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Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
USEFUL HINTS.
How to Solve Several Perplexing
Household Problems.

how 10 solve SGVeIA1 EGEU1G41n8
Household Problems.
A quick and easy way to slip a rod
through curtains is to pare the end of
the rod, put a thiinble on the end, and
the rod will slip through quite easily
without tearing the curtain.
To prevent windows from steaming
clean them thoroughly and apply a
small quantity of glycerin over the
polish with a soft cloth. Rub briskly
and lightly until the glycerin is well
rubbed in.
TO prevent portieres catching under
meath the door when opened quickly
screw a small ring such as is used for
picture frames into the center of the
door frame To this fasten a length of
blind cord sufficient to reach to the bot
tom of the curtain. Put another ring in
the center of the door at the top, thread
the cord through and fasten to the bot
tom of the curtain, and as the door is
opened so the curtain rises.
Do not throw old incandescent man.
ties away They make splendid pol
ish for silver. Put little on soft
duster and rub on the article to be
cleaned. 1t will polish beautifully
without scratching or marking the sill
yer.
Before cleaning out fireplace sprin-
kle a good handful of tea leaves among
the ashes This makes the ashes lift
easier and prevents the dust from fly
ing about the room.
When machining soft materials such
as silks or muslins pin or tack strips OF
paper along the parts to be machined
so that the paper is next to the teeth of
the sewing machine and the work up
permost. Then the material will not
ruck or gather, as it otherwise would
Even chiffon can be machined in this
way.
Never disturb an invalid by making q
noise when putting Goals on the fire in
the sick room. Put the pieces of coal in
paper bags and put both Goals and bag
nm tho fire
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
.HERIFF,S SALE.

~
By virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court Of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at Public
Sale, on
Monday, the 9th Day Of July, next,
between the hours of u and o'clock, to wit at
2 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the
Court House in the City of Woodbury., County
of Gloucester, and State Of New Jersey all the
following described Real Estate, that is to say:
All that frame house and lot of ground and
premises, situate, lying and being in the City OF
Woodbury., in the County OF Gloucester and
State OF New Jersey, bounded and described as
follows
Beginning at a stake in the westerly line of
Glover street as laid off on plan of Building
Lots and Streets made by Henry R. Russell for
Sarah t. Hilles and John @. Tatum, said map
County of Gloucester, at Woodbury., and runs
thence ~ at right angles with said Glover
street and passing through the middle Of the
party wall of the double dwelling house erec-
ted on this lot North sixty-five degrees and
twenty-five minutes West one hundred and
twenty-seven feet to corner in the westerly
line of lot No. 80 on said map; thence (2) along
the same South twenty-four degrees and thirty
eight minutes West twenty-five feet to a stake
at the northwesterly corner of lot No. % on
said map; thence (S) along the northerly side
thereof South sixty-five degrees and twenty
minutes sEast one hundred and twenty-seven
feet to a stake in the westerly line of Glover
street; thence (4) along the same North twenty
four degrees and thirty-eight minutes East
twenty-five - to the place of beginning
Being part of lot No. % on said map together
with all the land in front of said lots to the
middle of said Glover street. Being the same
premise which Frank Lippincott and Sarah E.,
his wife, by deed bearing date the 18th day of
April A. d. 1885, and recorded on the 11th OF
May A. d. 1s93 in the office of the Clerk of
Gloucester County, at Woodbury., in Book 1853
of Deeds, folio 176 &C., granted and conveyed
unto Lydia B. Dawson in fee.
Seized as the property of Joshua Dawson,
ct. ais, defendants, and taken in execution at
the suit of Edwin L. Peirce, executor of last
u1H TaSta ant nf Tor OrnT,lyVQIl
deceased, complainant, and to be sold by
WILSON T. JONES,
Dated June 49, 1908. Sheriff.
George Harner Peirce, Sol'r 6-25190S.
Prs fees S1o.80.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Press Sleeves.

In pressing sleeves, which is the bane
of the amateurs life, keep wooden
rolling pin for that purpose alone. In
sert in the sleeve, and the pressing Of
seams and wrists also is as easily done
as though it We're a fiat surface. Cover
pin with flannel. Keep heavy piece Of
flannel to lay over the ironing board
when pressing wool goods. This pre-
vents the shiny spots SO Objectionable
In a finished garment.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
SPRAYING POTATOES.
Bordeaux Mixture and Paris Green
For Blight and Potato Bugs.

