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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
A DESERT CARAVAN.
Its Start Across the Dreary San.
Wastes of sahara.

Its Start Across the Dreary SANK
Wastes of Sahara.
There were the last words, instruc-
tons, cautions, adieus, and then Abdul
lah held up his hand. Ali gave the cry
of the camel driver, and the uncouth
beasts, twisting and snarling under
their loads, struggled to their feet.
Another cry, and they began their
voyage They traversed the square,
passed the mosque, turned down mar
row street and in five minutes crossed
the line that bounded the oasis and en-
tered upon the desert.
Immediately the dun leader took his
place at the left and slightly in advance.
The fourth on the right of the dun was
the black racer. He carried two wa
ter skins and Abdullahs saddle. Then
came in ranks fifteen camels, Ali riding
in the center. On the right flank rode
the two women, with enormous red and
white cotton sunshades stretched be-
hind them; then at an interval of six
rods came fifteen camels unattended.
They simply followed the squad in
front. The dun leader and the black
racer had lanyards about their necks.
The other camels had no harness save
the surcingles that held their loads
In a panic, sandstone, fusillade
from Bedouins, mirage and race
for water, if Abdullah and Ali could
grasp these lanyards the caravan was
saved since the other camels followed
the dun leader and the black racer as
sheep follow the bellwether.
Abdullah walked at the left, abreast
of the dun At intervals he rode the
black racer.
The pace of caravan is two miles
an hour, but Abdullah's, the two Grip
pies included, could make two miles
and quarter The black racer could
make sixty miles day for five days
without drinking, but at the end of
such a journey his hump would be nc
larger than pincushion, and his tenn
per-
For centuries it has been the custom
of Sahara caravans to travel not more
than five miles the first day.-"The Des-
ert," by Arthur Cosslett Smith, in Serb.
ner's
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
THE TIMBER LOT.

We are asked what varieties of tim
Der man should plant who wishes to
start ten acre timber lot upon prai-
RE farm We do not know that the
following would be the best way, but
it is the one which we would adopt if
we were going to plant such a grove.
In word the trees would be set out
eight feet apart each way. The trees
would be alternately of the hard and
soft wood varieties the plan being to
remove all of the soft varieties as soon
as the hard wood trees needed the
ground. For soft wood we would plant
soft maple alone, this being far more
valuable wood and more easily worked
up than any of the other rapid growing
varieties of timber For hard wood we
would plant largely of white ash, larch,
with some hard maple, blackberry and
black walnut. AT the end of ten years
from time of planting most of the soft
wood may be removed, and a fine
grove of hard wood timber will occupy
the ground. If you want such a grove.
keep the cattle out of it. The hogs
may be allowed to run in it, but should
not be fed or herded in it. We would
belt it on the outside with a row of
Scotch or white pine set sixteen feet
apart in the row and twenty-five feet
from the timber. Anyhow, don't plant
the grove wholly of box elder and cot
tonwood, for when you have such
grove you may have a shelter belt, and
that is about all.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
WHERE SHALL HE LoCATEf

This man is a Scandinavian, with a
wife and seven children, toiler in a
western city, who by dint of hard
work and economy has saved up the
sum of $500, which he wishes to invest
in small piece Of land for home.
He presents three propositions to us,
wishing to know which is the best one
for him to accept-one to buy forty
acres of timber land in central Missou-
ri with no improvements at $40 per
acre, another to buy unimproved prai-
RE land in northwestern Kansas at IS
per acre and another to buy cutoff pine
timber lands in northern Wisconsin at
Sc per acre. We can only answer him
in very general way, for so much de-
ponds upon the specific character of
the particular tract of land which he
might select. On the face of it the Mis-
souri, proposition would seem to be the
most attractive. There he would find
mild climate, a corn country, fruit of
all kinds easily procured, short win
ter feeding season for stock. On the
other hand, it's pretty far south for a
Scandinavian, and he might find the
fever and ague and some old fashioned
poky ways of doing things which he
would not like The Kansas PROPOSE
ton we shouldSregard as altogether too
risky for this poor man, who seeks
land for the purpose of cultivating it in
crops. Northwest Kansas is more of
stock country than anything else, and
he would be sure in his contest with
drought and hot winds to be discour-
aged in the effort to raise ordinary
crops. The cutoff pine lands of north
ern Wisconsin and Minnesota offer
many inducements for a man situated
as our friend is. He will there find eli
matte conditions of a Scandinavian
type, plenty of rain in summer and
heap of snow and cold weather in win
ter. He will find if he properly selects
his land a soil which while extremely
rough and unpromising in its natural
state still one which will produce
splendid crops of grass and all cereal
grains except corn Locating there
with his limited means, he will have
about ten years of life in the wilder
ness before he really comes into the
promised land. If we were in his place,
we would look at Missouri first, Wis
consin next and let northwest Kansas
alone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
81 wrote TO
DR.. Pierce for
advice though 4
thought surely
4 would die. -

