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Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

Apropos the death of Michael G. Null
hall, the great statistician, 1t is remem-
bered that he estimated the census of
the United States at 76,2OO,0OO. 1t was
&c, 295, 900.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16
New Variety of Hops

The Los Angeles Times has received
few dozen roots of the hop plant i'm
ported by the Agricultural Depart
ment for experimentation. The pres
ent administration of that department
has been very successful in the intro
duction of new plants for the produc-
ton of fruit, cereals. fibers and for
age, and the new hop may prove of
value along with other importations.
The hop plants have been placed under
good care. and reports. will be made
upon the success of the variety at
the proper time. If it succeeds in this
climate it will be in demand by the
coast growers, for it is, known to bear
early from planting and to continue
in fruit longer than the common varie-
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

A new use has been found for the
Roentgen rays-to detect smuggling. A
photograph was taken Of a package en-
tering a South American port and the
contents were shown to consist, as sus-
pected. of watches.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

1t is said that the American girl is
the most expensive in the world. Hard
up foreigners will not be likely to be-
leve it, though.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

Not long ago a grave was dug in a
Baltimore cemetery, and the body Of
Chas. Passow was lowered to its last
resting place. 1t was not a lonesome
grave. Near it was another pile of
earth by the side Of which Chas. Pas
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16
Best Heat and Light.

When coal fire is in use for heating
and the electric light for lighting an
inhabited room the air is purer than
by any of the other plans tried for
heating and lighting.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

The Vanderbilt taxes have been
boosted from 100000 to $16,OO0,O00.
This will afford considerable latitude
for compromise.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

One of the best things about a col
lege education for girl is that it ena-
bles her to have bridesmaids from out
of town
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16
Will Advertise Prunes

At meeting of the directors of the
California Cured Fruit Association,
held at San Jose. it was decided to
call a meeting of members TO be held
in that city February 81, with a view
sof amending the bylaws and giving the
directors power to advertise the prune
product OF the State. and to push its
sale in the various foreign and do
nestle markets.. The board believes
that if this power is given, the situa-
ton can soon be relieved.
The talk about the Standard build
ing refining plant at Bakersfield has
not subsidized, but as yet no steps yisi-
Bile to the naked eye have been taken
in the matter. If the refining above
referred to grows to large proportions
it will consume a considerable amount
OF oil and will furnish an easy market
for the producers.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

1t is poetic justice that trust which
makes bricks should be hit with some
thing hard.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

Cities that want a library touch
Mr.. Carnegie, and he does the rest.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16
Wednesday, February 6

The success of appropriation for
Wilmington inner harbor assured.
Gen. Miles nominated for lieutenant
general. Gen. Chaffee to succeed Mac
Arthur. Sydney B. Everett, secretary
and charge of the United States lega-
ton at Guatemala City, has committed
suicide.
Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16

The ship subsidy bill causes reg
ular scolding match in the senate. The
senate disposes of-the military acad-
envy appropriation bill and war rev
enue reduction bill. Steps taken to
complete title to the Bashee islands.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the prep
aration of site and the erection OF
a pedestal for a statue of the late Maj.
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan in Washington
passed the senate. Also one authoriz-
ing the Arizona Water Company to
construct a power plant on the Pima
Indian reservation IN Maricopa coun-
ty, Arizona.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

In times past poultry raisers thought
that laying hens required n warm food
early in the morning, and various mix
lures and methods were suggested as
the best and most economical.
Practical tests have shown that 1t
Is not always best to give a warm
mash for the morning feed, especially
If given in any great amount.
Hens that are fed with soft mash in
the early morning soon become fat
and lazy, and We all know that fat.
idle hens do not keep thrifty.
A very small feed, say a teaspoon.
full Of mash to each hen. given at
break Of day, would perhaps be good,
but 1t Is difficult to proportion the
amount so that each one gets her al.
lotted part.
Some will get double their portion,
and then stand around idly waiting for
the next meal. while others 60 hungry
We believe the best system of feed
Ing Is to scatter whole oats In the
straw and force the hens to begin work
early in the day. The mash may be
given about noon, and more whole
grain later in the day. so that the hens
may be kept busy till dark. See that
all Of them are fully satisfied before
roosting time. even IL whole corn Is
given just before dark. --Hnme and
Farm.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
Growing Good Wool.

