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FARM and GARDEN.
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Selecting Good Cows.

It is hard work for the most ex-
~perienced to select a good COW merely
BY her appearance, though one may
think he knows all the marks that in
dictate a large milk product ion or a
good butter COW. She may have them
ell, and yet by improper treatment
when young she may have been 10
spoiled as to fall far short of what she
should have been. She may have been
fed 80 that she acquired the habit of
turning her food into flesh or tallow
instead OF milk or butter fat, before
she ever came to milking, and if so, it
is doubtful if hereditary influence can
counteract the efforts of evil training.
any more than it always does with the
human race. We nearly all knew of
instances where surroundings have
been unfavorable, and have made
those go wrong who were naturally
good; and while there are cases of re-
form, it takes much time and trouble
to effect a cure which is doubtful at
the best. The surest way for the
dairyman to get a good herd is to raise
them himself; to breed for milk, to
feed for milk, and to use every meth
cd that he knows of to develop the
milk-producing power. When this has
been done after the COW is in milk we
believe it is possible to SO feed as to
bring up the percentage of butter fat,
not perhaps beyond her natural p
bility, but up to that, which is a point
that very few COWS ever reach. We
do not think a good Jersey has reached
her full percentage of butter fat until
she makes q pound of butter from five
quarts of milk six months after she
drops her calf, and as this may seem
to be an extravagant statement to
many people, We will say that we know
OF a case more than thirty years ago
IN which q man won a wager of $50 by
four quarts of his cows milk making
over one pound of butter, the milk be-
ing cared for aud cream churned by a
perfectly di~sinterested party.-Ameri-
can Cultivator.
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STRIKES IN BUILDING TRADES.
A General Movement Throughout thu
Country For Less Hours.

A General Movement Throughout the
Country For Less Hours.
NEW YORK CrrY (speciaD.-Nearly nine
teen thousand man went on strike In vari.
Gus parts Of the country. Most OF the
strikers demanded an eight. hour day with.
but q decrease In gay. Some even de.
manded the shorter day with Increased
pay. Others asked for more wages only.
The building trades we're most affected.
Carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers and
woodworkers were demanding the short
work day with either the anne or larger
pay.
However, railroad section men, trainmen,
tinsmiths, gianite cutters and pollshers and
other trades Joined the May day move
ment.
In Philadelphia a concerted movement
was being made by all the building trades.
The carpenters throughout the country
were demanding eight hours work and q
higher wage scale. In many instances the
employers granted the demands.
The police OF Cleveland, o., were called
upon to quell a riot In the Big Four yards.
Twenty non-union iron-workers, repairing
a bridge, were attacked by sixty members
OF the Structural Ironworkers' Union.
Clubs, stones and pieces of iron were used
by the eombatants, and several OF the par
Elephants received bad cuts and bruises.
The police arrested the leaders.
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The extension of the absolute

The extension of the absolute des-
potism of the "dress suit" in an age
of overwhelming liberty is one of the
marvellous contradictions of human ma
ture, exclaims the New York World.
Taken in connection with the stiff
white shirt front, the high collar, the
precise tie, the enamelled shoes, the
crush hat and the topcoat. it consti-
tutes a restraint on human freedom
which in many cases amounts to ago.
nizing torture, and, like other tyrants,
it pushes or its path of conquest,
crushing out all opposition and disre-
garding the groans and protests of its
victims.
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A Big Hotels Econo,uy.

"You would be surprised" saidthe
steward of a leading New York hotel
recently, a house that has risen to
great fame on both sides of the water,
shat in this house we are as careful
to 9 that the potato parings are thin
and that the least possible waste pre-
walls in the kitchen as if we conducted
a private household" This steward
is said to receive the second largest
salary of any man holding a similar
position in the city. The moral to
be learned from this is that in even
the most fashionable establishments
the small and seemingly insignificant
items are worthy Of consideration
The Hotel World.
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Draining and Drain Tile.

