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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

There is one very common mistake
made by those who are taken with the
notion TINT they must clear out their
trees, says II. L. Van Deman in Rural
New Yorker 1t is that all the small
branches. twigs and spurs must be cut
off the lower limbs and from the in
terror of the trees. Bare branches are
not the proper thing until the shade of
the trees causes them to be so. and by
a moderate and judicious thinning Of
the branches they will retain their
spurs for long time These often
bear good fruit, and they also serve a
good purpose in strengthen ne the
growth of the main branches aud shad-
Ing them from the sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
NOTICE no CREDIToRs.

Benjamin F. Davis, executor Of the estate Of
Eleanor 8. Davis, deceased. by direction Of the
Surrogate of the County OF Gloucester hereby
gives notice to the creditors OF the said Eleanor
8. Davis, deceased. to bring in their debtg
said decedent, under oath or affirmation within
nine months from this date, or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor against the
said executor.
B. F. DAVIS.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

LnUCQ DcCduSS
it is more than
nature asks.
By the use OF
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Pre-
scription ma
ternity is made
practically
painless, and a
quick GONZALES
ence is assured
in almost ev-
cry case.
SI am pleased
to Cite my testi-
1nony and wish I
could End words
strong enough to
induce other sui.
ferers to use DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Presentation y
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
NOTICE OF sETTLRaTE NT-

Notice Is hereby given that the account OF
isienard + Burke, Maria E. Burke Admfnistra-
deceased, viii be audited by the Surrogate and
reported for settlement to the Orphans Court 81
the County OF Gloucester, on Friday, July 81.
RICHARD F. BURKE
MARIA L. BURKE,
Administrators @. T. A.
Dated Surrogates Office, June % 1903 eos
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
DON'T CoDDLE BLAcKBERn1Es.

Speaking about blackberries, how
this luscious fruit does grow and reyel
down among the mountains Of Penn
sylvania and Virginia, acres growing
wild In all sorts of almost inaccessible
places, while out west when given the
best of soil and treatment 1t proves the
most balky. Disappointing and aggra-
waiting fruit man can try to grow!
With US after trying six years to
raise bIackberries. pruning carefully
in summer. covering In winter. mulch
ing and irrigating. we never succeeded
in raising a crop aud 20 plowcd them
all up. and now the peslzy roots which
survived the blowing and the hard
winter are this year white with bloom
and promise big yield There are
some things which are best let alone,
and the blackberry is one. for the more
you coddle and fuss with it the poorer
it does.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

Notice Is hereby given that the account 81
Elizabeth Wurst, exeeutrix Of the estgte Of
Christian Wurst, deceased, will H. audited Nv
the Surrogate and reported for setst enent 10 the
Orphans Court Of the County Of Gloucester. on
Friday, July 81, A. D., 1903. -
ELIZABETH WURsT.
Dated Surrogntes Office, june % 1908. e.a
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
How to Destroy superfuOus hair

Powdered pumice stone is said to be
effective in destroying superfiuous hair
on the hands and arms if it is first
moistened and then rubbed on several
times a day.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
BaDq Costs Too Much

When the price paid is the mothers
health and happiness. The father
doesn't realize as he romps with the
child what years of wifely suffering
must be set against the baby's laughter.
Chronic invalidism is a high price to
pay for the painful JOY of maternity, yet
It is at such cost that many woman
becomes mother. Such price is too
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

BETTER WORK ON FEWER ACRES.
Said friend to us the other day,
would you have a man, when he has
got his farm paid for, just settle down
to the humdrum life of working it and
not try to acquire more land and more
property" Our answer to this is that
the great problem of living is to find
out how to get the most out of life.
When the average farmer finds him
self the owner of 100 acres of good
land and is out of debt he is in a posi-
ton to not only enjoy life. but be of
some use to his family and the COM
munity in which he lives. His labor in
the care of his farm need be in no
sense monotonous thing, but he will
find the way open for all the enter
prise, ambition and the intelligent do
ing of better things that he could de-
sire. 1t is unfortunate that so many
men rate success in farming to consist
of the getting and owning of more and
more acres rather than in an intelli-
gent comprehension of the soil and its
capacity to produce. On such a farm
a man may find a hundred ways for
growth in the line Of his profession-in
better methods of soil culture, in inn
proved stock, in new crops, in lines of
intensive agriculture whereby he may
double the crop product of his farm.
Nothing is truer today than that the
average farmer needs not SO much
more land as he does the knowledge
and ability to better care for that
which he already has.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
Advantages of Thinning Fruit.