Bordeaux Mixture and Paris Green
For Blight and Potato Bugs.
In order to show how in some Sec
tions farmers may check the potato
blight at small cost it may be of inter
est to briefly reproduce an account CIV
en- in Rural New Yorker of method
used on New York farm last season.
A twenty-six acre field of potatoes
was sprayed three times with bor-
deaux mixture at Il cost considerably
below the usual estimate. Adjacent to
the potato field is a wood lot through
which runs a small brook near the
fence separating the fields. An iron
pipe was laid from the potato field un-
der the fence into the water. To the
upper end was attached an upright
pipe, to which was fastened an ordi-
nary cistern pump. The water was
pumped into barrels as needed, thus
avoiding the expense of hauling water.
The outfit was moved along as the
work progressed.
A stock solution of blue vitriol was
made by dissolving 100 pounds in fifty
gallons Zone barreD of water, so that
each gallon contained two pounds of
the poison. A stock solution of lime
was also made by shaking enough fresh
lime to fill large tub, care being tax
en- to keep the lime covered with water
after it was prepared. BY this method
the blue vitriol and lime were ready
for use at any time. Two gallons of
the stock solution of blue vitriol were
poured into a barrel, which was then
pumped half full of water. A pailful Of
lime was then diluted with about twen-
ty-five gallons of water, so that both
the lime and the blue vitriol were di-
luted before being combined. In this
way Il mixture is made that will stay
in suspension longer than when the
lime is added before being thinned. The
proper amount of lime was determined
by the ferricyanide of potassium test.
The mixture was strained into the
sprayer to remove particles likely to
clog the noZZles.
The accompanying illustration shows
the two horse sprayer. This is home
made affair. The fifty gallon barrel is
mounted on a platform set on an old
potato digger that had outgrown its
usefulness. The spray pump is fas-
tened to the top of the barrel and is
connected with the wheel, as shown at
the right, so that no hand pumping is
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
WHEN WAS 1T LAID2
A Simple Arrangement For Telling
the Age of an Egg.

A Simple Arrangement For Telling
the Age of Egg.
A German genius says he has discoy-
cred method by which he can tell the
age of an egg up to five weeks from the
time of laying, indicating not only
whether the egg is fit to eat or not, but
also testing eggs for Matching purposes
much more accurately than can now be
done by the Gambling method Here
with is given an illustration of the sim
pie apparatus which he uses and also
the complete formula for the liquid in
which the tests are made, as given in
the patent papers filed in this country.
The liquid ought to be of about 1.035
specific weight and is composed of one
liter Of water, twenty five grams Of or
binary salt, eighty-five grams of glycer-
in OF about % degrees B. and one
gram of concentrated salicylic alcohol.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
HOW to Make water Lily salad.

HOW 40 MAAAe w &AtCE AAAy 7e~AS~As
Here is a salad that looks as pretty
as it sounds and tastes as delicious as
it both looks and sounds. Cut the
whites of hard boiled eggs into pointed
petal-like strips. Save out two or three
yolks, but mash the rest. Mix with
mayonnaise and fill the middle of the
arranged petals with the mixture. Put
the remaining yolks through a fine
sieve, scatter over the petals to simu-
late pollen and cut lettuce into points
to resemble the outer green.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
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FRUl1 1AsSEIoVEN
61i3IHzSs 3 I ssa-
SUCCESS WITH DAHLIAs.
sofl, Fertilization and other Points
Tint Lend to It.