The farmer that begins for the first
time to use drain tile is confronted
by a number of questions on drainage
that act as obstacles to his progress
in this matter. From being too little
interested he is likely to become too
much interested. The uninterested
nan says, "Leave the land without
drainage" the enthusiast says,
"Drain all of the land" Between
the two extremes lies the truth. Drain
only the land that needs draining.
Some land can be positively injured
by increasing the facility for the pass
ing off of water. Some soils are OF
such a nature or such an elevation
that the soil water is SO far down that
the land hardly cur what it needs
for the plants growing on it. Any
lowering of the soil water in such a
case is a positive detriment. We have
heard of the productive capacity of
fields being greatly reduced from this
cause, though it must be admitted
that such cases are rare. Trees are
frequently killed by the lowering of
the soil water below the depth to
which the trees have accommodated
themselves.
We lands should be drained, and
it should be done with tile of sufficient
capacity to permit the drainage to
take place rapidly. The small bore
tile of years past has been largely dis
carded and all opinions seem to be in
favor of q larger tile. As to the depth
of laying tile, we must base u con-
illusions on the kind of tile to be used,
we'll as the depth to which frost
will go. Unglazed tile is generally
preferable below the frost line, as it
costs less than glazed tile. But if it
is necessary to have the drain SO
shallow thatfit will be caught every
year by the frost, glazed tile will
prove more likely to endure. Water
does not get into it and, freezing.
cause the scaling off the tile. Where
unglazed tile is laid too near the snr-
face Of the soil it is not infrequently
pulverixed by the frosts. As . gem
eral rule, tits better to use the cheaper
tile and put it down so deep that it
will b safe from frosts. Field
and Eiroside.
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Auto Succeeds canal Mnl.

TIL Arst OF the electric motors to be
dsed on the Delaware and Raritan Canal
.or the propulsion OF boats. arrived at
Trenton and was put In operation imme-
lately. The motor is In the form OF an
automobile and travels along the towpath
,ropelling the boat with a tow-line. Tho
Delaware and Raritan Is the first canal in
he world to be equipped with the elec-
richly for the propelling OF boats. and #
8 believed that this new method Will ma
erially reduce the cost Of transportation.
These motors travel at the rate of Ave
niles an hour, with from three to Ave
boats In tow.
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Mrs. Darlington Booth. in speakin,

Mrs. B~allington Booth, in speaking
of her prison work, says: "One of
the things that I have set myself to
fight is the word sex-convict.' That
is a cruel, unjust, un-American word.
When a man is suffering the penalty
of his crimes he is convict. but when
he has made his r~eparation to society
how cruel it is to call him an ex-con-
vict. The moment he has served his
sentence he is q free man, and no one
has the right to attach that stigma to
him"
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-Four Years zoo. when the Connectj

Four years ago, when the Connect
cut Agricultural Experiment Station
first began to make tests of food prod
ucts. eighty-nine per cent. Of the
coffee examined was found to be
adulterated. Last year, owing pre-
sumably to the exposures then made,
the proportion of impure coffee was
but nineteen per cent. OF the soda
water syrups analysed last year fifty
six out of ninety-two samples were
~adulterated.
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MANY DHADIN utah Mine
Blasting Powder Explodes, Causing
Great Loss Of Lie and Property.
SCORES OF BODIES RECOVERED.
rhe Disaster at schofeld. Utah-Pa-
thetio Scenes at the Mouth Of the
Mine rs the Dead We're Taken Out
Dimcult Task of the Rescuers-The
Wounded Taken to Salt Lake City.

Wounded Taken to Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah (SpeciaD.--A ter
rife explosion occurred IN the winter
quarters Of the Pleasant Valley Com
pany's coal mins at Schoield. on the Rio
arande W estern Railway, near Cotton,
Utah. by which over two hundred people
were killed and many injured. Scores OF
bodies have been taken from the debris.
The explosion is attributed to the blowing
dp OF q number Of kegs of blasting powder.
The disaster appears to have been one of
those accidents that are occasional 20 the
most carefully regulated mines, and in
spite of the best endeavors OF the most
competent supc~fintendents. The State
Mine Inspector Is without the data to
place the blame.
The scene before the mouths OF the tun-
aels ia pitiful, as usual In mining disas-
:erS, the weeping women inc children
waiting to see each man brought out Of the
mine on a stretcher. A special train CON-
veyed the seriously wounded from Scho-
field to Salt Lake City.
Workers on the outside at 1915 O'Clock
a. m. saw the entire top OF the mountain
over the tunnel lifted and heard a loud re-
port. Great masses Of stone and tall trees
were hurled hundreds Of feet In air and
fell in every direction. ONE OF them half
a mile from the mines. For many min
utes debris fell, and then came complete
stiffness.
While 1t was known that an awful catas-
frophe had occurred, the scope OF the dis
aster WAS not at arst appreciated. ALL the
damage seemed to have been done In tun-
nel No.. 4, but q hasty investigation showed
hat No. ], which adjoins n connects with
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advertisements
PRINTING
THE GIRL WHO'S BEEN ABROAD.