The condition of the sleeps wool at
shearing time determines very often
the prices offered. When sheep come
up to the season for clipping with
wool that lies in long silBen masses on
their backs, clean, healthful and at
tractiye, 1t Is a delight to feel 1t, and
usually buyers are willing to accept it
at q trife advance over poor, coarse,
dirty and matted wool. Some sheep
have their wool in such good condi-
ton that 1t seems as II they were nat
urally clean and particular animals,
taking as much care of their dress as
a human being. This has been attrib-
uIed to the breed of the sheep and to
the feeding, but probably not sufficient
attention has been paid to the natural
surroundings and conditions of the an
imals. The sheep are a good deal like
dairy cows. If you clean and brush of
the latter and give them clean. health
full places to sleep in they appear to
show a natural inclination to keep
their bodies clean. They are actually
educated up to cleanliness.
Sheep can likewise be bred and edu-
Gated to keep their wool in good con-
dition. Bad weather will, Of course,
mat the wool, filling 1t with dirt and
mud, and some sheep seem to inherit q
tendency to wallow in every mudhole.
In fact, It is a noticeable fact that the
common, poor-bred sheep get dirtier
than the fancy-bred animals, and their
wool always presents a dirtier appear
ance. In the long-wooled sheep the
tendency to get matted wool is very
pronounced, but this is due simply to
the fact that dirt and filth find better
Judgment In such masses of hair.
The sheep should so far as possible
be kept away from damp. marshy
ground. and they should be given
clean, dry sheds at night, or when
the weather is stormy. The sheds
should not be located in low. hollow
places. but, II possible. on high emin-
ences, where water Will not collect.
Careful attention should be given to
the nature of the weeds and bushes In
the grazing field. By filling their wool
with burrs and prickers the animals
mat the fleece badly and prepare good
places for dirt and filth to lodge. If
the wool gets tied up with burrs In this
way something should be done to get
them out. even though each individual
animal must be caught and the wool
combed out more or less. The nourish-
ing quality Of the food also affects
the condition of the wool, and 1t goes
without saying that this should be Of
the best. A little study of the question
might enable one to improve the quail
ity of the fleece, and in this way en-
nance the profits of the animals.-Will-
lam Conway, in Americay Cu~ltiyator.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
The Battieship in Embryo.

1t is not generally known that when
a new battleship is proposed 1t is first
modelled in paratiin wax and then sub
mitted to a series of tests in the naval
testing tank at Portsmouth. This tank
is 400 feet in length and twenty feet
wide. The models range from twelve
to twenty-four feet in length, and after
they have served their purpose are
invariably melted down again. By
far the most wonderful naval expert
mental basin is that just completed
in the navy yard at Washington. 1t
is fitted with all the most modern and
up-to-date appliances for testing the
behavior of model war ships. Some
idea of the high finish of the tank may
be gathered when it is stated that
over 81, 000,00 O has been spent upon
it,-Tit-Bits,
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

Probably the most distressing calam-
ity Of the year has been announced
in the failure Of the crops of Rus
STA throughout such an extensive part
of that great empire as to make the
task of preventing starvation prac-
tically ~insuperable. Five hundred
thousond square miles of territory
are solved, and 43, 0 900 people.
If the necessary food supplies to feed
the hungry people were laid down at
Russian outposts the difficulties aris-
ing from lack of suitable facilities
Of transportation would still battle the
effort for general relief.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
Advertisements
NEWS OF THE STATE


New Jerseys Commissioners 10 the
Pan-Ameriean Exposition are arrang.
ing to have q special day early In DC.
tober. A special day was to have been
observed recently. but the Mckinley
tragedy prevented 1t. The State ex'
hibit is unusually creditable. 1t is as
great ms many of the exhibits made by
the larger States. and some features
are contained in 1t which are not du-
plicated elsewhere. The State exhibit
Is divided into six sections. as follows:
Educational exhibit, in the Liberal
Arts Building; forestry exhibit, in the
southeast corner Of the Forestry Build
ing: the WoOdbine School exhibit,
which ia shown in conjunction with
part of the New Jersey school exhibits;
the geological and the meteorological
exhibit. in the southwest corner of the
Mines Building; the horticultural ex-
hibit. in the southeast corner OF the
Horticultural Building. and the agri-
cultural exhibit, in the middle of the
rlght-hand aisle of the Agricultural
Building. This last exhibit in many
ways is the most interesting as wen
as the largest. 1t contains, in addi'
ton to the specimens Of the various
farm crops IN their season, some
things connected moro especially with
the Intellectual side of agriculture, no
tably the industrial and road maps OF
the State. Maps showing the weather
conditions. prevailing temperature and
rainfall throughout the seasons also
are shown, and there are Transparent
cies and a g~raphoscope, showing pie
lures illustrating industries and seen
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