SOIL, Fertilization and other Points
That Lead to It.
The plain superphosphate. so called
phosphate rock, boneblack, ETC., dis
solved in sulphuric acid, is more
readily available as food for the dahlla
than fine ground bone, but should not
be used in too close proximity to It.
Two or three large handfuls well
scattered around are ample. Thorough
intermixture with the soil should be
faithfully attended to with all feru-
lizing material. Pale and yellow foil
age is generally an indication of plant
starvation, and is most quickly reme-
died by the application OF about
tablespoonful of nitrate of soda, well
scattered around the plant and raked
into the earth. Liquid manure applied
to the plant will produce a correspond
ing effect
The readiness with which the dahlia
adapts itself to variations of soil, sur
roundings and conditions is one of its
strongest recommendations to favor.
The soil in which it will not thrive II
provided with proper care in other re-
spects is indeed peculiar one. An
ideal soil would be one of moderate
fertility. easily worked and retentive
Of moisture in high degree.
When once the plants are set cult-
vation must begin promptly and con-
tinue increasingly until the blossoms
appear. If the plants are set at good
depth. three or four inches of the soil
may be kept stirred at the outset, with
q gradual lessening as the season ad-
yances, and after the arrival of the
blooming period cultivation should be
confined to a light raking of the sur
face.
Throughout the entire period that ]
have been engaged in the culture OF
dahlias l have never staked single
plant For the amateur to whom the
loss of few plants may be serious
matter l advise the use of stakes.
In conclusion let me urge the dahlia
grower to fix these maxims in his
mind:
Stir the ground thoroughly and deep
Iy with pillow or spade, fertilize freely,
plant deeply and not too early, set
three or more feet apart, give freedom
of air and light allow but a single
stalk in place and keep the surface
of the ground well stirred.-Cor. Amer
lean Gardening.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
nh. r.arre CaIifornia Nutmeg,

''The variety of melon called Large
California Nutmeg is variety that
was grown for many years by melon
grower on the Sacramento river and
was formerly known as the 'Runyon
melon 1t is the best large shipping
cantaloupe that we know of and we
cannot find anything in the east to cor
respond with it. 1t is very large,
oblong melon. solid, of a nutmeg char
acter and of very fine favor" says a
California grower.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
For CanIxeryyornns.

Secretary Goodman of the Missouri
Horticultural society has advised for
cankerworms to spray the trees well
with a paris green mixture of one
pound to 100 gallons of water to insure
quick results 1t is well to add four
pounds of lime well slaked and thor
oughly mixed 10 each fifty gallons of
water. In spraying do it thoroughly,
and usually one application will suffice.
If not, make another as necessary.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Keen MILK sweet.

A tiny pinch of carbonate of soda or
salt put into the milk as soon as it ar
rives will help to prevent it from turn
ing sour, and if it seems Inclined to
turn and is slowly. heated to nearly
boiling point and a pinch Of carbonate
of soda then stirred in the sourness
will disappear. Some people Rlso add
tiny pinch Of sugar.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

For the small dairyman it is a good
plan for the mixers to have water and
sponge and to steam the udder of each
cow just before milking. The first
few streams of each teat contain but
little cream and butter fat. but contain
many bacteria which enter the mouth
of the milk duct. and should be
cIeanSed.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
coar Asbas Harhon.as

Coal ashes dumped into the hen
house as taken from the stove lend in
terest to the days enjoyment Of the
flock. and their keen eyes enable them
TO find many bit that they tuck
away in their crops and gizzards to
keep the mill grinding See that there
are no live Goals in the ashes when
dumped or you may have roast hen
some morning when sou do not wish it.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
Ho,v to wnsh a Lace collar.

To wash a lace collar first sew the
lace with long stitches upon a double
thickness of white flannel, plunge into
warm soapsuds and wash, then rinse
in clear water to which little borax
and bluing have been added. Gently
squeeze in the hand, place between dry
flannel and press till dry with hot
iron
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
NOTICE TO CREDIrORs.

benjamin f. Davis, executor of the estate 81
Eleanor s. Davis, deceased. by direction Of the
Surrogate of the County Of Gloucester. hereby
gives notice to the creditors OF the said Eleanor
s. Davis, deceased. to bring in their debts.
claims and demands against the estate of the
said decedent, under oath or affirmation, within
nine months from this date or they will be for
said executor
B. F. DAVIS
Dated June 18th, 1903. 6-ls-os.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
swaet AIvssun,

Sweet alyssum is a very pleasing
flower. Some of the improved varie-
ties grow only few inches in height,
flower profusely and cover a garden
bed or border with a carpet of pure
white flowers, very fragrant and pretty
to look uDon
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Clean Marble.