She spent six months In Europe.
About ten years ago,
And now finds Minktown Centre
Decidedly too slow;
She never has stopped talking
OF lands cross the sea,
And how she did the town once
OF beautiful "Paree."
When she Is at a party,
To make her feel ut home.
The hostess says: "Now tell us
About your stay in Rome!"l
And one day in our dry goods store
She asked old Hiram Hanks
III he would kindly give her I
The price Of things in "frankA"
I'd like to buy her ticket
And send her far away
On that ship she calls the "GrocerN<
III was sure she'd stay; \
And l know the folks around her
Would gladly help her pack
That girl who's been to Europe
And can't seem to get back.
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NEWS OF THE STATE.


a movement has been started by State
vide more libraries throughout the State
n to interest the educational authorized
In establishing closer relationship between
the public schools and libraries. Mr. RAJ.
ter has enlisted In his work the assistance
OF all the county superintendents thronrh-
out the State, and each one has bean an.
pea!ed to directly to work earnestly in be-
nall Of the movement. The movement has
Deen accepted with great enthusiasm by
will undoubtedly result in a great manv
new libraries. The State gives aid In the
formation Of those libraries and an ammo.
priation will probably be requested. The
travelling libraries have proven OF ines
Unable benefit SO far. but they do not 90
Tar enough. Many towns are without any
kind of library. 49,
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Arnold White. the author. in tn

Arnold White, the author. in the
Academy, of London, asks the assist
ance Of s'poets, men of Imagination
and masters of language in devising
a term to replace s'colonists" as q
description of Canadians, Australians
and South Africans. Mr.. White
points out that sscolonists" is not
good enough, and is resented. "Brit-
isher," Mr.. White thinks, might do.
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Tralnps Terrorise : Town,

Fifteen tramps entered Hackettstown a
.ew days ago and terrorlzed the town. en-
:erfng many houses and demanding food.
,lothing and money. Several women who
we're alone fed to their ~neighbors, leaving
he "hobos" In possession of the pantry.
Charles ~Rittenhouse attempted to put a
ramp of his premises, but the tramp
moved fight and Rittenhouse had to call
or assistance. Chief OF Police Wise and
,ome citizens, after q lively russell, arrested
III OF the tramps and they were sent to jail
or thirty DAYS.
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American locomotives have beer
subjected to severe trials in Bavaria
and the Prussian Minister of Railways
officially reports that s'notwithstand
ing their faultless construction they
cost considerably less than locomo
tives of similar style of Prussiar
moko
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Mrs. Rosie L. Rusk, forty five years Of
charged with having conspired to canse
the murder Of Prosecutor j. s. Voorhees,
OF Middlesex County. It is alleged Thai
the woman promised two men whom she
supposed to be tramps. according to the
allegation, SO II they would XIII the
Prosecutor. One OF the men alleges further
that she gave him a dark suit Of clothing
because the light-colored suit he wore
would be too easily recognized. Mrs. Rusk
keeps q saloon at Somerset and Nelson
streets. Prosecutor Voorhees, not long ago
caused the Indictment Of the woman upon
the charge OF maintaining a disorderly
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Bocr- BritisIA War Notes.

The Beers in Natal have already com.
menced a guerilla warfare.
Boer women disguised as men have been
found among the prisoners captured by the
British.
A Portuguese transport, with 500 troops.
from Lisbon. has arrived at Lorenzo
Marques.
The Irish Brigade was paraded before
President Kruger, at Pretorfa. and he made
q speech to the men.
Emperor William, OF Germany, has Z star
0flcer to report on the features Of the Boei
every other day.
An 01lclal of the Brllieh exchequer esti
mnte1 that the Boer Wuf Ii COSTING Eng.
land e3o0 Z ntnuto. njRh1aand dMv,
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One Point Of view.

