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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
RussELL's coneRsssloAAL goOk

Especial to 'tThe Jersey City News.)
vINELArSD, Aug. 80. 1sao-7he Demo-
Gratis of Cumberland oeuuty are booming
Arthur Russell ef Vineland, for the Con-
gressional nomination in the First dis
trict
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 1soo.-For thirtvs
Fair. tonight and Friday siight variable
winds.
Harsnesth Thermomesrioal ReporA
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

eye to where greenhouse and immacu-
late dairy and carriage sheds stand
The hothouse is stocked with the rarest
of plants, and is one of the points OF
interest which always attracts visitors
The stable wherein is kept the famous
chariot in which Washington rode is
another attraction for the excursion
lists, and although the coach is fast
dropping into a state Of dilapidation.
and is so shaky that no one is allowed
to touch it, it remains point of great
interest nevertheless. Down near the
steamboat landing, where the crowds of
sightseers are landed from the river
steamers, is the tomb wherein are In
tered the remains of Washington and
his wife, the caskets encased in mar
BILE sarcophagi, and kept from the pub
lie by means of iron bars over the
doorway of the otherwise open tomb.
The interior of the mansion is filled
with relics of the great man who lived
there. and from papers in his own
handwriting to the bed on which he
died, mementoes of Washington are
everywhere.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

built by the united efforts of the peo-
pie of Boonsboro, Md, on the top Of
South Mountain, lofty cliff command
ing a wide view of the surrounding
country. On July 4, 1927, almost all
the adult population of the village.
headed by a band, marched up the
steep path to the top of the mountain
and there went to work. There were
stonemasons and builders among
them, and every man did his best to
help. The foundation had been laid
previously, but on that one day the
entire superstructure of the monu-
ment was built. It is fifty-four feet
in circumference at the base and fif-
teen feet high, composed of wall
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Value O, Iesumlnou. Plants.

The Tennessee Experiment Station
has been studying the leguminous
plants, clover, beans, peas, alfalfa,
sofa beans, locust, vetches, wild pea
vines, etc., and the best methods of US
ing them for improving the soil and
feeding stock.
The microbes occur in most fertile
soils and multiply when their own
plant is present. The special microbe
may be introduced by distributing soil
in which this plant has grown success
fully. For example, if clover does not
grow we'll on a suitable soil, take the
fine earth, one to three inches from
the surface of a field where it has
grown we'll, distribute and work into
the soil. Freezing, drouth, and kainite
kill these microbes. Cultivating one
leguminous plant upon the soil seems
to run out the microbes Of the others.
For example, when cow-peas have been
long cultivated in field it may be
necessary to introduce the clover mi
crobe. "Clover-sick" probably results
from the increase of humic acids which
kill the clover microbes. Lime cor
rects this.
In nature the balance of nitrogen
in the soil is kept up by wild legumin-
GUS plants, like locusts, wild pease.
vetches, beggar-lice, etc. In farm prac-
tice, when we grow non-leguminous
plants, we must keep up the balance of
nitrogen by using legumes in our ro-
tation. The best legumes for us to use
are cow-peas, clover. alfalfa, sofa
beans, beans. and pease.
Cow-pease are best sown In the
spring, though if the season is favor
able they may be sown as late as July
/. Two bushels per acre may be plow-
ed or narrowed in; If the land is thin.
use 200 pounds acid phosphate. and rs
to so pounds per acre of muriate of
potash. The vines in October contain
one and one-half to two and one-half
per cent nitrogen; if left on the ground
till January only seventy-dve hun
dredths per cent. If we leave them to
rot on the soil we lose, thus, one-half
to two-thirds of the nitrogen; If we
plow under we still lose great deal.
Better make them into hay for silage.
II not fed, the best plan is to plow
under in early fall and plant grain
crop, wheat or oats, which will alb
sorb that part which would be lost.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
WHERE WASHINGTON LIVED.

A wealth of historic recollection how
.ers about the world-famous Mount
Vernon, where Washington, the first
president of the American republic,
lived and died. The magnificent old
estate on the banks of the Potomac
river, but short distance from the
capital city, annually attracts thou
sands of visitors from all over the
-earth-visitors whose chief aim when
coming to Washington for the first
time is to look upon the spot where
the Father of His Country spent his
life. No one could conceive more
G1harming spot for the location of a
mansion at once so grand and SO his
'toric. High above the southern bank
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS
Come Up.to-Date Hints About Cul.
tivation OF the Soil and Yields
Theroof-Horticu vlticulturs and
Horticulture.
In-Breeling.

