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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
Official
Upton d. JENNINGS, Adjutant.

Colonel w. T. Poague's address of
welcome, which so touched the hearts
of the veterans, and by all who heard
it, had an effect on the appreciative
ears of Garland Rhodes Camp, as
evidenced by the following letter
received by him on Saturday. Such
words, as he spoke, coming from a
comrade who shared with them all
the hardships, privations and perils
of the field, should be preserved in an
enduring form. 1t reads:
GARLAND-RoDEs CAMP G. VS.
Lynchburg, Va, =
June 18th, 1902
THIS CAMP
transmits its sincere thanks to Com
rade
COLONEL WIN. T. POAGUE,
V. NJ. |.
for his fraternal greetings to us on
the occasion of our enjoyable pill
w lllC Ollll)S vi lllC
illustrious leaders,
LEE AND JACKSON,
and assure him that we, each and all,
very much appreciated his kind
ness; and, in no small degree,
enjoyed his eloquent
words of welcome.
We hope it may be convenient for
COLONEL POAGUE
to furnish our Camp with the text"
of his most excellent address to
the end that same may be
entered upon the page of
our record.
Fraternally,
GARLAND-RODES CAMP, G.. VS..
Official
Upton ID. JENNINGS, Adjutant,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
mka Conditions.

"Will this car take me to the plazaT
asked the excited old lady OF the placid
motorman.
"Well, under certain conditions
yes" replied the man guardedly.
What are the conditions" asked the
old lady, still further perturbed. -.
"That you get on and pay your fare"
Los Angeles Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20

The Italian peasant probably con-
sumes more flour than the peasant OF
any other European country, because
the manufacture of -four into various
forms of macaroni is common in all
the poorer Italian households. Italians
are peculiarly ingenious also in their
treatment of dough, which they make
into many curious and appetizing
formc
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20

Richmond Times of Friday: Mrs.
George W. Stevens, wife of the pr .si-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, had a narrow escape from
instant death yesterday afternoon.
She was out horseback riding when
her mount became frightened, throw
ing her from the saddle. Her skirt
caught on the pOmmel, suspending
her head downward. She chung
pluckily to the reins and succeeded in
restraining her horse until assistance
reached her.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
Historic Paintings.

|
and Lee, are now on exhibition in the
Art Gallery at the University. These
pictures are of special interest from
the fact that some Of them adorned
the home of General Washington at
Mt. Vernon, and also the home of
General X. K. Lee at Arlington.
There are 20 paintings in the Lee col
lection, besides the first two in the
annexed list, Washington and Lafay-
cite, which two are .of great historic
interest. Following is the list of the
most noted
George Washington.-This is the
first picture painted Of Washington,
and shows him in the uniform of a
British Colonial Colonel; painted by
Charles Wilson Peale, father of Rem
brant Peale, and usually known as
the Elder Peale. Signed Chas. w.
Peale, PINK, 1772.
General Lafayette. This picture
was painted for General Washington,
and presented to him by General
lafayette. The artist was the same as
of the picture of Washington. Sign
ed G. W. Peale, PINK, 1779.
Colonel Daniel Parke.- Aidecamp
to his grace the Duke Of Marlborough,
in that famous campaign in Germany,
1904, Artist, Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1901,
Size 41x50.
Daniel Parke Custis.-Son of Col
onel John GUSTS and Frances Parke,
Martha Washington first husband.
Artist, Woolaston(?) Date about
1857. Size 41x50.
Martha Washington. { Mrs. Daniel
Parke Gusts, afterwards Mrs George
Washington nee Dandridge.) Artist,
Woolson, 1851. Size 41x50
John Parke and Martha Custis,-
Children of Daniel Parke GUSTS and
Martha cambridge. They were adopt
ed by George Washington and be-
came the children of Mt. Vernon.
Artist, Woolaston. Date about 1860.
Size 36x49.
George Washington Parke GUSTS
of Arlington. Son of John Parke
Gusts and Eleanor Calvert. Grand
son of Martha Washington. He was
adopted by General and Mrs. Wash
ington. In his will he left his paint
ings, silver, etc, to his grandson, g.
w. Gusts Lee. Artist, Stearns. Size
26x3O,
Mrs. Eleanor Lewis Nellie Custis).
Daughter of John Parke Custis and
Eleanor Calvert. Was adopted by
General and Mrs. Washington on the
death of her father, who was Mrs.
Washingtons son, and was known as
The Beautiful Nellie Custis,' and
was 1.-The pride of the nation" She
married Lawrence Lewis, the son of
General WashingtOn's sister, Bette.
Artist, Gilbert Stuart. Size 25x3O.
Mary Randolph GUSTS Mrs. r. f.
Lee. Daughter of e. W. Parke Gus
tbs and Mary Lee Fitzhugh, grand
daughter of Martha Washington.
Married Robert Edward Lee, June
30, 1881. AS the only surviving child
of G. w. Parke Custis she inherited
Arlington, etc. Size 25x30.
General Henry Lee, C'Light Horse
Harry Lee'')-Father of General X.
E. Lee. He was the chief leader of
horse of Washington's army" Artist,
Gilbert Stuart. Size 25z30.
General Robert Edward Lee.-The
first painting of him. The uniform
is that of second lieutenant, corps of
engineers, U. S. army. Supposed to
have been painted shortly after his
marriage in 1881. Artist, West, (son
or nephew of Benjamin WestO
Mildred Lee. Daughter of General
R Z. Lee. Artist, Fisher. Size l6x2l.
Robert Z. Lee. Son of General r.
E. Lee. Painted about three years
before his sister Mildred's. Artist,
Fisher, Size 1920.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
Testimonials to Lee-JacksOn
Camps Hospitality.

