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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

The HomeIy AIan's Advantage.
"Why is it that most of the worlds
great men were homely?"
'"The other men wouldn't have
turned in and made them great If
they had been handsome enough to
cause jealousy."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05
Tours 20 Florida via New York and
the 3. a o. r. r.

Tours 20 Alof4dA VIA New York and
the B. a o. r. n.
The Erie RAILROAD, ia connection
with she Baltimore g Ohio Railroad.
viii run three special excursions
from Port JEWS TO Jacksonville,
Fla, Jan. s5th. good returning TO
Feb 10th Feb 0th. good returning
20 Feb. oath, and On March 7tb,
good returning TO May 5lsf, at thr
low rate OF f53 90 for the round trim.
Pullman recommendations and meals
enroute from Washington 10 Jack
sonville and return, except that tho
t0ur leaving on March 9TH, the
return trip viii include only the
railroad transportation For further
Information please call on or Address
Erie ticket agent, Port jorvia. N. ".
At least one days advance notice
must be given TO the ticket agent at
Port Jervis in order that names Of
naaseng6rs uay be- sent 90 the b. 81
20. R n. and proper sleeping car
accommodations reserved. 81
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

TOR SALE-A Kuabe Piano, good
condition. Easy payments. Ap-
ply DIR. DE PLAssE cottage. Also
buggy and two seated wagon, best
make.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

II you want folders for leap year
parties or dances, THE PREss has
handsome ones at an easy price.
just remember we do any kind Of
printing from a large posttr down to
beautifully engraved card, and at
reasonable rates. Will be glad to
have orders for vendue bills.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

Disease Germs in Vegetables.
All vegetables which are eaten raw
should beoWell washed, as the larvae Of
worms and the germs Of typhoid fever,
cholera and other diseases might be
introduced into the system by means Of
upcleRn raw vegetablsa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

Avoid bathing within two hours after
meal. and bathe when the body ls
at a normal Semperature-neither over
heated nor chilled Do not remain In
the water after feeling of ehilliness
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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05
Wyckotfs New York Store Weekly News
OFF WITH THE OLD
AND ON WITH
THE NEW

Don't feel It is talk further to you
Winter stocks price pruning knife has
cut deep We receiving daily bright every department
The early buying in these things
utey You wanting special
occasion epete know
that ready for you
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05
NEW DRESS GOODS HERE

Weaves that promise much popularity this Spring
Broadcoths Veuetans Chevo Sheer
goods such yoes Examines and Mohas demand
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

Dingmans is headquarters fer
toWpey's coniselions
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05
NEW UNDERWEAR is READY

Best Of bought at old prices you
but its rise this purchase plen
wearing time for Winter underwear up
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-05

OFFICE, pnown's BUILDING BROAD ST.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

The range area of Texas has been
greatly reduced during the present
year ON account of the state school
lands coming upon the market, lands
which have heretofore been held under
the lease laws for grazing purposes
only. says a Country Gentleman CORE
spondent. is another instance of the
invasion of the western prairies by the
man with the hoe The big pastures
are being bought up by farmers. and
gradually the pillow is turning the vir-
gin sod for the production of cotton.
corn, wheat and forage crops. with cot
ton far in the lead Indeed. as a gen
tleman from Big Springs remarked the
other day: while the older portions
Of the state are wrestling with the
problem of diversified farming. King
Cotton is moving west and Is laying
heavy tribute upon the range cattle
industry of the state. Driven from his
old habitat by diversiication and the
Mexican boil weevil he is rapidly es-
tabIishing out here a new empire, cary
ed out Of the Texas range and apna--
emily not on shifting sands
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07