Among advantages claimed for thin
ming fruit are the following:
Thinning lessons the loss occasioned
by rot and other fungous diseases of
the fruit by eliminating the danger of
infection by contact. 1t also in meas
ure prevents the appearance and the
spread of disease by permitting better
ventilation and drying of the fruit in
side of the trees.
Thinning will produce a better col
ored fruit by admitting more sunlight
into the tree.
Thinning tends to ripen up the fruit
more uniformly.
Thinning will produce more sala-
Bile and higher priced fruit by reason
of the increase in size. higher color and
general appearance
Thinning will preserve the shape OF
the tree and prevents the breaking Of
overloaded branches.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
FIooD LESSONS.

A large section of the middle west
has been this season visited by floods
IF greater magnitude than have been
known for sixty years. The resulting
loss of life has been great and the de-
struction of property almost immeas-
urable. Some facts, which in a general
way have been known, yet but little
needed, have been terribly emphasized
as result of these floods. One of
them is that the settlement and i'm
provement of country tend to a
quick release of excessive RAINFALL the
universal system of draining, thing and
ditching incident to the reclamation of
all wet lands surfing the rapid move
ment of the water to the streams and
rivers, these augmenting the food in
the seagoing streams with a cumula-
tive effect. Another fact which has
been made very plain is that the gem
eral effect of mans work on the cOun-
try has been in the way of narrowing
the original waterways and obstruct-
ing the natural outlets for flood waters.
This has been brought about by the
desire of municipalities and railways to
curtail as much as possible the length
of their bridges and the filling up Of
ancient ravines to secure valuable
building sites, it being shown that a
western city, one of the worst sufferers
by the late flood, had actually narrow
ed the main channel of the river which
passed through it 100 feet in the man
ner above indicated, besides having
filled up and obliterated numerous
gulches and bayous on the one time
river bottom which were the safety
valves for the flood seasons of fifty
years ago. Another fact developed, and
one which more particularly concerns
the farmer, is that his lowlands, the
marsh and bog of the pioneer days,
which of late years he has broken up
and cropped and not tile drained, are
now well under way back to the prime
val bog conditions and will remain I'M
profitable land for him until he can
either get it seeded down or properly
undetermined. The last lesson is that
there is no visible or permanent change
in progress of climatic conditions.
These remain as they always have
been, cycles or periods with a marked
tendency toward extreme heat, cold,
drought or flood following each other
with certain fixity of purpose, but
according to no regular known peri
odicity. The high water marks of 1903
will furnish plenty of material for flu
ture thought and study.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

H0lI6
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp Root DIR. Kilmer's
|Swamp-4oot, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
Spraying For Grape ret.

In spraying experiments in Ohio in
1901 for the prevention of grape rot in
a commercial vineyard covering more
than seven acres seven spraylngs were
applied at calculated expense OF
$40 per acre. The first of these i'm
mediately preceded blossoming. and
after the setting of the fruit they were
repeated at weekly intervals.
While the unsprayed area yielded
only 1872 pounds, or ninety-nine baskets
Of eight pounds each, of inferior wine
grapes, equal sprayed areas yielded IA
little more than 800 baskets of fine
grapes, which brought $1,000. includ-
ing baskets.
The return per acre from unsprayed
area is calculated at 316 baskets per
acre, worth less than $40 per acre.
while from the sprayed areas the av-
erage yield was 1852 baskets per acre.
worth $l25.20 per acre.
Soda bordeaux mixture used to re-
place ammoniacal copper carbonate for
the later sprayings gave apparently
better results than the usual treatment
with bordeaux mixture followed by
the copper carbonate. This mixture
is made from copper sulphate and COM
mercial caustic soda or soda be-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

A Fine Holstein-Friesian.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when ii should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not TO a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
SWamD-Root is soon realized. Il is sold
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09

By virtue OF a writ of feri facias, to me df-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at Public
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-07-09
Seyen=Piece Bedroom Suit

This Suit exactly like cut in solid
Oak polished finish handsomely carved large
beveed mirror size 2ix30 inches
Bureau bedstead. Washstand chairs, rocker table
Formerly $aS CO. REDUCED .......9...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
RECEPTION TO NEBRAsKANs.
Members of sTree-Planting" State As
ISOLATION Entertained Last Evening.