On Friday evening, the day after
the excursion of Garland Rodes Camp
G. ", from Lynchburg, Lee-Jackson
Camp G. V. of Lexington received
through its Commander, J. Preston
Moore, an engrossed communication
signed officially by Upton d. Jen-
nings, adjutant, bearing the following
appreciative words, in recognition of
the cordial reception given them by
their comrades of Lee-J Jackson Camp
of Lexington, whilst here on the 18th
instant:
GARLAND-RoDEs CAMP C. VS.
Lynchburg, Va,
June 18th, 1902. J.
ANOTHER WHITE STONE
has been erected in the experience
of our Camp.
OUR PILGRIMAGE
to the Tombs of our noble and
beloved Chieftains:
LEE AND JACKSON,
was rendered doubly pleasant by the
fraternal kindness and courtesy
OF our Comrades of
LEE-JACKSON CAMP, CONFED-
ERATE VETERANS,
and by the personal cordially Of our
Comrade, your Commander,
j. PRESTON MOORE.
The thanks and expression of appre-
citation of our members are herein
sent to you, with the hope
that your Camp will at your
convenience afford us an
opportunity to reciprocate.
Fraternally,
GARLAND-RODES CAMP,
No. 8, G.. VS..
Official
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Binder For Sale.

A Plano Binder, bought last gear, used
only about ~ days, cool as new, for
sale. Price $65 cash or $40 Oh time.
Reason for selling: haze sold my farm,
and have no further use for it.
JOHN SHERIDAN,
jun 81 Lexington, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
GEMS IN VERSE.
Opportunity.

Opportunity.
And must wait till some mysterious
power
Upon me hath bestowed the gift to
think,
To speak, to act that In some special hour
Some thirsting soul from my life's
springs shall drink?
Nay; opportunity is ever near;
At home, out in the worlds great busy
marts,
A look, a word, a deed. some life may
cheer,
Give strength anew to some respondent
hearts.
Then may 1 by my thought or word or
deed
Unto the world blessing thereby prove
And give some other soul Of these in need,
And thus some weary burden help re-
move
Charles McCubbin in Boston Tran
script.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20

Pyny- Balsam Stops the Tickling.
and quickly alays Inflammation In the throat.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-06-20
BY command

BRIGADIER GENERAL SHIP,
Superintendent
II. 4. HYATT,
Captain and Adjutant V. NJ. |.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
SPECIAL MASTERS SALE.