High Bridge borough will build a
1900 600 gallon water reservoir.
The cannerles in Cumberland Coun-
ty are rushed TO their utmost capacity.
Vineland is to have Il course of Uni
versity Extension lectures this Win
ter.
An unusually large crop Of salt grass
Is being gathered in Cape May County
this fall.
Salem authorities would like to know
the history of the old cannon on h
Court House lot.
The Hunterdon County Grand Jury
has returned nineteen true bills OF III
dictment after one Of the longest SEES
sions il several years.
George q. WeauherDy, after fifteen
years Of service, mas handed to tine
Board Of Freeholders his resignation
as steward OF the Gloucester county
Almshouse. The resignation was MED.
The caterpillar pest around West
vile has gone because there seems to
be nothing more left there TO work on.
The Cumberland County Agricultur'
al Society fair grounds, at Brldgeton
are advertised L be sold by Sheriff
Hendee to satisfy Il mortgage OF SoOoo
The school authorities of Gloucester
County are perpleXed by the great In
crease in the number Of pupils over
last term. Scarcely a school in the
county hut has many more pupils than
ever before, and tie space that is usu'
ally taken by formers children latel
is now utilized.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

DR.. f. Benjamin Andrews, in a lee
ture on "veracity" at the University
Of Chicago said that 1t is sometimes
a good and proper thing to tell a lie,
providing the intention In mind is q
good one "yeracity is not merely a
statement of facts; neither is a lie
merely a statement OF what is not
true" said DR.. Andrews. "A bad In
tention Is necessary to constitute a
lack of veracity. When a sick man
is near death Is is proper to tell him
that in a short time. perhaps. he will
be well. This is not lying. But IL you
tell a man who is near death the fact
for the purpose of killing him, that
is a lie"
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

wind. The manner In which yachts
go to wlndward is by "tacking," and
in going from n point to another
In this way they cover more than
twice the actual distance required.
The angles of these tacks are at
about ninety degrees to each other, SO
that the yacht sails at an angle of
about forty-fve degrees to the wind.
One quarter of the circle shows the
place where no yacht a sail without
lacking. On any other point within
the circle the yacht al sail indefinite
ly without lacking.
When a yacht is sailing as near the
wind as she will 60 she is said to be
CLOSE hauled" She is then sailing at
an angle of about forty-fve degrees
from the direction of the wind.
When a yacht is said to be on a port
tack she is leaning cver to starboard.
and a yacht on q starboard tack al
ways leans to port.
When a yacht Is close hauled her
boom is drawn in as close as it will go.
When she is making a broad reach
with the wind on the beam the boom
is eased off until 1t is at an angle OF
about forty-Gve degrees from the line
ef the keel.
When she is running before the
wind the boom is at right angles to
the dir,c.lol of the wind and to the
line OF the keel.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

When they tell stories about the
perversity of the automobile some.
times 1t suggests a demonical posses.
sion. But the last story about a gasO-
line vehicle which set fire TO itself on
the road and then ran into q hydrant.
knocked it In two, and put itself out
with the gushing water, argues that
this particular vehicle has the saving
grace to apply the remedy to Its own
misdeeds. Or else it implies that
some one has drawn the long bow,
comments the Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
A Remarkable Bridge.

