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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

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ippines, mentions as a cheer
ing sign that the natives are turning
toward civilization the fact that the
Tagalo women are beginning to wear
stockings!
OF the same grade is this intelligent
Judgment with the wise deduction that
the Hottentot women of Africa were
becoming rapidly converted to Chris
tianity because the missionary ladies
had at length succeeded in getting
them into corsets. Behind both conclu-
sions is the stupendous assumption,
donkeylike to the point of sublimity,
that the white mans ways are the best
ways in every cline and the only civ
ilized ways. Why bless the American
general, those very Tagalo women
whom he pats on the back for wearing
stockings could give him points on true
civilized attire in the tropics that he
never dreamed of! In those boiling hot
climates the clothing at once the most
comfortable and healthful is that which
let's the air breathe upon the skin most
freely. This is the only civilized garb
for the tropics. The Tagalo women,
their little brown feet bare, too, or
thrust into toe slippers, are attired as
to their lower limbs in manner both
sanitary and scientific. Is not this the
very essence of the cure inaugurated
by Father Kneipp? Who has not seen
hi fro h0
bareheaded through the grass, with the
dew on it, in the dawn? If you would
learn what health and luxury. at least
for your feet, mean, go barefoot upon
the grass awhile every day during your
summer vacation.
Americans suffer greatly with their
feet in the Philippines, where they con-
tinue at first to wear their high, heavy
leather Shoes 1t is so hot that in the
wet season Il fungous growth sprouts
overnight inside and outside of these
leather shoes. They are damp and I'M
pleasant all the time. The Tagalo
man or woman, never has a corn
Think Of the agony that would be
spared to white womankind if it could
be rid of its corns!
The general with the same brilliant
and discriminating perspicacity finds
further deep encourag cement for the
progress of civilization in the fact thai
the Tagalo women are also beginning
with the intuitiye initiative faculty Of
their own Philippine monkeys to weal
milliners' hats and bonnets. An ath
letic, free limbed Tagalo woman il
high heeled shoes with one of those
nightmares of millinery upon her head
Oh. sight for gods and men!
If the distinguished American gen
eral were a woman. on arriving in thu
Philippines he would at first glance
notice the Tagalo women's hair ant
inwardly measure its heavy purple
black luxuriance with the capillary GOV
ering of his own skull, and the compar
ison would not be in his favor. Make
the unfortunate Tagalo woman wear {
bonnet? Great heavens! She is a sin
ner mayhap, but she has done nothing
to deserve this
On the contrary, if this military gen
ius had advised his white countrywo
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

$1,000 an Acre From Dandelions.
The dandelion is but little grown in
this country as a vegetable other than
in some parts of New England Some
of the market gardeners in the vicinity
of Boston claim to have taken as much
as $1,000 worth from an acre. Phe
variety known as the improved French
thick leayed is the best and most gen
orally grown. 1t is not at all particu-
lar as to soil or situation-in fact, it
will thrive anywhere-b the larger
profits are made in growing 1t OH a
heavy loan. with good tilth The seed
should be sown soon after May l. but
good results are obtained when grown
as a second crop, the seed being sown
as late as Aug. l.
The soil should be finely prepared,
as the seeds are very small. and the
young plants because of their dark
color are quite inconspicuouS. Sow in
drills one foot apart and cover thinly.
Roll the ground after sowing In or
der TO see where the rows are a little
lettuce seed should be mixed with it,
say two ounces to the acre. The let
tuce will plainly show the rows.
Cultivate in summer so that weeds
will not grow Upon the approach OF
cold weather cover with any coarse
litter and remove same in early spring.
One quarter of a pound Of seed is suffi-
Gent for an acre. says Rural New
Yorker in conclusion to the foregoing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
BAD BLOOD

Reveals itself in many ways. Some
times the impurities in the blood mark
and mar the skin with blotches, pimples,
boils or other eruptions. Sometimes the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