Members of "Tree-Planting" State As
ISOLATION Entertained Last Evening.
The reception rendered the members Of
the Nebraska Association of Washington
last evening by the societys president
Auditor w. E. Andrews of the treasury, and
Mrs. Andrews. at their residence, 1923 Yale
street, was regarded as one Of the most en-
joyable social events in the history of the
association. There was large attendance
of Nebraskans residing in the capital city.
who talked over the merits and advantages
Of the tree planting state" and who were
entertained during the evening by lit
erary and musical entertainment partici-
pated in by several well-known artists Of
the city.
The host and hostess were assisted in
receiving the guests by a brother of the
auditor, DIR. J. A. Andrews. and his wife
from Eustis. Neb.. who arrived in Washing
ton yesterday for a visit of several days
duration. The guests were introduced by
Miss Smith. member of the association.
Mr.. Augenbach opened the program with
a violin solo. which was greatly enjoyed by
| hearty applause that greeted his perform
ance. Mr.. j. Walter Humphreys rich bass
voice was heard to splendid advantage
in several solos. which were enthusiastic
cally applauded. He was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Lena Woodruff. A bari
tone solo by Mr.. Harry Campbell elected
an encore to which he responded, Mrs.
Susanna Oldberg playing his accompani-
ments. Miss Woodruff was received with
marked favor in several soprano solos, eff
fectively rendered. and Miss May Jameson
| highly entertained the gathering with sew
eral stories in child dialect.
At the conclusion of the entertainment
refreshments were served in the dining
ROOM presided over by Miss L. NJ. Mccoy,
a sister of Mrs. Andrews. The dining room
was handsomely decorated in green and
| white. with the national emblem displayed
about the room in tastefully arranged de-
signs. Among those assisting in the serv-
ing were Mrs Woodruff, Miss Fannie Rose
mond, Miss Corbin, Miss Jameson and
Messrs. Mccoy, Coy-Kendal and Augen-
bach. The favors consisted Of small silk
American flags.
Before the departure of the guests, THE
Star Spangled Banner was sung with
much spirit by those present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Honors to Visiting Alumnus.

Representatives of the alumni, the facul-
ty of the law and the academic depart
ments of Howard University. together with
members of the local bar and one member
of the board of education. gathered in the
banquet room of Mr.. E. Murray Wednesday
to greet William Justin Carter. fellow
alumnus and a member of the Harrisburg
(Pa.) bar, who delivered the address to the
graduating class of the English department
the 26th instant at Howard University.
every attention to the minutest detail. Mr..
Joseph 7. Greene. acting as toastmaster.
welcomed the guest of honor and introduced
the different tOasts which were responded
to as follows: Our Guest" Mr.. H ].
Davis; alma Mater" Prof George VIM.
Joiner: THE Bar" w. L. Pollard; "The
Law" Prof. w. II. Richards: sThe Secret
of Life." DR.. Walter p. Napier: 1.-The
Judiciary" A. N. Collins: "The True STAN
dard of Man." Mr.. Thomas Walker: 1.-The
Race in History Mr.. Shelby J. Davidson;
Our Educational System" Mr. James F.
Bundy: 1.-The Press" Mr.. r. J. Dickey;
"Our National Life" Rev. Allen; 1.-The Fu-
ture." Mr.. James A. Cobb.
Among those present were William Justin
Carter, LII. B.. Harrisburg. Pa: Prof. Geo.
VIM. Cook. A. NJ. LII. M. principal Eng
lish department Howard University. Prof
w. H. Richards, Ii. NJ. professor law
Howard University: Henry ]. Davis. IL.
M; w. L. Pollard. LII. M: James F.
Bundy. Ii. NJ. secretary Howard UNIVERSE
ty Law School and member Of the board of
Rev. Mr. Allen, Baltimore, Md: Mr. A. N.
Collins LII. M; r. ]. Dickey. LII. NJ: Wal
ter p. Napier. NJ. d.; Shelby J. Davidson
A. B.. and Mr.. J. T. Greene. LII NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
CURE RHEUMATISM.
strawberries Contain Acids Which
Also Relieve Gout.
From the London Lancet

