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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

The moment father begins to read
out loud to mother, the children real
ize that they want mothers attention.
and in the rivalry they win, and ia
Their goes off mad to bed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
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If the skin is too dry, obtain re-
liable emollient, almond oil is excel
lent and use every night after the face
bath, rubbing it in well. Use only
enough to make the skin smooth, but
not greasy. Wipe away any surplus
that your skin fails to absorb, with a
clean towel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
A Bold Bluff

''What is the boil weevil, George,
that the papers say so much aboutY"
Boil weevil, my dear. Let me see.
All, yes of course; it's new breakfast
food" cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
CONFINEMENT is WEALTH.

How little know by the surface
What the deep undercurrent may bear:
There's many light-hearted pauper
And many a sad millionaire.
1t isn't what shows the surface
That counts in the everyday strife.
That man is well off who's contented
With his draw in the ott'ry of life.
-Four-Tra News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

Among the Japanese one divorce
takes place in every four marriages.
Mrs. Polly Card, of Vernon, Mo-, is
renewing her youth. At 95 years Of
age she is cutting her second set Of
milk" teeth. She has had no natural
teeth for thirty years.
In the sweat shops Of London
women make blouses at SO cents a
dozen, and by working from early
morning until midnight they can make
dozen. Others make plain shirts at
cents a dozen.
Really good paste diamonds are al
ways valuable. A Miss Geraldine Fitz-
gerald has parure Of fine old Spanish
paste Of which the value is very con-
siderable. It once belonged to Lady
Morgan, the novelist.
In Siam some Of the women intrust
their children to the care of elephant
nurses, and it said that the trust is
never betrayed. The babies play about
the huge feet Of the elephants, which
are very careful never to hurt their lit
| tie charges.
One of the most unique gifts ever re-
ceived by bride-to-be are the sables
which Baron de Forest has given Miss
Ethel Gerard. They are of wanderful
softness and are black as coal, with
out any suggestion of brown They
are said to be the finest in England
Miss Elizabeth Cooley, telegraph SUI
perintendent of the Union station in
Harrisburg, Pa, has been an operator
there for thirty-five years and has been
in the continuous service Of the Penn
sylvania for forty-three years. Miss
COgley received President Lircoln's
message calling for volunteers in
Pennsylvania. She is &C years old.
There is an exquisite charm about
neatly dressed woman. She does not
wear her hair twisted ND carelessly.
as if just about to fall over her shout
ders Her gloves are not ripped at the
seams, nor are any buttons missing
from her boots. Her veil does rot re-
veal q AOlc OVcT uer GILL, nor does
the binding of her skirt show ragged
in places.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison recently
visited the reform school for boys in
Plainfield, Ind, and became interested
in a colored lad named Alexander
Baker, who had been sent there as an
incorrigible. Mrs. Harrison was CON
vinced that he would respond to kindly
influence, and when he was paroled
took to her home, where he will be
trained as house servant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06

duty Of blowing up bridges, sections of
the railway etc. The news reports
show that they have done their work
well. The illustration shows Russian
officers directing the work of repair on
a section of railroad which has suf-
fered at the hands Of the Japs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06
a VINEYARD VENDETTA
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Observation-Disclosures
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25