The other day a h~orseless carriage,
worked by steam, was putting its uoisy
way down Queens Gate, watched by
two sslidies" s'of no Importance As
il passed the pair one contemptuously
tossed her head and remarked: well,
when / roides I likes to roide--I don't
want to squirm on no bloons:s' tea-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gazetts.
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One of the recent duels in Paris, in
which swords were the weapons. lasted
for an hour and a half. The principals
in that affair were surely masters OF
the delicate art of keeping away from
each other.
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Seeking Gold In the State.

The persons who last fall discovered gold
n Hunterdon County have formed a COM
oany to conduct active operations on sew
sral farms. The men interested are Eu.
gene CoWell, OF Remington; John Dean,
II Newark, and Harvey Davis, OF Glen
Gardner. Assays made up to the present
line are said to show from IS to $50 o ton.
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Peaches Are in Fine sbapc.

Careful inquiry among the peach grow
rs OF Hunterdon County shows that the
Jan Jose scale, which the growers were
~lreading, hail as yet done little II any dam
tge. The growers report that the trees are
n a healthy condition and that an enor-
nous crop may be expected. The growers
IRE Watching their trees carefully and will
Jake prompt action should the scale ap.
pear. The truckmen say that the pros
poets for this years crop OF blackberries,
:aspberries and other small fruits have
never been equaled.
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GOVERNOR ALLEN MAucuRATED.
First American Civil Governor OF Porto
Rico Takes the Oath of Once.

FIRST American Civil Governor Of Porto
!. Rico Takes the Oath Of Office.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico (By Cable).-The
inauguration Of Charles Herbert Allen,
former Assistant Secretary OF the Navy, as
first American Civil Governor OF Porto
Rico, was most impressive and was attend.
ed with many pleasing incidents. The en-.
thusiasm OF the people was greater than
expected.
Governor Allen took the oath OF office at
1890 a. M, under a nag canopy at the Ex-
acutive Mansion.
The speech OF General Davis, the retir-
ing Governor-General, was full Of feeling
and expressed only the best wishes for the
continued good conduct Of the island.
Governor Aliens reply was equally felici.
tous, although remarkably temperate. He
addressed the attending crowds as EEL
low citizens OF Porto Rico" This happy
Introduction won instant approval.
At the conclusion of Governor Aliens
speech Fort San Crlstobal Numbered forth
q salute Of seventeen runs.
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Damage by Forest Fires.

The forest fires that were raging In At
antic County burned nine houses. No
ives were lost, and all the stock and other
Movable belongings OF the small farmers,
those places were destroyed, were saved.
Who obtained small clearings and enlarged
;hem by degrees. The loss from the fires
3 estimated at about &10O, 900.
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EcuMENIcAL CONFERENCE ENDS.
Former President Harrison's Farewell
Address Advocated Christian Unity.

Former President Harris0nss Farewell
Address Advocated Christian Unity.
New YORK CRY (Special).-Just such a
,rowd as attended the opening exercises
Of the E~cumencial Conference came to take
part in the closing ceremonies. Former
President Benjamin Harrison presided over
the main meeting In Carnegie Hall and
made a farewell address In which he
strongly advocated Christian unity.
Conference figures and estimates by the
management show boards and societies
represented, 115; countries represented.
48; delegates, 1900; missionaries. 600; num-.
Der Of meetings. rs; estimated attendance.
t63. 900; attendance at missionary exhibit.
30, 900.
The conference cost a., 600, which GOV.
cred rent OF hall, printing and hotel bills
Of such delegates as were not privately
entertained. This money was obtained BY
Individual donations, nearly all in small
sums.
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Farmer Blows on His Head.

William 81. Stile, a ~well-known farmer
living on the Davidson farm, near Mag
oolia, blew hts head of with a shotgun at
bis home. He had been suffering from a
slight mental arrangement for some time,
and. after conversing quietly with his wife,
The front porch with the gun and shot him
solf.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

In Connecticut it is against the law
to catch more than thirty trout in any
one day. The fish liar in the Nutmeg
State has to delve back into the musty
memories of the past.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04
Trolley Lima OnanAd.

The Elizabeth and Westfeld Street Rail-
way Company's through line from Plain
ield to Elizabeth has been formally
opened. The fare between the two places
will be twenty cents, or thirty-1ye cents
!Or the round trip.
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Board 81 Agriculture ID me.t,n~.