0Atter my baby came in January 1900 writes
MIS-. Nancy Aoner, of St. Paul. Ark. III suffered
severely from all sorts of aches and pains, until
the following May, when I read one of your
pamphlets treating on female diseases wrote
to DR.. Pierce for advice, although 1 thought
surely would die, as our physician told me
was more liable to die than to get well your
tatherly advice caused my health to be restored.
took hve bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scrlption, three of Golden Medical Discovery
ana three walls of Pellets together with your
other remedies, and am now able to do ali my
work. -
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free, and
so obtain without charge or fee the
advice of a specialist upon diseases
peculiar to women. All correspondence
Is held as strictly private and sacredly
CONFIDENTIAL. Address DR.. R. " Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The invitation to consult DIR. Pierce,
by letter, free, is not to be confused
with offers of vfree medical advice -
made by irresponsible persons who are
not physicians and are professionally
and legally disqualified for the ptactice
of medicine.
DIR. P1erce's Favorite Prescription is a
safe and reliable remedy for the cnre of
womanly ills. 1t establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals infamma-
ton and liberation and cures female
weakness.
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send Fl one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume Address DIR. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
IN CHANcERY orNEyv JERSEY.

To Beck Msdgedossky and Mrs. Beck Msdvedos-
sky, has aoife, Simon Blum and Annie Blum, his
lcife:
By virtue of an order OF the Court Of Chan
Gerry OF New jersey, made on the day of the date
hereof, in cause wherein Alfred B. Richman is
complainant and you and others are defendants,
you are required to appear, plead, answer or de-
to the bill of said complainant on or be-
fore the fourteenth day of March next or the
said bill will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose a mortgage
given by Robert G.. Bloomingdale and Marga-
ret L. Bloomngdale his wife. to Richard @.
Souder, dated the eighth day of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy-six on lands in the Town
ship of Franklin, in the County of Gloucester,
which said mortgage assigned to sthe COM
plaintant; and you Beck Medvedossky, Simon
Blum and Annie Blum are made defendants
therein because you own said lands or some
part thereof; and you Mrs. Beck Medvedossky
are made defendant because you are the wife
of Beck Medvedossky, and such have an
mediate right of dover in said lands or some
part thereof.
A. II. SWACKHAMER,
so1'r OF complainant, No. Cooper st, Wood
bury N. j.
Dated January h. 1903. 1908 5ts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
WILL IT PAY2
A Frank Expression of Opinion by
Prominent PouItryman.