In-Breedlng.
CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report)
At the last annual meeting of the
American Galloway Breeders associa-
read paper on in-breeding in which
he showed the evil effects Of close in
breeding as demonstrated by expert
ments made by Darwin and others
in the animal and vegetable kingdoms,
and enforced his argument by long
list of great winners in the great cat
tie show rings in whose pedigrees no
ancestor appeared twice, such as Bas-
sanio, Clark's old bull, Pauline, win
ner at Omaha, Preside King, Duke
Walter, etc. He said in closing his
paper:
while under certain circumstances
it may be good thing to inbred.
and would always in-breed in prefer
ence to using an inferior animal, still
/ take it as good omen Of the fu-
ture of the Galloways that our WIN
ners are not all descended from one
sire like the favorites in the Short
horns. While some Of our breeders
have resorted to in-breeding. they
have not been sufficiently successful
to encourage them to enter the lists
against those diversely bred. While l
would not advise departing from the
Galloway type, still, let us be sure
our ideal of the type is correct and
keep nothing our judgment tells us
is bad even though told it is a race
characteristic. Never hesitate to make
a change when improvement is called
for. The best is none too good. Only
the most careful selection will secure
the best"
Some discussion followed the paper.
Mr.. ]. M. Lowe said: Il do not be-
lieve a little bit in practicing IN
breeding. In the hands of such a
genius as Bates was thought to be it
might be practiced to limited ex-
tent, but the majority Of us ought
never to seek it in my judgment. l
think it has resulted In deterioration
in other breeds of cattle and the same
result must be produced in all breeds.
Mr.. E. W. Thral said: LAS the
Galloways have been for untold gen.
erations in their native land, in-breed-
ing would necessarily occur to great
extent there, and have no doubt that
the Galloway in his native country
has been greatly hurt by that process;
but, as Mr.. Swigart intimates in one
portion of his paper, change from
one land to another, the different en-
vironment by which those herds were
surrounded would give different char
acteristics to those cattle. Now when
we have the cattle on this side of the
ocean and have breeders who are
breeding these cattle in the north and
south, the east and the west, we can
take advantage of all those different
environments, and surely from this
time on there will be no excuse for
what Mr.. Swigart regards as one OF
the most dangerous experiments for
Galloway breeders to make"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

i xkxX0AA6ASSC vi "110A4AAN1~
TON.
Of the river Potomac the estate is To-
Gated. It rests on the highest part of
the hilly territory which characterizes
the vicinity, and the mansion with its
barns and surrounding bulldogs is
half hidden from the gaze of river pill
grims by stately trees which lave
stood there scores upon scores OF
years. Closely trimmed lawns and
carefully pruned shrubbery give an
added touch of beauty to the environ
ments of the old-time mansion and the
snug-clipped hedges which surround
the court at the rear of the house re-
mind one strongly of the days gone BY
Mount Vernon is an imposing relic
Of the century past; a reminder of the
days when colonial architecture was at
its height. Eight tall pillars guard the
broad piazza at the front of the house,
and q picturesque balustrade of lattice
work ornaments the edge of the piazza
rood. From the front veranda one may
catch glimpse of the silent river as 1t
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
The Air Tuber.


This is the name given to Dioscorea
bulbifera. now raised in New Orleans
and about there. The plant is a close
relative of what is known as the Gin
namon Vine, which is Dioscorea ba-
tatas. and which is cultivated as
climbing vine with sweet smelling
flowers and which at one time was
thought would prove a substitute for
the potato. A Mr.. Normand In the
Rural New Yorker, says this about d
bulbifera:
"After testing it for two years on
nv experiment grounds, I find it equal
to the Irish potato, with the required
seasoning. The plants produce much
more than those of the Irish potato
on the same space Of land. 1t natures
it's tubers during the summer. and con-
tinues until frost. The tubers are
formed in the axis of each leaf, and
to see a vine in full bearing is a sight
to behold. Some of them are quite
large. An analysis of the tuber made
by the assistant chemist of our state
experiment station, shows that it con-
tains protein, 1872 per cent; fat, SIS;
carbohydrates, 20.70. In carbohydrates
it compares favorably with beans.
sweet potatoes, peanuts and Irish po.
tatoes.
"The tubers are a curiosity on ac-
count of their various forms. They
look like petrified rocks Of gray sill
very color, of the most intricate carved
stone work. They suggest the missing
link between the vegetable and animal
KINGDOM"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