Board OF Agriculture Holds Meeting.
Tit largest meeting ever held by the
Jounty Board OF Agriculture was that of a
ew days ago in the borough hall at
Noodstown. All parts of the county were
represented, and many from Gloucester
Jounty came to listen to the talks. The
principal topic discussed was that Of grow
ng tomatoes, a question that nag kfveIf
he average farmer much concern this sea-
i'm
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Fire sweeps Laurel Forge. Pom.

The little town Of Laurel Forge, Cumber.
land County, Penn, was aim ost wiped out
OF existence by fire. Fourteen dwellings,
two barns and two large icehouses we're
destroyed. Forest Ares In the vicinity
caused the confiaXration. The loss Is esti.
mated at $50, 600, partially insured.
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American inventive genius has beer
at the top for nearly a century, and BY
going to the bottom in the submarine
boat Holland it has extended its
supremacy.
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a Pubic Librarv For Fli.abatb.

Congressman Charles N. Fowler has pur-
:hased a tract of land at North Broad
street and Westminster avenue. which he
las decided to Elizabeth as q site for a pub
ic library. It Is In q 1ne section of the
,ity. The purchase price was $40 800.
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a surfeis Of shad,

Shad are now running in such large num-
oers In the Delaware that many gill net
fishermen find their occupation unproit-
able and will abandon 1t for the season.
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Getting the Water Into the Raw

Some pumps need only a little eleva-
ton to make it possible to run the
water by q spout right into the barn,
where the cattle can drink without
being exposed to cold or storms. The
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04
NATIONAL WATCHMAN.
WASHINGTON, d. {.
What william J. Bryan Says.

what WiIItam j. Bryan Says.
APRIL 8, 1899.
EDITOR NATIONAL WArcHMAN:
l congratulate you upon the splendid work the
National Watchman is doing. 1t il an honest,
earnest. able, and fearless exponent Of Jeffer-
sonian democracy and deserves a cordial sup
port. I hope that your circulation will increase
until you hsve readers in every precinct in the
United States The people should supper thu
>apers that fight the hattie Of the people.
yours truly. ". ]. BRYAN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04
Magic Accept. the Chancenor.hip.

Chief Justice William j. Magic, OF the
Supreme Court Of the State, announced
that he had decided to accept the APP
pointment OF Chancellor offered to him by
Governor Voorhees,.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-04

Religious growth and progress show
themselves in gentler manners, higher
ideals. and more sympathy for those
who are on the other side.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-06
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS.
CHINA.

An imperial edict authorizes the rekin
ministers to communicates with their gov
ernments without restrictions, It also d.
reefs that the ministers be sent to Tien
Tsin with an escort
No direct news has been received from
the Pelsin ministers, but IL Is believed that
thew are still safe.
It is rumored that tho allies advance
guard has been repulsed.
The governor CT Moukden has urged the
people of Manchura to massacre Chris
tlans.
The Belgian consul at Pekin telegraphed
that the Chinese are tortifying their posi-
ton outside of the British iagation: mem
bers of the Belgian iegat on were all
we'll
The Pekin expedition l7ft Ten Tsin
Thursday: the force includes 10000 Japan
ese 10000 Russians, 1000 Brit sh and 1000
other troops.
Fe1ce was wanted by the Chinese at
Pelin when the Tien Tsln arsenels were
captured. Yune Lee was selected to pre-
mare the escort for the ministers.
Russians at Tlen Ts.n refused to allow
Americans to put up telephone wires
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-06
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

RoME.-The presidents OF the senate and
tho chamber OF deputies VIII accompany the
body OF King Humbert from Monza.
BERLIN,Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. who
arrived in Berlin Saturday with his family
tIem ST. Petersburg. preached in the Ameri-
can church sunday.
. LEBANON. Tenn--Lon Mcfarland legis-
latlye candidate from Wilson county. was
hred upon by an unknown nssailant One
saot struck lust over McFarllndp heart. but
was stopped by his watch. which II crushed
. lRWlNsVILLE. Cattle entire family OF
Lewis Conner. a farmer. narrowly escaped
oelng poisoned Two children OF the family
are dad and Mrs. Conner and a third child
new tin vessel
San FRANClSCo.-Rev r. II. Bent OF
fniiadelphia a Presbyterian missionary who
vas forced to fee for his LIE from Ching
Grow. In the province OF shang Tuns. China
fas arrived here with his wife and two
children on their ways East