A Frank Expression of Opinion by a
Prominent PouItryman.
There are many successes with poul-
try and more failures when attempted
on big scale. The failures are seldom
written up, the successes generally are.
The wise beginner is the one VINO first
determines whether or not he can
cheerfully work long hours the year
through, whether he can be contented
with about the wages good clerk or
mechanic gets and whether or not he
likes country life. If these questions
can be honestly answered in the af-
firmative, success is probable-on these
terms, however, that he fOrgets most
he has ever heard or read on the sub
ject, that he gets healthy, hardy stock
and keeps it so by plain feeding, fair
range and strict cleanliness. These few
conditions, together with common"
sense, will generally be all that is nee
essary to assure a fair degree of sue
cess. The man who sees millions in
TT had better stick to the stock market
or some other quick asset business. No
live stock business can be so gainful as
manufacturing or mercantile pursuits.
The percentage of profit on the produc-
ton or sales may be as large or larger,
but the supply is limited by laws which
do not operate alike in the different
cases.
The manufacturer or merchant is able
to produce or buy enough to meet the
demand and can turn his goods many
times in season. The fancier often
buys to meet his demands, but the mar
ket poultryman cannot generally do SO
at profit While this condition limits
possible profits, it is the one thing
which makes poultry production sta
BILE occupation for all time and which
prevents the supply ever long overrun-
ming the demand. TO old and young
alike we offer the time worn advice
which is so seldom followed, that only
a few birds be kept at first and to go
ahead slowly. Learn all you can at the
expense of others, but do most Of your
own thinking. Because some one has
succeeded with certain methods it
doesn't follow every one can or will do
the same. To win certain success one
must adapt every effort to the require
ments of the breed, the location of the
plant, the needs of the market to be
supplied, and keep pegging away
George Il Pollard in sReIiable Poultry
Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
M SsS
NARNA, CARDEN
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ICE HARVEST.
Necessary TooIs-Cutting and Pack
INSTRUMENTATION of IceI,Ouse.

Necessary TooIs-Cutting and Pack
ing-ventilation of Toulouse.
1t is almost needless to urge that
every farmer put up enough ice to use
through the hot months. For this pur-
pose the American Agriculturist adj
vises as follows: When the stream has
been damned or the pond cleared of
sticks and stones, select the tools nee
essary for the ice harvest, which are
an ice anger, tapping ak, ice fork, sew
eral ice hooks, packing chisel ice tongs
and large ice saw. If horse is to be
used, an ice plow will be necessary.
When the ice is about fourteen inches
thick, the work of cutting can begin.
On very small scale it is easily possi-
BILE to cut the ice without using an ice
pillow. The blocks can be sawed out
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
This Has a Familiar Ring.

The Kirkwood Qll.) Leader says: IAN
old hen belonging to Mrs. M. A. Stor-
mont began laying late in the fall and
was so persistent that she laid twenty
six eggs before she concluded to stop.
During all this time she had neglected
her Noting. and when she finally got
ready to shed her feathers it was in the
middle of the winter, but the old ones
had lost their life and were dry and
harsh, consequently there was no other
way but TO make the change. In a short
time she was almost bare and suffer
ing from the cold. The Misses Stor-
mont, seeing her predicament and ap-
preciating the value of her service rem
dered, determined to come to her res
rue. They accordingly took the old hen
into the house. took her measurements,
made her 81 suit of fiannels to fit and
then released her Her ladyship took
the matter very philosophically and
hustled off to her companions. appar-
emily very comfortable in her new
sl1it"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
Among the House Plants.

Weak liquid manure is good for the
azalea when buds begin to swell in
late winter.
Ventilation-in other words, pure air
lis just as important to house plants
rs are good light and water.
A small pot and liberal fertilizing are
the secret of Towering begonia Gloire
re Lorraine i'll winter.
A lamp burning among the window
plants on a severe night will often save
them from freezing.
Do not thaw out frozen plant toe
rapidly, but sprinkle with cold water
and keep in cool room for awhile.
Raise verbenas from seeds, not slips.
The unthrifty plant is a nuisance.
Sandy soil suits ADDITIONS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
The WOODS IN WINTER.
Charming Wood Picture by Lover
of Nature.