good work may be carried on. It is the
poor who need our help the most Slowly
we would become master Of the disease, and
would soon find that the cases admitted to
the sanitarium we're inciDient ones, practi-
cally insuring their being cured. This
would largely decrease the fresh cases as
the sources of infection because less numer-
Gus, and as each patient, as apostle for a
more rational mode Of living, spreads his
training among his fellows, the time would
be short when this terrible malady would
not be dreaded, if not entirely eradicated.
The systematic dissemination by circulars
OF the plan adopted by the Pennsylvania
Society for the prevention Of tuberculosis,
will do much for prophylaxis and the proper
education of the masses to prevent infection.
DIR. Flick, of Philadelphia, the president
of this society, who has devoted SO much
time to the careful study, and the means to
be employed in exterminating this disease,
will, when the history of the extermina-
tion Of tuberculosis shall have been writ
ten. stand out as bright and shining
light in the galaxy of noble men who have
devoted their life work to this cause. II
we are sincere in our desire to fight tuber-
culosis to the point of eradication, besides
the enforcement of stringent laws against
bovine tuberculosis, complete hygienic
prophylactic regulations, and public educa-
tion, we must insist upon the State taking
upon itself the cure Of incipient and adj
Yanced cases of tuberculosis, not only
among the poor, but with those of limited
resources.
Consumption is unquestionably a social
disease, and society must do its share with
medical men to eradicate it among the
wealthy as well as the poor 1t will re-
quire the combined efforts OF physicians,
statesmen, philanthropists and boards Of
health to accomplish this end May we
not hope that with such united effort be-
fore the first decade Of the new century is
finished the tuberculosis problem may be
solved, when it is hoped we may be able to
control infection and this deadly foe Of
man, the great white plague, be banished
from the earth,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
Marrow Escape.

On the evening Of the Presbyterian
Church supper Mrs Enmit H8eas, colored,
who lives on the Griscom Pla, narrowly
escaped the loss Of home and children by
fire. She assisted the ladies of the church
at the supper, and her husband came up to
accompany her home, leaving five children
in the house After the husband left the
oldest child put wood in the stove and all
went to bed. Mrs. Hardy got through at
the church just after the 9 80 car left for
Mantua, and her husband thought it best
to wait for the next car, but she insisted
on walking, and they went at once. They
were surprised to see light in the house,
and on opening she door to find il filled
with smoke, the carpet around the stove
burned and a hole burned in the floor in
front Of the stove. After extinguishing
she FIRE, they hastened upstairs to find the
children unconscious from suffocation. Had
they waited for the car or been longer de-
layed children and home would have been
Lost. -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
Board of Agriculture.

The following program has been ar
ranged by the Executive Committee for the
next regular meeting of the G oucester
County Board OF Agriculture to be held in
Laws Hall, Paulsboro, on 2nd-day, Sd
Month, 7th, Monday, March 7th), at two
o'clock p M, which cordial invitation is
extended I. The topics for discussion are:
''The grading and packing of Early To-
matoes" John c. Wolferth.
Recitation Ella Jones.
(which is the most profitable, Poultry
for market, or for Egg production ?" Belle
Kirby, Aaron W Borton, Theo. Brown.
SIS there as much interest shown in
County Board Meetings as there should
be? If not, why?'' John G. Whitall, Benz.
Heritage.
Paper, ron the Education Of the Ameri-
can Farmer Mary Low.
BENZ. HERITAGE, Sec'y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
THE CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

The February meeting Of the Board Of
Chosen Freeholders was held in she Court
House on Thursday last with all the mem
bers present except Messrs Wilson, Ton
kin and Ledden.
The Public Property committee reported
that contract had been executed with the
Pauly Jail Co. for alterations to the jail
Also, that during the repairs prisoners
would be cared for in the basement Of the
Court House.
Rev. Edw. Dillon, representing the
Trustees Of Deptford Institute, requested
the use Of the Court room for holding the
annual free lecture. This was granted
under the stipulation that the expense of
opening the house be met
On motion Gloucester County's partici-
patton in the construction of the Pedrick-
town bridge, in conjunction with the
Salem board, was postponed until the pend
ing suit between the County of Salem and
Logan township, was settled.
Surveyor Carter was instructed to put
the new county roads on the county map.
Messrs. Clark Tonkin & Nichol reported
that bids on new 20 foot bridge near
Hurffville were $4,000, a price that seemed
ridiculous, and they we're rejected. This
committee asked to have the committee
increased, and Messrs. Usinger and Math-
ers were added.
Aai
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
OBITUARY.