By virtue of decree of the Court of Chaneery
of New jersey bearing date the eighteenth
day of November, A. D., 1901, in a certain cause
therein pending, wherein George Platt is COM
plainant, and Thomas X. NTcClong and others
are defendants, the subscriber will expose to
sale at public vendue, to the highest bidder, on
Monday, a1st day Of March, A. D. 1902
At the sheriff's Office in the Court House at
Woodbury., New Jersey, at the hour of two
O'Clock in the afternoon, all that certain tract of
land, situate in Logan Township, County of
Gloucester, and State of New Jersey:
Beginning at stone in the middle of the
public road leading from Bridgeport to Repair
po the said stone being near the Flax pond,
and at corner of Freeland Hurff's land thence
along said Hurff's (1) north eleven degrees east
ten chains and lightweight links, thence (2)
still along Hurff's land north fifty-five degree
east fourteen chains and sixty-eight links to a
cedar post in the moss, corner to said Hurff S
land and in the line of land of the heirs of
Rebecca Ann Cooper, deceased thence (3)
north thirty-five degrees west eleven chains and
thirty-four links through the swamp to stake
on the fast land; thence (4) north one degree
east three chains and sixty-eight links to
cedar post at corner of Anabel Brights cedar
swamp, thence (5) partly through the swamp
and partly along fast land south seventy-three
degrees west six chains to stone at the Lob
Folly Landing, being corner also to John Bun
din's land thence (6) south sixty degrees and
fifteen minutes west eighteen chains and forty
seven links to stump in the middle of theiroad
thence ~ along said road nearly south eigh-
teen chains and fifty-four links to a corner in
the middle of the road leading from Bridgeport
to Repaupo; thence (s) south seventy-eight de-
grees forty-five minutes east fourteen chains
and twenty-siX links to the beginning corner.
Containing fifty-one and forty-four one-hun-
dreths acres, be the more or less.
To be sold in the presence and under direction
of HARRISON H. VOORHEES,,
Special Master.
VIM. j. Kraft, Solicitor 2-27-' 92-5ts
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
TILE DRAINAGE.

road. Some tests made by the Illinois
that one line will give fairly good
drainage under the most adverse condi-
tons. The experiment consisted in the
drainage of a piece of land selected as
the worst that could be found in part
of the state notorious as having q large
area of hand pan which it was general
ly considered could not be underdrain-
ed because the soil held water like a
jug" Lines of tile were placed two and
half feet deep and fifty feet apart.
The water level at point midway be-
tween the lines of tiles was lowered
eighteen inches, when at the same time
the water level in the undrained por-
ton of the field was only six inches be-
low the surface In this case the sur
face of the ground water had a slope
of foot in twenty-five feet, but in a
more porous soil the slope would be
much less. Therefore a single line of
tile three or three and half feet deep,
if of adequate size, will give nearly
perfect drainage, and second line will
not materially improve it. For example,
in the diagram if A represents the first
tile, the surface of the ground water is
represented by the lines A B G. If a
second line of tile, D, is laid, the water
surface will be A B D, the second line
draining only the comparatively small
portion G B D. The diagram shows
that a single line well below the sur
face is far better than two shallow
ones. For example, lowering the tile A
six inches lowers the water surface to
A c, which represents better drainage
than the line A B D with the two lines.
Ira o. Baker, Illinois.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
Digest These Fncts.
Cost of o1eomnrgarine.

There is a great lack of knowledge
regarding the cost of making oleomar-
garine. The Armour company of Chi
cago put in evidence a sworn formula
for manufacturing the stuff, says Dali
nv and Creamery Taking this formula
and the market cost of the materials,
the estimate of the cost of 100 pounds
of oleomargarine is as follows: Thirty
four pounds of neutral lard at 37s cents
a pound, $1.32; 81 pounds of oleomar-
garine oil at 31s cents a pound, S412
cents; IL pounds of cottonseed oil at 4
cents q pound, 4S cents; Is pounds of
milk at 1 cent a pound, IS cents; 8
pounds of salt at about l cent pound,
So cents, making 100 pounds cost only
S2.91. Adding the cost of tubs and
tax. the net cost at Chicago for each
100 pounds manufactured is $6.41. 1t
is bad enough when such stuff is sold
at y cents a pound in competition with
good butter at IS and 20 cents, but
when the oleomargarine is palmed OH
as real butter serious injury is done to
the dairy business. In Holland the
oleomargarine men go SO far as to ar
que that the manufacture of their stuff
makes market for milk, just as they
argue in this country that it helps the
beef cattle industry by making mar
ket for tallow. Think of 100 pounds of
alleged butter from eighteen pounds of
rniIlzf
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
INDIVIDUALITY IN COWS.
Cows of High Quality Needed-Best
Heifer Calves Should Be Raised.