Charming Wood Picture by a Lover
of Nature.
The woods in winter have peculiar
charm, and one who walks with nature
from spring to frost and rests loses u
period of continuity which mars the
perfectness and destroys the symmetry
of the whole.
In winter the woods are not dead.
On the contrary, they are very much
alive. There, on every side, is life album
dant and often is obtrusive; inanimate
things appear animate. Vegetation, dor
mant and active, is everywhere. The
posSum curls himself in a roomy cav
ern at the base of a hollow dead tree;
rabbits bound through the scrubby I'M
derbrush counting no risk; in the trees
overhead the squirrels are never alb
sent; the birds fit quietly in the hem
locks. The snow stretches up through
the laurels to the top of the hills and
reflects dazzling light; from the high
est plane to the stream the springs are
replenished and gorged to overlooking;
they bubble down the slope endowed
| with a life which would seem their
own. This is winter in the woods, and
| SenSibly present there is ever to q lover
of nature that indefinable companion
ship of nature, a presence as personal
| as nature is real, both alike being spir-
itual, if spiritually discerned.
| 1t is during the fall and winter that
vegetation prepares for spring, and
| then it is that nearly all, if not quite
all, our early Towering plants perfect
their buds
Not few of our spring plants dis
| appear after they flower and where
there are wood flowers and rare
one must be ON the alert to discover.
| A dry wood in winter is a most fertile
retreat for botanist
Many of our common plants are
evergreen, and their number and beau
ty unite to brighten the woods.
One cannot well imagine a sight
much prettier than a group of Christ
mas ferns projecting through the snow
berry against bank of white or a
mat of marchantia and chrysosple-
MUM spread below an ice coated, drip
ping ledge. These attract the eye
perhaps, but there is the trailing ar
butus, wild honeysuckle and rhodo-
dendrons. bud bound silent, waiting
to burst into life, mystical and won
derful-obedient to the supreme law
appealing to the thought-Meehan's
Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
THE RED POLLS.

One of the Younger Breeds-GOod
Mixers and Good Feeders.
The Red Polled is one of the young
est of the breeds. 1t was not until the
year 1916 that the union of the Norfolk
and Suffolk breeders gave the breed it's
name. From the start this breed has
been famous as one valuable alike for
dairying and for beef production, and
on the markets of England the Norfolk
cattle take high rank. They were first
brought to America in 1878 and since
then have grown steadily Here their
beefmaking qualities have been neg
lected to some extent, but they have
figured strongly as valuable animals
for the small farmer. Neglect to show
them in high condition has also tended
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05

A tendency to early maturity gives
its indications both in the male and fe-
male. If we wish to increase the desire
for early laying. keep the pullet that
lays first and the cockerel that early
shows red comb and wattles and crows
the youngest. If they continue to push
forward with rapidity. they should be
retained, provided they are not akin.
Do the same way each. year. and the
habit of early laying can be establish
ed. To get great layers choose both
pullets and cocks according to the rec
ords of their mothers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
KEEPING CABBAGE.
why 1t Is Difficult and the PrevaIe1
Tn,porfopf Method

Why 1t Is Difficult and the Prevalent
Important Method.
1t is difficult matter to keep cab
bases in large quantities through the
winter Every method in practice by
large growers has its disadvantages on
account of the easy decay of the soft,
watery leaves by overwarmth and the
damage if not destruction of the stock
by freezing. Thus one has to go be-
tween these two difficulties, and on ac-
count of the cost of the frequent re-
movals of the crop it is generally adj
visable to store them in the field where
they have grown, says Country Gentle
man. The prevalent method adopted
by large growers is this: The space be-
tween the rows, by 6, as may be con-
venient, is furrowed out as widely as
possible. and the plants, pulled as late
as possible before risk of damage by
freezing, are placed as they are pulled
and with the roots undisturbed head
downward in rows four feet wide and
~ as possible. Straw is then spread
over the heaps until as late as possible
with safety from frost, when earth is
thrown ON the straw to insure safety
from freezing. Air vents are made at
intervals of six feet and these filled in
with punches of straight cut straw, by
which escape of any warm air collect
ing in the heaps is made easy. The
ground should be leveled to enable the
heaps to lie evenly. Sometimes these
pits are made larger, even eight feet
wide and high, but in some localities
the smaller pits will be safest.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
RED PoL1ED BULL DEMON.

to obscure their flesh bearing powers in
time past, but recent exhibitions have
been highly creditable.
AS their name indicates cattle of this
breed are without horns, no appearance
of them being tolerated. In color they
are rich deep red with white allowed
on the udder and underline, inside the
TANKS and on the switch of the tail.
The head is quite characteristic, of
medium size, clean cut, with sharp
poll which carries a good tuft of hair.
The neck is of medium length, body of
good size and shape, legs of medium
length Red Polls are very uniform,
prepotent and hardy and have many
earnest advocates, being good mixers
as well as good feeders.-G. M. Rom
mel.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
Poultry and Farming.