EMMA w. WOODRUFF, wife Of Rev. Geo.
NJ. Tomson, pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church of this city, died at the parson-
age at 80 this morning after long i'll
ness. The funeral services will be held
in the parsonage on Monday next, at 2. 80
p M, the interment being at Milford, N.
J., on Tuesday.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
TUBERCULOSIS.
EXTRACTS FROM A PAPER READ BE-
FORE THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
IN WOODBURY. ON FEB. IA, By DIR.
L H. HALsEY, OF WILLIAMSBURG.


As recent meeting Of the New Jersey
Sanitary Association, my friend DIR.
Krcppf, Of New York, said the great factor
m solving the tuberculosis problems was
the education OF the people. 1t seems to me
that in this campaign of education, one of
the 6rst places to begin the work is among
the school teachers They are training and
moulding the lives Of the future men and
women of this country, and if they have a
proper conception of the disease, its mode
Of contagion and the best known ways to
sOmbat it, we have certainly taken steps
which will be Of great assistance in the
failure towards eradicating this dread
nalady.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25

ing out OF what constitutes normal
amount Of work for the grades in school,
and the amount Of work reasonably to ex-
pect from the teacher. For the purpose Of
a working basis for the society, two tests
have been given to schools Of seven repre-
sentative cities and towns. The tests were
in arithmetic and in English. The results
were carefully tabulated and examined
Instead Of the names Of the cities, numbers
were given to them. City number one
stood highest in both tests, and much
higher than any Of the other cities. City
number six stood intermediate, aud num-
ber seven lowest. Since the other cities
stood equal or intermediate TO the last two,
the results Of them were excluded in the
comparison.
Being eager to find how Woodbury.
would stand ii subjected to the same tests,
the tests were lately given, and the results
compared, adhering to the closest fairness,
aud not rejecting single item that might
hase profeu ulsausanSdgeous, ~ che coh-
trary, however, rejecting the items that
would give the least degree of advantage TO
our city. To illustrate: In the eighth
grade We have three or four pay pupils
that never had attended our school before.
They made almost total fai ure. We,
nevertheless, included them in averaging
making the average nearly three per cent
lower than it would have otherwise heen.
The teachers feel that if an error has been
made in the results of these tests, the mis-
take lies in not giving Woodbury. her just
dues. Our standing is a matter Of consid
erable satisfaction 20 the teachers, as the
following will show:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
Correct ion.

In the statement Of delinquent taxes,
advertised in last weeks DEMOCRAT, ap-
peared the name Of Robert Arnold, as q
delinquent at Pitman Grove. desire to
state that Mr., Arno'd paid 81 his taxes
last October. Regretting we error. am
S. D LoDGE, Collector.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

All the members of City Council respond
ed to roll call at the stated meeting held
last Tuesday evening.
After the minutes Of last meeting had
been read and approved the Clerk read
statement Of the various appropriations.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25


tion as regards the results Of the tests Of
the cities mentioned by number 1t is per-
haps Of interest to the Board that city num-
ber one, DR.. Brooks claims, is Philadelphia.
Yours obediately,
F. j. FREY,
Woodbury., N. j., Feb. 18, 1904.
The report was received and ordered
fled
The recommendation as TO the purchase
OF Atwood s arithmetics was referred to the
Supply committee, and they have since
been ordered.
DIR. II. A. Wilson said that having moved
from the Third ward to the Second ward.
he felt it incumbent on him to resign and
give the citizens of that ward an opportun-
ity to select resident of the ward to sue
ceed him, and have its full compliment Of
members in this Board; he therefore ten
dered his resignation, to date from the
Trustee election IN March 18th, next.
After each member had expressed regret
at the severance of pleasant relations that
had existed between the members for six
years past, Mr.. Wilson's resignation was
accepted.
Mr. Estell said having moved from the
; First to the Second ward, and his term ex-
piring, he would not again be candidate
| for election, and this would probably be
the last time he would be present at a
Board meeting as member. He desired,
he said, to thank the members for the uni
form courtesy accorded him, and to express
regret at the severance Of pleasant official
relations
On motion of Mr.. Livermore the G ERIK
was directed to make suitable entry on the
minutes of the services of retiring members.
At II o'clock the Board adjourned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25
washington Township Report.