Marble can be cleaned by rubbing
with a rather soft paste made of whit
ing or prepared chalk and water to
which a little ammonia has been add
ed. Rinse afterward with clean water.
A rub with pumice stone and water
will restore the polish.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
HOW to Handle Horse Radish

To have horse radish at its best buy
the root, but do not crate it, as it is
much easier and saves many tears if
you wash and scrape it. Next cut into
dice and put it through the finest cylin-
der of your meat chopper and then into
air tight jars so as to retain the full
strength until wanted for use.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
HOW to snve Your stockings

To save your stockings sew piece OF
chamois leather on the inside of the
heel of your shoe. This will prevent 1T
rubbing the stocking and so delay the
appearance of those dreaded holes.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Keen Mold From Jam

Have ready the covers and as you fill
each jar cover at once while boiling
hot. This will make them perfectly
mir tight. Jam, jellies and marmalade
made up in this way will keep two or
even three years.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
Hnxx to Give CASTOR Oil.

If children object to taking castor oil
mix it with an equal quantity of hon
ey. This quite hides any unpleasant
taste and does not make the medicine
any less efficacious.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
Fnneifu1 F1orn1 Devices.

Now that old fashioned flowers are
again popular some of the devices and
fancies that once fourished in the am
ateurs garden are also permissible. A
round column of poultry wire netting,
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
Hnn to Keen the pantrx sMeet.

A small box of unslaked lime kept in
the pantry will absorb all impurities
and keep the air beautifully dry and
sweet. The lime must be changed ev-
cry two or three weeks.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
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The man who reported his cow Civ
ing thirty pounds of milk when fed
Just that weight of alfalfa made many
a dairyman covet feed capable of ex-
cusing the miller. the feed dealer, the
freight rates and the hauling from
town. Five tons to the acre and good
cow capable of converting each pound
of hay into a pound of milk worth d
cent or better! We don't know how
much COW would cost that had such
capabilities, but the analysis of alfalfa
represents 1t as almost as rich in nutri-
ents as wheat bran. Several have
found great results from alfalfa alone,
but we do not get as much real actual
testimony from feeders as we would
like. We have had the pleasure of
pasturing one experimental plot, of
feeding it as soiling ration and of
feeding a small load of the hay. While
these experiments were on small
scale they are quite convincing that it
will greatly stimulate the milk flow,
being almost equal in this particular
to cowpeas. That there are foods for
which the cows mouth waters and her
mammary glands respond with milk
seems to many dairymen fiction
Diliwyn Stratton in Stockman and
Farmer.
From Dry Feed to Grass.
In changing from dry feed to grass
1t is well to go somewhat slowly, espe-
cially If the flow of milk is large. The
young. immature grass. especially in
early spring. as is well known, contains
a large amount Of water, condition
commonly called ''washy." Wheat and
rye pastures are of the same nature.
The dry feed ration should therefore be
continued and be gradually reduced
for two weeks or more after the grass
Is large enough for feeding.
Abundant Grass Is Enough.
As long as fresh pasture grasses are
abundant the COW is about as well
provided for as she can we'll be to
produce milk economically. Unfortu-
nateiy the season of abundant pastur-
age is often short The good dairyman
looks ahead and has provision made
for this lack of pasturage. Get in
some soiling crop to help out the pas
ture.
Feeding the Dairy Heifer.
The heifer intended for the dairy
should be first to last fed generously
to promote growth. but not fat form
ing; hence the rations should be
judicious feeding of oats, bran. clover.
shorts. Then when the making Of
milk is required the fat forming habit
viii not have been made feature of
her growth.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Clean Frying Pans.

Do not scrape a frying pan, as it is
liable afterward to burn. Instead rub
well with hard crust of bread and
wash in hot water
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

covered with sweet peas or other flow
ering vines. is pretty thing; so, too, is
a pyramid of petunias grown on a
trellis or framework such as shown in
the cut. This can be of stout wire or
wood and wire combined.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
How to Make Toilet Paste.