Cows of High Quality Needed-Best
Heifer Calves Should Be Raised.
The heifer calves from the best cows
should by all means be raised. The
method that is still quite largely prac
ticed in some portions of the dairy sec
lions of our state of disposing of all
the calves regardless of how good the
individual or it's parentage is in the
end ruinous practice to the dairy in
terests. The ranges are producing beef
cattle, horses and sheep, but there is no
one as yet in the business of producing
good working COWS of high quality, and
the supply must be produced by the
dairymen themselves.
Although good cows can be found in
all communities, they are comparative
IL scarce, and the heifer calves from
them should certainly be raised. Where
the whole milk is disposed of and no
skimmilk is available this is not so cas-
lily done, but it will pay to feed the best
calves whole milk for a few days and
then gradually substitute some other
calf food In this way, if little care
is exercised, excellent dairy calves may
be raised on small quantity of milk.
w. J. Fraser of the Illinois station
gives the above advice and summarizes
his observation on individual differen-
ces in the value of dairy cows" thus:
There are vast differences in the eff
cheney and profit derived from individ-
ual dairy cows.
One COW may produce more than
twice as much butter fat in year as
another on exactly the same feed basis
A good COW well cared for may pro-
duce five times as much as the average
much as three profitable cows for
Illinois.
Nearly all dairymen are keeping
portion of their herd at an actual loss.
Many keep cows that pay only half
as much a bushel for the grain con-
sumed as other cows in the same herd.
Excellent cows are obtainable at
reasonable price in nearly all sections
of the country. There is almost no
dairying in this region, yet the COW
Rose and several others nearly as good
were purchased in this community for
$50 each.
Give the cows one week test every
three months, have profitable stand
ard, gradually raise it each year, and
dispose of any cows that do not come
up to this.
Breed the best cows to a dairy sire
of excellent breeding and individuality
and raise the heifer calves.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
N4assgS - land
AtS4sIE laiN A SGaa &8SssesS>-.t
Is g1fS79s @yasEsse y
OUR NATIVE PLUMS.


Becoming More Popular Every Year.
Growing and Marketing.
Native plums are looking up, in the
estimation of the horticulturists. Com
mending them in Rural New Yorker,
f. Cranefield OF Wisconsin tells how
an Iowa man, who has produced many
of the best varieties of native plums
now on the market, grows them:
AS the seeding plum trees are plant
ed six feet apart each way for econc-
my of space and after the second year
cultivation is impracticable, the or.
chards have been heavily mulched. So
far this has proved highly satisfactory
in all respects. Marsh hay has been
largely used formulating aswell as 9TH
er coarse material free from weed seed.
This method has also been employed
in the older orchards 1t is necessary
to renew the mulch once year in or
der to keep down weeds and grass.
A space of about 20 by 100 feet was
heavily mulched about four inches)
last spring with cinders. This seems
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
LEFT sToREKEEpING ALONE.

If you are tired of farming-tired of
milking cows, blowing, reaping and
choring-dont make the mistake of
renting or selling the farm and start
ing into a mercantile business in some
town. Nearly every community can
furnish some financial wreck of a man
who has done this thing. 1t is the surest
way in which to get rid of the old farm
and dissipate the hard earnings and
savings of twenty-five or thirty years
that we know of. Business men have
their troubles which the man on the
farm knows but little of-deadbeats,
savage competitive strife which is mer-
CHESS, fiuctuating markets, capricious
public to cater to, overdue drafts at
the bank and uncollectable assets. No
man can succeed in a mercantile bust
ness today who has not had careful
and thorough training in the line which
he may take up. We call to mind one
case where smooth drummer unload
ed on to farmer who had just opened
a country store enough sal soda to last
the community for forty years. Better
by far give the farm to the county au-
thorities to care for you the rest Of
your life than buy out a store when
the chances are that the county will
have to take care CT you at the public
EXPENSE
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
Monday, the Thirty first day Of March