Silky fowls are not extensively bred
in this country. but in England they
are very popular Their soft. webless
feathers when in prime condition are
exceedingly loose and fluffy. standing
out from the body in all directions.
giving the fowl the appearance of a
large bird, which their weight does not
justify.
The cocks weigh from two and a half
to four pounds. while the weight of the
hens is from two to two and half
pounds. says government bulletin.
The birds are of rather square, COM
pact Cochin blood. crested. the cocks
crest running back horizontally wh;ls
the hens is globular; five toed. feather
legged, rose comb. lumpy in appear
ance and dark purple in color. ear
lobes' blue or purple tinged with white.
skin violet approaching black, the COW
ering of the bones being of the same
color; shanks dark blue or black: plum
age white and downy.
Silkies lay q small egg of pale bur
color and lay ten to twenty five before
wanting to sit. They make excellent
mothers and are very valuable to hatch
and rear the tender little ones Of the
more delicate Varieties
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
HOME RENEE DIES.
How to Care Various Ills without
Calling the Doctor.

How to Care Various His Without
Calling the Doctor.
In the medicine chest there can be
many home remedies to obviate the fire.
quent calls Of the doctor and to furnish
the ounce of prevention which is worth
pound of cure. says the Chicago Trib-
une.
A bottle Of camphor. well corked, Is
useful for bathing an aching forehead.
Toothache often yields to bit Of cot
ton saturated with it, and pimples and
blackheads disappear if the affected
parts are frequently bathed with this
remedy.
Alcohol is. useful for bathing parts
affected by neuralgia or rheumatism,
and arnica is comforting for bruises.
sprains and Jumps of all sorts.
Pure turpentine is convenient for cuts
and bruises and scratches and all sorts
Of injuries when the flesh is torn. Be
fore doing up the wound in gauze pour
on q little turpentine and it will heal
more rapidly.
A package of ordinary cooking soda
finds place in the well appointed med
icine closet. A handful placed in the
hot water in which the feet are bathed
does much to relieve tired or blistered
or aching feet. A teaspoonful in half
a glass of cold water relieves sick
stomach, while little used as tooth
powder keeps the teeth free from tar
tar and beautifully white.
Every trace of soda must be rinsed
off the teeth every time 1t is used. A
generous handful in the bath removes
the odor Of perspiration, besides
strengthening and toning the system.
1t removes blackheads if the parts af-
fected are first moistened and then COW
cred with as much of the soda as will
stick. Leave it on the face until the
skin begins to smart. then remove by
gently bathing the face with warm wa
ter and drying it with "a bit of soft old
linen.
A pinch Of soda often relieves tooth
ache.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

belt for finishing period. The ranch
men have by the use of good bulls
made wonderful change in the char
acter of western cattle. 1t is now posi-
BILE to buy at the principal cattle mar
kets range cattle almost pure bred and
of great uniformity of type. The farm
ers of the corn growing sections must
meet the competition of the ranches by
growing a better class of steers. and to
do this they must breed with a def
mite object in view, avoiding the cross
ing of beef and dairy cattle.
With cheap corn our methods of
feeding have been comp aratively waste
full In the rise of the price of land
and of the crops grown thereon meth
DDS of feeding must be improved. Not
only must the more common feeds be
fully utilized. but the feeder must be
on the lookout for supplementary feeds
from oil mills. factories, etc. in order
to reap the more profit. Formerly the
principal grain feed in most sections
where cattle were fattened was ear
corn, it being shoveled out to them to
their full capacity to consume it.
The cattle feeding industry is now
becoming more varied in the methods
employed in different sections. In the
semiarid regions of the west they arc
using alfalfa and Kaffir corn and in the
neighborhood of sugar factories sugar
beet residues; in the corn belt corn and
corn slower and variety of supple
ment2fy feeds as gluten meal. OIL meal,
etc; near the cotton states corn and
cottonseed meal in varying proportions
form the principal grain feeds. with
corn slower and clover hay for rough
ness. In Kentucky blue grass forms a
large part of the roughness. especially
in the central portion of the state, and
great many cattle are fed in the
neighborhood of the distilleries on slop,
using wheat straw and cottonseed hulls
for roughness.
The fact seems warranted that in
Kentucky, with a residue of blue grass
corn fodder and hay, with some grain
and reasonable price for certain by
products. it may be profitable to feed
cattle On the other hand, to buy the
cattle and then to buy the feeds makes
it doubtful proposition. The factors
that may be against profitable cattle
feeding under these circumstances are
the local high prices of feeds, the lack
Of uniformity in the feeding cattle and
the distance from the best markets.
D. w. May, Kentucky Experiment Sta
ton
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
OATS FOR POUL TRY
A PcuItryman Who Believes In Oats,
but He Always soaks Them.