Amount collected for the Mt. Pleasan
Public School Fund, and expenses paid.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25

AI16. I6lb III CuaTR5 pIU Il
of Mr. Brooks Hurf. custodian Of school
money Of Washington Township.
E. MARGARET GRANDFIELD.
Teacher.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25

been read and approved the CLERK read
statement q the various appropriations.
The following bills we're ordered paid:
S. B. baskett, relief 822
+. s Fisher. 90
E. Redfeld, salary 50 %
Police bills for Feb. l50 90
A. w. Cattell, sal. for Feb. 40 90
E r. johnson; 9 25 90
NJ. A. Latham, relief. ........... 2 90
J. w. Davis, relief fees. ...s..... so
Chew Bros, gravel. .s...........: Is so
E Holinshed ...~........... rs 3
E. w C0ssaboon A.. 35
Theo. Laub, II pair rubber boots. "a 80
Mr.. Munyan moved that the Street com
mittee be empowered to purchase two cartE
and two sets Of cart harness Carried.
The Fire Committee reported that after
inspection they rep rted the following
buildings in need Of fire escapes:
Report
Old Fellows Hall, fire escape.
Rachor's Hotel, fire escape and ladder
Paul's Hotel,
Columbia Hotel, g
Green Castle,
Evergreen Hall, old, 2 fire escapes.
6 new, 2
Greens Block, 2 fire escapes on Centre st.
Opera House, door cut from gallery to Ar
mory.
Merritt's Block, 2 FIRE escapes and ladder.
wyeth Malt Works, l fire escape.
Colored Odd Fellows Hall, /"
Town Hail,
Centre st. School,
1st Ward 6
| Sd g g
Carpenter St. School
B asius Piano Works, fire escapes.
The report also called for the hotels to
comply with the law Of 1899 as to ropes,
etc., in rooms.
| G. H. Hulings asked for the job Of TAX
ing care OF the First Ward Fire House. The,
Street committee was instructed to employ
him when they needed man for that pur-
pose. -
$ E. Wilmer, Feb. salsry 500 90
Ed. WeIden, .... so 90
T. G. Wentz, wood ......,. So 90
S A. Stewart, feed ............ 8 16
JOB Chew, lanitor. .............. "A 90
800 feet hose .s......s......s...... $50 90
Mr.. Davis moved that $50 feet Of the
new hose be given each company. Carried.
A sewer bond presented by Sam'l G.
Powell was referred back for proper execu
tion, and the proper officer was authorized
to issue the license when so returned.
! Mr.. Pierson, Of the committee to extend
Cooper street road out to the stone ad, re-
ported that that township was in no condi
tion to build the extension. He therefore
asked that the committee be discharged,
which was ordered.
! Mr.. Pierson presented petition for
gas lamp on German street between Frank
lin and the railroad. Referred to the
Street Committee.
| Mr.. Pierson presented a petition from the
three police officers, and endorsed by the
Mayor, asking for an increase Of salary
from $50 to $50 per month Referred to
the Finance committee.
| Mr.. Munyan asked that the Finance
committee be authorized to build q shed
at Good Will Fire House.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-25

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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-30
No. 26.