next, between the hours of 10 and o'clock, to-
wit, at o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the Court House in the city of Wood bury,
County of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey,
all the following described real estate, that is to
say:
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises hereinafter particularly described, sit
uate in the Township of Harrison, in the County
of Gloucester and State of New Jersey, and
bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at stake
for a corner in the middle of the public road
leading into Barnsborough and Pittstown Turn
pike from the Union road, which stake is now
made corner to the parties respectfully, and
from thence running by said Wares other land,
and north twenty-six degrees west twenty-seven
chains to stake corner; thence south eighty
one degrees west, twenty-four chains to stake
in the line of Kiers land; thence by the same
south seventeen degrees and three-quarters east
twelve chains to a stone corner to said Kier's
land thence by lands of said Ware, south forty
degrees and thirty minutes east, fifteen chains
and fifty links to a stone corner to Hampton 8
land thence by the same and crossing the public
road aforesaid south sixteen degrees and ten
minutes east twenty-four chains, forty-eight
links to a corner; thence north sixtysix degrees,
fifteen minutes east, seven chains thirty-eight
links to the middle of the turnpike aforesaid;
thence along the same north twenty-nine de-
grees east twenty-nine chains seventy-one links
to a corner where the middle of the public road
aforesaid intersects with said turnpike and
thence along said road to the beginning Con-
tanning one hundred acres exclusive of fifty
three hundredths sold to Thomas Simpkins.
Being the same premises which Samuel r. Sooy
and Harriet Sooy, his wife, by deed of convey
ance bearing date the seventeenth day of March,
eighteen hundred and ninety-four and intended
to be forthwith recorded for the consideration
therein mentioned conveyed to the said Edward
E. Sharp in fee, and this mortgage is given to
secure a part of the aforesaid consideration
money.
Seized as the property of Edward E. Sharp
ct ais, defendants, and taken in execution at the
suit of Samuel T. Sooy complainant, and to be
sold by
F. D. SPRINGER, Sheriff
Dated Feb 90 1902.
A. H Swackhamer Solicitor 227
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
PROPOSALS FOR THE BUILDING
n Or
A COUNTY ROAD
IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY NJ.


Committee of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Gloucester, N j., in
charge of the construction of the following de-
in the Court House, Woodbury., on Wednesday
March 10TH 1902 at TO- 80 a. M to receive sealed
proposals for the building of the following de
scribed road: Beginning at the intersection OF
Academy Street with the Clayton and Glassboro
gravel road in Clayton and extending thence
Academy Street by Fries Mill to the Cross
Keys road at Williamstown, distance of 81 ,49a
feet.
The said road is to be built of gravel and be
built in all respects in accordance with the
plans and specifications file at the office OF
William G. Cattell, Engineer Wenonah N j.
Every proposal from bidders shall be accompa-
MED with certified checks or an approved bond
in the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned
that if the contract be awarded to him he will
when required by the Board, execute agree
ment in writing to perform the work according
to the specifications.
The successful bidder will be required in
addition to the agreement aforesaid to exc
cute to the said Board a bond in such sun
as they, the said Board of Chosen Freeholders
may require and with such sureties as they may
approve conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the contract.
All bids must be presented to the committe,
at the time and place aforesaid and at no othe
time.
Bids will then be Immediately opened ant
publicly read.
The Board reserves the right to reject any O.
all bids. E. G. MILLER,
Director of Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Dated Feb 9, 1901. 2-13
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-06
ARrrr1crA1 conn nuNrr.

A short time ago we incidentally re-
ferred ia the manufacture of bogus
comb honey, and, judging from the
many letters received, we made a mis-
take in assuming that any such honey
is made or could possibly be made,
and so our readers will please under
stand that there is no such fraud prac-
ticed and that we never said there
was. The bee men unite in saying that
it is a mechanical impossibility to
make an artificial comb, fill it with an
adulterated sweet and SO seal the cells
up that such fraud could not be readi-
ly detected. At the same time we have
before US statement of an expert of
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, Mr.. Charles Saylor of Des
Moines, Ia, in which he refers to this
matter as though such bogus product
was actually being made. The bee
men can now go for him and convince
him, as they have US, that he is in error
The item which drew forth the criti-
cism was prompted not so much by
what we had heard and read of this
assumed fraud as by the character and
quality of lot of honey which we
bought about that time. Assuming that
this lot of honey was the pure quill
product of the bees, we wonder what
the moral condition of the members of
the hive must have been to have pro-
duced such an abomination when it
looked so very tempting. They must
surely have been foragers on strange
grounds and eaters of forbidden fruits,
jewellers among the bloom of skunk
cabbage, henbane and ragweed, dis
tillers of nectar from malignant and
deathly types of the vegetable king
DOM Maybe their queen was dead or
the regular workers on strike and
the drones tried their hand. Anyhow,
now knowing that the bees made that
honey, the poetic sentiment with
which we have always invested the
bee is knocked into smithereens, and
hereafter it. like the OK or the pig, is OF
the earth earthly.