An aerial ferry, in place Of a bridge,
has been constructed and opened
across the Seine at Romen. To avoid
interfering with the shipping, no
structure was built in the stream or
near its surface. A horizontal s.
Ing, sustained by steel towers and
suspension cables, was stretched
across the river at an elevation of 167
feet, and on this flooring run rollers
driven by electricity. From the roll
ers is suspended by steel ropes a car,
which moves at the level Of the
wharves on the river banks. This
a is t~hirty-six feet in width, and
forty-two feet in length, and Is furn-
ished, like a ferry boat. with Geo
modations for carriages and foot-pas-
sengers. The ropes that carry the
car are interlaced diagonally in such
a way that all swinging motion is
avoided.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

The enormous quantity of fiction
taken from public misunderstanding
from sixty-ive to eighty per cent. of
the total circulation-is raising the
question whether it pays to still furth.
er enervate the minds of the silly eIe.
ment of society by supplying it with
trashy fiction at the public expense.
There are those who think that Mr..
Carnegie would do more good with his
library money by establishing branch
libraries from which fiction is exclud.
ed, thus causing the foolish the extra
trouble of a trip to the central resel
goir Of foolisbness. Some librarian
have proposed to encourage the read
ing Of useful books by issuing two
cards. one for fiction and the other for
non-tiction, and allowing card-holders
10 take ont hooks on both cards
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

Professor Mosso, of Turin. in a re.
cent lecture delivered in the United
States, said that physical education
and gymnastics develop the brain as
well as the muscles, AS much time
should be devoted to muscular exer.
else as to intellectual exercise. Chill.
dren, he thinks. should no be taught
to read and write till they are at least
nine years old. Following up his
comparison of muscular with intel.
lectual fatigue exhibits phenomena
identical with those Of intellectual
fatigue. 1t is probable that the vari.
u parts of the brain relieve each
other; that only n part is active at
a time, He states, as a principle, that
the more mobile any animals ex,
tremities are. the more intelligent the
animal is, other things being equal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

Jacksonville. a little Indiana city
on the Ohio opposite Louisville, does
a great business In marriages. Thither
many enamored Kentuckians betake
themselves whose love Is frowned
upon by stern parents. There were
1900 marriages in Jetfersonville in
the year ending June 80, and about
1900 Of these We're marriages Of non
residents. The population Of Jeffer-
sonville is about ten thousand. In
ten years $1,000 marriage licenses
have been issued there. Naturally the
Kentucky towns are envious of this
prosperous rival.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
JUDGE ]. M. WILSON DEAD
Schley's Senior Counsel Expired
Suddenly Of Acute Indigestion
Distinguished Lawyer Had Been in Consul
.ation with a Colleague a Few Min
utes Before He Was Stricken.

Washington, D. C.-Former Judge
jeremiah NJ. Wilson, chief counsel for
Rear-Admlral Schley, died suddenly at
the Shoreham Hotel on Tuesday. The
schley Court of Inquiry promptly ad'
journed on receiving a message telling
of former Judge Wilson's death.
Former Judge Wilson complained
OH the previous evening Of not feeling
well, suffering, 1t was thought, from
an attack of acute indigestion. He
was Ill during the night, but was so
much better when the doctors arrived
that 1t was thought he could appear
at the Schley Court Of Inquiry. His
associates, Messrs. Rayner and Park
er, left the hotel for the Navy Depart
ment at 10 o'clock a. M, expecting
Judge Wilson TO follow. 1t was found,
however, that his kidneys were seri-
ously affected, and in spite of the eff
forts of the physicians he died at Ills.
The announcement was made TO the
court by the Hon. Isador Rayner, as
sistant counsel, in the following Ian
guage:
81 have a very sad announcement to
make to the court. l have just heard
of the death of Judge Wilson. l left
him at ten o'clock this morning, slight
" indisposed. / was with him until
late last night. | saw him this morn
ing at eight o'clock and left him at
ten, We have confirmed the
through the telephone that he has
just died at the Shoreham Hotel, and
I would respectfully ask the court, II
it meets with the approval of the
court, to adjourn for to-day"
Rear-Admiral Schley announced af-
ter the adjournment lat he would
employ no additional counsel. being
hands of Isador Rayner and Captain
Parker.
jeremiah NJ. Wilson stood at the head
Of the bar in the District of Columbia
for many years. He came TO Wash
Ington first as a Republican member
Of Congress from Indiana, having been
elected to the Forty-second Congress.
He was reelected to the Forty-third
Congress. Wilson was q prominent
member Of the judiciary committee
and was at the head of one Of the
committees to investigate the Credit
Mobilier. After retiring from Con-
yress he formed q partnership with
Samuel Shellabarger, with whom he
lad served In Congress. For many
years Shellabarger and Wilson were
he leaders of the District bar, Judge
Shellabarger died about ten years ago.
Judge Wilson was born in Warren
County, Ohio. November %, 1928. He
had an academic education. He was
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
and of the Circuit Court in Indiana
prior to his election to Congress. For
several years he had been in III health.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