From the London Lancet -
ne strawberry season is at hand and
thls delicious fruit is not without its ad
Vocates as to its ADVANTAGES in rheuma-
usin indeed. some have gone the length
to state that strawberries may not only he
taken with fmpunity by the rheumatic and
equity. Out with distinct advantage, If not
rene1. 1t Is somewhat curious coinci-
dence, therefore. that in the strawberry
the presence of salicylic acid. which Is a
specinc In acute rheumatism. has been
oennitely established. AS matter of fact
sahcyhc acid would appear to be normal
constituent of most fruits At any rate
inns 'acld has been found not only in the
strawberry, but in grapes. apples. plums
oranges ana cherries, although the amount
Is probably less than one mflligramme Zone
9th of grain) per kilogramme 1.-TWO
pounds) of fruit 1t is hardly possible,
therefore. that the strawberry should have
any SPECIFIC medicinal effect attributable to
the salicylic acid present
lew weeks back there was recorded in
our columns formidable case OF sprue. in
wnicn strawberries in the diet appeared to
act as specific in the disease AS is we'll
known, most fruits possess anti-scorbutic
properties. and contain salts which readily
become converted into ncarbonates in the
system. thus tending to maintain an aka
t une cSnoltion and prsysnting the forma-
that salicylic acid exists normally in fruits
is of interest In cef9eotiOn with the use
OF sancylic acid as a, representative in jams
IL is possible that some magistrates may
regard this natural Occurrences of the acid
In fruits as platisfbl6s defense in those
cases IN which proceedings are taken for
the addition of small quantities of the pre-
sentative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.
Sixth Annual Session of State Council
Held at Danville.

The sixth annual session of the State
Council. Daughters of Liberty. of Washing
ten. d. c.. and Virginia, was held in Dam
vile during the past week. Monday even
ing Worth Bagley Council. No. 16 held
regular meeting, which was attended by
visiting delegates.
The State Council session opened Tues
day morning at O'Clock: T. r. Fox. chair
man. The program included the singing
of America" prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Atwen of Danville, addresses of welcome
in behalf of the city by Mayor Wooding
and in behalf of the order by Rev. Brother
Holland. The former was responded to by
the state secretary, Thomas b. livery or
Petersburg the latter by the state cOun-
cilor. Harry w. Pote of Washington. ID. G.
. The council then opened the business
session, the state councillor presiding. The
reports showed a gain in the number OF
councils. Each council sent two represen-
tatives. and there were present in all
about seventy-five from the different coun-
oils throughout the jurisdiction.
Worth Bagley Council gave an entertain
ment and reception Tuesday evening for
the visiting delegation. Rev. Holland OF
the local council serving as chairman. The
entertainment was opened with prayer and
an orchestra rendered several selections
There were several Rotations, after which
refreshments were served, the Rev. Hol-
land serving as toastmaster. The toasts
and responses were: Our National Coun-
Gill;" by A. l.. Bradley of Richmond; THE
order throughout the state" by the retir-
ing state councillor, H. w. Pote; our Ia
dies in secret ORDERS" by Rev. DR.. Atwell:
"Our national funeral benefit department.
by the national secretary. w. v. Edkins.
Philadelphia, Pa; institution and growth
of Worth Bagley Council" by John
Slaughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Pote and Mrs.
Dora F. Prender. all of Hope Council. No.
L Daughters of Liberty. have returned to
their homes from attending the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Joseph E. Thomas Funeral.

The funeral of joseph e. Thomas. man.
ager of Hoys Hotel whose death occurred
Tuesday afternoon. as stated in Wednes-
days Star. took place yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from his late home. 1915 4th
street northwest. Many friends of the de-
ceased attended the funeral. and were pres
emf at the services conducted at the I'M
maculate Conception Church. The floral
offerings were numerous.
At the conclusion of the church service
the body was conveyed to Rock Creek
cemetery and placed in the receiving vault
Services at the cemetery were conducted by
James McGinton, chaplain OF the Bartend-
ers International League The pallbearers
were John A. Clarke. James F. Sheehan,
James McGinton. Leon Crutchett, Frank
Gartrell and William Rodenberry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Chinese Church Choir.

From the New York Trtaaaest
San Francisco has ~ real Chinese choir.
1t is church choir Complete in all its
parts. and compossd ,,0f young Chinese
vocalists. who are,,accpmpanied on the
organ by Chinese.nwganist. 1t sings TO a
purely Chinese CONGREGATION composed oi
men. women and children.
1t was in 1856 that. Chinese branch of
the Presbyterian Church was formed in
San Francisco. 1t was found extremely
hard to bring the men and women together
for worship. There was q religious and
social chasm that the men shrunk from
crossing. But concessions were made and
the women were allowed to worship behind
screens and curtains. Prejudices were lost
as ume wore on. and In 1870 curtains and
screens begun to be lowered and finally to
disappear. But the men kept to one side
OF the church and the women to the other.
But the choir marks one of the most posi-
tive advances, for in It young mon and
young women stand side BY side and their
voices blend sweetly. rhythmically and de-
votionaily In hymns of praise.