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over the plat, and over the framework
was spread a single thickness of mus
lin. The shading was begun about the
middle of July, as soon as the plants
were placed in the beds, and was con-
tinued throughout the entire hot season
of July and August. Early in Septem-
Der the weather turned cooler, and the
shading was then discontinued, since it
has been learned that the celery blight
fungus will not thrive in cool weather.
Just how far the shading prevents the
fungus from growing or renders the
celery plants more vigorous and resist
ant it is difficult to determine.
In spraying experiments the same
year the best results were obtained
with the ammoniacal carbonate of cop
per. This fungicide not only kept all
the healthy and new leaves free from
the fungus, but the plants grew better
than with any other treatment en-
ployed.
Bordeaux mixture gave results that
were in every way satisfactory except
that the plants were somewhat retard-
ed in their growth. This is of course q
serious objection to the use of this fun
gicide, but it is not probable that the
dwarfing of the plants would have been
so great if the sprayings had been less
frequent, and it is possible that the
results in controlling the disease would
have been just as satisfactory.
While shading is of considerable adj
vantage to the plants, it does not pre-
vent the attacks and development of
the blight fungus. 1t is an interesting
question in this connection to know
what results could be obtained by a
combination of shading and spraying
1t is not probable that there is dam
ger of spraying too early, and it is i'm
portant to keep the leaves free from
fungus, which can only be done by
spraying before they are attacked. Elk
perience shows they cannot be saved
after they are attacked.
The ammoniacal carbonate of copper
used was prepared by placing one
ounce of copper carbonate in just
enough water to dissolve it and then
oi1nAli5 " SAlAOho WIZ VI vi
nary water from the well or the hy
drant. The amount of ammonia water
required to dissolve an ounce of cop
per carbonate is about one-half pint.
and this should be diluted with from
one and one-half to two quarts CT wa
ter before the carb )nate is placed in it.
1t is impossible to state just how much
commercial ammonia water will be re-
quired, but any excess of ammonia is
liable to burn the foliage.
Similar experiments were made in
1900. and, summing them all up, it ap-
pears that
Celery blight MAJ be kept under com
plete control by spraying either with
ammoniacal carbonate of copper or
with bordeaux mix ture.
The spraying should be begun while
the plants gre still in the seed bed and
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
yentiIating q Stable.

The most important matter is to pro-
vide some way for the foul and vitiated
air to escape. Unless the sides and
windows and doors are exceptionally
free from cracks and openings of one
kind and another there will not be over
much danger that there will be Il lack
of fresh air entering If only the impure
air is removed, says Hoard's Dairy
man. To accomplish this it is only
necessary to devise some system which
shall simulate a chimney or several
chimneys with openings at or near
the floor. In other words, construct
one or more fiues where they will be
least in the way and carry them up
high enough and tight enough to secure
an upward draft. The present writer
ventilated his stable very satisfacto-
rily the past winter through the alley
way leading from the silo to the stable.
This alley is about six feet square and
rises up the full height of the silo and
opens into the silo roof, from which
it escapes through good sized galvan-
lied iron ventilator.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
AN ORDINANCE

To authorize the South Jersey Telegraph Com
pany to erect and maintain poles and to place
and maintain wires thereon, in the Township of
Washington, N. j.
Be it ordained and enacted that the South Jer-
sey Telegraph Company be, and they are here
by authorized to erect and maintain poles in,
along and upon any road, street, lane or alley
in the Township of Washington n. j., and to
place and maintain wires thereon.
Provided, however that the erection and To-
cation of said poles shall be under the super
vision of the Township Committee.
And be it further ordained that the South Jer-
sey Telegraph Company shall pay all the
penses of publishing this ordinance
And be it further ordained that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately.
Ordained and enacted into ordinance on the
sd day of May 1901.
CHARLES II. DORIAN,
ALLEN T. HURFF,
Attest: Committee.
G. j. DAvENruET, Township Clerk.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
A Cauxe of ypbreed,nr

Iowa Homestead says inbreeding is
one thing that has prevented many
farmers from making a success. This
is not practiced because there is any
special desire to do so. but because of
ter is not given the attention when it
should he done, and when it is called to
mind it is too late to get breeders then.
and another year of inbreeding is prac-
ticed This is one reason, and another
is due to the fact that it costs more to
get good males from abroad than it
does to select a few of the best in the
flock for that nnrnoSe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

PERKINS FOR MARKET,
A Profitable business, but Ii Re
uuires Close Attention.

A Profitable business, but Ii Re-
quires Close Attention.
The raising of Pckin ducks for mar
ket is successfully and proftably con-
Quoted on many large farms in the
eastern part Of this country. There
are many plants marketing every sea-
son from 10000 to 10000 ducllings.
They are scattered from Norfolk, Va,
to Bangor, Me-, and all are each year
called upon to face an increasing de-
mand. The largest consumers are found
among the best hotels, the high priced
restaurants, railroad dining cars, clubs
and summer resort hotels. The wealthy
classes in the large cities, the coast
wise and transatlantic steamers, are
all steady purchasers from the begin
ming to the end Of the season, the gen
eral public indulging only at intervals,
as it does in the case of any luxury,
which this may be properly called, ow-
ing to the comparatively high prices
at which they are sold. The masses
cannot afford to pay the retailer 20
cents per pound for ducklings.
The business of raising Pekin duck
lings on large scale is one of consid-
cradle detail. Many little things unite
III bringing about a successful result,
and any of these trifies neglected or
omitted is as sure to bring disastrous
results as leak in a ship.
Always remember these facts: That
we are trying to conduct natural proc
ess artificially; not only this, but we
are reversing the natural order of
thingS-demanding summer results in
midwinter, when everything that ma
ture provides to encourage, stimulate
and sustain is locked under ice and
snow. Now, if we expect to be sue
cessful in enforcing our demands we
must duplicate the conditions that are
absolutely essential. The two essen
tialS are temperature and food. | will
add another brains in the man who is
undertaking to supply the other two.
1t requires just as high an order of tai
ent and brains to conduct q duck farm
successfully as it does for any mercan-
tile pursuit, and most of the failures
in the business can be attributed to
lack Of this essential in the man. In
the first place, he must be in love with
his business, and if he is he will be-
come SO well acquainted with his birds
that he can interpret their wants at a
glance. He will not only see quickly
what is necessary, but will take hold
and do it at once. The successful duck
man of this country, no matter how
large his scale of operation, is he who
leads. Whether he has one or dozen
men working for him, when anything
is to be done he leads and orders his
men to follow. Whatever help he has
is help in the full sense of the word.
They help him to do what he could not
accomplish alone. AS soon as he be-
comes the help and his men take the
lead it is an easy matter to predict the
final outcome.-Ducks and Geese.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
Profits In Dairyfng.