A POuktrymAm VINO Believes In UMEns
but He Always soaks Them.
In many papers / see the statement
that oats are not fit for poultry food,
and in the Stockman Of Oct. % Mrs. s.
w. Burlingame says that her hens do
not like them and will eat everything
else they can get before eating oats.
Now, believe this same condemned
oats is one of the finest and best poul-
try feeds we can use as well as the
cheapest | have been feeding them
regularly for over twenty years and
would not do without them, but do not
recommend feeding them dry. In the
summer time | soak them twenty four
hours, and in cold weather put them
over the fire in the evening long
enough to boil and feed them warm
next morning. ! am now feeding them
thus; In the morning put three gal
ing there will be about four gallons of
them by swelling. add to this nearly
same amount of bran and shorts equal
parts and about two pounds of oilmeal
and four pounds of meat meal mixed
SO as to be moistened and crumbly,
adding two tablespoonfuls of salt.
am feeding this every morning, and
yet the fowls, old and young, will Sc
lect out the soft oats first every time,
but do not use the chaffy light oats
that we often find on the market, but
buy the heaviest clean oats can buy,
and it would do you good to see what
bone and frame grow from this ration
with wheat and corn for noon and
evening feed. believe it is conceded
by all other breeders that oats in some
form is the best possible feed to devel-
OPP the colt, calf. lamb or pig. but these
all have grinders. so in feeding oats to
poultry to get best results they must
be soaked or boiled. and if in addition
to this a liberal amount of good grit is
furnished you will find oats an ideal
feed as bone and flesh former and
also an excellent egg producer. Try
them as | have described and see if
your fowls do not soon learn to love
them.-Joe Farmer in Stockman and
Farmer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
HOW to Snice Reef.

Take seven pounds of thin flank, salt
it, remove the inside skin and powder
the beef well with a mixture of pound
ed nutmeg, ginger, mace and cloves.
also black pepper and cayenne; roll it
up tight and tie it with a tape. putting
a skewer at each end or roll 1t i'll thin
muslin to keep i'll the seasoning; cover
it up close in 3 pan of cold water and
simmer for four hours. When you re-
move it from the fire place it between
two plates, with weight on top, or in
a meat presser; remove the tape and
skewers before it comes to the table; to
be eaten cold
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

some General Points and the KEN
lucky Outlook In Particular.

some General Points and the KEN
lucky Outlook In Particular.
In feeding cattle the usual practice is
to take the animal from grass at about
eighteen months Of age and to feed
heavily on concentrated rations during
several months. During this period the
framework Of the animal is rounded
out and fat deposited among the organs
and tissues of the body. The tendency
for several years has been toward the
fattening of younger ae;mals. The
four-year-old steer is thing of the
past. while the three-year-oId steer is
rare In some sections, especially
where the feeding period is long by
reason of the hard winters, some cattle
are marketed as long yearlings, having
baan fed continuously and sold as
s'baby beef"
The source of feeding cattle is with
the general farmer and western ranch
man. The western cattle that were for
merly marketed from grass are being
shipped more and more into the corn
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
How to save Travelling Hats.

A mother with two little girls who
wore dainty white hats wreathed with
flowers got on a train for short jour
ney. Instead of permitting the pretty
hats to become grimy and dusty. as is
too often the case with juvenile tray
elers. she took them from the heads
of the children when she had comfort
ably settled in her seat. After care
fully placing the hats each in a paper
bag large enough to keld them wit b.
out crushing she deposited them in the
rack overhead. At the end of her jour
ney the hats were unwrapped and the
bags thrown from the car window. The
small maids walked out in fresh. clean
hats. looking quite their prcttiest, to
meet grandfather at the station.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
Poultry as Insect Destroyers.