A combination of poultry with Scien-
tific farming will bring results surpris-
ingly satisfactory to those who have
been plodding along, tilling the soil and
carting the products to market at the
seasons end
Poultry fills in vacant spot in the
farmers life when time cannot be 9th
erwise proftably employed. The time
given to the care Of few hundred
chicks is so small one rarely notices
it, and the cost compared with the re-
turns is so very small that none should
hesitate to give it. The little chicks
are cared for by the women folks, and
before we realize that spring has gone
the chicks have grown to maturity and
are ready to begin returning a profit
to Offset the cost of raising.
The food which they have consumed
can be counted as nothing, since it has
all been raised on the farm and would
have perhaps gone to waste were ii
not for the fowls which gather it up.
The hogs, the cattle, the horses, all
waste and scatter corn and oats, and
the patient hen gathers all up and is
ever content to go her way.
The good hen will lay from twelve to
fifteen dozen eggs year, all of which
are worth, whether on our table or in
the market, fully 10 cents a dozen.
Now let any farmer figure on this, with
nothing to deduct as cost, and say it is
not business policy to have flock OF
hens along with his other farm prod.
ucts. Let him stop to think of what
his table would cost were it not for the
chickens and eggs, ever ready to be
served, and he will certainly gladly
give little time to this one branch OF
the farmers products. Farmers
Onica
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
A Winter Fountafn.

The water dish is an important factor
when fowls are shut up in the house.
1t must be high enough so that the lit
ter cannot be scratched in or it will be
a source of disease. A gallon tin pail
hung on a hook, with block near by
for the smaller chicks to stand on, does
terry well in place of fountain and can
I've frequently scrubbed with boiling
water and carbolic acid so no germs of
disease will propagate therein
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
For Erosted Comha.

1t is said that the following ointment
is excellent for cuts. frosted wattles
or combs. bruises or wounds of any
kind 1t should be made. put in a box
and ready for use at any time. Add to
eight ounces of vaseline half tea
spoonful each spirits Of turpentine, kerr
osene. crude petroleum, oil of tar and
oil of sassafras Mix thoroughly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
70 coMsur-PYIvEs.

The undersigned having cen restored to health
by simple means after suffering for several years
with a severe lung affection. and that dread
disease Consumption, is anxious to make known
to his fellow sufferers the means of cure. To
those who desire it. he will cheerfully send Gree
Of charge) copy of the prescription used, which
they will find a sure cure for Consumption.
Asthma, Cafarrh, Bronchitis and allthroat and
lung MaLadies. He hopes all sufferers will try
his remedy, as it Is Invaluable. Those desiring
the prescription, which will cost them nothing,
and NAV prove a blessing, will please address,
Rev. EDWARD A.WILSOA, Hseoklyn, New York.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
RATHER EXPENSIVE.

I The government has spent the sun
of $240,000,000 in it's effort to educate
and civilize the American Indian, and
about all it has to show for his ex,
penditure is a football team Mt Car
Isle, Pa, and an educated squaW
wearing a blanket and beads at thu
Pine Ridge agency, who is an accom-
plished pianist. 1t might about as vel
have tried to make watchdogs o.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the account OF
Samuel d. Lodge, administrator of the estate of
John B. Alfred, deceased, will be audited by the
Surrogate and reported for settlement to the
Orphans Court of the County of Gloucester, on
Friday, February 9th, 1903.
SAMUEL d. LODGE,
Administrator
Dated Surroeateis Office, Jan. 49, 1908. 1-22
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
Early pullets For winter Erea

There is but little profit in keeping
hens unless a part of the eggs can be
produced in winter and winter prices
received. In order to do this the early
Matched pullets must be matured and
begin laying in November and Deem
Der The lighter breeds. the Leghorns
and Haniburgs, if Matched in April and
well cared for will mature about the
right time to make good winter layers.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05

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