Much Of the profits of dairying is
eaten up by the cows. A single cow
may be all right in appearance and
even in quantity of milk yield and yet
she may be merely an expensive lux
ury, her feeding and care weighing
more financially than her butter prod
uct- Every cow should be carefully
tested not only as to amount of butter
yield, but as to the amount of feed she
requires to make it from. The test
should involve careful weighing Of
feed as well as butter. and cows that
do not yield a reasonable profit should
be weeded out.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
Changing the Color of Flowers.

A foreign investigator tells of using
alum, hydrochloric acid and caustic
potash to change the color of flowers.
Watcry extracts were made of various
red, purple and lilac colored flowers
and dilute solutions of the chemicals
mentioned added. The alum changed
the lilac to blue and the rose color to
lilac. Hydrochloric acid changed the
lilac and the light red to copper red,
and in some cases the lilac was chang
ed to green or brown. Potash trans
formed the rose and lilac to green or
yellow. Similar results Were obtained
when cut flowers were placed in solu-
tons of the above or by watering with
them plants grown in pots.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

by virtue OF o WITT OF herI facIaS, to ul-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
sale, on
Friday, the Nineteenth Day Of July,
next between the hours of 10 and 5 o'clock, to-
wit at o'clock III the afternoon of said day, at
the Court House in the city of Woodbury.,
County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey,
all the following described real estate that is to
say:
All the following described tract or piece of
land situate in the township of West Deptford,
in the County of Gloucester and State of New
Jersey, and is bounded as follows:
Beginning at stone in the middle of the pub
lie road leading from Peterborough to WestVilIe
(called the Crown Point road) few rods west
erly from the Thoroughfare School House lot
thence by said Cox's other land ~ south six
teen degrees and forty-fiye minutes east, seven
chains and thirty links to stone in the line of
Charles Whitalls land; thence (2) by said land
south, fifty-one degrees and fifteen minutes west
seventy-four links to another stone in said line,
thence (3) by said Coxs other land north six
teen degrees and forty-fve minutes west, seven
chains and sixty links to the middle of the afore-
said public road; thence az up said road north
seventy-one degrees and twenty minutes east,
seventy links to the place of beginning.
Containing hfty-two hundredths of an acre,
be the same more or less
Being the same premises which Joseph S. Cox
and wife, by deed dated July 18th, 1854 and of
record in the Gloucester County Clerks Office,
in Book P4 of Deeds, page POI, &c, granted and
conveyed unto the said Benjamin Wallace.
Seized as the property of Jane Wallace ct ais,
defendants, and taken in execution at the suit of
Christianna A. Wright, complainant, and to be
sold by f. ID. SPRINGER
Watkins & Avis, Solicitors. Sheriff
Dated June H. 1901. Prs fee, $500 GO
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
RlDs FOR SEWERS.

WOODBURY., n. j., June IL, 1901.
Sealed bids addressed to the undersigned will
be received by the City Council of the City of
Woodbury., n. j., at the Council Chamber, until
eight O'Clock, p. M. on July 9th, 1901. for the
construction of a sewerage system consisting of
inches to "a inches in diameter; about 157 man
holes; an inverted siphon and concrete reser-
yoir- Plans can be seen and specifications can
N. J. Bids must be made on form to be sup
piled by the City and must be accompanied by
u certified check in the sum of five hundred
bond in the sum of 60 per cent OF the amount of
the contract will be required of the successful
bidder for the satisfactory performance of theI
work.
The right to reject any or all bids, or any item
bid on, is reserved.
For further particulars address
ID. Il. MATHERS, City Clerk
Jvne 90 1901. Woodbury., n. j.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at public
SALE on
Eridar 4ha Minntaanhh narr If fri-r nav+
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
GLOUCESTER co. ORPHANS, COURT.