There is one advantage of keeping
poultry on the farm that is generally
overlooked. and that is the vast num-
Der of insects destroyed by it.
If every insect destroyed by hen in
a day were counted and an estimate
made of the number of insects eaten
by flock of twenty-five hens. it would
show that hens are more useful in that
respect than may be supposed.
When busily at work scratching the
hens secure many grubs and worms,
while the larvae of insects also assist
in providing them with food.
A flock of turkeys will search every
nook and corner of field for insects,
and as turkey can consume large
amount of food it will make away with
a vast number Of them each day.
The active guinea is ever on the
search over the fields for insects. II
does not scratch, but every blade of
grass is looked over, and it rarely
comes up to the barnyard to seek food
It's industry prompts it to secure its
own food. and in so doing hundreds OF
insects are destroyed
The ravenous duck, whose appetite
seems never satisfied. win attempt to
seek enough in the fields. and it cap
lures not only insects. but the field
mouse, and small reptiles will be eater
if other food is not plentiful. But il
insects abound they will be content
with eating them in preference to any
thing else. Farm and Poultry Review
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
How to whiten piano Keys.

Whiten your piano keys by this
method Take some finely powdered
whiting and apply it to the keys with
a damp cloth, then polish with a dry
cloth. Let the lid remain open and cx-
posed to the sun and air as much as is
possible Rub the spots with lemon
juice before applying the whiting
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

If troubled with tartar dip an orange
wood stick in water. then i'll fine ashes.
and scrub the teeth Till the tartar is re-
moved; then keep them free from it.
Powder should not be required oftener
than once . week. If the gums are
sore paint with the following: Bicar7.
Donate of soda, ten grains; powdered
alum, five grains; pure carbolic acid,
twelve minims; glycerin, half ounce:
water, an ounce.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
how to Mount stamp Photograph.

How to Mount stamp Photographs.
Since stamp photographs have be
come fad new ideas for mounting
them have been devised One of the
quaintest methods for the western girl
or the girl who has returned east with
souvenirs from the western woods is to
mount her stamp pictures on the brown
bark of the eucalyptus or on yucca or
orange wood. The beautiful birch bark
is also excellent for mounting these
miniature pictures.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

It is very hard to make dry cellar.
When the soil is not porous the ground
about must be well drained. Then the
walls must be covered withe good ce-
ment, while sometimes it is necessary
to cover walls and floor with hot as
phalt
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

bred and owned by Victor D. Caneday.
Taylors Falls. Mimi. She is very fine
in both color and shape and laid eighty
six eggs in four months in her second
laying year. Her grandam laid over
200 eggs in a year.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
How to Gloss Linen.

TO gloss linen beautifully add to
one pint Of cold water two tablespoon
fuls Of starch, one of borax and one Of
kerosene oil Mix well; put the dry
linen through this; wiring and iron at
once. A cloth dampened in kerosene
and rubbed over the iron Is an im-
provement.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

To keep mattresses clean cover them
with unbieached cotton cases. Do the
same to your pillows. The cases can
be taken off and washed occasionally,
and the mattresses will keep clean for
years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

How to Thread Needles Quickly.
If You find difficulty in threading
your needle try holding If in front OF d
piece of white paper. This shows up
the eve, and the needle is much easier
to thread.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

Yes. you can well afford to pay per
cent for money to build either silo
or good barn. The silo will pay you
20 per cent and the barn at least 10
ger cent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

Soil has more to do with successful
fruit culture than any other thing. On
the stiff white oak clay soil of limit
ed section in southern Iowa the pear is
a great success. On all the drift soils
Of the prairie sections of the same state
the pear is a total failure. 1t is just
matter of soil. not of elevation, latj-
tude or temperature.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

The world wants 100000 bales OF
cotton from the United States now and
will want 100000 bales more By 1905.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

Do not build sIlo until you have
personally visited a man who Is using
one successfully.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

Life is too short to husk out shocked
corn by hand. 1t should be fed in the
bundle, be shredded or thrashed. Bet
ter yet is it to put it into silo.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

The best seed potatoes to be had are
raised in North Dakota, northern Wis
consin and Minnesota Such seed is
better worth a dollar bushel for plant
ing in Iowa, Nebraska. Illinois and
other states south than home grown
seed is worth 10 cents.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
A Fine white Rock.