made up of large stones, the interior
being filled with the same material. In
the center a stairway led up to the
top of the pile. Twelve feet from the
base, on the side fronting Boonsboro,
a white marble tablet was inserted
bearing a fitting inscription. Many
soldiers who fought in the revolution
ary war took part in the erection of
the monument, and the grafton was
delivered by clergyman who had
served as chaplain in the continental
armies.
In 1872 nothing was left of the orig
inal monument but the foundation and
a few crumbling fragments. At that
time a movement was started to re-
store the monument and in 1888 it
was rededicated, having been raised
to a height of fifty feet and surround
ed b. an iron framework and balcony.
The site of the monument is SO ex-
posed, however, that even the restored
structure has fallen prey to the ele-
ments, so that now it is again in a
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Tho Birthday Lesson.

Tho Birthday Lesson.
Today's holiday, you know,
And so we children, just for fun,
Said we would dress like old-time
folks,
And I'd be Martha Washington.
We searched through all the garret's
chests
And found, among forgotten boards,
The stiffest silks, and old brocades;
And ruffled caps and tarnished
swords.
And when at last we all were dressed,
We went to my great-grandma's
room.
She smiled and colored with delight,
Until her cheeks were all in bloom.
But somehow, her blue eyes grew
grave,
AS each girl told her chosen name,
And finally she gently said,
1T is very pretty game.
1eI tdhc CdIS, CAA1OlCA, SAoG JOu
wear,
Not only clothes of ancient days.
But manners of those gracious danes
Who won all by their gentle ways.
THE prow beneath your powdered
hair
Is very faiR, my great-grandchild
So keep you; thoughts; and let your
eyes
Reflect halrt both true and mild.
This hand which holds painted fan
Must work, that tired hands may rest;
Since Martha Washington, we know,
Could spin and weave at wants
request.
THE feet where buckled slippers
shine
May some day tread thorny road.
Hold fast the pictures of brave lives,
And never falter with the load"
Then dear great-grandma blessed us
all,
And down the hall our steps we
turned.
It is a holiday, it's true,
But every girl her lesson learned.
Mary Livingston Burdick.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

New Zealand Spinage.-At meet
ing of the Society for the Promotion
of Agriculture at Columbus, Ohio,
August 1919, Prof. H. c. Irish read a
paper on New Zealand spinage (some-
times called the ice-plant) as garden
crop. This plant is more mucilaginous
than the common spinach, but is very
prolific. so that half dozen plants
grown on an area of few feet will
keep family in green's for the season.
1t is but little known in America, but
as it will thrive in very hot weather,
when ordinary spinach will not, it
seems desirable crop. Prof. Lazenby
said that his family like it so we'll they
consume all that is raised at the sta
ton.
Dietetic Value of Fruits.-The di-
etetic value of fruits is not SO much
in the amount of actual nutriment
which they contain, for being largely
made up of water their food value is
not great in proportion to the bulk.
But they contain acids which have a
beneficial effect on the system, and
often stimulate an appetite for other
foodS.-EX.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Preparations for Strawberry Bed.

PFeparot1Ons 1or q strH"uerFy bou'
Every small fruit grower should plan
his work in advance two or three
years, and be his own nurseryman and
propagate his plants SO as to get the
very best results. Strawberry plants
should be grown in special plat from
carefully selected plants. which show
n tenaensy 70 form strong fruit buds
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
c,,.,b,rrv cu,t,,ssiJn in 'c.n.d3,