On the application of John f.
Trutt, Administrator of the
Estate of Sampson Larring- G.. oLue n 70
ton, deceased, for an order to oho" oause.
sell land to pay debts.
John F. Truitt, Administrator of the Estate of
sampson harrington deceased, having exhib-
tied to this Court, under oath, a just and true
account of the personal estate and debts of the
said deceased, whereby it appears that the per-
sonal estate of the said Sampson harrington,
deceased is insufficient to pay his debts, and
requested the aid of the Court in the premises:
1t is on this twentysixth day of April A. D. 1901
ordered that all persons interested in the lands
tenements and real estate of the said Sampson
harrington, deceased, appear before this Court,
at the Court House, in the City of Woodbury.,
on Friday, The tcenty-eighh dag of june neat at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, or soon thereafter
as the Court can hear the same, to show cause
why so much of the said lands, tenements,
Embellishments and real estate of the said Samp-
son harrington, deceased should not be sold as
will be sufficient to pay his debts or the residue
thereof as the case may require.
By the Court.
WILLARD F. DU BOTS,
Dated May 49, 1901. SIG Surrogate.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
A HANDY GATE.

works easily. 1t is a good gate for a
pasture when you want to put through
a good many head of stock at once, or
is good gate where a division fence
comes and you want gate into each
field. 1t can be made any width to suit.
When the gate opens, the wire ian old
clothesline) will wind around the top
of center pole, and when relieved the
weight Of the gate closes it. 1t is 81
feet. but can be made any width AT a
may be seen one Of the hinges which
holds the gate to the center hole.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

Burdocks are quite easily extermi-
mated by cutting them off just below
the crown of the root when fairly well
grown Plaintain is much more diff
cult to eradicate. In small patches per-
sistent cutting off the roots with a knife
or "spud" will avail, but for larger
areas the only recourse is to hoed crops.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
Test For Paris Green

The solubility Of paris green in am
monia is useful test for detecting in
soluble adulterants; but, according TO
Chemist Van Slyke of the Geneva IN.
- station, it is not an entirely reliable
test for common white arsenic. the
most common impurity Of paris green.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
THE ROUND slLo.
Advantages of the Continuous Open
Front Construction.


The most satisfactory silo is the one
made of one thickness of two inch
slaves, planed on both sides and heav-
lily tongued and grooyed, says f. 81.
Ryder in National Stockman. The bev-
el on the edges of the slaves conforms
to the circle, and the slaves should also
be matched according to the bevel. /
have in mind a certain make Of silo l
have seen in which the slaves are bev
eled, but the groove is not put in at
right angles to the bevel, so that when
the tongue or fin is inserted it is al
most certain to split, leaving the lum-
Der practically unmatched. The OBJ
ject of having the slaves matched is
twofold-to secure a tighter joint and
to prevent the building from blowing
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

eyes. This band is covered with three
large flowers Of different shades of the
same color The model illustrated was
carried out in white mousseline de sole
bound With pale green velvet ribbons.
The flowers were green and white
shaded peoples. and the ribbon was
black with q large pale green dot
The boa is made of violet leaves sewed
thickly on full ruching of pale green
net. EDITH MILLER,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
Jake NOTICE.

The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the
County Of Gloucester hereby gives notice TO the
public that the County of Gloucester will not be
responsible for any damage that may occur to
persons travelling over the bridges on the cause
way leading from Pedrektown to Centre Square
owing to the meadows being out to the tide.
E. G. MILLER,
Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
Dated March &c. 1901. 3-25-3m
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27
A DRESSY HAT AND BOA.
The Girl With Clever Fingers Can
Make Both ut Home.

The Girl With Clever Fingers Can
Make Both at Home.
Ruflied hats and flower petal boas
are both novelties of the season. both
are expensive if bought at milliner's.
but they are not nearly so hard to make
as they look First buy wire frame
covered with white muslin. Choose
this little smaller than you would or
dinarily. as the trimming tends to in
crease the size. Make your rufiics a
little over an inch and quarter in
width and finish them with the narrow
est velvet ribbon. Morsscline de sole
makes the gauziest as well as the most
durable ruffiing. When the hat is en-
tirely covered. take a piece of dotted
liberty satin ribbon and tie it around
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

Scarify the edges of the opening;
then put a pin through the edges and
tie a thread in the form of the figure
s around the ends of the pin. thus
bringing the edges of the opening to-
gether. Let the pin remain in until it
sloughs off. BY that time the edges of
the opening will have united Use a
milk tube to draw off the milk.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-27

I he GRO W n.
p a S S / n & it
through a long
steel buckle in
front and ty-
ing it in a
S quare Alsa-
tan bow -four
loops and two
ends directly
a c ro S S the
back A wide
band is next
placed in the
back to tilt
the hat for
rrar1l nrnr fhn