A new departure in gardening is
coming into vogue, or rather, a very
old fashion is being revived. 1t con-
sists in the grating Of two or three
different sorts of fruit, also roses of
various descriptions, on to M stock.
The Romans greatly effected this form
Of horticulture and Pliny describes
a tree growing in the garden of Lu'
cullus, which produced oranges,
lemons, pears and roses, all off the
same stem. The Chinese show great
skill In grating such trees, but they
nre seldom long.lived, Modern So
eiety.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

Governor Voorhees, has asked the
committee appointed from New Jer-
sey at the instance Of the American
Bar Association to secure uniformity
of State laws to consider some form
Of legislation for the suppression of
anarchy. The committee consists Of
Woodrow Wilson, professor of juris-
prudence in Princeton University;
John r. Hardin and Frank Bergen.
Professor Wilson said that he was as
anxious as any n to secur the en-
actment of laws for the suppression
of anarchy and the punishment Of An
archists, bur he thought the subject of
such breadth as to require the matur-
est consideration. He was strongly OF
the opinion that laws pissed ny the
several States would be preferable to
any attempt at Federal legislation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27
A Newspaper Mans a .emles.

Once there was a newspaper man
who died without having made any
enemies. But his demise occurred
before the first issue of his paper. No
fellow can conduct a paper forty-eight
hours without writing something
which somebody does not wish pub
lished. And that somebody is usually
a fellow wboW the editor has obliged
over and oyer again. Henry Ward
Beecher o4ee said that an epitaph
HE had M enemies" would apply
most fttingly to a cabbage head. Edi-
tors who succeed may MeusG. their
success by the e. mics they mase.-
NnwsnaDer Makeis
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

foundation whatever cause much of
the GOODNESS Of farm buildings. Cheap
hay and swamp grass abound in al
most all sections. If a large quantity
of this is cut and put about the build
ing and held there in the manner
shown in the cut. me wind would
very ef~fectually be kept out. Two
strips of boards, with laths ne'led to
them every fifteen inches, Will keep
the hay very snug. When Winter is
past the hay can be used for bedding
during the spring months. - Orange
Judd Farmer. m
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

HoRsE.HAlR SNAKES.

Sile SEE it's so, an Sile he knows;
For he knows ev'ry thing.
Why Sile he growed tn apple-tree
Down where US fellers swing!
He seq he members jes' ez well,
More'n twenty year ago
He dug a hole an put it in,
An he jes' knowed 'twould grow.
An Sile SEE at he knows it's true;
His gran'pap tot him so;
He's seen it, too, ies' heaps o tines
Onct not so long ago,
Tn hoss-hairs must be long an white
Ter make tn bestes' ones,
Y'u put 'em in tn bar'l where
TIL rainin' water II II
An shore ez fate, Sile SEE it's true,
Nine days is all it takes,
A-soakin' in that bar'l thar
Ten make them hoss-hairs snakes!
Sile SEE thar's lots O. crank idees;
He's hearn folks tell jes' loads;
But two things shore is hoss-hair snakes
An gittin' warts from toads.
Truman Robert Andrews, in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-09-27

Mrs. Mary Pruess. a handsome
young woman, swallowed carbolic
acid at her home in Newark, and died
Immediately after. while her seven
year-old daughter t~earfully pleaded for
her TO get up from the floor. The
child called for help when her mother
failed to respond to her entreaties and
neighbors, who called a physician, also
notified the woman's husband. Previ-
Gus to her marriage Mrs. Pruess was
Miss Mary Westermann, and she was
prominent socially. She was despond-
ent because she believed her husband
was not wealthy enough to give her
the luxury she imagined should be
hers as q matter OF right by birth.