crsaberry Cultiv Sti6n in Csnada..
l At large meeting of fruit growers
! Of New Brunswick and Rrince Edward
island, which recently tbek place in
Ckarlottetown, at which some import
ant questions in reference to the grow
ing Of eranberrics were considered, one
Of the leading fruit growers gave his
experience with cranberries, of which
the following is a synopsis furnished
by commercial agent of the depart
mcnt Of state:
Some years ago, while clearing some
land, discovered a patch of cranber-
ries- Not knowing the value of. it, I
prepared the land for a crop of oats.
When the oats were reaped, the vines
were so healthy that concluded there
was something in them, and so 1
fenced the patch. After few years,
quart was picked. The year follow
ing gathered bushels the next year
bushels, and the following 20 BUSH
els. | then began exhibiting my fruit
at the exhibitions, where l carried off
prizes. There are several varieties,
Jul iAl1lc Is tIIG NucIAy oCIA. "AASA
takes we'll in the English market.
The land for planting cranberries
should he worked up and sanded, the
sand to be from 8 to 6 inches deep. The
irrigation is important-in fact, is es-
sential to cranberry growing. The
land should always be kept damp. Be-
fore the frost comes, the patch should
be flooded and kept so until the LIST
CT May. The berries do not thrive we'll
when exposed to the winters frost.
If long spell of dry weather takes
place in the summer, irrigation should
be repeated.
realized $500 net for what grew on
1 acre last year. 1 would like to know
if there is anything else one could put
an acre to that would bring the same
returns. Sand will correct all weeds.
AS to prices, I realized los. to l3c.
($2.43 to $3.16) for mine in the English
market, while others only receive IS.
to lis. (s2.l9 to s2.6S). ship in boxes.
The expense amounts to about z cents
per box. It costs 70 cents per box for
freight around by Montreal, but this
should be very materially reduced now,
as we have direct steam communica-
tion.
have now IS acres under cultiva-
tion, and all my neighbors have taken
up the industry, although they laughed
at me when I started mine. l can rec
ommend the cultivation of cranberries
as a profitable business, from the ex-
perience I have had.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Cob Charcoal.


Now that we are in earnest begin
ming to transform our fine corn crop
into pork for the market, it is well to
bear in mind the value of charcoal as
a relish and medicine for hogs. Every
farmer who has noticed his hogs eat
ing charred wood from the brush pile,
even before they were cool, must have
come to the conclusion that charcoal
is good for hogs 1t is not necessary
for us to state just why it is good. The
admitted fact is enough to know at
present; the more important question
is how to get the charcoal the easiest,
and the answer is Through burnt
cobs," says Wallace's Farmer. 1t Will
pay every farmer to make pit in his
barnyard couple Of feet square and
as many deep, start in it good fire.,
and fill it gradually with dry corn
cobs, and when it has reached the
proper point smother it out by cover
ing it over with piece of sheet iron.
putting some dirt around the edges.
Practice will furnish any man with
the know how" to do it. After 1t has
been entirely smothered out, add salt,
and a little lime and wood ashes II
convenient, and keep more or less OF
this mixture within reach of the hogs
at all times in the winter season. They
will eat large quantities of it. and its
benefit will be evident in the thrift of
the growing pigs. 1t will not only aid
digestion, but add materially to the
development of bone, one of the things
greatly to be desired, especially In
hogs. The beauty of this kind of
charcoal is that it costs nothing but
a little application of brains. little
work, and a little salt and lime, and
there is no article of feed grown on
the farm that costs so little and pays
as large dividends on it's cost. II this
is too much bother, rake up pile Of
cobs, char them, and see how greedy
hogs are to get at them, then 60 and
dig your pit and have a supply for
the winter, when cobs that are lying
around on the farm will be too wet to
burn,
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

Basic Stag meal Is an excellent
source Of phosphoric acid, ranking
close behind superphosphates, while
upon certain sandy and acid soils it
may even prove superior to them.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
FIRST MONUMENT TO WASH
INOTON.

For the second time since its erec-
ton in 1927 the d;st monument ever
raised to the memory Of George Wash
iugton 10 in ruinA It was originally
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

T. 411G NOO4sA AAAsOs
sweeps onward to the sea. The rear
of the mansion is typical of old South
Elm days. A broad courtyard. with grav-
ea walks and well-kept lawns, stretches
away from the white-painted mansion
to the woodland at the rear. Roomy
horse sheds extend back from the main
.buNding on either side. and lead the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
Trust Fighting Democrats.

Every trust in America Is fight,
ing the Democratic platform. Even
the alleged Democratic stockholders
in the Republican lee Trust in New
York, controlled 10y Tom Platt's son,
are fighting our platform. Whyf IL
they Thought we woul not overthrow
Che trusts they would not fight us.
Trusts do not fight for nothing.
The trusts constitute the head.
the shoulders, the spine, the limbs
aud the soul of the Republican party
OF to-day. They own, control and
direct it. They have erased every
great motto from its banners and
have substituted vulgar dollar
mark. The men who to-day speak
for the Republican party as rule
are mere trust creatures, who have TO
change their song every moon in de-
Tense OF their masters and secret en-
ployers. John p. Altgeld, in The
World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
Glorious News.