HOW 10 MNA& 1OII0l FNste'
An excellent toilet paste may be made
by taking equal parts of white of egg,
barley, -four and honey. Thoroughly
mix and apply at night
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

If clover is put into the barn in
green or uncured condition it will sure
ly heat. Then if the air gets at it it
will burn and spoil. If you can keep
the air from it you will have to all in
tents and purposes clover ensilage.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

required. From the pump the bor-
deaux mixture is forced through the
horizontal pipe at the rear, discharging
through six Vermorel noZzles. two for
each row of potatoes. The safety valve
is so arranged that when the pressure
becomes too great the discharge is into
the barrel, thus helping to agitate the
mixture. As there was no pressure
gauge it is impossible to give the exact
pressure used, but it was estimated to
be from seventy to eighty pounds. Two
men did all the work, one driving the
sprayer while the other made the bor-
dcaux mixture. With the conveniences
already described the twenty-six acres
were sprayed in one and one-half days.
Arsenical poisoning was mixed with
the bordeaux mixture, so that treat
ment for both the potato bugs and the
blight was given at one operation. The
total amount of blue vitriol used in the
three sprayings was 2S0 pounds. so that
nearly barrel of the mixture was used
per acre. While the amount of blue
vitriol and the quantity of bordeaux
mixture were slightly less than is usu-
ally recommended, excellent results
We're obtained. The vines remained
green several weeks longer than did the
unsprayed fields near by. Neighboring
unsprayed fields gave yields varying
from twenty-five bushels to a hundred
bushels per acre. The sprayed field
yielded 122 bushels per acre. Compar-
ing this yield with the hundred bushel
yield, the gain would be twenty-five
bushels per acre, or 572 bushels for the
entire field. At so cents per bushel the
increase would mean $2S6. A fairer
comparison, however, would be to take
an average of ninety bushels, which
would give a gain of S32 bushels, or
$416. From this sum should be deduct
ed cost of material and labor. Early in
August the writer saw the sprayer at
work in the field. If the first and sec
ond sprayings had been given slightly
earlier there would have been less dam
age done by the potato bugs and the
yield would have been greater, for it
was observed that many hills were se-
verely injured before the poison got in
its work This emphasizes the impor-
tance of promptness and thoroughness.
The poison should be applied as soon as
the eggs begin to hatch, if not before.
We are prompted to just remark that
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
NOTICE or sETTLEaTENT.

!, Notice is hereby given that the account Of
isichaTu r. Burke, Maria E. Burke, Administers
deceased, viii be audited by the Surrogate and
reported Tor settlement to the Orphans Court OF
ene I oonnsy 1dny OF Gloucester on Friday, July 81,
RICHARD F. BURKE
MARIA e. BURKE,
Administrators, G.. L. A.
Dated surrogate's Office, June q, 1903. 6-25.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
NOTICE OF sETTLRMENT.

Notice II hereby given that the account OF
Elizabeth Wurst, executr;x 81 the estate ii
Christian Wurst. deceased, will be audited by
the Surrogate and reported for settlement to the
orphans Court OF the County OF Gloucester, on
Friday, July 81, A. D.. 1903
ELIZABETH WURST,
Executrix.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23
Oyer-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

gets her toll and WEAKNESS. Then a
sudden movement eends thrill of pain
through her and she realizes that though
love may tighten labor it cannot tighten
pain.
Thousands of women who have suf-
fered from backache, headache, and
other consequences of womanly disease,
have been made well women by the
use of DR.. Pierc$s Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t establishes regularity, dries
unhealthy drains, heals Inflammation
and liberation and cures femSle
weakness.
III cannot say enough in praise of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription as it has done me SO much
good" writes Mrs. Henry Harrell, of Iarboro,
N. c., Box Ioo. al was swollen so could hardly
walk when began taking the Favortte Pre-
scription.' 1 also had uterine trouble and could
neither eat nor sleep only as took morphine:
Tried four different doctors and they all failed
to do me any good, so one of my friends recon-
mended your Favorite Prescription to me and
took only three bottles and am now well and
hearty. Can do almost any kind Of work"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

Inc kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matisrn come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due TO neglected
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

We are prompted to just remark that
the young man will find carving tur-
key for the first time and courting his
best girl very likely to result in the
same thing-he will have both of them
in his lap before he gets through.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-07-23

By virtue of writ of fieri faeias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the Chancery Court Of the
State of New Jersey, will be exposed at Public
Sale, on