it sweate ! and the hay inside has been
and unfit for use.
"Seattle dealers have refused to han
die hay in this condition and have re-
compressed it, taking out the damaged
hay and throwing it away. The result
of this enforced policy has been that
shipments sent here by farmers have
been short when the sorting process has
been completed. This has resulted in
Il loss to farmers and consequent fric.
ton between growers and dealers.
"ln sending out warning to farmers
to be careful to allow their hay to lie
in stacks until it has been thoroughly
sweated. In this manner the quality of
the bales will be satisfactory and there
will be no further loss to growers.
''Only the policy of dealers in recon-
pressing hay has saved Washington hay
in certain instances from rejection by
government experts. Had the spoiled
hay been sold it would have resulted in
governmental objections and probably
in the loss of profitable business
'The annoyance has been shared by
all dealers, said w. w. Robinson, one
of the most extensive hay dealers on
the coast. If the farmers will take the
precaution of allowing their hay to
sweat before it is compressed into bales
there need be no trouble. The quality
of Eastern Washington hay is of the
best, but it must be baled correctly to
protect it in the market.
"'The big demand for hay in the last
two years has been responsible for this
carelessness. There is no reason, now
that farmers have learned the lesson
through loss of profit, to fear that they
will fail to give proper attention to
COMPRISING their hay this year. But
if there is any farmer who does not.
understand the reason for the rejection
of part OF his shipment, he should be
thoroughly informed before the har-
vest beg ms. ~
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-30
Rich Strike in Swauk District.

On Tuesday, A. H. Murray. a min
ing expert. sent into the Swauk mining
district by Idaho capitalists, while
prospecting on the ridge of the mount
aims a short distance from Liberty
postoflice, found ledge OF white
xuartz prOtruding from the surface
that from indications is the parent
vein of the district. The ore is white
tinged with iron rust color and free
gold as large as the head of a pin,
stands out all over the specimen
brought to CleElum. Thursday. Mr..
Murray say he can trace the vein for
over mile and is confident there is a
body of several feet in width and depth.
The specimens shown here will assay
away up in the thousands. 1t is the
richest looking rock ever uncovered in
the district. There is considerable ex-
element over the discovery and many
miners believe that the mother lode
from which the placer grounds became
pregnated has been found. -CleE
no
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-30
HINTS TO HAY GROWERS
The Product Often Shipped to Market in
Bad Condition from Premature Baline.

At the request Of prominent local
commission merchant the Democrat
publishes the following timely article
on the important subject Of curing hay
Seattle Times:
"Carelessnes, on the part of farmers
in baing hay for the market is result
ING in Il Joint loss to dealers and grow
er,. Damaged hay sent out by farmers
has been carefully overhauled by Seat
tie hay dealers and rebaled, while the
shippers. This has caused friction be-
tween growers and dealers which the
dealers are attempting to avoid in the
future by giving the farmers explicit
instructions on the handling of this
years crops.
THE farmers have grown careless in
handling their hay during the last two
years, while an era of high prices has
prevailed The heavy government de-
mand for all the surplus hay grown in
the northwest has kept prices high and
the farmers principal thought has
been TO get the crop to market as soon
as possible. This is the policy the
dealers Will warn the farmers against.
Hay should be allowed to stand in
the stack or sheds for thirty or forty
DAYS before it is baled. All the trouble
has grown from the practice of baling
hay direct from the shocks.
Hay will not dry out thoroughly
when only strewn upon the ground.
This is fact we'll understood by both
growers and dealers and it has been
customary when big operators handled
their crop to leave their hay in stacks
or sheds for a period while it seasoned.
Within week or SO after the hay has
been stacked it begins to "sweat" and
in the inside OF the stack the hay is
damp This moisture does not disap-
pear for three or four weeks after the
time the hay is stacked.
SIN the past, when hay was COM
manding fair price and farmers were
DESTROYS OF shipping the best quality.
care was taken to let the hay become
thoroughly sweated and dried out be-
fore it was compressed into bales So
long as this policy was f)llOwed the
quality was of the highest and it won
from army officers for Eastern Wash
ington timothy the declaration that
this state produced the finest hay in
tie world.
"With the heavy demand from the
government and Alaska, hay.farmers
became eager to get their crops on the
market, and baling commenced too
early. The hay has been handled direct
from the shock without having been
given an opportunity to dry.
This policy has resulted in baling
hay that had not been sweated. When
the hay was forced into bales too early