Comes from Dr ID. q: CargiIe, OF Wash
itn, L. lie writes: -Four bottles of
of Scrofula, which had caused her great
suffering for years. TerribIesores would
break ost on her head and face. and the
best doctors could give no help: but her
euro is complete aud her health is excel
lent" This shows " hat Thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters is the best
blood purifier known. It's the suprem.
remedy Tor s-czcma, letter, snlt rheum,
ulcers, bolts ahd Sunning )rcs. IL slim
ulatesl. yer, kidneys aDd bowels. expels
poisous, helps digestion S"iids up the
strengh. Only 90 cents. Sold by Jno.
+ Jackson, Druggist. Qua, an.eed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
BRYANS ELECTION
Is ESSENTIAL
Wellington Says Bryan is
Right on One Issue.
MCKINLEY UNFIT FOR PRES.
Would Not Dare to Do Thing
Unacceptable to England,
for He Is Nothing More
Than an English
Proconsul.
Proconsul.

Washington, Aug. 4-United States
Senator George L. Wellington, of
Maryland, Republican. has made n
formal statement of his attitude in
the present campaign. He says:
II am unalterably opposed to the
reelection of President Mckinley.
Bryan is better man in every way
than Mckinley, and l regard his
election as essential to the preserva.
ton of the Republic.
81 am convinced there is secret
alliance with England beyond any
doubt. You remember the CIV that
was raised against Cleveland of sub
servieDcy to England. There was
not one quarter the ground for it that
there is for the same cry against Nc
Kinley. He would not dare do
thing that would be unacceptable to
England, for he is nothing more than
an English proconsul.
president Mckinley has betrayed
me. L was opposed TO the Paris
Aeace Treaty and would never have
voted fol its ratification of my own
volition. ! told the Presidenc so
and he induced me to vote for It bv
soiemnly pledging me that it was not
the intention of himself or the Gov
ernment to forc,bly hold or perma-
nently acquire the Philippines.
"He further said that his personal
desire was to restore law and order
in the islands and then submit the
matter to Congress, with the idea of
having it grant absolhes d g IN :,
selfgovernraene final resul blerates }"
With that plep, the devell lfairs' y
William Mckinley industrial --ne
treaty. Without il 1 never, should
have done so. -
"Bryan is absolutely right on the
one great issue involved in this cam
paign, AID with the money question
at rest yor four years, he is bigger.
a better and safer man than Nc
kinley. Bryan is certain 10 be our
next President, aud i shall be glad
to see him elected
Mckinley is totally unfit for the
Office OF President, because he is so
vacillatiDg that he can't stick to
an opinion over night. If he could
know his own miud and be consist
ent for twenty-four hours at time
he might do, but such a thing is i'm
With sue wi him, and for that rea-
covering the Nit to be President"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
Discovered By a Woman.

Another great discovery has been made
and that too, by lady in this country,
"Disease fastened it's clutches upon her
and for seven years she withstood its
severest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and death seemed imminent.
Eor three months she coughed iucessant-
ly, and could not sleep. She finally dis.
covered way to recovery, by purchas-
ing OF us bottle OF DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, and was so
much relieved on taking first doses that
she slept all night. and with two bottles
has been absolutely cured. Her name is
Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes w. G.
Hamnick & Co., OF Shelby, N. @. Trial
bottles free at Jno. f. Jackson's Drug
Store. Regular size 5sc and $I.00
Every bottle guaranteed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-10
HATFIELD CAUGHT.
Was Shot in Row and Confess
ed Who He Was.

w ho onOb III u ftOW ana OOnf064-
ed Who He Was.
Baileyville, w. Va. Aug. 4-"Cap'
Hatfield has been caught again. Of
hcers have been hunting him for nine
months.
When he escaped from Jail in Min,
go county he fled for Cuba. Finally
he returned and has been working in
a lumber ramp in Mcdowell county.
Yesterday Hatfield aud a fellow
workman. Wilbur Curtis. quarreled
and shot till both were thought to be
dead. When Hatfield thought he
was dyiog today he Confessed to his
identity aud that he had been back
two months under an assumed name.
The physician tonight thinks Hat
field will recover.