The Illustration, reproduced from
American Poultry Journal, shows a
pedigreed White Plymouth Rock hen
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

One Texas county has voted the sum
of 100000 for the purpose Of building
good roads and will vote more when
that it gone. The winter roads of that
state on the black waxy soils are prob
ably the very worst to be found in the
Union.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
SHOWING WALL PAPER

Ano suggesting the treatment of the room
or roomsis an art as we'll as the hanging Of
it. The best results can be obtained from
a man with the up-to-date experience in
that line. The lady when ready to make
her selection will find better and more con-
venient comfort by paying visit to my
show room, where carry in stock samples
Of all Imported and Domestic designs in
Wall Hangings. l carry the largest stock
of Wall Paper in South jersey, which sell
cheaper than the Phiia jobbers, as buy
direct from the manufacturer.
All work done by me is guaranteed first
class.
Prices lower than the lowest.
Call up Phone 6sL. Country Work Specially
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

There is much agitation going on
now about the Inadequate wages paid
the country schoolma'am. Probably
she is not fairly paid. but if her wages
are raised will it not make it more diff
ficult for some nice fellow to get her
for a wife? And that is the best use
ever made O. these winsome and inter-
esting creatures. This is point which
should not be overlooked.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

Because a valuable variety of fruit
the apple. for Instincts originated in
a far north latitude it does not follow
that such variety will be hardy. The
Wealthy apple would have been just as
good a fruit for the north country had
it originated in Missouri instead of
Minnesota The key to hardness lies
in the kind of seed sown-w whether it
came from known hardy parentage.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

A miserable little muskrat cost the
state of New York the sum of $4,000
not long since. The little beast bored
a hole into the retaining wall Of canal
where the water was at level above
the surrounding country. The water
from first trickling through soon en-
larged tile opening, bursting the wall
of the canal and flooding the adjacent
territory, while it emptied the canal.
and tied up navigation. The levees of
the Mississippi river have no greater
enemy than the insignificant crawfish
for the same reason.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

He was sort of Joyless beggar, a
twentieth century parasite. unsnaven,
dirty and repulsiye. Withal be was
well built and ablebodied. minus NOR
al sense, self respect and common de-
cency. He roamed from place TO place
begging handouts. soaring timid wom-
en-. pilfering where he could roosting
on brake beams and in coal cars, hui
man entity which society brands as an
outcast and which the world were well
rid of. He should be forcibly seized
by government authority and Impress
ed into the army of the Philippines or
be set to firing on some battleship. 1t
is of no use to work up a maudlin sym
pathy for this kind. They need no
pity. for they are what they are from
choice, not from necessity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07
Sweets for Christmas.

Can be found here in perfect con-
dition. Pure, Fresh, Home made
and Wholesome.
Fine Mixtures at 25c per ID 5 lbs
in one Fox ST. 90. Our Best. 4oc
Equal to any higher priced.
Candy Toys, l5c. per ID. Leave your
order early and avoid the rush.
SUNDAY-scHcoLs SUPPLIED.
Urban Candy Kitchen
lss So. Broad ST., Woodbury., N. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-07

a reader. a dairyman. living in the
north country wishes to know wheth-
er it would prove practicable to grow
coupeas and corn together SO as to Sc
cure a better balanced dairy ration.
We hardly think that it would. The
eowpea would need all the sunshine
and heat it can get in order to make a
crop up in the north country, and these
it would not get when grown with a
crop of corn.