man the new spirit Of
conquest and Imperialism which has
sprung up during the last two years.
Roosevelt represents the latent saw
agery which our skin deep civilization
has as yet only veneered, but not aboI-
lshed. He is u mixture of Don Quixote,
General Booth and John t. Sullivan
His twin brother in Europe is EN-
peror William Of Germany Both men
are the natural products of an age
which is dominated by the press and
the theater, not TO speak of the kodak.
Publicity is the very atmosphere in
Which they live and move and have
their being.
Neither man has the faintest concep-
ton Of the meaning of the line, do
good by stealth and blush to find it
fame" The spirit of Caroline Her
schel, the astronomer, who Indifferent
~ allowed her brother to receive the
credit and glory Of many Of her dis
coveries. is utterly incomprehensible
to men like Theodore Roosevelt and
William Hohenzoliern.
Such men are harmless when born
in what Is called a humble social posi-
ton. They become drum majors, Wal
dorf-Astoria walters and winners of
cake walk contests.
But when they are born the heirs Of
great power, either In rank or wealth,
they are the most dangerous Of social
tncendiaries. They are put together
without the slightest element of altru-
ism. They would fiddle grandly while
Berlin or New York was burning, If
only an audience or q reporter or O
photographer were near by.
They have not the unconscious busl-
nesslike courage that every fireman or
structural iron worker or bridge build
er possesses; yet they have continual
itch to climb into situations which ap-
pear hazardous to the onlookers. They
have no ~cautioning sense Of response
bility. They would hurl one nation
against another as gayly as small
boy sets OFF a cannon cracker.
Poor Germany cannot help herself.
She is ruled by the eldest sons of one
particular family, and she must take
the sons as they come. whether able
or foolish.
But If this country deliberately picks
out a man of Rooseyelt's type for the
second highest office In the nation,
with a possibility of his succeeding to
the highest office, it will be an act of
folly SO inexcusable and fragrant that
we viii not deserve to have a single
mourner at the funeral Herbert N.
Casson In August Socialist Review
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

The habit of buying Islands seems to
grow on President Mckinley. He is
about to purchase two more from
Spain without waiting for the aid or
consent of the United States congress,
and his object In purchasing them is
to prevent any other nation from get
ting them. The price agreed upon Is
said to be 100000. which is about S15
a head for the inhabitants. We bought
our Tagalo subjects for only 81 a head.
"Niggers is .rizr' Columbia Is. CO
State
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
5a@!!g|zg|ss
EdoJfWN
THE PEACH CROP.
now II Is Graded and Packed by

How IL Ia Graded and Packed by "a
Successful Michigan Grower.
A wagon filed with the round peck
picking baskets, each basket full Of
peaches just as they came from the
tree. drove up to the barn door. The
pickers use strap that hooks on to
the baskets and then goes over the
shoulders, leaving both hands free to
work with When a basket is filed 1t
is taken to the wagon and exchanged
for an empty one, unlocking and re-
hooking being an easy matter Thus
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
chrysantlemums For the House,

In August or September chrysan-
themum plants IN the garden which
have been kept from blooming by
pinching or cutting ont buds, can be
potted and placed in the house With
liberal supply of water they should
make good root growth. after which
IqEsd manure once a week is consider
ed good for them.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04
wAsnISerox. D. q

GeResec Pure FOOD Co., L. Roy, N. 4:
Gentlemen.--0ur family realize so much from
the use of GRAND that l feel / must say a
word to induce others TO use it. If people are
interested in their health and the welfare OF
their children they will use no other beverage.
| have used them ALL but GRAIN-o / have
found superior to any for the reason that it IS
solid grain. Yours for health,
3 @. F. MYERS,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-04

To those who may not want to take
the trouble to make the mixtures In
use for the horn fly Professor P. J. Par
rot recommends fish oil, which can be
purchased at any drug store. 1t also
has to be applied with a brush and at
the rate of one-eighth to one-haIf
pint for each application.